Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Princess and the Ghost. Enjoy the 1300-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.

(Haven, More the Merrier)

Ray waited behind the window, Praetor in its sniper form and aimed through the window of the grand hall.

He could see Raven, he could take a shot and maybe hit her, but Qrow had told him she'd easily block it.

He had one shot to ambush someone before he'd shatter the window and leap down, he'd need to strike.

"C'mon, get them summoned…" Ray muttered as who he guessed was Salem and the other stepped out of a portal and then followed by Tyrian and some others.

Ray felt his skin crawl; the man had the same smile when he tore apart Ray's team. They hadn't even stood a sliver of a chance against them.

Ray's hands shook as something in him turned to blinding anger and with a roar of pain that could only be heard slightly by the others and fired.

Tyrian felt the bullet grace his cheek and grinned as Ven stood in the shattered window.

"I thought I smelt Mistral Huntsmen from when I got here… Seems I missed one…" Tyrian said as Ray leapt down and transformed his weapon into its glaive form.

"You killed my friends… And team RUST…." Ray said as Weiss who along with the rest of the group.

"Yes, and you have my apologies… For not finishing the job…" Tyrian said as Ray growled and looked at Jaune who was already red with anger at something else.

"YOU'RE A DEAD MAN!" Ray roared as all hell broke loose and Tyrian lunged at Ray.

Instead he was knocked by a Glyph from Weiss who was forced to dodge fire from Emerald while Ray was pulled back by the ex-heiress.

Before he could say anything, Weiss slapped him hard and he blinked.

"Get ahold of yourself! I didn't train you just for you to get yourself killed!" Weiss yelled; Ray could swear he heard more concern then he expected from the Schnee but nodded.

Tyrian recovered and lunged at Ray; blades extended as Ray parried them with Praetoria's blade, he turned to look at Weiss and had to dodge a strike from Tyrian's tail.

"You should be so lucky, you avoided me when your little buddies were killed…" Tyrian taunted as Ray merely twirled Praetoria in his hand.

"I refuse to let you h-hurt anyone else, bug breath." Ray stated as both lunged at the other.

(With Weiss)

Weiss had tried to get through the others to help battle Tyrian, it was when she saw 2 similar crescent shaped guns whir at her head that she flipped out of the way.

"C'mon, princess, lets finish what we started." Weiss heard as she turned and faced the girl from the forest.

"I'm sorry, what was your name again?" Weiss asked in the same way she heard from Cinder.

"Vernal… C'mon, or are you scared?" Vernal asked as Weiss pointed Myrtenaster at her.

"No, I just didn't want to embarrass you like I did the last time we fought." Weiss said, Vernal growled and lunged at her.

Weiss dodged one slice and parried the other as she tossed herself up to the next floor with a Glyph.

She needed to move this fight outside where she could use her summons without being interrupted.

She turned to see Ray kicked back by Tyrian and barely dodge a stab from Tyrian.

Vernal rushed at her, firing as she got close, Weiss flipped out of the way and selected Wind Dust with the pull of the trigger.

She blasted Vernal with a small whirlwind from the blade which threw Vernal to the ground with a thud as Weiss shattered the window behind her with a slash from her weapon, spilling glass onto the floor.

She flipped onto a White Glyph and then twirled onto the floor, able to think for a moment.

It was when Vernal followed her that she sighed and prepared for another round, now with much more room to maneuver.

(With Ray)

Ray dodged another slash from Tyrian and fired at him which he blocked and returned fire.

Ray blinked and used his Semblance as the bullets crashed into the wall behind him. Ray used the blade of his weapon to vault himself onto the next level. He wobbled, not used to making to move since he hadn't tried the move before.

He turned as Tyrian knocked him into the wall with a kick, Ray sighed, knowing that he had put himself at a disadvantage with his glaive. But he couldn't switch the weapon now and he couldn't back down as Tyrian was too fast to try and lead him away…

He looked at the shattered window as Tyrian lunged at him, Ray blocked him with the pole of the weapon and slammed the pole part of the weapon which made him stagger.

He jumped onto the shattered window frame and swung himself out the window as Tyrian grinned and followed.

(With Weiss)

Weiss was sent sliding back from a kick from Vernal and then was forced to dodge a shot from Vernal.

She turned to see Ray roll out away from a stab of Tyrian which sent him sliding back towards Weiss.

"First, I'll kill you, then I'll kill the one they call Ruby…" Tyrian said as Vernal advanced on Weiss.

"He's faster and stronger than last time, I can't take him on directly." Ray stated; Weiss rolled away from a shot from Vernal which made Ray leap away.

"Buy me some time!" Weiss stated as she tossed herself to the other side of the roof.

Ray faced both of the duo and sighed as he twirled his weapon, he didn't have to defeat them, just stall them.

"Vernal, I need you down here!" Vernal heard over her scroll as Vernal looked at Weiss and Ray.

"Next time, your mine." Vernal said as she leapt off the roof and used the blades to slow her fall before shattering another window.

Ray looked at Tyrian, back to 1 on 1… He looked at Weiss, 1 on 3 if he could stall Tyrian long enough.

"You seem to have made a new friend… How about we get acquainted?" Tyrian asked as he grinned and threw himself into the air.

Ray rushed him head on and managed to block the blow, he was knocked backwards and nearly fell off the roof. He looked at Ray and walked over towards him, raising his blades to end his life as Ray started to climb to his feet. That was before the Queen Lancer slammed into Tyrian and knocked him backwards.

Weiss looked at Ray as his Aura shimmered, Tyrian looked at the trio as Weiss looked around at Ray. Tyrian chuckled in amusement.

"Wonderful, your both able to put up a fight. I was wondering if I was, I was going to have to rely on the reinforcements her grace has sent me… But it seems I have a reason to kill you myself." Tyrian said as Ray and Weiss looked at each other.

"What are you t-talking about?" Ray asked and twirled his weapon to make sure he was ready for another round.

"Ah, Cinder managed to convince Ms. Branwen to send some of her soldiers… And some robotic friends." Tyrian stated as AK-130s dropped down from an airship.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! yes, I know the chapter is short, next chapter is supposed to be longer. I also want to point out Cinder isn't going to be injuring Weiss, but she will be hurt. Next chapter will be will be next Sunday and will show Weiss and Ray fighting Tyrian and his reinforcements. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!