The Big Bad Wolf
Ch.11
The Big Bad Second Mission Part 2
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Jay was sitting with his team on the airship and reviewing the mission with them. "So this is an important mission. Mission failure is absolutely not an option so let's review our skill sets here." Jay was surprisingly a natural leader, even without having any previous experience besides the books he read. "I'll start since I'm the new one here. I have my gauntlets which allow for hand to hand combat." He equips his gauntlets and shows them off. "They have a hidden compartment on the bottom that when aura is channeled into it, it releases Big and Bad." With this, he demonstrated this to the amusement of his team members. "Other than that, I have a final desperation option built in. It's a single shot dust cannon. I mean it's like an actual cannon, one shot from this can blow a building up. The only downside is that it's a one shot in both arms and highly inaccurate. Any shot past 10 meters is an unwise idea and can cause unneeded collateral damage. My semblance allows me to physically clone myself with my own aura; the more I clone, the more aura used, leaving me defenseless. My skills with two handed weapons allow me to do very well in single combat but terrible in groups; which is why I use my semblance to allow myself to engage in single combat with multiple people. " With this Jay sat down and motioned for Leo to step up.
"I wield a 2-handed broadsword. The name of this sword is Claw." Leo unsheathes his white ebony sword, its golden hilt and grip giving it a regal look. "The fun part is that it turns into a hunting rifle I call Pride; it fires red dust infused bullets that can explode in midair or on contact." He switches it into Pride and begins to show it off by shooting several bullets at a tree. "Unlike our fearless leader, I can fight in groups or in single combat. I can also do ranged or close combat so I have more variety. My semblance is better used in melee combat because it increases my strength, speed, and hits before I'm down for a short period of time without any consequences." At the end of his explanation of his abilities, Leo sits back down. Jay had perked up at the mention of his semblance because of its similarity to his predator mode. The only major difference is that Predator mode severely drained his body and every hit taken comes back as soon as he loses his predator mode. Jay snapped out of his thought process when Orion got up to explain his abilities.
"My weapon of choice is Summer, my two-handed battle hammer. Its wide swing and heavy hits mean it's easily dodged, but when it hits, it hits hard." The giant brought out his hammer and showed its huge length. It was taller than Jay was and probably three times as heavy. Jay gulped at the thought of being hit by the big hammer. "It also can be made into Spring, and you'll like this demonstration." He changes it into a mini-gun and begins to shoot out the side, cutting down several passing trees. It was also so forceful that it pushed the airship sideways slightly. Finally finished with his demonstration, Orion changes it back into its hammer form and keeps it in one hand with his immense strength. "As you can see, I'm the powerhouse of the group. But with the power comes the vulnerability. I'm targeted more by enemies which won't do much but I can be worn down eventually. But, my semblance allows me to take every hit and add it into my power for a short period of time so I'm kind of a walking tank." Orion finished and sat down. Flynn got up and stared at Jay.
"I wield a Naginata called Skylark. It's also a bow named Falconfall. I also use throwing knives. I'm a ranged fighter. I can go so fast that time seems slow. That's all." Flynn quickly said and sat down. His explanation was short, sweet, and informative. With all the information needed, Jay began to make a plan while the team did whatever they wanted. Flynn was reading a speed reading a book, not blinking once. Leo was taunting Orion, trying to get him into an arm wrestling contest. Orion was amused at his persistence but still denying Leo the opportunity to get demolished by Orion in the arm wrestling contest. This continued until they were told that they were in position. They all complained when they were told that they would need to jump, except for Flynn. Flynn takes off his jacket to reveal large brown feathery objects on his back. Jay was in a state of major shock, he had never seen a fully flight capable Faunus before. Flynn threw him one of his stares, challenging Jay. Jay just nodded and went to the open door. Flynn puts his jacket into his pack and spreads his wings. He jumps out and begins his descent to the ground, leaving Jay baffled.
"Well looks like we're a full Faunus team. C'mon guys, let's go." Jay said, jumping down onto the tree branches, using the branches to make his way down to the ground. Leo followed Jay's route down to the ground. Orion wasn't small and agile enough to jump on the branches so he just jumped. He landed on the ground with a thud but easily walked off towards where Jay, Leo, and Flynn went towards.
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Jay met Flynn outside of the forest and saw him putting his jacket back on. Leo shortly followed after Jay and Orion made it to the group soon after Leo. Once the team regrouped, Jay stood in front of them and coughed to get their attention.
"Alright, I have our strategy for the horde. The horde should be made up of at least a hundred Beowolves. Orion, Leo, you will confront them head on. Flynn should get up on a high tree for over watch and to provide cover for the Leo and Orion. Orion and Leo should start off with both of your range weapons, keep with that until they get to at least ten meters, then switch to your melee weapons. Since I don't have any good ranged weapons, then I will wait until they are distracted and make my way around the group. Once I'm around the group, you'll hear a howl which may distract them and let you guys get a couple easy kills. The howl is what I do when I use my semblance, so as soon as you hear that then you know that I'm attacking from behind. The most important part about this is that none remain or escape. So Flynn, if you have a choice of stopping one of us getting hit or killing a fleeing Beowolf. Then kill the Beowolf, we'll live from a hit. You have an hour until the horde arrives, so get prepared. You're dismissed." Jay explained the strategy to his team, receiving nods of approval from them.
After forty five minutes passed, the team reconvened one last time before the attack. Jay looked over the team in their full combat attire and grinned. Leo wore leather arm protectors, silver shoulder plates bearing three golden claw marks, medium sized metallic chest plate trimmed with golden edges, simple leather greaves, and half gloves with a protective metal attached to it. Flynn was lightly armored with a simple leather breastplate with light metal attached for minimal protection, light metal greaves, and simple leather shoulder pads. The exact opposite could be said for Orion. He sported a massive silver set of armor that covered everything except for his head and his shoulder pads were of bear heads in mid roar, which looked cool yet very impractical. He even had a flipping cape, a forest green thing which was fluttering gently in the light breeze, it was definitely ridiculous, but Jay still wanted one. Suddenly Jay felt very under prepared with him only sporting his clothing and gauntlets for protection. He decided to make a mental note to find himself some light armor.
They went over the plan a second time to make sure that everyone knew their role and they followed it to the full extent. Once they finished they dispersed to their positions. Flynn extended his wings and flew up to the tallest branch that also gave him a proper view of the intended battlefield. Once in position he put his hand to his mouth and whistled, signaling he was in position. Orion and Leo heard the whistle signal and switched into their ranged weapons in anticipation of the incoming horde. Jay heard the whistle and began to slowly creep around in the tall bushes, waiting for the gun fire to start. Flynn watched over the field and waited for the first sign of the horde.
Several minutes had passed with no sign of the oncoming horde. Jay was beginning to become impatient at the lack of action. Lucky for him, he heard the second whistle which meant the horde was on the way. He grinned in glee as he waited for his cue to circle around. Orion and Leo began to aim their respective weapons and waited until the horde to be in their sights. The horde was rapidly approaching and Leo was able to get off his first shot on a random Beowolf, killing it instantly. 'One down, ninety nine more to go' Leo thought with a smirk. The horde was now aware of Leo and subsequently Orion's presence. The horde began the charge towards the volley of shots coming from Leo, Orion, and Flynn. A decent amount of Beowolves were killed in this volley, better amounts were injured, but most were healthy and still charging.
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Jay watched and listened to the fighting going on by his team members. After waiting a minute for the horde to get closer to Leo and Orion, Jay began to silently make his way around the horde. Once behind the hoard he took out Big and Bad and prepared his to use his semblance. With a huff and a puff, he let out a loud howl and seven aura clones carrying their own Big and Bad appeared next to him. They all shared a hive mind with the original so they knew the plan. The clones and Jay himself began to attack the back of the horde, causing a decent percent of the horde to separate and retaliate against the ambush.
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Flynn heard the howl and saw the several aura clones appear looking identical to Jay. If he hadn't seen Jay howl and clone himself, Flynn would have had some trouble picking out the original and he had excellent and sharp vision. Flynn began to pick off some of the horde from his perch. He watched as Jay sliced through several Beowolves with spinning attacks and excellent agility, his clones were also doing similar but one had dissipated from being hit too hard and he was left with six clones. Flynn saw a Beowolf coming behind the original Jay and he knew that his aura wouldn't protect him from the hit. Flynn activated his semblance and time seemed to slow down. He notched an arrow and aimed his shot perfectly. Letting go of the arrow launched it slowly at the already slowed Beowolf. Flynn continued notching arrows and sending a flurry of arrows in all different directions in a matter of seconds. His semblance wore out and he saw his arrows begin to speed up to the normal speed. Within milliseconds of each other, each arrow hit its target, killing them instantaneously. One of Jay's clones saw what Flynn had done and flashed him a smile before continuing his attacks.
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Leo and Orion were in the midst of a two man battle, joking with each other. "How many have you killed big guy?" Leo asked with a smile while slicing one of the Beowolves with Claw. "I think I'm on number twenty three. How about you pussycat? You stuck on three kills?" Orion taunted while smashing a Beowolf into a pancake with Summer. "I'll have you know that with this kill I'm on number thirty." Leo responded while stabbing another Beowolf in the stomach and bringing his sword up through the Beowolf's chest. "Sure you are. I haven't seen you kill more than twenty, let alone thirty." Orion continued to taunt Leo while knocking two Beowolves into the rest of the group. Leo grumbled at this and continued his kill count, while trying to kill more than Orion.
"You guys have only killed thirty? I've killed at least forty!" Jay taunted from the other side of the horde. "You lied Jay! You said there would only be a hundred. There's no way this is a hundred. Also, you don't count Jay; there are eight of you and one of us." Leo yelled back at Jay, finishing off another Beowolf. "I said at least a hundred; I never said there were a hundred of them. Oh, and I count in this competition. They're technically all a part of me so it's still me killing them. There goes number fifty." Jay gleefully yelled, continuing his continued slaughter of Grimm.
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After several minutes of constant attacks, the team finally finished them all off. They all regrouped under the tree that Flynn was in and called in for their pick up. "Okay, so we have ten minutes until the airship comes to pick us up. So let's go over our kill counts. Leo you start." Jay said turning to Leo who was sheathing his sword. "My kill count was thirty two overall. I' m pleased with my kill count." Orion chuckled at this. "Really? I thought you killed thirty halfway through? Hehehe… I killed forty one overall." Orion said proudly while leaning on his giant warhammer. Flynn silently listened and smiled at this. "I killed forty seven overall." Flynn smiled and stared at his two teammates who were surprised at this. Jay laughed at that number and smugly smiled. "Oh, only forty seven kills? That's not bad… but it's not as good as sixty three." Flynn waved him off annoyed, Leo began to complain about him cheating, and Orion smiled at Leo's complaints falling on deaf ears. Overall Jay counted that they killed at least one hundred and eighty three Beowolves. Although it was a count from people in a battlefield so he could understand if they miscounted, but overall he smiled at the success of the mission. Suddenly Flynn's wings rushed outwards and he took to the sky like one of his arrows, they saw his shape start to blur and zoom towards a distant bolder, his Naginata flashing like a reflection, the boulder let loose a howl and split in two, Flynn flapped back to them and landed, then said with a straight face "Forty eight". The clearing rang with laughter for a few minutes after.
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The airship arrived at ten minutes exactly, just as Jay had said. The airship landed and extended the boarding ramp, allowing Jay and his team to enter the ship. They continued to joke around and have merry conversation on the ship. Jay remembered that he told Nora that he would be gone for a day so he decided to give her a call. He walked away from the prying ears of his friends and called her number. After a few moments the phone picked up and he heard "Hellooooo Jay" in a sing song way. He smiled at the sound of her voice. "Hey beautiful, I got bad news for you." He decided he wanted to play a little prank. "What's the bad news?" Nora sounded worried, which hurt Jay's heart but he persevered for the good of the prank. "You know how I was supposed to be on a mission for a couple of days?" He said, still smiling but pretending to be sad. "Yeah, what's the matter? Do you have to stay a day longer?" Again, his heart hurt for a second but, again, he persevered. "No, it's even worse Nora….. I'm going to be back at Beacon in thirty minutes." Jay finally smiled when he heard a little squeak on the other side of the line. "Really!? You'll be back soon? Oh, I need to get ready…." With that Nora hung up and Jay chuckled at her antics.
He put his scroll away and noticed it was too quiet. Jay turned around to see Leo, Orion, and Flynn grinning at him. "How long have you been there?" Jay asked nervously rubbing the back of his neck. "Oh, we heard the whole thing there Champ." Leo said with a smug grin. "Well at least I have a beautiful girlfriend waiting for me. Your hand is starting to get tired Leo, maybe you should find a girl so your hand can get a break." Jay joked, causing Orion and even Flynn to laugh. Leo, on the other hand, was red from embarrassment but was prepared to rebuttal. "Oh yeah? Maybe I'll ask that smoking hot blonde chick out on a date." Jay stared at him for a minute before laughing at his statement. "Yeah, sure you will. I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work at all, seeing as you'd only be seeing something that I've already seen." Jay smugly smiled at Leo's frown at the information he received.
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The airship docked at Beacon Academy as the sun was setting. Jay and his team made their way off the ship and onto the ground. They made causal small talk while they walked to the dorms. Once inside the dorms Jay stopped and turned around. "Okay, since it's late and I have a girl waiting for me I'll make this quick. Tomorrow at lunch we have to give a mission report to Ozpin, so make sure your there. Also, you are to not ask any of the R.W.B.Y girls out, if they ask you out then fine your good. Otherwise I will hurt you if you do. They're my friends and I'm making sure none of you clowns try anything funny, especially since I like you guys. Am I clear?" Jay finished and waited to get nods from the three. Once he got their nods, he wished them goodbye and hurriedly made his way to his room. Just before he could leave, a hand clamped around his arm like a vice, Jay looked around preparing for the worst. It was Flynn staring into his eyes with those unblinking yellow eyes.
"Hey there Flynn, would you mind not stealing my soul today? I kinda need to be somewhere right now." Thoughts of Nora's more bold nature crept into his head, and not the one on his shoulders. That was met with silence and more staring. Heavy footfalls announced Orion had arrived as well. His rumbling voice announced "Flynn would like it if you didn't make his erm … capabilities to become generally knowledge." Jay was confused, why would he want to hide the fact that he was exceptional even by Faunus standards."It isn't because he is ashamed by himself; in fact he couldn't care less what other people think of him in that regard"
"And some others" Jay muttered to himself "Quite, but it is because of if his abilities became known to the wrong people, he could be put in great danger." Jay was confused, what did he mean? 'Listen you mongrel' Leo appeared on his other side, as silently as well a cat. "If some of those assholes called the White Fang found out, they would hunt him night and day, until he joined. Look at him he's the pinnacle of Faunus kind, they will not stop until he is theirs. And god knows what they'll do to turn him."
Jay suddenly understood what they were trying to say, people like Cardin were bad enough but the White Fang. He let out a involuntary shuddery and his hackles rose. "He will show people only when he feels like it, you are extremely lucky you've seen them already, it took us three months for him to show us." Orion stated. Jay was shocked, he looked back at Flynn who was still staring at him, and Jay knew he hadn't blinked in the entire encounter. A single slender eyebrow rose up, a question. Jay nodded, and Flynn removed his grip from Jay's arm. Jay stepped back massaging the blood and feeling back into his arms. With a quick "See you tomorrow", He walked off suddenly remembering what was awaiting him and quickened his pace. As he rounded the corner, he glanced back at the trio. Orion gave him a nod and a friendly smile, Leo was inspecting Claw for any damage, gave Jay a serious look and Flynn was still trying to see into his soul and still hadn't blinked. Jay got the feeling that if he did break the non verbal promise, a painful death would be coming his way very quickly.
He opened his door to reveal barely clothed Nora in his bed. Her seductive grin making him feel nice and tingly inside. "Well here I was thinking my reward would have been a pat on the back." Jay smiled while dropping his gauntlets and bag on the ground. "Ah, but I've been so lonely without you." Nora said, crawling towards Jay on the bed which showed off her big assets. "Oh, this is going to be good." Jay said while stripping himself of his shirt and shutting his door behind him.
AN: Another day, another chapter being finished. This one wasn't a huge plot oriented one. But, Jay totally got himself a keeper with Nora. I don't want to write full on lemon, so I'll just give the implication that there was some lemon. I'm not opposed to writing lemon, but I'm not too sure about writing it. I'll write it if enough people ask me to. Otherwise, only implied lemon will be written. Also, the tournament is coming up soon so be forewarned, there will be some time in-between chapters when I'm writing the tournament. As always though, have a Jay Day. I did it twice now; I'm going to make this a consistant thing.