Sal-u-tations my lovely readers! I have returned for yet another chapter. Let's hope it's good. Just like chapter 7 though, much of it will be intense fighting, with little bits of plot sprinkled in.
Anyhow, that's all I have to say about that. So let's go!
RWBY Rooster Teeth/Monty Oum (R.I.P)
*Immediately after arriving in Mistral.*
*Povelitel's P.O.V*
"Alright, Vremeni, your father ordered us to keep you, and your girl, right here on this airship until this whole mess is sorted out. And when we return to Vale, he would like to have a word with you."
"Yeah, I heard you the first 28 times, sergeant. You don't have to keep telling me."
Seriously, why do these military types insist on repeating everything a million times? It wears on my nerves, really fast.
Although, the more important question is, how did my father think he could keep me and Yang chained to an airship without actual chains? Of course we're going to escape, and we're going to find Ruby, then find whoever's behind this.
"Although, you should know, sergeant, I never did respond well to authority. It led me to do things like this."
"No! Do not use your…"
*Time freeze*
Once again, they were too slow to stop me from using my semblance. Now all I have to do is grab Yang and get to Haven.
*Picks up the frozen Yang bridal style*
Man, she's heavier than when I last carried her. Then again, last time I carried her, she was without an arm. Still, I didn't think one little arm could carry so much weight.
*Inside Haven Academy*
*Normal Time*
"Whoa! Man, it's always such a weird feeling when you use your semblance like that, Pov. It gives me a headache sometimes."
"Sorry 'bout that, Yang."
It must be confusing to others. I can't imagine how it feels, or what it looks like, to be in one place, be seeing one thing, and literally less than a second later, be seeing something else. I have no idea how the eye would process that.
"Um, you can put me down any time now, Pov."
What? What does she… Oh! I'm still carrying her. Best put her down.
*Puts Yang down*
"I'm sorry, Yang. But at least no one was here to see us."
*Yang's P.O.V*
"It's cool, Pov. At least we're here. Now all that's left is to find Ruby. But how do we do that without drawing attention to ourselves?"
"Well, Yang, perhaps we could start… with these."
Hey! How'd he get those uniforms? I swear that semblance of his is going to get him in a lot of trouble someday.
"Alright Yang, go get changed and we'll look for Ruby. Let's call each other if we find her or someone who might know her."
"Alright Pov. I'll see you later."
"Later, Yang."
Oh great Monty Oum, please assist me on my quest to find my sister.
*Povelitel's P.O.V*
Now, if I were Ruby, where would I be right now? The problem is, I don't know Ruby very well. Yang has only told me so much about her. She said Ruby practically had a fetish for weapons, so maybe she's by the school forges.
*Crash*
OUCH. Dammit! Why do I keep crashing into people? At least it wasn't Yang this time. Then again, I am undercover, I hope they don't see that. Best to just play the part of a Haven student, rather than a Beacon student.
"I'm so sorry. Here let me help you with those books."
"No, it's quite alright. Thank you."
Wait, this guy looks familiar. Those eyes, that pink streak in the hair, those weapons. I think this might be one of Yang's friends from Beacon. But what is he doing here? Does he know where Ruby is? Let's see what he knows.
"Uh, hey, can you please help me with something?"
"Certainly. What is it?"
"I'm looking for a friend. Short girl, silver eyes, black hair with red tips. Ring any bells, know where I might find her?"
He can't hide the look of surprise in his eyes from me. He does know where Ruby is!
"I'm afraid I do not know anyone who matches that description. So sorry."
If he thinks he can just walk away from me, he is sorely mistaken.
"Let me rephrase my question then. Where's Ruby? Where is my girlfriend's sister?"
There it is, now he seems willing to cooperate.
*Ren pulls Povelitel to the side*
"How do you know Ruby? What do you want?"
"I told you, her sister Yang is my girlfriend. The two of us came here to find her."
"So Yang is here too?"
"Yes, and she seems hell-bent on finding Ruby. So I'm gonna ask you again. Where is she?"
"Very well, I shall tell you, however I need one thing from you in return. We will require your assistance in finding whoever was responsible for all the destruction in Vale, and Beacon."
Is that all? We were planning to do that anyway.
"Alright, I'll help you out, but again, I need Ruby's location first."
"Very well. Ruby is currently in the mess hall looking for Cinder Fall, the one we suspect is behind all this. The one that Ruby says is who killed our teammate, Pyrrha Nikos."
Really? She's dead too? I had heard of her, I know she went to Beacon, but I didn't know that she knew Yang or her team, or that she was dead. That's terrible.
"Alright. I'll contact Yang. Wait, who is that? That there."
"Who are you talking about?"
"That guy there. It looks like…"
No. It can't be. It can't be! How is he here? How is his leg not broken?
"… Mercury. That gut who's leg Yang supposedly broke during the Vytal Tournament. How is he here? And what's up with his leg? It looks fine!"
"You're right. That's very odd. You go follow him, I'll call the others and get them to follow you. I'll catch up."
"Alright, then. Don't take too long."
Time to pull out my scroll and text Yang.
*I heard Ruby might be in the Mess Hall, search there.*
*Thx, Pov. :-)*
Now to follow Mercury.
*Third Person P.O.V*
Povelitel secretly trailed Mercury for some time, listening in on all his conversations, taking note of all his movements. Once Mercury went outside, around the back of Haven, Povelitel saw him start talking to a mint haired girl. He was soon caught up to by Jaune, Ren, and Nora.
"Alright, is everything set, Emerald?"
"Yep, by this time tomorrow, Haven Academy will be nothing more than a pile of rubble, and it will be all Atlas' fault."
"Sweet. If this doesn't set off another great war, I dunno what will."
This is what surprised the group the most. They had finally figured out what their ultimate plan was, to start another war. But why? Why start another war? What do they get out of it?
"Shhh! Keep your voice down, you idiot! Do you want all of Haven to know that we plan to blow them to smithereens?"
"Oh, what does it matter? Cinder's plan is too far in, now. Anyone who does hear will be dead by this time tomorrow. The rest of Remnant will think that Atlas was the one who launched the bomb. We frame them, just like we framed Blondie and the Nikos girl, and had her killed."
"WHAT?!"
Nora shouted as loud as she could when she had heard that these two, and Cinder, were the ones that framed both Yang and Pyrrha, and had gotten the latter one killed. Of course she'd be the one to give away their hiding space.
Now that they knew that they were being watched, Mercury and Emerald sprang into action, ready to kill the intruders.
Jaune and Povelitel went after Mercury, while Ren and Nora engaged Emerald.
Mercury shot a few rounds out of his boots at Povelitel and Jaune, who either dodged or blocked it with their shield. Once Mercury was focused solely on Povelitel, Jaune went and made a swipe at his legs, but only succeeded in ripping his pants, exposing to everyone that his legs were in fact mechanical.
This pissed off Povelitel even more, knowing that Yang never actually broke this guys leg in the first place. He charged at him, and swung his sword really hard at Mercury, but the silver haired boy just jumped out of the way, then shot at both Povelitel and Jaune.
Meanwhile, Ren and Nora weren't having too much luck against Emerald, As she was fast enough to avoid Nora's hammer swings and Ren's bullets.
She then used her illusion semblance to make Nora think she was where Ren was standing, and vice versa. Both Ren and Nora swung at each other, and both fell to the ground.
With all four fighters on the ground, Mercury and Emerald made ready to finish them off. They raised their weapons, and shot at them.
However, it was at that moment Povelitel forgot about his blind rage toward Mercury and activated his semblance.
With time frozen, he incapacitated both villains. First, he redirected Mercury's shotgun blasts so that they were headed toward his left shoulder, rather than Jaune. Then he activated his sword's chainsaw feature and sliced off Mercury's mechanical right leg.
As for Emerald, the first thing he did was disarm her of her weapons. Then he used his sword to redirect her energy blasts, straight back at her. Then he slightly pushed her head toward Mercury's, so that when time resumed its normal flow, their heads would smash against each other's.
Once he allowed time to resume its regular flow, everything happened at once. Mercury was hit in the arm by 2 of his own shotgun shells, and he fell over due to having only one leg. Emerald was struck by several of her own blasts, and she felt that her weapons were no longer in her hands. Then both of their heads collided with each other. All of this caused both of them to scream in pain. Povelitel then decided to taunt Mercury.
"Let's you and me talk about a broken leg now. Eh, Mercury?"
"BURN IN HELL YOU SON OF A BITCH!" Was his response.
At that moment, a couple Vacuonian soldiers came by to take Povelitel back to the airship. When they saw what had happened to Mercury and Emerald, they asked the others what had happened. Jaune, Ren, and Nora explained what had happened, and what they heard. Once the story was done, the soldiers promptly arrested the 2 injured teenagers. But Povelitel was nowhere to be seen. Also missing was the standard taser of one of the soldiers
*Meanwhile, with Yang*
Yang had gone to the mess hall to search for her sister. After looking around for a few seconds, she saw a girl with silver eyes and a red hood walk out the other exit, obviously following someone. Yang immediately followed.
Once she was outside, she saw Ruby, and she was following what looked like Cinder. At long last, it would end.
Yang saw Ruby attempt to sneak up on Cinder, but unfortunately, Ruby was never very good at stealth, and Cinder knocked her back rather easily.
"So, red, you actually managed to find me. I'm impressed. But don't worry, you won't live to tell the tale. I'll send your ashes beck to Vale, though."
Cinder then created a bow and arrow, and shot it at Ruby, who just deflected it with her scythe. Ruby then rushed forward with her semblance and attempted to swing at Cinder. But the Fall Maiden just generated a force field of flame, sending the young girl back several feet.
"Pathetic. Is that really all you got? I hope you die knowing that everything you love has either been destroyed, or will be destroyed very shortly."
Cinder made another bow with a flaming arrow, and pointed it right at Ruby's chest. But it was in that moment, that Yang decided to act.
*Bang*
She shot a round of Ember Celica at Cinder, nailing her in the face, knocking her back, and making her drop her bow.
"I haven't been destroyed yet, you bow wielding bitch!" Yang shouted.
"Y-Yang? Is that you?" The younger sister asked.
Yang's response was to run up to her sister, drop to her knees, and embrace Ruby in a hug.
"Oh Ruby, thank Monty you're alright. I'm so sorry for the way I acted. I never meant to drive you away. Are you hurt? Do you need help?"
"Yang, your, your arm. H-how did you…?"
Yang suddenly realized that the last time Ruby had seen her, she was in bed with bandages around the stub of her arm. Now her arm was back. Yes, there was a nasty looking scar on her arm now, but at least it was back. And fully functional again.
"Oh, right. I got it all patched up. It's a long story. I'll tell you later."
Right then, Cinder got up and saw the 2 sisters.
"Well, isn't this nice? Now you two can die together, and fully armed as well."
Cinder's little jab angered both sisters, who got their weapons ready to fight. Yang was the first to move, shooting several rounds at Cinder. But the Maiden simply deflected them all.
While Yang was shooting, Ruby activated her semblance and got behind Cinder. She then started shooting a few rounds at Cinder. Due to her power, however, they failed to kill Cinder, but still got her attention. The Fall Maiden sent 2 balls of flames at both sisters, who barely managed to jump out of the way.
Cinder shot several more bursts of flame at Yang and Ruby, who continued to dodge. Once they were together, Cinder made two walls of flame trapping the sisters.
"I had hoped for more of a fight, oh well, at least you have proven to be entertaining."
With that, Cinder called down a lightning strike, and aimed it at Yang and Ruby. The sisters grabbed each other, preparing for death by electrocution.
But before the lightning could hit them, a glyph appeared between the sisters and the lightning bolt. Another glyph came and summoned a large sword, knocking Cinder to the ground. That could only mean one thing.
"Weiss, is that you?" Ruby asked.
"Please, do you really think I would miss this? Of course not, you dolt!" Weiss said.
Yang then said "Alright, princess, glad you could make it. But how did you get out of Atlas?"
"Come on, Yang. You should know that there isn't a place in Remnant that can hold a Schnee for long."
Cinder then got up again and prepared to attack.
"Well, well. The child, the heiress, and the bimbo. All that's left is your emo cat friend and your failure is complete."
Cinder then launched another lightning bolt at the three of them. It was blocked by another glyph, and then Ruby shouted,
"Freezerburn!"
Weiss used some earth dust to make a large rock, and Yang punched it toward Cinder. Cinder used her own powers to destroy the rock, but was still hit by several large fragments. Yang then jumped up and attempted to punch Cinder, but she simply knocked Yang down with a burst of her powers, sending the blonde girl into a crater.
Unfortunately, Cinder did not know that she had only made Yang stronger. Ruby then came up with another plan.
"Weiss, distract her!"
Weiss did as she was told, shooting several rounds of dust at Cinder and turning her attention away from the sisters. Once Yang pulled herself out of the crater, Ruby shouted,
"Sunflower!"
Yang then picked up Ruby and threw her toward Cinder with all the strength she could muster. Once the scythe wielder was close, she swung Crescent Rose at Cinder, making a sizeable cut into her back. Cinder grunted in pain as Ruby landed gracefully on he feet.
"Enough of these childish games!" Cinder shouted. She mustered up a great deal of her maiden power and pooled it into a large arrow aimed at the three girls.
"Farewell, you annoying pests, I would say it's been a pleasure, but that would be a lie."
Before Cinder's hand let go of the bow string, a katana swiped at her legs, causing her grip to falter, and the arrow to go above the heads of Ruby, Weiss, and Yang. The three girls looked at what it was that struck Cinder, and they saw a black haired girl with a bow atop her head.
"Blake? Is that you?"
"I had heard of a possible lead at Haven Academy, but I didn't expect to see anyone I knew here." Blake said.
"Alright! Team RWBY is back together again!" Ruby shouted excitedly.
"Perhaps, but you won't be together for long." Cinder said.
With that, Cinder shot several arrows at all 4 girls, who instantly dodged. Ruby then came up with another plan.
"Checkmate!"
Blake and Weiss ran forward, and Weiss handed Blake a new dust clip. Weiss used her glyphs as stepping stones in order to strike Cinder from multiple angles. The fall Maiden was having a hard time keeping up with the heiress. At the same time, Blake used her ninja skills to strike Cinder, and after each strike, used her semblance to get back on the ground and strike again. Every time Cinder tried to strike Blake, it was just a shadow clone made of dust, which exploded, causing more damage to her, making Cinder fall to the ground.
"Ladybug!"
Blake and Ruby locked arms, and they ran forward as fast as Ruby's semblance would allow. Once they were right next to Cinder, they both swung their respective weapons at her. When Cinder tried to strike them back, they simply vanished. Shadow clones. The 2 girls semblances combined proved to be a devastating combination. Ruby and Blake repeated the process several times until Cinder fell to her knees.
"I… will not… allow myself… to lose… to a bunch… of worthless brats!" Cinder screamed as she got back on her feet. It was at this point Ruby decided to play her ultimate trump card.
"Alright girls, let's do this. Pollination!"
Cinder put up a fight to the best of her ability, but all 4 girls were attacking her from multiple angles, and Cinder had already lost a great deal of aura. It all ended when Ruby swung her scythe at Cinder's face, leaving an ugly scar and depleting the last of her aura.
"Alright! We did it girls! We beat her!" Yang exclaimed.
"Yes, good job Yang. And you too, Ruby, Weiss, and Blake." Povelitel said, having just shown up, along with Jaune, Ren, and Nora.
"Pov! You alright?"
"I'm fine Yang. I managed to take out her cronies, Mercury and Emerald. Hey, did you know that both of Mercury's legs are completely mechanical? You never actually broke his leg."
*Yang's P.O.V*
WHAT?! Mercury's legs were mechanical this whole time? That just further proves he tried to frame me at the Tournament all those months ago. I can't believe this. I wonder where he is now?
"Where is he now, Pov?"
"My father's soldiers managed to catch up to me. After explaining the situation, Mercury and Emerald were arrested. Now we just have to call them again so the ringleader here can be arrested."
"Ringleader? You think I'm the leader?"
What does Cinder mean by this? Is she not the mastermind?
"Oh no, I am not the one in charge. The real 'ringleader' is much worse. You will never beat her. LONG LIVE… *incoherent babbling*"
What? What is going on, what was she going to say? Why did she stop? Oh, Pov is pointing a taser at her, that's why.
"What? Why are you all looking at me like that? So what if I tased her? She was getting on my nerves."
Always an excuse. That really is Pov's style.
"Personally, I believe Mr. Vremeni did the right thing."
Is that who I think it is? But I thought he was dead.
"Professor Ozpin?"
"Hello, students. I must say, I am very impressed with what you all managed to accomplish here today. Honestly, I had thought that I would have to handle this myself. You shall all make fine huntsman and huntresses someday."
"Thank you, professor. But what do we do now, if I may ask?"
"Well, Miss. Xiao Long, I believe the next step is for me to reclaim my school from the Grimm. And I shall need all the help I can get. Now come, we have much work to do."
*Later, outside a rebuilt Beacon Academy*
Man, that was hard. But at least we got our school back. I got my team, my arm, and my boyfriend back as well. I would say it was all worth it.
"Hey Yang, can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Sure, Pov. What's up?"
I wonder what he's gonna say to me.
"Well, we've been together for a few months now, and I want to say, despite the fact we've technically only gone on one date, I've enjoyed my time with you."
"Aww, thanks, Pov. I've enjoyed it too."
"And I also wanted to say that I hope to spend more time with you."
"Oh, and why's that, Pov?"
I'm pretty sure I know the answer. But I still wanna hear him say it.
"Because, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever met. So kind and so strong, too. What I'm trying to say is, I love yo- MMMMPH!"
*Yang kisses him*
"I love you, too."
*They resume kissing*
Thank you for that stirring report, Cyril. In other news, our top story continues to be the report on the recent troubles that have befallen Vale. For those who don't know, a recent report confirmed that a woman by the name of Cinder Fall, as well as several associates, are the ones truly responsible for the tragedies that have happened over the last few months. Including the unjust framing of Yang Xiao Long, the unfortunate deaths of Penny Polendina and Pyrrha Nikos, and the near destruction of both Beacon Academy and the city of Vale. The motivations behind the actions of Miss Fall and her associates are currently unknown, but you may be rest assured that she has been detained by the authorities. Until next time, this is Lisa Lavender, signing off.
*Salem's P.O.V*
I must say, I am rather disappointed in the actions of my pawns. I expected them to be better than be defeated by a group of inexperienced children.
However, I must commend them for putting up such a valiant effort. It seems the bonds of friendship, trust, and love are stronger than I had originally anticipated. If you think that you have truly stopped me, though, you are even more foolish than I originally thought, Ozpin. Your children have only delayed my plans. Perhaps a considerable delay, but still only a delay. Not even the strongest bonds, can survive a truly gruesome death.
You know, I could end it here if I wanted to. Really I could. Cinder and her lackeys have been beaten, Beacon is going to re open, Povelitel and Yang confessed their love. Everything seems wrapped up nice and neat. I really could end this right here and now.
But I'm not going to.
In fact, if my calculations are correct, we're only at the half way mark. A little past it actually.
Anyways, the next update will be on Monday, and it shall feature an appearance from everyone's favorite neglectful mother.
So until then, tell me what you thought of this chapter. Leave me a favorite, a follow, and a review if you get the chance.
Until Monday, bye-bye!
