A/N: im really sorry for the long long long wait. I've been overwhelmed with work, school, college and my crippling depression. I hope it was worth the wait and I'll try to be more regular with my updates.
Summer could only stand there in disbelief as she stared out to the horde. "A 100...at least." Her heart raced, she never faced something like this before. Could she even manage to take on 10?! She shook herself free of fears freezing touch. "We need to go, now!" Summer said jumping of the pillar and landing beside her cousin.
Bell couldn't see the Grimm or even hear them. She was blind to this threat and had no idea what Summer was talking about. "Summer what's wrong? You look like you saw the apocalypse." Bell reached out for her Summers hand.
Hazel readied her shield as she was certain that whatever spooked Summer must be bad. Lilith did the same only difference is she could hear the Grimm running.
On a near by cliff side~
Two hunters in training watched as the Grimm charged to the four. "We should go." One spoke walking away from the cliff the other turned around. "But they won't be able to take on all those Grimm on their own. We sho-" "should what? Get caught up in their problems? We have what we need we just need to go." The second hunter reluctantly walked away leaving them to die. "If Salem wanted them alive she wouldn't have sent a horde for them."
Back with Summer and Bell~
Summer wanted to fight some Grimm but this, this was horrific. She pulled out thorn changing it to the bow form. She pulled out an arrow aimed at the edge of the hill. Bell didn't have time to question what her cousin saw so swiftly extended ice cutter to its battle ready mode.
Soon enough the horde surrounded them, but oddly enough they didn't attack. Amongst the crowd Bell spotted some odd floating Grimm. "What the hell?" Soon enough the Grimm ducked behind the beowolves and they charged at them, wave by wave. Summer got to work shooting an explosive arrow into the crowd and quickly switching to her scythe slashing at the Grimm running towards her.
Bell uses her glyphs to launch the Grimm lunging to attack her away. Bell couldn't handle this, so many Grimm, the growling the pitter patter of claws hitting the ground and the loud wind, dammit there was too much wind, too much noise! Her heart raced, she didn't expect this, she couldn't handle this.
"Bell, Bell!" Summer yells snapping her cousin from her panic. "Don't freeze up on me I need you here. Come on together we can get through this!" These words freed bell from her fear and she pulled down the lever on her sword guard causing dust from the handle to engulf the blade in flame.
The sun began to set as the Grim slowly dwindled down to a handful. Bell slumped down against a stone pillar out of breath. The fight took everything out of her, it took it all out of all of them. Summer sighed seeing the last of the Grimm running off. With a swift motion Summer collapsed her scythe placing it against her back. She only had one arrow left so it seemed good timing they ran off.
Hazel kneeled down out of energy and aura, she never had a training session that rough, and her mother's Pyrrha Nikos. Lilith stretched her arms over her head, her hands were sore from all the shooting involved in that day.
Summer notices Lilith and smiles. "Lilith right? I didn't notice you in the air ship ride here. Where are you from?" She asks standing up and turning to meet the girls face. Lilith seemed pretty friendly and nice.
The young Faunus smiled putting her hand out for Summer to shake. Summer shook her hand returning the smile. Lilith goes to speak but nothing comes out as her cheeks go reads with embarrassment, she tries again only for nothing to come out. Lilith in embarrassment pulls her ears down.
Summer watches on confused as Lilith pulls out a small note pad from her pocket and writes on it. "It's nice to meet you, sorry it's hard for me to say much to new people. In a few weeks I'll be fine." Summer reads the note and nods. "That's fine until then we can communicate by writing."
After their quick rest the group started moving, the base of the cliff was the extraction point for students and it was an hour to get there on foot. "We're cutting this close, we've only got an hour and thirty minutes left until we run out of time." Bell said holding the bone ursa mask relic in her hand.
"Relax we'll make it in time. Those Grimm really slowed us down, but why were they here? They looked in good shape hell uninjured basically." Summer said thinking about what could've drawn them to the graveyard.
Hazel thought about it and she realized that a lot of the Grimm she fought were in good condition as well. This was odd usually the younger Grimm hung around the city's scratching at walls and defenses. What's changing their behavior?
After a little under an hour of walking the time had reached the extraction point. It looked like most of the students had found teams already. Lilith pulled out her note book and wrote something down holding it out to Summer. "Well at least we got here before the time ran out." The note read.
As the time ran out the new teams quickly piled into the air ship and swiftly returned to beacon academy. Once all the air ships returned everyone was brought back to the grand hall where the teams would be named. Summer stood lightly shaking in excitement. Bell was letting her have the moment since this was a big thing. Hazel watched summer force herself in place whilst Lilith waited staying silent as usual.
Once their team made it to the stage Ozpin pressed a button on his scroll pulling up their faces. "Bell Xiao Long, Lilith scarlatina, Summer Rose, and hazel arc. You four retrieved the doll relic and from this day forward will be know as team BLSH. I look forward to see what you all may accomplish together." They bowed and quickly walked off stage making room for the next team.
Outside the grand hall waited Ruby Rose, her spouse Blake rose, Yang Xiao long and her spouse Weiss Xiao Long. As the new team made their way outside Yang's face gave a confident grin. "I figured you and Summer be on the same team, family sticks together." Yang said looking to Ruby.
Blake walked up to her daughter and hugged her. "We're proud of you, and your team." Blake looked to said team a recognized a familiar face letting go of her daughter. "You must be Hazel Arc! You look so much like your mother."
Hazel looked on surprise, Blake knew who she was, One of signals finest knew who she was? Hazel contained her excitement and swiftly extended her hand to shake. "It's an honor to meet you ma'am! My mother told me hundreds of stories about your bravery!" Blake shook the young girls hand allowing her to relax.
Ruby smiled stepping forward. "To celebrate the fact you're all a team now we've decided to take you out for dinner!" She smiled raising her hands in the air. Once everyone began to cheer and smile Yang felt her scroll vibrate and pulled it from her pocket. Once she saw the screen she immediately recognized the number and her eyes began to go red.
Yang took a deep breath and turned to her family. "You all go on ahead I gotta make a call." She said doing her best to keep herself calm. "I'll meet you at the restaurant." She began to walk off but was followed by a concerned Weiss.
"Yang, Yang, Yang!" Weiss spoke grabbing the woman's wrist. "Stop a talk to me, is it her again?" Yang tightened the grip on her phone and took a breath. "Just relax we'll see what she wants and talk it out."
The fist fighter turned around looking at Her dearly beloved. "I know what she wants, this isn't the first time she's called." Yang didn't need Weiss to say it her look said it all. "Let me explain, raven began to call when Qrow let it slip Bell was around. Ever since she's been calling, wanting to meet her grand daughter, but I've been refusing. I don't want that awful woman anywhere near my daughter!"
Weiss sighed relaxing her strained crossed arms. "Well I understand your reason but I don't see why you didn't tell me. We're her parents, both of us. You don't have to do this alone. I'm sorry to say but I'm a little disappointed."
Yang sighed. "I know I should've told you sooner." Weiss placed her finger over Yang's lips silencing her. Weiss shook her head crossing her arms again.
"I'm not disappointed in that, I'm disappointed that you didn't tell Bell her grandmother wanted to meet her. She's a smart girl she deserves the opportunity to make this big decision for herself." Weiss said giving her wife a slap on the head. Yang knew she was right, bell deserved the chance to make this decision on her own.
Yang nodded and gently wrapped her arms around Weiss. "Alright after dinner we'll tell her and go from there, if she wants to meet her we'll set it up. If she doesn't want to she doesn't have to. The two smiled and walked back to the rest of the group.