*Wall explodes as debris flies everywhere* Guess who's back b!*^hes!
Blake felt the wind rush past her as the crimsonette dragged her out the window. Her mind couldn't process what was happening until her back slid against the glass beneath her, when her mind finally caught up to the present she found herself accelerating down the pyramid. A delighted shout caused her to turn her head towards Ruby, who was enjoying herself a little too much.
"THIS IS CRAZY!" Blake shouted over the wind.
"I KNOW! THIS IS AMAZING!" Ruby shouted back, as she accelerated further down the glass building.
Weiss and Yang both stopped at the broken window, watching the red and black duo putting distance between them.
"What's the plan Yan-" Weiss asked as she turned to her blonde companion, only to watch her jump out the window. The white-haired girl stood there dumbfounded as Yang didn't hesitate to jump out after them.
'Maybe I should take the elevator like a sane person' Weiss thought to herself as she looked towards the elevator, only to see the continued firefight between the bar patrons and the Grimm officers. She let out a sigh as turned back around and leaped out the window.
Both Blake and Ruby were nearing the bottom of the pyramid, the two jumped off the glass and rolled as they landed on the ground. They didn't waste a moment as they recovered from their roll and took off towards the streets. The blonde bounty hunter did the same and quickly chased after the duo through the crowded streets, Weiss however recovered from her roll a little too late.
She ran to the streets to where she spotted the familiar shade of yellow but stopped as she stared at the sea of people. The white-haired girl let out a tsk before activating her comms, "Hello? I need a shuttle here asap! And fetch my equipment too."
...
The cat faunus nearly ran over a pedestrian as she turned the corner, barely keeping up with Ruby who weaved through the crowd effortlessly. The said silver-eyed girl was also leading her through the market district, with several bystanders shouting profanity as they nearly crashed into them. Just as they turned the corner, Ruby activated her transmitter.
"Velvet! What's your status!" Ruby called over the comms.
"Eh- what do you mean?" The bunny faunus replied back in confusion.
"We're going to need a fast exit," Blake spoke up as she shoved someone out of her way, "Grimm are tailing behind us!"
"WHAT?! Where are you two right now?!"
"Passing through the market, how soon can you get the ship ready?"
"About an hour at most. Just stay alive until we can set up a rendezvous for extraction."
"Roger." Ruby said before she cut the comms. The two stopped and hid in an alleyway, Ruby ejected her cartridge and replaced it with a new one as Blake did the same. They both had to find a way to elude the Grimm until Velvet was finished with the ship preparations.
"Got any more plans, Ruby?" Blake asked light heartedly.
"Nah, unless you plan on being shot at." Ruby replied as she checked her personal shield, "Although, we have to move soon. They'll be sending out drones or guards to search for us."
Blake let out a small sigh, "Why did have to punch the guard Ruby?"
"He was insulting you! His behavior was totally uncalled for."
"That may be true, but it started this whole mess."
It was Ruby's turn to let out a sigh, "I know. And I'm sorry for causing you unnecessary trouble Blake."
"Make it up to me by learning to stop causing trouble, okay?"
"No promises, although I will try my best."
"That's a start, I hope."
Ruby rolled her eyes at her response, "So... any bright ideas?"
"Do you know any hideouts on this station? You've been here before haven't you?"
"A couple times, but I'm not sure if they changed anything when I was gone... wait! There is one place I know we can go to!"
Blake furrowed her brows in confusion.
"There's an old ship yard, it hasn't been in use for many years after the Dust Blitz in 2997. Unless the Grimm had overhauled the entire shipyard, it should be desolate... besides the thieves or bandits that may be hiding in there."
"It's worth a shot, how far is it from here?"
"Not far, if we run- we'll be there in a couple of minutes."
"Lead the way, Ruby."
"It's... east from here." The crimonette recalled, "Has a huge gate but there are cracks in the wall to slip through."
"Alright, let's-"
"Hold it right there!"
Both Ruby and Blake whipped their heads towards the source of whoever was shouting, only to see that blonde girl from the bar. Immediately they drew their revolvers at the bounty hunter, who held up her hands defensively.
"Hey, easy there."
"I don't think so," The silver-eyed girl said as she took a step forward towards her, "Either you scram now, or I splatter your brains against the wall."
"I just want to talk, that's it." The blonde-girl said as she stayed still.
"Why should we trust you?" Blake questioned.
"Because... because-" before Yang could answer and loud gunshot was heard behind the duo, Ruby's shield flared up as she suddenly lurched forward- her face transforming from surprised to irritated.
"There they are! Get them!" A Grimm guard shouted as they raised their rifles and began firing.
The alleyway was quickly filled up with stray lasers, all the three girls took cover by pressing themselves against the nearest wall.
"Dammit. Do you remember where to go!" Ruby shouted towards Blake, who answered with a shout of her own.
"Yes, but-"
"That's good enough for me!" The crimsonette replied as she ran and kicked off the wall, her shield absorbing the bulk of the shots until she scaled over the wall. The moment she vaulted over the wall she quickly fired at the guards, precisely landing head shots at the poor few that stood in the front.
"Get moving!" Ruby said as she returned fire.
The faunus said nothing as she ran past the blonde bounty hunter and into the streets, avoiding stray beams until she exited the alley. Yang muttered a string of curses as she followed the ebony-haired girl.
Ruby unloaded her entire magazine at the guards before she bolted away, hopping from rooftop to rooftop. She quickly ejected her chamber before she reloaded her revolver, she spotted Blake and the blonde girl following her.
'She's persistent' The crimsonette thought to herself as she aimed down at the bounty hunter, from this distance she would be able to at least cripple her-
Her instincts kicked in as she dodged to her left, narrowly missing a gunshot. When she turned around she saw the girl from before, the one accompanying the bounty hunter from the bar. The white-haired girl stared down at her from her shuttle as she raised her pistol.
"Freeze, I don't want to kill you." She said.
"Heh, fat chance." Ruby said as she slowly backed away, while keeping her eyes on the white-haired girl. Another gunshot stopped her as her shield absorbed the blow, knocking her back slightly.
"Last chance, surrender now."
"You must be fun at parties." The silver-eyed girl muttered, she was right at the edge of the roof- almost hanging off of it. The white-haired girl hopped off her shuttle and cautiously approached her.
"Got a name, short stuff?" Ruby asked with a mischievous grin on her face.
"If you speak one more time I'll taz-"
Before she could finish, Ruby fell backwards off the roof. Weiss ran towards the edge of the rooftop and saw the crimsonette running through the streets below, she let out a huff before she reached down to her heels. Her heels let out a hiss before she jumped off herself, Weiss boosted herself in the air- landing gracefully onto the street.
"Get back here you little brat!" Weiss shouted as she followed Ruby.
It didn't take long for the shipyard to be in sight as Blake hopped over a ruined metal fence. As she bolted towards the abandoned buildings she heard someone else hop the fence behind her, landing with a thud. She whipped her head around for a brief second and spotted the blonde girl tailing behind her. Blake immediately ducked into an alley in hopes of getting away from the bounty hunter.
As she ran down the narrow alleyway, a pair of metallic claws shredded through one of the walls as a beowolf stared right at her. Blake stopped immediately and turned to her left, which she faced a door. With a solid kick she opened the door and ran inside the abandoned building, entering the remains of what used to be a kitchen. She slid over the counter and drew her revolver as she aimed at the door.
Blake waited for the metallic beast to approach the door, her finger resting on the trigger. She felt the building shook as she waited for the beowolf to show itself, her ears flicked as she listened. The faunus heard footsteps coming from in front and to her left, her gaze flicked between the door and the living room to her side- waiting for whatever came out into her line of sight.
Several figures ran past the ruined door, all wearing the black uniforms that belonged to the Grimm. Blake ducked behind the counter, peering over the countertop as she waited for them to pass. Just as the last guard passed by the door, the wall that led into the living room was torn apart as a metallic bear stormed through. Blake dodged past the debris and she jumped to the side.
Blake aimed the revolver and squeezed the trigger, the barrel flashed as she shot the Ursa in its shoulder. The Grimm was fazed by the shot however it turned its head towards the faunus and let out a roar that shook the building. The ebony-haired girl rolled to the side as the beast clawed through her cover, she broke into a dash out into the alleyway as the Ursa began to chase her.
'What the hell! Shouldn't it be dead?!' She thought to herself as she turned down another corridor. She skidded to a halt as more Grimm guards appeared in front of her.
"Freeze! Put your hands in the air!" One of the guards demanded.
Blake backed up slowly as several of them approached her, one was taking out a pair of handcuffs while the rest had their rifles pointed at her. Once the guard with the handcuffs was in an arm's length from her, a spray of beams hailed on the Grimm guards from above. The faunus used this chance to take cover behind one of the many crooks in the alley while the guards were being shot at.
Before she could return fire, she heard a loud crash behind her- it was the Ursa that was chasing her, only this time it brought backup with it. Two smaller beasts stood to the side of the metallic bear, they both only had two legs and no arms yet they both had a large central core. Talk about being placed between a rock and a hard place.
The Ursa slowly approached the ebony-haired girl while the smaller Grimm opened their jaws, the cores began to glow in a dark blue light before a beam erupted from their mouths. The faunus ducked as the beam melted the wall behind her, while the second beam shot towards the rooftop. The blast destroyed the roof, debris scattering everywhere while someone was flung off the building- landing next to the ebony-haired girl.
"Fucking hell-" The person sweared as they got up from the floor, they brushed their blonde hair away from her lilac eyes.
"Y-you, you're-" Blake drew her revolver and aimed it at the bounty hunter.
"Wait-wait-wait chill!" Yang said as she raised her hands defensively, "I'm trying to help!"
"Help? You were chasing after us!"
Before the blonde girl could reply, a spray of lasers interrupted them- causing the two to duck behind the remaining cover.
"Can we continue this conversation after we get out alive!" Yang said as she raised her dual shotguns.
Blake weighed the opportunities before her, should she take up her offer and help fend off the robots with the bounty hunter or hope that she could escape while both the guards and metal beasts follow her- yeah she chose her option as she brought up her revolver and fired at one of the smaller Grimm creatures. Her shot connected, causing the beast to explode into many pieces of scrap.
"You take out the guards, I'll focus on the big bear." Blake said.
Yang nodded as she ran out of cover towards the guards, she raised her shotgun and squeezed the trigger- a flash of yellow erupted from the barrel as it fired. The faunus followed up by firing another shot, blowing off the leg of the smaller Grimm before she shot again- this time obliterating the head. The Ursa's eyes flickered before it registered that both machines were dead, it responded by snarling at the ebony-haired girl then charging straight at her.
"Bimbo! Watch out!" Blake yelled as she rolled to the side.
"Wait- what?!" Yang questioned as she turned around, her eyes widening as the bear was charging straight at her. The bounty hunter barely evaded the rampaging beast's charge as she jumped out of the way, letting the Ursa crash into the remaining guards. The beast collided with the Grimm guards, few were knocked away form the impact while the rest were killed by the crash. Either way, all that remained was the two girls and the Ursa- that was painted with a light coat of blood.
"Jeez, that thing doesn't care about friendlies huh?" Yang said as she slowly backed away from the metallic beast.
Blake didn't respond as she fired several more shots at the Ursa, each shot staggered the beast yet it didn't finish the job.
"Come on, come on!" The faunus muttered as she also took a step back, ejecting the cartridge from the revolver and inserting a fresh one. The bear swiped at the faunus shredding her personal shield into bits. Blake ignored the pain that came from the shield shards that scraped against her skin and fired a direct shot at the Ursa's face. The beam melted its exoskeleton as the shot passed through its eye, leaving a clear trail in the Ursa's head.
The metallic monster stood there for a moment before it fell over, making a loud thud as it fell into a heap of scraps. Both Blake and Yang stood there as they watched the light in the Ursa's only eye die. The two looked at each other for a moment before they sighed in relief. The faunus eyed the bounty hunter as Yang holstered both of her shotguns.
"So… that was a thing." The blonde girl said, trying to lighten the mood between the two.
"Why are you here?" Blake asked, trying to understand why she helped her.
"Would you believe me if I said that I'm looking for someone? And the red-haired girl you're with may help me find her?"
Ruby was half surprised that the white-haired girl managed to keep up with her through the abandoned shipyard. Not that her jump boots... heels? Whatever, her gadgets were well efficient in helping her in traversing the buildings while the crimsonette ran along the narrow pathways. She needed to lose the pursuer fast, she can already feel herself being tired out from overusing her powers.
Her silver glow began to flicker a while ago, if this keeps up she may pass out from over-exhaustion. She grit her teeth as she kept running, if she stops now then she'll be caught- who knows what they'll do to her when they do. A laser whizzed past her head, then another shot hit her square in the back. Ruby's shield flickered as she ducked behind one of the buildings.
Dammit! Her personal shield was dangerously low, one more hit and it'll shatter. Ruby drew her revolver and waited as she heard her pursuer land nearby.
"Have you finally decided to surrender?" Weiss said as she raised her pistol.
The crimsonette aimed her revolver at the white-haired girl as she stepped out of cover, "Nah, just got tired of running."
"Make this easier on both of us and just lower your weapon."
"Or how about we both walk away like we've never seen each other before one of us has to die?" Ruby suggested.
"How thoughtful of you to consider that." Weiss said unwavering.
The two girls stood there with their weapons drawn at each other, both waiting to see who would make the first move. Ruby didn't notice at first until the white-haired girl's face shifted from determined to shock, and that's when she felt it. She felt light headed as her silver eyes flickered wildly, letting out a hiss as she felt something streak down her face from her left eye.
'Times up'
Ruby quickly reached over to her gauntlet and reattached the pin. Her glowing eyes shifted back to normal, while whatever was streaking down her face had dripped off and stained the ground in red. It was blood, it was her blood and it dawned on her as she quickly wiped away the remaining blood on her face- leaving faint traces of red lines.
Weiss, who watched the entire spectacle, stood there confused. Should she quickly detain the girl before she harms herself or should she help her before her condition gets worse. She silently cursed herself for not knowing much about the conditions of the silver-eyed warriors, completely unaware of the two machines that crept up on them.
The "Creeps" stood on top of the abandoned building that overlooked both of them, however from where they stood Weiss was unintentionally blocking Ruby. They didn't care, as they charged up their cores. The crimsonette took notice, and before she knew it her body moved on its own- her mind couldn't process all the events that occurred in the few brief seconds.
A chink was heard as the pin flew from her gauntlet and she felt the wind rush past her. In a blink of an eye she already closed the distance between her and the white-haired girl, shoving her out of the way as she took aim at the Grimm Creeps. She pulled the trigger, just as one of the Creeps fired a beam directly at Weiss. Ruby's body moved before her mind caught up, shoving the white-haired girl out of the way and fired another shot.
The haunting sound of glass shattering rang out as Ruby's shield bursted, the impact launched the silver-eyed pilot back. Ruby clutched her side with one of her hands as her back made contact with the floor, Weiss sprang up from being shoved and ran over to the injured girl. Her shield took the brunt of the shot however there was still a nasty burn on her side. Ruby laid there unconscious, clutching her revolver in a death grip.
Weiss quickly went over and kneeled next to the silver-eyed girl, rummaging through her stuff to search for any first aid supplies, she let out an irritated groan as she couldn't find anything. Her attention was interrupted as she heard footsteps approaching from her left, she drew her pistol and aimed it at whoever drew near. It was Yang and Blake, who both stopped in shock as they tried to comprehend the sight before them.
"...Weiss?" Yang asked hesitantly.
"Yang, we need to get her on board the Spectre. The medical staff can treat her wounds." Weiss said as she holstered her weapon.
"There's no way we can get her on board. The Grimm have already closed off the airspace outside of the station, not to mention we can't get a shuttle down here." The bounty hunter replied.
"Then what can we do? If we just stand here and do nothing then the Grimm will get to her!"
"And we can't go anywhere without a proper transport! Even if we lie low here on this station, they'll eventually come and search the entire station until they find her."
"There has to be a way out of this..." Weiss muttered.
"I'm still thinking of a way, maybe if there is a stealth ship we could slip out of the station if someone can cause a huge distraction." Yang said.
While the two were brainstorming different ideas, Blake quietly made her way towards Ruby. She kneeled down next to the injured girl, her chest tightened as she kept her eyes on her unconscious form. The faunus balled her hand into a fist while the other reached over and activated her comms.
"Velvet? What's your status?" Blake asked, while keeping her eyes on Ruby.
"Pulling up towards the shipyard now, sent me your location for extraction." The bunny faunus said over the transmission.
The ebony-haired girl pulled out her scroll and pinged her location. She looked up into the sky of the constricted station while she kept her ear out for their ship.
"-Yang, who's that?" Weiss asked as she pointed towards the faunus.
"She's her partner." Yang said as she pointed to the silver-eyed girl, "Speaking of which, what happened to her?"
"Grimm surprise attack, but now's not the time for this. We have to find a way off this station before they take her." Weiss stated.
"...Can we trust you?" Blake asked, while facing away from the two.
"Excuse me?! We're not trying to kill you, we've-"
"We're both here for the same reason as I told you before," Yang interrupted, "I would love to explain ourselves but right now we need to escape."
Blake turned around to face the white and yellow duo, her amber eyes staring back into azure blue and lilac orbs, "Then let's not waste anymore time."
Just as she finished her sentence the empty space above them began to darken, the familiar sound of an engine roaring replaced the quietness around them. A large craft pulled into view, its main twin engines powered down as the remaining thrusters kept the ship hovering above them. The ship's silhouette resembled and large arrow, with the cockpit stationed at the front while four fins extended from the two engines. The ship had large containers on its sides, top, and bottom- the ship turned around and extended a ramp from its cargo bay to the four girls.
"I'll trust you for now, don't make me regret it." Blake warned as the ship landed, blowing a gust a wind around it.
Weiss and Yang both looked at each other for a split second before they nodded.
"Alright, let's get going." The faunus stated.
Ah it feels great to be writing this story again... thanks for reading folks
