Greetings, huntsmen and huntresses and welcome to the next chapter of Team ARCG: Wrath Of A Knight.
I hope your all going to enjoy it as much as I had writing it and now on to the review.
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Now story time.
"Are you ready kids?", Ciaran said excitedly as he and the rest of Team ARCG were standing on a platform being elevated.
"Kinda late to ask, Ciaran.", Avaro said as the gate above them opened.
As the platform arrived, they were standing in the arena were the Vytal Tournament was being held.
Team ARCG looked around in awe as cheers were coming from the audience who had filled the stadium to come watch the match.
"And now for the grand opening match.", the voice of professor Port was heard over the speakers, "On one side we have Team NDGO of Shade, a crowd favorite, but these lovely ladies are going against one of the toughest, destructive and strongest teams in the history of Beacon! I'm of course talking about... Team ARCG!"
"Ciaran Aleron and his team have proven this year that they are certainly a force to be reckoned with!", Oobleck voice said through the speakers as the teams walks into the center of the field, waving to the cheering crowds as they do so.
"Good luck, Avaro!", the voice of Weiss was heard from the crowd, "Break a few limbs for me!"
He looks in her direction, giving a nod before turning to his female opponents, "Nothing against you ladies, but I would hate to disappoint my girl.", he said, flexing his arm.
Team NDGO looks confused as the crowds get ready and the teams stand on opposite sides from one another. "Hey there! I am Ciaran, nice to meet you!", Ciaran said, extending his hand in greeting, "I hope we will have a good and clean match! So we can leave this arena with no regrets.",
The ladies look surprised but their leader, Nebula Violette, who carefully accepts the friendly handshake as the holographic roulette shows up, landing on a yellow image of sunny dunes and stone formations until the real thing emerges from below. A small circular light even appears overhead, causing most of the crowd to don sunglasses.
"Alright! Home field advantage!", Nebula said laughing as she looks back at their selection.
"Good, your going to need it.", Ciaran said cheerfully as the roulette begins again on the other side.
When the spinning images stop on a grey symbol of mountains, "Hey! The mountains!", the second member of Team NDGO, Dew Gayl, said just as Oobleck began the countdown to the start of the first match.
"Open fire!", Nebula shouted her first order,
"Gabriel! Guardian Knight!", Ciaran ordered, as his teammate rush up to his side, both activating their Semblance to freeze NDGO projectiles in mid air.
"Okay...", Nebula said slowly, "Did not see that coming...", before ordering to retreat, the ladies just capable of evading their returned fire and retreating into their turf as Team ARCG followed them.
Avaro comes up on Octavia Ember, who emerged out from a nearby arch and tries to slice him with her dagger. Avaro ducks under the swing and return a heavy round house kick to her midsections, making her slide over the ground.
On one of the hills, Gabriel and Dew are exchanging blow. Using his blade to parry an thrust from Dew's spear, he hefts his sword overhead, only to see the blonde wave her weapon over the sand to create three small twisters that kick up dust in Gabriel's face.
Using his free hand to shield his eyes from the dust, he doesn't realize the danger until they coalesce into one big tornado that picks him up off the ground. Reaching out with his Semblance, he took a hold of Dew lifting her up with him.
Both are totally helpless as the winds throw them and their weapons out of the arena.
"What do you think your doing?", Remus shouted over the winds to Gabriel, taking a hold of his arm and Blinking them out of the tornado and back to the ground.
As the brunette stood just up to see Dew landing outside the arena. "Remus... Thanks.", he began only to find his teammate holding out his weapon.
"The fight is not over yet.", Remus said, with a smirk.
Gabriel returned the same smirk, taking the hilt of his weapon, "My man!", he said as the two charged back into the fight.
"And ARCG gains the advantage!", Oobleck announced over the speakers.
Octavia slides in front of Remus and Gabriel, who ready themselves to fight her just as she spins her sword around and produces a wave of flame that kicks up dust in their faces.
"Not falling for that shit again!", Gabriel said, slamming the dust cloud back to the ground with his own Telekenisis as Remus followed up by shooting at the retreating Octavia, breaking her away from her attempt to use another fire attack to blind them.
Octavia blocks the bolt with her blade right before seeing Avaro leap out of nowhere to deliver a neck-snapping kick to her face.
Now furious, Octavia brings her blade onto Avaro's Gauntlets as he waves around her while hitting several parts of her body. Octavia tried to recover only to come face to face with a white energy sphere in the palm of Avaro's palm, mere inches from her face. "Begone.", Avaro said as he ends it with a powerful blast from his hand that knocks Octavia on her back in the sand and straight out of the Arena.
"ARCG is pressing the advantage as the fight boils down 4-on-2!"
Remus pats Avaro on the back, who gave a nod as they and Gabriel looked up at the mountain top to see Avaro taking on Nebula and Gwen on his own.
Nebula and Gwen circles him with their weapons drawn. They attempt to go weapon-to-weapon with him but in a black blur, he blinked out of the way in rapid succession, striking at the girls before appearing before attacking the other.
"Don't think he needs help.", Gabriel said, noticing what his leader was planning. He was driving them towards the edge of a mountain, where he could potentially make them ring out.
"We had a fun match, let's do it again some time.", Avaro said, landing between the two girls, catching them off guard before sending the two flying out of the arena with an outwards telekinetic repulse.
Crashing on the ground outside the arena, the sound of the buzzer followed.
"And with that, Team ARCG moves on to the doubles round!", Oobleck announced and the team raised their fist in the air in cheer.
After having watched a few more rounds of fights, including the one involving Team RWBY, the guys were now walking over the same fairgrounds they had visited the previous night.
"I wish we could fight some more today...", Ciaran said, arms behind his head, "There are some cool opponents."
"Don't worry, we still got lots of fighting to do in the Double Rounds.", Avaro said, cheering up his leader.
"Well you two still have to.", Gabriel said, "I am happy I can sit back and watch you two beat the shit out of the other teams."
"Hell yea! Black Dragon for the win!", Ciaran said giving an fist pump, "We are going to clean up at this tournament!"
Further on, by one of the tents with a sign saying 'A Simple Wok', they saw Team RWBY sits at the stools outside, having just ordered and Weiss offers her Schnee Dust Company credit card to the Shopkeeper.
"Aw, Weiss! What's the occasion!?", Yang said surprised.
"Consider it thanks for sending me to the doubles round.", the heiress said, but her joy is ruined when the card is flung back at her, and the annoyed Shopkeeper points to his register as it beeps 'Declined', "What!? How can my card be declined? I was barely into my monthly allowance!"
Blake looks around panicked, she attempts to slowly slide her bowl closer to herself before the Shopkeeper disappears with her food, causing the poor girl to slump over in defeat.
"Do I have to bail you girls out again?", Avaro said, as he and the rest of the team took a seat as well, "We have what they are having."
And just as fast as they had disappeared, the Shopkeeper placed their bowls in front of them, "Avaro!", Ruby said, flinging her arms around his middle in delight, "Our lord and savior."
"You don't have to go that far.", the wolf Faunus said with a smirk, "But it's appreciated."
"Avaro, do you have a flashlight in you pocket? Cause I feel something hard...", Ruby began but was pulled off the tall young man by an aggravated Weiss.
"Mind if we join?",
Looking behind them, the girls of RWBY and the boys of ARCG saw Team JNPR approach the stand.
"Don't think Avaro has enough...", Yang began only to find Avaro with dark sunglasses on, a big stack of Lie, which he was flipping off the stack right over the counter.
Later on, the bowls are empty, and each student is either content with their meal or holding their stomachs sickly.
"Are you sure it's wise to have eaten before a fight?", Ren said to Pyrrha.
"Of course!", the red head said, as the Shopkeeper quickly gathers the bowls and vanishes, "It will give us energy!"
Jaune meanwhile was splaying himself over the counter, sickly saying, "If I barf, I am blaming you..."
At that statement, Nora came from behind one of the many bowls she had been eating in a contest with Ciaran, "Aim at the enemy!", she said with an evil grin, before quickly returning to eating.
"Nora, that's disgusting.", Ren said, "But if you feel the urge..."
"So, you think you guys are ready?", Ruby said.
"Of course!", Nora said, standing up and gesturing to each of her teammates, "We've got a world-renowned fighter on our team, one's basically a ninja, I can bench five of me and we have Jaune! We trained all year, our weapons are awesome, Glynda barely yells at us anymore, and uh... Jaune!"
"Your going to sit there and take that backtalk from your minion?", Ciaran told Jaune.
"You take the same backtalk from your minions.", Jaune pointed out.
"Oh, but Avaro, Remus and Gabriel aren't my minions.", the white haired youth said, "They are part of my harem along with Yang."
The others look strangely at him, before Ren spoke up unperturbed, "So, yeah, we're feeling pretty good."
"Don't fret.", Pyrrha said, "If anything, we should be looking forward to a fight with actual guidelines, and not, well... murderers."
"Yeah, don't sweat it, we've all faced way worse before.", Blake said, counting off the threats on her fingers, "Grimm invasions, violent extremists, a destructive sociopath..."
"My brother is not a sociopath!", Remus protested, exchanging glares with the Faunus.
"Hey, come on guys!", Ruby intervened, "Imagine what it would be like to graduate!"
"Maybe then I'll be able to pay for a meal.", Weiss mumbles sarcastically to herself.
"Something the matter, Weiss?", Avaro said to his girlfriend, but she brushed it off as nothing, "Has it something to do with your card being declined?"
Weiss was about to say something but she suddenly stops as she hears a ringtone on her Scroll. Pulling it out, she sees the caller ID labeled 'Father', and glares at the device, putting it back from where she got it, unanswered.
She then looked at the counter were Avaro slid a white card over to her, "You can use this until you get everything sorted out with your family.", he said as he watched the other people attending the Fairgrounds.
"But... Are you sure? This is you company card.", Weiss said, holding the card in her hands.
"What are they going to do? Fire me?", Avaro snarked, "Besides, I have to act like a good boyfriend sometimes.", this earned a light blush on the Schnee Heiress pale cheeks.
Ruby looked at the former frenemies, a bit of jealousy creeping through her smaller body, wishing she had that kind of relationship with the brooding ginger haired ex-thief next to her, who was currently leaning his hand on his face.
"What your thinking about?", she said.
"Oh, it's nothing important.", Remus said dismissively, "Tell me if I am wrong, but that shopkeeper looks exactly like the last one I robbed with my brother."
Ruby followed his line of sight, seeing the gray haired Shopkeeper, "You mean the one were I got you arrested?", the crimsonette said, getting a nod from the ginger, "Now that you mention it... I think he might be.", she tapped her chin in thought, before turning to the conversation happening next to her between Gabriel and Blake.
"... But, we won!", Blake pointed out.
"Only a novice would refer to that as a victory.", Gabriel said, his arms crossed, "I counted at least three strikes missed by Weiss alone."
They then returned to the Coliseum to witness a few more matches, including a victory for Team JNPR an Team SSSN. Oobleck announced over the sound system that that was the conclusion for the matches of that day.
The boys of ARCG and the girls from RWBY were about to walk down and congratulate their friends. They had just gotten up from their seats just as a ribbon-adorned craft passes over the Colosseum, causing Weiss to stop in her tracks and Ruby to bounce into her.
"Weiss, Weiss. You alright?", Remus said.
But the heiress wasn't listening, only looking up at the craft with a strange expression and strain in her voice, "She's here! Winter is coming!", she said, her face a displays a mix of joy and anxiety.
Ciaran was about to follow his friends, when he felt a light tap on his shoulder. Turning around he saw that it was Cinder, who gave a small wave as they greeted each other.
"Cinder! What's up?", Ciaran said happily to see his ex-girlfriend again.
"Not much. Congratulations on your victory, Team NDGO never stood a chance.", the black haired beauty complimented him.
"Thanks! Though it helps that I have awesome team members who I can count on.", Ciaran said with a happy smile, "Though your victory was pretty cool as well, I almost felt pity for Cardin and his toadies."
"You appreciate a good fight, that is something I always liked about you.", Cinder said, rubbing her arm, "If you have a moment, could you come with me for a moment. There is something I wanted to give you a while back... But then..."
He didn't know if it was the hurt and saddened toen to her voice, or if it was just in his good nature, but Ciaran agreed with her, "Just give me a sec to tell my friends I will be late.", he said taking out his scroll, not noticing the evil grin on the black haired beauty's face.
Over at Beacon Academy's courtyard, with Weiss is running up the main avenue towards the docking bays, followed by Ruby, Avaro, Remus and Gabriel close behind.
"Weiss! What is the big deal!?" Ruby said as the group catches up to the white haired girl, "Who is it? Why did you claim that winter is coming!?"
Weiss stops and smiles at the sight of a tall young woman, with a fair complexion, white hair and slate blue eyes. Her hair is tied up in a bun at the rear left corner of her head, causing her bangs to fall towards the right side of her face, and leaving a small curled lock of hair that reaches below her left ear.
Her attire is blue, white and gray colored. It consists of a white coat with a red brooch, exposed upper arms and black gloves. Her pants have garters incorporated into them.
"Whoa, who that be? And is she single?", Gabriel said, with an pleasant surprised tone to his voice, as if he was amoured by the woman, who was being escorted by crimson-colored Atlas Soldiers and Atlesian Knight-200's as she exits the airship.
"That is Winter Schnee.", Avaro explained to his teammate, "She is the oldest Schnee sibling. She used to be the only one I liked... And I think she is."
"Wait! She is that Winter!?", Remus exclaim in surprise, as his brunette friend rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment as they followed Weiss and Ruby, who run up to the elder Schnee as she turns to see them.
"Winter! I'm so happy to see you!", Weiss began excited before suddenly becoming curtsies, "Your presence honors us."
"Beacon... It's been a long time.", Winter said as she looks around she approaches them, "The air feels... different."
"I mean it is fall, so, it's probably colder.", Ruby said, earning a punch to her shoulder by Weiss.
"...She is not wrong.", Remus said, earning himself a punch to the back of his head by Avaro, "Why!?"
"Just for shit and giggles.", the wolf Faunus said as he returned to the conversation at hand, consisting of Weiss asking her sister a question, which was answered by a simple, 'Classified'.
"It's moments like these that I am happy I am an orphan with no siblings.", Gabriel said.
"Please, you should meet their annoying younger brother.", Avaro told him, getting questioning looks from the other three, "He is like a little Joffrey Baratheon... Who ate a smaller Joffrey Baratheon... Or just a miniature version of his father."
"You have some hate boner for the Schnee's.", Ruby said.
"I do not... Have a hate boner.", Avaro said, "I only have that for Bitchley and his father Jacqass. His only redeeming quality is... Well without him Weiss wouldn't have existed."
"Well... that is nice... I think.", Ruby said, looking around her to see that Weiss and Winter were out of earshot, "Want to elaborate on that?"
"No, I don't want to elaborate on it.", he began, but under the rolling of eyes of his friends, he did the complete opposite, "Not only did he steal the Schnee name, he destroyed the SDC's reputation and trust all because he wanted wealth, status and power at the cost of destroying others. He drove his wife to become an alcoholic. To make matters worse, he acts like he does nothing wrong; he never takes responsibility for his actions, instead pushing the blame onto others. Yes, I have done my homework on the Schnee family history."
"...I'm more than familiar with how this kingdom handles its... bureaucracy. That is not why I came.", Winter told her sister, "Nor did I come here to watch my own blood fail so miserably in battle. But it appears that I have no choice in the matter."
"What? But we won!", Weiss protested.
"Only a novice would refer to that as a victory.", Winter said, "I counted at least three strikes missed."
"Thank you!", Gabriel exclaimed, throwing up his arms, getting the attention from the Schnee sisters.
"Leave us.", she commanded the AK-200s, who obeyed and began to walk away, "Your... Gabriel Cerulean."
"Uh, yeah I am."
"It's an honor to meet you, Scion of the Cerulean Clan.", Winter said with a small bow, "Your father was an great influence on my aspirations to become a Hunter myself."
"Oh uh, that's cool. I guess.", the brunette said, a bit embarrassed.
"What is a Scion of the Cerulean Clan?", Remus said.
"It means that Gabriel's family can trace its bloodline back all the way to one of Monty Oum's twelve disciples. The original Hunters.", Avaro explained, getting the attention from Winter.
"Avaro Drayce, CEO of the Drayce Corporation.", she said, shaking hands with him, "Good to see your doing well."
"Likewise Mrs. Schnee.", he said, a hint of respect in his voice.
"Happy to see my sister is making some new friends.", Winter said, before turning back to her sister, "I have business with the General and your Headmaster. But, seeing as I'm early, why don't you take me to your quarters?"
"Really?", Weiss said as she and her sister begin to walk towards the Academy, followed by the androids.
"Yes. I wish to inspect them and make sure that they are up to my personal standards.", Winter said gently, being surprised by Weiss claim about bunk beds.
"Hey!" a voice shouted from behind.
The group turns around to see a man with graying black, spiky hair, red eyes, and slight stubble along his jawline. With a red, tattered cloak, he wears a gray dress shirt with a long tail, black dress pants, and black dress shoes.
He also wears a ring on his right index finger, two other rings on his right ring finger, and a necklace with a crooked cross-shaped pendant.
"Qrow?", Gabriel said surprised.
"That's uncle Qrow to you, Gabby.", Qrow said, walking past him and his friend while carrying a decapitated body of one of the androids, "Yeah, I'm talking to you, Ice Queen!", tosses the decapitated machine aside as one of her automated soldiers advances, rifle raised.
"Halt!", Winter ordered.
"Saw that gaudy ship of yours in town.", Qrow said, walking forward, "I guess you're here, too."
"I'm standing right before you.", Winter told him.
"So it would seem.", he retorted, squints through his hazy state of mind, as he was told he destroyed Atlas Military property, "Oh, oh I'm sorry. See, I mistook this for some sort of... sentient garbage.", he added sarcastically.
"I don't have time for your immature games, Qrow.", Winter told him.
"Geez, you Atlas Specialists think you're so special, don't you?", Qrow said nonchalantly back, "Well, you know what you really are? A bunch of sellouts. Just like your boss."
"I'm not sure what you think you're implying, but I've heard enough.", Winter said, her hand on the hilt of her weapon.
"Oh I heard. I heard ol' Ironwood finally turned his back on Ozpin.", Qrow said, lazily standing there, as Winter shoves Weiss aside, "Listen to big sister, Weiss. She'll protect you. Just like Atlas is going to protect all of us, huh?"
"If you won't hold your tongue.", Winter warned, drawing her sword, "Then I will gladly remove it for you!" (draws her sword)
"Alright then...", Qrow said with a smirk, slicking his hair back, "Come take it."
The square clears before Winter charges at Qrow, starting a fight.
"Kick her butt, Uncle Qrow!", Ruby yelled loudly,
"Teach him respect, Winter!", Weiss shout her own encouragement.
The fight comes to a close, with Winter propelling herself forward, screaming in rage and preparing a thrust towards Qrow, just before a black light appeared between them and her saber was blocked by a large Fusion Sword, stopping her blade's point mere inches away from Qrow's neck while a long sword from it intercepted Qrow's attack inches from Winter's stomach.
"Well this is a lot of fun!", Ciaran complained, pushing the startled fighters to the side, "I wanted to fight more today, so can I join you two? Can I we make this duo a threesome?"
"Schnee!", a commanding voice shouted.
Looking behind them, they could see that it was General Ironwood, with Penny behind him.
"General Ironwood, sir!", Winter said, lowering her blades as she addresses Ironwood at about face.
"What in the world do you think you're doing?", Ironwood demanded to know as he approaches Winter with Penny by his side
"He started the altercation, sir!", Winter explained.
"That's actually not true.", Qrow said, putting his hands behind his head in a relaxed stance, "She attacked first."
"But you provoked it first by destroying her androids, Qrow.", Gabriel pointed out, surprising Winter.
"Quite! Your suppose to be on my side, Gabby!", Qrow whispered angrily to him, "And it's uncle Qrow to you."
"You.", Ironwood continued, Qrow points from Gabriel to himself in mock confusion, "What are you doing here?"
"Well Gabby goes to school here.", Qrow began.
"I meant you, Qrow.", Ironwood said, demanding an answer.
"I could be asking you the same thing.", the man said back.
But further discussion was interrupted by the arrival of Ozpin along with Glynda.
"There is a sanctioned fight happening just around the corner at the Colosseum, that I can assure you has better seats...", Ozpin said, swirling his coffee, "And popcorn."
As Ironwood and Winter leave, Penny notices the others and quietly waves to them, while they wave back. "Good job Ciaran.", Ozpin said.
"Just doing what every student should do, sir!", Ciaran said with a mock salute.
Ruby then leaps giddily onto Qrow's arm, shaking her legs in delight. "Uncle Qrow!", she shouted as she hangs on Qrow's outstretched arm, "Hi. It's so good to see you! Did you miss me? Did you miss me!?"
"Nope.", Qrow answered, they share a grin as he pats his niece's head.
The Huntsman turns to look at the headmaster as Ruby gets dropped, as Goodwitch then repairs the courtyard using her telekinesis.
"I think I'm in trouble.", Qrow said discreetly to Ruby and Gabriel with a winks and gives the two a fist bump, "Catch ya later, kids." and he walks off to join the others.
"This explains too much about Ruby...", Remus said, getting a agreeing nod from Weiss, "So Ciaran, what did Cinder what with you?"
"Oh, she wanted to give me this.", Ciaran said, placing his sword back in his main blade and putting it on his back, before holding out a pitch black katana in its sheet, "This pretty sweet katana."
"It's as black as midnight.", Ruby noted, studying the sword with great interest.
"Yeah! Pretty cool eh?", he said, admiring the weapon himself, "She said its name was Eagla Ridire."
There ya go, another chapter, hope you enjoyed it.
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