Hello again, everybody! Sorry for my absence; panic attacks aren't good for me. But I've had this done and was focusing on school, as well as having massive writer's block...and lack of motivation. Anyway, let's get on to the much anticipated rematch between Adam and Delta!

Sierra vs. Neo

Sierra kept her gaze on Neo, staring down the strange girl in front of her, who kept a smirk on her face.

"…Yang," Sierra asked, "How in the world did this girl get you so pissed off that you went and broke your hand?"

"Fuck her," Yang replied, "She can rot in hell for all I care!"

Sierra sighed, then began walking towards Neo, whose pupils were flipping around every so often. Even if Sierra was short, Neo was unbelievably short compared to her as she stopped in front of her, sizing her up. There was something about Neo that Sierra didn't like; something that made her feel extra cautious about fighting her.

Suddenly, Sierra felt something hit her, causing her to go reeling to her right.

Quickly regaining her balance, she immediately turned back to Neo, only to see that the girl was still standing in place. Scoffing, Sierra immediately walked back over to her, feigning a punch. Immediately, her she froze time as Neo began moving, positioning herself so that she could connect with the girl, unfreezing time. Neo's smirk immediately disappeared as Sierra's fist connected with her face, sending her backwards some ways.

"She connected," Yang stated in surprise.

"Hmm?"

"When I fought her, I couldn't even get close to landing a blow on her," Yang explained to Hotel, then winced as she attempted to flex her hand. Hotel immediately took notice of her aggravated action, taking hold of her right arm. Yang scoffed as he said, "Easy there, Sunshine."

Sierra then flipped a knife out of her leg holster, throwing it towards Neo, who simply opened her umbrella, the knife bouncing off pathetically.

"Hmm," Sierra thought to herself, "Makes sense I guess."

Sierra blinked, time freezing instantly as she began setting knives at various spots. She then snapped her fingers, revealing her actions, catching Neo off guard as she waved the knives towards her. However, the girl simply did the same thing and deflected them all with her umbrella once more.

"Okaaaaay," Sierra said, "Let's try this…."

Sierra then threw some knives into the air as she charged Neo, freezing time just before she got to her as she surrounded her with knives, then jumped back over to the knives she had thrown in the air, unfreezing time as she threw them.

Neo looked around at the many knives that surrounded her, smirking as she suddenly deflected them all in one smooth motion.

"…oooohhh, this girl is pissing me off," Sierra stated her smirk slowly disappearing from her face.

"Easy Sierra," Hotel stated as Sierra began to walk back over to the girl, only for Neo to quickly close the distance between them and knee her in the gut. Sierra gawked in surprise, then felt something pull at her bangs. Silver strands of hair began floating down to the ground as Neo threw away Sierra's hair ribbons, then kicked her gut again, sweeping her legs out. With a gawk, she instantly felt something kick her ribs, sending her flying backwards, smashing into some crates.

Lima, who had been tenderly treating Yang's injury, immediately jumped to her feet in surprise and worry as Neo turned her attention to them. Hotel immediately began reaching for his spear, mentally preparing for a fight. Yang grimaced and attempted to stand back up, only to be ushered down as Lima shook her head. Hotel shot a quick glance back at them and pulled out his spear, but then rethought his actions. He motioned for Lima to stand down, causing her to blink in confusion when there was a sudden pulse of Aura, causing her to look back towards the rubble Sierra had just been sent flying through, suddenly seeing a glint, as well as the rubble slashing in half as a red glow emitted from the dust.

Rocks and crates slashed in half as Sierra's eyes glowed bright scarlet in the brightly lit cavern. Her aura surged around her, her bangs flowing freely from now snapped bowties as she stated, "Unforgivable…."

Neo immediately froze, sensing familiarity in Sierra's eyes.

"…You recognize me now, don't you?"

The rematch...

Delta quickly reset himself, blocking another heavy slash as several sparks filled the air again, followed by a loud "CLANG" as he and Adam struggled against each other.

Ruby braced herself as another wave of aura surged past her and Blake. The latter remained motionless, still confused as to whether she wanted to run or help. A loud "BANG" filled the cavern as Adam sheathed his sword, walking menacingly towards the cloud of dust that had just kicked up. A small "Chk" filled the air as Adam gripped at the handle of his sword, ready to cut down his opponent.

Ruby stood up, preparing to jump in to fight.

Just then, two streaks came out of the cloud.

Adam followed them with his eyes, craning his head to see them nearly pierce the top of the cavern, only to feel something connect with his torso, causing him to reel back slightly.

Delta followed up with a vertical slash, chipping a piece of the man's mask as he then went for a diagonal slash, barely clipping a piece of Adam's suit as Delta then let go of his swords, enveloping them with his aura as he waved his hands about, causing Adam to draw his sword. Delta kept the heat going as Adam suddenly found himself on the defensive, attempting to block two swords at the same time.

"Got you," Delta thought to himself as he waved his other two swords down from where they had been floating.

Adam quickly glanced up, spotting the two swords flying down at him, catching him off guard.

However, he quickly reacted by sheathing his sword, his aura quickly surging as he slashed the two out of the air.

Just then, Delta appeared, his original swords in hand as he went for another body slash.

Adam quickly read the attack, easily parrying it as he kicked Delta away. A sudden surge of aura filled the air as Adam sheathed his sword and lowered his center of gravity. Delta stuck his sword in the ground, screeching to a stop as he looked back up, hearing Adam chuckling evilly. Furrowing his brow in confusion, Delta felt the sudden surge of aura, widening his eyes in shock.

Almost instinctively, he leaned back, seeing Adam's sword fly past his face, a piece of his hair getting clipped and immediately dissolving.

Landing on the ground, Delta then heard what sounded like metal getting stuck into the ground, causing him to look at the larger man, albeit upside down. Adam let out a shout as he dragged his sword through the ground, the rocks turning into wilting rose petals. Widening his eyes in surprise, Delta quickly rolled out of the way, continuing to do so as Adam kept up the barrage, leaving a trail of slashes in his wake before Delta called on one of his swords, blocking the blow.

Almost immediately, the sound of shattering metal filled the air as Delta flipped back onto his feet, the metal shards of his now broken sword falling onto the ground as he summoned another, feeling the huge blowback as Adam slashed at him again, his aura still thick with killing intent.

Delta grimaced, attempting to regain his footing, only to let out a gawk as he slammed against the wall of the cavern, reflexively raising his sword again as Adam slammed him against the wall harder.

"You certainly have improved," the man stated, "But you'll never be a match for me."

Just as quickly, Adam peeled back, sheathing his sword.

Delta widened his eyes, ducking under another slash as Adam slashed through yet another sword, another shattering "CLANG" filling the cavern.

Almost immediately, Delta summoned another sword, going for a slash to Adam's back, only to take a gunshot to the chest, sending him flying yet again.

Sheathing his sword again, Adam glanced backwards as Delta gasped for air. The latter glanced up, seeing his other unbroken sword in front of him, causing him to reach out to grab it. With a grunt, Delta pulled himself to his feet and turned around, pulling his sword from the ground it was stuck in. Grimacing, he watched as Adam turned around and asked, "Still won't go down, will you?"

"F…Fuck you…," Delta gasped, only to see the faunus in his face, causing him to yelp in surprise as Adam grabbed the collar of his shirt and threw him into the air.

Delta watched in slow motion as Adam drew his sword, his lips curling into an evil smirk. His life suddenly flashed before his eyes as the glint of the sword entered his vision.

"Hey!"

Some bullies turned towards a young Delta, who was nervously holding his book bag.

"Leave her alone!"

The bullies almost immediately turned away from a girl, probably his own age, as the bullies began walking towards him, causing him to shake and tremble in fear.

"And who the hell do you think you are, pipsqueak?"

"D…Del…ta…," Delta replied with fear, only to get his book bag taken from him, followed by a punch to the gut, causing him to gawk in pain as he immediately dropped to the ground in a fetal position. The bullies laughed and began kicking away at him, screams of pain filling the air as the girl immediately jumped to her feet and yelled, "Hey! Pick on someone your own size!"

The bullies turned back to face the girl.

The leader of the group snickered, then asked, "Oh yeah? You and what army?"

Suddenly, the leader took a punch to the cheek. The two lackeys flinched in surprise as a blonde girl kicked one in the gut, then punched the other in the face. She then jumped on the leader and pulled him by the collar of his shirt, punching him senseless as the two lackeys immediately ran away.

"If I see you messing with my sister again," the blonde stated, "I'll fucking kill you!"

With that, she punched him in the temple, effectively knocking him out as she immediately ran over to the other girl, who, from careful observation, had silver eyes and dark red hair.

"Are you okay Ruby?"

"I'm fine," the girl, a young Ruby stated, "But I'm not sure about him…."

Young Delta, nearby, continued rolling on the ground in pain as the sisters walked over to him.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine…!"

Delta slowly got back to his feet, making eye contact with Ruby momentarily. His chest flared and his head felt like it was gonna explode as the girl smiled. He fixed his glasses as Ruby patted his shoulder and said, "Well…take care."

"A-and…! W-well, th-thank you for-!"

"Ruby."

Ruby straightened up as Delta put a hand on her shoulder and said, "Relax. I'm glad to see you too."

Ruby's anxious face turned into a look of relief as Delta smiled and said, "Hey Rubes, how's it going?"

"I love you, Ruby."

Ruby's breath hitched.

"I'm going to be really honest with you," Delta stated, "I never hated you. I love you. I really do."

Ruby, watery eyed, pulled her hood over her head, attempting to hide her face that held a guilty happy smile. Delta chuckled, watching her take a quick peek, a blush evident as he pulled it off of her and pulled her into a hug, seating her on his lap.

"Ruby…," Delta asked, "Will you be my girlfriend?"

Ruby buried her face in the crook of his neck, her tears of happiness soaking into his shirt as she replied, "…Yes…!"

A gunshot filled the air.

Delta landed on the ground, grunting as Ruby used the Crescent Rose flung Adam around in a circle before sending him flying several meters away.

Hovering over him, Ruby turned back around to face Adam, Delta to groan in agony and disagreement.

"Ru…by…!"

"I won't let you die."

Delta attempted to rise to his feet, only to fail miserably as Ruby glanced back at him and said, "I'm not gonna let you die."

"Don't…do it…!"

Delta groaned again, agonizingly getting back to his feet as Adam spat out some blood. He then rubbed his neck, glancing at Blake, who was still frozen on the ground, then back to Ruby, who was holding Crescent Rose confidently. Ruby stood her ground as Adam began walking over to his sword, picking it up after having lost his grip on it from being swung around.

"Ruby…!"

Delta groaned, using his sword to support his weight. However, Ruby paid no attention to him, her eyes focused and attentive on Adam. Said man slashed his sword clean again, beginning to walk menacingly towards them as Ruby cocked Crescent Rose, a bullet casing popping out of the chamber and landing on the ground.