Hello everyone! Welcome to chapter 26! As always thank you for the support and Enjoy :)

Chloe's Pov- Today was the beginning of the one on one rounds. I was so excited. Yang, Pyrrha and Penny were going to compete. The first round was Yang Xiao Long Vs. Mercury Black. The fight was incredible they both gave everything they had. For a second I thought Mercury won but then Yang's aura exploded in flames and soon after she beat Mercury down and won.

"With that Yang Xiao Long wins!" Oobleck announced.

"Woooo! Way to go sis!" Ruby cheered.

"Great job Yang!" Blake yelled happily.

"Drinks are on me tonight Yang!" I yelled.

We watched as Yang walked passed Mercury with the stadium cheering. Then.

"BANG"

The stadium fell into a short silence in disbelief. I couldn't even believe it. Yang just shot Mercury in the leg for no reason at all. Then all hell broke loose. People started booing or cursing her out. Mercury was on the ground holding his shot leg as soldiers and Atlas robots surrounded Yang. "Yang Xiao Long stand down!"

I looked over and all three of her teammates were in complete shock. Blake started crying and took off. "There...There has to be a reason. Yang would never do such a thing like that."

But as much as I want to believe it I watched the scene again on the stadium monitor. The proof was right there.

Emerald's Pov- I followed the plan and rushed to Mercury's side. "Please, somebody help him!" I yelled as two paramedics rushed over. I used my semblance to alter their minds so that they would see a real leg injury instead of his artificial one.

They put him on a stretcher and I followed after them with Rachel behind me. "Your insane!" Rachel yelled at Yang as we rushed by.

We rushed to towards the exit f the stadium to see Cinder in her paramedic outfit. "This way! We have an Ambulance ready to go!"

When they loaded Mercury on the ship we took off. I was sitting next to him with Rachel sitting on the other side.

Mercury groaned and said. "Oh doc, tell me, will I ever walk again?" I punched his arm hard. "Ow. Hey what's the deal?"

I moaned in pain. "Ugh headache. one mind I can handle two is a stretch."

Cinder was in the copilot seat and said calmly. "Well you all performed marvelously. Our driver included.

The driver was a disguised Neo who smiled and nodded in recognition.

"So you think it worked?" Rachel asked.

"Oh I'm sure it did. We better hurry and get back. Neo has to report for duty isn't that right?" Cinder asked.

Neo nodded again and threw a ID over her shoulder towards Rachel who caught it. "Guess it's almost time huh?" Rachel asked.

Cinder chuckled. "Indeed it is."

Yang's Pov- "You guy's believe me right?" I asked my team. I couldn't believe what happened. Right now I was locked up in my dorm room. Ironwood just left telling me that I was disqualified. I know I wasn't seeing things. Mercury attacked me and I defended myself. But that's not what happened.

"Duh." Ruby said. Sounding like it was obvious.

Weiss nodded. "I agree with Ruby. Your hotheaded. Not ruthless."

I smiled knowing I could count on them. But when I looked over at Blake she did not even make eye contact with me. "Kitten?"

She bit her lip then replied. "I want to believe you."

My heart felt like it shattered to a million pieces.

"Huh!?" Ruby said in disbelief.

"What's that suppose to mean!?" Weiss yelled. " How can you say something like that? Yang would never lie to us! Especially you! She love's you!"

Blake looked up and explained. "I had someone very dear to me change. It wasn't in an instant, it was gradual, little choices that began to pile up. He told me not to worry. At first they were accidents, then it was self defense. Before long, even I began to think he was right. This is all just... very familiar." She started tearing up as she looked at me. "But you're not him. And you've never done anything like this before. So... I want to trust you. I will trust you. But first, I need you to look me in the eyes and tell me that he attacked you. I need you to promise me that you regret having to do what you did."

I stood up and slowly went over and sat next to her on her bed and looked her straight in the eyes. "I swear. He attacked me Blake so I attacked back. I'm not going to be like him Blake. I love you and I'll never do anything to jeopardize that."

Blake smiled a bit and wiped her eyes and gave me a hug which I returned. "That's all I needed to hear Yang. I love you too."

After a moment we pulled apart and I cleared my throat. "Sorry..Do you guy's mind giving me some time alone? I need to wrap my head around everything."

Blake nodded in understanding and we shared a brief kiss. "Alright we'll get out of your hair."

Ruby and Weiss gave me a quick hug before exiting out of the room. I sighed and looked out the window. "Thing's couldn't possibly get any worst."

Pyrrha's Pov- I was outside sitting against the wall of the school. The burden I've been asked has been heavy on my mind all night and most of today. The stunt with Yang didn't help calm my nerve's either. "What do I do? Do I become the fall Maiden and possibly completely change who I am. Or pass the offer and possibly give the dying girls power to the person who wants to hurt people."

"Hey."

I looked up to see Jaune standing over me with two cones of cotton candy in his hands. He smiled and said. "It's no green goop, but I think it still might do some good."

I smiled weakly at him and took one from his hand. "Thank you Jaune."

He sighed a bit and sat down next to me. "You were the first person to ever believe in me, you know that?" He laughed in sadness. "Even when I told my parents I was going to Beacon, they told me not to worry if I ended up having to move back home. How depressing is that?"

Oh Jaune. "I'm sure they didn't mean." I stopped mid sentence when I felt his hand on top of mine.

Jaune smiled shyly. "I guess... I'm just trying to say that... you've always been there for me... even when I didn't deserve it. I love you Pyrrah and I can tell there's something on your mind, so... I don't know. How can I help?"

I smiled and leaned forward giving him a light kiss before responding. "Your already doing it." He smiled back as I leaned my head against his shoulder and we sat their in comfortable silence. "Jaune?"

"Hmmm?"

After a moment I asked. "Do you believe in destiny?"

He fell silent for a moment then replied. "Ummm...I don't know. I guess that depends on how you view it."

I stood up with my back towards him and said. "Well... what would you do if something came along that you... never expected? Something that had the potential to stand between you and your destiny?"

He stood up as well. "Like what?"

I started rambling in stress. "Or what if you could suddenly fulfill your destiny in an instant, but at the cost of who you were?"

I felt Jaune put his arms around me. "Pyrrah, your not making sense."

Before I knew it. I turned around and started crying into his shoulder. He didn't say a word as he just continued to hold me."Jaune..do you truly love me?" I whispered.

I felt him nod and whisper back "I do."

After a few calm breaths I held him tighter and asked. "Even...Even if I somehow change? Change into someone who I'm not?"

He pulled us apart so he could look me in the eyes. "I'm not sure where your going with this. But nothing could ever make me change how I feel about you. Your the most important person to me Pyrrah."

I smiled at him as the tears kept rolling down my cheeks. "That's...That's all I needed to hear Jaune." He leaned forward and we shared a loving kiss. "I've made my decision."

Chloe's Pov- You ok Chloe?" Velvet asked in concern.

After with what happened with Yang I kind of just shut down. I've been in my dorm room ever since the incident earlier this morning. I just couldn't believe one of my closest friends would do such a thing. I sighed as I laid in my futon staring at the ceiling. "Yeah I'll be fine." I weakly replied.

"Need anything?" Fox asked.

I shook my head. "No...But thanks...Kind of just want to be left alone right now."

"We understand. We'll come back after the last round ends tonight. Lets go Fox, Velvet." Coco ordered.

I heard them walk out of the room and closed the door. After a few minutes I tried texting Rachel to see how Mercury was doing. I put my scroll away when I didn't get a response. I felt like crying. This whole thing is a goddamn mess.

"Knock Knock."

I sighed as I slowly stood up and headed to the door and opened. "I'm really not in the mood to." I stopped mid sentence when I saw Penny standing in front of me. "Penny? What the hella are you doing here?"

She smiled and replied. "I thought you would like some company after what happened with Yang."

I told my team I wanted to be alone but I just couldn't say no to Penny. "Thank's Penny, Come in and how did you get here without your usual armed escort?" I asked as she stepped inside and I closed the door.

She plopped down on my bed and replied. "I told General Ironwood that I needed to recharge for my up coming match."

"Oh. Who are you competing against anyway?" I asked as I sat down next to her.

"Don't know yet but I'll do my best!" She said happily and determined.

I smiled. "That's my girl."

After a moment Penny asked. "Hey Chloe. What was your world like?"

That was the first time I have ever been asked that. "Well...It's a lot different but there are some similarities."

She scooted closer to me and put her head on my shoulder. "How different?"

I laid us down and I put my arm around her. "Well...There's no such thing as Aura..Or semblance's..And there's no Grimm or faunus's...Or hunters and Huntresses."

"Wow..Your world sounds like a peaceful one."" Penny said in amazement.

I sadly shook my head. "No...It's not. Through out my worlds history there have been countless wars. Slavery, racism, terrorism, sexism. Every country is power hungry and trying to screw each other over. There's thousands of homeless and starving people and children...Honestly this world make's mine look like a living hell. Sure it has it's problems but everyone come's together to help each other out without having to ask."

I felt Penny kiss my cheek. "Apologies for bringing it up."

I smiled and replied. "It's fine...As much as I miss my old life. My parents and friends...I'd much rather be here."

"Why?" Penny asked curiously.

I chuckled and answered. "Because I'm actually doing some good here. I'm a badass huntress. I have more friends than I ever thought I would have. I have a great team who's become like a family to me. And I fight monsters who want to hurt people for a living." I turned my head to look at Penny. "And your here."

Penny beamed. "I'm happy that you said that."

I laughed and said. "Good...I love you Penny."

She stared at me in shock and blinked a few times. "Really?" She asked slowly.

I nodded. "Yeah..I hella do."

She leaned forward and we shared a brief kiss. When she pulled away she replied. "I love you too Chloe. Your the first one to ever treat me like a real person. I have never felt so alive."

She got on top of me and kissed me. Then when I felt her hands tugging down my shirt I pulled away and looked at her in shock. "P..Penny what..Are you doing?" I stuttered. "Really!? Me stuttering!?"

She chuckled and replied. "I believe I'm trying to initiate a moment that leads to us have a se."

I cut her off immediately. "Well I know THAT Penny and I have no problem with it but uhh...Don't take this the wrong way but can you...Even do stuff like that?"

She jut smiled and answered. "Well there's only one way to find out isn't there?"

I smirked. "Guess so." I rolled over so I was on top and I started to roughly kiss her. "I so Hella need this."

I opened my eyes and I was once again outside of Beacon. The school and the city were up in flames. The grimm were everywhere. "Not again!" I cried out in fear. I looked around and saw Weiss holding Ruby in her arms. I ran up to them. 'Weiss! What happened!? We gotta go!"

I just noticed that Weiss was holding a lifeless Ruby in her arms as she wept. "This is all your fault...You let her die."

I slowly shook my head. "No..No I.."

"You let us down Chloe." I immediately turned around to see Coco carrying Velvet who looked lifeless as well. "You could have stopped this...But instead...You let them win." She sobbed.

I took a few steps back. "No..I..I didn't want this to happen!" I yelled.

"But you let it." I turned around and saw Jaune holding Pyrrah's circlet. "Now..We all have to suffer because of you."

I closed my eyes and covered my ears with my hands and shook my head. "No no no! I can stop it! I can just tell me how!"

"You can't." I turned around immediately at the voice and saw the shadowed woman again. "I'll make sure they all perish. And theirs not a thing you can do to stop it."

I growled at the woman and pulled my sword out. "I swear on my life. I will stop this and I will stop you!"

She chuckled as her arms became engulfed in flames and she started hovering in the air. "You will burn along with everybody else."

I woke up shooting straight up panting and sweating. "Goddamn it! Not again." I looked out the window and saw that it was dark. "Damn..I really slept in." I looked around and saw that Penny wasn't here. I looked to the empty spot next to me and saw a note. I picked it up and read it.

Apologies for leaving but my match is about to begin and need to prepare. I didn't want to wake you because you seemed exhausted and didn't want to wake you. Thank you again for the wonderful evening. I never imagined I would find someone to be with romantically but I am happy that you were the one to prove me wrong. I'll see you at or after my match. -Love Penny.

I smiled as I put the letter down. It was an..Amazing experience. It was a little awkward at first but we were able to work it out. I stood up and just as I was about to change my scroll buzzed and a video appeared. "And the next match between Penny of Atlas and Pyrrah of Beacon will begin in 30 minutes!" Oobleck announced.

"Oh shit I gotta hurry! I can't miss this one!" I hurriedly put my clothes on and bolted out of my dorm room and headed towards the nearest shuttle. "This fight is going to be a good one.

When I made it to the stadium I ran down the hall as fast as I could. I was about to turn the corner when I heard Ruby. "What are you doing here?"

I stopped and peaked around and I couldn't believe what I saw. It was Mercury. Up and about. "What the fuck!? How!?"

Then we heard Port over the intercom. "The match between Penny from Atlas And Pyrrah from Beacon is about to begin!"

Ruby shook her head slowly. "No..."

Mercury put a hand to his chin pretending to think. "Ooh, polarity versus metal. That could be bad."

After a moment of thinking I gasped. Remebering a conversation at the beginning of the year with Weiss Ruby and Pyrrah during a trip to forever fall.

Flashback-Pyrrah just helped save Jaune from an Ursa. "How did you do that?" Weiss asked Pyrrah.

Pyrrah smiled and answered. "Well Ruby has her speed, You have your glyph's, My semblance is polarity."

"Oh...You can control Poles. Awesome." Ruby said in amazement.

I couldn't help but laugh. "I'm sure Pyrrah controls a lot of Poles when she enters a room."

Weiss sighed and replied. "No you dolt! It means she can control magnetism."

Back to reality- "Oh my god...If Pyrrah fights Penny then." I looked up and saw Mercury get into a fighting stance blocking Ruby's way while smirking. "He wants this to happen!?"

Then all of a sudden i was back in my nightmare. The shadowed woman was standing in front of me. "They will all die." Then slowly the shadow around her started fade and I gasped not believing who it was. "You can't stop this..No one can."

I opened my eyes. I took a deep breath before pulling out my scroll. My face showed nothing but pure determination "No...I will stop this. And No one is dying today."

(A/N)There we have it. I'm taking the weekend off and Monday I'll be starting with what we all been pretty much waiting for. Just a little heads up Since there's going to be so much happening at once from here on out I might have to take an extra day or two to put up a chapter. But worry not this will get finished I promise. So if there's no chapter Monday there will be one for sure Tuesday. See you all in the next chapter and have a nice day :)