Chapter 36: CalAMITY pt. 1

Amity Colliseum, Kingdom of Vale

Slate & Purpura

"You sure we should be here Dez?" Purpura asked me as she fiddled with her sunhat, and readjusted her shades. She wore a plain white t-shirt with purple cargo shorts. Unfortunately we were both wearing common clothes in order to blend in with the crowd in the coliseum.

I looked down to my shirt which boldly stated 'BEACON #1' as I pulled my baseball cap a little more snug against my shades. "It's the best way to keep an eye on things, if anything were to go down we'd be right here to stop it." It wasn't too bad, being honest. I can't recall the last time I was able to just relax a bit in some loose clothing, it was nice. There will be more chances though, after this is all over the both of us could use a very long break.

"For the time being though just relax Purp, who knows when we'll be able to just sit back and take in the sights again?" I said as I leaned a little further back into my seat.

"Yeah.. Well why we're on the subject or just observing who do you think is going to win this next fight?" She asked as I looked to the board to see the fight.

TEAM CFVY vs TEAM ABRN

"Hmmm well they are both second year teams, so we can rule out experience." I said as the two teams walked out from their corresponding locker rooms. Team CFVY was led by a sleek huntress who held what looked like to be a purse, behind her was a very tanned male who had some sort blades that ran parallel with his arms. Next to him was a rabbit faunus who carried some sort of box that was slung over her shoulder. And finally was the mountain bringing up the rear, he had to be at least seven feet tall and along his back he had a sword at least four feet long.

On the opposite side of the stadium was team ABRN. Leading them was I assumed their team leader, a tanned girl with very pale blonde hair. I couldn't see a weapon visible on her so I'm guessing she was mostly a hand to hand fighter who used some sort of dust to enhance her abilities. Slightly behind her was a tanned male with a bladed staff of sorts. Behind him side by side was a girl with bright green hair riding in on some sort of dust powered hover-board and slim male with a customized rifle of some kind.

The two teams meet in the middle of the coliseum exchanging glances as the randomizer determined their landscape.

"I'll take the team CFVY from Beacon, they match up well against this team." I said as I watched the arena begin to settle. One side of the stage was a thick swamp like climate that was mostly covered in ankle deep water. On the other side was a very rocky mountain environment, it wasn't necessarily large but the rocks looked very loose and made the terrain very unreliable. The girl with the hover-board would probably be best suited to do the majority of her fighting over there.

"BEGIN!" The announcer yelled out as ABRN charged CFVY.

The leader of Team CFVY Coco, thanks to the holo-screen I learned her name, shifted her purse revealing a min-gun of sorts. Team ABRN was clearly not expecting this as Nadir and Bolin skidded to halt and tried to find cover. Reese ollied over Coco and engaged Velvet. Coco kept firing at the two until Arslan launched a wire at her mini-gun and yanked it to the left, disarming her.

Velvet threw a series of kicks which Reese managed to block and evade using her board, Velvet came with an overhead axe kicked but it was too blocked as Reese fired off her board knocking Velvet to the ground. She pulled the board over head to slam the already downed faunus but was sent flying as Yatsuhashi's long sword impacted with her gut. She landed in a roll as she peeked at the screen to see her aura.

"Yep definitely going with team CFVY." I told Purpura again as she rolled her eyes. The single blow from the giant knocked Reese's aura down from 100 to 31% The green haired girl shakily got herself up as Yastsuhashi came from above to finish her off. Yet again her team leader saved the day as Arslan's chain caught his blade midair and pulled him just off course. His blade slammed next to her as the rubble from the mountain threw debris in every direction, her aura took another blow but she was still able to fight as she was still at 24%

Coco reacquired her weapon choosing to use the purse the club at Nadir. Fox and Nadir traded blows evenly as they seemed very well matched, neither able to land a clean hit. Velvet alongside Yatsuhashi as they squared off against Arslan and Reese. Reese surprisingly made the first move as she split her board and begin to fire two energy powered dust pistols at the duo. Yatsuhashi pulled Velvet behind him as he used the staggered armor on his shoulder to take most of the damage. Arslan used the cover to fire her wire yet again to stagger the man as Reese landed to clean shot knocking him backwards, Velvet leaped from behind him and she landed a flying kick right in the chest of Reese knocking her to the ground.

The stadiums buzzer sounded as Reese's aura hit below 15% making her unable to resume combat. A second buzzer immediately went off as Coco caught Nadir with and uppercut from her purse sending Nadir flying before he eventually impacted with the ground, his aura at 2%

"Now the match it 4 vs 2, in favor of Team CFVY! Team ABRN of Haven Academy is in our sour situation, let's see if they can turn the tables!" The more ecstatic announcer called out. Seeing them down two teammates Bolin threw a hard kick staggering Fox, using the brief window he created he made a beeline for the swamp, Arslan doing the same. They were going to try to use the limited visibility of the fog the swamp created to try to even the odds. Thankfully for the fans there we were at the right level to see through it, not too mention the dozens of cameras the screen displayed to give us a closer look.

Team CFVY regrouped as they slowly made their way through the swamp. Coco taking point with her mini-gun. Bolin ran through a set of trees and she opened fire, as he took cover. Fox and Velvet ran ahead to flank him but Fox stumbled over a wire that was tied between the trees as a booby-trap. Before he could recover Arslan knocked him skyward with a flaming hook, and Bolin knocked him back to earth as he leaped from the tree. Fox was stumbling as Arslan launched a kick after a series of flips as Velvet knocked her back with a kick of her own. The buzzer sounded as Fox's aura hit 13% Velvet started to fight off the two of them but was knocked to her back as Bolin's staff connected with her shoulder. Bolin went to follow up but was met with a jumping kick of Yatsuhashi. Coco soon joined the two as they all converged on Arslan, Yatsuhashi came with an overhead strike of his blade, which she sidestepped before leaning backwards to avoid the wide arcing swing of Coco's purse. Unfortunately three was too many as Velvet landed a series of quickly thrown kicks knocking her to her back. Coco stood over her as she threw her chain which wrapped around Coco's ankle, pulling her into the swamp water with her.

"Nobody ruins my outfit!" Coco's voice was caught by one of the cameras. As she hit Arslan with her purse several times. Coco's fourth hit broke Arslan's aura and she sent a heel knocking back down as statement.

Bolin was running up as Arslan fell and stopped himself as he was the only one on his team left. He took a low stance with his staff and awaited Team C_VY as he sent a bring it gesture. The buzzer sound not a second later as he was pummeled by Yatsuhashi's blade and Coco's purse simultaneously.

"And Team CFVY is victorious! The more robust announcer belted out.

The crowd left a series of cheers, and a few boo's alike as the match concluded. Overall the coliseum was absolutely electric as the match ended.

"Ah dang I was hoping ABRN was going to win." Purpura said as she crossed her arms, but still had a smile on her face. "I always wanted to see the tournament, I just wish it was on better terms." She said as we looked for any sign of foul play. 'Nothing.'

"Yeah me too, I always had this dream of being center stage during the 1 vs 1 rounds. I guess not all dreams come true though, sometimes we have to sacrifice so others dreams have a chance to be realized." I said as she grabbed my hand with hers. A light blush forming on her face.

"S-so Dez, d-do you think after all this is over that we can, can you know?"

"That we can be thing?" I responded.

"Y-yeah." She said softly. "I know it must be hard for you, after well, her. I don't want to rush you into anything if you're not ready."

I took a deep breath, but gripped her hand a little harder as I faced her. "We don't have to wait until after Purp, you're right thought it's still hard. It took me a long time to finally stop blaming myself for what happened to her but in that time I realized that it would be best not to regret what happened and to turn that regret I had into making this world a better place. And I screwed the up the first chance I got, I joined the first person that gave me a wall for me to hold myself up on. But I still don't regret that choice, that choice led me to a mentor which who helped me not turn completely to the darkness and I own it to them to return the favor. But I guess most importantly it led me to you." I said as her face went a darker shade of red. "Were it not for you talking to me on those missions I could of never left. You gave a good reason to seek help and you provided it. So thank you Purpura."

"A-Anytime Dez." She said as she pulled me into a hug. After our breif embrace we looked to the holo-screen once more as the randomizer picked another two teams.

"Now we await the randomization process!" The eccentric announcer said as the first team wheel finally stopped scrolling.

"TEAM RWBY of Beacon!" His partner announced.

"Versus TEAM MTYR of Atlas!" The eccentric called out. As my eyes went wide.

"You gotta be f***ing kidding me..."

AN: Boom, cliffhanger. I always love writing fighting scenes, it always just flows so much smoother then writing anything else. Anyways stay tuned for more chapters. I always appreciate the reviews/favs/follows. Until next time -MidKnight209