Chapter 43: More CFVY Please
All looking to get lunch, RWBY, JNPR, and the high schoolers are all making their way to the cafeteria.
"We can't wait to show you guys around," Ruby said.
"Yeah, it's gonna be awesome," Yang said.
"Once we are all through talking with Professor Ozpin in his office, that will be great," Britney said.
"So how far to the cafeteria?" Allen asked.
"Just in this building right here," Ren answered as he pointed to the building ahead.
They all walked inside and saw a lot of students eating their lunches.
"Well, let's get our lunches," Blake said.
"Lead the way you guys," Robert said.
The high schoolers followed the two teams to the lunch line and all got their food and sat at an open table and began to eat their lunches.
"So what should we all do today?" Jaune asked.
"Depends on what Professor Ozpin has planned for us," Kelly replied.
"Yeah, you right. But we can at least enjoy ourselves while we are here for the moment," Blake said.
"Yeah, Blake's right. For now, let's just enjoy this while we can," Ricky said.
"Ow! Stop that hurts!" a voice cried out in pain.
Everyone turned to the voice that shouted and what they saw made them blood boil in anger. They all saw Velvet as one of her rabbit ears was being tugged by a tall boy while three other boys, surrounding her as they laughed at her suffering. RWBY, JNPR, and the high schoolers all knew this was the team of bullies known as Team CRDL (Cardinal). The boy tugging Velvet's rabbit ear has burnt-orange hair that is combed backward with a slight peak at the front and indigo eyes. He wears silver-gray armor with gold trim. His chestplate sports a bird with its wings outstretched. Underneath the armor, he wears a black shirt with red trimmings and black pants with a red sash tied around his waist. He also wears silver-gray armoured under the knee boots that match the rest of his armor. This was the leader of team CRDL, Cardin Winchester.
The second boy was wearing a hoodie with the sleeves cut off, and two bracers on his arms extending from the wrist to just below the elbow. These bracers have his silver-colored emblem printed on them. Beneath the hoodie, he wears a pale-green, long-sleeved shirt. He wears a brown strap around his chest holding a spiked spaulder to his left shoulder. He also wears dark-gray pants. His boots seem to be made of a thick brown material and go up to his knees. His head is shaved with a light-green mohawk. This is Cardin's partner, Russel Thrush.
The third boy has light-brown hair that is combed to the left. He keeps his eyes nearly closed, at a very noticeable squint. He wears tan-colored chest and back armour with shoulder armor alongside a belt that bears a dove on its buckle with four sections of tanned fabric attached to it. He is described as being pudgy. He also wears tan knee-high boots. He also wears vambraces on his arms that are the same color as the rest of his armor. Underneath the armor, he wears a black shirt and black pants with a black scarf around his neck. This is the serious member of the team, Dove Bronzewing.
The final boy has blue eyes and long, combed back, dark blue hair. He wears dark gray armor with light gray edges, as well as vambraces of the same style. Underneath his armor, he wears a black, long-sleeved V-neck shirt and black pants. This was the cowardly member of the team, Sky Lark.
"Oh great, those fucking losers," Rebecca groaned.
"I speak for all of us and say that this is the one part of Beacon I don't miss," Weiss said.
"What a freak," Russel said.
"I bet she loves to procreate like the rest of the rabbits," Sky said.
"If they say one more thing about Velvet I'm-" Jacob gets cut off as Cardin spoke.
"Maybe if pulled off its ears, maybe this animal won't be as much of a freak as she is now. What do you think, guys?" he asked his team.
"Okay, that's it," Jacob said as he got up from the table and walked up to Cardin.
"Please don't," Velvet pleaded.
"Let's make you much less of a-" Cardin gets cut off as Jacob grabs and violently tugs on his ears, making him scream in pain.
"Oh I'm sorry. I wanted to see if they are real. And what do you know, they are," Jacob said in a sarcastic tone.
"You got a problem?" Cardin asked in anger.
"You bet your sorry ass I have a problem. You're picking on this nice girl here for being a faunus here," Jacob said.
"Yeah, so?" Cardin asked.
"So, you should stop before this gets real ugly, real fast, you fat, fucking lard ass," Jacob said as his fellow high schoolers walked by his side.
Everyone in the cafeteria all watched the high schoolers and CRDL face off against each other.
"What did you call me?!" Cardin asked angrily.
"You heard what he said, so make like a banana and split," Britney ordered.
"Or what?" Cardin asked with a glare.
The high schoolers all huddled together and whispered amongst each other for a few seconds then went back to the team of bullies.
"Hit me," Jacob said.
"What?" Cardin asked.
"I said, hit me," he repeated.
"Alright," Cardin said with a grin.
Just as he threw a punch at Jacob, he quickly stepped out of the way and punched him in the nose. Russel, Dove, and Sky all ran to their leader's aid, but were quickly restrained by the other high schoolers. Jacob and Robert then grabbed Cardin and then lifted him up to their sides as Cardin struggled to break free from their grip. With Cardin in their arms, Jacob and Robert both ran at the entrance and slammed his head against the closed door.
"Nora, get the door!" Robert shouted.
Nora ran straight to the door and quickly opened it. Jacob and Robert then threw Cardin out the door and on to the sidewalk. Nora then shut the door then walked back to her friends as Jacob and Robert walked up to the rest of team CRDL.
"Now you guys have two options. You can either continue with harassing this nice girl and end up like your leader, or you can all walk out of here unscathed. You can't have both," Jacob said.
"We'll go," Russel said, looking a little panicked.
"Good," Jacob said.
"We made a bad mistake," Sky said.
"You're fucking right, you made a bad mistake," Ricky said.
"And if we hear about this again, you'll all find yourselves in wheelchairs faster then you can say, oops,'' Jacob threatened.
The high schoolers all released their grips on the bullies.
"Now scram," Jacob said.
The rest of CRDL all ran out the door and picked up Cardin.
The young Terrans all noticed the students in the cafeteria watching them.
"Show's over people. Get back to your lunches," Kelly said to the crowd of students as they all got back to eating.
The high schoolers all turned to Velvet who stared in shock.
"You okay?" Kendra asked.
"Uh, yeah. Thank you," Velvet said.
"It's no problem, why don't come and join us," Britney offered.
"Uh... well..." Velvet wasn't sure what to say.
"Come on, Team RWBY and Team JNPR are sitting with us. I'm sure they don't mind," Rebecca said.
"Well... alright," Velvet said as she and the Terran teens all walked to the table with RWBY and JNPR.
Both teams were shocked and amazed at what they witnessed.
"Wow, that was amazing!" Ruby said.
"Yeah, you just walked up to Cardin and let him have it!" Yang said.
"I question why you banged his head against the door though," Blake said.
"To knock some sense into that thick skull of his," Ricky said.
"Well, I approve!" Nora exclaimed.
"Nora," Ren said as he shook his head.
"Hey, Velvet. How are you doing?" Ruby asked.
"Oh you know, just hanging in there as usual," Velvet replied.
"Where's the rest of your team?" Weiss asked.
"They're just running late, they should show up any time now," Velvet answered.
Just then, Coco, Fox, and Yatsuhashi all walked through the door and saw Velvet sitting with RWBY, JNPR, and the high schoolers. They quickly grabbed their lunches and walked up to them.
"Hey Velvet, I see you made friends with the kids at Mountain Glenn," Coco said, lowering her sunglasses.
"Hey guys, would you like to meet our friends?" Pyrrha asked.
"Sure," Fox said.
"Guys this is Jacob, Kelly, Ricky, Allen, Britney, Rebecca, Robert, and Kendra," Jaune introduced.
"And guys, this is Coco, Fox, Velvet, and Yatsuhashi," Blake said to the high schoolers.
"Sup," Ricky said.
"It is a pleasure to meet you all," Yatsuhashi said.
"The pleasure is ours," Allen said.
"So, how are you liking Beacon so far?" Coco asked.
"It's awesome," Kelly said.
"Yeah, it's great to be here so far," Britney said.
"By the way, when we were making our way here we saw CRDL, and Cardin looked very pissed. Any idea what's up?" Fox asked.
"You should have been here to see it. Cardin got his ass kicked," Yang said.
"What happened?" Yatsuhashi asked.
"They were picking on Velvet, until our friends here confronted them," Ren said.
"And they threatened them to leave and when Cardin refused, they punched him, slammed his head against the door, and then threw him out," Nora told.
"And the rest of his team ran out after they were threatened," Yang finished.
"Is that true, Velvet?" Yatsuhashi asked.
"Yes, it's true," Velvet answered.
"Well, thanks for helping Velvet out," Coco said.
"It's not a problem," Jacob said.
"Yeah and thanks for getting us out of Mountain Glenn. We appreciate it," Robert said.
"You guys are welcome," Fox said.
"So where have you guys been for the past few months?" Velvet asked.
RWBY and JNPR didn't know what to answer until Allen spoke.
"They told us that they were on a search and destroy mission. They got lost until they met us," he lied.
"Well, I'm sure they are thankful," Fox said.
"So what did Professor Ozpin have to say to this?" Yatsuhashi asked.
"He told us to be more careful and try not to get lost next time," Pyrrha said.
"And Jaune was getting belittled by Professor Goodwitch, only to get cussed out by our new friends here and threaten to slap the bitch out of her, right to her face," Nora said.
"Wait, what?!" Velvet asked in shock.
"I called her Professor Goodbitch," Jacob said.
All of team CFVY was in shock at what the Terrans did and what Jacob called Glynda.
"And you didn't get in trouble?" Yatsuhashi asked.
"We aren't students here or in any academy, so there's nothing she could really do about it," Allen said.
"Oh, I like them. Especially Jacob here," Coco said, lowering her sunglasses at Jacob.
"Anyone who cussed out at Professor Goodwitch and got away with it is okay in my book," Fox said.
"You all seem willing to stand up for others. That I can respect," Yatsuashi said.
"I guess you aren't all bad, since you all protected me from CRDL," Velvet said.
"I guess we'll see you all later. Professor Ozpin expects us all to be back by now," Weiss said.
"Yeah, Weiss is right. We should get going," Kendra said.
"It was nice meeting you all," Rebecca said.
"Yeah, you too," Velvet said.
"See you guys around," Janue said. RWBY, JNPR, and the high schoolers all got up and left the cafeteria.
"They were nice," Kendra said.
"Yeah, it was nice meeting them," Allen said.
"I'm glad you like them," Ruby said.
"Now we should get back to-" Jacob was then cut off as he bumped into someone.
The entire group all saw four people. The high schoolers' blood ran cold as they instantly recognized who they were.
The first was a well-built young man and is shown to be pale, with gray eyes and has gray hair, partially slicked back while unkempt at the front. He also wears a slate gray and black two-tone partial-zip jacket that covers his upper body. He also wears a single notched belt with what appears to be a sash or bandana draped over it. Protecting his arms are a set of rerebraces and vambraces. He has prosthetic legs that attach part-way up his thighs. His legs are hidden from view due to him wearing pants and a pair of shoes. His armor hides what appears to be oddly-shaped scars on the outer sides and backs of both of his arms. This was the prosthetic legged assassin, Mercury Black.
The second was a young woman with medium-brown skin and dark-red eyes. Her hair is a light, mint-green with a straight fringe and bangs as well as two long locks on each side in the back. She wears two bronze-colored rings on her middle fingers as well as a pair of strappy high-heeled pumps. Her attire consisted of an intricate white top and an olive-colored crop top, on the back of which is her personal emblem. This emblem is in the shape of a cut gem. She also wears white pants and brown chaps that end at her calves and an overlong belt, twice-wrapped, where she keeps her weapons as well as a single pouch. And her armband and beads are the same color as her crop top. This is Mercury's partner, Emerald Sustrai.
The third was a short girl with black hair with lighter streaks and her default eye color is green. Her hair is done up in a twin tail hairstyle with white bows. She wears an outfit with a black and white color scheme. Her attire consists of a sleeveless black blouse with white frills on the chest and collar and a black ribbon bow hanging from the front of the collar. The blouse exposes her midriff, and she wears medium-length black armbands on both of her wrists. Along with the blouse, she wears a knee-length skirt fastened with a white belt. She wears black shoes with a triple tomoe emblem on the soles, with white leg warmers. She wore large, thick white socks over her shoes. Everyone knew that this was only a disguise due to her semblance, Overactive Imagination. This was Roman Torchwick's mute sidekick, Neopolitan, Neo for short.
The final person in the middle of the group that has everyone's attention the most, was a fair-skinned woman with ashen-black hair that covers her left eye, bright amber eyes and appears to be very young. She wears lipstick and violet eyeshadow. She wears gray pants and boots; a beige leather, sleeveless jacket with light-beige details; brown gloves, a sarashi tied around her chest and another around her hips, and a pauldron on her left shoulder. She also wears a belt around her waist, which has multiple brown pouches attached to it. This was Amber's attacker and possessor of half of the powers of the Fall maiden, Cinder Fall.
"Sorry there, miss. I wasn't paying attention," Jacob said, trying to sound friendly.
"That's alright, I'm sure it was an accident," Cinder said.
"Oh look who's back. Great to see you guys again," Emerald said.
"Great to see you guys too," Ruby said.
"Wish we could stay and chat but Professor Ozpin wishes to see us," Jaune said.
"Sure, will see ya around," Mercury said as Neo happily waved behind him.
"You too," Ruby said as she, her team, JNPR, and the high schoolers all walked away to Ozpin's office.
As soon as they were out of sight, Kelly spoke.
"It's them," she said in a singsong manner.
"Yeah, I know. It took everything I got to not beat their faces in," Yang said.
"Either way, we need to tell Ozpin that we met Cinder," Jacob said.
"Wait a minute... Check you pockets," Allen said as he started to reach into his pockets.
"Wait, why?" Weiss asked.
"Emerald and Neo are pick pockets, remember?" Allen reminded.
After a small pause, everyone started to check their pockets to see if anything was stolen. They all sighed in relief as thankfully, non of their stuff was stolen.
Meanwhile back with Cinder and her group, they were all discussing RWBY and JNPR's return along with the Terrans they brought over.
"Great, Ruby and her friends have returned. What do we do now?" Emerald asked.
"Nothing. We continue the course of our plan," Cinder said.
"But what about those newcomers? Never seen them on Beacon grounds before," Mercury said.
"For now, we need not worry. All we can do is set the pieces in place, and then we will let the fun begin," Cinder replied with a smile as Neo rolled her eyes in boredom.