Chapter 11: The fastest gun in the West.
Erron was getting onto the bullhead and suddenly, he realised that the large Grimm was approaching the evacuees. Once he made sure that Ren and Nora were on the evacuation bullhead, he turned around to get back to the city. Seeing this, Nora grabbed him by the jacket.
"Where are you going!?" She asked worriedly.
"Got some unfinished businesses that need to be taken care of. I'll meet ya at the evacuation center." Erron replied as he ruffled Nora's hair.
"Please, don't go. It's dangerous to go down there. You might get into trouble, or worse." Ren looked at the young Black pleadingly.
"Who's going to take care of us once you are,..." Nora couldn't bear to finish that sentence.
"I won't. Promise ya two that." Erron said as he looked at a blond haired man with two little girls. One of them has black and red tipped hair and another has blond hair.
"Hey, buddy. Mind taking care of these two for me? I gotta get to the frontline." Erron asked the man.
"Yeah, sure. My girls can keep them company. I'm Taiyang, by the way. Taiyang Xiao Long. You guys are?" Taiyang asked.
"I'm Erron. The boy is Ren and the girl is Nora." The cowboy answered.
"Hi!" Nora beamed. Erron then knelt down to Nora's height and said.
"Behave, okay? You two better look after each other while I'm away."
"Okay… But, come back as soon as possible, alright?" Nora said as she hugged Erron by the neck. Ren did too.
The bullheads were slowly taking off while they hugged. Erron let go of the two and stood up. He looked at the two one last time before jumping off the flying machine.
"Be safe, you two." The young Black muttered as he sailed through the air.
Erron front-flipped before landing his left foot on a Beowolf's skull mask, shattering it instantly. He landed in front of the soldiers who were shooting their weak ass wind dust rifles and tried to keep the horde of Grimms away. This attempt had proven to be futile since their fire power could only do so much. Erron sighed before throwing a fire dust vial at the horde before drawing a revolver from his right pocket and shot at it. The bullet went straight through the vial and turned into a large, burning fireball that cleared the whole area.
The young Black then shot his right revolver continuously at the Grimms that were coming at him. He took out an energy cell and threw it upwards. He then drew his left revolver and continued shooting at the Grimms while flicking the empty cell out of his right revolver and caught another energy cell mid-Air before repeating this action.
Once he was in the middle of a four-way street, Erron noticed that hordes of Grimms were coming at him from his left and right side. The cowboy threw two lighting dust vials at each side and quick-drew both of his revolvers and shot at them. The bullets went through the vials and created lightning webs and electrocuted the Grimms. Them being close to each other helped the lightning kill them much faster. After the dust had cleared, Erron looked up to see a sea of Grimms and the mobile nest coming right at him.
"Holy shit!" One soldier said.
"Our bullhead is here! No need to fight them anymore! LET'S GO!" Another one shouted.
The young Black paid him no mind as he rushed at the Grimms. He ducked under a Beringle's left swing and stepped on a Creep's head to boost him upward. Erron then threw his lasso and it caught a Megoliath's tusk. The creature whipped it's head to it's left to try to get the cowboy off it's tusk. The force swung Erron upward as he whipped the lasso off the Grimm's tusk.
Black then threw his lasso at the closest Nevermore and it tied around the creature's neck. He climbed the rope and got onto the Grimm. Erron then drew both of his revolvers and turned them into knives before stabbing both of them into the Nevermore's skull mask to steer it. He drove it down upon the walking Grimm nest carrier. He jumped off before the Nevermore crashed down onto the Carrier and rolled before standing up. Erron took a moment to admire the size of the damn Grimm as he looked down to see the last bullet taking off.
'So much for meeting the two as soon as possible. Whatever, can't let this thing live and destroy the city. I paid to get those two educated here goddammit!' Erron cursed in his thoughts and drew his rifle and aimed at the Grimms on the Carrier's Back.
Beacon Academy
Ozpin and Glynda were looking through a screen that showed a cowboy standing in front of the horde of Grimm on the large carrier with his rifle out. The headmaster and the headmistress couldn't do anything other than hope for the best.
"Why is Atlas's backup taking so long!?" Glynda complained.
"James and the council have informed me that the same situation is happening in the other four kingdoms. Since Gretchen had fallen, I doubt that anyone in Vale can stop the Plague Carrier now. We can only hope that this man will be able to stop this creature." Ozpin said in a stoic tone.
"I TOLD YOU SHE WASN'T READY!" Glynda practically screamed at the headmaster.
"I know." Ozpin's reaction made her even more angry. This man had just sent a girl to die without any regret.
"THEN WHY - "
"Because if she didn't keep the monster busy, we would've lost millions of lives." The headmaster answered as he looked back at the screen.
Erron Black's POV
Erron was standing on the giant Grimm's back with dozens of dissolving Grimm. He looked down at the shattered bits of the Plague Carrier's armor and a train of thought hit him. This thing can be destroyed from the inside.
"Glad that lady broke part of it's armor for me. Trying to shoot my way in is a pain in the ass." The cowboy thought out loud.
As soon as he finished that sentence, the Carrier stopped walking and the smaller Grimms crawled onto it's body to reach the young Black.
"Alright then, giddy up." Erron smirked under his mask as he loaded his revolvers.
The Beowolves and Ursas surrounded him before charging at him. Erron ran forward and shot both of his revolvers at the two Beowolves's head. He then ducked under an Ursa's right swipe and shot at the second one's head. Black then turned around to block the first Ursa's right backhand and shot the creature in the head with his left revolver.
The cowboy then turned left and shot his right revolver at a Beowolf's skull. An Ursa tried to swipe his leg but he back-flipped and shot both of his revolvers at the two Creeps behind him in the mask. As Erron landed, he shot his right revolver at the Ursa's skull.
The young Black then ducked under a Beringle's right punch and hit it in the back of it's head with his right revolver while shooting another Beringle with his other handgun. He turned around right after to shoot both of his handguns through the first Beringle's eyes.
As two Beowolves approached Erron from behind, he pointed both of his revolvers behind him and shot them at the two, killing them instantly. After that, he raised both of his revolvers at the two Nevermore that were flying towards him.
*CLICK*
His handguns were now empty. The cowboy spun both of them before holstering them. He took out his lasso and pressed the button at the bottom of it. Electric flowed through the lasso as he spun it. As the first Nevermore reached his spot, the cowboy jumped to the left to dodge it's beak and wing before swinging his lasso. It wrapped around the Grimm's neck and decapitated the first Nevermore. He then brought it down onto the second Nevermore's head and cut it in half.
Without wasting a moment, the young Black ran towards the broken bit's of the Carrier's armor and stuck a few rifle energy cells into it and switched his rifle into sniper mode. He shot at the energy cell and it exploded, burning the giant Grimm inside out.
Erron then jumped onto a street as the Grimm slowly dissolved. He looked down to see hundreds of Grimm swarming on the streets in front of him.
'Guess I'm the only one left in this city, eh? The bullheads ain't coming back anytime soon, so I still have time to find old man and Merc. Heheh, better be quick to catch up with those two.' The cowboy thought to himself.
A tornado of flame then came across the streets and quickly swallowed the horde of Grimms. Erron quickly rolled to his left to avoid it. He looked up to see a familiar yellow ninja. The young Black chuckled as he stood up.
"Funny way to say 'howdy, partner'." He joked.
"Who are you?" Scorpion asked in a threatening tone.
"No need to be hostile, friend. Guess you are the huntsman that is sent to clear up the mess. The name's Erron Black, Scorpion." The cowboy answered, causing the yellow ninja to squint his eyes before replying.
"I know you. You are the man that travels with two children, assuming they are not dead."
"They're fine, if you are wondering. I got them onto the evacuation bullhead before coming back. Gotta go back to check on something." Erron said.
"Then I best leave you to it then." Scorpion said as he turned away.
Ren and Nora's POV
Ren, Nora, Ruby,Yang and Taiyang were sitting next to each other on a bench in the evacuation center. Taiyang were hugging Yang with his left arm and Ruby with the other. Ren was cleaning his knife while Nora leaned on his right shoulder.
"Do you think he is okay?" Nora asked Ren.
"I hope he is. He promised to come back for us, didn't he? Erron has never broken his promises." Ren ensured her.
"I think he's fine. He seemed to be someone who knew what he was doing. I don't think someone like that would do something reckless. I think he really just needs to do something." Taiyang told the two.
"If you say so,..." Nora looked away.
"Hey, lighten up! I know this is a rather Grimm situation but we should keep our heads up." Yang said proudly as she looked up.
"Eyyy, I'm so proud of you." Taiyang grinned as he hugged Yang tighter.
"BOOOO! Bad joke." Ruby and Nora spoke in an unison.
Erron Black's POV
"Shit." Erron muttered.
The house that he checked was empty. No sign of his brother or that dickhead of an old man. The cowboy really had a bone to pick with that man.
Finally, a new chapter. Took me long enough, eh? Yes, I will have Ruby trained by Hanzo in the future, but for now, let's just wait for what comes next.