Weiss and Ruby

Weiss watch ones again as Torchwick kicked the younger girl, laughing as he did so. Without a second thought, Weiss jumped in the air, spinning in mid-air and slamming her blade into the concrete. The heiress activated her Glymps, erupting an ice wall, separating Torchwick from her leader. Weiss ran to join Ruby as the younger girl brushed the dust of her cloak.

"What about Yang?" Ruby questioned the older girl, leaping over the wall of ice, Weiss following suit. Torchwick glared at the two, slowly stepping back.

"Blake's dealing with her, let's just say I'm not the best fit when it comes to getting through to that big oaf," Weiss said, firing at the man who was desperately dodging out of the way.

"Yeah, I kind of thought that. You two are a bit of a mismatch when it comes to combat." Ruby said a matter of factly. Once Weiss had stopped firing, the brunette shot forward, striking the man, slashing the man with Crescent Rose's blade.

"Well, sorry I didn't consider that, while my partner has just been knocked halfway across the room by her out of control sister." Weiss snapped, following up Ruby's strike with one of her own. Torchwick stumbled backward, struggling to stay on his feet.

"Oh right, I didn't think about that," Ruby said with slight embarrassment. The younger girl went in for another hit to Torchwick, Weiss hot on her heels. However, before the girls could get any further. A parasol slammed into Ruby's face stopping her in her tracks. Ruby was pushed back by a kick to the face colliding with Weiss. Neo had appeared from out of nowhere, looking pleased with her intersection.

"I forgot about that ice cream girl. How did she sneak up on us without us hearing her." Ruby rubbed her head as she complained to the heiress.

"Does it matter? Just keep a close eye on her, she might look innocent enough, but both Yang and Blake seem to have had difficulty taking her down." Weiss stood with her weapon raised but chose to stay in a defensive stance.

"Right." Ruby frowned, mimicking Weiss's stance.

"Ah, Neo, about time you showed up." The redheaded man smiled at the girl before turning his attention to the girls in front of him. "Two on two seems like a fair fight now." He gave them a hatful smile as he eyed the girls.

Yang and Blake

"It's just you and me now, kitten." Yang's voice sounding oddly cheerful. However, this did not show in her face. "Got to say, she always looked forward to alone time with you." The brawler gave a mischievous smile as she talked about herself in the third person.

Blake didn't move, her eyes scanning her partner, searching for something, but the blonde couldn't tell for what. The Faunus was always hard to read, especially during a fight. Yang cocked her head to the side. "What, you don't have anything to say? or do you realize it's pointless." Blake still didn't say anything. The silence was beginning to get to Yang. "Fine by me, I'll just end this quick."

Yang pulled her arm back, firing two shells at the raven-haired girl. When the shots came into contact with the Faunus, the shells exploded. Covering the area where she stood in a smoke cloud. Yang took a step forward. `Blake, no.` Yang's voice screamed in her head. But the words did not escape her mouth.

As the smoke started to clear, to Yang's surprise, Blake's body was nowhere to be found. Before the blonde could turn around and search for the Faunus, she felt something hit her from behind, knocking the wind out of her. Blake followed this up with a kick to the back of her partner's legs, forcing Yang to fall on her knees.

Yang growled at the girl, who was looking down on her, Blake's weapon already pointing at the blonde. "What now? are you going to kill me?" Yang smirked when Blake still never spoke, Her golden eyes boring into scarlet. "Then again, out of everyone one in the team, I wouldn't put it past you. After all, I wouldn't be the first person you've killed, am I?" Yang laughed as Blake tightened her grip on her weapon. "So why don't you do it." Blake licked her lower lip, the Funaus's hands sweating.

"You're right. In normal circumstances, I would have just ended it. But, I'm not entirely sure that Yang's completely gone yet." Blake's voice was steady as she spoke honestly to this imposter that took on her partner's face.

"Don't waste your breath. It's pretty apparent the Yang you know is not coming back." In one swift movement, Yang punched at the weapon in Blake's hand, forcing the Faunus's aim away from her and firing a bullet at Blake's stomach. Blake crumbled to the ground, holding her mid-drift, coughing as she tried to catch her breath. Moments like these, she counted herself lucky to have an aura shield. However, getting shot point-blank in the stomach would cause damage, aura shield, or not. Forcing herself up on her hands and knees, Blake glared at the girl.

"Yang, I know you don't want to do this, this isn't you. You would never hurt any of us on purpose." The Faunus took in a deep breath when a kick was delivered to her stomach. Blake could have sworn she heard a crack on impact. Blake wanted to curl up, avoid any more hits to her stomach, but she knew she couldn't back down, not now.

"Look at you, if you carry on like this, you'll die." The brawler kicked the Faunus ones again as she yelled. Forcing Blake on her back, the blonde sat down on the girl's chest, straddling her. Golden eyes filled with pain looking up in the act of defiance. "You really don't care if you die." Yang backhanded the Faunus, who let out a hiss of pain. "Fight me. Why are you just letting this happen." Blake couldn't help but notice the desperation in the older girl's voice, the flicker of lilac peeking through the crimson.

"No, if you want this to stop, you're going to have to stop it yourself, Yang." Blake could see the battle that was going on in Yang's head.

Those eyes that belong to her partner, filled with pain and so much hate. For a split second, lilac eyes finally coming through. "Please, Blake, I don't want to hurt you, just fight me." The voice pleaded, teardrop, landing on Blake's cheek, Yang sounded broken.

"I can't, Yang, I dont want to hurt you either. I need you to fight this, I can't lose you." Blake allowed her own tears to fall. As soon as the words left Blake's mouth, Yang's eyes went back to scarlet.

"You know what?" Yang spoke once again, her voice sounding furious. "I'm done with these games." Yang pulled back her arm, her gauntlet's mechanics turning, indicating that the blonde was ready to fire at the girl trapped underneath her. Blake closed her eyes, waiting for the final blow. She didn't want the last thing she saw to be Yang's scarlet eyes. That wasn't the girl that Blake knew. That girl was full of anger. Yang, though she could lose her temper, she was full of nothing but passion. The brawler cared for the people she loved. Nothing was too much for her, as long as her friends were happy. That was the girl Blake fell for, and that was the girl the Faunus was going to remember.

Blake waited for a moment, preparing herself for the blow, but nothing came. Was the girl on top of her drawing this out? Did she want Blake to watch her deliver the final blow? Blake dared to open her eyes. Her eyes widened at sight in front of her, though Yang still had her gauntlet aimed at the girl. The brawler's fist was shaking. In fact, her whole body was, Blake couldn't help but notice the temperature around her start to rise to unbearable heat. Without realizing, Yang had flung herself off Blake, cradling her head in her hands, gripping her hair. The blonde let out a pained cry.

"Yang!" Blake shot to her feet, holding her stomach. The Faunus wobbled over to the blonde but was forced to stop when the heat was getting too intense. The Faunus eyed the girl, her eyes widened. Yang's skin started to blister, Angry red patches covering any bit of skin on show. Blake's heart stopped as she realized that Yang's semblance was burning the girl from the inside out, in the effort to fight against this thing in Yang's head. "Yang, no." The Faunus was at a loss on what to do.

"Yang." A high pitched voice brought Blake back to reality. Ruby came running to the raven-haired girl's side, Weiss was not far behind.

"Where's Torchwick?" Blake turned around, trying to spot the redhead man.

"He just disappeared"What happened?" Weiss demanded, she winced coming to a halt next to the Faunus. Blake could see that the heiress had received a nasty looking cut to her calf.

"I'm not sure. I think Yang's trying to fight this." Blake turned to the white themed teammate, knowing it would be useless talking to the younger sister. "Weiss, we need to get help. She won't last if we don't do anything. Her skin is already burning." Weiss looked at the girl who was pleading with her. Weiss couldn't help but look away. She wasn't used to the Faunus looking so broken. Weiss was at a loss for words because they both knew that it would take too long for help to reach them even if they went for help.

"Guys, what do we do?" Ruby turned to the two girls hoping to get some sort of answer.

"Ruby." Weiss grabbed the teary-eyed girl. Knowing it was the only thing she could do. A small explosion coming from Yang sent the girls back, knocking the girls off their feet. They all stared helplessly, Ruby trying to get out of Weiss's grip. Blake couldn't stand the sound of Yang's pained screams, her hands covering her cat ears.

"Hold on, firecracker." A male voice shouted as a blonde man ran into the infernal Yang had become without hesitation. His skin regenerating as he got closer to the girl.

"Dad." Ruby whimpered, trying to reach out, still being held down by the heiress.

"Don't worry, Miss Rose, your father knows exactly what he is doing. Plus, he's one of the few people who could help your sister, considering his semblance is quite similar to her own." The girls turned their heads in the voice's direction, seeing Ozpin and professor Goodwitch staring intensely at the man. However, Professor Goodwitch seemed less confident than the man next to her.

Yang could hear a faint voice drawing closer to her. It was familiar; it belonged to someone she knew very well. But Yang couldn't put her finger on it. The brawler's head was still too hazy, she felt someone lifting her chin, her unfocused eyes slowly becoming clear, a blonde-haired man gave her a soft smile. "Hey, firecracker, sorry I took my time." Yang could see the man trying to avoid wincing as his skin blistered.

"Dad, I can't make it stop, I tried...I don't know what to do," She cried as tears that had fallen started to evaporate from the heat.

"I know, kiddo, You've done a great job. Summer would be so proud of you. Just let me do the rest, okay?" The young girl nodded her head. "This might hurt." He spoke with pain in his voice, pulling his own arm back gauntlets at the ready he fired at the girl's side.

Team Rwb

The girl's watch on, unable to see through the infernal, or what had become of Tai as he raced into the fire trying to save his eldest daughter. "Dad," Ruby whimpered. Just as the team was starting to lose hope, the infernal began to die away.

Blake watched on, searching for any sign of movement. She practically had to wait until the firestorm had vanished to see a man stand on wobbly legs, cradling what looked to be his daughter. "Dad, Yang." The youngest member of the team broke free of her partner running towards her family.

Blake and Weiss stood frozen to the spot. They could see from where they stood the horrific burns that now covered each person's body. "Is she?" Weiss's hands covered her mouth, the smell of burnt flesh filling the air.

"No, she's not. However, the two will need medical care." The man leaned on his cane, turning his head to the woman next to him. "Professor Goodwitch, could you escort MR Xiao Long and his daughters back to Beacon." The woman nodded. The man's attention was then turned to the remaining members of team Rwby. "You two will also need medical treatment," Ozpin said as he eyed his students' scruffy appearance.

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