A/N:
Hi friends!
Welcome back to RWBY: The Selection, starring: Bumblebee! We've got some surfing, we've got some teasing, we've got some angst. It's truly a smorgasbord of bees, but where is Jaune? Where is Oscar? And will the date stay as wonderful, fluffy, and safe as it is now?
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Without further ado, enjoy!
Chapter 59: Reese
"C'mon, Oscar, you'll love it!" Reese proclaimed.
Oscar shivered. It didn't look like he had ever been this deep in the water before, and he didn't seem to be the strongest swimmer, but Reese needed someone to surf with out here. She had convinced him to come by saying Jaune was out too, trying to surf, but, as Oscar looked around, he realized that Jaune was nowhere to be seen.
Reese grinned, trying to be encouraging. "You just hop on the surfboard, and ride the waves, see?" She pulled herself onto her board, catching the next big wave and riding it to shore. On the beach, Jaune was walking along with Velvet, collecting shells. Yang was staring at them over her sunglasses.
She paddled back out to sea. Oscar was still petrified, clinging to his board for dear life. What was wrong with that kid? Didn't he know how to have fun? "It's easy, really," Reese said with a roll of her eyes. "Unless you're too much of a coward to give it a try,"
That had done the trick. Wobbling slightly, Oscar bit his lip and climbed onto the board.
"Now, when a big wave comes, just keep your balance, and try to ride it to shore," Reese called. She looked on as he tried to steady his stance for the massive, incoming wave. It curled into a white-cap, with large spines protruding from the water.
"Wait, what?" Reese squinted her eyes to see in the sunlight. There were indeed spikes coming out of the wave. Her panic grew as the wave approached. "Grimm!" she shouted.
Oscar turned around and froze, but Reese was not that slow. Her eyes widened as she stared at the emerging Grimm: a massive Sea Feilong, with a serpent-like body, an armored face, and huge teeth. She hopped on her surfboard and sped away.
Looking behind her as she raced to the shore, Reese saw the Grimm rear back, a ball of lightning forming in his mouth. "Oscar!" someone called from the beach. Oscar turned in response to the voice, and, in doing so, lost his footing on the board. He hit his head before crashing into the water, and Reese's eyes widened in horror when he didn't reemerge.
