Italics indicate thinking
Bold is for attacks
Leona's POV
My newly started trek to catch up to Ruby was already off to a pretty poor start, in terms of tracking her down I just followed the bloodlust of the person hunting her, and the asylum wasn't chasing me down which I guess makes sense since they said I could leave whenever I wanted no the problem came from the morale crossroad I was currently at.
I had come across a bandit camp in the woods, they had a few prisoner's and I wasn't sure what to do, I could help them out but I might risk losing my tail on the guy after Ruby but when I thought about it the choice was obvious, Ruby would flip if I didn't stop to help these people first.
"Still A whole camp of bandits." I grabbed Bloodsplitter "I hope I haven't lost my touch!"
I jumped out of a tree and landed square in the center of the camp "RAAAH!"
"What the hell?"
"Who's this bitch?!"
"Get her!"
I quickly palmed the ground and rose up a barrier of roots to block their bullets and then did a cross swipe to blow a handful of them away. I was next assaulted by a duo each wielding a spear that jumped back from.
"HRA!" I fired off a crossbow bolt and pinned the foot of one down before tackling him and punching him in the face.
"HMM!" I licked my fingers clean after I bloodied his lip and then caught his partner's spear "not gonna happen!"
I snapped the spear and punched him out too.
"OH YEAH!" I roared "I'm back baby!"
I heard a loud whirring and bandit wearing a thick helmet that hid his face stomp out. He was tall, burly, covered in scars and cuts and his blade was a sword that had spinning teeth on it.
"You're the boss?" I asked.
"RAH!" he wasted no time sawing at me.
I wasn't able to block him since the spinning teeth on the blade knocked my sword back. I had to go defensive, as much as my blood was boiling for me to just rush him down I had to be careful or I was gonna lose a hand.
"Tsk." I hissed trying to find an opening "THERE!"
I pulled back and delivered the signature Amazon Super Punch to his gut.
"DIE!" he shook off the blow and went to saw me in half.
"Seriously?!"
"GAH!" he suddenly yelled as his wrist gushed blood and he dropped his sword, his hand falling off the trigger.
"You've lost your touch." A raspy voice giggled.
"HRAA!" I took the opening to slam my blade into the guy and send him flying "I would have managed, coming to see me again already Neo?"
I turned around and saw the half pink tribal princess giggling.
"Why are you here?" I asked.
"I finished some house keeping and thought I'd come and say hello, all my loose ends are tied up." She smiled "That and I figured you'd need help, I heard Tyrian got sent after your little blood bank."
"Ruby." I took a drink from the potion bottle "So you knew about that."
"With Beacon falling Salem want's them to get more aggressive, it's not safe for me there anymore." Neo said.
"So now you're tagging along with me." I raised an eyebrow.
"Problem?" she asked "I thought we'd get the band back together."
I laughed as I let the captives out of their cages "That was a long time ago. What about all that stuff about wanting to destroy tihs world since everyone in it is weak?"
"That was the blood talking." she said.
Before I could say much more I looked at the top of a cage and saw a bright red and yellow parrot land on it.
"This is…Garuda." I unwrapped a paper from it's foot "A Carrier Parrot, I'm shocked you could find me way out here."
Back in the jungle we use Parrots for long distance communication with hunting parties, I hadn't realized they could find their masters this far out though.
"So you got one too." Neo noted "Read it."
I unraveled the paper and skimmed it.
"After hearing your previous reports and news from the outside we've found it prudent to dispatch a third scout." I mumbled reading ahead "No not her…"
"That's quite the face you're making." Neo laughed.
"You knew about this?" I hissed.
"Of course, I got one two." She wheezed "But if their sending her then they must be getting serious about letting more people in and out of the jungle."
"You were sent out because you had the Bloodlust." I said "I'm pretty sure they knew I had it too, do you think she will."
"It's be quite something if the three of us were all linked like that again." Neo hummed.
"This is what you meant by getting the band back together." I sighed "The three of us haven't teamed up in some time."
"Takes me back that's for sure." Neo laughed.
"She was probably following Garuda." I hummed as the bird flew off "I'd wager she's not more than a half day's journey behind us and gaining. We can't wait for her we need to stop that maniac after Ruby."
"Then let's not waste any time." Neo hummed before coughing.
"Are you alright?" I asked.
"Talking so much." She rubbed her burned throat "Hurts."
I just looked at her "Sorry."
"It's not…you're fault." She said "Come on."
The two of quickly hit the road, seeking to make the best time possible and save the others.
Later
NO POV
"HMPH!" Ruby spun her Crescent Rose around to try and block Tyrian's strikes.
Even with her allies help they were losing a four on one fight.
"Got ya!" he went to strike with his tail.
"HRRRA!" a massive blade landed between him and Ruby, stopping the attack.
"This is-." Ruby gasped.
"You fight me now!" Leona roared.
"LEONA!" the others gasped.
"Sorry I'm a little late, got sidetracked." She laughed.
Leona's POV
"Do you seriously think you can stop me alone?" Tyrian laughed.
"Who said I was alone?" I asked.
He suddenly turned and used his tail to block as Neo tried to stab him from behind with her knife.
"Dammit." She hissed.
"Wait I remember you." He recognized Neo "one on Cinder's little friends."
"Hmm." Neo jumped back next to me and threw her jacket off.
"You all stay back." I lowered into my stance "Neo and I will handle this. LET'S GO!"
I fired off a bolt and charged in after it. I took a big swing but was blocked by his wrist blades.
"Crazy fighting crazy!" I laughed pushing him back "You should have stayed at the asylum when you passed through! Leave and I won't chop you in half!"
"Why would Salem send you after Ruby." Neo pointed her knife "Answer me."
"I think we've talked enough already." Tyrian smiled "Don't you agree."
"Fine." I hefted up my blade "We'll talk with our fists!"
I quickly blocked as dashed in, pushing him back, he jumped up and landed on the tip of my blade and shanked my side with his tail.
"Oh, dear you lost already." He laughed.
"Poison." I smirked "HRA!"
I punched him.
"That won't work on me!" I slammed him with my sword and sent him crashing into a building.
"Which vein to cut." Neo darted after him spinning her knife in her hand.
Before she could get close Tyrian jumped up and started unloading bullets.
"Root Wall!" I pulled up a barrier for Neo.
"HAHAHA!" Tyrian ran around me and was going at Ruby.
"Get back her." I dragged my blade along the ground.
"HMPH!" he jumped up, kicking Ren and Nora in the face before I blocked him.
"I told you stay back!" I snapped.
"Leona!" Neo coughed pulling the blade off her Veinripper.
I made Roots bind Tyrian in place as she blew a dart through the handle of her tiny knife and knocked him out with a dart in the neck.
"We got him for now." I caught my breath.
"Leona!" Ruby hugged me "You came!"
"I had a bad feeling." I smiled "I was…worried about you."
"Thanks." She blushed a bit.
"Umm so like what's with her." Nora asked as Neo walked over to us.
"Oh this is my old friend Neo, she's an amazon too." I said.
"Yeah we saw the tattoos." Jaune said.
"Salem has gotten more aggressive." Neo said "You…need my help."
"Don't worry she's good." I told them.
"I was only supposed to get the Silver Eyed girl, but I think her Grace will be pleased if I bring this defector back as well." Tyrian suddenly broke free.
"What?" Neo gasped.
"He's part Scorpion the darts mustn't be as effective." Jaune warned.
He's fast.
Before we could even react Tyrian was kicked away as Qrow suddenly appeared.
"Whoa!" we all gasped.
"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby gasped.
Qrow quickly engaged Tyrian in combat, it was still too dangerous for us to jump in and find and opening, especially for the others.
"Leona." Neo spun her blade "Let's do it."
"Hmm…alright." I nodded unhooking the bottle off my waist "Nora catch!"
"Wah!" she grabbed it frantically, nearly dropping the bottle.
"No matter what." I looked back "When this fights over make us drink that."
"What is it?" she asked.
"Just do it." I hissed as Neo slit both our wrists and we licked off each other.
My tattoos burned and glowed as I lifted up my Bloodsplitter.
"Oh that's the stuff!" I moaned.
"Let's get him!" Neo dashed in with her dark smile on her face.
"Right behind ya!" I charged in after her.
Tyrian was rapidly losing ground as Neo and I quickly turned the tide, slashing at him and kicking up dust, still he was slippery and landing a serious cut was hard, somehow this guy was dodging a master class huntsman, two bloodlust fueled Amazons and Ruby's covering fire.
"Why won't you just die!" I slammed my sword deep into the ground and then pulled it out, kicking up rubble and knocking him skyward.
"Dodge this!" Neo darted around the rocks and got a stab in on his gut.
"Here we go." Qrow knocked Tyrian into a building "Now we're getting somewhere."
He jumped after Tyrian, fighting him on the roof while Neo and I kept positions on the ground.
"GOT HIM!" Tyrian got launched out of the building, I grabbed his tail and slammed him down "Do it now!"
"HRA!" Tyrian jumped up and went to strike me only to get blocked by Ruby.
"Do you wish to die?" he laughed at her.
"No…but I'm not gonna stand by and let everyone else get hurt trying to protect me." She glared.
"Get Ruby out of here!" Qrow yelled blocking Tyrian again.
"No way." Neo laughed.
"We're fighting." I smiled.
"RAH!" Tyrian laughed stinging Qrow's side.
"Shit." I hissed.
"There!" Neo pinned the venom bulb down "Now!"
"HYA!" Ruby let off a shot and blew Tyrian's tail off.
"AAAAH!" he screamed "YOU BITCH!"
For a Faunus like him that's like losing a leg.
"GRAAH!" he stumbled around in a daze "Fine…she'll forgive you. GRR!"
He scampered off, leaving us as the victors for now.
"UGH!" Qrow grabbed his side.
"Are you okay?" Ruby asked.
"I'll be fine." He told her "It just grazed me."
"Are you seriously okay?" Nora asked handing Neo and I the bottle "You got hit kinda deep."
"Thanks to our Venom Tattoos we're immune to poison." I told her taking a drink "This is gonna leave a nasty scar though."
"I'll see what I can to about it." Neo hummed picking up Tyrian's tail "best to hang on to this."
"Still who was that guy?" Nora asked.
"And why are people after Ruby?" Jaune followed up.
"How did he even get here." Ren added.
"Uncle Qrow what's going on?" Ruby asked.
"Neo?" I looked at her.
"I…don't know much." She shrugged "After Beacon I've mostly been on my own."
"So than it seems there are a lot of questions to answer." I hummed "Let's make camp."
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