The prompt for this was "Switch the heroes and villains around for pivotal scenes."
He ran through the ruins of Kuroyuri, fear gripping his heart. This was it, the place he'd grown up, the place where his parents had been killed, the place where he'd first met Nora. He hadn't wanted to come back here, but he had little choice.
He knew what that cave was. That was Its den. Those weapons and banners were trophies from Its past kills. And then he'd heard Its roar. It was coming for his friends. He had to save them, even if it meant returning to the place where his parents died.
He and Nora came to a stop in the main square of Kuroyuri, pausing for a moment to catch their breath. Then he looked up and breathed a sigh of relief.
Ruby, Jaune, and the barely conscious form of Qrow were all right there, unharmed. The monster was nowhere to be seen.
Ruby turned to them and asked "What are you guys doing here?"
"Did you hear that noise? What was that?" asked Jaune, a bit of panic in his voice.
He was about to answer, when he heard It.
The footsteps were barely audible, even with his impressive hearing. But even so, they were unmistakable. As was the clink of metal as the monster drew Its weapons.
He sank to his knees, all four of them, as all of his past trauma came rushing back. "No," he whispered. The noise came out as an incomprehensible screech.
"Nuck, what is it?" cried Ruby.
"Wait, you guys hear that?" asked Jaune as the footsteps drew closer.
"No," Nuckelavee screeched, bowing his head in defeat.
"Nuck?" whispered Nora, stepping closer to her best friend.
That was when It entered the square. Nuckelavee lifted his head to look at his parents' killer. The monster wore the same green outfit It had all those years ago when It destroyed this town. It gripped Its weapons, a pair of bladed automatic pistols, loosely, as if It didn't think It would truly need them against such meager foes. Many of the weapons that had failed to kill It over the years were still embedded in Its back. Its black hair with a single magenta highlight waved slightly in the breeze.
Lie Ren inhaled sharply and focused Its eyes on Its next five victims.
This was kind of a silly one, not to mention shorter than my average WPW submission. I just saw this prompt and wanted to do something a little crazy. The only thing I had trouble with was deciding whether or not to replace the rest of Team RNJR with Grimm as well. I decided it would be funnier to make the Nuckelavee a beloved friend of Ruby, Jaune, and Nora.
Thanks for reading!