RWBY: Lost and Forgotten
Chapter 13
2 weeks later
Chrome
We, me, my team, and Team RWBY, sat in the cafeteria, talking and eating our food. Team JNPR sat at the table across from ours. My team wasn't really talking to JNPR or RWBY since they didn't really know them. The only reason why they were here was because I was here.
I sat next to my sister, Weiss sat on the other side of me, and noticed Blake was nose deep in another book. Scooting closer to her, I noticed a drawing of Adam. "Whatchya got there?" I asked her.
"Nothing." she closed the book. "Just going over notes from last semester." I knew she was lying but shrugged it off.
Yang caught a grape in her mouth that was flung by Nora. "Lame." Nora continued to fling grapes into Yang's mouth.
Suddenly, Ruby placed a rather large binder on the table. The cover said "Vytal Festival Activities, Property of Weiss Schnee" but that was crossed out by a red marker and replaced with "Best Day Ever Activities".
Ruby cleared her throat. "Sisters...friends...Weiss..."
"Hey!"
"Four score and seven minutes ago, I had a dream." Ruby said.
"This ought to be good." Yang caught another berry in her mouth.
"A dream that one day, the four of us will come together, as a team, and have the most fun anyone has ever had... ever!" Ruby continued.
"Wait, I'm not invited?" I asked, looking down in fake sadness.
"Did you steal my binder?"
"I am not a crook." Ruby replied.
"What are you talking about?" Blake asked.
"I'm talking about kicking off the semester with a bang!" Ruby said with a smile.
"I always kick my semesters off with a Yang! Eh? Guys? Am I right?" Yang looked around. It was such a bad joke I couldn't help but smile at it.
An apple is tossed at yang and hits her in the face. "Boooooooooooooooo!"
"Look guys, it's been a good two weeks and between more exchange students arriving and the tournament at the end of the year, our second semester is going to be great!" Ruby continued. "But, classes start back up tomorrow! Which is why I've taken the time to schedule a series of wonderful events for us today."
"I don't know whether to be proud or scared of what you have in store." Weiss said.
Yang, still glaring, picks up an apple and tosses it across the room. An unfamiliar voice shouts "Hey!" and Nora started giggling.
"I don't know. I think I might sit this one out." Blake told them.
"Sit out or not, I think that however we spend this last day, we should do it as a team!" Weiss said.
"So, I'm not invited?" I asked again.
"I got it!"
"I for one think that..." Weiss was interrupted as a pie hit her in the face.
"Oh no." I feared for what was about to unfold.
Weiss wiped off the pie and picked up a milk carton. She threw it at the orange haired girl, splattering it across her school uniform. "Now you've done it!" Nora smirked. Picking up a hamburger, she tried to throw it at Weiss but her aim was off, hitting me instead.
Looking down at my shirt, Yang started to snicker. "Think that's funny?" I dipped my fingers in ketchup and smeared it across the blonde's face.
"Ooooh!" she grabbed a carton of milk, opened it, and tossed it at me, soaking the front of my shirt.
At this point, some of the other students saw what was happening and began to get out of the cafeteria as quickly as possible.
Picking up a can of soda, I shook it up and pointed it at Yang. Seeing what I was doing, she dove under the table just as I opened it, causing me to accidentally soak Ruby instead. Ruby looked down at herself before turning to me with a glare. She grabbed a roll of bread and threw it at me.
Hearing a tray hit the ground, we all looked over to see Nora standing on the table, holding a watermelon in each hand. Taking a deep breath, she smiled. "FOOD FIGHT!"
She threw a watermelon at Yang then Blake. At this point, everyone in the cafeteria, including my team, had rushed outside, leaving me, Team RWBY and Team JNPR.
Grabbing a ketchup bottle, I aimed it at Ren and squeezed the bottle, shooting the red substance at him. He tried to duck but the ketchup managed to hit his head.
Seeing Pyrrha grab a loaf of bread, she took aim and threw it at me like a spear. Jumping over the table, I caught the bread and threw it back at her. She quickly ducked, causing it to hit Jaune instead. He was sent back as Pyrrha turned to him. "I'm sorry!"
As she was distracted, Blake grabbed a sausage link and used it as a whip to knock Pyrrha back. Rushing over to her, I picked up two loaves of bread and attacked. Pyrrha quickly grabbed herself a loaf to defend herself.
Pulling her leg back, she kicked me away. Falling onto my back, I saw Blake roll in and knock her into a soda vending machine, causing a ton of canned soda to spill out.
As Pyrrha recovered, she used her semblance on the cans, sending countless of them into Blake and knocking her back. As she fell to the ground, Ruby flashed passed me with speeds I could barely see. The cans were pushed back to their sender as all of Team JNPR was swept up in Ruby's wind.
Coming to a stop, Ruby indented the wall, crashing the four members of JNPR into the wall, followed by food and soda cans. After a few seconds, the four of them slid off the wall.
We all laughed as the doors to the cafeteria burst open. Goodwitch stormed in, using her semblance to fix the destroyed room before looking to us. "Children, please. Do not play with your food!"
After she said this, Nora burped loudly and Yang crashed into the room through the roof. Again, we all laughed.
Half an hour later
Walking into my dorm room, I cleaned myself up and changed into my zip-up hoodie, jeans, and leather jacket. Pulling my shoes on, I walked to the door just as it opened.
My teammates walked in and saw me about to head out. "And where are you going?" Maya asked.
"The library." I told them. "I won't be long."
Leaving the room, I started heading for the library. Walking in, I was immediately called over by Yang. "Chrome, over here!" shs was at a table with her team, waving me over.
Heading over to their table, I saw they were playing a board game. "Here, pull up a chair." Yang gestured to the seat next to her. Sitting down, I watched as Team RWBY played the game. I had absolutely no idea what was going on.
"Hmmmmm... All right... All right!" Ruby pointed at her sister. "Yang Xiao Long, prepare your kingdom for battle!"
"Bring it on!"
"I deploy the Atlesian Air Fleet!" Ruby slapped her card down on the table. "Looks like I get to fly right over your Ursai and attack your walls directly!"
"You fiend!"
"And since Atlas is part of Mantle, my repair time is only one turn." Ruby's smile quickly vanished as Yang started giggling.
"Pretty sneaky, sis, but you just activated my trap card! Giant Nevermore!" Yang slams the card down on the table. "If I roll a seven or higher, fatal feathers will slice your fleet in two!"
"But, if you roll a six or lower, the Nevermore will turn on your own forces!" Ruby told her.
"That's just a chance I'm willing to take." Yang rolls the dice and gets an 8 causing Ruby to yell in defeat.
"Nooooo! My fearless soldiers!"
"Eh, most of them were probably androids." Yang shrugged.
"Goodbye my friends, you will be avenged."
"Not until I draw my rewards! Which are double this round thanks to the Mistral Trade Route!"
"Bah!"
"Oh, and what's this? The Smugglers of Wind Path?" Yang smiled.
"Bah! Bah, I say!"
"I say, it looks like I'm taking two cards in my hand!" Yang then drew her cards.
"Have you no heart?" Ruby collapses on the table, groaning. "Nooo!"
"Well, Weiss, it's your turn."
"I have... absolutely no idea what's going on." the heiress replied.
"Yeah, I'm lost, too." I added.
Yang slid up beside her. "Look, it's easy! You're playing as Vacuo which means that all Vacuo-based cards come with a bonus."
"That sounds dumb."
Yang starts looking through Weiss' cards. "See, you've got Sandstorm, Desert Scavenge... Oh, oh!" She pulls up a card to show Weiss. "Resourceful Raider! See, now you can take Ruby's discarded Air Fleet—"
"Nooo!" Ruby cried.
"—and put it in your hand!"
"Okay."
"And since Vacuo warriors have an endurance against Natural-based hazards, you can use Sandstorm to disable my ground forces and simultaneously infiltrate my kingdom!" Yang then points a finger at Weiss. "Just know that I will not forget this declaration of war."
"And that means..."
"You're just three moves away from conquering Remnant!" Ruby cried out.
Weiss suddenly stands up, laughing manically. "Y-yes! Fear the almighty power of my forces! Cower as they pillage your homes and weep as they take your children from your very arms!"
"Trap card..." Yang held up a card.
"Huh?"
"Your armies have been destroyed." Yang said as she sat back, victorious.
Weiss slumped in her chair. "I hate this game of emotions we play."
Ruby hopped into Weiss' lap. "Stay strong, Weiss! We'll make it through this together!"
"Shut up!" Weiss hugged her leader. "Don't touch me!"
"Alright Blake, you're up!"
"Oh, um, sorry, what am I doing?" my sister asked.
"You're playing as Vale, trying to conquer the Kingdoms of Remnant!" Yang explained.
"Right."
Suddenly, Jaune approached the table. "Hey! Can I play?"
"Sorry Jaune, we've already got 4 people." Ruby told him.
"Besides, this game requires a certain level of tactical cunning that I seriously doubt that you possess." Weiss added.
"Uhh, you attacked your own naval fleet 2 turns ago." Yang said.
"Bring it on, Ice Queen! I'll have you know that I have been told that I am a natural born leader!" Jaune challenged.
"By who? Your mother?"
"A-and Pyrrha!" Jaune replied.
Pyrrha waved from the other table. "Hello again!"
"Come on, let me play your hand for a turn!" Jaune begged.
"I'm not trusting you with the good citizens of Vacuo!"
"Why not? You've trusted me with way more important stuff before. I mean, you told us all that Blake is secretly a Fa-" Pyrrha rushed over and covered Jaune's mouth.
"Fun-loving person, whom we all admire and respect."
We all looked towards Blake who just glared at us.
"Right. That. Ladies, enjoy your battle." Jaune bowed and returned to his table.
"'Sup losers." Sun walked over with some other guy who had blue hair.
"Hey Sun!" Ruby greeted.
"Ruby, Yang, Blake, Chrome... Ice Queen."
"Why does everyone keep calling me that?" Weiss asked.
"I never got a chance to formally introduce you to my old friend." Sun gestured to the guy next to him.
"Uhh, aren't libraries for reading?" he asked.
"Thank you!" Ren shouted from the other table.
"Shut up. Don't be a nerd." Sun told him.
"Geh, geh, geh, geh! 'Intellectual', okay? Thank you. I'm Neptune."
"Neptune? I take it you're from the ocean then?" I joked.
"Haven, actually." Neptune replied.
"I never took you as the board game playing type." Sun said to Blake.
"Right, well, I think I'm done playing actually. I'll see you guys later." Blake got up and started heading for the exit.
"Women." Nora said from the other table.
Watching Blake leave, I knew there was something on her mind. She's only ever acted like this when something wouldn't stop bothering her.
With a sigh, I got up and started heading for the exit. "Where are you going?" Yang asked me.
"Back to the dorms." I replied as I placed my hands in my pockets. "See ya guys later."
End of chapter 13