A/N: It's been a hectic week. I'm tired as hell, dying of a fever, and my roommate ate my left over Chinese food and I can't kill him because murder is illegal! (anger war cry)
Another RWBY DM fic popped up, a Jaune/Emerald one by DPLxBeAsTxSnIpE. I'm actual helping him out with ideas so that's fun :)
Now lets get to the reason you're all here. Here's chapter 16! Enjoy!
The White Fang member gripped her head as she slowly got up on all fours. Today was not her day. They were supposed to gain a whole bunch of new recruits, as well as reveal the White Fang's recent strides by showing their newest weapons: capture Atlassian mechs. But then apparently two of the recruits were spies and they started a shootout. Amongst the panic, everyone scattered and a huntress and huntsman showed up and took out everyone that was left. Everything just went to hell so quickly.
As she stood up on her knees, she shook the pain in her head away and leaned against the car she was thrown into and she looked around. To her left were the hunters that took them down. Below her was an unconscious comrade and an smg. She picked it up and aimed towards the huntsman who had his back to her.
She pulled the trigger. Three shots rang out before the gun clipped empty. She was unprepared for the recoil and the gun shot straight up, but she smiled as the huntsman fell down screaming. She then ducked back behind the car and reached for a new magazine. When she peaked back over the car, she didn't have time to blink before she was tackled to the ground.
The huntress wrapped her hands around her neck. She couldn't breathe, but was able to use both of her feet to kick the huntress off of her. Gasping, she dove for the smg, but the huntress was faster and kicked the gun away before kicking her stomach. The huntress then grabbed her and threw her into another car.
The faunus only had enough time to look up before the huntress kneed her stomach and then unleashed a fury of powerful strikes against her body and face. Her mask cracked and a piece broke off, allowing the terrorist to get a good look at the huntress's face. She never saw anyone so furious in her life. She thought only Grimm were capable of emitting such rage and hatred.
The moment passed and the huntress continued her ruthless assault on her, throwing her to the ground and punching her face over and over again. The terrorist screamed in agony and fear as her world turned into crimson and pain and darkness.
Glynda grunted as she gave the terrorists one final punch before letting go and standing up. Her breath was heavy and rapid. She closed her eyes for a few moments as she tried to calm herself. After she opened them again she looked down.
The face of the terrorist was a mess of bruises and blood. Her mask and nose were broken, her right eye swollen and leaking tears, and she was wheezing in pain and appeared to be unconscious. 'What?' She recoiled back and look at her hands. They were stained with warm blood.
Any thoughts she had were interrupted and halted when she heard a pained moan behind her. "JAUNE!" She got up and sprinted towards him. He was on his side, gripping his inner left thigh trying to stop the bleeding while eyeing another injury on left ankle. "Jaune!" Glynda shouted as she crouched by his side.
"It hurts," he forced out, "o-oh god it hurts." His eyes were closed shut and he breathing slowly but heavily through his teeth.
"Jaune," Glynda took off his backpack and tossed it aside as she turned him on his back. "I'm going to see how bad your leg is. I need you to hold still, ok?" Jaune winced as he nodded and leaned back. Glynda looked over the two injuries on his leg. The one on his thigh was without a doubt more severe than the one on his ankle, but both were bleeding. She came to the conclusion that while the most serious injury should be treated first, the smallest wound looked like it could be patched quickly, and slowing the rate of bleeding seemed like the best procedure at the moment.
Glynda reached down and inspected his ankle. The skin was torn as if the bullet grazed him. It was still bleeding, but the wound wasn't deep. "Jaune, your ankle just got graze but I'm still going to wrap it up to be safe," she said as she tore off half of her sleeve.
"O-ok," Jaune said in between breaths. Glynda then wrapped the torn sleeve around his ankle and pulled it tight, making Jaune wince at the pain, before tying it up. She then quickly moved up to the other injury up on his thigh. Just from the blood on the ground, she could tell that it was definitely worse than she thought.
After only a few seconds of searching, she found a problem. "Jaune, there's no exit wound, the bullet it still inside you. I need to flip you over," she warned him and made to flip him over before he can respond. She turned him onto his stomach as gently as she could, but he still winced at the pain.
"Damn," Glynda muttered as she looked it over. It honestly could have been worse. If it was a larger caliber bullet… she rather not think of that. The bullet tore a hole in him. She put her fingers around the wound and tried to get a good angle to see in, but she couldn't find the bullet. She saw a small glint of what could have been the bullet, but it was immediately lost in a sea of blood. "Fuck," she hissed in frustration.
"G-Glynda?" Jaune said, making her inner chastise herself for being too loud. "I can't see what's back there. What's wrong?" Glynda could practically feel the fear in his voice, and it tore at her heart.
"I..." Glynda tried to find the words as she used one hand to apply pressure to the wound while the other gripped Jaune's hand in an attempt to provide confort. "Jaune, this wound isn't lethal, you are going to be ok," she emphasized to him, "but the bullet is still inside your leg, and as long as it is it's going to be a lot harder to stop the bleeding, if at all." She sighed. She wasn't sure if leaving the bullet in their would increase the risk of an infection. Aura would no doubt help with that, but she felt best not to mention that she didn't want to worry him more.
"You can't get it out?" He questioned.
"Blood keeps getting in the way plus my semblance isn't that pinpoint," she admitted. "I'd most likely end up pulling something else out."
They both winced as a mental image of that popped into their heads.
"Well, thanks for not doing that, I guess" Jaune forced a chuckle to try and ease the tension, despite the pain in his leg. A brief glimmer of light made the two of them look up. A bullhead quickly fly over them and landed behind a building, near the alleyway they both came from earlier. It took off and left just as fast as it came.
"Shit," Glynda winced. Fearing the worst, she quickly dragged Jaune behind the closest van, which had an unconscious White Fang grunt leaning beside it. "Stay down and be quiet."
"M-more White Fang?" Jaune asked fearfully as Glynda placed him down and grabbed the terrorist's smg.
"I don't know," she responded as she cocked the weapon. "Just stay down and be quiet," she repeated. "If they don't know you're here then they won't come for you." She peeked around the van and aimed the gun to the alleyway, the other hand stayed to apply as much pressure on Jaune's wound as she could.
"You-you sure you can take them?" Jaune grabbed her leg and looked at her worriedly.
"I still have enough aura," Glynda wasn't sure if she had enough aura for or not, she did take a lot of hits during the fight. She looked at him briefly but dared not look him in the eyes. "I'll be fine." Her grip on the gun tightened as she adjusted her aim, while Jaune brought his hands back and joined Glynda's hand in trying to stop the bleeding.
She heard the faintest sound of footsteps approaching. Her eyes narrowed and her teeth gritted together as she adjusted her legs to start sprinting from cover to the next car in order to draw their fire away from Jaune. Even if he wasn't injured, Jaune's safety was her number one priority. If it meant her own life be taken, then so be it. But she would not go down without a fight.
"Jaune!" All tension died as Jaune and Glynda perked up at the familiar voice.
"Pyrrha?" Jaune questioned as Glynda dropped the gun and brought the other hand to his wound.
"Jaune!" Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora then appeared rushing from the alleyway, weapons drawn and worry on their face as they looked over the area.
Glynda's eyes widened briefly as she remembered Pyrrha's semblance, and how it only affects metal. "Miss Nikos!" She called out. "Jaune is down! I need help, now!"
"What!" All three members of JNPR shouted as they sprinted towards them. When they rounded the car and saw their friend, Ren's eyes widened, Nora covered her gaping mouth, and Pyrrha dropped to her knees, instinctively bringing her hands to help cover the large, bleeding wound.
"Hey guys," Jaune looked up at them with a small smile. "What are you guys doing here?"
"Our scrolls pinged that your locker was launched and we came as quick as we could," she answered quickly. "What hap-"
"You two can talk later," Glynda sternly interrupted. "Ren, Valkyrie, I'm not sure if there are more of them or not. Check the warehouse to see if there's any more, but don't engage them," Glynda commanded. The pair hesitated and spared a look of sympathy at their wounded friend before nodding and rushing off. "Miss Nikos, Jaune still has a bullet in his leg. I need you to use your semblance to get it out."
"I… yeah, I can do that," Pyrrha said. She and Glynda moved their hands off of the wound, and the champion winced at the blood and seeing the inside of her partner's leg. She looked around at the wound to try and find it. "I-I can't see it, there's too much blood in the way!" After a few more moments, she saw a shine in the sea of red. "Wait, I think I see it!" She moved a few inches back and put her hand out, feeling her semblance wrap around a metallic object.
"Good. Don't pull it out fast, take it nice and slow," Glynda ordered.
"Slow?! I thought we need this out immediately?" Pyrrha exclaimed.
"Calm down! If you just yank it out like that you'll just tear something else while doing so and make it worse. Do you want that?" Glynda asked.
"Uh… no." Pyrrha said. She took a deep breath and looked towards Jaune. "Ok Jaune, ready? Three... two…" Jaune winced as he felt the bullet start to move. "You ok?"
"Yeah," Jaune said just above a whisper. "It doesn't hurt too badly," Glynda and Pyrrha easily saw through the lie with how Jaune's hand was in a tight fist, "but it just feels… so weird."
"You're doing fine Jaune," Glynda said, putting a comforting hand on his back. "Pyrrha, how is it coming?"
"Almost… got it!" The bullet floated out of his leg with a black aura surrounding it. Pyrrha then stopped her semblance and the bullet dropped and pinged on the floor.
"Alright, good." Glynda looked around and saw an unconscious White Fang grunt near them. "Tear part of his shirt off." Pyrrha did so and tore off a large piece of fabric. "Now fold it up and hold it against the wound." The champion did as commanded.
Glynda then tore off her other sleeve and wrapped it as tight as she could around the cloth and wound. She took a moment to look at the impromptu bandage and sighed in relief when it looked like it stopped the bleeding.
A moment later, everyone flinched when an explosion filled the air, but relaxed when they heard someone shout "Nora!" in an annoyed manner. Jaune and Pyrrha shared a look. He motioned his head and Pyrrha nodded before taking off for the warehouse.
"I swear that girl will burn down Beacon one day," Glynda sighed. As she moved to help Jaune up.
"She won't if I tell her not to," Jaune smiled as he was now sitting up against the car. "Thanks."
"Jaune, are you sure you're ok?" Glynda asked softly. Jaune couldn't help but notice how worried and concerned about him she looked for him.
"I… yeah. My leg still hurts a little bit but I'll manage," He looked into her eyes and offered a small smile. "Thanks for helping me." Glynda returned the smile with a tint of redness on her cheeks.
The air was soon filled with the sound of police sirens. The noise drew closer and they both could now hear the sounds of several cars speeding towards them.
"Oh hey, it's the cops," Jaune voiced out.
"Yeah, nice of them to finally show up," Glynda spat out as she stood up. Jaune didn't need to look up to know she had a cross look on her face. "Nice to know our police force is competent enough to at least show up… eventually."
Several police cars pulled in around the warehouse from multiple directions. Cops in standard uniform branding pistols to heavy SWAT units with shields and rifles stormed all over the area. Two officers made a beeline towards Glynda.
"I'm a professor from Beacon, I have a student wounded here!" Glynda called out. One stopped and got on his scroll. The other, one with the captain insignia on his shoulder boards, ran right up to them.
"How bad is he ma'am?" He asked as he crouched down next to Jaune, looking at his leg.
"He was hit twice in the leg," Glynda explained. "One deep wound but the bullet is out and it's bandaged tight."
"Alright," the cop made to lift him up and Glynda helped him. Each had an arm under his shoulder. He started to lead them to one of the police cruisers. "I'll have one of my guys get him to the nearest hospital."
"T-thank you," Jaune smiled despite wincing.
"Much appreciated, thank you," Glynda nodded.
"If you really want to thank me, then help me and my men clear this place out," he more demanded than asked, but he didn't sound too harsh. "Me and my guys are utterly exhausted. We've had enough of the White Fang in one night to last us a week."
"Wait, what do you mean?" Jaune asked before Glynda could, who had an eyebrow raised.
"There was another fight with the White Fang on the overpasses," he explained.
"The overpasses? Were there any casualties?" Glynda gasped as Jaune's eyes were wide with shock.
"No deaths. A lot of wounded civies but almost all were minor injuries, nothing major or severe. A miracle giving the amount of property damage." The Arcwitch couple sighed in relief at this.
"Perhaps I should head there," Glynda suggested. "My semblance should be able to help repair most of the damage that was done."
"I'd appreciate that, considering that another one of your huntress teams was involved in the attack," he said.
"Hold on a moment, what?" Glynda gasped. "What the hell happened over there?"
"One moment." They reached the cruiser and started to help Jaune in the back. "Corporal, get this trainee huntsman to the hospital. His leg's wounded so be careful."
"Yes sir," The Corporal replied. The Captain closed the door and slowly drove off. Jaune wasn't able to hear much of the conversation, but he swore he heard something about Ruby and a robot.
It was morning on the following day and Jaune felt a lot better, though he wished the hospital bed wasn't so rock hard. Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora arrived early in the morning and were relieved to see their team leader and friend ok… for the most part.
The bullet hit and put a crack in his femur bone. Aura could heal it, but healing bones takes time. He had a cast wrapped around the wound that can be taken off later tomorrow. Jaune thought he was going to get a well-earned earful from his team about rushing off into danger without backup. But surprisingly they didn't. While they were a little upset about that, they were more concerned with his well beginning and making sure he was ok.
They also brought bagels, which was heaven compared to what the hospital called food. Jaune made sure to over exaggerate his thankfulness for real food and earn a laugh from his team. Over their breakfast, since he knew he would have to tell them eventually, he told his team all about what happened, but with a lot of details changed. He was not telling them about his date with Glynda, but he stayed mostly truthful when it came to the fighting.
While still worried, Pyrrha admitted she was proud that Jaune fought heroically and bravely against the White Fang, and Ren said it was a sign of how far he's come. Nora said that she knew Jaune was always so strong and was just holding back, earning a chuckle from him.
The room door opened and in came Glynda followed by a nurse. JNPR starred at the professor. Her clothes were… less than clean, dark bags were under her eyes, and she walked with less grace than she normally did. "Mr. Arc, Ren, Ms. Nikos, Valkyrie," she greeted each with a nod with a strained voice.
"Glynda are you ok," Jaune said, concern plaguing his voice as he got to the point. "You don't sound or look too good."
"I assure you I am ok, though I will admit that spending the night and morning fixing the damage caused by the White Fang and Team RWBY was lengthy and tiresome," Glynda said as she walked up next to him. "Though I believe I should be the one asking you that. How is your leg? How are you feeling?"
"I- yeah I'm doing ok. My leg is feeling a little bit better, but I haven't tried walking yet though."
"That's actually why I'm here," the nurse said, drawing everyone's attention. "We've been monitoring his healing process and determined that he can leave this morning if he so chooses."
"Already?" Jaune asked in disbelief. "Wow."
"We were surprised too. We believe you can walk right now, but we want you to wear a brace for the next… I'd say at least two days, and we'll give you a cane just for safe measure. After that, if you feel fine then just ship the brace and cane back to us. If you feel worse then just come back."
"We'll make sure he gets proper rest and doesn't overstrain himself," Ren said.
"Good," the nurse's scroll pinged and she took a moment to check it. "I'm needed elsewhere. Another doctor will arrive soon and give you more details. Take care Mr. Arcwitch."
"Wait… Arcwitch?" Pyrrha asked with a raised eyebrow. Ren looked at the nurse in confusion. Nora looked back at Jaune and Glynda. All color was drained from their faces.
A/N: Oh boy. That's not good.
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Special thanks to Cyberleader2000 for betaing and giving medical advice for the bullet wound.
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