A/N: Welcome back to another installment of My Turn!

Well shit, I'm about four days late on my weekly deadline. Then again, that was more of a hope than a promise.

I'd have probably made that hope a reality…had I not used the little free time I have to binge watch both seasons of Assassination Classroom…then get caught up in the Ace Attorney anime…as well as watch the regular YouTube videos I watch and read all the fanfictions I follow...

Oh well. That's how it is.

On the bright side, I enjoyed Assassination Classroom a lot! I laughed and I laughed and I laughed…then I cried.

On a lighter note, I may or may not have myself (Colt) use that kissing technique on whoever I decide to pair myself with…or just use it to get out of a sticky situation.

One of those ladies will feel the power of the 15-shot kiss. THIS I SWEAR!

Another milestone reached: over 200 reviews! HOT DAMN!

Alright, enough of that. Last we left off, I ran off with Amber into the Grimm infested forest, escaping from Cinder and her cronies. Now we see how well that worked out for me.

Small spoiler: My POV isn't the only one in this chapter. Hope you all enjoy it!

ON TO THE CHAPTER!


Disclaimer: I don't own RWBY.


(Qrow POV; Minutes prior)


If someone would've told me before that there were four magical women who could literally control nature itself, and that I'd have to help guard one of them, I'd have socked that person clean in the jaw.

Even if it was Ozpin that told me.

Of course, Glynda was there, so I couldn't really do that without earning that woman's wrath.

Sometimes I wonder if she might feel something for old Oz.

In any case, Ozpin told me about the Four Maidens and how they were real. Hell, he even showed me one of them.

Amber.

The Maiden I'd be guarding.

Not all the time, of course. She can handle herself, though it was best she didn't really display her power when having to deal with tougher opponents.

Which is where I come in.

While within a Kingdom, the most she would ever have to deal with was the common criminal, a thug. She'd kick that guy's ass ten times over than do it again.

Outside the Kingdom's, though, that's where things get dicey.

Grimm of all kinds of type and strength reside out there. And there's always that rogue Huntsman or Huntress that decides to pick a fight.

These kinds of fights are the ones where Amber would be forced to display her Maiden powers in order to win.

With me there, however, I can end a fight, be it against a Grimm or a person.

Of course, she refuses to just sit by, so I let her handle the enemies she can handle without resorting to her powers.

It's been years since I've learned of the Maidens, and things have been going swimmingly, other than Ozpin decided to let his old pal, Jimmy, the oh so great General of the Atlas Military, in on the secret a few short months ago.

Damn tin man. Thinks he so high and mighty. He may not show it, and may have only the best intentions for the people, but the arrogance is there. I can practically smell it.

And the same goes for that Schnee. Winter thinks she can just command respect. That may work in the military, but out here, respect is earned.

Once she earns my respect, then maybe I'll stop goading her into fights….

Nah. It's too much fun riling her up.

Damn, went off on a tangent there.

In any case, things had been progressing smoothly, with no attempts on Amber….

Not till now, anyway.

I had been waiting at the usual spot we meet so I could escort her into the Kingdom. I was a little early, so I had time to enjoy a couple sips from my flask.

Once the time came however…she didn't show.

Now, this would normally indicate that she was running a bit late, but we had a system: she arrives or at least shows her face around this time of day.

Before deciding something was wrong, I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and wait…ten seconds.

Okay, something happened.

Putting away my flask, I immediately rushed towards the direction she normally comes from.

As I'm running, I see that the weather is changing a bit up ahead….

Shit.

I pick up the pace, knowing full well that Amber was being attacked by someone or something powerful if she has to resort to her Maiden powers.

As I get closer, the weather seems to calm down. This indicates that whatever fights happening, it's coming to an end.

And I need to get there quickly on the off chance that Amber's on the losing end.

Once I finally make it to a clearing…I'm immediately hide behind a rock near me, completely stumped by what I'm seeing.

There were five people along the path: Amber, who was on the ground, another woman in a red dress, a girl who had mint-green hair, and a guy who looked like he had metal feet. Shame I couldn't make out their faces from all the way over hear.

Though what stumped me…was that there was another man who was currently on top of Amber….

Either the three standing stumbled upon Amber and her apparent new boyfriend getting it on-

Giggity.

Or, the more logical conclusion (which was likely, considering the two women had their weapons drawn and aimed at the two on the ground), Amber was attacked by the three standing, and this guy….

Well, I don't know about him. Maybe he was actually with them, maybe he showed up to help Amber. I'll just knock him out, ask Amber, and then apologize if he was helping by buying him a drink.

Knock someone out, then buy that person a drink as an apology. Great way to start friendships. It's how me and Tai became great friends after all….

Or if it was a girl, then a great way to get laid.

The guy on the ground stood up, and was apparently trading some words with the woman in the red dress. I decided to crouch and stealthily make my way forward to hear what was being said.

I was starting to lean towards the idea the guy wasn't with them, if the weapons aimed at him were anything to go by, but I'll probably still go through with my plan anyway.

As I got closer, I heard something that made my blood run cold and my entire body freeze.

"Oh, no reason. Just that…I didn't expect Salem herself to show up."

And like that, this guy was automatically suspicious in my books.

No one knows about the identity of the Queen. Not Jimmy, not even Glynda. Only Oz and I (which was a surprise since I didn't think he'd tell me) knew the Queen's name.

Salem.

So…how in the fuck does this random person know about that witch?

I think I spaced out for a bit at that little reveal, since now the guy had two guns aimed at the three assailants, while two of the three had their own pointed at him.

"HEY! MAGIC LADY! CONJURE UP SOME WIND, DAMN IT!"

And now he knows about Amber's powers. Yep, that's just great.

Oz's not gonna like this.

The three assailants were blown some way far from way (damn it, didn't get to see their faces), and the guy quickly ran to Amber.

"So yeah, hi. Here to save you, blah blah blah. LET'S GO!"

The guy threw Amber over his shoulder, much to Ambers protest and embarrassment, and so the guy took Amber and ran into the forest, the three assailants in hot pursuit.

I gawk.

Did…did he just take the Fall Maiden into a Grimm-infested forest?

What the hell's wrong with this guy?!

As I made to follow, I pulled out my Scroll and sent a quick message to Ozpin.

He was gonna wanna hear this.


(My POV; Present time)


I had run for a few more minutes before finally going to a stop, a hand on my knee as I panted.

I think I need to work on my cardio, again.

Still…I did it.

I saved Amber from having (half) her powers stolen by Cinder….

I'd also say that I changed everything, but I'll hold that in until I see things happening differently. And I mean the villains trying anything rather than what I've seen in most of RWBY…which was school life.

Just like every other anime involving high school teenagers…or in some cases, middle school.

In any case, I'm going to safely assume I'm not out of the woods yet…no pun intended.

I still need to get Amber to safety. Which means getting out of this Grimm-infested forest.

"Can you put me down, now?"

Oh right, I'm still carrying a pretty lady over my shoulder.

I carefully lift Amber off my shoulder and stood her right next to me. She used her staff to keep her balance, obviously not recovered from her ordeal just now.

"You alright?" I ask.

She gave me a deadpan stare.

"I'm just asking."

She sighed. "Yes, I'm alright. I'd probably be a lot worse off had you not shown up."

She has no idea how right she is.

"Speaking of which-."

Huh?"

"How much did you see?" She asked with narrowed eyes.

Right, Maidens are supposed to be a secret and all.

"Well…I pretty much saw the whole fight since the first two attacked you. Including you using a crazy amount of power. What, I wasn't supposed to know?"

I already knew the answer, but I'd ask anyway.

"No," she deadpanned. "Not really."

I shrug. "Eh, I don't see what the big deal is. So you have crazy power. Good for you. You can kick anyone's ass."

I pause. "…Well, except for those three that attacked you."

She glared at me.

I raise my hands in surrender. "I'm just saying."

She sighed. "My power is supposed to be kept a secret."

I snort. "Let me guess…so that people like the three just now won't try to attack you for it?"

She clapped slowly. "Wonderful. You've guessed correctly! You get the special prize of knowing how right you are."

…Is every woman I meet gonna try to screw with me?

Well, Velvet hasn't…wait, no, she's trying to take my daughter from me. Never mind.

I deadpan. "You know I could've just sat back and watched while they try to do…whatever they were going to do, right?"

She frowned and looked down. "…Yes, I know. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-."

"Screw with me?"

"Not the words I'd use, but…yes."

I shrug. "Eh, I understand. You were just attacked minutes prior."

I sit down on a large tree root and pat the spot next to me.

"We may as well sit and rest for a bit. The hike through this forest to my village isn't for the faint of heart."

Amber looked around with caution. "Aren't there Grimm around?"

"Well yeah, but…they aren't here now. Just for a minute or two."

I watched as she mentally struggled with something before sighing and carefully taking a seat next to me.

"…Thank you."

I turn to her. "Huh?"

"For coming to help me." She turned to me with a warm smile. "I appreciate it."

I turn to hide the burning in my cheeks. "Er, right. Sure."

"…Why were you there anyway?"

Oh crap.

"If I saw correctly, you just appeared from inside a bush…almost as though you had been waiting there for something."

She narrowed her eyes. "Or someone."

I was about to deny whatever she was accusing me of-.

"And you just admitted you witnessed the whole fight from the beginning, so don't try to say the opposite.

Goddamn it. I seriously need to think before I open my mouth.

Oh well, too late now. Gonna have to give her an answer that would satisfy her.

"…I had a premonition?"

She deadpanned at me.

Okay, maybe not the answer I should've given, but I couldn't exactly tell her I knew because of a show on the internet. She'll think I'm crazy!

And yet….

"Okay, I'll admit…I had been waiting in that bush for a while."

She frowned. "So you were waiting for me?"

"Well…not just you, specifically."

I twiddled my thumbs. "I may have…known about the attack that was going to happen."

"Is that right?" she asked with narrowed eyes.

"Yeah…but I didn't really know what day it was going to take place, so I've been showing up to that clearing each day for the past week or so."

The tightening of her grip on her staff did not go unnoticed.

"And just how did you know about the attack?"

"…I CAN SEE INTO THE FUTURE!"

I hope I got that voice down. Those spoiling aliens from DBZ Abridged were hilarious! Especially the voices they had!

Amber jabbed my ribs. "I'm being serious!"

"Ow!" I rubbed my side. "That's my tender spot."

She once again deadpanned at me.

I sighed. "Look…I can't exactly tell you how I learned about the attack, but I can tell you that my only intention was to help."

I look up at the sky. "Let's just say some bad things would've happened had that woman in the red dress gotten to you."

No need to let her know I know their names, yet.

"I figured…maybe I could stop it by saving you. Besides, despite only knowing you for about five minutes, I don't think you deserved being attacked like that."

I shrug. "Not to mention I was returning the favor."

She no longer looked suspicious. She now looked confused.

"Excuse me?"

I chuckle. "Yeah…guess I shouldn't have expected for you to remember me after three years."

I turn to her. "You remember going through these woods some years ago? On your way to the Kingdom?"

She shrugged. "I always travel to Vale around this time."

"…You remember saving this random guy who was surrounded by Grimm on one of your travels? Three years ago, in fact."

Amber scrunched up her face in thought. She was silent for a few seconds….

"Wait…you're that guy?"

I grin. "Yup!"

I hold out my hand to her. "I don't think I introduced myself last time. The name's Colt. Colt Remington."

She was a bit overcome by surprise, but she shook my hand nonetheless with a smile.

"Amber Autumn."

I knew Qrow referring to Amber as Autumn had to mean something!

"Nice name."

The distant sound of gunfire was heard.

Amber and I immediately got to our feet, listening to where the sound was coming from. Problem was, this was a forest, meaning that sounds echo around, making it nearly impossible to pinpoint where it's coming from.

I curse. "We need to get to my village."

"What?" Amber asks incredulously. "What about those gunshots? Someone could be in trouble!"

"Yeah…or it's those three assailants that attacked you trying to lure you in."

Amber glared. "We can't just-!"

"Grimm will undoubtedly converge on those gunshots from all directions. Which means they'll end up passing through here…where we're currently at! We need to leave before any of those Grimm show-."

GRRRRR.

"…up," I finish lamely.

Amber gave me a third deadpan stare. "I blame you."

Goddamn it.


(Qrow POV)


SCHRZE!

Add another Grimm to my kill count.

I had contacted Oz and told him about what I saw. He told me to follow after the two and observe from a distance.

I had followed them by hopping from tree to tree, keeping above them so that they couldn't see me, the only drawback being I couldn't see the faces of the assailants from this high up.

After a while, the assailants had stopped giving chase. The guy carrying Amber had turned, grinned, and gave them the finger.

"EAT SHIT, YOU EVIL MOTHERFUCKERS!"

Damn, the kid's got balls. I'll give him that.

He had turned and continued his run, while the three assailants decided to backtrack. As much as I wanted to see just who had the balls to tangle with the Fall Maiden, Amber was a priority.

With that in mind, I chased after Amber and the stranger….

Though it wasn't long before this forest proved to the unfortunate souls within why it was dangerous.

Several Grimm in the distance had chosen to reveal themselves and make a beeline for Amber and the stranger. And it wasn't just young Grimm either. There were signs that some were more experienced than others.

I let out a grunt. Guess it's time for me to get to work.

And oh boy…did I get to work.

The young Grimm stood no chance whatsoever, even if they got into groups. I hardly even broke a sweat.

One swing of my weapon in its sword form, and they were down for the count. I wound up having to utilize the gun part of my weapon when it became too crowded for my liking, but it couldn't be helped.

Even so, some Grimm wound up getting past me and charge in the direction of Amber and the stranger. When I made to pursue….

"Well, well, well," I chuckle. "Maybe I'll get a challenge after all."

I was currently being surrounded by three Alpha Beowolves and a single Beringal. Hell, there were even four Griffons looking down at me from the treetops. Not to mention a few Ursa Majors and Creeps

The fact that more Grimm ran past us towards Amber and the stranger pretty much added to the stakes.

I chuckle again. "Alright, then."

I click a switch on my weapon, revealing it to also be a scythe.

"Let's see if you lot can make me break a sweat."

I just hope Amber and the stranger can hold out until I get there.


(My POV)


"SHIT!"

BANG! BANG!

"BACK! BACK, I SAY!"

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"Why did you think going into a Grimm infested forest was a good idea?!"

"It was the only way I could think of to lose those three!"

"Oh, and fighting off a seemingly endless horde of Grimm seems so much better?!"

"LESS TALKY, MORE FIGHTY!"

Yeesh, the references just keep coming.

Amber and I were pretty much ganged up on by what seemed like an endless amount of Grimm…not sure if I'm exaggerating or not, but oh well.

I fired my revolvers in rapid succession, making sure I get an instant kill: a head shot.

And so far…I was doing great!

No, really! My aim has stayed true so far, each bullet blowing a large chunk of a Grimm's head off.

Guess all that training is finally paying off.

I turned my head briefly to gauge how Amber was doing….

And sure enough, she was doing alright herself. Despite being attacked, she was able to hold her own against the Grimm that attacked her. Guess that minute of reprieve was enough to keep her going for a bit longer.

There's also the fact that she was slaughtering the Grimm.

Seriously, she's not the Fall Maiden for nothing!

Her powers gave her an edge in destroying multiple opponents at once. Her fireballs were enough to take out three Grimm at a time, her wind attacks blew the majority of them back when it was clear they were too close for comfort. Hell, she was currently levitating in the air at the moment, blasting many Grimm with lightning!

Is it odd that I found her captivating to look at when she was like this?

ROAR!

"Oh shit!"

BANG!

And another Grimm down. Damn it, I need to focus.

I aimed at another Grimm and fired,

CLICK!

Fuck!

"RELOADING!"

Saying that made me feel like someone in the military.

Amber nodded and provided me with brief cover fire as I began to reload.

The downside to having the first iteration of this kind of weapon was that I had to reload one bullet at a time. And seeing as I had two revolvers….

On the plus side, I've been practicing in reloading and drawing my weapon, so I've shortened the time it would normally take to reload two revolvers.

Still…if these revolvers could reload an entire chamber at once, I'd happily modify it.

Shame I never got around to it.

Maybe if I ever meet Ruby at some point in the future, I'll ask her if she can help me with that particular endeavor.

I loaded the last bullet. "DONE!"

Amber nodded and stepped back as I fired at the heads of several Beowolves and Ursa. There was even a creep or two there.

It wouldn't be long before I ran out of bullets and had to resort to close-quarters combat with my mini-scythes. And considering the number of Grimm didn't seem to be lessening….

"We need to get out of here!" I shout at Amber.

The question was where?

The village was my first thought, but I couldn't risk endangering the people there, or my daughter. And we sure as hell weren't going back to that clearing. Cinder and her cronies might still be there.

I searched the immediate area, looking for a direction that had less Grimm in the way….

There.

"FOLLOW ME!" I shout as I run what I assume to be northeast.

I briefly look back to confirm that Amber is following me, seeing her summon another gust of wind to blow away more Grimm. I turn back ahead of me and run like hell.


The growls and roars don't seem to be fading, indicating that the Grimm are chasing us. However, they aren't getting closer, indicating that they're not catching up. I chalk that up to Amber keeping them at bay.

I run past trees, leap over visible roots, and constantly and briefly look behind me to make sure Amber was still there, which she thankfully was.

As I turn ahead again-.

"Oh shit!"

I barely stop in time to avoid falling off the steep cutoff that was ahead of me.

I sigh. "Whew, that was a close on- OOF!"

"Gah!"

Oh right, Amber was right behind me.

We both wound up tumbling down the steep cutoff, bumping on rocks and crashing through some twigs before finally coming to a stop at the bottom of the cutoff.

I groan. "Okay, that hurt a lit-AGH!"

"EEP!"

Did Amber just "eep"?

I wheeze due to the breath being knocked right out of me after Amber crashed on top of me.

"Sorry."

"It's…alright."

Getting my breath back, I look and suddenly find myself face to face with Amber….

I suddenly remember that she was a pretty woman.

"Colt?"

I shake my head rapidly as my cheeks burn. "Er, right, we need to-."

Growls interrupted what I was going to say. Amber and I immediately pointed our weapons at the top of the cutoff to find the Grimm glaring down at us….

They huff and turn away. And I don't mean to the left or right to find a way down to us. I mean that they just turned their backs to us and crawled back the way they had been chasing us from.

I blink in confusion, but Amber's the one to say something.

"Why are they leaving?"

RRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!

Amber and I slowly turn our heads to the other side and find was appears to be a large cave…where that massive roar had just come from. Stomping sound resonating from within the cave snap us out of our stupor, and we clamber into combat stances.

The stomping gets louder and louder…until what's making them makes itself known….

I blink. "Well…shit."

"Yeah…." Amber agrees.

What came out of the cave was the largest Beringel I had ever seen. Not in terms of size (though it was a bit bigger than a normal Beringel), but in mass. Its limbs and body were bulky in muscle and bone armor.

As for how big it was…well, thankfully it wasn't King Kong sized, otherwise I'd be shitting my pants right now.

No, I'd wager it was more…Mighty Joe Young sized. The Disney remake, not the original version from the late 40s.

And this Beringel was currently glaring at us….

"I think we're in its territory."

Amber gave me a deadpan stare. "Oh really? I never would've guessed."

"Is now really the time to screw with me?"

"Sorry, it's just…you give off this aura that makes people want to troll you."

…Goddamn it.

Also, did not think that Amber knew what being a troll meant. I mean, I'm sure the Maidens have their own lives and all, but still.

The Beringel beat its chest, roars, and charges at us at an alarming amount of- OH SHIT!

POW!

I was sent flying via gorilla punch and crashed into the cutoff, cracking it a bit.

"…Ow."

I once again rolled down the cutoff and crashed to the ground.

"…Ow again."

I groan and slowly lift my head to see how Amber's doing. She's currently using whatever power she has left to try and kill this Beringel, but it's proving to be a tough beast, and Amber had already been using up a lot of her power already.

She's getting tired.

I struggle to push myself off the ground. I get to one knee, and Amber is sent flying into a tree….

Rhyme.

I quicken my struggle as Amber slumps to the ground, the Beringel stalking towards her while letting out a guttural sound….

Another rhyme.

I finally get to my feet and pick up my revolvers. I aim at the Beringel's head and fire, hoping to kill it dead….

Why the fuck am I rhyming?!

That's it, it's official. I've gone insane.

Shaking it off, I fired a round at the Beringel's head….

That round did jack shit.

The Beringel turned to face me, anger in its eyes.

…Uh oh.

"N-Now I know what you're thinking: should I maul the human that shot me? And the answer…may surprise you-."

The Beringel roared and grabbed a rock and threw it at me- OH GOD, NO!

SMASH!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuggggggggggggggggggggggjhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

I lay against the cliffside, a wheezing noise escaping my lips after that rock completely smashed me against the rock wall, breaking completely and leaving me unable to move due to sheer pain.

At least I got to use another DBZ reference.

The Beringel snorted and turned back to Amber, who was barely coming to.

I shakily lift my arm to aim my gun at the Beringel's head again.

I risked a lot to prevent Cinder from attaining half of Amber's power. There was no goddamn way I was letting a Grimm kill the Fall Maiden!

Using the phrase best associated with Vince McMahon of the WWE: NO CHANCE IN HELL!

BANG!

The bullet once again hit its mark.

The Beringel stopped and turned to glare at me…then began to stomp towards me….

Well, I think I lived a good life, as short as it was.

The Beringel grabbed a rock and dragged it towards me.

I got to experience the life of a farmer, not to mention the joy of raising a child, and make friends in the village I resided in.

It creeped closer.

And I got to meet some RWBY characters too: Qrow, Amber, Neo, Winter, Coco, Velvet. Not to mention Cinder and her cronies, of whom I took great joy in screwing up their plans.

It was nearly upon me.

I'm sure Violet will be fine. Vert'll take care of her, at least until maybe Velvet somehow gets that legal jargon bullshit overturned so that Violet can return to her family.

It's shadow enveloped me.

I wonder who will take over the farm. Considering how most of the food supply comes from it, I'm sure they'll find someone to take good care of it….

Though I pity whoever gets attacked by the chickens like I did.

The Beringel glares down at me and lifts the rock above its head, intending to crush me with it.

Well…I guess this is it.

I close my eyes and await my end.

"NO!"

That shout, along with a roar of pain from the Beringel shock me out of my moment of having made peace. I see that the Beringel is now turning its attention to Amber, who I assume had fired something at the Grimm.

Mentally noting to thank Amber later, I slowly struggled to my feet. I had this weird feeling come down on me, but I ignored it in favor of taking advantage of the situation.

I quickly look at its left hind leg and find an opening in the armor near the knee joint.

Taking my chance, I stab the mini-scythe on Lucky right into the opening.

The Beringel roared in pain. It turned to gaze down at me…yet seemed confused…?

No matter, gotta keep going!

I pull out Lucky and stab into the wound once again, illiciting another roar of pain from the Beringel. I pull it out and aim MM into the wound and fire several rounds into it.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

I think I might have completely blasted the knee out. Can't tell since the outer bone armor is tough to break.

The Beringel fell to its side in pain. It swung its arm wildly, and….

The weird thing is, its arm wound up completely missing me, almost like I wasn't even there. I'd have thought more on this, but I needed to kill this thing while it was down.

Taking a play out of Turok's playbook, I leaped onto the Beringel and stabbed at its left eye. The Grimm roared in pain and made to try and grab me. I leap to the side so that I could avoid the hand, causing it to hit itself.

When the hand moved, I leaped again and stabbed at its new eye wound. Its hand once again reached for me. I leap to the side, causing it to hit itself again.

I grin. "Stop hitting yourself!"

Well, now that I got that out of my system, I think it's time I end this.

I leap to the other side again and jab the barrel of Lucky deep into its eye wound.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

I switch guns and fire the remaining bullets.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The Beringel slumped to the floor, the back of its head completely blown out. Its fall causes me to slip off and roll a bit before rolling to a crouch.

I slump and pant as I watch the Beringel's body fade away.

Wow…I did it.

I killed a Grimm version of Mighty Joe Young….

I mentally made note to hope that there isn't a Grimm Version of King Kong before turning away from the Beringel to limp towards Amber.

"A-Amber?" I pant. "You alright?"

Amber shakily gets to her feet and stares at me…at least, I think she is?

"I-I'm fine, but…."

I raise an eyebrow. "What is it?"

"U-Um…where are you?"

What?

"I'm…right in front of you?"

The hell is wrong with her? Did that hit from Mighty Grimm Young give her a concussion?

"…Are you sure?"

"Yes…why?"

"…"

"…"

POW!

"AGH! MY BALLS!"

I hold my family jewels and slump to the ground in pain.

She kneed me in the fucking nuts! WHAT THE FUCK?!

Amber gasped. "O-Oh my god, I'm so sorry! I meant to knee you in the gut!"

"THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT BETTER!"

And there goes a Sword Art Online Abridged reference…yet another series I'd never get to finish.

I wheeze a bit before struggling to my feet and glare at Amber.

"…WHY?!"

Amber laughed nervously and tapped her hands to her sides.

"W-Well, it's just…I wanted to be sure you were there. In front of me."

"…HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE ME?!"

I was about to reach my boiling point. Is she fucking blind or something? How can she-?!

"You might want to take a good look at yourself, Colt."

Gritting my teeth, I look down at myself and…huh.

"Uh…."

Well I…don't know what to say about this.

I looked down at myself to find…nothing.

As in, I can't see my body.

I look at my hands…and I can't see them either. I place them on my head- yep, I still have them. And I could still feel them.

I stomp my feet. Still there.

I pat my abdomen and chest. Still there.

My manhood's still hurting, so I know that's there. Thanks for that, Amber.

My head's on straight, so there's that.

I look at Amber to see her staring at me…or at least, in my general direction.

"Can you really not see me?"

She shakes her head in the negative.

I purse my lips…then wave my hands in front of her face.

She didn't react.

Scrunching up my face…I raise my hand and give her the double middle finger.

"Can you see what I'm doing now?" I ask.

"No…what are you doing?"

"Flipping you off with both fingers."

She gawked. "W-What?!"

"You kneed me in the nuts."

They were still hurting.

Amber looked down in shame. "R-Right."

I sigh and lower my hands. "Okay, I'm not flipping you off anymore…sorry about that."

She looked up and smiled. "It's okay."

Smiling a bit, I once again look over myself. Now that I'm paying attention, that weird feeling I got when I was fighting the Beringel was still there. I focused on it to try and make it go away….

And it eventually did.

"Gah!" Amber shouted, stumbling back a bit before glaring. "Don't just reappear like that!"

I chuckle. "Sorry."

I check myself to make sure I can see myself.

Yep, everything's visible again….

Visible…visible….

Wait.

From what I know about Semblances, they either activate naturally, or are forced out in times or stress. And I'm pretty sure fighting that Beringel counts as a time of stress….

I think I just discovered my Semblance.

Invisibility.

I raise my hands in the air. "I FINALLY GOT MY SEMBLANCE! FUCK YEAH!"

GRRRRRR!

"…Fuck."

Amber glared at me. "I blame you."

I slowly turn to find the Grimm from before had returned, and were even more numerous than before.

I groan and begin to reload my weapons.

Amber gasped. "Qrow!"

I stop reloading and find Qrow leaping over the Grimm horde and landing right in front of us….

I very much wanted to punch the drunk in the face for getting here so late, but now's not the time.

Soon, though…soon.

Qrow grinned at Amber. "Hey, I was wondering why you didn't show up."

He turned to me with a glare. "And you."

I returned his glare with my own. "Yeah?"

He jabbed a finger to my chest. "You and me are gonna have a talk later. Got it?"

Oh yes, we very much were, along with maybe trading blows, assuming he tried to hit me back after I punched him for BEING GODDAMN LATE!

He turned to face the Grimm horde, his weapon in scythe form.

"Now…leave the small fry to me. You two have had enough."

"No argument, here," I said as I slumped to the ground, still reloading just in case me or Amber needed to step in.

I watched as Qrow leaped at the horde of Grimm and….

Let's just say that Qrow didn't need our help after all.


A/N: And so ends another chapter!

Well, my Semblance has finally been discovered…Invisibility.

Random Person: You little shit! I bet you just gave yourself a random power instead of one that pertains to your personality!

Well to that I say…first, thanks to grimlock987 for suggesting this idea for my Semblance some chapters ago. At first, I dismissed the idea because it would've been unrealistic and that I'd be ignoring the whole idea of what a Semblance was….

But then I thought about it more and…I realized that Invisibility was actually plausible for me.

"Why?" one might ask.

Well, I'd tell you…but it's going to be five o'clock in the morning soon, and I still need to edit this on FanFiction before I finally go to bed.

I need to stop staying up so late….

So anyway, I'll leave the speculating to you readers. Why would Invisibility actually be a plausible Semblance for me? If you've read the story properly, then I'm sure you all can figure it out. I'll either confirm why in the A/N of the next chapter…or the chapter itself.

Gotta love inner monologuing , right?

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LATE-!

Wait.

There's one more thing I wanted to do….

OMAKE!


Omake: An Explanation…Of Sorts


Amber and I had finally escaped from Cinder and her cronies. We were currently sitting near a tree to catch our breath.

Amber smiled at me. "Thanks."

I shrug and hide my blush. "No problem."

"…Why did you save me?"

I purse my lips, pondering how best to answer her…before deciding to stick to the truth.

"Well…if you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life."

Amber gave me a deadpan stare. "Um, yeah, the alive part of my life."

"Exactly."

"…How did you survive infancy?"

"With a bit of wishful thinking, luck and vague political opinions."

"How does that even-?" Amber stopped. "Never mind. Its better I don't ask."

We both sat silently….

"So," Amber asked hesitantly. "What exactly was your grand plan back there?"

She sounded like she wouldn't like what I had planned…which is stupid. My plan was great! As I shall now explain to her in full detail.

"My plan was to do what I do best: put my foot in my mouth and start talking, while hoping for divine intervention."

Amber stood up and walked away. "I think I'll be better off on my own."

"Wait, what? No! You can't leave! They're still out there!"

"Better off fighting them than sticking around with you."

…Ouch. That hurt.

Which is why I felt no pity when a Grimm version of Mighty Joe Young showed up and ripped Amber in two with its bare hands….

Oh well, I tried.

I skip merrily back to my farm, not caring that the Fall Maiden's power now left towards an ecstatic Cinder Fall.


A/N: Ok, now I'm done.

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