Thirty minutes of letting the train move, she crawled her way to a coupling. Climbing towards the emergency door, she pressed the lock breaker against the panel. Unlocking, the door slid open allowing her to slip inside. Sliding the door closed, she didn't notice hands slipping around her. Pinning her against the wall, a hand covered her mouth.
"Ticket, please," into her left ear.
"Really, Qrow."
Letting her go, "Sis, your role playing needs work."
"Let's get the dust, first. Celebrate later."
"Like you practice celebrating."
Disconnecting the couplings, they entered the storage cab. Staring at the crates, they grabbed crowbars. Popping the lids opened. They pushed the lid off. Staring at the crystals, Raven picked one up. Staring at it in the light, she dropped it. It shattered without an explosion.
"Fake," she said.
"Look at the stowaways that got abroad," brought their attention onto the rhino faunus with chains wrapped around his fists, "I don't like stowaways on my train," twirling both chain, "Tell them what I do to stowaways, boys," standing between two assistants
"They don't live to brag about it," brought their attention onto one of the three that entered from the other side of the cab, "Shack."
With their backs pressed against each other, Raven stared at the three assistants while Qrow focused on the faunus with the other two. The siblings noticed the rhino and his five assistants stances were that of brawlers not trained fighters.
Holding her crowbar up, "Who sold us out?" asked Raven.
Smiling, "You'll die never knowing," remarked Shack.
Dashing towards the three humans, she dodged a bat swing. Her feet carried her up some crates. Pinning the center one between the crowbar and her back, her momentum carried her right leg over the head of the one on the left of center. Locking her legs, she used her momentum to slam their head against metal floor snapping left of center's neck. Quickly snapping the center's neck, her crowbar blocked a bat swing to her skull. Her left palm slammed into the bat swinger's stomach allowing her to press the crowbar against the back of the bat swinger's skull. Head butting his face separated the ligaments in his neck enough for his neck bones to slice through his spine.
Dodging the thrown chain, Qrow grabbed it then swung it around the assistant's neck on the left of the rhino. Ducking caused the rhino to hit the guy on his right. Sliding behind the assistant with the chain wrapped his neck, Qrow used him guy as a shield. Shack's fist broke the human shield allowing Raven to slide between Shack's legs. Grabbing the chain, she wrapped it around Shack's neck. Trying to hit Qrow and swat Raven off his back, Shack's fist slammed into the panel.
Disengaging the brakes, the cart rolled back down the mountainside causing them to fall. The back of Raven's head to hit the floor then slid across the floor with Shack on top of her. Still holding onto the chain, she got lifted up. Increasing the tightness, Raven's back slammed against the wall. Hitting a sharp turn, the train cart flew off the track. As Raven's head hit the edge of a crate, Shack's neck snapped. The cab slammed into trees as Raven passed out.
Good news. The Beowolves stopped chasing them. Bad news. Urasi are chasing them now.
Reaching the stone bridge, Raven stopped then unsheathed her sword. Slicing through one that didn't stop in time, she noticed an ursa perched on a column. Staring at her, it poised ready to jump when a stone smacked between its eyes. Jumping in a zigzag pattern, Raven sliced through its neck. It dissolved away while she landed in front of Taiyang. Driving her sword backwards killing the ursa behind her, she noticed Tai's weapon.
"A towel?" she asked.
Dropping a stone into the towel, "You'll be surprised," remarked Tai twirling the towel.
Flinging the stone struck an ursa allowing Raven to slice it. Grabbing Raven's hand, Tai led her towards the tower. Crossing the stone bridge, they followed the spiral stones upward.
"Narrows their attack routes," said Tai.
"And our escape route," replied Raven striking an ursa's snot, "and I'm doing all the work."
Pushing against the stone blocks, they didn't budge. Halfway up the stairs, Taiyang discovered a loose block. Inching it free, he rested it the edge of step.
"Get behind me."
Getting behind him, she helped him line up the block. Pushing it, the stone block slid towards the urasi. It slid until it got stuck going around a turn. Straightening it, Taiyang and Raven watched it collided into the Urasi.
Outside, they saw some Grimm weren't killed by stone slab.
Finishing them off with her sword, "Die!" came from her mouth.
As one dissolved away, she went to the next one. Despite thumping in her ears and her vision getting blurry, her sword did its job.
Searching for more to kill, "Bring more! Bring more!"
A pair of hands grabbed her arms. Her sword tried to draw more blood on whoever was stopping her.
"Hey," brought her attention onto the spoiler of her frenzy, "They're died."
Her red eyes stared into those blue eyes.
"Listen, they're died."
Blinking her eyes, "They're died?"
"Yes, they dissolve away only leaving their bones behind from their previous fights. Are you alright?"
Pressing her left palm against her temple, "Just a little lightheaded."
"Sit down catch your breath."
Sitting down, she watched him studying the bone mask of an ursa major. Closing her eyes, she rubbed her temples.
"Are you alright?" brought her attention onto Tai staring at her.
"Yes."
Grabbing her hand, "Let's find Qrow and Summer."
Getting her to her feet, Tai led her towards the field.
Getting their route towards the woods cut off by the Beowolves, Qrow and Summer stopped in the middle of the field. Standing between Summer and the Grimm, Qrow brought his staff forward. Flicking the switch caused the blade to pop up. Like a farmer ready to cut wheat, Qrow kept the ones in front of him back. Those encircling them and closing in worried him.
Detecting whooshing behind him, he peered over his shoulder watching Summer swinging her chain in a full circle.
"Keep them busy!" yelled Summer twirling her chain in a 360 degree arc, "I need to build up speed!"
Building up speed, she released the chain sailing the sphere past Qrow's head. It continued sailing until a Beowolf's jaw snapped onto it. Stepping onto the chain, Summer's foot caused a simple jerk causing blades to spring from the sphere like claws that gripped onto the Beowolf's muzzle.
Putting her mass into it, she swung that Beowulf off its feet using it to knock the other Grimm down allowed Qrow's scythe to slice their necks opened. A wild idea entered Qrow's mind when the Beowolf at the end of Summer's chain dissolved away. Catching the chain, Summer's momentum swung Qrow off his feet. Holding his scythe out, they finished the pack off.
Slowly her swing down allowed Qrow to land on his feet.
Letting the spinning in his head stop, "We should've been allowed guns or some type of projectile weapon," replied Qrow.
Coiling her chain up, "That's not until third year," answered Summer, "Next year, we get metal blades."
"Seems you survived," said Taiyang.
Pressing her hand against her forehand, "you…survived," said Raven swaying.
"Are you about to pass out?"
"May…"
Catching Raven, Tai lowered her to the ground.
Kneeling beside Tai, "She overextended herself, again," said Qrow.
"Summer send a signal," remarked Tai watching Summer leave to send a signal, "You and your sister didn't go to any combat school."
"No."
Checking her finger tips, "Explains why her conditioning isn't good," placing his left hand near Raven's hip, "Have to work on that," checking her eyes.
"Seemed to know a lot about this."
"My dad told me, 'Son, if you want to be a hunter," revealing his first aid kit, "carry a first aid kit," opening the kit, "Sometimes an adult can be right," checking for a vein.
Inserting the sterile needle into Raven's arm, Tai held the bag of saline solution up.
"Hold this," said Tai handing the bag to Qrow.
Taking the bag, "Did you give some thought about being my wingman?" asking Qrow.
"How about after the team get sorted out?" getting up.
Staring at his sister then Taiyang collecting Grimm bones, Qrow wondered if his wingman could handle his sister.
