Greetings to all! I can't believe the amazing support you've all given me as well as this story. 50 reviews, nearly 100 favorites and 125+ follows. I never thought I'd even stick to this, but you have all been great in giving me feedback and the confidence to continue. And now, we've reached Chapter 10 of the story. Storyboarding has me about halfway, but I suck at a timeline, so I guess we'll see where my mind takes us. Leaving off last, the boys were not doing so well, but we will see what happens next. Sometimes help comes from unexpected places.

Dragon lord Syed 101 – Thanks. I try and make comedy flow and character expansion is new for me. Yeah, Rubes is getting a little hot and heavy. Alcohol can be a great and scary thing.

RiggyMinus – You must have confidence in yourself. But, yes, arrogance is many people's downfall. At least he's not as bad as the other two!

The Almighty Cross – Like I just stated above. I could not agree more. Yes, go down swinging if you are going to go down has always been my motto. I wanted to make sure I included at least one fight scene, but I still am not pleased with it. Yeah, Ruby is just another girl expressing herself in the midst of a drunken daze. Not to say she isn't in control of her actions, because she is. She's just... Free. I wouldn't say she has anything planned but is just having fun right now.

AzraelSaint – Yeah, the tables have turned yet again. They lack the team dynamics that RWBY has. And yes, I wonder that myself. Where could she be?

IROCK108 – Noice, noice!

EmperorCookies – Aw, thank you! I tried as best I could with it, but I'm still unhappy after reviewing it several times. If I were a perfectionist, I'd have done more for it, though. The dialogue I'm a little more confident in. Who says they'll get out of it? Or will they? We'll see!

343 - Yeah, things don't look too good. Poor Jaune hopefully wouldn't have the pelvic fractures as Ren. Yes... If only someone would save them.

Thanks again for all the feedback. I hope you enjoy the latest installment as I am back in my deathbed. Had a bit of a car accident last night and I'm licking my wounds. But hey, what better way to pass the time then to continue writing? As always, this story is rated M for Mature. There will be more adult content in VARIOUS ways. You have been warned your poor souls. As always, please feel free to leave any positive/negative feedback after reading. Thank you all!

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Chapter 10 – An Unlikely Ally

Yang wandered the halls of the school. The once loud and otherwise crowded bastion of learning was now quiet and empty. She could hear her own footsteps as she made her way towards the cafeteria in search of her missing friend. Nora made a good point of having her check the cafeteria. After all, what did people who drank a lot like to do? Eat.

She moved past her classrooms as old memories flood her mind. Some were good and most were bad. She recalled the time she "accidentally" had a malfunction with Ember Celica during class and fired off a few shots that peppered Cardin after he was "being a dick", in her mind, to the Faunus girl, Velvet, like he usually was to most people.

She giggled to herself as she recalled the fond memory. Beacon academy was the home to many like it. Not just for her, but for all her friends. Even now, with what was going on, this was another memory they would have. Of course, she and the others would be sure to have the last laugh on this cringe-like scheme Jaune and company had put together.

Her thoughts came to a halt as she approached the cafeteria. She heard nothing from the other side which made her uneasy. She had hoped that she would find Pyrrha, and even more importantly that bottle that was responsible for her disappearance. She opened the push able doors and saw the dark, empty cafeteria.

She walked past the tables scattered across the room that were vacant, just as the classrooms.

"Damn. I really thought she would be here." Yang commented to herself as she continued to look around the room.

As if on cue, she noticed a dim light coming from behind the counter of the cafeteria. This was the area where the food was served or prepared by the culinary staff of the school. She squinted to see if that would provide a better visual of what was behind the counter, but it was no good. She walked toward the kitchen area, following the glow of the light.

Once she reached the counter, she looked behind to see what the light was. It was small, flickering and hard to see even from where she was. She hopped the counter just to get a closer look. The light dangled over a sink in the back of the kitchen. Yang thought this was a foreboding sign and was honestly creeped out about it but pressed onward.

She reached the back of the kitchen and examined the light. She stared for a moment before noticing something else. Below the light, inside the empty sink was a piece of paper. As it was, she noticed there were words on the paper. She reached out and picked it up, bringing it up to the light for closer examination. She read aloud what she had found.

"You... can't... have them? What?" She spoke to herself, or so she thought.

Unsuspectingly, a pair of white, slender arms reached out from behind Yang and applied a choke hold around her neck. Yang dropped the paper and began squirming around in distress. Who had infiltrated the school and was attacking her? She began reaching out and swinging at anything she could, attempting to shake her assailant.

"You tried, but you will never have them." The person spoke to Yang.

Wait... I know that voice.

As Yang gasped for air, make out red hair from the corner of her eye. She knew EXACTLY who this was.

"Py-Pyrrh..a" She choked out, literally.

"Yeah, it's me. And I know what you're here for." She replied. "You're after them, but I won't let you."

Yang continued to gasp for air, slowly losing energy and consciousness. She attempted to ram Pyrrha into the refrigerator several times, hoping to make her release her death grip on her neck, but it was unsuccessful. As a last-ditch attempt, she fell backwards onto Pyrrha, who released a loud "Ooof" that echoed in the kitchen as they both slammed to the ground.

Even then, Pyrrha refused to release the grip she had on Yang. Yang pried at Pyrrha's arms which also proved to be futile. For some reason, she had become hostile to Yang and was not messing around.

"YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM!" Pyrrha yelled defiantly.

"H-Have wha...at"

"DON'T ACT DUMB!"

"For the love of Oum, Pyrrha! What are you talking about?!" Yang asked, prying her arms apart for a second to get out a sentence.

"MY PUMPKIN PETE'S CEREAL! PART OF A COMPLETE BREAKFAST!"

Yang released her attempted escape out of pure disbelief only to be greeted by a stronger choke hold by Pyrrha. This was going to be how she dies? In a drunken fight with her friend with retard strength over cereal that she didn't even like?

She could feel herself drifting off to sleep against her will. Her vision was dark as she could smell the pure essence of alcohol off her friend. Lightning In a Bottle. She thought to herself.

"You... drunk... bitch..." She stated, drifting off to sleep.

"Victory!" Pyrrha yelled as if someone had been watching from the cafeteria.

She looked around the cafeteria. Her eyes narrowed as if she were suspicious of something. She eyed her surroundings, paranoid someone else was about to attack. She crept slowly and quietly to the back of the kitchen where the now unconscious Yang had first discovered the note. She crouched down and began digging for something under the sink. Moments later, she pulled out two items. Two items that made her smile larger than any child on carnival day.

She pulled out a box of "Pumpkin Pete's cereal" that she immediately opened the top of, pouring a bundle of tasty oats into her mouth and began chewing wildly, like an animal. She drooled and chewed over and over until she was content. The other object she dug out was much more dangerous. She had the remainder of the "Lightning in a Bottle" drink (A/N: Patent pending) that had brought her to such a drunken stupor. She washed down her cereal with a big swig from the bottle and let out a refreshed "Ahhhhh", before letting out a large burp.

She moved with both objects back towards the front of the cafeteria counter in a dazed stumble, still feeling the effects of the drink. She stopped as she looked at her unconscious, former opponent on the ground next to her. She looked at the box of cereal and then smiled before dumping a large amount on Yang's face.

"You did a good job. Just don't tell anyone I gave you some or I'll have to share more." She spoke as if her friend was listening.

Yang laid there, unmoved by the sticky treat now sticking to her face and hair. Once Pyrrha was done littering on her friend, as well as the kitchen floor, she walked again towards the counter before slithering over it like a slug and falling to the floor without spilling her drink or her snack.

"What kind of restaurant doesn't have milk and a bowl? I'm complaining to that manager lady." She said as she sat at a table trying to regain her strength and stamina after a fight. She didn't particularly use a lot of energy, but alcohol does tend to have a way of tiring you out quickly. She took another big drink from her bottle and belched louder than her last one, causing her to smile before slamming her head to the table, seemingly unconscious.

She was about to drift off to sleep when she heard a crash outside the building causing her to jump from her seat.

"THEY'RE ON SALE! BUY YOU'RE OWN!" She screamed.

It took her a moment to calm herself and see that no one was around. Not even her previously vanquished, attempted thief had awoken from her spot of cereal slumber on the gross kitchen floor. Pyrrha looked around again and listened. She thought she heard the screams of a little girl outside the cafeteria.

"No, no, no! You can't do that!" Screamed a voice from outside.

"Someone needs help!" She yelled while pointing upwards. "Don't worry, I'm on my way!"

She went to move from her seat at the table she was at only to faceplant into the floor and drift off into a comatose-heavy, snoring slumber.

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Jaune fiddled with the chains as his captures closed in on him and the others. His legs were entangled in the tight grip of the lasso-like weapon and refused to budge. He unavailingly struggled against the tightness of it. Sun tried rolling his torso to get unbound. He was at first only caught by his ankles, but the collision and fall had become almost completely ensnared. Neptune found himself also struggling to get his legs unstuck from the unfair circumstances.

Before they could budge any longer, Ruby, Weiss, and Blake stood in front of them, smirks wide as can be.

"Well, that was some great teamwork. Impeccable timing, really." Weiss commented.

"I couldn't agree more." Blake replied.

"Now, what do we do with them?" Weiss asked.

Ruby stared Jaune down as he continued to struggle harder and harder. Her lips and legs twitched with unbridled anticipation. She could feel herself drooling slightly, but she didn't care.

"I can think of a few things." Ruby stated, wiping her mouth.

"Wh-what do you want?" Jaune asked in a panicked stammer.

Ruby walked over to him and crouched down next to his ear so that only he could hear. He froze and swallowed loudly as the other boys continued to fight against the restraints they had found themselves in.

"I want you alone." She whispered.

"I... I don't under-" Jaune tried.

"You, me, and a big glass of sticky, delicious, strawberry milk." She whispered again.

"No, no, no! You can't do that!" Jaune screamed, struggling again.

"Has anyone told you that you scream like a girl?" Blake asked.

"I like it when he screams." Ruby commented before licking him again.

Blake and Weiss jaw-dropped at their friend's boldness. Ever since she drank that powerful drink that knocked even Yang and Nora out for a time, she had gained that level of confidence that they had spoken of. Sure, she was still tipsy from it, but she was having a good time and, of course, it was fun watching Jaune freak out.

"You can't do that to me! Sun! Neptune! Help me!" Jaune cried.

"Oh, just give up. It's over." She whispered again.

Jaune relaxed and until his body collapsed on the ground. He was motionless. Still. Devoid of hope. Whatever they had planned, it was his culling.

Ruby stood up with a smile. She had gone from flirty to torturous all night and it was sending the poor, dumb blond different signals. What fate had been befell Ren? What was going to happen to him? Why did he ever listen to these two idiots and go along with their plan? Sure, he had a good laugh or five after all the work he put in and all the close calls, but what did it mean now?

He looked over at the three girls who had put their combat gear away. After all, what threat were they at this point? They had lost. Utterly defeated. How did they think they would stand a chance against ¾ of Team RWBY? Not even in their wildest dreams could they conquer that mountain.

He looked over at Neptune who had also stopped resisting. Had he finally given up as well? At least he didn't feel so alone in the thought now. But wait... was that a smirk?

What is he thinking? Jaune thought.

He peeked over at Sun who was completely still as well and had his eyes closed. Was he missing something? Something big?

"Right." Weiss spoke. "Well, we're going to have to move them somehow. Or maybe we should untie them?"

"Pfft. Yeah, right. So they can run again? Not happening." Blake laughed and waved off her friend's silly idea.

As the girls had stopped paying attention to the boys, Jaune noticed they began glowing a bright gold.

I'm sorry. What the fuck is this? I can't take any more surprises. He thought.

Before he knew it, he began rising from the ground onto his feet. They were still bound but he was being moved all his own as well as Neptune and Sun. He looked back to see two clones of Sun holding all three of the boys up. In a flash, they moved away from the three girls speaking to each other before they could notice and landed next to Neptune's Tri-hard.

As he picked up the weapon, all three girls watched in horror as he fired shot after shot at them, hitting them all and knocking them to the ground. They hit the ground with a thud, and their Aura was disrupted from the rapid-fire shots Neptune produced.

How did that work? Sun has to be still to activate his-

Jaune watched as Sun was still. He was coiled up in the restricting bondage that had kept him from moving. By binding him, they also gave him the chance to remain still and focus on his semblance. Jaune was about to cry at the pure adrenaline rush he was feeling now from their sudden counterattack.

Before he could react any further, the clones moved the tangled boys over to Jaune's Crocea Mors. Neptune nodded and gave his co-conspirator a smile.

"Take it. We're still in this." Neptune spoke to his friend.

Jaune smiled and bent down to retrieve his sword and shield in his hands. He looked over at Sun who was straining to keep his clones mobile. He was panting and breathing heavy.

"He needs to concentrate. You know what to do to keep him going, right?" Neptune asked Jaune.

Jaune thought for a second and smiled. You tricky bastard. He thought.

Being that the boys were held together. They were as one. They had a ranged attack with Tri-Hard, able to dodge with Sun's clones, defend with Crocea Mors, and now... they could keep a continuous flow of Aura going to Sun thanks to Jaune's semblance.

The girls looked on as Sun drew more and more clones as Jaune continued to infuse both boys with his semblance. Weiss furrowed her brow at what she was seeing. This might actually be the most annoying thing I've ever seen. She thought.

"The-They're like a final boss from a really drawn out video game!" Ruby yelled as she sat up from the ground.

"Bow at our final form! The NeJaSun!" Neptune yelled.

"Oh, fuck no! We are not calling this combination that!" Jaune yelled back at his partner.

Ruby launched herself at the trio only to be blocked by the onslaught of clones that Sun had created thanks to the aura boost he was receiving. They held her by Crescent Rose as she dangled in the air, kicking to get free.

"Oh, you got a better idea?" Neptune asked Jaune.

"I mean, yeah. Who wouldn't? That name is just... garbage." Jaune replied.

Ruby hung there annoyed as she watched the two boys bicker back and forth. She swung back and forth, slowly loosening her scythe as they continued to fight. Sun's clones eventually dropped Ruby and her weapon and she made yet another attack attempt on the boys.

"Pay attention to me!" She exclaimed.

This time, she was parried by Jaune as he extended his sword and shield out. He moved his attention from Neptune and looked over at Ruby who was not impressed by the new tactic they had devised. Weiss drew her sword only for Sun's remaining clones to dash her and knock it away from her to the ground as she was speared herself.

Blake looked around and the mess that had unfolded. She felt uneasy fighting this... thing? In any case, tying them up maybe wasn't the best idea. The best thing she could do now would be to retrieve Gambol Shroud and undo what they had done.

She dashed and slid under Ruby and began reaching for her weapon only to have her hand grabbed by a smiling Neptune. She looked up in surprise to meet his smile as he shook his head.

"Sorry, Kitty. But you created this mess." He spoke.

Slowly, he raised his Tri-hard until it was eye level with her as she looked on in horror.

"Don't look so scared." He spoke again. "It's a non-lethal shot, but it's still going to knock you on your ass for a while."

Ruby saw what was happening and immediately stopped her attack against Jaune and blocked the charging shot with her scythe. At such close range and powerful impact, it blasted both Ruby and Blake a few feet back.

"Predictable." Neptune stated.

Weiss looked on in horror at her friends losing the battle as she struggled to get free from the clump of clones that had held her against one of the trees in the courtyard. This battle had taken a turn for the worst. These three went from almost no teamwork to forming whatever the hell they were. She hated to admit it, but they were winning right now.

Jaune looked at the battlefield of women who were now trying to stand and catch their breath. He didn't enjoy hurting them, but they did attack first. He was going to see he wasn't the victim of a sticky, "licky" mess. He had his pride as a man.

"We should finish this." Jaune stated.

Neptune looked over at him as Sun remained concentrated in the clone distribution and forward attack.

"They may gain control of their aura again soon. He spoke again. "We don't want to get in a fist fight with that."

Neptune laughed at the comment. "Jaune, that might have been the smartest thing you've said tonight. Let's finish this and get out of here."

Jaune again used his sis semblance to give both Sun and Neptune a boost with their respective semblances. Sun generated two more clones. As soon as they appeared, they simultaneously made their way for both Ruby and Blake, pinning them to ground just like two others had done to Weiss against the tree.

"Get off!" Blake yelled.

All three girls squirmed against the powerful clones that were enhanced with Jaune's powerful aura. Ruby kicked wildly under the weight of the clones and shot Jaune a look of annoyance and anger.

Jaune smiled and stuck his tongue out at her.

"If you ladies don't mind, we'll be on our way now. I think I've had enough of your 'fun' for the night." Jaune commented as the other clones began moving them.

"You're not getting away!" Ruby exclaimed, red in the face. "You just wait, Arc! When you least expect it at night, I'm going to get you!"

The group continued to be carried by the remaining clones as he looked down at her, passing her pinned body.

"And that night will not be tonight." He commented smugly.

Ruby could feel herself getting fired up. She had him on the verge of tears earlier and now he was going to make a clean getaway? How could they let this happen? Her delicious snack was not getting away even if she had to bite her way out of this.

Ruby attempted to bite and gnaw her way out of the grasp of the Sun clone, but it was to no avail. She struggled and rocked back and forth with all her might as she kicked helplessly.

"Now who's desperate?" Jaune said, almost at the courtyard exit at this point.

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE YOU HORRO MOVIE-LOOKING THING!" A voice came from behind group of cheering boys.

They turned around to see something that they had not anticipated. They were not ready for it.

Running out in ragdoll form from the school building with a big bruise on her head was Pyrrha who swiftly kicked the clones off of all three girls in a rush. She had even retrieved her spear and shield from the armory somehow.

"Pyrrha! There you are!" Ruby exclaimed.

All three boys again began to sweat as their captives were released from imprisonment. Their escape would have to be postponed for now until they dealt with this new threat.

All four girls line up, side-by-side. Weiss spun her sword, loading the dust into the chamber. Pyrrha rocked back and forth in a daze as she stood next to her friends. Blake stared down the group who had attempted to make off with her weapon of choice. She was going to make them pay. Ruby was last to line up with her friends. She flashed her Crescent Rose and smirked at Jaune again.

"Like I said... You are not getting away." She spoke.

Jaune gave her a serious look of his own. "I will show you... you couldn't be more wrong!"

Pyrrha gave a serious look of her own. She stumbled slightly forward and removed something from her back before showing it to the group of boys who were confused at what they were looking at.

"And I will show you... WHAT A COMPLETE BREAKFAST LOOKS LIKE!" She yelled, dumping a mess of cereal into her mouth.

At that time, all thoughts were connected as one. Every male and female on the battleground had one thing in their mind and had one thing to say...

"What the fuck?..."

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Well, things take yet another twist. You wanted Pyrrha and now you've got her back. I hope you all realize the can of worms that comes with it. You ever have that one drunk friend that just comes out of nowhere after disappearing for a long time? Voila. I hope you enjoyed this therapeutic session. I can say I want this next part of the battle to be the overall climax of the fighting. So please. Be gentle as I still am unsure how it will end there!

As always, I appreciate all your support and hope you can give me your feedback on the writing. Correct me, scold me, whatever you need to! Anyway, see you next time when they fight takes yet another turn.

Next time: Chapter 11 – United Front

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