The first explosion rocked Jaune from his sleep. It was mildly difficult to untangle himself from both Yang and Pyrrha but he did so swiftly and set about putting on the armor set that he knew was waiting in the closet. It was the newest set and a wedding present from his father.
It was more powerful than anything he had ever worn before. That being said it still needed to be broken. He was securing the breastplate when he heard Pyrrha and Yang waking up. The second explosion roused them to their feet as Jaune started speaking.
"Yang, your team is going to need you, get going, Pyrrha how fast can you get to your armor?"
Yang began throwing on her clothes as she headed for the door and Pyrrha was about to answer when her scrolls rang. It was Ozpin and he said. "Mrs. Arc I need you to meet me at the main service elevator."
With a nod Pyrrha hung up and saw that Jaune had most of his armor on. "Did you hear that?" she asked.
"Yeap we need to get going," he answered. She was about to mention that Ozpin seemed like he wanted her to come alone. When Jaune kept speaking. " I don't trust Ozpin, and neither should you."
Not wanting to waste time he settled for having most of his armor and they left for where Ozpin was waiting. When he saw Jaune he was about to speak but Jaune cut him off. "I don't have time to banter with you old man. If it involves my wife it involves me, especially if it involves her" the way that he said that told Ozpin who he was talking about.
The headmaster had no idea how the Arc's had heard of the maiden but it wasn't too crazy to think that they would. Not wanting to waste too much time he lead them down to the vault and explained the plan to them. Jaune went to guard the door while Ozpin got to work on the transfer.
"What's happening?" Jaune asked the headmaster.
"Beacon is being attacked."
"Directly?" Jaune asked in a stunned tone.
"Yes, there are Nevermores ferrying smaller grimm to the school.
"what about Atlas?" a large army of Atlas security force that would make short work of any flying Grimm.
"something is wrong with their targeting systems so they aren't of much use."
"the ground units?" Jaune asked.
before Ozpin could answer the elevator door opened and Cinder Fall walked out. She wasted no time in drawing her bow and firing at both Pyrrha, and Amber. Jaune moved to deflect the arrows meant for Pyrrha and Ozpin did his best to block the arrows for Amber but he failed to stop the ones that were fired at the machines. With the machine destroyed the transfer stopped and Amber's life support shut down.
the poor girl's heart went still and her life passed on splitting the power between Pyrrha and Cinder.
"Get Pyrrha out of here!" Ozpin declared as he rushed forward and engaged Cinder. He pushed her around them and cleared the path to the door. Jaune made short work of the door holding Pyrrha in the pod.
As they made their way out of the basement they saw that the battle was getting bad. Most of Beacon was still in the dorms. They were about to head there in order to find professor Goodwitch when they heard something coming from the elevator.
They had just enough time to dash out from in front of it went the doors were blown across the room. Cinder Fall stepped out holding Ozpin's staff. Jaune and Pyrrha looked at each other and after gently squeezing each other's hands they took up fighting positions.
...
Shiro and Blake were asleep in their perch being supported by the armor frame when they heard the sounds of battle coming from the dorms. they both shook off their sleep and without a word took off for their rooms. Shiro needed to get out of his suit and he needed to get his sword. his locker was waiting for him at his room along with Willow and Olivia.
His scroll rang with orders from Professor Port. "Olivia, you and Willow are needed at room number 348 Port will be waiting for you, I'll get Noami and follow up." the two of them headed off and just as he was about to call Naomi Sun called him.
"Sun I don't have time for..."
Sun cut him off saying. "Shiro, It's Adam, he's here and he's going after Naomi please hurry."
The call dropped and Shiro took off after Naomi's scroll signal. He didn't know who Adam was but Sun sounded worried. The Signal led him to the cafeteria where he saw a man that he presumed to be Adam fighting with both Sun and Naomi.
Using the element of surprise Shiro fired off a volley at Adam that made him back up and allowed Shiro to run between them.
"step aside, my fight is not with you!" Adam growled.
"no chance in Hell," Sun spat back. reading his weapons he said. "as long as there is breath in my lungs and blood in my veins you will not touch her!"
At this Adam just laughed. "you really do know how to pick'em don't you?" Shiro was about to ask Adam what he was talking about when he heard Noami's crossbow fire. He heard the bolt sink into its target but Adam was fine.
It took Shiro an instant to realise what Adam meant. Adam knew Naomi and there was only one reason for that. Shiro turned in time to see Sun's body collapse to its knees before falling forward with a bolt sticking out of the back of his head.
Shiro was almost too slow to slip the thrust that Adam threw his way before his left leg screamed in pain. stepping back he saw a bolt sticking out of it and when Adam moved back in he did his best to parry it but he was too slow only succeeded in getting a sword run through him a few inches lower than Adam had intended.
Even though Shiro kept the sword from punching a hole in his lung the pain still brought him to his knees and while he was waiting for one of them to kill him heard Adam talking. "Well, now that we've dealt with those two how about we get back to the matter at hand."
Shiro reached for his sword only to have Adam's boot crush his hand making him yell in pain. "Just lay there and bleed quitely" he said. moving towards Naomi. He was in the middle of his set up for a slice when a woman that Shiro had never seen before came down and lashed out with a cavalry sabre.
The first strike caught Adam by Surprise and the second was partially blocked but still drew blood on his right shoulder. It was at this moment that Naomi opened fire shooting Adam in the back twice. He staggered forward and if it weren't for the armor he had lined into his coat he'd be dead. instead he stepped back and dropped to a knee. in one large swipe he threw all the energy he had at both women making them dive for cover.
When the wave was cleared Naomi and Adam were gone but the woman went to work pulling the bolt from Shiro's leg and wrapping a bandage around it. She stood up and looked like she was about to do something about the wound in his abdomen when Qrow attacked. "get away from him!" he yelled.
Shiro couldn't see what was happening. He was too busy trying to get a sterile bandage over the wound. He just needed to slow the bleeding enough for his aura to do the rest of this work.
When he was done his father appeared at his side looking over his work. He seemed satisfied but when he heard the sound of movement he raised his gun to fire on the woman. "dad wait," once he had his father's attention Shiro explained. "she saved me, if she hadn't fought them off I would be dead by now."
By the time they looked back the woman was gone so Qrow lowered his gun. fighting to his feet Shiro tore down one of the burned drapes and wrapped Sun's body in it. It was hard to carry the dead boy but Shiro needed to do that much for his fallen classmate.
...
Adam limped his way to the edge of Beacon where he had hidden his personal airspeeder. he could feel the blood running down his back. He didn't have long to get to a proper medic. otherwise he was as good as dead. He was less than ten yards from the lifeline back to his base when his legs gave way.
He fought to get up but he knew that it was pointless. He was dead, now his body just needed to figure it out. His head was lowering to the grass when he felt a set of long arms grabbed him by the armpits and lift him over their shoulders. He was about to fight back when he saw the brotherhood tat on the man's neck. knowing he was safe Adam stopped fighting and passed out.
...
Jaune knew that this fight wasn't going their way. It was all they could do to stay alive. He and Pyrrha had already taken more damage in the last five minutes than they had in the back year combined.
He was trying to fight through the wall of flames being sent his way when a heel was driven into his chest, sending him across the room. He had made it back to his knees when he saw it happen.
Pyrrha was in the middle of her own fight when she saw the dust blades that Cinder had thrown at Jaune. He wasn't going to be able to evade or block them, his armor being as damaged as it was so she threw her shield and guided it with her semblance.
It was a fatal decision since while she was doing that Cinder took the chance to run one of her twin swords through Pyrrha's chest. before using a front kick to send the champion flying across the room.
Jaune scrambled to his knees and ran across the room to Pyrrha's side. She was gone by the time he got there. holding her lifeless body Jaune began to shake not with pain but with rage. He was going to kill Cinder Fall grabbing Milo he lashed out with reckless abandon. his speed and strength making up what he lacked in form.
He wasn't going to win a sword fight but he wasn't trying to. Instead he was trying to push her and make her desperate for a counter. so he gave her one. As his left hand went behind his back he swung his right in a wide arc that drew out the instant response. a swipe of the blade and Jaune's right arm from the shoulder down fell to the floor.
At the same time his left caem around with the knife he took from his cousin and stabbed Cinder's neck just below the ear. The brachial plexus spasmed sending Cinder to her knees and breaking her aura. In response Jaune stabbed again this time putting the knife through her neck and leaving her to bleed out.
looking at his arm he saw that the suit was already at work closing the wound with a variety of chemicals. All of which would have hurt if he was able to feel them. All he was able to do was stagger over to Pyrrha and collapse.
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Blake was fighting her way to her dorm when she saw it. Her old White Fang mask. It was hanging on the wall from a nail run through one of its eyes.
A wave of terror washed over her/ the only person who had that mask was Adam. And if he left it hanging on the wall outside her dorm then he knew she was here. Looking around and trying to find him she understood that he wasn't here for her, but why would he be here then? She wondered. Suddenly it made sense. She had broken his heart and his soul.
So he was going to do the same thing to her. Pulling out her scroll she was about to call Shiro when she stopped. She had used this tactic before. You scare the target and they call their security team for a check in. That was when you found the team and figured out how to get around them.
Adam was waiting for her to call Shiro so that Adam could figure out who Shiro was. She wasn't going to give him that satisfaction. It was a hard choice and one she knew would leave a bitter taste in her mouth for the rest of her life. But until Adam Taurus was dead. She needed to avoid Shiro at all cost.
Looking down at his contact info she chose to delete it and make her run. If Adam wanted to come after her and her family then he would need to do it on her terms.