I'm starting this by saying this chapter was originally made and published on my Tumblr and Ao3 account on October 16th~ So, called it?
Ren was terrified, this was possibly the second most frightening thing that he'd ever been through. The only other thing he could remember was the day that he lost his birth parents. He did his best to still his body as he watched in fear, his semblance in full blast. His mind even while doing it's best to still itself, couldn't help but rush through worst case scenarios, the worst thing? He could only watch as Nora spasmed on the ground before him.
The day had been going so well, the weather was great, and there hadn't been any indication that a thunderstorm would hit. But, that was just his luck he supposed, well his and Nora's... They'd finally been allowed to use real weapons, or at least simplistic metal weapons. Though he used a bow and a dagger, so he had the last change in his repertoire, curved dull studded arrows and a simplistic dull metal dagger were what he was all he had been allowed to use for now.
Nora had been the most excited, she'd been given a metal headed hammer, which had been crafted for her small frame. Everything had been going on like normal, they'd trained till their aura's had been in the red like usual, and were preparing to concentrate on mental training when the weather took a sudden turn for the worst. For the few months that he'd known Nora, she'd been the type to love storms, it always made her more excited. Which had been saying something because of how already excitable she was.
This time however, things went bad, really bad. The storm had been on them before they knew it, and before they could pack up, a bolt of lightning from the heavens had hit Nora. Normally she'd been hurt, but still fine due to her aura, but because they hadn't been able to practice aura regeneration today they'd all still been low. And that, that had been enough to put her on the ground. Her body, though unconscious was anything but still. She convulsed at random intervals, her fingers would twitch, her frame would shiver, and her head would bounce periodically. It seems that the strike had been enough to put her down.
Verde had been the first to try to get to her, but she had been stopped by Saphron. "Stop! Don't touch her!" Verde's body had stilled at the words, fear taking her over, tears began to form. Indy, Goa and Violette however began to cry almost instantly. With out thinking Ren had reached to his little sisters, pulling them into a tight hug much like they had once done to him. He needed to be strong, he couldn't use his semblance much longer, and he definitely couldn't risk passing out here, no he had to be strong for his family.
Charles and Jeanne, Papa and Mama Arc, they were doing their best to keep everyone calm, while Rouge had already dialed what he assumed to be an ambulance. Though Ren feared they wouldn't make it in time, he did his best, he really did but he couldn't help it. Tears started to form, he wanted to be a good older brother, but how was he supposed to be when he was losing another family member? Still he tried, he tried his damndest to hold on, for the little ones at least.
Though, he noticed that everyone had stopped talking, instead only sobs could be heard. Specifically sobs coming from Nora's location, it was Jaune. Though, it wasn't Jaune himself that Ren noticed, no it was the fact that he was glowing, his eyes shut as he reached out for Nora but still didn't touch her. Soon the silence permeated to even the tears, and the sound of the storm above drowned out as almost everything stilled.
Jaune's white aura began to change, the color soon tinted yellow, no it was gold, gold like the Arches which formed the Arc's family symbol. What however really caught everyones attention was the fact that his aura was seeping into Nora. No one was sure what was happening, not till Nora's body stilled. This had the initial effect of frightening everyone, though as everyone stilled their breathing they noticed Nora's picked up. Soon her eyes began to flutter open.
"What... what happened?" She was still dazed, this much was obvious. The first to respond to her sudden awakening? It was the boy next to her.
"You're okay!" Jaune's voice was the trigger everyone needed to come out of their stupor. Ren slowly let go of his sisters as he stared and started to walk towards Nora and Jaune. Though before anyone could get closer a yelp of pain and surprised fluttered about.
Jaune, in his excitement had attempted to hug Nora, only for him to suddenly be shocked and thrown back. Thankfully, unlike Nora prior his aura took majority of the blow and he could only blink in stunned silence. It was then that all eyes fell on Nora, her body was coursing with a blue hued static. Her eyes sparked to life, as the soft turquoise flashed an electric blue. Down her body, what appeared to be marks, veins which spread from her neck down beneath her clothes and out to the tips of her fingers through her arms began to spark. Electricity seemed to be literally coursing through her veins, or at the very least through the lightning burns which had formed since she had been struck.
"Whoa! Whats... what's going on?!" She asked, half in fear and half in excitement.
It was Papa Arc that spoke first, "Well I'll be... I think my heart may stop but damned if I won't accept it. Seems like you and Jaune both unlocked your semblances."
Both children blinked and stared at him, "SEMBLANCES?!" Both of them echoed as they stared at themselves. Jaune's body still glowing brightly, unsure of how to turn it off, while Nora's coursed with the power of lightning.
"Okay... okay but uh how do we turn it off?" Jaune's timid voice asked, panic clear in his rushed tone.
It was surprisingly Ren that answered, "Breathe... both of you stay calm and think of nothing..." He had been playing with his semblance for a while, and he remembered what happened when he had first unlocked it helping Nora.
As the siblings looked at him, they both nodded, they trusted Ren. Their breathing slowed and soon the glowing stopped. Nora's was the first to calm down, the static began to recede allowing a clear view of the new veiny burns which spread through out her body. It was interesting, the way that they stretched and spread, one could think they were ugly, but on Nora? Ren couldn't help but think that it accentuated her usual charm.
Charm? Where did that come from? Shaking his head he watched as she stared blankly at her arms. No one knew how she'd act, but in Nora's typical fashion she quickly jumped up and threw her arms into the sky. "THIS IS AWESOME!"
She smiled brightly, beaming in great joy. "These look so cool! And I didn't even have to get a tattoo!" Then, she did something unexpected, she walked towards a tree, drew her arm back and then punched it. This caused everyone to look in shock, last they remembered she had nearly no aura and the lightning should have taken it out. What happened next should have been a scream of pain, instead her fist crashed into the tree, slamming into it and driving a whole all the way through. Next, a flash of sparks splintered from her fist and carved their way into the tree, almost lightning it in flames, almost.
"THAT IS AWESOME! I FEEL LIKE I COULD WRESTLE An URSA!"
"Please don't!" Came Saphron's worried voice as she ran up to Nora, pausing ever so slightly before touching her to make sure it was safe. Once she wasn't blown away, she proceeded to wrap Nora into a tight hug. "We don't need another near death scare just yet."
She was soon joined by the younger girls all who ran up to and proceeded to pin Nora to the ground in a pile of hugs. Ren himself, though, decided to walk to Jaune.
"How are you feeling?"
Jaune's eyes darted from the pile to Ren, he was clearly in shock, everything was happening rather fast and he wasn't sure if he could handle it. "I... I don't know honestly. I FEEL, great... but I don't feel good... that doesn't make sense." He shook his head as he stared down, his hands flashing one more time.
Ren simply nodded, "No... NO I understand." Soon Ren found his arms around Jaune, holding him tightly, tears began to flow freely. "I know I don't need to... but thank you."
Jaune simply responded by hugging Ren, soon Rouge and their parents began to hug them.
"Well... this has been an exciting day... we'll, we'll have to figure out what your semblances are later, for now let's rest." Jeanne, Mama Arc, stated as she let go of her children.
Ren followed her gaze and noticed that the rain had gone.
So for those of you curious, Nora's semblance is slightly altered due to being unlocked via Jaune's semblance. Her body will generate electricity, making her a stun gun, while being able to absorb additional electricity to make it stronger as well as amp her own strengths. Jaune's will largely stay the same, but he'll definitely have more control over it, he's going to have fun combinations with Ren and Nora in the future for different things mind you.
Fun fact Nora now has lightning burns, they're cool looking, but I wouldn't recommend trying to get some yourself...