Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of The Dragon and her rook. Enjoy the 1200-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.
(SDC Mine #2.)
Skyler looked over the corpse of the Ursa, the massive spikes looked surgically implanted.
"Merlot…" Skyler crossed his arms and sighed to the soldiers as one of his men walked over to the Atlesian Colonel.
"There's Grimm inside, sir. We aren't going to last 2 minutes." Skyler heard from the soldier as he nodded.
He looked at Yang before he looked at the soldier and rose to his feet.
"Get a cleanup unit here and take the Grimm to the 'Zoo'. Lock down the area, nothing in or out. I'll deal with the Grimm." Skyler watched the soldier give a salute and start radio calls to get his commander's orders down.
"So, Merlot is in Atlas?" Yang asked as she walked over to him.
"Seems that way. He's been following us every step of the way from Vale… how the hell did he get into Atlas…?" Skyler rubbed at his chin with his cybernetic arm, the brush of snow reminded him of how harsh his home could be.
"One of your guys said there's Grimm inside." Yang pointed at the mine, her fingers brushing against each other with a small metallic clink.
"Yes. this is one of the SDC's mines. It was abandoned over 5 years ago due to recent Grimm attacks. I have no idea what's in there." Skyler said before grabbing Lazuli Centurion from where he stabbed it into the ground.
Skyler rested the Zweihander on his shoulder as he started walking towards the mines. He laid the blade across his shoulders as he walked towards the mine entrance.
"There's no way I'm letting you handle this alone." Yang cracked her knuckles and extended Ember Celica while cocking the weapons.
"Fine by me, Captain," Skyler stated, a smirk pulled at his lips in amusement.
Skyler was met by a roar from one of Merlot's hulking Geists… Skyler watched the hulking golem-like beast retreat further into the mines. He cursed as cracks spread over the walls.
"Damn it. I know those cracks…" the walls cracked more, spider webbing all over the rocky walls of the mine around them.
"CRAP!" Skyler yelled as he rolled out of the way as explosions went off around them while Grimm rained down from where they were nestled.
Centinels, Grimm who loved dark areas, he should have known. He looked at the 15 snapping Grimm.
They had acid dripping from their jaws, jagged Dust crystals extended from their backs, he also looked at a massive metallic horn coming from the head of each Grimm… along with black spikes protruding from their segments.
"Is there a single damn Grimm Merlot hasn't mutated?" Skyler asked as 3 of the Grimm descended from the ceiling.
"You fought them before?" Yang watched the Grimm snap at her, she advanced backwards, her fists flying at the Grimm like bullets.
Skyler was sent skidding backwards; his Aura bleeding Blue as the Atlesian Black Ops officer was forced to backpedal.
"Not these… seriously, I hate today," Skyler muttered; he would have gladly asked for reinforcements if he had known Merlot had so many Grimm in the area.
He didn't know what bothered him more. The very fact that Merlot had turned his home into a warzone, or the fact that his uncle didn't see fit to keep him out of the loop.
"Sky!" Yang punched a hole through the mutated Grimm with her right arm, her metallic hand cutting through the shell-like paper.
That was when Yang was forced to pull her hand backwards, acid-like goop pouring from the wound as she hissed in pain.
"OW!" Yang resolved not to kill the Grimm that way next time as she flipped backwards. Her hand smoking and her Aura glowing a very dark yellow.
Skyler cursed and flipped backwards, decapitating one of the Centinels with a strike that sprayed the ground with more acid. He questioned just how much these Grimm were mutated, they were certainly not normal.
Yang rolled out of the jaws of another Centinel, its jaws belched forth a jet of flames which made Yang backflip off the shell of another Centinel.
"THEY SHOOT FIRE!?" Yang yelled as the Grimm snapped its jaws at her, trying to put her down hard.
It made Skyer frantic as the other Grimm emerged, all eager for blood, no matter if it came from Yang or Skyler, they would have their fill.
"Seriously… The worst day possible." Skyler sent a signal to his men; they were going to need reinforcements anyway.
Skyler dodged a Centinel, grabbing the Grimm by its pincer before twisting his hand. He tore the pincer from its mouth, it roared in pain before Skyler drove the sharp appendage through its jaw, killing it before he kicked away its body and turned to face the other one.
(With Yang)
The Centinels forced Yang away from Skyler, their jaws snapping with glee at the prospect of murdering the Blonde Brawler.
Yang watched Skyler dodge one, shooting an Electric Dust bullet into one of the beasts before watching Yang get boxed into one of the many Dust Shafts.
Yang blocked the jaws of one of the mutant Centinels which wrapped around her right arm. The other was stopped by her left hand.
"Yang, you good!?" Skyler asked, knowing she wasn't, the Grimm were a lot stronger than they looked.
"Hang in there!" Yang managed to cock her right arm enough for the shotgun to fire, blinding one of the Centinels and allowing her to fire Ember Celica.
The shotgun gauntlet's recoil also threw her back as the Grimm collapsed to the ground before Yang rushed them. she dodged a snap of their jaws before repeatably jabbing her right hand at the Grimm.
"Damn things!" Skyler looked at Yang as she grinned at the beeping orbs buried into the Grimm.
She leapt backwards, thrusting her arms behind her and causing the Grimm to ignite and explode.
This also caused a ringing sound that caused the Dust Crystals behind her to ring.
"YANG!" Skyler yelled, knowing that the Dust was unstable.
The crystals exploded in beautifully deadly explosions, causing Yang to get flung back. her Aura shielding her as she was thrown from the entranceway which collapsed.
"Sky?" Yang rubbed at her head and looked at the destruction in front of her.
Skyler focused on the remaining Centinels; the roar of the Geist was ringing in his head as the Grimm circled him.
They descended on Skyler like hulking worms, making sure to cut off his avenue of escape as 4 went after Yang, wanting to finish off their divided prey.
Skyler sighed and prepared for more combat with the Grimm.
Author notes
Phew, another chapter is done! I want to point out that it might be 30 or so chapters till the story is done. The next chapter is going to end up being in a week and will show the other half of the fight and set up Sparks. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
Ps: Yang is 900 Saturday, Ruby 900 Sunday, Weiss 900 Sunday. Glynda 900 Thursday, Raven 900 Tuesday. Winter is 900 next week or the week after.