Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Fight or Flight. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth do.

(Mistral.)

Raven turned to look at Maize while the Vacuo gunslinger rushed up to her.

"Rave, whatever your father said?" Maize questioned as he walked towards the Mistral Samurai. "It isn't something you should let get to you." Maize added before he heard rustling in the trees.

Maize quickly drew his guns before a bullet flew at him. Maize watched as Raven easily drew Omen and cut the round in half with a single motion.

"That is one reason you shouldn't let it get you down." Maize said with a smile as several thugs emerged from the forest.

One of them went to attack Maize while the other drew a pair of knives and attacked Raven.

Maize dodged backward while rolling and firing Retribution at the thug. The purple hooded man dodged the bullet before returning fire.

Maize hummed and looked at Raven who parried a slash from her thug. Raven seized the woman with her free hand and lifted her.

Raven threw him at the other thug, their auras flashed green and dark purple. Maize hummed and looked at Raven which confused.

"They have auras?" Maize asked while Raven let out a hum in confusion. This was interesting.

Both thugs shook off being knocked to the ground and rushed back into combat. Maize's thug holstered his pistols and smashed his hands together. Electronic knuckledusters, Maize hummed before was slugged in the chest and flipped backward.

"Who the hell are these girls?" Maize asked as his aura sparkled blue before he picked himself up.

Raven dodged another strike at her head before she knocked the woman's weapon away. Raven looked at her enemies' wrists as she backflipped away.

A spider, Raven's eyes widened for a second. Raven looked at Maize before grabbing his wrist and dragging him back away.

"Raven, what the hell!?" Maize yelled before looking at her with pure shock.

"Those are spider assassins," Raven stated to Maize who looked at her with confusion now. "They're after my father," Raven added as she rushed forward with Maize in tow.

Raven slowed down and looked over her shoulder. Maize sighed and holstered his weapons.

"What the hell are spider assassins?" Maize asked Raven before dusting off his hands. "Seriously, we could have taken them." Maize stated while crossing his arms.

Maize hummed and sighed with annoyance.

"Their soldiers for a woman known as Ms. Malachite," Raven stated before leaning on a tree. "She's the biggest crime boss on Mistral. If my father managed to anger HER? He's a dead man, she will find and murder her." Raven said while she cracked her neck.

"Rave, your father is insane." Maize said before he walked away a few feet. He brushed off his hat with annoyance and sighed while looking to the side.

Maize didn't know what Raven had been through, but if they had super assassins after them. Maize rubbed at his temples before he turned and walked away.

"We need to get back to the others and go then." Maize stated before cracking his knuckles.

"Yes, we should go before they regroup and come after us again." Raven pointed out before she started towards the others.

Maize sighed and followed after Raven. Maize had no idea who the spiders were. They had no idea what happened with Raven and her father.

But he did need to fight. Maize doubted the spiders giving up if they were easily defeated.

Maize questioned what the plan was. The Spiders were starting to rain down on them. Maize didn't know what Raven's father was planning to do at all.

"Maize, you're zoning out," Raven stated while Maize hummed with interest.

Maize shrugged and looked to the side.

"Sorry, I don't know what to do next." Maize put in as Raven nodded.

"Yes, I don't know either," Raven stated before she sighed and drew Omen.

"Maize?" Raven asked as Maize tilted his head at him. "I think it's time you see my semblance for real this time," Raven stated before she cut at the air with the blade.

It crackled before forming into a swirling portal. Maize hummed and looked at the portal in confusion.

"If that's your semblance?" Maize questioned before Raven shook her head and looked to the side.

"No," Raven stated before she sheathed her blade. "I will answer any questions you could have next time. For now? We should get back to my father, then we can talk about this." Raven put in before Maize sighed and slowly entered the portal. Raven let out a hum while entering right behind him.

It was time she got some answers from her father, time to get to work. Raven wouldn't have put it past her father to have caused issues for the spiders.

"Dad, what the hell would you have done to get the spiders after you?" Raven questioned while closing her eyes. She stepped through the portal.

Author notes

Phew, another chapter is done! I want to point out the chapters are going to be a bit longer soon. The next chapter will end up being in 2-3 weeks and will show Maize and Raven questioning Ebony. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!

P.S: Yang is 1200 words Monday. Ruby 900 Sunday. Weiss 900 Friday. Neo 1200 words Friday. Glynda 900 Thursday. Penny 900 Tuesday.