Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of A Lingering Ember. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth do.
(Mistral.)
10 Bullheads moved towards the airship; Desmond turned around to look at Neo. She had nicknamed her weapon Hush now, he didn't care much, he turned to look at the airship.
"Neo, I need you and your guys to disable the weapons… Everyone else? We're fighting to the bridge… Neo, if we don't take the ship over right away, plant a bomb on the engine." Desmond said before the Bullhead landed on the hull, he and a group of 9 of his men leaped out.
Neo stood by the pilot before she flipped onto the ship, Desmond watched the rest of the Bullheads lagging as 2 more managed to dive through the flak and drop off 20 more men.
"15 with me, 15 with her, we either take this ship or we bring it down!" Desmond ordered before he saw a wave of Grey Ursa soldiers lock the door before Desmond sighed and turned to Neo.
"Please get the doors? I'm going to handle making sure the Grey Ursa isn't going anywhere." Desmond said as Neo nodded and opened up a service hatch.
"She's too good for this gang…" Desmond muttered, he wondered why Neo did what he said.
He waited for a few minutes before the door opened and he was greeted by a barrage of gunfire, Desmond and his group ducked behind cover.
"Damn it!" Desmond hissed before he dug a spare Dust Crystal out of his pocket.
He tossed it into the door and then fired a shot after it. He was rewarded with an explosion and then the gunfire stopped.
"Move up, half of you with Neo!" Desmond yelled as he and his men moved through a half dozen dead Grey Ursa soldiers.
He turned at the sound of a hatch opening and aimed Melodic Cudgel at the hatch.
Neo climbed through with Hush and waved which made Desmond smile and wave back as Neo skipped over to them.
"15 of you escort the lovely lady to the weapons and engines… Once their down, we can bring in the other soldiers… Until then, keep those escorting Bullheads off us…" Desmond ordered as he and his men walked off, Desmond turned to Neo.
"Remember, you don't have to show mercy to these guys, their 50 times worse than the type of criminal we are… Boys, to the bridge… If we're going to bring this piece of junk down, then I'd rather not waste the bullets from our Bullheads… Too expensive." Desmond ordered before he and 15 of his men walked further into the ship.
The other half turned to Neo, wondering of her orders, she smiled and leaned Hush on her shoulder.
(With Desmond)
Desmond and his group passed into the cargo bay, he looked at the AP-200s and AK-130s.
"Hmm… I was wondering how the Grey Ursa became a threat in a few months… AK-130s might not be that much in terms of money since they replaced them… But they're still good security and soldiers…. I'm wondering how they got a few AP-200 prototypes…" Desmond mused as he turned to his henchmen who were spreading out.
He was glad all of his men had brought rifles and pistols, swords and axes were nice, but the Grey Ursa wouldn't be wielding guns on their flagship.
"Boss, you think that girl is going to backstab us?" One of his men asked as Desmond leaned his cane on his shoulder.
"Neo is a lot of things… A lot which I don't know yet… But she's not a backstabber… Or a sellout, I hired you to shoot other criminals and do the muscle work…. Keep an eye on the door, we're going to move up once Neo gets their attention." Desmond said before he heard the sounds of combat.
"Ah, seems sweet tooth just kicked off the party, let's go. Someone opens the door." Desmond ordered before he tapped Melodic Cudgel on the floor and turned away from the rows of mechs.
(With Neo)
Neo flipped one of the mercs to the ground with an armbar before batting him in the head with Hush.
She saw one of Desmond's henchmen take a shot to the chest and collapse, possibly dead.
Neo sighed before she looked at the other mercs and smirked, Desmond, sent her a text over her scroll as she used Hush to block a trio of bullets.
"Heading to the bridge, good luck (:". Neo read before she smirked and turned to look at the other mercs as she gestured to her men to open fire.
(With Desmond)
Desmond batted one of the Grey Ursa in the head before hooking his wrist and pulling him to Desmond for a punch.
He was met by a Grey Ursa thug kicking him back before Desmond turned, smirked, and shot the man in the chest.
He coughed as his men moved up.
Author Note
Phew, another chapter is done! I recently found out the name of Neo's name with the new book. I also want to point out this battle is going to be split into 4 or so parts, all of which is 900 words. The next chapter will be in 2 weeks on Friday and will show Neo's assault on the weapon room and Desmond and his men fighting towards the bridge. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
