2 weeks after first infection
The loud engine of the hovering bullhead roared across the prestigious campus of Beacon Academy. It flew high above, covering the large splotch of land that the academy resided, since its only objective seemed to be to continuously circle around it, repeating the same message to everyone who might not have heard the megaphones booming voice for more than a half an hour since it arrived.
"To all students and staff, please remain in your rooms at all times!"
It continued its flight around campus. The volume of the speakers remaining constant as the bullhead hovered above the dorms.
"If you are unable to get to a vacant room, please locate the nearest vacant safe room!"
The bullhead leaned forward once again, indicating that the message was almost finished.
"If anyone requests entry to your room or safe room, do not allow access or you will be at risk of infection! Please wait for official instructions!"
And the bullhead flew away, traveling to the other side of the campus to repeat the message again.
"For fuck sake, all this for the flu?" complained Cardin Winchester, sitting by his desk in his dorm.
If there is one thing Cardin hated the most, it was waiting. He let out a sigh audible enough for the trespassers to identify that they were not welcome.
"You all should thank me for letting you in, then again, I had no choice."
He looks at a familiar rabbit Faunus, sitting in the other side of the room. She slightly withdrew from Cardin's glare.
"Especially you, had it not been for these two, you wouldn't be in this room, so I hope your grateful."
"Nice to know you're looking out for us, you jerk," said Ruby Rose, going to Velvet Scarlatina's side after Cardin's snide remark, "If we had the choice, we would have stayed with our teams."
"The feelings mutual," Cardin said, rolling his head back against the chair frame and opting to stare at the bare ceiling.
The room went silent again, the only thing occupying it were the distant engines of the bullhead, and the mumbled garble of its message. However, Cardin heard passed these sounds so he can acknowledge the constant tapping of Jaune Arc's foot.
"For fuck sake Arc, quite tapping your foot, it's starting to piss me off," Cardin said.
"I can't help it," Jaune said, "We've been here for three days now and I haven't gotten a single word from my team since! Aren't you the least bit worried about yours?"
"Oh please, worry about them? It's a stupid flu, nothing our Aura can't take care of."
"Then why do we have to stay in our dorms?" Jaune argued back, "CEDA was very demanding on that order but I still don't understand why."
The Green Flu, is what CEDA has dubbed it. With no known origin, the flu had caught wind in Vale. From what they've been told, it was a highly contagious disease that causes flu like symptoms, thus the name was given. Other than that, nothing else was known about it, at least to the public's knowledge.
Beacon academy was required, by CEDA, to cancel classes and allow citizens to take refuge in their school. Medical tents were set up, and civilians were given temporary refuge from the city. The prestigious school had turned into a makeshift refugee camp.
All for a flu, according to Cardin.
"H-hey guys," Velvet spoke, timidly, "H-has anyone noticed how silent it is outside?"
Everyone perked up from that claim, opting to listen in on their surroundings. It was true, despite the sounds of the bullhead, there was nothing outside that could be heard. No talking, yelling, sobbing, or even whimpering.
"Yeah," Ruby said, "Not even the civilians are making noise."
"Okay, this is starting to get really scary," said Jaune, "And here I am, sitting and wondering if my teammates are okay. Some leader I am."
Jaune slouched a bit, sitting back down on the bed.
"I-I'm sure their fine Jaune," Velvet commented, trying to lift the freshman's spirit, "H-have confidence in your team! I-I mean, you have Pyrrah watching them, right?"
"Yeah!" Ruby said enthusiastically, "Pyrrah knows how to set 'em straight!"
"I…I guess so."
"For crying out loud, you all are overreacting," Cardin interrupted, "It's the flu. 'F', 'L', 'U', flu. I caught the flu when I was a kid and I'm fine."
Everyone looked at Cardin, who began to lean his chair back against the wall.
"But seriously, if you're so worried about your team then call them. You all have scrolls, right?"
"Our scrolls can't get a connection Cardin," Jaune raised his voice, annoyed that he would ask something that should have been apparent, "I wouldn't be so worried if I was able to call them."
Widening his eyes by that revelation, Cardin pulled out his scroll and saw the bars on the top left corner of the screen greyed out, with a message on the side reading "No Service".
"Oh, you can't be fucking serious," Cardin said, "Did they seriously cut the connection from the CCT? Over a fucking flu?"
Everyone watched Cardin go through his phone, wondering how he had not noticed this revelation earlier.
"Damn it, I can't even access my weapon's locker!"
"Cardin!" the sudden shift from Jaune and Velvet startled Cardin a bit, "Don't-"
"WHAT, REALLY?!" Ruby yelled out, now taking out her scroll to check on her weapon.
Her heart skipped a beat when she discovered that she cannot connect to her weapon's locker in the armory. Jaune and Velvet winced, knowing fully well how passionate the red-clad leader was with weaponry.
"NO, MY BABY!" she fell to her knees, "MY POOR BABY!"
She immediately changed her focus to Jaune and Velvet, "YOU LIED TO ME! I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS!"
"R-Ruby, I'm sorry, we didn't want to worry you!"
"We knew you would freak out if we told you!"
"NOO, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN IT BEFORE I CAME!"
"Ruby," Velvet spoke, "You wouldn't have made it back, you could have gotten sick or in trouble!
"BUT WHAT IF IT GETS STOLEN!"
"Would you calm the hell down!" Cardin yelled, "Nobody is going to steal your weapon. Even if they wanted to, they would have to somehow break into a school that's probably locked down because of this fucking flu."
He leaned his chair back again.
"I mean come on, who'd wanna steal a scythe anyway?"
"WHAT?!"
"Oh crap," Velvet and Jaune said to themselves.
Ruby made her way to Cardin.
"What's that supposed to mean? Huh?!"
"What? All I'm saying is that a scythe is the last thing I'd grab if I was stealing a weapon."
"Oh yeah!" Ruby yelled, "Well I bet if this supposed thief were to know the value of a real weapon, I'd bet he'd be drooling at mine!"
'So you want it to be stolen?' Velvet and Jaune thought to themselves.
"Oh please," Cardin said, "A scythe is nothing more than a gardening tool."
"Cardin!" Jaune and Velvet yelled.
"What? It's true! It's a gardening tool! I see people use them to cut their lawns all the time!"
Cardin continued to lean his chair back, while Ruby's face continued to grow more red from anger.
"You jerk! Every single person's weapon is an extension of themselves-"
'Oh boy,' Jaune thought.
"-and I'll have you know that a scythe is not only a beautiful weapon, it takes mastery to use it in battle."
Ruby allowed the fire of passion to burn in her eyes.
"Crescent Rose and I are intertwined, I need her as much as she needs me. And because of my time here in Beacon, I can firmly say that our bond has only become stronger!" Ruby argued, "You are what your weapon is, my Uncle and Dad told me that many times when I was young, and I've always been a firm believer of it!"
"…So you are what your weapon is?" Cardin said, now growing a smirk, "In that case you'll be a great gardener then."
Ruby's face went back to red.
"IT'S NOT A GARDENING TOOL!"
Velvet tried to speak.
"Y-you guys should-"
"You know what your weapon says about you?!" Ruby tested, "It says you're a no talent…dumb...JERK!"
"NO TALENT?!" Cardin yelled.
Cardin did not like that comment, and immediately rose from his chair. Velvet and Jaune also stood as well.
"O-Okay guys, maybe-"
"Yeah, you no talent jerk!" Ruby then started prancing around, swing her arm in the air.
"~Oooh look at me, swinging my big ball on a stick, maybe I'll hit a Grimm one day, laa dee daa~"
Cardin face now began to go red.
"~Ooh, maybe I'll go hit a tree, that seems like an easy target for my skills~"
Ruby swung her arm in front of her.
"~Oooops, I missed~"
"You better shut the hell up, you fucking child!" Cardin yelled, "I bet you can't even lift it for more than five seconds!"
"Guys, c'mon, please!" Jaune said, trying to defuse the argument.
"Oh really?!" Ruby yelled, "Well in case you forgot, my 'Gardening Tool' is five times BIGGER than your little…twig!"
"Why you little…" Cardin began to seethe, "I swear if I had my weapon I'd PUT YOU ON THE FUCKING GROUND!"
"Cardin! Please Calm down!" Velvet yelled.
"GO ON, TRY ME YOU DUMB FRICKEN JERK, I BET YOU COULDN'T TOUCH ME!"
"Ruby!" Velvet yelled, "F-Fighting isn't gonna-"
Cardin grabbed and began pulling on Velvet's ears.
"C-Cardin!" Velvet yelped in pain.
"YOU BETTER SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Cardin answered back, "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY LIP FROM A FILTHY ANIMAL!"
"CARDIN, STOP!" Jaune yelled.
"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!" Ruby yelled.
"OH WHAT?! YOU GONNA PUNCH ME WITH THOSE NOODLE ARMS?!"
"YOU FRICKEN JERK! NO WONDER NO ONE LIKES YOU!"
"PLENTY OF PEOPLE LIKE ME!"
"NO BODY LIKE YOU, YOU JERK. NO ONE!"
Cardin went silent, releasing Velvet from his firm grip.
She dropped to the ground, her ears horribly sore from Cardin's grip.
"R-Ruby!" Velvet spoke, "You're going too-"
"ZIP IT RABBIT!" Cardin screamed, "I WANNA FUCKING HEAR THIS!"
"WELL YOU'RE GONNA!" Ruby screamed, "YOUR SUCK A JERK, THAT NOT EVEN THE TEACHERS LIKE YOU! I CAN'T BELIEVE OZPIN ALLOWS PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO BECOME HUNTSMAN!"
Cardin lowered his voice.
"Oh you better fucking watch it girly!" Cardin rage continued to build up, "In case you forgotten, I'm the one who let everyone in this room. I will gladly kick you and the rest of you out whenever I want!"
"Okay that's enough, both of you!" Velvet tried to command.
"OH WHAT'S THIS?! THE ANIMAL IS GIVING ORDERS, HOW FUCKING CUTE!"
She immediately faltered from that statement, which fueled Ruby's rage even more.
"YOU STUPID JERKFACE!" Ruby's insults were running out by the minute, but she was too angry to care.
Velvet finally tried to speak again, "C-Cardin we don't need to fight, we need to calm-!"
"DON'T WANNA FIGHT?! ALL OF YOU FUCKING ANIMALS DO NOTHING BUT FIGHT! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, HUH?!"
Velvet was taken aback from that comment, her insecurities beginning to flood her head.
"I-uh…I..uh-I just…"
"I-UH-UH-I-I-UH-JUST-UH-I, SPEAK FUCKING ENGLISH YOU-!"
Cardin's words were interrupted by the sudden feeling of getting shoved against the wall by Ruby.
"RUBY!" Velvet yelled, completely surprised by Ruby's assault, and place herself in the middle of the two, "Both you need to calm-!"
"You dumb BITCH!" Cardin shoved Velvet on the floor and went for Ruby.
"VELVET!" Ruby yelled.
"I'LL KICK YOU OUT OF THIS ROOM RIGHT FUCKING NOW!"
"DON'T YOU DARE HURT MY FRIENDS, I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!"
"TRY ME BITCH! SEE WHAT FUCKING HAPPENS!"
"ENOUGH, EVERYONE!"
Everyone stopped at the sudden loud and sharp voice, coming from Jaune Arc of all people. He immediately rushed to Velvet to lift her up from the ground.
"J-Jaune?!" Ruby said, "W-What is-"
Ruby stopped when Jaune faced her. In all the time that he'd known the blonde goofball, he had never seen him like this. His face showed utter frustration and his eyes we're piercing right through her very being. He stood tall and stared down at her, before immediately changing his focus to Cardin.
"Cardin," Jaune spoke in as leveled of a voice as possible, "Back off, now."
"W-What?!" Cardin was having none of this, "I let all of you in and this is how-"
"I saved your life once," Jaune interrupted, "And I remember an unspoken promise we made to each other."
That caused Cardin to stumble a bit. He forgotten about the field trip, and Jaune's heroism despite his treatment of the blonde. He stopped those thoughts when he noticed Jaune walking towards him.
"You don't mess with my friends. Not Ruby, or Velvet, or ANYONE!"
Jaune was dangerously close to him now, Cardin not bothering to move.
"And regarding you letting us in, I think Ruby said that perfectly clear, had we had the choice, we would have stayed with our teammates, and I'm sure you would too."
Cardin said nothing, both opting to glare dangerously at one another. Neither moving or showing signs of cowardice.
"*Tch*"
And Cardin finally backed off, opting to sit in his chair. Ruby looked on victoriously as Cardin made his way back to his chair.
"And Ruby," she flinched, not expecting the blonde boy to talk to her next "Back off from Cardin."
"But he was-"
"I don't want to hear it," interrupted Jaune, "Both of you are at fault, and the last thing we need is a fight. Stop testing each other."
Ruby was quiet, knowing that she did instigate Cardin as well. She faltered, feeling bad for being a part of the issue.
"I…I'm sorry."
Jaune ruffled her hair.
"I know you are Ruby," Jaune said, making her feel a little better.
Velvet took a deep breath, grateful that the situation was defuse and no fight occurred.
*knock knock knock*
A jolt of adrenaline shot through all four students. All focused on the door, the knocking persisted with consistent repetition and a surprising amount of harshness to the door.
"Um…" was all Cardin uttered.
"Someone's outside!" Ruby whisper-yelled, "should we let them in?"
The knocking persisted.
"Don't you dare!" Cardin whisper-yelled too, "They could be sick!"
"You just said the flu was no big deal!" Ruby whispered.
"No, I said the flu is nothing to freak out about. It doesn't mean I want to get sick!"
"Well, we can't just leave them alone out there, what if they're not sick?" Jaune argued.
"Th-they could be scared" Velvet added.
"Well sucks to be them, I'm not opening the door!"
"Cardin!" Ruby yelled as quietly as possible.
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
Everyone was startled again. Just like before, the person was very persistent, continuously knocking with newly motivated harshness unlike before.
"Great, they must have heard you," Cardin raised his voice a bit.
"They sound so desperate, I think we should let them in!" Ruby said, her voice raised as well, "Jaune, Velvet, what do you think?"
"Uh…" Jaune didn't know of a good answer.
"H-how about we ask for their name?" Velvet suggested.
"Okay, good idea!" Ruby said.
She stood up and went by the door.
"Excuse me?" Ruby said, talking normally now, "Are you-?"
*BAM*
Ruby jumped back, startled by the sudden loud attack on the door.
*BAM BAM BAM *
Harsh knocking turned to a full-on assault, freaking Ruby out and disturbing the rest.
"Woah woah WOAH!" Cardin walked to the door, "What the hell are you doing out there?!"
Cardin walked to the door and knocked right back.
"We're not letting you in, go find somewhere else!"
The harsh statement did little to let down the surprise knocker.
Velvet tried to speak to Cardin
"Cardin, I don't think-"
"KNOCK IT OFF WITH THE KNOCKING YOU FREAK!" Cardin yelled, "WE'RE NOT LETTING YOU-"
"HUUUUEEEEEEAAAAAAAA!"
Cardin went completely silent.
The now identified female continued to scream horrid feral cries as she slammed harder on the door. Cardin found himself walking backwards away from the source, and back to the wall with everyone else. Ruby covered her mouth, unable to explain the woman's behavior. Jaune gripped the closest furniture near to him, fearful of what is about to happen. But Velvet, she had it much worse.
She knew the woman was not normal. Her faunus hearing allowed her to hear the woman screaming twice fold, from the hoarseness of the cry to the vibration on the ground. It sounded like something a wild animal should be uttering, and it did not take a genius to guess that her vocal cords where likely being pushed beyond their limit. She can hear the fists on the door splatter and crunch, thick liquid dripping on the floor and bones breaking in ways a human should not be conscious enough to feel, yet the woman persisted. All of this in a horrifying attempt to enter the room.
She stood frozen, cursed to hear those horrid sounds before it begun to get drowned out by the sound of the bullhead gradually reaching to their dorms once again.
"To all students and staff, please remain in your rooms at all times!"
The assault persisted on the door.
"If you are unable to get to a vacant room, please locate the nearest vacant safe room!"
The screaming got louder and the fruit of the woman's labor began to show on the weakening door.
"If anyone requests entry to your room or safe room, do not allow access or you will be at risk of infection!"
The wooden door began to audibly crack as chips of wood fell off the corners.
"Please wait for official *SCREEEEEECH* instructions!"
The sudden loud, high pitched microphone feedback hurt everyone's hears, and caused the pounding and screaming to suddenly stop.
The female outside made grunts and pants as she backed from the door. Everyone can hear the bullhead fly away, as the woman charged in the same direction it was going. Her rough sprint continued, until it got light and lighter. And eventually, silence prevailed the room once again.
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"…What in the holy mother of Monty Oum was that?" Cardin asked.
Nobody gave him an answer, allowing the silence to take over once again. Multiple thoughts rans through their heads, trying to explain what would excuse such ravenous behavior. Velvet walked to the door, placing her Faunus ears on the wood surface.
"…It's gone silent," she said, "S-she's not out there anymore."
"Oh my god!" Ruby ran straight to the door.
"HELLO?! ARE YOU OKAY?!" she knocks on the door, "HELLO?!"
"Ruby stop it!" Cardin yelled, "Are you fucking crazy?!"
Ruby tried to open the door.
"PLEASE! ARE YOU OKAY?!"
"RUBY!" Cardin grabbed her and pulled her away from the door.
"NO, LET ME GO!"
"Ruby calm down!" yelled Jaune, "We don't know what happened!"
"THERES SOMETHING WRONG! SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HER!"
"She's right!"
Everyone looked at Velvet, who sat against the wall with her arms around her legs.
"I-I don't know what happened," she spoke, "But…she was injuring herself to get in here!"
Everyone's eyes widened.
"What?" Jaune questioned.
"I-I heard everything," she said, clinging to her rabbit ears, "I-I don't know what that was! But…I think she was s-sick."
"A-Are you sure Velvet?", asked Ruby, "Maybe…Maybe she scared or something."
"Yeah, I don't think normal people scream like an animal when their scared, let along break the door down." Cardin added.
"Cardin!" Ruby yelled.
"WHAT?! I'M BEING REALISTIC!"
"W-Well whatever happened," said Velvet, "I-It doesn't sound good."
"Well no shit Sherlock," said Cardin, "She should've found a room."
"But the screaming…what the hell," commented Jaune.
"She was probably crazy or something," said Cardin.
"Or she could be in danger!" said Ruby, "Oh god."
She began to think about her teammates.
"I really hope my teammates are okay."
Velvet and Jaune thought the same thing.
"You all need to get your fucking brains checked out," Cardin said, sitting down on his wooden chair again, "Just relax, for god's sake."
"RELAX?!" Ruby yelled, "WHAT KIND OF LEADER ARE YOU!"
"The kind of leader who knows his teammates are fine, and that whatever's out their they can handle."
"Aren't you worried at all?" asked Jaune, "They could be in danger!"
"Danger from what, the flu?"
"I-I really don't know C-Cardin," Velvet stated, then shuddered under his gaze, "I-I…I think this m-might be something serious."
"For fuck sake, they're calling it the 'Green Flu'," Cardin said, "You think they just name something 'serious' that? Just shut the hell up."
"Jerk."
"YOU ZIP IT TOO, YOU PINT-SIZED FREAK!" Cardin yelled at Ruby.
The bullhead began to make another round around the campus.
"Oh, here we fucking go again."
"To all students and staff, please remain in your dorms at all times!"
"Yada yada yada, we get it assholes!"
Cardin began mimicking the voice from the bullhead with his hand.
"If you are unable to get to a dorm, please locate the nearest vacant safe room!"
"See, he said 'vacant'. This room isn't vacant, so it's not our problem that she's out there!"
Everyone glared at him.
"Armed escort bots are making rounds around the campus dorms, classrooms, and safe rooms. Do not leave your rooms under any circumstances."
"…Well that's new."
"'Armed' escort bots?" Jaune asked, "Why are they armed?"
"Something is going on outside," Velvet said, "Could it be Grimm?"
"Oh, I hope they help that woman!" Ruby prayed, trying to keep her hopes up, "They're probably taking extra measures to protect us, right?"
"Over the flu?" Cardin said, "Something's not right, you don't need armed escorts for something like this."
"Oh, so NOW you agree with us!" Ruby looked at Cardin with an angry glare.
"I'm not agreeing with anything yet," Cardin said, "But…I guess you guys might be on to something…Or whatever."
Ruby rolled her eyes at Cardin.
"Well, it doesn't matter," Jaune interrupted, "I guess we'll just wait until the escort bots get here."
"*Tsk*, I live on the top floor, it'll take ages to get here."
"Well," Ruby spoke, "I guess we just get comfy and wait."
"I guess so," Velvet replied, sitting next to Ruby.
"Good grief," Cardin leaned back on his chair, "I hope I never have to stay with you losers ever again."
*Pow*
*Pow*
*Pow*
Everyone shot up from the sounds of distant gunshots coming from outside.
"Are they shooting?!" Jaune yelped, "Why are they shooting?!"
"I fucking knew it, it's always too good to be true!" Cardin yelled.
"What's going on?!" Ruby anxiously yelled, "Are there Grimm in the school?!"
"G-guy," Velvet said, "I-I hear something big coming this way!"
Everyone shot their focus back to Velvet as the gunfire pressed on.
"I-I think it's people! A group of them!" Velvet said, "It's getting louder!"
"Louder!?" Cardin yelled, "Are you stupid?! Why would-"
He stopped himself, because the distant sounds of slamming shoes and feet on the hard floor resonated across the hallway outside. As the sound grow closer, the gunshots where getting louder and louder.
"Crap they're coming this way!" Cardin yelled, "We don't have our weapons damn it!"
"W-Why are they running towards the gunshots?!" Ruby asked, frightened, "V-Velvet, where are they!?"
"They're coming from the corner of the hall!"
Both sounds grew dangerously close. The harsh charge of the mysterious group almost overpowered the metallic stomping of the escort bots, who had managed to make their way to the top floor.
Both parties we're in the same hallway, and everyone can hear the drone of the escort bots raising their weapons.
"Holy shit!" Jaune yelled, "Everyone get away from the door!"
"SHIT, SHIT, SHIT!" Cardin yelled as the sudden clash of man and machine arrived by his door.
Back against the wall, Ruby held tightly to Jaune's waist while the blonde boy himself grasped her head in fear. Velvet made her way to Ruby's side, and Cardin a few inches from Jaune. The clash of visceral carnage was heard by all. The sounds of torn flesh and shattered bones were heard as the sound of bullets penetrated the bodies. Metallic crunching and torn electric wires resonated in the open space. Nobody said a word as they listened on to the blood-curling cries of animalistic people who are pounding against the metal frames of the escort bots. The bots continued to open fire in a desperate attempt to save themselves as the group rushed them.
The carnage continued until, without fanfare, the gunshot's ceased. What was left from that war was the blood curling screams of the group of unknown individuals pounding down on the already downed escort bots.
The air felt still, no one having the courage to breath while the group was still on the other side of Cardin's door.
The bullhead began to gradually invade their ears once again, but it gave a very different announcement.
The megaphone feedback gave another high-pitched shriek, due to its much intense volume.
"Students and Staff…" the sudden long pause scared the four huntsmen-in-training, "If there is anyone in there, the escort bots have been destroyed."
Like before, the group outside ran in the same direction of the flying bullhead, almost like they were drawn to it somehow.
"If there is anyone listening to this, if you somehow make it out alive, please proceed to Vytal by any means necessary."
The sounds of broken glass were heard down the hall, prompting the sounds of the group to trickle down.
"From there, you will be escorted to Atlas, it is no longer safe in Vale."
The sounds of the group grew quiet enough for Velvet to hear the feral screams of the members finding themselves in freefall outside.
"May Monty Oum watch all of you, and may he bless the Kingdom of Vale."
And with that said, the microphone shut off.
Nobody spoke, allowing the words from the bullhead to completely absorb within them, until Cardin noticed the Bullhead engines fading into the distance.
"Wait, where is he…?"
He looked through his window to see the Bullhead leaving the campus, towards the city of Vale.
"Woah woah woah WOAH WOAH!" Cardin freaked out, "THEY'RE LEAVING! WHAT THE FUCK, THEY'RE LEAVING!"
He opened his window.
"HEEEEY WAIT!", he screamed, "WE'RE NOT INFECTED, DOWN HERE!"
Everyone else joined him.
"WAIT, COME BACK!" Jaune yelled.
"WE'RE STILL HEALTHY!" Velvet screamed.
"WE DON'T HAVE WEAPONS!" Ruby cried.
"COME BACK! COME BACK!" Cardin begged.
But their yelling was left in vain, as the bullhead was too far to hear them. They all watched in horror as their rescue left them.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Cardin screamed, "FUCK, FUCK, FUUUCK!"
"They left us! Why would they leave us?!" Ruby cried.
"I-I don't even know what's going on!" Velvet said anxiously.
Meanwhile, Jaune continued to stare at the fading bullhead as it slowly disappeared from the distance. He didn't know what was going on, in fact he was hugely terrified himself. The woman, the group, the armed escort bots, nothing made any sense.
'What the hell is going on!' he thought.
He looked away from the window and saw the chaos continue to go on in the dorm room. He could see the terrified face on Velvet, desperately trying to calm herself down. The face of Cardin, the fear in his veins fueling his rage as he throws his chair out the window. And the face of his best friend Ruby, crying on the ground, terrified for her and her friends.
As the boy processed the chaos around him, a switch flipped within him. Through his crippling fear, he spoke with as much levelheadedness as he can muster.
"Guys!" Jaune yelled, catching their attention, "We…we can't stay here anymore!"
"WHAT!?" Cardin yelled, "Did you not listen to the fucking war that happened OUTSIDE MY DOOR!"
"They-they," Ruby tried to speak past her fear, "They kept running at the bots…but they were being shot at."
"My-My friends, Coco, oh my god!" Velvet freaked out.
"GUYS!" Jaune yelled, "Something serious is going on, and I think we're goners if we stay here!"
He walked back to the window to see that the bullhead was completely gone from his view.
"The bullhead," Jaune said, "The guy said to go to Vytal, we can start there!"
"Have you lost your god damned mind?!" Cardin yelled, "You know how far that is! It's on the edge of Sanus! We'll never make it!"
"Well FINE THEN!" Jaune yelled back, "WE CAN STAY HERE, CRAPPING OUR PANTS IN THE HOPES THAT SOMEONE WILL FIND US!"
Cardin held his tongue at that rebuttal.
"I…I don't this this is a flu," Jaune concluded, "We need to get out of here!"
"But how?" Velvet asked, "C-Cardin's right, we'll never make it."
"At least the rabbit can think clearly!" Cardin commented, "And hell, we don't even know what's outside to begin with!"
"Well I'm not going to stay here and wait for a miracle!" Jaune argued back.
"My…" Ruby started to speak, "My town, in Patch, they have sailors there, with boats and stuff for fishing, we can find someone to help us!"
All glanced at Ruby as Jaune's eyes brightened up.
"Alright, good thinking Ruby!" Jaune said, "Okay, we make our way to the docks and call for a boat!"
Cardin looked inscrutably at Jaune.
"Are…are you-"
"But what about our teammates!" Velvet chipped in, "We have to make sure they're safe!"
"And our weapons!" Ruby added, "We need to defend ourselves!"
"Yeah, of course," Jaune said, "We check on our team first, then we go for our weapons at the armory."
"Are you guys fucking insane?!" Cardin said, "We don't know what's out there!"
"We can't stay here Cardin," Velvet said, "At least we have a plan."
"I didn't ask for your opinion rabbit!" Cardin said, "Guys, this is crazy!"
"We're in a school for Huntsmen and Huntresses, Crazy is part of the norm," Jaune pointed out.
Ruby smiled at that comment. He was right, she and her team had been through so much on their first semester. If they can handle those times, then she can handle this.
"Alright," Ruby said, in fully high spirits, "We can do this guy! We just need to work together!"
"Exactly!" Jaune said, and Velvet behind him nodded.
"Okay okay, wait a minute," Cardin interrupted, "Before we go out there, where we might either get sick or…die from who knows what, can we at lease think of a plan B?"
"No."
"Nope!"
"No, sorry."
"…Fuck my life," said Cardin as he stood up and grouped up with the rest.
"Alright guys," Jaune said, "Cardin, the keys?"
Reluctantly, Cardin took out his keys from his back pocket.
"Jaune," Ruby spoke, "What are we going to do about weapons?"
"The escort bots may still have their guns, we can use those," he answered, "At least until we get our weapons back from the Armory."
"And if they don't?" Cardin asked.
"…Then we find anything that can be used as a weapon."
They all grouped up at the door.
"Okay team," Jaune says, "We find our teammates, get our weapons, and we make it to the docks, sounds as good a plan as we can come up with!"
"Yep!"
"Alright!"
"Fucking hell."
Jaune looked at Cardin.
"Okay, open the door Cardin."
Begrudgingly, Cardin made his way to the door, and inserted the key.
"Monty fucking Oum."
Cardin unlocked the door.
"Okay team, whatever's out there, we got this!" Ruby said, encouraging the three to continue.
"We're not a team," Cardin said.
"We are one until this is over, so shush!" Ruby answered back.
Cardin began opening the door, hoping that whatever was out there was not as dangerous as it seemed. Everyone but him believed they were ready to brave the outside, but they have yet to realize the danger that not even the Grimm can hope to bring.
A/N: This has been in my head for a while, and it took ages for me to finish this one chapter. I do too much work and it's exhausting. Anyway, I'm surprised no one has ever done something like this before, so I hope you enjoyed this little chapter.
EDIT: Revamped this chapter, I did not think that this fanfic would get so much attention. I'm very happy you all enjoy it and I hope this edit does not change anything! Don't be afraid to leave me a review, it's always appreciated!
