Learning Through the Hardship and the Resolve
"Okay, so we survived another encounter with the enemy alien kicking there ass as always." Hibiki said.
"Yeah, we certainly did that." Jaune nodded.
"Not to mention combining was a lot of fun!" Dita smiled.
"Yes, yes it was, but there is one thing I don't understand maybe you can enlighten me, Jaune." Hibiki glared with one eye staring at Jaune.
"Why the Hell are we letting these two weirdos and their monkey, thing, onboard the ship!" Hibiki asked angry pointing at Qrow, Rabat, and Butan.
"Yeah, nice to see you're doing okay too." Qrow said sarcastically with a cocky smile.
"Well, the engine of their ship was broken after fighting off some of the enemies that were coming after them, and we couldn't just leave them." Jaune explained.
"Jaune, these guys almost tried to kill us back in the colony." Hibiki reminded his friend.
"We only did that because we thought you were working with some dark organization we may have pissed off and wanted us for dead." Rabat mentioned.
"We have also encountered some pirates, but in the end, they went down with the ship while we made off with their loot." Qrow smirked.
"Oh yeah, those didn't know what hit them until it was too late." Rabat smirked too and they fist-bump as Butan claps her hands happily.
"SEE! This is exactly why we should just leave them be, they might be trying to loot us next!" Hibiki alerted and pointed his sword at them.
"Easy there, kid. Don't want to poke someone's eyes out with that." Rabat warned.
"Keep the advice to yourself, I can handle this baby no problem." Hibiki proclaimed, twirling the sword around and put it back in the sheath, only he didn't feel the hilt of the sword anymore.
Hibiki's grip was too loose as the sword was twirling into the air and would have pierce one of the girls if they haven't move out of the way, and that a tall and muscular woman caught it.
"No problem, huh?" A girl asked walking up to the male leaders with the muscular woman.
"Hey Weiss, how are you feeling from your tummy ache?" Ruby asked.
"Doing fine now that I have fully recover." Weiss answered.
Weiss is a pale-skinned young woman with pale blue eyes and long white hair that is pulled back into an off-center ponytail or braid on the right side and pinned with a silver, icicle-shaped tiara. She also has a scar which runs vertically down her left eye and face. She wears a thigh-length strapless dress with a faint color gradation from white to pale blue at the hem. A small piece of black lace sits in the front of her neckline and the hem of the dress is scalloped and stitched to resemble snowflakes, with layers of white tulle under the skirt. Over this, she wears a bell-sleeved bolero with the same color gradation as her dress from shoulder to wrist, lined in red and with a ruffled collar. On the back of the bolero is a snowflake symbol. She also wears a small apple pendant on a silver chain and thin, rectangular silver earrings. Her boots are white, wedged heeled, and higher at the back than the front. They have a small silver decoration across the top of the foot and are lined in red. A thin white sash is tied around her waist with a pouch attached to the back. Breasts sizes: BB-cup.
"Oh great, it's the Ice Queen." Hibiki rolled his eyes.
"Do NOT call me that! I still don't understand why everyone keeps calling me that." Weiss said upset.
"Maybe because you always talk cold." Hibiki mocked earning a glare from Weiss.
"Hey now, remember we live inside one big ship and we're together. So, let's try not to kill each other." The muscle said.
"I think you need to word that better, Elm." Jaune said sweatdrop.
Elm is a tall young muscular woman with medium brown hair in a short ponytail, brown-tan skin, and brown eyes. She wears a an open white, one-sleeved crop jacket with dark blue accents, shoulder flaps and collar and a dark gray shirt. She has silver vambraces over her forearms She has a red belt around her white pants and goes barefoot save for some martial arts footwraps alongside dark blue calf plates that cover the tops of her feet, the plates have three red straps tied around them; the soles of her feet are appropriately dirty as a result. She also has a silver hoop earring on her right ear. Breasts sizes: H-cup.
"I still say we should have left them behind." Hibiki argued.
"But if you did then you would get back your little robot friend." Rabat pointed at Butan cuddling to the discomfort Pyro trying to get away.
"I got to say, this is probably the first pirate crew we have seen with nothing but women here and I take it these little boys weren't always here." Qrow guessed as he looks around.
"Wow, how'd you know?" Ruby asked amaze of this man's guess.
"I just popped into my head, but it looks like that mouth of yours give me some answer." Qrow smirked causing Ruby to gasp.
"Now he's really pissing me off." Hibiki pounded his fist into his hand.
"Easy Hibiki, they're only staying here for a short while until their ship is repaired." Jaune calmed his friend down.
"Come on, we'll take you to meet our captain." Jaune gestured the two adult men following him.
(The Bridge)
"So, you're the two men that made some work on my crew back in the colony." Magno said to Qrow and Rabat.
"That's us, and I have to say this is a fine ship you got here." Rabat complimented.
"How this came to be is complicated to explain, but what we want to know is that what is it you two wants?" Magno demanded.
"Oh, straight to the point, I like that." Qrow chuckled before drinking his alcohol from his flask.
"We only ask if you would allow us to stay here for a couple of days until our engine is fix, and maybe do a little business during our stay." Rabat offered.
"I don't, that sounds fishy to me." Hibiki said.
"Well, life isn't always bright, kid. And you would also find whatever presented to you that maybe helpful in the near future because you'll never know what's going to happen out here." Qrow gestured at the window toward space.
"He does have a point there." BC admitted.
"Well, just to let you guys know that your engine will be fix in two days because Hibiki here is one of the greatest mechanics on this ship." Jaune mentioned.
"Of course, whatever you need fixing then I'll get it done!" Hibiki smirked and pumping up his chest a little.
"And I can help too!" Ruby volunteered.
"Well then, our ship is in your capable hands. Just make sure not to get a scratch on it, that thing was really expensive to get." Rabat mentioned.
The meeting came to an end as Rabat and Qrow decided to look around the ship to seeing if there is anything interesting worth their while.
Jaune is seen hanging out with Hibiki who is doing repairs on Qrow and Rabat's ship with Ruby assisting.
"Hey Hibiki, have you notice something about those two that seems off?" Jaune asked.
"You mean besides how they piss me off?" Hibiki grunted while turning a bolt in.
"No, I mean how those two seem like they know both men and women together." Jaune pointed out.
"Well, you did say there not from the men's planet, so it's possible they're from another planet where men and women coexist together!" Ruby theorized.
"Seriously? That's the craziest thing I have ever heard." Hibiki shocked.
"Maybe, but it would also make sense in the end since our people may have originated from the same planet long ago." Jaune said looking up at the ceiling.
"Yeah, well, I hope they can go back to wherever they came from, and they should take a better look at their engine." Hibiki said with an angry look on his face.
"Is it that bad?" Jaune asked.
"No, it's more like the engine still looks like it can go on for a few more lightyear travels or so." Ruby answered.
"Huh, you would think these guys would know how the damage look with their own eyes." Jaune said.
"Or maybe they wanted to think like that so they can see what our ship is like on the inside." Hibiki jumped down and march away.
"Hey, where are you going?" Ruby asked.
"To find those morons and force them to leave." Hibiki answered.
"Hibiki, wait! I think there's more to these guys than we thought!" Jaune chased after his friend.
"Guess I'll be doing the repair by myself then even though there isn't really much to repair on." Ruby said before getting back to work.
(With Qrow and Rabat)
"Oh man, these girls sure know how to like something when they see it." Rabat chuckled.
"Like selling them that gadget to make their speed go faster?" Qrow asked though with a serious looking out into space.
"That except they don't know is rigged." Rabat laughed a little until he notices the look on Qrow's face.
"Something on your mind, old friend?" Rabat asked.
"It's those two boys, Jaune and Hibiki, I think that was their names. I think I'm going to test them." Qrow said.
"Oh, your own test of courage. That must mean those two maybe worth something." Rabat grinned.
"Just a feeling, but it could be something more than that." Qrow walked away.
Qrow walks around trying to see if he can find Jaune and Hibiki while admiring some of the beauty of women around him, but he pulled himself away from the flirting for a while.
"HEY!" Hibiki yelled.
Speak of the devil, Qrow smirks turning around to see the two boys he has just been looking for.
"You sick bastard! You knew your engine is still operational, you were just making that up to get something out of us!" Hibiki called out angry.
"Oh, so you already figured that out. Guess you really are a great mechanic." Qrow impressed.
"Qrow, I want to know what is it that you and Rabat really know. You seem to know more than you're letting on like where we came from and the enemies we just faced." Jaune demanded though calmly.
"Oh, now you two are toughing up like men." Qrow laughed a bit.
"What was that?" Hibiki snapped.
"If you two want me to talk, then how about you prove yourselves and make me talk." Qrow pulled out his sword.
(Training Room)
Jaune and Hibiki ready themselves with their weapons while Qrow just looks relax with a cocky smug then taunted them with his hand, this got Hibiki tick off and charges despite Jaune warning him.
"I hope you're ready for the pain express!" Hibiki thrusted his sword forward only to be smack down by Qrow's and a kick to the face.
"Seriously, are those supposed to be your own words?" Qrow chuckled.
Jaune runs around toward the older man to ram him with his shield, but Qrow simple jumps over the blonde boy and smack him away with the flat end of his sword making Jaune fall, Hibiki jumps for a downward attack though Qrow blocks it and punch Hibiki in the stomach.
"Do you even know how to be honest with yourself?" Jaune asked groaning in pain a little.
"That depends if there are people, I can be honest with besides Rabat and Butan. You two are just brats who barely got the idea of the hard life." Qrow said.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Hibiki asked getting back up.
"Unless you guys know to tell the difference between things that aren't the same, then you can't get anywhere with that narrow mind of yours." Qrow answered as he easily dodges an attack from Hibiki and punch him in the face.
"You could say life is always cruel no matter how many good there are in the universe." Qrow blocked an attack from Jaune and headbutted him back.
"That maybe so, but at least"
"We have the heart to keep fighting no matter the odds. Does that sound right?" Qrow asked smirking, surprising Hibiki.
"Kid, I heard a few folks in my days saying those very same words. But each of them felt different because of what the persons are saying, earning their right to say them and speaking their own words that comes from the heart and soul!" Qrow charged at Hibiki.
Hibiki held up his sword for defense though Qrow just threw his sword in the air which was a distraction to knee-kick the boy in the stomach then two punches on the face.
"But you, you don't even put your own feelings into those words because you're afraid of what else will come out of your mouth." Qrow scolded as he kicks Hibiki down and stomp on his face.
"Leave him alone!" Jaune charged.
Strangely, the shoelaces from the left shoe came undone and one lace is stepped on causing Jaune to lose his balance and almost trip which Qrow didn't waste any time as he smacks his shield away and uppercut him hard.
"Wow, you really care for your friend. But tell me something, are you always going to be there for him when you can't even look after yourself?" Qrow asked.
"Hey, I can take care of myself!" Jaune stated and clash his sword against Qrow's.
"Really? It looks to me like you're don't want to be left behind, too scared to do things all by yourself when the odds are against you." Qrow said, the words hit Jaune in the heart, and a punch in the face too.
"You two are still little kids, and you have plenty of room to grown though it looks like you've been leaving those extra rooms empty and never bother to fill them up." Qrow walked to Jaune.
Qrow force Jaune to stand up only to smacked by the flat end of the sword and punched the boy so hard that Jaune was sent flying and crashing right onto Hibiki who just got back up.
"Man, I never like beating up kids." Qrow sighed as he walks up to them.
"Jaune, you doing okay?" Hibiki asked.
"I think so, but I can feel my face for some reason." Jaune exclaimed.
"Maybe this will put the lessons into those brains of yours." Qrow raised his sword above his head.
"That is quite enough." Cinder yelled which got Qrow to stop his sword.
Qrow turn his head to the right seeing Cinder along with the other girls and Rabat with his hands slight in the air for surrender.
"I take it you got busted?" Qrow chuckled.
"Yeah, trying to look through their weapons and other stuff we could sell on the black market, but one of these lovely ladies caught me red handed." Rabat explained shrug.
"You two have overstayed your welcome, get off our ship now!" Meia demanded.
Qrow let out a little laugh before putting his sword away and walk back to the ship with Rabat and Butan who was chasing after Pyro this entire time, they leave the Nirvana flying away.
"We're going after them, captain?" Glynda asked.
"Of course, they tried to rob from pirate, so we're going to show them what happens when you mess with the crew." Magno nodded.
"Parfet, take engines to full. Let's do what pirates are meant to do." Magno ordered with a smirk.
The Nirvana went at full speed going after those two men.
"Paeksys, that power source of theirs?" Qrow asked.
"Yeah, I think there's something more about it." Rabat said, then Butan alerted the two of the Nirvana chasing them.
"Oh, look at that. They come to see us off." Qrow joked.
Suddenly something exploded in the engine room causing the Nirvana to stop.
"Engineer, what the heck are you doing? They're getting away!" Bart asked.
"I don't know exactly how it happen, but our systems seem to have overloaded. That gadget must have been faulty." Parfert informed.
"He got us this time." Magno cursed.
"See ya, ladies. It's been nice knowing you." Rabat smirked as he and his small group have a feeling, they'll be seeing the Nirvana crew again.
(With Jaune and Hibiki)
Jaune and Hibiki are seen sitting together at the front of the bridge looking at the stary sky.
"I hate to say this, but I think Qrow was right… That we have things we'll have to overcome." Jaune said.
"I know, but we I think we'll be able to get stronger together and show those guys what for." Hibiki smiled.
"Yeah, I believe so too." Jaune nodded as they look up together.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Well, it looks like seeing that Rabat and Qrow are either friends or foe is more complicated though not all it what it seems at first, and it looks like Jaune and Hibiki have realize something that can help them grow along the way.
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