Legoupman I'm glad I made you laugh with that. Honestly the joke came to me while I was daydreaming and I was saving it for when they went to Argus but I figured that was a better time.

To Eveeobssesser, thank you so much for those sweet words. As for whether I have plans for Summer or not...well... you'll just have to wait and see (That's basically me saying yes I do have plans but I'm not going to spoil anything hehe :3 )

I'm so sorry this chapter is short, and it took so long to come out. Between house construction and life stuff, it's been difficult to get writing time in. The reason this may seem rushed is because, I'm sick... again.

That's right, your perma-sick author just got a really bad case of the flu, fever, sore throat, headaches, etc. I think it's a normal flu but my parents don't want to take any chances, so if I get worse I'll probably have to go get tested for COVID-19 or something... I seriously hope it's just a normal cold

Anyway, enjoy!


Chapter 54: The Last Train to Argus


After a few days of rest and recuperation, the team was finally ready to head to Atlas. Since the incident at Haven, Lionheart was officially removed from the council not only as headmaster but as a council member as well. His whereabouts were reported unknown, though, team ASHNRWBYJNR knew otherwise.

Qrow himself removed the body from the scene. It was better that the world presumed him missing rather than dead since it would raise more questions than answers. Questions that the public didn't need to know the answers to. The White Fang's influence on the world was heavily diminished from their failed attempt. It seems the failed attack on the academy degraded everyone's confidence in them, and White Fang members all over Remnant were beginning to either turn themselves in or drop their masks and return to their homeland. Such could only be the cause for the increased bustle of Mistral Train Station, one of the last viable cross-continental travel methods since the fall of the CCT Tower.

Qrow had finished dropping off his letter to James Ironwood. He hoped they'd arrive before the letter did, but knowing his luck, well…

"I just hope we make it there in one piece James…" Qrow said as the letter fell into the mailbox. He stood there contemplating all that had happened and all that was yet to come, the uneasy feeling creeping up behind him like a bad ex who wouldn't leave. "OOF!" he faltered when Ruby subtly bumped into him as she eagerly bounded around the modern station.

"What's with all the running around?" Qrow asked as he dusted off his clothes.

"And what's with all the standing? It's almost time!" she squealed, leaving the Branwen perplexed.

She rounded the corner, her necklace dangling in plain view, glimmering in the golden sunshine that beamed through the crystal clear windows of the modern station. She held no fear to wear it now that they were in a civilian environment. During her fights she'd kept it under her hood for fear of damaging the intricate, one of a kind, handcrafted, jewelry. One would think she'd hide it since it might attract thugs, but, if anyone knew Ruby Rose, they'd feel bad for the poor sap that tried to approach her.

Many shops and food stalls lined the seemingly endless halls of the train station. It was like a giant mall, with tourists and passengers alike.

She giddily bounced on her toes before petal bursting through the crowds of tourists, expertly dipping in between the pockets of space, scaring a few people, and startling most.

While she was off doing whatever she was doing, the rest of the team sat around the benches as they awaited their train.

Weiss was sporting a brand new mist blue jacket that she'd bought to replace her old white one, and her white dress was now a modern grey with an open top. Around her neck sat a cute red blue scarf that matched her eyes, a gift from Luna who'd found it in a store.

Yang and Hex were in pretty much their same outfit, except the blonde brawler opted for a brown jacket with fur sleeves and collar, she figured it necessary since they were heading north. Hex was also wearing thicker clothing, a violet jacket that matched Yang's was around her chest, accompanied by a gold long sleeve t-shirt. Her hair was pinned up differently, instead of being fanned out, Yang had braided the purplette's hair in a stylish fashion.

Luna sat on the bench next to Weiss with a cheeky smile on her face as she watched the heiress admire the scarf she'd just been given. "Glad to see you like it ice princess," she said smugly, "It looks good on you."

Weiss pinched the small dragon's nose earning a cute yelp, "You're lucky you have good taste. You're outfit's not that bad either." She said admiring Luna.

The blue dragon had swapped out her gothic navy blue dress for a aquamarine long coat with a fur collar and sleeves and a white dress under it that went to her knees. Ideally, she should be wearing thermally insulated pants but in the spirit of fashion, and the fact that her brother was a walking furnace, she opted for cyan blue woolen thigh highs. She too was wearing her necklace in plain view.

"You'd think shopping with guys would be easy… until you meet Nova," Nitro said as he, Nova, Oscar, and Jaune returned wearing new outfits as well.

Nitro was wearing a grey steel-colored jacket with fur collar and sleeves, over a red t-shirt that said 'Fist of Fury' in yellow letters. Around his waist was a studded belt that held up a pair of coarse blue jeans.

Jaune was in pretty much the same outfit he was always in, with his armour, but his brown t-shirt was nor a thicker long sleeve. They tried to get him to change it out but he was adamant in his refusal.

Nova was now wearing a thick red jacket with white fur collar and button-up sleeves. Unlike the others, it looked like leather, but knowing him it was probably fake leather. Under it he wore a black t-shirt with his signature symbol on it, how he got a shirt with that the world will never know. His standard coarse black jeans and combat boots and the black-gloved hands completed the look.

He didn't need the extra insulation, but besides being a fashion statement, the jacket served to hide his left arm.

The biggest change was Oscar. His farmer overalls were thrown out, and from much-needed fashion tips from Nitro and Nova, and unexpectedly Ozpin, he'd found a comfortable outfit.

Luna's eyes fell on the tan boy, who was wearing a white woolen undershirt and black jeans, a blue sash across his waist. Around his shoulders was a forest green coat with red shoulder pads, connected by a red belt strap. The coat's collar and shirt collar went up around his neck like an open-ended turtle neck.

If she could describe him in one word, she couldn't find that word in her vocabulary, because she couldn't tell if he was super cute, or super hot, in the end her face just went bright red.

"H-How do I look…? I was practically forced into this..." he asked, shooting an annoyed look at Nitro who waved his hands in surrender.

"Yeah, Luna, how does he look? Hm~?" Weiss prompted the blue dragon, elbowing her and wiggling her eyebrows. Yang instantly caught on and placed a hand on Luna's shoulder, "I'm curious too, what are your thoughts?"

Luna instantly froze up, "I uh… he… um… looks… it suits him! I can'tdealwiththis!" she fumbled and then disappeared much to everyone's amusement.

Oscar turned pink at her compliment and muttered thanks before fidgeting with his cane.

Nova narrowed his eyes at the interaction, 'So… that's how it is… well… I'll leave it alone for now…'

It was then that Ruby came zipping through with her semblance, stopping just shy of crashing into them.

"So…? Did you get it?" Yang asked expectantly as she saw the giddy Rose with a smile that she couldn't supress.

Ruby's response was to thrust out a small bag with the words 'Gift Shop' on its front, and it was quite clearly loaded with multiple items.

"OOH What'd you get me?" the blonde brawler asked with anticipation.

Ruby just dropped her hand, "Nuh uh, you'll have to wait and see!"

"What about me Rubes? You get me anything?" Nova asked, shooting her puppy dog eyes so she instantly forfeited any possible way of resisting.

Still, the reaper's discipline was unbreakable, "Nope! Nuh uh! I WILL NOT BE TEMPTED BY THOSE EYES! You'll just have to wait just like everyone else," she stuck her tongue out at him to which he just blew a raspberry in response.

"I can't wait to get to Atlas! You think it's too early for beach season?" Nora asked excitedly, making Nova wonder if there ever was a beach season in the forever frozen north.

Ren who looked to be off in his own dreamworld suddenly popped out of his bubble, "Yeah probably… either way we need to stop off at Argus first to catch the air transport."

Weiss was looking less than happy, "Well I for one am not all that thrilled. Do you have any idea what lengths I went to leave that place?!"

"Don't worry Weiss, we'll make sure nothing happens to you," Ruby said with a smile so sweet it could melt titanium. Nova was actually jealous of Weiss at that moment.

"If anyone tries to hurt you or take you away from us, we'll be sure to… enlighten them as to why that's wrong…" Luna said with glowing eyes and a sinister smile that made Oscar silently make a note to never piss her off.

"Who's out there tryna touch my family? I have a brought a couple of mini-nukes with me if they…" Elain said as she returned with a bag of donuts.

"YOU BROUGHT THEM?!" Luna gasped in horror.

Elain blinked, "Uh, no? Maybe? Just one? And it's not that explosive…?"

"What are we going to do with you…" Luna said exasperated.

"Don't worry, with us around, nothing will ever happen to you." A new voice said causing them to turn in the direction of two scruffy looking men with weapons.

Jaune tilted his head, "Who're you?"

"Why Dee and Dudley of course! Argus Limited's very own Huntsmen. Protecting the train as we pass through Grimm territory. Of course… for a special tip, we can give your car some extra special attention, should things get… Dangerous." The one known as Dee said, flaunting himself, winking at the girls.

The girls in question burst out laughing along with everyone else there.

"What's so funny?" Dudley asked, irritated.

Nova wiped a tear from the corner of his eye, "Oh boy, you have no idea who you're talking to do you?" he pointed to the horns on his head.

The two shook their heads absently, "Listen, pal, I have no idea who you think you are, but we're professional Huntsmen!"

This just made Ruby and Nora keel over in laughter, "WAHAHA! Oh, that's a good one. The fact that he doesn't know who Nova and Luna are, boggles my mind, like, where have you been for the last three months?" Nora said regaining her composure.

"Are those names supposed to be familiar?" Dudley asked his partner.

Dee just shrugged, "Nope. But I know disrespect when I see it so…" he was about to continue when Qrow came out of a bar with a refilled flask.

"Oi, you want a tip? I got one for yah. Buzz off." He said disgruntled.

"Hey, you're mouthing off to a…"

"A professional Huntsman. I know." Qrow said flashing his license. "One of you pinheads left the door to the staff cabin wide open, so why don't you focus on not losing your job before it even starts." He finished dryly.

"WHAT?! But I didn't!" Dudley tried to cover for himself.

"Ugh, whatever. Come on man let's go…" Dee dragged his partner.

Hex facepalmed, "Is that what passes off as Professional Huntsmen these days?"

Qrow rolled his eyes, "Well… with the shortage of hands, I guess they're graduating anyone these days. I sure hope they weren't one of ours…"

Nova spotted Adam and the others on the walkover with Blake as they said their goodbyes.

Blake was giving Ilia a tight hug, "Are you sure this is okay? The team would love to have you with us," the cat Faunus said as she released the hug.

Ilia smiled as she fixed the bag around her shoulder, "Nah, sorry. I think I've had enough fighting for one lifetime. I… think it's time I return home and try to live the life I was supposed to be living. This whole fighting for the sake of the world just isn't might thing…"

Adam chuckled, "Don't worry, we'll take care of things back on Menagerie. The White Fang needs patching up and there's a lot of mistakes I need to fix."

"Don't you want to say goodbye to Nova and the others before you leave?" Blake asked tilting her head.

Bell waved her hand dismissively as she latched on to Adam's arm, "Nah, we already decided that this isn't goodbye. We'll see each other soon hopefully," she leaned over the rails and yelled, "HEY BOZOS!"

The rest of the team instantly whipped to the direction of the butterfly Faunus curiously. She chuckled at their response, "We'll see you guys later alright?!"

"OI! TAKE CARE OF THE TALL RED ONE! HE'S AN IMPORTANT FRIEND!" Nova yelled back, shooting a shit-eating grin at Adam who looked about ready to jump off the bridge onto a moving train after hearing him say that.

"Don't worry, I will!" Bell said waving back with a smile that looked more like an evil smirk than a friendly one. Still, they knew she meant well, even if she was rough on the outside.

"How are you getting back to Menagerie by train?" Sun asked now realizing the situation.

Adam felt his sweat drop, "We're not. Bell and I are going to be going around Mistral to a few White Fang outposts to see if we can patch things up here and there. With Onyx's influence gone, it's finally the perfect time to set things right. After that, we'll take a boat back home and the rest is for the future to decide."

"Oh, that's our train! We need to hurry!" Bell pointed out as one arrived at the station. They waved their last goodbyes until they were out of earshot, the blonde Faunus grabbed Adam by the arm and yanked him down to her height.

"Are you sure it was a good idea to not tell them about your condition? Elain could've done something…" she said half angry, half worried.

Adam brushed her off, "It's too late for that now. I've made up my mind. Besides, even if she could do something… I think… I'm tired of fighting."

Bell blinked rapidly, "But… a few days ago you were so ready to…"

"I took your words to heart and did some thinking. Maybe, after we fix the Fang, I might… take this opportunity to settle down, give the peaceful life a try…"

Bell huffed, "Well just so you know, you're my responsibility so, if you want to settle down then I guess I will too!" she said turning beet red.

Adam sputtered, "W-Wha?!"

The girl just grinned and dragged him forward with no verbal response.

This left Blake and Sun alone now, leaning their arms over the rails, "What about you Sun? D-Do y-you want to maybe… stick around to…?" Blake asked bashfully, her cheeks turning a little pink.

Sun gave a hearty chuckle, "Oh now you want me around?" he asked sarcastically.

"S-Shut up! I just think I'm going to miss that stupid grin of yours…."

Sun folded his arms in pride, "HA! I knew you'd warm up to me someday. Sorry to say kitty, but I've got my own things to deal with. I left my team to Neptune remember? I need to get back to them, and then get this information to Shade. If Nova's right and Onyx is hold up in Vacuo, then we're going to need all the time we have to prepare for him."

Blake's ears flattened against her head, as her face drooped.

Sun instantly felt bad, "Hey… don't be like that… this isn't goodbye remember? We'll see each other again. Good friends always find a way back to you."

The cat Faunus held an expression he'd never seen before. He couldn't tell but her face might have been blushing?

"Sun… I…" she then noticed her team getting prepared, and Nova signaling her that they were ready. "Shit…"

"Go on Blake. They're waiting for you," Sun said though he looked like he didn't want her to leave, and she mirrored that expression.

"Ugh… Sun, you tailed me when I didn't want to be followed. You disregarded everything I said and even yelled at me when I wasn't thinking straight…"

The monkey Faunus rubbed the back of his head, "Uh… what are you…?"

"Above all else, you stuck by me… through everything."

"That's what friends do Blake. When we see each other in pain, we never leave it alone until you're not hurting anymore."

Blake shook her head, "That's just it! We were barely friends, and yet you still did so much for me… if it weren't for you then my family might not be the same. You gave me an emotional ground point to hold on to… so for that… thank you…"

"Blake you don't need to thank me. You'd do the same for me…"

She had an embarrassed smile, "Y-Yeah…" she wanted to say more but… "Ugh, fuck it."

"E-Excuse me?" he blinked in surprise.

"Sun, whether it was intentional or not… I began getting… feelings… for you. Maybe… ugh, just…" she closed the gap between them and planted her lips firmly on his. The kiss was barely a ghost on his lips, barely giving him a chance to react when she pulled away.

"B-Blake?!"

"I-I'm not stupid you know. You have a crush on me right?" she said flustered.

"How do you want me to respond to that when you already know the answer?" Sun pointed out, though his mind was currently imploding.

"Look… I'm saying I may or may not have developed some feelings for you… I'm not saying I love you but… look I gotta go!" She said as she pulled away crimson in the face.

Sun barely composed himself before shooting her a flashy grin, "HEY BLAKE!" he called out to her as she was disappearing. She whipped her head around quickly.

"I Like you too!"

"D-DUMBASS! DON'T SAY THAT SHIT OUTLOUD!" she yelled back as she ran off to catch up to Nov and the others.

Under his breath, Sun mumbled, "It's not fair doing that and leaving… now I'm going to miss you even more…"

"Are you going to be alright?" A new voice said joining Sun on the walkway. It was Neptune. "I saw what was going on so I didn't interrupt. I want to be happy for you but you look kinda sad."

"Oh… hey buddy. Yeah, I… I'm going to miss her."

"Do you want to follow her? The guys and I will manage somehow…"

Sun shook his head, "No… right now isn't the time. She's where she needs to be, and I need to be where I'm needed." He roped his arm around Neptune's neck, "Come on, we've got a lot to catch up on…"


As the train made its way through the ever snowing mountains of the northern Mistral territory, the team had made themselves comfortable, split into separate cabins. The train ride shouldn't take longer than a few hours but, knowing the unpredictability of the weather, chances were they'd get snowed in halfway through and get delayed. Then there was the prospect of Grimm. The beasts tended to avoid the speeding train but some larger creatures, like Nevermores, tended to hover around and threaten to derail the train. With cross-continental communication down, there wouldn't be anyway for them to radio for help, even if it wasn't snowing, so the journey itself was a huge risk.

"Hey Hex?" Ruby asked as she rolled over in her bunk.

The purplette who'd been cleaning her equipment looked up, "Hm?"

"How come we're not wearing your fancy thermal suits you made?"

Hex smiled lightly, "Well after the suit got torn on the first mission, I tried to remodel it. The problem is, I was still working with the stuff when everything came crashing down. That, and the mobile CCT relay I was working on were among the few projects I was forced to leave behind when Beacon fell."

"Ohhh... I was wondering what happened to that stuff..." Ruby said absently.

Suddenly the train rocked, and the sound of loud screeching was heard outside.

"What was that?!" Nova asked running into their cabin.

Qrow grimaced, "Exactly what it sounds like..."

"Ugh, just my luck..." Blake groaned as her ears flattened against her head.

"Not yours..." Qrow bit his lip, "Come on, grab your weapons."

At the mention of the word, a gleam sparkled in Nova's eyes, "OH I FINALLY GET TO TEST HER OUT!" he giddily ran into his cabin.


They all climbed to the top of the train weapons in hand, prepared to face whatever threat was upon them. Qrow's eyes widened when they fell upon the Grimm. It was large and quadrupedal, with wings like a Griffin, but its neck was long and its head was more of a beast than a bird. Behind it were smaller but still decently sized Grimm of similar build, sporting lion heads, and spiked tails instead of the beast-like one.

The two huntsmen, Dee and Dudley were already trying to fend off the attack. Dudley ducked low to avoid a swooping Grimm and activated the train's defense systems. Armor plating began to wrap over the vehicle as automated turrets popped out of the top and began firing at the Grimm.

"Well... at least they're not fully incompetent..." Weiss said dryly.

Suddenly, one of the Grimm swooped down and made them scatter to avoid it, but Dee was undeterred as he valiantly, and stupidly, rushed in to face it, only to be taken into its clutches and flung off the edge into the abyss below. "DEE!" Dudley shouted in panic.

"What's the plan, Ruby? Nova?" Luna turned to their leaders.

The two shared a glance, "Don't let anyone else die." Ruby said clutching Crescent Rose.

"Good plan. Guys split the fire and draw the Grimm away from the passengers!" Nova yelled back.

"Hex, you're the expert, what're these things?" Nitro asked over the roar of the wind, as he punched one lion-headed Grimm in the face, sending it flying into the snowy abyss.

"Manticores and the big one is a Sphynx! I've only heard tales about these things. They're not supposed to attack like this!" she yelled back as she hooked one of them and crashed it into the mountain above.

The turrets shot at a few but the Grimm evaded easily. Yang and Luna were knocking away a few but were unable to land proper hits due to their range, and Luna was trying to avoid expending her powers, lest they need it for something else.

"ARGH!" Dee screamed as he got smacked by one of the Grimm, his aura taking a huge hit. The scream seemed to draw in more Grimm as Manticores began swarming out of the nooks and crannies of the mountain in droves. The white sky is blackened by feathers of death.

Nova was holding a briefcase in his hand, "Well, now's about a good time as any..." he popped it open to reveal a folded sheath of blackened metal. It was thick and very reminiscent of Nova's old weapon. The dragon coiling around the handle was a burning orange, and translucent. The dragon leader reared the heavy sheath and bent the handle to form a grip, a scope then popped out of the top of the sheath and a trigger on the underside. He took aim on the flying beasts, and once he had a good pace, shot at a Manticore.

The gun sounded off like cannon fire as a high caliber, armor-piercing round shot through the air and landed right between a Grimm's eyes, sending it dropping down.

Nova squealed in delight and kissed the gun, "OH YOU ARE BETTER THAN I COULD'VE HOPED!"

"Is that your new weapon?" Yang asked as he looked between him and Ruby. The dragon nodded vigorously, "Ruby helped me out a ton." he then fixed the hilt and the scope went down. Rotating the handle in its sheath, a solid click was heard and there was a soft hum.

"Meet, the new Asura, or as I call her, Helios. Let's see how well she cuts..." Nova got into a drawing stance, several Manticores hurtled toward him, but he stood calm. Breathing in deeply he pulled the trigger on the sheath and outshot the newly forged blade of Helios in all of its burning glory. The vibrating Incindium blade slicing through the air, superheating it and shredding through four Manticores like butter against a hot knife.

Nova then resheathed translucent blade and rotated the handle again, another resounding click was heard and the sheath split down the middle, the top half flipping onto the other end and locking in place to form a sleek pole, as the rough square edges segmented into a round handle. The blade rotated out of the shaft and formed the new scythe, with the burning dragon head, out of the maw came the scythe. The blade itself was radiating heat, and if one was close enough they could see that the Incindium had changed colour, it was now burning orange as compared to how it was originally near clear crystalline in its block state.

Nova then launched himself, channeling his fire into the weapon and spreading flames across the freezing air, the snow turned to water and steam as the flames burnt manticores to a crisp.

Ruby and Qrow had gotten tired of watching and the two took up their scythes and together the three reapers began knocking down Grimm after Grimm. The problem was the Sphinx on the back of the train, advancing toward them.

The numbers began to grow overwhelming as there seemed to be no end.

"WE NEED A PLAN!" Weiss yelled as she created white glyphs for Ruby to use as platforms to leap on.

Qrow grunted, "Head back inside! We need to regroup."

They all followed suit, including Dudley, climbing into an open hatch to find Elain, Oscar, Jaune, Ren, and Nora standing there helping deal with panicked passengers.

"What's going on out there?!" Oscar asked in a slight panic.

Nova sighed, "There's a shitton of Grimm out there, and I'm not sure how we'll deal with them all..."

"Why don't you use your powers? Blast them all to kingdom come?" Nora opted to try to be supportive.

Nova shook his head, "Too much firepower could melt the mountain, best-case scenario, we drop an avalanche on ourselves and derail the train. Worst case scenario? The rocks start falling with it and that causes panic. Panic means more Grimm. The real question is why are there so many...?"

"I can answer that," Ozpin said through Oscar's voice, piping into the conversation. "The Grimm are attracted to panic, but they're also attracted to this," he gestured to the relic of knowledge that sat hung around his belt.

They all widened, "WHAT?! We're carrying around a giant Grimm magnet, and you didn't think to tell us?!" Weiss yelled.

]"OZ WHAT THE FUCK?!" Hex looked furious, "YOU DIDN'T THINK TO TELL US THIS SOONER?!"

"I..."

"GUYS! Now's not the time for this! Professor Ozpin, is there anything else we need to know?" Ruby asked trying to be a mediator.

Ozpin shook his head, "No, I'm not leaving anything out."

Nova eyed him suspiciously, "Are you sure? 'Cuz it seems to me like there are some pieces that needed to be filled in..."

"We can talk about this later! Right now we need to focus!" Ruby reprimanded.

Nova eyed Ozpin, "This isn't over..."

Ruby looked at Dudley, "Hey you! We need you to turn off the turrets."

Dudley looked horrified, "WHY?! FUCK NO!"

Qrow grabbed him by the collar, "Listen punk, those turrets are drawing the Grimm toward the passengers. Turn them off, or I will personally do it..."

"Young man, we need you to turn them off, it's for the sake of all the people here..." Elain said, adopting her queen personality.

The man gulped but relinquished, opening his scroll and shutting down the turrets. Instantly the train rocked again, followed by more screeching.

"Okay we don't have much time... I have a stupid idea..." Nova said bitterly. "Ren, your semblance, it's like camouflage right?"

Ren nodded, "Yes, I can mask negative emotions, at best, someone in close proximity to me. Are you suggesting...?"

Nova nodded, "The whole train, can you do it?"

"Not without having enormous amounts of aura..."

"That's where Jaune comes in. Jaune, you amplify Ren's aura so he can mask all the passenger cars with his semblance, it'll allow you guys to get out." Nova said confirmingly.

"What about you?" the blonde knight asked.

Nova grimaced, "The Grimm are after the relic right? I'll take the relic with me and detach the last couple of cars, I'll meet you guys back at Argus."

"Oh hell no you don't. I'm coming with you!" Nitro said realizing what it meant.

Ruby was at Nova's side instantly, "Not without me either. We're partners for life, remember? Where you go. I go."

"And me," Luna said, "Can't leave my only brother out in the wild alone..."

"Us to," Hex said as she, Yang, and Blake came forward.

Weiss groaned, "You're all impossible..."

"Honey, I don't like this idea..." Elain said nervously as she looked to her children. What they were implying meant she'd be separated from them... again.

Nova bit his lip, "Mom, we'll be fine. We've done this before. We'll see you at Argus before you know it."

The wolf Faunus walked up and hugged her son and daughter tightly, "Don't do anything stupid okay? Please..."

"We promise mom..." Luna groaned as she shoved the woman off of her, "Now then, what're we waiting for?"


The team sprang into action, rushing the Grimm off the train and dispersing them. Nova and the others held the hoard off while Jaune and Ren got into position.

"READY?!" Nova called back as he cut down another Manticore.

"AS READY AS WE'LL EVER BE!" Jaune yelled back.

"Okay, they're in position... NOW!" He yelled as he deflected an oncoming fireball from one of the Grimm. Blake disconnected the train cars and Jaune pumped aura into Ren as the ninja channeled his semblance over the train.

Oscar watched them depart into the distance, offering a silent goodbye to his friends as he turned to help face the threat.

With expert teamwork and precision, they managed to fend off the Grimm hoard, as Ruby and Nova danced like reapers of death around the Sphinx.

The large creature swiped at them but was unable to properly move due to the lack of space for its large body.

Taking advantage of its slow movements, Nova ducked under and sliced at its legs with Helios while Ruby arced Crescent Rose over its head and along its back, tearing gashes of red in her wake.

The Grimm screeched in pain, summoning more to aid it, which Luna and the others took down with ease. When the Grimm was out of options, it began rapidly shooting fireballs at them, in a desperate attempt to take them down. Nitro deflected a few while Weiss put up a wall of Ice to shield them.

"You need to learn to shut up!" Nova yelled as he ungloved his left arm and gripped the creature's head in his palm, "You must be cold in all this snow... here, let me help you with that..." he channeled his fire into the creature's skull, burning through its thick armour and roasting inside.

In a final desperate attempt, he creature lobbed a fireball into the air, narrowly missing Nova but landing directly in the path of the train.

"SHIT! EVERYONE HANG ON!" Nitro yelled as he saw the tracks literally explode a ways in front of them.

"WEISS!" Ruby yelled.

The Schnee got the signal and used her gravity glyphs to lock everyone on the train roof down, while Luna used her powers, and Nitro his semblance, to try and slow down their crash. But the activation window was too short.

"Well... just another day for us I guess..." Nova said dryly before "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" they all screamed out in panic as the train derailed, crashing into the snow.


Again I'm so sorry it's short. I wanted to write about Neo and start her story but I'm just too sick to really continue right now, and I didn't want to put it off any longer so I tried to finish as best as I could. I'll try to make it up to you guys next chapter.