Chapter 12
Breach in Security
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
Flashback
"Speakers / Scroll Communications / Dream Speech"
Location / Date / Time Change
Above the Street
"Natsu's belt!" Yang cried out as the group followed Zwei to a hole in the ground.
"Do you think he fell?" Weiss asked.
"Fell?" Oobleck asked, rushing over to the heiress.
"Down there." Wiess leaned over the edge of the hole, as did Oobleck.
"Oh, my... Of course. Of course, of course of course!" Oobleck shouted.
"What is it?" Blake asked.
"How could I have been so stupid!?" Oobleck asked as he walked behind the group.
"Dr. Oobleck, what's wrong?" Ruby asked.
"Mountain Glenn!" He shouted in her face. "Yes! An expansion of Vale that was inevitably destroyed by the creatures of Grimm!" He moved to Vergil. "Previously home to thousands of people!" To Yang. "Working people, commuting to the city, the main city!" To Aerith. "Developed a subway system to the inner city!" To Blake. "Grimm attacks increase!" To Ryuko. "Population in danger now desperately looking for shelter!" To Weiss. "City evacuates into the metro tunnels and what do they find!?" He crouched down and pointed at Zwei, who licked his finger. "The southeast quadrant of Vale is known for wild forests and deep caves!"
"Doc, what are you saying?" Yang asked.
"My dear, we're not just looking for an underground crime network. We're looking for UNDERGROUND crime network!" He explained to her face.
"They've been working out of caves?" Blake asked.
"Well, give them props for creativity." Vergil said as he grabbed Natsu's belt.
"No, no." Oobleck shook his head at Blake. "Mountain Glenn was Vale's first serious attempt at kingdom expansion. It worked for short time, thanks to an aggressive perimeter defense and unique transportation. The city developed an elaborate subway system to carry the citizens safely from the new city into the main kingdom. However, without all the natural barriers Vale has to protect itself, Mountain Glenn was doomed from the start."
He turned around and looked at the hole, as the students walked over to him. "As the end drew closer, the citizens of the territory made one last attempt at survival. They took up shelter beneath the city, in the massive caves they cleared out for the subway before they cut themselves off from the surface completely."
"An underground village?" Yang asked.
"You could say that, yes." Oobleck answered. "A safe haven. Until, an explosion opened the mouth of a nearby cavern filled with underground Grimm. After that, the kingdom official sealed off the tunnels, creating the world's largest tomb. If Natsu is down there..." He pulled out his thermos and it turned into a flamethrower. "We must find him."
Under the Street
Natsu slid on the ground after Roman punched him. "You know, you are much more manageable when you can't even make an ice cube." The bowler hat man said. Natsu growled before charging and throwing a punch that Roman blocked before hitting the Faunus in the back with his cane. "Ohhh-ho-ho man! You know, Perry, I really needed this today." The Faunus in glasses behind him gave a thumbs up.
"But, seriously, scales, how'd you find this place?" Roman asked, leaning down at Natsu with the end of his cane at the pinkettes throat. Natsu glared at him as a layer of ice coated his body before it exploded into a thin mist. "Woah!" Roman turned around to see Natsu running away. He flipped his cane around and fired the handle, grabbing Natsu by the scarf before retracting the wire.
"Nice little trick there, kid." Roman said as the Faunus was dragged to Roman's feet. "Let me make this clear, we aren't done here yet."
An explosion pulled him away from the lizard Faunus. "Oh, what the? Perry, if you and the boys could handle that..." Roman requested, turning around on Natsu's tail. "Kinda in the middle of something important here." Perry nodded and started walking over as another explosion rocked the cave. "What is going on here!?"
White Fang members ran out from a corner as Oobleck, Team RWBY, and the other members of Natsu's team followed them. Natsu kicked Roman's legs out before running away. "Will someone please kill that pest!?" Roman shouted before firing at Natsu, as did the others around him. Natsu avoided the fire and Roman almost broke his cane in anger.
"Get this car attached and then spread the word." He ordered the member next to him. "We're starting the train."
"But we aren't finished." The member said back, only to have Roman point his cane at his throat.
"Do it, or I'll finish you." Roman threatened before walking away.
Natsu glanced over his shoulder at the lack of gunfire a before he looked ahead and found four White Fang members pointing their guns at him. He grinned before jumping over them as Yang blasted them away. Natsu landed and meet by a crushing hug from Yang. "Can't... Breathe..."
"Sorry." Yang said letting go, a mild blush on her face.
"I think this is yours." Vergil said, handing his partner his belt.
"Can we please get out of this cave now?" Aerith asked. "I've got bad memories in places like this."
"You okay?" Ryuko asked as her leader put on his belt.
"I'm fine!" Natsu said back. "But listen, the cane guy is down here with all kinds of weapons and robots! Mechs, suits of armor, they're all loaded up on the train cars!
"Cane guy?" Ruby asked. "Torchwick is down here!?"
"Did you miss the part about the weapons?" Weiss asked.
"Preposterous!" Oobleck said back. "All these tunnels are sealed! The tracks will only lead to a dead end!"
A whirring noise came from speakers hidden throughout the ruins. "Get to your stations! We're leaving NOW!" Roman ordered before the trains whistle blew and it started to move down the tracks.
"Well, it sounds like they're going somewhere!" Yang said.
"We need back up." Ruby said, reaching for her Scroll. "Let me call Jaune!" She dialed his number, only to be met with a low signal.
Team JNPR's Room
Jaune snored as he Scroll lit up. He rolled over before his ringtone played, waking him up. He grabbed the device and looked at the screen to see Ruby calling. He pressed a button and brought it to his ear, only to be met with static.
"Ruby?" He mumbled confused.
Under Mountain Glenn
"I can't get through!" She shouted.
"So, what do we do?" Weiss asked.
"Really?" Ryuko asked. "Do you have to ask?"
"Miss Matoi is right." Oobleck said. "We only have one option."
"We're stopping that train." Ruby declared before cocking her scythe.
On the Train
A guard looked out and saw a glimpse of red on the caboose before grabbing his walkie. "I think they got-hurk!" Oobleck whacked him in the back of the neck, ending his sentence.
Front Car
"Boss!" A member said as the door opened. "They're on the train!"
"Then grab some cargo, and get them off the train!" Roman said back. The guard nodded and left. "Animals, every one of them." He looked over to his side at the Faunus steering the train. "Not you, of course. You're... great."
Caboose Roof
"Hurry children!" Oobleck shouted. "We must get to the front and stop this train!"
"Uh... Professor." Weiss spoke up.
"Doctor." He corrected.
"What is that?" She pointed to an object under the hatch she was holding up.
"That, my dear... appears to be a bomb." He said, scaring them all.
"Baddies, incoming!" Ruby said, pointing to the massive amount of White Fang members closing in on them.
"Maybe I can disarm it!" Ryuko suggested, holding her Scissor Blades over a wire.
"Well, I wouldn't have expected them to go..." Oobleck started before the bomb started flashing red. "Easy on us. Everyone, off the car!" The students jumped of the cart, before Oobleck stopped Vergil and Blake. "You two, detach the caboose! It will kill us all!"
"On it!" Blake nodded. Natsu was the last to jump off, no one catching that his mouth was still full of an ice Dust crystal. The two sword wielders jumped down and readied to slice the coupling when it uncoupled itself.
"It decoupled itself!" Vergil shouted up.
"It did what?" Oobleck asked.
"I guess he really doesn't want us on this train!" Yang said as the other students climbed up. Oobleck looked out as the caboose exploded.
"That's not good." He said shaking his head.
"And it's about to get worse!" Natsu said. The others turned to see Ruby and Weiss holding the carts hatch open.
"Another bomb!?" Blake asked.
Oobleck glance back before running to the next cart. He opened the hatch and found a third bomb. "There's bombs in all of them!"
The bomb on the cart with the students powered up, and they felt the cart moving backwards. "Move!" Natsu shouted before digging his feet into the cart and slammed his claws into the one ahead. The others jumped off and Yang pulled Natsu up as he let go of the cart with his feet.
"This doesn't make sense!" Yang complained. All turned to see the mob of Fang members getting closer.
"Kill them all!" One member shouted. The students ran forward and entered their fighting stances. One kicked Yang, who blocked and swept his leg. As he fell upside down, she winked and punched him through the hatch.
Ryuko blocked three swords before snapping her blades shut, breaking the three. She smirked before disconnecting her blades and swung in a circle, knocking them back.
Blake rushed forward and took out a line of troops before slicing some and knocking one off the train.
Aerith spun her staff in front of her before she slammed it on a member and swatted her off the train, before swinging to the side and blocked an axe before kicking the wielder away.
Weiss charged forward and froze some members before counter some strikes with her own and took a group out.
Vergil unsheathed Yamato so fast, it flew out of its hilt and whacked a member in the face. He ran forward and kicked the man before grabbing his sword out of the air and blocked a strike before pistol whipping the new member off the train.
Ruby cocked her scythe and launched forward before pulling her blade back and swung, taking out a bunch of members legs with rose petals landing next to them.
Natsu swung his tail and took out the members next to him before he coated his arms in ice bucklers. He braced behind them and charged forward, knocking anyone in his way off the train.
Oobleck looked back as the car behind them exploded and tore a hole in the roof. Grimm of all manner fell through the hole and started running down the tracks after the train. "Oh dear... He's leading Grimm to the city!"
"What!?" Weiss asked shocked.
"It's the cars!" He explained. "They detach and explode, creating holes for the Grimm to enter!"
"That's insane!" Blake shouted. The car behind Oobleck decoupled.
"We have to hurry!" The teacher shouted as he ran towards the group. "You six! Go below and try to stop those bombs!"
"What about us?" Ruby asked.
"We're going to stop this train!" Oobleck declared.
"I think Ruby already said that." Vergil pointed out. The group ran forward as some of the Paladin's started to move towards them.
"Up ahead!" Oobleck shouted to Ruby and Vergil. A Paladin jumped and hit the roof before landing in front of them, making them stop. "We're in trouble." He shouted before drinking from his thermos. He extended it to its weapon form as Zwei barked. It jumped into a ball as Oobleck swung his weapon, coating the dog in flames and launching it forward, knocking the suit off the train.
The dog looked back as the suit tumbled on the ground before turning to the one in front of him in fear. Oobleck launched more fireballs from his weapon before jumping and spinning, taking out the Paladin.
"That is one cool dog." Vergil said taking out his pistols. "Let me show you something my brother taught me." He spun them in his hands before putting them together in an upside down L. "Jackpot." He pulled both triggers at the same time and the shots fused together, taking out another Paladin.
Inside the Train
Natsu, Yang, Aerith, Weiss, Ryuko and Blake landed on the train floor before standing up. "I guess this is what we trained for." Yang said.
"Here, this should help you." Weiss pulled out a clip of Dust bullets and handed them to Blake who loaded them into Gambol Shroud. The group sprinted forward until the girl called Neo landed in front of them.
"You guys go ahead." Natsu said, slamming his fists together. "I've got a score to settle with this one."
"Same here." Yang copied his actions as the other four ran towards the tri-colored girl. Neo jumped back as Yang launched a shot from her Ember Celica, letting the other girls run by. Natsu and Yang walked forward and looked at the girl in the eye as she smirked at them. Both students threw a punch, only to end up hitting each other in the face.
Both were taken back as Neo opened her umbrella, as if mocking them. Yang charged forward, swinging at the girl and having every hit dodged. Neo folded her umbrella up and used it as deflection before spinning and kicking Yang to the ground. She jumped and flipped, hoping to crush her face, when Natsu tackled her with an ice coated shoulder.
Yang slowly stood up as the girl slid under Natsu and hooked his leg, hoping to trip him up. The Faunus landed on his hands and used his tail for extra balance, swinging his legs now coated in ice blades. Yang fired a blast from her gauntlet and Neo jumped out of the way, making the blast hit Natsu. Neo landed near yang and she punched again, only to have the umbrella absorb her blasts. Yang threw a blast at the ground that forced Neo onto a crate, where she laid on it mocking the blonde.
"Wow, this chick is annoying." Natsu said standing up.
With Aerith, Weiss, Ryuko, and Blake
The girls ran forward as the sound of scrapping metal drew closer. They looked up to see the White Fang Lieutenant walking towards them dragging a chainsaw. "You two go on ahead." Ryuko told Aerith and Blake as Weiss nodded in agreement.
"Got it!" Blake responded as the Lieutenant held up the chainsaw. Weiss and Ryuko rushed forward and blocked a swing from the weapon as Aerith and Blake ran pass them. Weiss jumped and jumped off the Lieutenant as Ryuko blocked strikes before hit him and sent him back. The two girls smirked as the door to the next car opened and the Lieutenant stood up.
"I finally get to kill a Schnee." He giggled as Myrtenaster rotated its chamber and Weiss and Ryuko entered their fighting stances.
With Blake and Aeirth
The two stopped running when they saw Roman standing in front of them. "Hello, kitty cat. Miss me?" He asked Blake, swinging his cane in his hand. "We really have to stop meeting like this. People will talk."
The Huntresses ran forward as Roman walked forward and swung his cane. Blake triggered her Semblance and combined it with the Dust Weiss gave her, creating a fire clone that exploded when Roman touched it. He flew back towards Aerith, who jumped and repeatedly struck him with her staff, sending him to the ground.
Blake separated her sword from her sheathe and held them both in her hands as Roman fired two shots from his cane. Aerith spun her staff in front of her and sent it to the side, while Blake created a clone of stone that took the hit for her. Both ran forwards as Roman swung his cane, which Aerith blocked, allowing Blake to exchange strikes with the criminal.
He swung again and found his cane stuck in an ice clone before Aerith shattered it, and Blake unleashed a Dust wave that blasted Roman into the door and to the ground. Roman struggled to stand until two boots forced him down and he found a sword and staff end at his face.
"Why are we fighting?" Roman asked Blake. "I saw you and that lizard in the rally. We're on the same side and you know it." He glared at the Faunus as the weapons stayed at his face.
With Weiss and Ryuko
Weiss swung her rapier as the Lieutenant charged at her. His blade hit a shield glyph before strings wrapped around his waist, pulling him back. Ryuko swung her right blade, and it was met with the chainsaw before she deflected it to the side. Weiss ran up and struck the Faunus before flipping over him and dodging the blade.
Ryuko swung at his legs and sent him to the floor before he quickly got up. He swung his saw vertically and Ryuko combined her blades and caught it. Sparks flew off the metals the Lieutenant started pushing down, forcing Ryuko to her knees, before she looked around and smiled. Glyphs took the attention of the Faunus as Weiss bounced off them one by one, striking him.
He rolled out of the way of the last strike as Weiss prepared to counter attack. "Enough games, Princess." The lieutenant said as he grabbed Weiss by the mouth and threw her into Ryuko, before jumping and slamming the back of his chainsaw into them, knocking them out. He picked both of them up and threw them into the air as he swung his chainsaw again.
With Yang and Natsu
Yang marched forward and threw a punch that Neo blocked with her umbrella. The tricolor girl spun off the crate and kicked yang back. The blonde fired another shot form her gauntlets that Neo blocked with her umbrella. Yang jumped and threw a punch that Neo blocked as the two traded more hits before Neo flipped Yang into the ceiling, knocking her out.
"Yang!" Natsu charged with ice gauntlets and swung his frozen claws at the girl, who effortlessly dodged them. "Why! Won't! You! Just! Stand! Still!?" Natsu shouted annoyed. The girl stuck her tongue out before tripping Natsu and throwing him into a wall of crates, knocking him out. Neo smiled as she walked over to the downed students.
With Blake and Aerith
"Still feisty, ehh?" Roman asked as the sword stayed at his neck. "So, what are we gonna do now? Do you honestly think a little bow on your head is going to make people forget what you were? What you've done?"
Both girls turned around as the door opened and Weiss and Ryuko were thrown into the room, followed by the Lieutenant.
"So, what's it gonna be, ladies?" Roman asked as Blake sheathed her weapons. "That's what I-" Aerith slammed the end of her staff into his head, knocking him out.
"Shut up." Aerith said as the two ran over to their teammates. They grabbed them and rushed away as the masked Faunus swung the chainsaw.
With Yang and Natsu
Neo walked over and drew a blade from her umbrella as she stood over Yang. She was about to bring it down when another woman, wearing red and black and a bird like mask appeared and rushed her. Neo dodged her slices before the masked woman sheathed her blade and and a cartridge rotated like Weiss'. As she drew the blade again, Neo panicked and vanished in a flash.
The woman looked down at Yang before glancing over at Natsu, buried under two crates. "Abomination." She muttered before swinging her blade, creating a red and black swirling portal. She sheathed her blade and walked into the portal as Yang started to move. The blonde opened her eyes to see the portal close.
"What the?" Yang mumbled before looking over at her temporary partner. "Natsu!" She ran and shoved the crates off of him before rolling him onto his back. She put her ear to his heart and listened to a faint heartbeat. 'This is bad! He needs CPR!" She pushed down over his heart a couple times and listened again. 'Getting a little better. Looks like I'm gonna have to...' She turned a shade of pink before closing her eyes and puckering her lips, bringing them down over Natsu's.
"Yang, what are you doing?" The blonde opened her eyes to see Natsu wide awake, looking into her eyes.
"Nothing!" Yang said standing up and turning around, her face turning bright red.
"Okaaaay..." Natsu said confused. "So, where's the ice cream lady?"
"She's gone." Yang said. She took a breath and turned around. "Come on, let's go help the others!" Natsu pouted in disappointment at the fights outcome, before sighing and following the blonde through the door, secretly popping an ice Dust crystal into his mouth.
Train Roof
Oobleck dodged a stomp from a Paladin before rushing onto its head and fired his weapon. All three spun their weapons before firing at the same time, taking out the suits legs and sending it crashing to the side. "You two! Go on ahead!" Oobleck shouted as he ran past them towards a group of approaching Paladin's.
"But!" Ruby started.
"Don't worry, Ruby!" Oobleck interrupted. "It's time I taught them a lesson." He turned and continued running towards the suits as Zwei whimpered.
"Go on." Ruby said. The dog barked before turning and running after Oobleck. The two students turned and ran forward as their teammates climbed up to the roof.
"End of the line." Vergil pointed ahead to the barricaded doors.
"What do we do?" Yang asked.
Weiss and Natsu shared a smile before the heiress slammed her sword into the roof, creating a cocoon of ice that Natsu strengthen from the inside. The train reached the door and exploded into the wall.
The group coughed and struggled to stand as sirens blared their ears. Ruby looked around to see her team and Natsu's relatively fine, before they noticed their surroundings in fear. Downtown Vale, just as the day was starting. People looked at them in curiosity before rubble started moving behind them.
A King Tiajut burst out behind them, creating an opening for the other Grimm to escape from. The crowd ran away in fear, which only attracted more Grimm. The teams stood up and looked in horror before Grimm came up behind them.
Beacon Air Docks
"I'm sure they're fine." Pyrrha told Jaune as they walked to their Bullhead.
"You sure?" Jaune asked.
"Must have been a butt dial." Nora said, skipping towards their ship.
"Team RWBY has always performed exceptionally in the field." Ren reminded his leader. "We should focus on our own mission."
"We get to be deputies!" Nora shouted with joy.
"I've just got this feeling..." Jaune mumbled. "I don't know." A siren interrupted the conversation, and annoyed Nora who covered her ears. "We're changing our mission. Everyone on board!" Jaune ordered. His team followed him into the Bullhead before he stopped Ren. "We'll make it to the village another time."
His teammate nodded before the two ran inside the ship. "Take us into the city!" Jaune shouted at the pilot who took off, heading for the city.
"You don't think-" Emerald started as the trio watched the ship leave.
"Sure looks like it to me." Mercury said.
"But that's days away." Emerald said.
"So, what do we do now?" He asked Cinder.
Downtown Vale
The Tiajut roared as hundreds of Grimms surrounded the two teams. They all looked around for a way out, but found none. The Tiajut roared once more before the Grimm charged and the students entered their fighting stances.
Ruby jumped off the platform and dug Cresent Rose into the ground as Beowolves surrounded her. Jumping into the air, she started running on the monsters, digging her scythes rear blade into their bodies.
Natsu incased his arms in two ice blades and charged forward, taking out any Creeps that got in his way. An Ursa stood up and swung its claws, breaking the swords. Natsu flipped back and coated his tail in ice before jabbing it through the bears head.
Yang charged forward and jumped off a Creep. Using her new height, she fired off rounds from her gauntlets, wiping out a horde of Grimm. She cocked her gloves before turning around into three Nevermores that forced her to the ground, creating a crater.
Ryuko triggered her Semblance and strings squeezed Beowolf's in half. She turned and fired one of her guns while running in another direction, using her free blade to slice the legs of Grimms.
Blake dodged a Beowolfs claw before swinging her sheathe and stabbing it through the skull. She crouched down and tuned her sword into its gun form before firing, killing Creeps that ran at her.
Aerith pummeled an Ursa with strikes to the head before jabbing it in the gut. She spun in a circle and swung her staff, hitting it in the side and sending it flying towards a pack of wolves.
Weiss swung and stabbed any Beowolf that approached her before summoning a glyph and creating a blade of ice that cut down the rest.
Verigl stood fast as a group of Boarbatusks charged him. He rushed forward and when the two met he drew his blade before sliding past them. As he sheathed his blade, the tusks fell off the pigs before they fell over dead.
Yang punched a car up before punching it forward, taking out Grimm.
Ruby swung her scythe, taking out a Grimm before looking up at the Tiajut as it roared at her. An explosion caught her attention as the beast followed her eyes. Nora flew on her hammer before flipping over. "Nora Smash!" She swung her hammer and crushed the snake's skull before landing near her team.
"Let's go!" Pyrrha said as she, Ren and Nora rushed forward, leaving Jaune annoyed.
"Smack!" Nora swung her hammer and knocked a Creep out of the city. Ren jumped off another before kicking a third away. He charged a Beowolf and swung StormFlower in its gut.
"Okay, who's up first?" Jaune asked himself before an Ursa jumped up behind him. He turned around slowly as the beast roared in his face. "Oh, okay... You're first?" He asked, backing away. "No, that's - that's cool."
Pyrrha stabbed a Creep before taking out another. She shoved her spear into a Beowolf's gut before doing the same to a Creeps mouth. She pulled her weapon out and looked over at Jaune backing away from the bear.
"I'm fine." He mumbled to himself. "I've done this before. I've done this before." He took a deep breathe before swinging his sword like a mad man. He opened his eyes to see the bear fall back dead. Pyrrha gave a soft smile as Sun and Neptune appeared.
"No one move!" Sun ordered. "Junior detectives!"
"We got badges, so you know it's legit." Neptune added. The two bumped fists before looking up as an Atlesian air fleet appeared in the sky. Airships opened their hatches and A.K 200's jumped out and fired upon landing. One kicked an Ursa away and the body landed in front of Cinder, Mercury and Emerald.
Cinder nodded and the other two smiled as they walked away from each other. Mercury kicked an Ursa in the face while Emerald walked towards a group of Grimm. She pulled her weapon out and fired, killing all but an Ursa Major. She jumped out of the way of its claws and turned her weapons into their sickle form.
She charged and swung repeatedly at its gut before detaching the blades from the handles, letting them hang from a chain. She swung her kusarigamas before jumping over and swinging again, finally killing it.
A Paladin pulled itself out of the hole created from impact. Zwei jumped off the head and headbutted a Beowolf before looking up as a Bullhead flew over. Inside was Team CFVY and Professor Port. The ship hovered as CFVY jumped out. Velvet and Fox charged forward with Coco walking behind them.
Yatsuhashi stood up as four Beowolves surrounded him. He unsheathed his sword from his back, spun and slammed it into the ground, launching the creatures back.
Velvet and Fox dispatched the Grimm with kicks and attacks before Fox looked at an Ursa Major charging him. He met it head on and swung his arm blades before he flipped it into the air, cocked his weapon, and slammed them into the bear, sending it back. Air pressure built up inside it until it exploded, it's spikes acting as shrapnel, taking out other Grimm.
Coco whacked a spike to pieces as she walked forward. "Nice hustle, Fox." She said, slapping his ass. "Good work." Fox jumped back as a Beowolf approached his team leader. It roared at her and she pulled her sunglasses down to look at it. "You just destroyed my favorite clothing store." She pushed her glasses back up and spat on the ground. "Get ready to die."
The creature swung its claw, and Coco swung her bag, breaking its arm. She kicked it in the knee before slamming her bag down on its head. She looked up as more wolves and a Deathstalker approached her. She knocked the Beowolves out of the way before jumping back from the scorpion's stinger. Velvet ran up and was about to activate her weapon.
"Hey, come on." Coco stopped her. "You've been saving that to show Natsu." She turned and walked forward. "Let him see it first." She pressed a button in her bag and it turned into a goddamn Gatling gun. She fired at the Deathstalker and blew it to bits before turning to the other Grimm, including the Nevermores in the sky, cutting them in half with her bullets.
As the halves fell to the ground, one dismembered wing fell down towards the team. Natsu caught this and threw an ice ball at it, freezing it. He rushed forward and jumped, throwing a punch that shattered the wing. "You guys okay?" He asked after landing.
"Now we are." Coco nodded as she led her team away. 'Now I'm starting to see why Velvet likes him.'
Zwei walked over to Oobleck infront of a down Paladin as Port approached him. The two looked forward as a pack of grim rushed towards them. They took aim and fired, wiping them all out.
As their bodies started to fade, Glynda marched forward, seething with anger. A Creep rushed up from behind and jumped, but Vergil blew it out of the air with his guns. A Beowolf tried to get her, but an icy hand grabbed its tail and slammed it to the road. Glynda pointed her crop at the hole and slowly but surely, the rubble began restore itself to its original form.
The Beacon students, teachers, Sun and Neptune got together just in time to see Roman 'escorted' on to an Atlas ship by Emerald and Mercury. "Oh, no. You caught me, I can't believe it." He sarcastically said. "You've truly taught me the error of my ways." A Knight grabbed him and finished the job. "Hey, hey! Watch the hat, rustbucket."
The two walked over and everyone shared a celebratory smile. It wasn't everyday that a major criminal was arrested and a catastrophe avoided.
Beacon Air Docks
"Well, we did it." Yang said as they watched the sun rise.
"We did it." Blake repeated.
"If we don't get at least some extra credit for this, I'm going to be seriously disappointed." Weiss said.
"I don't think hijacking a train, crashing it into town and leading Grimm into the city is a good way to get extra credit." Ryuko joked.
"Plus, a two headed snake literally crushed a bakery." Yang added. "So, I'm with Ryuko on this."
"Plus, we didn't solve everything." Vergil said.
"He's right." Ruby said. "A lot of people were hurt, and we still don't know why they did this or who that mystery girl was."
"Well, all we can do is go one day at a time." Natsu said, leaning back to look up at the sky.
"What he means is, not every story has nice and tidy ending." Weiss said.
"We might not have all the answers, but we do have a lot of dangerous people behind bars." Blake reminded them. "I think that's something to be proud of."
"And if anyone tries something like this again, we'll be there to stop them." Aerith added as Yang copied Natsu.
"Yay, teamwork, camaraderie, go team. Go guys." Yang cheered. "So, what now?"
"I'd suggest training, but I think we've got that covered at this point." Weiss said.
"So then..." Blake started.
"Time for bed?" Ruby suggested.
"Oh, please!" The others agreed, stood up, and they all walked back towards the school.
Ozpin's Office
"Ozpin?" Someone asked on the headmasters Scroll. "Ozpin!" The headmaster spun his chair and faced the screen.
"Yes, councilman?" He asked.
"You've left us with no choice!" The man shouted. "The Vytal Festival cannot be broadcast, let alone held in a place that we are unable to insure the safety of the civilians. Therefore, we've reached out to the Atlas Council, and have decided the best action is to appoint General Ironwood as head of security for the event."
"Thank you, councilman." The general said. "Our kingdom is happy to lend as many troops as it takes to make sure that this event runs as smoothly and safely as possible."
"And we thank you General." The councilman said.
"So, will that be all?" Ozpin asked.
"For now, but after the festival ends, we are going to have a serious discussion regarding your position as headmaster." The councilman answered. "General Ironwood's reports these last few weeks have left us... Concerned. I'm sure you understand." They closed the tab and Ironwood looked at Ozpin.
"This is for the best Ozpin." Ironwood said. "I assure you. I will keep the people safe, you have to trust me."
Ironwood's Ship
Ironwood looked at the top of Beacon tower before shaking his head. "You brought this on yourself." He mumbled before turning away and walking towards a door. It opened and sitting inside the cell was Roman Torchwick. "Leave us." He ordered the guards standing watch and they obeyed. "I've been informed that you've refused to cooperate with authorities so far."
"This might sound crazy, General, but I've never been the biggest fan of local law enforcement." Roman said.
"How about the world's most powerful military?" Ironwood asked.
"First impressions?" Roman asked back. "Not that great."
"I'm only going to give you one chance." The general warned, making Roman sit up. "Who's really behind this whole thing?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Roman asked. "You're looking at him."
"Very well, then." Ironwood turned and walked away.
"What's the matter, General?" Roman asked. "I thought you wanted to talk."
"The council has given me custody over you for as long as I see fit." Ironwood said back. "If I were you, I'd make myself comfortable. Let me assure you, we'll have plenty of time to... talk."
"Ohh, wonderful." Roman said before laughing.
Downtown Vale
"All and all, I'd call today a success." Cinder told Mercury and Emerald.
"Those kids really made a mess of things." Emerald said.
"Yeah, a lot of Faunus didn't make it out of those tunnels." Mercury added. "You really think the White Fang is gonna keep listening to us?"
"No." All three looked ove a man with red hair, a Grimm mask and a black and white suit walked over. "But they'll listen to me."
Yang's Dream
'Looks like I'm gonna have to-' She looked down as Natsu faded away before she found herself at the entrance to Beacon. She stood up and walked down the path to the school before stopping at the statue, staring at a masked woman. "Who are you?"
The woman reached for her mask and took it off, revealing red eyes matching Yangs when she was angry. "Yang, we have a lot to talk about."
Volume 2 is done, and I just found out that volume 4 is coming out in a few months! I'm salivating in anticipation!
Someone in the reviews mentions that Natsu went down way to easy last chapter. You have to remember, they had been fighting Beowolves all day, and in chapter five (not counting the trailers), I said Natsu couldn't use much of his powers after two days without using his Dust powers. That was when there was no fighting. Of course it's going to be different when they use energy for fighting.
Poll results for this week. Ruby and Yang are now tied for first, Neo and Winter are tied for third, and Coco and Cinder are tied for fifth. Hurry up and vote, only one chapter until the poll closes.
Next we have Aerith's trailer, than a special chapter before the Vytal Festival. After that one, the poll will close and a pairing will be determined.
Beta read by digemsmack.