After counting all the votes, including the ones in the reviews, removing my own preference, comparing weapons and Semblances, factoring in health, endurance, and speed, the pairing winner, beating Ruby by two votes is;

Yang Xiao Long.

Chapter 14

Round One, Fight!

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

Flashback

"Scroll Communications / Speakers / People on Tv"

Location / Date / Time Change

Patch

Ruby took her hood off as she stared at her mothers grave. "Hey, mom. Sorry I haven't visited in a while. Things have been, kinda busy. Oh, dads here too. He's, you know, dad. He's still teaching at Signal, but he's going to be going out on missions soon. I think he misses going on them with you. I miss you too."

"Haven't gotten kicked out of Beacon yet." She joked. "So that's cool. I think being on a team with Yang helps. I keep her in line. That was a joke. Oh, speaking of Yang, she got herself a boyfriend, whatever that means. Don't worry, he's a good guy. I met him on the first day. The same with Weiss and Blake. Oh, those are my other teammates. Together, we form Team RWBY. And yes, that does cause a lot of confusion."

"Anyways, I've made a ton of new friends. And I've meet some, unique professors. Oh! We've also stopped some bad guys too. Looks like the saying is true: like mother like daughter. I still wonder why Ozpin let me in early, but maybe he'll tell me one day. You know how he is. It's weird, the more I get to know him, the more he sounds like uncle Qrow." Zwei barked behind her, making her turn to see her dog and dad.

"Looks like dads back. Got to go." She told the grave. "He's dropping me off at Beacon for a tournament match before his next mission. Wish me luck!" She put her hood back on and walked away before looking back over her shoulder. "It was good to talk."

Amity Colosseum

The crowd cheered as the match went on. Ruby swung her scythe as Blake and Reese traded swings with their sword and hoverboard. Weiss summoned a glyph as Yang jumped out of the way of a punch by Arslan before launching blasts from her gauntlets.

"Oh, oh, seems we have another astonishing bout a head of us." Port said as he sat next to Oobleck in the commentator box. "Don't you agree, professor?"

"Doctor." Oobleck corrected. "And yes, Peter, I think it's safe to say that this may be one of the closet matches we've seen in the four-on-four round of the tournament."

"For those just joining us now, welcome to the 40th Annual Vytal Festival Tournament!" Port declared. "Live from the Amity Colosseum." Explosions from the field served as fireworks before he spoke again. "For the first time watches out there, allow us to explain the rules."

"The tournament is divided into three distinctive rounds: Teams, Doubles, and Singles." Oobleck said. "Age and school year are irrelevant. In this contest, the only variable being tested is skill."

"Thats right." Port agreed. "The winning teams will pick two of their members to advance to the Doubles round. Then the winners of that round will pick one member to advance once again. The remaining combatants then fight in the final bracket, hoping to achieve victory for their kingdom."

"And yes, Peter these are certainly some spectacular spectacles on which to speculate on, and I don't think there's one person on this planet watching this is going to disagree with me on that!" Oobleck added.

"Well, why would they?" Peter asked. "Now, let's get back to the match of Team RWBY of Beacon, and team ABRN of Haven."

Reese zoomed over the ground on her board before sending it flying at Blake. Blake swung her sword and deflected back, only to have her opponent punch it back, making her kick it. Reese caught it and blocked Blake's swings before jumping back and landing on her board.

She rushed towards Blake who jumped back, creating an Ice clone a that took the hit, allowing her to send Reese back. She grabbed her board as it turned into two pistols with bayonets under the barrels and opened fire before landing on her butt on the ice field.

Yang landed in front of Aslarn who slid back, only to be met with a two punches before she tried to sweep Yangs legs. Both pulled back for a punch and their fists collided, creating a shockwave that pushed them both back. The blonde charged as the darker girl pulled out a rope dart and hooked her leg before kicking her, sending Yang flying onto the ice half of the field. Yang struggled to stand as Arslan charged and punched her, sending her sliding in front of Nadir.

He took aim with his assault rifle and was about to fire when the crystal behind him exploded, trapping his legs in ice. "Got your back, sis!" Ruby shouted.

"But who has yours?" Bolin asked as he spun his staff. A black glyph appeared next to him before Weiss kicked him through it, sending him crashing into a rock.

"My BFF." Ruby said.

"No." Weiss shook her head before running after her opponent.

"Yes." Ruby whispered.

Bolin looked up as a glyph appeared on the ground before Weiss jumped off it and struck him. He blocked a strike above him as Weiss created a glyph behind her, allowing Ruby to jump over her and swing her staff. He blocked the strike, annoying her and he fired a shot sending him reeling.

Bolin recover and charged the girls as Weiss summoned large ice shards that impaled the ground, making him roll. He ran past her and jumped over Ruby's scythe before breaking a small fire crystal off a large one and threw it to Reese. She inserted it into her board, making it glow red. She winked at Blake before hovering over to Nadir and melting the ice, freeing him. She flew back over to Blake and pushed her through the crystal behind her.

She slammed her board down, but Blake rolled out of the way. She dodged more of the hoverboards strikes before throwing her weapon into a large ice crystal and pulled herself around the corner. Reese followed her and found Blake staring at the arenas edge. She struck her opponent only to have Blake fade away. Gambol Shroud flew between two crystals and Blake pulled it taunt, catching Reese before kicking her out of the ring.

"Oh, double knockout." Port said. "Miss Reese Chloris has been eliminated by ring knockout AND Aura level."

"She probably should have worn a helmet." Oobleck added.

Arslan skated around a corner as Yang used her shotgun blast to pursue her. Nadir crouched down and took aim at Weiss who used a glyph to send Bolin flying into him. She created another glyph that lifted them up and trapped them in a ball of ice. Arslan sighed as she slid in front of the balls path and shattered it.

"Yang!" Weiss cried as she created a surfing tube of ice. "Now!" Yang blasted her way along the tube as Blake threw her weapon at her partner. She jumped on Ruby pushed Blake forward. ABRN looked over as Blake pulled her string and sent Yang crashing into them, punching them all three members out of the ring.

The crowd cheered as the members celebrated. "And that's the match!" Port said. "Team RWBY is victorious!"

"We did it?" Weiss asked, not believing her own eyes.

"WE DID IIIIIIIII-" Ruby shouted.

Beacon Fairgrounds

"-iiiiiis anyone else hungry?" She asked.

"I might have worked up an appetite." Blake said before her stomach growled, loudly.

"Gee, if only there was somewhere on campus we could get food." Weiss sarcastically complained. "Oh, wait."

"It's okay, Weiss." Ruby said, oblivious to the sarcasm. "I forgot about the fair grounds too."

"I was being facetious." Weiss said back.

"We're all hungry, Weiss." Ruby said, not understanding the word. "Don't act so proper."

"Come on, I know just the place." Yang said before leading the group away. Weiss' Scroll ringed and she looked at the screen to see her father calling. Rolling her eyes, she ignored the call and followed the group.

"Hey! Might hard to eat without this." Emerald said, holding Ruby's wallet. "Good to see you, Ruby."

"Thanks, Emerald." Ruby said taking her wallet back. "Must have dropped it. Girl pockets are the worst."

"What's up, Em?" Yang asked walking over.

"Just left the stadium after that awesome fight you had." Emerald said. "You guys were amazing."

"Ah, shutyourstupidface." Ruby mumbled with a blush.

"If I'm not wrong, your team advanced as well." Blake added.

"I feel like only Yang has met your full team." Weiss complained.

"I take it the other girls worked out their aggression?" Yang asked, making Emerald think back.

Emerald fired her pistols before turning them into their sickle form. Mercury spun and delivered a back kick, launching a round from his boots. Cinder delivered a kick that launched an opponent to the ground. He looked up as Spumoni walked before smiling and slamming her boot down on his face.

"You could say that..." Emerald chuckled.

"That's great." Ruby said. "Uh, you wanna join us for some victory food?"

"Gosh, that's nice of you but, my teammates are all kinda introverted..." Emerald confessed. All their girls looked over to see Mercury sniffing a boot. "Really socially awkward."

"I feel your pain." Weiss said.

"Anyway, looks like Merc and I are gonna be moving to the doubles round." Emerald said. "What about you guys?"

"Well, as team leader, I thought long and hard about this decision..." Ruby bragged.

"We put it to a vote." Weiss corrected.

"Uhh, but in the end, I decided we should put it to a vote." Ruby finished.

"We voted for Weiss and Yang." Blake said.

"I will gladly represent Team RWBY." Weiss said with a bow.

"We're gonna kick some butt." Yang said, slamming her fists together.

"I'm sure you will." Emerald chuckled. "But don't think me and Mercury will go easy on you if we and up fighting."

"Wouldn't have it any other way." Yang said back.

"Well, we're gonna go catch some more fights." Emerald said.

"Have fun!" Ruby shouted as the team walked away to get food.

"See ya!" Emerald shouted back, rolling her eyes as she reached Mercury.

"So, how are the new 'friends'?" Mercury asked.

"I hate them, so much." Emerald answered.

"Orders are orders." He reminded her.

"I know. It's just, how can they be so happy all the time?" Emerald asked. "It's sickening."

"Please tell me you got what we needed?" Mercury asked.

"It's the heiress and the bimbo." She answered.

"Well, we're half way done." Mercury said. "Now, we just have for scales' team to go."

Noodle Hut

"I'll take a bowl of the regular." Yang said as a giant bowl was placed in front of her.

"Ooooh. Same here." Ruby said as a matching order was put in front of her.

"Do you have anything with a low salt-" Weiss started before a bowl was placed in front of her.

Blake and the cook shared a nod before he rushed in to the kitchen, cooked, and place a bowl of noodles and fish in front of her, making the Faunus drool.

Weiss held out her hand, revealing a Schnee Company card that the owner took. "What's the occasion, Weiss?" Yang asked.

"Consider it thanks for sending me to the next round." Weiss said. The card was flung back into the counter. The shop owner cleared his throat and pointed the register, which read 'Card Declined'. "What! That's impossible! I was barely into my monthly allowance."

Blake pulled her bowl towards her, but the owner took it away. "No..."

"Need a hand?" RWBY looked over as JNPR walked over, Pyrrha holding out her card.

"You don't have to do that." Yang said.

"But she could!" Blake shouted, wanting her fish.

"Well, I think you earned it after that fight." Pyrrha said.

"Mind if we join you?" Jaune asked.

A few minutes later, all the noodle bowls were empty, leaving Blake, Ruby, Yang and Nora happy, while the others were in pain form too much food.

"Do you really think it's smart to have eaten before a fight?" Ren asked the red head.

"Absolutely." Pyrrha nodded as the cook took the bowls. "It will give us the energy we need."

Nora let out a loud burp as Jaune groaned. "If I barf, I'm blaming you."

"Oh, aim it at the enemy!" Nora suggested.

"Nora, that's just disgusting." Her old friend said. "But if you absolutely have to..."

"Understood..." The blonde groaned.

"Well, we should be off." Pyrrha said, standing up.

"You guys think you're ready?" Ruby asked.

"You bet!" Nora shouted. "Our team has a world renowned fighter, a dude who's basically a ninja, I can lift five of me. Jaune... We trained all year, our weapons are awesome, Glynda barely yells at us anymore, and uh... Jaune!"

"You just gonna take that?" Ren aksed.

"She's not that off." Jaune said back.

"I'm kidding, he knows I'm kidding." Nora joked. "Don't be so serious. The worst that could happen is we just lose. Then it's just a few more years of walking around school with everyone knowing we're failures. All of our friends will abandon us to keep their social status. We won't be able to show our faces in class, no one will sit with us in the cafeteria. Ren and I have no parents and we have now home left to go to. We'll be official renamed Team Loser-per!" She laughed a bit before breaking down and sobbing on the table.

"So, yeah, we're feeling pretty good." Ren said.

"Well be fine." Pyrrha put her hands on Jaune and Nora. "If anything, we should be looking forward to fight with actual rules and guidelines instead of, well... Murderers."

"But that was half the fun." All looked over as Team NVAR walked over, Natsu holding two sticks of cotton candy.

"I seriously question your idea of fun." Aerith added as the group sat across from JNPR.

"Come here, lover boy." Yang pulled Natsu over and put him on her lap.

"Pay up, losers." Ryuko cheered, making all but the sisters and Natsu slid down 50 Lien each. "I win the pool." She put it all in a pile and began counting her winnings. "And I can't wait to get that jerk Cardin's. I can't believe he wanted them all to kill Natsu."

Yang just glared at the clothing heiress before turning to her boyfriend. "For me? You shouldn't have." Yang took the stick out of Natsu's right hand.

"Hey, that-" Natsu started but looked into Yang's eyes. "Yeah, it's for you."

"Ack whipped Ack." Nora coughed, making all but Yang, Natsu and Ruby giggle.

"But seriously, we have gone through a lot." Vergil said as three 'small' bowls were placed in front of them.

"Let's see, a Grimm invasion, violent extremists, a destructive sociopath." Blake listed off everything that they had done.

"And that was just when we were in training!" Ruby added. "Oh, imagine what it'll be like once we graduate."

"Maybe then I'll be able to pay for a meal..." Weiss mumbled.

"Always keep cash, snow queen." Ryuko said as she gave the shop keep a ten. "Always."

"Would Team JNPR please report to the arena right away?" Port asked over the loudspeaker.

"Just like they were supposed to, several minutes ago!?" Oobleck added.

"Well, this is it." Pyrrha siad as she lead her team to the airship.

"Go get 'em!" Ruby shouted.

"So, when am I gonna see you in action?" Yang asked, taking a bite of 'her' candy.

"You know what they say, save the best for last." Natsu teased.

Amity Colosseum

The crowd cheered as RWBY and NVAR entered walked to their seats as Mercury and Emerald walked in behind them. The two teams walked out on the main platform as Mercury and Emerald sat down.

"Who do you thinks gonna win?" He asked as he ate his popcorn.

"Like you don't already know." Emerald said back.

"Oh, come now." Both looked over as Cinder walked up behind them and reached into the bucket. "Even if you know how the story ends, it doesn't make it any less fun to read." She pulled out a kernal and popped it between her fingers before sitting down.

"Team JNPR of Beacon vs Team BRNZ of Shade." Port introduced the combatants before the field randomizers popped up. One half stopped at a forest and the other half stopped at mountains. "Three, two, one, begin!"

Both teams charged at each other, save May Zedong who ran backwards, climbed up a tree and looked down her sniper rifle.

Brawnz Ni slammed his knee into Pyrrha's shield before he swung his knuckle claw, only to have it caught by her sword. She swung it and the man moved out of the way.

Nora swung her hammer at Nolan, who ducked and swung his cattle prod. Ren ran forward as a shot tore a rock behind him apart, startling him.

Roy swung his hand saws against Jaune's shield. A shot passed him and Jaune looked up as the light of the scope shined through the trees. "Retreat!" He and Pyrrha covered Ren and Nora as they jumped over a rock and hid.

"What do we do?" Pyrrha asked. Jaune looked up as the males charged them.

"We spread out." Jaune ordered. "Try to keep them moving." He blocked a punch from Branwz.

Ren slid in front of Nolan, who looked back and nodded at May. She fired at the ground, causing Ren to jump out of the way, only to be struck by Nolan's prod. He recovered and swung his leg, allowing Nolan to strike his other leg before shoving his weapon into Ren's gut.

"Ren!" Nora ran forward and swung her hammer, making Nolan dodged and strike her with the prod, only to have her smile at him.

"Look at that. It seems like Nora Valkyrie, one of my favorite students, is charging up to use her Semblance." Port said.

"Her what?" Nolan asked.

"Indeed." Oobleck nodded. "Miss Valkyries Semblence allows her to produce and channel electrical energy directly into her muscles. This allows her to jump explosively into the air, swung her mighty hammer, or more practically at the moment, redirect Nolan's attack and send the young man flying."

"What!?" Nolan asked as Nora glowed with pink electricity before sprinting forward, sending him flying back through a rock.

Jaune turned around and noticed storm clouds gathering on top of the mountain. "Nora, the mountain!"

"Yes, sir!" Nora saluted before rushing up the rock.

"Ren, try and keep the sniper busy." Jaune ordered.

"Sure, sounds fun." Ren sarcastically said back as he dodged another shot.

Roy threw his saw at Jaune, making his shield hit him in the face. The blades came back and Roy swung at Pyrrha, who braced behind her shield. Jaune recovered from his daze and charged forward.

"Go get 'em, Jaune!" Ruby shouted from the stands.

"It sure looks like he's improved." Weiss commented.

"Whatever, he's still got nothing on Pyrrha." Yang said back.

The red head kicked Brawnz away before blocking one of Roy's blades. She crouched and kicked Brawnz with both feet as May looked down her scope at Ren. She fired and he kept dodging before sliding under Pyrrha and attacking Nolan. He blocked a strike from the side before trapping and turning Nolan into a shield.

Jaune looked up as Nora kept climbing while May took aim at her. "Pyrrha, up!" The red head rushed towards the blonde before jumping off his shield into the air. May pulled the trigger and fired, just as Phyrra reached the same height, blocking the shot with her shield.

Nora reached the top and held her hammer high, attracting the lightning to her. She turned her hammer into its gun form and fired all six grenades at once, creating a heart. May jumped out of the tree just as the grenades landed, destroying the tree and creating a lot of smoke, rendering her rifle useless.

The boys looked up as Nora jumped of the peak and slammed her hammer down, sending them sliding in front of May.

"Alright, guys. We finish 'em with team attacks!" Jaune ordered. "Ren! Nora! Flower Power!"

"What?" Nora asked.

"That's your team attack name." Jaune reminded them.

"When did we decide that?" Ren asked. This sparked a whole argument and annoyed BRNZ.

"Hey!" Brawnz shouted. "What do you think you're doing!?"

"Trying to have a team meeting!" Jaune shouted back. "Thank you very little."

"We're in the middle of a fight!" Brawnz shouted.

"And we're in the middle of a conversation!" Jaune screamed. "Can you get that though your head?!"

"Jaune..." Pyrrha spoke up.

"Yes, Pyrrha?" The blonde asked.

"I think he means we're all in fight..." She reminded him as the crowd roared around them.

"Nora, just... Hit them with the hammer." Jaune sighed.

"Got it..." Nora nodded with a wicked grin.

"Wait, what?" BRNZ panicked as Nora landed in front of them and swing her hammer, catching them all and launching them all out of the ring.

"And with that, Team JNPR wins by knockout." Port said. "Literally. Can the medics check on them?"

Crow Bar

A lone man sat in the bar, drinking his ninth glass of scotch. He looked up at the screen as a freeze frame showed JNPR celebrating.

"Those kids weren't half bad." The bartender said, cleaning a glass.

"They weren't half good, either." The man said back.

Amity Colosseum

"Vacuo fans are sure to be hurting after that one, but this next match will have them on the edge of their seats." Oobleck said.

"Team NDGO from Shade is definitly a crowd favorite." Port hyped up. "But these lovely ladies are about to face some of the toughest, most testosterone-filled teammates we've seen so far. I'm of course talking about Team SSSN! Sun Wukong and his team are certainly a force to be reckoned with. And even though he'll be representing the Mistral academy of Haven, I'm sure his friends and family back in Vacuo will be cheering him along."

"Go for it, Sage!" Aerith shouted.

"Good luck, Neptune!" Weiss added. The bluenette waved at the heiress before turning to his opponents; Nebula, Dew, Gwen, and Octavia.

"Ladies..." He suavely said.

"Break his stupid face, NDGO!" Weiss shouted in a rage.

"Alright, try to remember. Hands above the waist." He said.

"Ignore him, for he... He's just dumb." Sun confessed. The randomizers popped up and began spinning. The ones behind NDGO stopped at a desert, complete with rock formations and an artificial sun.

"Nice. Home field advantage." Nebula said to her teammates.

"Don't get cocky. That's my turf too." Sun declared.

"I sure hope I don't get sand in my shoes..." Scarlet mumbled.

"Hey, be cool, man." Neptune whispered back.

"Cool, it's the ocean." Gwen said, making Neptune turn around in fear as a pirate ship came up.

"What's wrong with Neptune?" Natsu and Ruby asked.

"Not good." Blake shook her head.

"Neptune's... afraid of the water." Aerith confessed.

"Three, two, one, go!" The match started and Neptune took off like a rocket to the nearest rock formation.

"Neptune! What are you doing!?" Sage asked.

"Oh, you know, just gaining the high ground!" Neptune shouted.

"Higher ground!? On the enemies side!?" Sun shouted as Scarlet dropped his jacket.

"They would never expect it!" Neptune added.

"He's got a point..." Dew mumbled to her teammates.

"Open fire!" Nebula shouted as her team charged. Suns group did the same as Octavia slid past Scarlet.

Dew and Sage squared off before being pushed back from each other. She waved her spear around and created three tornados, kicking up sand and blinding him. The three columns combined into one, picking Sage up and flinging him into a rock formation. He shoved his sword forwards and used the momentum he had to spin around the rock, landing on the ground.

Octavia jumped and tried to stab him, but Sage blocked with his sword before stabbing behind him and pushing down, sending a pillar of rocks on to her as he moved out of the way. "And Sage gains the advantage for his team." Oobleck commented.

Dew summoned another hurricane that sent Scarlet flying towards the ship. He grappled the sail and flipped up as Nebula jumped up and turned her crossbow into a sword. The two traded swings until Scarlet elbowed her in the face, sending her crashing to the ground. He looked down as Gwen threw her knives at Sun, try into to hit him.

Scarlet took our his pistol and fired the handle, grabbing her foot. "Gotcha." He jumped down and pulled the girl up on the cable. He looked up as Gwen covered herself, only to have her whole knife supply fall out of her dress. Scarlet froze in horror as all the knifes landed around him, making him sigh.

Dew landed in the water as Sun knocked two coconuts out of a tree. He threw the fruit at the girl, only to have it deflected by her spear, somehow catching it on fire. Sun ducked as the fruit flew towards Sage, who swung his sword, sending on into Scarlet's face and the other to his, uh, treasure chest, dropping his Aura down to 8.

"Sorry." Sage shouted as Dew created tornados on the water, forcing him and Sun to dodge. "Neptune, we need some help here!"

"Ya, know, it'd probably be better if you two came over here!" The bluenette said, trying to stay away from the water. "Yeah, that way I can guard this... Sector. We're in lockdown mode."

"What are you talking about!?" Sun shouted as Nebula shot down Gwen. "There's nothing to lockdown!"

"Lockdown!" Neptune repeated. "You got it."

Sun jumped out of the way as Dew stabbed the ground, landing near Sage. "Look, we know your afraid of water, but you have to-" He was cut off as Neptune shot Dew trying to stab the ground again.

"I helped, you happy?!" Neptune shouted. "Also, I am NOT afraid of water, and I have no idea what YOU TWO are talking about!" Nebula and Gwen rushed to the side of their teammate, all ready to strike.

"Neptune!" His teammates shouted.

"Fine, just get out of the water!" Neptune shouted back. The three landed at shore as Neptune turned his gun into its trident form. He tiptoed his way to the water and placed in the water, sending an electrical current through the liquid that knocked out the girls.

"And with that, Team SSSN moves on to the doubles round." Port said as the three teammates started dancing. "You know what I call that victory?"

"Let me guess, 'Shocking'?" Oobleck asked.

"No, I call it 'well earned'." Port answered. "What you said is just dumb."

"That was so close." Ruby sighed.

"Looks like the dorks made it to the next round." Yang joked.

Blake looked over to the dancing trio as Sun pointed to her and winked making her blush. "Key word is 'dork'."

Crow Bar

"Now that was a match." The bartender said.

"That was a mess..." The man mumbled.

"Come on, you didn't like them, the Vale kids, or any of the matches before that?" The barkeep asked. "Are you here to watch the tournament or just get drunk?"

"And now, it's time for the final team match!" Port declared.

"Now, dish is the ooone I want to see..." The man mumbled as he motioned for his glass to be refilled.

Amit's Colosseum

"Team EGLS (Eagles) from Atlas is one of the most disciplined teams ever seen in the tournaments history." Port explained. "But they are going up against one of the most versatile, well-rounded teams ever, Team NVAR!"

"Led by Natsu Dragneel, this team is one of the most impressive power houses in Beacon history." He continued as the team walkedout onto the field, as all but Vergil waved to the crowd. "I'm sure all of them will make Beacon proud, no matter the outcome."

"Kick their butts, Natsu!" Yang shouted from the stands.

"You got this, Aerith!" Sage added.

The brunette blushed at the males cheers before bumping into Vergil. "Keep your head clear. This is a fight. Not a social gathering."

"What's wrong with a little fun, Verg?" Natsu asked as he waved to Yang. The pinkette turned forward to see his teams opponents.

The first was a girl with long red hair. She wore a white top with a blue ribbon and a blue skirt with combat boots. Her arms were cover by metal bracers that ended at her elbows. In her hand was a massive gold spear with a black handle.

The next was a boy with long, shaggy black hair and piercings on his face. He wore a black, gray trimmed, v cut t-shirt with studded edges. Beige pants were tucked into black boots and on his hands were a pair of studded gloves with matching wristbands. On his back was a massive black and gray maquahuitl with a white rip cord hanging off it.

The third was a Faunus with lion ears coming out of orange hair, and sunglasses covered his eyes. He wore a black buisness suit with a white under shirt and red tie. In his hands were golden brass knuckles with spikes on top and curved blades on the side.

The last was a boy with brown hair and blue eyes. Around his neck was a necklace with a crown bobble. He wore a black overjacket with grey pockets and a stripe of the same colour on each sleeve. The hood, sleeves and jacket were lined with red and six buttons. Underneath he wore a black shirt with a V-neck style collar and a white lining. His hands were coved by gauntlets that are matched his jacket with the exception of a grey circle on the backs. His shorts ended just under the knee with armored sidings that were attached by red straps that wrapped around his legs and black and yello shoes. In his hands were two swords shaped like keys; one white, the other black.

NVAR looked up at the screen and took notice of their names; Erza Scarlet, Gajeel Redfox, Loke White, and Sora Azure.

"Scarlet?" Natsu asked. "As in the same guy who just got hit in the-"

"Absolutely not!" The girl shouted.

"Get over it, red." Gajeel said. "We're clearly dealing with an idiot."

"Hey!" Natsu shouted.

"Well hello, good looking." Loke said as he looked at Aerith and Ryuko. "How about after this fight, you two join me for victory drinks?"

"Sure, as long as you don't mind paying." Ryuko said back, unaware of Vergil's scowl.

"Sorry about that." Sora apologized. "He thinks he's a playboy or something."

"Believe me, I know that kind." Aerith said, looking over at Neptune.

The randomizers popped up and started spinning as the NVAR pulled out their weapons, minus Natsu who cracked his knuckles. The one behind them stopped at a Savannah with brown grass. The one behind the opponents stopped at old buildings and rubble.

"This should be fun." Gajeel chuckled as he pulled his maquahuitl off his back.

"Three, two, one, go!" Port shouted.

The two groups charged each other and began fighting. Aerith and Erza traded blocks and strikes with their polearms. The two pushed their weapons against each others and locked eyes.

"You're good." Erza said before kicking her away. "But I'm better."

Natsu kicked Gajeel in the leg before punching him, only to have his hand caught. "Was that supposed to hurt?" He lifted Natsu up and threw him behind a broken building.

"Okay, maybe I can-" His mumblings were cut off when the maquahuitl was jabbed in the wall above him, before the blade started moving like a chainsaw. He rolled out of the way as the wall collapsed on itself. "You don't mess around, do you?"

Vergil chased Loke into the tall grass, firing shots as he went. Loke ducked and dodged before vanishing from Vergil's sights. He holstered his guns and gripped his katana when Loke punched in the back of the head.

"So, that Ryuko girl?" He asked as he sunk back as Vergil sliced the grass behind him.

"You stay away from her." Vergil growled.

"What, you her brother or something?" The Faunus asked before punching Vergil in the knee. "Don't worry, I'll treat her right.

"You're getting on my nerves." He growled, stabbing the ground.

Ryuko and Sora traded blows with their twin weapons, matching each other's movements. "Let's see your little swords do this." She turned one into its gun form and opened fire, forcing Sora to spin both blades in front of him and block the bullets.

He threw the white one like a frisbee, forcing her to roll out of the way, giving him the chance to rush her and swing his black sword into her gut, launching her into a tree.

Aerith dodged a jab from Erza's spear before spinning and jabbing her in the back of the head. The red head turned and punched Aerith in the face before throwing her spear, catching the brunettes vest and pinning her against a broken wall.

"It's time some one teach you some manners." Erza said, walking over and cracking her knuckles.

Natsu dodged swing after swing of the weapon, some old objects being destroyed in his place. "Fast one, ain't ya?" Gajeel chuckled as he swung vertically, forcing Natsu to catch it between his hands. Ice crept onto the weapon and slowed the blade until the whole thing was a chunk of ice. "That won't stop me!"

"No, but it'll make it brittle enough to do this!" Natsu punched the ice and shattered the weapon, leaving only the handle in Gajeel's hands.

"That was a big mistake." Gajeel growled as he threw the handle to the side. "Now you got me mad!" He thre a punch that caught Natsu, sending him flying into an old building. The pinkette looked up a grey scales coated his opponents body.

"How did he do that?" Port asked.

"It appears mister Redfox has just activated his Semblance." Oobleck explained. "Ladies and gentlemen, behold the Scalemail."

"This just got a whole lot tougher..." Natsu rolled his shoulder as he looked up to see his aura level drop to 61.

"Show yourself!" Vergil shouted, holding his sword ready to strike.

"Okay." Loke charged forward with both knuckles and threw two punches which Verigl block. The side blades shifted and pointed towards Vergil as the swords man swung again, the claws catching the blade. Loke spun his arms in a circle and kicked Vergil, allowing him to send the sword out of the ring.

"Looks like the drinks are gonna be on Ryuko tonight." Loke mocked as he sunk back into the grass, unaware that he just pissed Vergil off.

Ryuko jumped up as Sora peirced a tree with his swords before kicking it at her, trapping her under the branches. He aimed his blades at her head, forcing her to wrap strings around his feet and trip him. She combined her blades and sheared her way free.

Sora swept her legs out from under her and punched her back, before sprinting forward and trapping her neck between his blades in an X. Ryuko smirked as she turned her weapons into their gun form, blasting him point blank. He took a lot of bullets before he ran behind a rock. Ryuko kept firing, destroying the rock and kicking up dust.

She stopped firing and waited for the dust to settle, only to be hit in the back of the head. "How did-?" She turned to see Sora floating high above the ring. "That's just cheating!"

"No it's not!" The boy shouted. "It's my Semblance. I call it Sora Walking." He flew around the girl, striking whenever he wanted to.

"Clam yourself, Glynda." Ozpin said, looking at the female teacher, who was just about to jump into the area from their balcony and help her son. "Your son and team his aren't going to give up so easily."

Erza punched Aerith in the gut multiple times before the brunette wrapped her legs around the red heads arm and neck, catching her in a triangle choke. Erza gasped for air as she pulled her spear out of Aerith's vest before pushing it in her face, forcing her to break the hold. She stabbed the ground, forcing Aerith to roll out of the way.

"That sword was from my FATHER!" Vergil shouted as his arms, legs and face glowed before they were covered by grey and red gauntlets and boots, and a pure grey face mask.

"What's wrong, did I hurt your-" Loke never finished his taunt as a barrage of powerful punches and kicks cut him off. Vergil pulled back and threw one final haymaker that connected, knocking Loke out of the ring and breaking his glasses.

"Press the advantage!" Natsu shouted as he jumped over an axe kick, coating his arms in ice. "D&D!" Vergil and Natsu charged Gajeel with their gauntlets and greaves. With Vergil attacking from the front and Natsu from the back, Gajeel had little room to block. Both threw a punch at his right check at the same time, breaking the scales and sending Gajeel flying into Erza.

"Marionette!" Ryuko summoned her strings out of her fingers and wrapped them around Aerith's arms and torso. Like a puppet, she launched Aerith into the air and enhanced her speed so she could match Sora's movements. Ryuko pulled her hands to the side before raising them high and pulled down as her partner slammed her staff down, sending the male crashing down onto his teammates as she landed by her own.

"Winter Wear!" Ryuko summoned her strings again and flung them by Natsu who caught them and coated them in ice. The now frozen spears picked up the three Atlas students into the air before wrapping around their bodies and all the ice merged, trapping them as they fell to the ground.

"Pinocchio!" Ryuko wrapped Vergil in strings before pulling on them, sending him spinning like a top towards the falling students. His hands glowed as his armor faded and two serrated scimitars appeared. He brought both swords together and sliced the ice, sending the three crashing into an old building, defeated.

"And that's the match! Team NVAR will be the final team to advance to the Doubles round!" Port declared as the arena erupted into cheers.

Crow Bar

"Now, that was worth the wait." The man said as he took a sip of his drink. "That kid is good."

"So you were just waiting for the last fight?" The bartender asked as an airship flew by.

"No, I'm here for that one too." The man said as he stood up and gulped down the rest of the drink. "Happy Vytal Festival." He threw some Lien on the table before stumbling out the door.

The barkeep grabbed the new glass before accidently knocking over the one he just cleaned. "Gee, darn it."

Amity Colosseum

"Nice!" Ryuko cheered before collapsing, only to be caught. "Really need to work on this. I can't over use my Semblance or else this will keep happening. Thanks for catching me, ver-" She turned and found Aerith holding her up. "Where's Vergil?"

Aerith pointed over as Vergil jumped out of the ring and walked over to his sword, directly in front of Loke. "Alright, I learned my lesson." The Faunus said standing up against the wall. "Don't touch your weapons." He started to walk away, only to have Vergil block him.

"Stay away from her." He growled before turning around and picking up his sword.

"So much for catching the girl." Ryuko mumbled as she regained her balance.

"That was too close..." Blake mumbled.

"I never had a doubt in my mind they would win." Yang bragged.

"Oh, please, I saw that concerned look on your face when Natsu was sent flying." Ruby teased her sister.

"That concludes the matches for today." Oobleck said. "Please leave the arena in A CLAM AND ORDERLY FASHION!"

"I don't know about you, but I'm gonna go congratulate Natsu." Yang said as the others stood up after her.

Weiss stared up as the airship came into view and stopped. "What are you looking at?" Ruby asked after bumping into her.

Natsu looked up and saw the airship. "Oh, no..."

"She's here..." Weiss said with joy.

"She's here..." Natsu groaned.

Am I the only who noticed that Sage landed INSIDE THE RING!? Why did they treat him like was knocked out? He got ripped off, that's why I gave him more screen time here. Just like in Kill la Kill, if Ryuko over uses her Semblance, she'll get light headed and dizzy.

Loke's last name is based on the fact the Regulus is possibly a white dwarf star. Since Sora's name means 'sky' I figured give him the color of the sky as his last name. Wanna thank Natsu is Awsome for all the team attack names. Hopefully, I did them justice.

I wanna thank everyone who voted, whether it was in the reviews or on the poll. You have literally changed the rest of this story. Honestly, if it wasn't for you guys, I would have just stuck to him being single.

One last thing, after the last trailer, I will go back and put in the nicknames I've put in over the chapters.

Now, why does Natsu dread that Winter is at Beacon? Find out next chapter.

Digemsmack is m.i.a, so this chapter was beta read by Natsu is Awesome.