Chapter 19

Arrogance of Man

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

Flashback

"Scroll Communications / Tv"

Location / Date / Time Change

Fairgrounds

People ran in a panic as AK-200's shot at any Grimm that came into their radar. Weiss, Blake and Aerith looked around in horror as fires started to burn down the shops set up. "This can't be happening..." The heiress said. "Penny..."

Blake and Aerith reached for their Scrolls and dialed for Yang and Natsu. "Yang, are you okay?.

Team RWBY's Room

"I'm fine!" The blonde said, tying her boots as quickly as she could. "Is Ruby with you? She's not answering her Scroll."

"No. She, Ryuko and Vergil all went to the arena." Blake answered. "With all three of them together, they're fine."

"Right." The blonde nodded and put on her second boot. "I'll get Natsu and head for the docks. White Fang are releasing Grimm into the school!"

"The White Fang!? They're here!?" Blake asked.

"Yang, I can't get a hold of Natsu!" Aerith interupted.

"I'll get him. Good luck." Yang hang up and finished tying her boot. "Natsu, we have to go!" Zwei growled at the door and Yang started to get worried. "Natsu, come on!" She shouted and a shrieking noise followed. She kicked the door down and turned to the right.

A giant hole was in the wall with a Nevermore sticking it's head into the room. Flailing its head around, a white scarf was wrapped around its beak. Staring at the cloth, she clenched her fists and charged forward. "Nooooooo!" Unleashing a barrage of punches, she broke the beak and its neck, causing it to dissolve. The scarf started to float out of the hole, but Zwei jumped up and grabbed it.

She scratched the dogs head and took the cloth out of his mouth. "He's not dead. He probably just jumped out the window. Went to fight the Grimm." She wrapped the scarf around her neck and tightened it. "I'll give this back to him when I see him."

Fairgrounds

"Guys, what are we going to do?" Weiss asked.

Blake held up her Scroll and pressed a series of buttons. "We're going to the docks, and we're going to do our job." She pressed one last button and her locker landed behind her and popped open, revealing Gambol Shroud.

Weiss and Aerith nodded and summoned their own weapons.

Amity Colosseum

The Nevermore shrieked as civilians ran past Ruby, staring at the ground. "Warning, safety barriers failing." The PA repeated over and over. The giant bird circled around as Pyrrha stumbled to her feet, only to stare at Penny's body that she destroyed.

"Pyrrha!" Jaune shouted from the stands. "Pyrrha, that thing is gonna break in! You have to move!"

The bird dive bombed the energy dome as Jaune vaulted the guard rail. "Please, snap out of it!" He shouted as he sprinted towards the red head. The bird broke through and landed sending a shock wave that forced them both back. The bird cawed as Pyrrha laid on the ground. It charged her, only to be pushed back by a red tornado and a sword.

Ruby jumped off the bird and landed in front of Pyrrha, holding one of Penny's swords. "Ruby?" Pyrrha asked confused.

"Leave her alone!" The girl in front shouted, holding the sword in basic form. The bird cawed and took off, circling around the empty stands. It flew towards Ruby as she stood fast, before a series of rocket lockers impaled it, sending it crashign towards the ground. The lockers opened revealing the likes of StormFlower, Crocea Mors, the Scissor Blades, Ebony and Ivory with Yamato in between, and a whole lot of other weapons.

The students climbed the bird and claimed their weapons, only for the bird to move. Sun, Nora, and Arslan struggled to stand on its neck as Ren jumped up and stabbed it's eye. Arslan swung from the neck and picked up Yatsuhashi as Sage jumped up. Nora slid down the bone protrusion and slammed her hammer down as strings wrapped around its beck. Ryuko and Raoul hold down one side as Vergil and Yasha tightened the other. Yatsu and Sage spun and brought their swords down, severing its necks and killing it.

Ruby glanced over at Pyrrha whose eyes were filled with tears. "Ruby, I-" She looked down at the scrap of cloth in her hand. "I'm so sorry."

"Me, too. But it wasn't your fault." She said back.

"She's right." Jaune walked forward with Pyrrha's sword and shield. "Whoever was on the microphone, they're the ones behind this." Pyrrha stood up as Jaune held out her weapons. "And its our job to make sure they don't take anyone else." The red head took them as Ruby turned to the group of unified students.

A roar caused them all to look up as a flock of Griffons circled above them. "I always hated these things." Vergil said taking aim with Ebony.

"Anyone have a plan of attack?" Neptune asked.

"Ryuko, I need your scroll." Ruby said.

"Coming at ya." She took it out and threw at Ruby who punched in the coordinates for her own locker. It landed and opened, showing Cresent Rose but as Ruby ran towards it, a Griffon cut her off. It roared from behind her locker before it was blown away.

"Students, I'd think it be best if you were to leave." Port said as he stood next to Oobleck.

"But we can-" Ruby started.

"Miss Rose." Oobleck interupted. "This is a day that will go down in Remnant's history. I'd prefer it if my students could live to tell about it."

Ruby nodded and grabbed her weapon out of her locker. "Let's go." The other headed ahead as Velvet snapped a quick picture of the defacto leader. Coco called her and the two followed the larger group as the Grimm circled the older Huntsman.

"One final match, Barty!" Port chuckled. "Place your bets!"

Colosseum Docks

No one care that their panicked cries would only attract more Grimm. The civilians just ran to the nearest shuttle ship. Once full, they left as more took their place. Bullheads arrived and the side hatches opened, letting Grimm hop out.

Knights shot at them and killed some, but a massive Alpha Beowolf took out one before tearing another in half. Ironwood sprinted towards it as the creature dropped to all fours and ran towards him. The creature jumped at him and Ironwood pulled out a pistol as he slid under and fired.

The beast landed and shook its head as the general slid to a stop. It roared again and ran at him as James kept firing. It swung it's claw and the general blocked it with his bare hand, shot it's foot, lifted it over his shoulder and blew it's brains out.

The group ran out and stopped in front of the general. "Whats going on?" Ruby asked.

"Grimm are crawling all over the city, the White Fang have invaded the school and to make matters worse, some ne'er'do'wel has hijacked one of my ships." The general explained as he looked up at the sky. "Until we can get it back, the sky's are out of our control. So I'm-" He drew his pistol and killed a charging Creep. "Going to take it back."

"What should we do?" Jaune asked as the general walked towards his ship.

"The way I see it, you have two choices." He said, turning around. "Fight for your kingdom and your school, or save yourselves. No one will fault you if you leave." He turned back and walked into his ship.

"Is anyone really thinking about leaving?" Vergil asked as the general's ship took off.

"Not a chance." Sun said back.

"We can take a ship to Beacon." Jaune suggested. The group followed him as Ruby stared at the ship.

Blue Two

"Oh, let's see." Roman was giddy as he walked over to the control board. "What does- this button do?" He pressed a button a triggered an explosion outside the ship. "Oh, fun! How about this one?" He pressed another and listened for the effects.

An alarm blared in the back as the rear hatch opened, dropping a dozen Knights at high altitude. "Well, that's a let down." Neo walked over and handed him a black Scroll. "Oh, ho, ho." He put the device on the board and the small screen turned red with a black queen piece in the middle. "Now this, this is gonna be fun."

Vale Streets

Knights shot at Grimm as they marched down the street. A Beowolf looked out over the top of a building and jumped down, only to be blasted away by Glynda. Another charged her and was slashed by Qrow. The Knights aimed at the creatures before their faces flashed red and they turned and aimed at the Hunters.

Beacon Entrance

The girls ran towards a line of Knights as their faces flashed red and turned around, aiming their guns. "Move!" Blake shouted as she threw Weiss to the ground as Aerith jumped to the other side. The Knights surrounded the two teammates as Blake drew her sword.

Ironwood's Ship

The Knights powered on with a red glow, turned around, and took aim at the general piloting the ship. The ship burst into an explosion and fell to the ground as Ruby watched from the other ship. She turned around and ran out the ship as she landed at the colosseum docks.

Running into the arena, she looked around and found her locker. Latching onto it with her scythe, she punched in the coordinates for the ship and the locker took off. She reached the same height as the ship and jumped off, creating a thud.

Cockpit

Roman growled at the noise and waved his hand towards Neo. "Go see what that was." The mute nodded and ran out the room as Roman cracked his neck.

Beacon Academy

Weiss screamed as she zoomed across the mob of robots, slicing them and causing a series of explosions. White Fang members charged Blake who swung her sword on its wrappings and took them out. Aerith spun her staff as Creeps charged her before jumping over a Beowolf and kicking it in the head.

The girls landed next to each other beofre looking over as Atlas soldiers shot an out of control Paladin. "Come on!" Weiss shouted as they ran. Screams brought them to a stop as a Bullhead crashed to the ground and a Beowolf Alpha roared. The creature and the robot were headed in the opposite directions as the girls looked at each other.

"You two be safe." Weiss said as she ran towards the robot.

Aerith and Blake nodded as the two chased the Grimm. They ran to a classroom as the creature jumped above them and climbed the wall. A cry of pain caught their attention and both looked into the destroyed room. A red headed man was there, killing a soldier with a matching katana. Aerith looked in anger as Blake stared in fear.

"No..." Blake mumbled making the man turn to them. "Adam?"

"Wait, your old partner!?" Aerith asked.

"Hello, my darling." He said as he walked over. "I see you brought a friend."

Beacon Plaza

Jaune swung his sword at an Ursa as Yasha grabbed two Creeps with his Semblance and slammed them together.. Neon lead a Boarbatusk on a chase as Coco shot a Griffon. An Ursa Major charged Nora as shot it, forcing it back. Ren shot at a retreating Beowolf as Raoul spun his tonfa and took its head off.

Cinder and company watched from the top of a building as Mercury streamed the whole thing. "Beautiful."

"It's almost sad." Emerald said.

"It's horrendous." She said back before turning to Mercury. "Focus on Ironwood's precious robots."

"Oh ho, I'm getting all of this." Mercury said as he changed his focus.

"Good." She nodded. "Continue the broadcast until the end." The ground shook as only Cinder didn't shuffle or lose her balance. "And don't you dare miss what happens next." She walked over to the edge of the building as a figure landed on it, making Emerald stare and Mercury lower his arms, making the camera sideways on the battle field.

Ozpin's Office

Ozpin stared at the screens and looked down in shame. Grimm climbed buildings to get to the people on top and fires raged in the streets. Walking out from behind his desk, he picked up his cane and prepared to fight as the ground shook again.

Vale Streets

Glynda blasted away a robot as the ground quaked. "No..."

"What is it?" Qrow asked.

"No, no, no, no..." She repeated.

Mountain Glenn

The large mountain began to crumble as a clawed foot burst out the back. Another section fell and piercing red eyes light up the night as a massive dragon-like Grimm burst out of the rock formation and flew towards Vale. Droplets of black mass fell of the creature and hit the ground, spawning more Grimm in the streets.

Ozpin looked out the window as the creature grew closer to his office. More droplets fell on the school grounds, creating more Grimm. The students readied themselves as Ozpin stood in front of the building, catching Pyrrha's attention. The red head walked forward, much to her teammates confusion.

"Where is she going?" Nora asked.

"I'll go find out." Jaune said. "You two stay here and keep fighting."

Cinder watched from the top of her building as the figure stood up. "Take me to her." She ordered as her eyes flashed gold.

With Ruby

The massive creature flew past the airship, making Ruby stare in aw. A flock of Nevermores followed the beast, making her look up. She jumped out of the way of Griffon landing on her and sliced it with her scythe before jumping back and charging again.

The beast fell over and faded away as Neo snapped a picture. Ruby looked over as her illusion faded and the tri colored girl winked at her.

Control Room

Roman's Scroll beeped before it showed a picture of Ruby with the caption 'guess who' under it. "Are you serious? Here?" He grabbed the Scroll and walked out the room.

With Blake and Aerith

Blake slowly backed away in fear as Aerith jumped throught the window and clashed weapons with the masked man. "Letting someone else fight your battles now?" He swung his sheathe and caught Aerith in the face. She swung her staff at his head and he rolled out of the way, stabbing her in the knee.

"Is this what you've become, my love?" He asked as he shot Aerith's other knee, forcing the brunette to the ground. "A coward?"

"Why are you doing this?" Blake asked.

"The two of us were going to change the world, remember!?" He shouted, ignoring the question. "We were destined to light the fires of revolution!" He raised his foot and slammed it down on the knee he shot. Aerith turned Dreamwatcher into its gun form and Adam sliced off two of the barrels as she aimed at him. "Consider this the spark."

He positioned his sword over Aerith's heart and Blake launched forward, clashing his sword against hers. "I'm not running anymore."

"You should be..." Adam kicked her away as a Creep entered the room. It ran towards the Faunus girl and jumped, only to be shot away by Adam. "But not until you've suffered for your betrayal, my love."

'I have to hurry...' Aerith thought as she focused her Semblance on the shot knee and the destroyed bone. 'She need my help...'

Beacon Courtyard

Neon, Raoul and Reese speed around the yard as they helped the others battle the Grimm and robots. "There to many of them!" Velvet said before she was knocked to the ground by a flying Ryuko.

Vergil growled as he holstered his guns. "Let's try this!" His body glowed and when it died down, a grey skull shaped backpack with large claws and red eyes was on his back. He pulled out three glowing red spikes in each hand and jumped off a Paladin's back before throwing them at the Grimm, impaling them.

Repeatedly he flung more into the creatures around the students, and then six more into an Ursa Major, brining the total of them to fifty. He landed and pulled out a blue iris from is pocket. He took a sniff and flung it backwards towards the bear. "I set you free..." The flower touched one spike in the middle of the chest, and all the Grimm exploded.

"Why couldn't you do that from the start!?" Flynt asked as the backpack faded.

"Any more... Than fifteen takes... A lot out of me..." Vergil panted as he dropped to a knee.

Ryuko stood up, put one of her blades on her back and turned the other into a broadsword and sliced through a squad of Knights before switching blades. The second turned into a double edged scythe and she threw it at a Paladin, only to have it swated back at her.

She jumped up and pushed it back with her feet, making it bounced off the building and slice the suit in half, digging itself in the ground.

"Damn it!" She cussed. "I still can't absorb all the shock. Maybe Ruby can help..."

Weiss trapped a Paladin's feet in ice and charged it, only to be smacked to the side.

"Weiss!" Neptune shouted in concern. Yatsuhashi blocked another punch from a suit before getting punched back even more. The suit turned around and walked towards Ren.

"Look out!" Nora ran over and pushed him out of the way as the robot punched her instead.

"Nora, no!" Ren shouted before getting punched. The suit turned as Coco started firing at it with Velvet behind her. Neptune and Ryuko joined her and peppered the suit to no effect.

"Um, this isn't working." Neptune said.

Coco stopped firing and looked over at Velvet. "Well, Natsu isn't here, but nows as good a time as any."

"You mean it?" Velvet asked.

"Just make it count." Her leader said.

The Faunus girl nodded and started walking forward as a second Paladin and a group of Knights walked over to the first one. Weiss stood up and turned to Coco. "What are you doing!? She's going to get hurt!"

Coco smiled as her teammate stopped walking. "Just watch."

Velvet held out her hand and her camera projected a blue hologram of Cresent Rose. The Paladin in front fired an electrical shot and Velvet jumped up. Copying Ruby's movements perfectly, she swung her weapon and sliced. Landing, it was replaced with a copy of Myrtenaster as the paladin swing its arm.

She swung upwards and blocked it before flipping back. She charged forward and unleashed a series of a jabs before jumping and punching it with a copy Ember Celica. Landing, she cocked her gauntlets before letting shots fly at the robot. It swung it's arm at her and she ducked, summoning a copy of Gambol Shroud.

She stuck the blade in its hand and let the string loose. Centrifugal force let her wrap around the suit before pulling on the string and bring it down. The second suit aproached and she swung the sheathe, slicing its arm off before throwing it into the face. She replaced the blade with Coco's mini gun.

It swung it's other arm and she jumped, summoning Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang and slammed it into the arm. She spun in the air and summoned Magnhild, slamming down and breaking the arm off. She jumped off as the Knights rushed and her weapon copied the Scissor Blades.

She spun in a circle and decapitated them before flipping back and summoning Vergil's weapons. She fired with one pistol at another group while another one reached her. She sliced it's arm off and spun in place before stabbing its chest. She summoned Dreamwatcher and jumped over the downed Paladin, jabbing until she landed.

"Remind me never to get her mad." Ryuko said to Coco.

The first Paladin stirred as Velvet summoned Penny's backpack and sliced the legs off the second one before it collapses. She spun the swords around her and fired a blue laser that obliterated the Paladin in front of her. The first Paladin charged her and slammed it's fist in to its face, sending her back.

"Velvet!" Coco cried as she, Ryuko, Neptune, Nadir and Reese fired at it. Weiss growled in anger before sprinting along the side with glyphs towards the suit. A glyph appeared above her head to her confusion as the Paladin swing it's arm at Velvet. Weiss stood in front and prepared to block it, but the blow never came.

She looked as a white broadsword attached to a matching arm pushed the arm to the side before slicing the Paladin in half. Weiss stared amazed at her summoning as Velvet snapped a picture. The ground shook and everyone looked over as another Paladin slid to a stop in front of them.

"Are you freaking kidding me?!" Sun asked.

Blue Two Deck

Ruby swung at Neo who flipped over the blade repeatedly before she fired a round. Neo stood still and shattered as the round hit, revealing Torchwick who fired his cane, sending Ruby flying back. She dug her scythe into the deck to keep her from flying off as Roman walked over and leared over her.

"Little Red, little Red, you so desperately want to be Vales biggest hero, don't you?" He mocked.

"What are you doing?" She asked back. "Without these ships, the Grimm will destroy everything!"

"Give the girl a prize!" He aimed his tip at her and she swatted it out of the way. She stood up as Neo jumped off her and kicked her, sending her toppling towards the edge.

"But why!?" She turned around as the two partners stood next to each other. "What do you get out of it!?"

"Wrong question to ask, Red." He said back. "It not what I have to gain, it's that I can't afford to lose." Ruby charged them as Neo jumped off his back and slammed her feet into Ruby's face. She swung her scythe and Neo hooked the scythe and pulled it away before delivering a spinning jump kick that launched Ruby towards Roman.

He slammed his can down and sent it flying into her face before he caught it and fired it over his shoulder. The blast hit Ruby and sent her crashign into her weapon, hanging over the edge of the ship. "Just because I'm a gambling man doesn't mean I know there are bets you just don't take."

Neo pressed a button and a blade came out of the tip as she walked forward. She reached the edge and pointed the blade at Ruby's hand. "Like it or not, the people who hired me are going to change the world." Ruby kicked away a Griffon and looked up at a switch on the umbrella. "You can't stop 'em. I can't stop 'em. You know the saying, if you can't beat them..."

Ruby reached up and flipped the switch, opening the umbrella and sending the tricolored girl floating away. "Neo!"

Ruby flipped up and landed on her hands and knees. "I don't care what you say. We will stop them, and I will stop you! Bet on That!" She sprinted forward in a zigzag and Roman fired his cane before swinging it, creating a wave that knocked Ruby back before he fired at close range, sending her to the ground.

"You got spirit, I'll give you that one, Red." He said walking over. "But this is the real world!" He swung his cane and knocked her back down. "The real world is cold!" He swung again, hitting the downed girl. "The real world doesn't give a damn about spirit!" He raised it to swing again and Ruby kicked him in the knee.

"You wanna be a hero so badly? Then curl up and die like every other huntsman in history!" He swung again and knock end her back down. "As for me, I'll do what I've always done. Lie, cheat, steal, and survive!" He raised his cane to swing again when a massive Griffon swooped down and swallowed him whole.

It roared at Ruby before it took off at her. She charged forward and kicked it in the skull, sending crashing into the control room. The ship shook and began to tilt before it nosedived towards the ground. She locked on to her weapon and ran toward it. She grabbed the handle and jumped off the ship, using her shots to slow her descent.

She landed at the air docks before looking up as the ship fell towards the city.

Downtown Vale

Glynda flicked her crop and send telekinetic blasts a group of Grimm, killing them. Qrow landed on a Knight before slicing a second and shooting a third. Cardin spun and swung his mace killing an Ursa before two Knights surrounded him.

A gun shot blew their heads off as Cardin stared at the shooter. Ironwood, showing off his state-of-the-art prosthetic half, walked out from the dust and singlehandedly took out the squad of Knights. "This area is secure. We need to-"

Qrow glared as the gears on his sword spun as the blade curved. The handled lengthed and turned into a scythe before pointing it at the general. "Qrow! This isn't my doing!" The drunkard ignored the cyborg and charged as James readied his pistol. Qrow leapt into the air, past the general and sliced a Griffon in half.

Qrow landed and smirked. "Moron, I know you didn't do this." Glynda nodded as she walked over. "So, what now, general?"

"Someone's done the impossible and taken control of my machines." The general growled in anger. "And that giant Grimm seems to be fixated on the school. Glynda! Form up with the local huntsmen and establish a safe zone here in Vale."

"I'm not leaving without my son." She said.

"You may not have a choice." He said back. "Worst comes to worse, I'll need you to help the evacuation. Qrow, I'm putting you and my men in charge of that. I still need to get to my ship." All three looked up as said ship crashed into the ground in a massive explosion.

"Good news, it won't be much of a walk." Qrow shrugged as all the Knights began to power down.

Beacon Plaza

The Paladin charged at the group of exhausted students. Jut before it could reach them, it shorted out and crashed to the ground, skidding in front of them.

"Huh, that went better than I thought." Sun said as Weiss dropped her head panting.

"Weiss, Vergil, Ryuko!" The latter two looked up to see Yang with Natsu's scarf wrapped around her running over. "You guys are okay! Have any of you heard from Ruby?"

Weiss shook her head no. "Okay, why are you wearing Natsu's scarf?" Ryuko asked.

"He just dissappeared!" Yang said. "I've been looking all over for him. Have you guys seen him?

"We thought he was with you." Vergil said. "Yang-"

"He's not dead." The blonde interupted. "What about Blake and Aerith?"

"They went after an Alpha." Weiss said pointing to where they ran off. "And some members of the White Fang."

"You look for Ruby and Natsu. I'll get the other two." Yang said before turning around and running.

"We're coming with you." Ryuko said as she and Vergil ran after the blonde.

With Blake and Aerith

"This could have been our day!" Adam shouted as he stabbed Aerith in the shoulder, forcing her to grab it. "Can't you see that, Blake!?"

"I never wanted any of this!" She shouted. "I wanted equality! I wanted peace!" She stood up on her knees and fired her gun, only to have Adam block it with his sword.

"What you want is impossible!" He shouted before punching her in the face. "But I understand, because all I want is you, Blake." She moved her hand and Adam kicked the gun out of it. "And as I set out upon this world to deliver the justice humankind so greatly deserves, I will make it my mission to destroy everything you love."

"Blake!" All three looked over as Yang punched a White Fang member. "Aerith, where are you guys?"

Adam looked back at Blake, who had fear in her eyes. "Starting with her." He drew his sword and stabbed her in the gut, making her scream in pain.

Yang looked over as Adam whipped the blood off his blade. "Get away from her!"

"No..." Blake whispered as Adam sheathed his blade.

"Now!" Yang launched forward with her fist back. Aerith looked and threw half of Dreamwatcher at Yang, changing her trajectory. But it wasn't enough to keep Adam from slicing her arm off. She landed with a thud and clutched her stump.

He walked over and prepared to finish her off when Blake jumped in front of the blonde. "Why must you hurt me so, Blake?" He asked. He raised his sword when he turned to Aerith laughing. "What are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at you." The brunette said. "The irony of the situation is hilarious. You've become the very thing you've hated. A close minded bigot who can't see anything outside of his ideas."

Adam raised his sword in anger and brought it down, only to have it blocked by another sword. "A swordsman..." He chuckled in excitement. "Let's see if you can match me."

Vergil glared at the masked man. "You talk of justice, but in the end, you're nothing more than a sociopath who kills anyone who disagrees with him." He glared as he looked behind the red head who followed his eyes. Blake carried Yang out the room as Ryuko grabbed her arm and Aerith, now with a string bracer and both halves of her staff. "Well finish this another day." He kicked Adam away before getting pulled out of the room by strings.

Adam turned and walked away as he sliced a Creep that tried to jump him.

Vault Level

The elevator opened and Ozpin, Jaune and Pyrrha ran out of the box. "What is the place?" The blonde asked.

"It's... A kind of vault." Pyrrha said.

"You've... been here before?" He asked, but got no answer. "We're a school. What would need to..." He looked up and stared at Amber in the pod. "...hide? What? Who?"

"Jaune..." Pyrrha started.

"Pyrrha!" The headmaster interupted. "Get to the pod!" The red head nodded as the elevator dinged and Ozpin quickly pressed a button, causing a giant metal door to slam down in the middle of the hallway. "Mr. Arc, if you would like to help, you can stand guard here." The blonde nodded and turned tot he door as something began to pound on it.

"What do we do now?" Pyrrha asked as Ozpin typed on the control board.

"We, don't do anything." He said back as the pod opened. "You, miss Nikos, have an important choice to make." Looking back at the blonde, she wiped a tear from her eye as she stepped into the pod.

Ozpin pressed some buttons and the hatch closed as the hits grew stronger. "Are you ready?" Pyrrha nodded back. "I.. need to hear you say it."

"Yes." She said.

"Thank you, miss Nikos." He pressed a button and Amber's pod rose as her eyes flickered open and her body glowed orange. The energy of the aura traveled through the pipes and into Pyrrha's pod, causing her to scream in pain.

"Pyrrha!" Jaune turned around and ran over to the pod.

Ozpin looked at the device and shook his head in shame. "I'm... So sorry." A part of the door glowed white before it exploded open, kicking up dust. The men shielded their eyes from the dust as a single figure walked through the door, his pink hair flapping in the new breeze.

"Oh, good." Jaune sighed in relief. "It's just Nat..." He stopped talking when the dust was blown into this face, letting him see two new features.

Blank, pure white eyes, devoid of conscious, of soul. The next, and perhaps most shocking feature, was a pair of wings coming out of his back. Black leathery skin jutted from the red scaled frame as a white spike escaped from the top of both.

Electric energy arched off his fingers before he blasted Jaune with an electrical shock. "No!" Pyrrha banged on the glass as he pulled out a red Dust crystal with his tail and ate it in front of her before melting the glass on Amber's pod. Ozpin tryed to stop him but was swatted away. Natsu smashed the control panel before he pulled Amber out and punched through her heart before twisting it out.

Blood poured out of Amber gasped as she locked eyes with Cinder before they closed forever. All the lights quickly died as a ball energy flew out of the body and into Cinder's, making it glow orange.

"Eating Dust? That should have killed him!" Jaune said as he stood up. Natsu grabbed his chest plate, lifted him up and slammed him down, creating a crater.

"Jaune!" Pyrrha screamed as she banged on the pod door. Using her Semblence, she forced door off the pod and sent it towards Cinder who swatted it away as Natsu flew next to her. She summoned her weapons and was about to charge her when Ozpin stopped her.

"Take Jaune and get out of here!" He ordered. "Find Ironwood, Qrow, Glynda! Bring them here right away! The tower cannot fall!"

"But, I can help..." She said.

"You'll only get in the way." He said back. She grabbed the blonde and the two ran out of the room as Cinder stopped levitating and Natsu landed.

"Underneath us, all this time." She said as Ozpin flipped his cane around like a sword. "Have you no shame? And what about Natsu? Does he know what he really is, or does he still think is 'parents' abandoned him to the military? She was right about you... Such arrogance."

I'm probably the only guy on the planet who screamed at the screen 'GOD DAMNIT! WHY'D THEY KILL HIM OFF?' when Roman for eaten. He was such a fun character.

After the next chapter, there will be a break until the next volume ends. This is so I can watch it thoroughly and come up with ideas for it. But in the mean time, I HIGHLY recommend you guys check out Grim Tale by Tom Reidem. Like me, he took the idea from Natsu is Awesome. But other than one other character, that's where the similarities end and his is a whole lot darker than mine.

Yes, all the characters will get a redesign, including a better one for Yang. All of them will come from fanart I found on the Internet. I know you all wanted to see Vergil and Adam face off, but this was not the right time. But it will come.

Now, one last question for Yang. Robot arm, yes or no?

Beta read by Christpoher Dragkrow. Double checked by Natsu is Awesome.