Author Note: So i wasn't expecting to get this out till the new year but here it is. I hope you enjoy and i hope this makes up for the shorter chapter last time, this is the first time i've written a big battle like this so anything that you feel needs attending to then please let me know in the reviews please.

Anyway lets get to the action shall we. Also check below for Character inspiration below.

Tomoko was sweating and it wasn't to do with all the heat, they had managed to bring the civilians to the leaders building, it was abandoned no sign of the leader. Team SHAD had gone off to try and find anymore civilians, they seemed to have some success as a trickle of them came over a few minutes.

Tomoko and her team were set up in the building, herself and Maple were on the two windows flanking the door Frenda and Beurling were behind ready to block the door if needed or run out and help the civilians.

Suddenly Tomoko saw the members of team SHAD running with down the streets shouting, with a handful of civilians. Maple nodded to Frenda and Beurling to go and help, Maple and Tomoko both readied their weapons, suspecting that this was going to be bad.

Just as SHAD and the civilians ran into the open area in front of the building Tomoko saw small groups of armed people running after them, once they got to the end of the rows of buildings, they opened fire. The civilians dropped to the floor, while SHAD tried to fight back. Beurling and Frenda ran out and tried to help.

Tomoko squeezed the trigger at the group who'd followed Horatria, who was busy trying to draw the fire to her and not the civilians by throwing red dust crystals at the bandits and parrying bullets. Tomoko's gun roared and the bandits dived for cover in the buildings.

"Tomoko, roof, your two o'clock." Tomoko heard Maple shout.

Tomoko looked and saw two bandits shooting at the civilians, who screamed when the bullets landed near them or hit them making them scream in pain. Tomoko turned her gun and fired another burst making the group stop and making them fire at her, she ducked down as the bullets came in, one of the rounds hit her making her aura fizzle.

Tomoko then heard Maple's rifle shoot, followed by a shout. The gun fire then poured at Maples window but it was much less thought Tomoko as she looked back out the window. Tomoko could only see one bandit now. Then Tomoko heard a shout from Frenda "Oi!" Frenda screamed as she threw a canister at the building "Leave my partner alone." the canister then exploded on contact with the building making it collapse taking the bandit with it.

Tomoko looked and saw Beurling trying to charge another group of four bandits, Tomoko looked with a sense of horror as all four of the bandits aimed at her. Tomoko kicked in her semblance, again prying it worked as she felt her aura tingle, she also shot a burst as well, two of the bandits opened fire and they all missed, the two Tomoko aimed at dodged back not firing as Beurling reached them, but one of the rounds that was fired ricochet off something and hit Tomoko causing her aura to fizzle again "Why is my luck always so terrible?" Tomoko thought to herself. Then she remembered "Oh yeah, I hate this semblance sometimes." she thought to herself.

Tomoko saw Beurling kick in her semblance just as she punched the first bandit, sending him fling into the one behind him. The other two tried to attack but Beurling threw her disks at them and head kicked one, he slumped on the wall behind him, the fourth ran off.

Beurling picked up of one of the guns and ran back to the civilians in the open area. The bandits then started to pull back. When the shooting stopped the civilians ran into the buildings passed Tomoko and Maple followed by SHAD as well as Beurling and Frenda, who were helping a man who'd been shot in the leg.

"That's all of the civilians left." Sgàil spoke "Right, everyone be ready, they'll be back soon."

"What's the plan?" Frenda asked.

"We hold till the relief come, our piolets radioed for help and is coming back with reinforcements." Sgàil spoke calmly.

Beurling walked up next to Tomoko "You ok?" she asked.

"Yeah I'm fine" Tomoko spoke a little out of breath, as Beurling leaned on the wall next to Tomoko and then slumped down onto the floor letting out a breath, she then leaned the gun she had picked up on the wall. Letting out a breath.

"Are you ok?" Tomoko asked worried. Beurling put her thumb up to show she was fine.

"You need a rest there Beurling?" Frenda joked.

"Why, you need a nap?" Beurling joked back.

Tomoko looked over her ammo, it made for disheartening news, even with the extra magazines Beurling had brought she was still low and would likely not be able to fire for long when they came back.

"Maple." Tomoko beckoned her leader over.

"What's up?"

"I'm nearly out of ammo." Tomoko spoke, disheartened, but she kept it low so as to not scare the civilians.

"What about the stuff Beurling brought?"

"Used about half of it."

Frenda then walked up "Something up?" she asked.

"Tomoko's nearly empty of ammo." Maple explained.

Frenda picked up one of the spent rounds up and compared it to the rounds she had in her magazines. Sighing she dumped her pack of magazines in front of Beurling "Empty them, I can live without." Frenda spoke.

"But Frenda…" Tomoko started to speak.

"Leave it Tomoko, you need the ammo more than me." Frenda smiled "Besides, it means I can move faster." Frenda spoke with a smile "And I still have my bombs, which should give them enough explosive love." She then left to go check on the civilians.

As Beurling loaded the magazines, Tomoko felt a twist in her gut "Sorry." she spoke.

"What?" Beurling asked.

"Sorry for not believing your concerns."

Beurling shook her head before speaking "Forget about it, worry about the here and now, we need to start thinking about keeping them safe." Beurling pointed her head to the civilians.

Tomoko nodded and set about reloading the magazines with Beurling. Suddenly a cry filled the room "Kelly!" said a young female voice "Where's my sister?"

Tomoko looked to see a young woman standing above the other civilians, looking around when she looked out the door she made to run, but Maple managed to stop her.

"Let me go, my sisters out there!"

"Calm down." spoke Maple but it didn't work on the girl who was quickly getting hysterical "I won't, my sisters out there she's hurt, let me go, she's right there, please!" the girl pointed Tomoko looked out the window and could see a tiny girl crawling along the ground. Beurling stood up to try and help Maple keep the girl from running out.

Tomoko didn't know what over took her she dropped the mag she was reloading on the ground and without thinking, just ran out the door into open area in front of her.

Just as she reached the girl who was crawling over one of the civilian's, who had been killed earlier, shouts rang out "Over there, get them." Tomoko looked and saw two men with pistols running at her and the girl. Time slowed for a second as Tomoko crouched into a ball to protect the girl from the bullets. Four shots rang out, two missed her and flew passed her with a hiss and crack, the other two hit her in the back, she could feel her aura fizzle again as she turned to see them aim again.

She braced herself again when a shot from the building filled the air, one of the men cried out, Tomoko looked back and saw the man's pistol laying on the floor. Then Beurling's voice screaming "Tomoko!" filled the air as Frenda and Beurling running at the men.

The one who had lost his pistol attacked Tomoko and the girl, Tomoko stood between the girl and the bandit to protect her. The bandit swung a punch, Tomoko brought her arm up to block it "How did I do that?" she thought, but in her moment of pause the bandit headbutted her making her fall back to the floor.

Beurling went for the one who was still armed slashing with her Kukri and disarmed him before a shot could be fired, she then slashed him again and he fell to the ground.

Frenda swung her hammer at the one who attacked Tomoko and hit him centre of his chest, which exploded and sent him flying backwards sprawling.

Frenda and Beurling picked up Tomoko. Tomoko then picked up the little girl bridle style and brought them both back. Once they were back at their little holdout Tomoko handed the girl over to her sister, who thanked Tomoko and went back in the group.

"What the hell were you thinking!" Beurling shouted at Tomoko "That was suicidal!"

"Beurling it was a little girl in need of help." Tomoko retorted, suddenly annoyed at the hypocrisy of what Beurling was saying considering the two verses one duel Beurling had fought "Stop treating me like I'm made of glass and need to be my knight all the time."

Beurling looked stunned for a second "That was different." knowing exactly what Tomoko was meaning "That wasn't life or death this is."

"So, I should just leave her there?"

"No, but work with the team, you don't just run off with no back up, if we hadn't got there it could have end so much worse."

"Enough you two!" Sgàil spoke.

"Your unsettling everyone." Maple added quietly, dragging the two away.

"Now, Tomoko I know you meant well and we're not saying you didn't do a good thing, but we can't afford to do this solo hero routine, ok, we're a team we need to work as one to get out of this." Maple spoke, Tomoko nodded sighing letting go of her annoyance at Beurling "Beurling, I know your worried, but cut Tomoko a little slack she did just save the girl." Beurling sighed before acknowledging Maples words "Now both of you go back to loading the magazines and we'll leave this matter, ok?" The two girls nodded.

Tomoko walked back to her gun, just as she was about the reach it bullets started whizzing through the windows hitting wall at the back. Tomoko dived to the floor in front of the gun.

"Argent, use the shield." Sgàil shouted.

Tomoko saw the shield holder kneel in front of the civilians and blue window like structure formed to the side of the shield. The bullets bounced off it.

"Why wasn't he using that before?" Frenda asked aloud.

"I need to remain still to use it." Argent replied. "It also drains my aura rapidly."

Tomoko suddenly heard a whistling noise, the next thing she knew she was flying backwards and landed on her back on the ground with her ears ringing. Just as she stood up again, dazed looking for her gun, she saw rubble all around her, then suddenly it felt like Frenda's hammer hit her, she dropped to her knees hand in front of her supporting herself and the other was on her stomach, she felt light headed, she could feel a tear in her jumper "Mum's going to be annoyed at this." she thought as she flopped forward onto the ground.

When the explosion happened Beurling was kneeling behind Tomoko. It blew her back and she landed on her back, shaking her head to clear it, she saw Tomoko stand up in front the rubble that was the wall that her gun was set up on, then she hunched and grabbed her side before limply falling face first. A cold chill ran though Beurlings body "No, NO Not again!" she screamed in her head, before running towards her partner.

As Beurling reached Tomoko she turned Tomoko over, making the wolf Faunus groan, Beurling looked over her wounded partner, she could see blood seeping through the hand that was on her wound. Beurling felt a cold chill run down her spine, her breathing started to get rapid and erratic.

"Hold on Tomoko, I got you." Beurling spoke panic starting to set in to her voice, the girl just groaning weakly in response.

Beurling heard another shout then felt something hit her, looking in front of her and saw five bandits coming at her "Finish that mutt off!" shouted the leader who was wearing black and wielding a black mace. Beurling stood up she lost all sense of what else was going on around her, her vision tunnelled in on the bandits, she was blind and death the bullets that we're whistling around her again or her teammates shouting at her.

Beurling stood in front of Tomoko "It's ok Tomoko, I'll be back, just hold on." Beurling spoke hyperventilating, her blood was chilling in her veins, she charged to meet the bandits that charged up the rubble mound. To Beurling what happened next was a blur.

What Maple and Frenda watched as their teammate attacked the bandits, was a wild beast let loose, Beurling attacked the bandits with a look of berserk fury on her face. The two of them heard Beurling scream hysterically "You won't take her too!"

The first bandit Beurling shot with the pistol she had picked up, the second came in with an axe, Beurling threw the pistol at the man then head kicked him, she grabbed his axe and hit the third bandit in the side, making her scream in agony and she rag dolled down the way she came, the forth fired at Beurling hitting her and making her stumble as her aura fizzled, the man tried to finish off the brawler with a bayonet fixed to his rifle, Beurling beat the bayonet away with her hand while gabbing the rifle with the same hand, she then elbowed the man who lost the grip on the rifle, Beurling thrust the bayonet into man shoving him and the rifle backwards.

Suddenly she felt herself being lifted off the ground and landing on the mound of rubble, gasping from the all the wind being knocked out of her. Beurling looked up and saw the bandit with the mace bring it above their head and ready to hit her.

Just in the nick of time Beurling saw a black spear hit the bandit in the chest, followed by Horatria and Frenda engaging the bandit. Beurling saw Maple standing over her, shaking her "Beurling, Beurling!" Maple shouted "Get up and get Tomoko back inside now." Maple then fired her rifle to help Frenda followed by Dorcha who had made his rifle into a spear and was diving in to help as well.

Beurling crawled back up the mount of rubble and dragged Tomoko back further into the building propping her up on the wall, putting pressure on the wound "Tomoko, Tomoko, hey look at me, please." Beurling pleaded as she put a hand Tomoko's cheek.

Tomoko opened her eyes, her eye lids felt heavy "Hey." she spoke quietly almost mutely, before coughing. Beurling felt a little relief that Tomoko was still talking to her, till Tomoko closed her eyes again and this time wouldn't respond. Beurling could feel her hands start to shake and eyes burn.

Then the air was filled with the sound of engines mostly a motorbike engine, then more gun fire, Beurling looked around and found Tomoko's machine gun, she picked it up and made it ready. Maple then came over the mound and shouted to the civilians "It's ok, rescues here, head for the transport, go." she ordered.

Maple kneeled next to Beurling "Come on, she needs medical attention, get her out of here."

"What about you?" Beurling asked "You might need me."

"Tomoko needs you more." Maple spoke "Besides your wounded and have no aura." Maple pointed to Beurling's arm.

Beurling looked and saw a bullet had crazed her arm likely in the fight on the mound after she was hit by the mace while she was getting Tomoko back to safety.

Beurling picked Tomoko up bridle style and carried her over the mound, Beurling saw Tammy dismount a motorbike which had a sword on one side of it and a revolver in her hand, the other teachers were busy fighting off the bandits with the rest of the teams.

Beurling mounted on one of the transports with Tomoko still in her arms, she wasn't responding as they mounted and took off, Beurling stayed to the side letting the medics tend to Tomoko's wounds.

One of the medics a male asked repeatedly to look at Beurling's arm but she wouldn't let them she insisted they check Tomoko only, even going as far as to threaten the medic saying "You touch me, I'll break your hand!"

When they got to the hospital, they took Tomoko away, Beurling tried to follow but the doctors stopped her. A few hours later Maple and Frenda found Beurling sat in the waiting room.

Maple and Frenda saw Beurling sitting in one of the chairs, Tomoko's gun next to her, Beurling's head was down, trembling and biting her lower lip as they sat either side of her. When they were sat next to her they noticed she looked silky pale.

"Beurling?" Maple worked up the courage to ask first "How's Tomoko?"

"Still in surgery." Beurling spoke shakily.

"You've not had your arm looked at." Frenda spoke.

"I don't care!" Beurling snapped raising her head. Frenda could see the tears Beurling was trying to hold back. Beurling dropped her head back down breathing heavily "Sorry." she spoke again meekly.

"It's ok, we're worried about her too." Maple spoke.

Maple looked down and saw Beurling still had blood on her hands "Beurling, go wash your hands."

Beurling didn't raise her head keeping her gaze glued to the floor "What if…"

"We'll tell you if anything comes up, promise."

Beurling sighed in defeat, she got up and headed for the female's toilet that was near the seating area.

"What we going to do?" Frenda asked.

"I know what you mean, she's never been like that before."

After a few minutes Beurling came back, her beret was in a pocket now. She'd also let her hair down again and undid the jacket. She still looked as pale as before thought the others as Beurling sat down. The air was then filled with the cry of a familiar little girl's voice "Aunty!" it cried and looking down the corridor there she could see Sara carrying Klara coming down the hall.

Beurling felt her gut twist seeing the little girl, Klara usually made her feel happy but she didn't want her here, not at this time she thought she glanced back at the double doors on her left reminding her why they were here.

Klara ran the last few steps and dived for a hug from Beurling who returned it, even if she didn't want her here she had to admit Klara's hug did make her smile a little. Sara stood in front of the two "Thought you might need some hugs." Sara spoke with a smile.

"What are you two even doing here?" Beurling asked, as she picked her niece up and sat her on her lap.

"I'm your next of kin remember, they called saying you were injured, I rang Maple and she told me what was going on." Sara explained.

"Aunty, are you ill?" Klara spoke "You always say that if I'm ill I need to stay in bed."

Beurling put up a weak smile "I'm fine sweetheart, just a little tired."

"Ok." Klara smiled before giving Beurling another hug.

The others watched the two quietly, Maple and Frenda concerned about what they had seen earlier, Beurling was hot headed at times, but when she fought the bandits, she looked like she was possessed, like she would ripe them in half with her bare hands.

After a few minutes a doctor came out taking off a set of bloody gloves and taking off his face mask. This was followed by a nurse who shouted Tomoko's name. Beurling handed Klara back to Sara as she went with her team to hear Tomoko's condition.

"She's alive, and will make a full recovery." started the doctor, to Maple and Frenda it was weight lifting, but Beurling got the feeling a "But." was coming and true enough one came "But, despite her aura she'll have a scare." Beurling felt her stomach twist.

"Can we see her?" Frenda asked.

"Yes, but she's asleep for now, she'll be released tomorrow." spoke the doctor as he headed off.

The nurse offered to show them the way, Maple, Frenda, Sara and Klara were about to head off when Beurling spoke "You guys go on ahead, I'll catch up." Beurling spoke as she headed back to the toilet she'd come out of.

The three adults all looked at each other, Sara was about to follow when Maple cut in "I'll go check on her." Sara hesitated but she relented taking Klara with her and Frenda.

As Maple walked in, she heard someone throwing up, coming around the corner Maple could see Beurling just standing up from one of the toilets and flushing it. The brawler then walked up to one on the sinks as Maple leaned next to her.

"Talk to me." Maple spoke.

"What's there to say, she's fine." Beurling spoke as she splashed water on her face.

"She might be, but you're not."

"I am."

Maple pinched her nose "So throwing up in toilet and going berserk is a sign of being fine is it?"

Beurling sigh letting a few drops of the water drip back into the sink breathing deep "It's never me." Beurling spoke quietly, before walking past Maple.

The two walked in silence as they went to where Frenda and Sara were stood outside Tomoko's room. Looking through the window they could see Tomoko laying on the bed heart monitor, the nurse explained that Tomoko's aura would allow her to released tomorrow, but would have to take a few weeks off any missions to make sure the wound full heals. Beurling could feel her stomach churn again.

"Aunty." Beurling heard Klara speak, Beurling turned to see the little girl reaching for her while still in her mum's arms. Beurling took the little girl in her arms and felt her hug her neck.

"You ok honey?" Beurling asked quietly.

"Sleepy."

"Why don't you take her home?" Frenda spoke up.

Klara perked up a little "Can you?"

Beurling looked at Maple who smiled and nodded, Sara then spoke up "Go on, we'll be right behind you."

The group set off, Beurling with Klara still clinging to her, Sara, Maple and Frenda were behind them. As they walked down the street the three could hear Beurling singing softly Maple and Frenda couldn't hear the words fully. But during a moment of quiet they caught a line of the song Beurling was singing "Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme." the two noticed Beurling's singing voice was soft and almost motherly in a way, as opposed to her usual stoic voice.

Once in the shop Beurling took Klara up to her room while the others, Alia included, stayed below. Beurling tucked the little Faunus in, who was now fast asleep. Just as she left, she placed a light kiss on the girl's forehead "Sleep safely honey." Beurling spoke, before making her way back down the stairs. Once she was back down in the main area of the shop, she saw the others waiting for her.

"She's asleep." Beurling spoke.

"We need to talk Beurling." Maple spoke.

"What about?" Beurling asked.

"Beurling, you lost it." Sara spoke her arms crossed while staring pointedly.

"I'm fine." Beurling spoke defensively trying to walk out.

"How long are you going to let it affect you?" Alia spoke up.

"Nothing is affecting me at all, now drop it!" Beurling countered.

"Yes, it is." Sara spoke walking up to her friend "They told us, they told us both about how you lost it when Tomoko was hurt."

"I'm fine." Beurling spoke again though this time shaking and biting her bottom lip. Beurling could feel her temper boiling, she just wanted to leave and get out of here she was feeling like she was being suffocated.

"You said it's never you." Maple spoke "What did you mean?"

"Beurling we're not your enemies." Frenda spoke softly but full of determination "We're your team and friends, we just want to help."

"You can't help me!" Beurling spoke her voice cracking and the wall that everything was ok "So just leave it."

"You could at least let us try!" Frenda spoke rising her voice.

"Will you just stop, the lot of you!" Beurling snapped "You think you can fix whatever is wrong with me with a few kind words and hugs, well news flash it can't." Beurling spoke snarling, fighting back the tears, trying to stop the damn bursting but she couldn't "I'm just a bleeding curse, you're better off without me, all of you." Beurling shouted feeling the tears roll down her face, with her breath shaking.

"You don't mean that." Sara spoke.

"I do." Beurling spoke walking to a wall before slamming her fist into the wall "I couldn't stop Tomoko from being hurt." Beurling spoke leaning on the wall while hitting it again, with her back to the others "I couldn't save her, so who am I going to lose next, it's always everyone else it's never me, I'm always left behind and it's not fair." Beurling hit the wall a third time while she chocked back the tears kneeling as she did.

Maple and Frenda were stunned into a silence, Alia and Sara shared a look and Sara walked over and kneeled next to her friend "Beurling we're not going anywhere, not me, not Alia, not Klara or your team, please believe us, Char…"

"Don't." Beurling cut in pleading, sounding weak and afraid "Don't say her name, please."

Sara sighed before carrying on "Charlotte wouldn't want you to be like this."

"Who?" Frenda asked. Beurling covered her face breathing heavily, she didn't know what to think, she felt the world closing in on her. She grabbed the side of her head before letting out a frustrated groan.

Maple then spoke up again, once she'd finished getting over her shock at the scene "Beurling, we just want to help."

Beurling sighed tears still rolling down her face, she stood up and walk to the wall and picked the picture off the wall that had fallen on their first visit. Beurling then walked behind the till and put the picture on the till. In the picture was Alia, Sara, Beurling accompanied by a mysterious blonde girl.

"You might be here a while." Beurling spoke, tears still rolling down her face, before telling them the story.

How to help Beurling when shes sad, bring the Klara cuddles, that bit actually made me smile a little.

So this character inspiration is as they played a small but key role: Sara, Alia and Klara.

So Sara was inspired by Yamato in Kantai Collection.

Alia was from Kongo from Kantai Collection.

Klara is a mix of Filo and young Raphtalia from Rising of the Shield Hero with the different eye colours idea coming from Berserker of Black from Fate Apocrypha though not the same colours.

Now Sara and Alia do not have a Semblance or Aura.