Rendevouz Point
"Help!" Lili screamed as she tried to hold down the most important patient they were treating at the camp. No more than seconds later, the three royal women ran in. Alex fearful that something had happened to the servant girl. "What's wrong?" Her sisters followed her voice to the back of the tent to see exactly why they were called. Lili was struggling to keep a writhing Weiss down on her bed. The mage had been brought because her magic was out if wack. Seemingly getting better at a certain distance from the spell the convoy cast. Gia ran over, placing restraints over the woman, to keep her from hurting herself. "Is she having a seizure?" She asked as Ayoanna checked her over.
She touched her wrist and jumped back. "She's freezing and her pulse is too rapid to be safe on a human." She pulled out a light to check her eyes and was shocked to see her eyes were turning red instead of the usual sapphire. "Something is seriously wrong. Lili, what happened?"
The mouse girl looked up, "She w-was sleeping peacefully. T-t-then started m-mumbling and twisting. Then she started shaking and screamed." The servant girl was whimpering, concerned greatly for the woman.
Alex placed a hand on her shoulder, "Hey, it's okay. Can you tell me what she was mumbling?" Lili seemed to calm at her touch and nodded, "She kept saying 'She's hurt. Wolf is hurt.' Over and over."
Ayoanna pushed her aura to her eyes and her eyes widened. The connection between Weiss and her younger sister was flickering in and out, fading more and more.Could Catalaya be in trouble? Is she reacting to it?There was a menacing snarl from her patient below her and she took a step back. Everyone backed away from the woman as the room became cold, ice grew over the restraints and her shaking intensified.
The leather restraints shattered as Weiss's eyes opened wide. Her blue replaced by a frenzied red as she sat up. "Let's get out of here!" Gia shouted as they left the tent, running into the center of the clearing.
A few others came out to see what was going on. Ayoanna still had her aura at her eyes and watched as her sister's girlfriend's aura was sparking and jumping at random intervals. Weiss staggered out of the tent, her body lurched forward as the connection between her and Catalaya was sevred suddenly. Ayoanna gasped as it did, because when it did Weiss changed, something happened. Glowing red veins crawled over her body rapidly as she screamed to the heavens. Everyone was suddenly blinded by a white light bursting from her and spreading. When they could see again, a humongous dragon stood in her place. What was once an ice dragon of pure white and sapphire, was now something horrendous.
Eyes blazing red, trails of crimson smoke flowing from the corners. The spikes of ice running down its back were bloody crimson, the once pristine white scales had been replaced by a midnight black. It looked to be a creature from hell itself. The monster roared so loud that the ground split and trees were blown from their roots, flying recklessly into the distance. Its massive wings unfurled and the beast took flight, back towards the city. "What just happened?" Alex said as she held a shellshocked Lili to her chest.
"I," Ayoanna gulped, "I don't know." There was a ringing and Ayoanna answered the 'scroll' Ruby had given her in case if emergencies. As holo screen popped up and five different caller screens showed. Team RWBY at their location, along with JNPR, CFVY, Goodwitch, and Penny.
All said at once, "The hell was that?!" Yang took the forefront. "What happened? We felt a huge flaring of both magic and aura. Is Weiss okay?" The doctor gulped. "We don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know?!" She shouted as Blake tried to calm her. "Something happened. She turned into afucking black dragon!Then she just flew off to who knows where!" The people on the other line paused. "Ablackdragon? Are you sure?" Alex came closer, "Yeah. A black dragon. What's so important about that?"
Goodwitch spoke, "Weiss's draconic form is white with crystal blue spikes. An ice dragon." Alex raised a brow, "Well she had some freaky blood red ones and midnight black scales."
Ruby's eyes widened. "What color were her eyes? Were they red?" The sisters nodded and Jaune let out a frightened gasp.
"Its like what happened with Cat. Weiss was in some major danger a while back and her eyes turned blue like Weiss's and her partial wolf was white like Weiss's aura."
Gia spoke up, "Why though? What caused the change?"
Blake spoke this time, "The connection between them had been severed. Catalaya went insane, knowing Weiss was in danger, that she was hurt. Did everything to find her." Alex's eyes widened, "While she was unconscious, she kept saying that Cat was hurt. Then, the connection severed and she changed."
"Oh, this is bad." Nora said as she turned to Ren.
"Why? What's she going to do?" The sisters asked. It was Penny who spoke that time, her voice lacking the usual cheer.
"Weiss has been overwhelmed by both fear and anger. Fear that Cat has been hurt badly and pure anger that someone has harmed her. She will do anything to get her back and destroy anyone whose hurt her. Nothing will stand in her way, friend or foe. And anything that does will be subject to her righteous fury."
The sisters were skeptical, "It can't be too bad. Shejusthealed. She doesn't have complete control yet."
Ruby shook her head, "Catalaya's magic twisted when it severed, it was thousands of times stronger. If it twisted Weiss to the point of changing her second form so completely."
Goodwitch spoke harshly, "Then may the Gods have mercy on their souls."
Catalaya's Dreamscape
Cat was running as fast as she could to somewhere safe. She glanced back and screamed, the monster was getting closer and she was getting tired. Her younger body wasn't one she was used to, she had no magic and no strength. With a grunt she was tackled, claws dug into her shoulder and threw her into a tree. She fell to the ground with a whimper, she was hurting everywhere, she couldn't heal. A paw stopped in front of her face, she looked up fearfully. Seeing a massive bronze lion above her. It lunged for her and she screamed as everything went dark.
Catalaya shot up with a gasp, her breath came harsh and heavy as she frantically looked around. The room she was in was dark, she felt cold and when she tried to stand and walk chains held her steadfast. There was a spark and fire surrounded her, circling the walls and lighting up the room.No. No. No.She thought to herself as her struggled renewed. A whimper came from her left and she turned to see something that made her heart break. It was Weiss. She was bloody and bruised, chained to the floor like her.
"Weiss! Weiss!" She shouted, her voice blocked by the sound of chaos. The wolf shifter jumped and jerked, twisting her body any type of way trying to get to her. Her head snapped to the side when she heard his voice.You're never going to save her.Her efforts intensified when he started walking to her.You're pathetic.He spat as the flames swirled around his feet.You're weak, a powerless child. Not even worthy of the air you breathe.Catalaya began to gasp and sputter, the air polluted by too much smoke and ash to be safe.
The area shuddered and grumbled, the building was falling apart. With them in it. She began to cry as the chains pulled tighter, keeping her stuck to the ground, away from the woman who held her heart.Are you crying?He laughed in her face a demented smile present.You're really crying over that worthless creature. A being so insignificant, that the entire race sees nothing more than what's in front of their eyes. A race of spineless warriors and loose women, the humans are nothing more than cattle.She snarled and slammed her head into his own, he fell back in pain, the chains of his magic shattering as she stood.
"Do not speak of her like that! She's a loyal warrior, stronger than even you would believe!" She ran to Weiss and slashed her chains. A finger on her jugular let her know she was still alive, thankfully. She held the petite swordswoman to her chest as she eyed her angry father.Not only do you disobey your father, you attack him? After everything I've given you?!?!The flames swirled higher and harder, burning Catalaya who used her own body to shield Weiss.
She ran as fast as she could through the smoke, holding her lover close to her chest. She could feel him breathing down her neck, enjoying the chase like any insane predator would. He seemed to have grown bored with the hunt it would seem when he grabbed her by the neck suddenly. The surprise causing her to drop Weiss. The mage fell to the ground with a this and a whimper, she tried to stand but was taken down by the dark magic around them.You shall be punished accordingly.Her father whispered into her ear as shackles yanked her backward and into the wall. Pulling her partly into the cement, chains attaching her to the ceiling.
He walked slowly in front of her and yanked the petite woman up by her hair and she shouted in pain. "Leave her alone! Please! Don't hurt her!" Catalaya shouted as she watched him make slow, agonizing cuts on random parts of the ice mage's body. Weiss bellowed in pain, crying and jerking as much as she could away from his claws. The bastard jammed one into her thigh and pulled upward, dragging with it a chunk of flesh. The women screamed together then.
One in immense physical pain and the other losing her mind.
The wolf shifter struggled and struggled some more, desperate to do something,anythingto stop this insipid madness. "You monster! You sick twisted fuckingbastard! I'll kill you! I'll rip you tofucking shreds!"She shouted, bloodied spit flying from her mouth as she raged against the black chains holding her in this prison.
A sword flew at her and impaled her abdomen, haltingbher struggles as she coughed up blood onto the cement flooring.Such foul language.He turned as he dropped the suffering Weiss to the floor like a peice of garbage.To speak such a way means you must be punished.
Her father sauntered up to her and began to beat her with a metal pipe he'd picked up on the way. He laughed and giggled at his daughter's cries of pain, finding so much amusement in the way that she cringed as she heard him swing. Her final thought as she was beat into unconsciousness, as she saw him grab more blades from his person, was onlyAt least, he's not hurting her anymore.Just before the darkness engulfed her entire being.
Within The City Walls
"On your left!" Blake shouted to Ruby as she sliced a goul in half. The sound of a gun firing and a ghastly scream let her know her leader was successful. "Ladybug!" Ruby shouted and leaped into the fray with Blake at her side. They stopped to catch their breaths, hunched over and covered in blood the team looked around them, finding nothing but chaos. Yang jogged up to them, sweating and panting. She looked each of them over quickly, satisfied that neither had any major wounds. "I don't know how much longer we can keep this up. They just keep coming." She said as she reloaded Ember Cecelia.
Ruby nodded dejectedly, "But we can't let them portal into the Nexus. Ozpin and the others aren't ready to face them yet." Blake's ear twitched and she turned to the right, raising an open hand to silence the others. The wind was picking up, the trees in the distance shaking harshly, she could hear harried footsteps coming towards them. "Girls. We have incoming."
Yang and Ruby stepped up next to her, weapons ready to take on the next wave. There was a scream and rushing out of the woods was an enemy soldier covered in blood, tears running down his face as he held onto his left arm, the wrist missing a hand. He ran right towards them, sprinting only to be caught by Yang. She had her fist cocked and ready when she saw the blubbering soldier much clearer. He was young, unbearably so, maybe only 18. Not even old enough to drink. "Let me go! Please! It's coming!"
"Hold on, calm down kid." Yang said as she looked him over. "The he'll happened to you? What's coming?" He took deep breaths his eyes darting back and forth in paranoia. "A-a monster. It a-attacked my group. S-slaughtered everyone. I ran away b-before it coule kill me. But it's coming. It's g-going to kill us all!" He shouted frantically trying to get out of Yang's grip.A monster?She thought as she turned to Ruby with a cocked eyebrow. She opened her mouth to speak when a thundering roar shook the ground they stood on. Bursting from the trees in a city was a humongous black dragon with red eyes and spikes along its body. Yang stared and didn't notice her grip go slack, allowing the young man to run for the hills screaming of a demon from the pits of hell.
"Weiss?" Yang asked quietly. The dragon's eyes turned to the group of women and it roared at them. The team could see the remnants of blood in between its teeth, the demented look in its eyes. Ruby pulled out Crescent Rose, the dragon she knew was her partner turning to her and shooting a blast of ice at her that she struggled to dodge. "Shit! We need to get out of here!" She shouted, her and the rest of the team hightailing it out of the destroyed neighborhood.
Weiss took flight, speeding towards them with unrestrainrd fury. She landed begore them, blocking every exit and was raising her claw to kill them in ine swoop when she felt, more than heard, the scream of her lover. The haze over her mind told her to ignore the worthless specks beneath her and continue on, which she did eagerly. A gust of wind knocked the girls flat on their behinds as they stared off after their draconic friend. Yang perked up and started following her. "Where are you going?!" Blake shouted. "Cat was looking for Weiss the first time, right? And Weiss is searching for Catalaya. If we follow Weiss, we'll find Cat."
The girls hopped up and started running after her. Ruby watched concerned as a group of the convoy's soldeirs tried to shoot Weiss out of the air. The arrows, bullets, and cannon balls not even scratching her scales. It only seemed to anger her more. She swooped down and as she rose again, she had left the soldiers frozen solid, the statuesque people exploding into eices of ice as she moved on at an even faster speed. "I'll speed on ahead. You two, follow behind me in one of these vehicles." Ruby said as she sped off using her semblance. Blake pointed out a jeep, the two of them hopped inand rose after their leader. Yang tossed a bloody hat out the window as they drove.
Weiss's movement seemed random, attacking anything in sight like a feral animal. Her movements went undeterred by the enemies attacking her. Each attack left a safe path for the others to travel through, following close but not too close to be confused as an enemy. Blake began to feel sick as they approached the center of the convoy, "There's strange magic at play here. We need to be careful." She said as she unfurled Gambol Shroud. Yang nodded and pushed harder on the gas as they got closer, swerving into the bushes and killing the engine. "We're here." Ruby said as she looked up and watched Weiss fly over the compound twice befire honing in on the center and nose diving into the building.
"Well," Yang said, "at least she gave us an entrance." Ruby and Blake shook their heads and ran in with Yang at their heels.
Blake dodged an arrow and slung a bullet at the gaurds.I can only hope Catalaya's okay. Whatever it is must be pretty damn powerful to severe the connection.
Catalaya's Dreamscape At The Time
Catalaya gasped awake when she fell onto the cement flooring. She looked around slowly, unable to open her eyes completely because of the pain. Her father looked around frantically,What's going on?He asked then looked down at his barely conscious daughter.Are you doing this? Hmm?She couldn't shake her head or deny his accusations. He stomped on her head with a heavy foot.
Cat didn't even scream, her lungs wore worn out from everything before. He turned and started walking into the smoke.Don't go anywhere. Oh wait. You couldn't even if you wanted.He laughed loudly and harshly at her misery. He disappeared in a whirl of smoke leaving Catalaya to stare at the unmoving body of her lover.
"Weiss?" She croaked out, her voice raw. The woman didn't stir, didn't even twitch. Cat groaned as she reached out her hand, pulling herself forward along the concrete. She whimpered as she held Weiss's hand. "Weiss? Wake up." She shook her hand. She didn't move, not one inch. "Weiss! Weiss! Please! Wake up! Don't leave me!" She shouted, subconsciously knowing that she was gone from this world, but unwilling to let her go.
"Please, Weiss. Wake up. D-don't leave me." Catalaya cried and pleaded.
But nothing happened, Weiss wasdead.
Prisoner Holding Cells
Weiss changed forms as she crashed through the building and landed on the bottom floor. Her draconic form shrunk enough to leave with only the spiraling horns on her head and frightening red eyes. Guards immediately rushed her, being shot down by sniper rounds coming from behind her. She knew already that they were fired from Crescent Rose. Whipping around she roared at the remnants of her team, knocking them backwards. She didn't hear their voices, hear their pleas to calm down. It was nonsense to her ears, a mere distraction from her task. Her enhanced hearing located the sound of dark magics sizzling in the air. Accompanied by whimpers and cries that she knew would get someone killed.
She ran forward down the hallways, killing the soldiers, gaurds, and magic users who tried to stop her from advancing. She came upon a final door and smashed it down without hesitation. What she saw only affirmed her intent to kill. A black robed magic user was torturing Catalaya, who sat bloodied and bruised. She cried and jerked, whimpering in unimaginable pain. The circle of red robed men turned to her and attempted to protect their leader, only to be cut down by blades of ice.
The leader turned to her and gasped. "You?! You're supposed to be gone." He turned to her and hit her with the same black magic, pushing her back a step. "Looks like you made my job easier. I'll just take care of you like I did the mutt." Weiss staggered but stood, gritting her teeth and snarled. She took a step forward underneath the onslaught. "How!? You should be trapped in the dreamscape as well! How are your resisting from the Nighmare spell!?"
She lunged forward and held his neck tightly, claws digging into his jugular. "I've already faced my nightmares." Weiss growled out in a voice more monster than human before ripping his throat out and watching him bleed all over the floor. She turned back to Catalaya who was whimpering and curled in on herself. "Catalaya? Sweetheart? Come on, Wolfie. It's okay, I'm here now." She soothed as she ran her hands through her missed, bloody hair.
Cat flinched at her touch, "You're dead. Its not real." She kept muttering over amd over.
Weiss pulled her close, "No. I'm right here, I'm not dead. I'm here." She soothed as she rocked her back and forth gently.
Cat quieted soon, crying herself into a well earned sleep as her love held her close. Weiss sighed as she held her, she could feel the connection return and pushed as many soothing thoughts to her as possible. The sound of someone walking into the room had her look up to see her team there. "Is she okay?" Yang asked as she stepped forward cautiously, not wanting to startle either of them.
"She's resting for now. She needs it." Weiss lifted her carefully and walked out of the wreckage of the compound, her friends on her heels