"And for the final match before we take a break for Lunch we have Penny Polendina and Ciel Soleil form Atlas against Cardin Winchester and Russel Thrush from Beacon." Peter Port's voice echoed through the stands of Amity Colosseum as the announcer shouted excitedly into the microphone that was way too close to his mouth with how the grey haired Professor leaned forward in his chair.
"A very interesting match up indeed. On the one side we have a team using the high tech and immaculate strategic thinking the Kingdom of Atlas is known for. Against them we have a pair of young men using simple weapons and their personal skills to fight their battles.
I for one am looking forward to see how this match will play out." His co commentator, Doctor Oobleck elaborated, no less excited but thankfully quieter and just a tad slower than during his lectures.
Team RWBY were sitting in the audience, excited to watch one more match together before two of them would have to get ready for their own match after they ate something. Ruby was sitting on the edge of her seat, excited at the prospect of finally getting to see Penny fight after she had missed the robot's showing in the team round. Seeing Cardin get his racist ass handed to himself was just the cherry on top for the half Grimm.
"Go Penny" The redhead shouted excitedly before continuing to munch on the last remaining bits of her Popcorn as the four combatants entered the arena.
'I never expected I would be cheering against a team from Beacon.' Summer commented from the back of her daughter's head.
"Yeah beat that idiot's face to a pulp" Yang joined in once she had finished taking a drink from her soda.
"Go Atlas" Weiss shouted, a bit quieter than her two teammates, not above cheering for her home when the opportunity presented itself.
Blake for her part decided to stay silent for this match, unwilling to cheer for Cardin, who had casually bullied other students, especially Faunus, or Atlas with all the bad history the Kingdoms companies had with treating Faunus like people.
Down in the Arena, Penny and Ciel had taken their positions, standing ready and alert, while Cardin and Russel were standing around relaxed and seemingly confident as around them the terrain randomization began.
A few moments later it settled on the terrain they would fight in. A grassland filled with decently sized boulders rose behind the Beacon students, while an artificial Forest appeared behind the girls from Atlas. Once both terrain fields were in place the match began, and before the male competitors got ready going from their relaxed poses, a set of black and green blades were flying towards them under the direction of Penny.
Parrying the first few with his mace, Cardin soon followed after Russel who had sought shelter behind one of the boulders closest to them. For a few seconds they were met with reassuring silence, before a series of grating sounds echoed through the arena as Penny buried her swords half way in the boulder the Beacon students were using as cover. A moment later the rock was lifted upwards and when the surprised boys turned to look at their opponents, Ciel had her gun trained on them.
Before they move anywhere, the boulder came falling back down, knocking out a majority of their Aura out and trapping them beneath itself. While they struggled to get out beneath the rock, Ciel fired shot after shot at them until their Aura finally came down enough for the match to be called.
"And the Victory goes to Penny Polendina and Ciel Soleil from Atlas." Port's voice boomed from the speakers as Ruby stood up and turned towards her team.
"I'll see you on the fairgrounds for lunch" The half Grimm shouted to be heard over the post match analysis before rushing of, leaving a trail of rose petals when she used her Semblance to be fast enough to intercept Penny before she left the floating building and invite her to join them for Lunch.
After navigating through the maze like hallways of Amity Colosseum, Ruby saw the robot she had been looking for heading towards the airships shuttling people around the different locations of the Vytal Festival.
"That was awesome how you flung around that boulder Penny." Ruby shouted as she caught up to Penny and Ciel.
"Hello Friend Ruby, this is Ciel, my teammate, but you probably already knew that." Penny replied as she stopped and turned to meet the half Grimm.
"Hi." Ruby said, waving her claw tipped hand towards the other girl, a wide smile on her face.
"He-Hello" Ciel replied, obviously intimidated by Ruby's Grimm like appearance.
"So Penny would you mind joining me and my team for Lunch?" Ruby asked as she pulled her cloak around her to be less intimidating for the frightened girl next to Penny.
"We sadly do have plans scheduled" Ciel replied, her fear slightly diminishing once Ruby's Beowolf like arms were hidden from sight.
"I am sure I can make time for you and your team Friend Ruby." Penny quickly countered her friends excuse.
"Great the rest should meet us on the fairgrounds." Ruby said as the trio began to move to the closest airship together.
Blake was following after Weiss and Yang, slightly worried by Rubies quick departure. It also caused her to soon lose herself in thoughts about the new, somewhat strange behavior the redhead had been displaying since the last evening.
Most prominently was the fact she sometimes waited before or after replying to others as if she listened to an unheard comment, but also suddenly giggling or pouting with no apparent reason.
"Hello, Remnant to Blake." Yang's voice finally managed to get through to the Faunus, ripping the raven haired girl from her thoughts.
Looking up at her teammates Blake replied. "Sorry what were we talking about?"
"Yang and I were discussing what we would prefer for Lunch, you barely managed to avoid running into something." Weiss said, a concerned look on her face. "What were you thinking about so hard?"
"It's just with how we heard nothing from the White Fang since our mission to Mountain Glenn. Junior was just some Human hired to oversee the operation there, so the ones that actually planned that are still at large." The raven haired girl lied quickly, not wanting to draw attention to the concerns she had about their leader, in case it was just something stupid Ruby was going through because she was part Grimm.
"Sure that's a bit worrisome." The blonde agreed as she continued leading the group to the closest airship field. "But we can't really do anything about that. So let's focus on lunch for now." She finished, looking expectantly at Blake.
"I quite liked those fried noodles with tuna I had after our match in the team round." The cat Faunus replied, licking her lips as she remembered the taste of the expertly prepared dish.
"That doesn't really help, Yang wants to eat Burgers, while I would prefer some pasta before our match this afternoon." Weiss complained as they boarded the Bullhead heading to the fairgrounds next.
"Well let's see if can find our fearless leader and then let her decide between our suggestions." Blake suggested as she followed the heiress.
"Yeah that's probably the best way to decide this." Yang agreed as the airship took of and ferried them to the edge of the area Beacon had set aside for all the food stalls and a few vendors.
As they stepped out of the transport, they saw Ruby waiting on the edge of the landing pad.
"Hi, what are we going to eat?" The red head greeted them, waving her claw tipped hand excitedly as her tail barely missed Penny, who was standing right next to the half Grimm.
"Salutations." The Atlesian student greeted the rest of team RWBY as they walked towards them.
"Hi Penny." Yang replied before she turned towards her sister. "Well that is kinda up in the air right now, Weiss wants to get pasta, Blake would prefer some fried noodles and I myself would really like a nice burger or two."
"Well all of that sounds great, but if I had to choose I would go with pasta." The half Grimm replied immediately, her tail beginning to flick from side to side a bit faster than before. She turned around and was about to lead the group through all the different stalls, when she suddenly stopped and turned towards her partner. "Where can we eat pasta here?"
"This way you dolt." Weiss replied as she began to lead the group towards the stall she had had in mind, pushing through the horde of hungry spectators that were also using the break between matches to get some real food.
After just over ten minutes the group of five had reached their destination and sat down on the last free seats before the counter. Once they had all finished ordering their food, well except for penny who claimed she wasn't that hungry, Weiss turned to the student from Atlas.
"I was very impressed with how you and your teammate handled those idiots in the last fight. But why aren't you with your team celebrating that one of you is moving on to the finals?"
"Ruby asked if I wanted to join you for lunch, and I can't really say no to such a request from royalty." Penny stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Wait that's not how I meant this." Ruby said, slightly shocked and her tail hanging limp. "If you want to celebrate with your team you can just go and catch up tot hem."
"Oh, then I will take my leave." Penny said, bowing slightly towards Ruby after she got out of her seat, just as the meals for the rest of them arrived.
"Go have fun with your team." The redhead said before she began to eat her meal.
"So anything you two need to do before your big match?" Blake inquired between bites.
"Not really." Yang replied after swallowing. "As long as you guys cheer us on everything should be fine" The blonde finished confidently, before winking at her sister.
"I would have liked to ask Penny about the other teams from Atlas now that you mention it. But then again this is Atlas we are talking about so there shouldn't be any big surprises waiting for us." Weiss answered after a short sip from the water she had ordered. "As long as we stick to our plan we shouldn't have much of a problem with any opponent."
With their confidence voiced, the girls quickly finished their meal before they had to make their way back to the Colosseum, where their paths would split. Ruby and Blake headed back to their seats, while Weiss and Yang entered the waiting area for the teams of Beacon fighting in the next bracket of matches.
So I hope you all enjoyed, see you next chapter