Time for another chapter, I'm excited about this one and the next few after it. Enjoy.
The inmates were all in the prison canteen when they were interrupted by an unexpected arrival. Warden Goodwitch entered the room, escorted by Officer Nikos and several other guards. The room fell silent, as everyone stared at her, wondering why she had decided to make an appearance.
It was quickly made clear why she was there when she asked them all "Would someone care to enlighten me, as to why there is a pile of corpses in the showers?" She clearly wasn't happy about the situation, and dead set on getting to the bottom of what had happened.
Nobody responded to her question, which only served to annoy her further. "Really, none of you know anything? None of you saw anything out of the ordinary, and those inmates just killed themselves when nobody was around?" she asked, scanning the room for any sign of a guilty conscience.
"Does this really surprise you? I mean didn't you know that snitches get stitches?" Yang asked. She couldn't resist the urge to antagonize the warden, especially since she was involved in the killing.
"Is that an admission of guilt, Branwen?" the warden demanded. It was a reasonable assumption to make, that the most prolific killer was responsible. So it made sense for the warden to accuse her, especially when she was the only one to respond to the questioning.
Yang shook her head "As much as I would have loved to kill those bitches, it wasn't me who did them in." she said. It was a lie and most people would have seen right through it, but Yang had actually put some thought into what she was doing. It wasn't her usual way of screwing people over, but she wanted to try it out.
"Alright, would you like to tell me who is responsible then?" Goodwitch asked, she seemed sceptical but was willing to listen. It was likely down to the fact, that Yang was the only one willing to provided her with any kind of information.
"Yeah, it was them. I watched them do it." Yang responded, pointing at the human supremacists. She wanted to kill them, but this was a good opportunity to mess with them. They would likely be put in solitary if they were blamed for what happened. That would make them inaccessible to her, but she could focus on her other enemies while they were away.
"Thank you, but what happened to snitches get stitches?" Goodwitch asked, caught off guard by Yang's willingness to hand over information that could result in her getting hurt. Inmates almost never passed on information about other inmates, especially in such public settings.
Yang laughed "It's still a thing, it just doesn't apply to me. You see, those whores are too scared to try doing anything to me. They know that I would slaughter them if they ever tried. Basically, I'm in no danger." she explained. That was one of the few true things she actually said, they were scared of her and she would kill them.
Goodwitch nodded "Right well, I'm inclined to believe you. I appreciate your cooperation." she said. It was unbelievable that she actually took the bait, it should have been blatantly obvious that Yang and the Huntresses were responsible. But then again, this was the same justice system which had imprisoned Ruby for a crime she definitely didn't commit.
At this point, the human supremacists responded. "What the fuck, you can't believe her. She fucking did it, and she wants us to take the fall for it. Those mongrels deserved what they got, but we didn't do it. We aren't going into solitary because of her." their leader said. Her minions nodded in agreement, and they all jumped to their feet. They weren't just angry, they were ready to fight.
Goodwitch sighed "Officers, get them under control and put them all in solitary." she ordered. Immediately, most of the guards in the room made their way over to the supremacists. Most of them drew their weapons, expecting to face resistance from the inmates.
Officer Nikos could tell that things were about to get bad, so she called in all the guards she could. She could feel a riot brewing, and they were going to need all the help they could get if they wanted to stop it and get out safely. Unfortunately, the powder keg ignited before the reinforcements could arrive.
"Fuck this!" the supremacists shouted in unison, before charging at the guards. They were wielding whatever they had to hand as weapons, and they were hell-bent on taking on the guards. This prompted the guards to open fire, with their rubber bullets.
Some of the supremacists were taken down by the rubber rounds, but many of them were able to reach the guards. The less fortunate guards were stabbed and beaten by the inmates, while the luckier ones were able to wrestle with them. While this was happening, several other inmates took the opportunity to launch their own assaults, on the guards.
Things only got worse as more guards arrived, they were equipped to kill but couldn't risk shooting their own people. So, they moved in to try and make themselves more useful to the other guards, but that just brought them into conflict with Vernal. She and the Tribe members decided they would try to disarm the guards. They hit them fast, catching many of them off guard.
Several shots rang out as the inmates and guards fought for control of the guns, leaving a number of people dead or rapidly bleeding out. This prompted Officer Nikos to try and escort Warden Goodwitch to safety. Unfortunately, they were set upon by a group of disgruntled inmates. Officer Nikos was forced to fight to defend herself and Goodwitch.
The Huntresses were not just going to sit back and let the riot happen, so they jumped into action. While most of the other inmates were fighting against the guards, the Huntresses were fighting with them. Of course, Yang's priority was helping Pyrrha, so she charged into the crowd of inmates who were attacking her. She was unarmed, but she didn't need weapons to kill.
As quickly as she could, Yang was grabbing inmates and snapping their necks. Many of them didn't realize she was even there before she grabbed them by the heads and twisted. Her expertise meant that she was able to put a significant dent in the group, on her own. Soon, she was joined by Arslan who made similarly quick work of the inmates.
The work of Yang and Arslan was enough to draw the majority of the attention away for Pyrrha, who was now better able to fight off her attackers. They would throw punches and stab at her, and she would respond by breaking their arms. She fought every step of the way, as she and the Warden headed for the exit. They were going to make it out, and it was mostly down to Yang and her affection for Pyrrha.
While Yang and Arslan were busy snapping necks, Blake, Ilia and Neon were helping deal with the supremacists. Picking up discarded weapons, they pushed past the guards and started butchering their fellow inmates. Blood sprayed everywhere, as they slashed throats and pierced ever artery they could access. Blake and Ilia used their gymnastic abilities to outmanoeuvre their enemies, while Neon just met them head-on.
Weiss, Coco, Velvet, Ciel, and Penny clashed with the mobster inmates, who took used the riot as an opportunity to go after Weiss. While the others were quite evenly matched in hand to hand combat, Penny was tearing her opponents to shreds. She looked to be having the time of her life as she used cutlery, to dismember wave after wave of inmates.
Meanwhile, the remaining gang members threw themselves into the fight with Vernal and the Branwens. They mainly focused on taking down Vernal, as she was the most dangerous and important one. Nebula, Dew, Gwen and Octavia helped a guard, who was currently wrestling her for control of his gun. Vernal had the upper hand, but they were able to take her down.
As Vernal was being pinned down by the other four, Reese and May focused on arming themselves. Conveniently, a few tribe members had lost too much blood, to use the weapons they had seized. So the weapons were easily plucked from their hands, without any resistance as they were already on death's door. Now armed, the duo proceeded to gun down as many inmates as they could. It was simple, as they were both good shots and there were targets all over the place.
When Pyrrha and the warden reached the door, their last remaining pursuer tried to chase them. Unfortunately for her, Yang and Arslan had finished off her comrades. Arslan tackled her and held her in place, allowing Yang to punish her for attacking Pyrrha. The room filled with the sound of screaming, as Yang used a shank to roughly scalp the unfortunate woman.
Blake managed to corner an unarmed supremacist, but she wasn't going to be merciful to such a hateful person. She picked up a shank and launched it at the woman, the blade caught her just under the sternum and buried itself deeply in her chest. As soon as the blade made contact, Blake launched another attack. She jumped and kicked the woman in the face, smashing her head into the wall behind her. The impact and the stab wound were enough to kill the woman. She dropped to her knees and slumped against the wall.
Ilia had another supremacist in a similar position, but she dispatched her enemy in a different way to Blake. She jumped up, grabbed the woman by the head, and slammed her knee into her nose. There was enough force to break the woman's nose, and cave in the front of her skull. It also severed her brain stem, so she was dead before she hit the floor.
Neon was content to just beat her opponent to death, the leader of the supremacists was no match for her psychotic brutality. She tried to fight off the Faunus, but she was all bark and no bite. In the end, Neon just held her down and punched her until she was unrecognizable. As with most of Neon's victims, this one was dead long before the assault came to an end.
At the same time, Weiss was engaged in a knife fight with a member of the Winchester family. She was able to dodge masterfully and deliver a number of deep slashes to her opponent, but she couldn't quite land a killing blow. So the fight continued to drag on, as she slowly wore down the other woman. Weiss just needed to continue fighting, until the blood loss rendered unable to fight. Then she could easily end her.
Meanwhile, Coco was beating someone with a food tray. Having taken the woman to the ground and pinned her, she was free to repeatedly slam the metal tray down on her head. Once the woman had been beaten into a daze and stopped fighting back, Coco quickly finished her by snapping her neck. It was a fast and surprisingly merciful death, compared to the deaths of some of the other inmates.
Velvet and Ciel didn't have to worry about fighting anyone, thanks to May and Reese blowing the heads of anyone who approached them. The four of them were now together, trying to find weapons for the unarmed pair. They had to step over dozens of bodies, as they moved across the room. But they were soon able to find a few more guns, lying on the ground between dead guards and dead Branwens.
Penny who was now completely covered in blood was walking around finishing people off. Whenever she found an injured inmate, she would cut their throat. It was an incredibly messy job, but she felt it was necessary. There would be a lot fewer enemies for them to deal with if they weren't allowed to recover. Also, she was really enjoying herself. It wasn't often that she really got to let loose.
Vernal was putting up a hell of a fight against the four who had her pinned down, even managing to break free on a number of occasions. But she was no Yang when it came to fighting in such a manner, she had no hope of escaping or gaining the upper hand. It was quite fortunate that the girls had no intention of killing her, they would allow Yang to decided her fate.
Ruby was the only huntress missing from the room, or at least she had been. She had managed to sneak out unnoticed, and she returned wearing a full set of body armour and carrying a ridiculously large gun. She was covered in blood and her weapon was smoking, and she soon revealed the reason why. "Guys, the whole prison's gone to hell. We're gonna have to fight our way out!" she announced.
I'll try to update more frequently in the future when I'm done working 50 hour weeks. Anyway, feel free to leave a review. It doesn't even need to be relevant, I will read and appreciate it.