The General and the Robots
James Ironwood, a man known for always having a plan as a general; was worried.
He clearly had grief over the fact that students were a main fighting force against Grimm and the White Fang. Even worse was the fact that his airship was stolen. He had to right this situation somehow, which led him to riding a ship toward the main ship and jumping onto it.
He got to the door at the top and who else to appear than Roman Torchwick, "Roman Torchwick, you're under arrest" he says as he removed his white coat which inhibits his movement.
"Well, well, well... If it isn't General Ironwood! Please hold the formalities! Are you mad that I took your ship?" He asked cockily.
"That may be one of the reasons" Ironwood snarled truthfully. Roman smirked and said.
"You know, it was WAY too easy to get in my hands on this"
"Well then, hands off Atlas property" Ironwood shouted as he ran toward Torchwick and threw a right hook. Torchwick dodged and hit the General with Melodic Cudgel. The cane bounced off of the General as if it was a toy.
"What the-" Roman then took a direct hit to the face. He was knocked to the ground by the General, Ironwood then walked toward him "You gave me way too much grief over this and I believe I should pay you back... Personally"
Ironwood jumped to punch Roman who was on the ground but Roman dodged, Ironwood was a General AND a Headmaster for a reason. It showed that he was anywhere BUT weak.
Roman was fighting an uphill battle against what felt like a terminator who was relentless. "Neo!" he called out before getting hit.
Ironwood was about to hit Torchwick again with another punch to the gut but he shattered. Ironwood then saw a girl with pink and brown hair with white streaks, she had a parasol and had a worried face as she held onto Roman.
"Hm, seems you have an assistant. It won't change however, if you surrender yourself... Even I'll vouch for a lesser sentence" Ironwood sighed.
"I don't care Ironwood, I'm not scared of you. I'm even more scared of them..." Roman said as fear was evident in his eyes.
"So be it" Ironwood pulled his revolver out of its holster. Ironwood ran toward Roman and Neo, then it seems glass infront of him shattered and Roman was already behind him. Roman tried to hit Ironwood's head with his cane, however he ducked and threw Roman forward.
Roman shattered and then infront of him was the girl, Neo. She had a blade and was stabbing toward him, Ironwood sidestepped and hit her with his revolver. She was thrown to the side.
Roman was atop a platform in the landing area "Eat this!" he shouted as he shot fire dust shells at Ironwood. Ironwood wasn't fast enough to react to it so he held his left hand in front of him. The blast sent him back but other than that and a few scratches, it didn't seem to do anything.
Roman was taken aback "What are you!?" He asked while shooting more. Ironwood saw these though and dodged each one letting out accurate shots of his own, "A General" he said as he clocked Roman, who was knocked to the ground losing even more aura.
"A councilman" he said as he punched again but Roman shattered, however he reached forward to grab the leg of the woman and throw her on the ground as she was going to approach Roman. "Neo!" Roman shouted as Neo ran out of aura and was kicked to the side by Ironwood.
James the pulled Roman by the collar "And what's more..." he said with a fury and a dark look in his eyes.
"I'm a headmaster" He then punched Roman so hard that his aura finally depleted. "This fight is over, give yourself up"
Roman grabbed Ironwood's arm and kicked it causing the general to recoil. "You think that it's over!? I crawled all the way to the top of the underworld, I'll live after this... I won't be captured by-" Roman said as he aimed Melodic Cudgel.
Neo was out cold which meant no illusions. Ironwood aimed his revolver at Roman. "Killing me then? So be it! I'd probably burn in hell anyway!"
Roman shot but his shot missed as Ironwood rolled to the side. Roman then thought at that moment Heh, It's over...
Then he heard a screeching behind him, a gryphon was disintegrating. Ironwood walked toward him "You're under arrest, Roman, give up"
Roman raised his arms "I think crime isn't gonna do it for me anymore, chief" he said as he went over to Neo "We surrender, is that lesser sentence still on the table?"
Ironwood cuffed Roman and Neo, "Yes they are, however you'll still spend time behind bars. Don't get your hopes too high"
"Better then out here I guess" Roman laughed.
While the fight between Roman, Neo and the General was underway; the students were fighting against Atlas robots. Which was easy pickings.
Weiss, Blake and Yang got to the scene and were able to help the other students destroy the robots. Weiss used her glyphs to speed herself up to defeat more robots. Blake was fighting them in a quick and concise manner which saved her energy. Yang was rampaging and the fight was raging on.
"Paladin!" Ren shouted as the giant mech ran towards them, causing most students to jump back and consider more defensive stances. "Shoot it!" one student offered as they all decided to shoot the Paladin.
Every bullet bounced off of it however,they had to fight it up close. Who else was well versed in fighting Paladins than one of the teams which already faced them.
Weiss, Blake and Yang got to positions "Okay! Let's take this"
Blake ran forward and tried to cut the wires from its legs to prevent it from moving, or at least the targeting systems on the guns on its 'arms'. However, it seems that it would be more of a difficult task as she was swatted away quite quickly.
Yang jumped forward and hit the robot with enough force to send it walking back a little. However this was countered when the robot quickly righted itself and shot a missile sending Yang flying. Weiss used her gravity dust to catch both her teammates, "If only Ruby were here" she said
"Or Jaune..." Yang said as she cocked her shotgauntlets. Blake was kinda hurt but she just dusted herself off.
"You guys aren't alone" Said Coco Adel of team CFVY said as she laid down covering fire. "Vel! You can use it now!"
Velvet Scarletina beamed "Got it!" she said as she rushed forward with what seemed to be Yang's gauntlets.
"Hell yeah! That's more like it" Yang and Velvet punched it at the same time. Velvet's weapon then changed into Blake's Gambol Shroud and she threw it at the robot which stuck to it. She twirled around the robot as Blake used the real Gambol Shroud to trip the robot.
Velvet then leapt up and then Jaune's warhammer appeared in her hands as she front flipped, Weiss made gravity glyphs which made her descent much faster.
The result of which was the hammer coming down much harder and the robot shattering to pieces of bits and metal. The students rejoiced at their victory.
"Nice one!" Yang said as she went over to the bunny girl who smiled. Everyone was satisfied with the happy atmosphere, however it wasn't long until they heard more metallic stomps. The ground shook and it was two more Paladins, the look of surprise and subsequent horror on the student's faces could be comparable to those in Grimm invasions.
"No way..." Weiss said, the robots then stopped. The night became deathly still and the tension between the students and the next actions of the robots made the silence even more deathly.
However the brief tension receded quickly as the red lights one again turned blue and on the speaker was the voice of the good general, "Students, the robots have now been reset and will once again work as intended. Work with them to push back the grimm threat"
The students rejoiced, their lives would be much MUCH easier from then on out. Was what they thought until a shrill screech penetrated the air.
"What are those?" a student asked.
About three giant beings could be seen on the outskirts, Behemoths Weiss, Blake and Yang figured. The night wasn't over yet, another obstacle appeared, it all seems like it couldn't get any worse than it already was.
Another announcement came from the robots, "Attention all students and soldiers, monsters called Behemoths have been spotted around Vale and Beacon. There are multiple and its advised to not get near any of them, they will willingly destroy Grimm; however be weary as they do not discriminate between Grimm and humans
However there are experts who may come to deal with them so please do not hinder them in any way shape or form. They go by Slayers, stay safe and stay alive everyone"
The General's speech roused everyone's will. Experts were coming to deal with them, the day was saved!
Until an even louder roar deafened them, a mountain in the distance seemed to move and sprout enormous, pitch black wings. "No way..." Coco Adel said
Everyone was shocked at what they were seeing, a figure from legends. It was... a Grimm Dragon.
"Drat, night can't get any worse than fighting a mythical creature right?" Yang said as she looked down exasperated. Everyone thought so as well, the night was taking a toll on them which was a very heavy one.
Every student looked at each other and silently they resolved "We won't die tonight, we'll all make it through." This was the huntsmen-in-training's mantra, they rallied their weapons and aimed toward the nearest Grimm.
"Not today!" They shouted, charging.
Ruby and Pyrrha were still running through the city, killing every Grimm in their path. Both girls were worried for Jaune, "please be okay..." Pyrrha said trailing not far behind Ruby.
"Come on Jaune, you can't die on us" Ruby said to herself, not wanting to lose her first Beacon friend.
The run goes on, both don't want to arrive late lest they see their precious friend and the other's boyfriend die in front of their eyes.
Author's note: Okayyyy thats that! Sorry if it isn't the best chapter, I was in the middle of another story idea which I think is pretty cool.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter! Have a good day!