RWBY: The Unknown Sibling
HP/VS
RR/NL
XXVII
And battle was joined.
Ruby, collapsed onto her knees. She couldn't believe that everything had come undone so quickly. People were parting around her in a rush to get out of the Vytal Festival Floating Platform. Mercury had effortlessly beaten her, like a drum and now she had no scroll and Grimm were rushing the festival.
"Pull yourself together…Find mom and dad, find someone with a scroll." Just then as she turned to headed into the Festival; part of the wall exploded as two Alpha Creepers were practically blown outwards. The cause of it was one Summer Rose, patent cloak billowing on barely restrained winds and her twin multi action dust rapiers glimmering as it was evident that fire dust was coursing through them.
"You okay? Where's your scroll?" Summer stated as she effortlessly created a barrier for her to briefly hug her daughter.
"Panniking but okay. Broken. Mercury Black; just before well everything he and I fought…He beat me and took off."
Summer nodded before pulling Ruby to her and then both to the floor as a blade of energy rushed overhead, this was followed by a crash as Qrow descended next to them on the dissolving remains of a Beowulf. "You two alright?"
"Yeah, Qrow…Ruby; the Streets of Vale need us. You do what is needed up here…Message…No, We'll get in contact with your brother and his team."
Just then Qrow's scroll began to chirp "Qrow here."
"Dad…Just what the hell is goi…" The sound of an occupied Harry came through. There was the unmistakable sound of a skull breaking "…ng on? We didn't do this. Anyway, Grimm and White Fang are attacking the school. I can't get a hold of the faculty."
"Fuck…Grimm damnit…Okay Harry, how are HAND in terms for Aura and Ammo?"
"Stocked, currently we're stocking up on Full Metal Jacket Rounds and Full Metal Jacket Dust Rounds…Don't ask, like really don't ask."
Qrow snorted "Stay safe kid. I mean it."
"I will." With that Harry hung up.
"Summer and I will head to the Streets. You, pint-size get back to the school."
Ruby nodded and dissolved into petals as she headed towards her colleagues and friends.
(Arena)
Pyrrah was in shock. She had been in a fight, then everything had gone sideways and she had under the influence of someone else's semblance, ended up nearly killing her opponent! Then everyone started screaming, she hadn't noticed the gianormous Nevermore that had been slamming itself against the roof.
"Pyrrah! That Nevermore is coming through! You've gotta move!"
Pyrrah didn't move, suddenly she was hit by an enormous wave of wind as the spectral energy shield shattered like glass and the Nevermore landed in the centre of the arena.
Pyrrah barely had the chance to scream as she flew towards the stadium wall. Thankfully, Jaune had jumped into the ring and managed to catch her. "Thanks."
However, her weapons were scattered across the room and the Nevermore was right in front of her. Then the petals began to appear as Ruby appeared, wielding a short sword and managed inflict a scratch on the Grimm. "Leave her alone!"
"Ruby…I'm…Thank you." Stammered Pyrrah.
"It's fine, it wasn't your fault." Ruby replied, her eyes glassing over slightly "Anyway, we need to get everyone off this Platform and then we have to get to Beacon."
"Why?" It was Velvet, her scroll was shaking.
"Harry, needs our help as soon as possible…Now let's deal with the bird."
The Nevermore screeched but, soon enough it had been struck by a multitude of weapon lockers and with a beautiful bit of teamwork, Ruby saw the head of the Nevermore fall off and then turned to dust.
"Son, I'm going to need your scroll." Soon enough Crescent Rose appeared as Ruby launched towards the locker a Griffon landed on it, as it snarled and went to swallow the red-themed girl, a guffawing was heard followed by a coughing explosion as suddenly the Grimms face or area of darkness that gave it a face was effortlessly removed.
Peter Port, impeccably dressed as usual, in an immaculate double-breasted burgundy suit was in the arena; this time carrying his weapon of choice Blowhard; an Axbuss or rather an impressive double-headed battle axe attached to a blunderbuss.
"Students! I think it would be best for you to leave." Stated the normally boring Grimm and Military Studies Teacher; but this time it was an order given with a tone of steel. This was no longer the buffoon friendly teacher; this was the Grimm Capturer Extraordinaire.
"We could help!" Protested Isabella.
"Miss Arctis, this day will surely go down in Remnant's history. I'd prefer it if my students could live to tell about it…Miss Rose, has given you instructions, I'd prefer it if you followed them…Miss Rose your brother will be fine and, more than likely, enjoying this invasion."
Ruby blushed slightly as the pupils who hand not met him raised an eyebrow "He would Doctor Oobleck. My brother and his team are…intense. Anyway, move out!"
They hustled out of the arena as the Blunderax began to cough and boom as they hard Port boom with laughter "One final match, Barty! Place your bets!"
The corridors were more or less deserted aside from the few stragglers. As the Huntsmen and women rushed out onto the pick up and departure section of the festival they found terrified students, civilians at the mercy of both the Grimm and White Fang "What do we do?" Asked Bolin nervously.
"We do our job." Fox rumbled as he readied Sharp Retribution. Fox may be blind, but combined with his semblance of telepathy and enhanced senses he was able to traverse the battlefield with next to no difficulty.
"Everyone, get stuck in. Get everyone off the platform." Ruby ordered as she deployed her rifle, aimed and began to fire.
Everyone split into pairs in order to cover more ground. People began to record the action, those filming Yatsuhashi got ample footage of the giant student man and Grimm handling his opponents almost as if they were children. He'd either hit them with the flat of his sword or in the case of one ugly looking Creeper; grabbed it by the tail one handed pulled it back and then hurled it off the edge of the platform "Mass times Velocity equals splat."
Suddenly a primal roar shook the arena as a Beowolf Alpha appeared only for it to be less lean and wolflike, and more like the gorilla that Harry had gone toe-to-toe with. As the students turned to it, General James Ironwood rushed by, a battle-cry being the only thing to indicate he had rushed by. They watched as the Grimm effortlessly destroy some of the robotic knights; something that three of the schools did not mourn the loss of.
The two eyed each other and rushed each other, the Headmaster reached into his suit jacket and pulled out a handgun. The man feinted and slid beneath the airborne Grimm and launched two shots to no effect. The ground ripped as the gloved hand of the Headmaster split the metal as he spun and turned in a three-point landing; sending off four more shots of which, one winged the Grimm and the other three went wide.
He didn't get the chance to shoot again as a mighty primal and savage claw raked across him. Was accompanied by a second sure strike only for the Headmaster to catch it. Everyone's scrolls were on the Headmaster, as he with a primal yell of anger lifted the Grimm, after blowing out its leg. It slammed into the ground and after there was a deafening single gunshot.
(Wizards)
Fred and George dived to one-side as one of the boar like creatures rushed them. They found themselves in the path of two more and with a twin-link, it allowed them to do various things. One such thing was identical and cross-path spell casting. With two perfectly cast blasting spells they separated the heads off the two pigs coming at them.
"Blasting spells work."
"Infernus!" Snape drawled and a hotter than normal fire, one typically used in battle magic spewed from his wand incinerating several of the Grimm. He wasn't a man who got scared that easily; but these creatures…these entities that just wanted them dead just for existing that terrified him. Even Dementors; kept you alive until all the happiness had been taken from you.
"We need to get to the school." Dumbledore stated as he launched an orb of energy that turned the Grimm to stone. The Old Headmaster eyed the creatures; he had not been idle, he quickly accepted and realised that these creatures were not sentient in the slightest. "HAND, might certainly require our assistance."
(Vytal Festival)
"You have two choices: Defend your kingdom and your school Or save yourselves. No-one will fault you if you leave." Ironwood said eyes closed, looking dejected. "Let's move out." With that he turned and mounted his personal vessel, intending on heading out to his ship.
He was completely unaware of the true nature of what was happening. As the code the Arthur Watts had uploaded began to corrupt and weave its way through the Atlesian Fleet it had begun to infiltrate the Atlesian Knights. Should the override command be given then the human defenders would be crushed as would Atlas.
(Land of Darkness)
Salem watched through her seeing orb; Watts had done exceptionally well. Now all she had to do was press the button and the world's thoughts of Atlas would be revealed.
"When in doubt do the job myself." With that she pressed the button.
(Beacon Academy)
A White Fang member groaned and gurgled blood as Absolution's blood coated blade, was drenched in more. This one however was truly deserved; as next to him with two bullets in the legs and one in the head was the remains of a student.
Harry pulled the blade free and flipped the body over. Meanwhile Adam had just done the same "Harry…you realise…"
"All we're doing is what the Vale Council would order done to terrorists. Every time we've encountered them have we not given them time to surrender?"
Damania nodded "We have…Some have, but some have not."
Nanuuk grunted "You realise you're gonna have to explain this…"
"Don't remind me. Listen once I go on my mission the three of you; don't be stupid…Keep an eye on my Sister."
"We will. We'll go with them wherever she goes, we'll go. You, Harry, do what you need to do." The Fauni members of HAND said to their team leader.
Harry looked at them his green eyes glittering with unspilled tears "You three…are the best team and even better friends I could ever ask for."
"Enough balling Harry, we've a job to do. We don't want Ozpin to find us wanting."
Harry nodded he held out his fist which was met by his team, he concentrated. The four of them shivered as Harry's power washed over them, unlike before where it was powered by a base carnal desire and image, this time it was more controlled and a desire. "I've given the three of you a hint of my power. It's pure aura."
"Pure aura is energy…We're on a higher level than normal." Damania summarised.
"Yes, how much I do not know. I do it'll be enough. Now HAND; scatter like a wilting rose and let us save our school." Harry ordered.
(Ironwood)
As he set off for his frigate, the soldiers that had been inactive turned on. The face guard that normally was a void black or blue, flickered red. "Stop! What are you…"
Gunshots rang out and the ship went down.
(Ruby et al.)
Ruby turned to Yang "Everyone get to the School…I'm going to the big ship."
(Wizards)
The Order of the Phoenix made it to the courtyard as two ships arrived. One opened spilling Faunus wearing masks of Grimm and a white top with a red animal in a circle "Death to the Humans!" A murmured stupefy and the faunus folded.
The second airship opened spilling what Hermione had briefed them on as Robots. "Hermione…Are they aiming…" Began Ron, only to see Hermione beginning a basic blasting hex.
Here on Remnant, they had found that due to their aura not being fully released; the Wizards had to be much more sparing in the spells they could use or use more potions to keep their magical reserves up; which back home in large quantities were poisonous or potentially fatal. Another thing that Hermione had noticed was the larger the reserves one had naturally, the less of the potions one had to consume but the rub was the addictiveness and the potential fatalities were higher.
Hermione had only consumed half of one as of yet as opposed to the majority of the Weasley's who'd had at least eight between them. "Ronald, not now. Right now blast them and keep the Faunus from shooting us and prevent the Grimm from arriving."
As she said that more Grimm had turned up; she heard a primal bellow and Hagrid who was less of a spellcaster and practically ever curious about his surroundings had acquired for himself a hefty two-handed axe that if the axe-blades were folded together and the red leaver was pressed turned into a lethal looking 15th to 17th Century Scottish Claymore. It was a simple weapon and an efficient weapon.
Flashback
"Welcome to True Steel, a store for all your bladed equipment needs. I'm Rusty Steel at your service." A small thickset looking man in his late 50's wearing heavy denim jeans and a flannel shirt and sported some killer sideburns said as he made his way around the till.
"Hi; Rubeus Hagrid and I'm looking for a big sturdy simple and efficient kit for chopping wood and disposing of some Grimm that encroach on my Schools Grounds."
The man nodded "Judging by the size of you most firearms are too fiddly for you?"
Hagrid blushed slightly "Less tha' more never took a likin' too them. Prefer a Crossbow if ye' follo' my meanin'."
"Aye, not tough to create one or get one made to your handsize…Here; try this. It's in essence a bearded battle axe; good at chopping trees and Grimm heads, press the black leaver and drops down giving you an inlay for dust crystals. Press the red one; to shift it into a Claymore…a big slashing weapon. Press the red lever again to shift it back."
End Flashback
"Black one, drop." Hagrid murmured as he slid a large red dust crystal into the blade. "Red one, once…Sword." With that the sword erupted into flames and Hagrid with no fear stepped into the hoard of Grimm.
As he did so a wall to the school blew open and a Gorilla-esque Grimm came flying backwards as sticking out of it was a sword and a particularly angry looking Harry.
"Harry, you alrigh' lad?" Rumbled Hagrid.
"No, Hagrid…I'm fucking furious…Although it's bloody good to see you; not the backup I'd hoped for."
Bill cocked his head "How come?"
Harry snapped his fingers, created a fireball and casually incinerated a Scorpion Grimm "Not huntsmen. Alright; the school is infested with Grimm and Terrorists, Team HAND has scattered to cover more ground and scour for survivors. Mixed success and now Atlas Machines which I said would kill us, are now trying to kill us and I have no idea where anyone is. Plus you guys are more dependent on potions and consumables due to the fact I'm not skilled enough to activate someone's aura."
Bill nodded as did Moody "Good instincts; you may not like us which is fair but you're not throwing us to one side. What're the terms of engagement."
"Kill the Grimm, yell once for the Terrorists to surrender otherwise drop them. Stunners not preferred."
As Harry finished briefing the Wizards another airship landed, although more of a crash landing and the Huntsmen appeared "Change of plan, create an Evacuation Zone; don't give a damn how just do it." Harry ordered as he was pulled into a hug by WBY and Velvet. "Ruby's gone to deal with the source of the Atlesian Knights…You were right." Weiss stated looking rather shocked.
"We do our job." Harry stated as more of their foes arrived.
(Ozpin's Office)
Ozpin got up; it was time. He shook his head; this was going to be unfortunate if it went right or wrong. For now, the Relic was safe.