Last Time:
Upon noticing Kaito and Raiden, Enkaar stood up, grabbing his apparent partner's wrist as recognition flashed across their face as she noticed Kaito, who rushed forward at the same time as the female, embracing her when they reached each other, which was reciprocated. At the same time, Rhydwyn and Sinikka walked over to their friends, and that's when the Petra Gigas made its re-entrance.
Now:
Emerald Forest, Vale
"I hoped we had lost this guy back in the forest when running from him!" Colys yelled out when the Grimm made its appearance, forming a box of Ice around the Petra Gigas to prevent it from moving forward.
"Hey, shouldn't someone at least help the Pseudo-Albino falling from above?" Darragh asked of the others, who just noticed the falling Heiress.
"Kind-of busy holding off a Grimm here." Colys responded while focusing on the Ice-cube, which was slowly breaking due to the Petra Gigas pounding it with its fists.
"I think the guy in that tree has it down." Rhydwyn bluntly stated, noticing Jaune jumping out of the tree to catch the Schnee before both noticed their situation in the air. No long after that, the Spartan-looking female facing the Death-Stalker flew over by the main group, while Colys' cube shattered, prompting him to jump back to the others, as the other three in the back walked up to join them.
"Great, the gang's all here, so we can die together!" Yang sarcastically drawled out as Ruby rushed towards the Death-Stalker with her Scythe at the ready.
"Not if I can't help it!" The Sniper yelled out, attempting to kill the Grimm, but her weapon just bounced off the Grimm's tough exoskeleton. As she attempted a tactical retreat, the Nevermore sent out a volley of feathers, preventing the redhead from proceeding as one stuck her cape to the ground. As the Death-Stalker approached her, its stinger was frozen mid-strike by Weiss.
"You are so childish, dimwitted, and hyperactive. Now don't even get me started on your fighting style." The Heiress began, turning to look at her partner. "And I suppose I can be a bit… difficult, but if we're going to do this, we need to do this together." At that, the white-themed girl walked off with Ruby sighing to herself, as she rejoined the others. The Petra Gigas, meanwhile, was focused on breaking through the dozens of Ice walls that Colys put up so as to stop its approach.
"Guys, we need to get our relics and then retreat back to the Cliff so as to be assigned our teams." The dark eyed male stated, earning nods from the others.
"Run and live? That is an idea I can get behind." Jaune stated, agreeing with Colys, as the two of them, Ruby, Dakura, and Darragh each grabbed their own relics, which were chess pieces.
"It's time we left." The ninja-looking male stated as the Death-Stalker began breaking the Ice on its stinger while the Petra Gigas broke through the last of the ice walls in front of it.
"Nuada, Rhydwyn, Sinikka, we need to hold of the stoner over there to get everyone a chance to escape." Colys told his friends, as Dakura joined him.
"Colys you idiot. You're going to need the help of Team DARKER to take on a Grimm of that size." The wielder of Elemental Darkness stated, volunteering himself, Raiden, Abigail, Kaito, Enkaar and Riley with that statement.
"If you're sure, then yeah, we'd appreciate the help. The rest of you guys! Get going! We can hold off the construct long enough for you to escape! Be careful!" The Ice-user stated, as the others ran ahead of them, the Death-Stalker and Nevermore on their tails.
(AN: Play the Chime Remix of the Stone Talus Fight theme for this)
"Let's see how you like this!" Colys yelled as he formed a significantly larger version of the construct he first made and had it face off against the Petra-Gigas.
"Alright then, Beetle Cannon!" Kaito called out as he launched a sphere of beetles at the Grimm, impacting it and exploding, knocking off some of its material in the process.
"Dark Arrow." Dakura stated as he sent out the attack, hitting the monster in the face.
"It's Hammer Time!" Nuada screamed as he bashed their enemy with Armageddon, knocking off more rubble. The monster then attempted to swat the Hammer-User out of the air but was slowed by Sinikka using Cronos so as to slow its perception of time enough so as to ensure that Nuada would escape its swing. Colys' construct then fell apart, forming multiple small insect-like creatures that crawled over it, into the cracks formed by the Talus. Soon enough, the splits in its form were widened enough that it collapsed. The ten teenagers began walking away, not realizing the fight was not yet over. A ghost-looking creature flew out from the mask of the Petra-Gigas, looking for a new body. It saw the ice remaining from the cube and walls and reformed its previous body using the ice. Colys only turned around upon hearing the noise of cracking ice.
(AN: Switch over to the Regi Trio Battle theme from ORAS)
"Guys, it's still alive, and it looks pissed!" The ice-user yelled, noticing the creature's new form.
"Great, now it's a Pagos Gigas." Dakura complained, preparing a Burn Dust crystal, inserting it into his blade, which soon erupted into flames.
"Looks like we need to switch tactics here, fine then." Raiden stated, forming a javelin of purple electricity. When he did that, Enkaar prepared his dagger while Kaito pulled out Muramasa, inserting his own Burn Dust crystal.
'Looks like I can't affect it with my Eternal Frost, so I'll need to rely on the flamethrower function of the Frost-Spark Gauntlets.' Colys thought to himself, swapping the sprayers on his right glove to those filled with Burn Dust. not long after, he launched himself at the Pagos Gigas, striking it multiple times before flipping away, spraying Dust at the Grimm, which was ignited with a snap of his fingers. Not long after the explosion, the creature of the Grimm ran out of the cloud, slightly smaller.
"Fire is working on it, guys! Hit it with everything you have!" Rhydwyn yelled, noticing the change in size due to Colys' attack. Once he said that Raiden threw his javelin which was going to impact its mask, but the spear was blocked by one of its arms. Kaito then swung at the arm, severing it in half with the flames of Muramasa. The Grimm then took a some of the rubble from its previous form and fixed it's arm, having mismatched body parts but looking no worse for wear. As it was bombarded by constant flames due to Nuada keeping Armageddon focused on it, the Pagos Gigas was slowly losing mass due to the heat of the flames. Not long after the flames stopped due to a lack of dust to power them.
"Darn, I was hoping that clip would last longer." The hammer wielder complained as he pulled out a container of powdered Burn Dust, removed the nozzle, and started refilling the barrel. At the same time, Raiden began noticing something off about the Grimm.
"Guys, I think body-shots aren't going to work as well as we hoped. Notice how it blocked my spear from impacting the mask that is its face." The Electric Maker stated, gaining the attention of the others.
"Hey, you're right! Maybe we should focus on that instead?" Colys asked rhetorically as he rushed his target, leaping at its face with a fist cocked back as it was coated with a layer of Ice, forming a larger fist around his own. "Let's hope this works!" The fist-fighter yelled, slamming the ice-fist directly into the center of the Grimm's mask like face, shattering it quickly. Once that happened, the ice construct fell apart as the life-force controlling it was destroyed, signaling the death of the Grimm.
(AN: You can stop any OSTs that are playing now.)
"So, now what? We're stuck in the middle of the Emerald Forest with no way to figure out how to get out." Rhydwyn stated, not noticing the smirk Colys had on his face.
"Not quite, Rhydwyn. You do see the amount of ice leftover from the Pagos, correct?" The Frozen Emperor inquired, to which Rhydwyn nodded. "Good, because I plan to find our directions using it."
"Wait, how is a pile of ice going to orient us? I know you can manipulate ice, but unless you plan to make a tower of it above the tree-" Dakura asked, but stopped mid sentence, noticing what Colys was doing. "You really ARE going to make a tower."
Amphitheater, Beacon Academy
A Few hours later…
"Russel Thrush, Cardin Winchester, Dove Bronzewing, Sky Lark." Ozpin began, announcing the newly made team. "The four of you retrieved the black Bishop pieces. From this day forward you will work together as Team CRDL (Cardinal), Led by Cardin Winchester." With that, now named Team CRDL walked off stage as Jaune, Nora and the other two from the Emerald Forest walked on stage. "Jaune Arc, Lie Ren, Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie. You four retrieved the White Rook pieces. From this day forwards you will work together as Team JNPR (Juniper), Led by Jaune Arc."
"Huh?" Came the intelligent response if the now named team leader, who gained a look of confusion. "Led by?"
"Congratulations young man."
"I knew he would have an important role along the lines somewhere. It makes perfect sense an Arc would be a leader." Geod muttered to himself as he, Verneri, and the other two Faunus walked on the stage after Team JNPR left.
"Geod Ronen, Verneri Miko, Durane Imravar, Tyrus Critan. The four of you retrieved the black King pieces. From this day forward you will work together as Team VRDT (Verdant), led by Geod Ronen." The headmaster continued, as Team VRDT walked off stage, replaced by Enkaar, Darragh, Dani, and the female of the self-proclaimed Team DARKER "Riley Sripantha, Enkaar Raiyu, Darragh Arborus, Dani Hydranis. The four of you retrieved the white Bishop pieces. From this day forward you will work together at Team REDD, led by Enkaar Raiyu." At the sound of his name, Enkaar looked around in confusion, not knowing entirely what was going on.
"Did someone say something?" The Lizard Faunus inquired, while Raiden was silently shedding tears of Joy at his friend's success.
"Moving on… Blake Belladonna, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white Knight pieces. From this day forward you will work together as Team RWBY, led by Ruby Rose." At that Yang rushed over to her sister, embracing her in a sisterly hug.
"I'm so proud of you!"
"Dakura Scarlet, Abigail Marie Romero, Raiden Murabba, Kaito Murabba. The four of you retrieved the black Rook pieces. From this day forward you will work together as Team DARK, led by Dakura Scarlet." The headmaster stated as the Cloaked male sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. "And finally, Colys Duran, Rhydwyn Jedan, Sinikka Ortis, Nuada Hurdanis. The four of you retrieved the Black Knight Pieces. From this day forward you will be working together as Team CRSN (Crimson), led by Colys Duran." The headmaster concluded as the now named Team CRSN walked off stage, joining their friends in walking towards the dorms.
Beacon Academy Dorms
The next morning, 6:00 AM
"Alright Team, today marks the first day of our education at Beacon Academy! Let's make it a good one!" Colys yelled, earning groans from his Team.
"Colys, have I ever told you how much I hate the fact that you snore? Because I do." Rhydwyn complained to his oddly enthusiastic leader.
"Well, the first order of business should be getting into uniform, correct?" Nuada inquired, reading a list that Colys made the previous night of what they should do so as to prepare for the day.
"Yes, followed by a rush to the Cafeteria for a quick breakfast and reaching History with Doctor Oobleck after." The now official leader stated, referring to the professor by his actual title rather than the one most default to.
"Alright, I believe Sinikka shall be first, followed by Myself, then Nuada, and finally Colys, alright?" Rhydwyn suggested, earning nods from the others.
Outside Grimm Studies
Later that day…
"And that was when I punched the ass-hat straight through a wall!" Nuada exclaimed, finishing the story of how he managed to manifest his Semblance for the first time.
"I know Nuada, I was there." Colys griped to his partner, who shrugged in response.
"I always thought it was a good conversation starter. I know Dakura likes to hear the story." The war-hammer user said with a sigh, as said darkness user walked over to them.
"Since when, Nuada? I always found it kind of boring. It's the kind of thing you can only recount once, maybe twice, and then it gets repetitive." The normally cloaked male corrected his friend, who just sighed in response.
"I never can win in an argument against either of you. I honestly thought I would have learned by now, but I haven't." Nuada sighed out, earning some chuckled from the other two.
"Hey Dakura, did you hear that one whistle this morning at around 8:00? It seemed to come from further down the hall at any rate, so it was kind-of muffled." Colys asked of his fellow dark haired male, who nodded in response.
"Yeah, I did, albeit only barely. If it weren't for Abigail I wouldn't have heard much as she heard it loud and clear due to her being a Faunus and all." Dakura stated as the three of them managed to hear the back-end of an argument from further down the hall.
"..Ozpin made a mistake." Was heard as the Schnee Heiress walked passed them, oblivious the looks of shock and slight annoyance on the faces of Colys and Dakura, and the one of barely contained rage on Nuada's.
"The nerve of some people… Not realizing those in higher positions are there for a reason, and their decisions tend to be in favor of those that they must lead." The angered male muttered, walking in the direction Weiss walked in, intending to 'educate' her on respect until Dakura stopped him.
"Nuada, buddy. I know you are mad at the Ice Queen, but you need to realize that she probably was raised in a manner that involved her getting what she wanted. I think I should handle the situation over there in a moment, at least to find out what the argument was about." Dakura informed his good friend, as Colys nodded in response.
"I agree with Dakura. Nuada and I would probably end up fighting her or something, after all, that's what happened about two years ago with Dredark." The Frost Emperor told his friend and partner, who just sighed.
"Alright, fine. Let us know how it goes during dinner tonight or something, alright?" Nuada requested of the Red-eyed male, who gave a quick nod. At that, Dakura melded into the shadows to trail the Schnee Heiress, who he noticed was heading out to a balcony. Once he reached her relative location, he emerged from his shadow within the hall and walked out to speak with the Heiress.
"Hey Ice Queen, some argument you made back there, huh?" The Darkness User began, slightly startling Weiss, while also annoying her at the nickname. "I'm wondering though, what 'mistake' did Headmaster Ozpin make that warranted such a reaction as yours, resulting in you erupting at someone like you did?"
"The 'mistake' was deciding Ruby should be the leader of Team RWBY rather than myself!" The White Themed female responded, earning some chuckles from Dakura, who soon wiped a tear from his eye.
"Sorry about that, couldn't help myself there for a moment. But you need to realize not everything will go your way. Your behavior reminds me of a story I once read, involving an entire Huntsman Guild, one of its members, and the Master of the Guild. You see, the singular member of this Guild happened to be the Grandson of the Guildmaster, so was either believed to be the next master due to his relation or that he should have been stronger. This eventually got on the Grandson's nerves, leading him to train to further strengthen himself. Eventually, he managed to become one of the Guild's strongest members, and had his own team in the Guild that was loyal to him almost as much as the Guild." The crimson-eyed student began, slightly tearing up but hiding it. "One day, the Grandson decided to attempt to force his Grandfather to make him Guildmaster, by having one of his team's members create runic traps through his semblance, which resulted in a large-scale battle. This battle was the Grandson's attempt at weeding out the weak from the strong as he planned to remove the weakest members of the Guild when he became Master. Not after long due to the Runes, only a small amount of the members remained, however, they managed to defeat the Grandson and made him see the error of his ways, however, he still was forced to leave the Guild for his actions."
"What does this have to do with my situation?" The Heiress inquired of Dakura, who sighed in response.
"You seem to be acting like the Grandson was, while Ruby is like the Guildmaster and the other two members are the rest of the Guild. You believe that you deserve the title of leader just as the Grandson desired to be the Master, and it may very well rip Team RWBY asunder if you don't see how wrong you are within time, and I hope this talk has taught you something." The wielder of elemental darkness explained, before merging with his shadow and leaving.
AN: Hey everybody, this chapter went well, eh? We got to see the battle against the Petra Gigas featuring Teams CRSN and DARKER, as well as some of the second half of 'The Badge and The Burden', with Dakura recalling the Battle of Fairy Tail as a lesson. As always, Read, Rate, Review, and Favorite. Blueghast900, Signing off.