Ruby, Jaune and Penny were scouring the city for Neo. They where a group of three when the others paired off. Jaune and Penny were starting to worry about how worked up Ruby was. She kept looking around and up to the sky. Did she think she was going to be smitten?
"I gotta find her…" Ruby muttered over and over.
"I think Ruby needs a reboot," Penny said.
"She never made a mistake like this before," Jaune answered, "I'd explain why she's lost her mind but she will probably feel like I'm rubbing it in."
Neo was alone again. Alone is what she disserved. She thought she could get be forgiven. tears were flowing down her face but no sound. Where was she? She didn't even know where she ran two.
"Hey your that girl Jaune was helping." Neo turned around and saw a spotted girl looking concerned.
"Go away." she singend. "I'm beneath help."
"Where's Jaune? Why are you on your own?" Illia asked the mute.
"His friends hate me," Neo responded.
"That can't be true," Illia responded. Neo pushed her out of the way as a mace slammed into her knocking her into a street lamp.
"Well well well." A cruel voice said. "That freak is back again.
Neo looked up to see the goon who beat her to a pulp and ruined her umbrella. Now he was backed up by three other muscleheads.
"Looks like she's hiding her deformity again." Cardin chucked.
"No, I just like the hood." Neo singed back.
"What's that weird thing she's doing with her hands?" Sky asked.
"Who knows," Russel added, "Well if she wants us to stop."
"She just has to beg for mercy." Dove sneered before kicking her in the gut.
"Hey leave her alone!" Illia said drawing her weapon. She was an intense red.
"Looks like we got one more." Cardin said, "At least this one will know how to beg."
"I'm mute you morons." Neo singed.
"She's can't talk!" Illia said to them.
Cardin's response was a dark chuckle "So she's more of a freak than we thought."
Cardin sneered "Look, if you two sissies are done with the slumber party, were going to finish what I started."
He raised the mace again. Neo waited for the end but something red appeared before her to take the attack. The figure fell to one knee after she took the impact.
"Ruby?" Illia asked.
"Hello Illia," Ruby replied. "Neo I'm so sorry. I should never have said what I did."
"It really hurt you know." Neo singed back
Ruby tied to joke "Yaa these peabrains got nothing on what I did." which earned her a shoulder punch.
"Isn't this cute." one of the guys said, "Little pussy has friends."
"What are you morons even doing here?" Ruby asked.
"What does it look like?" Suy responded rhetorically "taking out the trash."
And it was at this point that Jaune and Penny arrived on the scene. The two of them wegged themselves between Cardin and Ruby.
"Really you guys!" Jaune said annoyed "Not having to deal with you guys ever again was the only silver lining to that day!"
"Ohh is that how you great an old friend?" Cardin joked.
Jaune ignored him and started helping Neo back up. Penny helped out Ruby. "Are you all right?" they both asked at the same time.
Both girls responded with "I am now."
" and are we to expect the other girls that friendzoned you?" Russell mocked.
"Nevermind the cavemen," Jaune said. "They are not worth it."
"That's the guy that beat me up." Neapolitan signed.
Jaune held her "That's low even for him but he's not worth it. Hurting somebody too dumb to understand never solves anything."
Cardin mocked him"So who's this? She looks like a downgrade from Pyrrha."
Jaune then channeled Yang. He threw a roundhouse haymaker into this cheekbone that sent him flying into the side of a pet shop.
Penny didn't bother asking about it and kissed Ruby. "Thanks but now's, not the time."
The other three meatheads kept looking back and forth between Jaun and their leader. After a moment they all lifted their weapons and took a fighting stance against the blonde.
"Why don't you guys back off?" Jaune asked
Sky barked back "Learn to keep your nose out of other people's business."
Penny stood next to Jaune declaring "Protecting our friends is our business."
"But I'm not..." Neo started to sign.
Without looking back Ruby said. "Well, that's my fault."
"This is so sweet I think I'm gonna barf," Cardin said as he recovered. "Well, you can all suffer together."
The opposing team regrouped only to be mysteriously launched into the air. They all yelled out "Yahoo hoo hooey!" One of Weiss's glyphs sprang up below them.
"Is this a private party or can anybody join?" Weiss said sword drawn, tail swishing, and a cocky smile on her face. Blake standing behind her rolled her eyes. "What?"
"Nevermind." Blake chuckled.
"We could have handled these guys on our own," Ruby said.
"But with as much style as us?" Weiss replied. "I think not."
"She's a Faunus now two?" Russell said getting up.
"Darn and I was going to let her be my honey too." Cardin sneered.
Weiss snarked rolling her eyes. "Ohh how will I ever sleep at night knowing a chance like that passed me by."
Blake remarked, "What are they even doing in Atlas?"
Her response was five different voices and two hands saying "Who cares?"
The meatheads stood up again and started charging the group weapons drawn. Only to get clotheslined by Nora and Yang.
"Ohh yaa!" Nora screamed. They did a fist bump and posed.
"We rule! Yang added.
"We had it covered." Weiss, Jaune and Ruby groaned at once.
"Yaa but we got it done right!" they said with a high five.
Velvet and Ren just walked up and shrugged.
"Surrender now before we get another unnecessary intervention!" Weiss declared.
"Ohh yaa by who?" Sky asked.
"How about us?" A new voice said as Coco, Fox, and Yatsuhashi strutted out of one of the stores. Velvet waved at her team.
Ruby looked around "Wow everyone's here except for…"
"Hello again!" The unexpected voice rang out.
Shocked expressions flashed on everyone except for Nora who had a smirk. The others turned to see she took out her scroll and had the soundboard app open. Nora's smile turned more sheepish.
"What did they do anyway?" Yatsuhashi asked.
Velvet answered pointing a Neo "They beat her to the brink of death."
Coco lowered her shades "Not cool."
"They were going to try again but I took the first blow for her," Ruby admitted.
Illia interjected "Well second but that's beside the point."
"Either way we will handle it from here," Coco said picking up Cardin. Yatsuhashi slung Russell and Dove over his shoulders and Fox grabbed Sky. "Velvet we might get a chance to leave tomorrow be ready."
Velvet nodded and said "Right Coco."