Yang-Dere 07
The funeral for One Cardin Winchester was, to Yangs dismay, mandatory. She counted her blessings for one reason however; that being the announcement that Cardin would be decorated a hero, due to it being believed his death was caused by the ruckus the onslaught of Grimm created. This wasn't even close to the truth, but Yang wasn't correcting anyone any time soon.
As Cardins coffin was being lowered into the square hole, people threw white and red roses onto the eternal bed. Cardins parents were present, and they were staring down at their sons coffin like this was just another day; like this didn't matter, and they'd get over it promptly. Which, I suppose, was understandable. No one was actually sad to see him go. He was a terrible person, after all, but did he deserve to die because of it? Probably. Out of everyone standing above the hole being covered in dirt, Jaune, surprisingly, looked the most distraught. He had all day.
"Everyone." Ozpin spoke up, getting all thee students attention as he pulled a mic close to his lips, "I Have a few words." Yang sighed. "Cardin Winchester was a lot of things. Mean.. Rude.. Careless.. Often times daft. However, from here on he is also a symbol. A symbol that no matter how brash or brutal you may be, you can still be a great leader. You can still be brave.. and you can still fight... for what is important... Is fighting until the end." Ozpin set his mic back on its stand and left the podium.
Yang glanced at Jaune. He hung his head low and grasped the bridge of his nose. The pastor they hired had begun reciting a speech about importanceand 'Oum's Plan.', but Jaune didnt want to hear it. He turned and started pushing through the crowd and making his way to the dorms. Yang ran up to his side and walked with him. She was confused. How could Jaune actually be that depressed about someone who gave him so much shit? He put Jaune through the wringer.
"Hey, wait up." Yang put her hand on Jaunes shoulder and stopped him. She had to hide the heat she internally recieved from the contact.
"What's up? You okay?" Yang asked, making eye contact with him.
Jaune sighed, "He was an asshole... and a prick... and a bully..." Yang was waiting for the 'but'
"But..." There it was. "Karma decided a little too soon to take action." He silently chuckled. "I guess what I'm trying to say... is that everyone can change... It's too bad we couldn't convince him to see that in himself..." With that, Jaune exhaled loudly and turned to leave.
Yang stood and watched him go. She couldnt help wondering just how far Jaunes trust in people went. That guy made his life hell.. yet he still had hope for Cardin. Jaune truly was an amazing person.
Later that night, Yang and Ruby visited Rubys mothers grave. Yang sat on a nearby bench as she listened to her sister tell her mom all of the exciting things that have happened to them so far. She talked about the journey they've been on, how Yang had been a lot of help, and about all of the friends they've made. Yang shook her head at Rubys excitement. Yang wondered what happened to her own mother. Where was she? Did she still care about her daughter? Was she even alive? But Yang shook those thoughts out of her head. They Vytal festival tournament started tomorrow, and she had a certain someone to impress.
The next day, the Vytal festival began, and students from all of the schools flooded the tournament arena. Contenders from different schools were arriving in drones. The competetion was looking... colurful... to say the least.
And as the tournament began, team Player would be representing Beacon in the first match against team Auburn, from Haven Academy. The two teams squared in the middle of the split arena, and waited for the announcers calls.
Yang looked over at Jaune. He had a confident and focused look to him, and Yang liked that. He had already gotten over Cardin, and was ready to move on. However, Yang was pumped up and ready to obliterate the opposition. She wanted to impress Jaune as much as possible. And that meant she was going to have to bring her A-Game. She cocked her gauntlets, and got into her battle stance, along with the rest of her team.
Team Auburn consisted of a colorful crew. Arslan, the team leader. A dark-skinned girl with sand blonde hair and unknown abilities. Bolin, a boy whom looks like he underwent monk training but decided to keep his stylish hair, weilding an extendable staff. Nadir, whom seemed to be the point-break cover fire of the crew. Mostly because he had a small machine gun and didnt look too strong otherwise. And lastly, Reese. The girl with blue hair the hoverboard, and a dark hoodie. Yang couldn't help but notice Jaune repeatedly glancing at her. However, she just shrugged this off as Jaune wanted to fight her, and thought nothing more of it.
A horn went off above, signaling the begginning of the match. Yang lurched forward and spun in the air throwing a huge round house to the side of Reeses head, which was caught by Arslan. Reese hopped on her hoverboard and took off. Jaune tailed her. Yang wasn't paying attention, and was quickly made aware of just how strong Arslan was when she delivered a heavy uppercut to Yangs gut, which knocked the wind out of her. She slid back a bit... and kept sliding... she realized she was standing on the icy floor part of the arena. She couldn't get her footing in time and had to block a HUGE haymaker from Arslan, which knocked Yang on her ass, all of which happening before she could even catch her breath.
Pyrrha and Ruby spun their weapons in front of them, blocking all of Nadirs suppresive machine gun fire. The two found a window in which he had to reload, and Pyrrha threw her shield at him like a frisbee, with Ruby riding on top. The shield knocked his gun out of his hand, and before he had a chance to respond, Ruby drop kicked him in the side. He went flying into a wall of ice. Before he could hit the ground, Pyrrha shot at his legs with an ice dust cartridge, freezing his lower body in pplace. He looked down and whimpered.
"Stay!" Ruby called out. Pyrrha chuckled as she picked up her shield.
Elsewhere, Jaunes flurry of sword attacks were bouncing off the bottom of Reeses hoverboard. Jaune was getting mad none of his attacks were landing. He unknowingly charged aura into his sword arm and slashed downward at the board with immense force. He thought he had cut the board in half, but it turned out it just did that on its own. Reese jumped over Jaune and caught the two halves in each hand, both of which turned into pistols, and Reese let loose. The hail from above was eazily blocked by Jaunes shield. Reese landed, then slipped on the ice and fell hard on her tailbone. She grabbed her ass and sucked the air through her teeth in pain. Jaune put a hand over his mouth.
"Oh Shit! Are you Okay?!" Jaune called out in concern.
"Jaune! Enemies!" Pyrrha yelled in his direction.
"Oh.. Right..." Jaune remembered.
Meanwhile, Yangs fists were crashing against Arslans arms. She was successfully guarding against each of Yangs powerhouse punches. She was way stronger then she appeared. The wrappings on Arslans arms came undone, and Yang jumped back, her instincts screaming there was a trick coming, but it was too late. Arslan shot the wrap out and it caught Yangs leg and swept her feet from under her. Yangs head smacked into the hard ground. Arslan jumped up and Yang rolled, barely avoiding Arslans fierce ground shattering stomp.
Bolin was dodging each of Pyrrha and Rubys attacks with his intense acrobatic agility. He deflected their rapid shots with his staff. He jumped back and snapped the end off a heat dust crystal poking out of the arena floor. He threw it to Reese, and she caught it and jammed it in her hoverboard. The Hoverboard started glowing read, and Reese hopped on it. She cruised over to Nadir and used the heat radiating from the bottom to quickly melt the icey hold on his legs, freeing him. He cheered.
Reese rushed Jaune and threw her board at his shield. IHe deflected it, and Reese kicked him in the chest twice before landing back on her board. Jaune staggered. He looked up to see her coming back around. She sped towards him and lurched, he dive-rolled out of the way, barely dodging the end of her board. Jaune ran and his behind a pillar of ice. Reese smirked and gave chase. Jaune shoulder checked the ice pillar and it wobbled. It gave it a hard kick and it slowly began to fall over. Reese looked up to see the pillar coming her way. Her eyes went wide. She jumped off the board and over the pillar, only to be met with the blunt of Jaunes shield. Jaune crashed into her with a LOT of force, knocking her clear out of the arena, and into the Out of Bounds wall.
The announcers declared Reese not only out of Aura, but also out of bounds, and she was rendered unable to continue.
"Way to go, Jaune!" Ruby complemented.
Bolin and Nadir had Pyrrha and Ruby locked back to back. Ruby was deflecting staff attacks whilst Pyrrha was holding strong against Nadirs machine gun.
"Bait and Switch!" Pyrrha called.
Ruby nodded. She hooked the end of her scythe under Pyrrhas Belt and spun flinging her towards bolin. Ruby then rushed Nadir with her semblance. Ruby appeared behind him and Pyrrha landed behind Bolin.
"Crash Course!" Ruby and Pyrrha yelled simultaneously.
The two shoulder checked their opponents. Their foes were sent flying, and smacked face first into each other, dazing them.
At the same time Arslan was starting to trip up. She was running out of stamina and Yang could tell. Her guarding and hits were getting less precise. Yang fainted a haymaker to the face, which Arslan went to guard, leaving her body open. Yang lined it up and Push kicked her torso with all her might, sending her flying backwards. Arslan crashed into Bolin and Nadir. The three stood up to see Yang flying towards them, shooting her gauntlets behind her to increase her velocity. She sent a Heavy hook into Arslans abdomen, she collided with the other two, and the three of them were sent flying into a stone wall. They were declared incapacitated, and it was announced the match had been won.
During the intermission period between matches, Team Player met up with Team Brown and the two groups had lunch together. Pyrrha paid for the groups meals. She could afford to do so due to her multiple endorsements and her championship winnings. Soon, the students finished their meals, and Team Brown was called in to the Arena.
Team Player went to the tournament officials table and wrote down that Pyrrha and Yang would be moving on to the doubles section of the event. It was voted on.
Meanwhile, Team Brown ended up winning their match as well, and while the team demonstrated great team work, Nora did most of the heavy duty. She got super charged through her semblance twice and smashed the enemy team out of the arena. Literally.
Team Player got back to the arena to see team Sun of Mystral just barely beating their oponents, team Indigo. Apparently there was a quarrel within the team, but they ended up pulling through anyway.
This concluded the fights for the day, and the rest would be continued tomorrow. A huge white jet pulled in above, but team Player wasn't concerned, it was time for some well needed rest.
Hi. First, I would like to apologize both for this coming out late and it being shorter than usual. This was due to an unforeseen family emergency I've personally been taking care of ALL WEEK. It was either I post this little bit I did write or nothing at all. Anyway, next weeks I'll be dropping bombs, and the chapter will be longer. Thank you all for your support. See you again soon.