Chapter 28
Ruby did her best to stay hidden from the White Fang members as she followed the ones carrying Theodore. She was both happy and scared. Happy because the base of operations was found. Scared because she was in a room full of murderous Faunus without her weapon. She then noticed Torchwick standing in front of her friend. She was shocked when she saw Torchwick hit Theodore in the face with his cane, causing the young sorcerer to fall on his side. It took all of her will power to not jump out her hiding spot and rush at them.
"Not so tough, now are you?" Torchwick said in a teasing voice. He didn't expect Theodore to stand up, stomp on his foot and headbutt him. Torchwick took a few steps back while rubbing his head.
"If you think I'll go down without a fight, your mistaken Torchwick." Theodore said, "You'll find I'm just as stubborn as you. I'll fight you, the White Fang and your boss, Cinder, until my dying breath."
Hearing Cinder's name caused the thief to look at the young sorcerer in surprise.
"Where did you hear that name?" Roman asked.
"That's my business." Theodore answered.
"Hmmm. Oh well. Other than that, how did you find this place Constantine?"
"By accident, actually. The ground gave way and I fell down here, really hard."
"Ouch. That explains why you were unconscious and had to be carried here."
Theodore then looked around the room to the White Fang members.
"Why are you doing this?!" he asked them. One member walked up to him and removed his helmet. He looked to be 24, had short brown hair, green eyes and dog ears on his head.
"Mr. Constantine," he said, "do you know what we were before we took up arms?"
"You did peaceful protests." Theodore answered.
"Yes. Though our voices were heard the humans wouldn't listen to us. The discrimination and abuse of our kind continued. So, when a new leader came to power, we took up arms and decided to fight back."
"By any means necessary?"
"Yes, by any means necessary."
"Look, I understand why you all chose to fight. Believe me, I think Jacque the Fake Schnee," this got laughs from the White Fang members, "deserves to have some chaos brought down on him, but don't go causing chaos. Not like this! You think starting a war will help?! It won't! It will only make things worse! That woman, Cinder, she can't be trusted. To her and her cronies, you all are nothing but pawns in her game. Whatever promises she made to you, they were nothing but lies. Once you've fulfilled your usefulness, she'll make sure none of you are around to see the outcome of what she has planned."
All the White Fang members talked amongst themselves, wondering if what Theodore said was true. While they were doing that, Torchwick walked up to Theodore to talk to him.
"Got to admit." Roman said, "You have them scared right now. You want my two cents, even I don't trust Cinder."
"Then why work for her?" Theodore asked, "You're the most expendable. A criminal hated by all of Vale, no one would miss you."
"True, but I'm in because of the money I could get out of this. Believe me, I want to believe you but I'm not so sure. Other than that, I don't know what's going to happen to you from here."
Torchwick's last part had a point. Now that he knew of the base's location, would he either be killed or taken prisoner? Before he could come to a conclusion, something zipped past him and into Torchwick. The said object bounced off the thief and landed on its back. Theodore saw that it was Ruby. She had tried to knock the thief off balance and failed.
"Well, well, well. Look who it is." Roman said looking at Ruby, "Wow! You are much more manageable without that oversized gardening tool of yours."
"Leave Theodore alone!" Ruby exclaimed and once again rushed at Torchwick. The thief easily dodged and gave her a small shove with his cane.
"Oh man." Said Roman after laughing a bit. He then kneeled and pressed the bottom of his cane against Ruby's neck. "I didn't expect to see you down here as well. Seriously though, how were you able to find this place Red?"
"ROMAN!" Theodore shouted making the White Fang members jump in surprise. "Hurt her and you'll be in for a WORLD OF PAIN!"
"Don't worry lover boy." Roman said in a cool tone without breaking eye contact with Ruby, "I'm not going to hurt your girlfriend."
That last part caused both Ruby and Theodore to blush. The silver eyed student quickly shook off the embarrassment and used her semblance to disappear from Torchwick.
"Huh?!" Torchwick exclaimed looking around but not seeing Ruby. He also noticed that Theodore was gone as well. Looking behind him, he saw both running away. "Woah!" was all he could say. Seeing that Theodore's hands were still tied though, he flipped his cane around until the hook part was pointing at them. The hook then fired away from the cane, with a line attached and hooked onto Theodore's trench coat. Theodore lost balance and fell on his back while Roman reeled him in.
"THEODORE!" Ruby shouted when she saw him getting pulled back.
"I see your girlfriend has got a few tricks up her sleeve." Roman said when Theodore was in front of him, still on his back. "Let me make this clear. We're not through here yet."
Before him or Ruby could do anything else, an explosion was heard behind where she was.
"Oh, what the…" Roman exclaimed then turned to Perry, "Perry, if you and the boys could take care of that? Kind of in the middle of something."
Perry just nodded his head and started to walk off until another explosion shook the place, making every White Fang member stop in their tracks.
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?!" Roman shouted to whoever was at that location. More explosions and screams were heard as White Fang members started running away from whatever was happening.
"Backup." Theodore simply said as the familiar figures of Blake, Yang, Weiss, Zwei, and Oobleck, came into view. Unknown to Torchwick, Theodore had been working on the knots of the rope and was able to untie them. Ruby dashed straight to the thief and pulled his hat over his eyes. Theodore then quickly stood up and punched him in the face. Both he and Ruby started to run towards the group as fast as they could. Roman recovered from the punch and looked at where they were going.
"SOMEBODY STOP THEM!" he shouted and started shooting at them. Other White Fangs members started to shoot as well, to injure not kill. Theodore looked behind and saw the incoming threat.
"BARRIER!" he shouted while raising his hand behind him. A large circle of energy appeared blocking the bullets. Roman bent his cane in frustration and turned around.
"Attach this car and spread the word!" he said to a member, "We're starting the train."
"But we're not finished." The member replied and got pinned to the train with Roman's cane on his neck.
"Do it or your finished." Roman clarified, letting him go and walking away. Ruby and Theodore noticed the shooting had stopped but didn't stop running. Theodore let the barrier down but regretted it immediately when looking forward to seeing four White Fang soldiers ahead. Both students skidded to a halt as guns were pointed at them.
"Peekaboo." A voice said before the White Fang soldiers got zapped. All four soldiers faceplanted to reveal the smiling form of Shazam.
"You have no idea how happy I am to see you." Theodore said with a smile and shook his hand. Ruby ran past them both and embraced her sister. Everyone else caught up after the explosions died down.
"Are you two OK?" Weiss asked.
"We're fine. We're fine!" Ruby said after letting go of Yang, "But listen. Torchwick's got all sorts of weapons and robots down there."
"What?" Blake asked while giving Ruby her weapon back.
"Androids. Mechs. They're all loaded up on the train cars."
"Ah, that's ridiculous." Oobleck said, "These tunnels are sealed. The tracks lead to a dead end."
He was proven wrong when a voice was heard from the speakers.
"Get to your places!" it said, "We are leaving now!"
With that the train started to move towards the tunnel it was facing. The whistle blew, and the train started to pick up speed.
"Well it sounds like they're going somewhere!" Yang retorted.
"We need back up." Ruby said and was about to dial a number until she heard footsteps. Turning to the source she saw three White Fang members running towards her and the group with their weapons drawn. Before they could make another move, three figures leapt from the beams of an old building and rendered the members unconscious.
"Good thing you have us." The familiar voice of Argent said. He, Clair, and Titian ran towards the group for further instructions.
"What took you so long?!" Weiss asked.
"We took a wrong turn." Titian answered.
"What do we do now?" Clair asked.
"I believe we only have one option." Oobleck said.
"We're stopping that train." Ruby said getting her weapon ready.
"You'll have to do it without me though." Said Shazam. Everyone looked to him with a questionable look which turned to surprise when they saw him. He was starting to fade. "The deal was when I found Theodore, I would get transported back. Sorry, I won't be able to help you guys with this one."
"It's okay, Billy." Theodore said, "When you see dad, tell him to get off my back."
"Don't worry. I will. Until next time, Merlin Jr."
"Until next time, Big Red Cheese."
With that said with smiles, Shazam faded from everyone's sight. Once he was gone, everyone ran to catch up with the train. They were successful in getting on but unsuccessful in stopping someone from noticing.
Inside of the train, Torchwick was in the control room, happy he lost Theodore and his band of misfits. He happiness was short lived though when a White Fang member came in with bad news.
"Boss!" he called, "They made it on the train!"
Roman let out a sight of aggravation before answering.
"Then grab some cargo and get them off the train!" he said. The member then left with the orders.
"Man. Animals. Everyone of them." He said to himself but then corrected it when he noticed the member with boar tusks next to him. "Not you, though. Your, uh, your great."
"Hurry children!" Oobleck ordered, "We must get to the front and stop this train!"
"Uhhh, Professor." Weiss called while holding open a hatch.
"Doctor." Oobleck corrected.
"What's that?"
Everyone looked to see a strange device on the top instead of a way in. Theodore and Oobleck were about to answer until Titian spoke up.
"Oh no." he said, "That's a bomb."
"You are correct young Ironwood." Oobleck clarified.
Team RWBY stepped back in shock at hearing the news. Ruby then noticed something else.
"We got baddies!" she said while pointing her finger. Sure enough, multiple White Fang members were climbing onto the train and advancing towards the students, though it would take them a while to reach them.
"Well I didn't expect them to go- "Oobleck started but was interrupted when he heard something power on. The bomb had turned on and started its countdown. "easy on us. Time to go!"
"Clair!" Theodore exclaimed, "Detach the caboose!"
"On it!" Clair replied. While everyone else moved to the next car, Clair jumped down to deal with the problem at hand. He was about to slash at the coupling when it detached itself.
"It decoupled itself!" he shouted.
"What?!" Oobleck exclaimed at hearing the news.
"I guess he really doesn't want us on this train." Argent said. Everyone watched as the car exploded from a safe distance.
"That's not good." Oobleck said.
"Uh, neither is this!" Ruby said drawing everyone's attention. She and Weiss were holding open a hatch that revealed…
"Another bomb?!" Blake exclaimed. Oobleck was starting to get worried and ran past them to the other car while saying 'No, no, no, no!' He opened the hatch that revealed what he dreaded.
"THEY ALL HAVE BOMBS!" he shouted to the students. Just as he finished saying that, they car RWBY and CATT were on decoupled itself. They quickly leapt onto the next one to avoid getting blown up.
"This doesn't make sense!" Yang exclaimed. They didn't get to ponder on the thought long though as the White Fang members got closer to them.
"GET THE HUMANS!" one of them shouted.
"That's our que." Theodore said to everyone who nodded and readied their weapons. The fight didn't last long though. Each student took down the members like it was nothing. Theodore was careful though to make sure none of them died. When some fell off the train, he used his magic to make sure they got a soft landing. Oobleck was watching from a distance but turned his eyes away from the fight to watch the car. It exploded when it reached a safe distance, leaving a hole in the ceiling and that is when Oobleck saw their true intensions. Grimm started to flood the cave and gave chase to the train.
"Oh dear." Was all he could say as he watched the Grimm chase the train. He knew that the students needed to be informed so he called to them. "HE'S LEADING GRIMM TO THE CITY!"
"WHAT?!" Both Weiss and Titian exclaimed.
"IT'S THE CARS! THEY DETACH AND EXPLODE CREATING OPENINGS FOR THE GRIMM!"
"That's insane!" Blake exclaimed with worry. The next car detached itself to create another hole.
"We have to hurry!" Oobleck exclaimed while running to them. "You six, go below and try to stop those bombs!"
"What about us?" Ruby asked gesturing to her, Theodore and Zwei.
"We're going to stop this train!"
"Yeah. We know. Ruby said that earlier." Theodore said. Everyone then started to run towards the front. On the car, containing the paladins, a few were manned and activated for combat. One climbed up and started to run towards the group. While Blake, Weiss, Yang, Titian, Argent, and Clair made it inside, Ruby, Oobleck, Theodore, and Zwei were still on top.
"Up ahead!" Oobleck said to Ruby and Theodore. Looking ahead, a paladin had made its way to them and stopped in its tracks. They did the same.
"We've got a problem!" Oobleck stated.
"You think?!" Theodore asked. He was surprised when Oobleck pulled out his water bottle and drank from it. What scared him to a degree was the smirk the doctor had on his face after finishing. His surprised increased when he saw the bottle turned into a flamethrower. His attention went to Zwei when the dog barked. He was shocked when the corgi jumped in the air, curled itself into a ball and Oobleck hit him like he was a baseball. The dog flew towards the paladin not as an item for a game, but as a fireball of doom. He hit the paladin full force causing it to fall off the train.
Is that dog Firestorm's pet or something?! Theodore thought to himself. His thoughts were interrupted when another paladin stepped forth. He was about to engage when fire started to hit the machine. Then, out of the blue, Oobleck dashed right through the behemoth, causing it to fall off the train. OK. He just went from boring to awesome!
The other six landed in a car planning to move forward. If the train got through, who knows what havoc would come out of the this.
"I guess this is what we trained for." Yang said in a serious tone.
"You got that right." Clair said while unsheathing his claws.
"Here. This should help you." Weiss said to Blake while handing her a clip of ammo. The Faunus accepted it and loaded her weapon. All six then started to run towards the front of the train. As they reached halfway past through the car, a figure jumped down in front causing them to stop in their tracks. It was Neo, who stood up with a confident look on her face.
"You five go on ahead." Yang said while staring Neo down, "This one's mine."
She watched as the group ran past her and got into a fighting stance. Neo got into a fighting position as well seeing the group come near her. Her mission was to not let them pass. Before she could engage them though, a missile missed her just a few inches. The explosion was small and did little damage to the floor of the car. She didn't pay attention as four of the students ran by, just on the figure who fired the shot.
Yang looked perplexed at what happened. Counting the people that ran past Neo, she saw only four. Looking behind her, she saw Argent standing a few feet away with his bazooka aimed at Neo. Yang deduced that he gave his sister a warning shot, telling her that her fight was with him. She watched as he put the bazooka away and walked towards Neo. Yang noticed that his face was in a sorrowful look.
He doesn't want to fight her. She thought. Yang observed as Argent stopped four inches from Neo, while the bandit's sidekick stood to her full height. Comparing her height to Argent, he was a giant. Yang also noticed that Neo's confident smirk was gone and replaced with a sorrowful look as well. She doesn't want to fight him.
"Neo," Argent said, "if this train gets through, a lot of innocent people are going to die. I can't let that happen."
The blond brawler noticed a single tear slide down the right side of his face.
"Please don't force me to fight you."
Neo still had the sorrowful look on her face as she signed, Don't worry…you won't have to. With that said, she hit Argent in the face with her umbrella and sent him into the wall. Yang had a look of shock on her face. She saw Argent during some sparring sessions in class and hardly anyone could get him off the ground, not even Pyrrha could move him without using her semblance. She then looked to Neo, her expression turning to anger.
"How could you do that to your own BROTHER?!" she asked, shouting the last word as she charged. Sadly, Neo was able to intercept all her attacks and landing her own counter attacks on her. Yang tried again and again with no success. Trying to blast the little ice cream themed Hench girl, she missed as Neo backflipped onto a crate, sat on it and opened her umbrella. She was taunting Yang, daring her to keep trying.
Weiss, Blake, Titian and Clair continued to run towards the head train until they saw someone else get in their way. Walking towards them, with a long sword length chainsaw, was the White Fang lieutenant who was at the recruiting rally. He was going to try and stop them from the reaching the front.
"You two go on ahead." Weiss said to Blake and Clair.
"Got it." Blake replied.
The lieutenant gave off an evil laugh before staring to swing his weapon. His attack was intercepted by Blake who ran past him with Clair right behind her. Weiss and Titian took turns trying to slash the White Fang member and after a few misses were able to knock him down to the ground. Both looked to see their friends vanish into the next room but had their guard back up when the lieutenant stood back, laughing in the process.
"Finally, I get to kill a Schnee." He said, standing ready to attack. Weiss also stood at the ready. The Faunus charged but was intercepted by Titian, who blocked the strike with his sword.
"You have to get past me first!" He said in a determined tone, pushing the lieutenant back and getting in his own fighting stance.
Blake and Clair stopped halfway through the car they entered when they saw their opposition. Roman Torchwick stood in front of them with a smile on his face.
"Hello kitty cat and you too half-breed. You miss me?" he asked them while twirling his cane, "You know, we really go to stop meeting like this. People are gonna talk."
Both Blake and Clair had scowls on their faces as they charged Roman. The thief thought he could be a match for both of them, but he was wrong. While Blake attacked him with both her semblance and weapon, Clair slashed at him with his claws keeping the thief off balance during the fight. Blake decided to finish the final with a single blow. Using her semblance, she created an ice copy of herself that trapped Roman's cane in it. She then unleashed a powerful slash that sent the thief flying. Roman collided with the door to the next car and landed on his back. He tried to get up but was stopped by Clair who placed his knee on his chest and poised his claws at the throat.
"Stay down if you know what's good for you." He said to Roman. The thief looked to Blake who just walked up next to Clair. He nervously chuckled but then cleared his throat.
"Why are we fighting?" he asked the disguised Faunus, "I saw you at the rally. We're on the same side and you know it."
"No, we're not." Blake said in a stern tone.
Weiss watched as Titian traded blows with the White Fang lieutenant. She was both surprised and impressed by how he fought. He had no grace like she does with her fencing, but his accuracy and balance were spot on. The lieutenant was having trouble landing a single blow on Titian while the ex-commander was hitting the White Fang member with every opening he could find. The blows continued to be landed until an opening was found in Titian's defenses. He jumped to deliver a slash to lieutenant's face but was grabbed by the neck.
"You want to be a knight in shining armor?" the lieutenant asked in a threatening tone, "Then DIE LIKE ONE!"
He then slammed Titian face first into the floor.
"TITIAN!" Weiss cried out of concern and shock.
"DIE IN FRONT OF YOUR PRINCESS!" the lieutenant yelled and threw Titian into the air. The young soldier hit the ceiling and started to fall. As he fell, the lieutenant swung his blade at him. He was surprised to see the heiress block his blade as Titian fell to the floor, unconscious.
"So, the princess can fight." He said in a mocking tone.
"You won't touch him." She said in a stern voice, laced with a hint of anger.
Yang stomped towards Neo with the intent to hurt her severely. She was mad at her for taunting her during the whole fight, but she was even more angry with the fact that this girl would injure her own brother. Argent was willing to try and talk some sense into Neo, but the little Hench girl wouldn't have it. Even if the huntsman in training didn't want his sister injured, she would make Neo suffered the consequences of hurting her own family. Getting close enough, Yang tried to punch the ice cream themed girl only to be pushed back.
Neo was countering everything that Yang was throwing at her and it put a smile on her face. She enjoyed irritating this girl, not only because it kept her unfocused but also for the fun of it. As the blonde brawler continued to throw punches she continued to counter until she finally decided to end the fight. She grabbed Yang by the arm and threw her into the ceiling, causing her to fall to the floor, rendering her unconscious. She had a victorious smile on her face as she walked up to Yang's body.
Blake had her sword up to Torchwick's throat to make sure he didn't try anything. Clair had backed off the moment she stepped in.
"Eh, still feisty." Roman said, "So, what are we going to do now?"
"Is that a trick question?" Clair asked in annoyance, "You're going to prison."
"I wasn't talking to you. Do you really think a little bow on top is going to make people forget what you were? What you've done?"
"Maybe not," she answered, "but it goes to show that anyone can change."
Before she could say or do anything else, the door behind her opened. Both her and Clair saw Weiss come flying through it landing on the floor of the train, struggling to get up. The lieutenant walked through with the with the intent to kill.
"So, what's it going to be Blake?" Torchwick asked. His answer was the disguised Faunus sheathing her weapon and kicking him in the head, knocking him unconscious.
"You read my mind." Clair said before he and Blake moved to assist Weiss. Blake checked on the heiress and found her unconscious. Clair stood in front of them both with his claws at the ready.
"I will make you pay for your five years of terror!" The lieutenant said with anger laced in his voice.
"Take your best shot." Clair answered with no fear. As the White Fang member charged, an explosion impacted his back and he fell to the floor unconscious. Clair and Blake looked to see Titian standing a few feet away with his rifle aimed where the lieutenant was standing. He lowered it seeing the threat was neutralized.
"Sorry I took so long." He apologized as he put away his weapon and stepped forward. He then looked to Weiss. "How is she?"
"She'll be okay." Blake answered. Titian gave a sigh of relief and picked up Weiss bridle style.
"Let's get to the front of the train." Clair said, and all three awake members continued forward.
Neo pulled on the end of her umbrella, revealing a hidden blade as she continued to walk toward Yang's unconscious form. Once she was next to it, the blade was fully unsheathed. Reverse gripping it, she raised it up and poised to strike. She was grinning like a mad woman at this point, reveling in the fact that no could stop her…or so she thought.
As she brought the blade down, something caught in her eyes and she had to close them. Removing what the object was, Neo saw it was a piece of cloth. Throwing it aside she went to check on her handiwork. When she looked though, she was horrified at what she saw. Argent had woken up to witness what Neo was about to do to Yang and took action. He had thrown a piece of cloth in Neo's face, hoping to throw off her aim. Seeing that didn't work, he used his body as a human shied and got impaled through the arm.
Neo slowly walked up to Argent, fearing that she had injured his arm beyond healing. Sure, she would kick him aside so that she could fight, but she would never do something like that. She would rather die than severely injure the only family she had left. She stopped a few inches short when Argent looked at her. There was no anger on his face, just pain and sadness. Pain from getting stabbed and sadness from being betrayed. The ice cream themed girl looked back and forth between Argent and Yang and remembered something from the past. A time before she and her brother were against each other.
Flashback
A seven-year-old Neo sat on a bench, waiting for her big brother to return to her with some ice. She had gotten in a fight with some kids for picking on Argent. Just because he was shorter than her doesn't mean they had the right to make fun of him. He didn't cry but she could see the hurt in his eyes. She smiled to herself as she thought about the beating, she gave them. They were crying for their mommy's while running away from her. Neo didn't get out of the fight unscathed though. She had a left black eye for her trouble.
"I hope you're not smiling about the kids running away from you." Said a familiar voice. Turning to the source she saw a ten-year-old Argent walking up to her with some ice wrapped in a cloth. Even though he was ten, he was short for his age, being a few inches shorter than Neo. He sat down next to her and placed the ice on her eye. Neo nodded proud of what she had done. She stopped smiling when she saw her brother's face supporting a scowl.
"What you did was not okay!" he said in a stern tone, "What would mom think?!"
He immediately regretted saying that. Their mother had died of an illness a few months back, so the wound was still fresh. Neo had tears in her eyes, about to cry from hearing what Argent had said. The older brother immediately hugged her hoping to make his sister feel better.
"I'm sorry." He apologized, "I'm so sorry. That was wrong of me to say. She would probably be angry at us both. Me not being a good big brother and you not simply spanking those kids."
Neo laughed at hearing the last part. Hearing her mood lighten up, Argent let go of her and looked her in the eyes.
"I'll make you a promise." He said, "I won't intervene with you pounding the other kids if they continue to make fun of my size. I'll admit, it does hurt my feelings when they make fun of me. So much that I want to punch them…but know what happens if I do punch something."
Neo nodded her head in understanding.
"However, if I do intervene then you have to stop. Promise?"
Neo understood what he said immediately. If Argent intervened that means he made a friend. With a smile on her face, she intertwined her pinkie around his and made that promise.
Flashback end
It was like that ever since. When he was bullied, he never intervened at Neo gave them the pounding they deserved. Finally, his growth spurt kicked in, but the bully still didn't stop. Even after he got taller than her, he was still bullied by everyone. She became a crook solely for the purpose of making the people who picked on her brother feel unsafe like he did when they picked on him and it has been that way ever since. Seeing him now, with a blade in his arm made her remember the promise they both made, and for the first time in years, he intervened. He had made a true friend.
Neo carefully pulled the blade out of his arm. Argent grunted in pain but didn't cry out. His aura immediately healed up the wound. Looking to his sister, Argent saw that tears were in her eyes, but she had a smile on her face.
I'm so happy you finally made a friend. She signed with her hands after putting the blade away. Argent smiled as well, knowing that she would back off. Seeing him throw himself in harm's way to protect Yang made Neo see that the blonde brawler was his friend. She wouldn't bother her again for as long as she lived. His thoughts interrupted as a flash caught his eye and a figure dashed towards his sister.
"NEO LOOK OUT!" Argent shouted, causing Neo to see the figure dashing towards her, sword at the ready. She narrowly dodged the swings, almost getting cut in the process. The figure sheathed the blade and stayed where it was. Being a safe distance away, Neo could make out the figure.
From the shape of the body, she could tell it was a woman. She couldn't tell how old because of the mask she was wearing. She had black hair that reached down her back. She wore what looked like a red and black themed kimono with short sleeves and skirt. Her black boots reached past her hips, upwards, making her look tall. The most intimidating feature was the weapon she carried. It looked like a Gatling gun with multiple dust cartridges in it. It severed as the sheath for the sword she carried. The dust in the sheath turned until it settled on red. The figure then slowly unsheathed the sword which looked to be 4 to 5 feet long. It was a warning, telling Neo to get lost. The ice cream themed girl got the message and vanished from sight.
The woman then looked to Yang and Argent. The blonde brawler was still unconscious, but the silver haired student stood to his full height. He had a scowl on his face and his right hand was on the hilt of his axe, ready to draw it if necessary. The woman just slashed away from them and a portal appeared. She sheathed her sword and started to walk away, but Argent kept his eyes on her. He then heard stirring and looked to see Yang was waking up. She got up by herself and only got a glimpse of the woman as she passed through the portal and it closed.
"You OK?" she heard and looked to Argent who had a worried look on his face.
"I'm fine. Thanks for asking." She replied, "Come on. Let's go meet up with the others."
Nodding his head in agreement, Argent followed Yang to the front of the train.
Back on the top of the train, Ruby, Theodore and Oobleck were dealing with the paladins that kept coming at them. The silver eyed student and professor ("DOCTOR!") dealt with the paladins while the young sorcerer made sure the Faunus lived. After dealing with the next paladin, two more started running towards them.
"Ruby! Theodore! You two go on ahead!" Oobleck told his students.
"But…" Ruby replied in a worried tone.
"Don't worry, Ruby. It's time I teach them a lesson." The doctor said in a serious tone and started running towards the paladins.
I pity those White Fang thugs. Theodore thought to himself. He then noticed Zwei looking at Ruby with pleading eyes. Oh! Now they're gonna get it.
"Go." Ruby said to Zwei with a smile. The dog then raced towards Oobleck to assist. Ruby then turned to Theodore. "Let's go."
"You don't have to tell me twice." He replied and ran right next to her. They reached the front of the train and looked for the opening. Behind them, the rest of their teams came to the top. Ruby's face went from determination to shock when she saw what was up ahead. It was a double steel door with yellow and black stripes in the middle. They were racing towards the dead end.
"Bollocks." Was all Theodore could say when he noticed the dead end.
"What do we do?" Blake asked. Ruby and Weiss looked at each other with smirks. The heiress then created a ball of ice around them for protection.
"BRACE FOR IMPACT!" Titian shouted as they were completely covered by the ice. They then heard crashes, and everything went black.
Team RWBY and Team CATT awoke to sirens. Not the type on police cars, but the ones for bombing or attack warnings. They noticed the rubble around them and concluded that they survived the crash. Looking around, they noticed people looking at them in surprise.
We survived the crash. Ruby thought to herself.
We're in the middle of Vale. Clair said in his mind.
If we're in Vale, then that means… Weiss didn't finish her out of fear.
Oh no! Was all Theodore thought as the ground started to shake. Behind them popped out the Grimm, who immediately started to attack the citizens of Vale. They ran out of fear and desperation to not get eaten. It was clear to everyone, huntsman, student and citizen. The kingdom's defenses had been breached. The Grimm were invading.
AN: Hello readers! Thank you for your patience through my absence. I have a crowded schedule with school and won't be able to submit chapters for a while. Again, thank you for your patience and continued support. Sentinel Prime out!