Chapter 11: Reunion

(Day 11)

Even though it was early in the morning, Weiss was already working on a saddle for an Argentavis. The storm last evening didn't hit them as hard as they expected. Sure, it washed away the ressources they had stocked outside of chests, but the buildings were intact.

RWBY got a new level up the morning, and noticed that new engrams were available once again, causing them to believe that from now on, they'll be able to learn new stuff every level, which wasn't a bad thing. Weiss learned the scissors, but they needed metal and something called obsidian. The only place they hoped to get it was the Volcano that was visible in the distance. Well, not exactly visible, but the smoke emitting from its caldera was more than enough evidence for it.

Weiss also hoped that they could get it in the caves, but this would mean another fight with the spiders, something she would only do with a couple of strong dinosaurs, better equipment and/or a flamethrower. The metal on the other hand was coming along. Blake had enough points to learn a Refining Forge, and was already constructing it, with the help of Yang. It already seemed like somewhat of a larger project, which could take its time. Especially since, once they built it, it wouldn't be movable, meaning that they had to construct a appropriate place for the Forge and Smithy first.

In her opinion, the whole thing was really getting along. Of course, Yang was still complaining from time to time, but for Weiss, this was a welcome change. She even started to wear a hide shirt over her skirt, with pants under it. It wasn't something she was used to, but it helped to keep her warm during the evening and morning.

"Hey Weiss." The heiress turned around, and saw Ruby.

"Good morning. Do you have any plans for today?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. I'd like to tame something. Any idea what we could tame?"

Weiss started to think. There was a number of useful animals they could tame. Her first thought went to a Raptor, but she wasn't sure if they could get enough meat to sustain it. Their main food source was fish, and most of the dinosaurs in the area were big animals, like Triceratops. A Triceratops would of course also be an idea. Then it hit her. "What about an Ichthyornis?"

"A what now?"

"The smaller pelicans we see around the beach sometimes? You know, the ones that steal our stuff?"

Ruby thought for a moment. "Oh, right. And what use could they be?"

"I think it might be possible to train one so that it can swoop down into the water and catch fish for us." Weiss explained.

"Okay. I'm gonna make some Tranqs, and ask Blake or Yang if they want to help."

"Why not me?" Weiss asked angry.

"Because you're already working on the saddle?"

Weiss got down from her chair. "It can wait. I can't see us taming an Argy any time soon."

"All right then. I'm gonna make some arrows. Make a couple of Bolas." Ruby said, and ran off. Weiss sighed, and started to gather the ressources to make a bola.

Pyrrha slowly opened her eyes. The bright light shining through the cave entrance blinded her for a moment, until her eyes got used to the daylight. The storm was gone, and the sounds of Parasaurs was heard from outside. Jaune was already awake, and trying to treat Greene's wounds. They were mostly healed, but he didn't want to risk an infection.

"Good Morning."

"Hey. Good that you're awake." Jaune stood up, together with Greene. "We have to go."

That surprised her. "What? Why?"

"I've heard a roar from inside the cave. I have a feeling that, whatever was sleeping down there, is awake."

Pyrrha got up, and dusted herself off. "Let's go then." They jumped on Greene, and left the cave, before going south. They had to get something to drink, and they had seen a river down there.

After making their way through the jungle, they arrived at the beach. The sand was partially colored black, and they guessed that this was due to the nearby Volcano. One the other side of the river, they saw gigantic trees, and the start of a swamp. The river was filled with fish, and a couple of dinosaurs, mainly Iguanodon and Triceratops, were eating shrubbery at the shore. On the other side, they were able to see a herd of Brontosaurus, which ate the leafes of the Redwood trees.

While they were filling up their waterskins, they heard the trees behind them cracking. They got ready for a fight, but were glad that a recognizable creature came out. It was gigantic, and had a body covered with feathers. Its long arms ended in long claws, and the head ended in a beak. Thanks to the unique appearence, they were able to make it out as a Therizinosaurus. A herbivore.

They looked at it in awe, as it used its massive claws to crack open a tree, and started to dig out small insects, before eating the leafes of the plant. Not knowing how aggressive it was, the three tried to keep their distance.

Suddenly, they heard a roar. A Tyrannosaurus broke out of the woods, and bit into the side of the Therizinosaurus. Luckily, it wasn't Apex. The Tyrannosaurus was too small, and has a green color. The herbivore retaliated by moving its arm around, cutting into the head of the Tyrannosaurus. It cried out in pain, and let go. The two combatants stood across from each other for a solid minute, until the carnivore went in for another attack.

It tried to grab the Therizinosaurus with its mouth, but had trouble getting past the claws of the herbivore. Not that it helped. A second, bigger Tyrannosaurus came out of the woods, and bit into the back of the unsuspecting dinosaur. It led its arms to the side, and exposed its belly. The first Tyrannosaurs bit into the spot, and ripped open the dinosaurs body. It collapsed, and both Tyrannosaurus started to 'growl' at each other.

"Time to go..." Jaune muttered, and they moved towards the River. Right now, it was the only way to escape. They jumped on Greene, and started to swim away. Jaune looked back, and watched the two predators. Instead of fighting, they started to eat, the bigger one first.

He guessed that the big one was a female, and the smaller one was a male specimen. Dimorphysm like this wasn't unheard of in animals, and he read somewhere that female Tyrannosaurus were probably bigger than male ones, and that they may have hunted in small family packs. That difference in appearence was believed to aid them in keeping their babies safe.

Finally, they reached the other shore, and made sure that the Tyrannosaurus hadn't followed them. Both animals were still eating on the other shore. "Phew. We made it." Pyrrha said.

"And where should we go now?"

Pyrrha thought, and looked around. "What about the swamp? Greene is a good swimmer, so we should get through there easily."

The leader nodded. "All right. Let's go."

Back at Beacon, Velvet was currently watching the egg. There wasn't any school today, so there was more than enough time to take care of it. For an egg, it was harder to keep satisfied than an actual animal. She had to keep it on room temperature, and try to move it around safely, in case anyone wanted to use the bed. And the egg wasn't lightweight. However, she didn't expect it to already break.

Small cracks appeared over the egg, and a small, wet snout stuck out on top. Like a bird, the creature opened up the egg, before sliding out, and getting up. Or at least it tried to, but the legs of the baby weren't strong enough yet.

It took a moment until Velvet realized what just happened, and started to look at the creature. It looked like a young bird, with fuzz all over the body. However, it had a snout, filled with small teeth. The two hands ended in three clawed fingers, while the foot ended in three claws themselves. Additionally, it had a long tail.

After staring at the newborn for a second, Velvet screamed, and jumped behind a chair. The small creature looked at her, and tilted its head. The eggshell was leaking, and Velvet already knew that the bed was ruined. Not that it mattered, since by then, this thing would've eaten her.

Luckily, the door opened, and Coco stepped in. "I heard you scream. What happened?"

The Faunus pointed at the creature, and Coco stared in shock. "Is that a dinosaur?"

Her friend shrugged. "I think."

In an instant, Coco grabbed her handbag, and transformed it into a chaingun, aiming at the newborn.

"COCO!" Velvet jumped on the gun, and it fell to the ground. "You can't kill it! It's just a baby."

"It's a dinosaur." Both looked at the small reptile, which tried to make his first steps, but fell over. Coco sighed. "Okay. I'm gonna call Fox and Yatsuhashi. Can you make sure it doesn't try to bite me?"

Velvet nodded. "No problem."

Cinder, Roman and Emerald were accessing the damage the storm did. For now, it looked like nothing major got destroyed. Adam was looking after their ship.

"Our food stock is ruined!" Emerald yelled. Clyde picked up one of the mashed berries, and tried to eat it. The water made the food extremely wet, to an extent that it more or less melted while eating.

"Great. That means we have to get more. I'm gonna give that duty to Neo and Mercury."

"The boat is destroyed." Adam yelled, as he came up the hill.

"Can we repair it?"

"We'd be better off to built a new one from scratch. Maybe we can make some improvements too. How are the supplies?"

"We need new food, and the hide is also useless. But maybe we can dry it." Emerald suggested. "I could make a rope and hang the hide out."

"And you're sure that will work?"

She shrugged. "It's worth a try."

"So, I guess we're still good?" Roman asked.

"I'd say so. We can easily replace what's destroyed." Cinder explained. "We can make it through this."

Back on Remnant, Professor Ozpin, as well as the rest of Team CFVY had gathered in their dorm room, to investigate the new arrival. Fox was sitting on a bed with his scroll, searching the web for a creature that fit the appearence of the newborn.

"And it was in the egg?" Ozpin asked.

"Yes. I'd guess our friends ended up in dinosaur land." Velvet said, sad about the fate of them.

"Don't worry. They are strong. I'm sure they are okay." Yatsuhashi replied.

"I think I may have found our creature." Fox interrupted, and showed the scroll. "I think it's something called a 'Yutyrannus'."

Velvet took the phone, and read through the article. "Well, it's definitely a carnivore." She looked at the sharp teeth of the animal. "Not a big revelation."

"What are we going to do with it?" Coco asked in the group.

"That's a good question. We can't release it out in the wild, for obvious reasons. We also can't have it be shown to the public." The Headmaster explained. "This means any kind of zoo is also out of the question. I think the best course of action would be to keep it here for now."

Everyone stared at him, and Velvet dropped Fox' Scroll. "Uhm, this things can get 30 feet long!"

"Metric please, Velvet." Coco mentioned. "Only Vale uses imperial."

"Right, sorry. About nine meters."

"And it will take time to grow. Until then, we'll surely have an idea what to do with it." Ozpin looked at the dinosaur. It had fallen asleep on the bed. "Can you take care of it?"

Yatsuhashi shrugged. "Sure. Shouldn't be too different from a bird, or a dog."

"Great. I'm going to get a team of scientists ready to take a good look at the animal. Maybe they have an idea." With that, Ozpin left the room, leaving the team alone with their new pet.

"So, does any of us know how to take care of a pet?" Fox asked. They exchanged looks.

"We need help." Coco stated, and sat down. "Do any of you know someone who knows how to take care of pets?"

At this moment, a dog ran past the still open door, with a blonde man running after him. "Zwei! Come back!"

"I think I know who."

"Can we do this tomorrow though?" Velvet asked. "I'm kinda tired."

Pyrrha and Jaune had just entered the swamp area. The water was shallow, and the air was moist, and hot. There were giant dragonflies flying around between the trees, and the two kept a healthy distance from them. They saw something moving in the water, and noticed a creature swimming between the searoses. As it came closer to the surface, they could make out its head, which was formed like a boomerang. When they came too close, it swam away at high speed.

There was a point when the Parasaur cried out, but became quiet immediately. The two teens shrugged it off, and continued their way through the swamp. Along the way, they saw a sail sticking out of the water.

Luckily, there wasn't much of a problem going through the swamp. They guessed that, due to it still being pretty early, most of the creatures were still asleep. It didn't take long to leave the place, and they found themselves at a river, going south. In the distance, they were able to see buildings. Maybe there were other people on this Island.

They jumped off from Greene, and put her into the bushes, before they started to sneak up to the camp. They didn't know if whoever lived here was an enemy or not, so they tried to be as careful as possible.

As they went through the close jungle, and got a better look at the camp, they couldn't believe their eyes. Two familiar girls, one had black, and one blonde hair, were working on some sort of stone structure.

"Are that... Blake and Yang?" Pyrrha muttered.

"Yes. Yes they are!" Jaune yelled, and jumped out of the bushes, followed by Pyrrha.

Both girls heard them, and looked up. "Jaune?! Pyrrha?!" Blake asked surprised.

They stood up, and ran towards the two. As soon as they arrived in the middle, they hugged. "What are you doing here?" Yang asked, happy that they weren't alone.

"We woke up on the beach." Jaune explained.

"Like we did." Blake said. "Wait, are Ren and Nora here too?"

Pyrrha nodded. "Yes, they're still at our base."

"Oh, you have one too?" Yang asked. "Where is it?"

"Up north." Jaune pointed into the rough direction of their home. "In a valley." He looked around, and noticed that half of RWBY was missing. "Where are Ruby and Weiss?"

"They are out, searching for one of those Seagulls."

"The one that steal your stuff?" Pyrrha asked.

Blake nodded. "Did you go here by foot?"

Jaune shook his head. "No. We rode on Greene. Wait, I'm gonna get her here." With that, he ran off, and nearly fell over his own feet.

"Who's Greene?" The Faunus asked.

"Our Parasaur."

"Oh, you've got one too?" Yang replied, and whistled. Baza came walking towards them.

"What other things do you have?" Pyrrha asked, and petted the Parasaur.

"Well, we got a Phiomia, a Lystrosaurus and an Ichthyosaurus." Blake explained. "And if everything goes well, soon an Ichthyornis."

"We got a Triceratops and a Dimorphodon." Pyrrha said proudly.

They saw Jaune coming back, with Greene behind him. "This is Greene." He said.

Blake pulled up four chairs. "Come on, sit down. I think we have a lot to discuss."

Both nodded, and sat down. "You want something to drink?" The Faunus asked.

"Sure."

She walked over to the cooking pot, and put some sort of fluid into four bowls, made out of hollowed out stones. She then gave everyone a bowl.

Pyrrha took a sip. "Wow. Tastes good. What is this?"

"Tea. We found it on a small Island west of here." Yang said. "So, what did you do since you woke up?"

"Well, we tried to survive, ran away from a giant Tyrannosaurus, tamed some creatures, built a base." Jaune explained. "Oh, and we found those." He took a dossier, the one of the Megalodon, out of Greenes pockets, and showed it to them. Yang took it, and her eyes turned red. "Whoa, everything okay?"

"Megalodon are her worst enemies." Blake explained. "On of them nearly ate her when we tried to escape."

"Oh, wow. Wait, did you say you tried to escape?"

Blake nodded. "We built a raft and tried to get off the Island. However, it seems like the Island is surrounded by a Forcefield."

Pyrrha and Jaune spit out their tea. "What?"

"Yeah, we gu-"

"We're back!" They looked behind them, and saw two dots, a red and a white one, coming closer. Suddenly, the red one exploded into rose pedals, and soon hugged Jaune and Pyrrha. "OH MY GOSH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!"

"Hey, Rubes." Jaune smiled.

"Hi." Weiss said. "Let me guess: You woke up on the shore?"

Pyrrha nodded. "Up north. Close to the Ice zone."

"Wait, there's Ice up north?" Weiss asked surprised.

"Yeah, around the blue Obelisk." Jaune said. "You never saw it?"

"Nope, we only were here in the south." Yang said, and handed them the dossier back. "We got some of our own."

"Really? Can we see them?" Pyrrha asked.

Weiss shrugged, and walked over to theri house, from where she retrieved the dossiers. "We got a couple of them."

Pyrrha and Jaune took the notes, and flipped through all of them. "Huh, so you found the writings of Rockwell too?"

Ruby nodded, and took a bowl of tea. "What was the biggest thing you guys fought?"

"Well, I wouldn't call it a fight, but we ran away from a Tyrannosaurus." Jaune mentioned.

"Great, those things actually exist here." Weiss said.

"Yep, we named it 'Apex'." Pyrrha replied. "Ren thinks its the Alpha Predator on the Island."

"Apex..." Ruby muttered. "Sounds awesome. We fought a pack of Allosaurus."

"Sounds exciting." Jaune said, and looked at Weiss. She was looking at Greene.

"Uhm, something's hanging off your dinosaur."

"What?" Both turned around, and saw a small, fourlegged creature hanging from the bottom of Greene. It bit into its belly.

Weiss stood up, and took the little animal off. Now that she was able to get a better look at it, she noticed its head, which was equipped with small, but sharp teeth. Four legs wiggled in the air. At first, she thought it was a turtle, but then she noticed the hard back. "Wow, I didn't think I'd see one of those guys."

"What is this thing?" Pyrrha asked.

"I'd guess it's a Liaoningosaurus. Small Ankylosaurus found in Mistral."

"Aren't they herbivores?" Jaune asked.

"Normally, yes. But it was believed that those guys here ate fish. I guess it mistook your Parasaur for one." She petted its head, and it seemed to enjoy it. "Here."

Jaune took the animal, and it fell asleep in his hands. It looked like he had a new pet. "By the way, what happened to your Ichthyornis?"

"It stole our arrows." Ruby said in annoyance. "Then we tried slingshots, but it stole Weiss', and I accidently hit her."

"So, what now?" Yang asked, drawing everyone's attention.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, how's this gonna work? Are you gonna move here, or are we going to move into your valley?"

"We'll all stay where we are." Weiss interrupted, and everyone looked at her.

"Uhm, wouldn't it make more sense to live together?" Blake asked.

"Not necessarily." Ruby said. "We know that there are ressources we don't have access to. Same with you guys, right?"

Jaune and Pyrrha nodded.

"If we stay split in our bases, we can trade ressources, dossiers, even animals. It could work out better than a shared base."

"Sound reasonable." Jaune agreed. "For example, we don't have direct access to the ocean, but you do."

"However, your valley probably has better conditions to grow plants." Weiss explained, and gestured to the sandy ground. "We only have a beach."

"So, we are going to do it like that?" Yang asked, and everyone nodded. "Alright. You wanna go home? Or do you want to stay here for the night?"

The two looked at each other. "I think we can stay here for today."

And finally, Chapter 11 is here. It took a bit longer than usual, thanks to the new update. I had to reinstall my game to download it, and the download took some time too, and I need the game to scout out the areas featured in the Chapter.

As for the new dinosaur, I decided to put some creatures in that aren't in the game. However, no big ones, just small critters like birds, fish, or the Liaoningosaurus.

And now to replies:

The Multiversal Writer: Thanks for pointing out the mistakes. However, the last one was meant to be like that. Cinder meant it like: "What? You're doing stuff like that?"

alexkehling: No, except for the teams, everyone on the Ark is dead for centuries. However, there are still people on other Arks.
And yeah, the icebergs are awesome. I once built a penguin pond on the one with the underwater entrances, and then started to sell polymer to the server.

Jimmy331: There aren't plans to let her die.

Guest Infinity: Well, I don't hate JP3 either. (I think the second one is worse). The conversation was meant to represent the general opinion.

RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth; Ark: Survival Evolved belongs to Wildcard Studios.