Chapter 12: Heatwave

(Day 12)

As Yang woke up, it was already incredibly hot outside. As soon as she stepped out of the house, she saw that the sky was colored in a redish taint, evidence of a heatwave.

Everyone else was sitting in the biggest shadow they could find, trying to ease the heat with something. Weiss created a couple of glyphs above each other, creating even more shadow. Blake was only wearing her underwear, and slept under a tree. She dug herself into the ground, so that only half of her was sticking out. After all, dirt was always colder than the surface.

Ruby on the other hand kept it simple. She was sitting in the shadow, and just slept. Maybe she had less of a problem with heat than everyone else. Pyrrha and Jaune were in the water, and it looked like the river was still cool under the surface. The only question was how long this would last.

Even their animals hid in the shadows. Yang herself didn't have any problems with the heat, as she was used to be on fire.

"Come on! Is everyone here this lazy?" She asked.

Weiss was the only one who had the energy to say something. "No, it's just too hot."

"It's not that bad."

"It is, Yang. I just saw a Ichthyornis go up in flames two minutes ago." Weiss explained. "Also, I'm from Atlas. I'm not used to that heat."

Yang sighed, and turned towards Pyrrha. "What about you? Isn't Mistral always tropical?"

Pyrrha turned around. "Yes, but the air was moist there. This air is as dry as sandpaper."

"I agree with Pyrrha!" Blake said. "Even though I hope she never say 'moist' again."

"I can't believe you." Yang shrugged. "It seems like I have to go to the Redwoods myself."

Yang expected the others to speak up, but no one did. The only sound was Ruby snorring, and a close Meganeura suddelny catching fire. "You're no fun."

"I thought you wanted to go somewhere?" Weiss asked.

Yang growled, and started to pack supplies into Baza, the only creature that seemed to be okay with the heat. Even Greene had her problems, as the Parasaur was in the water, together with Pyrrha and Jaune.

After putting her pockets full, Yang started to leave toward the north. She hoped that there would be some good things inside the Redwoods, either ressources, or some interesting creatures to tame.

Cinder, Emerald and Neo were sitting on the beach, trying to get through the heat by resting. Neo made umbrellas out of palm leaves, and stuck them into the ground to provide shadow.

Still, it was incredibly hot. The only one who wasn't concerned with the heat was Adam, who was painting on a canvas. Even though Cinder swore to be more strict than Roman, she wasn't able to give any orders in this heat.

Speaking of Roman, the thief was currently working on figuring out the ingrediants for the Medical Brew. It still needed some fine tuning, but the first tests proved that he was close.

As for Mercury, he was off to the colder areas in the north, for two reasons: To escape the heat, and hopefully find some useful critters. As he entered the frozen area, he already regretted his decision. Sure, he suspected it to be cold, but it was more than he anticipated. Either the heatwave had no effect on this area, or it made it even colder.

He quickly started to make a lot of torches, and straped them to his arms with fiber. It helped a bit, but not as much as he hoped. Disappointed, he returned to Cinder.

"And, found anything?"

"It's too cold. We won't survive in there without any special clothing." He said, and sat down. The sand was extremely hot, so he stood back up immediately.

"Maybe Cinder can come with you." Emerald suggested. "Her Maiden powers could help."

"That's a plan. What do you think?"

"All right, I'll come with you tommorrow. But for today, let's just relax a bit. We won't be able to do anything in this heat." Cinder said, and leaned back.

"Besides all the obvious red flags..." Taiyang started. "I just want to point out that there is a difference between a corgi and a dinosaur."

The Yutyrannus that was living with Team CFVY was sitting on Velvet's bed, playing with Zwei. The whole team was inside the room, looking at the little dinosaur. Thankfully, Ruby's and Yang's dad was willing to help. Apparently, Ozpin told him about his daughters, meaning that he had the proper clearance for this little project. However, he was raising a good point.

"We know. But maybe there are some tips you can give us." Velvet said.

"Does it have a name?"

"We thought about naming it Snow, because of its color." Yatsuhashi explained.

"Okay, first things first. You have to determine an area for it to use as a toilet. I can imagine a dinosaur to make quite the... you know."

Fox opened the door to the bathroom, and pointed at a couple of newpapers on the ground. "We already thought about that."

"Great. Now, to get it to use them, you have to train your pet. Whenever it does something right, give it a treat." Taiyang looked at Snow, who was playing with Zwei. "In that case, a steak should be enough. When it does something wrong, discipline it. Maybe spray water on it or something."

Velvet took a notebook, and started to write down his tips. "Anything else?"

"I'd say that a dinosaur also needs a lot more walks than a dog. Two or three times a day should be okay. And buy a strong enough leesh. Also, you should think about finding an area where he can play without a leesh. Otherwise it could develop some mental problems. And the last thing we want is a Yutyrannus with mental issues running around Vale."

Velvet wrote everything down vigurously. "What about medicine?"

"I don't think you can go to a normal vet with him. I'm gonna ask Ozpin about that."

On the bed, Snow was trying to stand up, and finally managed to do it. Now, they could see his body in full form. The tail really made it longer. It didn't hold long though, since Zwei tackled him, and they started to play again.

"That was a bad idea!" Yang muttered, as she was punching down a Microraptor. As soon as she entered the Redwoods, animals started to attack her from every side. Terrorbirds, Microraptors, she even saw a Carnotaurus.

She jumped over a stone, together with Baza, and started to make her way around a thick tree. They were being hunted by four Terror Birds, one of which luckily stopped to eat the dead Microraptor.

As soon as they went around a cliff, the ground shook. Everyone, even the Terror Birds, stopped, and looked up. In front of them was a gigantic dinosaur, as big as a small skyscraper. Hard plates covered its back, head, neck and tail. The dinosaur was eating leaves from the highest trees, and the ground shook with every step it took.

This gargantuan was a monster, and Yang had no doubts that this thing could kill even something as big as a Goliath. The Terror Birds looked like they knew that too, and they ran away.

Yang used the peace to eat a bite, and watch the sauropod. It was quite soothing, and a much needed downtime. It came to her mind that, if they could tame such a beast, it should be possible to built a mobile base on its back. Not only would it be extremely helpful for farming, it would also ensure their superiority over the Island. Sure, the only other people they knew of were their friends from Team JNPR, but there was still the possibility of other, hostile people on the Island.

As soon as she saw the sun closing in on the horizon, she started to make her way back.

Luckily, the heat was even worse in the swamp, so that most of the creatures were hiding, except for a couple of insects.

As she arrived back home, Yang started to tell the others of the giant animal, and everyone gathered around the campfire. After Yang was done with telling her tale, Pyrrha and Jaune started to talk about their experiences on the Island. All in all, it was a great evening. Yang had to admit, with more people, this Island wasn't that bad. Maybe it could even become a safe haven.

Watts was frustrated. It all was supposed to be a simple infiltration. Go in, figure out what's going on, and get the information to Salem. What he didn't expect was the fact the the Chief of the scientific staff, Levi, was pushing all the paper work on him. This only made his job harder.

He was currently in the middle of writing down some of their findings, as his Scroll rang. He took it, and saw the face of his Mistress. "Ma'am."

"Doctor Watts." She replied. "How is your research coming along?"

"Pretty well, all things considered. The teleportation device is ready to be used."

Salem smiled. "That's great. And you've got the blueprints?"

"I will send them to you as soon as possible." Something came to Watts' mind, something that was off about this conversation. "Wait, since when do you have a Scroll?"

"I'm using Tyrians. He has quite the disturbing collection of pictures." Salem shuttered at the thought of the pictures. "I've already decided which Grimm we should send over. With Cinder on the other side, our plan should go well. Goodbye."

With that, she shut off her, or Tyrians, Scroll. Watts sighed, and started to upload the blueprints, as Levi came in. He was carrying a huge box with paper, and put them next to Watts' table. "There. We need them done tomorrow." He left again.

One of the things that surprised Watts the most, was that Salem actually had a friendlier work enviromnent than this project. Especially considering her status as the queen of the Grimm.

And here is Chapter 12.

I'm sorry for the short Chapter, but I really didn't have many ideas what to do with this Chapter. To make up for it, major things are going to happen next Chapter.

I'm also thinking about putting in a little fact about dinosaurs or other prehistoric creatures at the end of each Chapter, and would like to know if this would be a good idea.

Now to replies:

Frisky Arctic Fox: Well, that's pretty normal I'd say. No one likes them, except when they're tamed.

The Multiversal Writer: Yes, I've seen the new trailer. Ragnarok looks amazing, and I can't wait to play it. Sadly, I'm playing on XBox One, so I still have to wait a couple of days.

alexkehling: I think that's the canon reason for the server system in the game. But yeah, people bringing over Wyverns and Golems isn't very pleasent, especially when its some sort of Alpha Tribe. I actually started to built little shacks around the woods, with Rocket Launchers and guided rockets, in case something like that happens.

rocketmce: Ragnarok and Center: no. Scorched Earth: yes. And Wyverns will appear, don't worry.

Guest Infinity: Good Idea with everyone getting Wyverns. The only problem would be to hatch them, considering the lack of Wyvern milk on the Island. (Honestly, I don't even want to know how one milks a dragon in the first place.) But maybe I'll find a way to let them have Wyverns.
And don't worry about the comment spam. It's not your fault that the side messed that up.

And yes, I just called Wyverns dragons. I don't care for DnD rules when it comes to other universes.

Bismarck: Maybe. Let's have one appear first.

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