Chapter Six: Semblance? Maybe Not...

The aftermath of what was revealed in Ozpin's office was certainly... interesting. Her newfound sisters were certainly amusing, to say the least. Ruby was a hyperactive ball of innocence and sugar addiction, while Yang was quite fond of her hair and was also quite the hothead.

On a sunny Friday, Luna was attending combat class as usual when something... strange happened. Her Aura had been forcibly unlocked a few days ago by Professor Goodwitch, so she was attending extra Aura classes so she could effectively use it. The dials on the large screen were spinning to determine who would be taking part in the last sparring match of the day. The first dial stopped on a graphic of the four women of Team RWBY's faces. The assembled students whispered a little; it looked like this would be a team fight. The the second dial stopped on a single image, one of Luna's helmet.

Professor Goodwitch shook her head and went to tap her Scroll again, presumably to reset the dials, when the Pilot spoke up.

"Professor," She began. "Why can't I fight them?"

"Rapture, this would be 1 person against a full team, one of this year's most promising... and you can't control your Aura." The blonde woman replied.

"Did Professor Ozpin inform you of my circumstances?"

"Yes, but I hardly see how-" Glynda was interrupted by Luna.

"I can handle them." She gave her teacher a meaningful look, which was of course lost in the helmet she wore. Glynda thought it over for a few seconds, before sighing.

"Team RWBY and Rapture, please go to the changing rooms and prepare for your sparring match. You have five minutes."

The five women in question rose and walked off to collect their gear and (in Team RWBY's case) change into their combat gear. Luna had obtained special permission from the Headmaster to keep her Pilot gear on at all times.

Soon after, the team of four were staring down the lone soldier and vice versa. She had her katana on her back, but her hands were hovering over her belt.

"Ready..." Goodwitch began. Every muscle in Luna's body tensed a little as she prepared for combat once more. A buzzer sounded and she immediately flared her jumpkit, jumping into the air. Out of her belt came two Firestars, which were thrown at the opposition before the Smart Pistol and combat knife came out. Before any of the four could react, bullets began to fly as the one regarded as one of the best Pilots the Frontier had ever seen went to work.

The team scattered to avoid her bullets, those with guns beginning to fire back. None of the bullets hit as she used her Phase Shift to vanish from existence. They looked around, confused, before Blake narrowly dodged an exoskeleton-enhanced punch that came from nowhere. This proved to be a mistake as her hand met the back of the Faunus girl's head and, after sweeping her legs from the front, sent her crashing to the stage. A retaliatory punch from Yang hit her Aura, surprising her.

She activated her Stim and jumped forward, dodging a shot from her youngest sister and retaliating with bullets of her own which took the youngster's Aura down a bit. She then felt a sharp pain in her shoulder as Weiss thrust her rapier at her, not knowing what could happen.

Immediately, the whole crowd gasped as the blade went through. Luna grunted. "What's wrong, princess? Don't have the guts to finish me?" She taunted as Weiss' grip on Myrtenaster loosened as her face filled with horror. As a foreign rage seized the Pilot's body, her hand thrust out and grabbed the heiress' throat, lifting her like a toy. She seemed to take pleasure in hurling the girl across the stage like a ragdoll as her eyes began to burn. Wrenching the Dust rapier out of her shoulder, she turned to the three remaining enemies.

Her hand found the handle of the blade her mother had made for her as she stared down Blake, whose Aura was lowest out of the trio. Drawing the crystalline katana, she pointed it at the Faunus girl. "Show me what you've got. All three of you." The monstrous rage inside of her seemed to calm as the girls charged.

She used her blade to parry a strike from Ruby before her right foot swung at Blake, who left a shadow clone to take the hit. The foot swung right through, catching Yang's arm mid-punch. Next, a distinctly bloodied rapier thrust past Luna's head. Her hand went back and gripped the Schnee girl's arm before heaving her over her shoulder and slamming her onto the ground. A light blue shimmer indicated the exoskeleton-enhanced throw shattered her Aura.

"Weiss Schnee has been eliminated from the match." Professor Goodwitch announced.

Yang was next, throwing out another devastating punch. It was easily dodged by the now-Stimmed Pilot and she threw her own in response, which met its mark and activated the blonde's Semblance. After ducking another punch, Luna had to jump backwards in order to avoid being cleaved in two by Crescent Rose. Afterwards, she threw another Firestar at the red-clad girl before slashing at Yang. The slashed began to quickly deplete her Aura, but she managed to catch the Pilot with a punch not supplemented by Ember Celica. As she was knocked back, she knew that something was definitely broken in her right arm and, with a further grunt of pain, she sheathed the blade.

A swift and vicious kick to the gut left Blake's Aura shattered as she attempted to strike from behind. "Blake Belladonna has been eliminated from the match." The Professor announced again. "Just two left now." The Pilot said, more to herself.

Yang was next to be eliminated, recklessly charging at Luna with an explosive discharge and propelling herself off of the stage and being suspended in the air by Glynda. "Yang Xiao Long has been eliminated from the match."

Now it was just Ruby. Rapture turned, staring down the girl who had already activated her Semblance. As the red blur approached, Luna prepared for the blow... but it never came.

Ruby was suspended in mid-air, halfway through swinging Crescent Rose. In fact, everyone was frozen, except Luna. Her limbs felt like lead as she activated her Stims once more and charged. As her left fist made contact with the young girl's gut, the world resumed and she was sent halfway across the stage in an arc. Her Aura broke upon contact with the ground.

"Ruby Rose has been eliminated from the match. Rapture is the victor." Goodwitch sounded surprised, putting her Scroll away as the audience applauded. "You'd best get to the infirmary, Rapture.

She nodded, holding a hand over her bleeding wound as she wondered. What happened in that last instant?