Chapter 33
Seeing the match with a look of utter confusion, team RWBY and GLOY sat their as team JNPR argued among each other… in the middle of the match even.
Watching the four arguing for a moment longer, Loki cupped his hands over his mouth.
"JAUNE!" getting the attention of said teen, the four returned to the present of their match with team BRNZ, the blonde knight brought a hand to his face.
"YOUR WELCOME!"
Sitting back down with his team, Loki felt both Yang and Blake cuddle into him as he sat down, wincing at seeing Nora send their opponents flying Loki let out a laugh as the voice of Oobleck spoke over the stadium.
(Ah, well, Vacuo fans are sure to be hurting after that one, but this next one will have them on the edge of their seats!)
Looking to the video feed of the stadium, Loki clapped as he watched team JNPR leave the arena.
(Team NDGO of Shade is certainly a crowd favorite, but these lovely ladies are going against some of the toughest, testosterone-filled teammates we've seen so far! I'm of course talking about... Team SSSN!)
Letting out a cheer for his friends team, Loki smiled awkwardly at the second team.
(Sun Wukong and his team are certainly a force to be reckoned with, and although he'll be representing the Mistral Academy of Haven, I'm sure his friends and family back in Vacuo will be cheering him along!)
Seeing said team and monkey, Loki cupped his hands over his mouth with a wide smile on his face.
"SUN, IF YOU WIN I'LL BUY YOU AN ALL YOU CAN EAT BANANA BAFFET!" sitting back while watching the monkey's brain halt in it's functioning, team NDGO had to blink as Sun's once smiling face was set with full on determination, making the four girls look at him in alarm.
Seeing his friends 180 of focus, Neptune, Sage and Scarlet looked to one another, with scarlet merely shrugging before they looked up to the arena roulette display, stopping on two images with sandy dunes with a sun above, and a rocky terrain, seeing the bright sun appear they had sunglasses on instinctively.
"Alright! Home field advantage!" turning to Sun smugly, Nebula Violette faltered as he smirked back, even more smugly.
"I hope I don't get sand in my shoes." Turning to Scarlet with a look of understanding Sun spoke.
"Should have listened to Loki about those boots he mentioned" seeing the red head shrug before one of the girls from NDGO spoke.
"Hey! The ocean!" turning to the image that showed their landscape selection, Sun grabbed Neptune by the shirt to stop him from running while simply staring.
"Face your fears dude" it was this moment Neptune gave his best hateful look to Sun who stared back with equal amount of neutrality.
Leaving everyone else as small fearful chibi versions of themselves huddled together.
Until Loki threw a bowl of ramen at the two while yelling "MAN THE FUCK UP NEPTUNE!" this was also followed by the Ramen hitting the blue haired kid in the face, accidently knocking him out.
"WAKE HIM UP, WE HAVE OTHER MATCHES TO GET ONTO!"
Saluting for fear of being hit by the possibly hardest bowl of Ramen, Sun and his remaining teammates lifted Neptune off the ground like a battering ram while charging at the four girls, startling them as Sun winked to Nebula before he swung his Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang.
It was after the match had ended that teams, RWBY, JNPR and GLOY laughing like lunatics at how the three used Neptune as a battering ram, it didn't help Sun had used his friend like a bat, along with Sage tossing Neptune like Chris did with Tom in the movie Thor; Ragnarok.
The infamous tactic of "Get help" always works.
Leaning back with a wide smile
"Aw, that was so close!" looking to Ruby with a smile, Loki patted her back happily, looking to see Sun and his team dancing like idiots.
"Looks like the dorks made it to the next round!" seeing Sun wave at Loki, the wolf shook his head with a small chuckle while Blake giggled.
"Intellectuals" leaning away from Yang who gave him a teasing smile, the three teams flinched at Ooblecks microphone.
"That concludes the matches for today. Please leave the Coliseum IN A CALM AND ORDERLY FASHION!" getting up while rubbing his ears in annoyance, Loki and Ruby unfortunately bumping into Weiss, with Loki holding his sore nose due to colliding with the back of Weiss' head… and Ruby simply bounced off of his back.
"Uh, what are you viewing?"
"Ow"
"She's Here!" hearing the strange tone in Weiss's voice, Loki looked to the sky to see just a glimpse of a ship with ribbons leave the view.
It was that moment both Loki and Ruby were grabbed and dragged after an excited Weiss.
Upon finally being able to run themselves, Loki and Ruby followed after Weiss who had a bright smile on her face, something that made Loki happy yet dreadful towards, and it happened to be increasing each time he followed his white themed girlfriend.
"Weiss! What is the big deal!? Who is it? Who is she!?"
Turning to Ruby for a second before looking to the now landed ship, Loki stopped in his tracks as Weiss spoke.
"Winter" alarm bells now ringing in his head before his eyes narrowed, he looked to Weiss who grabbed his hand explicitly while pulling him to her older sister.
"Wait... Your sister?" looking to Ruby with a pleading look now, Loki looked forward as the specialist turned to Weiss' voice.
"Winter!. Winter! I'm so happy to see you! Oh..." leaning down with a curtsie, Loki merely gave a lazy salute before being elbowed by Weiss, making him flinch and shrug before she turned to Winter once more.
"Your presence honors us." It was this moment Winter stepped towards them while admiring the view sardonically.
"Beacon... It's been a long time. The air feels... different." Narrowing his eyes at the hidden insult, Loki spoke.
"A lot different from the arrogant filled air in Atlas, isn't it?" turning to him with her own narrowed gaze, the two had a stare down with Loki's eyes slowly melting into a crimson red before Weiss spoke, shattering the focus.
"So, what are you doing here?"
"Classified"
"Oh, right. Well, how long are you staying?"
"Classified"
"Of course." Letting out a scoff, Loki looked to Winter with a scornful look.
"Gee, your sister of the year" seeing Weiss turn to him, he raised his hands in surrender.
"Loki!. You're going to love it here! I know you travel a lot, but so much of Beacon is different from Atlas! Vale, too. The area is so much more inviting and warm, I've met so many people here, oh and the-"
"I'm more than familiar with how this kingdom handles its... bureaucracy. That is not why I came, though speaking of people" seeing the woman turn to Loki with a stern look, Loki let out a low warning growl.
"Who is this that has accompanied you?" it was this moment both Ruby and Weiss held Loki's arms lovingly.
"Our boyfriend" staring at the frozen woman now as the two simply wrote his death certificate, Weiss held her mouth in realisation.
"sister… you know what Atlas is like with the art of polygyny" seeing Winter send him a glare, Loki's own came to light as he held Weiss and Ruby close to himself.
"We're in Vale right now, so those old pricks words mean nothing here" leaning back as a blade was held at his throat, Winter blinked as Fuyu held his sword at her neck, along with Zecromac's butcher hooks and a rapier whip by Oshanzu.
"I suggest putting that toothpick away, lady" turning to Zecromac as he grinned eerily, the entire scene had been gathering a crowd, with Winter and Ruby looking on in worry before Loki stepped around the blade.
"I hope your not like your father when it comes to Faunus, heck I proved we're better to Weiss, hopefully your as open minded as her" it was that moment the sounds of breaking metal came to light, making those present turn to see a heavily drunk Qrow kicking an Atlesian robots head like a football, albeit drunkily.
"I hope I'm not… Hic… interrupting anything?" smacking palm to face, Loki spoke.
"Oh Qrow"
"I saw that gaudy ship of yours in town. I guess you're here, too."
"I am standing before you" ushering Weiss and an excited Ruby to safety, Loki turned back to the two with a worried look on his face.
"So it would seem." Seeing the drunk Qrow squinting, Loki mentally called for his three children to keep the crowd back, leaving Loki to sniff the scent of oil and metal in the air… Mercury was around it seemed.
"You realize you just destroyed Atlas Military property." Seeing Qrow look down at the robots while pretending to care, he spoke with sarcasm.
"Oh, oh I'm sorry. See, I mistook this for some sort of... sentient garbage."
"I don't have time for your immature games, Qrow. Because I have a certain Faunus to interrogate along side my sister"
"Yeah, I'm gonna have to say no to you harassing my favourite student… even if he's dating your sister"
"And me!" turning to Ruby with a panicked look, Weiss clamped her hand over her mouth with a look of panic as Qrow nodded absentmindedly.
"Yeah, and my- wait… what" seeing Qrow turn to Loki now with the same look as Winter, the wolf Faunus looked to Ruby who scratched her head nervously.
"Why have you condemned me?"
"Now hold on, you said you were dating that chick from JNPR, what the hell are ya doing?"
"To be honest it was Nora's idea!"
"Still your dating my niece an- wait why am I just realising your dating that Valkyrie chick, who else are you dating?" smiling awkwardly now as the two were now staring at him with narrowed eyes, Loki, being a panicked teenager he was right now, chose to run.
Followed by Qrow and Winter giving chase.
"Get back here to answer my questions LOKI!" hearing Qrow yell after him, Loki yelled back.
"You I'm alright with, SHE has a sword aimed for my throat!"
"I only wish to speak!"
"With a SWORD!?"
"Winter stop this at once!"
It was at this moment Loki stopped with Mercury turning to him, the two making eye contact before Loki lunged upward, allowing Winter to zoom below him, with Mercury being the victim of nearly being neutered by her rapier.
Turning back to see Loki's feet plant into her face, allowing Loki to land in the waiting arms of Qrow.
"Alright, I owe you an explanation later" saying that, Loki broke down into a cloud of ash before flying to the right, leaving Qrow blocking a strike from Winter who sported a slight blackness in her right eye.
"COME BACK HERE FENRIS!"
"HELL NO!"
An hour later
"So… you and my two nieces…?" sitting within a hospital room with a heavily bandaged Winter silently glaring at the two, her mouth plastered shut on request from Qrow, the man was sitting before Loki who stood calmly, Weiss and Ruby also sitting between the two adults, Winter promising pain to Loki, and Qrow downing his flask before releasing it for a sigh of astonishment.
Looking up to Loki, Qrow spoke.
"You have some balls to date a Schnee, even when her father finds out"
"And I should give a shit because?"
"He could hire assassin's to clear the, Schnee's mistake"
Scoffing openly with a glared aimed at Winter's direction, he saw her saddened gaze on the floor, which made him sigh.
"I guess we'll have to keep it secret than" looking to Winter to see her mumbling something within the cast, Loki approached and broke a piece over her mouth off.
"If its all the same to you, you are far better than the pigs our father has tried to set us up with" seeing the woman smirking at him, Loki literally burst into laughter.
Before they turned to the rooms door to see an unhappy Ironwood standing there.
"if you can get the restraints off of my lieutenant, we can see what Qrow has to say about being here with Ozpin"
Following after Qrow, Ozpin and Glynda from the elevator with a bag of chips in hand, Loki nodded to Hoshi who smiled at his antics as she stood at Ozpin's desk.
Seeing Winter and ironwood waiting for the four, Loki and Qrow shared a look.