Chapter 8: Vayla
"ROAR!"
"Whoa!" Sun leapt out of the way as the Beowulf jumped out from behind a tree.
Sun stared down the Beowulf, before jumping high into the air as he sensed the prescense of another one swiping at him from behind. As he landed, he pulled out his staff and swung it at the first one.
The strike landed perfectly on its head and it went down. But by this time the other Beowulf was already swinging. The blow caught Sun on the back and he was sent sprawling.
As he got up, he looked down at his hands and realized his weapon was not in them. He looked around, searching the clearing before spotting it on the ground by a black bush.
'That's strange,' Sun thought to himself. 'What is a black bush doing here?'
Sun didn't have time to ponder the issue as he heard the first Beowulf start to run at him. He retrieved his weapon and turned to face the onrushing creature, but he felt as his legs were taken out from under him.
Sun got a good look at the third Beowulf as it rose up and towered above him.
It brought its paws to the ground in a blow that would have crushed Sun, if he hadn't already rolled out of the way.
Sun was fed up with the monsters, so he jumped on the back of one and dangled his tail in front of it. The monster looked at it and tried to chase it, essentially giving full control of its body to Sun.
He directed the Beowulf straight at its companion and the two crashed into each other. Sun leapt off and took them both out in one fell swoop.
As he started to walk off, he noticed something in the Beowulf's mouth. He turned around and looked at what it was. It was a tuft of golden fur, and there was only one place that could have come from.
Sun looked at his tail and groaned when he saw the pink patch where his fur used to be.
"Stupid monsters." He spit vehemently as he stalked away.
He never noticed the pair of bright green eyes following him from the trees. Nor did he see the black flag the owner had strung over its back.
"BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!"
"What do you want Yang?"
"I'm bored."
"Of course you are."
"Let's DO something."
"Like what?"
"Oh, I don't know. Do you want to-"
"No Yang, not that, let's go to a concert instead."
"But, I wanna do-" Yang stopped as Blake jabbed her in the side. "Okay, concert was up there too."
"I'm glad you agree."
"So will it be just us?"
"I don't know, do you want anyone else there?"
"Well, how about Ruby and Weiss? They seem to have gotten a lot closer recently." Yang said with a slight smirk.
"Anyone else?"
"Why? Do you already have a number in mind?"
"I might."
"Alright then, who are we going to go see?"
"Wanna take a guess?"
"Uh," Yang was obviously thinking hard. "Styx?"
"Nope."
"Boston?"
"Are either of those still doing concerts?"
"Not sure, Heart?"
"No."
"Just tell me."
"I'll give you a hint, Jack."
"Tenacious D?"
"Alas, no, any others you can think of?"
"No."
"It's Ruby's favorite, and yours."
"Oh! The Achieve Men!"
"Finally, you got it right."
"It's not my fault you suck at giving hints."
"But it is your fault that you didn't get it in the first place."
"How would I have known?"
Blake pointed to the Achieve Men poster. As Yang looked closer, she saw nine tickets taped randomly to it.
"So you're planned on taking everyone?"
"Yeah, I thought they might enjoy some time off."
"Who is the ninth one for?"
"You should know."
"Velvet?"
"No, just in our two teams."
"But we have only eight."
"Yang, think about it, who's the only one not here right now?"
"Uhhhhhhh, SUN!" Yang yelled triumphantly.
"Yes, Sun. I'm glad you finally put two and two together and didn't get twelve."
"Alright, well when are we going? Sun won't be back for at least a couple of hours."
"The Achieve Men are playing at seven so we should have enough time."
"Oh boy, this is going to be so exciting. What should I wear?"
"Do you still have your Achieve shirt?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Which one do you have, and for that matter, Ruby too?"
"I have the Gavin one and Ruby has the Jack and Ryan ones… I think."
"Perfect, does Weiss have one?"
"I don't think so, but where are you going with this?"
"Oh, you'll see."
Sun had been wandering around the forest for about two hours, and boy was he mad.
"What is this? How can I have been here for this long and still only found two?" He yelled at the sky. "This is terrible! The last two are hidden somewhere where I can't find them!"
In the middle of his yelling, he heard a voice from inside his head.
'Sun, stop, enough, even Gavin is starting to sound like a better person to hang out with.'
"Who are you?"
'I'm Michael, your conciense. Now, stop yelling before you Rage Quit, that's my job.'
"Well, do you have any suggestions?"
'Try that hill over there. If you actually looked around, you would've seen the yellow on top of it.'
"Thanks Michael, for the bullying, and help."
And with that, Sun ran to the top of the hill and grabbed the third flag.
As he stood there triumphantly, he heard 'Michael' give him a warning. He spun around and was attacked by… a girl, there was no other way to describe the small thing assaulting him.
When he got over his shock, the girl lashed out and hit him hard. Sun felt the air go out of him and he knew he was not just fighting any girl.
"Who are you?" He croaked out.
"I am Vayla, a member of the White Fang. Who are you, little innocent?" The girl replied.
"You don't seem to be in the situation to call me little."
"Is that so?" She was suddenly there attacking him again, with Sun barely having time to use his staff to block the barrage of hits coming at him from all angles.
It was when she finally stepped back to catch her breath that Sun saw the black flag she had slung over her back.
"I have no qualm with you," He said. "Just give me the flag and I will go."
"I don't think that's happen- Oof," She started back, before being hit with Sun's staff over the head.
She slumped to the ground, and Sun grabbed the flag before walking off towards the cliffs.
He still didn't see the green eyes watching him from the trees. Nor did he see 'Vayla' disappear in a wisp of purple smoke.
"I've got my eye on you." The small figure said from her hiding place, as she watched Sun walk back home.
Author's Note:
Man, lot's of stuff happening in this chapter: The White Fang, New Character, Achieve Men, a little thing I call "Michael", and this is only the beginning. For the bands that Yang suggested they were going to go see, I just picked out a bunch of my favorite bands and made Yang like them too. Don't judge me about it. Oh, and I can't forget all of the Achievement Hunter and Rooster Teeth references. Most people could probably figure it out by now, but I am a regular watcher of every show, and it's always fun to incorporate some of their stuff here. This story is really becoming a joy to write, with some of the best parts and new characters about to show up. Sorry again about the action scenes, they still aren't my specialty. In case you haven't noticed, I updated my profile with a short bio that might become bigger as time goes on and you guys ask me questions in PM. Thank you all very much for reading, and don't forget to follow, favorite, and review. Chas1881