"We'll take the woman! Focus on bringing down Weiss!"
Yang dodged around another ball of fire as Ruby shot off onto the rooftop. The blonde then launched herself into the air as well, glancing at Blake to make sure she was following suit. They needed to close the gap, and fast. Yang fired a shot at their adversary, who met it with a blast of fire. Using the resulting smoke to her advantage, Yang shot towards the woman in red.
The woman saw Yang fly through the smoke, arm cocked back and ready to strike. She quickly made a Dust shield in front of her, which Yang destroyed with one blow. She then conjured up a wicked looking sword using some special Dust from her anklets. She swung the sword at Yang, who caught the blow on her gauntlet.
Yang glared angrily at her opponent. This was the woman who had taken Weiss away from them and almost killed her sister. She would not lose this fight. Yang threw another punch at the woman as she flipped away. Seeing Blake coming in from her side, she raised her sword to meet the girl head on. Blake met the blade with her own, opening up the woman's flank to Yang.
Yang quickly spotted the opening and leapt forward to smash into her. She miraculously managed to dodge partly out of the way, but Yang's blow still clipped her enough to send her spinning. Yang was about to follow up when a massive force barrelled into her, sending her sprawling to the ground. She saw Blake only barely dodge the attack from the Dust wielder, and Yang was amazed at the speed at which their opponent attacked.
It was that moment when Yang spotted the hair.
Three strands of her beautiful golden hair lay on the ground in front of her. Blake, looking over to see if her teammate was alright, quickly saw the danger and disengaged from the fight. She saw the air around Yang shimmer and quickly explode into flame. Here we go. Thought Blake as Yang charged the woman at breakneck speed. She caught a quick glimpse of the enraged girl's eyes burning red.
Yang rained punch after punch down on her enemy, who managed to deflect or dodge almost every attack. Almost. Yang threw a wicked punch to her gut, which connected and sent the woman flying backwards. She collided hard with a building across the street from the warehouse. She got up, impossibly unhurt, and began her Dust attacks with increased vigour.
She sent a wave of pure energy at Yang, who blasted through it by sheer force of will. She then began firing explosive shards of Dust at Yang, who was able to dodge them almost easily. The warehouse behind her, however, was not so lucky. Multiple large holes appeared in the metal exterior of the warehouse.
Yang fired behind her, launching herself at the woman. Her enemy launched one more shard, this one massive, at Yang, who spun quickly out of the way. Yang was preparing to smash the woman's face when she heard a deafening roar and was slammed into from behind. The force was enough to send her flying at the building, which was as unforgiving as ever. Yang did manage to use her aura to negate some of the damage, but she was still dazed from the blast.
For a moment, there was nothing but dust clouding the air. Yang peeled herself away from the building and fell in a heap onto the ground. She heard frantic footsteps and looked up to see Blake running towards her. "Yang!" Her partner called.
"I'm here! Don't worry about me! Find Ruby!" She managed to say before set upon by a bout of coughing. She saw the black haired girl leap onto the rooftops. Hopefully now I can finish that witch off. Yang thought as she fought her way to her feet. She must've set off some Dust in the warehouse when she tried to attack me. Yang realized.
Holding her side, which was bruised from the explosion, she limped along the shadow of the building before hearing a loud crack from within. Realizing her mistake, she ignored the pain and shot off into the street, away from the structurally compromised building. She turned around in time to see the entire building collapse. Maybe that did the trick. She thought grimly.
Blake landed on the rooftop, searching the area for Ruby and Weiss. She spotted a small figure sprawled out on the rooftop next to hers, clearly unconscious. She jumped over and was relieved to find Ruby, knocked out, but otherwise unhurt. It was then she heard the crack.
She gathered up the smaller girl in her arms and leapt away, just as the building came down from under her feet. She quickly returned to ground level and found Yang. "She's fine. The blast wave knocked her out, but otherwise she is unhurt." She told her teammate.
"Any sign of Weiss?" Yang asked.
Blake shook her head. "I don't think our team is in any condition to face her right now. Hopefully we took care of at least one problem with that woman." It was now that Blake felt the pain. She reached at her left shoulder and felt a sharp piece of metal lodged there. She grunted as the contact jarred the shrapnel, sending a shooting pain down her arm. "We should retreat for now. I have a feeling Weiss is still alive."
Yang, noting the condition of their team, had no choice but to agree. She put Ruby on herself, piggy-back style, and they began walking towards the police perimeter.
Suddenly, they heard a familiar voice, "You are in a lot of trouble ladies!" Glynda Goodwitch yelled as she marched up the street towards them. She seemed to have the look of a murderer in her eyes. "Do you know how dangerous a stunt you just pulled?! I have half a mind to send you three home right now!" She then saw the state the three of them were in. The professor half-scowled, half-sighed and said, "Come on. Let's get you to the infirmary. But don't you dare think that you're off the hook."
Blake grimaced and noted, "Out of the frying pan, into the fire." She thought she saw the older woman's lips twitch just a little.