Chibis! Chapter 17, a rwby fanfic

WE DON'T OWN RWBY! IT IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF ROOSTER TEETH! THANK YOU!

Sorry guys for the late update. College is really picking up! Here's a new chapter!

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To AdamthePyromancer:

Yissss~ Salem must be the next target! Grimm as pets…YES!

To Kaypocalypse:

The pun? Hmm…The pun. Lol, Should I really tell you how Weiss wasn't a very 'weiss princess' about taking medicine? Since they were using a pot to capture the bird, Yang made the connection of cooked chicken.

To Vanitas Lunar:

Glad we got you to laugh! The crazy bird you speak of, hmmm! Enjoy this chapter! Love ya~!

To dracohalo117:

You got the reference! COOKIES FOR YOU! *Throws tons of cookies and goodies to you*

To Star-The-Writer:

Yep! =D

To Lionheart:

I know! It was super funny.

To Ultimonoob:

Was it? Hmm~

To Yaksher:

Lol a bit.

To EndlessChains:

THANKS! I'm glad Yang's chilled out and JNPR has arrived. Lol Ruby and Weiss were hilarious last chapter! My brother said he had fun writing it, but he said the use of their Semblances aren't very controlled. Most of the time, when they use them, it's due to desire more than control. Like Weiss wanting Yang to NOT hit the bird, and instinctively throwing up a glyph to block her while Ruby ran forward to save the bird. Raven did seem to have fun with that, if her messing with Yang was anything to go by. XD We hope you enjoy the next chapter!

To Bill Gopher:

You'd be right on it not being Qrow. I hope it is more interesting, I'd love to learn more about SummerXRaven. My brother seems to be looking forward to the chapter.

To Jay aka Jordan:

I know! But crazy rhymes with RWBY! Lol OOOOO WE MUST HAVE THAT SCENE! *Starts to demand the scene from Dark*

To RWBY Fan Mode:

Birds are nightmares, especially smart ones! And no, it wasn't a normal bird. *Evil laughter ensues. * If Ruby gets sick next…*chills* I don't wanna know how bad that'll be. As for Dark, he's my brother and the creator of this fanfic weirdly enough. Lol

To New Universe Returns:

Thanks and will do!

To coolhex597:

Hehe, glad you like it! Enjoy some clingy Weiss!

To Guest:

Thanks!

To dandaman115:

Maybe, it's been asked for multiple times and I think it'd be fun to see. But it's up to my brother if he wants to write. If he doesn't, I might do one shots.

Raven heaved a huge sigh of relief as she landed on the ground in her human form, absently slipping behind a tree as she checked herself over. She had been incredibly lucky to get out of there without her wings getting clipped by stupid cookware or getting turned into a plucked meal.

Closing her rose red eyes, Raven smiled as she remembered interacting with Yang and Ruby. They had gotten so big, Yang was a woman now and even though Ruby was a child again, Raven could see Summer shining through her silver eyes. Her smile grew into one of regret as her thoughts took a darker turn. Neither girl needed her, Yang probably hated her by now. What mother left her child with not even a good bye?

"Birdy!" Ruby's voice repeated in her mind, reminding her of another voice, much younger, saying the same thing. Ruby and Yang were very similar in the respect that neither were good at naming things. Yang had been the first to call her 'Birdy' years ago, the word replacing the traditional 'mama' from her oldest child's mouth. Summer and Qrow had teased her relentlessly when Yang adamantly refused to call her anything else.

"Now if only she'd learn to brush that mane." Raven muttered as she remembered trying to fix the wild mess herself and nearly got burned for her troubles. As she began to laugh at being saved by Ruby and her partner the already dim forest suddenly grew darker. Blinking her eyes, she turned around to look back at the cabin to find all traces of light gone. "Oops." Raven muttered, remembering her entire reason for entering the cabin and pressed her palm to her forehead. Leave it to a cute Schnee to distract her like her stupid brother.

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"You okay Babe?" Qrow asked as he and Winter cuddled in bed, both absent a few clothes. They had been talking about his next mission when Winter suddenly shivered and moved closer to him.

"Yes. It was nothing." Winter told him as she tried to figure out where the chill had come from in the warm room.

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"Someone's gotta stay and watch Weiss-y and Rubes." Yang said the next day as the two teams played on the beach. Ren and Jaune were mostly buried in the sand, their heads laid back comfortably and both wearing shades as Ruby and Weiss packed more sand on top of them. Pyrrha was laid out beside Blake, both quietly reading books and enjoying the warm sun.

"Ren, you and Blake-y checked out the nest this morning right?" Yang asked, looking at the buried man to see him twist his head back to look up at her.

"Yes, it appears to be four or five small Ursa with a few Ursa Major scattered over them." Ren told her before twitching as Weiss poured water around his neck and added more sand to the area. "I would like to be able to get up." Ren told her calmly, making Weiss pause before scooping parts of the sand away till Ren was able to sit up. As the wet and dry sand fell away, Yang's eyes were once more drawn to the tattoo on the man's back.

The intricate tattoo was of a lotus bloom that swirled and twisted over the man's shoulders in a series of complicated Celtic knots that stretched from his right side to his left. Ren had gotten the tattoo in the summer between their second and third year, saying it was tradition in his family to get a tattoo when they came of age. When asked to explain why that specific tattoo, he had shrugged and said he wanted to combine Nora's culture with his own.

"We'll need to separate the Ursa Minors from the Majors." Jaune said, revealing that he wasn't asleep like everyone thought. "Blake, you and Ren have long range weapons. Do you think you can kill them off without alerting the big guys?" He asked, turning his head to look at Blake to see if she had heard.

"Possibly, but what will you be doing?" Blake asked, turning away from her book reluctantly to look at the buried blonde as Weiss and Ruby ran to the edge of the surf to fill their cups with water.

"Pyrrha, Yang, Nora, and I will surround the Ursa Majors. Yang and Nora pack more fire then Pyrrha and I so what I'm hoping is that they'll be able to knock out a Major each. Pyrrha and I will go in and attack the remaining ones and provide back up as needed." Jaune explained, getting an excited grin from Nora and Yang as they fist bumped and began to make bets on who would kill theirs the fastest.

"No plan survives the enemy, Jaune. Blake and I will kill off as many as we can but they are bound to charge." Ren said, holding out his arms as Weiss and Ruby poured their cups of water on him, giggling when they splashed him in the face.

"Right, when they charge, everyone is to attack. Do what you have to but keep them away from the village." Jaune said before shooting up out of the sand and sputtering as a cup of water was poured on him. "AcK! Salt wa'er!" Jaune coughed, trying to rub his face and spit out what got in his mouth while the girls laughed and Ren handed the cup back to Ruby.

"I think Jaune will need more." He told the duo as everyone laughed at Jaune while the white and red duo ran off.

"Oh you are so dead!" Jaune said, climbing out of the sand as Ren did the same. "Get back here!" Jaune yelled as he chased Ren down the beach.

"That still doesn't leave anyone to watch the girls." Yang said as they watched Jaune and Ren try to shove each other into the surf.

"Perhaps I can stay behind? Jaune's plan is good, but I think you all would be fine if I were to remain behind." Pyrrha spoke up, eliciting a contemplative look from Yang as she thought it over.

"Ang!" Weiss yelled, running over to Yang while Ruby stayed at the edge of the surf. "Go look!" Weiss said pulling on Yang's arm until she stood up, the other women looking on in amusement as Yang was 'dragged' away.

"Alright, alright! I'm coming!" Yang griped playfully as Weiss led her down to where Ruby was. "What is it?" Yang asked just as Ruby jumped back with a surprised cry.

"It move!" Ruby said, looking up at Yang as the blond looked down at the small turtle moving in the sand. It was a little over a foot wide, easily big enough for Weiss or Ruby to sit on and seemed to have been washed in with the shore, though Yang could vaguely recall something about eggs.

"What is it?" Weiss asked as she bent down and reached out to pet its head.

"Woah! Maybe we should leave Mr. Sea Turtle alone." Yang said as she grabbed Weiss and lifted her up away from the annoyed looking animal.

"Why?" Weiss asked as Ruby ran to the water with both cups and filled them with water.

"Cause he's on a mission." Yang told Weiss, thinking on her feet as she moved away from the turtle. "He has to guard the beach from evil Grimm." Yang said, smiling when Weiss' eyes grew and she looked down at the turtle just as Ruby ran up, splashing water everywhere, and poured water onto the turtle.

"'Ang help!" Ruby demanded, pouting up at her sister and holding the two empty cups. Yang blinked down at her sister, a little confused on what she needed help with before jumping slightly when an orange haired blur wearing short pink pajamas shot past her.

"WE HAVE TO SAVE THE TURTLE!" Nora yelled as she swung Ruby up onto her shoulders and charged into the water.

"I help!" Weiss said, wiggling out of Yang's arms and taking off towards the water.

"Is there a reason we're bothering a turtle?" Blake asked as Pyrrha laughed when Nora ran back out of the water and grabbed Weiss before going back in, the Viking staying only knee deep as she pointed out things in the water.

"Mr. Sea Turtle is guarding the beach. We've gotta help him anyway we can." Yang told her with a grin that made Blake roll her eyes.

"Why am I with you?" Blake asked making Yang wave her hands towards her in a familiar cat motion.

"Yeow, Kitty's got claws." Yang laughed as Blake gave her a smoldering look that made her girlfriend stop and blush.

"Wouldn't you know? Though last I checked you liked my claws." Blake told her in a tone that made Yang gulp and sweat while Pyrrha's eyes grew a bit before she jogged into the water to escape. "What's wrong, Yang? Bite your tongue?" Blake asked, leaning forward with an evil smirk as Yang blushed further.

"N-no, just th-thinking!" Yang stuttered out as Blake used one hand to trail her nails lightly down Yang's side.

"You sure?" Blake purred, her lips turned up in a proud smirk as she finally got the blond to distracted to make a pun.

"Guys!" Jaune's voice yelled, a note of authority and lots of panic in the usually friendly tone, making Blake turn towards him with a touch of disappointment as Yang took a few quick breaths in an attempt to recover from her girlfriend.

"What's," Blake started, annoyed that she had been interrupted, before her amber eyes widened at the sight. "URSA!" She yelled as loudly as she could as she watched two large Grimm charge towards them on the tails of Jaune and Ren.

"Nora! Get them out of here! Pyrrha! Weapons!" Yang yelled, her hands on Blake's shoulders for two seconds as she yelled to the others before charging forward. "DUCK!" She yelled as she launched herself over Ren and Jaune as they rolled under her while Pyrrha and Nora took off with Ruby and Weiss.

In a burst, Yang's semblance activated, flames whipping around her as she twisted between the Grimm. Even without her weapon Yang was deadly, but her attacks were less controlled, her flames burning the sand an almost glossy black with orange footprints. The destruction spoke volumes since even with her weapon she was chaotic. Yang's gauntlets and hair acted as a focal point for her Aura, her hair acting as a blinding shield as she moved while her gauntlets were used to give her arms reinforcements as she landed blows. But that would only last a short time if she didn't receive any hits herself.

"Jaune! Help Pyrrha!" Blake yelled as she and Ren dove into the fight. Ren was a master at deflecting the Ursa's claws and allowing her small opening to kick or punch the Ursa.

"We need our weapons." Ren said, voicing the group's thoughts as they managed to push the Ursa back a few feet but not near enough to be out of danger. They may have been landing blows and taking a few every now and then, but none of them could get past the thick black fur or bone plating to do anything more than bruise.

"MOVE!" A familiar voice yelled, making the trio scatter as two weapons sped past them enshrouded in a black mist.

"Go Pyrrha!" Yang yelled as she sat up from where she had fallen in the sand to see the Spartan's javelin buried in the sand next to an Ursa while Jaune's sword stuck out of its forearm.

"Catch!" The blonde man yelled, tossing Yang her gauntlets before using his momentum to launch Blake her own gun sword.

"Ren! You'll need these." Pyrrha yelled as twin green pistol blades flew like Frisbees towards the ninja. Ren didn't even flinch as he flipped upward and back to grab StormFlower before firing at the now charging second Ursa. Unable to stop it, he was forced to roll out of the way and jump to his feet before it could land a blow.

"Yang! Back up on Ren! Blake! With me!" Jaune yelled, slamming a fist against his shield before charging forward. Blake and Yang immediately moved to where Jaune had ordered, Yang using Ember Cecilia to launch into the air before landing on the Ursa's back while Blake used her semblance to distract the first Ursa, her shadows causing it to try and follow her before roaring and swinging at her.

"Jaune!" Blake yelled, flipping back and barely managing to dodge a more serious blow but still wincing as the claws cut through her Aura and ribbons to slice into her arms.

"Got it!" The blonde yelled as he managed to get his sword and cut the Ursa's arm half way off. "Pyrrha! The head!" Jaune yelled as he blocked a swing from the damaged limb, feeling hot blood hit his legs before he heard a thunk followed by a roar that made his ears ring.

"Something's up with these Ursa." Blake said as she took a breath by Pyrrha, her eyes still glued to the fight and a bloody Jaune as the Ursa fell back with a roar.

"You're right." Pyrrha agreed as she ran forward, her instincts telling her something was wrong. "Jaune get away from it!" Pyrrha yelled as the Grimm suddenly moved faster than she thought it should due to its size.

"Mother of!" Jaune yelled, his curse getting drowned out by a roar from the beast as it stood up with Pyrrha's javelin poking out of its skull like a lopsided candle.

"Comin' through!" A loud yell was their only warning before a piercing whistle was heard overhead, sending Pyrrha and Blake to the ground as a sharp breeze rushed over them followed by a shaking explosion not even half a second later. "WOO!" Nora yelled as Ren, Yang, and Jaune rubbed at their faces to clear away the dusty sand and stumbled away from the sight of the explosion in hopes of recovering safely.

"Nora! Where," Blake started, her ears still ringing painfully as she shoved herself to her feet and turned to look at the woman. Her eyes stung as she tried to search through the clouds of sand around her, coughing as some entered her lungs. After a few steps though she could feel the dust lessen around her and rubbed at her watering eyes, trying to remove the blurry vision and focus.

"Bake!" Two voices yelled, making her freed ears twitch towards the noise as she felt a calloused hand grab her arm and lead her.

"You okay?" Jaune asked as Blake's vision recovered and her coughing lessened. "Good, 'cause I think we still have one more." He said, looking behind him as a large shadow moved in the settling dust.

"Nora!" Ren called out as he and Pyrrha ran out of the cloud with Yang between them. Nora straightened, making the two monkeys on her back bounce at the action and giggle. "Thank you." He said with a grateful smile that brought a blush to the grinning woman's face.

"Blake!" Yang exclaimed, running over to the raven haired woman as she recovered. "You okay?" She asked, gently grabbing her arms to inspect the cuts her Aura was working to heal.

"I'm fine." Blake said quickly, her thoughts still on the two kids on Nora's back. Turning to said woman, Blake absently noted that they were both being held comfortably by a crude sling tied around Nora's neck and chest, their legs resting under each arm while their eyes barely peeked up over her shoulders. "Why are they here?" She demanded, her voice rough from her dry throat as she stormed over to Nora.

"Did you expect me to leave them at the cabin?" Nora asked in surprise, lowering her hammer as she looked at a ticked off Blake.

"Yes! No!" Blake snapped, growling in frustration and laying her ears back as she glared at a confused but surprisingly calm Nora.

"Guys! We don't have time to argue." Jaune yelled as the second Grimm made itself known by roaring and lunging toward them. Blake immediately latched onto Nora, using her Semblance to burst herself forward and get all four of them away from the danger.

"Nora. Give me the girls." Blake said as she looked back at the others fighting the injured Grimm. "We're going to need your hammer." Blake said as Nora nodded in agreement and somehow slipped out of the sling and passed both girls to Blake. Both were confused at the sudden shift within the group and scared by the renewed fighting and latched onto Blake, making the woman wince slightly at their tight holds and the rough cloth now brushing her cut arms.

"Be careful." Blake essentially ordered the orange haired and hyper woman as she lifted her hammer.

"Aw, you're no fun." She said before running into the fray with a maniac grin. Blake watched for another minute, before turning towards their now scattered beach things and running towards the cabin.

"Bake, why they fighting?" Ruby asked as they ran, the red head looking back over Blake's shoulder to see Nora jumping off of Pyrrha's shield and slamming her hammer down on the Ursa's head.

"To protect us." Blake said as she spotted the cabin and heaved a sigh of relief.

"Miss!" A new voice yelled from nearby making Blake's ears stand at attention as she turned towards the voice. "Miss! Are you one of the Hunters?" The boy, a young teen around fourteen, asked, running up to Blake as she quickly folded her ears back out of habit and shifted the girls in her arms.

"What's going on?" Blake asked as she watched the boy bend over and try and catch his breath.

"It's the Grimm! They're rampaging toward the village!" The boy told her in a panic, looking up at her with coal colored eyes that surprised her for half a second before she nodded and looked at the duo in her arms.

"Watch these two." Blake said as she set them down, gently pulling their arms off of her and pushing them toward the boy. "Stay here. I'll get the others." Blake told them, conflict raging in her as she looked at the boy and then the girls. Giving them a quick kiss, Blake darted off back the way she had come.

"Guys! We've got a problem." Blake yelled as she ran towards them, shifting her blade around to throw to Yang. "Yang! Fire!" She yelled, throwing Gambol Shroud in gun form to Yang, who caught it automatically and pulled Blake over her. Pulling a smaller black blade out of the sheath on her thigh, Blake aimed to land on the Grimm. The knife managed to crack the near indestructible mask, lodging itself there like a tiny black flag.

"Nora! Smash!" Jaune yelled, his voice rushed as he and Pyrrha combined their shields for the Viking to use as a spring board.

It was over in seconds, as soon as Nora arched through the air the group was already turning to Blake.

"Grimm. Village. Move!" She snapped out as she turned and ran back the way she had come. The others didn't even wait, immediately running after her with weapons in hand.

"Where's Ruby and Weiss?" Yang called out as they ran, her red eyes dimming to lilac as they ran.

"Safe." Blake told her without looking back as they came within sight of the cabin and the trio she had left behind. "Jaune, can you cover our backs?" Blake asked as the group skid to various halts around the scared boy trying to hold Ruby while a tearful Weiss ran to Blake.

"No problem. What's the plan?" Jaune asked as Blake lifted a sniffling Weiss while Yang took Ruby and allowed the boy to rub his now sore nose.

"The village! Dew said there were a bunch of Grimm comin' and to get you guys! They're probably there by now!" The boy exclaimed, looking around at the group as they all looked to Pyrrha and Yang.

"We stick to Jaune's plan, but this time Blake and Ren? You two attack them from behind. Aim for any weak points." Pyrrha said as she hefted Milo in her hand and looked at the boy. "You stay with Jaune. He'll protect you." She told him as Yang moved Ruby to her back and Blake tried to do the same.

"Are you going to be able to fight?" Ren asked as the group took off, Blake having to hold Weiss carefully since she wouldn't let go of her neck enough to move. Blake grunted in answer, feeling Gambol Shroud bounce at her hip as she tried to adjust her hold on Weiss again so she wouldn't slip.

"I'll do what I can." Blake said in way of answer as they kept running. "Weiss, I need you to let me go when we get to the village." Blake said as she jumped over a small fallen tree and fell in behind Ren.

"I have to protect the others." Blake told her when Weiss' only answer was to tighten her hold even more and take a shaky breath. It seemed that with the threat of being separated, Weiss became extremely clingy and tried to suppress her own crying again. "I swear, I'll be back." Blake whispered as her nose caught the scent of smoke drifting on the wind. Weiss didn't respond, making Blake feel a pang of guilt and regret even as the sounds of fighting reached her ears and the others began to notice the smell.

"Blake! You and Ren circle around. Nora, Yang, and Pyrrha will do a frontal charge." Jaune said as they ran, his blue eyes a bright azure as he activated his semblance and increased his body's strength. "I'll attack from the side and keep them from getting closer." He added just as they broke into the clearing that circled around the wall of the village and encountered the Grimm.

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"I still see no point to this." Mercury grunted as he fired off another shot to keep the Grimm charging forward. Adam scowled, watching Emerald and Mercury keep the Grimm riled while he kept an eye out for Blake and Yang.

"Shut up." Emerald grumbled, using her semblance to make the men and woman on the wall miss their shots while at the same time making the Grimm appear bigger than they actually were.

"Exhaust them and when we strike they won't be able to retaliate at full strength." Adam growled, the red of his mask glittering as if wet blood as he moved under the leaves of the trees. "There." Adam smiled, spotting a flash of yellow as it entered the fray followed by green, gold, and what looked like pink. That same smile morphed back into a scowl as he barred his teeth in anger and clenched Wilt and Blush in one hand.

"Who are they!?" He snapped, lunging forward and wrapping a hand around Emerald's throat and slamming her into the tree she had been in.

"W-we," Emerald tried to choke out, her nails digging into Adam's hands with no effect as she struggled to breathe while Mercury watched with feigned look of boredom, though his eyes were narrowed slightly and one of his prosthetics was aimed at Adam's head.

"Looks like Team JNPR." Mercury said, turning his head to look at the ensuing battle with a blank face. "Don't know why they're here." He said with a shrug and fired off a shot from his prosthetic, brushing the hair on Adam's head as the man darted out of the way just in time to avoid a shot to the head.

"Sorry. Haven't recalibrated it yet." Mercury said unapologetically as Emerald sat on the ground rubbing her throat and coughing as she finally got air in her lungs.

"Fix it." Adam bit out, before turning to look back at the fight just in time to see Yang and Nora fly up into the air to attack one of the Ursa Majors while Ren fired kill shots at an Ursa Minor, Jaune overhead and directing the people on the wall where to fire. The group was skilled, that much was obvious, but Adam refused to let them win. He was here for Blake, getting the brat with silver eyes was a bonus.

"Watch yourself Adam. Cinder only wanted the red one." Mercury lazily called out when he saw Adam stiffen and grin creepily at the sight of his former lover darting around with her clones.

"Fuck Cinder." Adam retorted, his grin never leaving his face even as he spoke. Emerald looked up at Mercury, silently asking what they should do and only getting a shrug in response that made her frown at him. "I'm only after my darling." Adam growled in a low tone that seemed slightly unhinged.

"Adam." A woman said behind them, making all three of them stiffen and spin around to attack. A tall woman with a wild mane of black hair wearing dark red and black garb stood there, a mask marked similarly to the Grimm covering her face, while a hand lightly rested on the massive Dust sheath and sword at her hip.

"Raven." Adam muttered, his hand going to Wilt just as Raven vanished for a second. "MOVE!" Adam roared, his head twitching side to side slightly as all three of them separated. A second later, Mercury let out a pained howl that was only barely covered by the sound of a pissed off Ursa. Adam didn't wait, pulling Wilt free of Blush and swinging around in a sharp spin to block another blade that had been aimed at him.

"Why are you here?" He bit out behind clenched teeth as he pushed against Raven's icy blue blade. Raven didn't answer, instead turning her blade just enough to let it slide down Adam's and forcing him to stumble a few steps before he was swinging around again and meeting her blade again. Both were at a stalemate, trying to overpower the other in order to gain the upper hand. Raven had more years of experience and wasn't above using dirty tricks to try and trip Adam. The man was the same, kicking out at Raven's ankles even if it cost him a loss of control of his sword, but what he lacked in experience he made up for in sheer power.

Emerald watched the duo slash, lunge, and jab at each other, her red eyes wide even as she stumbled over to where Mercury was sprawled on the ground in a growing pool of blood. Emerald had also been attacked, her left arm getting cut deeply from the shoulder to her wrist and proving useless even though her Aura was struggling to heal it.

"Mercury?" Emerald whispered painfully as she saw the large slash stretching across the man's chest and a prosthetic missing on his right side. "Dammit Mercury you idiot!" She hissed as she looked around to figure out a way to stop him from bleeding. They needed to get out of there, and fast! Whoever the woman was, Adam had history with her. But how had she known they were there? Did someone betray them? No, Emerald shook her head, the woman had a White Fang mask. Was she a member? It was hard to keep track of all the stupid animals in there, and even she knew a lot of them didn't like Adam and wouldn't pass on a chance to take him if they could.

"Em?" A low voice croaked, drawing her away from her thoughts and back to the present and to a now conscious Mercury that was in severe pain.

"Don't move. I'll get us out of here." Emerald said, carefully pulling her best friend to his feet and holding him up as he let out a low groan of pain as more blood flowed out of him. His Aura was struggling hard to close up the wound, the light grey of his Aura showing around the wound but seeming unable to keep up with the blood flowing out. "I've got you." Emerald said, keeping the worry from her voice as she shifted and pulled the man onto her back.

"You won't get far with his wounds." Raven said, suddenly appearing at her side. Before Emerald could question where Adam was or even think of a strategy Raven struck.

Raven didn't even react as she watched the woman fall, instead using her sword to slash open a swirling vortex and grabbing the injured duo in each hand. Adam had managed to slip away, but she wasn't worried. Even lost in insanity, Adam was incredibly smart and knew better than to try and go after anyone while hurt or while they knew he was around. For now, Raven would surprise her brother with a couple of presents before returning here to fix the cabin for the group of eight. This time without getting interrupted.