The following three days, Qrow trained them vigorously. The days were simply laid out. They'd awake, train in sword combat (with special training for Rabu), have lunch with Team L, weaponless combat training, semblance control training, and then go to bed. They pushed their limits, Tundra gained an extra 10 centimetres of range, Rasereif gained more versatile moves, and everyone was getting better. Each night, Ruby and Tundra would train an extra hour in Qrow's special arts. It was the best time ever.

Ruby sat on her bed at the end of the fourth day. "Where are Mai and Rejiciunt?" she groaned.

"They're looking for them now, we can't just go you know?" replied Rasereif.

"But it does… raise concern…" added Rabu.

"Well yeah but," came Rasereif.

"Rasereif, be quiet, there's no way to make this NOT seem bad. I can tell you troubled," interrupted Tundra.

"Oh you're telling ME to be quiet? That's hilarious," replied Rasereif.

"Please be quiet Rasereif!" shouted Ruby.

They couldn't sleep that night, or any night beforehand.

They awoke once more to another day. Qrow awaited them in the training room. "So, anyone ready for sparring? I've shown you all the moves, now you've gotta use them," laughed Qrow.

He flipped onto the boxes in the corner to let the fight. Tundra pulled out his sword. Rasereif took a sword from the rack. "Why must I learn this?" she asked.

"I've told you before Rasereif, if you're disarmed, a sword is the most common weapon!" replied Qrow, "so you must learn to use one!"

Rasereif sighed and swung at Tundra. They clashed swords.

Thirty minutes of sword combat passed before the bell rang. Tundra walked out supported by Rabu, holding his stomach. "Sword combat Rasereif… doesn't involve punching someone in the groin, and then the stomach," he moaned.

Rasereif shrugged her shoulders. Rabu started to strain. "Rasereif?" she squeaked.

"Wha-? Oh," Rasereif picked up Tundra and slung him over her shoulder. Tundra sighed. They walked to their meeting spot with Team L. "Tundra!" gasped Lephret.

She ran over and snatched him. She held him with one hand, lifting his limp body to the sky and shaking him violently while shouting: "Are you OK!?" over and over again.

Lephret accidentally let go, throwing him into a pillar. "Thanks Lephret, if I WAS okay, then I no longer am…" groaned Tundra. Lephret picked him up and put him down beside her. "Relax Tundra buddy guy man!" she laughed.

"Please don't call me that," he sighed.

"Yeah don't, anyone liking Tundra more than a paperweight is just weird," joked Rasereif.

Lephret growled, and leapt at her. She shoved her into the ground and violently slapped her back and forth. Rasereif punched her forty metres into the sky and rolled back. Lephret crashed face first into the pavement. Rasereif went to punch when Lephret jumped up and started to laugh. "You aren't hurt?" gasped Rasereif.

"No silly! I've got great cellular enhancement! My semblance gives me regeneration! And as such, voila! I am physically better!" laughed Lephret. The two sat back down. The groups spent the lunch laughing until a distraught Qrow ran to them. "Guys! Come now my team!" he gasped.

Team Q ran with him, unknowing to what the issue was. Team L looked amongst each other for a moment. Lephret and Audette ran after them, and the rest followed soon after. They ran out to find a surprise. The gates opened. The crowd blocked their view. Qrow shoved through in horror. The rest followed. Rabu fell unconscious. Rasereif collapsed to her knees. Ruby gasped in shock. Tundra's jaw dropped with his sword. Bruised and battered stood Rejiciunt, supported by Mai. Rejiciunt's right eye was bloody, cuts and gushing wounds covered his body. His right arm had a large cut to the bone. Mai's hair was messed, a massive cut wound went down the left side of her body, and her clothes cut up and messy. Her left arm was broken and her right leg had a bloody wound. When she saw she had made it, the two collapsed. The crowd was silenced.