Well, happy Volume 3 premiere week for everyone, I've been watching it every morning since Saturday and even though I can pretty much hear the dialogue in my head now that doesn't make it any less awesome! But I digress, onto Weiss's portion.
Disclaimer: RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth or else the Volume 3 soundtrack would be mine already, Bálor Moonlight belongs to me (for better or worse) any other entities, companies or individuals mentioned within belong to their parent company.
Weiss Schnee hated what was happening to her team.
Thanks to earlier events Team RWBY was on the verge of disbanding, and each of her fellow Huntresses seemed to have their own goals in mind: For Yang it seemed apparent that she was either on the way to a prison cell or a desperate escape to avoid legal retribution. "How fitting, considering where her mutt crawled out of it's only fitting that she experiences what he endured." The heiress smirked smugly as she mentally crossed out the brawler from her list of good friends before noticing that Blake had entered the room, looking beyond annoyed as she moved to her bunk.
"I take it that you were unable to find your answers?" Weiss would frown slightly upon receiving silence in response to her query, she would sigh and place a hand upon the shoulder of her Faunus companion to try and ease her tension. "Hey..we're gonna get that mutt out of here, even if it means we have to spill his blood to do so." The heiress's brow would furrow in thought as she remembered the only remaining hitch in their plan, her red hooded partner Ruby Rose. "It's just a matter of time before she realizes just what kind of a monster he is." Her fists would clench upon remembering the day she realized that the wolf Faunus wasn't quite the lost little puppy he made himself out to be to the sisters.
It was a month before the suicide incident and the amphitheater stood silent as the crowd awaited yet another elaborate entrance from their resident wrestle-maniac, meanwhile Weiss would be pacing on the dais in irritation as the lights overhead darkened and a spotlight shined upon the doors as they opened and everyone looked back expectantly, except they wouldn't see the silver-haired Faunus waiting to dazzle and amaze them but his crimsonette-haired associate and Weiss's partner standing there with a deep frown.
"Miss Rose, what is the meaning of this? Where's your associate?" Goodwitch would narrow her green eyes as she searched the seats for any sign of the delinquent Faunus boy, less than surprised at the fact that he was running late. "He has three minutes to make it to this amphitheater or he can consider himself suspended." She would glare at Ozpin looking for some kind of confirmation to back up her statement, to her surprise the bespectacled Headmaster would raise his coffee mug in agreement before putting up a countdown clock to further cement his stance.
"Well, here's the thing about that Professor Goodwitch." Ruby would look down at her feet, wondering how best she should explain the situation at hand. "Bálor..kinda isn't feeling too great, something about a bad sub sandwich from the shop in Vale?" Goodwitch would just raise a curious eyebrow in response to her words, while the heiress beside her trembled with indignant rage. "So, if I'm understanding this correctly: you're telling me that Moonlight's gotten food poisoning from a bad sandwich and will be unable to compete in today's matchup?" The older Huntress would be grinning internally at the thought of not having to endure another noisy and elaborate entrance from one of her more antagonistic students. "Very well, than I'm pleased to announce that your winner by way of forfeit-"
"Wait Professor Goodwitch!" The crimsonette would wave off the older woman's announcement of forfeiture before speeding down to the dais and whispering something into her ear, Goodwitch would than flush a deep red as anger crossed her vibrant green eyes. "Absolutely not Miss Rose! Substitutions aren't allowed for Academy sparring matches, regardless of who it is or how famous they are!"
This would pique Weiss's interest greatly; to her knowledge the wolf had to have some lofty connections to have the power over Ozpin that he did, and now it seems that he was flexing his social muscles for her benefit. "It's quite alright Professor, after all it would be a shame to deprive my fellow students of a showing by one of our best students against a properly trained fighter." The audience would murmur slightly as speculation of just who the famous warrior was that would gracious enough to grace the school with their presence, after all they already had a world-renowned Huntress in Pyrrha Nikos and a second would further boost Beacon's lofty renown even further- even if he or she was just passing through. Goodwitch would look to Ozpin once again for some sign of confirmation on whether or not to proceed, the headmaster would nod as he sipped from his coffee cup but the woman swore that somehow the man was all smiles for some reason. "Very well Ruby, the floor is yours." She would hand the microphone to the younger Huntress and proceed to begin rubbing her temples in agitation as she stepped off the dais and finding a seat among her fellow instructors.
"Friends! Classmates! Weiss." The crimsonette would begin her introductions only to be cut off by a sudden 'Hey!' from her snow-haired partner. "It is my absolutely fantastic honor to introduce to you a warrior of great renown, forged in the fires of The Underground and trained by the craftiest of veterans!" This would earn a sudden burst of laughter from Mercury Black who was seated higher up in the stands only to suddenly be silenced by an elbow shot to the ribs by his 'partner' Emerald. "Making his way to Beacon here today all the way from the streets of Boyle Heights, California!" Music would suddenly begin to play from the speakers overhead, further exacerbating Glynda's already modest sized migraine. "Ladies and Gentleman I give to you the former champion of The Underground: Prince Puma!" The doors would burst open as a masked luchador would step into the spotlight, a faux Beowulf pelt draped across his shoulders as he made his way down the aisle to a collective groan from everyone in attendance. Even Ozpin looked a little bitter as he noticed the silver hairs sticking out of 'Prince Puma's' mask.
Weiss however was struck silent as she watched her partner cheering her heart out for this knockoff of a fighter, as per usual Ruby's near-blind devotion to the young man's antics would cause her to ball her fists in fury. "That ignorant, selfish, stupid son of a bitch!" The heiress had seen more than enough of the farce that was playing out before her as she switched the Dust chamber on her Myrtenaster to red and charged up a speed glyph, aiming to finally rid Beacon of his stupidity once and for all. "I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU!" With that last utterance of profane verbiage, the heiress would rocket off the dais and straight for the wannabe wrestler's neck.
Only to be met with nothing but an empty aisle as the wolf leap frogged over her as she skidded to a stop to be met with an oncoming kick from her masked foe. "Do you EVER take anything seriously you dolt?!" She would shout as she blocked his kick with ease before countering with one of her own even as Bálor stepped back with a smile on his face.
"Why should I, this is just practice for me." He would dodge her attacks as lightly as he could, making his way out of the aisle way and onto the dais, the cheesy grin leaving his face momentarily as he assumed a battle stance. "Just because you're the one living with the weight of a company on your back doesn't give you the right to dictate my demeanor Princess." Weiss would bristle at the much unwanted pet name he'd had for her, her eyes gleaming with anger as she roared and unleashed a flurry of stabs and slashes at the still-grinning Faunus. "It does when your stupid antics are affecting my partner's sanity!" She would switch Dust Chambers again and encase the floor of the dais in ice, smirking as the wolf started slipping and sliding around in an attempt to gain footing. "Not that she had much to begin with anyways, but at least before you came around she was her own person and not your bumbling little side-dish!" It hurt her to have to say something so awful about her own partner in such a public setting, she would look back to see Ruby biting her lip as she tried not to let the heiress's venomous comments affect her openly. A task that would prove ineffective as tears welled up in her silver eyes, a sight that caused Weiss to flinch internally as the crimsonette ran off in tears. "Ruby, I didn't want to have to go to those extremes but just look at what he's done to us since he's come here." The heiress would look out at her teammates to find Blake nodding in silent agreement while Yang had left from her seat to no doubt comfort her younger sibling's wounded heart. "At least one of you agrees with me, even if this whole school has gone unanimously nutters."
"Just when I thought you couldn't sink any lower as a human being, you pull this garbage and surprise me once again Miss Schnee." The heiress would turn around to find the silver haired young man upright, wondering how he'd managed to do so before noticing his feet were no longer touching the icy dais and instead were floating just out of reach of the snow. "I know you have nothing but hatred in your heart for me and I've long since made peace with that fact, but to say something so vile about your fellow Huntress, after she's done nothing to deserve it…" His words would be left hanging in the air much like the silver haired Hunter himself was as he ripped the Prince Puma mask from his face, practice has clearly ended for him.
"You've started this whole mess with your moronic catchphrases and stupid antics! Ruby was an entirely different person before you contaminated our lives with your existence, she was a kind, sweet, innocent girl." Weiss's eyes would narrow slightly as she readied herself for another go with the reviled wolf Faunus across from her, she didn't care that his eyes were now surprisingly cold and focused upon her, this was a battle that she needed to finish once and for all.
Only when she was certain that the demon before her had ceased breathing completely would she allow herself to make amends to her beloved Ruby Rose.
"Oh I so sick and tired of everyone blaming me for changes and goings on around here!" Bálor would snarl as he stared down at the blue-eyed heiress furiously, the ice beneath his feet cracking and splintering to become floating projectiles encircling him as he continued to speak. "You've known Ruby for two freaking years, in that time you've had plenty of opportunities to confess your 'ever-lasting love for Ruby and you've got no one to blame but yourself for that fuck up Princess!" The amber-eyed Faunus would snarl wildly as he launched the ice shards towards his opponent, only to have her repel them with a sequence of well timed slashes and parries.
"Don't you dare try to paint me as a victim you pathetic whelp!" Weiss would set up a few glyphs quickly before charging up after him, this time using her speed to outmaneuver the ice shards and score a cut upon his cheek. "I am a strong and independent Huntress who's above judgement from an irritating piece of trash like you!" She would smile smugly upon seeing the rage further etching itself upon his face, not expecting him to grab her by the throat as quickly as he did. "How did he manage to react so quickly?!"
Bálor would glare at the struggling Heiress even as she clawed at his hand in an attempt to break free of his grip. "Now you see here you disgusting, petulant, bitch! I may be nothing but a piece of prison garbage to you, but in the world where I come from you would be nothing but a piece of property forced to get on her knees at the snap of someone's fingers!" He would snap the fingers of his free hand to emphasize his point as the ice surrounding him became a platform below her feet as he released the Heiress who was now gasping for air. "You say that everything I've done has corrupted Ruby's innocent soul? Then go seek the truth from your partner, and if after that you still remain unconvinced than i suggest you take a long hard look in the vanity mirror m'lady." With those final words spoken, the wolf would descend to the ground where Ozpin waited with a less than pleased look upon his face as he led the silver haired Huntsman off of the dais and presumably back to his office.
"I'm pleased to announce that your winner is Weiss Schnee!" Goodwitch's words would shock everyone in the room as all eyes flocked to the overhead screen, sure enough Bálor's Aura level had slipped below the red line while Weiss's had barely been dented.
But the heiress wouldn't waste any time basking in the glory of her victory, instead choosing to retreat from the dais and back to the RWBY dorm to confront her partner.
Back in the present, Weiss would continue to furrow her brow as she recalled the sudden victory despite being overwhelmed by the wolf's Semblance. "I just don't get it, that dolt could've snapped my neck anytime he wished but he didn't. Even curiouser was the fact that I won that match."
"It was his Semblance that did him in" Blake's words would cause the heiress to raise her eyebrow skeptically, clearly demanding an explaination from the feline. "The heavier the object the more energy it takes from him in order to move it, remember when Yang and I shattered the pillar during our battle a couple months ago?" Weiss would shudder upon remembering that day, as even with a dome made of ice dust and help from her friends she and Ruby had nearly been crushed by said pillar. "He barely managed to keep that slab of marble in place long enough for us to be rescued, but if I recall correctly that dumbass was already injured and bleeding when he did that." She remembered the crimsonette telling her as much before the dome began breaking under the weight of the pillar. "So than how does a perfectly healthy mutt lose to me after barely levitating himself, yet manage to lift a piece of broken marble while bleeding like a stuffed pig?"
"That answer's obvious as well." She would carefully remove a tattered photo on Yang's vanity mirror and show it to Weiss, who seemed even more confused than before the raven-haired feline spoke up. "In the former situation, Yang was standing by his side spurring him on to do his best to keep you two safe even though he must have been seconds from collapse." This time it would be the feline who would raise an eyebrow as if to ask "Do you get it?"
"So it didn't matter who his opponent was that day, the bastard would've lost regardless seeing as Ruby had run off and Yang wouldn't have had any reason to want to help Bálor continue to fight on thanks to their breakup a couple weeks earlier!" This fact would cause Weiss further agitation as she imagined someone as weak as Cardin Winchester claiming victory over the silver-haired scourge. "Ya know, that realization just cheapened my victory over that clown for years to come."
"Not really, nobody knows about this little setback but us." "Blake would smile before gently moving her hand from Weiss's shoulder to her cheek, even as the pale-haired Huntress blushed modestly. "And we both know which side of this mess I'm standing on my dear heiress."
Weiss could feel the slight surging of butterflies in her stomach at the raven-haired Faunus's affectionate touch, it had been tough for the both of them since Team SSSN had been called back to Vacuo without warning and only the fact that it had been declared a clear cut emergency order by Haven Academy to withdraw their students posthaste. But they had eventually learned to find solace and comfort in each other's company, and in rare moments such as that one, the hint of something deeper, stronger, and infinitely more confusing.
"Just promise me that once this madness is over, that when that demon is finally exorcised from our school, promise me that we'll still be as close as we are now." Blake would frown as the heiress trembled visibly before burying her face into the Faunus girl's shoulder as slight sobs could be heard. In truth, there was no conceivable way that she could completely promise Weiss the closeness that she was pleading for. The Schnee family were fairly notorious abusers of Faunus both socially and in other less visible ways, even though the heiress herself had learned to tolerate and appreciate Faunus-kind (with the exception of their shared enemy.) the same couldn't be said for the rest of the family tree.
"I promise, I'll stay by your side long after this is over." Blake would sigh happily as the heiress clung to her tightly, racism and doubt be damned she would be the shadowy protector to the heiress's heart for as long as there was life in her body.
As much as I'd like to comment on the ending or make some stupid joke, I got nothing. I just spent the better part of an hour debating whether or not to go the Monochrome (or is it Checkmate?) route, but by gum I'm doing it! Make of this what you will but I have a class to prepare for.
Ta-ta for now!