Welcome back! hopefully we can get on a better schedule but knowing me that's a ways off.
Ruby watched as the airship Roman had taken was stormed, she had launched herself at it with a locker and as she approached she saw a group of White Fang members desperately trying to hold back a group of Vampyres who wore the colors of Atlas. Her landing almost got her impaled on a halberd bearers weapon but she managed to dodge, her landing was accompanied by one of the Vampyres backing up from the main line of combat to her. "Ruby Rose? I'm the commanding officer of this group, we are currently trying to recapture the ship." Ruby nodded as she watched one White Fang member who was launched from the ship into the swarm of Grimm flying past the ship be torn to shreds. "Where is Torchwick? If we get him we can easily re capture the ship." The officer shook his head. "He has locked himself on the command deck from what we have seen, his second in command however entered combat a few minutes ago." Ruby nodded as she began to piece together a plan to somehow get to Roman quickly. "I have a plan." The officer nodded. "You need any help?" Ruby shook her head. "I've got this." Ruby ran towards the edge of the ship then using Crescent Rose and her semblance she hooked onto the edge of the ship and ran along the side until she was past the fighting before she jumped back up onto the deck. She spotted a figure land across from her on the deck and recognized Wulfram. "Lead on young huntress your prey awaits us." Ruby blinked in surprise before moving forward, the reality bending vampyre's smile and racing him to the bridge of the vessel.
Ruby decided to enter through the time proven tactic of ruining people's Windows with her boots. Upon entering she realized she had caught Torchwick off guard and monopolized on it by landing in his face and knocking him into the ground and out. "Whooo! One shot one downed bad guy!" Wulfram had rushed to the controls and had quickly retaken control of the ground forces from Cinders control. "This is raider 1 we have taken the bird I repeat we have taken the bird." Radio chatter started up as Atlesian comms came back under Ironwoods control on the ground.
Roman tried to move only to realize he was tied up with thick chains, and he was at sword point, on the other end of the blade was none other than, "Hey Red! How've you been?" Ruby shrugged. "Pretty good, just took over your ship, fighting Grimm, doing Vampyre things that isn't drinking blood, can you tell your friend to surrender? I'd much rather ask you some questions." Roman rolled his eyes and was going to respond until Ruby's eyes turned red and Roman felt an immense need to obey. "Fine." Roman squirmed over to his scroll which was on the ground and managed to dial her number, after a few seconds she picked up. "Neo it's Roman, stand down, Red got us this time." The fighting outside seemed to calm down slightly as Neo entered the room, throwing her parasol down and raising her hands above her head. Ruby went to retrieve Neo's weapon only to be caught off guard by Neo striking her with the palms of her hands on either side of her head. Ruby, being dazed tried to back up only to be kicked out of the bridge by Neo who turned to retrieve her weapon and unconscious partner.
She turned and smiled at the Vampyre who lurked over her partner seemingly not caring for the situation as he took control of the Atlesian forces. "If you want him, come get him, but if you want to get him without a fight you have to make a deal with me, which would be you both not working for this 'Cinder' woman any more. Roman in his position thought about it. "So this is a get out of jail free card?" Wulfram shrugged, "You will be bound to someone who will be your handler but otherwise you will be free to cause minor chaos, we do need a thief." Roman thought for a minute, side with Cinder and condemn himself and Neo to possibly painful death or possibly become an immortal thief capable of successfully facing cinder. "I shall take the second option! Neo? Would you like to join in on this?" Neo seemed to think for a moment as she stabbed at Wolfram who didn't even dodge as Neo's blade slid by each time, seemingly bent by reality to miss. Ruby re entered the room with the victorious Vampyres from the deck to see the conflict and after seeing Wolfram shaking his head at her decided to not get involved, much to her own frustration. The Vampyres that had arrived with her went to check on the crew of the warship and to save any they found still alive.
"Hey Red guess what?" Ruby glared at Torchwick as he smiled up at her. "What is it Torchwick?" His grin stretched farther like an elastic band becoming longer and thinner. "Ive decided to betray my boss for you lot!" Ruby sat there staring at him as she tried to process what he had said before laughing. "Good joke Torchwick really I doubt you would be recruited."
Neo swung at Wolfram one final time as the Vampyre's hands twitched finally catching the elusive assassin and preventing her teleportation. The thin unseen cords gradually constricted Neo's movements with tiny almost unseen wires. "Now do you give up?" Neo attempted to struggle only to fall over next to Roman. "Well in that case until you and your compatriot have made a final decision you will be detained, Sergeant! This man is to be brought to the holding cells of Chains Gate." The armored Vampyre snapped a salute as he and his troops detained the two criminals.
"So now what?" Wolfram thought to answer when the giant flying grimm dragon outside caught his attention. He looked over to Ruby. "Want to kill a dragon?" She looked out at the beast and nodded. "We should get rid of it before it causes more damage." Wolfram went to the controls of the craft and paused. "You should go to your team, They may need you." Ruby nodded and ran outside to where one of the commandeered bullheads the Vapyres had was dispatching troops. Ruby passed by them and got onto the craft finding a handhold by the cockpit as some Vampyre's got on with her. "Where to miss?" Ruby thought for a moment. "Where are the majority of the teams right now?" Ruby had to shout as the vehicle pulled away from the battleship as it turned to face the dragon. "The cliff side entrance of Chains Gate is where people are being brought, members of your team may be there." Ruby nodded to the pilot. "Then we have our destination." The bullhead began to fly towards the cliffs of Beacon that now served as the staging point for re taking Beacon.
The ruins of Beacons cafeteria rung with the sound of blades screeching as Blake tried to fight Adam. She knew she was doomed to fail but she wanted to stop him from hurting her friends. She felt the full force of the blow as she landed on her back her body screaming at her to run as she tried to get up. "I will destroy everything you love, starting with her." Blake's eyes widened as she heard Yang calling her name from outside. "Get away from her!" Adam grinned and rammed his blade into Blake's stomach shortly after withdrawing the blade from the weakened huntress as Yang's cry of anger reached his ears. Yang leapt at Adam as he charged to meet her, In that one moment Yang was vulnerable and as they crossed she felt immense pain and then nothing as her arm fell away and she was knocked unconscious. "No!" Blake tried to get to Yang before Adam only to be punted aside by the murderous leader. "Now then where was I ?" He lifted his blade high and was promptly interrupted by a cleaver which batted the longer weapon off of its path.
"Adam." The bull Faunus for his part froze completely. 'That voice, the anger' the recognition dawned on him. As he tried to back away from the towering form of Ashford as the Arch Baron advanced with unfathomable speed as his cleaver became a glaive that he used to quickly cleave Adams sword hand off, spilling the Bull faunus's blood across the floor.
"You disappoint me Adam, I had hopes that you would lead a peaceful revolution, now I even have to agree with Grimoire, the White Fang's name has slandered itself to much and has now become a threat to the safety of the people of Remnant, and so you shall fall." Adam's eyes widened as Ashford lifted his Glaive before ceasing. "You can still live Adam, you only need to tell us who is involved and all of the locations for White Fang bases." Adam growled and made to shoot Ashford with his sheathe and that is when Ashford spun the Glaive about using the but of the staff he parried the sheathe strike and jabbed forward and Adam Taurus thought no more.
Ashford went to Blake's side as she was trying to pick up Yang, tears rolling down her face. "Tuckson you got the medical box?" The other Faunus replied with a curt nod as he began to wrap Yang's stump with bandages. "Blake?" Blake looked up to her father her eyes were puffed up from her tears that still fell. Ashford put his hand on her head "It'll be okay, I know it doesn't right now but we are winning and things will get better from here." Blake just nodded as she watched over her friend. Tuckson finished his work and moved over to Adam to begin wrapping the two stump to stop the bleeding.
I know I know short chapter but I am just thinking on how to end this, Do I divert from cannon heavily? Or do I let beacon fall? I am stuck on the decision so Ill see about getting a poll set up regarding it and until next time.
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