We sat there in a dead silence until Carmella broke the ice. "So, I guess that's bad. But what can we do about it? We are all just children." Violace turned and stared into her eyes. "We can't but there is one who can. Allegedly, before she died, she had a child. This human kid possessed super-sweet powers and stuff. And apparently, they get a silver-eyed warrior as their equal and one of their mightiest allies."

Each of us knew the elephant in the room. Ruby Rose. She had silver eyes, and was pretty scary in a fight. If she was this warrior, the magic kid couldn't be far behind. We didn't discuss it further, and went to sleep. Then the standard nightmares and such come. The next morning, we discussed our findings with RWBY and JNPR, minus the silver-eyed warrior.

Ruby was the first to respond, naturally. "Woaaaaahh! Magic destiny! You really think it's true?" Weiss snorted and poked my chest. "Sure. Magic exists! Let's go into a magical forest and hunt for dragons! It's all a hoax. I bet you just made it all up! Well, I hope you had fun! There's never been any proof this "Salem" exists. Now if you'll excuse us, we have a fight to win! Come on!"

Team RWBY left, and we were left with JNPR. As Nora opened her mouth to speak, Sun and Neptune took the open seats and said, "Spill." So we re-told everything to them and Nora was looking ticked off, as she had not said anything in the past 10 minutes. "So this magic kid is really strong? Do you think he can grant wishes?" The idea was absurd, but piqued my interests. "Well, we just have to wait for this kid, and we'll ask him."

Sun butted in with, "But how do you know they exist? I mean, it was from a mob boss on his death bed." Violace quickly retaliated. "He's always been a reliable source, and an awful liar. He definitely got the facts straight. Look, can we stop talking about it?" I saw tears in his eyes, but knew not to pressure further. He was a little touchy.

While we were talking, my scroll buzzed. The matchups for the doubles round had been posted! I scrolled to where our matchup was posted. Carmella and I were fighting… Sun and Neptune. At that moment, I prayed my plan would work. Luckily, the fight was set before sundown, giving us plenty of time for preparation. Sun was doing the same, and glared at me. He pulled Neptune away in silence as he flirtingly waved goodbye at…Carmella.

Oh, God. This was bad. I prayed that that didn't mean what I thought it meant. I pulled her aside, and said, "No." She shakes her head and looked confused. "I do not understand what you are talking about. I was doing nothing." I raised my eyebrow an gave her the "Yeah, sure," look. "I want you to stay AWAY from Neptune until after tomorrow, got it?"

She nodded, and looked quite sad. Violace and Lavender called for us, and in an awkward silence, left for the fight. The crowds roared as Port and Oobleck commentated over the battle. I had flinched several times, due to the savageness of the duel. Perhaps the worst bit was when Schnee got roasted. I mean, I hate her and her guts, but I'm not heartless.

We rushed Team RWBY after the grand finale to congratulate their victory. It was short-lived, due to Weiss, but it didn't matter. JNPR had agreed to a sparring match in the afternoon, and we didn't intend to be late. First, we ran back to our room, and grabbed what we needed. None of us carried lightning dust, remembering the horrifying effects of it on Nora. I also pulled out a pair of arm braces with small blades on the sides. In the likely event I was disarmed, I needed more protection. As we entered, the shrill voice of Nora Valkyrie's voice pierced the air. "You're late!"

"A warrior is never late. They arrive exactly when they mean to." She stuck out her tongue, and pulled out Magnhild. Out of the four of them, she scared me the most. The strength of human muscles can be measured in volts. I did the math, including the shock from the baton with how long it charged her, and the maximum she can bench press, with ASTOUNDING results .With a simple bolt of dust lightning, a single punch was 7,142,857,142,857.14 pounds of force. Let that sink in. (Author's note. I myself did not do the math, it was someone else."

So she must be dealt with quickly. The obvious choice was Lavender. Her long range and sleeping darts would prove difficult. And if she got the chance to use her semblance? It would be a hot tamale in the old ring tonight! Ren would be dealt with by Violace, but that was up to luck. Both were speed-based fighters and fought ferociously in close-quarters combat.

Last, but certainly not least were Jaune and Phyrrah. Carmella should be able to take on Jaune, although he was quite an admirable opponent. His skill had certainly improved, and I heard rumors he had defeated an Ursa Major by himself. Any person who could do that was not to be trifled with. I would be left with Phyrrah. She was a master combatant, able to take on several hunters in training at once. I needed to take her out with ranged attacks. It was a long shot, but I had no better ideas. The buzzer sounded, and the battle began!

The engines hummed with life, as I started to pelt Nikos with shots, which were quickly deflected by her shield. As I moved to the back, she flung the shield at my face. If the blow had struck, the match would've been over. Thankfully, I rolled forward, dodging the projectile. As I moved to the side, she called it back with her semblance and moved in for the attack. I never tried to retaliate, hoping to dodge and wear her down.

Carmella swung again and again, missing Jaune by a hairbreadth. He kept countering with Crocea Mars, deflecting her swings. She needed to change her strategy. She swung the weapon over her head as Sweet Tooth's ends opened up and flipped back into the flamethrower's grips. Jaune held up his shield as protection, only to find that she missed by a foot. "HA!" Carmella grinned at his foolishness, and "opened fire".

Ren and Violace ran side to side, shooting at each other. However, Lie got more shots in, due to Violace's slower Railgun. He flipped over the compact explosives, and swung around with a kick to the face, flipping V onto his stomach. Violace swung his legs around and jumped across the field to Ren, with his chains flying. They were quickly deflected as Ren slashed across his chest, taking a large chunk of aura away.

Nora Valkyrie flew into air, shooting explosives at Lavender. She kept moving around, trying to disarm her opponent. But once Nora hit the ground, she launched forward barely missing Lavender as she slammed Magnhild into the ground. The attacks went in a similar fashion for a minute or two. Swing, dodge, swing. Until Nora backed up into Lavender's field of expertise. She cracked her whips, chipping down her aura piece by piece. The damage was small, but she wasn't through with Nora yet. Lavender cracked the whip in her right hand around one of Nora's legs, grinning, she flipped around, and with Nora mid-air, slammed her into the ground.

I smiled as the buzzer sounding Jaune's aura depletion sounded. But I then got the same treatment as the buzzer for Violace sounded. Phyrrah never seemed to tire, swinging again and again. After a minute, her shield slammed into my face, knocking me off balance. Phyrrah took this opportunity and absolutley DESTROYED me, never giving me a moment to retaliate. I fell to the ground, tired and sleepy, as three sounders buzzed. Sadly, Phyrrah won.

We stood up, and congratulated them on a battle well won. Violace and Ren bowed to each other, as both understood the customs of a duel. We thanked them for their time, and Carmella wiped the ash off of Jaune. The night was quite uneventful, and we were all tired.

Carmella and I stood before Neptune and Sun as the sun was just above the horizon. They smirked as the battlefield was set up. Behind us was a forest, and behind Sun was a large mountain.

"3...2...1...Go!"