Wow...just wow...this episode was...surprising. I own nothing except my ideas and OC's.

Ash sighed and rubbed his wrists as he and the rest of the finalists stood side by side, his nerves were acting up again.

"Nervous, Ash"? Yang asks beside him.

"No...something's wrong". Ash mutters.

"What"? Yang asks, concerned.

"Listen to me, if ANYTHING goes wrong, do not break any form of rules whatsoever, even if its right, please don't, I have a feeling we have the odds stacked against us here". Ash answers.

Yang nods at his answer. "I'll do my best". She answers.

"That's all I'm asking". Ash thanks before they turned their attention to the screen.

MERCURY BLACK VS YANG XIAO LONG

"And that feeling returns tenfold". Ash mutters with a sigh, he knew Mercury and his team had something to hide, but its all for naught.

"I promise I'll try to keep my hands clean". Yang assures.

Ash nods with a smile, before walking off with the rest of the participants, leaving Yang and Mercury.

"Break a leg sis"! Ruby shouts, Ash felt his stomach plummet for some reason.

Yang and Mercury circled each other, before slowly walking towards each other, and their hands touched the second they said begin, and they struck.

Yang and Mercury fought, with Yang keeping Mercury on his toes, and vice versa, the problem? Ash remembered that Yang had a bit of trouble with opponents who use their feet in a fight. Yang seemed to prove it wrong as she kept up with Mercury, despite her weakness. It worked until Mercury shot multiple shots after Yang, the rest circling above them, he managed to trip Yang and send them all down on her, thinking he'd won.

"Not done yet". George mutters.

Yang got up and unleashed her wrath on Mercury, who attempted to fight back, only to be knocked out, the buzzer signifying his defeat.

Then things went south.

Mercury leapt at Yang in anger, she retaliated, by breaking his leg.

Mercury fell back onto his rear and held his leg, as the crowd suddenly booed, Yang blinked before looking up at the screen, showing...her, shooting Mercury in the leg without remorse. She gasped in confusion, and was frightened when soldiers came and surrounded her. She looked afraid, a foreign look.

Ash stared, his face frozen in a neutral expression. He got up and walked over to Yang, who stood in shock.

"Yang". Ash began, causing Yang to turn to him. "Did...you do this"? Ash asks.

"He attacked me! I saw it, he leapt at me and attacked"! Yang protests.

Ash held his hand out. "I believe you...but for safety reasons I need you to go with the soldiers, until I find out what's going on, I'm sure the others will understand...their trusting people". Ash assures.

Yang looked down, her hair covering her shaken expression. "A-alright Ash, I'll wait". Yang says, before holding her arms out, allowing the soldiers to confiscate her weapons and cuff her.

George stared, he knew Yang better than anyone so far, and he knew that she would never attack like that, he got up and walked off to see her, he would not forsake her now.

To be continued.

I'm going to be honest, there isn't much I can do about this. I know this is short, but I'm doing a filler chapter after this to show Ash's fight, this just...came as a shock. R&R This is Oathkeeper0317 signing out.