Yo Peeps, GMG here with chapter 37. It's been a hot minute since I've posted, so... Chapter time! But first, news. I HAVE A JOB. Fricking finally... Literally over 20-30 applications until I got one, but now I can actually make some money.
I'm gonna be skipping over the Flynt/Neo v Weiss/Yang and SSSN vs NDGO, simply due to not wanting to directly reiterate what happened in show. I made this decision, due to some negative feedback pertaining to me working through the Mtn. Glenn arc, so yeah.
ONWARDS!
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY...
Yang rested her arms behind her head, grinning at the crowd. To her left and right stood the other students who had made it to the singles round. Sun, Penny, Pyrrha, Mercury, and a few others. She was pumped and ready to win this tournament. Distantly she heard Oobleck's voice running down the matchups for this last phase of the tournament, starting with one of the random students being matched up against Mercury.
A glance at Mercury's opponent brought a frown to her face. The teen was very cocky; like Cardin levels of cocky. That wasn't to say Mercury wasn't either. A grin worked it's way back onto her face. Either way, watching this match was a win-win, one prick kicking another's ass. Who'd be losing in a situation like that?
All the finalists, aside from Mercury and Prick Wonder (not his actual name, but it fit), were sent to a waiting room of sorts, with a screen to watch the match. To Yang's disappointment, it was relatively quick. The prick was admittedly skilled and it showed. He was able to quickly subdue Mercury and the match was called.
Then the weirdest thing occurred, the other teen suddenly walked up on the downed Mercury and snapped a vicious kick into the grey teen's knee, drawing a scream from the Haven student. A hush fell over the crowd and then everything broke into commotion.
A break was called and the other finalists were let out, to return to their teams. Yang joined back up with her team, the three of them talking amongst themselves. They noticed her and she waved a greeting, frowning slightly. "I knew the guy was a dick, but that was pushing it too far."
Weiss nodded. "It also screws up the finals. Mercury can't move on due to injury and the other kid is probably disqualified for that stunt." She growled. "The nerve."
"That said, Ruby got a message from Port," Blake cut in. "You'll be facing Sun after the match between Pyrrha and Penny. I don't know what they're going to do with two of the eight missing. Maybe a three-for-all?"
Yang blinked. "Did you just...?" Lilac eyes widened and she started dancing place. "I knew I'd corrupt my team, yet!"
Blake rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up, Yang. Are you ready for your match? Sun's a pretty solid fighter, remember."
Waving her off, Yang scoffed. "He's a joke, Blakey. It'll be a walk in the park."
Amber eyes drifted over to Ruby, who'd been silent the entire time. Blake frowned, concerned. "You okay, Ruby?"
Ruby sighed. "Yeah. I'm just a bit worried about Penny and Pyrrha's match. I have a bad feeling about it."
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"This is an exciting match!" Oobleck quipped. "The premier student of Atlas, Miss Penny Polendina versus the Invincible Girl, Pyrrha Nikos!"
Port nodded, wiggling his mustache. "Quite right! This is arguably one of the more anticipated matches. Now, let's see how these two stack up.
Down in the arena below, the two girls shook hands. Pyrrha smiled pleasantly. "I look forward to seeing what you can do."
Penny beamed. "Thank you. I'm combat ready and hope that this will be a good match!"
Taking position on either side of the platform, the two squared off. The signal was given and they began.
Pyrrha took an immediate offensive, leading in with a stab from Milo, the spear narrowly missing Penny as she side stepped, one of her swords popping out of her backpack. She twirled to avoid another strike, grabbing the blade and using it to block Pyrrha's next lunge.
Her eyes widened when she saw Pyrhha's shield swing towards her. She brought her sword up, the shield contacting it and sending her flying. Flipping back with the momentum, she touched down on her feet, sliding back a fair distance using her blade to slow her down.
Time to get a bit more serious. Tossing up her sword, her backpack opened again, bringing out the rest of her blades and pulling them in a loose circle behind her. There were twelve of them and Penny knew what exactly she was doing with them.
However, this was not what Pyrrha saw. Twelve blades become a few dozen, then almost a hundred. The sight of that much weaponry intimidated her and, knowing it might be fatal, she knew that it was time to use her semblance a bit more openly, consequences be damned.
Time slowed down for Pyrrha as the blades leapt into action, bringing her arms up and concentrating, she pushed out her aura in a wave, repulsing the blades.
SCHLICK!
Pyrrha's eyes refocused and her eyes widened. "Oh no." Across from her, Penny collapsed, an arm laying off to the side and one of her legs chopped of at the calf. Dropping her weapon, she rushed over. "No! No, no, no." She dropped to her knees beside the other girl. "Are you okay? I'm so sorry!"
Penny frowned. "Why are you crying, Pyrrha? I'm quite alright." She looked around and saw her arm. "Though father may be upset with me for not being more careful."
"How can you be so calm?!" Pyrrha cried. "I cut off your arm and leg."
A soft hand cupped Pyrrha's face, Penny's remaing arm. "Look again."
Through teary eyes, Pyrrha noticed something about the arm. Circuits sparked where blood should have been. "A prosthetic?"
Penny smiled. "Not quite. I'm the first synthetic made with an aura. I'm not exactly human." Leaning her head back she giggled. "Though Ruby seems to think otherwise."
A loud crash hit the stadium and both girls looked up. Atop the coliseum, a horde of Grimm slammed down onto the protective barrier above their heads. The crowd around them was sent into a panic and suddenly orders were being broadcast to evacuate.
"Pyrrha," Penny started. "Could you help me up? I'm not exactly able to do so at the moment."
Pyrrha nodded. "Right, sorry." Hoisting Penny up, she looped the girl's arm over her shoulder and, using her semblance, lifted the two strewn limbs, carrying them with her.
A blur of rose petals flashed into sight as Ruby appeared. "Penny! Are you okay?"
"Right as rain, friend Ruby! Pyrrha is just helping me evacuate the building." Penny grinned at her best friend. "Father should be able to patch me right up."
Ruby nodded. Turning to Yang, she sighed. "Yang, can you help Pyrrha get Penny out of here? You're the only one of the team who's still armed."
Yang smirked. "Armed, you say?"
"Just help them.," the girl barked. "If you hadn't noticed Yang," she started, gesturing to the Grimm above. "We're kind of in a situation."
"Right." Yang threw an arm around Penny, helping Pyrrha carry her out.
Watching as they went, Ruby turned to the other two. "Now we just need to get our weapons." Pulling out her scroll, she opened, but a slamming sound caused her to look up. A bunch of the locker rockets had entered the coliseum, opening up and revealing their weapons, among others.
Not about to ask questions, she grabbed Crescent Rose. Blake and Weiss retrieved their respective weapons and the other teams of students from the tournament had jumped down to the platform and had collected their own weapons. Ruby smiled at collected group. "Alright guys, lets split up and help the people get out of here safely." At the collected nods, she grinned. "Let's show these Grimm how it's done!"
End...
Another chapter. Someone asked me awhile back if I was going to make changes to volume three. I had never said it in an AN, but had mentioned it a few times on the discord. I really disagreed with the people who got killed. Penny is just too pure a character, so the idea of harming her, is a lot like kicking a puppy. Though neither situation has happened yet, Roman and Pyrrha will not be dying. Roman is my favorite villain of all time and Pyrrha is just awesome. Adieu for now!