Chapter VI
Simon was in the middle of the forest, completely covered by trees. He immediately tried to call Tyler:
-Tyler! Tyler, I'm here! Tyler!
Suddenly, multiple sounds were heard from the bushes.
-Oh no.
Beowolves were pouring from the bushes that were around him. The problem is that he is completely surrounded by them.
He prepared himself for combat. They all rushed to him at the same time. Simon immediately cast a shield spell with a firestorm spell onwards, eliminating most of them, but there was still a lot to kill. He rushed to one of them, putted three perfectly planned strikes in his stomach, changed his sword to shotgun mode, blasted three of them, changed the sword back to normal and cast a vortex spell, launching five of them in the air. Simon, then, teleported to each one of them using his Aura and slashed their neck, decapitating them. When arrived on the ground, they were bodies everywhere, but it was still not enough. 5 Grimbears appeared and rushed into Simon, launching him straight into a tree. He was in a bad shape when he was standing up after the attack, but he used his Aura to heal himself. The forest wasn't so dangerous 4 years ago, what in the world is happening?
Suddenly, 3 shots were heard and 3 bears fell on the ground. They died in an instant without ever knowing what hit them. The other two were hit by two slash to the neck, decapitating them.
Simon looked like he was dreaming. Someone came to help him! It can't be Tyler though, since he doesn't use bullet-type ranged weapon. But
Simon started to walk to the person that saved him. The person showed itself or maybe herself is more appropriate when he got close. The person that saved Simon was a pink-haired girl with a two-bladed staff and a direct-eye contact was made between them.
-Thank you. I really mean it. I was going out here if it weren't for you. I didn't present myself yet, I'm- , said Simon before getting interrupted.
-Simon Seablue. One of the strongest Dust users of Signal and a relatively strong swordsman…
Simon felt proud of him and began to show a tiny grim…
-…which also has some training to do to work on his marksman skill and also has to socialise a bit. , said the girl.
…and the tiny grim cleared out in an instant.
-''chuckles'' Relax, I'm just playing with you. My name is Anna Windcliff. I was in the same class as yours at Signal a year ago.
-Nice to meet you. Good to hear I can finally have someone to help me in this forest. I must admit though, it wasn't dangerous when my family was living here.
-You are right; something is indeed changing in our world. The Aura isn't the same here anymore.
Simon feels like something is coming in their way. He put his hand on the hilt of Marine just in case.
-Is there something wrong? , ask Anna.
-Yeah. Let's go take those relics before anything finds us here. , said Simon.
-Ok.
They then started to run to the north, hoping to find the end of the path.
Meanwhile:
Tyler landed in some sort of plain, leaving a line of dirt that goes right through where 7 trees were placed.
-Ok, that wasn't so much of a good idea.
He rises up and examined his body for any signs of damage. Apparently, he landed safely without any harm, which was a good thing considering the exam grading.
-Simon? , shouted Tyler.
He started to run to the north, hoping to find his friend along the way. He suddenly rushed into something.
-Ow! What was that fo-
He then noticed that he rushed straight into a Grimbear with its partner.
-Finally some action! , replied Tyler.
The Grimbear's partner roared in rage and started to run to Tyler. Tyler took his sword and pointed his hilt to the Grimbear's stomach, launching it into the air, jumped to it and then finished it off with a strong punch to the ground. When he landed on the ground, the other one was fleeing, to scarred to face such a strong opponent.
-Well, problem solved. Now, I need to find those relics.
He continued to run through the forest, eliminating any hostiles that would come in his path. When he arrived in another plain, he noticed a battle between some Beowolves and two girls, but it was no time to aid and run out in the forest again…until he found a girl in green clothes that was walking.
He began to diminish his speed to the point of stopping, making him slide on the ground for a second. The noise made the girl returning herself to see who (or what) was behind her, making a direct eye-contact between them.
-Oh. I'm sorry…I didn't think we would make a direct-eye contact. , apologised Simon.
-It's all right; we should go to the temple as fast as we can if we want to be graduated. , replied the girl.
-Ok. Let's get going then.
They started to walk through the forest.
Abandoned temple, 30 minutes later:
When Simon and Anna arrived, Blake and Yang were already there, taking their relics which looked like chess pieces.
-Here we are. Let's take the relics and wait for the other teams to come by. Like this, we will be able to survive a lot easier in the forest. , proposed Simon.
-Ok, then. , agreed Anna.
Then, a shout was heard from the distance, most likely feminine.
-Some girl is in trouble! , said Yang.
Tyler and Emma arrived at the moment.
-Tyler! , said Simon, running to him.
-Simon! Looks like you're still intact. At least, the monsters didn't give you any trouble.
-Well, actually, I had a bit of trouble. But this girl saved me from maybe a certain death and since we made an eye-contact, we partnered up and-
-Anna? Wait, Anna, is that you? , said Tyler, interrupting Simon.
-Tyler? , replied Anna.
-Do you…know each other? , said Simon, intrigued.
-Well, we sure do! She is my sister! We didn't saw each other since we entered Signal! , said Tyler.
-It was such a long time ago…Tyler. You can't believe how much I missed you! , said Anna.
Tears were beginning to appear in Anna's eyes when she hugs her brother. After so much time, she finally found him again. Simon coughs for a second:
-I am really sorry to interrupt your homecoming, but we have to concentrate on the exam or else we will surely all die here. , said Simon.
-He's right. I don't want to die here and both of you surely wishes not too, so we have to continue. , replied Emma.
Simon found her a bit rude, but Tyler and Anna understood the circumstances and replied with a ''yes'' sign with their head.
-Take your relics. We should probably take them before something happ-
Suddenly, a girl was heard from the sky as she was falling from the sky.
-Hey, isn't that Ruby Rose? , questioned Emma.
Ruby fell on a tree's branch, but quickly rose up and got on the ground to get to her sister.
-Did your sister just fall from the sky? , said Blake.
A white-haired girl fell after Ruby with Jaune trying to save her by jumping from the tree which he was skyrocketed from and stuck for 5 minutes…only to fail miserably and falling on the ground with the girl on his back. When Ruby landed on the ground, she felt happy to find her sister.
After that, a monster appeared from the trees with a girl on its back, finally falling on the ground, dead. A young man was following her, looking pretty exhausted.
-Did that girl just ride in on an Ursa? , said Blake, again.
Again, after that, a giant scorpion-like monster was coming out of the forest, following another girl! Events were following each other like breads in a marketplace.
-Did she just run all the way here with a Deathstalker on her tail? , said Blake, noticing an event again.
-How can she know all those monsters' name? , said Anna, intrigued.
The girl fell in front of the teams, not looking injured.
-Great the gang's all here. Now we can all die together. , said Yang, looking pretty discouraged by the monsters' appearance.
-Not if I can help it! , said Ruby before charging straight into battle.
-No, don't charge like that! Your weapon's not that…
Ruby rushed straight into the Deathstalker, trying to do damage on its shell. But the shell was too thick for the scythe, so she was bounced off and landed on the ground.
-…strong. , finished Emma.
Ruby stood up painfully, surely not used to be harmed like that in combat, shot the Deathstalker and used the recoil of her weapon to get back and fall back.
-Ruby! , said Yang, running to help her sister.
After that, a giant bird was coming. It suddenly launched a series of plums, stopping Yang in her way and striking Ruby's cape, making her stuck. The Deathstalker was preparing an attack with his sting, but it got covered in ice just before striking her, leaving it paralysed.
The ice that appeared was caused by the white-haired girl. She was talking with Ruby, but since Simon was too far, he couldn't hear what they were saying. Yang got to Ruby as fast as she could.
The bird, though, was still alive and intact. It was flying to the cliff. The teams regrouped and started talking about the next thing to do:
-Guys, that thing's not coming back. What are we gonna do? , said Jaune.
-Look, there's no sense in dally-dally. Our objective is right in front of us. , said the white-haired girl, which is called Weiss by Ruby.
-She's right. Our mission is to take those artifacts and get back to the cliff. There's no point in fighting these things. , explained Ruby.
-Run and live! That's an idea I can get behind! , approved Jaune.
The groups got to the podium, taking their artifacts. While taking her artifact, Anna asked something to Emma:
-How did you know that the Deathstalker had an armor that was that thick to the point of blocking Ruby's scythe?
Emma looked surprised that she was asked that.
-It's…it's a long story. We don't have time to talk about this at the moment.
Anna was still intrigued, though. Maybe Emma knows something the others do not.
When the group returned, the Deathstalker was almost free.
-Time to left, said the man that followed the girl that was riding on the Ursa.
-Right. Let's go! , said Ruby.
The groups, then, started to run to the cliff. When they were running, Simon was thinking of a plan to fight those monsters.
-Let's split up. If we are too much concentrated on forming a group, we will be ambushed. Tyler, Emma, Anna; follow me. , explained Simon.
He was right, as soon as they began to split up; another bird was seen, pointing to the groups.
-Anna, can you shot the bird that thing coming in our direction? , asked Simon.
-I'm on it! , answered Anna.
Since she had a sniper rifle, Anna left a warning shot to the bird to attract it to their position.
-On my mark! , said Simon.
The bird was coming in their way, pretty fast but it was far from there.
-3…
The bird got past the ruins' bridges.
-2…
The bird was almost there…
-1….FIRE!
Everyone fired their weapon while it was in ranged mode, causing a devastating rain coming straight on the bird. Bullets, rockets, arrows….everything they had in their hands were shot to the bird. When the bird landed, Simon commanded the group:
-Tyler, make it sure it doesn't leave the ground! Anna, Emma and me will strike it to death.
Tyler proceeded to cut its wings off, making the bird now impossible to fly. The others were slashing through the bird with their blades, Anna with her staff–blade and Emma her dual-wielding katanas. When the bird was almost dead, Simon launched an ice spell, covering the bird's feet for it to stop moving, jumped upward and planted his sword into the bird's head. The bird fell on the ground and stopped moving completely.
When they got back and tried to run to their companions, they saw the other bird falling below the cliff, its head cut off. A silhouette was seen from the distance, a girl with a scythe. It was Ruby that killed the bird. Simon was sure, though, that she didn't do it her selves. The Deathstalker wasn't a pain either, since he got killed by Jaune's group. Simon jumped down and put on of his leg on the ground for recovery.
-We did it, these monsters are all dead. We can get back to Beacon now. , said Simon, looking exhausted but recovering with his Aura.
Tyler approached himself to Simon and put his arm on Simon's shoulder.
-Ok, let's get back to Beacon. We fought greatly today and I'm sure we will have something to do over there.
Simon didn't have the energy to stand up, so Tyler took him by the shoulder and stood him up, taking him to in the direction of the Academy. When they were halfway there, Simon didn't need Tyler's help anymore since he finished his recovery.
When arrived at Beacon, a ceremony was going on and the students were asked to wait in line until Ozpin calls you for team forming. The first to be graduated were 4 students that Simon never saw before: Cardin Winchester, Russel Thrush, Dove Bronzewing and Sky Lark, forming the team CRDL, pronounced ''Cardinal'', led by Cardin Winchester. The second group formed was Jaune's group: Jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie, forming the team JNPR, pronounced ''Juniper'', led by Jaune Arc. The third group was Ruby's group: Ruby Rose, Weiss Schee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long, forming the team RWBY, pronounced ''Ruby'', led by Ruby Rose.
And finally, it was Simon's group's turn:
-Simon Seablue, Emma Gemstone, Anna Windcliff, Tyler Ironclad. The four of you retrieved the black knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as….team SEAT. Led by….Simon Seablue.
Simon felt surprised by this announcement. He certainly did gave orders on the fight versus the bird, but he always was thinking that Tyler would have made the cut more than him.
-Seems like this is shaping up to be….an interesting year. , noticed Ozpin.