Beacon, 2 days later...
"Well, this is disappointing."
RWBY and the remainder of Burn Squad (alongside Jack) stood near a large board filled with pictures of possible leads to Freeze's position. All were marked with an 'X'.
"I thought by now we'd have something." Hicks said. "But even with RWBY's help, we have no clue where the bad guys are."
"What, did you think it would be like on TV, where they find the evil lair in 5 minutes?" Rico asked sarcastically. "It's going to take a while Hicks. Besides, it's not like they're just gonna waltz right up to the front door."
The sudden sound of an explosion cut off the rest of the conversation. The two teams immediately ran to the source, finding themselves at the front gates. Standing there, weapons shouldered, was Freeze and Ruby2.
"Hello ladies." Freeze said smugly. "Did you miss me?"
Before anyone could reply, Glynda Goodwitch walked through the doors, an angry look on her face.
"I don't know who you think you are or what you think you are doing here" She stated. "But you will turn away and leave immediately or face the consequences."
"Funny." Freeze replied. "I was about to ask you to leave."
"We're tired of hiding out in old mountain fortresses and all that s $t." R2 said. "So, we're taking your academy, if that's alright with you, Goodb$ #h."
Glynda's brow frowned at that last statement.
"You and what army?" Ruby asked, pointing a finger towards the demonic duo.
"I thought you'd never ask." Freeze replied, snapping his fingers.
Suddenly, the ground behind them began to break apart. Dozens of hideous black monsters popped out, each looking like a mixed version of a Grimm. A cross between a Beuwolf and a Nevermore flew atop a lamp post and snarled. A Ursa Major with large tusk protruding from its snout scrapped its feet on the ground, ready to charge. A Beuwolf with Deathstalker pincers and tail stood next to R2, growling. A Nevermore with three King Taijitu heads hissed as it ruffled its feathers. Within moments, hundreds of hybrid Grimm stood at Beacon's gate, ready to attack.
"Ruby." Hicks said. "Don't ever ask that again."
"What in God's name are these?" Grant asked.
"Bio-Grimm." Freeze replied. "Just a little something I cooked up a while ago. It wasn't easy, since Grimm usually disintegrate upon death, but I managed to get a few DNA samples and mix them together."
"So, you can either fight, or you can surrender." R2 said. "Either way, we're still sicking these things on you."
"Why would we surrender if they're gonna attack us either way?" Weiss asked.
"It gives us an excuse to show mercy." R2 replied. "And I'm really hoping you don't surrender."
"You!" Glynda said, pointing her crop towards Matt. "Have you're A.I. sound the alarm and initiate lockdown procedures. Any students above the 3rd year are to aid the staff in suppressing these monsters. If we fail, order the evacuation."
"Already did it." Rico replied, appearing next to the Spartans.
"You eight should retreat." Glynda said.
"Hey, we're fully capable of fighting these guys." Matt protested.
"This isn't up for debate." Glynda said.
Jack pulled his rifle out and stood next to her.
"Perhaps I could lend a hand." he said. "I'm an active member of my realities military, and I'm trained to deal with these kind of situations. No offense to Burn Squad and their way of doing things."
"Hey!" Yang shouted. "How come you get to fight?"
"Like I said" Jack replied. "I'm a professional. Now move."
"I'd do what they say." R2 said. "Unless you want your a # handed to you again."
Yang made a move to attack, but was stopped by Ruby.
"Jack's right." Ruby said. "They know what they're doing. Besides, we kneed to make sure everyone else is safe."
Yang nodded, and the seven of them retreated, leaving Jack and Glynda with the horde of Bio-Grimm.
"Think you can keep up with a Spartan?" Jack asked as he readied his weapon.
"Depends." Glynda replied. "Think you can keep up with a fully trained huntress?"
"Lets, find out." He said as the two assumed a combat stance.
Freeze looked at the two who opposed him, then gestured towards his army of monsters.
"Play time."
RWBY and Burn Squad were nearly to their floor when a loud crash was heard, followed by snarling. They turned the corner to see Cardin and his team fighting off a two headed Beuwolf. Cardin hit the creature with his mace, sending it crashing into the wall. The beast got up and snarled, ready to attack. Before it could move, a red flash zoomed past it, followed by rose petals. The hybrid stood there for a moment, before its upper half slid off its body. Ruby returned Crescent Rose to it's storage form before gesturing towards Cardin.
"Thanks." He said.
"Not a problem." Ruby replied, smirking triumphantly.
"Uh, Ruby."
The red haired girl turned to see what Matt was gesturing to, only to find that the two headed monster had grown a new pair of legs, and the original lower half sprouting a new upper body, with a King Taijitu head for one arm, and a stinger for the other. Ruby raised her weapon towards one of the creature's arms as it tried to swing at her, and blew it off. A second arm grew, with a sharpened bone like blade protruding from the bottom of its wrist. As she defended herself against the creature, the dismembered arm started to grow a new body.
"DON'T CUT THEM APART!" Ruby screamed. "THEY MULTIPLY IF YOU DO!"
The King Taijitu arm started lunging towards Ruby, only to get blocked by Yang. Hicks, Grant, and Matt opened fire on the creatures. The Bio-Grimm fell under the onslaught of bullets, only to get back up, wounds closing. They started charging towards the Beacon students and Spartans, but were suddenly blocked by a wall of ice.
"That won't hold them for long." Weiss said, lowering her weapon. "It these things can regenerate from even severed limbs, then we have no chance of pushing them back."
"I'm going to see if anyone else is having trouble with these things." Cardin said, gesturing towards his team to follow him.
"Rico, start those evacuation proto-" Grant was interrupted when another Bio-Grimm burst through the wall next to him.
Instinctively, Grant grabbed the energy sword attached to his hip, and used it to bisect the creature. He took a step back, waiting for it to regenerate. It didn't. All the creature did, was lay there and twitch, smoke coming off from the where the blade hit.
"Why isn't it regrowing?" Blake asked, keeping her weapon aimed at it, for defense.
"Plasma must negate its healing abilities, somehow." Rico replied, analyzing the corpse. "Perhaps it has something to do with it's DNA structure or something. The important thing is, we can kill them."
"Please tell me you have more plasma based weaponry." Weiss said.
"Sorry, that sword's all we got." Matt replied. "And it has a limited battery, so it won't last forever."
"I told you we should have brought plasma pistols." Grant said. "But nooo, we couldn't because they were 'to lame'."
"You can complain later." Blake said. "If we survive this."
Meanwhile, in Ozpin's office...
"Professor, we're losing ground." Glynda said throught the headmaster's scroll. "Every time we shoot one, they get back up. And if we cut the apart, they keep multiplying."
"Can you hold them off for a little longer?" He asked. "Until the transports are ready?"
"I don't know." Glynda said. She started to say something else when Ozpin lost the connection. A different face replaced Glynda.
"Hello, Ozpin." Cinder said.
"So, you're the one who orchestrated this?" Ozpin asked.
"Not really." She replied. "That was more of my new associate's doing."
"Do you usually do business with super soldiers from alternate realities?" Ozpin asked.
"If our goals align, then yes." She said. "Don't bother with your transports. My men have already claimed them."
"I would retreat if I where you." Ozpin said. "Unless you wish to deal with the Atlas militia."
"Oh Ozpin, we both know you're bluffing." Cinder said. "We both know that with the tower down, Vale has no way of contacting the outside kingdoms. And if what you were saying was true, then not even Ironwood's army can stand up to the powers I have access to. Stop acting like you're in control, you've already lost. And soon, no one will be in control."
"Except you?" Ozpin asked sarcastically.
"No." Cinder replied. "I don't want power. I want nothing more than total freedom. Freedom from those who think they can control everything, freedom from those who think they can tell people how to live, freedom from the moral standards of society, freedom for chaos to flourish. That is what I desire."
Cinder gave him one last glance, before the scroll deactivated.
With RWBY and Burn Squad...
RWBY and the remainder of Burn Squad sprinted towards the airships. A student in front of them motioned for a few of his friends to follow, before a bolt of energy hit him, vaporizing his body. Suddenly, multiple White Fang soldiers, armed with Freeze's new dust rifles, opened fire on the fleeing students, gunning many down.
"Since when did the White Fang work for Freeze?" Hicks asked. "And when did they get laser guns?"
"More importantly, why are they firing on the students?" Grant questioned.
"They probably blame the schools as well as the government for Faunus oppression." Blake said. "That'd be the only reason they'd participate in the attack."
"Focus on protestors turned terrorist later." Rico said. "Find a way to stay alive now."
"I've got an idea." Grant said, pulling a small gray device from his back.
The device scanned the two teams before Grant threw it over to a nearby rock. A mirror image of them was placed over there.
"Cool, holograms." Ruby said.
"Now, lets get to one of those airships." Weiss said.
The seven of them eventually managed to sneak past the soldiers and onto an airship.
"Matt, take the wheel." Rico said.
"Wait, wasn't he a kamikaze pilot?" Ruby asked.
"Just because he was, doesn't mean he'll immediately crash the ship." Rico replied.
"All set." Matt called from the pilot's seat.
"But what about the others?" Ruby asked.
"We can't help them now." Grant said. "We need to get help first."
Ruby raised her finger to protest, but lowered it upon realizing he was right.
"And, we're off." Matt said before the ship lurched forward.
Meanwhile...
Freeze and R2 sat atop Beacon's statue, surveying the carnage round them.
"Is this the life or what?" Freeze said, kicking his feet back.
R2 was about to respond when the sound of a jet went off. She turned to see one of the airships taking off.
"Should we be worried about that?" She asked, gesturing towards the ship.
Freeze looked at it, and simply shrugged.
"Let the Bio-Grimm take care of it." He replied.
"Guys, we have incoming." Matt said.
The Spartan dove the ship to the side, dodging a horde of razor sharp feathers. A flock of Bio-Grimm with Nevermore features was chasing the ship, launching feathers at it. The Spartan flew left and right, avoiding whatever razor feathers he could. Despite his best efforts, the ship was eventually hit.
"We're going down!" Matt screamed.
"I knew we shouldn't have let you fly this thing!" Weiss said.
Before Matt could reply, the ship lurched forward.
Later...
The group fled the airship before it burst into flames.
"Well, that was an inconvenience." Matt said.
"An INCONVINIENCE!" Weiss screamed. "We're stuck in the middle of the forest, our school has been taken over by terrorist and hybrid Grimm, all our friends are probably dead, and we have absolutely no chance of winning against them. What are we supposed to do?"
"Geeze Weiss, its like you became even more of a b $# while I was away."
Everyone froze upon hearing that voice. They slowly turned to find a familiar figure standing there.
"What's the matter, haven't seen a reject super soldier come back from the dead before?"
Standing next to a crate full of weapons, was none other than Burn, armor as good as new.
"So" He began. "What did I miss?"
"Of course you brought that idiot back."
Apparently, he's a fan favorite.
"I hope you guys are happy."
How is Burn still alive, and how will RWBY and Burn Squad stop Freeze and his army of Bio-Grimm? Find out in Volume 5: Resurrection.