Blake spun about the Ursa, using Gambol Shroud as a tether. She fired the end of it, kicking off of the dying Grimm as she did so to land gracefully in a crouch.

Or at least, she would have were it not for the massive paw of the Alpha Ursa that intercepted her flight and sent her sprawling.

The raven-haired girl scrabbled backwards, still somewhat stunned by the impact even though her aura had absorbed most of the damage, while the giant Ursa advanced menacingly. But then a glittering figure in red and gold was crouched in front of her, shield raised protectively and lance extended.

"Are you alright, Blake?" Pyrrha asked worriedly, eyes fixated on the approaching beast.

"Just… catching… my breath…" Blake panted, struggling to sit up.

She froze, startled, as an unusual noise issued from the Alpha Grimm.

"Did it just… laugh at us?" Pyrrha breathed.

"Um… yes," Blake replied. "Yes, it did."

The beast quickly changed its attitude as a blur of red shot by overhead, whirling about its body like a deadly bladed tornado. Ruby skidded to a stop next to the two girls as the Alpha Ursa collapsed, imbedding her scythe in the ground to slow her momentum.

"Ladies," the brunette smirked.

"Little rose," the other pair returned in unison, identical smirks on their faces as Pyrrha put her weapons away and helped Blake to her feet.

"Fancy meeting a pair of damsels in distress out here," Ruby continued, shouldering Crescent Rose with a flourish.

"We were not in distress!" Pyrrha protested.

Blake gave the smaller girl a level look. "And we are most certainly not damsels."

"Oh. Well… You girls come here often?"

Blake and Pyrrha shared an incredulous look and a giggle. "Ruby, were those pickup lines?" the redhead chuckled.

Ruby hung her head and sighed. "Yeah, well… they sounded better in my head."

Blake stepped forward, tipping Ruby's head up with a finger and giving her a sweet kiss. "Well, it was a nice try, anyway."

Pyrrha slipped an arm around Blake as she walked up, giving Ruby a kiss of her own. "It was… adorable."

Ruby grinned, flicking her hand out to the side to return her scythe to its compact form and holstering it behind her. "Sooo… 'A' for effort?"

"Yes, but a 'C' for execution," Blake laughed.

"Hey, 'C' is passing!" Ruby exclaimed with a wide smile. "So, what does that give us, anyway?"

Pyrrha dutifully pulled her card out. "Allow me to check off the group of five Ursa… Though honestly an Alpha should count extra… Oh, if we find another Boarbatusk, we shall have a row!"

"Yay!" the brunette cheered. "Let's head back into the woods and-"

A loud roar sounded nearby which was abruptly cut off, followed by exultant cheering. "BINGO!" they heard Nora shout.

"Aww maaannn," Ruby groaned. "And we were so close!"

The combined teams of RWBY and JNPR were assigned to this quadrant to clear out any residual Grimm. The numbers here had been rather more than expected and of a wide variety, leading Nora to pull out a set of placards that she had been dying to try out. They had split into three teams, with Blake, Pyrrha, and Ruby on one, Nora and Ren on another, and the remaining three on the third.

Nora assured them their team would not be at a significant disadvantage due to their 'secret weapon'.

"Well," Pyrrha sighed as the three of them joined hands, Ruby in the middle, and headed over towards where they'd heard Nora shout. "I suppose we could pick up new cards and start over?"

"Yeah, we could," the brunette said glumly. "Don't know how we can keep up with Nora and Ren though. It's those sloth assassins of theirs, y'know."

"Ruby, I don't believe I've ever seen a sloth assassin," Blake replied humorously.

Her girlfriend nodded solemnly. "I know, you never do. That's just how good they are."

Blake opened her mouth, but then glanced into the trees overhead worriedly.

"If you say so…" she murmured.

A/N: These are the odd things that filter through my brain as I lay in bed at 4am, desperately trying to go back to sleep but then giving up as the idea was simply too much fun not to write down before I forget it. Sigh. I guess I'll sleep when I am dead. (Cue Set It Off music.)

And I totally think Grimm Bingo should be a thing in the regular series. Anyone knows Miles or Kerry, get them on that for me, k? Thanks.

And just fyi, this little piece of fluffy crack has surpassed 20k hits after two weeks. Sweet holy mother of all kittens, you guys are awesome. Oh, and 195 followers to boot! Squee!

THB4: Heh, should have done more with the Yang puns, true. I'll have to add them into a later chapter, she's definitely gonna add Pyrrha to list of those she can tease. Oh, and actually… Qrow's gonna find out before Tai. For that, you'll have to wait for a later chapter…

Jazzatron: Gotta get through the semester first, and then they will be travelling to Patch for at least the first half of break. The girls finally get to meet Ruby's dad… mwahahaha…

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