Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter Black and White Roses. Enjoy the 2400-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum do.
(Emerald Forest, Temple, 2 minutes earlier.)
"Keep running, blasted turkey is catching up to us!" Noir yelled as he and Qrow continued to vault through the trees, behind them was a massive winged Grimm someone may have mistaken for a Nevermore.
They would be wrong, however, as the Grimm was at least twice the size, sported wings the size of small hills and had over a dozen eyes as it screeched.
"Where did the Banshee come from anyway?" Noir asked.
"Don't know, just jump now!" Qrow yelled as they leapt and ended up rolling into a clearing, Noir looked around but didn't see Qrow.
"Ok, that Banshee is going to be an issue." Noir, rubbing his head as he looked around.
"Noir!" The teen was barely able to turn before Summer leapt at him, he caught her in a hug.
"SUMMER! It's Good to see you!" Noir yelled as the duo laughed.
"Hate to ruin the mood but uh… Grimm." Raven coughed out as Noir and Summer coughed awkwardly as she jumped out of Noir's arms.
"Speaking of Grimm, where's Qrow? He was right behind me." Noir asked as another roar cut them off as a King Taijitu bulldozed its way out of the forest before collapsing.
"That was awesome, again!" The pinked girl said as she pulled out a pair of daggers from its head.
"Batallie, do you ever slow down?" The gold eye boy said as he panted.
"Grun, you need to be more open to living in the moment!" Batallie responded.
"Ok, that was weird." Noir said before another screech cut them off.
"I'm guessing that's Flax's partner?"
Raven asked before a massive spider like Grimm crushed dozens of trees in its path.
Armor covered its 8 legs and Noir saw, veins ran down its head and Noir and Summer saw 8 eyes covering it as the 3-meter-tall spider chased the brown-haired girl.
"Cerise, I don't think the Arachne is letting me hold o-…." Noir, Summer and Raven watched Flax and who Noir, Summer and Raven guessed was Cerise land at their feet.
"Well, at least we can die together." Raven put in as Noir looked around.
"I know I just asked this, but where is Qrow?" Noir asked before another roar cut them off.
"Uh guys, help?" Qrow asked as Noir looked up as the Banshee flew overhead, the huntsmen had freed himself from the Grimm's talons but was clinging its legs.
"Ah, that's where he went. Qrow, you need to jump!" Qrow continued to clutch the Grimm's leg as Noir sighed, Raven took off towards the Banshee, readying her sword.
"Guess I'm going to have to knock him loose."
Noir's jade eyes turned pitch black as he raised Siva Darkness and fired as the bullet bounced off a stone, hit a loose tree branch and hit the Banshee's leg as it tore dozens of feathers off it as it hit the Grimm in it skull, injuring it as Qrow fell only to fall into a portal and land at Raven's feet.
"How did you do that?" Summer asked as Batallie grabbed the rook piece and grinned.
"My Semblance. It enhances my skill with Siva Darkness when I shoot it, allowing me to do a lot of tricks with it... I like to call my Semblance 'Deadeye'." Noir said as the Arachne hissed.
"Ok, time to put the itsy-bitsy spider down." Noir said as he raised Siva Darkness as the spider charged.
"Crud, can't get a clear shot, I'll just have to kill it the old -fashioned way!" Noir charged as he changed the massive spider.
"Noir, that thing will shred you!"
The Arachne hissed as 8 blades slid out of its legs as it shot a massive web line at Noir, the huntsmen dodged it before slashing away at its legs as it hissed in pain before it fired another shot of webbing and hit Noir in the chest as he fell to the ground.
"Noir!" Flax yelled as a blur sped past them. Noir raised Siva Darkness with his remaining unstrapped arm and fired as the spider shrugged off the bullets.
"Crud." Time seemed to slow as the spider lunged only to hiss in agony as 2 of its legs were injured and bursts of gunfire caused it to back away.
"You're going to get yourself killed if I have to keep protecting you." Summer said as she helped Noir up before bopping him on the head.
"Thanks." Noir said as Qrow and Raven walked over.
"That was pretty gutsy… But it's something I can respect in a pinch…. Noir." Qrow said as Noir looked at him.
"It isn't friendship but it's a start." Noir smiled as Raven smiled.
"Ok, your both proving to be strong, foolish but strong… And I'm sorry for calling you two weak, I don't fully regret it… But I'll try to say it less…. If you two can try not to be as crazy." She grinned.
"Can't promise that." Noir grinned back.
"Guys, not to ruin the moment, but that Grimm is coming back…. We need a plan." Flax said as he and Cerise ran over.
"Fighting two Alpha class Grimm is foolish, we should get what we need and go." Noir, Summer and Qrow looked at the relics.
"Right, our mission is to take an artifact back to the cliffs. Fighting Grimm like that is crazy." Qrow said as Flax nodded.
"Retreat and survive, we can do that!" Noir cradled a gold knight in his hand as Flax grabbed the Rook.
"Ok, time to move!" Grun yelled as he and Bastille turned.
"Right, let's go!" Summer asked as she, Noir and everyone besides Raven and Qrow left.
"Their rough around the edges… But maybe we misjudged them." Qrow put in as Raven smiled.
"We're see, this school year is just starting." She responded as she and Qrow followed.
(Emerald Forest, ruins.)
Summer and Noir kept pace as Noir turned.
"What is your semblance anyway, super speed?" Summer shook her head.
"Tell you when we make it out!" The Banshee flew ahead and screeched as it flapped its wings and tossed stone blocks at the group.
"Lovely!" Noir and Flax yelled as the Banshee flew into the air.
"Bastille!"
Grun yelled as Bastille nodded and joined her weapons together as they expanded into a machine gun which she fired with a smile as the Banshee screeched and retreated before the Arachne lunged at her before Grun and Noir hit it with slashes of their weapons as Grun made sure his claw weapon knocked the spider away as Summer tossed her away.
"Keep running!" Cerise turned as she clicked her sword as the claymore split until it turned into a narrow sniper as she fired it along with Noir before the two retreated.
The 8 teens continued to run as the Banshee shattered the path below them, knocking Flax, Bastille, Summer, Noir and Qrow towards the middle of the ruins. Summer fired at the massive eagle like Grimm as Raven was battered back by the spider.
"We need to get back over there, they need backup against the Arachne!" Flax yelled as Bastille grinned.
"I'll get us over there." She loaded her weapon with explosive rounds as it turned into a two-handed war sword before she fired the weapon, knocking her and Flax into the air as she grinned and fired as the landed on a piece of rubble, knocking it at other side from the recoil as Bastille slammed her weapon into its skull and fired, knocking Raven backwards.
"Please never do that again." Flax groaned.
Raven summoned a portal and was spit out onto the ruins as Noir looked at her.
"What, you get bored over there?" The quartet fired dozens of shots as Raven launched slash waves as the Banshee ignored as it smashed through the rubble, scattering the team as Noir fired and propelled him up as Summer and Raven simply ran up the rubble as Qrow launched himself from piece to piece of rubble.
"Blasted bird, it's tough…." Noir looked at the state of the ruins as Qrow fired at the bird.
"Guys I have an idea!" Qrow looked at the ruins and grinned.
"Oh, I get it, I'll tell Raven, cover me!" Qrow yelled as Noir loaded Siva Darkness with explosive rounds.
"Flax, it's weak on the legs and belly!" Noir yelled before turning towards the Banshee.
(With Flax and Navy's side.)
"You heard Noir! Let's move!"
Flax yelled as he, Bastille, Grun and Cerise ran at the beast as two of its bladed legs came down.
Cerise leapt and slashed at a leg as it screamed as Flax slashed another leg as Cerise slashed a leg off as the Arachne backed off. Grun leapt and slashed at its face as the Grimm backed up and tossed him away as Cerise fired and hit the spider in its eye.
"Grun!" Flax yelled as the Arachne reared up.
"Guys, it's belly!" Flax yelled as he managed to deflect a strike with his shield.
"Bastille!" She nodded as she ran at the beast as it lunged at her with two bladed legs only to recoil as Flax and Cerise slashed them away.
"Time to cut to the chase!" Bastille grinned as she brought her sword up as she slid, cutting the Grimm down the middle as it screeched and fell into the bridge, crushing it as Cerise and Flax collapsed from exhaustion.
(Summer and Noir's side)
"Aim for its eyes, make it hit the ruins!" Noir said as he activated his semblance as Summer and Qrow continued to fire as Raven leapt up at the Banshee, landing on its foot as she leapt up and slashed at its eyes.
"Just. Die. Already!" She hissed as the Banshee tried to close its mouth before the Grimm slammed into the ground below the ruins. It stated to recover before Qrow ran down and slashed it in its face, stunning it as it launched a gale of wind at Summer and Noir.
"Now!" Summer yelled Noir turned and shot the ruin pillar, knocking it onto the Grimm as Qrow fired a round into its mouth, followed by the rest of the debris as the Grimm lunged at them.
"Now! Finish it!" Noir, Summer, Raven and Qrow leapt off the ruins at it, Raven launched a slash wave at one wing, injuring it, Qrow and Noir fired at the other one as Noir fired a round through its wing, burning it.
"Let's see you shrug this off!" Summer said as she twirled and fired, spinning her as white rose petals floated off her cloak as the recoil turned her into a ball of death as she barrowed down the Banshee's throat and through its back.
Summer caught herself on a ledge as Noir, Qrow and Raven dug their blades into the cliff as the Banshee fell into the chasm.
"Well, that was a thing." Noir said as he, Raven, Qrow and Summer laughed at their crazy situation.
(Beacon Academy, 10 minutes later.)
Noir watched Carmine, Orchid, Burgundy, and Taupe walk off the stage as Ozpin continued with the ceremony.
"Flax Arc, Batallie Ebony, Grun Rosewood, Cerise Navy, you collected the white rook pieces. From this day forward, you will be working together as team FERN."
"Led by Flax Arc!" Ozpin continued.
"Wait, what?" Flax asked as Ozpin smiled, Cerise held up her hand for a high five as Flax blankly returned it.
"And finally: Noir Tama, Summer Rose, Qrow Branwen, and Raven Branwen, you collected the white knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as team STRQ. Led by Summer Rose!" Ozpin finished.
"Yeah!" Noir hugged Summer as she climbed onto his shoulders as Qrow and Noir shared high fives as Raven shook her head.
"This is going to be an interesting school year." Raven said as Noir and Summer cheered.
"It's going to be an awesome school year!" Noir said as he, Summer and Qrow cheered.
(Junior's club, downtown Vale.)
"Another heist and yet we still don't have enough dust!" Junior yelled as he slammed his fist into his desk, cracking it.
"Relax, you're going to hurt yourself, old man." Said a voice as two girls, one with a red dress and one with white. Junior scowled at his lieutenants.
"Very easy for you to say, Melanie. You and Miltia don't have to worry about things like running a criminal business, those two brats cost me half the dust we were stealing."
Junior said as he turned to walk to the window, he could see dozens of his thugs hauling in dust crystals and canisters.
"It's going to be time to up our little 'raids'. Which means all of us are going to have to pull our weight…. Melanie, your dismissed for tonight. But I'm going to need you and your sister for a mission soon." Melanie sighed as she and her sibling walked out of the room.
"Boss, I've set up the call." One of Junior's thugs said as he walked in with a scroll, Junior took it from his hands.
"Go then." The man scurried out as Junior turned to the scroll.
"We're going to have to up the times table for these raids, Beacon's already breathing down my neck and I've already stuck my damn neck out far enough without you two pitching in." Junior snarled into the scroll, on the other side was a red -haired man wearing a mask over his face and a black suit, the other was an orange haired man with a bowler hat and a cane.
"Oh, relax, Junior. If kids are stopping you, you've lost your edge. And besides, Roman Torchwick never backs out of a deal… I'll be there in 3 days." Roman cut his connection.
"And your still in?" Junior asked the other man.
"Yes, the White Fang will be eager to show off its power for the first time since it was formed… We will be arriving in Vale in 3 days with Roman."
Author notes
Ok, phew, this chapter took a lot out of me, I just kept going at this to make it a bigger chapter. Anyway, the teams are finally formed… But Junior is making his moves. I want to point out Cinder and Salem won't be the main villains for a while. Plus, we will see team FERN and COBT soon. This begins the original chapters, until tomorrow Lighting Wolf out!