The Bullhead flew low enough for the team onboard to see the red leaves of the forest.
Forever Falls was, in Weiss's opinion, a very beautiful part of the kingdom. The forest was so vibrant in color that the leaves seemed to glow red whenever the sun hit the leaves. That is where the beauty of it ends though. They all knew that the forest was a common nesting place for the Grimm and it often saw large scale infestations of said creatures. The flight only took thirty minutes, but in that time frame, no one spoke a word, not even Ruby
The four girls have fought Grimm before. They have been into Grimm infested areas such as the Emerald Forest and Mountain Glenn. But after they became a team, they were often shadowed by a huntsman or huntress. This, aside from the Emerald Forest, would be their first solo mission hunting Grimm. No word was spoken until they reached the landing zone, a rather large clearing in the forest. The side doors open as the team gathered their equipment. They had small, handheld radios to talk to each other or call for med evac. They also had small food rations. According to Ozpin, the mission would only take from one to four hours time.
"I am sorry girls, but this is where I will leave you. Call me if you are injured or need medical help. I will be flying in the nearby area." The pilot called back to them as they got out of the ship.
The girls turned around and watched as the Bullhead took off and soared off into the sky.
"Alright team, we may have to split up and look for the den of Grimm." Ruby told them.
"Ruby, I'm not sure that would be a good idea. We would be in trouble if there are more Beowolves than we thought."
Weiss was right. Ozpin had told to anticipate a pack no bigger than ten to twelve. Weiss thought that there would be more than the predicted amount. If that was the case, they would have to stick together or risk a potential injury that could incapacitate them.
"Hey, ice queen. I have to agree with my sis on this one. We split up, we can cover more ground and we might be able to find the Grimm we are looking for." Yang said.
Weiss saw Blake nodding her head in silent agreement. Three against one, just like the bunk beds.
"Fine." She uttered in a defeated tone.
"Alright. Yang, you go with Blake and scout out our position to the east. Me and Weiss will head west and check there. We will radio each other in thirty minutes if we can't find anything. Radio immediately if you're in trouble k'ay?" Ruby laid out the plan for them to follow. Each teammate nodded their head as the two pairs went off to follow their directions.
Weiss and Ruby were scouting out to the west for ten minutes now and they barely saw any signs of Grimm activity. Although Weiss herself had to admit she was getting rather bored, she was rather nervous about finding the pack first. Ruby, on the other hand, was more prepared for a large scale fight. In her own words, Ruby said that she had beaten back a horde of Beowolves before she came to Beacon. Weiss had to admit, Ruby was brave. Sure, she was sometimes childish and immature, but when she needed to assert her status as a leader, she did with a sense of confidence.
"Weiss? You back there? You have been awfully quiet."
"Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for checking." Weiss quickly said.
She had to admit, she really did like how Ruby was looking out for her well being. Ruby seemed to mature sense the Grimm attacked Vale. She looked as though she was ready to accept any responsibilities that came with the burden of leadership. Maybe their friendship was something more…
'No! Stopping think those thought and keep this in the here and now' Weiss mentally scolded herself for think such thoughts. She knew that Ruby must've been more interested in guys. Was there a small possibility she was wrong.
"Weiss! Look ahead" Ruby quietly whispered back to her, snapping her back to reality.
In the middle of the forest was a small cave with three beowolves gathered outside. Their boney protrusions rather small and the red marking more light red. These must've been young Grimm.
"Weiss there is only three of them. Should we take them?" Ruby questioned her teammate.
Weiss had to ponder. There were only three of them. Weiss and Ruby could very well easily take them out. On the other hand, what if there we more of them? Weiss decided that now would be a good time.
"Let's take them."
With that, Ruby and Weiss flew out from the bushes with their weapons now unsheathed. The Beowolf closest to the bush never knew what hit it as Weiss stabbed the sword though the creature's chest the other two started to growl but Ruby quickly dispatched them with her sniper rifle. She took out one with a clean head shot but other one was within three feet of her and closing. Weiss was just about to call out, but Ruby seemed to automatically know. Quickly, she extended the weapon to its scythe form and slashed the creature in half. The two of them were surrounded by the dead, now evaporating bodies of the Grimm.
"Nice job Weiss. Yang is going to be upset that we got to them first. We me call them." Ruby said as she sparked her aura, allowing Yang to know where they were.
Something made Weiss a little uneasy. She would've thought there would've been more of them. It should've been a challenge. Something was not right.
"Alright, I called them. They just felt my aura and are on the way to our…" Ruby never got a chance to finish.
Suddenly, a large, black body emerged from the cave. It started to extend out until its body started to turn white. Then Weiss noted that its body was not covered in fur, but scales. It was a fully, scaled and two headed King Taijitu.
A.N: Duh-duh-DUHHH! Cliffhanger time. Also, I put a little hint of romance into this chapter. Can you spot where it is? On the other hand, time for some feedback.
To: Fourze: The issue of Vampires and sunlight will be addressed in this story, don't worry. The vampires will have some of the tradition things, but I will also add in some addition abilities (and no, I don't plan on using the vampires from Twilight as a basis) so don't worry.
To Anonemuss14: Thanks for the idea. But I have made decided what Blake is. What is she you may ask? Well, we will get there when we get there.
To: Manticore-gurl 071134: wow, you seem to really make a lot of reviews and follow this story's progress. I decided I wanted to explain why Weiss is a vampire. Thanks for the Feedback Manticore!
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