Blood. Blood everywhere. So much of it.

Jet sat on a macabre parody of his bed which was icy to the touch. He stared at a room that was full of blood. Blood cascaded like waterfalls from the four corners of the room into bottomless pits lined with skulls on pikes. The walls were spattered with crimson mockeries of decoration, and some of these reached the ceiling. The stone tiled floor bore blood too, large puddles that seemed deceivingly shallow.

A lesser individual would have instantly lost his stomach as the sight, but Jet was able to contain his nausea. He was distracted by Flux, who had leapt up onto his bed, her wings and claws were larger now, her eyes more vicious, gleaming in the gloom.

Jet did not hesitate. Flux was the cause of these nightmares. He immediately rose and knocked her off the bed, coming down with her onto the crimson slick floor. Flux growled as she rose, and Jet was surprised when she didn't immediately fight back. Taking the initiative, he tackled her, bringing Flux down with his hands around her throat.

"That's… right." Flux choked. "You… hate me… so much… don't you?" she wheezed.

Their eyes locked, and Jet squeezed all the harder, determined to end this before the nightmare developed.

"Just… DIE!" Jet roared, maintaining his choking hold.

A heavy blow came from out of nowhere, causing Jet to release his hold slightly.

"WAKE UP!" a nearby voice called.

With a white flash, the dream world vanished. It took several seconds for his eyes to clear enough to see. He was crouched in Team RWBY's dorm room as he was in the dream. Yang was crumpled in a corner of the room, and above her were… cracks in it? He also noticed that he was crouched over a body, with his hands around its throat. He turned to look.

Ruby Rose looked back at him, her eyes filled with nothing but silent terror.

He still held her, though he was not applying pressure, so she could breathe. Red marks adorned her skin where she'd been strangled. She continued to gaze upon him in fear.

Jet released Ruby, and crumpled, falling beside her as she gasped. It was only moment later when he realised that she was wheezing for air, having probably been deprived of it. Two swords pointed at Jet from above, and with a pang, he realised that Weiss and Blake held the two swords.

"Are you lucid?" Blake asked, with no trace of kindness or subtlety.

"Yes." Jet whimpered, and surprised both himself and the two girls with the fear in his voice.

"How many fingers?" Weiss asked, holding up her hand.

"Two if you count the thumb, one if you don't." Jet answered, steadying his breathing and his voice, and sat up, brushing away the two swords pointed at him. Yang joined them, and Ruby sat up too.

"What happened?" Jet asked.

"You attacked Ruby when she tried to wake you." Blake answered.

Two minutes ago

Ruby and her team ventured into their dorm room, with her plan set in motion. In order to get Jet to open up, she'd enlisted the help of her whole team. She clambered up into bed intending to wake him up with a kiss. Normally, Jet kept a straight sleeping posture, though today he was curled up, and shuddering. Ruby shook him.

"Come on, sleepy." Ruby whispered soothingly.

Jet reacted instantly. His eyes mere slits, Jet instantly got up and attacked with a kick, catching Ruby by surprise as she fell of the bed and landed with a painful crash. Dazed, she barely registered the voices of her teammates.

"Ruby!" "Are you ok?" "Look out!"

Jet leapt down from the bed as she tried to stand back up, her vision clearing. Jet was still asleep? How? Her thoughts distracting her, she was unprepared for when Jet tackled her to the ground and locked his arms around her throat.

"J-Jet! I don't… understand!" Ruby choked as Jet immediately increased the strength of his grip.

"Just… DIE!" Jet roared in his sleep. Ruby was terrified now, sure that she was going to meet her end.

All three of her teammates ran forward, and Yang slammed a fist down onto Jet's head. Almost immediately afterwards, the red pulse triggered, sending all three girls flying into the walls, and Jet's vice loosened slightly.

Ruby was beginning to lose consciousness from the lack of oxygen, and struggled with all her might to break free.

"JET! WAKE UP!" Weiss yelled as she and Blake recovered in time to run at Jet again.

The pressure on Ruby's throat released enough for her to breathe, and she gasped for air. Jet's eyes opened.

Jet held his head in his hands as he came to terms with what had happened.

"Ruby, I'm not asking you to forgive me." Jet stated, looking up, but Ruby held up her hand.

"It must have been a really bad nightmare, right? It's not your fault." Ruby said, embracing Jet as he sat down on the floor which only moments ago had been flooded with blood.

"I don't suppose you feel like talking about it?" Blake asked.

"I…" Jet took a deep breath. "It's my connection to Flux. It sometimes causes these nightmares where we turn on one-another. The only way to end the nightmare is to either get woken by someone else, or kill Flux in the dream."

Ruby was deep in thought. Flux must have taken her place in Jet's dream and he was trying to kill her with such ferocity, but in reality, Ruby was the one being choked.

"Has this happened before?" Blake asked.

"Since the prison." Jet responded. "Flux separated herself from me somehow. She's nowhere near us though. I still get the nightmares."

As the silence that met his words stretched on, Jet rose, detaching Ruby from him.

"Leave me be for a little." Jet quietly requested, before leaving the room. As he did, Ruby glanced around at her team.

"Follow him sis." Yang reassured her. "You can do it."

"Thanks." Ruby said, before racing out of the door.

Outside in the snowy grounds, Jet took flight, Ruby watching him from a distance. Hovering in place, Jet surrounded himself in darkness.

Ruby knew this meant he was gaining armour. When the darkness left, Jet sported armour on his wings, which covered them entirely, akin to the wings of an aeroplane, though lacking turbines. Two engines protruded from the back as Jet's suit came into view. This third suit was similar to Jet Black Phantom in colour scheme, but the rigid and pointed armour with helmet meant this suit was built with aerodynamics in mind.

Energy gathered around the engines before Jet flew away from Beacon as nothing more than purple light. Ruby triggered her semblance and gave pursuit.