RWBY: Team CRML

(I made a small adjustment to the previous chapter so this one would make more sense. I added Ruby using her silver eyes because I forgot to put that in. Anyways, enjoy!)

Chapter 41

Liam

"Liam!" Weiss quickly moved to catch him before he hit the ground. Slowly lowering him to the ground, Weiss cradled his head a bit before looking around the room. "Help!"

As Jaune rushed over to help Liam, there were two others who turned to the person who had hurt him. Raven and Vernal both glared at Cinder with hate in their eyes. "Liam!" Weiss had tears streaming down her face as she held his unconscious body, his breathing slowing by the second as blood dripped from his mouth and a pool of it flowing onto the ground under him.

"Jaune, put pressure on his wound!" Ren ordered him as he joined the three. "Weiss, place him on his back!"

The two did as told, Weiss lying Liam on his back as Jaune applied pressure to the wound. Across the room, Ruby lay unconscious, having been knocked out by Emerald when she tried to use her silver eyes against Cinder. Oscar and Nora were currently trying to wake her up.

"OZPIN!" Hazel suddenly shouted, getting the room's attention for a split second before Ren, Weiss and Jaune returned their attention to their dying friend.

As Cinder ordered Lionheart to open the vault, Raven and Vernal had to push their hatred to the side to keep the illusion that they were still temporary allies with Cinder. Slowly, the three lowered into the vault.

Ren grabbed Liam's wrist to check his pulse but it was slowly fading. "How is he?" Jaune asked.

"This is bad." Ren replied as he shook his head.

"He's hardly breathing." Ren said. "I don't know what else we can do..."

Liam's breathing slowed more and more before suddenly stopping. Noticing this, Weiss began to panic a bit but forced herself to remain as calm as possible. "It wasn't supposed to be like this!" Jaune shouted before closing his eyes and hanging his head. "We can't lose anyone else..."

Suddenly, a white aura slowly covered Liam's body. Once it did, he gasped for breath again.

"Liam?" Weiss said softly as his breathing slowly stabilized.

"What's happening?" Jaune asked.

"Liam!" Ruby had finally gained consciousness as Nora helped her over to her brother. "What happened? What's going on?!"

"I think he's going to be okay! He seems to be stabilizing." Ren replied.

Ruby took a glance at the fights around her. Oscar and Qrow against Hazel while Marek was up against Mist and Shadow and Yang was going against Mercury and Emerald. Turning back to Jaune, Ruby lifted his hands to see that Liam's wound had closed.

"Whatever you're doing, don't stop!"

"I won't." Jaune told her, his hands a few inches above Liam's wound but still healing his aura.

"Good. Oscar needs help."

"I'm on it." Ren got to his feet.

"Jaune and Liam still need cover!"

Ren took out his weapons, while Nora approached his side holding her hammer. Weiss had also risen to her feet, her rapier in hand.

"I'll protect them." Weiss said before looking to Marek who was beginning to struggle against his siblings. "Nora, think you can help him?"

"On it!"

"Okay, make it happen, RNJR!" Ruby said before running off to help Yang.

As the others rushed off to help their friends, Jaune looked to Weiss. "Weiss, your aura..."

"I'll be fine!" Weiss told him. "Liam is the one who needs help right now."

Jaune was silent for a few seconds before nodding his head. "Okay."

Suddenly, Liam slowly began to stir. "He's waking up! I just wish this would go faster!"

"I'm just glad you unlocked your semblance when you did." Weiss told him.

"My semblance?"

"How else do you think you're healing him?" Weiss asked.

Jaune looked down at Liam. "No. I don't think I'm healing him. Our Aura heals our bodies. It feels... it feels more like I'm using my Aura to amplify his!" as he said this, the aura coating Liam's body suddenly changed to a dark red.

"Aren't you worried about running out?" Weiss asked.

"Pyrrha once told me I've got a lot of it. I still believe her."

Suddenly, Liam's eyes slowly opened.

"What...happened?" Liam asked groggily.

"You took a heavy hit, you need to stay with me while the others fight." Jaune told him.

"...Right..."

As Jaune continued to amplify Liam's aura, Liam began to feel well enough to sit up. "Easy." Jaune told him.

Liam looked to his side. Seeing his weapon lying next to him, he grabbed it before pushing himself to his feet. "I'm good." he said before looking to Weiss. "Think you can heal her aura, too?"

"I...I can give it a shot." Jaune replied with a shrug. Weiss went to sit next to Jaune but gave Liam a quick hug before doing so.

"I'm so glad you're okay!" she said in his ear before pulling away.

"I was about to say the same thing to you." Liam told her.

She smiled before sitting next to Jaune. Placing a hand on her shoulder, a white aura slowly began to coat her body.

Liam looked over the room, seeing everyone fighting, he stood in front of Jaune and Weiss, weapon raised to protect them.

Across the room, however, Ren took a heavy hit from Hazel which Nora noticed. Running over to help him, she left Marek to deal with his siblings alone. Noticing this, Liam looked to Jaune and Weiss.

"Go help him!" Weiss told Liam. "We'll be fine."

He nodded before rushing over to Marek just as Mist tried to strike. Jumping in the way, Liam swung his weapon at Mist's, deflecting the blow.

"Liam?!"

"I'm good. Deal with him!" Liam gestured to Shadow. "I got her!"

"You s-" Marek wasn't able to finish as Shadow attacked. The two slowly parted from Liam and Mist.

"Glad to see you're back up just so I can knock you down again." Mist grinned.

"It won't play out like that this time!" Liam growled as he activated his semblance, creating six copies of himself. "Ready for round two, bitch?"

End of chapter 41