F3: It's finally here. My volume 5 of my RWBY fic. Took a while to get here but here we are. RWBY is property of Rooster Teeth. Also any OC characters that appear will be listed of which author(s) they belong too. With that said Let's Put On A Show.
Volume 5-1: Expanding The World.
It was a quiet morning day in a small forest where their wasn't much going on almost like it was too calm though that quickly changed when a shot rang out sending the birds flying nearby as Ruby came bursting through the trees firing something into the trees using the recoil and her semblance causing her to fly.
Then something came bursting through the trees after her as it was a large rock golem with a grimm face in the middle as it swung its rock arm at the young huntress but it missed her entirely.
"Everyone get ready!" Ruby shouted as she was luring the grimm into a trap.
"We're ready for it!" Yang said in her earpiece.
The grimm tried to swing at her again but Ruby avoided the monster shooting at it even though her shots weren't doing anything to it as they bounced off its hard exterior.
Ruby continued being the bait until they got into an open area where she could fight it but that wasn't her intention as she grinned.
"Yang now!" Ruby shouted. Suddenly bursting above the trees a yellow blur as Yang was poised to strike at the grimm as she came down hard and punched the grimm hard enough causing it to lose it's footing and eventually fall onto the ground.
"Your up mom!" Yang shouted as Raven charged from the trees usheathing Omen as a blue blade shined as she sliced at one of the arms freezing it on contact as it the arm then shattered before going for one of the arms as she did the same thing to the arm.
"Alright now it can't move. Neo wrap it up." Raven stated as Neo's umbrella brought out the small needle blade in her weapon as she went to finish it off. However the grimm sensed the danger that was going to happen to it and used the other arm to block the attack from the small girl and flung her back as Neo landed safely on her feet with a disgruntled look.
"Guess it still has some fight left huh." Yang said ready to punch it again.
This time the grimm saw one of the trees that were uprooted and without a thought used connected itself to the tree trunk and used it as another arm.
"Don't let it reform. Otherwise it'll be much harder to deal with." Raven ordered.
"Got another plan?" Neo signed quickly.
"I'm thinking I'm thinking!" Ruby said as she was trying to coming up with another plan as the grimm took some of the rubble from around the area and reformed its leg that it previously lost.
That's when Ruby got an idea even though it's rather risky as she looked to Yang.
"Yang! Skydive!" Ruby shouted in which Yang wide eyed.
"What!? Ruby are you crazy! That's way too risky!" Yang shouted disliking the idea.
"You got a better one cause that's probably the only thing I think of that could work on it." Ruby said.
"Want to share with us? What's going on?" Raven asked.
"She's basically going to use her semblance and get me high in the air before literally throw me right at the target." Yang said.
"And why is that risky?" Raven asked again.
"I basically need the target not to move so I can hit it. Miss by even a foot and let's just it's going to hurt a lot... for me at least." Yang added.
"Well... we can provide a diverson while you two set it up." Neo signed.
Ruby nodded "You ready sis?" Ruby asked.
Yang groaned "Alright... but you better not miss." Yang stated even though she didn't like what was about to happen.
Raven and Neo played decoy as they got the monsters attention with Neo firing her weapon at the grimm while Raven took opportunities to slash at it. Ruby triggered her semblance and became a flurry of red petals before grabbing onto Yang turning her into yellow petals as they zoomed off and then upward toward the sky as high Ruby can get them.
They were about two hundred feet in the air as she stopped but using the momentum from her semblance she spun them around a few times to gain more momentum as Ruby finally used all her strength to throw Yang down at the grimm below.
Meanwhile the grimm was busy with the two below as it swung its trunk like arm at Neo and trying to stomp on Raven at the same time coming to little effect. Raven looked up and saw a yellow blur zooming toward them and the grimm as Raven figured would be a good time to get away.
"Get back!" Raven warned Neo as she stepped away from the fight and that unbeknownst to the grimm it thought it had won the fight against the humans but it was short lived as Yang came down punching the grimm hard enough that it caused a small dust cloud to form.
As the dust cleared Yang was okay but she was now holding her right wrist almost painfully as Ruby landed safely next to her examining the hand.
"Well... that surprisingly worked out." Raven stated.
"Hit it hard enough for it shatter into pieces. Kinda figured that would work." Ruby replied but before they could celebrate the grimm that possesed the stones appeared as it was ghoul like grimm with a bone like mask and one eye.
"So their's the Ghiest that was bothering the village." Raven said.
The grimm noticed the huntresses and decided to bid a hasty retreat. However Ruby wasn't going to allow that as she pointed Thorn Gear at the grimm and lined up her scope and then pulling the trigger firing a bullet at the grimm. The bullet soared through the air and directly at the grimm as it looked back to meet its untimely demise as the ghiest dissolved into black dust.
"Welp the village chief will be glad to know that the grimm is taken care of." Ruby replied as Raven inspected Yangs hand with Neo watching closely.
Ruby brought out her scroll as Penny appeared on it "Penny. Can you show us Yangs wrist?" Ruby asked.
"Affirmative." Penny stated as she scanned Yangs right wrist before showing an internal image on her scroll pointing out several red areas which was almost the entire hand.
"Damage sustained on four fingers. Damage to the Scaphold, Lunate, Triquetrum, Trapezium, Hamate, and Capitate also sustained. Estimation of healing with remaining aura. Two and a half days." Penny stated as Yang winced as she tried to move it.
"Yeah guess we're not trying that again anytime soon." Yang replied.
"Let's get back to the village and at least wrap it for the time being." Raven replied as they all nodded in agreement to return to the village.
Once they've returned to the village the mayor noticed them and confronted them.
"So has the grimm been handled?" He asked.
"Your grimm problem has been handled. There shouldn't be much more problems for quite a while now." Raven stated.
"I thank you for your assistance. This'll make things much easier and the villagers will be at ease now." The mayor of the village thanked.
"Anytime. Wish we could stay but we got places to be." Ruby replied.
"Then I wish you all a safe journey." The mayor said before returning to his home.
"Alright before we head out Neo you get Yangs hand wrapped up. Me and Ruby will get the bike and check them over for any fuel." Raven replied as both she and Ruby went to go get their bikes. While they were doing that Neo went into their supplies they had and brought out the first aid kit and got out some wrapping gauze.
Neo gently took Yang's injured hand and began wrapping the gauze around it making sure to wrap around the thumb to keep it free.
"Man an entire week on the sea and this what happens. Either I'm getting rusty or I'm starting to get soft." Yang replied as Neo only rolled her eyes at the blonde as she finished wrapping the hand.
Ruby and Raven returned with the bike in tow though Raven had a concern look on her face.
"We got about half a tank in each of them so where going to have to be careful to not get sidetracked or taking any detours."
"There aren't any gas stations nearby?" Yang asked.
"Not for miles so were more than likely going to push it." Raven stated.
"Yeah but Yang can't even flex her hand so who's going to drive her bike?" Ruby questioned.
Neo raised her hand at them signaling that she could.
"You sure? My bikes got some kick to it." Yang said as Neo nodded with confidence.
"Okay we'll head out in ten minutes and make our way toward Mistral." Raven replied as the group nodded.
After checking over their supplies and making sure they have plenty of ammo in case of any grimm activity were to come their way. Luckily the CCT Tower was still active in Anima so they could bring up a map of where they need to go as Raven opened her scroll to peer at the map gathering the others around.
"Alright we're currently here." Raven said pointing out the small village they were at.
"And we need to get to here to the main capital of Mistral. Which means we're in for a long ride ahead of us." She added.
"From the looks of it we're on the west side of Anima so our best bet is to go through the Hinoki Forest." Ruby pointed out.
"Yeah but doesn't that have like mountains that we're going to go through as well." Yang added.
"That's not all that's there. Their is a place that we must avoid at all costs so that we aren't stopped." Raven added.
"And just what is that exactly?" Neo signed.
"The Branwen Tribe." Raven stated which surprised all three of them.
"A tribe here in Anima. Wait why is it called Branwen Tribe?" Yang questioned.
"Think about it Yang. Where do you think my name comes from?" Raven questioned back.
However Neo already has an idea what she was talking about.
"Because that was where you came from right." Neo signed.
"That's right. Before I went to Beacon Academy that was where me and Qrow were born and raised. Though looking back at it now... I'm kinda glad that we left that place behind. Though I think it is best we avoid that place at all costs." Raven stated.
The three of them agreed and decided to depart as Ruby set Penny their destination as Neo took the reins on Yangs bike while Ruby held on to Raven the two bike speeding out of the village.
=SPIR=
Elsewhere on the continent it has been one week since Pepper, Weiss, and Adam arrived in Anima and already made some progress to where they were going even if it was a slow progress. Weiss had sliced through another Ursa killing it before it could do more damage to them and detour there progress as she sheathed her sword.
"You know I'm starting to get used to this." Weiss replied.
"Used to what exactly?" Pepper asked.
"Being out here in the wild. It kinda helps clear the head and let you sort out your thoughts." Weiss said.
"Good to hear that your enjoying this but we still got a ways to go to where we are going." Adam stated.
"Not to sound rude or anything but where exactly are we going?" Pepper asked.
"Normally I would say we head straight for Mistral and Haven Academy but we'd be unprepared for anything that would come at us." Adam said.
"So where do we go then?" Weiss asked.
"First we head to Higanbana then from their we use the ferry to get across Lake Matsu. From their we can make our way to Argus." Adam replied.
"Argus? I thought we're heading for Mistral." Pepper said.
"We are but we need a different mode of transportation in order to get their first." Adam said.
That's when Weiss recalled something that was their that could be useful "The railway train. The Argus Limited right." Weiss stated.
"Exactly. We use the train to get to where we're going. Which I'm pretty sure you both might not like at first." Adam admitted.
Weiss wide eyed almost well knowing what he was talking about "You don't mean The Wind Path." Weiss said as Adam nodded.
"Wind Path. What is that place?" Pepper questioned.
"A place where anyone that wants to hide from law goes. Its far up north from Mistral that not even the government can't even touch them." Adam replied.
"So basically we'rer going to place that could potentially be home to a lot of criminals. Honestly not a bad place to hideout." Weiss replied.
"Plus it's best we stay north of the city that way we got a better way to get to Mistral rather than making it difficult." Adam stated.
Pepper brought out her scroll and brings up a map of Anima and their current position.
"Alright from the looks of things if we head north than we'd be heading into Shion. But if we take this path to the east than we should be able to get their to Higanbana in maybe a day and a half depending on how we keep going. Hopefully by then their should be a ferry their to take us across the lake than it's a straight shot to Argus." Pepper said putting her scroll away.
"Though we have to make sure not to overdue ourselves. Even if we go fast we'll tire ourselves out faster that way." Weiss pointed out.
"Right now we might have five hours of daylight left before it decides to get dark. Let's make up some ground and get through this jungle of a forest as quickly as we can. The quicker we do the less we have to deal with grimm." Adam stated as the three continued walking toward their destination.
As the hours tick by the sun was starting to set just as Adam predicted as before the three of them knew it darkness had descended on them and they thad to stop to make camp for the night. Pepper was in charge of getting the firewood to make the fire as Weiss dove into their provisions that were neatly packed grabbing some canned soups that could easily be fixed.
Adam started the fire as it blazed to life as Weiss prepared their dinner for the night.
"I noticed a small pond nearby if anyone wants to wash up." Pepper stated as she sat by the fire.
"I think I'll do just that. I don't want to smell on the way their." Weiss replied.
"Huntress in training and still care for personal hygiene." Adam quiped.
"Of course. I'm still a lady after all." Weiss said as she got up and began walking toward he pond.
"I think the grimm would disagree after what you did to them. You were savage back their." Pepper added. Weiss huffed as she walked toward the pond to wash off as Adam only watched her walk off though it didn't go unnoticed by Pepper.
"Oh now I see what's up." Pepper teased.
"What are you talking about?" Adam asked.
"Hey c'mon even a blind person can see that you have feelings for Weiss. Even you won't admit it." Pepper said as Adam looked away almost like trying to hide a blush from her.
"It's just... I don't... you don't know what your talking about." Adam replied trying to play it off like it was nothing.
Pepper however only hummed at that "Keep telling yourself that." She said as she kept the fire going.
Meanwhile at the pond Weiss had undressed and was already washing herself off but her mind was eslewheres or more like she was thinking about a certain someone and it was starting to bother her as she didn't know how to approach this new feeling to her. Everytime she thought of him her heart beat a little faster but she to put that thought away a moment as she washed herself off but she couldn't get him out of her head as a realization hit her.
"Do I like Adam that way?" She thought to herself before shaking her head.
"No. That's just... silly right. Then again..." Weiss muttered to herself as she continued washing herself but then her mind drifted toward her prosthetic arm as she flexed her fingers. She had to get better and stronger no matter what so she decided to finish up her bathing and return to the others as she got out of the water and got dressed.
Weiss returned to the others as the fire was still going sitting down near the fire to dry off.
"So what are we expecting once we get to Higanbana?" Weiss asked.
"Not much really. It's a small port town. Less chances of encountering grimm." Adam stated.
"The less grimm the better." Pepper said as she gave a yawn.
"Well I'm going to get some sleep. Goodnight you two." Pepper said before getting into her sleeping bag and falling asleep.
"I'll take first watch. You get some rest." Adam said as Weiss nodded but instead of a sleeping bag she used her overcoat as a blanket and curled herself inward on it.
Adam slightly smiled at that as he thought it was rather cute but he had other thoughts on his mind. More importantly if it would be wise to pursue a relationship with Weiss as he thought of how his last one ended with Blake cutting the cable car and running away from him.
He wondered if Weiss would do the same. If he was honest with himself he still really hasn't gotten over Blake but he knew that eventually that they'll cross paths if this keeps going more than likely ending up in Mistral but he wasn't sure how Blake will take to him now that he's defected from the White Fang.
He looked toward Weiss as the flames from the fire seemed to brighten up some of her features mainly her smooth face. Then some realization hit him like a bolt of lightning as he came to some form of a conclusion.
"Am I... falling for her?" He thought to himself. He shook the thought out of his head for now as he figured he waited for dawn to rise.
=SPIR=
Morning came as Ruby and company had moved on a little way after setting up camp last night and now they were still making their way toward Mistral as they continued along their path.
As Ruby was looking around she noticed something that was in her line of sight as she saw some color but then she saw something that looked liked a wing and that's when she got concerned as she tapped Raven on her shoulder.
"Stop a moment." Ruby called out over the sound of the bike as Raven stopped which made Neo stop the bike.
"Hey. Everything okay up there?" Yang asked.
Ruby got off the bike and she was looking into the woods trying to get a clear view of what was in their as she ran toward the forest.
"Ruby get back here!" Raven called out as she went after her leaving Yang and Neo behind.
Ruby went into the woods and it wasn't long till she came across something in a clearing as she gasped in surprise. Raven was right behind her as she came out of the forest.
"Ruby you don't just... run..." Raven started to scorn her but suddenly looked at way Ruby was staring at and was rather surprised. It was a downed airship that looked like it was attacked by grimm as there were talon marks along with big holes in it. On the airship was Vales symbol.
"This is an airship from Vale. Must've been during the evacuation." Raven replied.
"Should we check it out?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah... but be careful." Raven said as they carefully approached the airship with Ruby having a hand on her weapon just incase. The two approached the airship and opened the main hatch and almost immediately they came across a few bodies that were already dead but they weren't killed by grimm as they had bullet wounds on their bodies.
"Looks like something else got to them after the grimm took it down." Raven said as she started looking on the inside of the airship.
Ruby began looking on the outside see if their was anything else she could find. However her foot tripped over something as she fell forward with a yelp landing on her face.
"Ow! Okay what was that!?" Ruby said rubbing her nose as she looked at what she tripped on and she eyes went wide and her mouth slack jawed as she saw a familiar weapon belonging to a certain ginger haired girl. Ruby picked up Magnhild as it was still in it's grenade launcher mode.
She quickly went back to Raven and showed her what she found. However Raven also seemed to find a familiar white and gold sheath with the sword still in it.
"Does this look familiar to you?" Raven asked.
"That's Jaune sword. I just found Nora's weapon too but what are they doing all the way out here?" Ruby asked.
Before Raven could answer they heard gun shots coming from where Yang and Neo are at right now. Immediately Raven and Ruby ran back toward the two hoping that they're okay.
Though that hope was dashed as they saw both Yang and Neo subdued with Yang being pinned down by two guys and Neo was restrained by two woman.
On instinct Raven reached for her weapon but a clicking of a gun made her stop.
"Not a single move. Don't want them getting hurt now do we Rae." A mans voice said.
Raven glanced over and saw a young skinny man with long dirty blonde hair and gray eyes. He has stubble around his mouth and is missing an upper left tooth. He wears a dark blue and gray jacket with torn sleeves over a long sleeved shirt. He also wears a bandana around his neck and has a shoulder pad on his right shoulder. Finally he wears fingerless gloves and brown boots. He was holding a pistol right at Ravens head.
"Shay D Mann. You're still alive? That's a surprise." Raven replied.
"Oh cut the crap Rae. I never really liked you anyway." Shay stated as he gestured a few of the bandits to disarm her as they did the same to Ruby taking their weapons from them.
"Been waiting for you to return to Anima actually. Their's a few people that would like to talk to you personally." Shay replied as Raven only glared at him as they were all forced to walk as they pushed the others along. Thoughts ran across everyone of what was going to happen to them but to Raven she only had a bad feeling about what was going to happen if she knows where they are taking them as she mentally prepared herself for the worse.
F3: And that ends the first chapter of Volume 5. Looks like things are already going to get hectic from the get go with Raven and the others. Though looks like Weiss and company are heading to Wind Path. What for and why? Don't forget to leave a comment and also please make sure to follow and/or favorite this for future updates. With that said this is Fireuser3 and I'm Out.
