A/N: Chapter 16 of REKT. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or teams of RWBY, those belong to Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum. What I do own are the characters and teams of my OCs: REKT, GTSY, KACE and DAZE.

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Chapter 16: Painting the Town

Alleyway...

"Penny, I-I don't understand."

"Most girls are born, but I was made." Penny revealed to the confused leader. "I'm the world's first synthetic person capable of generating aura." She looked down with a sad expression. "I'm not real."

"Of course you are." Ruby said gently, wrapping her hands around the android's closed fists. "You think just because you've got nuts and bolts instead of squishy guts makes you any less real than me?"

"I don't, um..." The orange-haired Huntress leaned a little closer, eying Ruby with skepticism. "You're taking this extraordinarily well."

"You're not like those things we saw back there." Ruby assured her. "You've got a heart and a soul, I can feel it."

"Oh!" Penny squealed, bringing Ruby in with a crushing hug. "Oh Ruby! You're the best friend anyone could have!"

"I can see why your father would want to protect such a delicate flower!" Ruby's muffled voice floated through as she was squashed against the android's chest.

"Oh, he's very sweet." agreed Penny as she let the girl go. "My father's the one that built me! I'm sure you would just love him!"

"Wow, he built you all by himself?" Ruby asked with surprise. "He must be a very skilled man."

"Well, almost." Penny smiled cheekily. "He had some help from Mr. Ironwood."

"The general?" Ruby's eyes widened as she stared at Penny in realization. "Wait, is that why the soldiers were after you?"

"They like to protect me too!"

"Pffft. They don't think you can protect yourself?" Ruby chortled, giving her friend a look of disbelief.

"They're not sure if I'm ready yet." Penny replied in a small voice. "One day, it'll be my job to save the world. But I still have a lot left to learn. That's why my father let me come to the Vytal festival. I want to see what it's like in the rest of the world, and test myself in the tournament."

"Penny, what are you talking about?" Ruby tilted her head to the side in confusion. "Save the world from what? We're in a time of peace."

"That's not what Mr. Ironwood said."

"Check down here!" Suddenly the voices from the two Atlas soldiers interrupted their conversation, startling them.

"They couldn't have gotten that far!"

"You have to hide!" Penny urged her and promptly lifted Ruby over her head, much to the latter's surprise.

"Gah, Penny! What are you doing?" Ruby asked, flailing about as she was being carried off somewhere. "You don't have to go with them I can help you! Ack!"

"It's okay Ruby, they're not bad people." Penny said after throwing Ruby into a nearby dumpster. "I just don't want you to get in trouble."

"Penny..."

"Just promise me you won't tell anyone about my secret. Okay?"

"I promise." Ruby replied and the android shut the lid carefully.

"There she is!"

"Salutations, officers!" Penny chirped in greeting. Ruby counted to five before opening the lid hesitantly to see the exchange, making sure to keep as quiet as possible so her position wouldn't be given away.

"Why were you running?" One of the soldiers asked. "And what happened to the other girl?"

"What girl?" Penny questioned back. "I've been by myself all day." She then gave a noise that sounded much like a hiccup as the two soldiers looked at each other in silence.

"You shouldn't cause such a scene." The other soldier told her gently.

"Are you okay?"

"Just a scratch." Penny held out her hands for them to see.

"Penny, your father isn't going to be happy about this."

"Please, just come with us."

"Yes sir." with that, the android accompanied the soldiers back to where she belonged. Meanwhile, Yang and her crew were off on their own agenda halfway across town.

VROOM~! VROOM~! VROOM~! VROOM~! VROOM~!

"C'mon, my friend's right in here." Yang said as she turned off the engine, removing her helmet and jerking her thumb towards an abandoned warehouse.

"Cool." was all Neptune could say when the yellow-haired beauty walked off, his goggles slightly skewed from the ride. He wasn't used to riding on a motorcycle so it was obvious that he just had the ride of his life.

"Ahahaha! Man you look hilarious!" Efram chuckled, patting the blue-haired boy on the back. He managed to catch up to the duo by popping up from the sewer line and smiled. "I could hear you scream from down below!"

"At least I don't smell." Neptune shot back before fixing his hair, adjusting his goggles so they settled perfectly over his forehead. "By the way, Yang...where exactly is...um...here?"

"Oh you two boys are about to find out." Yang snickered as she led the way. "C'mon!" The loud music continued to bombard their ears as they descended the stairs of the warehouse. No sooner had they even step foot inside they were greeted by the henchmen who seem to recognize Yang in a heartbeat.

"Oh crap...!"

"Is that who I think it is!?"

"Someone go and alert the boss!"

"Hurry, close the door!" Shouts could be heard as men in suits and ties rushed around in a panic. "She's coming!"

"What are you two idiots doing!?" A man wearing a white dress shirt with a black vest over the top, a red tie, black gloves and black dress pants snarled as he glared at them. He had gray eyes, short black hair and a beard which was accompanied by a mustache.

"Junior she's back!"

"The one with the yellow hair..." The two henchmen were so terrified that they ended up talking over one another. Even the obnoxiously loud club music didn't help one bit. Of course their bumbling selves didn't last another minute as Yang blew the doors apart.

"Guess who's back!" The Huntress snickered as she walked into the club with a grin on her face. Instead of a normal greeting she got a face full of guns, courtesy of the rest of the henchmen. The club music came to a screeching halt, the scratched record continued to play until the DJ removed the needle and left the entire atmosphere feeling tense and hostile.

"Yeeeeeeah, so could you define friend for me?" Neptune asked as he popped up behind her.

"Stop stop stop! Nobody shoot." The man from earlier ordered in a commanding tone. He pushed his way to the front of the pack to greet his visitors. "Blondie! You're here...why?"

"And she's not alone, ya know." Efram stated, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "We're here too."

"Peeeww! You smell like the sewers." The man pinched his nose with disgust. "Do you even know how to bathe?"

"I can do a lot more cooler things besides showering...Sir." Efram replied, seizing the club owner up. "Why don't you try me?"

"That's enough. Don't say any unnecessary things." Yang held her hand up to stop Efram from saying anything else before walking up to the man. "In response to your question Junior, you still owe me a drink." Latching onto his arm, she dragged him away while the rest of the men just stared after them in silence.

"Whoa, what a woman." Neptune swooned, attracted by Yang's straight forward approach. Then he turned to the side to see the twins, Melanie and Miltia Malachite, staring back at him. "Sup."

"Hmph. Whatever." They said simultaneously, brushing off Neptune's attempt to woo them and walked away to do whatever they were doing.

"Better luck next time." Efram said before making his way down to the bar, looking at the loaded shelves with interest. "Now let's see what they have in stock..."

"I don't know!" Junior exclaimed, hitting the counter top with his glass. After pulling him aside and pouring him a drink, Yang proceeded to interrogate about the whereabouts of Torchwick or what he planned on doing.

"How can you not know?" Yang asked, clearly looking displeased and folded her arms across her chest.

"I haven't talked to him. I haven't even seen him since the night you first came in here." He replied, pointing a threatening finger at her. "The man paid upfront, I lent him my men, and none of them ever came back."

"So where did they go?" Neptune jumped in.

"Obviously they didn't want to stick around with a man like him..." Efram appeared on Yang's other side, a bottle of whatever he could grab already in his hands. "I mean...do you see how scraggly that beard is? And that suit! Too uptight!"

"What kind of stupid questions is that?" Junior snapped at Neptune. "They never came back! Who the hell are you?" He turned his attention back to Yang. "Who the hell are these buffoons you decided to bring along with you?"

"Don't worry about them, worry about me if I don't find what I want!" Yang pressured as Neptune sulked.

"I already told you everything!" Junior shook his head in defeat. "Torchwick hired my boys and I guess he wasn't happy with them!"

"Gee, I wonder why..." Efram commented, getting an angry glare from the owner. "I wouldn't want to come back to this dump either."

"Oh I can relate to that as well...all too well." Junior glared at some of his henchmen who suddenly found the walls somewhat interesting.

"C'mon Neptune." Yang said as she spun on her heels and walked back to the entrance. "You as well Efram! We're leaving."

"Did we get everything we need?" The blue-haired Hunter asked as the two boys walked on either side of her. Junior returned to cleaning the cups and kept his eyes glued to their backsides.

"Well, we got everything we can." She replied, seemingly disappointed that Junior didn't give her any important information. "Hopefully the rest of the team is having better luck."


Warehouse...

"This is it." Blake said, peering around the corner to see a bouncer checking out the visitors. "We're here."

"You sure?" Sun asked, prompting the dark-haired Faunus to glare at him. "Okay, I'll take your word for it!"

"She's actually right." Kairos replied before Blake had a chance to speak, her nose wrinkling in disgust. "I can smell the White Fang from here...it's nauseating." She stood up and hoped she didn't make a gagging expression. "Can we just get this over with?"

"Follow me." Blake said and led the duo deeper into the enemy territory. She quickly slipped the bow off the top of her head, revealing her cat ears and stashed the ribbon away.

"New recruits, keep to the right!" A person from the front said and they saw as some of the new comers disappear behind a couple of crates.

"I don't get it." Sun said, prompting both girls to stop and look at him. "If you believe what you're doing is right, why hide who you are?"

"The masks are a symbol." Blake replied as Kairos removed her earmuffs and placed them around her neck. The little ears sprang up and the tail made itself known by twitching back and forth behind her. "Humanity wanted to make monsters out of us, so we chose to don the faces of monsters."

"Grimm masks." Sun said as if he remembered something important. "That's kinda dark if you ask me."

"So was the guy who started it."

"Always sunshine and rainbows with you." The monkey Faunus commented and the three of them put on the new recruit masks to conceal their faces. When they managed to get past the front door they found themselves surrounded by other new recruits.

"Ahh, I hate these masks." Kairos grumbled under her breath and made a move to adjust them. "They're too hard to see out of."

"Don't make too much of a scene." Blake whispered. "Besides, it's about to start."

"Thank you all for coming." The masked man on the stage spoke once everyone was settled in and had gotten comfortable. He appeared to be a lieutenant as well as being in charge of recruitment. "For those of you who are joining us for the first time tonight, allow me to introduce a very special comrade of ours."

"Special comrade...?" Sun questioned but continued to listen to the man's speech.

"I can assure you, he is the key to obtaining what we have fought for for so long." The man stood off to the side as he presented the guest of honor. "Please give him a warm welcome."

"Thank you, thank you! Please, hold your applause."

"That's...!"

"Torchwick!"

"Who?" Kairos looked at the two in wonder, noticing how their bodies went ridged upon seeing the orange-haired man. "Oh! Him...Who's he again?"

"What's a human doing here?" One of the recruits in front of the trio spoke up, prompting others to voice their own concerns as well.

"I'm glad you asked, dearie." Roman smiled. "Now I'll be the first to admit, humans are the WORST. Case in point." He pointed to himself before continuing, twirling his cane around in his hands. "So I understand why you would love to see us all locked away, or better yet...killed! But...!"

"So, is he going somewhere with this or..."

"Not now Sun..." Blake whispered.

"-...would like to mention the fact that you and I ALL have a common enemy." Roman paced around on the stage in front of his captivated audience. "The ones in control, the people pulling the strings, the dirty rotten humans that run our kingdoms."

"Yeaah!"

"That's right!" There were a couple of head nods as the recruits began feeding off the words that were tumbling out of his mouth.

"Government. Military. Even the schools, they're all to blame for your lot in life."

"Look at these fools." Kairos growled as she, Sun and Blake looked at the cheering crowd. "Being brainwashed by that guy..."

"And they're all pests that need to be dealt with." Roman continued, feeling confidence swell up in his chest as he got the audience on his side. "Fortunately, I'm the best exterminator around. No offense to any rodents in the room." Snapping his fingers he unveiled one of the many Atlesian Paladin 290's, a White Fang symbol already spray-painted on the side.

"Holy...dust..." Kairos felt like her jaw dropped at the sight of the robot.

"What the hell is that?" Sun whispered as the audience cheered with approval. "Uh...it's pretty big too..."

"Do you know how he got his hands on it?" Blake asked.

"As some of you may have heard, this right here-" Roman placed a hand on the robot's leg. "is Atlas' newest line of defense against all the scary things in the world. And thanks to my employer, we've managed to snag a few before they, uh, hit the shelves."

"So that's how it is..." Blake's eyes narrowed behind the mask.

"Now, many of your brothers have already moved down to our new operation in the south east. If you'd rather stay within the city, that's fine. But if you're truly ready to fight for what you believe in, this is the arsenal I can provide you. Any questions?"

"He's not serious is he?" Kairos whispered as the entire audience whooped and hollered. "...nope he's dead serious..."

"We should get out of here." Blake advised just as the call for all new recruits to step forward rang through the air.

"Welp!" Sun exclaimed as the crowd started to move. "Wow these guys sure move fast!"

"We're gonna end up as sitting ducks out here." Kairos stated in a hushed voice, feeling herself being pushed closer to the stage. "The best we can do is blend in with the rest of these clowns..."

"But that's not gonna go well if our cover is blown!" Sun added nervously. "What are we gonna do?"

"I'm thinking." Blake replied as she looked around. "Give me a minute."

"He sees us." Sun said in a worried voice when he accidentally made eye contact with Roman. The orange-haired man was busy talking to another person when he pointed a cane in their direction. Narrowing his eyes, he threw down his cigar and proceeded to walk towards the trio.

"He can't see in the dark." Blake concluded when her eyes found the power box. Pulling at a gun she shot a hole through the lights, causing the entire place to fall into darkness.

"Don't let them get away!" Roman yelled. "Ugh!"

"Sun! Kairos! The window!" Blake shouted as she urged her comrades out.

"Stop 'em!"

"Ahahaha!" Sun laughed as the three of them jumped through the window and took to the rooftops. "Well that worked out pretty well, I guess."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Kairos replied just as Roman burst through the walls of the warehouse, driving the Paladin armor. "Oh mother of..."

"He's a tenacious one that's for sure!" Blake commented.

"So you wouldn't happen to have, oh I don't know, some form of backup?" Sun said as the three of them raced away with the Paladin right on their heels.

"On it!" The black-haired Faunus quickly pulled out her Scroll and sent out an emergency call. C'mon...pick up you guys...


CCT Tower...

"Everyone! If you can hear me we need back-"

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"That was Blake's voice!" I spoke up, looking at Weiss and Timber with surprise. We were just leaving the tower, coming down the elevator to be exact, when Weiss received a call on her Scroll.

"Was that Sun screaming in the back ground?" Timber asked and the Ice Queen rolled her eyes.

"Let's go you two." She stated calmly and led the way, making sure to bid the lobby workers a good day.

"They got a robot, and it's big, really big!"

"Oh I'm not missing out on this one!" Ruby said after she got herself out of the dumpster, listening in on the report. "Robots here I come!"

"The Torchwick guy's in it!" Sun's voice continued to speak through everyone's scroll "But not like, it didn't eat him-he's like, controlling it or something! Ahhh! Please help!"

"Sun, calm down!" I shouted through my Scroll. "We'll be there as fast as we can! Where are you guys anyway?!"

"We're um...running towards some kind of highway!" Kairos' voice came in. "We're trying to ditch him but he's like...right on our tails."

"For reals though!" Sun commented. "He doesn't even know the meaning of 'quit'!"

"According to my map, the highway they're most likely heading towards isn't too far away from where we are." Weiss spoke up as I put my Scroll away. "Luckily for you guys, I know a shortcut!"

"Thank goodness we stayed with you huh Weiss?" I said and she smirked.

"Naturally. Where would you two be without me?"

"We'd be just fine on our own thank you very much." I smiled and she gave me the coldest stare possible.

"Life is a highwaaaaaay~" Meanwhile the yellow-haired brawler was currently belting out a song as she zoomed along the asphalt ground on her beloved motorcycle. "I wanna ride it all night looooong~"

"Ummm...Yang?" Neptune called to her, his arms wrapped around her waist to keep from falling off. "While I appreciate your voice when we aren't on a dangerous mission, now isn't really the time for singing!"

"I'm gonna have to second that!" Efram spoke up from where he sat in a sidecar. It was quite hard to fit three people on the motorcycle and since Yang didn't want him to go through the sewers again, they stopped by a car shop where a local mechanic offered to give her an old one for free. Because Yang didn't want anything to ruin the paint job on her baby, she tethered the sidecar with rope...lots of rope and tied it to Bumblebee instead. I mean...I'm scared just sittin here but it seems like the Misses has it under control.

"Really?" Yang questioned the boys with one of her eyebrows arched. "What makes you say such a thing?"

"Because of that!" Neptune pointed with a shaky finger at what appeared to be a giant robot machine coming up in the distance. "What the Dust?!"

"In my opinion that looks like a lot of fun!" Yang grinned and revved the engine twice. "Let's go Bumblebee!"

"Aaaaaaaargh! Yang slow down!" Efram screamed as the motorcycle jumped into action, coaxed by its overly enthusiastic owner. "I'm gonna dieeeeeee!"

"The highway's coming up!" Kairos yelled as she took a giant leap off the overpass, falling towards the busy road and landed on top of a vehicle. She looked down to see the driver angrily honking his horn at her. "Sorry about that!"

"Ugh, this was scarier than I imagined." Sun commented as he and Blake landed next to her on separate cars. "I don't think he'll-" The three turned just in time to see Roman land and continued the chase, mowing down cars left and right.

"You were saying?" Kairos asked as the color from the boy's face drained away.

"Keep running!" Blake ordered and they ended up leap-frogging to get away. "Don't let him catch you!"

"I see it!" Neptune called out as the Paladin zoomed right pass them. "Wow, it's hella huge."

"Alright! Slow it down Efram!" Slamming hard on the brakes, Yang made a whip-like motion that sent the sidecar soaring through the air; passenger and ropes in all. Counting to ten, she revved the engine and rushed after the giant machine.

"Oof!" Kairos grunted when the vehicle underneath her was blown by a missile, landing heavily on top of an eighteen wheeler truck. She shook her head to get rid of the ringing in her ears only to feel blood running down the side of her face. "Tch! I didn't get away unscathed apparently..."

"You okay?" Blake asked her as Sun landed on the truck as well. "You're bleeding!"

"Yeah, I'm alright." She assured her. "It's just a scratch."

"I got you guys now." Roman grinned as he took aim at the truck, his finger on the trigger. "Say goodnight!"

"INCOMIIIIIIIIIIIING!"

"What the-?!" The orange-haired man's eyes widened as Efram fell on top of the Paladin followed by the sickening crack of the sidecar. "Get off the screen you oaf!"

"No!" Efram said, sticking his tongue out. "Make me!"

"I said get off!" Swinging his arms wildly Roman attempted to shake him off, crashing into the cars and other vehicles on the road. "Get the hell off!"

"Woah doggie!" Efram held on tight as the robot bucked and did all-sorts of things just to shake him off. "Woah there, woah! Woah!"

"Um...Yang?" Neptune said as cars were lunched into the air and fell towards them like meteors. "Watch out!"

"Hang on!" The yellow-haired brawler said. "And get ready for a counterattack!"

"Oh! Ahhh!" The blue-haired Hunter held on for dear life as Yang expertly dodged the flying cars with ease. After that was accomplished he quickly pulled out his weapon and fired shots at the machine's back, the electrified projectiles exploded upon impact that made the armored suit stumble. "Get a taste of this!"

"Grrr!" Roman growled when he noticed the Paladin taking damage. "Why you little-?!"

"Hmph." Changing out of gun mode and into its guandao mode, he jumped off while using Bumblebee as a springboard and stabbed into the armor. The blade glowed blue from the electricity as it dug deep into the metal and stayed in there.

"Neptune, hang on!" Sun shouted as he and Blake looked back. The blue-haired Hunter was about to make a comment but held on for dear life as the upper torso started to rotate. Efram soon found himself pressed flat against the robot. Pressing his hands together he called upon his Semblance and soon make two spectral clones of himself.

"Sun!" Neptune yelled. "I don't know if I can hang on much longer!"

"I'm feelin dizzy myself!" Efram added. The two clones of Sun rushed head-first towards the Paladin, exploding on contact that surprised Roman since he still couldn't see where he was going.

"I'm coming!" With his Semblance gone Sun took a flying leap, his staff in hand with the intent of hitting the Paladin. "Take this you robot freak!"

"Here you go!" With one last mighty swing, Roman managed to send Neptune flying right into the monkey Faunus. "Bye bye!"

"Waaaaaaaaaahhhhh!"

"Aaaaannnd there they go." Kairos commented as she and Blake watched the two boys flying towards the other side of town, disappearing from their eyesight completely.

"We can look for them later." Blake replied as she turned her attention to the Paladin. "We have more important things to take care of."

"Blake! I'm in position!" Weiss hollered as she jumped from the railing above and landed in the middle of the road, forcing cars to swiftly move to the side. Her eyes narrowed and she gripped Myrtenaster tightly in her hand. Waiting for her enemy to come in closer, she stabbed the ground and froze it thanks to the ice Dust. This caused the Paladin to slip and fall to the ground beneath the bridges, right where Ruby was waiting. Timber and I flanked her on both sides as the the giant machine came crashing down.

"Talley-ho!" Efram hopped off of the Paladin and tumbled across the ground, coming to a halt with his legs up into the air. "Phew! That was the hardest bull I've ever ridden!"

"Well well, how are you doing Red?" Roman asked, gazing at us on his little monitor. The rest of our teammates joined in on the action itself so as it stood, it was eight versus one giant robot. "Isn't it past your bedtime already?"

"Freezerburn!" Ruby ordered, prompting Weiss and Yang to move into action. The Ice Queen froze the ground yet again while the yellow-haired brawler follows suite with a punch, firing bullets that were already locked and loaded within Ember Celica. The evaporation from the combined attacks created a very heavy mist; a smokescreen effect that shrouded everything from Roman.

"What the-?" The orange-haired man squinted as he looked into the mist, trying to located us by any means possible. "Where did you damn kids go?" Red sensor lasers emitted from the machine penetrated through the mist in hopes of detecting movement but nothing popped up on the monitor. A flurry of pattering feet running around under the cover of the mist pissed Roman off and he rattled off bullets in all sort of directions. He got lucky when Yang was sent flying but couldn't protect against Ruby's attack, the leader of RWBY launching herself directly from the front with Crescent Rose in hand.

"Checkmate!" was Ruby's next order as she fell back. Together, Blake and Weiss proceeded to attack the Paladin simultaneously with flashy techniques and overwhelming speed. The robot backed up the best it could as the close-ranged attacks from both Myrtenaster and Gambol Shroud pummeled against the metal. As the Ice Queen somersaulted backwards, she used her speed Dust to get Blake from getting squashed.

"Damn you all!" Roman roared before getting attacked by Kairos and Efram from the rear. "Annoying flies!"

"Well hello there." He looked up to see me grinning into the monitor. "Mr. Bad guy."

"What is with you and blocking my monitors?!" Roman spat. "Shoo!"

"Whoops!" I mused after being launched into the air, watching as multiple missiles were went my way from the Paladin's body. "Aura Shield!" Holding out both hands I created a huge barrier in front of me just in time for the first missile to collide, resulting in a huge explosion.

"Leader!"

"Reina, you okay?!"

"I'm fine!" I responded quickly, lowering my shield for a moment. "Deploy Mudtide!"

"Mudtide commin' right up!" Efram smiled and grabbed Timber by the back of his shirt. "Ya ready?"

"Please throw gently." was the request before he was sent skywards. "Ugggh! That was too fast!"

"It's time to get wet!" Bringing out his weapon that had been strapped to his back the entire time, he tapped the butt end on the ground. Water soon appeared by his feet before towering over us like a gigantic sea creature. "Are you ready?"

"Ready!" Timber's voice came from above. The Hunter found himself a good ledge to hunker down upon, his bow in hand and pointed right at the Paladin.

"Let er rip!" The blue-eyed Hunter released a multitude of energy bolts without hesitation and they all hit their marks.

"What?!" Roman glared as the bolts ripped through the metal and embedded themselves into the ground, preventing him from moving. "What is this?"

"Hey, heads up dude!" Looking at the monitor his eyes widened as the tidal wave smashed against the Paladin, sweeping it off its feet and into one of the support beams. "Okay! Now's your chance!"

"Ladybug!" Ruby shouted as she and Blake teamed up. Together they attacked the downed robot with alternating sliding maneuvers before chopping off one of its arms in a single slash. The dismembered limb crashed to the ground as the two girls jumped back, taking a moment to smile at their awesome teamwork. "Nice moves, Blake!"

"Don't...get cocky yet!" Enraged Roman shifted gears and went to attack Yang instead, the brawler had jumped on the back when she saw the opportunity. Even with one arm intact he shook her off before ramming the robot's shoulder into the brawler's body, sending her crashing into multiple pillars.

"Guah!" Blood flew from her mouth as her back collided with one of the beams and she felt herself falling towards the ground. However she didn't get the time to move before she received a punch to the face and crashed right through the said pillar.

"Yang!" Blake yelled when the yellow-haired brawler laid on the ground, concerned for her partner's well being.

"Don't worry!" Ruby assured them as she watched her sister get back to her feet. "With each hit she gets stronger, and she uses that energy to fight back! That's what makes her special."

"Heh." Roman smirked when he noticed Yang's fingers curl into fists and swung another punch at her. However Yang stopped it easily, irritating him. When she opened her eyes, they were red instead of the usual lilac. With a roar she blew the remaining arm to pieces.

"That's how you do it!"

"Way to go!"

"Don't get your hopes up yet!" Roman shouted in desperation and he kicked Yang away, sending her body sailing right past us.

"Bumblebee!"

"Yang! Catch!" Blake quickly sends one end of Gambol Shroud after the blonde, watching as her partner grabbed on to it, wrapping it a few times around her arm. "Here we go!"

"It's still moving fast, we have to slow it down!" Ruby announced, watching the Paladin jump back just out of Yang's reach.

"And how do you propose we do that?" Weiss asked as she lands next to her leader.

"Ice Flower!"

"You know, I prefer White Rose but...I'd take that too." The Schnee smirked, summoning her glyphs in front of Crescent Rose and when Ruby fired, the sniper bullets were encased in ice. Upon impact mounts of ice appeared to freeze the Paladin's movement. A few more rounds of bullets and soon the legs of the Paladin were frozen in place. Blake continued to swing Yang around in a circle, the brawler every once in awhile fired a round of bullets from Ember Celica for more momentum. Taking a giant leap, the yellow-haired brawler proceeds to land a titanic punch against the metal body and shattered the robot completely.

"Just got this thing cleaned!" The orange-haired man commented as he looked at his ruined toy, disappointed by the outcome. Looking up he realized that Yang had reloaded and sent a punch his way. However he was saved by one of his own, a girl who used an umbrella to deflect Yang's attack.

"Who the hell is she?" Efram asked in a low voice, keeping his hand firmly around his weapon. "She looks like a new comer..."

"She's really...short..." Kairos commented, narrowing her eyes at the duo. "But a really formidable foe no less."

"Ladies and Gentlemen." Roman said with a smile. "Ice Cream."

"Hey!" The girl frowned, upset by the nickname.

"Always a pleasure." The orange-haired man gave us a salute with an arm before looking at his comrade. "Okay Neo, if you would."

"What's she doing?" Timber asked as Neo gave us a mock bow, staring at us with her two colored irises.

"Is she gonna attack or what?" Blake questioned.

"I'm gonna smash her smug face apart!" Yang snarled and rushed forward, arm pulled back. When she lashed out the images of Neo and Roman shattered into pieces without difficulty, littering the ground in shards. "Huh? A magic trick?"

"Uh hey! Reina where did you go!?" Ruby asked, looking around in wonder but I was nowhere to be found. "Reina!"

"Huh? She was just here a second ago!" Kairos exclaimed as the others turned their heads as well. "Jeez, where could she have gone at a time like this?"


Not too far away...

"How long before your little trick goes away?" Roman asked as he and Neo boarded the airship.

"Long enough for us to make our escape." She replied before her head snapped to the side, eyes narrowing dangerously. "Wait..."

"What is it Neo?"

"...we've been followed." Is it one of those little kiddies...? How could she sense me from back there?

"You may have distracted them but you...cannot distract me."

"Well well, aren't you a special case." Neo purred as she used her umbrella to stop my attack easily. "But...you won't defeat me with that kind of power."

"What the-?" I stared at her in surprise before narrowing my eyes, ticked off by her taunt. She...she blocked my attacks with just an umbrella...She's dangerous.

"Heehee..." She giggled and kicked my unguarded stomach in response, sending me skidding across the ground. "Let's play some more some other time, little girl."

"Argh, come back!" I growled but they already made their aerial escape, zooming off into the sky and disappeared. "Damn it...they got away."

"So I guess he got a new henchmen." Yang's voice caught my attention and I turned to see my friends crowding around, their heads looking up towards the sky. The brawler's anger had disappeared so her eyes went back to their normal color. "That isn't good news for us."

"Yeah, I guess she really made our plans...fall apart?" Weiss smiled when she attempted a pun, getting chuckles from Ruby and Blake. Yang however, wasn't amused and disapproves it.

"No. Just no."

"What!?" Weiss planted her hands on her hips, giving the older of the siblings a glare. Blake was already making her way back to Beacon, a small smile on her face. "You do this sort of shenanigans all the time!"

"There's a time and place for jokes."

"...I really shouldn't be hearing that from you..." The Ice Queen pouted as Yang walked away after her partner. By this time Blake and Kairos were talking to each other while Efram and Timer plodded along next to them. "Was this not the right time and place?"

"No, it just wasn't very good." came the response.

"Well, at least I'm trying." Weiss countered, following her comrade with her nose in the air. "Give me some credit here!"

"Where did Sun and Neptune go?" Ruby asked as she helped me to my feet. "I thought they were following us, I didn't even see them once during the fight."

"They were thrown off during the highway chase...apparently." I told her and we followed the rest of our teammates back to Beacon. "I'm sure they're fine and dandy."


Somewhere...

"They're probably fine, right?" Neptune asked with a worried expression. After he and Sun were thrown from the battle they decided to have some dinner at A Simple Wok, a small local noodle restaurant.

"Probably." Sun confidently stated before returning to his food. Seeing that his teammate wasn't worried about it Neptune released a sigh and went back to enjoying his dinner.


A/N: Here are the team attacks for REKT, we'll see more of this during tournament battles in Vol. 3.

Mudtide - (Efram + Timber)

Throwing Timber straight up into the air, Efram follows up by generating a huge tidal wave by tapping the butt end of his weapon on the ground. He sends the water surging towards his opponents as Timber fires energy bolts from above, pinning the targets in place so the tsunami can hit. This attack can be avoided but not very easily.

Aquapyre - (Efram + Kairos)

The fire/water combo occurs when Efram unleashes a torrent of water from his Trident. Similarly Kairos lets lose a huge stream of flames from the tip of her sword and the two elements merge together in a giant swirl of blue and red.

Brinestar – (Efram + Reina)

Pointing his weapon in its Trident form in the air, Efram starts creating a giant ball of water. Slowly he starts rotating it as Reina uses her Aura to shape it into a star. Once that is done, Efram swings his arms in the direction of the target.

Infernocosmos – (Kairos + Reina)

Putting her hands together, Reina creates a giant Aura bubble high above her head. Kairos holds her sword up and sends a steady stream of flames towards the bubble, letting the Aura consume her powers. Once the ball is dense enough, Reina sends the giant ball of flames hurling towards the enemies like a meteor. Upon contact, the ball explodes into what looks like a fiery cosmos.

Scorchturf – Kairos + Timber

Timber raises his bow towards the target and proceeds to pull the energy fiber string back like usual. Kairos holds out an arm to coat the energy bolt with her flames. When he lets go of the string, the bolt takes the shape of a phoenix and slices through the air, leaving a scorched trail in its wake.

Terragale – (Timber + Reina)

Much like when she teams up with Kairos, Reina sends a barrage of spheres into the air and holds them there. With his bow in hand, Timber takes aim at the little spheres and fires a multitude of energy bolts. These bolts pierce through each individual sphere before falling back down like little shooting stars.