A/N: Chapter 51 of REKT. Enjoy!

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Chapter 51: Battle of Beacon

Out on the fairgrounds...

When Weiss and Blake arrived on the scene they were horrified with what was happening all around them. People screaming and Grimm of all sizes running rampant through trashing everything in sight. Some students were already lying in their own blood, not fast enough to out speed the charging Ursas. To make things even worse, the Atlas soldiers that had been stationed around were firing their shots nondiscriminatory.

"This is the worst! I don't believe this." The white-haired huntress spoke up when she found her voice, shaking her head with disbelief. She couldn't keep her hands from shaking. "How could things be this bad?"

"Yang, are you okay?" Blake, who was about to open her mouth to respond, pulled out her Scroll which had vibrated in her pocket. Upon looking at the ID, she was greeted by a picture profile of the blonde brawler. "Where are you now?"

"I'm fine. Is Ruby with you?" The voice on the other side of the screen replied with concern. Once the alarm sounded, the blonde dashed out of the room with Zwei hot on her heels. "She's not answering her Scroll. I'm worried."

"She isn't with me and I'm currently with Weiss." Blake's ear twitched and she swore she heard Yang's footsteps come to a stop. "Yang, I'm sure she's fine. I'll give Reina a call to see if she's been with Ruby. If she has, I'll relay the message back as soon as possible."

"But-"

"Ruby's our leader, she can take care of herself."

"Right. I'm on my way. Let's go Zwei!" Yang got an affirmative bark from her faithful companion before adding, "I'm heading to the docks near the courtyard. White Fang members are releasing Grimm into the school!"

"The White Fang is here?!" Blake snapped, looking very angry. However she was met with static on the other end and she was worried that the connection could go blank. "Yang! Respond!"

"Gotta go! Be careful!" was the last thing she heard before the connection went to static and her home screen popped up.

"This must be a dream...it has to be." Weiss said once Blake was forced to hang up. The heiress looked really sad and the faunus couldn't help but feel the same way. "This is all so, sudden to say the least. The tournaments...the enemies...even Penny...Ruby probably knew..."

"About Penny's condition..." Blake wrapped an arm around herself and nodded. She never thought of the possibility of artificial intelligence so seeing the wires instead of actual human organs spilling on the floor during the fight had blown her mind. If anything it stirred up more questions and just how far technology will be taken. "Probably knew her better than the rest of us."

"Blake, what are we going to do?" At a time like this, Weiss herself was unsure how to proceed. Everything she's ever learned at Beacon was thrown out of proportion. She felt like she wasn't ready and she needed reassurance from another person. "What can we do?"

"We're going to the docks, and we're doing our job." Calibrating something on her Scroll, she pressed a button and in no time her locker came crashing down near by. Popping open to reveal the inside content, the faunus grabbed her weapon and strapped it to her back. Her eyes glowed with determination to fight. Seeing her teammate ready to face the onslaught of Grimm sent some confidence through Weiss as she did the same thing, her own locker landing nearby to present Myrtenaster to its owner.

"Blake! Weiss!" Both huntresses glanced up as Kairos made her way over, an arm waving in greeting. "Phew! Thought I'd never seen any familiar faces in the sea of Grimm, soldiers and other citizens. Almost got mowed down by a couple of grimm as well on the way over here; now that would have been an embarrassment if I did get knocked over."

"Either they let you out early or you let yourself out." Weiss said with surprise as they waited for their friend to join. "Thought you needed to recover some more."

"I've grown tired of lying in bed and just couldn't let my fellow friends fight without me!" The faunus replied, dragging her fingers through her hair. "Although with all of this ruckus I couldn't possibly take a nap. Not only that but the staffers all left the facility once the attack started. I didn't want to be alone by myself."

"Huh, and here I thought you'd sleep like a dead log." The Schnee heiress placed her hands on her hips, the corner of her mouth slowly curled up teasingly. "If I had known better you could've been labeled 'Yang Jr'."

"Oh ha ha, you think you're so funny." Kairos dead-panned, keeping her mouth as thin as possible. "Have you been getting lessons from the pun master herself?"

"Why thank you, I try. And I don't need Yang to deliver a sense of humor."

"As much as I love to let you two share witty banters, but I don't think I need to remind anyone of the mess that's still happening around us." Blake cut in just as two Ursas crashed through a nearby concession stand, stomping on the wooden planks with their large paws. "I don't think we're needed back at the arena, so I believe our next course of action would be the city."

"You're right. I'm sure the city's under attack and this farce is only the tip of the iceberg." Kairos nodded in agreement. "Any clue as to why this siege actually happening?"

"Probably just a rouse to throw everyone into a loop. In my honest opinion, it is extremely effective." Weiss says as the three of them made their way across the field, making their way towards the city. "I'm infatuated by the very idea that we were all caught off guard just like that."


Inside the Arena...

"Pyrrha!" Jaune was trying to make his way to her side, shouldering past the students running in the opposite direction. The red-haired huntress continued to stare at her opponent, unable to comprehend what she had done. Growling angrily and shoving through some bodies, he called again. "Pyrrha, the Nevermore's going to break in! Move out of the way!"

"What have I done...what have I done..." She was numb, couldn't hear the blond shouting her name. There was a crash and when she looked up she was greeted by the bird. It slammed its talons down, summoning forth winds that blew her and Jaune back as the boy approached. Pyrrha lifted her head slowly, almost like it was a ton of bricks, to look at the creature in a daze.

"CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWW!" It screeched, diving for her with its beak wide open but a blur of red intercepted it. The creature stumbled back, sporting a cut on the chest from what seemed to be a weapon blade.

"Ruby?" Pyrrha spoke once she broke out of her stupor, noting the girl standing with the only blade that didn't disappear.

"Leave her alone!" Ruby shouted and prepared to engage the large avian in battle with her best friend's weapon. "If you don't then I'll cut through your body!" Penny, please lend me strength!

"Crrrrrawwwww!" Sensing the challenge, the Nevermore took to the skies and circled around. Tucking its wings it came in close to the ground with the intention of swallowing Ruby whole. However, lockers rained from the sky and pinned the creature against the ground. It let out a feeble screech as various huntresses and huntsmen grabbed their weapons. Everyone from the tournaments, friends and opponents alike, banned together to get rid of one common enemy.

"Awww yeah! Now this is what I'm talking about!" Neptune grinned, holding his weapon confidently in hand. "Missed you baby!"

"Don't celebrate just yet!" Jaune shouted as the Nevermore rose, lifting its upper body off the ground. "This guy is still alive and kicking!"

"Haaaa!" Ren attacked first, jumping forward and swiped his weapon StormFlower across its face. The bird unleashed a loud screech, shaking its head back and forth to get rid of the pain.

"Time to go! Ready for a lift?" Arslan swung underneath the sternum, swiping Yatsu and carrying him along with her. The mountain of a man was surprised that he was lifted off his feet, but he smiled no less.

"Hwwwwwwroaaaaaaah!" Crouching down, Sage poured his energy into his legs before jumping high into the air. His broad sword was already ready in hand, glinting in the moonlight. "I'm gonna redeem myself for the tournament battle!"

"Stay down, feather brain!" Nora crowed, sliding down the creature's vertebrate before back flipping off the head. With Magnhild already in its hammer form she sent it crashing down. There was a sickening crunch as the bird's head slammed into the ground and exposed the back of its neck. "Now's your chance!"

"There!" Arslan threw Yatsu into the air after gaining enough momentum to join Sage. "Make it a clean strike!"

"You heard the lady." Yatsu said and together, both huntsmen swung their large blades and made the head roll across the tile ground. With one last croak the beheaded Nevermore fell silent before turning into black smoke. Using the landing strategy they were taught back at the Emerald Forest, both huntsmen smiled at a job well done.

"Ruby I-" Pyrrha choked up as she looked at the shredded piece of cloth in her hands. Tears welled up and she managed to say, "I'm so sorry."

"Me too, but it wasn't your fault." Ruby assured her as the others nodded their heads in agreement, some had a look of pity on their faces since it was hard to come to terms what was happening. "It wasn't your fault."

"She's right." Jaune spoke as he walked up to his teammate, her spear and shield in his hands. He looked extremely angry as he stood before her. "Whoever was on the microphone, they're the ones to blame. And we have to make sure they don't take anyone else." Taking her weapons they shared a look of determination before seeing that their fellow huntsmen and huntresses were in agreement.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrroar!" The roar of Grimms caught their attention and as they glanced up, a couple of creatures they never fought before appeared on top of the arena. Their wings were spread and talons clicking against the ground as their beaks opened and closed sharply.

"Griffons." Ren spoke up as the students readied their weapons. "Thought they were just a folklore but seeing them with my own eyes...well, I gotta believe anything is possible now."

"Anybody got a plan of attack? I mean, charging in guns blazing sounds good right about now." Neptune said, taking aim with his gun.

"Sun, I need to borrow your Scroll!" Ruby said, getting the blond's attention. Thinking fast, the monkey faunus used his tail to toss his Scroll to her. "Thank you!" Turning around she pressed a button and her own locker fell from the sky with a large noise.

THUD!

"SKREEEEEEE!" A Griffon swooped down immediately when she began running to get her weapon, one talon placed over the top of the locker as it gazed at her with its beady red eyes. "Skrrrreeeeeeeee!"

"Oh kindly fuck off!" A voice spoke followed by a gunshot that sent the griffon flying. The students turned to see that Professor Port and Professor Oobleck have joined the fight, their own weapons in hand. "Students. I believe it would be best for you to leave."

"But we can fi-"

"Miss Rose." Oobleck interrupted quickly. "This day will surely go down in Remnant's history. So I'd prefer it if my students could live to tell the story."

"Alright professor, I understand." Ruby nodded her head, grabbing Crescent Rose and changed it into its scythe form. Giving Sun back his Scroll she pointed towards the exit and said, "Let's go. We'll let them handle things here."

Click!

"Velvet!" Coco's voice reached the faunus' ears after she took a quick snap of Ruby's weapon. Putting away her camera with haste she hurried after the group with the leader of RWBY right behind her.

"Bwahahahaha! One final match, Barty!" Port howled with laughter as he stood back to back with his green-haired comrade, the circle of Grimm griffons growing larger with each passing minute. "Place your bets!"


Outside the arena...

There were still hundreds of students panicking as ships upon ships docked at the designated pickup area. The Atlasian soldiers did their best to corral them with family members but most of the time, they were separated. However, the pickup ships weren't the only ones, White Fang driven ships docked to release Grimm onto the grounds. Snarling and growling the Ursas swiped at the fleeing citizens with their claws or snapped at them with their teeth.

"Tch, these bastards." Ironwood snarled as he made mincemeat with an Alpha Beowolf, blasting a couple of rounds through the hard skull with his pistols. "Popping up and endangering the lives of others..."

"What's going on?" Ruby asked when she noticed the general and ushered everyone over. "What's the situation?"

"Grimm are crawling all over the city, not just the arena itself." The headmaster of Atlas informed them, sweeping his gaze over the students. "The White Fang has invaded Beacon and to make matters worse, some...vagabond has seized one of my ships. Until we regain command, the skies are out of our control."

"So you're gonna take it back aren't you?" Before Ironwood could respond, he quickly drew a pistol and fired a shot at a Crawler. The Grimm had attempted to ambush the group from behind, but with the general's quick draw the bullet went right through the forehead.

"That goes without saying." The headmaster answered, putting away his weapon. "I won't have a mediocre criminal threaten me with one of my properties."

"Then what can we do?" Jaune asked, watching as Ironwood turned his back towards the students. "Can't we be of assistance?"

"You have two choices: Defend your kingdom and your school...or save yourselves." Turning around Ironwood watched as they looked at each other, internalizing their choices and thinking of the outcome depending on what they determine is the most appropriate choice of action. "Listen kids, no one will fault you if you wish to abandon everything and leave. This is a hard choice for anyone. Let's move out!" Bidding the students farewell, he ordered his ship to disembark and chase after the rouge ship piloted by Roman. The ginger-haired criminal was having a field day pressing all sorts of buttons on the dashboard of the Atlasian ship.

"I mean...come on. I can confidently say we're all on the same page here." Sun said as the huntsmen and huntresses all looked at one another with determined expressions on their faces; all except Pyrrha's, the red-head had a worried expression on hers.

"We can take a ship to Beacon, there's one docked right over there!" Jaune advised, spurring the others to follow his lead. "The city must be in worst shape than we first imagined!"

"What's going on?!" Down in the city Glynda and Qrow were fighting side by side against the Grimm when the line of Atlas soldiers before them began acting funny. Their helmets flashed red and they turned their guns on the adults. "One minute they were fine and the next...something's not right."

"Focus on that later." Qrow spoke, using his weapon to block the bullets. His brows furrowed together and he let out a growl, "We still have some trash to clean up."

"Look out!" Blake tackled Weiss to the ground as the controlled soldiers not too far ahead turned around and fired on sight, using her body as a shield as bullets rained around them. The three of them made great strides through the city, fighting through Grimm that rushed to greet them. "What's wrong with them? Don't they know we're on their side?!"

"I wonder if you guys are heat-resistant! Cause if not, then this is gonna burn!" Kairos increased her Aura, her leg igniting into flames. Raising the inflamed appendage, she slammed it down causing waves of fire to swarm the robots. "Eat this, you tin cans!"

"It might be a case of malfunction or perhaps someone has hacked their programs!" Weiss spoke up from underneath Blake, watching as the paint melted off the metal due to the heat. "They are after all, only humanoids like Penny!"

"But they're not the only ones here!" Kairos pointed as White Fang members began to swarm the area, letting the flames dwindle to reveal charred metal bodies. Unsheathing Lancelot from its holster she twirled it high over her head before sticking it into the ground. "We got ourselves some stragglers!"

"So it is true...they're actually here." Blake muttered underneath her breath, her grip tightened around the hilt of Gambol Shroud. "God damn it."

"Then what are we waiting for? Come on!" Weiss shouted before a large Atlas-created robot began to act out of control. Some of the human guards didn't stand a chance as the large mech arm slammed into them. As if that weren't enough problems an Alpha Beowolf appeared on the scene, its mouth opened with a large roar to announce its entrance. "Well...isn't this a great welcome party."

"Looks like we're gonna have to split up." Blake noted, getting nods from the other two huntresses. "As much as I would love to stay and fight by your sides..."

"Then kick as much ass as you can for the both of us!" Kairos grinned, giving her a thumbs up. "There's no way I'll let you one up me in a competition such as this. There's a lot of enemies, so...you up for it?"

"You know I am."

"Be safe you two...and have fun with your little competition." Weiss smiled the only way a Schnee heiress could. "I want no part in that."


Elsewhere...

"Oh geez, took a wrong turn or something?" I scratched my head in wonder. One moment I was with Ruby and comforting her, the next I found myself on the other side of the arena taking down a horde of Grimm that seemingly appeared out of nowhere. "Could've sworn I wasn't this bad at navigating..." Not only that but my Scroll hasn't been receiving any messages and I can't seem to send anything out...is the CCT towers still up?

Here you are, O Great One. My mark pulsated against my skin and I could feel the approaching Beowolves, their claws scrapping against the ground and their teeth gnashing together. We've been expecting you.

"So you guys are actually talking to me, that's a first." I mused, turning to face the small pack of Beowolves. All around I could feel faint traces of other wolves crawling around campus, however they were way outside the radius of my power. "Lately, the wolves have all skirted around me like I was some sort of plague."

It's only natural that we take down our prey.

We can't have weaklings holding back our Great One.

But we have yet to rejoice your return. You haven't reached your fullest potential.

"What does that even mean? All those cryptic messages have been running around in circles." I stomped my foot with frustration. "If that doesn't give me headaches I don't know what will."

Against her...you have no chance of survival.

Against her...all your hopes have become nothing more than dying embers.

Against her...you are just a shadow.

You have to get stronger...much much stronger if you want to fight her.

"You twits think I don't know that?!" I was about ready to pulverize the Grimms but opted out and pinched the bridge of my nose instead. Having a lot of voices speaking to me can be quite confusing, but it's been awhile since I actually conversed with them. "In the past two years staying at this institution I've made a lot of friends. We've gone on missions, hanged out, shared stories...through our bonds I can say that I've grown. However, deep down I know that staying here isn't going to get me to the next level."

That's right, it's no fun if we spoil the fun for you.

You have to find the answers yourself.

Nothing comes without a price...you'll no doubt lose things along the way. But in order to truly appreciate the things you have, you must go through a lot of suffering.

Well I expected nothing less...but I did gain some insight. However, it isn't enough. I have to know more than relying on mindless creatures. I inwardly sighed, cursing the very fiber of my being for having the ability to communicate with them. After all, they rather give me a hard time instead of telling me straight.

However, you won't find them here. Now that perked my interest and I waited for the voices to continue. Oh no, you won't find your answers here.

Once today is over, you won't be coming back.

There will be no returning.

Everything and everyone will not be here.

"You guys may be right for now, but I believe we will make our way back. Everything has a beginning and everything will have an end. The fall of Beacon only strengthens our resolve to strike back another day. Now if you boys would be so kind as to point me in the general direction of where I'm supposed to go, I'd much appreciate it."

Be warn! A dragon approaches.

Oh the beast who slumbered has awoken.

The mountain is finally rid of its secret.

"Excuse me...A what?!" My mouth dropped before the rumbling of Mount Glenn reached my ears. A strange roar followed suit and within my mind a huge chunk of darkness filled the space. The beating of large wings stirred the air and once the Aura signature registered within my mind I realized that it was indeed a large Grimm dragon.

What a pleasant aura in the air!

But the dragon isn't the only thing. It brings about the birth of other Grimm.

A new wave of creatures will continue to descend upon the city.

"Then what are we standing around here for? C'mon then, we're heading to the city." I snapped my fingers, feeling the creatures getting riled up. "I need all the help I can get...and you guys are tasked to eliminating the other Grimms. Leave the huntsmen and huntresses alone."

As you wish, O Great One.