Elise, Kris, and Cheyenne all looked at Kagami before glancing at each other then back at her.
"I can disappear into a foggy mist." The young farm girl suddenly blurted out while gripping her weapon tight. "A foggy mist will slowly form around me and I can go anywhere within a hundred foot radius unseen. Give or take a few seconds." She gulped, staring at the deadly red eyes all around her.
The deer Faunus glanced at her before at Kagami then at the Alpha Ursas. "I-I... I can make things that are no longer living or that were never living to begin with go into their future or past by messing with their molecules."
"I can control toys." The youngest of the four of them said before raising an eyebrow at the stares she was given. "What?"
"You... brought toys..." Cheyenne said, trailing off.
"... to... a battle...?" Kagami finished for her, her head tilting to the side a bit.
"Yes!" Kris snapped, her green eyes screaming that she was about to attack someone. She then flinched as she heard a growl. Her head quickly snapped back to the Grimm in front of her. "Now think of a plan!"
"Alright," The jade haired girl gave a nod. "I got something." Her jaw clenched as she glanced back. "But you three need to do exactly as I say."
"Okay." Cheyenne quickly said as Elise nodded slowly.
"You mean listen to-" Kris mumbled then stopped herself at the glares towards her. "Fine."
"Okay..." Kagami slowly lowered herself into a fighting stance with her blade up. "Wait for one to attack. And then, when one does-" She stopped herself, blinking a few times as an Ursa charged forward. "Or now."
All four girls tensed up as their attentions turned to the spiked and armored monster running at them at full speed.
"And the plan!?" Kris snapped as she took a step away.
Kagami gritted her teeth, waiting a few more seconds for the Grimm to come closer. Her head then quickly snapped back towards Elise. "Take Antlers over here and get behind the pack and into the woods through the opening that one made from running towards us! Now!" She snapped.
Elise blinked a few times before reaching out and grabbing Cheyenne's wrist. Without even so much as a word, a dark green mist slowly came from her sleeves and wrapped around the two of them.
"H-Hold on! Wha-!?" The Faunus shouted before being cut off as the fog wrapped around the two of them completely. As it started to fade, there wasn't even a trace of them.
"And we do what!?" Kris snapped once again, staring at Kagami with wide eyes and her arms out.
Kagami glanced back at her, holding up her sword. "I need you to jump."
"Huh?" She blinked, tilting her head.
With a groan, she jabbed her sword into the ground and turned around. Crouched down with her fingers interlocking, she shouted. "I need you to go in the air!"
The red head blinked several times before running towards her. "Okaaaaaaaaaaay...?" Her voice was filled with confusion as she jumped up into Kagami's hands. A moment later, she was smiling as she was launched into the air. "Wooooooohooooooo!" She smiled, turning over to face the ground below.
Quickly turning around, Kagami pulled her sword from the ground and bolted towards the Alpha Ursa. Getting rather close to the beast, she let herself slide underneath it. At the same time, it skidded to a stop above her only to give out a yelp as a blade shot through its neck.
As the blade cut one half of the neck, she rolled out from under it and jumped up. Seeing several other Grimm charging at her, she looked up at Kris who started to fall downward. Her head then snapped towards the woods where she told Cheyenne and Elise to go.
"I need a distraction! Shoot everything your got at them!" She called out just before a rain of darts and blasts shot out at the charging Grimm.
The creatures all stumbled a bit before stopping and looking around. They gave each other confused grunts and groans before stumbling once again as more gunfire struck them.
With a grin, Kagami took a step to the side as Kris landed next to her. Said red head raised an eybrow over at her.
"And why did I have to go up?" She asked.
"Because I didn't want you yelling at me." She said plainly, looking over as the small girl growled. She just rolled her eyes a little and pointed at one of Kris' weapons. "There is a clear line made between the curved and the straight part indicating it come off and most likely attached to a chain, right?"
Blinking a few times, Kris looked down at her weapon and nodded as the gunfire stopped. "Yeah."
"Good." She reached out, gripping the curved edge. "My plan relied on that."
Blinking a few times, Kris growled a clicked a button as the top of her can released, a chain slowly coming out and connecting it to the bottom. "Your plan relied on a hunch!"
"Yep." Kagami said with little to no emotion.
"You think that's enough?" Cheyenne panted, hiding behind a tree with her arms tucking her Atlas rifle into her chest.
Glancing over at her, Elise was hiding beind her own tree. Her air compressed rifle under her right armpit. "Maybe." She slowly looked around the tree, glancing into the open area. She then blinked, glancing at Cheyenne again. "You should check this out." She mumbled.
She cautiously took a step out, looking over. She too blinked several times at the sight.
"I'm getting dizzy damn it!" Kris cried out, spinning around in a circle as fast as she could. In front of her, both her hands gripped her weapon as tight as she could. A bit away, connected by the chain, Kagami was holding on with one hand, her other holding her sword.
"Shut up!" She snapped, bringing her sword down on the necks of each Alpha Ursa that came within distance as she was spun around.
After several fell, Kagami let go of the red and white striped cane. She skidded on the ground, her feet digging up grass as she dug her blade into the ground to slow herself. Once she came to a full stop, she looked up at the remaining Grimm.
"Red head!" She snapped, looking over at Kris. "I need you to draw all the Grimm to a specific area with your toy possession thingy!"
"Um, okay." Kris blinked, unzipping her hoodie and looking through the mass assortment of figures and vehicles.
"Some time today!" Kagami shouted as The Alpha Ursa started to charge.
"Yea, yea." She sighed, grabbing a few small helicopters. "Hold your horses." She held out her hands, the objects each gaining either a red or green glow to them before flying off. Kris took a deep breath, shutting her eyes.
Each one of the toys shot straight in front of the each remaining Grimm. It didn't take long for the monsters to start to try and chomp down on the flying objects, following them like a dog who was being anoyed by a fly.
As the helicopters slowly flew closer together, just barley missing the teeth of each monster, they slowly became huddled up together before dropping onto the ground. A moment later, they were crushed by Grimm with ease.
"Antlers!" Kagami shouted, looking over at Elise and Cheyenne who slowly came out of the woods. "I need you to erode the ground away beneath them! Right now!"
"Th-That... that's a lot! I've never done that much before!" Cheyenne shouted, looking over as the Alpha Ursas sliwly stood up straight again.
"Well do it!" Kagami snapped, gripping the hilt of her sword tight.
"Don't worry," Elise inhaled deeply, shoving the Faunus forward. "You'll do fine. And I'm too young to die!"
"B-But...!" Cheyenne shouted, stumbling forward with wide eyes. As the Grimm looked over in her direction, she yelped and quickly put her hands on the ground as she shut her eyes. "I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to-!" She stopped herself and blinked as the earth below the Alpha Ursas collapsed in on itself. She blinked a little before smiling. "I'm... going to live..." She panted a little, her vision blurring just a bit. She quickly shook her head and leaned back.
Kris did the same, breathing much heavier though. "Too many toys at once..." She mumbled, zipping up her black hoodie as her green eyes shut.
Kagami just gave a sigh, slowly lowering her head as she sheathed her sword. These three would probably kill her if she told them she didn't plan this out at all. She was completely winging it.
"Well," Elise smiled, putting her hands on her hips. "That just happened." Her smile grew some as she suddenly started to dance around. "And that was so cool!"
A few hours later, as teams were being formed and given names and leaders, Cheyenne and Kagami stood next to each other in awkward silence. Though, most other students were silent as well. Even Kris and Elise had ceased to argue in a moment like this. At least they knew when to stop.
It was then when Professor Ozpin started to call the next set of names that Kagami's head perk up.
"Cheyenne Aurora. Christmas Eve." He paused himself, letting the young girl correct him. "Kagami M. And Elise Spruce." As he pushed up his glasses, Elise looked over at Kagami.
"Just M?" The brunet whispered.
Kagami just nodded, not wanting to explain why to anypme. "Yep."
As she gave a sigh back, Ozpin continued. "The four of you retrieved the black knight pieces,"
Elise tilted her head at that, raising an eyebrow over at Kris. "I did?" Not eve waiting for the red head to asnwer, she looked back up at Ozpin.
Said headmaster pushed up his glasses again. "From this day forward, you will work together as..."
Kagami felt her stomach twist as she gave off a silent groan. Working together with people. These people of all people. Someone just kill her now. Her stomach was twisting in knots and it was about to get far worse.
"Team MACE." The professor gave a nod towards Kris.
Said girl couldn't help but smile. He looked at her. That had to mean she was leader somehow. She could finally show her mother exactly what she could do on her own. Although, her visions of that were quickly shattered.
"Led by, Kagami." Ozpin glanced over at said girl who's face went paler than what it normally was. "Congratulations."
She just stared back at him with a confused look in her eyes. "...huh..." Was all she could manage out.
Kris was just as surprised before shooting the jade haired girl a glare. It was better than that wretched hunter at least.
Said farm girl though suddenly grabbed Cheyenne by the wrist, pulling her away. "Come on you two! I'm going to our dorm which means you're coming! I have had a long day and I would like to sleep!" As she walked off, pulling Cheyenne who willingly let it happen, Kris turned on her heels and stormed off.
Kagami just glanced up at Ozpin, raising an eyebrow before slowly walking off the stage.
Meanwhile, far off into the city of Vale, in an old and abandoned warehouse, a shirtless man in a pair of dark blue cargo shorts was laying in a tub of ice.
"Damn, it's so hot here." He groaned, pushing his long purple hair back as he soaked into the ice. "I'd hate to live in Vaccuo. I swear I would die of heat stroke." He mumbled, stretching out his arm.
Just then, his scroll on the outside floor started to ring. He gave a sigh, reaching over and picking it up. "Yea..." He sat up. "I told you, I'm getting around to it... I am hurrying! Changing from Mantle air to this heat wave is difficult... yes I know she wants the job done now... yes, I know she gave me extra lien... I know! I know! Damn..." He sighed. "Look, just give me a few more weeks and I'll have everything ready for her arrival, alright?" After a long pause, he sighed in relief. "Thank you." He shut off his scroll, setting it back down before curling up in the ice. "Now leave me alone and let me cool off."