Running out of the warehouse in an uproar of confusion, Dion rapidly looked around while trying to make sense of everything. "Rey! Rey!" He shouted while wearing a purple t-shirt and a pair of dark jeans. With a mix of yelling and the sound of distant sirens filling his ears, he didn't even notice the rapid footsteps approaching him until it was too late. Feeling something strike his head, he stumbled away with a groan. Growling, he quickly turned around to glare.
"Guess who." Elise hummed while striking him with her baton once again.
Groaning as part of his aura flickered, he took a step back. "You again..." He flashed a snarl. Balling his hands into fist, he narrowed his eyes while the gloves he wore gained a faint glow on a circular metal piece on the back part of his hand. "I should have known it was you. I'm just trying to enjoy myself with a nice little bottle of wine over here." A pair of ice axes formed in his hands. "Why can't you kids just let me be!"
"Because you keep hurting people!" She twisted her baton apart. She let out a sharp grunt as she slashed with the dual blades. The steel easily cut through and shattered the ice axes. "And that is not okay!" She spun her weapon around. Keeping the short blade in her right hand in a hammer grip, she caught the one in her left in a reverse grip.
He scoffed back at her. "You're still so naive... just like when we first met!" Holding his hands in front of himself, he let out a sharp cry. The color on the gloves shifted to red just before flames shot from his hands. "This time I'm going to finish what I should have back then!"
Narrowing her eyes, Elise glared at the flames. Right before they could touch her, she dove to the side and rolled away. Pushing herself up with a grunt, she darted off behind him while keeping out of his line of sight.
"Huh?" He let out a quiet sound while pulling his arms back.
"I am nothing like when we first met." Her voice echoed in a whisper behind him.
Whipping his head around, he turned his body while reaching out with his hands. Grabbing both of the dual blades with his hands, his eyes met hers. "Doubtful." His gloves began to glow blue as the metal began to frost over and steam from the warm air around it.
Gasping, the dark brunet let go of both of them. Her hands were burning from the cold metal without her aura. Letting out a soft hiss, she jumped back and away.
"I've been doing this for far longer than you!" Dion declared while tossing her weapons to the ground. "I'm going to kill you this time so you can't follow me halfway around Remnant and I can finally drink in peace!" Curling his fingers, he pushed his hands forward as the gloves gained a yellow glow. Sparks danced for a moment before bolts of lighting shot from his hands.
"Oh... zaps!" She yelped softly while stumbling away.
"Did... you just make a pun while I'm trying to kill you!?" His voice echoed as he readjusted the Dust in his gloves.
"Just trying to stay positive!" Catching her balance, Elise took a deep breath and narrowed her eyes. Avoiding the remaining sparks, she lunged in his direction.
Letting out a deep growl, he held up both his hands. His gloves gained an orange glow with small hints of blue. "I hate kids..." He grumbled as large boxing gloves made of rock formed around his hands with ice spikes on them. Sharply inhaling, he gave a few quick jabs to the air before his attention locked on the dark brunet.
Don't get hit. Don't. Get. Hit.
That was all she could think about. She did not want to get punched with those without an aura. It would definitely hurt. Not to mention make Cheyenne worry terribly. Ducking underneath his strikes, she kept her body tight and close. Panting a bit as she kept it up, she waited for an opening and leaned forward while kneeling down. Reaching behind her back, she squeezed the trigger on her rifle and fired a red dart.
"Eh!?" His eyes grew wide as he raised both his arms in front of himself. Taking a step back, he braced himself as the dart struck his rock covered hands. With a small explosion shattering his makeshift weapons, pebbles and debris fell around him.
Breathing sharply, Elise reached down towards her ankle and firmly gripped the small dagger her friend had made her. Pulling it out, she stood up and narrowed her eyes. With a sharp cry, she slid the blade underneath his glove on his left hand. Tearing through the fabric, she stepped around him to heavily strike the back of the glove on his right hand.
With sparks coming from both his hands, the purple haired man stumbled back stunned. Groaning, he quickly tossed aside both his gloves. "Damn you!" He shot a glare before grunting as both the brunet's feet struck his chest. With a hiss of pain, he flew backwards. His body hitting a cargo truck that dented in impact.
"Hmph." She smiled to herself while sliding the short blade away. Rushing over, she snatched up one half of her baton. Yelping, she dropped it. It was still a burning ice cold. Shaking her head, she pulled her sleeve over her hand and picked it up. Turning around on her feet, she narrowed her eyes and flung it at the man.
Slowly pushing himself up, Dion glanced up for a moment only to see a glimpse of the rounded end of her weapon collide with his face. His head snapped back, striking the truck behind him. With a sharp groan, he slowly slid down onto the ground as his aura fizzled away and broke.
Proudly placing her hands on her hips. Elise smiled with a nod. "Told ya I-" She cut herself off and stumbled as an explosion went off inside the warehouse. "What the..." Catching her balance, she reached down and picked up the other half of her baton the same way she did before with her sleeve over her hand. Hearing slow footsteps from behind her, she whipped her head around and readied herself.
She blinked only once and then let her shoulders relax. "Oh..." She weakly squeaked while watching a beaten and bruised Rey being set on the ground. "Whoa... what happened?" She tilted her head up.
Breathing out, Kagami partially smiled. "I think... I almost died again." She quietly chuckled. "I think it's all fine though. He's still breathing so I guess it's all fine." She motioned towards the rainbow thief before glancing over her shoulder at the partially collapsed building. "Well... everything is almost fine." She reached up and scratched the back of her head.
"Rey...?" Dion groaned while rubbing his head. The world around him spinning for a moment before he regained himself. "Rey..." He trailed off as his eyes grew wide at the bruised and beaten man. Blinking once, he then let out a quiet scoff before laughing. "Oh no! My man and I have been defeated yet again! How tragic... whatever will we do?" He shook his head as he continued to laugh. "We've come back from far worse before, kiddos."
"Huh? Why are you acting so-" Elise cut herself off as she realized the answer. The reason that kept these two free and ruthless. "Wait." She turned towards her leader. "What are we doing about his semblance? If he can be anyone, he can just escape and free Rey again like all the times before."
"You can't do anything about it!" He declared with a grin unlike any other. He then jerked his body forward, his long purple hair wrapping around his face. "Absolutely nothing! You can imprison me all you want! I'll always find a way out!" His eyes narrowed. "Always."
Exhaling, Kagami let out a quiet sigh. "I know. And I've been thinking this whole time of some way to stop the unstoppable." She eyed her friend for a moment then winked. "And... I've decided there's only one way to stop a man like you." She began to make her way towards him. "The only way to stop a man who can change his body into whatever form he wants." She clenched her jaw. "The only way to stop your carefree and reckless behavior." She crouched down in front of him. Her arms resting over her thighs. "I take away what makes you, you."
Reaching out with her left hand out, she gripped his upper arm and locked eyes with him. Breathing out, her left arm began to glow as the sleeve of her jacket burned away. In its place, the glowing markings trailed up her arm. Inhaling, she closed her eyes and pulled away. Standing up straight, she narrowed her now purple eyes down at him.
"What...?" He stared up at her dumbfounded as the glow from her arm faded away. "What the hell did you just do?!" He demanded while pushing himself to his knees. He groaned from the quick movements and closed one eye.
"I took away what makes you, you." She slowly breathed out with a near sigh. "Your semblance... is now mine." She met his gaze. "You don't get to do anything you want anymore."
With his eyes growing wide, he noted the color of her eyes. "No... no!" He shouted while jumping up. Bringing his arm back, he went to punch her.
Heavily swallowing, she calmly caught his fist. "Yes." Her purple eyes narrowed at him. Her hand that was holding his suddenly morphing into his own. "You will not escape and harm innocent people ever again." Letting go, she pulled away and blinked. Her eyes returned back to their normal tea green color.
Falling to his knees, Dion trembled while staring at his hands in a mix of disbelief and terror. She couldn't have. Could she? No. No, it couldn't be true. With all the thoughts rushing over him, he began to panic. He couldn't think clearly. He attempted to use his ability only for nothing to happen. Slowly slouching in defeat with wide eyes, a look glazed over them. The light fading away from his eyes.
With an equally confused expression, Elise tilted her head and furrowed her brow at Kagami. "You... can't take someone's semblance, can you?" She spoke quietly. Deep down even she felt uneasy with a power that could steal others.
"No." The jadette said in a hushed tone. "I can't."
"Then what did you do?" Her brow furrowed more.
Taking a deep breath, Kagami reached up with her hand to rub her left arm. With the sleeve now gone it was cold from the chilly Solitas air. "You broke his aura, right?" She eyed her.
"Um, well, yeah. I did win." She gestured towards herself. "But that still doesn't explain what you did."
Looking away, she closed her eyes and breathed out. "I made sure he won't hurt anyone else..." She looked over her shoulder and back at the purple haired man. "Even if it was a dirty tactic I used..." She lowered her head between her shoulders. "I tricked him. That's what I did. I tricked him and broke his spirit and will. I just hope he falls for it long enough to the point he gives up." She half mumbled before she began to walk off. "I'll go tell Azure the job is done. Keep a watch on those two. Not that they'll be going anywhere."
"Um... right." Elise watched her leave. Even she could notice how much Kagami hated what she had just done. But it was for the better. And she could always count on Kagami to do what needed to be done to help others. Even if it was against everything she stood for.
Tying up the last hired mercenary, Joanna quietly grunted as she shoved him inside a transport truck with several others. "And that's the last of the lot." She dusted off her hands while turning around. "Those kids really aren't that bad." She crossed her arms.
"On paper it was us who apprehended them." Azure corrected while closing the door to the truck that held Dion, Rey and Ebony. "Don't forget that when people from Atlas show up."
"I know, I know, I just, oh never mind." She waved her hand with a small shake of her head. "Perhaps after all this is sorted out, you might fancy a cup of coffee to relax?" She softly smiled.
"Great idea." The bluette nodded while adjusting her hat. "It will be a perfect opportunity for us to talk to those four. I still have several questions I need to ask them."
"That's not... okay. Good thinking." She nodded and quietly agreed with a sigh.
Watching from a distance inside the wrecked warehouse, Kris shook her head at the two women. "They're both so useless."
"But cute in their own way." Elise added with a soft smile.
Still a bit more quiet than usual, Kagami crossed her arms while looking over towards her Faunus friend. "I'm still not so sure about this idea of yours, but I like it." She nodded.
"I knew you would." Cheyenne smiled. Looking behind her, she eyed the stolen stacks of lien that Rey had collected. "All this would do in Atlas is sit in a vault. We'll be putting it to far better use." She turned her attention to the transport truck which held Ebony and not her sister. "Giving it to people who actually need it."
"And it will all be fine as long as we don't get caught." She chuckled a bit. "And we're usually good at that."
"Yeah, usually." She rolled her eyes with a small laugh.