The Mask of Zorro Part 8

Now for a battle for the map and a brief duel with Pyrrha.

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We are back at Jacque Gele's house again, they are are in a middle of discussion with Klein who is talking about the plan for the gold that will be delivered to Ghira Belladonna.

"Ghira Belladonna has agreed to the transfer at noon the day after tomorrow. He insists we deliver the gold five miles north of town." Klein said and Jacque turned to Cardin.

"Captain Winchester?" Jacque ask what's the part of the plan which Cardin checked out some papers.

"It's a safe distance from the mine. The bars are stamped and ready. I don't foresee a problem." Cardin said they will have no problem at all.

"Tell him we agree. You have done well, Klein. Very well." Jacque said and Klein leaves, next Jacque and Cardin choose to have drink now that their plan is set in motion.

"Looks like their plan is now set in motion", James said.

"But they would get a big interruption caused by Zorro", Winter said knowing they will see more of Zorro this time.

"New design of the costume this time", Ruby said waiting to see it.

"To the independent Republic of Shade." But the bell rings before Jacque and Cardin can take sip, they all run to look outside the window.

They see a big flaming Z up the hills which was lid by Sam who smiles and walks away. Nimbus Troops head out on horses, then emerging from the roof is Jaune in the new design of the Zorro Costume.

"Now's that some way on sending a message to show Zorro is really back now, plus that's a cool new design of the Zorro Costume", Yang said liking where this is going.

"Action time!" Ruby said cheering.

"You sent men to the hills? Doubled the guard at the wall?" Jacque ask Cardin as they step into his office.

"Yes, yes, of course. After all, it's only one man." Cardin thinks Zorro is no big deal because he's just one man.

"It isn't just one man dang it! It's Zorro. And he knows about the mine. Otherwise he wouldn't be here tonight." Jacque said getting all that through Cardin's head.

"How could he possibly?" Cardin ask how could he have known about that unaware that Zorro was Jaune all along.

"It doesn't matter how." Jacque said to Cardin, unknown to them Zorro was up in the sealing and uses his Krohkur Sword to retrieve the map.

"He's got the map", Nora said cheering for that part.

"And they haven't even notice it", Ren said.

"Well it might lead to the mine so they free all of the slaves", Sun said knowing that map lead to the mine.

"You don't seem to grasp the situation. If Ghira Belladonna finds out about this he will have us butchered like cattle. Do you understand?" Jacque said what Ghira Belladonna is going to once he finds out about the interruption caused by Zorro even the part that gold is not from Atlas.

"Then we should destroy the evidence. Set explosives. Bury the mine." Cardin suggest they destroy the mine to hide the evidence.

"And the workers?"

"We destroy all the evidence Jacque. No witnesses." Cardin agrees that they even kill the slaves too.

"They will kill even the slaves too?!" Ruby ask after hearing all that.

"Because slaves will tell Ghira about this and he will not take it that well and he will kill Jacque and his followers for that, even the fact that the gold isn't from Atlas", Hakaze explains to Ruby and everyone else.

"Make sure those papers are locked up." Jacque said leaving the office, Cardin close the folder without even noticing the map is gone and he leaves.

Jaune/Zorro gets down the sealing with the map. Cardin walks down the hallway, he opens the folder only to now notice the map is now gone.

"Guards!" Cardin calls out to the Nimbus Commandos and when he turns around there was Zorro pointing his sword at his chest, Zorro takes his SE-14 Blaster Pistol and drops it on the floor.

"Finally notice the map is gone and now Zorro is in front of you", Blake said with a thought to see some action.

"The much-debated Zorro." Cardin said as a comment.

"No. The legendary Zorro." Jaune/Zorro corrects him just as 2 Nimbus Commandos show up and take aim with their E-5 Blaster Rifles.

"Put down your weapons! Tell them." Zorro demanded and ask Cardin to do it when the Nimbus Commandos refuse to comply.

"Do as he says." Cardin said and the Nimbus Commandos do so and the Jaune waves him telling to come over here.

"Allow me." Zorro said pulling Cardin Skana Sword out but halts the 2 Nimbus Commandos when they pull out their own and silently tells them to put them down and they do so.

"Come. Stop. Face the window. Now, bend down and touch your toes." Jaune/Zorro tells what to do next but turns to Cardin since they didn't understand the last part.

"Bend over!" Cardin told them and they did so.

"Well excuse me, Captain Windchester. Thank you." Zorro said and then kicks them in the butt causing them to fly out the window and fall down to the last floor.

"That was very hilarious", Nora said laughing.

"Well at least Vomit-Boy doesn't have to worry about fighting more", Yang said but Jaune wouldn't mind fighting more.

"Well he has enough training to take on more of them", Hakaze said.

"So he can handle a lot of them?"

"Yes Pyrrha."

"Let's see what you got Jaune", Cardin said as they are all ready to see the fight.

With the Nimbus Commandos out of the way, Zorro returns Cardin's Skana Sword to him so they can start their Sword Fight. Zorro makes the first move and the start again, they go on again but in the Cardin repeats slash his sword at Zorro only for him to get punched in the face making him fall on the floor.

"Nice move", Cardin compliments Jaune.

"Fights not over yet", Jaune said.

Jacque joins in but cannot land a fatal blow at Zorro who blocks each one of it before Cardin gets back on his feet and Zorro picks up a second sword. Well both Jacque and Cardin are unable to land a killing blow as Zorro blocks every attack they throw at him. They keep up the fight until Zorro flips and bolts out quickly.

"Wow! Jaune is very experiences in sword fight and acrobats", Ruby said.

"Well I taught him well", Sam said since he's the one who train him.

"And Jaune got the map so there is no need him for to waste time fighting them", Pyrrha said knowing where Jaune's priority goes.

Jaune/Zorro keeps running but stops when Nimbus Commandos gets in his path and the shoot but miss because Zorro jumps to the last floor and pulls out his Sword again and attempts to make a run for only to be run into by Nimbus and Cordovin at the same time. He flips over one Nimbus who tries to stab before getting on the large round table, Zorro sends one flying after charging at him and kicks another in the tummy and gets a brief fight with another before kicking him the face and side punch another face.

"Yeah Jaune seem to have no problem fighting them all", Ren comment after seeing Jaune defeat many of them with no problem.

Cardin fights him again and manage to knock Zorro's sword out of his hand but Jaune/Zorro still overpowers Cardin by punching him the gut twice and side punches him in the face before kicking off more Nimbus Commandos and grabbing to branches and retrieves his sword and then getting into another brief sword fight with Jacque. They lock before Jacque pushes Zorro off him and Cordovin strikes at Jaune/Zorro who blocks her attack, grabs her by the wrist and toss her next to her Nimbus Troops. Jaune/Zorro gets cornered but laughs at them.

"Kill him!" Jacque said and they all charge at Jaune/Zorro who cuts the big map of Shade and it falls on top of them leaving them too distracted to go after Jaune/Zorro who smiles and leaves now.

Unknown to him, he walk pass Pyrrha who smiles knowing his fight isn't over yet.

"That was a very good fight, it felt like he was just messing with them", Blake said while laughing how funny the fight was because the villains couldn't land any killing blow.

"Cordovin is so bad at fighting", Clover insults Cordovin.

"WHAT!?"

"Something tells me Jaune isn't going to be leaving just yet because Pyrrha was there", Yang said thinking Pyrrha won't allow Jaune/Zorro to just walk away just yet.

"Wait am I going to fight him?" Pyrrha wonders.

"Will have to see that Pyrrha", Hakaze said to her.

Nimbus Commandos on horses ride out and Jaune/Zorro gets into the house where all the horses to hide for a while.

"Good morning, Zorro." Jaune/Zorro turns to the left to see who said only to find Pyrrha there.

"Good morning, Lady Pyrrha."

"Give it back." Pyrrha demanded.

"What?" Jaune/Zorro ask but she's talking about the map even though she doesn't know about that.

"Whatever it is you have stolen, from my father, I want it back. Give it to me." Pyrrha explains the full detail.

"She's talking about the map isn't she?" Sun ask Hakaze that.

"Yeah, but she doesn't even know that", Hakaze said.

"No." Jaune/Zorro refuse and Pyrrha pulls out her own Skana Sword at him.

"Come on, now." Jaune/Zorro push her Sword away but she still stops him, what he does next put one glove finger on it before flicking it down.

"I don't have the time to give you the proper instruction." Jaune/Zorro said thinking Pyrrha doesn't have enough experiences with the sword.

"I have had the proper instruction since I was 4." Pyrrha reveals she already had training while at the age of 4.

"Wait you mean Pyrrha already has training with the sword at a young age?"

"Oh yes Pelina, the only difference is, Pyrrha is not going to be such a easy fight for him", Hakaze knowing Jaune isn't going to win against Pyrrha quickly like the others.

"So no quick victory against Pyrrha Nikos?"

"Yes Ozpin, no quick victory."

Jaune/Zorro pulls out his Sword and duels Pyrrha who swings his sword off their lock mode. They go for another round but they Pyrrha tears the left side of the costume off which cause them to halt their fight.

"Whoa!" Yang commented after seeing what Pyrrha just did.

"I'm sorry!"

"That's alright Pyrrha, I'm not injured", Jaune said he did not get injured in that.

After checking the torn left side, well then Jaune/Zorro stabs his sword down and then discard his hat and Pyrrha takes off her blue nightgown and they resume their duel which Jaune/Zorro made Pyrrha spin around and then slash a part of Pyrrha's white night dress exposing a part of her right leg which made her pause.

"Not bad." Pyrrha complement him before they continue but Jaune/Zorro pulls her close to him after they lock.

"Not bad at all." Jaune/Zorro said and then he unexpectedly kisses Pyrrha which freaks her out.

In the audiences, some started laughing and ended up falling off their chair in the process while both Jaune and Pyrrha blushes in a darker shade of red because that's worst kind of kiss ever.

"Wow that's the worst kiss I ever seen", Weiss comment.

"I take it that this duel is going to turn into affections", Blake said knowing where it's really going to go.

After freaking out, Pyrrha fights again but Jaune/Zorro continues to mess with her and ended up slashing a part of white dress exposing her left shoulder.

"Hmm!" Jaune/Zorro hums.

"RAAAAAHHHH!" Pyrrha charges at him but Jaune/Zorro locks with her again and unexpectedly kisses her again.

"Oh he did it again!" Mercury said while on the floor laughing still.

"Yup, this duel is turning into affection", Blake confirms she is correct.

Jaune/Zorro and Pyrrha resume their duel but this time Pyrrha knocks his sword out of his hand which gave her the upper hand but not quite. Because Jaune/Zorro always have a plan whenever he loses his sword.

"This will make it more difficult. Lady Pyrrha", he said but Pyrrha stands her ground.

Jaune/Zorro side smack her sword and back flips and Pyrrha attempts to stab and slash at him but blocks all of it using a horseback as a makeshift weapon. Pyrrha lunges her sword only for him to get his hand on it and Pyrrha runs to retrieve his fallen sword but Jaune/Zorro steps on it keeping her from using it. Jaune/Zorro points the Skana Sword on Pyrrha's neck standing her up.

"Okay what's next?" Cinder wonders.

"Jaune won't kill her that's for sure", Emerald said but this coming scene might create a lot of reds and freak outs.

"Don't move." Jaune/Zorro began cutting something before finishing and waits for it.

What happens next is, Pyrrha's white dress comes off and drops on the floor leaving only her red panty. Pyrrha gasp and freaks out at this while Jaune/Zorro only smiles at this and Pyrrha grabs his hat to cover breast. In the audiences, many red faces shows and some tried not look, plus some nose bleed.

"What is this strip sword fight?" Sun ask while covering his eyes with both hands.

"Affection at the same time!" Neptune said while looking away.

"Oh Jaune", Pyrrha said while covering herself and freaking out with red face.

"I'm would never do that to you Pyrrha", Jaune said he would never do that unless Pyrrha wants him to do it.

"Just keep watching please", Hakaze said with a little blush on her face while the Clone Troopers only have sensor on their HUD inside their helmets

"Do you surrender?" Jaune/Zorro ask her.

"Never. But I may scream." Pyrrha said but she probably she will not scream at all.

"I understand. Sometimes I have that effect." Jaune/Zorro said but they they both kiss like lovers which makes the audiences happy and mostly likely Jaune and Pyrrha.

"Aright", Yang said knowing that's what she wants to see.

When Pyrrha wants another, Jaune/Zorro throws the Skana Sword pinning it to the wall and he gets his sword back and puts away and leaves.

"Excuse me." Jaune/Zorro said and takes his hat back.

"Goodbye, Lady Pyrrha." Jaune/Zorro says goodbye like proper gentlemen and leaves.

"Like a gentlemen", Glynda said.

Well Pyrrha notice someone else is coming and grabs her blue nightgown and cover herself. It's just her father Jacque and Cardin that's all.

"What are you doing? What happened?"

"Zorro. Zorro was here. I fought him and he left. He left." Pyrrha said without revealing what she has done with him.

"Did you recognize him?"

"No, but he was young and vigorous. He was very vigorous, Father."

"Vigorous?"

"Yes." Pyrrha gave her final answer as a horse makes a sound.

End

Next up is the horse chase and the next plan of action which Jaune won't approve.

I'm saving the next part because that part is also my favorite part.