Chapter 21: Calm Before the Storm
Last Time our heroes have gathered in Haven in preparation for an attack planned by Salem's forces. Meanwhile, Raven forms a temporary alliance with Salem's pawns in order to be free of her grasp and, along with the White Fang, will attack Haven in one week. However, unbeknownst to everyone, Cooler is one week away from arriving at Remnant himself to kill Jason. What happens next now!
Haven Academy...
Ruby held her arms up defending herself from Jason's attacks, but without her Crescent Rose, she was barely able to defend herself or fight back. "Come on, Ruby, you can't block like this forever. You need to fight back." Jason said as he swept Ruby's feet from under her. As Ruby fell onto the ground, she stared at the ceiling wishing that the training was over.
"Why can't I use my Crescent Rose?" Ruby asked.
"Because the purpose of this training is to make you better at hand to hand combat, you won't always have your weapon, so you need to be prepared when you are in a battle," Jason answered.
"But hand to hand is not my strong point, and fighting with Crescent Rose is so much better," Ruby complained.
"Yang, has she always been like this when it comes to hand on hand?" Jason asked.
"Yeah, she never liked fighting without a weapon. It was a pain trying to train her in it back home." Yang answered.
"Hey!" Ruby shouted.
Two days had passed since Team JADE and Co arrived, and they had begun to help with teams RWBY and JNPR's training, and currently, each were helping everyone with their weak points. Jason was currently helping Ruby with her hand to hand combat
"Alright, Ruby, get up. We're not done yet." Jason insisted as Ruby got up.
Elsewhere Evan and Damian are helping with Jaune and Nora in overall combat. Damian was helping both in speed and Jaune in swordsmanship while Evan helped with something more substantial.
"So, what's more, important than my combat skills?" Jaune asked.
"That's easy, dodging!" Evan answered.
"Dodging?" Jaune questioned.
"Yep, dodging." Evan reiterated.
"Okay, so how are we doing this? Do I…" But before Jaune could finish his question, Evan came rushing towards him.
"DODGE!" Evan yelled as he punched Jaune to the ground.
"What was that?" Jaune asked.
"That was the exercise, and you failed. You need to dodge." Evan clarified.
"But all you did was yell dodge and punch me," Jaune complained.
"Well, that's one opinion. Another opinion is…DODGE!" Evan replied, kicking Jaune away.
Elias and Neo were helping Yang and Pyrrha with their training. Elias was sparing with Pyrrha to help her fight people without using her semblance while he also instructed Yang how to control her anger during a battle. To help her with this, Elias asked for Neo to spar with her much to Yang's discretion. Yang threw several punches at Neo, who easily dodged most of them, and the ones she couldn't she blocked with Hush.
"How are you so fast?!" Yang yelled, her anger already building up.
"She's been training with Jason a lot, so she's used to fighting people much faster than you," Elias explained.
"Then why am I sparring with her?" Yang complained.
"Because the point of this training is to adapt. So someone who is faster than you and to control your anger instead of just throwing a fit during the middle of a match." Elias affirmed.
Yang huffed and turned back to Neo, who had a smug smile upon her face causing Yang to become even angrier. Amber and Alex were helping Blake and Ren to further balance both close and ranged combat for both of them. Alex kept his distance shooting arrows at them both to keep them moving as Amber while using the powers of the Fall Maiden attacked them up close.
"Do you have any ideas on how we can beat them?" Ren asked.
"We should split up and fight them one on one, I'll take on Amber, and you can take on Alex," Blake answered, getting a nod from Ren. They split up to dodge a Dragon Arrow shot by Alex running parallel to one another.
Blake charged right at Amber with Ren blocking oncoming arrows from Alex. As Blake held her attention, Ren made his move on Alex. Ren shot several bullets at Alex, causing him to have to run away from his position. While he ran, Alex shot an arrow he already had ready at Ren, who sidestepped out of the way and then attacked him with StormFlower's blades.
Alex blocked with his bow and kept Ren from making any decisive blows. Blake fought against the powerful winds Amber pushed upon her using her semblance to move out of the way of every attack. Weiss looked upon the rest of her friend's training, seeing that they were all giving it everything they had in their training. Though Ruby was complaining and Jaune was being thrown around.
"Dodge!" Evan yelled as he punched Jaune again.
"Why?!" Jaune cried. Weiss shook her head, clearing any distractions from herself as she focused on her glyphs and summoned an armored knight in front of her.
"Now then, Ms. Schnee, are you ready?" Mura asked.
"Yes, I am," Weiss answered.
"Very well, let us begin!" Mura declared as he shot several Ki blasts at Weiss's summon, which blocked many with its sword and slice through several others.
"Excellent, it seems your summons integrity is stronger than the original creatures, but now I am going to put more power into my attacks," Mura commented.
Once again, Mura shot several Ki blasts at Weiss's summon though this time, he not only shot more, but each was much stronger than the ones he had shot at her before. The summon struggled to keep the blasts away, barely blocking any as a majority made impact with it and destroyed it. Weiss fell to the ground, exhausted. This had been the fourth time she had to summon in a row and the fourth time it had been defeated by Mura's attacks. Mura walked up to Weiss and helped her up to her feet.
"How about we take a break to let your aura replenish," Mura suggested.
"Yes, I think that would be best while I would want to train some more like the others I would just exhaust my aura to dangerous amounts." Weiss agreed. Weiss and Mura sat down on a nearby bench and watched as the others trained.
"I forgot how exhausting training with you guys was." Weiss sighed as she relaxed into the bench.
"Yes, it is hard, but if you truly wish to be strong, one must train harder than anyone else," Mura replied.
"I guess you're right." Weiss agreed. The others were at the same time finishing up their training with Jason helping Ruby off the floor again.
"Alright, let's take a break for lunch, everyone." Jason declared.
"Oh, thank the gods I need a break from this dodging training." Jaune groaned as Pyrrha helped him up.
"I don't know why you're complaining so much, Nora was doing just fine," Evan commented.
"Yeah, it was awesome!" Nora exclaimed.
"So Ruby, how was fighting without your baby?" Yang asked.
"Horrible, I want my Crescent Rose back!" Ruby complained.
"Well, you can have it back once we're done training." Jason asserted.
"Nooooo!" Ruby cried dramatically.
"You guys got really strong. I'm impressed." Ren complimented.
"Thanks, same goes to you when it comes to close-quarters combat you definitely got me beat," Alex replied as the group was joined by Weiss and Mura.
"I couldn't help but watch you use your magic Amber, it was very elegant," Weiss commented as she approached Amber and Blake.
"Thank you. I take pride in my skills as a maiden, but know that I still must train every day if I am to get on the levels of Jason or Elias." Amber thanked.
"You should see it when you're up against her like I was, it's a very different experience compared to fighting someone who uses Ki." Blake pointed out as they all headed for the cafeteria.
"With all this training, I wonder if this attack will even happen, I'd hate to do all this for nothing." Yang wondered.
"Don't think about it that way. Even if Haven isn't attacked with all this training, you'll be even stronger and ready for whatever fight you may get in." Jason replied.
"Yeah, mind, if we get in on this training action?" Sun asked as he and Team SSSN joined the group.
"What when did you guys get here, I thought you were going to Vacuo over the break?!" Ruby asked.
"We just got here duh, and we were in Vacuo, but then your uncle came out of nowhere and told us that there was a potential threat to Haven, so we got on the first ride back here," Sun explained.
"We would have been here sooner, but the trains were full, and Neptune refused to travel by boat," Sage added.
"Hey, flying was faster anyway, so if anything, it was a good thing," Neptune argued.
"Yeah, but the wait for a free bullhead was two whole days," Sun replied.
"No offense, man, but I still find it funny as hell that you're afraid of water." Jason teased.
"Hey, if it isn't one of the gods, how's it been, man?" Sun asked as he and Jason shook hands.
"I've been good, but I wouldn't say that I'm a god, honestly. I find the name for that fight to be very weird." Jason replied. Sun then noticed Jason's tail on his back and smiled at his friend.
"Hey, it's your tail. This is the first time I've seen it since it was cut off," Sun said.
"Yeah, it grew back and wait how did you know it was cut off?!" Jason questioned.
"We may have told them about you being an alien and Salem," Ruby answered.
"Ruby means she told them," Weiss confessed.
"WEISS!" Ruby cried.
"But don't worry, man, we're cool. Our lips are sealed." Sun assured.
"Though it is kinda scary knowing that you can transform into a giant ape." Scarlet pointed out.
"Alright then, but don't worry about that, the only place on the planet I can transform into that is the Mirror Mountains," Jason stated.
"Really, why's that?" Weiss asked.
"It's because the transformation requires for Saiyans to come into contact with an energy called blutz waves. These waves are generated by the sun but are too oversaturated from other waves to do anything." Elias began.
"It is only when the light of the sun makes contact with the moon do they have enough to work, and only when it is a full moon. Since the Remnant's moon is broken, only the mirror mountains that concentrate moonlight can cause Jason to transform." Elias explained.
"Wait, can you explain that again I didn't understand that," Ruby commented.
"Basically, there isn't enough moonlight to cause me to transform." Jason simplified for his friend.
"Wow, that's a bummer I was hoping to see such a transformation firsthand sounded like it would be cool." Coco voiced as she and Team CFVY joined them.
"Wait, did Uncle Qrow get you guys to come too?!" Yang asked, surprised at the sudden appearance of Team CFVY.
"Yep, and we are ready and willing to fight to protect the people, plus we heard that Team JADE was going to be here, and I wanted to get the story of an alien on Remnant from the man himself," Coco answered.
"How many people did you tell?!" Jason asked.
"They're the last ones to know, I promise!" Ruby replied, hiding behind Yang.
"Well, we just ended our training session and are going to get something to eat, so if you guys want to join us, your welcome to," Evan said.
"Sounds like a plan." Coco agreed.
"Yeah, it will give us a chance to catch up since the Vytal Festival," Sun added. The rest of the day, the five teams spent talking and catching up with Team JADE then with Elias explaining the story of the Saiyans and the Tuffles.
"So wait, you guys fought off more aliens?" Neptune asked.
"Yeah, last month, we found some scouts and took care of them, then their armor blew up for some reason," Jason answered.
"I theorized that they were part of the Frieza Force led by a tyrant of the same name, but they most likely just came here to scout the planet and not on orders," Elias added.
"Well, let's hope that's right, but if these guys looked as weird as you said, I wonder what their leader looked like." Velvet wondered.
"From what my creator researched, I think he would be short with pure white skin and a tail. Trust me, if you see him, you would know it." Elias explained.
"Sounds like he's what people usually think what aliens look like." Neo pointed out.
"Yeah, I guess so." Jason agreed.
"Uh what was that?" Sun asked.
"Oh, Jason learned to read minds so he could communicate better with Neo," Evan answered.
"Still sounds like he wasted his time to me," Yang commented.
"Yang, that's not helping," Jason said as Yang and Neo glared daggers into each other.
"Yeah, Yang, we're supposed to try to give her a chance." Ruby agreed though she herself was still apprehensive about Neo.
"Yeah, I know." Yang sighed, turning away from Neo.
"So what have you guys done with your time you decided not to join another academy like us right?" Jason asked.
"Yep, we're traveling across the kingdoms, offering our aid," Coco answered.
"It's really nice we get to see a lot of beautiful places around the kingdoms and many nice people too." Velvet added.
"You do that too, right, but just with Anima?" Coco asked.
"That's right. We split up into groups and help all over the continent for everyone and anyone that needs it, especially those that can't afford a huntsman or huntress." Jason answered.
"But why just Anima?" Neptune inquired.
"While we would like to help the other kingdoms, we wouldn't be too welcome there at the moment, and it took us a while for people to trust us in Anima alone," Jason explained.
"That sounds like a noble cause." Velvet complimented.
"Yeah, I'm surprised you guys haven't visited, though since you can go anywhere you want," Sun added.
"Yeah, after the whole incident at the Vytal Festival, I was really apprehensive about going into a kingdom capital," Jason explained.
"Why it's not like it was your fault?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah, that didn't stop him from blaming himself, though, but he'll spare you the details because it's not important," Evan answered.
"Right, I'm here now, so it's all good." Jason agreed.
"Exactly like I said before, the odds of something like the Vytal Festival happening again is slim to none," Evan added. Far off from Remnant, a certain galactic tyrant sneezed.
Branwen Tribe Camp...
"Are you sure we can trust them, Ma'am?" Vernal asked as she and Raven stood alone in Raven's tent.
"No, not entirely, but we can't fully fight against them either, not without leverage." Raven began.
"So when the time comes, we will take the relic of knowledge for ourselves and use it to keep our enemies away." Raven finished.
"Then Salem's people will stay away, unable to hurt us," Raven added.
"But what about those children, won't they come after us?" Vernal questioned.
"They'll be too busy dealing with Salem's forces to deal with us besides they're much stronger than they are so ideally they just kill them for us and just like with Salem's forces we use the relic to keep them away," Raven answered.
"But threatening something they care about didn't work well for us last time." Vernal pointed out.
"True, but this time if we even catch the slightest glimpse of them, then we'll either use the relic or destroy it." Raven asserted.
"Alright, if you say so, Raven," Vernal said, agreeing to her plan.
Haven Academy Next Day...
"Dodge!" Evan yelled as he punched Jaune away.
"Come on!" Jaune whined.
"You know I think that is more of a distraction than an instruction," Sun commented. The next day came, and everyone was back into training now, adding Teams CFVY and SSSN into the mix though most of the training systems that were set up remained the same.
"Well, that's the exercise, and I'm not changing it," Evan replied. As soon as he said that, Nora came from behind him swinging her Magnhild down upon him though Evan easily dodged.
"Nice try Nora." Evan teased.
"I'll get you yet!" Nora declared. Next to them, Damian and Yatsuhashi clashed blades in a rematch of their battle in the Vytal Festival.
"You've gotten a lot better at your swordplay." Yatsuhashi complimented.
"Thanks, you too." Damian thanked returning the compliment as he dashed behind Yatsuhashi with Speed Serpent. Yatsuhashi had barely able to block Damian's attack, but he was blindsided when Damian used his short sword for a secondary attack.
"Don't forget about the second sword." Damian smiled as they continued their spar.
Jason threw a punch right at Ruby, who ducked under it, throwing her own at Jason's stomach. However, he easily caught Ruby's attack and kicked her away, but unlike the day before, Ruby stayed on her feet.
"Nice going Ruby, you're making some progress." Jason complimented.
"Thanks, but this is hard. This is why I hate hand to hand fighting." Ruby replied, falling to her knees, exhausted.
"Well, it does take time to get good, but you're making good progress, but now you should take a break and do some strength training so that when you do throw a punch or a kick, it can do some good damage. No offense, of course, but you could always get stronger." Jason said as he took out some weights and handed them to Ruby.
"Don't tell me I have to relive what we had to do on top of the mountain too?" Ruby asked.
"Yep, that's right." Jason smiled.
"Does that mean it's my turn to spar?" Velvet asked as she finished another lap with her weights on.
"That's right, so you can take those off and step forward but remember to leave all weapons out of the training," Jason answered.
"Go get him, Velvet!" Coco cheered, giving her friend a wink from over with her training against Alex and Amber.
"Ha, I missed that." Coco laughed.
"Well, can you also not miss during the spar!?" Neptune requested as he dodged an arrow from Alex.
"Yeah, sorry, got distracted." Coco apologized shooting at Alex. However, her bullets were blown off course by Amber, and using the powers of the maiden blasted at the group of four with fire.
Even with the added amount of people, the training was going just as smoothly, and everyone was getting stronger. Not only that, but everyone was starting to ease up to Neo as the days went on though Yang was still apprehensive. On the sixth day at Haven, everyone decided to take the day off and just have a fun time with one another, something they haven't been able to do all together since Beacon.
"So, what are we doing?" Jason asked.
"We're going into the city not too far, though, since I'm sure some of you will get recognized," Yang answered.
"Yeah, I'd rather avoid that." Jason agreed. The entire afternoon they spent exploring the upper part of the city and through the several shops and restaurants in the area until they had to return.
"Well, that was interesting," Evan commented.
"Yeah, especially the part where we almost started a food fight." Sun agreed.
"I'm actually glad we didn't repeat that incident because I'd rather not get in trouble with local law enforcement." Weiss pointed out.
"But think about how much fun it would have been," Jason complained.
"Well, no one else is going to think about that!" Neo scolded, pulling on his ear.
"Ow sorry." Jason apologized.
"Wow, she keeps him in line," Coco commented.
"Yeah, it's pretty funny." Evan laughed. In response, Neo hit him in the head with her hush with a smile on her face.
"She said if you find it so funny, then she'll do it to you too." Jason translated.
"I'm good, thanks." Evan declined, holding his hands up in defense.
"Though I have to say it's been nearly a week, and we haven't heard an update from anyone on this possible attack," Elias said.
"You're worrying too much, Truffle man," Yang commented.
"That's not racist, is it?" Yang asked.
"No, I know you didn't mean any offense, so I wouldn't say so," Elias answered.
"I have to agree though it does have some cause for concern." Amber agreed.
"We can always just call one of them to see if they have any updates." Jason pointed out.
"We can do that tomorrow in the morning," Ruby suggested as the entered Haven.
Vale…
"So, you don't know where she's gone?" Ozpin asked.
"That's right. She's disappeared. I'm afraid that she may have been approached by some of Salem's forces, but I would like to think that my sister is above aiding them." Qrow answered over the scroll.
"But if she has, then they are planning an attack just as we suspected," Ozpin stated.
"Yeah, and they'll probably do it soon too, so I'm going to head back to Haven and help the kids," Qrow replied.
"Alright, I trust that you'll be victorious, Qrow, but be careful." Ozpin cautioned.
"I know Oz talk to you soon," Qrow said as he hung up.
"A battle at Haven for the relic to think Salem would go for an all-out attack." Ozpin thought as he looked up to the sky.
As he looked, he felt as if something was looking back, he couldn't stop feeling that way since the events of the Vytal Festival. He was taken out of his thoughts when he thought he saw something move in the sky, but he couldn't say for sure.
Mistral…
Jason couldn't go to sleep that night, so he laid awake in his bed at the dorm given to them at Haven. His thoughts were going back to the fight with Silas and the other Tuffles during the Vytal Festival and the devastation that it caused.
"I know that I shouldn't be worried about all of this. I mean, it was months ago, but still, with the upcoming battle, I can't help but feel my presence here will make things worse." Jason thought. He decided that he needed to get some air, so he slowly opened the window of his room to not wake his friends and flew off into the night.
"Say what you want about Mistral. The city is beautiful at night." Jason thought as he flew over the city. Jason stopped and floated in the sky as he looked down upon the land below, taking in the scenery and feeling of the night air. But before he could fully enjoy it, he sensed a large cluster of energy signatures nearby outside the city.
"What the hell is that?" Jason questioned aloud.
He flew over without using too much energy to not be seen, and once he reached the energy signatures, he touched down nearby and hid as he approached it. Once he found the source of energy, he was shocked to see a large group of White Fang members, about fifty or sixty, gathered together in the forest.
"What the hell is going on here?" Jason questioned as he watched further. It seemed that they were waiting for something or someone and were talking amongst themselves. This all ended when one man took place high up and grabbed everyone's attention clearly about to make an announcement.
"Have I seen that guy somewhere before?" Jason questioned.
"Ladies and gentlemen, as you know ever since we failed in Vale, the White Fang have been quiet because many of our ranks were afraid of the power demonstrated by the people involved in the Battle of Gods." The man began.
"But that has led to all the progress we made to be undone, and that ends now, for we will storm Haven Academy with our allies and make the humans remember who they should really be afraid of!" The man declared. The group erupted in loud cheers, with all present clearly supporting and believing in what he had said.
"This is not good." Jason thought as he continued watching.
"So tomorrow night, we will storm Haven as it lays with little defenses save for a few huntsman and lay it to waste then destroy the CCT tower to tell the humans we are not to be ignored!" The man continued to a roar of applause.
"We will not be discriminated!" The man added.
"And we are superior to them in every way!" The man finished and the crowd once again cheering loudly.
"Talk about foolish, and here I was hoping that they gave up on this stuff. But at least I know that the attack is going to happen and it's happening tomorrow if I take them out now then their accomplices will not come at all. So I should leave it for now so we can take them all out in one fell swoop." Jason thought as he slowly backed away. As he backed away, he accidentally stepped on a twig causing some White Fang members nearby to turn and look towards him.
"Shit!" Jason panicked quickly, flying up and avoiding being caught.
"That was close, but I need to go back and tell the others that tomorrow is the big day." Jason thought as he flew back to Haven Academy. Once he got back to the room that he and his team were sleeping in, he decided to tell everyone in the morning knowing that it would be too inconvenient to everyone, especially Evan, since it would take too long to wake him.
Salem's Domain...
"The attack will take place tomorrow night, correct?" Salem questioned as she sat in her throne, staring out the window.
"That is correct mistress we have convinced the White Fang to aid us once more and have persuaded to get the help of Raven Branwen to lend us the Spring Maiden," Hazel answered.
"Speaking of them both, they wanted us to deal with those children the ones from the Vytal Festival," Watts added.
"We will deal with them in due time once my creation is ready," Salem replied.
"Yes, but what if they appear at Haven ma'am?" Hazel asked. Salem turned her chair around to look at her two servants in front of her.
"If they appear, just get the relic and leave that's all we're after anyway. It's not like we need to help the others." Salem ordered.
"Understood." They both replied simultaneously.
"But if it does make you feel better, I'll make some of my special Grimm go to Haven." Salem consoled.
"Thank you, ma'am, we shall leave you now," Hazel said as he and Watts left the room.
Salem turned back around and looked back on the land, thinking back on her creation ever since she brought it here. The dark Grimm pools have been drained significantly, making the Grimm take longer to be created.
However, she didn't mind for the more it took, the stronger she believed it would become. As she continued to look on, she felt a strange presence around Remnant, something she could only compare to what she felt during the Vytal Festival only it dwarfed the power she had felt then and whatever it was she knew that she must get part of it for her creation.
"This power whatever or whoever it belongs to, I must make it mine." Salem thought as she looked up at the sky. She commanded several Grimm to scour the planet for the source of the power she felt.
Above Remnant…
"Lord Cooler, we have arrived at the planet known as Remnant," Salza announced.
"Excellent, but that will no longer be its name, for it will soon be vacant lot." Cooler declared.
"Now use the global scanner to find the Saiyan, and once you do, we will engage in killing him and then the rest of this pathetic planet's population," Cooler ordered.
"Yes, Lord Cooler!" Replied Cooler's men as they got to work.
"Just you wait, Saiyan, for this is the last day of your existence." Cooler said to himself as he looked upon the planet in front of him.
Haven Academy...
"They're attacking tonight?!" Blake questioned, shocked about what Jason announced to them.
"That's right, and by the sounds of it, they're not acting alone as well. Their primary targets are the academy itself and the CCT tower, so that means we will need to split up and cover both." Jason answered.
"Well, let's decide who's going where then," Ruby suggested.
"We should split up evenly between the two target areas," Elias said.
"He's right. That way, we leave little gaps in the defenses, which mean two Ki users at each area." Jason agreed.
After a long deliberation, they decided to split up in this way. At the CCT are teams CFVY and SSSN accompanied by Jason, Mura, and Alex. Then, at the main building guarding the entrance to the relic are teams RWBY and JNPR accompanied by Elias, Evan, Damian, Neo, and Amber.
"Sounds like a plan." Pyrrha complimented as they finished deliberations.
Neo pouted a little, for she wanted to fight alongside Jason, but she accepted her position nonetheless. Soon after they finished, they noticed a crow fly overhead and land somewhere nearby, and Qrow appeared not too long after.
"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby exclaimed, dashing over to give her uncle a hug.
"Hey, kid, how's the training going?" Qrow asked.
"Okay, I guess, but they're making me do hand to hand," Ruby complained.
"Oh, that must be torture." Qrow teased.
"What brings you here?" Yang asked.
"Well, we think that the enemy has the spring maiden, so I decided to come here and help you kids out whenever the attack happens," Qrow answered.
"It happens tonight," Jason informed.
"Wait, how do you know that?" Qrow questioned.
"I was out last night to get some air when I sensed a large group of people just outside the city. When I went to investigate, it was the White Fang, and they were talking about attacking the CCT and Haven tonight." Jason explained.
"I see, alright, guess I'm here to fight," Qrow replied.
"So Salem's forces convinced that Raven chick to join up with them how did they manage to do that?" Evan asked as Qrow gave him a look.
"Wait, what did you just say?" Yang asked. Qrow sighed, giving Evan a quick glare for bringing her up.
"Yes, Yang, your mother is the Spring Maiden. The wiz kids over there confirmed it." Qrow answered.
"What so you guys met my mother and didn't tell me?!" Yang questioned.
"Apparently, yes, but to be fair, we didn't know she was your mother." Evan defended.
"I knew I just didn't think it was important," Mura commented.
"How would it not!" Jason complained.
"So, my mother is in league with Salem?" Yang questioned.
"I wouldn't say that she wouldn't fully join up with Salem, so I'd say it's a temporary alliance," Qrow explained.
"But why would you not tell me?" Yang asked.
"I just found this out Yang, and it's not a certainty anyway," Qrow responded. Yang was at a loss for words and was not happy and the current information that she was given, so she left the group in a huff to be alone.
"Okay, can anyone provide context to all of this?" Damian requested.
"Well, you see me and Yang are only half-sisters because we have different moms. My mom was our dad's second wife." Ruby began.
"But their father's first wife, Yang's mother, and my sister. She left soon after Yang was born, and Yang has been looking for answers ever since she found out about her." Qrow finished.
"Should we go after her?" Jason asked.
"No, if we give her some time, she'll calm down so…." Ruby began.
"Where's Evan?" Ruby asked. Everyone looked around and noticed that Evan was no longer there.
"Where did he go!?" Nora questioned.
"Best guess to look for Yang," Jason answered.
"Should we stop him?" Ren asked.
"No, I think it'll be fine," Jason responded.
With Evan, he was walking around Haven looking for Yang ever since Ruby and Qrow finished their explanation. Though he felt that eventually, things may be fine, he knew the last thing they needed was someone who wasn't fully mentally prepared during the battle. He found Yang easily on the eastern courtyard sitting down and looking over the ledge at the city.
"So, how are you doing?" Evan asked as he sat down next to her.
"Does it matter? I'll be fine. Just need to get over the fact that my own mother is going to be my enemy tonight." Yang answered, not looking at Evan.
"You sure because it's okay to not be okay, you know?" Evan asked.
"Yes I'm fine I just wish I was told that my mother is going to be fighting against us with magical powers though not as impressive at Ki in the right hands it can be very dangerous," Yang responded.
"I just want people to be honest and tell me about these things when they happen so that I don't have to be in the dark about it, especially when it's about her." Yang continued.
"To be fair, if I had known that she was your mom, I would have told you." Evan consoled.
"If it makes you feel any better, tonight is a chance to force some answers out of her right." Evan pointed out.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Yang laughed.
"Looks like you are feeling better," Evan commented.
"Well, I do feel better than I did a minute ago. I think I needed that." Yang replied.
"That's good, and hey, if you need any help with your mom, I'll help out anytime." Evan offered.
"Thanks if I do need help you'll be the first to know." Yang laughed as they stood up. Yang looked at Evan as they walked back to the others and smiled.
"You know there's this club I found here that I like to frequent, so if you want, we can go sometime after the fight." Yang offered.
"Really sounds like fun, but do you want to be seen with an alleged, but not confirmed, pervert?" Evan asked.
"I'm fine with it as long as it's you," Yang answered, giving Evan a wink.
"Then, I'm in." Evan agreed.
"It's a date," Yang replied as they rejoined the others.
"There you are, so you did go to see Yang," Jason said as they returned.
"Yeah, what about it?" Evan questioned.
"Nothing, don't worry about it, but we should get ready for the fight," Jason responded.
"He's right. The battle is tonight, so we should be fully prepared both physically and mentally." Blake agreed. Everyone split up and went to prepare themselves for the upcoming battle, both individually and some with others.
Later That Night...
"It's nearly midnight. You'd think they'd be here by now." Jason said as he adjusted his arm guards. He was looking over the area from the top of Haven's CCT tower taking notice of all the huntsmen who usually guard their posts.
"They'll be here soon," Alex replied as he looked towards the distance.
"It is oddly quiet, though." Velvet agreed.
"Yeah, maybe they changed the date," Sun suggested.
"Just be patient. We don't need to rush into the battle." Mura said. Just as he said that he, Jason, and Alex sensed several groups of energy signatures closing in on their position.
"Alright, here they come!" Jason announced, getting everyone ready for a fight.
He jumped down as he saw several dropships carrying members of the White Fang appear from the sky. Joined alongside the others in the group save Alex and Mura who were providing ranged support, the battle at the CCT tower had begun.
Main Building…
"It seems like the battle started at the CCT," Evan announced as he sensed the battle.
"That means Salem's forces will be here soon," Qrow stated.
Then everyone turned around when they heard a strange noise seeing a red portal form on top of the stairs. Out of the portal came several people, several of which the group below recognized and others that they did not.
"So it's true you did ally yourself with Salem's forces, Raven," Qrow said as he watched his sister with Salem's forces.
"It's a temporary arrangement once they have the relic I'll be out of the picture," Raven explained.
"How are you going to even get into the vault without a key?" Qrow questioned.
"That's easy. Mr. Branwen, before Lionheart was arrested by you all, he gave us a copy of his key, which we can use to enter the vault." Watts answered as he took out a copy of the vault key.
"Well, even if you have a copy, you won't be able to fight off all of us," Elias stated.
"Don't be so confident, boy, even with your strength. We'll get our hands on what we want." Hazel declared.
"Well then, let's test that theory, shall we?" Evan questioned sarcastically getting into fighting position.
"Yes, let's," Watts replied, pressing a button on his jacket. The wall behind them suddenly exploded, and several bulky and strange-looking Grimm entered the hall.
"Well, shit looks we have to deal with that to," Evan commented as he turned around.
"Divide and conquer!" Ruby declared as the group split in two and went to fight the Grimm and enemies. Ruby, Elias, Neo, Amber, Yang, Nora, and Qrow went to fight Salem's forces while Evan, Ren, Damian, Jaune, Pyrrha, Blake, and Weiss went to fight the Grimm. The battle of Haven has begun.
The battle commences, and good and evil collide in a battle for the relic of knowledge. Unbeknownst to both sides, a greater evil has arrived on Remnant to kill Jason. See what happens Next Time!
Author's Note:
Hey guys, sorry for the late update I was really busy on Tuesday, so I was unable to finish the chapter on time even though I decided to make it shorter than the chapters I have recently been putting out.
I still hope you all enjoyed, though, but on a serious note, I need to say that updates of this fanfic may come later than weekly like I have been doing for my family is selling the house and moving soon, so that's going to interrupt my time for writing. Still, I do promise to get the next chapter out soon since, as you can all guess, shit is going to go down in a few chapters.
Also, next chapter will show the Battle of Haven in a different light obviously since, as you could guess, the fight is a bit one-sided, but I'm still excited to bring it for you all. Additionally, I have made a new fanfiction another RWBY crossover this time with Death Note, which I am a huge fan of, so check it out of you want it's called New Kira New World.
Also sucks about DBZA, huh, but as they say, all great things must come to an end, and I'm personally okay with it not continuing since they gave us 60 episodes of awesomeness, but I digress. See you all next time.