Remnants of a Void: Reincarnation (RWBY/Kirby)

[X] (Pick 2. The order in which they are listed matters.)
-[1] Blake
-[2] Yang
[X] Coral is probably partnered with <First person from the above choice> while Melinda is partnered with <Second person>.
-[X] Coral's happy expression shifts to concern when she notices Weiss. (The second half of your team will be Coral's partnership)

//The remaining partnerships were decided by RNG, and somehow they ended up exactly the same as the last iteration of this quest. Whelp, I suppose that means I don't have to come up with new team names.
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"Hi, Coral!" you wave as you approach.

"Hey!" she smiles, before adopting a concerned look as her eyes flick between you and Weiss, "So... uh... is that your partner...?"

"I mean, do you see anybody else traveling with her?" Weiss frowns.

"R-Right, sorry!" Coral quickly apologizes, before turning her attention back to you, "...So how was the trip?"

"Well, we ran into some beowolves and creeps and had an annoying encounter with some kind of ghost grimm, but for the most part it was... fine?" you answer.

"Oh, I see. It was just some ursas for us, and then we found this clearing not long ago. Yang and Melly were already here, though."

"I thought I told you to stop calling me that!" Melinda warns, before giving you a quick glance, "...Hello, by the way."

"Hey." you greet, "So... Yang's your partner, then? ...How's that working out?"

"She's somewhat annoying, but is otherwise a good fighter. She's... tolerable."

"Aw! See, Melly, I knew you'd start to warm up to me eventually!" Yang smirks.

"Ugh, not you too..." Melinda twitches, before shooting Coral a glare, "Dammit, Coral, look what you started!"

The pinkette in question merely shrinks back under her gaze with a sheepish smile.

You stifle a giggle, before glancing at Weiss, "...S-So uh... Now that we're here... D-Do you want to grab the relic, or...?"

Your partner stands in consideration for a moment, "You may grab it, if you want."

"...Are you sure?" you blink, before wilting under Weiss's subsequent look, "O-Okay then."

You make your way into the ruins. The first thing you notice is a bunch of pillars arranged along the edge of the circular platform. On top of these pillars are what appear to be oversized chess pieces, with each different kind of piece appearing twice for each color. Several pieces, you note, have already been taken: Most notably both of the black bishops and, one of the white bishops, and one of the white knights. After a moment of consideration, you walk over to the remaining white bishop and swipe it from the pedestal.

As you make your way back to the others, a sudden effeminate scream echoing through the air halts you in your tracks.

"Some girl is in trouble!" Yang exclaims, "Did anyone else hear that?"

"We're standing right next to you." Melinda replies, "What do you think?"

"Should we help them?" Coral questions, "Blake, what do you think? ...Blake?"

Glancing over at the girl in question, you notice that her attention seems to be directed at the sky. As you slowly glance up, you see why.

The first thing you see is the silhouette of a rather large Nevermore. Below that is a steadily growing red and black dot that you quickly realize is actually Ruby, following her is another growing dot that appears to be a girl with a massive hammer.

"HEADS UUUUUUUUUP!" Ruby calls out as the two the group at terminal velocity.

As this happens the same girly scream from before suddenly increases in volume before Jaune suddenly flies across the clearing and somehow manages to intercept Ruby mid-fall, carrying both of them into a large tree.

"...Was that Jaune?" Coral questions.

"Did your sister just fall out of the sky?" Blake turns to Yang.

Yang opens her mouth, "I-"

"YEEEEHAAAAAAAW!" the second girl shouts as she enters the clearing, swinging down her hammer and causing a large explosion on impact with the ground that arrests her momentum, allowing her to land a few feet from the resulting small crater, "Woo! Let's do that again!" she pumps her fist before looking around in confusion, "...Ruby?"

"I'm over here..." The girl in question dizzily calls from the tree, "...I'll be there in a second..."

"Okay!" the orange haired one nods, before glancing in your general direction, "Ooh!"

She suddenly dashes past all of you, making a direct beeline for the relics.

Ruby makes her way over a moment later, cheerily waving at Yang, "Hey, sis!"

"Hey!" Yang replies, "Who's your friend?"

"Oh, that's just Nora." she answers as the girl in question dances back towards the group while holding one of the white rooks over her head and chanting "I'm queen of the castle!" repeatedly.

"...Did you two just ride in on a Nevermore?" Blake questions.

"Well," Ruby shifts a bit, "it's a bit of a funny story, you see--"

"So has anybody here seen Ren?" Nora suddenly butts in, prompting a stare from everyone, "Yes? No?"

"Who's-" Yang is about to question, before being cut off by a loud screech.

Looking in the direction of the commotion, you spot Pyrrha racing into view with a Deathstalker hot on her heels. She narrowly dodges a swipe from its claws as it chases her before she notices something on the other side of the clearing.

"Jaune!" she calls out, looking a bit relieved.

"Pyrrha!" he replies from the tree.

"Did she just run all the way here with a Deathstalker on her tail?" Blake blinks.

"I don't know. Are you going to keep assuming that the rest of us don't have eyes?" Melinda frowns.

The sound of gunfire draws everyone's attention to another part of the clearing, where two figures are emerging form the treeline: A young man dressed in green followed by a bespectacled guy with silver hair and an outfit reminiscent of a lab coat. Both of them are aiming their weapons -- a pair of bladed pistol-like guns and something that looks like a flintlock pistol, respectively -- towards the air behind them. A shrill screeching noise followed by a large winged grimm with four legs emerging from over the treetops soon reveals why.

"REN!" Nora happily shouts, prompting the guy in green to glance forward.

"Nora!" he exclaims.

"Nora?" the guy in glasses questions his partner.

"Ooooh, so that's the Ren you keep talking about!" says Ruby

"So then who's the other guy?" Coral tilts her head.

"Is that a Griffon?" Blake asks.

"THAT'S IT, I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" Yang shouts, grabbing everyone's attention as her eyes flare red, "Can everyone just chill out for TWO SECONDS before something crazy happens again?!"

Exactly two seconds of silence pass before Yang calms down, allowing the two guys being pursued by the griffon to catch up with the rest of you.

"...Alright. Are we good?"

"I-" Ruby responds, before another girly scream interrupts her. Glancing over, you notice both Jaune and Pyrrha sailing through the air and landing in a heap in front of everyone else.

"Ow...." Jaune groans.

"Great! The gang's all here!" Yang speaks up as the deathstalker begins advancing on all of you, "Now we can all die together!"

"Not if I can help it!" Ruby deploys her weapon, before charging at the grimm with a loud battle cry.

"Ruby, wait!"

The deathstalker knock Ruby back as they trade blows, "D-Don't worry! I'm totally fine!" she calls out, before shooting it in the face and starting to retreat back to everyone else.

Yang begins running towards her sister as she does this, only for the nevermore to circle back with a loud caw. In an instant it swings its massive wings forward, ejecting a cluster of feathers that race towards the sisters. Thankfully, the attack doesn't hit either of them, but it stalls them enough for the griffon to start swooping down towards them with its talons outstretched...

[] Take the initiative and help them.
-[] Alone
-[] Rally the others.
[] Ask Weiss if you should do something.
[] Wait to see if someone else makes a move first.
[] They're probably fine...