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Miracles of Ancient Wonder [RWBY/Exalted]

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Darth Herobrine said:
Pillar of crimson light, sign of Mars, bullshit Exalt epicness and possibly beating Grimm with concepts of course. What else would she do, start up a Disney musical number?
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It says something that that's one of the more tame if out of the box options the right castes could use.

Edit: And Maugan beats me to it. I don't Sidereal at all, so that's interesting to know. I would have thought that'd be more of a Serenity thing.
 
Darth Herobrine said:
Pillar of crimson light, sign of Mars, bullshit Exalt epicness and possibly beating Grimm with concepts of course. What else would she do, start up a Disney musical number?
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Keep in mind that Sids dont do the totemic level anima. Ruby goes up to 'haloed battle aura' and no higher. Along with the non-anathemic caste mark, its something that works in her favour since they were very clear that the 'intensity' was one of the things they look for (along with iconography) so no matter how hardcore Ruby gets shes going to miss two criteria on their checklist.

Also, the musical number would be Let It Go, clearly. The parallels with Exalted are staggering.
 
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So the Staff set the whole thing up? Trial by Fire have a lot of Alphas attack the potential Anathema and wait for one to do the impossible...then shoot them.
 
Maugan Ra said:
Well, Defense of Shining Joy allows you to use your Performance ability to calculate your combat defenses rather than your dodge, so technically...
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ShadowAngelBeta said:
It says something that that's one of the more tame if out of the box options the right castes could use.
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That falls under the category of bullshit Exalt epicness. What I meant was she stops fighting and starts singing some stupid song about how her friend just got killed thatdoesn't help in any way.
 
ShadowAngelBeta said:
Oh, that doesn't help. Yeah, I don't think any Exalts do that. I mean Malfeas has a thing with dance that I remember off the top of my head. But again, it does a thing.
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Dragon-Blooded can kill you with a song. They even have charms to make sure that no one realizes they're actually weaponising their voices, allowing them to make a cutting remark that literally slices open your jugular.

For example...

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Silence fell upon the vale when the Princes of Chaos marched into the agreed meeting point. A great army of hobgoblins came with them: while no two of them were very much alike, they all looked decidedly brutish and dangerous.

Jineb, the Seven Times-Graced Defiler of Anarchs, looked upon his foe and found it wanting. The Dragon-Blooded had a pityfully small army. They hadn't even brought siege machinery. He had been anticipating this moment, waiting for them to surprise him, and they dared underestimate them so?

"This is unacceptable. The Exalted damned better outdo themselves today, or this won't be a proper battle," he observed. His gossamer armor, styled to make him look nimble and aerodynamic, gleamed beautifully under the sunlight. He strode forth, displaying his great cyan wings for all to see, towards the enemy party.

Jineb was judged the strongest warrior of the Fae army, so he had the privilege to declare terms. The Dragon-Blooded were awaiting him around a great box of dark wood which piqued his curiosity. It was too small to house artillery, but it was large enough to hold half a dozen grimcleavers. And there seemed to be a lot of smirking going on, despite the sorry number of troops they had. Jineb dared to hope that they might have a legendary weapon or two hidden in there.

"Everyone has bad days, and this is obviously one of yours," he began. "It's such a shame that your army is in pieces. If you surrender now, though, we could skip the hostilities and go straight to the fun part. I promise you'll enjoy it." He grinned his best charming-yet-threatening smile, his elongated canines hinting at what he had in mind.

One of the Dragon-Blooded hopped off the box and lifted a triangular lid, allowing Jineb to see a careful array of strings. Another panel was removed, revealing a set of keys. The other Dragon- Blooded took out several stringed instruments from recesses in the base of the box. The Raksha smiled, looking very pleased. He had no idea why they were taking out musical instruments, but he realized that he desperately wanted to find out.

A Dragon-Blood with flowing green hair and bright brown eyes stepped forward to meet him, bearing a curiously angular guitar and a smile. He took a pick to the strings with a marvelous flourish.

Whaaaaauum.

The silence of the vale withdrew from the powerful wail of the guitar, then settled in once more with an air of keen expectation as the other four Dragon-Blooded took positions. A black-haired woman with crimson eyes and ashen skin took her hands to the keyboard. A man with flowing purple hair and bright blue eyes tuned a bass guitar. A white-haired man with skin like granite twirled a pair of small hammers behind his drums. A pale-skinned, blue-haired woman let her guitar hang on a sling as she drew a mighty breath, and the air stood still.

"We are the blood of dragons! Let their roar be our answer!"

*BA-BUM*

Whaaaaauum.

The music started, and the atmosphere of the vale came alive with it. The Dragon-Blooded's men watched, incredulous, as the Princes of the Earth met the Rakshas' great army with an electrifying display of music rather than weapons.

Jineb was delighted. Was this a plea? A defiant challenge to make him back off? He raised an arm, and his companions led the hobgoblin horde forward. It surged around him like the tide, and they converged on the Dragon-Blooded with weapon, fang and claw.

The air shimmered: the horde was met with shockwaves of deadly force from the performers. Explosive waves sent rocks and goblins flying every which way through the air, streams of icy wind raced past to cut and freeze flesh. The landscape exploded with noise, blood, fire and metal as the animas of the performers raged.

The Hobgoblin wave stood still, and began to retreat. As they did, one of them called to Jineb, "We cannot win, lord! They rock too hard!"

He wasn't listening. The ground in front of him burst with a wave of his hand, and from it emerged a glorious instrument of musical might—crystalline sound board, two ruby-tinged necks strung with golden strings, glowing with the unearthly beauty of gossamer that only the Raksha could evoke. Shaiya, Scourge of the Argent Sky, and Arelias, Crusader of Steel Wings, looked at each other and followed his example, magicking a long and curved flute and a violin of glass.

The Dragon-Blooded finished their first piece and looked at the Raksha band forming in front of them. Both armies watched in stunned silence.

Sound flew forth. Razor-sharp shards of crystal erupted from the ground, coaxed by the enchanting music of the Raksha, while the Dragon-Blooded responded with a shrill, blood-stirring cry which shattered them in midair. The ground pounded to the beat of the dueling singers, and both humans and hobgoblins could not help but stomp to the beat of the mighty duel.

It was a battle for the ages.
 
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To be fair, every member of team RWBY has their own theme song. Weiss even sings her song herself, and apparently beats up giant suits of enchanted armor to its rhythm. If this story is going to be a lethal musical number, now would be the opportune moment.
 
Darth Herobrine said:
Pillar of crimson light, sign of Mars, bullshit Exalt epicness and possibly beating Grimm with concepts of course. What else would she do, start up a Disney musical number?
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Impstar said:
Ooh, what song? :p
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So, I actually proposed this question to my beta, for he has a much deeper knowledge of all things Disney than I do.

Interregnum said:
To be fair, every member of team RWBY has their own theme song. Weiss even sings her song herself, and apparently beats up giant suits of enchanted armor to its rhythm. If this story is going to be a lethal musical number, now would be the opportune moment.
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Indeed.

Though the big question, which somewhat came up ion the SB thread, is: which songs apply their themes to which characters now?
 
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Book 1 Chapter 3.4
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    • Miracles of Ancient Wonder

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    Chapter 3.4

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    What was the meaning of a gun?

    Was it a symbol of individuality? Or one of oppression?

    Neither.

    A gun was a tool of killing, no more, no less.

    Ruby had fought with Crescent Rose for a long time.

    She'd designed and built her precious scythe from scratch. She also made sure to strip her down and oil her up after every major use.

    Because of this, she was very familiar with the weight of her weapon. Because of this, she knew that she only had one round left.

    One round left and three Beowolves to kill with it.

    There was no way to do it. Three kills with one shot? Impossible!

    She'd done plenty of impossible things over the past few months.

    Ruby slammed the lever forward as the pulse of the Lightning Bolt sounded in her ears. She had denied it before, held it within when it was dying to be released.

    If there was ever a time for sudden and irreversible violence, it was now.

    When Ruby loaded the round, she closed her eyes and thought about how it flew.

    A bullet traveled down a straight line, but there was no reason why that line had to connect two points.

    She traced a line of bloody violence between the Beowolves and herself.

    Ruby raised Crescent Rose to the sky and fired at the path. The blood showed the bullet the way.

    It flew along the path of violence, a straight line between her barrel and her targets, not the physical world.

    The three Beowolves exploded as they were struck. So did the fallen Alpha.

    The trail of blood following Weiss's arc was her last target. It was a terrible smear on what should be, so she erased it.

    Her bullet burned it away, tracing a new, crisp red line around her partner.

    Someone gasped, she ignored them. Weiss was still falling and more Beowolves would be on her soon.

    Violence had been done. Now she needed speed.

    Ruby let go of Crescent Rose to free her hands. She pushed herself up, forcing her way out of the leg guards.

    Her ATV's panels screeched in protest as they were forced to move out of her way. It kept moving forward, only slowing slightly. Ruby stepped onto it and leaned forward. She grabbed the middle of the handle while she tensed her legs.

    Ruby lept from her ATV with all of her might. A mixture of rose petals and red particles followed her. The corners of her cloak cracked as they snapped in the air. As she flew, she spun herself around. Her cloak wrapped around her, turning her into an arrow heading straight for Weiss.

    She matched her spiral to Weiss's. As she came in, Ruby scooped her up. One arm went under her knees and the other around her shoulders. She did her best to not pull Weiss's hair in the process.

    Ruby held her tight, pressing Weiss into her chest so hard that Ruby could feel the blood seeping through her corset and one sleeve. She flipped herself over and landed in a crouch, leaning forward. Red grass and dirt flew in front of her as she skid to a stop.

    A growl greeted her. Two Alphas stepped out from behind the ice and sank low, ready to pounce. Ruby held her position until they moved.

    As they lunged, she charged. Ruby pulsed her Semblance and lept at the first one.

    Before it could open its mouth, her boots slammed into its skull. She spun as she landed, digging her heels into its mask and coiling her legs.

    Ruby released the tension and fired herself straight up, using her Semblance for a boost. She rocketed into the sky with her cloak wrapped around her to protect Weiss from the branches.

    At the top of her flight, Ruby whipped back around and scattered a cloud of rose petals around them. She loosened her grip and looked down at Weiss as they landed on a branch.

    She'd never realized just how small and fragile her partner was until now. Maybe it was the heels, the big sleeves, or just how she stood, but Weiss had always seemed bigger and in control. Now she was small, shivering, and helpless.

    While Ruby avoided looking directly at the wound, the effects were hard to miss. Weiss had always been pale, but it had been healthy looking before, like a snow princess, instead of this terrible blue. Ruby could feel Weiss's heart pounding, but barely any of that force was reaching her legs. She was also shivering, even though she was drenched in sweat.

    "Ruby?" Weiss whispered as her eyes flickered open, glassy and unfocused. She tried to move her head up, but fell onto Ruby's chest.

    Ruby sucked in a breath, trying to not move too much and disturb her more. She hummed back, "Mmhhmm."

    "What are you-" Weiss slowly raised a hand to Ruby's face and rubbed beneath her eyes. Her fingers were like ice. "Don't cry. It's ok. I'm safe now. I-"

    Her eyelids fluttered and her hand fell. "I can finally…"

    She collapsed again.

    "No." Ruby's heart raced and her body trembled. "No, no, no, no, no. Weiss you need to-"

    When she noticed Weiss's chest softly rising and falling, she stopped shaking. Weiss wasn't dead, just sleeping. Ruby held her close and took a couple of deep breaths. Her pulse slowed down, getting closer to Weiss's.

    The tree suddenly shook.

    Ruby teetered back and forth, clutching Weiss tighter.

    "Eee!" She squealed as the shaking became more violent. Ruby glanced down, one of the Alphas had started climbing. Each time it lifted an arm up, its weight shifted and the tree moved with it.

    She jumped to the next tree over, then the next one after that. Each time she got closer to the ground. The Alpha tried to follow, growing more and more off balance with each jump. Of course, Ruby was also getting closer to its claws.

    If she wasn't holding onto Weiss, she could've kicked it down. It wouldn't be dead, but it also wouldn't be near her anymore. If it was a regular Beowolf she might've tried, but this one could have the reflexes to hit her. Right now that was an unacceptable risk.

    "I've got Weiss and there's an Alpha chasing me." Ruby yelled over her mic. Moments later someone fired at it. Their rounds connected, but didn't do anything to stop it. After another jump she was only a couple of feet above it. "Hit it harder!"

    Blake's katana burst through the leaves, spinning through the air as the alpha jumped again. It was caught in the elbow. The steel blade flashed and cut all the way through. The Grimm yelped and swiped at the tree with its remaining arm. It caught itself, but was left swinging.

    This time Ruby did kick it. She landed on her heel, right on its claws.

    It skidded down, but still held on. She pulsed her semblance and shot up. The Beowolf tore long strips of bark free as it fell.

    Ruby stuck her tongue out at it. Then she hopped to a pair of branches she could easily keep her balance on.

    None of the others were chasing after her, so she focused on trying to keep Weiss warm while the fighting finished. She wrapped her cloak around them and rubbed her partner's arms and legs as much as she could.

    The shivering didn't stop.

    Ruby wiped her face against her clean sleeve and waited. The battle beneath her was still raging, but she needed to keep Weiss safe. The other girl's breaths were so shallow she could barely feel them. No matter what she did, Ruby couldn't stop the heat from being leeched away. All she could do was slow it down.

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    It didn't take long for the gun shots to slow down and the last death howl to sound. Ruby hesitated for a moment, confirming that she couldn't hear anything besides the ATVs.

    Ruby hopped down a few more times, ending just above everyone else's heads. They all turned their weapons to her. Yang and Blake lowered theirs almost immediately. Professor Port gave her a long look before turning his to the side, but still kept it in a ready position, unlike Blake and Yang.

    "Good catch, Miss Rose." He said over the radio and nodded at her. "Come down so we can take care of Miss Schnee."

    "What're you going to do?" Ruby whispered into her mic.

    "What?" He sounded almost offended.

    "What are you going to do to her?" Ruby clenched Weiss harder and said each word a long pause between it and the next. There was no way that Weiss's engine would just die like that. He'd also used an attack that moved much too slowly to save her from being stabbed.

    A brilliant red glow surrounded her. Both Blake and Professor Port looked shocked, but she was beyond caring about that right now. She glared at the ground, waiting for a real answer.

    "I am going to look at her wounds and then get her to Beacon's medical center." He said just as slowly as she had. Ruby idly noted that his grip tightened so much he was shaking, but she'd been paying more attention to Blake.

    Ruby wasn't good at figuring out when people were lying and she knew this. Blake had always caught her before and hadn't reacted to what Professor Port said. As soon as she had this confirmation, Ruby relaxed.

    She hopped down from the tree and laid Weiss on the ground while the others got off their ATVs. It was so much worse than she thought it would be.

    Professor Port pulled his shaving kit from the storage compartment of his ATV and pushed past her. He looked over Weiss very quickly, first checking her forehead and then focusing on the major wounds. There was one through her gut and one on her thigh that Ruby hadn't noticed. He propped her leg up on the kit, after pulling a silky handkerchief out of it.

    "Miss Rose." He gestured for her to come over and pushed the cloth into her hands. "What remains of her Aura is keeping most of the internal bleeding at bay, but it can't handle everything."

    He placed the cloth, and her hand, just above the gash on Weiss's thigh. "Keep her leg raised and put pressure here. You'll need to hold it for several minutes and wait for the Bullhead to arrive."

    Ruby wrapped her hands around Weiss's leg and pressed down as hard as she could. The bleeding slowed to a trickle. He stepped back and nodded. "Good."

    "Now then, Miss Belladonna." He hefted his weapon again. "We're going to clear a landing zone. Miss Xiao Long, you keep watch for any Grimm."

    Professor Port ran off, Blake trailing behind him.

    Yang walked over to Ruby and froze. Her breath hitched and her fingers trembled. For a moment, less than a blink, Yang's eyes flashed red and the tips of her hair glowed. Then, just as suddenly, she turned away. "Dammit."

    Yang picked a razor from the side of Professor Port's kit and stomped over to Weiss's fallen weapon. Myrtenaster was stuck in the ground, leaning at an angle. Her blade was slightly chipped, but unbent. Yang plucked her free and spun the cylinder by hand. She kept swearing under her breath the entire time. "Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn…"

    "Yang, what're you doing?" Ruby called out without moving more than her head. She needed to keep her hands locked in place.

    Her sister ignored her.

    She finished spinning Myrtenaster and pulled the trigger. A stream of fire shot from the handle. Yang stuck the razor into it.

    "Yang!"

    Yang continued holding it despite how dangerous it was to be so close to a Dust fire that hot. The flames deflected off of the blade and reached for her hands, but she still had enough Aura to not be burned. Yang poured the fire onto the blade until the steel glowed a dull red.

    Yang dropped Myrtenaster and started walking over to them.

    "Yang, what are you doing?" Ruby asked again, her Aura blazing brighter.

    "She's losing blood too fast."

    "What do you mean?"

    "Port was wrong. If you don't move-"

    "How do you know that?!"

    Ruby knew nothing about healing people. Her Aura made everything irrelevant if it wasn't bad enough to need a doctor. Yang, who studied even less than she did, had never taken a course of anything resembling it and needed help remembering what medicine to take for a cold.

    "Stop being a stubborn idiot and move!"

    Ruby grit her teeth. "How do you know-"

    "Ruby, if you don't move right now, Weiss is going to die!" Fire erupted from Yang. It shot backward, blackening the grass.

    Ruby tried to hold her eyes on Yang's, but had to break away. She let go of Weiss and turned her back to whatever Yang was doing.

    She needed to trust her sister. Yang wouldn't do something like this unless she had a good reason. But Yang hadn't been acting like herself for days.

    Ruby walked to where she dropped Crescent Rose and looked her over. Her stock and handle were both bent. Deep cuts dotted her frame and a small gear was lying on the ground nearby.

    She wrapped her arms around her darling and held her tight. She stood there, muttering to herself. "Yang's good. Yang's good. Yang's good…"

    She ignored the sound of sizzling flesh and waited for the Bulkhead to arrive.

    It had taken them over an hour to fly here, so it must've been called in while they were in the middle of the fight. Especially since two of Beacon's doctors were onboard with a lot of medical supplies. They pulled Weiss to a special bed and stuck a bunch of things into her.

    They said that getting the needles in was surprisingly hard, like her Aura had already started recovering.

    Yang told them about what she did, which seemed to explain enough for them.

    Ruby didn't ask them if Yang was right.

    She sat next to Blake on the way back and stared out of the window, thinking about everything that happened over the past few days.

    She'd wanted to come and help her team. It also allowed her to finally see what people were warning her about. Now, all she had was an ashen taste in her mouth and a hole in the pit of her stomach.

    What were we doing out here? What are we trying to become?

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    Beacon's medical center was really small. It had only ten beds and a small team of doctors. Weiss had been rushed to the single surgery room as soon as they landed. The rest of them were given the opportunity to shower and change their clothes. Then they waited.

    They sat in the lobby for so long that Ruby was afraid that the worst had happened. Then the doctors said that it was a success and she would be fine.

    Now they were waiting again.

    Weiss was still unconscious, laying on one of the beds with a bunch of needles and tubes feeding her more blood and other liquid stuff. Some of the color had returned to her face, but it still wasn't right. Her arm had a long strip that looked like tape holding it together. Ruby didn't want to see what was underneath the hospital gown.

    Ruby was sitting on one of the other beds with Yang in front of her. She was softly rocking back and forth while Ruby slowly pulled a wide comb through her sister's hair. They'd picked the leaves and twigs free, but she had so many knots it was ridiculous. Blake probably had them too, though she didn't seem to care about them or want any help.

    None of them had really talked since Yang helped Weiss; instead they sat and waited. The doctors said that Weiss should wake up tonight, but that was hours ago and it was already getting dark. Ruby didn't want her to wake up to an empty room.

    Ruby paused when she hit one of the bigger knots. They were allowed a little spray bottle of conditioner, which she had in her lap. She spritzed the bottom of the knot and started working strands of hair free. It was slow going, but better than anything else she could be doing.

    It was like when they were little again. Yang would do something ridiculous and get really dirty. Then Ruby would spend hours untangling the mess she made of her hair. Blake took their dad's role, sitting in the corner and reading.

    She looked over and checked the title, today was 'The Man with Four Souls.' Ruby'd been meaning to read the first one, but hadn't gotten around to it. Having that many souls would be pretty weird. Though, she wasn't sure if she'd even be able to notice it unless one of them fell off and started walking around.

    Her Aura felt like one big blanket. It was nothing discret, like what some philosophers said it should be. But, Ruby hadn't studied those parts of Aura theory very much, so there might be something more to them.

    She'd focused on practical things like weapon imbuement, material interactions, and combat techniques. Maybe Weiss would know more about how that worked. She seemed to know at least a little bit about almost everything.

    Ruby sighed and tried, unsuccessfully, to shift her brain away from complicated things. If she had Weiss's, or any of the professors', help she could probably figure out the weird astrology things faster. She'd also be able to point Doctor Oobleck at exactly what he was doing wrong with the Dust turbine. But… Would telling them mean that she'd be in that bed next?

    She looked at Weiss again, just in time to see her face move. Her lips pursed, her brow furrowed, and her eyelids tensed.

    Ruby tapped Yang on the shoulder and pointed. They stood up as quietly as they could and crept over to the side of the bed. Ruby waved Blake over as well.

    Blake shook her head, but joined them.

    Ruby grabbed the edge of the sheet and twisted it while she watched.

    Weiss kept moving her face slightly. Slowly, she got up to moving her head back and forth. Then her eyes opened.

    She blinked twice before quickly shuffling backwards with her eyes wide open. She looked at each one of them in order, her lips held tightly shut.

    "You're awake!" Ruby cheering and wrapped her arms around Weiss.

    "Grah! Ruby why?" Weiss groaned and moved her hands in the way. She pushed Ruby away from her torso.

    "Oops." Ruby dashed back, leaving a cloud of rose petals behind her. "I'm sorry."

    Weiss waved the petals away and shook her head, but she ended in a smile. Then she looked at her injured arm and frowned. "How bad was it?"

    Ruby opened her mouth and just let out a breath. She turned to Blake and Yang.

    Blake answered first. "You almost died."

    Weiss dropped her head and folded her hands in her lap. "Thank you for saving me."

    "Weiss." Ruby gaped at her. "You don't need to thank us. We're your teammates."

    "I was the target of an official Anathema investigation. I wouldn't have blamed you if-"

    Ruby hugged her again. This time she was careful to just grab Weiss's head.

    "What're you-" Weiss was muffled by her face being pressed into Ruby's chest.

    "No. That- no. it was…" Ruby shook her head and squeezed harder. "It was terrible and awful and Professor Port shouldn't have-"

    "Ruby." Yang and Blake both cut her off.

    "I don't understand how he could do something like-"

    "Ruby!" All three of them yelled.

    "What?"

    Weiss reached through Ruby's arms and pushed them away again.

    She sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Ruby, let's go out to Vale this weekend."

    "What? Weiss why're you… How can you be so calm when-"

    "Ruby." Weiss clapped her hands on Ruby's cheeks and held her face there. "I don't want to talk about that right now. Can we just relax for a bit?"

    Ruby nodded. Weiss was the person who mattered most right now. So, if she didn't want to talk about it, then Ruby wouldn't bring it up.

    "Good." Weiss let her go and collapsed onto the bed. She had a light sheen of sweat on her face and was breathing extra deeply. "I'm… Do any of you know where my scroll is?"

    Ruby gulped. "Umm…"

    "It's broken. Isn't it?"

    "Yeah. Beowolves got it." Ruby nodded. Yang mimed claws and then an explosion.

    Weiss groaned. "I have a spare in my locker that will suffice for now. I'll pick up another quality scroll in Vale."

    Ruby looked at Yang, who nodded. Blake nodded too.

    "Going into Vale's good. I was planning on suggesting it anyway and now I need to pick up some materials too."

    "Why?"

    Ruby dropped her head. "Repairs for Crescent Rose…"

    Weiss paused. "Ruby, did you damage your scythe saving me?"

    "Yeah. It's nothing really bad. The main body's still there, so're most of the internals. It shouldn't take too much to get going again, especially if Doctor Oobleck lets me-"

    "No." Weiss shook her head. "You're not spending a cent on this."

    "What?"

    "You damaged her when you were saving my life. I'll buy whatever you need."

    "Weiss, no. I can't ask you to-"

    Weiss cut her off with a glare. "Ruby. I make more every month than you family does in several years. Let me buy this for you."

    Ruby gaped at her. She knew Weiss was rich, really rich, but that was ridiculous. Yang looked just as surprised, but Blake didn't. She was giving Weiss a weird look, eyes squinted and mouth pursed to the side.

    Weiss rolled her eyes at Blake. "That was slightly hyperbolic considering the amount of pay for Hunter bounties, but my point still stands."

    Ruby gulped and looked to Yang. Yang smiled and shrugged. Ruby laughed nervously. "Okay, okay."

    "We also need to buy you new clothing."

    "No."

    "Yes. Blood ruins fabric if it has a chance to sink in and your wardrobe is embarrassingly small."

    "No." Ruby shook her head back and forth. "Yang back me up here. Parts are one thing, but…"

    Yang's eyes lit up and she had an evil smile on her face.

    "Nooooooooo!"

    This time, Ruby got her sister to laugh.
     
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    • My assumption is that the Solar Queen recognized Ruby for what she was and tried to push Yang at her, but Blake's mind control kicked in and stopped her.
     
    ShadowAngelBeta said:
    ... I had trouble telling, but is Yang still in denial? Or was her freak-out over Weiss dying?
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    ChaoticSky said:
    My assumption is that the Solar Queen recognized Ruby for what she was and tried to push Yang at her, but Blake's mind control kicked in and stopped her.
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    The memories kicked in a couple of times. And then she used them to help. Sooo....


    Also, this chapter was written very quickly. Roughly two thousand words were done yesterday evening.

    As a result, if you notice any weird grammar or confusing sentences, please let me know.
     
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