Chapter 19
A/N: sorry this took a while.
(Yeah yeah. Same song as before)
You were on this ship still going as your training was almost complete. You just still needed to be in the room you were training in to make sure. Your power had grown more and more as the dust go by but you weren't going to stop yet.
(Y/N)'s mind: so......soon. soon it'll be time.
(Meanwhile)
Yang Xiao Long sitting on a green couch in her home on Patch as she had just finished looking through the channels and she decides to turn the news off. She sits there holding the remote, and a door clicks open.
Taiyang Xiao Long: I’m home!
Yang sets the remote down and leans her head backward on the couch, looking up at the newcomer that way.
Yang: Hey, Dad.
Taiyang is shown carrying three boxes with two bags hanging from his forearms.
Taiyang: Guess what came in today!
The door shuts behind Taiyang as he walks into the living room.
Yang: What?
Taiyang:: I can’t wait for you to try this.
He walks into another room to unload, while on the couch Yang looks somewhat interested. Taiyang returns, carrying one long white box. He sets it on the coffee table in front of Yang, revealing the Kingdom of Atlas symbol on it. She looks at it and doesn’t move.
Taiyang: Well?
Yang: It’s… for me?
Taiyang: For you and you only.
Yang lifts the lid off the box to reveal a robotic right arm. Yang looks it over, somewhat wide-eyed while her father gushes. She blinks and her eyes droop a bit, revealing she’s more distressed than pleased.
Taiyang: Brand new, state of the art Atlas tech. You know, I thought I was gonna have to pull some strings, call in a few favors, but you earned this one all on your own, kiddo.
Yang: Huh?
Taiyang: Before I could even talk to him, General Ironwood already had one of his top scientists working on this, for you. He wanted me to tell you that you fought admirably. You should be proud of yourself.
Yang looks up at her father but says nothing.
Taiyang: Well? You going to try it on?
Yang: I uh… I’m not feeling too great right now. Maybe later?
Taiyang deflates a bit and puts his hand to the back of his neck as he sighs and considers how best to respond.
Taiyang: Well, alright.
Yang gets up and walks up the stairs, Taiyang giving her an encouraging smile as she passes in front of him. She pauses partway up the steps, turning in his direction.
Yang: Thanks, Dad.
Yang continues upstairs as a visibly disheartened Taiyang bows his head.
Later, Yang sweeps the porch, adept at it with one arm. She pauses to wipe her brow and sigh. The next scene shows her getting mail out of the mailbox at the end of their driveway. Lastly, she’s in the kitchen, rinsing a glass. As she lifts it out of the sink, it slips out of her fingers and she gasps. When it hits the floor and breaks, it triggers a flashback. Against blackness there’s a gray slash moving from upper left to bottom right and the red markings from Adam’s mask glow while the sound of a sword loudly resonates. In the kitchen, Yang rears back with a cry. She clings to the countertop and pants, out of breath due to fright. Her fist comes down against the countertop, and Yang gets herself under control. From the doorway, Taiyang watches with concern before turning away without saying a word.
(TimeSkip)
It is dusk, and the boat continues its journey on the smooth water. There is still peaceful bird cry, and Blake is once again on the middle deck looking out at the ocean. A Faunus couple walk behind her and she watches them, slightly less twitchy than before. It’s when she’s about to leave that she senses she is being watched by someone on the upper deck. It’s the hooded figure, and she immediately takes out Gambol Shroud.
Blake: Who’s there?!
The hooded figure turns and runs for it, blonde hair somewhat visible beneath the hood. Blake stares up at the deck, no longer watching the ocean. She does not notice the dorsal fins of a giant sea creature momentarily surface. However, she feels the boat rocking on the wake it created and lets out a grunt as she tries to keep her balance. The creature’s long-necked shadow looms over Blake as she turns around to face the water. Its shadow also falls on a member of the crew on duty in the crow’s nest, who is looking up at it in horror.
Crew Member 01: RED ALERT!!
The alert immediately sounds. Two red lights next to a speaker pulse with the sound. The Captain and his First Mate come running out and look at the water from the upper deck, just above Blake. The Captain murmurs as the shadow falls over him.
Captain: By the gods…
The long-necked creature is revealed to be a large sea dragon Grimm. It has a pattern of glowing red lines along the scales of its neck, and its eyes glow yellow. The Grimm swings its head back and forth, roaring and spreading its short forearms outward.
Captain: All hands to battle stations!
First Mate: Sir, we’ve never fought a Grimm this big!
Captain: We’ve never seen something this big! But we’ll give ‘er a fight nonetheless!
Blake springs into action, running off the boat and into the air. She creates one of her clones to give her added upward momentum, flinging Gambol Shroud forward in its kusarigama form. Attached to the ribbon on her wrist, it embeds itself into the Grimm’s neck. Blake swings above the Grimm and shoots it in the back of its neck. It roars. Blake lands on the crow’s nest while the Captain steers from the bridge. He keeps the ship stabilized in the Grimm’s wake and steps outside to get another look at it. Blake still shoots it while it arcs back into the water. The side of the ship opens up and the cannons come out. Blake continues her assault on the sea creature, once again swinging and shooting. The ship’s cannons fire but are mostly ineffective. Blake falls back onto the ship’s deck, lands on her back, bounces, and quickly gets herself back onto her feet. She discovers that her left shoulder is hurt when she moves to stand.
Captain: Hold steady men, it’s not done with us yet! GET THE HEAVY CANNON LOADED!!
The largest cannon on the ship rises up through a trapdoor on the deck, extends itself, and aims at the Grimm. The Grimm’s dorsal fin splits apart and extra bone unfolds, revealing two wings. The dragon lets out a roar as it flies, its beating wings sending a gush of air at the ship. Blake cries out as she hangs on with her hurt left arm.
Captain: Heavy cannon, OPEN FIRE!
The heavy cannon shoots, but the Grimm easily evades it. It opens its mouth and an electric ball forms.
Blake readies to launch herself at it, but the hooded figure lands on her head and uses her as a launch pad.
Blake: Hey!
The figure grunts, and the cloak falls back, revealing Sun Wukong. Midair, he activates his energy clones.
Blake: Sun?!
Sun and his clones land on the Grimm’s head. The two clones pull on the topmost tendrils of the head while Sun grabs its upper lip.
Sun: Not today, pal!
When the dragon releases its electric blast, it goes harmlessly into the air, rather than at the ship.
Blake: What are you doing?!
From atop the enraged Grimm’s snout, Sun answers her while holding onto the two tendrils his now-disappeared clones had grabbed.
Sun: Oh, uh, you know, just… hanging out!
The Grimm manages to get a small electrical charge around Sun and he lets go, shouting as he falls.
Sun: Whoa-oa!
Blake gasps and immediately springs into action again. She jumps onto and off the railing, using Gambol Shroud’s kusarigama form on the crow’s nest to swing herself around and catch Sun midair. They land on nearby rocks, with her holding him bridal style.
Sun: My hero!
Blake: You’re not supposed to be here!
Sun: Yeah!? Well it looks like you can use all the help you can get!
Blake glares at him and then rolls her eyes.
Blake: Ugh. "Drops him" Just shut up and fight!
She runs toward the ship in the water, where the Grimm is firing electric blasts at it. Sun is on the ground, striking a pose on his side with his hand propping up his head.
Sun: Yes, ma’am!
Before the grimm dragon could do anything something burst out of the water and grabbed it by it's neck.
Blake: what?!
Sun: what kind of Grimm is that?!
???: that's no grimm.
They turned and saw Austin and whis.
Blake: who are you?!
Austin: let's just say I'm a friend.
Sun: what is that thing?!
Whis: that is what as known as a Lagiacrus.
Blake and Sun: ?
Austin: it's a monster. It's different then your little dragon problem there. And much stronger at best. Just watch.
All of you just watched as the lagiacrus continues to battle with the sea dragon. The dragon clawed and the lagiacrus until I managed room get free and flew up into the air. The Lagiacrus growled and waited for the dragon to make it's move. The dragon fired a yellow electric beam as the lagiacrus fired a giant blue electric ball. They both collided and it made a green explosion. The Lagiacrus dived into the water before the smoke cleared and once it was the agitated grimm looked for it. It couldn't see the lagiacrus so the dragon flew closer to the water and once it was the lagiacrus jumped out of the water and caught the dragon by surprise as it ripped it's wing off amd The dragon fell into the water. It got enraged and wrapped itself around the lagiacrus but this was a mistake that the dragon made. The Lagiacrus then roared and unleashed a giant electrical pulse that effected the dragon and damaged it. The dragon tried to get off but the lagiacrus but down on it's neck until finally the dragon died. The Lagiacrus let go and roared as it swam to the surface. Once it was out the lagiacrus glowed blue before it turned into a ball of light and was placed in a capsule that you had placed in a box.
(I know they don't look like ordinary capsule but trust me they are still capsules).
Sun: wait so those are like Pokémon?
Austin's mind: surprised they even knew what Pokémon were in this world.
Austin: sort of but it's more of different creatures more aggressive and dangerous.
Sun: but still sort of like Pokémon.
Austin:....um.....yeah.......
Him and whis then teleport away.
Sun and Blake: what the?!
(Meanwhile)
Inside Salem’s meeting room, Cinder Fall and Salem sit alone at the table. Mercury Black, Emerald Sustrai and Sheele wait by the door. Cinder is breathing heavily with effort while Salem has her right hand casually held out.
Salem: Do you feel it? Don’t fight it, girl. It can sense your trepidation. You must make it dread you.
A soft clicking sound makes Cinder turn toward the door. All is blackness but for a slowly moving forward yellow glow. It is revealed to be inside a jellyfish-based Grimm with long red tentacles and a black and white body. Emerald and Mercury react fearfully to it and pull backward as it enters. It glides its way over to Salem at the head of the table. Once the Seer Grimm reaches her side, she leans closer to it. After a moment, she puts her hands together.
Sheele's mind: god that's fucking creepy.
Salem: Cinder, I am going to ask you this one more time, and I expect a clear answer. Did you kill Ozpin?
'Cinder holds her arm out, about to call Emerald over to speak for her. Salem slams both hands onto the table, eyes glowing as she speaks.
Salem: No!
Cinder lowers her arm.
Salem: I want to hear you say it.
Sheele's mind: calm your tits woman.
Cinder: "rasping a few times first before speaking hoarsely" Yes.
Salem looks at her for a long moment before speaking.
Salem: "to the Seer Grimm" Reinforce our numbers at Beacon. The relic is there.
The Seer Grimm glides away. At the door, Emerald and Mercury draw away from it just as they did before. Salem turns her head thoughtfully, looking in the direction away from Cinder and bringing her fingers to her chin.
Salem: What are you planning?
(Meanwhile....again)
You had finally finished with your training and walked out of the room as all of the soldiers saw how you've progressed in there.
(Y/N): soldiers.....
All soldier:"a little scared" yes sir?
(Y/N): I'll be taking a quick nap.
You walked to your bed and was about to lay down until a familiar voice said this.
???: salutations friend.
A/N: yep........that happened.
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