Flying through the air, Weiss cast her gravity glyphs to slow her down, and then brought herself to the ground, landing gracefully. “Right, now I just need to find Ms Nikos,” She said to herself and started her search for the ruins.
At this point, Applejack was getting close to the ground. She reached out her hand and grabbed a tree top, which caused it to bend down until her feet touched the ground. She let go, and the tree sprang upwards again. She was wearing brown boots with laces and tassels, daisy dukes with a belt and belt buckle with three apples on it, an orange top that showed off her belly, a brown waistcoat with tassels, and brown fingerless gloves. She carried her weapon on her back. She then took out a compass and followed it North.
Zooming through the air, a bat Faunus named Vinyl Scratch held out a huge boombox; she pointed it toward the ground and shot powerful sonic blasts to help her land. She wore black boots, black pants, a white T-shirt with blue stripes on the sleeves, blue cuffs, dark pink/purple arm warmers on her lower arms, and purple shades with black frames over her eyes. When she landed, she began her journey to find the ruins.
Emerald was approaching the ground when she pulled out her revolvers. She used her chain scythe to grab a tree to help her land. Once she landed, she started to search to find the ruins.
Weiss was trying to navigate through the Forest. She stopped and drew her weapon when a group of Beowolves surrounded her.
“Beowolves. There sure are a lot of them. I just need to remember what my sister showed me,” She said to herself, taking a stance she had practised countless times.
One of the Beowulfs roared and charged at her. She dodged the attack and thrust her sword through the Grimm's head, killing it. Then all the Beowolves begin to attack her. Weiss fights back, using everything at her disposal. She managed to kill six or more of them before she had to pause. “They just keep coming,'' she said with a huff.
At that moment, one of the Beowolves jumped at her, Weiss didn’t react in time to counter the attack, but before the Grimm could land a hit...
The Beowolf was shot by someone, causing it to crumble into dust. A cowgirl, holding a lever action shotgun, stepped from the bushes. “Howdy,” She said to the young heiress, tilting her hat politely.
Just then, one of the Beowolfs turned to the cowgirl and ran at her, roaring furiously. She turned to face it, transforming her weapon from gun mode to sword mode. With a strong swing, she cut its arm off. It howled from the pain, and then she transformed her weapon again, aimed the gun, and blew its head off before it disintegrated!
“Alright, who's next?” She asked with a smirk.
Once again, The Grimm begin their attack. Working together, Applejack and Weiss work together to fight off the Grimm. After some time the Beowolf alpha appears. Applejack pulls out an apple. She pulled out the stork and threw the apple at its mouth, and the Grimm swallowed it.
After a few seconds, it exploded from the inside.
With they're alpha destroyed, the other Beowolfs retreated. Applejack then started to laugh. “How do y’all like them Apples?” She said with pride as she turned to look at Weiss.
“What was up with that apple you fed it?” Weiss asked with raised eyebrows.
“Nothing special,” Applejack said with a casual smile. “Just an Apple Grenade.”
“A what?” Weiss asked slowly.
“It’s what we members of the Smith Family use as our trademark weapon,” Applejack said with a wide, proud smile. “A grenade that looks like an apple. The name’s pretty self-explanatory. So, I guess we’re partners now,” She stated, holding out her hand in greeting.
Weiss just looked at her with deadpan eyes. “No, we’re not,” She said with her nose in the air, before turning and starting to walk away from the cowgirl.
Applejack frowned, before putting her hand on Weiss's shoulder to stop her. “Didn’t you hear what Miss Salem said? The first person we see becomes our partner,” she reminded her.
“True, but we can pretend we didn’t see each other,” Weiss replied dismissively, trying to brush Applejack’s hand off her shoulder.
“I can’t believe you! I saved your hide from that Grimm, and this is the thanks I get?!” She said in disbelief.
Weiss paused and thought about what the cowgirl said. “I suppose you have a point,” She said with a sigh.
Before anything else could happen, music could be heard, causing the two girls to look around in confusion. Then, out of nowhere, an Ursa came flying from the trees.
“What in tarnation!” Applejack exclaimed as she and Weiss moved out of the way of the flying Grimm.
At that moment, a girl with lightning-blue hair stepped out of the bushes. “Oh yeah, you can’t handle this girl!” She cheered, grinning with excitement. Weiss and Applejack both stared at the girl. “Yo, what’s up?” She asked, waving at the other two girls.
“Howdy, the name’s Applejack,” Applejack introduced herself, holding out her hand for the new girl to shake.
“Name’s Vinyl Scratch,” She replied with a friendly smirk, shaking the cowgirl's hand.
“And I suppose I should introduce myself too. I am Weiss Schnee,” Weiss said with her nose in the air once more. “Oh well, I guess I’m stuck with these two,” She thought to herself.
“A Schnee, huh,” Vinyl said, “Well nice to meet ya.” She then paused, before looking up at one of the trees. “I can hear you breathing up there,” She said, “So why don’t you just come down and show yourself.”
Just then, another girl then dropped down from the tree, which turned out to be Emerald. “You could hear me up there?” She asked Vinyl.
“You betcha, I can hear anything and everything, thanks to my semblance,” Vinyl replied with a huge smile.
“How long were you up there?” asked Weiss with narrowed eyes.
“Not long,” Answered the mint-haired girl with a nonchalant shrug, “what, you thought I was doing something up there?”
“Maybe,” Weiss replied with her nose in the air.
“Well, before we start getting into a ruckus here,” Applejack said placatingly, “I wager you know our names, so what’s yours?”
“It’s Emerald,” She answered, “Remember it.”
Weiss sighed, before saying, “Well, now, if you girls don’t mind, I’m heading north.” She turned and started to walk from the other girls and towards the trees.
“Hold on there,” Applejack said, “you do know you're going the wrong way, right?”
“WHAT?!” Shouted Weiss, as she turned to look at the cowgirl with a look of annoyance.
“North is that way,” Applejack said, pointing in the opposite direction.
“And how do you know that?” Weiss asked, looking down at Applejack.
Applejack answered by showing her compass to Weiss.
Weiss saw the compass. “Oh, I see you brought a compass.” She said
“Of course, that is Navigation 101 for any Combat school,” Applejack said, she then turned to the other two girls. “You two have a Compass as well right?” She asked
Emerald was silent and Vinyl gave a nervous smile.
“Wait a minute. Am I the only one who brought a compass?” Applejack asked
“Okay, how about we just get going before more Grimm shows up,” Emerald suggested
“Oh right, yes, let’s head North,” Weiss said, her brow covered in a cold sweat.
“Right sure.” Said Applejack, rolling her eyes.
With that said, the group of girls headed off into the woods, as they navigated their way north, led by Weiss.
In a short time, they find a cave. “The relic must be in this cave.” Said Weiss, as she stepped toward the entrance of the cave.
“I’m not sure about that,” Said Applejack with a cautious look.
“Well, regardless, we’re going in,” Weiss said before she entered the cave alone.
“I think we better follow her,” Said Emerald, “Who knows what kind of trouble she could get herself into?
The other two girls nodded before they headed into the darkness of the cave. “I can’t see a thing in here,” Commented Emerald.
“Just keep going,” Called Weiss from ahead of them.
“How are you doing, Vinyl?” Asked Applejack.
“I’m good,” Vinyl replied with a shrug.
Not long after entering the cave, they find a glowing object floating above them. “There it is, the relic,” Said Weiss with a smile.
“Y'all sure that’s a relic?” Asked Applejack, eyeing the object warily.
“Of course it is,” Weiss snapped impatiently. She reached up and tried to grab the relic, but it moved away from her. “Hey, stop moving!” She shouted in frustration as she kept trying to grab it.
“I don’t think that’s a relic,” Said a now nervous-sounding Emerald.
“I think you're right,” Agreed Vinyl.
“I think we oughta get outta here,” Applejack said warningly.
But Weiss didn’t listen, as she finally jumped up and grabbed hold of the relic with both hands. “I got it!” She said in excitement... before she and the other girl's eyes shank into pinpricks, as they all saw six red eyes glowing in the dark. “Eep.” Whimpered Weiss.
The girls came running out of the cave, being chased by a Deathstalker, with Weiss letting out a high-pitched scream.
They quickly turned to face the massive Grimm, as Applejack pulled out an apple grenade, pulled the pin from it, and tossed it at the Deathstalker. The grenade hit its skull-like head and exploded, but all that seemed to do was make it eveangrier. It then raises its tail and strikes at them with its deadly stinger.
Emerald then draws out her revolvers and starts to shoot at the Deathstalker.
The Deathstalker then swings and snaps at the girls with its claws, trying to cut them to pieces.
Applejack then ran at the Deathstalker with her sword. But the Deathstalker was ready for her, as it grabbed her with its claw. She kicked and punched hard at the tight pincer, and try to cut herself out with her sword.
“It’s got Applejack!” Yelled Vinyl.
Weiss then ran at the Deathstalker and stabbed it in the eye. It screamed from the pain and let go of Applejack.
Vinyl then transforms her boombox into a huge hammer. “Time to drop the beat!” She shouted with a smirk. The Deathstalker strikes at her with its stinger And Vinyl counters with an upper swing. The force of the blow forced the stinger backwards, and it was then stuck into the ground.
“Quick, let’s blind it,” Emerald told Applejack. Applejack nodded, and the two girls ran at the Deathstalker. Emerald then extends her Sickles and shoots out the chains. She jumped into the air, and swung down, stabbing its top eyes. Then Applejack used her sword to stab the other eye. Vinyl transformed her weapon from hammer mode to assault rifle made. Then she shoots at the last two eyes The Deathstalker screamed and entered a panic-like state.
Weiss now saw her opportunity, as she turned her dust revolver to the earth element. With her glyphs, she coursed a landslide, Applejack, Vinyl and Emerald ran away from the landslide which finally killed the Deathstalker. The girls all take a moment to catch their breaths.
“Is it dead?” Asked Emerald.
“Yeah, it’s dead,” Replied Vinyl. “I can’t hear it breathing.”
“Well, then, I think we’re done here,” Said Applejack.
“Let’s just find that ruin,” Suggested Weiss. The other girls nodded, and they headed off in the northern direction.
On the way, Applejack and Weiss walked alongside each other. “Hey, I guess we’re even now,” Applejack said to Weiss.
“Excuse me?” Weiss asked.
“You saved me from that Deathstalker, and when we first met, I saved you from that Beowolf,” Applejack explained.
“Hmm, I guess you're right,” Said Weiss with a little smile.
Emerald and Vinyl were walking next to each other too. “What are they talking about?” Asked Emerald.
“They’re saying something about being even,” Vinyl said.
Emerald raised an eyebrow. “Even?” she asked.
“Don’t ask me, I dunno,” Vinyl said with a shrug.
The 4 girls continue walking, and eventually, they find the ruins.
“This must be it,” Said Applejack.
The girls approached the ruins and came to an open area with a row of stone pedestals. On top of each pedestal were different objects.
“So, are these the relics?” Asked Emerald.
“Some of them are missing. So they must be,” Said Applejack.
Weiss looked at the relics in front of her, thinking carefully. “Let's take the Staff,” She said to Applejack.
“Go ahead, I don’t mind,” Applejack replied.
Weiss walked up to the pedestals and picked up the Staff.
“Why don’t we do the same?” Asked Vinyl.
“Sure why not,” Replied Emerald, before taking the other Staff.
With their Relics in hand, the girls left the ruins and made their way back to Beacon.
Meanwhile, Ms Salem was watching Weiss and the others on her Scroll.
“Hmm, Ms Schnee might be a fine leader for this team,” She thought to herself.
With one set of Team members decided, she continued to watch the rest of the students to see whose fates would be decided next.
To Be Continued...