Chapter 4: A Geistly encounter

Ruby came flying out from some trees using her semblance to look like a red blur, the trees swayed and moved as if something was following her.

"What did you do?" Jaune asked looking at Ruby who had landed next to him. "Weren't we supposed to take it out already?"

"I didn't do anything." Ruby said as she held Crescent Rose tightly. "The Grimm disappeared."

"What do you mean disappeared?" Nora asked changing her hammer into it's grenade launcher form.

The trees broke as a rocky Grimm jumped through the trees landing before the five, the Geist took over some rocks and boulders to make itself untouchable.

Ren looked speechless as he looked to Ruby. "Bringing it out in the open so we can all attack it....makes it easier then jumping through the trees."

"That was the plan." Ruby said. "It disappeared forming into a giant rock golem, any ideas how we can take it down Vest?" She looked over to Vest to see if she had any ideas of how the could take down the Grimm.

Vest stood with her great sword in hand as she looked up at the Geist. "We need to separate the Geist from its body!" She shouted as she nodded to Ruby.

"Alright, so how do we do that?" Jaune asked curiously.

"We'll distract it, Nora can use her launcher to shoot at it. Which leaves Vest to do her strategy." Ruby said looking at Vest and the others.

"As long as I get to blow something up, I'm fine with that idea." Nora said.

Vest charged the Geist needing to get close enough for the plan to work, as she looked back at Nora and seen.

Ruby use her semblance to make herself a red blur again to distract the Geist. Nora grinned a little as she was ready to fire at the Geist with her grenade launcher.

"Here goes." Ruby said as she swings Crescent Rose at the Gesit, barely making a scratch on the golem. "Blast."

Ren joined in as he fired at the Gesit, while Nora was waiting for the right moment to fire at the Gesit to create an opening for Vest.

The Geist hits Ruby back away from it as she went crashing into Ren, Jaune caught the two as he looked over to Nora. "Nora, do it!"

Nora nodded her head as she fired the grenade dust bullets at the Geist taking the Grimm by surprise, clearing an opening for Vest to attack. "Oooh yeah! Burn Grimm Burn!"

Vests sword began to glow as hundreds of golden petals would extend out of it like a whip as Vest swung at the main body of Geist aiming to knock it out with force.

The Golem stumbled as Jaune watched it fall backwards, the Geist came flying out of it's rock body as it collapsed into what it originally was. As for the Geist it was making it's way to a tree that it had uprooted, Nora noticed this. "There, don't let it get inside that tree!"

Vest would swing her sword around as she hastily pressed a button as her sword would begin to change form into a sniper as she quickly took aim and fired at the Geist.

The Geist would explode as it was hit in the face by the sniper bullet Vest had shot at it, Ruby let out a small sigh of relief as she held her thumb up. "Great, a job well done team...we should get moving soon...have to find a place to set up camp."

Ren would lightly nod his head. "Agreed...we've been on our feet for a long time, not getting the chance to rest." He picked up his bag as well as the other bags. "Nora, you're in charge of the map until we get some place for camp."

"You can count on me Ren!" Nora said.

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Atlas ships flew threw the air as it was being reflected in a window that belonged to Weiss Schnee, she was locked in her room like a princess who has done nothing wrong. It had seemed her farther wasn't too pleased knowing Weiss was involved with what happened at Beacon. This was his way of punishing her.

Weiss sighs as she looks out the window. "I wish I could leave...but I can't, not the way things are going here at home..." She walked over to the door as she opened it to see Klein standing there with a tray of tea and cake. "Oh...Klein, I didn't know you were at the door..."

"Ms. Schnee, I was shocked to know you were back. I had to come see for myself." Klein said as his eyes changed colors. "Oh but here's a snack for you, if you need any help please don't be hesitant to ask me."

"Thank you Klein...and don't worry, I'll be sure to ask you." Weiss said as she took the tray, she had a small smile on her face but it faded as she looked down at the tea. "Klein..I...no never mind."

Klein looked at her with a worried look but went to turn around. "That is fine...whenever you're ready to talk, I'll be here Ms. Schnee." He would walk off leaving Weiss' room as Whitley stood in the hall leaning against the wall with his arms crossed watching.

"Well well well...Weiss my dear sister." Whitley said. "You've got some explaining to do once farther is done with his meeting." He had a smug look on his face as he moved away from the wall and walked off.

Weiss scoffed as she closed the door, and went to go sit down by the window yet again. She needed to think of a plan to get out and get back to her team, she knew it be tricky and she'd have to ask Klien for help.

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Julien was being flown in from the Mistral Gemstone Mechanical to the Atlas one. "You want me to make a blonde bombshell a new arm? Aight I'll make sure it has a vibration feature. Ya know, for devastating attacks."

"Yes, but no playing around with anything new added on, I expect it to be done soon and shipped out to Patch." Ironwood said to Julien. "I'm sure Ms. Xiao Long is itching to get back to normal..."

Julien sighed as he replied, "Right right, I'm sorry for the joke sir. I'll be sure to deliver the same high quality product as what my father's company is known for." He looked out of the window of the airship as it begun to dock in Atlas.

"Understood." Ironwood said. "With Beacon fallen, it's my duty now to make sure we're prepared."

"I will check with you once the final product is ready to send out. Though it shouldn't take too much time. Possibly two days tops seeing as I'll be using a base arm." Julien softly chuckled to himself before continuing, "Unless you want a fully made one from the ground up." Julien asked General Ironwood over the scroll.

"Whatever gets it done quicker." Ironwood said. "I'll be sure to add a personal note to the shipping of the arm to Yang, when it's ready."

"Alrighty then, I will begin working as soon as I get to my family's shop. I'll keep ya posted General Ironwood." Julien said in a reassuring tone as he gets ready to disembark.

"Very well then." Ironwood said as he hung up the call.

Julien pocketed his scroll and leaves the airship bay. He arrived at the shuttle stop and boards the first shuttle to arrive at the surface of Atlas's city front. Julien took in a deep breath "The air here is definitely clearer than Mistral, but it feels... artificial. Oh well. I have a job to do." Julien continued his trek back to the Atlas branch of Gemstone Mechanical and entered the building, "Time to get to work."

A/N: (Credit for Vest and Julien Gemstone goes to my friends who helped me with this chapter on Discord.)