Chapter 5: Valmet's revenge

Valmet lied in bed as she had been tended to by some of the USSR soldiers, her missing arm was replaced with a sword attachment. Despite all this, Koko was also tended to but was in tip top shape.

Koko was in another room as she glanced at Balalaika. "So wait, let me get this straight. You've seen a maid to assassinate those two?"

"Bingo." Balalaika said as she exhaled some smoke from her nose, she flicked a cigarette down and stepped on it. "You're lucky Revy took noticed that you and Valmet were with them."

"And I thank her for that." Koko said. "But still, how are you sure Roberta would be able to stall them? Just long enough for us to get back on our feet and come up with an assault? Not sure if you're aware, but news flash. I tried that, yet we've failed. My crew is dead, expect for me, Valmet and Jonah."

Balalaika cocks an eyebrow up. "Jonah huh? I assume he was left behind then?" She walked over to the door. "Right now Valmet is still out cold, not sure how much blood she lost. But from what you've told me, losing an arm and having it cut clean off. That would leave someone in a state of shock and woozy from the blood they lost." She turned her head to the side for a moment. "Her arm has been replaced with a sword attachment."

"Meaning, she can take it off and put a gun in place right?" Koko asked. "If that's the case, then we pretty much have our own Robocop, expect without the full mechanical body."

Balalaika chuckled. "True, before I leave..is there anything you'd need?"

"No." Koko said as she shakes her head, she lightly stood up as she stretched a little. "I think I'll go for a small walk, and thank Revy for saving our asses." She fell silent for a moment as she was thinking on what Scarlet would've done to her or Valmet if Revy and co didn't show up.

"Really? Well, alright then." Balalaika said as she walked out of the room. "I'm going to go check on Valmet's condition anyway, I know there's no point in keeping her down. Knowing her she'll get back up and try to track those two down..."

Koko nodded. "You're not wrong..." She watched Balalaika leave the room, looked at the window and grabbed a knife. Cutting her hair to make it shorter, she threw away what hair she had cut off into a trash can and left the room.

~~~

"Tch, not here." Scarlet said as she kicked a door down. "Hotel Moscow my ass, this was the last place they were. The rest of their scent is gone..." She glances around for any clues on where they could've gone. "Any clues Nightmare?"

Kurumi shook her head a bit. "Nope, nothing." She was also looking around for something useful. "You don't think they gave us the slip did you?"

Scarlet scoffed. "Meaning the maid was a distraction..." She crossed her arms and paced back and forth. "If I had my army of Grimm on stand by, we could've torn this place to shreds, piece by piece.."

Nightmare looked at her for a bit as she walked over. "You know, we could always torture the maid for info. I highly doubt she's dead already."

Scarlet rubbed her chin as she went to look out the window. "She won't tell us anything if we do that, you do know that right?" She turned to look at Nightmare as her eyes locked on with hers.

"Ara...but you're forgetting, we're not human..even if she tires to harm us any other way than what she did. I could hold her in place, unless you prefer to strike her down and paralyze her?" Kurumi asked.

Before Scarlet could say anything, the phone rang. She picked it up and placed it to her ear. "You've got Hotel Moscow, how can we help you?"

"Ah, I see you've picked up.." Koko said. "So Roberta couldn't stop you could she?"

Scarlet smirks. "Koko Hekmatyar... you sound well. How's Valmet? Not that I care."

Koko was silent for a moment. "She's doing well...coming from a killer who killed Scarecrow and the others. You're not going to able to find us so easily, you do know that."

"Ara, I don't need to find you all easily..in fact, judging by the sounds in the background. You're someplace secure, which also means Two hands and the others are there with you." Scarlet said.

"Really? And how are you planning on tracking us?" Koko asked with a small snicker. "The moment you step foot here, the USSR will gun you down."

Scarlet grinned widely. "Fufufu...for a gun saleswoman, you sure ask a lot of questions." She looked at Nightmare was was seemingly already in Benny's computer looking for the source of the signal. "Why don't you just give yourselves up hmm?"

"Where's the fun in that?" Koko asked. "Not much I can do to give myself up, but I suggest you leave town while you and your partner still have a chance. Once Valemt wakes up, she'll be out for blood. Can't change her mind once she's gun hold on revenge."

Scarlet cackles. "Let her, the more the merrier. I'll just put her in her place like before~" She glanced over at Nightmare again, she walked over to where she was at and took a glance at the monitor. "Her arm was so delicious, I couldn't ask for a much better snack.."

"You're a sick bastard, you know that?" Koko asked. "Hurting innocent people for the joy of it all. What would your mother say if she knew?"

Scarlet walked away as she hid a devilish grin. "My mother? Why she'd be thrilled knowing I'm killing every living thing in my path. Besides, she's not to keen on human scum like you. Then again...she might've considered using you as her personal experiment toy."

"So she's that kind of woman then." Koko said.

"What can I say? Grimm tend to play with their food~" Scarlet said licking her lips. "And speaking of food....we'll be seeing you very soon Koko, try not to go rotten before we get there." She then hung up as she glanced at Kurumi. "Are we all set?"

Kurumi nods. "We are, but before we go...I feel like that I shouldn't be traveling with you much longer, if you know what I mean that is."

"Yeah I know what you mean Nightmare, you wouldn't want to risk putting the unborn child in danger, but tell you what my lovely spirit. You can go back to your world and wait for me there, if 21 is still there that is. She could join me on my conquest for destruction, after we get to where Koko and the others are located that is." Scarlet said as she looked at Kurumi in the eyes.

Nightmare grinned a little as she nodded her head a bit, understand what Scarlet was saying. "Very well then~"

~~~

"Hey uh, Dutch. We got company coming." Rock said.

"Shit, let me guess, little miss psycho?" Dutch asked as he turned around. "Keep an eye on her Rock, I think it's time to warn Balalaika."

Rock was a little worried about that, he kept his eyes locked on as he watch Scarlet slowly approaching, Nightmare was no where to be seen. Which confused Rock for a moment. "Shit, it's a diversion!" He ran off to grab a gun, but he was so wrong about the diversion.

Nightmare had left Scarlet after they had arrived within the boundary of the USSR and within eye sight. Scarlet was the only one there, while Kurumi had left to return to her own world.

"Don't you worry Nightmare, I'll be sure to burn every last one to a crisp." Scarlet said as her eyes glowed. "This world will know pain and the wrath of the Fall maiden.."

The commotion of feet rushing down the halls startled Valmet awake, as she sat up in her bed. She was partially healed, her eyes adverted to where her arm was at and saw the sword attachment. "What the...hell?" She looked towards the window seeing USSR soldiers rushing down the hall, as she spots Revy as well.

"Fuck, of all the times. She'd show up now!" Revy barked loudly.

Valmet got out of bed and nearly stumbled, she got her footing and walked out of the room watching them rush down the hall. She decided to follow wondering what they were getting ready for.

Coming to a complete halt, guns aimed at Scarlet who was still outside the building, the moment Valmet had shown up to see what was going on her eye widen. Seeing Scarlet standing there outside made her blood boil, she grits her teeth as she clinched her fist tightly.

"Freeze right there!" Rock said.

"Me freeze?" Scarlet asked with a sinister grin. "Ara ara....are you suggesting something like this?" She held her arm out in front of her as a small ball of flame formed from her palm as she grins again. The flame shot forward creating a wall of flames, the glass started to crack and shatter from the heat as it shattered.

"What the hell?" Benny asked. "What was that?!"

"Who cares, she's dead meat!" A USSR soldier shouted as they pulled the trigger on their gun, firing a rain of bullets at her. "DIE!!!"

Scarlet stood there as she swipes her arm around, sending a gust of wind at the bullets. "Try harder...this is what it looks like!" She swung Black Rose forward as it was already in it's mini gun form. She started to fire dust bullets up at them all, some got shot on the spot, while others took cover.

Valmet had a burning fire in her eye as she jumped down, and dashed towards Scarlet. "I'll kill you!"

"Valmet wait!" Koko yelled. "Damn she's already blood thirsty."

Scarlet took notice of Valmet as she ducked and dodged out of the way of Valmet's new arm. Ducking under her, she punched Valmet in the gut as she upper cuts her. Valmet fell back, as she got up slowly.

"Damn you..." Valmet said as she glared at Scarlet.

Scarlet tilts her head to the side as she had a wicked grin on her face. "What did I do to you? Oh wait...I remember." She snickered as she dashed forward, almost disappearing from view.

"W-Where did she go?" Valmet asked looking around.

Revy looked around not seeing Scarlet either, she turned around to look behind her. "Fuck, not here either."

"Below you!" Koko yelled. "She's below you Valmet!"

Valmet looked down as she saw Scarlet, her head came up as Scarlet had bashed her head into Valmet's knocking her back again. Her nose was broken as she was bleeding from her mouth and nose, she growled as she swung her arm at Scarlet. "I'll cut you into tiny bits!"

Scarlet blocked, as her own arms got sliced off. Falling onto the ground, her inky black blood spewing from her stubs and her arms. "Ara, it looks like I've been disarmed..." She smirks as she ran at Valmet and rammed her knee into her gut, before kick flipping her backwards.

"Impossible." Dutch said. "She's a monster."

Everyone watched as Scarlet's arms were reattached to her, she cracked her bones and popped them as she stretched her arm forward and grabbed Valmet by the neck raising her up.

Koko was about to jump down to help, but Revy stopped her. "Revy, let me go..I need to help her."

"The hell you will, look at the shape you're in, the shape she's in..you'll only get in the way and die" Revy said as she knelt down and picked up her grenade launcher. "I'll blast that creep to bits."

Valmet gasped for air as she was being choked by Scarlet, she felt her feet being lifted up off the ground. Cutting the blade deep into Scarlet's arm, only to find the cuts close up terrified Valmet, the found of a frag being shot from a grenade launcher could be heard as Revy shot it at Scarlet.

"Eat this, you psycho!" Revy barked loudly.

Scarlet noticed it as she smirked, she stopped time with her semblance and threw Valmet down. "Pity...I was looking forward to gobbling you all up...but." She kicked the bullet deflecting it back towards the USSR building. Blinking her eyes, time resumed it's normal flow. Only a different outcome as the grenade landed right next to Dutch's feet.

"Holy sh-" Dutch said as the grenade blew up.

Valmet landed on her back from being tossed, her vision filled with the explosion from grenade that went off. She got up on her elbows as she tried to stand up, but the shock wave was too much. "No..Koko!"

Scarlet started to laugh as she slowly walked over to Valmet and stepped on her stomach. "Ara ara, all this healing. And yet, you lose once again Valmet~"

"Just what the hell are you trying to accomplish?" Valmet asked as if she was looking the devil himself in the eyes. "Speak you demon!"

"What I want to accomplish? Ara....if I tell you, I'd have to turn you into human sushi." Scarlet said kneeling down. "But, what would be the point of showing you mercy, when murder runs through my body." She took her foot off of Valmet and kicked her in the side. "But I suppose I should give you one last option, so take your pick. Anything from four different outcomes...and let's see how far down the rabbit hole really goes. And maybe, just maybe...I'll show you some mercy."

"Four options?" Valmet asked. "W-What four options?"

Not saying anything, Scarlet walked over and picked up Dutch's head and held it up towards the falling sun. "Time's up."

Valmet felt a sharp pain stab through her abdomen as she looked down, seeing a Grimm arm sticking out. "Y-You....lied..."

Scarlet snickered. "I never said I was going to let you live..of course, I'm lying through my teeth after all~" She chomped down on Dutch's head and looked at Valmet. "I'm sure you're wondering, where the arm came from.." She slithered her arm out from under ground as she grins. "It was mine the whole time..you and everyone here are nothing but cattle for me hunger."

The light in Valmet's eye started to fade as she could barely see Scarlet walking over to her, her vision was blurry as she had lost all sight now. Scarlet picked her up as she smirks widely, she threw Valmet's body as she looked at the mess. "I've lost my appetite now..."

A time rift opened behind her, as a large giant white furry paw reached out and snatched the Grimm girl from behind. Which took Scarlet by surprise before the paw pulled her into the time rift as it soon closed up.