Welcome to Fairy-tail Jungle

[season 9]

[Story start quite similar to how it started originally.] One by one (separated); Girls [Ruby, Blake, Weiss] wake up on the beach. Across the Jungle, they saw a giant tree on upper land and each decide to move towards it.

Ignoring some side quest, events and shenanigans, the trio (after some time), manage to found each others. As the sun starts to sets down, they overheard a gunshot in distance. Trio runs in that direction and arrive into camping scene whit a campfire. Girls eyes got wide open from the feeling of reunited whit Yang who had napping near the fire. She was holding someone in her harms, so thigh-close to her chest, that she was actually force hug that person face to her cleavage, restricting its movements. At first glance it look like someone from the citizens who end up here whit them.

When the trio of girls got closer to see who is that person, they stop in shock because it was a (Ruby)? But the black haired red-hood scythe user was already standing whit the them and yet it was in Yang arms.

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First one to wake up was the standing little sister who dashed close toward her older sister. "Yang!!?? Are you awake?!"

With eyes still closed, the blonde responded in soft voice. "Are you finally cried your hart out, Rubes?…"

As the other two got close, Weiss speak up. "Yang, look at us!"

Even Blake addressees her teammate. "Yang, there is some inconsistency that we need to discus."

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Only now the shotgun gauntlet user open its eyes and look up at the trio. "Oh… You ended in here too. So it was a god choice to set up a camp. Have a seat."

Because the older sister dint jet realize it, the younger sister who was standing pointed at (itself?) who was in blonde arms. "That one is, Neo."

Neo [f] was a (mute?) girl, quite younger and shorter that ruby. She had one eye pink and other brow and that color was in opposite direction applied to her hairs. Normally she was a fan of stem punk lady clothing whit pants, longer coat and fancy umbrella. Whit that pink, white, dark brown color setting, she reminds a famous ice cream dessert setting. Because her semblance allowed her to perfectly copied the appearance of others, for now she looked exactly like a ruby. Whats more she was a (member?) of the bad guys side. So, one can get a pretty idea of why the trio was restless.

The White, black duo tried very hard to be over the scene in front of them, to stay on the topic. "Shall I ever ask?; (What happened?)"

"Or; we shall ask: (For how long, it was happening?)"

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Whit a curiosity, the blonde look down at the red-black haired head on her chest, then look at Ruby standing whit the trio. Once again returned whit her look back at her chest and let that piece of information to settle in her head. After a moment, she undo her (wrestling level?) hug to release her (ring opponent?), but the body dint flinch. So, she grab the girl by her shoulders and tried to pull her out of her boobs. But there was a sound of resistance as if something was glued to something whit sticky substance [tears] and it must be forcibly parted away. When Yang finally moved the limbless body into position when she can glance at the face covered by traces of salty tears, she noticed the white circles of unconsciousness where eyes shall be. This person obviously cried and cried to the point she faint off. Yang checked if the defeated person is still alive, but seeing she just unconsciousness from exhaustion, (and possibly from lack of oxygen because its face was burrowed between the proof of Yang's woman pride). The blonde went to check the girl body. Quickly she reached for one of the palms that was holding a piece of fabric and raised it up. From the way of how the girl fingers pierced that white handkerchief, someone can theorize that this person at some point, tired to capitulate using a white flag. But it dint go well and tried to fist bump the arms and shoulders of her jailer, until the body give up. For now Yang make the 'Huh?' of realization and in next moment was back in her 'easy going' mood. "Well?… That's explain the tantrum outburst. But on other hand… We managed to solve one prickly problem, or rather a question?"

As she make a 'nah' gesture whit raised hand to say 'What happened, that happened. Its pointless to stress about it.' The black white duo make a tired face palm expression.

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And so the trio joined the camp as they sit down around the fire. And yes; Yang was still holding the second ruby from the side, so the girl head (one cheek) was resting from side on one of the pillows on the blonde chest.

As night drop down and the sky become dark blue, they were discussing what happened.

At some point Ruby-2 [Neo] opened her eyes and whit tired confused look she observed the situation listening to the discussion.

Because she made a slight movement, the blonde noticed she is awake. She make grin ready for next pun. "Whats up Neo chan? [suffix for cute thing, young characters, close relatives, or girls] Are you giving up on the path of evil and are ready to fight for the good guys?" Black and White duo give her look: 'You are serious. Aren't you?'

Real Ruby, staring onto the fire spoke up. "Actually... Cinder betrayed Neo without a second though. She kicking her from the edge of the bridge and we start to fall.-- After that, Neo really lose it."

Black make her observation. "So, as a child bathed in crime life, loose after lose, she finally mentally break down, when the person on witch she climbed, betrayed her as if it was a planed from the start. I somehow understand how she feels."

Of course Weiss don't like it. "Thanks. Now I will be felling bad if we don't take her whit us."

But as the Neo's eyes get heavy by sleepiness and went to dreaming, they decide to call it a day and go to sleep whit Ruby taking the first watch.

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The morning come whit a shock when a battle cry of the (proud jungle woman) echoed over the entire jungle. [Like a Tarzan cry]

All 5 girls get up in hassle… Realizing that the (morning wake-up calling?) come from the direction of that giant tree, they truly decide to head towards it.

For some reason, or change in the hart, Neo was clinging from side on Yang torso, hugging her like a child shall, toward her mother. Something broke in her, because she keep the overall appearance of Ruby, but she shrink down on her actual size referring to her actual age. So Yang make a joke that they finally found theirs long lost third sister. Of course the real Ruby gave up on reasoning whit her big sister in half way. Neo tried to change her form but failed, and she was the most confused one, having puzzling expression as (why her semblance don't working?!). After some trials, she eventually will be able to change the form, but she kept her actual size. So anybody she tried to copy, look like a little sister/ brother version of original. But every time she flip back to the mini Ruby after a few minutes. Even Blake make an observation commentary that after she lost her reason to be, the drive, she failing to gather the necessary motivation to properly visualize the illusion. Of course black yellow duo pulled out they eyes when Neo tried to transform into Blake. She had extra tail and whiskers.

Anyway, they were on they way through the jungle, clearing side quests and such. Eventually they found a John in ridiculous trouble whit half way stuck into the pit fall hole, whit only upper body above the ground. The blonde brute just walk in front of him, get down to squad and without any side intention she asked him 'Do you need a hand?'

Then, they must climb the tall cliff wall in order to get up on the upper ground on which the giant tree was standing. Blake, Yang, and Ruby just used they athletic skill to get up pretty fast… on which John got a pale face. Neo pull on Schnee sleeve and pointed on something that looks like a hand made raft or basket, big enough for a person and its belonging. The crafty trio quickly realize that is a simple elevator cabin using a quite long vine's strings as ropes inserted in carved pulleys. So as team A got up on they own and look down to encourage the others to follow them, they don't found them. But a certain noise make them to look at side to saw as team B was chilling while using a slow elevator. (Powered by a the muscles of certain knight and maybe whit a little bit help of magic from the snow angel.) On second glance the even resemble a scenery watching from a cable car traveling from base camp on ground, above scenery onto observatory at top. There was an abyss level of gap towards the concept of exercise as the A team just watched the elevator got up, which allowed the laddies from B team to get off from that basket. That elevator was a proof that there living a someone intelligent enough to construct something this complicated. Nobody asked why they just don't used Ruby's 'Petal Burst' semblance to get everyone up pretty fast.

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When they were approaching the big tree trunk, they were ambushed by some overground monkeys. Or especially the monkeys targeted John for some reason. One was so offensive, that he was in trouble and was pushed back. It even got an advance on him… But… when this monkey was prepared to jump at him…

A wooden spear whit orange spear-head drop from the sky… It pierced that monkey chest and as that stick stuck to the ground, it pinned that monkey on place.

Next whit a battle cry; a female (from Amazon tribe?) whit the hairs of the color of fire and whit battle painting across her entire body, using something like a circle shield enforced by a metal, to strike the monkey down, when she jump down on it from higher ground, bombing him into the ground as a flashy finisher move.

That impact scared every monkey around and all of them vent on run.

The entire team in shock stared at the young woman warrior standing at top of the defeated monkey, as she used all her strength to pull out the spear from the body.

As she turns toward the blonde dude, everyone got into a shock of surprise.

It was a Pyrrha Nikos [f], the prodigy that shall become a champion of the tournament, but was defeated by Cinder and turn (burned?) into gloving (dust?). But her usual battle dress was remade into more improvised version when her usual metal parts were probably scraped for the spear and shield. The main difference was that her cleavage was covered by fabric. [She was hiding the big fire scar in her chest.]

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This (red-haired?) girl or young woman now, without a word and with stone neutral expression, she stared at the blonde guy for a few seconds, until she finally begin her march toward him. When she stop right in front of him, she leaned her spear between her body and arm to have both of her palms free. And she used them to forcibly grab the John face by his cheeks.

The boy got a blush when the girl slowly leaned toward him, silently staring to his face from close. It was not a wrong assumption, that by the way how she was approaching him, one can imagine that the next scene will be whit a smooth smooch kiss.

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But, instead of moment of romance, she bark at him as if she was scolding him. "John!! What are you doing here!! Don't I explicitly told to stay in the camp!! Why dint you listen to me!? That's enough!! We will continue whit this discussion in the camp!! So pack it up!!" Without a hesitation she let go his face and walk toward the monkey, she strap out some of her metal straps and put them around that overgrown monkey. She strapped the shield on its back. Next she used her 'Polarity' semblance to control the straps by magnetism, to make the monkey light enough to carry her prey away from this place. She acted a little bit off as if she ignored the presence of the rest of the team, or in her absence she become edgy.

The party exchanged confused glances, but realized that questions must wait. So~o, they follow Nikos anywhere she was going. Yang even offered herself to help Nikos to carry that body. The amazon warrior got surprised that the blonde helping her, but after some weird face expression she hesitantly accepted that help.

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Through some passages, and such, the group passed an entrance covered by thick vegetation and they arrived at hidden meadow. That place looked like a long abandoned ancient ceremonial site whit something that look like a doorway arc altar, leading nowhere. By utilizing remains from some ruins, Pyrrha build here something that can be called a camp.

As the red-haired girl begin preparations to process her prey, the team began to look around.

John tried to spoke up to his girlfriend, but she just coldly cut the chatting whit simple "We will discuss latter, John!" From the start, there was in the air this feeling that something is odd. Pyrrha acted separately as if she was ignoring the rest of the people around, because she is not happy. Maybe she was too focused to process the pray. Or something happen that change her. (Oh wait, she died.)

But as they look around, they quickly realize that all parts in camp and daily items, indicate that she was living on this place alone for a quite of the time. The main break-point come when one of them glanced in the tent and saw a collection of coconut fruits disguised as heads of her friends from Beacon Academy, including her team and the RWBY team. Of course John was the most detailed coconut as if he was not the first version model. The entire team got this 'Oh shit!' expression.

Neo pulled the sleeve of Yang to get attention of the blonde on which the shotgun gauntlet wielder answered loudly 'What up Neo?', and that redirected attention of others at them. The girl change her form to Pyrrha Nikos (child version), then she put her point finger toward her temple and as she circle it around in clear 'She went crazy!' gesture; someone can say that they heard a cuckoo bird tweeting its: 'Ku-ku, ku-ku.'. [as a sing that she completely lost her mind]

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Nobody said nothing, but they gazes eventually settle on John. So the boy silently thought until he glanced at the red-haired girl, fully focused on her work. Then he walk toward her… He stand next to her and tried to spoke to her once more. "Pyrrha, we need to talk."

That was as if some string of patience in her finally snap, she lost to the outburst of her rage to yell her hart out. She sung her arm to swing all her tools away. They make a noise as they drop onto the ground and bounce off. To fight the rage she curl her palms into a fists and using them as hammers she slam that body of monkey. As her shoulders were heavy, she bowed her head burdened by heavy thoughts.

Rest of the team was on high alert, but nobody dared to say anything.

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Except John, who tried to sound calm, but know that they need to talk. "Pyrrha…"

But the girl dint look at him. She tried so hard to keep her emotions on leach. She start slowly putting her thoughts into a words. "All this time… Do you know?, how much I wanted to see you?... To see anybody?... But, when you finally arrived here?... I-- I don't know what to do, or say. I wanted you to be gone!... Why?… Why you must to die?" She was on verge to start to crying. "I failed everyone... And yet you..." And she hide her face in her palms.

On contrast Weiss from side lean onto the dialog. "Important note, we not dead jet. Even if Cinder tried too hard."

And Blake lean from other side. "We all fall from mystical bridge between two spaces. Especially when Ambrosius warned us to: Not to fall."

Even Yang tried some pun about being strangled on abandoned island. But because it dint landed well, she turn around to ask Ruby for another input. To her surprise there was only the child version of her sister. So she look around.

The hoodie huntresses was standing in front of that weird altar, that looks like stone arc, carved from single piece. She was looking directly at some (line?) or (hole?) in center. As she was called by her friends she turn around to face them. She have expression like she was up to something. "Guys... Doesn't this remind you of something? Its a perfect ellipse, like the portals before."

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The group was ready to get excited when Pyrrha froze they mood, when she shriek-shout. "Its not for any use!! I tried everything!! But there is no way from this abandoned island!! You will be always returned to it." John went onto his knee and hug her dearly, on witch she start to crying.

As the rest of the team approached the stone arc, Blake spoke up her thoughts. "Ambrosius hinted that we don't know any hidden dangers that come whit planes behind the magical doors. Maybe we just felled to one of those. Like a book that falls from a shelf and ended up in one of the drawers bellow."

Yang observed that arc. "I am not sure. It doesn't look like a doorway to the relic vaults. And I only saw two, so I am not an expert."

Hearing that phrasing Weiss put her hands on her hips. "Great. So lets for moment agree that this is one of those gate-ways, and we are in place outside of Remnant. Do anybody see a door to knock on it? What more important, at the previous door we needed a key, whit was a winter maiden. How do we activate this doorway to show us a path? And where it will lead? Because I don't see around here any blue,-- floating,-- spirit, eager to get entertained by us."

Little Ruby [Neo] approached the arc, observing it whit interest in her eyes. She trow a rock through it. Then she whit great caution put her hand through it and return it back. Eventually, she touched the stone structure… But the moment her palm landed on that stone, her eyes got full wide open as if she feel or saw something. In next second she jump back like if she was scared by something. She doesn't realize that it was not her own expression that attracted the reaction of the rest. But until team pointed it out for her, she dint notice that she was been kick out from her transformation onto Ruby. When she realize that fact and notice that they are staring at her; she was quickly falling into a panic as if it was a panic attack. But when it look that she will try to run away, Yang finally reach to her and give her a big hug.

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One by one the rest of the team tried to place they palms on the arc, but without any reaction.

Until Yang stay the last one to try. She push Neo into Blake arms and went towards the arc. After few seconds of observing that thing, she take a deep breath, close her eyes and place her hand on that stone. She make a weird expression as if she was listening to the hidden voice in her hart. Then she suddenly wide open her eyes in clear surprise. "Mo~om???"

Weiss instant reaction was to sigh in disbelief. "We stuck here forever! I go find something to do." Without any discussion she just turn around and walk back towards the tent.

Of course the group spoke up a question if it will be hard to get help from Yang's mom. [Raven Branwen – leader of bandits. Her semblance allows her to create a portal to person which she have a deep connection. (Yang and Crow)]

On witch, the blonde have a pun like answer. "How do you think or chances will be, if I was banned, twice, from a tribe that I newer joined?" As they mood drop, she scratch her head. "I will figure something. Actually,-- I maybe have an annoying idea."

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So~o, some time had passed, maybe days, as Yang was (meditating?) in front of that arc. Actually, when they sweep the dust in front of that arc, they found that there was a circle from the same material as that ellipse, and it was connected to it. So the blonde was using it for something she called her plan.

She was just sitting there, waiting in meditation pose, concentrating on something, or someone. She was like a stone… Until she finally opened her eyes. "Shes coming."

As the blonde predicted, a disruption in space opened right in the middle of that arc. From that black and red vortex, a definition of 'bad-ass' stepped out. It was Raven Branwen whit long wild coal black hairs. Dressed in red-black samurai style battle dress. Wielding on her belt; to much OP katana power-up kit, and of course wearing a grim like mask on her face. From the first second she walk in, she emitted enough menace that the entire party get on alert.

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Yang get up on her legs, whit a confidence in her face. "Hi mom. We stranded on plane outside of the Remnant itself, and we need to hitch a ride back to Remnant."

That black haired woman moved her mask to side revealing her (Always not a happy) face. "And, 'Why?' shall I help an annoyance like yourself, when I come here to spank you?"

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Without a hesitation the blonde reached to the side and in blink of eye, she forced to her mom hand a coconut drink still in his shell. "We have those, they are yummy, but one get sick of that taste if it is the only one thing here to drink." Then she grab Neo disguised as little Ruby around her shoulder and having her under her arm she drag her in front of Raven wearing a big grin. "And I willing to lend you on weekends, this new addition to the family."

The little one expression of eyes were talking 'WTF?!' as she glanced at the blonde brute.

And of course the woman was for a short moment confused, as why her own daughter trying to bargain whit her, with her half-sister from father side.

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But the blonde continued. "Common, introduce yourself to mom!"

Neo look up on Raven, directly into: 'I will destroy you!' stare... Without a thinking the little girl transform into the person she was looking at. (A child version of Raven.)

This performance clearly take the woman aback as she stop to process this information, whit 'What?' expression on her face.

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The only one who was enjoying this chat was of course Yang as she was grinning. "Say about a jitters. This little one is Neo. She was so obsessed whit revenge against Ruby, that when she finally failed and hit the ground quite hard, she ended looking like her. Also I hug her into a submission."

On other side of coin, Blake make a comment that after Yang shattered Neo's ego, she failing to make the proper image of the illusion.

That finally reach the little (Raven) girl and she puff her checks in dispute toward the blonde.

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But it dint wave Yang's mood. "Commo~on, I though you like older strong bad-ass characters whit a hint of rebelling against the society. Additionally my mom is a real beast." As she make a thumb up gesture, her eyes turned red from overflowing of (emotions?).

That display of power pushed the transformation out of Neo to her true appearance as she stand down.

Raven on other hand, cross her arms under her chest and move her weight on one of her legs. "You still dint answered my question. Why I shall help you?, when here you are safe."

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The power that was building inside Yang was actually a (thirst for a battle?) or something like that, because her semblance activate and an echo of power start to leak from her eyes. Her grin turned into the one you will found on a battle maniac. She pointed on the portal. "Face it! You are the key keeper to these ones. Its you job to open them."

The black and red woman turned around, and got a shock when she notice the arc. No, her eyes widened only the moment when she saw that there is something like a trace of field of energy in that space inside of the ellipse, like a barrier between worlds. Especially when a trace after her own portal of red and black color was sitting, wiring in middle; like a key hole.

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Yang steps forward and put her free arm around her moms shoulder, in expression that Raven will open the portal for them willingly, or she will force her to do it. Then she shout. "Pack it up, ladies!! John, Blake; grab Pyrrha and be ready to force her through the gate. We cannot let her to go into a panic mode. Ruby, Weiss; grab the supplies! Especially the dumb coco-nut thingies! We are going to Vacuo!"

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[notes]

(July-Aug 2023) Eh, how to say it? Sometimes the creation process is not that fast. Especially when there was other thing on mind. Or other task stand in the way. Or just the lack of concentration cause that an another day is gone. You told yourself that maybe (Today I will finish this episode.), but no! Not even thousand of words has been placed down. On other side of coin, thing shall never be hasty put together.

-Anyway, another day passed and this episode is finally done. Two to go. Was that solution of how to get back to Remnant to easy? Is Rawens semblance actually a plot hole, game breaking ability? Can she just evolve her semblance and actually reach the godlike brothers on her own? Is Yang a partial maiden? Then who are the silver eyed warriors and why Salem hate them so much? Until next time.

(20. Aug 2024) Once again damn those typos. Maybe I got better with English after those years writing and reading in it. But still, I don't have a beta reader.