3rd POV
The Nevermore screeches as it continues to weaken the force field that was keeping it from getting in.
Warning Announcer: Warning: Safety Barriers Failing.
As civilians run past her in a panic, Ruby Rose stays kneeling on the ground with her head down, her expression in a mixture of shock and sadness. As the Nevermore circles around the colosseum, struggles to stand as she looks in shock at the torn apart Penny Polendina. While (Y/N) was trying to snap her out of it, Team JNPR was trying to do the same from the stands.
Jaune: PYRRHA!! Pyrrha, that thing's going to break in! You've gotta move!
Jaune, Ren, Nora, and (Y/N) look up and see the force field flash as the Nevermore rises back up before diving back in. Wasting no time, their leader of jumps from the stands into the arena.
(Y/N): Oh shit.....*shakes her* Pyrrha we gotta move now!!!!
Nora: Jaune!
Jaune: Pyrrha, please snap out of it!
Suddenly, the Nevermore completely breaks through the holographic barrier, and the force of it landing on the arena floor knocks back Jaune, Pyrrha, (Y/N), and the pieces of Penny. The Nevermore screeches and lunges towards Pyrrha. Suddenly, the Nevermore is knocked back by a red, twirling blur of roses, with the cause of the blur gripping one of Penny's swords and stabbing into the Nevermore, before jumping back down in front of Pyrrha.
Pyrrha: Ruby?
Ruby: Leave her alone!
The Nevermore rises up and circles around the arena before lunging back down. Ruby holds Penny's sword defensively. Suddenly, the Nevermore gets pinned down by a barrage of rocket lockers, and screeches out in pain before going unconscious. The lockers then open up, revealing the weapons of various students. Everyone quickly grabs their weapons and begin to stare down the Nevermore.The students are then suddenly shaken when the Nevermore starts to get back up. Ren then leaps up into the air and uses the blades of his weapons to slash at the Nevermore's eye. Arslan uses her rope dart to swing down and grab the towering Yatsuhashi from the ground carrying him upward. Sage also leaps up into the air, and Nora runs up to the Nevermore's head and hit it with Magnhild in its hammer form. When Arslan reaches peak height, she lets go of Yatsuhashi, who is then joined by Sage, as the two broadsword wielders slash down and decapitate the Nevermore. Causing it's head to land near Ruby before dissipating into black particles, while the students form a perimeter. As Arslan lands back on the ground next to her teammates, Ruby looks over to the teary-eyed Pyrrha.
(Y/N): Awww man! You guys got to have all the fun.
Nora: You snooze you lose (Y/N).
(Y/N): Oh that's okay. I'm just waiting for my ride.
Nora: Triple 7?
(Y/N): Even better.....
Pyrrha was still kneeling on the ground sobbing. She stops and holds a piece of Penny's torn cloth in her hands as her eyes continue to well up.
Pyrrha: Ruby, I... I'm so sorry.
Ruby: Me too. But it wasn't your fault.
Jaune: She's right. Whoever was on that microphone... they're the ones that did this. And we have to make sure they don't take anyone else.
Pyrrha stands back up and takes her weapons back from Jaune, the two of them exchanging determined expressions. They then look over to Ruby, who smiles at the impressive ensemble of students. Their moment is cut short when they notice hippogriff-like Grimm land on top of the colosseum. They fly towards the group of students as Ren calls the Grimm species out by their formal name.
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