ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴋɪɴɢ (ʀᴡʙʏ x ᴍᴀʟᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ)

Chapter 7: Emerald Forest Part 2

Professor Ozpin watches the students on his Scroll at the Beacon Cliff overlooking the Emerald Forest when Glynda Goodwitch walks up behind him, holding her own tablet.

Glynda: "The last pair has been formed, sir. Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren. Poor boy... I can't possibly imagine those two getting along. Still, he's probably better off than Miss Nikos."

Ozpin: "Mmmm..."

Glynda: "I don't care what his transcripts say. That Jaune fellow is not ready for this level of combat. I guess we'll find out soon enough. At their current pace, they should reach the temple within just a few minutes" she turns back to Ozpin "Speaking of which, what did you use as relics this year?" She asks as he remains quiet "Professor Ozpin?"

Ozpin doesn't answer, he has a smile on his face as he is watching Y/n with Ruby Rose sitting in the grass and picking stray leaves while her "partner" Weiss Schnee walks in random directions.

Weiss: She starts walking to the right and says "It's definitely this way." She stops and starts walking left "I mean... this way! It's definitely this way. She then stops in front of Ruby "Alright, it's official: We passed it."

Ruby: "Weiss, why can't you just admit that you have no idea where we're going?" She asks standing up and slightly irritated

Weiss: "Because I know exactly where we're going! We're going... to... the forest temple!"

Ruby sighs in frustration.

Y/n seems very annoyed, he has no reason why he's in this situation. He just wanted to kill some grimm but these two brats followed him and now he's here.

Weiss: "Oh, stop it! You don't know where we are, either!"

Ruby: "Well, at least I'm not pretending like I know everything."

Weiss: "What is that supposed to mean?"

Ruby: "It means you're a big, stupid jerk and I hate you!"

Weiss: She sighs and says "Just keep moving you two!"

Ruby: " Oh, just keep moving! Hurry up! Waaaah! Watch where you're going!" She says in a Weiss impression "Why are you so bossy?"

Weiss: "I'm not bossy! Don't say things like that!"

Ruby: "Stop treating me like a kid!"

Weiss: "Stop acting like a kid!"

Ruby: "Well, stop acting like you're perfect!"

Weiss: "I'm. Not. Perfect! Not yet... But I'm still leagues" better than you." She walks away

Ruby: "You don't even know me..." she whisperers to herself In a sad tone

Hearing this two argue gives Y/n a splitting headache, he's been thinking of escaping these two but he now he can't because of their situation

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Now we move on to a more functional pair, Yang and Blake

From the forest, Yang and Blake step out into a clearing that reveals the circular stone temple, broken and decrepit but for the platforms around its inside, holding several black and gold objects.

Blake: "Chess pieces?" She wonders looking at the pieces confused

Yang: "Some of them are missing. Looks like we weren't the first ones here."

Blake: "Well, I guess we should pick one."

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We then switch to Jaune and Pyrrha

Jaune: "Think this is it?"

The scene cuts to their walk inside the cave, Jaune holding a short, burning torch to light their way.

Pyrrha: "I'm not sure this is it."

Jaune: "Pyrrha, I made the torch. Could you at least humor me for, like, five more feet?"

Suddenly and completely unexpectedly, Jaune trips on the ground, and the torch flies into a small puddle, extinguishing the flame so the two are cast in darkness with only their eyes visible.

Pyrrha: "Do you... feel that?"

Jaune: "Soul-crushing regret?"

Pyrrha: "No, it's... warm."

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Back at the temple, Yang approaches one of the relics

Yang: "Hmmmm." She says as she studies the golden knight "How about a cute little pony?"

Blake: "Sure." She says smiling

Yang: "That wasn't too hard

Blake: "Well, it's not like this place is very difficult to find." She says as they both share a smile

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Jaune and Pyrrha continue onward through the cave until they see a large glowing point of gold right in front of them, illuminating Jaune's excited features.

Jaune: "That's the relic!" He says as he slowly reaches out to grab it, but it moves away from his swipe "Hey! Bad... relic!" he then tries to get it again, then jumps forward and hangs onto it as the object raises him above the ground "Gotcha!"

Pyrrha: "Jaune...?" She says in a worried tone

Jaune's catch lowers itself so he is dangling right in front of the now-glowing red lines and eyes of a Death Stalker.

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Jaune's scream is heard all the way from the temple, where Yang turns towards the direction of its source.

Yang: "Some girl's in trouble! Blake, did you hear that?"

Blake doesn't answer, staring at something in the sky.

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At the cave entrance, Pyrrha rushes out right before the monster crashes through the hole, roaring and waving its grass-encrusted claws as Jaune hangs from the stinger, calling from help and continuing to scream.

Jaune: "Help! Whoa-ah-ah-ah-ah! Why?! Pyrrha! He-e-e-elp! Pyrrha, this is not the relic! It's not!" He says sobbing "Do something!"

Pyrrha "Jaune! Whatever you do, don't let-" before
she can finish, the Grimm hurls its tail back and launches a still-screaming Jaune across the forest as she watches in dismay "go." she then turns back to the scorpion as it continues to snap its claws at her, and she smiles embarrassedly before turning and rushing away in a burst of green leaves

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Blake is still staring at something above them, but Yang is focused on the forest.

Yang: "Blake, did you hear that?" She says as she turns to her partner "What should we do?"

Finally, the faint-but-growing-louder scream of "Heads uuuuuuuup!" is heard when Ruby falls from the sky and presumably crash lands to the ground,
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