RWBY Through Worlds (End)

BC13: Rendezvous (Obsidian & Co)--3

The town had already started to fray when they were able to land the plane.

People were panicking in the streets.

The Grimm were everywhere, phasing through walls and screeching. But very few people seem to really see them.

"We made them mad now," Mercury noted.

Cinder decided against trying to go home once she saw the state of the streets--she didn't think she'd get there without being attacked.

"Nevermind, let's just deal with this quickly," she said.

"Claw, come with me," Emerald said. "I'll ask Fay about the mill. The rest of you...kill those things I guess. Zapato, can you shoot them down?"

"I'd hit the town too," Royal said. "Using the plane anyway, but I can fight on the ground if you want."

"You might want to stand by..." Emerald wasn't sure. "Merc?"

"I really don't care which he does." Mercury was watching the Grimm. "We'd better go."

"But...you..." Emerald began and then sighed. "Just do whatever you need to do. No time."

She took off.

"This is a terrible plan," Piper complained.

One of the Irasci landed in front of them and gnashed its teeth.

Mercury shot it and then kicked it down and stomped on it. It disintegrated.

"Well, help or something," he yelled at them.

Piper took out his alternative weapon, which was an Atlas standard issue military gun, and started to fire.

He only hit about 1/4 of his targets. They kept phasing in and out.

Royal managed to hit a few more.

Cinder didn't intend to help at all. She had no intention of exposing herself where anyone in town could see her.

She did regret not carrying any weapon that wasn't glass; it was too much of a dead giveaway. But then, she hadn't had to fight Grimm in a year. Maybe more.

She just backed up to one wall and watched.

Piper saw and assumed she just didn't care. This confirmed what he thought about her already.

This incident needed to be reported to the higher ups.

[Since those higher ups are Winter and Raven, I don't know how much he thinks their going to do about one of their own allies.]

Meanwhile, Emerald called Raven while she was racing back to the city manager's office.

"They're Irasci, but they're different," she described them. "Something really strange has gone on. We think there could be some curse on this place outside of town that drew them here."

"I suppose that's plausible," Raven said. "Do you need backup? It sounds like it's not going well."

"I'm not sure.... Do we have any available?" Emerald said.

"Right now? Not that many. The nearest huntsmen are...Qrow and Ruby. They're supposed to be on their way back by now...but your pilot isn't ready to pick them up."

"I can send him to get them, as long as it only takes, like, 20 minutes..." Emerald said.

"I might just send them to you, my way," Raven said.

"Wow...really? Are we that close?" Emerald said.

"Don't sass me, Sustrai. We've worked together a lot. It's usually a little easier then.... I can let them know...but it might take a few minutes."