Rei and Pyrrha quickly walked through the streets, theirs eyes glancing everywhere.
"Pyrrha, two guys are tailing us." Rei whispered quietly.
"I know. Three more are behind them." Pyrrha said, placing her hand on the hilt of her sword.
"Not yet. Let's get to a secluded area, low profile remember?" Rei said, grabbing her hand and stopping her from unsheathing her blade.
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Team RWBY looked around the burnt down forest they had entered, their eyes searching the flaming debris.
"What happened here?" Weiss asked openly.
"That's not what we're here for. Remember, we're looking for Rei." Blake stated.
"Guys....." Yang suddenly said. "We've got company."
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Rei's scroll began beeping, a sign he was receiving a call.
"Hello?" He answered.
"Daddy!" Yuki shouted, almost terrified. "Daddy! Please come get us! Teacher Crystal says we're in the big tower of Atlas! Hurry Daddy!"
Rei's eyes widened, but the next second he rushed forward. Pyrrha ran with him, not asking questions but rather running along.
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"You know, I always thought something was weird. My mother was supposed to be held by Mystral, but people from Atlas came and gave Rei the cure. Isn't that a bit strange? A military force suddenly appearing claiming that my mother is their leader when she was supposed to be held by another kingdom?" Weiss asked as the last of the Atlisian forces were knocked unconscious.
"It means Atlas and Mystral are allied against Vale." Blake said, realizing the tue intent.
"How smart of you girls." A female voice said above them. The four girls looked up to find a being of pure evil staring at them.
Cinder Fall had finally found them, Summer Rose's daughters.
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"Rei, are you sure about this? I don't think it's the right action, it might cause a war between Vale and Atlas." Pyrrha said as the two sat on a tree log that had been cut off in their battle with the 15 or so Atlisian forces.
"What am I supposed to do!? They're torturing her for all I know!" Rei shouted.
"Even if that's the case, you and I are in no position to storm the tower. Especially since you've lose your powers." Pyrrha replied calmly.
Rei's scroll blared yet again. He quickly answered the call, hoping it was Yuki.
"Yuki?" He said, desperately.
"Rei. I'm afraid I have some bad news. They've been found." Ozpin's voice said through the scroll.
"I suggest you return immediately." Ozpin ended the call right after, not giving Rei the time to argue.
"DAMMIT!" Rei shouted in anger, jumping from his place on the log and slamming his fist into the nearest tee. Pyrrha's eyes widened.
"R-Rei...." She breathed, shocked at what just happened.
"What!?" Rei retired aggressively.
"Y-You're arm.... And head.... They..... They have scales." Pyrrha breathed.
"What?" Rei asked, perplexed.
"You look like you have fused with a dragon." Pyrrha described him. His arms had grown scales, not entirely engulfing him but stretching from the tips of his fingers all the way to his elbow were dragon-like scales. His legs were also like this, this time stopping at his knee. And his face had scales going down the sides, creating a mask that frames his face. The purple scales also gave birth to wings that grew from his back, dragon-like wings.
"Is this you're new semblance? If it is, then it matches the term 'Dragonification'."
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Yang slowly got up from her place on the ground, her left arm badly injured. Her eyes spotted the rest of her team, all of them also lying face-down on the floor.
"So you all survived. Indeed, you are all worthy. However, I'm only here for one of you." Cinder, their attacker, said as she knocked Yang down once more by fire a fireball at her. Yang was blasted back several feet before she finally landed on the ground, sliding along the dirt and burnt ground.
"Wh-why are you doing this!?" Yang struggled to stand.
"Simple. I want power, and you are the one whom I need to gain that power."
"How?" Yang asked again.
"By luring Rei Schnee and absorbing his powers again. It's the first step in reviving Nemesis."
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Rei jumped out of the bullhead, using his new wings to fly to the area Ozpin had sent his team to. He saw smoke arising, causing him to increase his flight speed.
"Don't worry girls. I'm on my way."
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Yang woke up yet again, although this time she was latched to a wooden stand. Her arms were bolted behind her, chains being used to prevent her from escaping. Her teammates were all still on the ground unconscious, but something was off. There was a visual disturbance in front of her, and suddenly she knew.
Cinder had set up a force field again, in order to trap Rei and absorb his powers.
"Too bad your plan won't work, lady. Rei's already lost his powers." Yang shouted. Cinder laughed.
"Then who is that?" Cinder said, pointing to a flying figure.
"Rei?" Yang breathed as he crashed down in front of her, creating a small crater but not breaking the forcefield.
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"The Catalyst" : A Yang Xiao Long AU! #RWBYWATTYS
FanfictionDisclaimer: I do not own RWBY. Rooster Teeth does. I only own my character and the events I put into the arcs. -AU- In the Kindom of Vale, Warren Shnee is king. He was happy until his wife, Crystal Schnee, bore him two kids. One was born 8 years be...
