Remnant's Red Eyed Corruption

Chapter 23: Diverging Path

3rd Person POV:

At Beacon, Jaune is sleeping comfortably in his bed having a pleasant dream.

Jaune: Waffles...

Suddenly his scroll rings waking him up as the ringtone of "It's a Big Ursa!" plays on repeat.

Jaune: (answering the call) Hello?

He hears nothing but static for a few seconds before the call ends.

Jaune: Uh, Ruby?

It's now dawn as Team JNPR walks towards their Bullhead.

Pyrrha: I'm sure they're fine.

Jaune: You think?

Nora: Probably a butt dial...

Ren: Team RWBY and Y/N has always performed exceptionally in the field. We should be focusing on our own mission.

Nora: We're gonna be deputies!

Jaune: I just got this feeling...I don't know.

Pyrrha: Jaune...

Suddenly, alarms ring out as they see the city up in smoke.

Jaune: We're changing our mission. Everyone on board!

As the team heads toward their Bullhead, Jaune does a headcount.

Jaune: Ren, we'll make it to that village another time. Take us into the city!

Team RWBY is surrounded in the middle of the pavilion by Beowolves, Ursai, and a massive King Taijitu. The King Taijitu unleashes a mighty roar, signaling the Grimm to attack.

Ruby plants Crescent Rose on the ground before kicking away the Grimm, Yang propels herself upwards, performing aerial bombardments with Ember Celica on the Grimm before three Giant Nevermores send her crashing to the ground.

Blake slashes a Beowolf with Gambol Shroud before firing on the other approaching Grimm.

Weiss slashes three Beowolves, before summoning a glyph to conjure up an ice blade. Yang, back on the ground, sends several cars flying towards the Grimm.

Yang, back on the ground, sends several cars flying towards the Grimm. As Ruby finishes slashing at a Grimm, she notices the King Taijitu ready for the attack as Nora comes flying on Magnhild.

Nora: (smashing the King Taijitu head in) Nora Smash!

Jaune, Pyrrha and Ren soon follow.

Pyrrha: Let's move!

As Jaune sighs at missing his moment as leader, the others charge in.

Nora: Smack!

She bats a Creep away while Ren strikes two more. He moves on to slash at a Beowolf.

Jaune: Okay, who's first?

Jaune turns around to notice a giant Ursa standing behind him. Pyrrha is fighting several Grimm nearby.

Impaling a Beowolf, and then a Creep before seeing the Ursa advance on Jaune. Behind him Weiss and Blake are fighting more Grimm.