Fandom RWBY: The Sand and the Fury (Now Accepting)

[Quincunx]

After walking a few days, growing ever-closer to the mountains (water! water!), Pearl had grown grateful she'd brought a large amount of water in the containers she kept within her puffy skirt, as well as extra blankets. She was beginning to resent carrying around Calm - she had to take care of her, and that was a drain on both her water and her patience - but she wanted a live hostage, not a trophy, to take to the woman with the water Alpha. At best, the woman would be impressed. At worst, Pearl would be able to use Calm as leverage.


Then Calm started moving.

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

"Ugh did someone... Where am I?!" She wiggled around franticly. She was scared and surprised and quite worried. She felt a shoulder under her. "Who the hell!? Let go of me!" She pushed herself off, her hair changing to a crystalline orange.

 

[Quincunx]

Pearl let Calm fall to the sand, hand on Fauchet. "It's me. We have a lot to talk about."

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

"Why am I tied up?! What do, where's the school? Where's Teala? Where's Cobalt!? What the-" She hadn't been sleeping well as the younger girl had been carring her about, and the head ache really didn't help the anger factor.

 

[JackOfHearts]

Cobalt frowned, suddenly noticing something. He hadn't seen Teala OR Calm in a while. He hoped they were alright. He headed back to where he had been before, stopping by the corpse and lighting it on fire before deciding against heading back and walking the opposite direction again. He was still tired, and having a VERY hard time making up his mind about what to do other than revenge.

 

[Quincunx]

"Shade, or what used to be Shade, is several miles in that direction," Pearl said, pointing. "The other two are staying put, if they know what's good for them."

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

"What do you mean!" She ripped the cloth binding her wrists in one swift movement, and then looked around.

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

Lin was actually next to them in the shadows. She was waiting for the right time to strike at pearl

 

[Quincunx]

Pearl jumped at the ripping of cloth, but kept her hand on her weapon. She stood still, and gave a deep sigh. "I told you we have a lot to talk about... we're on a dangerous expedition to Mistral, for reasons I'll explain later, but essentially, to make sure..." she paused. "... that this never happens again."


She lowered her weapon, leaving herself open to the angry faunus. "Calm, I'm sorry you had to wake up like this. Your aura was depleted, and you were... suffering. Spasming. I removed your weapons so you wouldn't hurt anyone - see, they're right in my skirt - but I wanted to take you with me on this expedition because you're the best person suited to a journey like this. Your weapon, your abilities... they're exactly opposite mine, so we make a good team. But you understand why I had to do carry you here like this, yes?" She waited for her teammate's nod. She would figure out why they "really" needed to go to Mistral soon.

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

Teala decided to walk out of the shadows in front of them. "She is lying Calm..... she knocked you out and is taking you to a Grimm base so she can become.... The queen of the grimm.... is that how you put it Pearl?" she said as she had her weapon out to her side. "How about you release her and we go on our mary way...."

 

[Quincunx]

"Why are you saying that?" Pearl gasped. "We're going to Mistral because there's a woman there who's learned to tame Grimm, yes, but she can prevent this from ever happening again. She's tamed the water equivalent of an Alpha, so she may be able to stop entire attacks. I want her help." She stared pointedly at each of her teammates. "Is that wrong? Do you not want to go on this expedition?"

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

"Wait what?!" She tried to slow her breathing and Calm down, it was all quite sudden but then she realized she didn't want to Calm down. "Alright tell me what the hell is going on before I start smashing things, and where the hell are my cigarettes!? Ugh" She stopped her foot and put a decent crack in the ground, it was not a very good situation especially considering how dangerous Calm was unarmed.

 

[Quincunx]

"Calm, you can choose who to believe," Pearl said, giving Calm back her shotgauntlets. "But I don't know why Teala is acting like this. I thought," she said, turning to Teala, "you understood that this was too dangerous for you."

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

"Okay... now answer me how you know such specifics?" Teala said as she walked closer. "Is it because you brought the grimm to us by starting the attack. Is it because you tried to kill Whi after he tried to save you. Is it because you betrayed every single person that cared for you." she said as her longsword extended. "Give me one reason to not slice you!!"

"Why are you saying that?" Pearl gasped. "We're going to Mistral because there's a woman there who's learned to tame Grimm, yes, but she can prevent this from ever happening again. She's tamed the water equivalent of an Alpha, so she may be able to stop entire attacks. I want her help." She stared pointedly at each of her teammates. "Is that wrong? Do you not want to go on this expedition?"

 

[Quincunx]

Pearl held her hands out, Fauchet hanging limply on her skirt. "Because we're teammates, Teala!" She looked desperately to Calm.

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

"We are no longer teammates....." she said angrily. "So stop pretending.... What changed in you though.... the other day we were all laughing in the room, having a good time... now you want us to die..... and want all your friends to die..." she said "You even threatend me to not follow, but I did for Calm's sake..."

 

[JackOfHearts]

Cobalt sighs. "Once again I'm stuck by myself bored out of my mind. I'd hunt for whoever orchestrated this attack, but I'd likely never find them, considering I have no clues. Even if I did find them, I'd probably be at a disadvantage by myself. Shit, talk about a bad day." He mutters to himself, sitting on top of a giant pile of rubble.

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

"What! Ugh! Both of you shut up!" She was getting confused and very, very angery. She stomped again this time the ground collapsed a little bit. "Tell me the truth Pearl! Teala tell me exactly what happened, and for God's sake put down the weapons before I smack both of you!"

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

"Pearl admitted to me that she had planned the attack, that is why she was acting so weird that night we were celebrating." teala said as she pointed to pearl. "How about you tell the truth before my friends get here..."


@Mollisol @Revan The Courier

 

[Quincunx]

"I don't know what you're talking about," Pearl feigned. "As you can see, I'm unarmed. I didn't have anything to do with the Grimm attack. I just want to see someone who can put an end to it. And what do you mean by 'friends'? I don't see Cobalt anywhere, or Whi."


(OOC: summoning a large number of NPCs right now would be problematic because Pearl potentially has nobody else to fight alongside her. If you did that, I'd have to call in my own "cavalry" to even the scales. Pearl and Teala both deserve a fair fight, yes?)

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

"I don't know what you're talking about," Pearl feigned. "As you can see, I'm unarmed. I didn't have anything to do with the Grimm attack. I just want to see someone who can put an end to it. And what do you mean by 'friends'? I don't see Cobalt anywhere, or Whi."
(OOC: summoning a large number of NPCs right now would be problematic because Pearl potentially has nobody else to fight alongside her. If you did that, I'd have to call in my own "cavalry" to even the scales. Pearl and Teala both deserve a fair fight, yes?)

Teala giggled a bit. "You know that old saying? A cat knows when someone is lying...." she said as she glared at Pearl


(She is alone, she is trying to bluff)

 

[Quincunx]

Pearl didn't know what she was talking about, and it showed on her face. "Think about what you're saying. If I orchestrated the Grimm attack, why would I leave witnesses alive? Why would I travel with one?"

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

"And why do you think I have told you all my weakness's....." Teala said as she drew her blade. "Listen here.... You know nothing about me, I knew you were up to something and here is why..." she put her goggles from her head down to her neck. Where the eye pieces were cover were now Teal colored cat ears that twitched from being so cramped. "A cat can always tell a lie.... isn't that right pearl.... you are the one that told us that."

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

"Why the hell should I trust you now?!" Calm said turning to Teala. She swung at her and used her shotgauntlet to knock the sword out of her hand. "Don't move, Teala!"

 

[CombatReadyPenny]

"Now come on Calm." she said as she put her hands to the side. "Whi was almost killed because Pearl was trying to crush him under the rubble of the school. He told me" Teala said. "I have told you everything about me now. This was my only secret."