"We've gotta hurry!" Ruby yelled, looking at the top of Beacon Tower.
Weiss quickly lined the side of the tower with glyphs.
"You can do this," Weiss replied. I know you can.
She watched as Ruby jumped onto the side and began to wall run up the tower.
Just.. make sure you come back in one piece, Weiss thought to herself.
She breathed a sigh of relief mixed with slight exhaustion as she saw Ruby reach the top. Thankful for the moment of peace, she sat on the ground, keeping an eye open for any Grimm attempting to sneak up on her. Sadly, the moment did not last.
"PYYYYRRRHAAAAAA!" Weiss heard Ruby scream. She looked up, her eyes wide with confusion and fright as a silvery-white light filled the skies.
"R-Ruby?" Weiss said, fearful that her leader had been defeated.
She stared in horror, watching the light slowly fade, before snapping back to reality by something falling off the tower. Weiss squinted her eyes to focus her vision, only for them to widen in realization and terror at what the falling object was, or rather WHO it was.
"RUBY!" Weiss cried out.
Seeing that her partner wasn't trying to stop herself, Weiss quickly used a glyph to launch herself towards her leader, catching her mid air, and landing safely.
"No. No, no, no, no," Weiss said with tears forming in her eyes as she feared the worst.
She quickly looked over her partner, searching for any potential wounds or marks.
Please be okay. Please be okay, Weiss thought in worry.
Her fear dissipated as she put her ear against Ruby's chest and found her heart still beating.
"Oh, thank God," Weiss said in tears as she hugged her unconscious young leader, holding her as close as she could.
Weiss perked up at a low growling sound, turning her head to meet the eyes of a large beowolf about twenty feet away. Noticing that it's prey had spotted it, it charged, snarling viciously. Too exhausted to fight, Weiss closed her eyes, holding Ruby as tightly as possible. However, instead of feeling it's claws, she heard the sound of metal slicing flesh. Weiss opened her eyes and looked up on the verge of tears, to see Qrow standing over them, wielding a large scythe, the two halves of the beowolf slowly evaporating.
"Qrow?" Weiss asked through tears.
Qrow turned around and kneeled next to her, wearing a very worried look on his face.
"What happened?" Qrow asked, transforming his scythe into it's compact form.
"I don't know," Weiss replied, her voice breaking "I helped Ruby get to the top of the tower, then I heard her scream and saw the sky light up, before she fell off the side unconscious."
"Was the light a specific color?" Qrow asked.
Weiss sniffle as she wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Um, it was like a silver, or a white color," She replied, gently stroking Ruby's hand.
"Shit," Qrow cursed, standing up and turning away.
Weiss looked up, confused at the sudden use of that word.
"Okay, we need to get to the safe zone. There's too much Grimm activity to just be sitting here," Qrow said as he turned back towards Weiss and his unconscious niece,
"If you carry Ruby, I can keep Grimm off of you until we get to the safe zone, okay? You can trust me."
Normally, Weiss wouldn't have accepted his help so easily after what he pulled a few days ago. However, she knew she had no choice. She nodded and picked Ruby up bridal style, making sure to lay her head against Weiss's shoulder.
"Okay, let's go," Qrow said, once again transforming his scythe.
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