Ruby: so, what's next?
View flew over to the massive library of alternate universes, grabbing the one he desired and returning to the main area with the audience.
View: Next we will see a, variation, on the fight between Cinder and Jaune during the fall of beacon.
Cinder raised an eyebrow, a variation could mean a lot of things. Could she be losing to the blond idiot?
It seemed she was not alone in her thoughts, as Ozpin spoke up
Ozpin: Variation, what do you mean by that?
View hummed along as the lights dimmed and the film began
View: I guess you'll just have to see
The scene opens on Jaune arc laying in a puddle of his own blood, with a long stab wound going from his shoulder to his waist. His eyes drift along the destroyed Ozpin's office, landing on the form of cinder fall leaning on Ozpin's former desk.
Pyyhra cringed at the sight on screen
Pyyhra: seems Jaune tried saving me again, if cinders powerful enough to defeat Ozpin why did he think he had a chance?
Qrow sighed and took a swig from his flask
Qrow: when blue balls over there-
View perked up
View: Hey!
Qrow continued, ignoring the floating balls protest
Qrow: said this was gonna be different, I was hoping cinder was gonna get her ass kicked.
Cinder scoffed
Cinder: as if that would happen
Cinder was looking out into the remains of the once great beacon academy, a sick smile on her face. Which immediately soured upon looking at Jaune
Cinder: You were a fool to think you could face me.
She walked over to him, stepping over the puddles of the boys blood.
Cinder: you costed me my prize, my mistress wanted me to eliminate that Nikos girl. But instead, you decided to play hero and come up here to face me alone.
Pyyhra's breath caught a hitch at the mention of her name
Pyyhra: Why me?
Ruby looked in fear at the screen
Ruby: is Jaune gonna be ok?
Yang put a comforting hand on her sisters shoulder
Yang: even if he's not, it's not our Jaune remember?
Ruby lowered her head
Ruby: still....
Jaune spat some blood at cinder, only succeeding in staining her shoe somewhat. Jaune face twisted into a smug grin
Cinder looked taken aback by this sudden shift in mood. The boy was dying and he dared smile as if he was winning?
Jaune: do you believe in karma?
Ren: that's a, strange thing to ask.
Roman chimed in
Roman: especially since it's probably gonna be the last thing he ever says.
Goodwitch narrowed her eyes
Goodwitch: that was unnecessary.
Roman shrugged
Roman: truth hurts.
Cinder didn't waste a second answering, shaking she was very done toying with the blond boy
Cinder: No.
She raised her blade high, preparing to end the boys life
Jaune: you should
Saphron: that was strangely ominous.
Ruby appeared right at the doorway of the destroyed headmasters office, Pyyhra and Weiss in tow.
Ruby: No!
She tried to run at cinder and tackle using her semblance, but she was too slow. Time seemed to move at a crawl as cinders blade entered Jaunes head, going right through his eye, and killing the blond.
Ruby shivered slightly at the sight, but besides that gave no other reaction. Most of Jaunes close friends had almost been decesenxitsied to him dying. That's didn't mean they liked it, or didn't care, but it had been happening so often they had learned to accept it.
Juniper on the other hand still shook with rage and guilt every time she saw her son die. She was her flesh and blood after all, it was a normal reaction.
Ruby still was successful in one thing however, tackling cinder and sending her into the headmasters desk. The fall maiden quickly recovered and jumped back up, facing her three new combatants.
Cinder: so this is all beacon has to offer? Pathetic, I truly expected more.
Pyyhra and the others got into battle positions. Each drawing their weapons
Nora jumped up and down
Nora: break her legs!!
Ren sighed, this was getting old
Ren: please Nora, sit down
Nora shook her head
Nora: how can I! I must be the cheerleader while they kick cinders ass!
Cinder smirked as the dragon grimm flew up and curled itself around the tower
Cinder: as much as I would love to stay and fight, I have more important matters to attend to.
She stepped onto the dragon, smiling at the pissed off beacon students who knew they were no match for her and the dragon.
Ruby attempted to once again speed at cinder, only to be slammed back by a wave of fire thanks to our resident fire bitch.
Yang grew angry at the spectacle on the screen
Yang: fight them you coward!
