Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5999656-20160207063839/@comment-5999656-20160422055957

Fen felt a wave of satisfaction at having successfully landed a blow on Cyzarine. She pulled her balance back up so she was on her knees, but the sound of grinding chainsaw blades turned her blood to ice. She'd exposed her back to Cyzarine's boots, which were now about to shred straight through her torso. Stupid - she should have never trusted the girl to hold back.

Oh shi-

The sound of an explosion sounded out just as she felt something bumping into her left upper arm, and her balance was offset once more as the force of the explosion sent her sprawling onto the grass. By the time she had pulled herself back up again and reoriented herself, and the clumps of dirt and dust finally cleared, Fen turned to see Respersio a few meters away, with his crossbow raised and another Dust bolt already notched into place. The rest of Team RASB formed a protective semicircle around her, standing between her and Cyzarine. Bernhardt's elelctroshock batons were buzzing with energy, while Saria's submachine gun was out and Automne had adopted a defensive stance, with her cavalry sabre drawn as well. Platinum, meanwhile, had her sniper rifle unfolded and aimed at Cyzarine, but as Fen watched she got off her one knee to jog over.

Respersio stepped forward with her crossbow still pointed, and said in a low and vaguely menacing voice, "That's enough now."

Platinum came up, and the expression on her face was one of mixed fear and suppressed anger. She went to Fen and bent down to her friend's level.

"You need to get to the infirmary.'

''Huh? ''Fen's right hand instinctively strayed to her upper left arm, and came away coated with a warm, sticky liquid. Her eyes widened as she saw two gashes through her jacket, on her arm and shoulder, showing the blood quickly welling up underneath. The chainsaws had ripped through her Aura, and in another half-second she would have lost her arm as well. Fen began to shake as the shock set in, and all she could do was stare up at Cyzarine in barely-comprehending horror. The girl had been prepared to kill her without a second thought...

"Bernie, you and I will take Fen to see the school nurse," Resper said shortly, as though he were holding in a turmoil of emotions of his own. "Let's go." The punk complied silently, but Platinum had a question.

"So we're done here, huh?" She said, rising. Respersio stopped but didn't turn around.

"No. You've got a fight to finish." And with hat he picked up Fen in his arms and quickly walked away. Only when the trio had departed did Platinum whirl on Cyzarine.

"You really have no self-control, do you?! Anybody who even remotely threatens you dies, is that it?!"

"Platinum," Automne quietly interjected, but her word was unheard.

"Good job, you win, okay?" Platinum continued on her rant. "Yay, you're stronger than Fen, and me and Raizel. But do you really have to kill us to get that point through?"

"Platinum," Automne interrupted, louder this time. Time for her to test that hypothesis she'd formed last night.

"I think I'd like to talk to Cyzarine in private after this, but we do have a fight to settle," she said, getting up as well. Her tail, which was lashing side to side, was the only thing that betrayed her own trepidation, as her face remained calmly set. She turned to face the green-haired girl. "Stay put, alright?" She then took her position in the field opposite Raizel and Platinum, and Saria moved so that he was standing next to the fox faunus. Finally, he spoke, a deep rumble.

"When you're ready."

Platinum could only gaze at them in shock, but at least it gave her a chance to release her pent-up emotion from last night. She shook her head, but then refocused on the two. Clearly Team RASB had never trusted Cyzarine from the start of the day, and Automne wasn't one for pretentious mystery. So they had a plan, hm?

"When, you're ready, Raizel," Platinum muttered.