Chp. 14 Forever Fall Part 2

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He slams down onto the watch as the light fades Ben is now an humanoid amphibian like alien covered in multiple eyes. He looks at himself before heading into battle to rescue his friend.

 He looks at himself before heading into battle to rescue his friend

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Eyeguy: Eye guess this will do.
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Cardin is attempting to run from the following Ursa, but it leaps over its prey and claws him away. He tries to get up and crawl away.

Cardin: Crap! Crap, crap!

Pyrrha gives a worried luck as the heroes arrive to the scene.

Pyrrha: Oh, no!

They watch as the Ursa leans over the helpless victim, raising its paw and swiping it down... only to be blocked by Jaune's shield, Crocea Mors. He struggles to defend a stunned Cardin from its attempts to lean on him, watching him struggle Ben raises his hands, his palms charged and ready to fire.

Eyeguy: Eye got this!

Pyrrha: Wait!

Jaune takes the shield out from the Ursa's paw and slashes at its stomach, causing it to lash out and try to crush him. He rolls out of the way and jumps over its swipe at his feet, but he is unprepared for when it launches a claw at him in midair. He lands far away, yet is immediately back on his feet and passing Cardin as he charges again. The Ursa knocks Jaune behind it when he tries for a leaping attack, and he looks at the Scroll in his shield to find out that his Aura level is in the red. He grows angry again and starts to run at the Ursa as it also begins to dash towards him.

As they are just about to clash in slow-motion, Pyrrha sees that Jaune has left himself completely open to the Ursa's attack, and lifts her hand out to him, gathering dark red energy in her arm. Just as the Ursa is about to hit him, the glow surrounds Jaune's shield and makes it lift up to block the swipe. Jaune uses the surprise defensive move to lean on the ground, push his shield back up, and swing his blade right through the Ursa's neck. The head falls to the ground as the body slams onto the ground.

Ruby: Uhhh... What?

Weiss: How did you...?

Ben: Yeah, eye am just as confused you guys.

Ben deactivates the Omnitrix turning himself human.

Pyrrha: Well, Ruby has her speed, you have your glyphs. My Semblance is polarity.

Ruby: Whoa, you can control poles...

Weiss: No, you dunce! It means she has control over magnetism!

Ruby: Magnets are cool, too...

Ben: Huh, kinda like Lodestar.

Pyrrha: Another one of your aliens I presume.

Ben: Yeah.

Weiss: How many of those things do you have?

Ben: What can I say, I'm slimy, freaky, fast, and strong. I'm  every shape and size.

Pyrrha then begins to leave.

Weiss: Wait, where are you going?

Ruby: Yeah! We gotta tell them what happened!

Pyrrha: We could... Or perhaps we could keep it our little secret?

Ben: Yeah. Jaune needs this.

She walks away again, Ben following behind as Ruby and Weiss smile to each other in understanding and a bruised Jaune sheathes his weapon before going over to Cardin.

Cardin, still covered in sap, looks up at Jaune as his savior offers a hand. Cardin smiles as he takes it and is lifted back up on his feet.

Cardin: Holy crap, Jaune!

Jaune: Don't ever mess with my team - my friends - ever again. Got it?

Cardin looks intimidated, possibly even apologetic. With his order spoken, Jaune turns and walks away from a frozen Cardin.
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Later that night, on top of the dorm building, a uniformed Jaune stands on the edge and looks into the distance at the green lights of Beacon.

Pyrrha: No Cardin tonight? I thought you two were best buds?

Jaune: Pyrrha... I'm sorry. I was a jerk! You were only trying to be nice, and... I had all this stupid macho stuff in my head-

Pyrrha: Jaune! It's okay! Your team really misses their leader, you know.

She begins to walk to the exit.

Pyrrha: You should come down! Ren made pancakes! No syrup, though - you can thank Nora for that!

He smiles, but holds out his hand and calls out.

Jaune: Wait!

Pyrrha turns around, and Jaune looks sheepish.

Jaune: I know I don't deserve it after all that happened, but... would you still be willing to help me... to help me become a better fighter?

Pyrrha turns around so a worried Jaune won't see her satisfied smile. She goes up to Jaune and suddenly pushes her leader to the ground.

Jaune: Hey!

Pyrrha: Your stance is all wrong. You need to be wider and lower to the ground.

She offers him her hand, which he graciously accepts, and they continue to hold on to and grin at each other.

Pyrrha: Let's try that again.

The two of them continue to  train as the night sky shines over the school.
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