RWBY Volume 3: When It All Falls Down (Ruby Rose x Male OC)

CHAPTER 6 - B: Day two in the Tournament.

Lloyd's Clone POV

Hours before Lloyd's training with Qrow

The Amity Colleseumis still floating high amid the cheers of an excited audience as the two opposing pairs of partners for the match, the grinning Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai against a confident Coco Adel and meditating Yatsuhashi Daichi, wait in the center of the stadium for the holographic roulette to pick the field. Here I am currently hiding myself from the people I know as they know the real Lloyd.

Port over the broadcaster speakers: Emerald and Mercury of Haven, versus Coco and Yatsuhashi of Beacon!

After the announcement, I saw Scarlet with Fox, Ruby, Lloyd, the rest of team RWBY, and team SSSN.

Scarlet: "Good luck you two!"

Lloyd: "Yeah! We'll be cheering for you!"

And with that, I focused on the Arena. The Colosseum chooses four fields to rise up from below in quarter sections: A patch of tall grassy plains which has a single tree and some rocks; the ruins of a city, complete with buildings holding shattered windows and rubble among the pavement; a hot spring containing geyser spots along a small river and some blue dust crystal growths; and a familiar section of dense forest.

Coco: "Hey, love that outfit kid."

Emerald: I'll try not to get blood on it.

Yatsuhashi: *getting up as he removes from his back* "I can't promise you'll leave without a scratch."

Emerald: *stretching out her arm* "I won't be the one bleeding."

Coco: "Ooh, I like her!"

Lloyd (Clone): Is it just me or I'm having a bad feeling about these two...?

Port along with the countdown behind the combatants: "Three, two, one, begin!"

Instead of charging forward, Mercury and Emerald slowly walk back into the tall grass and disappear behind the leaves, which got me confused.

Lloyd (Clone): Okay, why are they falling back...? Is this part of their strategy?

Coco and Yatsuhashi smile at each other before the leader pops out her Gatling Gun and begins mowing down the field as the crowds of sunglasses-wearing fans roar their approval, even when bullets nearly hit them from the other side of the forcefield. Coco lets up as she and Yatsuhashi realize the two opponents aren't in the plains section anymore.

Coco: "Huh?"

Blake: "Watch out!"

Luckily Blake warned them as Mercury drops from the sky, aiming for Coco, but Yatsuhashi pushes her out of the way and blocks with his blade, pushing him back. Coco opens fire at him again, though Mercury is able to outrun each shot.

Sun: "He's good."

Lloyd: "Yeah! The last time I fought him, he's so hard to beat."

Scarlet: "Yeah, but where's the girl?"

Mercury reaches the two and kicks away Coco's while dodging Yatsuhashi's blade, then delivering a double blow to the giant warrior before jumping over Coco's continued barrage of bullets. He lands on the barrels and kicks her in the face, leaping over another of Yatsuhashi's swings, only to let himself be hit so he can get behind Coco and force her to press the muzzle up to her own teammate. Everyone stands still until Coco compresses her weapon back into its handbag form and tries to hit Mercury with Yatsuhashi, but he deftly jumps back and launches two blasts from his boots that the members of CFVY deflect.