Terry thrust his swords down with a roar, stabbing the Grimm beneath him. He and the other students have been fighting hard to protect the wounded,with Ozpin and Goodwitch moving to saftey. The Grimm seemed to keep coming in waves, a constant stream of enemies coming through the schools walls. They had lost a lot of Hunters already and at this rate were going to keep losing them if they couldnt put a stop to this. Terry pulled his swords out and looked over at his steam, who was fighting close by. Ellie slammed her mace into a Haven solider and sent him flying accross the courtyard, while Reggie punched a Ursa hard on its face plate, his gauntlet smashing it. Xenia stood behind them, using a semblance spell to heal another student. He knew they could handle themselves, and smiled a little as he watched them work. It made him proud to see his team in action like this and filled him with confidence. They could do this.

  The Grimm wave finlly stopped after a few minuets and the students rested, knowing another would be coming any second. Some helped the wounded back inside the school while some mourned fallen friends, the aftermath of battle strewn all around them. Terry formed his bow again and slung it on his back, walking back to where Jaune was standing. His clothes were torn and his sword bloody, but his fae was set in a determaned look. Pyrah stood beside him, her attitude calm and collected even in battle. She noticed Terry as he approced and smiled softly, her expression sad.

"How you holding up?" She asked. Terry returned the smile and looked over the courtyard. "As well as one could get in a situation like this. You all OK?"

"Yeah, were alright. I hope that was the last of them."

A loud roar sounded in the distance and Jaune gestured toward the enterence. "Guess not. Here they come again."

The students all ran to their positions and readied themselves, another wave of Grimm on its way. Only this time they were not alone. Terrys team stood beside them as the Grimm walked in, led by three new induviduals. Snapshot and Blink walked side by side with one more person, one who was a full head taller than the rest. He wore no shirt, his whole body rippeling with muscle. He wore a pair of dark green cargo pants that were tucked into his combat boots and had long blonde hair with green eyes. He walked forward as the rest stopped a few yards away, the two sides stareing each other down. The man walked into the space between the gorups and raised his voice to address them, his voice loud and commanding. "Hunters of Beacon! This is your final chance to surrender. Lay down your weapons now, and we will show you mercy. You will not be asked again. What is your answer?"

A rock came sailing from the crowd of Hunters and hit the man on the forehead, getting a small laugh from them. "Thats my answer, fish lips!" Ellie shouted back, the other hunters dropping into their battle stances. The man growled and glared at the girl. "So be it. Destroy them!"

The Grimm roared and charged, the students running to meet them. The large man walked accross the battlefield towards Ellie and her team, his face cold. Reggie gave her a look and cracked hi knuckles. "Fish lips? Thats all you could come up with?"

"What? I thought it was funny."

The man stood before them and stared them down, being almost a foot taller than the Hunters. "You are going to pay for that, girl."

Ellie smirked and shouldered Heartbreaker. "Sorry, I left my purse back at the dorm."

The man sneered and cracked his knuckles. "You dare insult me further, whelp? Then you shall face the wrath of Thunder, the Defender!"

"You just had to make him angry, huh?" Reggie said to her as he charged hid gauntlets. Ellie shrugged off her mace and held it ready, Terry knocking an arrow. "You can argue about it later, lets just take this guy." Xenia opened her book and created a white orb in her hand, the light pulsing with energy. "Then I suggest we stop talking and get on with the fight."

Thunder leaned his head back and roared before charging the team. T-REX stood their ground and waited as he came closer, jumping at them with a raised fist. "Move!" Terry cried and they rushed in to meet him, the students shouting a battle cry as Thunder fell upon them.

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Nora gave her hammer a swing and sent a Haven solider flying, Blink diving to the ground as the man blew over him and into a wall behind him, smashing through it. Blink stood and dusted himself off, looking at Nora. "You know, you could really hurt someone with that thing."

Nora put the hammer on his shoulder and smirked, blowing her orange hair out of her face. "Thats kinda the idea. Care to try it out?"

Blink reached down to his side and pulled out two black rods that he clicked together to for a staff, the tips of both ends emiting a blue glow, the electricity crackiling. "Not really, no. How about we ditch this fight, go get a bite to eat instead?"

Nora laughed and readied herself, a firm two handed grip on her hammer. "Sorry, but I dont date killers."

Blink looked hurt. "Well then you're in luck, I haven't killed anyone. I just fight for what I think is right." He twirled his staff and bounced on the balls of his feet. "So, date still on the table?"

"We'll see." Nora dashed in and swung, Blink just barely dashing back in time as it whiffed past his face. The boy twirled his staff and blinked forward, his attack blocked by Noras hammer with a clang of metal. His attackes were fast, really fast, but she shrugged most of them off, seeing how they lacked much brute strength. Nora laughed and caught his staff on her hammer, locking their weapons together. Bling tried to tug it free but couldnt budge it. "Hey, thats mine! And what's so funny?"

Nora smiled. "You are. Your attacks are adorable, its like fighitng a puppy!"

"Ah, dude, thats cold." He let go of his staff and blinked behind her, kicking her in her in the back. Nora stummbled at the sudden attack and he blinked in front of her again, landing a solid punch to her jaw. Nora had to admit, although he wasn't super strong, the kid could punch. His fists moved in a blur, the boy raining down punches faster than she could see. Nora grit her teeth and dropped her hammer, putting her arms up to block. Blink went low and drove his fist into her gut, casuing her to drop her guard. "Peek-a-boo!" He rocked her hard with a right cross and sent her to the ground, the boy putting his arms up in triumph. "And down goes the redhead! The crowd goes wild!"

Nora smiled and grabbed her hammer, standing up as is back was turned. She tapped him on the shoulder, Blink turning around in surprise. Nora brought her hammer back, the smile still there. "Can't kncok out the fan favorite!" She swung the hammer and hit Blink in the chest, blasting him into the sky. "Call meeeeee!" He cried as he flew across the battlefield and out of sight. Nora shook her head and shouldered herr hammerr again. "Goofball."

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Snapshot stood up from behind his cover and fired his pistols, the bullets bounching off Pyrahs shield. He ducekd again as more fire pelted his position and he reloaded his guns, grabbing two more mags from his belt. His armor was scratched and cut, but holding. His face mask was also cut, but nothing serious. Just then Blink came sailing overhead and hit the building in front of him, landing on the ground in a heap. Snapshot moved and pulled him to cover beside him and Blink rolled onto his back, his head spinning. "I..I think Im in love.."

"Nows not the best time to get googly eyed over some broad, man." He stood and retured fire for a second before sitting back down. "You look like you got hit by a truck."

Blink coughed as he laughed. "She's a rough one. Hows my face?"

Snapshot looked him over. "Nose is broken."

"Is it bad?"

"Nah, its an improvement. Like something out of Fight Club."

"Dont talk about Fight Club!"

Snapshot shook his head and stood, shooting again. "Look man, this is getting to dangeorus. I want you to get to safety, OK?"

Blink looked at him like he was crazy. "You cant be serious."

"I am serious! If you stay, you may not make it out of here in one piece! You need to-"

He was cut off by a gunshot wound to the chest, his armor taking a chunk of the damage. He was knocked off his feet and fell back, leaning against a wall. Blink moved over to him concenred, seeing the wound was bad. Snapshot grabbed his arm and looked him dead in the eye. "Theres nothing more you can do here Toby. This is a lost fight, just get out alive."

Blink looked at the battlefield around him and saw the Grimm getting beat back, and turned to his friend one more time. "Dont do anything stupid, OK?" He asked.

Snapshot groaned as he took his mask off. "Who do you think I am? Now go."

Blink held back tears as he knew what was going to happen and stood, dashing away in a blur of blue light. Snapshot stood slowly and picked up a pistol an looked up to see Pyrah standing in front of him, her spear and shield at her side. "Surrender yourself, marksman. We can give you medical attention if you drop your weapon."

Snapshot laughed lightly. "As nice as that sounds, I think a warriors death is better." He raised his pistol and took a shot at the girl, who blocked it with her shield and threw her spear, the weapon slamming straight into his chest, breaking the armor. The man groaned and he held the spear as he fell to his knees before rolling to the ground, his face finally relaxing. Pyrah pulled the spear out and looked at the man at her feet with a solom expression. "Then I grant your wish. You may have your honor."

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Thunder staggered back as Rggie punched him, his wounds bleeding all over. T-REX stood oveer him with weapons ready, Thunder at one knee. "Its over Thunder. Give it up."

The man laughed coldly. "It is over...but not for me." He pulled a vial from his belt and broke it, letting the Grimms blood trickle down his throat. His eyes went wide and turned red, his body seeming to double in size in a matter of seconds. He laughed again, this time more beast like in sound as he stood, his chest growing orange. "While this blood may destroy me in the end, i still have enough time to kill all of you." Thunder roared and charged forward, the student diving out of the way as fast as they could. Reggie wasnt fast enough and the man grabbed him by the throat, lifting him off the ground. "Ive noticed you regenerate." Thunder said in a deep, growly voice. "Regenerate this." He punched his hand into his chest and crushed his heart, tearing out a gaping hole as he dropped the boy to the ground. Terry and the others watched in shock as Thunder stood over Reggies body, Terry feeling like his own heart had been ripped out. Ellie screamed in rage and sorrow as she ran forward, her mace in hand. Terry saw her and called for her to stop, but it was to late. Thunder turned to her and batted her aside, the backhand sending her crashing through a wall and breaking her spine. Thunder laughed as the glow in his chest began to get brighter, the blood starting to overload.

"See now fools? This is what the power of the Grimm can do!"

Terry knocked and arrow and let it fly, the explosive tip staggering Thunder. He looked at him coldly and groweld. "Insect." Thunder dashed over and kneed the boy hard in the ribs, Terry feeling several crack and break. He dropped to his knees and Thunder lifted him up by his shirt, growling as he drew him close. "The blood will soon overpower me, but the explosion will be enough to wipe out every Hunter here. In the end, it will be you that looses."

Terry smirked. "I..dont think so..Xenia!"

Suddenly Thunder was surrounded by a white glow, an aura field progecting itself around him. He dropped Terry and staggered back, trying to get the field off of him. "What is this!?"

Terry smirked from where he lay. "Its a containment field..the only thing blowing up here..is you."

Thunder looked at his chest as the glow grew bright and hot. "No..no!!" He looked at Terry in fury as his chest swelled, his body erupting in a massive fireball. The containment field streched as the explosion pushed it outward, the other hunters all diving for cover. Xenia strained to hold the power in as she looked at Terry, the boy to close to the blast now. "Run Terry! I cant hold it much longer!"

The boy struggled to his feet as the explosion neared the breaking point, Terry unable to walk more than a few steps before falling. He looked at Xenia and smiled, the expression soft and loving. "Its OK Xenia..Ill be fine."

The girl held on for a second longer, looking at her team leader sadly as the bubble broke, the energy to much to hold. The courtyard was blasted by a wave of energy that shook the whole area, Terry blasted off his feet and thrown across the yard. Xenia was thrown off her feet as well, landing hard a few feet away, her energy drained. The courtyard fell silent as the dust finally settled once more, a crater now where Thunder once stood.

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Nix and the others ran up to Beacons enternance as fast as they could, the remaining Grimm in the city now running back to the forest. They had heard the explosion as they neared the courtyard and Nix feared the worst, hoping that Beacon was still intact. He gasped as he looked at the destruction, the courtyard and school in shambles and ruins. Dead were scattered around, and a large crater sat in the center of it all. Ruby cried out and ran past him, Nix following her to the broken body of Terry. Ruby knelt over him and his head in her lap, tears already starting to form. "Terry? Terry! Please, wake up, please!"

Terry weakly opened his eyes, his breath shallow. "H..hey Ruby.."

The girl smiled sadly at him and stroked his cheek. "There there, dont talk. We can get you some help-"

"No." He said weakly as he looked at her. "Its to late for me..I can feel it.."

"Dont say that..we can do something, just hold on."

Terry smiled at her and put his hand to her face, wiping a tear away. "You be good, OK Little Red? Be a strong hunter..I know you can." Terrys eyes fluttered closed as his hand fell away, his chest no longer moving. Ruby held him close and began to sob, loud and gasping cries echoing though the battle torn landscape. Her sister came over and held her as well, the young girl burying her head in her chest. Nix looked back at the battlefield around them as the other hunters began to walk into the open, Jaune and the others all standing around team RWBY with Xenia, the last member of T-REX. Just as the battle seemed to be over one final figure walked though the school entryway. Nix looked over at who it was and his face turned stern, knowing he had one last enemy left to face.

Iolite Spherule.