RWBY : New Challenger

All four members of JNPR charge forward, but only three fighters from BRNZ do the same; the beanie-wearing May Zedong turns around and heads into the trees, cocking her weapon. In the center of the field, leader Brawnz Ni delivers a knee kick to Pyrrha Nikos' shield that sends her skidding back, right before she blocks the claws on his fists with her xiphos. She jerks her sword away and makes him leap back, just as the sniper jumps up into the branches of the forest with the bladed butt of her sniper rifle. Lie Ren readies his StormFlower to attack Nolan Porfirio, who almost gets blindsided by Nora Valkyries swing with Magnhild before he ducks under the attack and attempts to hit her with his cattle prod. The sniper girl finally takes aim from her spot and manages to fire off two rounds near Ren, destroying the rocks behind him. Jaune manages to block the buzzsaw gloves of Roy Stallion with his own shield before he notices the bullets flying and sees the glint of the gun in the leaves.

Jaune: wide-eyed and stumbling over his order "R-R-Retreat!"

Ren glances back at his leader as a shot hits the ground by his feet. He and Nora start running back into the mountains as Jaune and Pyrrha cover their escape by blocking the bullets with their shields. The four leap over a rocky outcropping for cover.

Pyrrha: to Jaune as projectiles keep coming overhead "What do we do?"

Jaune: looking over the edge to see the melee fighters closing in "Spread out! Try to keep moving!" his team follows this just as Brawnz lands a punch on Jaune's shield

May gets even higher in the tree and smiles from behind her scope as she looks at the fight below. Brawnz and Pyrrha continue to duke it out while Nolan slowly advances on Ren when he slides into his path. The prod-wielding warrior looks back at the trees and nods to his hidden ally, who shoots at Ren's feet again and makes him jump around trying to dodge them. Just as he lands, Nolan hits him upside the head with his weapon and is able to easily dodge the retaliatory kick while landing another blow to Ren's knee and a final hit to the chest using the business end of his prod. Electricity shoots through Ren's body before he collapses to the ground beside his childhood friend.

Nora: "Ren!"

Scowling, Nora takes a swing at Nolan, who promptly dodges it and again unleashes his weapon's power into her corset, though this causes a quite different reaction from the grinning redhead.

Port: speaking from his spot on the giant hologram screen overhead with Doctor Bartholomew Oobleck beside him "Oh-ho! Looks like one of my favorite students, Nora Valkyrie, is charging up to use her Semblance!"

Nolan: looking up at the screen with a panicked look "What?"

Oobleck: "Yes, Ms. Valkyrie's Semblance lets her produce, as well as channel, electrical energy straight to her muscles! This allows her to jump explosively into the air, wield her mighty hammer, or in this case, absorb Nolan's attacks and send the young man flying!"

Nolan: turning back to his opponent "What?!"

Nolan finally takes his cattle prod away, but the damage is done: Nora flexes her arms as pink lightning is seen coursing through her body. Nolan attempts to lift his hands up in surrender, but thunder starts sparking from Nora's Aura as she rushes at him. There's a split-second where Nolan's horrified face and Nora's victorious smile are seen close-up on the sides of the screens before the hammer hits head-on and Nolan bounces back across the field, crashing through a rock and staying there when he's stopped moving.

Jaune looks back at the mountaintop on his team's side as a dark storm cloud appears over it, crackling with lightning. He looks over at his energized teammate.

Jaune: "Nora! Get to the mountain!"

Nora: saluting "You got it!" she sprints off to start her climb

Jaune: "Ren! Try and distract the sniper!"

Ren: as another shot nearly misses his head, he slouches, sarcastically replying "Sure... Why not."

The remaining three members of JNPR run forward as Nora hops up and rapidly ascends the mountain. Roy throws the saws from his gloves into Jaune's shield, which still manages to bend the metal and slam the leader's own defense in his face before the weapons return back to their master. Pyrrha gets up close to him, and he delivers a series of spinning swings with his arms into Akoúo̱ as Jaune shakes off his disorientation and charges into battle yet again.

Ruby: from her seat in the stands with the rest of Team RWBY "Yeah! Go get 'em, Jaune!"

Weiss: "Well, he's certainly improved."

Yang: "Yeah, but he ain't got nothing on Pyrrha!"

Back in the fight, Yang's statement is proven true with Pyrrha taking on both Brawnz and Roy, delivering a kick to one as she deftly dodges and blocks the discs of the other, throwing her javelin to distract the latter while she somersaults back to use both feet in landing a blow on Brawnz. May attempts to shoot Ren while he dashes his way toward her position, leaping out of the way of her shots, the flying saws, and even sliding under Pyrrha before he runs at Nolan, weapons blasting until he's close enough to start swinging his blades away. He ducks and deflects each of the cattle prod's attempted hits until he manages to hold it in the pistol's blades and double kicks his opponent, giving him the opportunity to catch Nolan's weapon in his own as the prod is forced behind Nolan's head and leaves him trapped. Ren hides behind the teammate of the sniper, who stops aiming at him and lifts her barrel up to another target.

Ren: as he keeps the struggling Nolan in place "Nora!"

Jaune: as he catches Brawnz's claws with his blade while Nora lifts herself higher and higher to the top "Pyrrha! Up!"

His partner rushes towards him, dodge rolling to avoid a launched saw until she bounds over Brawnz and lands on Jaune's shield. He manages to throw her into the air with her own shield raised to block the kill-shot aimed at Nora. This gives the redhead just enough time reach the peak, and she lifts her hammer up as a bolt of lightning hits the weapon directly. She changes it back into grenade-launching form and pops the front off to reveal six explosives that shoot out over the field in a heart-shaped formation onto the sniper. The poor girl barely has time to gawk before she leaps over to a nearby tree just as the one she was in goes up in pink flames, leaving only a giant scorch mark billowing smoke to block out the coughing sniper's view. She jumps down from the branches just as her three teammates look up and behind them at Nora coming down on them like a meteor, slamming her hammer into the ground and sending the enemies back at the feet of their disoriented teammate.

Jaune: "This is it, guys! Let's finish 'em with team attacks!" raising his sword as he calls out "Ren! Nora! Flower Power!"

Nora: "Wait, what?"

Jaune: lowing his blade as he looks back at his befuddled team "F-Flower Power." his lost friends shrug "That's your team attack name!"

Ren: "Since when?"

Jaune: "Guys, we've been over this!" gesturing at his teammates, not noticing the other team getting up, ready to fight again "Flower Power is Ren and Nora! Ren brings the flower, Nora brings the power!"

Ren: rubbing the back of his head with one of his guns "How do I bring a flower?"

Nora: "No, silly, not a flower! Flour, like in baking!"

Ren: "Why would I bring that?"

Jaune: "I- Uh- No, it's your symbol!"

Pyrrha: "Sooo, what are we?"

Jaune: "Pyrrha!"

Pyrrha: "Sorry! I just want to make sure it's clearly defined."

Jaune: trying to be patient while Team BRNZ looks more confused than their opponents "Pyrrha, you and I are Arkos. It's that thing when we take our shields? Remember?"

Pyrrha: "Arkos?"

Jaune: "Yeah! It's our names put together!"

Pyrrha: "Right, no, I get it..."

Jaune: "What, do you not like it?"

Pyrrha: "No, no! It's... good?"

Nora: "Mmm, I sense hesitation."

Brawnz: finally calling out to them "Hey!" Team JNPR looks back with a collective "Huh?" "What do you think you're doing!?"

Jaune: as if it's extremely obvious "Trying to have a team meeting, thank you very little!"

Nora: "Yeah! Team ears only!" points to her own ears to demonstrate

Brawnz: looks at his shrugging teammates before he goes back to yelling "WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT!"

Jaune: turning back and screaming even louder "AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONVERSATION! WHAT DON'T YOU GET ABOUT THAT!?"

Pyrrha: "Um, Jaune?"

Jaune: annoyed "Yes, Pyrrha?"

Pyrrha: "I think that he means that we're all in the middle of a fight."

The sound of the crowds around them come back in full volume as Jaune remembers the real situation.

Jaune: "Ugh..." putting his sword up to his forehead in exasperation "Nora, just... hit them with the hammer."

Nora: gives one more evil smirk "Got it."

Brawnz: "Wait, what?!"

Before anyone can react, Nora jumps over in front of Team BRNZ, then brings her hammer around to collide with all four screaming fighters as they soar straight into the forcefield surrounding the arena's rim, sliding down to the ground with arms and legs in bent positions they really shouldn't be.

Port: "And with that, it appears Team JNPR wins by knockout, literally! ...Can someone go make sure they're okay?"

Port: Displaying a picture of the four new challengers to his right. "Team NDGO of Shade is certainly a crowd favorite, but these lovely ladies are going against some of the toughest, testosterone-filled teammates we've seen so far! I'm of course talking about... Team SSSN! Sun Wukong and his team are certainly a force to be reckoned with, and although he'll be representing the Mistral Academy of Haven, I'm sure his friends and family back in Vacuo will be cheering him along!"

Weiss: Cupping her hands to sweetly call out. "Good luck, Neptune!"

Neptune: His waving continues until he spots his four beautiful opponents, which causes him to develop a confident attitude as he addresses them. "Ladies."

Weiss: Shock at this simple word turns to her shaking with rage until she angrily gets up and points into the arena. "Break his stupid face, NDGO!"

Neptune: As the crowds get ready and the teams stand on opposite sides from one another. "Alright, girls, try and remember: hands above the waist."

Sun: Grasping Neptune's arm as he apologizes. "Ignore him, for he... Yeah, he's dumb."

Nebula: Laughing as she looks back at their selection. "Alright! Home field advantage!"

Sun: Looking at Nebula. "Don't get too cocky! That's my turf, too!"

Scarlet: Looking down at his attire as the roulette begins again on the other side. "I hope I don't get sand in my shoes."

Neptune: Leaning over and whispering. "Be cool, man."

Dew: When the spinning images stop on a blue symbol of tidal waves. "Hey! The ocean!"

Neptune: Turns and sees the random pick for himself, eyes dilated at his goggles reflect the terrifying image, a slight whimper escaping him. "Huh?"

Ruby: To her teammates. "Uhh, what's wrong with Neptune?"

Blake: Her face is in her hand, unable to look as the sandy beach and pirate shipwreck rises into the arena while Neptune stiffens up with fear until she confides to a surprised Yang. "Oh, no. Neptune's ... afraid of the water."

Oobleck: Shouting to start the match. "3, 2, 1, BEGIN!"

Sage: Calling out to the fleeing teammate. "Neptune, what are you doing?!"

Neptune: Now standing on a ledge near the top of the formation, yelling down to his friends. "Uh, you know, just gaining the higher ground!"

Sun: Exasperatedly. "On the enemy's side?!"

Neptune: Replying to Sun. "They would never expect it!"

Dew: Turning to her allies. "He's not wrong."

Nebula: Calling out her first order. "Open fire!"

Oobleck: As Sage slams the ground with fists upon seeing his image now crossed out on the holographic board. "And NDGO gains the advantage!"

Sun: Calling for help in fighting Octavia. "Neptune!"

Port: Observing the battle. "Oh! And we're down to 3-on-3!"

Sun looks at Neptune fighting with Gwen Darcy as she circles him with her flying knives and Scarlet attempting to go weapon-to-weapon with Dew. She easily dodges a kick then calls upon another sandy cyclone to lift Scarlet up, and he revolves around the spiral until it launches him over the shipwreck. It seems like he's about to be eliminated as well, but he extends his arms and manages to dive onto a part of the mast. Noticing this, Nebula and Gwen rush to pursue him. Scarlet catches the beam and flips himself up, almost losing his balance once the pole is under his feet. He eventually finds his balance right when Nebula closes in and launches an arrow with her crossbow at the mast, using it to jump right up to where Scarlet is. She folds up the sides of her weapon into a blade to cross swords with her opponent, the both of them trading blows while ducking and missing, then Scarlet is struck by Nebula's hilt and counters with a kick to the head. Nebula circles the mast and deflects another blow, then slams her blade over Scarlet's and forces him to lean back on the post. Luckily, he manages to get his sword back out from the trap and feign a swing at Nebula's feet before knocking into her with his elbow, causing the NDGO leader to fall into the sand below.

From his position, Scarlet sees Gwen continue to throw her knives at Sun, and he smirks before whipping out his pistol and shooting the hilt guard as a grappling hook to get her by the ankle.

Scarlet: Smirking as he hooks Gwen's ankle. "Gotcha!"

He uses the cord to lift Gwen into the air while he slowly comes down to the ground, only to land directly beneath her as she attempts to protect her modesty while knives start raining down from her dress. Scarlet quickly adopts a pose that somehow allows him to miss every single blade that comes crashing down into the sand at his feet, which he gives a sigh of relief to. His luck doesn't hold when Dew leaps near Sun, causing the monkey Faunus to find his new improvised weapons in the form of two coconuts he knocks out the palm tree beside him, which he throws at his opponent only to get them knocked right back at him, now spontaneously catching fire as they travel. Sun narrowly misses them both, but Scarlet gets one straight to the face, and the other lands in a place that makes him squeal in unimaginable pain while dropping his Aura levels into elimination.

Sun: Sighing after Scarlet gets eliminated. "Nuts!"

Sun: Looking from Scarlet to Dew as she summons a few water blue tornadoes that he tries to dodge around. "Uh, Neptune? Could use some help, buddy!"

Neptune: Calling back to his leader with his excuses. "Uh, you know, uh, it would probably be better if you came over here! Yeah, I can guard this... sector! We're in lockdown mode!"

Sun: Looking around infuriated as Nebula manages to shoot the cord holding Gwen up in the background. "What are you talking about? There's nothing to lock down!"

Neptune: Doubling down on his excuse. "Lockdown! Right! You got it!"

Sun: Jumping out from Dew's attempt to pierce him with her spear as he calls out to Neptune. "Dude, I know you're afraid of water, but you gotta—"

He stops yelling when a blue shot knocks an attacking Dew out of midair and into the water.

Neptune: Defensive after firing the shot. "There! I helped! Are you happy now!?"

Neptune: Pausing briefly. "Also, I am not afraid of water, and I have no idea what you are talking about!"

Dew manages to get back up as Nebula and Gwen join their comrade, lifting their weapons and ready to fight once more.

Sun: Frustrated as he gestures at the three with both hands. "NEPTUNE!"

Neptune: Conceding nervously. "Okay, fine! Just get out of the water!"