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TEAM RAIN: ARC 4 CH5 - INTO THE FRAY

A WRITE UP FOR THE REST OF TEAM RAIN: CHAPTER 5

At Zenith, we cut to Roderick Lincoln’s seemingly lifeless body on the floor of the cell - following his beatdown at the mechanical hands of Sterling Braith. Fellow Lincoln Clan prisoner, Primrose, takes his pulse while the young bear faunus Fennel, stands next to her. He asks if Roderick is dead, and Primrose looks down.

Oak Holm remarks that two Lord Lincolns are dead in a matter of months, that it’s hopeless. Loden Lincoln asks if they should call a Braith to deal with the body, which Crete berates him for - their hopes lie with Artemis now, if she pulls through.

Primrose quickly exclaims, and we cut back to Roderick. His body is now covered in ruddy red aura, which quickly turns to a bright light that fills the room as the Lincolns shield their eyes. Once the light fades, they look back at Roderick, who lies still for a second - then stirs and wakes up.

As Roderick looks at his hands in shock, Primrose tells him they thought he was dead. He replies “I think I was - looks like I got better.”

Fennel feels his cheek, where he was bruised by one of the Braiths at some point, and notes that Roderick didn’t just heal himself - he healed them all. Loden is incredulous; not only did Roderick heal himself from death, but everyone else in the room is healthy again too.

A voice calls to Roderick from offscreen, and we see Artemis sitting up - finally awake. She asks what she missed.

Note: This scene introduces Roderick’s semblance, following his aura being awakened in Arc 3 Chapter 5. His semblance is named “Revival” - his aura is only active at the exact moment of death and revives him in a burst of light, healing anyone caught in its area of effect at the time.

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Team RAIN prepares to leave for Zenith with Raleigh Radcliff. There’s a fairly ceremonious farewell scene.

Akane and Nanako end a call from Makkuro Sekinetsu, the huntress who trained them. Makkuro ensures their siblings are safe at a lodge.

Jin is leaving with RAIN - Isambard and Petra assure her they’ll be fine. Peach says her team will look after Jin’s, but is sad they’re parting ways when they just met after so many years. Jin affirms that she’ll be back.

Irving hugs his mother, and his father repeats that he’s proud of him - and if he dies in Zenith, he’ll sue the pants off the Braiths.

Robin tells Maylis that Marron’s family and Irving’s brother are going to look after her. Maylis asks if Robin is actually going to come back. Robin is unable to lie and confirm, knowing how dangerous the Braiths are, so instead she tells her she’ll do her best - and if she does, she’ll come back with the “best present ever” (This refers to Roderick, Maylis’ father).

Lilli asks Robin how she can help from Mistral, and Robin tells her that as the oldest Lincoln left, she needs to take charge as representative of the Clan. Lilli sarcastically retorts that they’ve been doing a great job so far, so Robin relents and tells her to ace her entry exam for Combat School. Lilli grins “Kick some ass? Now that’s something I can do.”

Akane and Nanako head to the ship, but Nanako lingers for a moment. Akane calls to her, and Nanako sighs - she’s not coming. She tells Akane that she wants to, but she looks at the people staying behind and knows that’s where she needs to be - not just because she’s the leader of Team NPIR, but because she can feel it in her heart. Something in her wants to prove she can protect her friends and family more than it wants to hunt down the Braiths.

Akane clutches her sister’s arm and tells her it’s fine - she’d be happier if Nanako stayed. She almost lost her once (Arc 3 Chapter 8-9), she’d prefer not to inflict the danger of Zenith on her again. Nanako removes her scarf and gives it to Akane, telling her to keep warm, then unties her hair and instructs her sister to give the hair-tie to Marina. Akane assures her they’ll only be gone a few days and she doesn’t need to give away her belongings, but Nanako tells her it’s a gesture so that Akane knows she’ll always have her back.

Nanako smiles, and tells Akane she’ll make her proud. Akane, never the hugging sort, embraces her sister and tells her she already has.

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We see Raleigh’s ship flying through the air. Snow in the sky tells us that they’ve made it to Solitas.

An establishing shot of a small, industrial settlement built around a giant electric dust crystal is underlined with the title “FARADAY.”

Raleigh looks over his shoulder from the cockpit and tells them they’ve arrived at the nearest settlement to Zenith (he got a rough location from Mason of the Crazy Bunch), but there are readings of Grimm activity all over the place. He tells them to hop out of the ship and make a start on the Grimm - he’ll catch up, but “parking is a nightmare.”

Team RAIN and the newly formed “Team PALM” (Jin-Shi Pan, Marron Armona, Wil Lincoln, Marina Lincoln), leap out of the ship and employ their landing strategies.

There would be a page or two of both teams showing off their skills by killing Grimm - Wil would swing wide, then pull his sword in close for Jin to vault over his back and kick a Grimm. Marina and Marron would fire back to back, then we’d run backwards through the members of RAIN, starting with Nyssa and ending on Robin, each doing something cool.

Irving finishes a Grimm off, then rounds a street corner - where he’s met with the sight of Tahlia Braith commanding drones to kill Grimm around her, barely moving from where she stands. The two lock eyes, then realisation sets in and Tahlia mumbles “oh sugar,” censoring her own swear.

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We see Raleigh’s ship fly overhead, his emblem clearly emblazoned on its sides as a silhouetted figure watches on. We quickly learn this figure is Otso Umber, kitted out with two fresh prosthetic eyes. Enraged by the sight of his teammate-turned-mortal-enemy, he roars and begins to charge after it.

That is, until someone tackles him from the side and both sail through the front window of a butcher’s shop.

When Otso comes too after a few moments, he’s pinned to the ground face-down. Gardner Braith has a foot on his back and is restraining him. Gardner’s cleaver now has a cable hanging from the base which ends with a meat hook. He uses the cable to try to strangle Otso and commands him to give up, but Otso pushes the man off of him and flees in the direction of a meat locker, firing his shotgun to prevent Gardner giving chase.

Shrugging off the gunfire, Gardner stands up, heads for the meat locker and remarks that “they always have to take the difficult option.”

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Otso stumbles through the meat locker as Gardner again appeals to him to give up and die quickly, lest he suffer more if he drags this out. Otso retorts he won’t make Gardner’s life easy.

Gardner tells him that if Otso resists, Kamala will likely go after his family - but Otso is unconvinced; Kamala will kill them anyway… Gardner best hope Otso doesn’t get to the Braiths first as he could “snap little Tahlia’s neck like a dry twig.”

Gardner charges, angered, but Otso dodges and finds his back up against the exit door. Charging it open, he turns and uses his newfound sight to inflict his semblance (the ability to cause pain through eye contact) on Gardner, causing the man to fall to one knee as he suffers.

When Gardner recovers, Otso is gone, leaving him in an empty street.

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Raleigh, now having parked his ship, begins to cut through Grimm with his dual hatchets. Before he can take a breath, a shot hits his ship and startles him. His name is yelled from offscreen, and Otso makes himself known.

Raleigh: “Well, look what the cat dragged in. About time you showed up. We’re well overdue for a few rounds in the ring, aren’t we? ”

The duo begin to pace around one another, slinging insults and incidents from their shared past at one another.

Raleigh: “You’re looking rough, old friend. Is it the eyes, or the fact you’ve been bulking on Grimm?”

Otso: “Don’t act like you’re any better than me. Walking out on your wife the second you laid eyes on a younger model. Maybe I’ll seek out young Cordovan when we’re done here. See how reacts once I’ve killed his father.”

Raleigh: “You leave my boy outta this.”

Otso: “That’s rich coming from the man who keeps tabs on my granddaughter. You roped family into this before I did.”

Raleigh prepares a charge.

Raleigh: “I think we’ve had enough chatter -- just follow my voice if your eyes aren’t up to it. Let’s get this over with.”

Otso prepares a charge.

Otso: “My goddamn pleasure.”

The duo leap at each other.

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bustin-a-hazelnut · 3 years

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RAIN's ARC 4 Predictions - Part 2

So, here’s the second half of my theories on what awaits us in RAIN’s finale. I made sure to keep this one shorter & less detailed, because most of them are pretty vague & self-explanatory, and long paragraphs of this would simply be a drag to read through. No survival percentages either, as I don’t expect many casualties on the “team good” side.

Team RAIN

To start off, I fully expect our guys to win the day, eliminate the Braith threat & stay together as a team of young hunters, ready to face off against new challenges (but am not adverse to the idea of a final, that isn't a traditionally "happy ending").

Robin’s big struggle is bound to be facing & defeating Kamala.

Her fears of loosing more people could cause some disagreements (particularly with Marron), but I expect those to be resolved & for them to stay happily together.

Robin’s newly realized main motivation of being kind & doing good could very well drive her to reach out to some of the more “redeemable” Braiths & offer them a chance to give up on Kamala’s masterplan & start anew.

There’s gonna be more focus on Irving, now that his family is involved.

His & Nyssa’s “archnemesis” among the Braiths is Viola (much like Kamala is Robin’s), so it’s nice to see them face off against her.

Romance between the two of them will continue gradually developing (plz give me some precious lovebird moments ; _ ; )

Nyssa has a talk with her mom about Pitch ahead of her.

I don’t expect her to show any interest in seeing him again, though.

When it comes to Akane, I sorta draw a blank, but I fully expect her storyline to be heavily associated with William (I’m not holding out my hopes for a classic romance with a happily ever after, but the chemistry between the two is undeniable).

The Lincoln Clan

While on the subject of Willl, he’s the one I have quite a bad feeling about – the way I see it, he could very well become one of the arc’s casualties. Not many in-comic clues for this that I can think of, but his overall troubled personality, complicated bond with Akane, lack of positive connections to other characters – it just gives me this sense of danger looming over him (needless to say, I don’t want anything like this to occur, but a theory is a theory).

My precious daughter Lilliana is bound to finally open up about her struggles & get a fucking friend.

Seriously, I have very little idea of whom it’ll be or how it’ll happen, but it has to. I’ve waited since reading the first comic pages that featured her, & I believe I’m not about to be disappointed.

The only certain thing I know I am hyped about is her facing Artemis once she is rescued.

There is also her majorly unnoticed connection with Pitch, but I’ll leave that for his section of the post.

Tobin is probably about to come out any moment now, and I firmly believe, that when it comes to Braiths, her & Viorel will get a heart to heart, and she could very well get a proposition of a lifetime from them. Of course, they could be using it to manipulate her, and uncovering their plot/outsmarting them could be a chance for her to shine. I’m not sure how it’ll work in the plot technically, but these two interacting is too good an opportunity to pass up.

I expect Artemis to wake up from her coma – she needs to learn about Tobin, and also finally be confronted with Lilli's storm of emotions & realize how badly she’s fucked up with her girl (and, y’know, work on fixing it).

However, the damage she suffered will probably prevent her from fighting ever again.

I am not sure how, but Roderick will regain his courage & play his part in bringing the Braiths down. I won’t say he’ll survive for sure (the idea of Maylis as a lord seems to be favoured by some), but at the same time, killing many more members of Robin’s family feels like too much.

I’ll group Marron here, since she is basically Robin’s family at this point – it would be nice to see her gain more independence & not just stay “the love interest”. She embarked on that path already when she stood up to Sterling, and should definitely go further in that direction: take more initiative, express opinions, that don’t necessarily correlate well with Robin’s – altogether, be her own person more than just "main hero's girl".

The rest of them

The remaining free members of the Crazy Bunch (Bianca & Rufus iirc) will probably get tracked down – if Kamala can spare any manpower to silence them. It’s also possible for her to just forget about them, since they aren’t likely to confront officials about the Braith threat, and if her plan is successful, they’re going down with the rest of humanity regardless. I like the idea of them sharing the Braith money & just laying low & enjoying themselves offscreen, while the final battle breaks out.

Beyond learning more about him from Maera, Pitch isn’t likely to play a role in the plot again. I have very little hope for him making another appearance, but if that could possibly be, Lilliana has to be the reason it does (since Nyssa’s already had enough of that man for a lifetime).

I don’t think many people paid attention to it, but there was clearly some sort of semi-bond between Lilli & Pitch – probably due to them both being the clan’s outcasts. Even though he’s about to be dragged away, it’d be nice for her to seek him out & go absolutely apeshit into his face about betraying her family (and lowkey betraying her personally).

Though it’s unlikely, I would love to see more between these two – they’ve known each other for years, Pitch might as well have trained Lilli in combat, and it would be nice if he displayed any kind of emotion at realizing she fucking cared whether he’d be around or not.

“The Wishing Well” bar we’ve been teased for the first post is likely to be the place where Jin-Shi, Nyssa & Irv look for Raleigh.

I’m not sure how he’ll influence the plot surrounding Irving’s family & Viola, but once he learns what happened to Otso, I expect him to help our heroes track him down to get more info from him, consecutively causing them to stumble upon Tahlia & Gardner (as already stated, definite plot points aren’t my strongest suit, but this is how I believe they could all come together).

Please wrap my man Otso in a fucking blanket & let him have a heart to heart with Raleigh & regenerate his eyes in peace you people, I am fucking telling you-

I’ve left team JNPR for dessert, namely, because of Jin-Shi Pan – I don’t really have any guesses when it comes to Nanako, Petra or Isambard.

For now, she’ll likely busy herself helping Irving & Nyssa deal with Viola & her welcome party. But there’s a mystery regarding her, that’s been mentioned, but never elaborated upon – her lost friend, Ninety Nine, whom Nyssa promised to help in searching for.

In any other case, I’d say, we are being teased a dlc/spin-off of the main story. It might just be a part of her past, that isn’t going to come up again. But once again, I just have this hunch, that we weren’t told that for nothing. Perhaps a clue will be found somewhere down the line; perhaps some new character will surprise us with their connection to Jin. I don’t know, and this is admittedly the weakest theory on the list, but it’s here nonetheless.

And this is it for my arc 4 predictions. Gotta say, I’m proud of myself for meeting my deadline & finishing it before the first post of the arc. All of my thoughts on it have already been stated, so without further ado, I wish everyone a very exciting part of our beloved comic by @neopoliitan!

#robin lincoln #nyssa noirette #akane amaranth #irving hawthorne #william lincoln #lilliana lincoln #tobin lincoln #roderick lincoln #artemis lincoln #marron armona #rufus bayardo #bianca alpin #pitch sirius #raleigh radcliff #otso umber #jin shi pan

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ask-beacons-finest · 6 years

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A Memorable Birthday

(The majority of characters within this post belong to @neopoliitan while the post itself is made to celebrate the birthday of Irving Hawthorne. The depiction of these characters is obviously not canon to the Team RAIN storyline, and any drastic additions/changes are merely creative liberty that I personally have taken.)

The hall falls silent to the sound of three taps of a silver spoon upon a crystalline glass. The once rowdy crowd is now intently focused on the source of the sound, Robin Lincoln. She stood tall at the center of an elongated table at the back end of the hall. She had gained much experience over the past few years and it showed through the long scar adorning the right side of her face, however, with all the eyes digging into her she stood frozen in place; it wasn’t until Marron, who was seated at her side, place a reassuring hand on her arm that she relaxed.

“Thank you,” Robin spoke in a hushed whisper to Marron before addressing the crowd, “I would like to thank you all for coming. Each and every one of you being here means the world to us, whether you’re family, fri-”

Robin’s speech was cut off by a nearly instant set of shouts and hollers from the Lincoln clan, the wild cheers echoed throughout the hall as fists smashed rhythmically among the tables. Robin helplessly watched as her face glowed beet red, Marron could only laugh at the sight.

“Thank you,” Robin spoke out again once the clan calmed down enough to be spoken over, though her voice was stern it was betrayed by the smile resting on her face, “Thank you for that. Ahem, whether you’re family, friends, or family that has yet to be connected.”

Robin’s eyes scanned throughout the hall, spotting the friends and allies she’s collected over the years. Mostly old Haven students, though the occasional Atlassian jawline and upright posture, along with the rough and tumbled sight of a Vacuo native, break through the crowd here and there. Robin could even spot a Valen crest on some guests. Her eyes lock on Marron’s parents, sitting comfortably in a corner table close to their own. Marian sat with her hands clasped together, a loving expression on her face as she looks up to her daughter, who was speaking off to the side to a mutual friend of her and Robin. Bruan, who has since lost the color to his hair over these past few years nodded in approval, a kind smile on his face.

“I would like to especially thank some friends,” Robin continued, “I understand some of you may have rivalries with those from other schools, or maybe even rivalries on a more personal level. But the fact that you all came together today to celebrate with Marron and I means the world,”

“And of course,” Robin’s posture slumped, a smirk spreading across her face, very reminiscent of her old ways, “We can always settle those rivalries today, it’s not a Lincoln party without any sparring involved.”

The room burst into cheers again as the Lincoln clan exploded with excitement, butting heads and starting to chant an old war song. Even the Hunters and Huntresses got involved, Robin could’ve sworn she even spotted Braun rotate his shoulder and smile, clearly prepared for an arm wrestling match of a lifetime. Robin couldn’t help but laugh as Marron grumpily chastised her for causing such a ruckus, and how her pleas to the crowd went unheard due to their excitement.

“And to finish it off,” Robin spoke as the noise died down, regaining her serious demeanor and picking up her glass in a toast, “Enjoy this, it is rare that Remnant gets to see such merriment. Rarer still that such a group comes together to partake in it. So I ask you, to enjoy every last drop of this moment. For our sake.”

“Our dear Robin has certainly grown,” A woman clad in a beautiful red dress speaks to her companion over the clapping crowd from the furthest edge of Robin’s side of the table, “Wouldn’t you agree, Irving?”

“Mmm, Akane,” Irving answered only with a nod, looking over at the waving couple, “To think, it would be Robin to marry first. I had assumed it would be you.”

“Oh hah,” Akane scoffed, though her smile acknowledged his humor as she took a glass of wine to her lips, “Being the youngest captain of the Mistral Council Guard puts a bit of a wrench in the way of romantics, people tend to find me intimidating. Besides, fewer distractions the better.”

Irving could only laugh, Akane had hardly changed over the years, though he must admit he feels the same too. He begins to scan through the crowd and hall alike, intently searching for a familiar face within the mass of people. It wasn’t until he spotted an open door along the side of the hall that he stood up from his seat, causing Akane to follow his trail of vision as well. She held no surprise when realizing just what he was looking for.

“Go,” She waved her hand dismissively as Irving stepped out from behind the table, “I suppose you only have a few moments alone before Robin bombards you both.”

“You’re saying that as if you won’t do the same,” Irving glances over his shoulder with a grin, one that Akane could only roll her eyes at.

The crowd made it slightly difficult to get to the side door, several people even stop Irving to speak with him for a few moments. His patience had thankfully made incredible progress over the years and many were understanding when he said he wished to speak to someone specifically. Despite all that, it still took several minutes to get out the side door and on to the balcony it separated from the hall. The noise and banter was muted out here, and after closing the door was surprisingly nearly silent.

“Knew exactly where to find me,” A petite woman with shoulder-length black hair spoke from where she stood leaning over the balcony railing, a pair of dog-like ears flicking up from the top of her head, the left one bore a V-shaped cut along its edge, “Huh Irving?”

“Well,” Irving turned from the door and stepped over to her side, resting his heavy arms on the railing as well, “You were never much for crowds, Nyssa.”

“Hmph,” Nyssa let out a small chuckle, looking down to her hands with an almost embarrassed set of eyes, “Yeah, I suppose I haven’t changed too much, is that a bad thing?”

“I don’t think so,” Irving turned his head to look at his old teammate, the once adorable Nyssa Noirette was now someone whose beauty was arguably the greatest he had ever seen, “I think you’ve always been wonderful. From then, to now.”

“How could you say that,” Her voice nearly trembled, the suddenness of this taking Irving by surprise, “After I left you guys to the Braiths, and even after RAIN reconnected the way I treated you was just-”

“Enough, Nyssa,” Irving’s voice was calm, gentle enough to make her relax from her sudden outburst. He watched on as she slumped over the railing, intently watching the land below. He had long since forgiven and understood her reason for leaving the team during the time they were dealing with the Braiths, and even after RAIN finally split to go their respective separate ways they occasionally found themselves working together, throughout these meetings Irving realized the longing sensation in his heart wouldn’t be resolved without her, “You treated me the way you felt I deserved. Hell, in all honestly I think I deserved it too.”

“Have you met anyone,” Nyssa’s question was nearly inaudible, there was an aching hollowness to her voice as the words fumbled out. Irving stood there, shocked at the fact Nyssa would ask such a thing.

“Hmmm,” He thought for a moment, the silence between them seemed to drag on for an eternity, “I have.”

Nyssa stood up straight in an instant, her hands gripping tightly to the railing of the balcony to the point of nearly turning white. Despite the attempt to hide her face away from him, Irving could see her lips nearly trembling as she made several attempts to speak. It took a moment until any success came about.

“Oh,” Her voice was hardly a squeak, it trembled as bad as the lips it came from, “Is she nice?”

“She’s wonderful,” Irving placed a hand on Nyssa’s shoulder, the small dog faunus looked as if she had seen a ghost, her ears on high alert, “I met her years ago. I failed at my attempt to treat her properly then, but.”

Nyssa turned to face Irving, her eyes drifting upward to lock into his own, a glossy coat of tears turning them into shining diamonds in the sun’s warm setting rays. Irving quickly became speechless as he looked down into her face, which has withstood the test of time and remained as kind and innocent as it was all those years ago.

“But,” He continued, slowly leaning down, inching his face closer and closer to hers, Nyssa’s lips parted as she clung to every word, “I feel as though I have another chance, and I intend to do good on i-”

The pair quickly jerked upward and stepped apart as the door to the balcony was kicked open, the loud booming and cheers from inside becoming as clear as day now.

“Ay, you two know the party’s in there, right?”

“I’m sorry Irving,” Akane stepped out onto the balcony, joined by Marron and Robin, “I did give you fair warning. Hello Nyssa.”

“Akane, Robin,” Nyssa folded her hands over her chest and smiled at the sight of old friends, giving off a small laugh at Irving’s muttering, “It’s wonderful to see you, you as well Marron.”

“So,” Robin carefully shut the doors, and joined her teammates in leaning against the balcony, “You missed it, we got a video call from the new Beacon Headmistress and her assistant, we got a ~personal~ congratulations.”

“Amazing,” Irving commented, apparently now forgiving their intrusion as he turns to face the sunset off in the distance, “How’d you manage that one?”

“Well, let me start with,” Robin began with a smile, but her excitement died down after a stern look from Marron, “Ehh...ahem, story for another day I suppose. Long story short, Marron and I fought some Grimm on behalf of Beacon while they were rebuilding. Big favor, you know?”

“You’ve fought Grimm?”

Nyssa’s eyes widened in amazement, even Akane was quite surprised. Marron only smiled and raised her hand, a ring shone magnificently in the sunset.

“Of course I’ve fought Grimm,” Marron gloated, though no one minded, Robin rested her head upon her newlywed’s shoulder, “I’m a Lincoln now. We’re a tough bunch.”

“That you are,” Irving spoke out with a hearty laugh, “That you certainly are.”

The lot of them stared off the balcony for quite some time in silence, mentally reminiscing among themselves times long past, wondering what new adventures will approach them after this. Be it protecting the Council, their new family and blood-right land, or even going simply where the wind takes them, RAIN understands they’ll always have a connection with each other. That was an agreement each one made in their mind.

“Happy birthday Irving,” Nyssa gently placed her hand over his, he looked down at it in a shocked silence, “What? Did you think I would forget?”

“No...no,” Irving shifted his hand over and slowly closed his fingers around Nyssa’s, “I just, I hadn’t even thought about it. My birthday doesn’t mean too much anymore since all those years ago when the Braiths took-”

“We had our wedding on your BIRTHDAY,” Marron’s voice cried out and interrupted all trains of thought around her, her face red with embarrassment, “Oh no oh no I’m so sorry I didn’t know! If I did I would have made sure to pick another date so it wouldn’t have conflicted with anything and and and and-”

“I’ll just,” Robin shook her head as she pushed Marron back towards the doorway and into the hall, she spoke looking over her shoulder back to her old friends, “Take this little mess out of here.”

“I’ll join you,” Akane stood up from the railing and followed suit, “I believe they’d like to resume a moment anyway.”

Both Irving and Nyssa watched as their old teammates disappeared into the chaos that is only befitting of a party full of Lincoln blood. The two stood as a warm breeze flew by them, signaling the days end as the sun says its final goodbyes.

“So,” Irving tries his best to play it cool, though his face is blushed as much as Nyssa’s, “Where were we?”

“Oh for goodness sake,” Nyssa shook her head and reached up, placing her hands firmly on the sides of Irving’s face, gently pulling him down to eye level, “Shut up and kiss me you oaf.”

And so they did.

#neopoliitan #team rain #robin lincoln #akane amaranth #irving hawthorne #nyssa noirette #ahhh certainly not my best work #which i apologize for #but ultimately this ended up being very fun to write!#you'll have to excuse the teeny grimmfuture reference #i couldn't help myself #thank you for letting me take a shot at this!#i hope to do it again #but hopefully better next time #and maybe next time my FRICKEN COMPUTER WON'T CLOSE AND RUIN THE FIRST ATTEMPT

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zm-art · 6 years

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Here's some fan art of @neopoliitan 's OC, Nyssa Noirette of team RAIN! Trying some new shading techniques, so let me know what you think!

#team 🌧#Nyssa Noirette #rwby fan art #fan art #rwby oc #oc team #oc drawing #pink #red #black #faunus

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neopoliitan · 16 days

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TEAM RAIN: ARC 4 CH4 - BEST LAID PLANS

A WRITE UP FOR THE REST OF TEAM RAIN: CHAPTER 4

We open on a scene in Zenith. Viorel and Zelena Braith open Roderick Lincoln’s cell to reveal they have brought him the last remnants of the Lincoln Clan, now with an active aura like him. They present it as company, but note that Gardner Braith will return to drain their aura to replenish his upon their return from hunting Otso Umber.

The clansmen are these;

Crete Reed, A warrior woman based on Britomartis.

Oak Holm, a man who was briefly seen in the back of some Arc 2 shots.

Loden Lincoln, a teenager and third or fourth cousin of Robin.

Primrose, a teenage girl with round glasses.

Fennel, the son of Kodiak Lincoln and around 7-9 years old.

Crete sees Artemis Garland lying on a cot, still comatose but out of the pod she was previously in implying she’s gotten a little stronger. Crete runs to her side.

Sterling Braith enters and tells her not to get attached, ordering the Talos robots to restrain the clansmen. Viorel cautions that there’s no time for his vendetta, to which Sterling responds he’s making time. He advances on Roderick, telling him “Your sister cut my arm off, so it’s lucky for me that you’re here.” Before Roderick can reply, Sterling socks him in the face with one of his new prosthetic arms.

“I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to do to you, but if it doesn’t kill you… You’re damn well gonna wish it did.”

Zelena looks slightly shaken and follows Viorel out of the room. Viorel coldly comments that now “the terminal” is fixed, Roderick has outlived his use and this is the least he deserves. Zelena asks if “the terminal” is really going to change anything, to which Viorel grows frustrated and tells her not to have second thoughts - they’ve come this far already; she “isn’t there to think”, and that Kamala will show her no more mercy than “they” did if she backs out.

Lilli Lincoln wakes up in her bed, unable to sleep. She heads downstairs to the kitchen for some water and comes across Petra Redwood. Petra mentions the 7-day time limit Kamala Braith issued Team RAIN, which Lilli didn’t know about. Her expression unreadable, she heads upstairs.

She grabs her labrys.

We cut to Robin asleep in her room. Lilli kicks the door open and slings her buzzsaw-shield at Robin.

ROBIN: What are you doing?! What the hell is this about?!

LILLI: E V E R Y T H I N G ! I’m sick of you, and I’m sick of your stupid face! You always get what you want! Even after coming home and getting dad KILLED!

Lilli swings again.

LILLI: Pitch was the closest thing I had to a friend, and now he’s GONE! I was the LAST ONE to be told about Marina even though I'm FAMILY! You told everyone EXCEPT ME about Mom and Roderick being ALIVE! And I just found out that even though you only have seven days to save them, you go and SLEEP THROUGH ONE--!

Robin blocks one of Lilli’s attacks, and the two are held in stalemate.

ROBIN: LILLI-! What the hell is going on? Why are you always trying to fight me--!?

LILLI: BECAUSE IT’S THE ONLY TIME YOU EVER NOTICE I’M THERE!

They relax slightly at this moment of honesty. Lilli smiles weakly.

LILLI: You were always the favorite, even after you got sent away from home. Mom and Dad never shut up about you. “Why can’t you be more like your sister? Why can’t you be more like Robin?” They would’ve switched us without a second thought if it meant getting Robin back.

Lilli relaxes, her arms hanging limp.

LILLI: It’s not like I wanna be mean. It’s just that people only notice me when they’re angry at me. ...They’d just be happier if I was gone, huh?

We see flashbacks to:

Roderick scolding Lilli (pg297)

Artemis Scolding Lilli (pg828)

Marina [then Tobin] scolding Lilli (pg331)

Robin shoving Lilli (pg828)

ROBIN: I should’ve seen the signs. No one wishes you were gone.

LILLI: Don’t. Don’t lie to me like that.

ROBIN: I’m not.

We see a Flashback to Robin saying “there’s nothing I’d rather be than kind” in Arc 3 Ch9 (pg. 746)

ROBIN: We weren’t there for you after what happened back home, and I didn’t even think twice about it. ...But I wanna try to be there for you now, if you’ll let me. Lilli, I’m sorry.

Lilli begins to sob, and Robin reaches out to embrace her sister. Her sister. Who she treated like an enemy for years. She embraces her as Lilli apologizes too, and we see Lilli’s aura activate in a moment of emotional height.

–

Irving, Nyssa, Jin, the Hawthornes, Team ZNON, and Peach’s Team disembark from Raleigh Radcliff’s ship as it touches down in the Tsubaki District.

Farran Hawthorne commends Irving’s bravery in showing mercy to Team ZNON and defeating the rat king, telling him he’s proud. Irving turns around and says he’s not proud of his father for closing ZNON’s school and turning them against him, making them easy to manipulate. He tells his father to use his political power to set them up in a school in Mistral so that the world doesn’t have more Violas to deal with.

Robin and Akane reunite with Irving and Nyssa. Robin says she’s glad Irving’s family made it out safe unlike hers, but Irving cuts her off and tells her it wasn’t her fault - it was bad luck they chose the Lincolns.

Raleigh approaches Team RAIN and tells them they have some explaining to do.

–

We cut to Jin and Peach. Peach reveals she was adopted by a couple who she refers to as “her dad” (Bjorn Vermell) and her “science dad” (Konstantan Vermell). They wanted to get her out of the orphanage after seeing how malnourished she was, and her “science dad” later engineered her prosthetic legs.

Peach asks if the orphanage is still there. Jin tells her the Sisterhood marched in and made sure the kids were safe, while the adults “didn’t hurt anyone else.” She then asks if Peach held the final argument before they were separated against her, and Peach admits she doesn’t even really remember it. Once she knew her parents were good people, she asked Konstantan to put out feelers to find Jin, but by then it was too late.

Jin looks at the old photo of them both, but Peach brushes it away. She tells her that she’s here now, and places Jin’s hand on her heart. The two rest their foreheads against each other.

–

40 years ago.

We see Raleigh Radcliff being congratulated on his victory in the 21st Biennial Vytal Festival.

Briefly we cut away to a young Otso Umber in a medical ward, his head bandaged - his grip tightens on the sheets of his hospital bed in envy as he sees Raleigh reaping the glory.

It’s revealed we’re watching Raleigh’s victory in the present day as a presentation on 58-year-old Raleigh’s scroll. Robin tells him they’re happy to have him along now they’ve seen his skills.

Raleigh reveals that Otso cut off his left leg from below the knee during one of their fights, and that he has a prosthetic - he has his own motives for fighting Otso. Irving questions what originally started their feud, and Raleigh tells him that he took Otso’s place in the tournament finale, after Otso couldn’t compete due to a head injury - and that Otso ‘didn’t deserve the win anyway’.

Raleigh asks what they know about the Braiths; they’re a family of good fighters, proficient with Aura and fusing Grimm and humans. When asked about their weaknesses, Akane recalls that she made Zelena falter when the latter stole her truth semblance.

Akane and Irving surmise that their tech suggests Atlas. Robin recalls Roderick telling her that the Braiths’ base was called Zenith, but Raleigh doesn’t know it and Akane can’t find any info on it on cached offline CCT information on her scroll.

Robin quickly recalls the Crazy Bunch who worked under Sterling and Zelena, and how they managed to apprehend one of them. Raleigh says interrogating him is worth a shot, and takes Akane with him to verify the man’s answers.

–

Nyssa visits home and shares closure over Pitch with her mother, Maera. Murasaki drops in, assuring them that the Sisterhood is in the capable care of Team BRUT. When questioned on how trustworthy BRUT are, Murasaki replies that she is trying to steer them right and give them a purpose, the same way the previous Sisterhood leader did for her.

Murasaki reveals that after she got her head together regarding Pitch, she contacted Maera and the two talked it over. Both of them shared relationships with Pitch, but she won’t go into detail just yet. She regrets not dealing with him the moment she laid eyes on him in the Sisterhood cave.

–

Robin and Lilli are attempting to bond. Robin called Lilli downstairs to ask her if she wants to attend Combat School in Mistral while she and her team venture to Atlas - unless Lilli wants to argue and come with them. Lilli proclaims she’s not an idiot, but seems unconvinced that Elysium Academy will take her. Robin reassures her by complimenting her fighting ability.

Marina interrupts by sticking her head through the wall behind them - revealing that her semblance does not only consist of invisibility, but intangibility. She notes that Robin and Lilli are getting along better, but the same can’t be said for Robin and Marron.

Robin argues that she’s not budging - she won’t get Marron mixed up in her mess again. Marron wants to go to Atlas, but Robin doesn’t - so do they just break up?

Lilli interjects by telling her to compromise, to find a solution that works for both of them. After being pestered by the other two siblings, Robin gets up and agrees to talk it over. When she leaves, Marina tries to banter with Lilli, but the youngest Lincoln sister halts her, unfolds a sheet of paper and reads:

"Please do not attempt to make light conversation or banter with me. You are still complicit in my neglect for your own reasons, and are, therefore, an absolute carbuncle. I forbid you from attempting to take a shortcut by hijacking the effort Robin has made."

Marina is stumped, then admits that’s a fair point.

–

Marron is sitting on the porch of the Tsubaki District house. Robin sits down next to her.

After a moment, Robin asks if Marron knows why she doesn’t want her to come to Zenith, which Marron confirms. Robin tells her that she doesn’t want her to get hurt, which Marron spins back on her - she isn’t going to wait around like a sailor’s wife hoping that Robin might come back, that she doesn’t need Robin’s protection.

Robin begins to observe that they’re at an impasse, but Marron interrupts.

“I need you to show me some trust -- some faith in my judgment. Some faith that I know what to do if things go to hell. I need you to accept that you're not the only one who knows what they're doing. And I need you to understand that my decisions aren’t yours to make.”

Robin takes this in.

She apologises for coddling Marron, and observes that Marron knew how to break Sterling and when to call for her help. She admits that between her father’s death and her treatment of Nyssa and Lilli, her own judgment hasn’t been the best.

She trusts Marron to know her limits and make the right calls.

The two hold hands and stay there on the porch for a while. Slowly, they begin to make small talk about what they’ll do once this is all over.

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