Yatsuhashi was almost in Coco’s face before she fired her gun. Focus, Coco, she told herself.

He held up his sword to block the bullets and Coco stopped firing, not wanting to hit anyone on her side with friendly fire. Yatsuhashi knelt and held his sword point down, eyes closed while he focused.

Coco braced for what she knew was coming next. In a fluid motion, Yatsuhashi leaped, bringing his sword around and around. He spun with it like a top, using the sword’s weight in front of him as momentum to slingshot him toward Coco and bring his sword around for one final, powerful blow.

But Coco didn’t wait for that. She was already jumping over the whirling blade. She touched down on the tip, throwing Yatsuhashi’s balance off, and springboarded over his head.

She looped the strap of her purse around his neck, and used her own weight and momentum to pull him to the ground on his back. She turned and put her boot on his chest.

“I don’t want to hurt you,” Coco said.

“That’s my line,” Yatsuhashi grunted. He dropped his sword, grabbed her by the ankle, and pulled her onto her back.

- RWBY: Before the Dawn, Chapter 20