Nebula lifted the club and rushed toward Velvet. Velvet stepped out of the way easily as Nebula smashed the club down where she’d been standing, sending out a geyser of sand. Velvet planted the tip of the spear into the ground and held on tight, staying on her feet as the force from the blow blasted sand around her.

Then she vaulted up and kicked out, until Nebula knocked her back with the club.

“Is that the best you’ve got?” Nebula said.

“You’ll see!” Velvet ducked as the club swung past her head, clipping the tops of her ears. She winced and tossed her spear into the air, then tucked into a roll toward Nebula. She sprang off her hands and leaped backward, feetfirst, toward the armored girl. Nebula held up her club, and Velvet landed on it, then catapulted from it into the air.

- RWBY: Before the Dawn, Chapter 7