NA: I finally got to playing Metal Gear Solid 5… and wow! What a rush! The reason why I like PMCs so much is because of Metal Gear Solid, just how they do things especially with MSF and Diamond Dogs is just thrilling.

Just to let you know this will not follow MGS canon but will borrow elements from all MGS games… well mostly Peace Walker, Four, and Five. So the timeline is going to be a bit… well… you know.

This won't be just crossing with RWBY and MGS, but several other military series.

EDIT: In light of Volume 3's latest episode, some things were changed… it just completely messed with so much things that I had planned so I decided to change some stuff… especially with the pairing.

~oOo~

You ever wonder why they carry diamonds into battle?

Somewhere in the Seychelles

How could it have come to this? Why did this happen? So many dead because of a disease that none of them had any knowledge about. He had been in this business for four years, four wonderful years with these amazing people. He had been trained by one of them, treated like a son to him. Before he became one of them, he was an outcast… the black sheep… his older sisters were successful in their lives, while he lived under her shadow for as long as he could remember.

No matter how hard he tried to move up in his old life he just could not get to what he wanted.

The day he was accepted into a prestigious academy due to strange circumstances was something he had never expected. With the family heirloom he took with him he set out to become something he knew he could not become.

A hero…

Even with the improvements he had gotten from the help of a great friend it was just not enough. He was introduced into a world that he had no idea what to do in. He didn't belong.

Months later a near catastrophe occurred. He lost his right arm and nearly lost his life in the process. His closest friend became something even greater than he could realize. And that was it… he felt so little that no one even noticed what he did next.

Leaving a letter in his dorm room and the heirloom on the table, he packed his bags and left… not to return home… but for the lands beyond the veil. With the money he had on him he bribed a smuggler and shipped him out. To his surprise, someone came with him, a certain girl of short red hair and silver eyes. She too had felt inadequate after everything that had happened. While they did remain victorious she still felt like she wasn't strong enough. The words of a certain orange-haired man had nearly shattered her before he was eaten by a gryphon.

But disaster struck when a storm hit them and sunk the ship.

News of the ship's departure came home and was confirmed that they were on board. Family and friends then pulled their resources to come looking for them but none came up positive. It was as if they had just vanished. It wasn't only after four years since their disappearance that they had received information and confirmation that they were alive on the other side. It was also there that they had realized that the world was a much bigger place, and that the world wasn't all sunshine and daisies.

The world was a different place.

As for her, she somewhat found solace in the place she had decided to call home.

But as for him, he met the one man that would change his life forever. A man that would change the way he saw the world, a man that gave him purpose and a reason to live…

Flashback

Four Years Ago

"You're telling me that they're from Antartica?" A bearded man with an eyepatch asked another man who wore glasses. The latter had a coat that covered over him and with his right arm missing, and with the way he stood it was also revealed that his left leg was on prosthetics as well.

They looked at the boy who had a missing arm and the girl with the strange weapon lying next to her. By the looks of it he had already lost his arm before the ship he was in sank due to a freak storm. Unfortunately the were the only ones that made it out.

"How they got here on his own is weird." The second man said. "Antarctica is a mystery, and that ship they wereon was nothing like we had ever seen. Something's there, something we don't know about, and these two… can maybe tell us."

By the bedside of the still unconscious duo was medic tending to their needs. The medic though had a distinct shrapnel piece on the right of his head.

"How is he, doc?" The man with the eyepatch asked.

"It seems that the worst has come to pass." The medic replied. "They should come to at any time. It looks they're just tired from their perilous."

Moments later the boy opened his eyes to see that he was in a metallic room, lying on a bed. He turned his head to see his friend still unconscious.

"Ruby!"

"She's fine." The medic assured him and calmed him down.

"W-Wha… where am I?"

"You are in Mother Base, somewhere in the Seychelles. It is home of the Diamond Dogs." The medic replied. "How are you feeling?"

"I… who are you?"

"I amjust a medic." The older man said. "But we are not here to talk about me. So… what's your name, kid?"

He tried to get up but couldn't do it by himself due to exhaustion, sothe medicgently helped him. "My name… my name is…"

1 Week Later

"You don't wanna go home?" Big Boss asked.

Jaune shook his head. "I ran away… from it all. The more I look at those machines the more I began to hate them. In a way they're worse than nukes. As much as I wish for them to disappear I know they won't, so much countries have invested too much on them."

The older man puffed his cigar and nodded in understanding. "So what do you want to do now?"

"I want to stay." The golden-haired boy replied. "I want to take up the youth programthe doctortold me about and become a Diamond Dog. I want my life to truly mean something. I want a reason to live."

Big Boss smirked as he looked behind him to see Ocelot and Kaz looking at the boy with smiles on their faces.

"Alright."

End Flashback

How could it have come to this?

A man of the age of twenty-one, currently wearing a gas mask due to the outbreak, and a green camouflaged combat dress with a tactical hood, stood alongside the men on the command platform of Mother Base. Beside him was Ruby, clinging to his arm as tears ran down her face. Today was a tragic day for the Diamond Dogs, as they were sending off more than a hundred of their men who willingly gave their lives to prevent a deadly outbreak. But thanks to the efforts of the rest of the uninfected Diamond Dogs they were able to come up with a cure and immunization. But unfortunately it could not save those that were already dying.

Right now the cremation of those who died were under way, one of those who died was Stubborn Boa, the young man's mentor and older brother-figure throughout the four years he has been as one of them. At some point during his first year as a member of the Diamond Dogs, Stubborn Boa had come to appreciate his company, not only as his pupil, but as the son he never had.

Kaz told him that each member of the Diamond Dogs were soldiers who had lost something… he didn't know what that meant at first until today. Kaz lost his right arm and left leg, but before that the original Mother Base in the Caribbean was destroyed by an attack from XOF. Ocelot never really knew his parents, Big Boss lost so much during his lifetime that he lost count. And Ruby… she lost her mother long ago… and the rest… they all had their stories.

"IT'S YOUR FAULT!" A fifty your old man with an exoskeleton supporting his legs pointed accusingly at Big Boss. This man was Huey Emmerich, a man with a great mind as he had the ability to build Metal Gears, literal walking weapons. "They're dead because of you!"

The young man stepped forward as he wanted to shut the man up but Ruby stopped him with her hands wrapped around his waist.

"Don't." She begged. "Please don't."

The Diamond Dog soldier just gritted his teeth and relented.

"What!?" Kaz turned around to look at the scientist.

"He's right." Big Boss spoke up as he looked out into the sea. "I shot each and every one of them. I killed them with my own hands."

"They were on your side!" Huey continued. "I'm on your side! And you just turned them all to ashes!"

Ocelot walked up and placed a hand on his shoulder, essentially telling him to calm down and take a step back.

Kaz on the other hand stepped forward. "They wanted you to shoot. It was that, or be burned alive. C'mon… let's get this over with."

Two other men stepped forward, one holding the jar of ashes and the other holding a banner representing the Diamond Dogs. Before they could even reach the edge Big Boss stopped them.

"Wait." Their leader ordered as he took the jar. He knelt down and tipped the jar carrying the cremated ashes of the dead, but before he could even drop a single spec of ash, he stopped. "No… I won't scatter your sorrow into the heartless sea."

He dug his hand into the jar and tasted the ash. "I will always be with you. Plant your roots in me." He dug his hand into it one more time and spread the ashes all over him whitening every part of his face. "I won't see you end as ashes… You're all diamonds."

"We're not burying them at sea?" Kaz asked. "What, then?"

Big Boss then handed the jar back to the soldier. "We'll make diamonds from their ashes. Take them into battle with us."

"A shining light." Ruby spoke up in realization as to what that meant, causing Kaz to nod.

"To our brothers-in-arms. Even in death…"

The commander nodded and looked out into the sunset. "We are Diamond Dogs."

Diamond Dogs

Chapter 1: What it means to be a Diamond Dog

"Jaune?" Ruby peeked into the room and saw her lover Jaune out in the balcony of their room.

"Four years, Ruby." Jaune whispered as the young woman walked up to him and rested her head on his shoulder. "Four years since we came here… I've gotten a lot stronger… but still… I wasn't strong enough to save him."

"None of us had any idea." Ruby told him. "His death wasn't your fault."

"Then why do I feel responsible?"

"We all do." She whispered as she cupped his face and brought it close to her. "We lost family today. But as long as we keep sticking together everything is going to be alright."

He rested his head up against hers and sighed. They looked into each other's eyes and brought their lips closer into a soft kiss.

Yeah… everything was going to be alright.

~oOo~

The world Jaune and Ruby now lived in was a scary place. Her history filled with so much bloodshed.

At the beginning of the 21st century, few could imagine the conflagration sparked by a myriad of local flashpoints spanning every corner of the globe. Europe was overwhelmed by refugees, tens of millions fleeing from conflicts fueled by anger, greed and years of financial crisis and stagnation which started in the least stable regions and inexorably spread.

Greece's final complete economic collapse triggered a chain reaction that threw Europe into chaos. Bulgaria took the worst of it – as the Bulgarian Greek-owned banks collapsed with Greece. The entire region was swept into a maelstrom of havoc, ruining countless lives and destroying any semblance of a status quo, but providing opportunities for those unscrupulous enough to exploit the situation. The remnants of the European Union were paralyzed by the growing gap between the governments and their people, and violent anti-government protests became commonplace, giving birth to numerous anarchist movements. Weapon caches from the crumbling governments of the third-world became the armories of the insurgencies.

In the Middle East, the Syrian crisis spilled into the entire region, shattering Syria into multiple warring regions with Kurdish militias attempting to carve their own territories out of the chaos, frequently clashing with Turkish forces in a conflict that rapidly became a full-blown civil war. Dubai had ceased to exist due to a freak sandstorm, and the rest of the UAE, Saudi, and Sudan were embroiled in a fierce war with Iran.

As Europe reeled from these blows, the newly elected American president decided to turn towards isolationism by bringing home most of the troops serving abroad, fearing "another Iraq" would happen if the American soldiers were further involved in the Middle East. This was supported by new technologies that allowed the Americans to be energy independent. The new American strategy of providing military support to U.S.-friendly countries relied heavily on the use of American-backed PMC's, as demonstrated by the 2018 War of the Precipice between Israel and its neighbors. This strategy had major repercussions, leading to the loss of direct influence in many parts of the world, especially South America. This in turn led to the rise of the Alianza de Sangre, a multi-national criminal drug cartel that gradually gained direct control over a large part of Mexico and Central America. The cartel funded guerrillas all across South America, starting multiple civil wars and profiting immensely from the turmoil. Most South American governments – aside from Chile and Argentina – were powerless to stop this well-funded criminal organization without assistance, and lawlessness south of the American border gave rise to many American nationalist militias that gradually gained influence across the south.

Asia's largest superpower, China, entered the late 2010's with a series of economic spasms caused by currency fluctuations, oil shortages and increased separatist tendencies in several of its regions. China put policies in place that bordered on martial law, with extensive crackdowns and brutal methods of control, and managed to keep the situation in hand, but just barely.

In Europe, NATO, now in decline, was put to test for the first time in years as nationalist guerrillas appeared in Estonia. The entire Baltic region plummeted into conflict and the chronically underfunded NATO was petitioned to respond. Due to the lack of resources, lack of American backing and fear of starting another global war, armed response was vetoed and NATO for all intents and purposes ceased to exist as an effective structure by 2020.

The global tensions also spurred violence on the Indian-Pakistani border. Amidst the chaos, five nuclear warheads were stolen from the Pakistani complex at Khushab and one of them was detonated in the Indian city of Hyderabad, leading to the death of millions and to staggering economic losses. The world held its breath, waiting for someone to step forward and announce they were responsible for the attack. This announcement never happened, and the unexplained, senseless violence of this heinous crime served as the final wake-up call for the nations to act.

Weakened by insurgency and internal strife, the world's powers – China, the European Union, Russia and the United States, came together to discuss how to fight the new multi-national threats. After extensive negotiations, a treaty was signed that would change the world forever.

The treaty stipulated that the internal affairs of all the countries participating in the talks would be left to their own militaries, but major threats to entire regions or continents would be handled by the United Nations itself. The UN would use Private Military Companies, freely formed according to the principle of extraterritoriality. While PMCs work independently, the UN would sometimes dictate their operations, but in return they would support them both logistically and politically. Each PMC would be established with its own rules (ranging from ragtag bands of mercenaries to private armies equipped with modern weaponry) but they all would have to adhere to the UN code, lest they become branded as renegades and prosecuted (de facto by other PMCs).

The size of the PMC's could vary from small bands of mercenaries to entire brigades or divisions and their equipment was just as varied – from antiquated vehicles mothballed even by third world militaries to cutting edge machines, purchased from those arms dealers approved by the UN. For these dealers the contract with the UN was very beneficial: for their promise not to supply anyone considered to be the enemy of the UN, the authorities tended to look the other way when it came to the means the dealers employed when "acquiring" their stock. The most successful of these dealers signed exclusive contracts with the largest private forces, making them some of the richest men and women on Earth.

It is also in these areas that numerous private military corporations and mercenaries have been involving themselves in since it has been giving them an influx in activity. Believe it or not large private military corporations like Academi (Formerly known as Blackwater) and other PMCs actually do care about what happens in these wars, most contractors are former military service men and many of them with years of experience.

One of the more controversial PMCs was an upstart company only known as Diamond Dogs, a company started by the legendary Big Boss.

What made them controversial were their youth programs in teaching adolescents on how to properly use a firearm and how to defend themselves. It was through this that a lot of kids were encouraged to join them, to be trained into soldiers once they were old enough. This caused a lot of human rights organizations to demand Diamond Dogs to abolish this policy, of course the company claims that all they had been doing was making these boys feel like they weren't being left out. Diamond Dogs has branch offices all over the world, even Japan. A problem that had risen though was the influx of high school and college dropouts, all of them being male. Diamond Dogs's youth program provided them free education should they wish to join the PMC, to which all of them did.

Because of who Big Boss was Diamond Dogs became one of the fastest growing private military companies in the world. And because the recruitment program was well within legal rights no one could really do anything about it. Each and every one of these young men signed up voluntarily. It was through this that major private military companies like Academi, Sandline International, DynCorp, Northbridge Services Group, RSB Group, Aegis Defence Services, Control Risks Group, Sharp End International, G4S Risk Management, STTEP, Unity Resources Group, Triply Canopy, and Erinys International had begun their own recruitment programs in their respective areas.

But still the problem to these human rights organizations lied with the fact that 15-17 year old boys were starting their military careers at that age, while it was not unheard of for young people at that age to join the military, especially in countries in Central Europe, these boys were already being trained for combat and not just some basic training. But no one really had the right to voice their complaints since girls at that age were already wielding weapons of mass destruction, weapons that could wipe out an entire army in minutes.

Big Boss, who is also known as the 'Father of Western Special Forces' to the entire world, used this opportunity to leave the military and start out his own company. He wanted to build himself a pseudo-nation, and Diamond Dogs was that answer. A soldier's own heaven… an outer heaven, a place where soldiers can still keep being soldiers. Tens of thousands of soldiers came to serve under his command. It is through this that the lives of soldiers will never end. Diamond Dogs grew, with more offshore 'mother bases' built in the Pacific and Atlantic. And what the UN did like about them was that they had a goal of disarming every nuclear weapon in the world, something that they could get by. But nevertheless, Diamond Dogs existed outside the law.

At the same time tragedy struck in Tokyo Japan where the Ginza district was under attack by forces from… another world. The world could not believe their eyes, a gateway to another world had appeared right in the middle of Japan's most populated city. Several people were missing and dozens more were killed, impaled by spears and beheaded by swords. Reports say that the enemy forces resembled that of the ancient Roman army that was complimented by dragons, trolls, goblins, orcs, and many other creatures thought up in fantasy stories.

The superpowers like the European Union, China, and Russia had been vying to try and gain entrance to this 'new world' in order to secure fresh resources, other nations like the now isolationist United States have become paranoid as to whether more of these 'gates' would randomly appear around the world. It did not help that energy from those strange anomalies matched the frequencies to that of the one during to what was now called the Ginza Incident. Another war was not what they want, no matter how less sophisticated this new enemy is.

Japan even refuses the UN's aid in this matter even though it is well within UN's legal right to intervene since they were an international security organization sanctioned by the United Nations. But Japan insisted that the situation had been handled as the country itself had mounted an offensive into the now dubbed Special Region. Within the same day the Japanese Self Defense Force was met with an attack of more than 100,000 troops. Japan won without any casualties because of obvious technological and military superiority while the enemy force suffered more than 60,000 dead.

There had never been this many dead in a single night, not since the Vietnam War. It was a shock to the entire world as they were reminded that Japan could still – reluctantly – fight.

After that, the UN was finally convinced to not intervene.

Yes… this is the world that Jaune and Ruby discovered, while it is a world filled with the horrors of war, it is a world ripe with opportunity.

~oOo~

Few Days Later

"You wanted to see me, Boss?"

Big Boss nodded and smiled at the sight of the young twenty-one year old Diamond Dog. "Just wanted to discuss some things with you. How are you holding up?"

Jaune clutched the diamond necklace and smiled. "Better, now that he's here with me wherever I go."

The legendary soldier nodded and moved to the table where it laid a map of Antarctica. "I just wanted to know more about your home, and what may come out of it. You ran away… but it's only a matter of time until your past catches up. We need to be ready, so what can you tell me?"

The blond furrowed his brows and looked at the map. He looked closer and saw something that just didn't make sense. "Remnant is a lot bigger than this…"

"That's what I thought as well. We helped recover your things from the sunk ship and, as well as the pictures from your 'scroll'. So the only possible explanation is…"

"A gateway." Ocelot concluded. "A gate to another world… you know at first I wouldn't believe it but ever since we have been encountering supernatural forces like psychics it's not too farfetched."

"The veil in Remnant is shrouded by a thick mist." Jaune informed them as he pulled up a map of his birthplace, revealing the several continents. "Atlas is the most militaristic out of all of them while the others would rather use huntsmen to do the job."

"While huntsmen are nice and all they're not really soldiers." Kaz said in a rather disapproving tone. "They're trained to hunt and kill these Grimm… not people. But the real question is… is how does this threshold exist?"

"Nobody really knows." Jaune said with a shrug. "The veil has existed for thousands of years. It probably even predates the kingdoms."

"We can worry about history later." Big Boss reminded them as he put the maps away and replaced them with the files pertaining to the bigger problems at hand. "We need to worry about the current and possible threats. We also have more nukes to disarm."

"Japan is still adamant about not receiving UN or PMC aid." Kaz deduced. "While the nukes won't be a problem there, it's the fact that there could possibly be other gates appearing. We don't know how long that gate in Antarctica has been up, and now we have the more recent one in Tokyo. If more come up then we will have to contain it. What other supernatural occurrences could take place? If another gate does show somewhere, what if what comes out of it could be something worse?"

Jaune clicked his tongue, this world had it bad. Although Japan would be quite welcoming of the Faunus. "A Metal Gear won't have any difficulties tackling these jobs. I mean we do have the now repaired Sahelanthropus. Very convenient."

Kaz frowned. "Huey's lying… I know it… we all know it. We just need more proof as to what he has been up to."

"It'll come." Ocelot said. "The truth always reveals itself. He initially claimed that he hadn't seen his adopted grandchild's face but then 'accidentally' let slip the fact that he used her as a test pilot for the Metal Gear."

"Sir it's because of him that the outbreak even started." Jaune continued. "Why is he even here? Why don't we just have R&D take his research and have him greased?"

"That's not your call to make." Big Boss stated in a 'matter of fact' tone.

"But I do agree with him, Boss." Kaz said in support of Jaune. "Huey's not one of us. While it is true that he's done some good for us, he's only made situations worse for us. Sahelanthtropus repaired by Eli's gang, and then the second outbreak… we lost a lot of good men because of him."

"Just like Ocelot said, Kaz. The truth will reveal itself, only then will we pass judgement." He then turned back to Jaune. "Stalking Jackal, you're dismissed for now. I'll let you know if a job for you comes up. In the meantime spend some more R&R, go treat Ruby. I know you want to get back out there but you're still emotionally compromised."

Jaune sighed and nodded. "Yes Boss."

~oOo~

"So, no work for you?"

Jaune shook his head as he lay his head on the lap of the lover of his life. He still couldn't believe how lucky he was, being in a relationship with someone as amazing as her. Sure Pyrrha was extremely supportive of him, but she didn't have that gentle side that Ruby had. That nurturing side that just soothed him. Her gentle nature and radiant smile was just contagious to him. They hit it off pretty well when they first met, her gentle, sweet, and kind nature reaching out to him, a lost sheep. They quickly became best friends, and then months later he found the courage to ask her out on a date. Although of course their first date was on a lookout tower on the Command Platform, and then after that they went over to the Animal Platform that also served as a zoo.

A single touch from her could calm anyone in seconds.

She lightly tapped his forehead with her fingers and ran them over his messy gold hair. This was the part Jaune always enjoyed, just feeling her gentle fingers while listening to her light humming. He would just lie there on the bench with his head on her lap and just enjoy having her play with his hair while listening to the soothing sound of her voice.

"God…"

"Hm?"

"I'm just wondering…"

"About what?"

He reached out his one real arm and cupped her cheek. "How the hell did I get so lucky to have someone like you?"

Her cheeks lightly flushed pink but didn't seem embarrassed about what he said. "You were just at the right place at the right time. And I am lucky to have met you."

"Not as lucky as I am." He whispered. "I was a lost sheep who ran away from home with you. I wanted to find purpose, a reason to live, and you came with me."

She just continued to play with his hair. "You never told me what your family was like, you know?"

"You remember I have seven sisters, right?"

"I do." She nodded and giggled. "I still can't believe you have that many. What were they like?"

"Ah." He bit his lip. "Well… I'm from the Arc family, known for its history of producing excellent huntsmen. My older sisters of course are all successful huntresses with amazing track records."

"And you?"

Jaune sighs and rests his hands over his stomach. His face now had a look of sadness. "Unfortunately for me I was the black sheep. No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't cut it. Throughout the whole village I was viewed as a disgrace to the Arc name. A few years down the road I decided to use fake transcripts to get into Beacon Academy. That was when I met you and everyone else. It was also when I started to fall for Pyrrha, but later down the road she became something far greater than I ever imagined. It was at that moment I realized that she was far out of my reach… I thought maybe I was finally getting the happiness I always wanted… but…"

"Shh, it's okay." She lightly stroked his hair as he choked on his own words, fighting the urge to shed tears. She completely understood that it was just too painful for him to talk about.

"I was really pathetic back then, wasn't I?"

Ruby shook her head. "No… you were very brave, and strong. Stronger than you ever knew. I remember my mom telling me when I was still a kid of how there are many ways to show others how strong you are, not just by simply using the muscles in your body. What you really needed was for someone to listen, but nobody really gave you that. So I decided to just… listen. You are the love of my life. Always know that if you are in pain I will be there to sooth it."

"You really know how to melt a man's heart, you know that?"

Ruby let out a laugh that was almost angelic. Ruby had matured over the years, though she was till energetic at times, she had learned to control herself. She needed to, not only for herself but for Jaune. The battle four years ago had opened her eyes, not everything was what she had seemed. She could still remember the many people who died there. She finally realized that she had to become stronger, far stronger than ever. So she decided to run away with Jaune, in order to find herself.

Before they could even exchange any more words, the voice of a man came from the stairs, along with the sound of rushing footsteps.

"Jaune!"

"Pequod?" The blond sat up and saw the helicopter pilot running up to him. "What's up?"

"You gotta come quick! Commanders Ocelot and Kaz are questioning that bastard Huey! He was responsible for the second outbreak!"

Ruby widened her eyes in horror as her hands shot up to her mouth.

"Ruby…" Jaune turned to his lover. "Go back to our room and wait there… I'll be right with you after this."

"Jaune…"

"Don't argue with me on this one, please."

~oOo~

Command Platform

Warehouse 1

"Wait." Huey tried to convince his accusers as sweat poured down his face. "What are you talking about? Just what do you plan to do?"

"Present the charges against you." Kaz replied as he frowned at him. "And render an appropriate punishment."

"You're going to put me on trial?!"

Ocelot chuckled. "Call it what you like."

It was at that moment the sounds of hundreds of footsteps came from the doors, and it was there that soldiers of Diamond Dogs came running in with angry cries.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Kaz demanded as he saw the men, along with Jaune, rushing into the warehouse.

"Out of here, all of you." Ocelot ordered. "Back to your posts!"

"No." Kaz paused. "Hang on. Huey has killed their comrades, and interfered with their lives. They had all they can take."

"KILL HIM!" Jaune cried out, followed by the cries of his comrades.

"KILL HIM!"

"KILL THAT SON OF A BITCH!"

"KILL HIM!"

"KILL HIM!"

"KILL HIM!"

"Stop!" Huey tried to placate their anger. "This is insane! You have no evidence whatsoever!" His face then turned to that of disgust as he looked at them. "You say that you are an army free from governments. You talk big about being a nation unto yourselves. But from the outside, you're just thugs, rebels, a militia, terrorists, an unhinged threat to society."

The cries died down as the men listened to the hypocrites words.

"YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF PSYCOPATHS!"

All was silent as they heard his words. What he had just told them was more than enough.

"'You're'…?" Kaz repeated the word. "So you're not with us?"

"N-No… I didn't…"

"I thought we were on the same side." Kaz said in a mock tone. "That's too bad."

"I didn't mean-"

Kaz stomped his foot onto the metallic floor and turned to the men. "Men, you will have justice. But our organization – the Boss's organization – is built on order, and reason. There will be no lynch mob. So stand down for today. We will gather evidence for this man's crimes. And then, he will be tried! Dismissed!"

"What do you think you're doing?!" Huey said in accusation while the soldiers dispersed. "Go ahead and execute me. It will be murder in the eyes of the world. You've lost your minds, don't you get it?! You're seeing phantoms!"

D-Dog then walked up to Jaune as he stayed behind to glare at the man responsible for the death of an extremely close friend.

"Just look at that dog… no… ANYONE can see that's a wolf! Because you're all a bunch of wild dogs! You wanted to believe he was too! To feel some connection. To fight your loneliness."

It was at that moment that Jaune was beginning to hear his life's story. How he ran away into some wild world. How he felt lonely the entire time. He lowered his head and looked at the bionic arm that was made for him. He tried to fit in at Beacon, tried to act more confident… but no matter what… he was just some wild dog in a civilized world. And so he left, and became a Diamond Dog. A wild dog among other wild dogs. Huey's words had some truth… but he was far too much of a hypocrite.

"You wanted something to cling to! To prove you deserve to be alive! You wanted to forget the death. Your sins. So you'd cling on to dogs, or wolves… or even Big Boss."

It was at that moment that whoever was left in the room was listening to his own story. Using them for his own sad little life. He probably knew what he had done. But he would rather want to believe the lies he had created for himself.

"The Boss is the same, isn't he?" Huey continued as tears went down his face. "Every one of you is alone. That's why you suspect your own."

Jaune then lightly shook his head. This man really was despicable.

"…I know because, I'd do the same… I'm one of you too… alone…"

As some of them decided to stay behind to listen to his pathetic words, his voice intensified.

"OPEN YOUR EYES! What you're doing is murder, plain and simple! All you ever create is war! War and violence can never lead to peace!"

"I've had enough of this." Jaune whispered, his words being heard by both Ocelot, Kaz, and Huey. He turned away but was then stopped by Huey.

"You!" The bespectacled doctor pointed out to the blond. "I can tell you came from a prestigious family. But you gave that all up to become some… wild dog! How much do you really care about Ruby, huh? Or are you simply using her-"

Jaune roared and charged straight at the man, hoping to at least land a single kick to his face. But Ocelot intervened and stopped him about mid-way.

"Just let me shut him up, sir!"

"No." The silver haired gunslinger whispered. "Not yet… you'll get your justice. Just not now."

Jaune growled and made his way out the door with D-Dog following behind him.

"Open your eyes!" Huey cried out once more.

But all that was heard next was Jaune closing the door behind him.

~oOo~

1 Week Ago

Second Parasite Outbreak

Quarantine Platform

Several rescue teams were sent in to help contain the outbreak. Jaune of course was one of them as Stubborn Boa was one of the infected. But the moment Big Boss came in to help any survivors, the order had been given out to terminate the infected as the mutation of the parasite was incurable.

"You have to do it, boy."

"I can't…"

"You have to." Stubborn Boa said as the parasites started to eat through his body, the pain becoming even more unbearable. "I'm already dead… you know that."

"Don't make me do this, bro. Please…"

"Jaune…" The older Diamond Dog called out to him as he wheezed due to the pain getting worse. "There's no other way. You know that. You know… the first time I met you four years ago… I thought you were just some spoiled brat. But it was wrong… you were lost, just like the rest of us. A wandering man who lost his way. Taking you in was the best decision I ever made. MSF or Diamond Dog… it didn't matter to me, as long as I was with my family. Having you a part of that family… best damn day of my life."

Behind the gas mask, the tears started rolling down his face. His breathing becoming erratic as he was now in emotional turmoil. His hand shook as he unholstered his AM D114-9 pistol and shakily aimed it at the head of the man who had been like a father to him these past four years. "Sir…"

"Jaune… I watched you… from a boy to a man." Stubborn Boa said with a crooked smile on his face as blood started pouring out. "I watched it all. My little brother… my…" He coughed out some more blood. "My little brother…"

"Stop… please…"

It was then and there that the blond heard the words he never thought he would ever hear. The words that not even his own family back in Remnant would tell him. In fact no one had ever told him these words.

"And I am PROUD to watch what you have become, a true Diamond Dog. I am proud of you. SO PROUD."

That was it… he just couldn't take it anymore. With his hands on the gun and his finger on the trigger. He took a deep breath and told him.

"Thank you… big bro."

He screamed as he pulled the trigger.

[Outro: Leave No Man Behind - Black Hawk Down OST]

NA: Oh man… that last part… that was difficult to write.

Man I hate Huey… then again so does everyone else. I mean that man is just hypocritical bastard. Thank goodness his son is nothing like him.

As for Kaz he never lost his arms or legs, but he still has that somewhat bitter personality over losing the original Mother Base.