Bang! Bang! Bang!

The shots of gunfire rang out in the center of the Bliss.

The junior Deputy, Samantha Rook, was battling Faith Seed. Bullets from the Deputy were whizzing through the battlefield , with the bullets entering one of faiths many clones, while the real one pelted her with bliss bolts.

The fight was going either way, Faith seemed to be wearing out but the deputy also couldnt take many more bliss shots.

Bang! Bang!

More shots fired from Sam's trusty AR-C with custom grips and red dot she nicknamed 'the reaper'.

The shots entered through Faith's chest and she erupted in a puff of bliss and flower petals.

Sam kept her guard up and then Faith's voice echoed within her head. Only this time it wasnt in the mocking or a Stop resisting comment she had used previously.

"Its not my fault...None of this was my fault! You think I wanted this? He plied me with drugs...he threatened me...I was seventeen...I was just a child..."

This caught Sam completely off guard.

'Is she telling the truth?' Thought Sam. She heard what everyone had to say about her and one thing they all had in common was that Faith is a liar and manipulator.

But why after all that, did Sam feel like she was telling the truth.

Sam was thinking for too long and narrowly dodged an incoming bliss shot. Sam did a barrel roll too avoid two more bliss shots and then retaliated with some shots of her own from her 9mm side arm. Only this time, Faith didnt disappear and this time, there were no flower peddles, just blood.

Faith's eyes grew wide and her white dress soon began to grow a pool of crimson. Faith then fell to her knees. She stared at the deputy and spoke in a low voice.

"I just wanted to be loved..."

A pang of emotional pain shot through Sam's body. She didnt understand, this feeling wasnt pity it was...sadness. When Sam had killed John and Jacob she felt nothing but glory and vengeance for what they did to her friends and all of the county but when it came to Faith, she didnt want to kill her...In fact, she wanted to do the exact opposite.

'Shes a victim of this cult too.' Thought Sam. The junior deputy ran to Faith's side and gently placed her on the ground.

"Not like this!" Said the deputy in determination as she held the young blond with one arm and reached for her med kit with the other. Sam lifted Faiths dress to reveal the wound on her lower abdomen. The bullet didnt go all the way through luckily, so Faith was only bleeding through one hole.

'Thank God for me missing her vitals...' thought sam.

Sam then took out a roll of bandages from the medkit she had on her hip, and wrapped it all around Faiths waist and stomach. Once the bandages were wrapped tightly , Sam pressed both her hands on the wound to try and stem the bleeding.

While this is going , Faith could only look up at the deputy and stare weakly. Slowly closing her eyes. Sam noticed this and shook her head lightly.

"Hey! Stay with me!" Yelled Sam.

"...Im so tired..." Said Faith eyes shutting slowly.

"RACHEL!" Yelled Sam. faith's eyes then opened.

"You...Know my name?" She asked in a tone that was barely a whisper. Sam nodded.

"Of coarse I do." She replied.

"Look your going to make it just please...Stay with me." Said Sam, still putting pressure on the wound.

Faith thought of her options.

Option one was to die. She had thought about the past, when she was a teenager. When she was ostracized by the community, bullied at school ,not having many friends . being lonely and of coarse the abuse she suffered at home... Back then she would have gladly accepted death, sometimes she even begged for it. Until she met Joseph Seed.

Then there was option two...Live. Faith had also though of this. If she lived, would it matter? Edens gate which she was able to call her family for seven years was crumbling all around her, Joseph's prophecy of the collapse was coming true. If she survived she would be in the hands of the resistance, not only would she not be able to protect Joseph since she was the last herald and the deputy will go after him last. But the thought of what the resistance members would do to her her after all she did to them...Scared her.

However when Faith looked into the deputies eyes, she saw and felt something that she hadn't felt in years. Something she had been looking for since she was born and only felt by one person before.

The feeling of being wanted.

Because of this feeling, Faith decided to live.

Sam smiled when she realized that Faith was trying to stay alive .

After about 20 minutes , Sam took her bloody hands of of Faiths wound and was glad to see that the bleeding had stopped. She checked the light brunettes pulse and felt that it was beating at a steady pace and Faiths breathing was normal.

Soon after, Sam began to hallucinate back into the real world. Her vision flashed to white and then she was out of the bliss and back in hope county. She was standing in a field near Faith's bunker.

Sam looked on the ground and saw Faith Resting where she left her. Sam then picked her up bridal style and brought her over to a large boulder with a tree next to it. She set Faith down against the rock and by the tree for some shade.

"Look...Your probably not going to agree with this but...I have to go to your bunker and free everyone. Once thats done ill come back for you and take you somewhere safe." Explained Sam.

Faith looked away slightly with a sad expression. Sam cringed a little.

"I know thats not what you want to hear but i have to do it...But when i get back to you." Sam then put a comforting hand on Faiths thigh.

"Im going to help you, I promise." She said. Faith turned to her and slightly nodded. Sam nodded back and then got up, picked up the reaper and ran towards faith's bunker.

Half an hour later the bunker was bursting in flames and crackling with explosions, with most being able to get out in time while others weren't so lucky.

Sam escaped the bunker before it blew, she was covered in blood and sweat and full of the sweet feeling of victory after taking down the final bunker.

There was a large party in celebration of the liberation of the Henbane river at the county Jail. There was cheering,laughing, dancing and of coarse lots of beer.

When Sam got cleaned up and showed up at the jail in her usual attire. A red flannel button up shirt with some jeans and combat boots, with her brown hair tucked in a ponytail.

"Hey , hey ! Here comes the hero of the day!" said one resistance member holding up his beer which prompted everyone to hold out their beers and cheer .

Sam smiled and grabbed a beer from the cooler and snapped it open.

"You've done this valley a great favor Rook." Sam heard from behind her. She knew the voice , it was her boss sheriff Whitehorse.

She turned around and met eyes with a tired old man who looks like he had a long day.

"Just doing what i can to help." Replied Sam, taking a sip of her beer. Whitehorse shook his head.

"No you didnt just help people Rook. You quiet literally saved this valley...You know when we got the orders from the marshal to go arrest Joseph Seed with nothing more then a few officers and a chopper...Id knew we'd fail. What I didnt know was that the key to taking down Edens gate was sitting in front of me." Chuckled The old sheriff.

"And yet here we are. All three of Joseph's heralds out and all thats left is Joseph himself...If you had told me before we got on that chopper that you could take down Edens gate by yourself, i would have told you , you were full of shit."

"I didnt do it all by myself. I had help from the whitetails, the cougars, the people at falls end and anyone and everyone who ever fought back against Edens gate. I was just a morale boost." Said Sam modestly. The sheriff scoffed.

"Hope is a powerful weapon Rook, our county is named after it. That 'Morale boost' you gave was the difference between winning this fight and losing it...And of coarse all your confirmed Peggie kills and outposts you liberated helped out too." Joked the sheriff. Sam laughed with him. The sheriff then raised his beer bottle and lightly tapped it with Sam's.

"Enjoy the rest of the night Rook, you earned it." Said Sheriff Whitehorse before letting Sam be.

Sam Glanced around the jail, it was filled with happy and drunk resistance members. Although one in particular didnt seem to happy, Tracey Lader. She was sitting down in the corner with her hood up,knees to her chest and face buried.

Sam walked over to her and tapped her shoulder. Tracey looked up with a blank expression at first then a small smile when she realized it was the deputy.

" Hey Rook." She said. Sam took a seat next to her.

"You ok?" The deputy asked. Tracey shrugged.

"I dont know..." Replied Tracey.

"Im sorry about Faith." Said Sam softly.

"Why apologize? She terrorized us."

"She was your best friend..." Said Sam. Tracey stayed silent. A small tear rolled down her cheek that she quickly swiped away.

"Yeah...She was...It still doesnt excuse her for what she did but...I miss the old her you know? She used to be so nice,so sweet. Trying to make everybody happy try and avoid arguments before they happen putting others ahead of was my best friend, Rachel Jessop not the sick , twisted and cruel 'Faith Seed'...I just wish there was another way." Confessed Tracey.

Sam internally smirked. Patted Tracey's shoulder and stood up.

"Id keep those emotions of yours close. You never know maybe you will get to tell her that in person soon." Said Sam ominously. Tracey looked at her with a quizzical expression.

"You never know maybe I killed an hallucination of faith instead of the real one." Sam said half jokingly. Tracey rolled her eyes and smirked.

"Doubt she'd sit back and watch you blow up her bunker if that were the case." Added tracey.

'Yeah...shes probably not to happy about that...' Thought Sam sheepishly.

"Anyways im gonna take a long walk. Its been one hell of a day." Said Sam. Tracey waved her goodbye and Sam left the prison unnoticed by the crowd.

Sam began walking past the prison down the hill and spotted a abandoned Peggy truck that seemed to be everywhere, even after liberating the region. The truck didnt have too bad damages, a few bullet holes here and there but otherwise pristine. She got inside , turned the engine on and began to drive to where she left Faith. Along the way Sam sang along to some of the cultists songs on the radio.

'They may be a little nutty but damn they sure got good tunes.' thought Sam. She was halfway done through 'Set those sinners free' when she reached the large boulder and tree that she left Faith at.

Faith had been resting when the deputy arrived. She was woken up by the sound of the car door being shut.

She weakly turned her head and saw Sam approaching her.

"You...You actually came back. " Said Faith softly. Sam flashed her a smile and knelt down to her level.

"Of coarse i did. I don't break promises." Said Sam.

"Can you walk?" She asked. Faith shrugged.

"I don't know...I've been sitting here for a while..." Sam grew a little embarrassed.

"Yeah sorry about resistance threw a party at the jail for killing you so i knew it would have been weird if i didn't show and they might have come looking for me." Explained Sam sheepishly. Faith just eyed her awkwardly.

''Party for killing you'...Nice one Sam.' Thought the deputy.

Sam then picked up Faith bridal style and carried her to the back seat of the peggie truck.

She put a seat belt around Faith knowing her own erratic driving skills.

Sam then began to drive to the nearest safe place that Sam knew of , Feeney's cabin. She knew it wasn't occupied because she personally put a bullet in the Bliss chemist's head herself. And since he was part of the cult , his home wasn't ransacked, so that was a bonus.

When Sam got to the cabin she carried Faith inside and layed her down on a nearby bed and pulled the covers around her.

"Are you hungry?" Asked Sam. Faith shook her head.

"Alright ,let me know if you get hungry and ill make you something, im sure that moron Feeney had some food here somewhere." Said Sam as she turned to leave the room.

"Wait!" Said Faith Making Sam turn around with a questioning look.

"Why are you helping me...?" Asked Faith weakly. Sam smiled.

"Because i believe what you told me and i think your a victim of this cult too." Answered Sam. Faith was taken aback a little. Sam walked over and stroked her arm softly.

"Get some rest now ok? We will talk tomorrow."

Faith Nodded and closed her eyes and began to drift off into sleep.

Authors note: Surprise! I do more then just RWBY stuff although Ruby is still Waifu. So I played Farcry 5 a while back and loved the shit out of it. Although one thing that intrigued me the most was the story of Rachel Jessop. I felt that she was a victim of Joseph just like many others and she didnt deserve to die... She should have been helped instead of killed but alas, there is only one option in the game...So i thought id save her in my own way ;) ...and yes i did name my first character Sam lol .