A/N: So...I've finally come around to writing another RWBY story. My original one died when My computer decided to expire prematurely. This is also the second time I'm typing the Water Trailer, as the original one went with the computer. It was an Ass Blasting Good time, considering I lost a fuckload of Stories..but now I bring you the first of four trailers..enjoy it...and don't forget to review.

The Adventures of

Team S.W.A.N.

Water Trailer

I was born in a drouth year. That summer
my mother waited in the house, enclosed
in the sun and the dry ceaseless wind,
for the men to come back in the evenings,
bringing water from a distant spring.
veins of leaves ran dry, roots shrank.
And all my life I have dreaded the return
of that year, sure that it still is
somewhere, like a dead enemys soul.
Fear of dust in my mouth is always with me,
and I am the faithful husband of the rain,
I love the water of wells and springs
and the taste of roofs in the water of cisterns.
I am a dry man whose thirst is praise
of clouds, and whose mind is something of a cup.
My sweetness is to wake in the night
after days of dry heat, hearing the rain. -Wendell Berry~

Rain bathed the streets of Vale on this cold August Night. No one dared to go outside during this storm, save those brave enough to walk in the cold and a few others who had questionable places to be. It was way beyond Midnight, the usual clear sky covered by the swirling clouds that signaled the raging storm up above. It was raining for the most part while at other times, a large puddles covered the streets.

But this didn't deter a lone person from continuing his walk through the dark alley ways and through the shadows of the night. It was a figure, dressed in a long trench coat that reached just below his knees. It had lots of silver trims and zippers on it and was held closed by a large chest plate that doubled as armor. Underneath, the person wore a blue undershirt. He also wore matching black pants with black boots that reached just to his knees which were also armored and had small spikes at the top. A belt tied around his waist, holding the bottom half of his coat closed, leaving the rest to billow in the cold breeze. The coat had a high collar which shielded the person's face from the side, not that it mattered since the persons hood was up, his face barely visible in the darkness. He had a Sword Sheathed to his back, the handle of which was long and thin, wrapped around with a blue cloth. He was wearing steel vembraces on his arms, the tops of which had been modified to have thick armor plates on them, which extended down to his knuckles. On the back of the vembrace he had a mechanism to fire a zip line if he needed to reach high places, and with his line of work, it was something he needed. This mans name was Sora and he was no man, he was only Seventeen years old. His bright Sapphire eyes shone brightly in the light if the night lamps. He let out a breath which could be seen due to the cold. He was looking for a special crystal, one rumored to hold great power. He knew it would help him immensely if he were to get it. The only problem was, it was currently located in a museum, owned by Carter Von Thanh, the second richest man on the face of the planet. If he wanted to get the Golden Beryl, he'd have to be sneaky, but no amount of training on the streets would prepare him to pull off a heist this intricate and important. He had spent his life as a street rat, so he knew how to steal something, but this was his first major heist, especially because he knew there were others after the special gemstone. He stopped in front of the large museum. It was a beautiful building, almost looking like a Victorian Era palace, of course, it was owned by the Von Thanh family, who were filthy fucking rich. They'd like to splurge on everything then could, no matter the cost. He hated them with all his might, instead of wasting money on stupid buildings, they should use it to help the poor, but that wouldn't happen in a million years. The rain picked up again, and the wind started blowing a bit harder. He smirked...rain was the perfect cover.

"Argo, I'm in position." He muttered quietly into his wrist. He had a small microphone installed in his vembrace for when he did heists...though technically this was his first one. He heard a bit of static on the other line, before a soft voice was heard.

"Copy that Sora. I was looking over the blueprints for the museum and I found several points of entree. The thing is, its heavily secured on the inside. Cameras, heat sensors, the whole shebang. On top of that, the Golden Beryl is kept in a glass case, sealed from the outside elements. The case itself has a heat sensor, so if someone tries to steal it, it will sound the alarm, on top of that, there are lasers protecting the case at all times, making it nigh impossible to get." she said. Sora chuckled and shook his head.

"Nigh Impossible you say? Seems like a fun time to me." he muttered.

"If your so sure. There might be some guards too..I take it your prepared to handle those?" she asked.
"I picked up some Gold No.9 and some Verdant No.7 before coming here. Plus I was able to swipe some Crimson Dust from a few passerby on my way here." he said.

"You never change. Alright, head toward the northern entrance, there's a ventilation shaft facing outward, go through there and you will arrive in Sub Corridor B."

"Got it, moving in now."

Sora waited for the cars to drive past before dashing across the street. He was able to sneak in through the closed gates and into the museums courtyard. He slowly made his way to the north side of the building, looking at all of the architecture of the surrounding area. Especially the statues that represented everyone in the Von Thanh lineage. He clicked his tongue.

"God, these people are so freaking full of themselves. That's why I don't regret doing this." he muttered quietly.

"Well, you know how it is to be rich. They get everything they could ever ask for, so what's the point of sharing that wealth and make others happy?" Argo replied. They both remained silent after that, mostly because Sora needed to focus on the task at hand. He reached the ventilation shaft undetected and knelt down.

"Alright Argo, I'm in position. Entering the building now." he muttered, quietly. He turned his body into water and passed through the grate. Once on the other side, he allowed himself to solidify, and started crawling through the shaft.

"Good, keep heading fore nine meters. You'll come to an intersection, turn east and head down that shaft, you'll be right at Corridor B." she said.

"Got it. Moving out." he muttered, quietly moving forward down the shaft. He steadied his breathing so he wouldn't make so much noise. It was bad enough that the zippers on his coat were dragging across the metal surface. Perhaps he should have brought his cloak...no it was to special for him to bring to a heist. He reached the corridor and looked around, the hallway was dark, but the emergency lights were on, giving him a bit of light to work with. The grate came out a few feet above the floor, nothing he couldn't handle. He grabbed some rope from his pocket, and tied a metal arrow head onto it, which he slammed through the metal part of the shaft. He tied the other end to the grate and slowly pushed it open, using the rope to quietly lower it to the ground.

"I ceased control of the security cameras. Their running the loop of the first two hours, you have 45 minutes. Possibly less if they figure out its a tape."

"Copy that Argo. I've come to an intersection, where's the Sacred Gem?" he asked, looking around. The museum was grand on the inside, marble floors, oak benches with the softest material, and in other areas, the floors were covered in Vacouan carpets sown out of the finest silk. It really smelled like a rich man's wonderland.

"Next hallway, go fore fifteen meters, you'll come to another intersection. Cut across the dinosaur exhibit, it will lead you to the Ice Age exhibit. From there take another hallway and you'll come to a stairwell."

"Roger dodger."

"Really? I hate it when you say that." Argo replied, making the teen laugh.

"You hate it when I say a lot of things. Uh oh, I got bogeys, in front of the Dinosaur exhibit." he said, ducking behind a wall. True to his word, three men, wearing security guard clothes were walking around, each of them had a dust rifle, making it even harder to sneak past them. Sure, Sora could most likely sneak by them, but in the offset that he got caught, he could take damage from their lightning dust, and if they had a usable aura, it would be worse. He heard sounds of a keyboard on his earbud, meaning Argo was coming up with something. He saw one of the camera's turn their way, a green dot instead of a red one could be seen where it usually had the recording dot.

"Alright, from here it seems like they have Lightning Dust ammunition. Its the typical rounds guards use to subdue an intruder. It seems like they got a few spare magazines, six in total, or two per person. They also have a stun baton, which could be useful should you acquire one. There's a gargoyle statue to your immediate right, I'll keep an eye on them and give you the go ahead. When I do, Zip line to it. You should be hidden from their line of sight." she said.

"Affirmative." he muttered quietly. He checked his wrist watch. Thirty five minutes left. He tightened the knob on his vembrace, preparing his zip line. He kept himself pressed against the wall, waiting for the signal.

"So did you hear what happened to the boss's daughter?" one man asked.

"No I haven't..care to explain?"

"Sure. Apparently, she lost control of her emotions and ended up blowing up the other museums Gem Showcase. Her semblance lets her control Air, but she can't control it when she's pissed off. Apparently, one of the kids that had bumped into her on opening day was a faunus."

"What's wrong with that? She hates faunus?"

"With a passion. She says Faunus are a gift from Satan himself, and that anyone who associates with them should burn in hell, not only that, but they should be tossed into the streets to live with the Plebs. Little cunt she is. Anyway, the Golden Beryl will get moved back to Atlas in a few days, when the museum up there is fixed." the first man said. Sora grit his teeth, clenching his fist.

"Now Sora."

He dashed around the corner, lifting his right arm. He took aim and fired the Zip line, which embedded itself in the Gargoyle's face. He gave it a tug and it pulled him up. He flipped over it expertly landing on top of it. He pulled out the arrow head and wound it back into place. He saw three other Gargoyle's in the room, making him smile.

"Man, I love silent takedowns." he muttered quietly to himself. He shot the zip line to the other side of the room and swung over to it, making sure to avoid the guards. He landed on top of it, glancing at the lone guard. It seemed as if he wasn't interested in the conversation the other two were having, making him a perfect target. He drew a small blow dart gun from his coat and took aim. When the man looked to the right, he exposed his jugular vain, and Sora took the shot. When he did, he used his Zip line to lower himself to the ground, stopping the man from falling and making a loud thud. He extracted the dart from the man's neck and dragged him behind one of the displays. He grabbed the man's rifle and swiftly took it apart, using his Water Semblance to crush the parts. He took the lightning rounds and stuffed them in his pocket, you never knew when you'd need them. He grabbed the man's stun rod and shot up into the rafters, crouching down over the large showroom.

"Hurry up Sora. You got Twenty Five minutes before all of this shit gets discovered."

"I know, I know." he muttered. He grabbed one of the rounds he had picked up and dropped it. It spun around as it fell, hitting the floor with a metallic clang. The other two guards went to investigate the sound of the noise.

"Yo, Fred was that you?" one asked.

"Dude, I think he's taking a piss...I don't see him." the other replied. The first bent down, picking up the Lightning Round. He looked at it oddly.

"The hell?"

Sora took his chance and dropped down behind them. He used the Stun rod to bash the first in the back of the skull, eliciting a cry of shock and pain. He dashed in front of the second man who tried grabbing his gun to fire, only for it to fly out of his hand. Sora delivered an uppercut to him, sending him flying. He doused him with a bit of water and then turned on the stun rod, giving him the shock of his life. The man dropped to the ground in a heap, pulsing from the electricity. He felt the other man throw a punch at him from behind, and moved his head slightly to dodge, seeing the fist fly by his face. He quickly grabbed it and flipped the man over his back, slamming him into the ground, with a twist, his arm was broken. He howled in pain before getting kicked in the jaw, effectively knocking him out. He grabbed the man's ID card and stuffed it in his pocket. He dashed across the showroom and made his way to the Ice Age exhibit.
"That was a close one. If they opened fire, this whole thing could have gone to hell."

"Well its gonna go to hell soon. You got twenty minutes to get the Golden Beryl or else we might as well abandon the mission."

"There's no way in hell I'm abandoning the mission. I just heard a bit of the conversation between the guards. The Golden Beryl is only staying in Vale for a few more days before it goes back to Atlas. I can't afford to waste my time searching for it again and let this planning go to waste. We have to pull this off tonight, and I hope you can back my ass up."

"Sigh...Fine. I'll back you up, but this goes against my code name. I can't be a Rat if I'm in jail." she said firmly. He sighed.

"Alright, I'm at the stairway..what now."

"Take it all the way to heaven."

"Goddamn it Argo, I'm being serious."

"Hehe, take it all the way up. It should take you to a service hallway for employees. Head down it for ten meters, you'll come across a door that leads to a storage room. There's a ventilation shaft in there that will take you exactly above the display case. Fifteen Minutes."

"Got it. Moving in now." he muttered, moving up the stairway as quiet as he could. He opened the door, running smack into a guard. They shared a look before Sora threw a punch. The man impacted the wall so hard, he actually dented it. Sora moved up the hallway, hoping no one heard that. He reached the door Argo had mentioned and tried entering it, only it was locked.

"Shit, the doors locked. Its gonna take me a few minutes to pick the lock." he said.

"Jeez, alright I was able to fully disable the security system, so the guards are blind. It should buy you five maybe ten extra minutes, make use of them. The Bullhead will be arriving at 12:55 not a minute later. Got it?"

"Got it."

Sora dug in his boot, pulling out his lock picking kit. He pulled out the torsion wrench and his snake rake from the small pouch. He knelt down, placing the torsion wrench in the keyhole, followed by the snake rake. He started moving the rake back and forth, trying to see if he could align the pins.

"Man, they use all their money to buy a fancy building and add all this cool shit, yet here they are using Pin and Tumbler locks for their doors. The fools." he thought. After a few minutes, he heard a small click and turned the torsion wrench all the way around, successfully unlocking the door, he pushed it opened, extracting his tools from the lock and closing the door behind him. He placed a large crate behind it, in case anyone felt like entering the room. He looked around, finding the vent Argo had mentioned. It was above him, something that he didn't mind. He grabbed a nearby stool and placed it underneath the vent. He pulled the grate off and jumped into the shaft, grasping onto the edge before pulling himself up with little effort.

"I'm in the shaft Argo. How far do I go?" he asked.

"About Six meters. It will be directly above the display."

He nodded to himself and kept shimming through the shaft, making sure his zippers weren't scraping the metal. He finally came across it. He took off the grate and pulled it into the shaft, instead of letting it fall. He peeked into the room, the only one fully lit up. There, in the center of the room hidden under glass was the Golden Beryl. It was a beautiful gem stone, which glittered like a diamond. It was cut in the shape of a tear drop, and a small lightning bolt could be seen in the very center of it. He smiled wildly.

"I'm going in Argo." he said.

"Be careful, remember all of the security around it."

"Yeah yeah." he muttered back. He reached for his belt, pulling out a small can. He popped the cap off and shook it, then he sprayed a generous amount of its contents into the room. Thin red lasers could be seen surrounding the glass box. He clicked his tongue, an idea popping into his mind. He pulled out some refined White No.7, it was still a newly discovered dust type, which turned aura into Glass, or in this case water. He used his Semblance to create a large cylinder made of water, which was hollow on the inside, enough for it to be slipped over the glass container holding the gemstone. He took some of the white dust and used his aura to activate it. In a flash of blue, the water hardened into clear glass. He carefully lowered it over the other case, making all of the laser reflect away from it, but not enough so that they would be tripped by something else. He hooked his zip line into his belt and lowered himself over the display. He pulled a special glass cutting compass, which he stuck onto the glass, he pressed the sharp end into the glass and started cutting the glass. Once it was cut, he lifted the circular piece of glass and stuck his hand into the display, pulling out the Golden Beryl. He replaced it with the ID he had stolen earlier, making him chuckle a little. Once he was done, he put his zip line in reverse and pulled himself back into the shaft. He snapped his fingers, letting his water return to its liquid state. He absorbed it back into his body, now that it was free of the glass dust. He placed the gem stone in a special pouch that was secured onto his coat.

"Item acquired, heading back now." he muttered.

"Acknowledged. Hurry up, you got ten minutes until pick up."

Sora decided to get his hustle on and hurried back into the store room. He pushed the create out of the way and slightly opened the door, he saw a few guards checking on the man that was still stuck in the wall. He grit his teeth.

"Shit, exits compromised, I need a new exit."

"There isn't a way to exit from where your at. You need to head back into the previous hallway and out the West Side window."

"Well I can't do that. There's four guards outside, all heavily armed. I'm pretty sure they found the others, it won't be long until the alarm is tripped."

A loud beeping noise started filtering through the entire building. He grit his teeth, cursing himself a bit.

"Nevermind, its been tripped."

"Well, throw subtly into the wind. You need to get out now or you'll be in deep shit."

"Man, and I was having so much fun. Oh well, guess I'll have to ditch this sweet ass coat after this."

He grabbed a White Fang face mask and put it on, using it to hide his features. He made sure his hood was securely on so no one caught his hair color or other features. He smirked and kicked the door open ad hard as he could, making it slam into the wall on the otherside of the hallway. The guards all rose their guns, taking aim at the doorway. Sora walked out, a smirk on his face.

"Its the White Fang." one shouted.

"Wrong, I'm actually someone else. Good guess though, sadly you won't be able to see any more of me. Not yet anyway. Ta-ta." he said, tossing two black canisters onto the floor, as soon as they made contact with the ground they exploded, making a large smoke cloud. The guards started shooting blindly into the smoke, missing their target every time. Sora booked it to the nearest hallway, running as fast as he could. He pulled out his blow dart gun and shot a guard dead in the forehead with a dark, instantly knocking him out. He grabbed the dart as he passed by and stabbed another guard in the neck with it, before throwing it at a third. Luckily, he had designed those darts for multiple uses. Sadly because it was hard to make the serum, he only had one at the moment. He ditched the dark, stuffing the dart gun into his coat. He finally saw the window, and smirked forming a water ball in his hand. He infused it with some Ice Dust, freezing it instantly. He threw the ball as hard as he could at the window, breaking it instantly. He swan dived out of the window, landing into some shrubs. The rain was still coming down hard, so for now he'd use it to his advantage. He turned his body into water, making it so he'd look practically invisible from every angle. He ran through the gates, just as the police showed up, and started running into the museum, shouting things about the possible theft of the Golden Beryl. He kept running, slipping into the alleyway. He reached another open street, where the bullhead was waiting for him. He ran up the cargo bay and closed the doors, turning back into his solid form.

"Alright Argo, lets move it." he said loudly.

"Roger. We're ready for lift off." she said loudly. Soon enough, the large airship took off, heading toward the South part of Vale. Sora broke into laughter, cheering loudly.

"Yeah, holy shit that was such a rush." he said. He took off his coat, emptying his pockets. Once done, he used some Fire dust to light it on fire. He opened the side door and tossed it out, watching as the charred remains hit the streets below.

"Man, such an awesome coat, ruined. Well, I guess I can put my cloak back on now." he said with a smile, grabbing his favorite cloak and putting it on. It was a bit small, since it was a woman's cloak, but he didn't care. It was special to him, so he'd wear until the day he died. It was white on the outside, and red on the inside, otherwise throwing his color scheme out of whack. Argo put the bullhead on auto pilot and headed into the cargo bay. She was a girl of sixteen, with auburn colored hair. She had two round ears atop her head, which twitched a bit every now and then. She had soft features, bright auburn eyes, a small button nose and full lips. She had painted red whisker marks on her cheeks, further emphasizing her persona of The Rat. She was wearing a tan cloak, with a few designs on it, underneath she wore a plain white under shirt, showing off her nice bust. She was wearing a tan skirt, with matching white stockings and heeled boots.

"So, let me see it."

"Damn, eager already?" he asked.

"Well duh, all of those weeks of careful planning almost gone to waste, I want to at least hold the damn thing. So cough it up." she said. He rolled his eyes and reached into his pocket. He started feeling around, eyes widening.

"Oh shit." he said.

"What...don't tell me you tossed it when you burned your coat." he said.

"Fuck..I can't believe this shit...I can't believe it doesn't glow in the dark." he said, holding out the gemstone. Argo punched his arm as hard as she could.
"You ass clown. I thought you'd lost it. Don't pull that shit with me." she cried, swiping the gem from his hand. She held it up, looking into its center.

"Sorry, I had to do it. Beautiful isn't it? I hear with this, you can power an entire city for Sixteen years on end. But with what I want it for, it should last me a life time." he said.

"What do you want it for?" she asked curiously.

"Well, I want to use them to amplify my Semblance. I can make electric water clones with this thing. And if I find the Clear Goshenite, I'll be able to control them with Energy." he said with a smile.

"Well, sadly I haven't been able to track down the Goshenite yet. But I was able to track down two more gem stones, the Azure Morganite and the Rouge Almandine Heart. Both of which are in Vale." she said.

"Hmm, alright then. Maybe I can put this puppy to the test, I already modified my gauntlets so I could use their power." he said, pressing a button on the back of his left vembrace. The top of it sprung open, and he pulled the metal plate off. There were several slots for the other gem stones in various shapes. He slipped the Golden Beryl into the tear drop shaped indentation, and it immediately started to glow. He closed the top of it and held his hand out. His hand crackled with electricity, making him smile.

"Oh yeah, its the real deal alright. So, where's the nearest gem stone located?" he asked.

"Well, as of now the Rouge Almandine Heart is the closest one, it turns out its going to be delivered to a one Mr. Hei Xiong tomorrow afternoon."

"Interesting, a fellow information broker is paying for a special Fire Crystal. Why do you want it Junior? And what are you planning to do with it?" he muttered to himself.

"If we work fast enough, we can intercept the truck before it reaches his night club. Those delivery boys won't know what hit them. As for the Azure Morganite, that's a bit rough at the moment."

"Why is that?" Sora asked, glancing at his friend. She sighed, pressing her fingers together.

"Well, as it turns out...that particular Gem stone is being kept in Beacon Academy. It seems the teachers there want to do some research on it, to see what it can do. Since they have a Schnee attending their school, she's the one that's keeping it locked tight." she said.

"Damn. Of all the places...fine then..I guess I have no other choice..if I want to find the Azure Morganite, I'll have to step into the Snake's pit, I'll fill out the applications to become a Hunter in the academy. I need you to forge me some transcripts, I'll take care of the second heist." he said.

"Are you nuts? Sora, your a thief, a street rat in every sense of the word, how the hell are you gonna pass off as a Hunter?" she asked.

"I made her a promise Argo. I'm not gonna continue being a street rat forever, this is why I need the Ten Gem Stones of Power. Once I have all ten of them, I'm going to find the mother fuckers who killed her and take them off the face of this planet. All I know is that their White Fang members, I'll take on the entire damn organization if I have to. That is a promise." he said firmly. Argo sighed and shook her head.

"Fine, I'll see what I can do. Maybe a few friends of mine can forge a good set of transcripts."

"Good. Lets just get back and rest, we have a big day tomorrow, and I don't want my little kitten to worry herself over my well being." he said.

Argo nodded, returning to the cockpit. Sora sat down, and started planning his next big heist. He had a smile on his face, the rush of having pulled it off was amazing. He was definitely going to love this.