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Setting: Vale

In preparation for the Vytal Festival, Weiss made it her mission to scout out potential opponents that were already in Vale. With the arrival of Sun and Neptune, she thought it wouldn't be wise to assume they were the only ones here. The Vytal Festival was getting closer and each day brought a constant influx of people who prepared stands, came early to secure the best seats, and others were tourists who were taking in the sights. Weiss walked through the crowd, watching them all to see if any could be students from rival academies.

While walking through the city, Weiss heard her scroll go off. She pulled it out to see it was her father trying to call her. He has been trying to speak with her several times before and her response has always been the same; Weiss snubbed his call by either ignoring it or sending him straight to voicemail. She didn't want to hear anything her father had to say and continued with her scouting mission.

Following behind her was a small group of people, a small band of men who were obviously up to no good. They eyed Weiss with predatory eyes. The men, like most people, knew who Weiss was and figured capturing her and holding her for ransom would get them rich quick. All they had to do was snatch her without her knowing then call someone to pay for her return. The band of men believed their plan was foolproof and boarded their black van to slowly tail Weiss.

Somewhere close by, another group of people were in the city too, but they had no intention to do anything to Weiss or even knew who she was. They were busy doing their own thing. This group consisted three young kids; one girl and two boys, and a young man that served as the kids' guardian and hero. That hero was Zelts Allister. He and Lily, also known as Tigress, were travelling throughout the continent of Sanus to help the lost children find new homes. After the fall of Never-End, Lily has been helping the former prisoners find new places to call home and she asked for Zelts's help with safeguarding them until the job was done. As a true friend to Lily and a fellow former prisoner of Never-End, Zelts thought it was his duty to help them.

Right now, Lily and Zelts chose to divide and conquer to make things work faster. Lily with a much larger group of kids outside of Vale, looking at the outside settlements for any place or anyone suitable enough to take care of the kids. Zelts took the kids who wanted to live in Vale and found a nice family who took in two girls, leaving him with the three remaining children. Zelts and the three kids walked through town to find another family or an orphanage to take them in, but his job wasn't easy. One of the boys with him was a troublemaker and like getting others wrapped into his misadventures.

The boy picked up a nasty habit of pickpocketing people which always led to Zelts apologizing then reprimanding the kid, but the boy liked the special attention he received from his hero. This time was no different. As Zelts and the kids walked through the city, the miscreant boy looked around for potential suckers and he found one in the form of Weiss Schnee. He smirked before asking the other boy to watch his back. Zelts and Weiss were walking along the same sidewalk, passing each other without even glancing at the other while the van full of kidnappers was slowly encroaching on Weiss's location.

The trouble child accidently bumped into her Heiress and quickly apologized, but Weiss wasn't stupid. She felt the pockets on her dress and she found out he swiped her scroll. Weiss didn't have the time to deal with delinquents or children, and especially not a delinquent child. The black van was right next to Weiss.

"Hey you little br-" her words were cut off by a gloved hand covering her mouth.

The other kidnappers quickly grabbed Weiss and put her in the van even though she struggled and tried to scream for others to notice. The only ones to notice was the troublemaker and his accomplice who stared in fear. Zelts noticed that they were trailing behind so he turned around to check on them.

"Hey, you guys ok-" Zelts stopped talking when he saw a glimpse of Weiss being manhandled into the van before it drove off.

Zelts also noticed that the troublemaker had a scroll that didn't belong to him and he made a good guess who the owner was. He snatched the scroll out of the kid's hand and shouted, "You three go to the cops and tell them what happened! I'll try to rescue her!" Zelts didn't give them time to respond as he ran after the black van.

He pushed past bystanders to keep the car in his sights, but there were too many people in his way. Eventually, Zelts grabbed Heart of Gold that was strapped to his back then split it into wingblades and spun himself around to create a spiraling air current beneath him. The rising wind carried him into the air and he could see the van get on the highway. Zelts spun his wingblades around while he was in the air to move forward in the air and he repeated this action to simulate flight. It was the best way to cover more ground and reach the van.

Setting: Vale Highway

Driving on the highway, the band of kidnappers were happy their plan was working. Weiss was in the back with her hands and feet tied and tape over her mouth. She considered this to be a low point in her life, being taken so easily was embarrassing. A part of her was glad her sister wasn't here to see this, and another part of her wished she was here to rescue her or even her teammates. One way or another, Weiss planned to get out this in one piece.

"Okay, we got the Schnee girl. Now what?" the driver asked.

Another kidnapper looked to the driver and said, "We call someone from the Schnee Dust Company and put this girl up for ransom. Hand me her scroll."

A third kidnapper went through Weiss's pockets, much to her disgust, and found nothing. Weiss just remembered that brat stole her scroll. She didn't know whether that was good or bad.

"It's not here. She doesn't have a scroll," the third kidnapper proclaimed.

"Dammit!" the fourth and final kidnapper said from the passenger's seat then kicked the dashboard. "How are we suppose to ransom her off now?!"

"What about the Huntsmen Academy? I'm sure they wouldn't let a Schnee get taken that easily. We just have to find a way to contact-" as the second kidnapper suggested, but stopped when they all heard the sound of something landing on the roof of the van.

The two kidnappers in the back grabbed their assault rifles and the one in the passenger's seat looked out the window to see what happened. He looked up to see Zelts was kneeling on top of the van.

"We got a Huntsman!" he shouted to his cohorts.

Weiss wondered who knew she was in trouble without contacting anyone.

The two, armed men in the back forced Weiss to lay down on the ground before they aimed their guns at the ceiling. They fired rapidly at the roof, riddling the ceiling with bullet holes. The one in the passenger's seat grabbed Weiss's sword, Myrtenaster, and kept it in case he needed to use it in battle. It was silent outside the van and no one inside knew if Zelts was dead or not until they felt the entire truck tip over. Zelts jumped off the van before they fired and launched a strong gust of wind at the vehicle, knocking it off the highway and falling to the ground.

The highways in Vale were high above ground level and it gave Zelts time to rescue Weiss. He used his wingblades to propel himself toward the plummeting vehicle then slashed through the side door. Everyone inside was in the air and too concerned about Zelts's presence. He quickly grabbed a tied-up Weiss then got out of the vehicle. Because he was holding her in one arm, Zelts couldn't use both wingblades to stir up a small tornado to help them gently land on the ground, so he swung the wingblade in his one free hand to slow their descent.

The car fell to ground and it was reduced to pile of scrap with all four of the kidnappers crawling out of the wreckage. Zelts sent gust after gust of wind to the ground to slow their fall then he made sure to land on the ground with Weiss on top so she wouldn't get injured. Ignoring the pain, Zelts properly sat up to remove the tape on Wiess's mouth and the rope around her arms and feet. Weiss got a good look at Zelts and she didn't recognize him at all. She figured we was a roaming huntsman that simply came to her rescue because it was the right thing to do or maybe to score some Lien for saving her.

She rose to her feet and put on her cool façade before saying, "T-thank you for your assistance."

The way she said it made it seem like it was an honor to rescue her. Zelts thought nothing of it simply smiled at her. Whether she was brave or scared, he guessed the experience was still unwanted.

"I am glad to see you're unsafe, miss. With that boy being with me, I figure it's mostly my fault you were captured. Never thought I'd see the day some random person being kidnapped off the streets," Zelts said and something caught Weiss's attention.

Weiss realized Zelts didn't know she was a Schnee. This may have been a new thing for her because most of the people who come to her aid always wanted something from her. Zelts was one of the few, if not, the first person outside her team to help her without an ulterior motive. She considered it rather refreshing and thought he was both a genuine Huntsman and a gentleman. The two of them looked over at the destroyed van to see the kidnappers were crawling out and trying to run. Weiss noticed one of them was holding Myrtenaster and noticed they were also trying to run away.

"Hey! Get back here! That's mine!" Weiss shouted as she ran toward the men with no weapon.

The three with assault rifles open fired on her, but the bullets never reached Weiss. Zelts stood between her and the enemy, deflecting the gunfire with Heart of Gold in shield form. She stayed behind him until the rapid-fire ended and planned to run for her rapier. It did end, but the first to act was Zelts in the form of quickly splitting his shield into wingblades and sending a gust of wind strong enough to knock them down.

"It's not safe to go in without a weapon. Just stay behind me and-" Zelts looked behind him to see Weiss wasn't listening.

She conjured a Glyph above Zelts's head and jumped on top of it. Weiss used it as a foothold and created more, leaping off each one to move through the air. She planned on getting close to the man with her weapon and take it from him, leaving Zelts to deal with the three in front of him. Zelts wondered if Weiss was a brave or reckless individual. Either way, he was going to prevent her from getting harmed. He charged behind her at ground level, hunkering behind Heart of Gold as he ran through the three men before him. They were bashed and tackled down by the massive shield as Zelts ran through their ranks. He quickly turned on his heel and split his shield in one motion. Spinning his wingblades around, Zelts created small gale storm to blast them all away. Those three weren't his priority, making sure Weiss gets out of this kidnapping unscathed came first. He looked over to see she was confronting the man with her weapon.

"Now, hand that back if you know what's good for you," Weiss demanded with her hand out.

"Tch," the man said in silent anger.

His scheme was ruined immediately after it began. He looked at Zelts and cursed him for interfering, he cursed Weiss as well for not playing the role of defenseless hostage. There was no way he was going to get the possible millions for her safe return. Then the man looked to Myrtenaster in his hand, wondering if he could at least get a couple thousand Lien for a Schnee weapon. He decided for that to be his back-up plan, but the kidnapper needed to get away from Zelts and Weiss then see what the rapier could do. Luckily, he could kill two birds with one stone.

The man aimed the rapier's blade at Weiss and the ice dust within began to glow and extend to the blade. He unintentionally fired a bolt of ice directly at her. Weiss countered by conjuring a Glyph right in front of her to act as a shield. It worked and the bolt of ice exploded when it made contact with the circular Glyph. The ice spread through the ground around her, but Weiss was safe.

The man was thrilled with Myrtenaster and what it could do. He looked at the hilt and noticed the different types of dust. He wondered what else he could do. Zelts ran past Weiss toward the last man standing. Instead of firing bolts of ice at Zelts, the man waited till he was closer then slammed the rapier into the ground. The ground began to rapidly freeze around him and it reached Zelts before he could react. From his feet to his knees, Zelts's legs were encased in ice. The man spun Myrtenaster's dust compartment and had it set to fire. He launched three flaming projectiles at Zelts, but he didn't use Heart of Gold to defend, in fact, he dropped his shield and raised his arms directly at the fireballs.

Weiss tried to run toward him to conjure a Glyph to get him out of there, but it was too late. Zelts was hit by the fireballs, but there was no fiery explosion which confused both her and their adversary. Zelts activated Conversion in his arms, causing them to glow the shimmering gold color that signifies his semblance was activated. Thanks to the flames being produced by dust and not being natural, he was able to absorb the energy which increased his physical abilities. The amount of energy flowing through his body reflected how much he absorb and Zelts had enough strength to break through the ice with sheer force. Weiss was quite impressed and the kidnapper was feeling desperate.

"If that weapon's biggest asset is dust, then I can beat it no problem," Zelts summarized.

Panicking, the man spun the dust revolver around and began firing random shots at Zelts and Weiss. She continued to protect herself and avoid with Glyphs, but this was taking a considerable toll on her aura. Anymore and one hit could really hurt, so she stopped using her semblance to preserve her aura and Zelts played defense. He used Heart of Gold in shield form to protect himself as he got closer to Weiss as well as used Conversion to absorb some of the dust projectiles coming their way. Unfortunately, Conversion couldn't absorb earth, ice, or wind dust attacks, so he used his shield to block them.

Weiss was silently impressed with Zelts's ability to not only close the distance between their enemy, but he was able to block attacks coming her way and protect her, much like the knights in the fairy tale stories Winter used to read to her. He came to Weiss's side in an instant and it moved her deeply. Zelts was at her beck and call without being called to defend, like a real knight.

After firing a plethora of random dust shots, Myrtenaster ran out of dust. The revolver cartridge was nearly empty with very little dust in and of the vials. There wasn't enough for the man to fire and he was left with the rapier. He was prepared for close combat, but many of his careless attacks were absorbed by Zelts and Conversion was at its max, showing in his eyes glowing gold. He quickly ran toward the man, covering the distant with his energy-enhanced speed, snatched the rapier from the kidnapper's hand, then punched him in the gut with his energy-enhanced strength. The kidnapper was punched into the ground with the impact making a small crater in the ground. He was knocked out.

Zelts's eyes returned to normal and he walked over to Weiss who was walking to him. He presented Myrtenaster to her with a warm smile which she wasn't expecting.

"Here, this is yours, right?" Zelts asked kindly.

"Y-yes. Thank you for you-"

"Oh! And this is yours too," Zelts interrupted her to pull out her scroll.

"My scroll!" Weiss took her weapon and her scroll from Zelts and as glad neither was stolen. "Thank you so much… I'm sorry, but I never got your name."

"Zelts, Zelts Allister, and I don't believe I ever got the honor of hearing your name."

Weiss curtsied before saying, "Weiss Schnee." She wondered if hearing her name will make Zelts change his attitude or ask for some kind of payment.

"I'm sorry your scroll was taken. The boy who did it is with me and he has been known to cause mischief. He didn't mean anything by it, but it's still no excuse. I apologize on his behalf and I hope you can accept it."

He didn't mention her name once. It was very surprising for Weiss to meet someone who doesn't acknowledge the Schnee name. It was nice and proved his attitude and words were truly honest. It actually made Weiss forget all about her scroll being taken. "Think nothing of it. After all, you came to my aid when those goons kidnapped me. I should be thanking you."

Zelts chuckled at her kindness. "Then perhaps it's best to say we're even. I guess the least I could do is escort you back to where we were, or at least somewhere besides here at the bottom of the highway," he joked and Weiss chuckled.

"Very well, Zelts. Let's head back," Weiss answered and the two of them walked back to where this all started.

Before they could walk back to their destination, Weiss and Zelts were met with the three men Zelts knocked away earlier in the fight. He guessed they wanted to avenge their defeated comrade. Weiss and Zelts found their desperate attempt to fight pointless, but happily obliged them with a short battle. Weiss activated her semblance one last time to conjure a Glyph in tandem with the remaining ice dust in her rapier. Zelts split his shield into wingblades and swung them directly behind the Glyph, creating a strong gust of wind. The windstorm went through the ice glyph and the combined power of both created an arctic cyclone that went right toward the three helpless kidnappers. This attack was very similar to Zelts and Violet's Petal Storm: Diamond Dust. When they were all hit, the freezing wind encompassed them all and their body began to freeze over along with the entire area around them. The fight was finally over.

The walk back was very causal and smooth compared to the action that transpired not too long ago. The two of them talked to each other about a number of things. Weiss told Zelts about her team and her family legacy to help him understand why those people tried to kidnap her. Learning about her wealthy background didn't seem to change Zelts's attitude towards her which made Weiss like him even more. Zelts told Weiss why he was in Vale with the children and his duty travelling around Remnant to find them homes to live in. Weiss considered Zelts to be a noble, selfless person who does the right thing simply because it's right. He was a true role model for aspiring huntsmen and huntresses. She wanted to know more about him, but their journey together came to an end. Zelts and Weiss were back in the more inhabited part of Vale and were met by the kids he was escorting.

"Zelts, are you okay?" the young girl asked with eyes full of worry.

"Yes, I'm fine. And so is Weiss. Say hello," Zelts told the children.

"Hello Weiss," all the kids said with happy expressions and she returned with a small smile of her own.

"Hello," she said.

"Don't you have something to say to Weiss?" Zelts said specifically to the young troublemaker.

"…Sorry for taking your scroll," the boy said with a bowed head. "I won't do it again."

"Apology accepted," Weiss told him then turned her attention to Zelts. "Zelts, how long are you going to be in Vale?"

"I'm not sure. Depending on how long it takes to find them places to call home. I won't stop until they're properly taken care of," Zelts answered.

"Well, if you- I mean, I'm sure you know the Vytal Festival will be starting in less than a month. I'm going to be participating in the festival with my team and I was wondering if you could watch one of my battles. If you're still in Vale that is. I know your mission is really important and-"

"Sure," Zelts answered. "I'll make sure to watch your battle if I'm still in Vale. There's no doubt in my mind you'll make it far in the tournament. You definitely have the makings of a true huntress."

"…Okay, then it's a promise," Weiss told him.

Zelts heard his scroll go off in the middle of their talk. He pulled it out to see the person contacting him was Lily. She sent him a message about meeting up somewhere in the city. It was time for him to go.

"Duty calls," Zelts said. "A friend of mine is helping and she wants to meet up. Sorry, but we have to go. Come on guys."

Zelts and the children were ready to leave. Weiss wished he could stay a little longer so they could converse further, but she knew he had other, more important matters to deal with at the moment.

"Farewell, Zelts," Weiss said. "I hope you complete your mission."

Zelts flashed her a smile before responding with, "No farewells, no goodbyes. I'll see you next time, Weiss."

Zelts walked away with the children at his side. And Weiss watched him leave with a genuine smile on her face. Today was a day she was not expecting. Thievery, kidnapping, falling from a truck and being rescued by a man who was no different from a knight. His character, unchanging attitude when he learned of her wealth, honest nature, Zelts himself left a great impression on Weiss. With her day of scouting the enemy ruined, Weiss thought it was best to return to Beacon Academy to refill the dust revolver in her weapon and get some rest with the memory of Zelts running around in her head.

A Month Later

Setting: Garden

A month had passed since Weiss and Zelts met each other. Unfortunately, his time in Vale came to an end after two weeks and he left before the Vytal Festival began. He was unable to see one of her matches with her team, but it wasn't a total loss for Weiss, after all her sister was here. Winter arrived in Vale for business, but she made time to see her sister and instruct her on practicing to summon with her semblance. Her visit was fleeting, but Winter was able to help Weiss expand her Glyphs greatly.

Winter told Weiss that she should be able to summon foes she was defeated in the past to come to her aid. Winter's advice was to focus specifically on what she wanted to summon as she channeled her aura. Weiss was outside doing just that. She was hoping to earnestly practice this technique, hoping to use this during her upcoming two-on-two match with Yang, but that may have been a stretch. Weiss tried to think about what to summon, what to bring forth to come to her aid, to be by her side and protect her. Thinking about what to protect her made Weiss thoughts drifted toward Zelts and the time they spent together in battle. She remembered his honesty and how he came to her defense in battle. It was something that she wanted in her summon; to fight with her and come to her aid at a moment's notice. She wanted something like that, something like Zelts, something like a knight.

In a single moment, Weiss created a large Glyph on the ground in front of her with the image of the only other knight she has ever encountered and defeated. She tried to summon the Arma Gigas she fought so long ago, but the tremendous amount of power to fully summon it was too much for her and it ended in failure. The only thing that was created was a small sword that faded away like snow. Even with Winter's advice, it was still too advanced for Weiss to fully summon. She needed more practice, but it was worth it if it meant having a knight at her side. Weiss activated her semblance continue with her training.


This story happened before RWBY Volume 3.

The title of this chapter comes from God Save the Queen, the national anthem of the United Kingdom. It was perfect for Weiss and her beloved nickname, Ice Queen combined with Zelts's defensive fighting style and heroic character. Save the Queen is also the name of a weapon in the Final Fantasy franchise. It is often a powerful weapon for female characters or knights and is usually given defensive-oriented abilities.

This special chapter could be led to believe that Zelts inspired Weiss to make the Arma Gigas her usual summon in the RWBY story.