A.N. Hello my readers. I have come with another chapter. After thinking about what the next pairing will be, I have decided...JamesXWinterXEmerald! Yes, a double pairing! I didn't get any reviews on who else to pair him with, but I thought this pairing could work with the story. Winter is working with the "good guys" and Emerald is with the "bad guys". I thought about pairing James with Yang, but maybe another story. Anyways, we have a new addition to the Stat Chart:
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Now let us begin
It didn't take long for Bumblebee to arrive at Yang's father's house. The two occupants got off the vehicle, with Yang moving it into a garage. After making sure the vehicle was locked down, they entered the house, to which James noticed had a very homey feel to it the moment he stepped in.
"Hey sis, dad! We got company!" Yang yells, setting her jacket on a rack
James kept his own Junta Jacket on as he followed Yang further into the house. It seemed to have a medium sized living room with a large TV and couch, a kitchen, bathroom, and stairway leading upstairs.
"Hey Yang, Dad had to go out for a few minutes. Who's your friend?" Ruby asks
"This is James, I hit him with Bumblebee so I thought he could rest up here for the night."
Ruby looks at James, and says"Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you as well."
"We have a guest room upstairs. First door on the left." Yang states, walking him to the bottom of the stairs
"Thanks, I promise to be gone by morning so I don't disturb your family."
"Oh that's fine. Night."
"Good night."
James wearily climbs up the stairs and finds the room Yang tells him about. It had a bed meant for two people, a small table on the side, and a desk near the door, probably used for any writing or work someone might need to do.
Finally removing the jacket, James pulls out an ear-comm from one of the pockets and places it in his ear.
"Amy? You there?"
"Yes I'm here! Where the hell are you!"
"Stop yelling at me! I'm at a friend of an old friend's house, so don't worry."
"You're my brother, it's my job to worry. And what the hell are you talking about?"
"Remember Jaune Arc?"
"Yeah. The guy with too many sisters."
"Well a friend of his hit me with her motorcycle and is letting me spend the night."
"Seriously? Well, did you at least drop off the package?"
"Yeah, Torchwick should be satisfied."
"Good. Tomorrow head back to base. The Queen'll want a de-briefing."
"Got it."
James shuts down the ear-comm and hides it back in his jacket. He then kicks off his shoes and lets ut a tired sigh as he slowly lays his aching body onto the bed. It barely felt like a minute before the sound of a door could be heard downstairs open. James kept quiet as he listened to the voices.
"Girls, I'm home."
"Hi dad, what were you out for?" Yang asks
"Oh, I got a call from an associate about Torchwick."
The mention of Torchwick grabbed James' interest.
"I hope it wasn't too bad."
"No, just something about a package being delivered to him near Junior's Club."
"Really? That sounds strange."
"Yang, tell Dad about our guest for the night." Ruby says
"Oh? Brought someone home from work?"
"Daaad, I accidentally hit him with Bumblebee and offered to let him stay the night."
"I know you and your sister can handle yourself in a fight if something were to happen, so alright. I'll let it slide, just this once."
"Thanks, Dad."
"No problem, oh, your Uncle Qrow is coming for a visit tomorrow."
"Yay, Uncle Qrow!" Ruby yells
"Quiet down kiddo, don't wanna wake our guest."
James lets out a deep sigh as he lets himself fall asleep once more. It wasn't long before a few rays of sun penetrated the window and bathed James' face in a bright light. Stretching out his body, James groggily put his shoes and jacket on before standing up. After making sure he had all his effect, he quietly opened the door and looked around, making sure no one was there.
Stealthily moving forward, James closes the door and goes down the stairs. Once outside, James places the ear-comm back in place.
"Amy, you awake?"
"Of course I'm awake. I'm up an hour before you all the time anyways."
"Well, should I head back to base?"
"No, the Queen has given me instructions to inform you that a fuel depot supplying Atlas is being erected under the watchful eye of Vale."
"Ok, and?"
"And, a spec ops force is being deployed by the White Fang to take it out. You're being ordered to assist."
"Why would I do that?"
"You'll be paid."
"How much?"
"1,000 lien, for each of us."
"Huh, alright. Send me the co-ordinates and I'll head there now."
"Got it."
After receiving the co-ordinates, James traveled until he reached a small cove where some White Fang members were loading up some C-4 explosives onto a small raft. James went down to meet them and helped load the equipment. Once underway, the White Fang members and James quietly moved while a fog had set in.
"Alright, let's do this nice and quietly." James says
"Yes, sir."
After setting up the explosives, James holds the trigger in his hand and waited until they were a good distance away before activating it. The whole plant went up in a fiery explosion.
"Well done brothers, well done. This'll stop a few of those new Paladins for a time."
James helps land the raft as the White Fang members get rid of any leftover evidence.
"James, are you there? Amy asks over the ear-comm
"Yeah I'm here."
"I saw the explosion from the border. Also, the Queen sent us our payment. Come back to base so you can get some R&R."
"Alright sis, be there soon."
After a short air-lift later, James found himself inside an in-cave-hangar and made his way to his sister. Arriveing at the Comms. Room, James sees his sister's wolf ears peeking over a few monitors.
"Alright, sent that equipment to Ops Room #4. Phil? Get those rations to the storage before they go bad. Kelsey, yeah, move the weaponry to the Armory, thanks."
"You seem busy sis."
"Well I got stuck with the boring job while you get to go out into the field."
"So you find your post boring?" Someone says behind the siblings with a feminine voice
"Yea-uh, Ma'am!" Amy says, bolting up with a salute
"At ease." Emerald says, "I came for your brother. The Queen wishes to speak with him."
"I'll follow your lead then."
Emerald nods in satisfaction before leading James through a few hallways. Reaching an elevator, Emerald has James step in first before entering herself. Pressing the button, the elevator jerks into action as it lowers itself.
"Your actions have impressed the Queen, so you'd better live up to your reputation."
"And what is my reputation? Exactly." James asks, getting a bit distracted by the woman's attire. She wore sort of a cowboy outfit with a rather...revealing top.
"You're suppose to be a ghost, and a lone wolf. Smart and deadly in combat when you need to be" Emerald says, "Of course, sometimes a lone wolf needs some warm company."
"Hmm, you sound like have an idea of what it's like to be a 'lone wolf'."
"I might have, in my youth, not been brought up in the best of living conditions."
"You and me both."
"I think I might be starting to like you."
Soon the elevator came to a halt, and the two exited and walked through a short hallway before stopping at, what looked like, a door made of solid steel.
"Ma'am, I'm here with the Winter." Emerald says into an intercom
"Good, send him in."
"You heard her."
James watches in interest as the steel door split into two and slid into the walls. He then stepped through and thought that the steel could be 3 inch. thick. The room inside has a large desk and a few cabinets that contain books and papers. A door was also present on the side of the room.
"So you're the Lone Wolf." Cinder says, closing a door on the side of the room shut
"Your Highness," James says, kneeling down on one knee, "It is an honor."
"Rise."
James does so.
"I hear that you are of Faunus blood, Northern Inuit to be exact." (A.N. GoT Direwolves. Just had to put in the reference)
"Indeed."
"I see no tail, or ears."
"I inherited something else."
"That would be?"
"Useful eyesight, good hearing and smell, and teeth."
James gives a toothy smile, showing her extremely sharp canine teeth.
"Hmm, so you do. Those must come in handy."
"In some instances, yes, they do."
"I'm sure you're wondering why I called you here to meet me in person." Cinder says, taking a seat at her desk
"I am curious as to why."
"Well, there are few people I trust completely, some being Emerald, Mercury, Torchwick, Neopolitan, Junior...and now you."
"Me, your Highness? I'm nothing more than a mercenary."
"Yes, you, and don't just disregard your title. You've shown yourself to be worth my trust, and you've had plenty of chances to become a turn coat but didn't."
"Your Highness?"
"I know for a fact that after meeting Torchwick you ran into some...trouble. I don't know if you realize it, but you slept under the room of one of our #1 enemies."
"What?"
"I'm sure you're wondering how I found out, but we'll get to that later. I have an assignment that needs to be carried out, and only my most trusted can know about it."
"Of course, my Queen."
"We're planning on infiltrating Atlas's main college, with it being the main military base as well. There is some information that, if leaked, could hurt the country's credibility."
"And you want me and another operative to obtain that information."
"If you wish. Making the trip solo would be prefered, less chance of being caght and failing. Oh, and bare in mind that there is no time limit, so take your time and earn their trust if you can."
"Yes, my Queen."
"You may leave."
James bows once more before turning around and leaving the room. Emerald was waiting near the elevator for James. Once he entered, the door shut as the small box raised itself.
"Your sister called for you." Emerald says, giving James back his ear-comm
"Wha? How'd you-?"
"Master thief."
"Huh, you'll have to teach me how to do that one day."
Once the elevator reaches it's destination, the two leave different ways. James headed to his sister, who gave him two gauntlets.
"I got the spacing issue fixed, so you shouldn't have a problem with them anymore." Amy says before returning to the many monitors
"Thanks sis." James says, ruffling her hair a bit
"Yeah yeah, just don't get yourself killed. Bravo Leader? Supply Depot should be two klicks from your position."
James takes his leave to gather his gear before making his way to Atlas. New recruits were always welcome, so it wouldn't be hard to become a student. While being flown to his destination, James closed his eyes to rest. This was going to be one of the longest missions in his career.
A.N. There we have it, next chapter done. When we return we shall be in Atlas. Hope everyone sticks around for the ride.
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