Beacon, one of the greatest schools to ever exist, had been destroy in a day. An army of students moved like soldiers, destroying the school, and the students of Beacon were unable to fight back since their rocket lockers were launched during the invasion. The invaders left as quickly as they came, but the damage was already done; Beacon would have to close down until repairs were finish.
"Crescent Rose..." Ruby whined. Yang patted her little sister on the back, but she too knew the loss of Ember Cecilia. Nearly all the students had bored the airship to head home, though all of them dreaded to head home, weaponless and now schooless.
"This is bad. The Schnee Company would have to cooperate with other companies if Beacon is to return to a fraction of its former glory." Weiss had gotten off her scroll. "Not that Schnee is going to put down any money, now that Beacon's reputation is ruined."
Ren meditated as much as he could, but even he couldn't keep himself calm. "How did that school manage to win?"
"They had numbers, and their clothes was as strong as armor, almost like they were embedded with Dust." Blake surmised. "But at the same time, we were all gathered in the cafeteria while most of the teachers were out on business, plus our weapons are gone. It definitely smells like an insider job."
"You mean, there's a traitor at Beacon?" Velvet couldn't help but overhear the conversation. "How could they? How did they get in?"
Blake shrugged. "Everyone has come from an accredited Hunter's school, and none of the uniforms matched what they have. That means-"
"Someone faked their transcript." Cardin stood up, and just when Jaune left the restroom, the bully punched him in the nose. "You! You scrawny son of a-"
Team CRDL quickly shielded Cardin as RWBY restrained Nora from trying to blow up the ship. The big man of Team CFVY tried to make his way between the two teams. "Stand down. Cardin, you have a history of impulsive agressiveness, yet I am reluctant to admit you have reached an epiphany. Tell us your woes."
"That...He's their spy!" Cardin pointed a finger at Jaune. "He faked his own transcripts and pretended to be a weak boy while he mapped out the whole school."
"That's not true!" Pyrrha quickly defended. "Sure, Jaune did fake his transcripts, but it was only because he wanted to be a hero like his family! Isn't that right?"
"...Cardin's right." Jaune muttered as he slowly got back up. "I was too busy remembering every corner of Beacon to keep up with my studies. In the end, my 'study' paid off?"
Pyrrha backed away. "No..."
Jaune weakly laughed. "I...I was too weak. I had to provide for my family, but even if the school provided a better life for those who studied hard, academics was never my strong suit. That's why...I made a deal. One school...for my family to live a good life. Now, though, I'm not so sure I made the right choice."
"Of course you didn't!" Weiss tried to choke him. "What insane person makes you ruin our valuable education! Huh? Tell me!"
Ruby tried to make Weiss let go, but Jaune managed to get some sounds out. "K-k-kiryuin."
Weiss froze. Her hands shook even as they loosened from Jaune's neck. "Kiryuin? Th-that Kiryuin?"
Jaune nodded. Weiss slumped to the ground, and Ruby was concerned. "Who's Kiryuin?"
"Satsuki Kiryuin, heiress of the Kiryuin Conglomerate, known for their REVOCs clothing brand." Weiss shivered.
"What, afraid of a fashionista?" Yang tried to joke.
Weiss glared at her. "Five years ago, every big company hosted a tournament that all the heirs participated in. Of course, every company also wanted to show of the best of their products, so my sister and I were outfitted with the finest Dust and related products. Everyone else had customized weapons, navigation systems, even robotics that Atlas didn't have at the time. But Satsuki, she came into the battlefield in nothing but her underwear and a normal sword. She insulted us, saying that we were weak, and of course, we all formed an alliance againt her. We though she would be an easy target..."
Weiss traced a hand over her scar. "I was one of the lucky ones. My sister just recovered from her coma a few days ago. Now that I think about it, Penny looked like that heiress who died shortly in the hospital."
Ruby gasped. Weiss weakly chuckled. "Thirty companies that spoiled their children with private lessons and the best equipment in existence, taken down by a girl who didn't get a scratch on her. Not only that, said twelve-year-old also talked to the presidents and CEOs, and not only were no legal actions taken against her, but half of the companies also merged with hers. I think if I were to face her again, I can get one strike in..."
"If she was still twelve..." Jaune pointed out. "La...Satsuki took out five hundred gang members with just a pulse of her aura and she commends so much presense that a student council president held himself back two years to join her year. Speaking of which, Satsuki is the student council president of the school that invaded Beacon and the headmaster has no power to stop her."
"Wow, an insanely strong army led by a goddess of war. You sure get into a lot of crazy situations."
"Sun?" Blake blinked at the monkey Faunus. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I decided that if you're out of school, we might as well have a vacation." Sun pointed to the cockpit where the rest of his team was piloting. "But if Jauney-boy here is willing to tell us, we'll help you kick their ass."
"To Honnouji Academy? Sure." Jaune looked at the people who did not expect him to surrender the information so easily. "Oh, she lets any students enter. She's not afraid of anyone stealing her school's secrets because, quite frankly, no one managed to succeed yet. In fact, I was told that, when your weapons are taken to Honnouji, you'll get them back...when you become Honnouji students."
"Well, we're not going to!" Ruby stood up, gazing at the other students. "So what if she's the ruler of her own place or your boogeyman? It is our duty as Hunters to stop the forces of evil and to preserve the balance of the world, and if we join Satsuki, we shift that balance. We become evil. We give up being Hunters. Tell me, are you Hunters?"
Everyone roared. They were hunters, and there were going to go against the most dangerous creature ever.
