"You do?" Makoto asked
"So where are we?" Tai asked
"A place I thought I would never return to"
"What do you mean doc?" Karma asked
"We're in the outer fringes of Wakanda" Mustang said
"Wait, wait, wait back it up! Wakanda, like the secret and mythical nation that lead to the myth of El Dorado?" Tai asked
"You know about that?" Todoroki asked
"I read" Tai said
"You know about this place, how come?" You asked
"Let's just say that sometimes the past echoes into the present" Mustang said as he looked up as the trees rustled in the wind, Mustang closed his eyes and could still here the sound of gunfire and explosions. It was not the most pleasant of jobs. But it was all he could have done at that point to survive. He's students knew that something was gone silent
"You okay there sir?" Shikamaru asked
"I am, just remember a dark aspect of my past" Mustang said
"I am sorry about the disruption last night, an armoury was raided yesterday" T'Challa said
"No worries" Maes said as the group sat down for breakfast
"Were you able to recover them?" Blake asked
"No, someone else got to the before us, so my attention will be divided between those weapons and these talks about the treaty" T'Challa said "Because I fear who is trying to getting their hands on them"
"Who would that be?" Stella asked
"N'Jadaka" T'Challa said "A dark part of my family's past"
"Otherwise known as Killmonger" Maes said "Yeah we've met. He was originally used by the US as a black ops soldier before he went rogue. Unfortunately he went rogue after the event possibly three or four years ago"
"You know him?" Ikki asked
"Bastard's tough only fought him once before and even then. It was not an easy fight. And following that both the GIJOES and NEST have had run in with this asshole" Maes said "But for now we should continue the talks about the treaty" Maes said
"Yes we shall" T'Challa said
"So we're going to trek into a hidden and isolated country with stolen weapons, past advance technology and heavily armed guards just to get a lift back to Tokyo?" Shikamaru asked
"Yeah, why not?" Tai asked
"Several reasons!" Lucy said
"Why am I dating this guy?" Makoto asked
"Because I'm funny, charming and hot?" Tai said
"I'm sorry but did you not hear what I just said, what we have to get past to even reach the country! Who knows what they have in the city itself?" Shikamaru said
"That ship flying over head. I think I know where it may come from" Todoroki said
"I was just thinking the same" Chise said
"Alright let's hear your theory about it" Todoroki said
"Its Vermillion" Chise said to which Todoroki nodded
"Which means that the royal family must have a presence here, so we could ask them" Todoroki said
"They must be here because of the treaty" Mustang said
"Treaty?" Lucy asked
"The Non-biological Extraterrestrial Support Treaty, it was formed ten years ago after the incident where the world lost 10% of its population over teh course of half a day" Mustang said as he closed his eyes and remembers the event
"Were you involved?" Tai asked
"That's a story for another time" Mustang said "Let's go"
"So you have an amulet, what does it do?" You asked
"I'm not sure" Makoto said
"Isn't the panther one the main symbols of Wakanda?" Lucy asked
"Yeah they are, they are also considered to be the guardians of the place" Imari said
"So what is this amulet?" Lucy asked
"Not sure, but I'll protect it until we can get it somewhere safe, like the other weapons" Makoto said
"You know about the amulet don't you?" Tai asked Shikamaru
"Not quite, I've seen nothing about it, but knowing Wakanda it could be powerful" Shikamaru said serious making Mustang concerned about the group
"Can we stop yet?" Imari asked
"May as well" Mustang said
"It's incredible" Blake said as she looked out at the landscape of Wakanda
"It is, to think they've been here for years and no one knew the truth" Ikki said
"Still, you think the only thing that is hiding them away is a shield" Blake said looking at the sky
"Yeah you're right, so do you miss them?" Ikki asked
"I sure do, and they miss me. But hey I heard Nagisa's doing okay that's something at least. Qwenthur's still out at sea; Shiro's finally getting onto the dig site side of things, And then there's Yang; damn it Yang"
"What happened?" Ikki asked
"You do not want to know" Blake smiled
"Okay then. So do you think they're okay?" Ikki asked
"Who?" Blake asked
"The missing students" Ikki said
"They're out there but I don't know where they are" Blake said "Hopefully NEST can find them"
"So when are we going to get to Wakanda?" Tai asked
"It could be a couple of hour or a couple of days" Imari said as they were suddenly stopped and were ordered to the floor by Mustang
"What's up?" Todoroki said
"Well those guys don't look friendly, who are they doc?" Karma asked
"Another piece of your mysterious past that you don't want us to find out about?" Tai asked
"No, it's appears that they are a part of the group that stole the weapons in the first place' Mustang said
"So let's get down there and show them who's boss" Karma said
"Easy, we don't know who they are or why they're here" Shikamaru said pulling him back down, Makoto nudged You and indicated to follow her whcih si did
"What is it?" You asked
"Well I think this might be something akin to the Black Panther" Makato said pointing
"The Black Panther, you mean the patron guardian of Wakanda?" You asked
"Yeah that one, but I'm not sure how it works" Makato said "What about your weapon?"
"I'm not sure but I got a name when I held it the first time: Stormbreaker!" You said
"Interesting." Makoto murmured
"So what's you plan?" You asked as they watched the enemy putting boxes in the back of a truck
"What I can" Makoto said
"Wait who's that?" You asked
"I'm not sure" Makoto said
"I think we should stay away from them for now" You said as the figure they were talking about
"I'm also curious about Dr. Mustang's past, what isn't he telling us?" Makoto asked
"That is a good point" You said "All I know is that he is an archaeologist and a historian; but nothing well before he came to be our teacher"
"Good point, that is something plus he seems a bit on edge since we found out we were near Wakanda. So we need to find a home and find out what happened to Dr Mustang while he was last here" Makoto said
"Yeah I'll talk to the others" You said as they headed back to the others
Mustang was nervous as he lead the others into the forest and looked around before he went over to a tree and moved some grass revealing a string of leather and pulled it out of the ground revealing it was a piece of Vibranium ore and he placed it around his neck and held it tight before placing it under he's shirt and returned to the grass
"Roy I'm sorry" a voice from his past
"I know Riza" Mustang said wiping tears away
"So you lost someone didn't you Doc?" Karma asked
"Yeah I did" Mustang said "Which is why I don't want to talk about things"
"Okay, and let me just say I know what that feels likes" Karma said
"Your parents?" Mustang asked
"My dad and someone else special" Karma said
"Yeah it hurts doesn't it?" Mustang asked
"Like the biggest bitch in the world" Karma said as You came over and tilted her head
"You okay?" You asked
"Discussing hurtful things" Karma said kissing her making the other smile at how cute and perfect they were.
"Now shall we continue on?" he asked as he walked off 'After all this area has just become more dangerous if those soldiers are working for who I think they are"
"So that is the first part of the negotiations concluded" Maes said
"Thank you may friend, I'm sure that the building of a new NEST embassy and outpost here will help in your fight" T'Challa said
"Trust me NEST has helped the Vermillion Empire in more ways than I can count" Stella said
"Agreed, and in return they have helped us as well" Maes said
"So when is the signing?" T'Challa asked
"A few days, just to make sure you are committed to the treaty of course" Maes said
"I see, it's a wise choice to do so" T'Challa said as one of his aides walked in "Excuse me for a moment will you?"
"Of course" Maes said
Blake stood outside in the fresh air while enjoying the scenery of Wakanda
"You truly enjoy it here?" a voice asked making Blake turn around and see Okoye the head of T'Challa's bodyguard the Dora Milaje
"Yes its beautiful" Blake said before looking saddened
"You seem sad" Okoye said
"A couple of friends of mine are missing is all" Blake said
"I see, where was she last seen?" Okoye said
"On their way to South Africa for some relief mission or something, I don't know I was in Vermillion at the time."
"I'm sorry to hear that" Okoye said as she looked up "Have you tried to contact her?"
"I don't have service out here" Blake said
"Are you sure?" Okoye said making Blake pull out her phone and saw it had full bars. Upon seeing this she pulled up Makoto's number and rang
"Come on Mak, pick up, pick it up" Blake said
While the student were walking through the jungle Makoto felt her phone ringing
"I've got signal?" she said shocked "not much" she mumbled before answering it "moshi-moshi"
"Ma- is t-at y-"
"Blake? where are you?" Makoto said trying to find some signal
"I'm at the Wakandan Pal"
"GET DOWN!" Tai shouted activating his shield as bullets flew at them
"BLAKE! BLAKE! Are you still there, if you're in Wakanda please send help! We're under attack!" she shouted before her phone went flat "SHIT! That was the last phone with any charge in it, we're on our own now" she growled
G'day Guys Grizz here, so they now know where they are and yes they will meet up plus I've got an idea for the villain plus I really had to do that to give Blake a bit more hope and stress, lets face she might be my favourite character in RWBY but she has done some stupid things so here's a tiny bit of payback. While writing this chapter to me it feels like this is a sequel to Legacy of the lost more then a spinoff with the NEST stuff, that will change shortly since most of the talking has done but there will be a bit more and the NEST characters are sticking around for awhile
So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside