This is pretty much the second part of the prologue. I felt this was necessary to set up the story. Also, this isn't what the actual chapters are going to be like, so don't let the format bother you too much.


Once the diplomats had made their hasty exit, Raven met with her inner circle. A group that consisted of her family, the high ranking members of the tribe, and her most trusted followers.

First, there was Qrow Branwen. He was the most important man in Raven's life. He was her younger brother, her consort and her bodyguard. Raven was very close with him, and they had stood by each other since birth. Had Raven not been born a few minutes earlier than Qrow, the he would have been the one sitting on the thrown. He would have been next inline for the throne, had he not forsaken his inheritance for his nieces.

Then, there was Vernal Branwen. She was Raven's adopted daughter, and was head of security aboard the ship. Vernal's complete loyalty to Raven, led to her becoming an official member of the Branwen family. As such, Vernal was second in line to inherit the throne in the event of Raven's death or abdication. Vernal also served as Raven's bodyguard, on occasions where Qrow was unavailable.

After Vernal, there was Yang Branwen (Eagle). She was Raven's biological daughter, and one of the "Birds of Prey" and first in line to inherit the throne. After Raven herself, Yang was the most feared member of the tribe. Mainly because she was known to single handedly take down spec-ops teams with her bear hands. Yang's abilities allowed her to become the close quarters combat and ship raiding, on top of being a "Bird of Prey".

After Yang, there was Blake Belladonna (Hawk). She was Yang's girlfriend, a "Bird of Prey" and the head of stealth operations. Blake was no ordinary bandit, she was probably the most intriguing bandit in the galaxy. She was the former second in command of the White Fang, and was a princess thanks to being the daughter of the King of Menagerie. Blake was known to be the third most feared member of the tribe, due to her ninja-like killing ability and the interrogations she carried out on prisoners.

Next, there was Weiss Schnee (Falcon). She was the third "Bird of Prey" and the tribe's head of raiding. Weiss, was a very motivated member of the tribe. Weiss was an expert at planning raids, thanks to previous experience as the captain of a raiding vessel. She was also know for her anger, which was second only to Yang's. But her anger was understandable, she had witnessed the assassination of her sister, and her brother had betrayed her family which resulted in the death of her father and destruction of the organization she was set to inherit. As a result of her anger, Weiss was the most driven member of the tribe. She would not rest until she had her revenge against her brother.

Then, there was Ruby Rose (Owl). She was Yang's half-sister, the fourth "Bird of Prey" and head of small craft operations. Ruby was one of the youngest members of the tribe, but she had skills and experience beyond her years. She was the tribe's best pilot, she was deadly in hand to hand combat, and an excellent sniper. On top of all that, Ruby possessed powers that could destroy entire armies if they were correctly harnessed. Though it was unofficial, Ruby was like a third daughter to Raven and would be third in line to the throne.

After Ruby, there was Ilia Amitola (Kite). She was Ruby's girlfriend, the fifth "Bird of Prey" and the head of assassination and sabotage. Ilia had previously been an assassin for the White Fang, and was able to bring her skills to the tribe. On top of being an expert assassin, Ilia was also an adept engineer with a genius level intellect. She was a nightmare for the tribe's enemies, she could do a lot of damage without even being seen.

Then, there was Neopolitan (Vulture). She was Ruby and Ilia's girlfriend, the sixth "Bird of Prey" and the head of ranged combat. She was the sharpest shooter in the tribe, a master of hand to hand combat, and a sadistic torturer when the situation called for it. As the former bodyguard of Roman Torchwick, she was already a legend before she joined the tribe.

Coco Adel, Velvet Scarlatina, Sun Wukong, Penny Polendina, and Ciel Soleil were also members of the inner circle. Coco being the tribe's head of communication, Velvet being the head of logistics, Sun being the head tactician, Penny being the head of navigation, and Ciel being the head of engineering.


"It would seem that Mistral fears us, so I intend to take advantage of that. Whether they accept our demands or not, we will be seizing as much power as we can in this system. I'm going to assign most of you a job to do, in order to bring this place under our control" Raven told them. The members of the inner circle, all nodded.

"Yang, I want you to soften up their underworld. Make them submit to us, and kill them if they refuse." Raven said.

Yang grinned "It will be my pleasure, it's been a while since I had a good bar fight." she said.

Raven sighed "Just try not to cause too much damage, we want to make money from those bars once we take them over." she said.

Yang nodded "Fine, I'll try to minimize the number of people at put through walls." she agreed.


"Blake, I want you to track down any remnants of the White Fang. I want you to disband, recruit, or eliminate them." Raven said.

Blake nodded "It will be done." she said.

"Oh, and if you find any of Adam's supporters, try to bring them to me alive." Raven added.

"I'll do my best, but they certainly won't make it easy for me." Blake responded.

"As long as you get them here, I don't care how much is left of them." Raven told her.


"Weiss, I want you to start recruiting. I want current and former military personnel, ex-cons as long as they aren't real scum, and anyone else who can put up a fight and agrees with our causes." Raven said.

"I shall see to that. I assume you want me to eliminate any potential threats, and any disagreeable people I encounter." Weiss said.

Raven nodded "We need to eliminate as many of our enemies as possible, even if they only pose a minor threat to us." she said.

"Very well, I'll ensure they are dealt with." Weiss agreed.


"Sun, I want you to prepared for an attack. The government seems to fear us, but they may think they can take us out." Raven said.

"I'm always ready for an attack, but I will start making plans in advance. Then if they try to ambush us, they'll be the ones caught off guard." Sun responded.

"Good, I want them to suffer if they make a move against us." Raven told him.

Sun smiled "Don't worry, I'll put the hurt on anyone stupid enough to come after us." he replied.


"Ciel, I want you to get our secret weapon operational. If we get attacked, I want Sun to be able to unleash it." Raven said.

"Of course. I shall put every available engineer on it." Ciel responded.

"Thank you Ciel, can you estimate how long you will need?" Raven asked her.

After taking a moment to make her best estimation, Ciel said "Twenty hours, unless there is an unforeseen issue."

Raven nodded "Alright, well I'll let you get to work." she said. Ciel immediately left, in order to get her task underway.


"Ilia, I need you to start eliminating people who may cause problems for us. I'll have a hit list prepared for you." Raven said.

"Alright, need them to look like accidents?" Ilia asked.

Raven nodded "We need to be careful until we actually come into conflict with Mistral." she said.

"Do you want anything sabotaged?" Ilia asked her.

Raven shook her head "I think that would raise too much suspicion, so well hold of on that for now." she replied.


"Neo, we may be taking some prisoners soon. So I want you to think of some creative ways to make them suffer. They could be former supporters of Adam Taurus, so go as violent and sadistic as you want. They deserve your very worst." Raven said.

A sadistic smile crept across Neo's face.

"I'm sure you don't need any further instructions." Raven said to her.

Neo shook her head.

Raven smiled "In that case, I'll leave you to it." she said.


"Ruby, I want you to do some recon. Find any Grimm that may causes us problems." Raven said.

"Will do, I've heard this system has some really dangerous Grimm hanging around." Ruby responded.

Raven sighed "I've heard that too, so please be careful around them. I know you're pretty much the best pilot in the galaxy, but you never know what the'll do." she warned.

Ruby nodded "I'll be as careful as I can, I promise." she said.

"The rest of you, I don't have anything for you to do yet. I'll let you know if anything comes up but for now, you can do what you normally do." Raven said.

The remaining members of the inner circle nodded.

"Well, that's everything cleared up. You may leave." Raven told everyone present. With that, everyone went to work.


Please let me know if you love it, hate it, think I should change anything, or want to call me an idiot for starting another story.