"Oh my god he just went on and on" Bruna crashed onto her bed. The two had just gotten out of Professor Port's class. "So what's the plan?" Tuscan asked. "What plan?" said Bruna. "We talked about going on the streets and finding out what's going on" said Tuscan "remember"? "Oh right" said Bruna "all right team here's what we do. I set up an appointment with Fox in the bad side of town; so Tuscan is going to meet him to get some info. Lenna you heard about the reports on the news right"? "Which one?" said Lenna. "The one about the guy going around and attacking Faunus" said Bruna "they call him The Predator. Apparently some of the people attacked were suspected of links to the White Fang. You will pose as a concerned Faunus and go around asking for information about him. Maybe he can help; if not you do what you want". "Can do" said Lenna. "What about you?" Tuscan asked. "I'm going to the tower to call home" said Bruna "apparently you can't call Conway on the major networks anymore, and I thing I could get a few things. So everybody knows their jobs"? The group nodded in agreement. "Okay" said Bruna "hands in". "1, 2, 3; Team CBLT!" they cheered.
Bruna parked her motorcycle in the lot next to the tower. "Wouldn't need to come all the way out here if cooperation's didn't hate Conway so much" said Bruna "but that's gonna change soon". Bruna got into the elevator and the door shut. "Hello" said the computer "welcome to the CCT. How may I help you"? "Communications room" said Bruna "and soon". "Absolutely" it responded "could you please place your scroll on the terminal to verify you identity"? Bruna put her scroll on the scanner on the terminal. "Excuse me" said the computer "this identity is flagged. Would you still like to use the communications room"? "Yes I would" said Bruna "damn computer". "Thank you Ms. Conway" said the computer. Bruna ascended to the communications room. When the door finally opened Bruna made her way to the holographic A.I. secretary. "Welcome to the Beacon Cross Continental Transmit Center" it said "how may I help you"? "I would like to make a call to the Military Command in Conway please" said Bruna. "I'm sorry" it said "but calls to Conway thru this system cannot be made due international restrictions". "Are you sure?" Bruna held up her scroll, on the screen was an image of a QR code. The hologram intermittingly flashed red until returning to normal. "Terminal ten is open" it said "I can patch you through there". "Thanks for the change of heart" said Bruna. Bruna walked over to the terminal and sat down. She put her scroll in the port; eventually a notification flashed saying that surveillance bugs were disabled. The call went through to a very annoyed looking general. "This is a restricted line" he said "please ID yourself before I; Ms. Bruna! My apologies mam I though". "Relax Mr. Terrak" said Bruna "I just want some information, that's all". "Of course Bruna" said Terrak "information of what kind". "Anything about recent White Fang activity in the Vale area. And feel free to include stuff we learned from the attack". "Of course" he said "all those files have been sent to your scroll. Including the destruct package to delete them if your scroll is hacked. By the way do you want to talk to your father; he is at the palace". "Sure" said Bruna. "Patching you through" said Terrak. The screen blacked out for a second until Castleton finally answered. "Well if it isn't my beautiful daughter" he said "what do you need"? "I need to know why the hell I need a new teammate" said Bruna "I told you before that I want to wait for Cobalt". "Cobalt is not coming back" said Castleton you need to except that" said Castleton "and this is not about your recent behavior in school". "Then what is this about?" Bruna asked. "I'm worried about you" said Castleton "I'm afraid for my daughter". "What else is new?" said Bruna. "Aside from Cobalt you are the most important person outside of Conway" said Castleton "you and Cobalt had your fair share of enemies outside the city; well mostly you. I wasn't worried about you as much with Cobalt around, but now. The line of succession is clear Bruna; with Cobalt gone you are the heir to all who do not know the truth. Considering the already huge target placed on you; you need some protection". "Tuscan and Lenna are enough" said Bruna "plus the last time I had "protection" didn't go so well". "I know what happened" said Castleton "I have taken steps to make sure you and your new partner get along. So please be good to your new partner; do I make myself clear"? "Yes dad" said Bruna. "Good" said Castleton "and one more thing". "What?" said Bruna. "Be sure to extend my gratitude to Weiss" said Castleton. "For coming to Conway?" Bruna asked. "You didn't hear?" said Castleton "Mr. Schnee stepped into a political argument; again". "Was it about our statehood?" Bruna asked. "Yes" said Castleton "but what he proposed was unusual. He said since his daughter was recently in Conway; then she could correctly give a statement about our prospects considering our independence". "Holy crap" said Bruna. "Indeed" said Castleton "well thanks for calling; see you later". "See ya dad" Bruna hung up and made her way out. The elevator was closing as she approached "hold it"! A hand stopped the elevator form closing and let her in. "Thanks" said Bruna "wait; Weiss"? "Hey" said Weiss "what are you doing here"? "Just making a call" said Bruna "like your outfit". "Thank you" said Weiss "thought I should try something different". "It looks good" said Bruna "so; are you nervous about the speech"? "What speech?" said Weiss. "Your dad said you would make a speech" said Bruna "about whether or not Conway should be a kingdom. Didn't he tell you"? "I haven't talked to him in a while" said Weiss. "Wow" said Bruna "guess I kinda dropped that on you". "Yeah" said Weiss. The two were silent until the door opened. "Well see ya" Bruna ran out as Weiss stayed behind in silence. Bruna got to her bike when her phone began to ring; it was Tuscan. "Yo bro what's up?" she said. "I'm in a warehouse near the highway" said Tuscan "I followed some White Fang inside". "What do you see?" Lenna asked as she patched in. There was a pause before Tuscan answered. "It's Torchwick" said Tuscan "he's talking to the White Fang". "Anything else?" Bruna asked. Another pause "holy shit". "Did you just swear Tuscan?" Bruna asked. "Good reason to" said Tuscan "he has one of those new mechs, the big ones; and he says he has more". "This is big" said Bruna "stay put; we'll be right there". "I think I see Blake" said Tuscan "and that new guy Sun; crap the lights went out"! They heard a loud bang and Tuscan's call cut out; he did not respond. "Lenna?" said Bruna. "Meet you there" she hung up. Bruna kicked the bike into gear and drove off.
Tuscan had arrived at an abandoned parking garage to meet with Fox. "Hello?" he said "anybody here"? There was no source of light in the building other than moon light shining through a hole in the ceiling. When he got close enough to the light something came into view; or someone. A girl in a black shirt and skirt with black hair entered the light. ""Check him" she snapped her fingers. Several armed men emerged from the darkness with weapons drawn; their identities were hidden with featureless masks that were half orange and half white. "What is the meaning of this? Tuscan drew his weapon "where's Fox"? "Fox couldn't come" she said "put the weapon away please; these guys are just checking you". Tuscan reluctantly put his weapon away and one of the men stepped forward with a scanner and made a sweep over Tuscan. "No wires or explosives" he said "he's clean". "Tuscan Conway" she said "my appointment was with a Bruna Conway; where's your sister at"? "I'm sorry" said Tuscan "I didn't catch your name miss"? "Ebony" she said "sorry for the scrutiny but we have been a little on edge". "What for?" Tuscan asked. "First of all was the assault on the hideout recently; you were there for that" Ebony said "and the recent attack on our systems; a hacker got in and deleted all our files pertaining White Fang and other trash. Your brother Cobalt's file was also deleted in the attack; what exactly happened to him anyway"? "He disappeared after Conway was attacked" he said "foul play is suspected". "Right" she said "listen big guy I have been in this business long enough to know a cover up when I see one, but the odd thing is even my boss is silent about your brother". "Maybe you should leave it alone then" said Tuscan. "Maybe your right" said Ebony "well anyway the information you asked for is no longer with us. Is there anything else you need? Cause we got to make a visit to Junior". "For revenge I'm guessing?" Tuscan asked. "Wrong" she said "Junior was on White Fang payroll. We're buddies now; we trade info with each other now, and he is grateful for it not being otherwise". "I see" said Tuscan "if you get back on track let me know". "All right then" said Ebony "come on guys let's go". Tuscan exited the building and made his way down the street. "Why does the bus stop have to be so far away?" he said. Out of the corner of his eye he saw movement in an alley. He cautiously followed it to a warehouse which was guarded by a White Fang as a bouncer. "What's going on here?" Tuscan said to himself. He looked up and saw a rusty fire escape leading into the warehouse. It wasn't safe but it also was not guarded. He shot a bolt at the ladder to bring it down, then scaled it and opened the fire door. He found himself on a catwalk in a dark corner. The warehouse was filled with White Fang soldiers and recruits. "I gotta call the girls" he thought. As he reached for his scroll and dialed Lenna and Bruna. "Yo bro what's up?" Bruna asked. "I'm in a warehouse near the highway" he said "I followed some White Fang inside". "What do you see?" Lenna asked. "Thank you all for coming" he said "for those of you who are joining us for the first time tonight; allow me to introduce a very special comrade of ours. I can assure you; he is the key to obtaining what we fought for so long". "It's Torchwick" he said "and he's talking to the White Fang". "Anything else?" Bruna asked. Tuscan paused as he listened to Torchwick's speech. "Thank you, thank you!" he said to the upset crowd of Faunus "please, hold your applause". "What's a human doing here?" said somebody in the crowd. "I'm glad you asked dearie" he said "now I'll be the first to admit humans; are the worst, case and point. So I understand why you would all like to see us locked away or better yet; killed. But before the claws come out I would like to mention the fact that you and I all have a common enemy; the ones who control, the people pulling the strings, the dirty rotten humans that run our kingdoms. Government, military, even the schools; they are all to blame for your lot life. And they are all pests that need to be dealt with. Fortunately, I'm the best exterminator around; no offence to any rodents in the room". At a snap of his fingers, the curtain fell to reveal a large mech. "Holy shit" said Tuscan. "Did you just swear Tuscan?" Bruna asked. "With good reason" said Tuscan "he has one of those new mechs, the big ones; and he says he has more". "This is big" said Bruna "stay put; we'll be right there". Tuscan scanned the crowd and recognized Blake and Sun among the crowd of recruits making their way forward. "I think I see Blake" said Tuscan "and that new guy Sun". In that instant a shot rang out and the lights went dark; Tuscan made his way to the center of the catwalk to get a better look. "Crap the lights went out!" he said. He heard the sound of the mech powering up and it charged in his direction; destroying the catwalk and sending him to the ground as the mech crashed through the wall. He found himself on the warehouse floor and his scroll had shattered underneath him. "Somebody get the lights back on!" somebody said. The lights flashed on and Tuscan was surrounded by an army of Faunus. Tuscan felt the weight of every eye and weapon pointed at him. "Looks like we got a visitor" said the man from before "a royal Conway at that. My brothers and sisters; lets show this Conway some true White Fang hospitality"! Tuscan put a barrier up just in time to block incoming fire as he ran through the hole left by the mech. He ran down the street as a mob of Faunus charged after him. He darted into an alleyway and saw and exposed flood drain and ran into the pipe. He ran through the twisting pipes as he made random turns to loss his pursuers. He saw a little light up ahead and ran towards it; expecting an exit. He found he had run into a central drain chamber with a grate over a large pipe that led out of the city. He looked for the faint light to see only a small candle illuminating a small corner. In that second a rusty knife was inches from Tuscan's throat. "What are you doing down here big guy?" the figure asked. His voice was dry and muffled; as if his voice was covered. "I could ask the same of you" said Tuscan "what's a squatter doing in the flood tunnels"? "When has the last flood hit Vale?" he said "now answer the question". "My problem is a White Fang mob" said Tuscan "I ran into your "home" to escape". "Did they follow you?" the knife got closer. "Hopefully not" said Tuscan "and my name is Tuscan Conway by the way". "They better not have followed you" the knife fell "count yourself lucky". "Hey you!" a soldier came through the tunnel. The stranger threw the knife right into her ribs; then pounced and drove it right into her temple. "You weren't followed huh" he said sarcastically. The person tried to remove the knife but the handle broke off. "Well that's great too" he put the candle out and grabbed Tuscan "looks like I'm being evicted". "Hang on I can't see" said Tuscan. The stranger grabbed Tuscan by the armed and dragged him off. "In a few feet will run into a ladder" he said. As they scaled the ladder more Fang came through the tunnels and opened fire; the tracers lit up the dark room. The stranger pooped off a manhole cover and the two escaped the fire fight. They came out into an alley and made a break for a nearby street. As they ran Tuscan got a better look at the squatter; he was dressed in dark and tattered clothes and had a gray scarf wrapped around his head to hide his face. Several cars fell from the highway above and they had to roll out of the way. When they got up they found the mob had blocked the way out. "You might as well give up!" one of them called out "because we're going to kill you regardless". Tuscan turned to the stranger and drew his weapon "what do you think"? "You wanna know what" he turned to the mob "I would say the same to you". The stranger's eyes turned red as the glare seemed strike fear in the mob for a few seconds. "It's him!" somebody cried out "kill them both"! The mob ran at them like a wave; Tuscan found that the stranger had leaped into the crowd as it approached. Tuscan shot explosive bolts into the mob as they charged. As they closed explosions ripped through the crowd. Bruna skated in between the mob and dropped explosives at random. Lenna came next to him and shot her shotgun into the crowd. The stranger then charged through the crowd; he was shot, stabbed, punched, and when he reached the end of the alley het turned to his left. He looked startled and ran away to the right and out of sight. The three were now alone in the middle of the mob. "Any bright ideas?" Lenna asked. Tuscan surrounded them with a barrier to give them some time to think. "It won't hold for long" said Tuscan "what's the plan"? "I'm thinking!" said Bruna. The barrier began to crack under the attacks. As it began to look the barrier couldn't take much more; a shot rang out and the noise shocked the mob. "In the name of the kingdom of Conway!" somebody shouted "I demand you step away from my children"! It was Sapphire at the opening of the alley with her umbrella. "Or what?" one called out. A girl appeared next to Sapphire; she had long black hair, tan skin, brown eyes. She wore a light blue zip up sweatshirt, dark blue jeans and black shoes. Her weapon was that of an arch shaped blade (for you LOL players out there it looks like Renekton's weapon). She swung her weapon around wildly; the resulting whirlwind cut down the person who dared asked the question. "Any other questions?" Sapphire asked. The mob simply stood still; Sapphire's eyes narrowed and it felt like the temp of the ally seemed to drop. Bruna noticed she could see her own breath. The mob slowly dissolved as the people ran off or disappeared. "Yeah you better run!" Bruna yelled out. "I see you do take after your father" she sighed "always finding trouble". "Mom what are you doing here?" Tuscan asked. "Official Conway business" she said "and I come down to the bad part of town on a whim and find my children surrounded by an angry mob". "Mom we may be on something big" said Bruna. "Huge!" said Lenna "we're talking as big as Jahrestag". "So I see" she said "you can tell me everything while I take you four to Beacon". "Wait a sec" said Bruna "four"? "Oh right" said Sapphire "this is your new partner Cerulea". "Captain Cerulea of the royal guard at your service" she bowed. "Wait; Cerulea Shine?" Bruna asked. "It has been a while Bruna" she said "hasn't it"?