Chapter 6: The White Fang?

Ozpin's Office, Beacon, Vale, Remnant

Eight Hours After the Arrival of The Hybrid

"So, that's the gist of it, Ozpin." Oobleck said, laying out everything that The Hybrid told him to Ozpin and Glynda. As much as he was surprised by what he was told, Oobleck was still fascinated by this new being. So many questions, so little time.

"Wait just one minute, Oobleck! None of that can possibly be true! What if it's lying to us to cover its own tracks?" Glynda asked.

"I will address that when Qrow and The Hybrid return. Hopefully, Qrow has more information." Ozpin replied, trying to stop Glynda from fretting too much.

"But, Professor, if it isn't one of Merlot's twisted experiments, then what is it?"

Ozpin pushed up his glasses, "We'll find out. Until then, I want it under strict surveillance."

Glynda crossed her arms in frustration, "I still can't believe that you let Qrow run off with it."

The three of them were cut off by the elevator opening.

Beacon Elevator, Beacon, Vale

Eight Hours After My Arrival

I was greeted to the cold stares of the two men who were interrogating me earlier, and a hot, older, blonde woman. I couldn't help but stare at her, she had a perfect figure, and her rack was impressive. Qrow and I stepped out of the elevator, and Qrow approached the trio while I stood back.

"There, I brought him here. Happy?" Qrow smugly replied.

"Show some respect, Mister Branwen!" Glynda scolded.

"I'd show you a great night, Goodwitch, but I bet Oz here already does!"

Ozpin stood up, "Enough! Qrow, you shouldn't have run off without telling me. Hybrid, stop hiding in the back and get over here."

I approached the desk, "I told that Oobleck guy pretty much everything, so what the hell else could you possibly want?" I said, angry at Ozpin's refusal to even listen to anything I said to them earlier. If he wouldn't listen to what I told Ozpin, then odds are nothing I ever said to him would change his mind.

"That's not why I wanted you brought here, and as much as I find your story bizarre, I will get to the bottom of it. Anyways, I have a bit of a job for you." Ozpin replied.

"A job?" I asked, puzzled. I was a little skeptical about this job, mainly because I was thinking it was an attempt by Ozpin to see my true agenda. "What do you mean?" I continued.

"You and another person are going to an area overrun with Grimm and clear it out."

I shrugged, some of these Grimm were a lot like the Infected monsters Mercer and I fought back in Manhattan. So, this should be a breeze. But, something wasn't right. "Wait, who's this other person?" I asked.

A door opened to my right and I turned to see, a familiar blonde girl stepped out. "Hey, you!" Yang said to me. It was her? I shifted uneasily, Really? Her? Fuck… I thought to myself. Yang was already acting weird around me, but maybe I was overreacting. If she was acting like she was interested in me, I'd have to put a stop to that. Not that I didn't find her pretty, because she was. But, it was primarily because even despite Samantha Taylor leaving me in the dark, I still had strong feelings for her.

"Yeah, how are you?" I asked her, turning back to look at the group. "So, where are we going?" I continued.

Oobleck pulled out a map, pointing to an area south of the town. "Here, the Grimm are a little too close to our city. You two are going to wipe them out. But, be careful! There's also bandits and other degenerates to worry about! Nevertheless, you'll be fine!" He said, taking a drink out of his Thermos.

"You two will take an Airship out to the Emerald Forest, complete your mission, and then report back to Beacon. Any questions?" Glynda asked.

Qrow tapped Yang on the shoulder, "Be careful, kiddo." He said.

Yang brushed him off, "Don't worry, Uncle Qrow, I can take care of it!"

"Let's just get this over with." I dismissively replied, staring at Glynda.

I felt someone grab my arm, "Come on, Shepard! Let's go!" Yang shouted, eagerly dragging me with her.

We went down to the courtyard where the Airship was already waiting for us.

"So where are we going?" I asked as we walked in the Airship.

Yang looked up from her cell phone, "Some area south of Vale, should take a few hours to get there."

I shrugged, stretched, and laid down. It was an exhausting day, so I found it easy to fall asleep.

A Few Hours Later…

"Hey! Wake up, sleepyhead!" Yang said to me, shaking me awake violently.

I opened my eyes and sat up in the Airship, stretching and standing up. "We here already?" I asked.

"Yeah! You slept through most of it!"

I ignored her and yawned, it almost seemed like a dream. But, of course, it was still here when I woke up. Regardless, I'll take these monsters over Blackwatch any day. The doors on the side opened, revealing dense forests and tall trees. "Let's get this over with." I said to myself before leaping out of the ship.

The Airship took off, leaving Yang and I alone in the woods. It was eerily quiet, aside from the howls of those Grimm monsters. "So, you caused quite a stir when we found you." She said to me as we walked through the forest.

"What do you mean?" I asked, curious.

"I mean we all saw that spectacle you put on in the courtyard. Plus, our whole team got in a huge argument over you, Weiss wasn't happy at all. And Blake snuck out, too."

"Was Blake the one with the bow in her hair?" I asked, I remembered seeing a woman with them that had one, but wasn't sure if that was her as that woman didn't say anything to me or anyone else.

"Yep! She's kinda quiet, so don't take it personally."

"I'll be sure not to-"

I was cut off by two of those Werewolf Grimm, immediately switching to my Whipfist, I flung it at the beast, puncturing through its neck and wrapping around. I used my strength to rip the head of the Werewolf clean off, the headless beast collapsed to the floor in a heap, evaporating into smoke. The other one charged for Yang, howling with rage at the loss of the other creature. Yang leapt into the air, dodging the monster's attacks and firing at the beast with her weapons.

Her weapons appeared to fire some sort of buckshot, and they were mounted on her fists? I was too focused on her weapons and was struck in the back by a third Grimm. The beast tore my jacket off and took a small chunk out of my back. Reeling forward from the strike, I turned around and punched the beast square in the mouth. The Grimm flew back a good twenty feet, and I formed my blade. Leaping high into the air, I came down on the monster, embedding my blade in its skull.

"Oh my god! Are you alright?" I heard Yang shout.

"Yeah, I'm good." I replied, holding my hand on my wound as she came rushing over.

Yang had a look of shock on her face as she moved my hand aside, watching in surprise as the flesh started to repair itself and regenerate. "What? But how? That's cool!" she exclaimed. Soon enough the wound was gone and my clothing grew back.

"Okay, what's next?" I asked, unhindered by my injury.

"Well, I was wondering about you. So, you've never seen these Grimm before?" Yang asked.

"Not really, but they're easy to kill."

We walked through the forest for a good forty-five minutes. It was a dark, cool night, and the moon shined above us. As I looked at their moon, it was much closer to their planet than our moon was to our planet. And it appeared to have been hit by a meteor, as it was broken. But, did a meteor cause that? I'd have to ask someone who knew when I got back to Beacon. A light breeze blew past the two of us, and with that breeze, I heard something.

My enhanced senses picked up what sounded like a camp full of people, so I walked in their direction. It only took a little while to get to their camp, I looked over them and eyed a few people. What was odd about these people was that they had some sort of animal trait to them. I saw a flag, it had a red panther head with claw marks behind it. I turned to Yang, "What did we stumble upon?" I asked her.

No answer, I turned to look at her, and Yang had a look of surprise on her face. I tapped her shoulder, "Yang, what did we find?" I asked her again.

"The White Fang…" She said, but I got the feeling she was talking to herself.

"What? Who are they?"

"They're an extremist Faunus Rights group, fighting for equality for all Faunus by committing violence."

A simple explanation, but it got the message across. "So, they're terrorists?" I questioned.

"Sort of, but Blake wouldn't call them that." Yang replied.

"I'll ask her later. In the meantime, I'm destroying their little camp." I said, leaping into the air. If these people were terrorists like Yang said, then maybe wiping them out would be a gesture of good faith.

"Shepard, wait!" Yang shouted.

I landed on the ground and darted towards their camp.

A couple things for the late chapter: Pneumonia (The main one), Destiny 2, Metroid: Samus Returns, and Work. So, I apologize for that, but I'm feeling better now. Ending on a cliffhanger isn't something I enjoy doing, because of the reasons why people don't like cliffhangers. But, good to be back, and in good health too! Thanks for being patient!