Author's Note: Some Minor/Major events have happened, but they will be addressed later on in the story. Possibly in the form of small flashbacks. Nothing critically big has happened, but I should mention it in order to prevent confusion later on down the line. So in the interest of time (hmm), there is a time skip time of a few weeks. Here is an example of when the storyline gets modified. The reason is in order to preserve the Bumblebee and White Rose 'Boats'...More so Bumblebee in this example.


Chapter Seven.


It was Friday and none of them had homework, so some of team RWBY decided to walk around campus.

"Yang, can we go buy the TV now? I want to play some games!" Yang shook her head as she walked along. Blake was somewhere, Weiss was studying, Alexis and Alex are behind them and Ruby was next to Yang.

"It's Alex's fault! If he hadn't put his bed in that spot, I would have bought the TV already and mounted it. But Mr. Afraid-Of-Heights here didn't want to do that.

"Yang, just because you're OK with crushing Blake once those books give out doesn't mean that I'm ok with being crushed by Alexis bed if whatever support beams we used gave out. Or Vice Versa." Yang smirked, an opening has arisen for some teasing and bad jokes!

"Of course you wouldn't mind being crushed by Alexis, I mean she would be on top-oof" Alexis, with a face that rivaled Ruby's cape, hit Yang in the stomach and downed her instantly. "What the hell was that for?"

"Why do you always have to be perverted?"

"Alexis, I know why you're acting like this." Alexis raised an raised eyebrow "It's because you want your men, like you want books….thick and bound in leather" Yang started laughing so hard she was on the verge of tears, Alex and Ruby were just confused, and Alexis looked like she was about to murder someone to death, revive them, then murder them again. She grabbed Yang, who was done laughing and getting up, and put her into a headlock. Through gritted teeth, she addressed the both of them

"Ruby, Alex, Mind if I borrow Yang? I am going to have a serious" she tighten her grip even more "conversation with Yang about very, very naughty and overall terrible puns, okay?"

"HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME! ALEX GET HER OFF OF ME!" He decided to humor Yang and began to walk towards the two. He had made it about half way there, before he froze. Alexis was giving a look that could kill, so deciding his life was far more important, he slowly backed away.

"Sorry Yang, this is out of my Jurisdiction." Yang stared wide eyed

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! SHE'S YOUR PARTNER AND YOUR GIR-"Alexis had covered her mouth with her free hand. She winced as she felt Yang lick her palm.

"We'll be back, don't wait up!" As they moved away, Alexis yelled at Yang "STOP LICKING MY HAND DAMN IT!"

Alex and Ruby just stared ahead. Reminiscing on what had had unfolded, before looking at each other and began to walk back on the path they were on.

"As Yang would say 'Well, that was a thing.'"

"Yes, yes it was."

It was silent for a bit before he decided to speak up again, curious about the situation with Weiss and Ruby.

"So Ruby, how is the whole thing with you and Weiss? Does she still scold you for no reason?" Ruby blushed a little at the mention of Weiss, she had been helping her get her work done at a faster pace and in a more organized fashion. Also, she was able to get really close to Weiss…..Really close.

"It's going good, great actually! She helps me with my work and helps me organize it. She also is hanging out with me a lot more, talking a bit more and what not." Alex smiled, believing that she had turned Weiss into her friend. What he didn't know was about Ruby's preference… and her growing crush with Weiss. Ruby obviously knew this so she decided to ask about it, maybe he could even give pointers…If she makes it sound as if it was a random question out of the blue…Wow that was a tall order for her. She took a breath and went for it.

"Alex?" he turned his head, raising an eyebrow "What's your opinion on homosexuality?" He looked confused and that confused Ruby in return. Surely he knew what that is…Right? I mean he runs a big company for dust sake, he would at least have heard the term before! Her fears subsided when he answered.

"Isn't that when two people of the same gender like each other? Like, like-like?" She nodded in confirmation "I have no problem with that at all. They can choose who they want to be with and do whatever it is people in relationships do. I don't have any reason to hate on them anymore than I don't have a reason to hate Faunus." Ruby smiled on the outside, but on the inside she was squealing in glee! Before she went to Signal, she had discovered her preference and was afraid that he would be like other people, closed minded about this. She thanked every deity in existence that wasn't the case.

"I thought you would be like those people who are closed minded about that."

"Why would I be? Like I said, I have no reason to."

"Some people are just like that unfortunately."

"What you mean like Cardin and his team?" Ruby laughed as she remembered when he saved Velvet from CRDL.

"Yep, like them." He just shrugged. Though why she had asked out of the blue was beyond him, he just filed that under 'non-important'. They walked along in silence for a few more seconds before Ruby spoke again.

"Are you excited for the Vytal Tournament? Qualifying starts soon and we'll get people from other schools and then the tournament starts an-"

"Calm down Ruby. Yes it is exciting, though I want to know why students from other school try and qualify here." Ruby remembered what Yang had told her some time ago about the same thing.

"From what Yang told me, since Beacon is the "Host" Academy, we get more qualifying spots than any other Combat Academy. The transfer students can qualify in those slots. If some students from here failed to do so during our Qualifying Tournament, they can try and get into the Vytal Tournament by joining the transfer students when they begin to qualify."

"That still leaves the question, why here? Why not give the spots to the Academies instead of the hassle of bringing them here? Also, do we participate as a Team or individually?" Ruby tapped her chin in a thinking pose, remembering most of what Yang had said.

"We participate in a team, though I think that we might get the option to compete in the tournament either solo or in doubles." he nodded. "Anyway, we get a certain number of spots. I don't remember exactly how many. I forgot how many the Transfer students, since the academies don't want to extend their Qualifying Tournament because they are almost always behind Beacon in terms of how fast they are going in their studies. If they did, the others would probably not get the summer off"

"Wow…that's…actually really pathetic."

"Yup! That's why I wanted to go here! This is the best academy and we can go home during the holidays! It's a win-win!" He chuckled at Ruby's enthusiasm.

"Did Goodwitch ever tell us anything about our Qualifying Tournament?" Ruby looked at him deadpanned, she mentioned it during the Leaders Course Class!

"Did you not pay attention to her last week? She talked about it like three time!" Alex just scratched the top of his head sheepishly.

"Um, No?" She just looked at him while tsking a finger at him

"If you don't pay attention, you'll fail the class and Alexis will have your head." Alex just rolled his eyes, then remembered what she said on Monday.


The past Monday, in the Library.

"If you fail any course, I will personally cut your head off and use it as a Grifball, got it?!" She could be really scary when she wanted too.


He was pale white as he nodded frantically. Her face when back to a normal smile as they continued their work.

"Well…crap. Look I'll try but you playing around doesn't help"

"Oh no, don't pin this on me! You're the one who is always playing with your watch, swiping up and down" She mocked the way he looked doing that "I mean what can you possibly be doing on that small screen anyway?"

"Playing Flappy Nevermore..."

"…"

"..."

Ruby proceeds to hit him in the shoulder, causing him to yelp in pain. It should be mentioned a bruise has formed from the amount of times everyone on the team has punched it. Even Blake got a hit on it!

"What. The Hell. Is With. Everyone hitting my damn shoulder! It hurts!" Ruby just rolls her eyes

"Stop being such a baby about it. Man Up!"

"Easy for you to say, you don't have a five others who is constantly hit your shoulder for no discernible reason!"

"Whatever, back to the thing. Goodwitch said that we would be seeded into pots based on our grades. She didn't say how many people would be a group, and I don't know how many groups they'll be since I don't know how many people are in a group. She said that once we get closer to the Qualifiers, more information will be given."

"So basically, she just talked about how we got drawn into the groups? And you hit me because I missed that?"

"Maybe that'll make you pay attention."

"…"

"Anyway, how are things with you and Alexis? You two seem two seem to spend more time in the library than at the dorm." He shrugged, they didn't do much except talk and do work.

"We just do our work there, it's easier and a lot more spacious than in our dorm."

"Suuuuure, that's allll you do there." He just looked at her, confused. Ruby looked at Alex and saw the confusion

"Yeah, that's all we do." he continued talking with a raised eyebrow "What do you think we do at the library?" she suddenly felt awkward about the situation…'surely he can't be that dense...Right? I mean, he's seen the looks that Alexis has given him over the past weeks…He can't be that dense, right?!' Ruby tried and failed to explain it to him

"I mean, you two, and her-the way she-"she was abruptly cut off by Weiss.

"Ruby!" They both turn around and see Weiss, who doesn't seem to be in a good mood. "Where have you been? The test for Professor Port's Class is next week, and you need to study!"

"Aw, come one Weiss! That isn't until next Friday! Can't I enjoy the one weekday that I don't have homework?"

"Yes, AFTER you study. Now come on, the sooner you finish, the sooner you can enjoy the remainder of your day." She grabbed Ruby by her cape and dragged her

"NOOOOOOOO! Alex! Help!" He just looked at the scene that was unfolding before him. Weiss just waved at him as she continued to drag Ruby…who was literally kicking and screaming.

"..." He raised his hand before shaking his head and simply continued walking, wondering what Blake was doing.


Team RWBY Dorm

"Weiss, we've been at this for hours! Come on, let's do something fun!" Weiss sighed, they had been at it for about three hours.

"Alright, I guess we could take a break. What do you want to do?"

"What time is it?" Weiss checked her scroll, noting that there was still some light out.

"Ten to five" Ruby's eyes widened as she came up with something.

"Why don't we all go to Vale? I heard that they started to setup the city for the festival." Weiss perked up at this.

"Really? Isn't a bit too early for them to start?" Ruby just shrugged. "I suppose we could go. Why don't you call them and tell them to meet us at the Airship platform?" Ruby just whined, that was too much work for her to do.

"Weeeeiiiiiiiiis! That so much work…Help me?" She looked at Ruby deadpanned. Too much work?

"Ruby, are you serious? 'That's so much work'….You literally just call them, or even text them saying 'meet us at the Airship platform'. Seriously, it isn't that much work." Ruby wasn't having any of that 'logic' nonsense so she did the most sensible thing she could do. Give Weiss the puppy dog eyes. Once she saw them, she knew that was it. She just sighed in defeat. "Alright, I'll tell Alex and Blake, you tell Blonde and Blondie." Ruby just shook her head, she wanted to tell Alex.

"Nope, I'm calling Alex!" Weiss began to rub her temples, feeling the migraine that would inevitably form. She just conceded defeat.

"Fine, I'll call Alexis and Blake then…."


Library

Blake was in a chair, reading her book "Ninja's of Love" with the cover swapped in order to make it Inconspicuous. She felt her scroll begin to vibrate. Taking it out, she saw Weiss picture on the screen.

"Hello Weiss."

"Hello Blake. Listen, Ruby wants to go to Vale and wanted to see if you wanted to join us." Blake paused for a second. The book was getting to the super "steamy" part, but she wanted to read it in a more…secluded area…later.

"Ok, where do you want me to meet you guys at?"

"The Airship platform in about ten minutes."

"Alright, I'll see you then." Weiss just hung up.

Sighing, Blake put the book in her bag before making her way to the dorm to drop the bag off. Once, she got to the dorm, she noticed it was empty. Most likely they had started to make their way to the platform. Though something had caught her eye. It was the faint glow of something on the dresser.

Walking towards the source, she saw that it was just Alex's laptop. The display was apparently on. She opened it up, glacning around the display.

"Hm" the screen bypass the unlock screen and saw some raw sketches. The sketches seemed to resemble a type of weapon and had writing all around it.


The PNA™ Corporation: Project Prometheus

Underneath it was a small box of text. With a description that said the following:

"This is a rough sketch for the new PROJECT PROMETHEUS PLATFORM, the successor of the BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER WEAPON PLATFORM. This platform is designed to be more compact and as energy efficient as possible. At the moment the weapon is to be based off of the Rorsh R3 pre-production model."


She skimmed through the blurb, curiosity getting the better of her as she read another paragraph from a different 'Project'. And this one got her attention.


The current state of the PNC MKULTRA Program

"The MKULTRA program was designed by former Head of the Protection iNitiative Coalition Company [PNC]. The idea was to test the weapons being produced at Defensive HQ in Northern Atlas.

Faunus were to be recruited, under the guise of opportunities of employment, falsifying documents to prove those untrue promises, and ultimately use them to test weapons manufactured. They would then be placed in 'Pre-Great War' Style Concentration and Containment camps. They would be fed morsels, and would be rounded up in order to test out different types of ammunition and weaponry. Slugs, GasX and Element 115 were just some of the things tested. Several more experiments were conducted but are too strong to actually describe.

Currently there are at least 5 other MKULTRA testing sites active on Remnant that have not ceased operations after the Acquisition and are actively being searched for to be-


Blake stopped reading, not being able to continue. She was not happy, she was fuming! Experimentation?! He was using faunus to test out weapons and basically torturing them! Of all the things! What agitated her is that he had saved Velvet from Team CRDL, claiming he wasn't Racist. Yet he was doing this! He's a hypocrite and a liar! Turning off the screen, she walked out with a scowl and her mood beyond ruined and his trust waning on a very thing line.


Hallways of Beacon.

"Alexis, I'm sorry! "

"Why do you have to do that Yang?"

"It's in my nature, just ask Alex."

"Look, just please, tone it down a little."

"I promise nothing."

"…"

"…"

Suddenly, Yang's scroll began to play a snippet of an achieve men song. She saw the Caller ID Picture was Ruby and answered.

"Yo Rubes, what's up?"

"Hey Yang! Me and Weiss are going to Vale and was wondering if you wanted to join." She looked at Alexis, who mouthed, 'What?"

"One Sec." talking to Alexis "Ruby and Weiss are going to Vale, you wanna come with?" She nodded and Yang told Ruby" Sure, could Alexis come to?"

"Sure, Weiss was actually going to call her, but I'll let her know now."

"Alright, were do we meet up at?"

"Meet us at the Airship Platform in front"

"Alright Rubes, C'ya then."

"Bye Yang!" The call ended and Yang told Alexis where they were going.

"They want to meet at the Airship Platform in front" Alexis nodded and they went on their way.


Beacon's Weapon Repair and Manufacturing workshop.

'Whoa, this place is huge' looking around, Alex saw that the workshop had everything. Ranging from Raw Dust, which was somewhat rare, to basic screwdrivers and everything in-between.

'I could modify my weapon extensively here, even re-manufacture it.' Ideas began to pop into his head one by one. Looking at his watch, he saw a vision. Perfect… His thoughts were interrupted as his scroll began to play a short tune. Checking the screen on his watch, The Caller ID Image was Ruby. He pulled out his scroll and answered.

"Ruby, what's up? Is Weiss using 'logic' again?"

"Haha, very funny. I was actually calling you because we are all going to Vale. And I wanted to see if you would like to join us."

"Sure, were should I go?" She told him to meet up were everyone else was going to be. "Alright, I'll see you there then.

"Alright, Bye!"

"Goodbye" She hung up and he just looked at his watch again, with his mind going a bit overboard with idea's... Eventually, he started the trek to the Platform.


Airship Platform

Everyone had made it, with Blake and Alex being the last ones to get on once they both got there. He greeted Blake as they looked for their teammates.

"Hey Blake."

"Hello, Alex" That caught him off guard. The tone of her voice was a lot harsher than he expected.

"Uh Blake, are you alright? I don't mean to pry, but you do seem somewhat…Pissed."

"It's nothing" she spat "Just something ruined my mood for the evening." Her voice was still harsh as she talked to him. Not wanting to agitate her further, he just nodded. Once they found the rest of their team, they took their seats next to them. Blake sat next to Yang, With Weiss sitting in-between Yang and Ruby. Alexis and Alex were sitting on the opposite side and were facing them. They heard the Pilot speak through the intercom, mentioning the destination and the time it would take to get there.


Vale Platform

The airship started to descend and Weiss woke Ruby up. She had fallen asleep on the way there and used Yang as a pillow. She also had fallen asleep with her head on top of Ruby's. Weiss shook Ruby which made her jump, hitting her head on Yang's jaw and waking her up as well.

"Ow, Ruby! What was that for?"

"It's not my fault! Weiss was the one who woke me up!" Yang glared at Weiss, who rolled her eyes in response.

"Look, the doors are about to open, so would you kindly just get up?" Yang huffed as she got up and froze. The sight in front catching her attention. It was hilariously adorable!

In front of her, the brunette CEO had fallen asleep with his head facing the windows. Meanwhile, Alexis was also asleep while clutching his arm, nuzzling a little into it and sighing in content. Yang had pulled out her scroll and took some very close and overall good quality photos of them. Once she had her fill, she woke up Alexis.

"Blondie, we're here. Wake up." She groaned, clutching his arm a little more before opening her eyes. Once her vision was clear, she saw Yang with a very, very wide grin. It was then that it hit her like a freight liner, and she looked at what she was holding. Her face turned redder than Ruby's cloak faster than her semblance and Yang burst out laughing.

"It's not funny!" That caused Yang to clutch her sides, this was hilarious!

"Oh…dust…calm down….I can't breathe!" All the commotion had woken Alex up from his little nap. Yawning and stretching, he felt something gripping his arm. Alexis still hadn't let go and she hadn't realized.

"What's going on? Are we here?" She looked to Yang, who was holding her sides and laughing her face off. He looked to his right and saw Alexis, who was rad faced and fuming.

"Um, Lex? Mind letting go?" Her face turned even redder as she let go, hiding her face in between her hands and apologizing.

"Sorry Alex."

"It's Alright" He stretched once he stood up, cracking his back and knuckles. She looked down at Yang who was getting up "What's with her?"

"Nothing…Nothing at all"

"Alex, you are going to laugh once you hear this! Alexis had-"She was abruptly cut off by a hand covering her mouth

"It was nothing, she saw someone trip" She felt Yang lick her hand again and winced…again with this?

He just looked at the two blondes, confused. "Um, Ok then…" He shrugged and proceeded to walk towards the rest of the group. Alexis glared at Yang as she removed her hand from her mouth.

"Two things Yang…First of all, ew." She wiped her hand on Yang "Second of all, why do you have to do that?" Yang groaned. Is she dense?

"Alexis, I'm trying to help you out here. With him, you need to be a subliminal as a boot to the face." Alexis rolled her eyes, he isn't that dense….Is he?

"Yang, I'm sure you mean well. But really, I'm pretty sure you're just exaggerating. I can handle this. OK?" Yang rolled her eyes

"I know you can't, but I want to see this train wreck happen." Alexis rolled her eyes again and walked to join the group, with Yang not too far behind.

Once they got off the Airship, and left the station, they saw signs being put up by an elderly shop keeper. In red letters, the sign said "WELCOME TO VALE!" Weiss was the first to speak, raising her arms in amazement as she spoke

"The Vytal Festival! Oh, this is absolutely wonderful!" She was smiling brightly as she said that, something that Ruby had never seen before.

"I don't think I've ever seen you smile this much, Weiss, its kinda weirding me out..." She turned to Ruby, hiding the effect of the insult behind a smile.

"How could you not smile? A festival dedicated to the cultures of the world! There will be dances! Parades! The tournament! Oh, the amount of planning and organization that goes into this event is simply breathtaking!" Yang decided to say something at this point

"You really know how to take a good thing and make it sound boring."

"Quiet, you!"

They keep walking and stop near the docks, sounds of foghorns are heard. Yang covers her nose as the smell of fish hits them.

"Remind me again why we're spending our Friday afternoon visiting the stupid docks?"

"Ugh, they smell like fish!"

Alexis voiced her displeasure "Yeah, I didn't come to smell the fish."

Alex just complained "I hate seafood."

Weiss acknowledged all of their complaints with a logical explination..."I've heard that students visiting from Vacuo will be arriving by ship today. And as one of the representatives of Beacon, the other being Alex, I feel as though it is my solemn duty to welcome them to this fine kingdom!"

He just looked at her as if she lost her mind. Pulling his head back slightly in protest. "The hell you mean representative? I'm not going to do anything of the sort." Weiss raised an eyebrow. He was challenging her authority…Weiss Schnee's Authority. No, she wasn't going to have any of that. She simply grabbed his arm and began to drag him away from the group. Alexis and Yang just laughed at him as he struggled to get out of Weiss grip. Ruby looked on at him apologetically, and Blake was stoic, not caring about what happened to him.

"Weiss! Let go! I am not going to greet anyone! HOW ARE YOU EVEN THIS STRONG?!"

Blake knew what Weiss really wanted to do though. "She wants to spy on them so she'll have the upper hand in the tournament."

Weiss stops and lets go of the boy, scoffing at her accusation. "You can't prove that!"

"Whoa." the team looks where Ruby was looking at. A shattered window down the street and a door full of yellow caution tape of the Vale Police Force before walking over to the detective in front writing on his pad. Ruby asked "What happened here?"

"Robbery. Fifth Dust shop to be hit this week. This place is turning into a jungle."

"That's terrible." His partner looked at the register, it still had the money.

"They left all the money again."

Ruby was confused. "Huh?"

"Yeah, just doesn't make a lick of sense. Who needs that much Dust?"

"I don't know, an army?"

"You thinking the White Fang?" His partner just took of his glasses

"Yeah, I'm thinking we don't get paid enough."

Weiss crossed her arms and pointed her nose in the air with her eyes closed "Hmm! The White Fang. What an awful bunch of degenerates!"

Blake, who was already in a foul mood, stood up for them. "What's your problem?"

"My problem? I simply don't care for the criminally insane."Weiss responded

Blake scoffed and crossed her arms. "The White Fang is hardly a bunch of psychopaths. They're just a collection of misguided Faunus."

Weiss looked at Blake in shock. "Misguided? They want to wipe Humanity off the face of the planet!"

"So then they're very misguided. Either way, it doesn't explain why they would rob a Dust shop in the middle of downtown Vale!"

Ruby decided to intervene, hopefully to ease the tension "Hmm... Blake's got a point. Besides, the police never caught that Torchwick guy I ran into a few months ago... Or that Alex fought some time ago as well. Maybe it was him."

Weiss ignored her went back to the argument at hand, how could Blake defend them is beyond her. "That still doesn't change the fact that the White Fang are a bunch of scum. Those Faunus only know how to lie, cheat, and steal."

Yang and Alex both spoke up at that. "That's not necessarily true..."

"Weiss, Yang has a point, you know that isn't true." Their attention turned to a sailor who was chasing someone on the docks.

"Hey, stop that Faunus!"

As the team overhears him, they rush over to investigate. A Faunus with a golden monkey tail is seen running down the length of the boat and leaping on to the edge as the two sailors are about to apprehend him. As he is running, he yells back at his pursuers.

"Thanks for the ride, guys! Haha!"

"You no-good stowaway!" The monkey Faunus looks in shock and grabs his chest. All this while peeling a banana and hanging by his tail

"Hey! A no-good stowaway would've been caught! I'm a great stowaway!"

"He technically has a point, he didn't get apprehended." Alex added while watching the said unfold. One of the detectives threw a rock at the Faunus to get his attention

"Hey! Get down from there this instant!"

The Faunus drops the banana peel on the detective's face, who growls in return. The monkey-like Faunus twirls up to crouch on the lamppost, laughs in amusement, and proceeds to leap off and run away from the detectives. As he runs past Team RWBY, he winks at an astonished Blake in slow motion before time speeds up again and he continues to be chased by the officers. When that happened, Yang threw a glare at the Faunus, trying to make a move on Blake...

As he got farther and farther away before saying something to Weiss "Well, Weiss, you wanted to see the competition, and there it goes..."

Weiss holds up a finger and begins chasing him "Quick! We have to observe him!"

Weiss, Yang, Alexis, Alex and Ruby give chase. Blake was lost in her own train of thought after seeing Yang glare at the monkey faunus because he winked at her. She catches up with the team as they go round the next corner, but then Weiss bumps into someone and trips.

She looks up only to see Sun jump on to a building and disappear from her view. "No, he got away!"

Yang points strangely at the girl underneath her before speaking, "Uhh... Weiss?"

Weiss finally sees that she fell on a smiling girl, which startles the heiress and causes her to jump toward Ruby.

The girls is still down on the ground, smiling widely "Sal-u-ta-tions!" Ruby, creeped out a little, returns the greeting

"Um... hello."

Yang, who was also very creeped out asked "Are you... okay?"

"I'm wonderful! Thank you for asking."

The team looks at each other in bewilderment before Yang speaks up again "Do you... wanna get up?"

"Yes!" as she leaps back on her feet, the team steps back a little "My name is Penny! It's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Hi Penny. I'm Ruby."

"I'm Weiss."

"Blake."

"Are you sure you didn't hit your head?" Blake hits her side "Oh, I'm Yang."

"My name is Alexis."

"Alex."

"It's a pleasure to meet you all!"

"You already said that." Weis said.

Penny paused before speaking again "So I did!"

Weiss apologizes as they walk away. "Well, sorry for running into you!"

Ruby waves as Alex gives her a two finger salute

"Alright mate, stay safe."

"Take care, friend!"

As they get far enough away from a startled Penny, Yang started up "She was... weird..."

Weiss didn't seem to care as she looked for the monkey Faunus. "Now, where did that Faunus riff-raff run off to?" Penny suddenly stood in front of a surprised Weiss, who jumped

"What did you call me?" Weiss looks back and forth in shock and Yang looks apologetic

"Oh, I'm really sorry, I definitely didn't think you heard me!"

"No, not you." She walks through the group and leans her head down to Ruby and Alex "You two!" Both Ruby and Alex were startled

"Me? I-I don't know. I, what I, um, uh..."

"Um….uhh" She pointed to Ruby first

"You called me 'friend'!" Then, she pointed to Alex "And you called me 'mate', which is a synonym for friend!" She looked back at Ruby "Am I really your friend?"

Ruby looked at Alex, who shrugged, then to her team, who were motioning to deny her as a 'friend' "Uuuum...Y-Yeah, sure! Why not?" Then Penny turned her attention to Alex, waiting for his answer

"And what about you?" his teammates kept motioning 'No'.

"Uhh…..I guess, why…not?" their teammates comically faint, but Penny looks overjoyed and laughs and talks to Ruby

"Sen-sational! We can paint our nails, and try on clothes, and talk about cute boys!" She looked towards the boy and pointed to him "Like him!" He just looked at her in a confused fashion.

"Wait, What?"

Ruby groans as she stands next to Weiss as she brushes herself off "Is this what it was like when you met me?"

"No, she seems far more coordinated."

Yang wanted to know why Penny was here,"So... what are you doing in Vale?"

"I'm here to fight in the tournament."That surprised Weiss, her attire telling all. "Wait, you're fighting in the tournament?"

Penny salutes "I'm combat ready!"

"Forgive me, but you hardly look the part."

Blake just scoffsc"Says the girl wearing a dress…"

Weiss, annoyed retaliates "It's a combat skirt!" Ruby and Alexis speed over to either side of Weiss', both of them saying "Yeah!" Weiss holds out both her hands and they both low-five them.

Then, the realization hit her and grabbed Penny by the shoulder "Wait a minute, if you're here for the tournament, does that mean you know that monkey-tailed rapscallion?"

Penny just looked up, confusion running across her face "The who...?"Weiss holds up a poor drawing of the criminal-in-question.

Though before she could say anything, Alex interrupted her. "Weiss that is a terrible drawing."

Alexis also commented on it "2.2/10, must try harder"

Ignoring the comments, she asked Penny anyway "The filthy Faunus from the boat!"

"Why do you keep saying that?!"

"Huh?"

Blake walks over to Weiss, mood worsening by the second. "Stop calling him a rapscallion! Stop calling him a degenerate! He's a person!"

"Oh, I'm sorry." Weiss releases Penny and motions to objects around her "Would you like me to stop referring to the trash can as a trash can? Or this lamppost as a lamppost?""

"Stop it!"

"Stop what? He clearly broke the law. Give him time; he'll probably join up with those other Faunus in the White Fang!"

Blake growls at her, how can she make assumptions like that?! "You ignorant little brat!" Weiss looks offended, but when Blake walks away, she follows

"How dare you talk to me like that? I am your teammate!"

"You are a judgmental little girl."

"What in the world makes you say that?"

"The mere fact that you would sort that Faunus boy with a terrorist group solely based on his species makes you just as much of a scoundrel as you believe him to be!"

Yang slides up to Ruby, who is next to Alexis, looking uncomfortable "Um, I think we should probably go..."

Penny pops up behind Alex, smiling and startling both him and Alexis "Where are we going?"

"What the hell?!"

"Ahh! What the Fuck!?"

Neither Weiss nor Blake notice as they continue their own argument.

"So you admit it! The White Fang is just a radical group of terrorists!"

"That's not what I meant, and you know it!" They continue to argue when the team decide to walk back to the airship, losing Penny in the process. The return ride was eerily silent, but once they got back to the dorm, it started back up again.

"I don't understand why this is causing such a problem!"

"That is the problem!"

Weiss gets up from her bed "You realize you are defending an organization that hates Humanity, don't you? The Faunus of the White Fang are pure evil!"

Blake also gets on her feet as well "There's no such thing as pure evil! Why do you think they hate Humanity so much? It's because of people like Cardin, people like you, people like Alex, that force the White Fang to take such drastic measures!" Everyone looked at her in surprise, then toward boy, whose face has a mix of shock and anger.

"People like me? What the hell did I do?"

"You left your laptop unplugged, so I plugged it back in and saw your latest designs for your company. And I read a little bit of the writing underneath"

His face went from shock to anger instantly. "How dare you snoop around MY private designs! I could have you arrested for that!" She just scoffed "Wait, what does that have to do anything with me being discriminatory?"

"I read the last sentence from the bottom, and how your company uses Faunus for experimentation." Yang, Ruby, and Alexis just stared at him. He was about to explain that part, but was interrupted by Weiss.

"Hello, forget him for a second, what do you mean people like me? I'm a victim!" Blake looks back at Weiss and they stare at each other down in silence. Weiss leans in close, speaking quietly "You want to know why I despise the White Fang? Why I don't particularly trust the Faunus?" She walks and leans against the window "It's because they've been in war with my family for years. War, as in actual bloodshed. My grandfather's company has had a target painted across its back for as long as I can remember. And ever since I was a child, I've watched family friends disappear; board members executed. An entire train car full of Dust, stolen. And every day, my father would come home, furious. And that made for a very difficult childhood." Alex looked down, knowing about how "difficult" of a childhood Weiss had. Ruby went to comfort Weiss, she turned away and walked back to Blake.

"Weiss, I-"

"No! You want to know why I despise the White Fang? It's because they're a bunch of liars, thieves, and murderers!"

That pushed Blake over the edge, and said something that she instantly regretted. "Well maybe we were just tired of being pushed around!"

Silence drops down onto the dorm. A surprised Weiss backs away slowly, and Blake realizes her mistake as she looks around at her teammates. "I... I..." she dashes out the door. The brunette boy runs after her as Ruby yells from the doorway to the hall

"Blake, Alex, wait! Come back!" Yang sits herself down, worried about Blake and Weiss just looks down. Alexis also takes a seat at her bed as Ruby comes back in.

Blake runs outside and arrives at a statue of an armored man with a sword and a hooded woman wielding an axe on an outcropping, staring at the Beowolf under the stone heroes in particular.

She closes her eyes and slowly lifts her arms up to her bow and pulls the string to release the bow from her hair. She wipes away a tear away as her Faunus ears are free from there prison. On the verge of crying, she becomes startled when she hears a voice behind her.

"I'm sure you'll kill me and leave me to die, but I will say this though, you look better without the bow on."

She turns around and looks up. Very pissed and upset at what she sees.

"What do you want?"

"Look, give me a chance to explain what you read in the technical notes, and in return you'll explain to me what that last comment you said was about."

"No! I know that all humans are liars! You're just like the rest of them! I had a little hope that you'll be the one who proves me wrong. The one that would show me otherwise. I even believed that when you saved Velvet from Cardin and his gang of idiots. I guess I was wrong." She began to walk away and was stopped by his arm grabbing hers.

"Blake, please listen. I don't know what you have been through, but you have to understand that not all humans are like that. I've known Weiss, and while she does harbor some hatred towards Faunus, that's what she's been drilled with from the start! Just-" he takes a breath before continuing "Just, let me explain myself at least. I won't force you to explain what that outburst was about, but you do deserve to know what you saw. I know you can't trust all humans, but let me at least try to gain yours…Please?"


Sunday Morning.

Ruby woke up, yawning in the process. She takes off her mask and looks over at Blake's empty bunk, then to Alex's bed, and groans sadly.


Sunday afternoon.

Ruby, Weiss, Alexis and Yang are walking through the empty streets of Val, looking for their missing teammates... Well Ruby, Alexis and Yang are. Weiss is just there because she was forced to. Ruby was the first to speak.

"They've been gone all weekend..."

Weiss rolls her eyes. "Blake's a big girl, I'm sure she can handle herself! Same thing with Alex, he can handle anything that is thrown his way. He'll be fine." In truth, the fact that he was talking to a former terrorist, possibly discussing important matters scared her. Not just for her safety, or her family's, but his own as well.

"Weiss, come on, she's one of our teammates. And so is he!"

"Is she? We all heard what she said!"

"Weiss..."

Yang defended her partner instantly "Maybe she is, maybe she isn't. Either way, she and Alex are missing, and we need to find them!"

"A member of the White Fang! Right underneath our noses!"

Alexis spoke up, sick of Weiss constant complaining. "Look Weiss, once we find them, Blake will explain herself I assure you. But complaining isn't going to solve anything."

Weiss just said nothing. Ruby voiced her worry about her missing teammates "I just hope they're okay..."


Elsewhere

Blake is sipping a cup of tea and sighing. She looks up at Alex, who take a sip of his Soft Drink as he reclines back in his chair, crossing his arms. He takes another sip as she puts her cup down before speaking

"So, you want to know more about me, huh?..."


Hopefully you guys liked it, and hopefully it entertained your glorious faces! I'll see you guys in the next chapter!