Chapter 9

Author's Note: This one isn't as polished as I wanted it to be, but I did my best. I've been working on a lot of school work so the next chapter should come in around a week's time. Thank you for your understanding, leave a review on what you think of the story, and enjoy!

Ryan threw Gavin over his shoulder and they all ran back along the walkway.

"Guys, the minigun is malfunctioning, let's go!" Michael called over the radio, and sure enough, the rate of fire had dropped significantly.

They charged down the stairs and the Insurgent pulled up next to them, and they poured in. Ryan tossed Gavin through to the back seat before jumping on the back and grabbing an LMG.

"Let's go!" Geoff yelled as he jumped in the front passenger seat.

"Which one's the gas pedal?!" Neptune cried out as he sat in the driver's seat.

"The one on the right, floor it!"

The truck leaped forward through the door with a cascade of fire coming from behind. They emerged onto the street to find it desolate, the majority of the citizens in the area having run away from the battle.

"Well, that went well." Geoff broke the silence.

"Are you kidding?!" Blake exploded. "That went HORRIBLY! What is wrong with you?!"

"We got Gavin." Geoff shrugged in response as he set his gun on the dashboard and leaned back in his seat. "Mission success."

"You… You just…!"

Sun pushed her back in her seat. "Blake, calm down. They were probably going to kill him, and we had no other choice."

Blake visibly shook with anger, but she looked away and clenched her fists. "I know… It's just so hard…" She whispered. Seeing her former comrades-in-arms, knowing what they really wished for… only to be used for Torchwick's own personal gain.

It left a bad taste in her mouth.

"So what now?" Neptune broke the silence as he slowed the vehicle down. "I don't think they're coming after us."

"We go back to Beacon, make sure Gavin's fine, and we just wind down."

"Oww…" Gavin groaned from the floor as he rubbed his head. "What happened…?"

"A whole lot of shit," Geoff replied.

Jeremy eased himself into the car, as did Ryan, while Michael remained outside.

"You guys saved me!" Gavin grinned. "Thanks, guys! I knew you would-"

Ryan punched him square in the face and he collapsed again.

"What was that for?!" Yang exclaimed.

"I asked him to do it for me," Michael called from the turret. "And he's getting more when we get back."

There was a whole lot more, and after Michael had taken off his armor - which was riddled with bullets - he got Gavin in a chokehold and started yelling. Team RWBY, Sun, and Neptune watched on awkwardly, having been reunited when the Valkyrie landed before the Insurgent pulled into the school.

"YOU'RE A FUCKING MORON!" He yelled as he shook Gavin.

"Mikey… Please! Gack!"

"Ok, we get it, you don't have to knock him out again." Jack pulled Michael away. "Gavin, seriously, you're in a lot of trouble."

"It's not my fault!" He rubbed his sore throat. "Some girl came to me and said her brother was getting beaten up, so I went to help. Next thing I know, a red-headed gentleman and mute girl scarier than Ryan had me tied up in there!"

"You don't just run with random strangers!" Ray spoke up. "You know what everyone is told NOT to do."

"If they need help, yeah, you help them!" Gavin protested.

"NOT IF THEY'RE GOING TO KIDNAP YOU!"

"I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WOULD!"

"You should have called us." Jack stepped between them. "Let us go there to help. You shouldn't go into those situations alone, you should have let us know."

"I'm sorry, it was in the heat of the moment." Gavin sighed. "Look, whatever can make up for this, I'll do it."

"Oh, you better believe you're going to pay." Michael grinned evilly. "Ryan and I will personally work on your punishment."

Ryan smiled as he cracked his knuckles, and Gavin sweatdropped.

"Wait, you said something about some girl scarier than Ryan." Jeremy piped up. "What do you mean?"

"She was a mute girl who was with… whatshisname… Roman Torchwick. And she was terrifying!" Gavin leaned back and sat on his bed. "She looked cute and all, but I'd put my money on her for the scare department any day, even over Ryan."

"Yeah, that's bull." Geoff deadpanned. "Ryan is the scariest son of a bitch in the world."

"Yeah, on Earth. I think she's the equivalent on this planet then. You don't understand, Ryan's a traditional, stereotypical scary, she's the cute but terrifying kind of scary that doesn't show until you're tied up in a warehouse."

Ryan seemed deep in thought before he smiled, with the students backing away from him slowly in response.

"We're kinda getting off topic here." Jack sighed. "Gavin, I don't think I'll be disagreed upon when I say you're banned from leaving this place alone. If you're going to get kidnapped, then it will happen again if you go out."

"Fine." Gavin sighed before standing up. "I just gotta clear my head, and again, I'm sorry for getting you dragged into this."

"Now my minigun is ruined…" Michael whined. He held up the gun, and sure enough, the barrels were now twisted, having melted from the sheer amount of bullets he fired.

"We can get it fixed?" Ruby suggested.

"Sure, I gotta get out of here anyway." Michael marched out, and Gavin sighed as he left after him and turned the other way.

"Are they gonna be ok?" Neptune asked nervously.

"They'll be fine." Geoff took a swig of alcohol from a glass. "We've been through worse, but they just need some time to cool down."

They all nodded and left to go to their rooms.

Gavin sighed as he strolled through the Beacon gardens. "I've really messed up now, haven't I…?" He sighed to himself.

Now Michael was angry, the others disappointed in him. He shouldn't have just rushed in and now he was in deep trouble. They went through the trouble of rescuing him again, like always.

'If only I wasn't so bloody useless.' He thought to himself as he bowed his head.

A second later, he slammed head first into someone else and fell back, clutching his head where Ryan had punched him.

"Not again…" He winced, before looking up.

A student with bunny ears and long brown hair clutched her forehead.

"Sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going." He pushed himself up and held out his hand. "Here."

She looked up and accepted his hand, before staring at him. "Um… Aren't you one of the guests here?"

"Yep." He grinned. "Gavin Free. What is your name?"

"Velvet Scarlatina." She smiled before bending down to pick up a camera off the floor.

"You're into photography?" He asked.

"Well, I'm now experimenting with video." She shrugged as she fiddled with the camera. "But I'm not so good with it."

Gavin's smile grew bigger. "Video, you say? I think I know a few things…"

Are you sure this is a good idea?" Velvet asked nervously as she fiddled with the goggles around her head.

"It'll be fine." Gavin fiddled with the video camera he brought with him. "Trust me, I used to do this for a living."

"Really?"

"Nah, but it was a pretty big hobby of mine. Wanted to get an internet account, but never had the time. I also need to clear my head with a few... things." He grinned as he turned to her and clapped his hands. "Ready?"

She smiled nervously and gave a thumbs up.

"Here we go!" He turned to a second camera and pressed record before jumping into frame. "Hello, people of the internet! I am Gavin Free, and today we are making our introduction to our new show The Slow-Mo Sibs! And this here is Velvet Scarlatina, my assistant!"

"Hi!" She waved to the camera.

"So here on this new channel, we're going to be experimenting with our recording software to see what things look like in Slow Motion! Just so you know in case our name wasn't enough for you." He grinned. "So our first video will come out in a day or so and we will be accepting comments on what you wish us to record in slow mo, and we'll do our very best to do so, and so long as it's legal! So as a first video, we're going to see how a balloon hitting my face will look like in slow motion!"

Velvet jumped as he shoved a water balloon in her hands before turning back to their camera. "Ok, let's do this!"

"Are you serious?!" She exclaimed as he stopped recording and headed to the capture camera.

"Yep! Just throw it right here." He tapped the right side of his face as he sat in front of the camera. "Ok, hit record."

She sighed before rearing back her hand and flinging it. It smacked him right in the face and burst, drenching him, but he grinned after a second and jumped up to the camera. "Come here, let's see."

They watched on a small screen the high-frame-rate capture, and Velvet couldn't help but laugh as the balloon hit his face. "Wow, that looks painful."

"It wasn't that bad." He replied, before pointing. "Look, how the water held shape before it hit my face."

After a minute of examining, they straightened up and Gavin then went to the other camera and pressed a button. "I never stopped recording, by the way."

"That was really cool." She grinned. "It's almost as amazing as photography."

Gavin gave her a thumbs up. "Wanna get this video uploaded?"

"Sure! Let's go!"

"So… You just got told you were in trouble… and going to get a punishment… and you went ahead and made new friends?"

"Uh…" Gavin nervously scratched the back of his head. "Yeah?"

Geoff sighed. "That completely defeats the whole reason you're under punishment."

"Should I leave?" Velvet asked nervously as she stood next to Gavin.

"It's fine, let's get our video ready." He led her into a computer and placed the camera on the table. "Sorry, Geoff, I know that what I did was wrong, but I'll take whatever punishment they give me. I also just wanna clear my head for a bit."

"You sure?" Geoff raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, I swear on my life."

Geoff muttered to himself before sighing. "Fine, I'll leave you two to… whatever you're doing."

After he left, Gavin started editing the video with Velvet. "So what do you think we should do next?" He asked.

She thought for a second. "Hmm… I have a few more ideas…"

"Now you're getting into it." Gavin grinned.