RWBY Hero's Rebellion Chapter 10 Rotten Luck
Pyrrha Nikos & Blake Belladonna
It was dark, and a storm came over Mistral's Academy of Heaven with lightning flashes seen through the curtains. Pyrrha sat by a fireplace in her dorm room, fidgeting with her nails as she watched disturbing news from Menagerie by Lisa Lavender "Breaking news this evening in Menagerie as addressed by governor Dark Matter. Early morning yesterday Adam Taurus launched an assault on Garrison Glenn, even though he was successful in taking the base it was, in fact, a trap by the governor. Adam was surrounded then he was offered the chance to surrender peacefully but he refused, left with no other option the governor ordered the facility to be destroyed. Collapsing the base with Adam and his White Fang followers, killing all inside. Although service crews have begun clearing rubble it is confirmed that Adam Taurus did not survive."
Pyrrha was worried, Adam was the one who made this alliance and if I the local White Fang find out he's dead they may abandon the country and go back to Menagerie. And they are so close to starting their new beginning, luckily the white fang in hiding don't have a single in the bunker. The only one Pyrrha must worry about is Blake, she will be arriving shortly soon.
Before she could think of a solution she shut her scroll with a sudden clap as Blake walked into the room dripping wet. Blake sighs at her travel "Your secret tunnel is flooded Pyrrha..."
They were silent looking at each other for a moment while Blake then slowly started to smile. Then Pyrrha smiles with her, she stands not caring about Blake's wet clothes and hugs her tightly. "You look well, sorry about the tunnel." Pyrrha apologised.
"It's fine Pyrrha and thank you. All things considering, I got in the capital quite easy." Blake grabbed a blanket and wrapped herself tightly then sat in front of the fire. "Are we safe here Pyrrha?" Blake asked.
Pyrrha nods, "It's fine Blake, we can talk." Pyrrha sat close next to Blake.
"Good, we can make a start." Blake sighs, "But first I'm surprised your Adams contact."
Pyrrha remembered she was chosen to meet Blake as a representative "Well if it was anyone else this alliance wouldn't be possible." Blake and Pyrrha have been friends for eight years and each are trusted figures in their movements to speak on their behalf.
Blake asks "Let's start with leadership, Adam wants to know who's in charge of your movement? He has been a mystery to us."
Pyrrha thinks Adam and calms herself to answer, "We have two leaders actually. Our general is Jet Firefist."
"Fist? Captain Jet Firefist is your general?" To Blake's surprise.
"He's a great warrior and our combat teacher here at the academy..." Pyrrha noted, confused by Blake's surprise.
"The man is ninety." Blake says but he's actually ninety-two but she just rounded the number, it didn't change the surprise for either of them, "well you say you have two, who's the second?"
Pyrrha smiles with her answer, "Well you will definitely be more surprised by this. Our president is Sienna."
That was a surprise for Blake, "A Faunus?" Blake grinned, she was ready to call Pyrrha a liar, "And there isn't a rebellion in a rebellion yet?"
Pyrrha laughed, "Nothing too extreme but Sienna is an accomplished diplomat, humanitarian aid organiser and she's an influential civil rights voice. And when it comes to Atlas she is a loud voice at that."
Blake rubs her hands together and smiles "A Faunus President in Mistral... If only Adam were here now the look on his face would be priceless."
Pyrrha grins, yes Adam she was thinking then wonders how to change the subject. "Hay is that a bow, Blake?"
Blake remembered as she runs her fingers through her heir to feel the bow and Faunus ears. "Yes... Is it working?" Blake asks with concern that it's not.
Pyrrha's mind goes blank "oh yes, yes it looks great." She then felt terrible guilt not telling Blake. Having to choose between your friend or your organisation, however, she hasn't decided to tell her or not yet.
Despite Pyrrha as her friend and the Faunus president Blake was concerned about working with this organisation. "I suppose your people are planning something, now aren't they?"
Pyrrha's nods "We will be taking over the capital at the end of the week."
Four days from now, Blake was shocked "That's too soon, we need to gather intel and I have over a hundred recruits that need training."
Pyrrha understands Blake's feelings "Sorry Blake but our leaders have waited long enough, everyday atlas takes a pace of us."
It really isn't that bad Blake was thinking "Do you have any idea what the state of Menagerie is in?" Oh, Pyrrha knows more than you think Blake, she continues "by comparison the name Haven is true to its name."
Pyrrha then tells a recent report from Firefist, "Our government has signed the rights of this academy, my home away to Atlas. On the same day at the end of this week, the uniforms arrive."
That is not an excuse Blake was explaining, the people here have so much more free will than anywhere else in the world.
They argued for what seemed for hours and Blake pleaded with her friend to convince Fist and Sienna to delay the rebellion until after the great games.
But to Blake's disappointment, Pyrrha made it clear that it is inevitable, every day that goes Atlas chips away what it is to live here.
A little later Blake changes into fresh clothes and snuggles close to the fire and slowly fell asleep. Pyrrha also goes to her bed but uneasy to sleep with concerns of Blake and the White Fang, unsure if they will be willing to fight for Haven.
Just as Pyrrha begin to fall asleep herself Blake whispered to her "Pyrrha, about that speech you gave on tv about me." Pyrrha remembered she had to condemn Blake as a traitor on live tv, "I just wanted to say Pyrrha it's ok. I was at first angry, but I understand the position you were in and I don't blame you."
"Well thank you Blake" Pyrrha smiled and was relieved for Blake's forgiveness but will she forgive her secrets?
Glynda Goodwitch
Glynda sat at her desk with a security briefing to discuss Yang's recent actions. She sat with a naval intelligence agent, a Beacon Tower Security Sargent and a local detective from town.
"And so, all arrests are completed right?" Glynda asks the detective, he nods with his hands together relaxed in his chair. "And what of her father on Patch?"
The agent had the answer "The local authorities on the island have questioned him, so far he continues his volunteering work in the veteran's hospital dutifully."
They don't suspect Taiyang of anything terrible, he has remained on the island for years and has no position to harm Atlas. They agree Taiyang is not a suspect in his daughter's actions and they move on. Yang's old tank crew from the cadets were arrested and taken aboard with Yang. While on the academy grounds some of Yang's friends and some of their friends were taken aboard Yang's transport to Mistral as well.
In total there are fifteen prisoners taken aboard, most notable prisoners are Coco Adel and her friend Velvet Scarlatina. They were both arrested in town as they were shopping while another suspect Yatsuhashi Daichi was seen leaving the girls dorm shortly after Yang entered the building. Yatsuhashi then spoke to his roommate Fox Alistair at the front academy grounds and both were arrested.
"What of Yang's mother, what do we know about her?" Glynda asked the agent.
The agent briefly looked at his scroll "Last week the mercenary captain Raven Branwen was recruited by the Atlas 4th fleet and posted to the south-west regions of Vacuo clearing out Grimm."
Glynda's eyes widened with fright at hearing that name "Her mother's name is Branwen?" She then began to slowly stand from her seat thinking something is terribly wrong.
The security Sargent asked, "Ma'am, is something wrong?"
Glynda picks up her scroll and points to the Sargent "Was the security Chief stopped or questioned in any way before he left?"
The Sargent shuffled uncomfortably and looked at the other two as if he did something wrong, "No Ma'am."
Bad answer, Glynda was now getting more nervous "Why not!?" She demands.
She wasn't as nervous or afraid as the Sargent now "Well, ma'am. He's my boss and I just followed his orders ma'am." The nervousness was heard in his voice.
The others were still confused, the detective asks, "Sorry but is there something we are missing?"
Glynda began to speed walk to the door of her office "you fools, we have to hurry. The security chief is Yang's uncle and requested to oversee the prisoner transfer himself."
Yang & Qrow
"What rotten luck." The pilot complains, "We had to change course northeast towards Windpath to avoid this storm but it too changed course into our heading chief." Qrow stood in the doorway between the pilot and his co-pilot, behind him was the rest of the jet cargo hold and two other guards he brought. Yang and the rest of the prisoners were seated with cuffs and belts fixed.
"It's all right, just get us there safely boys," Qrow said as he turned to sit back in his seat across Yang.
Coco and others were still in shock "how can this be happening to us? We have always been so loyal." Coco asks, sitting next to silent Yang knowing she is guilty.
Yang tries to play dumb "I know right but not to worry I'm sure it's all just a big misunderstanding."
Coco looks up to Yang with a reassuring smile "Thanks, Yang, you know I'm sure your right... And... Wait are those my badges" Coco noticed as she takes a closer look at Yang's messy uniform as Yang herself realised she's still wearing Coco's stolen engineering badges from before. "Is this your fault Yang?" Coco accuses Yang as others on board overheard.
Yang looks away with shame and stutters "I, I. I'm sorry I didn't mean to drag you into this."
"If my hands weren't chained down I'd smacked you silly now," Coco complained with the rattling of her handcuffs. It then dawned on her "I'm now switching an Atlas uniform for an orange jumpsuit and believe me, orange is not the new black!"
Velvet looked at Coco with sad eyes "That's what you're worried about? We are going to lock up and your biggest concern is your fashion sense?"
"Stay quiet over their girls!" A guard yelled across the plane's cargo hold. Then suddenly there was a loud thud as the same guard trips on his boot laces and lands on the floor. "Goddamit!" He grumbled.
Yang's eyebrow raised with a curiosity and looked at Qrow sat across from her, "There has been an awful lot of bad luck recently."
Qrow looked at her and knew he was guilty, he had deliberately left his Aura suppressers behind. He's just made a dangerous move, but he knows Atlas is up to something in Mistral and doesn't like the idea of Yang in the middle of it.
A sudden bolt of lightning shot past the plan as it lights up everyone's faces with fright. The jets shacking was getting very uncomfortable for the passengers, even the pilots felt something unnatural about this storm. The jets shacking was getting very uncomfortable for the passengers, even the pilots felt something unnatural about this storm.
"Incoming call from Vale." The co-pilot reports, they listen in by their helmet radios. "You get that?" The co-pilot says worryingly, "this explains the storm." The co-pilot peeks his head over his shoulder to see Qrow sitting with the prisoners.
The pilot ensures him "we know how to keep an eye on him, Stay calm. When we land the security team will take him." But the co-pilot seemed more on edge with a cold sweat. He seemed to jump out his seat with a fight when a sudden red light flashed with a buzz on the controls. It was a warning light saying that the far-left jet side engine was about to fail, they still have three more so nothing to worry about.
However, that was a sudden breaking point for the co-pilot, he takes his belt off. "What are you doing?" The pilot said but the co-pilot didn't answer as he stepped out the doorway looking at Qrow, he upholsters his sidearm as Qrow glanced to look at him. The co-pilot must have figured if Qrow was dead his semblance wouldn't take the jet down and kill everyone.
The co-pilots arm snaps up firing a shot with his pistol at Qrow. Qrow jumped down to one knee just as he saw the gun. Rotten luck, the bullet bounced off Qrow's steel seat and hits one of the two guards dead canter of his chest. He gasped as he fell to the ground and the other guard confused raised his automatic rifle and yelled "FREEZE!" To the co-pilot. The co-pilot turned with his pistol still raised, the guard took that as a hostile action and fired his weapon. just at that moment the over pilot stood up at the worst time behind his co as the rifle shots passed through both their bodies at once and the jets control board plus some windows. In the hail of bullets fired the co-pilot managed to fire a single shot before he fell, was it luck that the single shot killed the second guard?
Coco yelled, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" The rest of the prisoners were frightened, some were intensely shaking with fear.
Yang looked left and right at the bodies with disbelief "oh my god..." She says with sad eyes.
Qrow stood up and straightened his uniform and looked at the situation they were suddenly in, in a plan losing altitude with no pilots. All he could say is "Well... Shit..." He sighed under his breath, it wasn't looking good. He thinks to himself I will not say it... Again, I will not say it... "What rotten Luck." He said it, he had forgotten this feeling and how much he really hates his power of bad luck.
Chapter 10 END
Just my opinion but I think that out of all team RWBY and others, Blake is just the right challenge to fight Pyrrha. I say an actual fight no holding back it's a good 50, 50 chances for either of them if Pyrrha wins good for her but if she loses I think its a lesson that will build her to be unstoppable.
On a side note, who thinks Qrow should get a girlfriend that her power is luck? They cancel each other out then. They would be perfect for each other in an orderly life with just fate to follow in future.