"Come again?" Stark asked as he was working on Penny, he was almost done with the main body work, then he would have to work on the memory upload. It was touch and go but he got on the right track thanks to Vision
"The Schnee Dust Company is holding a charity event tonight, so I thought you could show that off" Peter said
"We'll see Pete, but for now I've got to get Miss Polendina up to speed" Stark said
"And how's that coming along?" Peter asked
"Slowly, but surely" Stark said
"Another day, another adventure" Nora said stretching her arms in the air after a good night sleep
"So what's on the itinerary today?" Ruby asked
"Walking" Juane said
"Followed by?" Nora asked as she put her hands behind her back
"More walking" Ren said subdued
"Haven is a lot further away then I thought" Ruby said
"How long did you think it was?" Ren asked
"I lived in a small area I'v never been this far from home
"Right, but how long" Jaune said
"Two weeks" Ruby said
"WHAT?" Jaune asked shocked
"Okay Three or something! Look whatever" Ruby said before spotting something "Hey what's that?" she making Nora jump on a stump
"That's weird I thought we wouldn't be hitting another village for three days" Jaune said checking the map
"Are those buildings...damaged?" Nora asked as she used her hands to shiled the sun from her eyes so she could get a better look
"We should search for survivors" Jaune said as the team ran off.
Once the team arrived they found nothing
"Anything?" Ruby asked
"Nothing here" Nora said
"Nothing over ther either" Jaune said
"Its almost like teh town was abandoned" Ren said after checking the stonework
"Hey I think I found something" Nora said making the other three rush over to her "Oniyuri, never heard of it"
"Me neither" Jaune added
"I have, you might think of it as Anim's Mountain Glenn; only it was never complete" Ren said before renewing the air in his lungs "You see years ago the richest in Mistral were unhappy with the way the Kingdom was being ran. Frustrated with the council they pooled their resources together to build their own city with their own laws, they hoped that one day it would be its own kingdom, Many thought it would the future, my parents did" Ren recounted
"What happened?" Ruby asked
"The same thing that always happens" Ren said revealing some claw marks
"The grimm" Jaune said bitterly
"Not just any one" Ren said as Ruby and Nora were concerned
"One?" Ruby asked
"Come on just get through here, this place gives me the creeps" Jaune said as a murder of crows flew overhead. Soon the group left, but a nagging thought lingered in Ruby's mind as teh green cloaked figure was behind them, walking over to where Ren uncovered the claw marks, he then looked up and frowned before walking to the east.
Back in Atlas Weiss was performing the concert, the audience was enthralled by her enchanting voice. Most of all was her boyfriend Peter Parker, and Tony Stark was as well, but for a different reason then Peter
"Isn't she amazing?" Peter asked
"Yeah she is" Stark said
"I'm not your pawn, not another thing you own.
I was not born guilty of your crimes.
The riches and your influence can't hold me anymore.
I won't be possessed,
burdened by your royal test.
I will not surrender.
This life is mine" Weiss said
"That she is" Stark said understanding the lyrics to the song, he looked up to see her father and brother watching the performance 'He would have gotten on with dad' tony thought bitterly as her brother gave a slow clap. "Hey Pete stick close to her at the after party tonight okay?"
"Sure thing" Peter said his eyes slowly filling with concern as Weiss walked backstage.
At the afterparty everyone was having a goodtime
"So on a scale of one to pissed, how mad do you think old man Sneeze will be when I steal his thunder?" Stark asked
"Pissed off to the max" Rhodey said
"Soi how are things at Beacon?" Stark asked
"Slow" Rhodey said as he accepted a drink from a waiter
"Music could be better" Stark said
"And that's precisely my point, we offer the Faunus the exact same wages as we to the rest of our mining staff, so their argument is completely invalid right out of the gate" Jacques said told a business partner
"Then both humans and Faunus are treated poorly by this man" Rhodey sneered
"We'll have T'Challa deal with him later, but for now relax. And wait for the fireworks" Stark laughed as he walked off.
"Oh great" Rhodey said as he flagged down a waiter and got another drink, this time something a bit stronger. He then saw Jacques grab Weiss' arm and talk to her roughly, but at the same time he felt something behind, so he quickly looked behind him to check "You're losing it man"
Weiss looked at a picture of Beacon during its glory days
"Do you miss it?" Peter asked quietly taking her hand
"I do, and I miss them" Weiss said
"We'll get you guys back together again, and don't worry we know where exactly they are" Peter said
"How?" Weiss asked
"The others are with them" Peter said
"Really?" Weiss asked as she turned back
"Its' beautiful" a man said
'who's this creep?" Peter asked
"You two match" the stranger said
"Yes its a lovely painting" Weiss said disinterested
"So, that was attempt at breaking the ice, how am I doing so far?" he asked
"You're leaving a lot to be desired" Weiss said
'Back off man, she's my girl;' Peter thought
"Well, I've always appreciated honest, Henry Marigold" he introduced himself
"Weiss Schnee" Weiss simply said
"I know I saw you performance obviously. You were wonderful, and I promise I'm not just saying that cause yoru pretty
'back off goofball' Peter thought
"Honesty remember, so you think about buying it?" Henry asked
"No I don't think so" Weiss said
"Yeah its kinda pricey for a painting" Henry muttered
"Its to raise money" Weiss snapped
"For what?" Henry asked
'I'm about to punch this guy; whoa spider sense" Peter thought
"For what?" Weiss asked snarling
"I'll admit I only come to these things for the food and drinks" Henry said as he takes a drink from a passing waiter
'Oh shit' Peter said about ready to take action
"And the extrorindary company of course" Henry said "So what, is it another Mantle fundraiser thing?'
"Leave now" Weiss said as her demeanor turned icy
"What do you mean?" Henry asked
"I mean leave right, whoa" Weiss said before Peter pulled her away
"Sorry sweetie" Peter said
"So she was taken" Henry said
"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave" Rhodey said as he grabbed the man by his lapels and showed him to security
"What was that?" Weiss asked
"I've been ordered to keep an eye on you" Peter said
"Under who's rules?" Weiss asked
"Mr Stark's advisement" Peter said
"They weren't there that night" Weiss said
"And I was, so was Mr Stark" Peter said
"This was a long time coming if you ask me" a trophy wife said
"Honey!" her husband scolded her
"Calm down, remember keep clam" Peter said gripping Weiss hand
What, you said that same thing last night, if they are so arrogant to get by without proper kingdom defences then I say good riddance" the trophy wife said
"Shut up!" Weiss shouted
"Weiss!" Peter said as he glanced at Rhodey and Stark who nodded to let it played out "Oh boy"
"You don't have a clue you're just standing around talking about nothing, you're just talking about nothing, worrying about your hair, your money, your problems that don't mean anything weren't there, NONE of you were there!" Weiss shouted
"I was" Stark said walking forward
"I was there, I was on the ground among the White Fang, the captured drones and the Grimm. Rhodey was there helping the civilains evacuate, Peter was there helping to protect, and Weiss she was there as well. And this was what she faced" Tony said as he showed a picture of the Paladin Weiss cut down "A young lady facing down THAT!" Tony said pointing at the Paladin. "And that was just one of the fights that young men and women fought. And the reason the kingdom was left defenceless was because they handed their security over to Atlas! And what happened; THAT!" Stark said pointing at the hacked Paladin. "The tower containing the CCT was destroyed knocking out communications array" Stark said "But that is where I come in" he said as he flicked his tablet to reveal a ring "And this is what it will do it, I present the Star Ring; a device which will take over the duties of the Beacon CCT"
"And what is stopping the grimm from destroying it again?" Jacques asked
"I'm glad you asked" Tony said "Please direct your eyes to the floor" he said as he flicked his tablet to the floor making it show a planet
"Incredible" Weiss said
"That is Vale, as seen from the fracture moon. And its not just one, but an entire network of them so if one goes down the system will still work. Now for the demonstration" Stark said "General, I believe your crush is in Vale as for now right?"
"What?" Ironwood asked
"Just call her" Tony said as teh General called the woman Stark was talking aboutg, Ironwood did not look impressive before he heard her voice
"Glynda?" Ironwood asked
"You see, now communications have been restored, faith in the kingdoms will rise and teh Grimm will be destroy. Not to mention Beacon will be Avenged!" Stark said as he finished his speech and walked off. Jacques glared at Stark before he saw someone from his past and froze
'not now' he said before he grabbed Weiss while glaring at her
"Oh well" Peter thought before he cupped Weiss' face and kissed "Weiss, Sir" he said as he went off to find Tony
"What!" Jacques shouted
"Peter" Weiss blushed
As team RNJR went along their way to exit out of Oniyuri something stopped them,, Ren held up his hand as ordering them to wait before he closed his eyes and used his sensory ability before arming himself giving the same signal to the others, opening his eyes he saw a man land and then charge at Ruby, he intercepted with Stormflower and tried to damage the man, only to be kicked away allowing the man to run at Ruby, who got Crescent Rose out, only for the man to run and round and kick Ruby making her Aura break, he then jumped on Jaune's shield and made a face before Nora slammed her hammer into the man which made him fly into the building, he was okay since he was doing the splits
"We're not looking for a fight" Jaune said
"Who are you?" Ren asked
"Who I am matters not to you, or you, or well...you do interest me" he said to the remnants of JNPR "No I only matter to you" he said pointing to Ruby
"Me?" Ruby asked making the man cackle
"You don't have the slightest clue, do you? how exciting this must be for you!" he exclaimed
"What do you want?" Ruby asked
"Oh the rose has thorns, My little flower, I'm here to whisk you away with me" he said
"That's not happening" Nora said guarding Ruby "Plus what if she doesn't want to go with you?"
"I'll take her" the stranger said
"We're not going to let you do that" Jaune said
"Good" the man said as he raced behind Jaune and was about to attack him
"JAUNE!" Ren shouted as he fired at Jaune's shield making the rebound hit their foe, he covered his eyes before cartwheeling onto the shield and deployed his claws and swiped at Jaune before jumping at Ruby, kicking her in the side. Jaune then tried to swipe at the man, but he dodged and ran at Nora, who was shot by lightning dust making the man chuckle
"Ooh if that isn't ironic" he said as Nora stood up crackling with lightning and ran at him before slamming her hammer into his face, but it was blocked by his tail
"Surprise" the scorpion Faunus said
"He's a Faunus" Ren gasped
"What is this about, Torchwick, the White Fang?" Ruby asked
"Oh those are plastic soldiers and pawns. my heart belongs only to my goddess" he said
"Cinder" Ruby said
"Only in her wildest dreams" he said launching himself at Ruby who dodged, before Ren tried to palm strike, but that was met with a tail block, Jaune tried to sweep his legs, before the man jumped . Nora tried to hit him, only he sent her back with his tail before hs struck Ruby with his claws before booting her in the waist breaking her aura and winding her. Smirking he moved in to sting her but a wall broke and the tail struck steel
"Hey" Qrow said
"Uncle Qrow" Ruby smiled
"Stand down now" Capt said as he and Thor also showed up.
Qrow, Captain America and Thor stand tall and ready to fight. Qrow: Next time on Remnant Avengers: Punished
G'day Guys Grizz here and I hope you are enjoying 2018 so far, enjoying any good fics? If you are then great! Now about this chapter it involves new dialogue and story option, mostly about Tony working to fix Penny and better Remnant, plus who is that guy haunting Jacques? Well you know a sneaky little secret that will be reveal towards the end. This chapter is alos the halfway point of Vol 4, but I'll be adding a new chapter in later on
So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside