"uuuggghhh" Blake moaned, she rolled over in her bed for the umpteenth time. "wwwwhhhhyyy? Why tuna tacos, why do you betray me?!" A shadowy figure stood up in front of her, Blake flinched and instinctively readied herself for combat, she immediately regretted it. "uuuggghhh…" The figure came into focus.

"Blake!?…ooowww…what are you doing still…hrmpf!...up?" Yang said, even in the moonlight Blake could see that she wasn't feeling well. Sweat beaded down her forehead, Ruby and Weiss were safe due to their avoidance of the food to as they ate separately and under lock and key, Winter not letting them near the suspect tacos. However, a new problem arose that caused Ruby to lift up from her sleep in a heartbeat, Weiss swiftly behind her. "What is that awful smell?!"

BURP!

Yang let out a laugh as Blake put a hand to her mouth in surprise over how loud that had come out. Weiss let out a disgusted sigh and laid back down, but Ruby sat up in a dead serious manner. "Ruby, let's just go back to bed."

PPPPFFFFTTTT!

Blake looked at Yang in disgust, "Really? Oh god and it smells!" Blake hissed as her ears folded and she covered her nose, Ruby grabbed Weiss's arms tightly. "Get up now…" She whispered, Weiss looked at her to complain, but one look in Ruby's eyes made her do as she said. Blake and Yang continued to argue, "What do you want me to do?! BURP! Open a window?" Blake glared at her, "Well…oh god! … PPPPPFFFFFFFFTTT!...dammit! Do something, I don't know or care just anything!" Yang began to get angrier, her eyes turning crimson and heat beginning to radiate from her body. Ruby looked at the door, there wasn't enough time to get up and walk. She threw Weiss in her arms and closed her eyes, "Ruby? What are you?!"

PHOOSH!

Weiss felt her body relax into a state she had never felt before, she looked down and went dull with dread, she didn't have a body. All she could see was a plethora of red rose petals and…a few white flakes of snow? Is that supposed to be me? She thought, I don't know, maybe…Weiss froze, that voice wasn't hers.

Ruby?!

Weiss?!

Are we?…Ruby began.

…reading each others thoughts? Weiss completed, the two went silent for a few seconds.

This is so cool!

No it isn't you dolt! How do we change back!

I don't know I usually think about it and just 'poof!' there I am!

Well do it!

Hold on! I got to get us out of here first!

Yang and Blake's argument had reached fever pitch, something about gas and tacos that was met with farting related puns, both seeming to not notice the small vortex of ice and petals. Weiss looked around from her new form of consciousness. She had experienced it for a few seconds when she and Ruby had gone on the ill-fated mission, but now she timidly began to explore with this new form as tendrils of cool thermal energy she could somehow see as a light blue hue and small flecks of ice and snow twirled around in a self-contained vortex. She noticed Ruby's petals with a red energy that floated within as if a source of her new abilities, but the vortex had no form. She thought of a hand forming from the formless energy… nothing happened.

Oh! Your trying to do this? Ruby called out, Weiss turned toward her or at least what she felt to be as her core presence, that core turned and shifted and slowly in the small flurry a hand began to form out of the petals.

How did you?...

I told you I've been practicing. Ruby's attention then shifted back to the arguing duo across the room. Let's get out of her quick! Suddenly Weiss felt herself being drug toward the door, Wait! Wait! WAIT! Just before they crashed into the door, Weiss felt herself being sucked downward by an invisible force. Incredibly, they went underneath the door and came out I the dimly lit hallway. Weiss let out a calm sigh in her mind, but was really somewhat annoy.

Hey, don't feel pouty! Ruby chimed, it took me months to figure that little trick out!

I'm not pouty! I just wanted you to warn me next time!

Yes you were pouting!

Was not! How would you know?

I just… felt it…wait a minute…

Ruby and Weiss began to explore each other's conscious rather than their own. To their amazement they could feel each other's emotions as their own. Weiss could feel the free-spirited nature of Ruby as Ruby herself felt Weiss's more measured and reserved nature flood in to her.

This…this…is…

"WHAT IS THAT!?" A voice shouted, Ruby and Weiss immediately 'looked' to see team JNPR and Winter standing in the hallway, mouths agape.

PHOOSH!

Weiss blinked, and in that time, everything seemed to revert to normal. The free-spiritedness was gone, replaced with familiar emotions that felt like well-worn shoes for her soul. She felt her body go numb and tingle all over, she looked down in confusion only to find that she once again had a body. She looked over, to see Ruby looking over at her, the two went red in embarrassment. Winter walked up to Weiss, "Explain, now!" She said firmly, Weiss went to speak.

"I…uh…um…" She kept raising her hand and then lowering it, she finally lowered her hand and shook her head no, were there even words to describe what she had just experienced? Thankfully, Ruby was quick to cover, "We were having to escape our room!" Winter turned and gave a glaring eye to Ruby, " and why was that?" Weiss put her hands together shoving aside her thoughts and looked over at Ruby with suspicion, "Yes, why did we have to escape our room?"

THOOMP!

A small explosion rocked their dorm, Weiss, Winter and Team JNPR turned in alarm. "What was that?!" Winter exclaimed, slowly the door opened, tendrils of smoke fell to the floor and snaked off in both directions down the hall. Two shadowy figures emerged, Winter slowly reached for her weapon, but Wiess stopped her.

"Cough! Cough! Does anyone have a towel we could use?" A soot stained Blake asked weakly, it took everything for Weiss, Ruby and JNPR to keep from laughing. Yang stood next to her, bug eyed with her lips pursing, but no words coming out. She absentmindedly looked over at Blake who was covered from head to toe in soot stains, her eye brows appeared to be slightly singed, but mercifully intact so they could regrow. A small ember, sat atop Blake's cat ear. Yang's focused slowly came to the small source of light, she took two fingers and extinguished it, Blake winced but looked at her. "Thanks…" Blake whispered meekly. Yang went back to staring in space, her hair was fine so Ruby was having a hard time figuring out what was wrong.

"Let's get back to dining room." Pyrrha said meekly, as she and Nora grabbed Blake and lead her into the kitchen. Ruby and Weiss went to go get Yang, they grabbed either of her arms, "ithinkishitmyself" Yang sputtered rapidly, Weiss looked to Ruby who merely stared at Yang in horror. "What did she say?" Rubys response was merely a grunt as she retook her position beside Yang, "You don't want to know." Ruby turned to Winter, "you wouldn't happen to have a spare pair of clothes, would you?"

Winter didn't even blink, "Yes, I have a few standard military uniforms that should fit them. I will go check your rooms for anything that can be salvaged." With that Winter began to back down the halls, "Winter…" Weiss called out, Winter turned to look at her.

BOOM!

Winter was lost in a cloud of fire and smoke, "WINTER!" Weiss screamed out, she ran towards where she had last seen her. She found the specialist covered in smoldering debris, the white-haired woman let out a cough, her aura had protected her from lethal damage, but she was still pretty banged up. "Weiss…" Winter faintly whispered, "…run…" From the shadows and smoke, a figure emerged without making noise. "Ozpin?" Blake called out weakly, but there was no response, Ruby slid quietly behind the counter and Weiss let out a whimper. The assassin stepped forward, the green laser mounted to her rifle slicing through the smoke.

Clink!

Pyrrha instinctively threw a spoon she found out on the counter, a look of determination of upon her face. The assassin pointed her gun toward her, the laser aimed squarely at her head… until it wasn't. The assassin cried out in alarm as she found herself wrestling against her own rifle as Pyrrha's semblance went into the weapon, a black misty ether flowing around it. "Yay Pyrrha!" Nora cried out, but the celebration was short lived as in a single motion the assassin grabbed a small brass coin from one of her many pockets and flicked it toward the spartan, "AAAHHH!" Pyrrha went rigid as the brass coin-like object latched on to her, her muscles went tense as electricity coursed through her body. It eventually relented and Pyrrha fell to the floor, the assassin regaining control of her gun. "You are going down!" Jaune yelled, he pulled out a long meat cleaver and a pot lid for a shield, Nora and Ren took up meat mallet and two long steel salt and pepper shakers respectively. Weiss was too busy tending to her sister, Blake and Yang tried to stand, but were too sick to even stand up straight and Ruby…the red head pulled out a boiler and began to fill it with liquid, turning the gas cooker on high.

The rest of the proficient fighters went to work, Jaune used the cleaver and went in close using the lid to bash the assassin the stomach and the knife to slash and keep her at bay. The assassin merely smiled, she grabbed the lid as Jaune went to bash her with it, using both hands she vaulted up and brought up her feet. Before Jaune could even realize what was happening the assassin kicked him squarely in the head, Jaune slammed head first through the kitchen table and onto the floor, out cold. Ren and Nora sprung forward in unison the two striking at her at the same time.

TWOOSH!

The two smacked in each other, a small flurry of rose petals surrounded them. They looked up to see the assassin somersaulting above them, smiling as she threw a metallic bolo which quickly wrapped around them and tightened, insuring they were going nowhere despite their best efforts. The assassin looked around for a moment, only to see ruby was fiddling nonchalantly by the stove. She raised her gun to shoot at her but felt a light punch to her back, she whipped around to shoot, only see Yang who looked horribly overtaken with food poisoning. Blake was slumped over the non-destroyed half of the kitchen table, sweating and looking ready to vomit, clearly out of the fight. The assassin smiled, she gently poked Yang with the muzzle of her gun, the blonde toppled back onto the floor, drained by her ailments.

The assassin turned back to find that Ruby had vanished, no worries, she still had her true target right where she needed her to be. She walked over slowly, her insulated shoes not making a single noise even as she walked over the debris from the explosion. She stopped about halfway and lowered her weapon, at this angle she'd take out the target and her sister, granted Winter Schnee wasn't on the itinerary, but it would add to her portfolio, especially since she was a specialist. Weiss looked at her with tears in her eyes, Winter closed hers in acceptance of their fate as she gently squeezed Weiss's hand.

"Hey!" A voice called out, the assassin whipped around only to see Ruby standing at the far end of the kitchen, she aimed her rifle at her. "Question," Ruby called out, the assassin rolled her eyes in annoyance, "What this time?"

"What is your name?" Ruby asked, the assassin merely chuckled.

"You'd like to know, wouldn't you? Well, I'm not your mother if that's what you are worried about." Ruby looked at her, relief spreading across her face.

"I'm just the woman who put the bullet in the bitch."