Remnant's Freelancers:
The eight friends piled into the car seven-seat, bright red car. Pyrrha sitting in the driver's seat, Nora bouncing happily next to her in the passenger seat; Ruby, Weiss and Blake sat behind them, and Ren sat next to Yang who sat in the car's boot with an unconscious Jaune on her lap.
"Are we there yet?" Nora asked them cheerfully as the car sped along. Blake shook her head, a smile on her face, while Weiss looked at the energetic ginger angrily.
"No." She said, shooting Nora's back an angry glare. Nora stuck her head out of the window, looking from the front to the back. Weiss smacked her hand to her forehead, and shook her head slowly. Next to Yang, Jaune stirred from his lack-of-Aura-caused sleep. He looked around, his face holding as confused look.
"Er... I uh wa bu ga bu?" He spoke, his words garbled for no apparent reason. This caused the four members of Team RWBY and Ren stare at him with looks of confusion, and then they burst into laughter.
"What was that?" Ren asked him, the five of them still looking at him and laughing. Jaune sat up, rubbing the back of his head.
"Um... I..." He said embarrassedly, causing the five to laugh harder.
"That wasn't even close to words." Yang spoke in between laughter and gasps for breath. Jaune looked behind him, his face flushed with embarrassment.
"Yeah Jaune, I know you just woke up after saving me from my uncontrollable rage, but that was strange." Ruby said, giggling quietly to herself. Jaune's face turned from a slight pink to a red comparable to that of a ripe tomato or Ruby's cloak.
"I... Uh... Oh whatever..." Jaune gave up, his gaze dropped to the floor and he sighed. "You know what?" Jaune said, and Ruby gave him a curious look.
"What, Jaune?" Ruby asked him, and he looked at the five of them.
"Sometimes... I hate every one of you." He told them, and he went silent. Nora turned around to face them, the hugest of grins of her face.
"Are we there yet?" She asked them, and Blake sighed. Weiss' face turned red with anger, and she faced Nora.
"No!" Weiss shouted at the ginger-ball-of-energy. Nora's grin widened, and she turned around.
After a good twenty minutes of driving, the two teams had already heard around a thousand 'Are we there yet's and Weiss had always replied with 'No', shouting at Nora angrily.
"Are we there yet?" Nora said, not turning. "How about now?" The energetic hammer-wielder asked them as she turned, only to see Weiss' finger about to poke her eye out.
"No! For the last time, no!" Weiss exclaimed while pulling her finger away from the turquoise eye, and suddenly the car skidded to a halt. Blake looked up from her book, and Yang snapped out of a not-so-deep sleep.
"Hey Pyrrha, why are we stopping?" Yang asked the amazon, who looked at the brawler. She pointed ahead, and the four members of Team RWBY looked through the windshield. Ahead of them was an upturned lorry, a gap between it and the ground due to a hill, and it's cargo was left strewn over the road. One of the cargo containers was open, revealing crates of unrefined dust crystals.
"Uh... I-I-I-I don't want to open that door. D-D-Do you want open it Jaune?" Ruby stammered, questioning the blonde knight. Jaune looked from the door to his red-clad friend, then back to the blood-leaking door.
"Um... OK, I'll... I'll do it." He told them, and he reached for the handle. He tugged on it, but to no avail. "Uh... It's locked." He told them, standing back from the door.
"Let me try." Pyrrha said, and she reached for the door, activating her semblance. A series of clicks then came from the door and it fell open, revealing a man with a rather large hole in the right side of his head. The group jumped back, surprised by the damage.
"I don't think that was caused by the windshield smashing." Weiss said, inspecting the wound. "But it's not caused by dust either. It was caused by... Something else." She told them, her voice gave away her confusion.
"So... That rules out Torchwick..." Ruby added, looking over her shoulder. Yang looked at Blake, and then at the ground. The others nodded with agreement, and they headed to the open container. Blake picked up one of the crates and examined it.
"The Brayden Santiago Shipping Company." Blake read out, and Jaune's eyes widened.
"I know that company. My parents use it to send things to my cousins in Atlas." Jaune told them, and Weiss' eyes narrowed.
"Then why would they be shipping this much dust?" She asked him, and he shrugged in response. "And why would they be out here? In the middle of a forest? Which is almost most completely covered in snow?" Weiss questioned, and Jaune shrugged once again.
"How should I know, Ice Queen. I'm not one of them, am I?" Jaune said, not seeing Weiss shoot an icy glare at him.
"Look, rather than burning a hole in his back, how about we just leave and report this to the authorities." Yang said, receiving nods from; Ren, Jaune, Pyrrha and Blake.
"But... But... Look at what they did! They killed him! For what, they barely took a crate!" Ruby told her brawler sister, who had already began heading to the door.
"But we can't do anything Ruby. They've already left, and they obviously covered their tracks, so we can't even follow them." Yang explained to her younger, more naïve sister.
"Yeah... I guess you're right... Come on, let's go." Ruby said sadly, and she trudged to the car.
(Ten Minutes Before)
Flashback Starts
Snow fell softly around him while he stood himself upright, brushing off snow that had found it's way through the trees and onto his silver armor. He looked around and saw a golden visor a few metres away, almost completely hidden by the trees. He ran over to it, and he saw the full armor of Agent Maine. But what surprised him was that he saw a man with in white suit, and his orange hair covered his right eye. He his behind the thick trunk of a tree and peeked his head around to see the mystery man inspecting Maine, who was still unconscious. He brought out his pistol, and he crept over to where the mystery man was standing. He aimed at the man's head, and moved slowly towards him. The cold metal of his pistol touched the back of the man's head, and the mystery man raised his hands in the air.
"Woah! No need to be hasty, let me talk to you first." The man said, and the gun was lowered. The mystery man turned, holding out his hand. "I'm Roman Torchwick, and who are you?" He asked the Freelancer, who looked down at Maine and back up at Torchwick.
"Well then Roman. I'm Agent Wyoming of Project Freelancer, and that oaf there is Agent Maine." Wyoming told him, and Torchwick nodded slowly. Maine stirred, growling quietly. Wyoming walked over to the half-asleep Maine and shook him. The large agent woke up instantly, standing up quickly and he unslung his weapon from his back. He growled, pointing the large rifle at Torchwick, but Wyoming held him back. "Calm down chap, he's a friend, his name's Torchwick." Wyoming told the other agent, who then slung his weapon over his back once again. He growled at Torchwick, and his AI, Sigma, appeared next to his head.
"It's good to meet you Torchwick." The AI fragment said, and Torchwick nodded, a smile on his face.
"It's as much of a pleasure meeting you. As you could be very useful to me." Torchwick replied, and Maine cocked his head. Wyoming looked at the man, taking his helmet off, which revealed his overly large facial hair.
"What do you mean 'Useful'?" Wyoming asked the orange-haired man. Torchwick smiled, and he looked around.
"Could I interest you two in some Dust?" He asked them, and they shook their heads, and Torchwick's face fell slightly. "How about money?" Torchwick questioned them, and Wyoming's face lit up. "Ah, one person I've pleased. And you." He said, pointing at Maine. "You look like the kind of person who wants power. So, how about it?" He asked the large Freelancer, who nodded slowly. "It's settled then, follow me." Torchwick said, and he headed off, the two Freelancers in tow.
Flashback Ends
Wyoming watched as the lorry drove down the road, aiming his SRS99 at the driver's head. His sniper rifle was loaded with his special explosive rounds, the explosion would be small, but still large enough to be easily noticeable. Maine was sat next to him, his arms crossed. His fiery AI appeared next to his head.
"We need to get on with it. Torchwick won't be happy if this isn't completed." Maine's AI, Sigma, told the silver-colored Freelancer, who nodded.
"Yes yes... I know. I'm just waiting for the right time to strike." Wyoming replied to the AI fragment, who disappeared suddenly. He looked down the sight of his SRS99 ,waiting for the lorry to slow down at the turn. Next to him, Maine had stood up, reaching silently for his weapon. Suddenly, he ran down the hill, towards the slow-moving lorry. This caused Wyoming to look up from his sniper's sight, his eyes wide under his helmet. Maine jumped onto the road, running towards the driver. Maine grabbed onto the side, which caused the lorry to swerve. He smashed his hand through the window, and he pulled the driver towards him. He turned his weapon around, and he brought it into the right side of the man skull, and the lorry's horn erupted through the forest. Wyoming shook his head angrily, and he slung his sniper rifle over his back. He walked down the hill, looking at the containers that were left strewn over the road. Maine walked over to the closest container, tearing it open, which revealed several crates. Wyoming nodded to Maine, who then lifted out one of the crates, and he then ripped it open. This revealed several types of Dust, and Gamma appeared next to Wyoming's head.
"This is it." The AI said, and Sigma appeared next to him. Sigma smiled, nodding slowly.
"Yes, it is. Grab it go." Sigma replied calmly, and Maine grabbed several crystals in each hand after he slung his weapon over his back. Wyoming grabbed three crystals in each hand, and walked away from the scene.
Ruby looked back at the crashed lorry, sadness in her eyes. She looked away, and looked back at to the front of the car. Nora turned around, and Weiss growled at her. Nora's face fell, and she instantly turned around. Ruby looked at Weiss, and chuckled quietly.
"Hey Weiss... Can I ask you something?" Ruby asked her, and she nodded slowly.
"Yes Ruby... You can." Weiss replied, yawning afterwards. Ruby grinned maniacally, and looked into Weiss' ice-blue eyes.
"Weiss... Are we there yet?" Asked her, causing the heiress to sigh angrily and look away in disgust. Nora turned to face the red-clad girl, grinning at her. Both of the energetic girls began to laugh, and they high-fived each other. Yang chuckled quietly, but Weiss snapped her head to face the blonde-brawler.
"What Weiss? Are you angry?" Yang asked the fuming heiress, who looked away, shaking her head slowly. The car rocked as it turned as sharp corner, causing Jaune to knock his head on the side of the car. He let out an 'Oof' and he rubbed his head slowly, and the car erupted into laughter.
Wash looked at North, who had been knocked out by Wash and South. He rolling around on his bed, and Wash chuckled quietly to himself. He shook his head when he saw the purple-armored Freelancer sit up, rubbing his head slowly.
"Uh... What happened?" He asked the other Freelancer, confused. Wash laughed louder, and he walked out of the room, chuckling to himself. North cocked his head to the side, and his eyes widened when he heard Wash shout from outside. His eyes widened in realisation, and he burst into laughter. Wash looked at his room's door, which was still held shut by North's prank, and he sighed in anger.
"Ah... Whatever, I don't even care anymore." He said dismissively, and he walked calmly away from his room, and he sat at the table in the centre. North poked his head out of the room, and he saw Wash sitting at the table, and he walked over to the angered Freelancer. He sat down next to him, and patted the steel-armored Freelancer, who looked at him angrily.
"You uh... You having a bit pod trouble there Wash?" North asked, straight-faced. Wash looked at the sniper, and chuckled.
"Yeah... I guess you could say that." Wash replied jokingly, and North chuckled. North stood up, and walked over to the door.
"I didn't want it to be permanent, so I rigged the switch right here." He said, and he poked a switch that was a few feet away from Wash's room's door, and a click came from inside the room. North then walked over to the door, and pushed it wide open. "To stop the prank, and allow the door to open." North told the other Freelancer, and chuckled as he headed back to his room. "Well then... Good night!" North said, and he slammed his room's door shut, leaving Wash sitting on his own.
Chapter 11 is now complete! Yeah, it may be short, but it was more of a comedic chapter than a story chapter. Anyways... Something else may be coming up next update, you never know, do you?
Stinger out!