AN: REBORN123 HERE WITH A NEW AND LAST CHAPTER FOR VOL1! DAMN I FINALLY DONE THE FIRST ARC AND I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT! ANYWAY GUYS. AFTER THIS I'M GOING TO HAVE THIS STORY HIATUS FOR AT LEAST 5-7 Months. I KNOW THAT IT'S COMPLETE BULLCRAP AND A DICK MOVE IN PUTTING THIS STORY HIATUS BUT I NEEDED TO SORT THE NEXT ARC WHICH WILL BE THE VOL 2 AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW KINGDOM. PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT. ANYWAY I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL SUPPORT MY DECISION.


Chapter 11

"Finally, she speaks! Nearly two days and you gave us nothing but small talk and weird looks!" Sun said to Blake. Zero and Blake gives Sun a firm look. "Yeah, like that."

"The only reason that I haven't done anything to her it's because I'm sure that Rune would have beat the living shit out of me for hurting his teammates and I promise to him that I won't do anything bad to you." Zero said to Sun. The two Faunus look at him with surprised look on his face.

"Rune knows?" Blake asked with surprised look on her face. Zero just gave her an annoyed looked and said.

"Yes, I texted him on the day that you run away from your dorm. He already knew that you were a faunus but didn't say anything about it." Blake eyes widen in hearing this. "But" Zero narrowed his eyes at Blake and his turn amber again. "It doesn't mean I won't use force to get information that I want."

"Hey, take it easy on her. She had a rough time." Sun said to Zero. He didn't like the way Zero treated Blake.

Zero just sighs as his eyes turn back to normal and look at Blake and said. "You can start now."

Blake nodded her head and look at Zero and Sun "Sun, Jin... Are you two familiar with the White Fang?"

"Of course! I don't think there's a Faunus on the planet who hasn't heard of them. Stupid, holier-than-thou creeps that use force to get whatever they want. Bunch of freaks, if you ask me!" Sun said to her. Zero just nodded his head but his clenches as he heard the White Fang was mention.

Blake sips her drink before she continues "I was once a member of the White Fang."

Sun eyes goes cross-eyed and chokes on his drink, making him put it down and wipe his mouth as he holds up a hand to process this information while Zero looks at her with a raised brow.

"Wait a minute, you were a member of the White Fang?!" Sun said with surprised voice.

Blake soon started to talk. "That's right. I was a member for most of my life, actually. You could almost say I was born into it...Back then, things were different. In the ashes of war, the White Fang was meant to be a symbol of peace and unity between Humans and the Faunus. Of course, despite being promised equality, the Faunus were subjected to discrimination and hate. Humanity still thought of us as lesser beings. And so, the White Fang rose up as the voice of our people. And I was there."

Zero continues to process every single information that Blake was telling to them. He knew back then that the White Fang were good and he worshiped the White Fang until they turn bad and killed his adopted family that made him despise them.

"I was at the front of every rally. I took part in every boycott. I actually thought we were making a difference. But I was just a youthful optimist. Then, five years ago, our leader stepped down, and a new one took his place. A new leader, with a new way of thinking. Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor. And the worst part was, it was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect... out of fear." Blake ended before she puts down her teacup in the table.

"So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence, and instead, I would dedicate my life to becoming a Huntress. So here I am: a criminal hiding in plain view, all with the help of a little black bow." Blake said as she wiggle her cat ears beneath her bow.

Zero now felt sorry for Blake. Zero now see that Blake was a redeemable person. He admired her goal in wanting to have equality between faunus and humans. She also right that becoming huntress would help develop that trust but he still have questions in his mind.

"So... have you told your friends any of this?" Sun said to Blake as he finally process all the information that Blake told them.

Blake merely looks down in shame and says nothing.

"Well, that's quite the tale Miss Belladonna but let me ask you this." Zero leans towards Blake and said with serious tone. "Do you know anything about your leader name Adam Taurus?"

Blake eyes widen surprise in hearing that name but nodded her head. "Yeah…he was my partner and mentor." Zero eyes widen surprise and mentally smirk at hearing this.

'Perfect. Now all I have to do is question her about that damn leader of the White Fang weakness and I kill that son of the bitch.' Zero thought. He was now that he found the former partner of one of the leaders in White Fang.

Zero leans back with satisfied smile on his face and the two Faunus saw this.

"Why are you smiling?" Sun asked. He was curious why this guy was smiling all of the sudden.

Zero shook his head and said. "Nothing, I'm just happy in what Ms. Belladonna said."

Blake look at with a questioning look. "Why is that?"

Zero face turn back into a blank one and let out a sigh. He looks at the two and thought. 'Maybe I can tell them. Maybe they can understand my situation also. Besides, I can just kill them if they tell anyone besides Rune about it.' "Can you two keep a secret?"

Blake and Sun look at each other before they look back at Zero and nodded their head.

"Sure, I can keep secrets." Sun said while Blake just nodded her head again.

"Okay, but let's make one thing clear. You are not going to tell anyone about this or else I will make sure that the organization will capture you both and I will personally deliver your death." Zero said with threatening tone as his eyes turned amber again. Both Faunus flinch at this and just nodded at him with fearful look on their faces. They don't know how powerful the guy was but he was very scary if wanted to be.

"Okay…Are you guys familiar with the organization name 'Dark Rose'?" Zero asked. Sun shook his head while Blake eyes widen in shock.

"Yeah, I heard about them." Blake said and the two Faunus turn their attention to her. "I heard that they are an organization made up of Faunus and Humans. They are known to never have failed a mission and the fact that they are leaded by the infamous Blake Rose, who is known to the most powerful mercenary around Remnant. The Dark Rose is one of the organizations that the White Fang feared to come across with." Blake said and a smirk appeared on Zero face. He liked what Blake was saying about the organization and the fact that the White Fang fears them so much.

Blake looks at Zero with narrowed eyes. "Which brings the question. Why are you bringing this up?"

Zero looks at Blake and still wearing the smirk on his face. "It's because I'm a member of Dark Rose. To be exact I'm one of the three generals of the Dark Rose organization." Zero said. Blake and Sun looks at him with a shock look on their faces.

Silence felt on the scene as the two Faunus was processing the information that Zero just told them. They were now in the presence in one of the general of the most powerful mercenary organization! Blake was the first one to break from her thoughts and glare at Zero.

"Show me some proof." Blake said. Zero just smiled at her and rolled his right sleeve up. He reveal a black rose tattoo on his right arm. Blake eyes widen in shock while Sun looks at tattoo with interest.

"This mark represent that you are member of the Dark Rose. This mark has a special dust property that if you sent some aura to the mark it will glow and show ranking in the organization. So this tattoo can't be faked by anyone." Zero said before he sent of his aura through the Blake Rose and soon reveal 'G1' in the center of the Rose. "The word G1 means first general. That means that I'm one of the three generals in the group so that means that I take commands of the lower rankings. The only one who is above me is the leader of the group. And that is the Black Rose." Zero explained to them before he rolled his sleeve down.

Blake snap out from her shock and looks at Zero. "Well that's explain one of my questions. But I have another one. Why do you hate the White Fang? From what I saw your eyes changes color when I mention the White Fang. Why?"

Zero grabbed his teacup before he took a sip on it before he placed it back to the table before he looks at the city view with sad smile on his face. "I never hated the White Fang. But I hated what they become." Zero started as Blake and Sun started listening to his story.

"Back then, my family died when I was a kid. I don't have memory of it but all I remember was that the village was overrun with Grimms and I was the only survivor. For a few months I wondered around remnant and learn to do things necessary to survive like hunting and stealing. Then after a few months. I passed out in another village where I was taken in by a human family." Soon a good-hearten smile appeared on his face as he remembered his adopted family.

"I was happy that I was adopted. I had a loving mom and dad and a cute little sister. I was treated like I was their own child. I was also trained in learning their sword style. They never believed that I was a monster or anything but a child who wanted only to be loved and comforted."

"Wait, what you mean by monster? You look pretty much a human to me. Except for the eye changing color." Sun said as he pointed out. Zero gave an annoyed look to Sun but Blake eyes widen in realization.

"You're a Faunus, aren't you?" Blake said with shock look on her face. Zero nodded at her before his eyes turned amber again but didn't hold any malice intent but only kindness.

"Yes, and the family found out about it and never even once discriminated me or done something bad to me but instead they wanted me to embrace for what I am and said that I was a son to them no matter what species I am. They said that they will continue to love me no matter what." Zero said with a sincere tone. Sun and Blake was completely surprised at this. They never heard a human family accepted a child faunus as their own child before. But hearing this made Blake hopeful in having equality of humans and faunus.

Soon Zero expression turn dark. "But it didn't last because the village was attacked by the White Fang." Zero said with dark tone and this cause Sun and Blake eyes widen in horror. "I watch them massacred the town and soon they came after my family. I tried to fight back but I was overwhelmed by their numbers. But then I saw an image that will forever be buried in mind."

"What's that…" Blake asked softly, already fearing in what he will say,

Zero clenches his fist and took a deep breath to calm himself. "…On how my adopted family was slaughter right in front of me. My mom…my dad…even my little sweet sister was killed in front of my eyes." Zero turns his attention to Blake. "And it was your partners fault. Adam Taurus. He killed an innocent family who gave me love, comfort and support."

Blake gasped in hearing this while Sun was completely looking at Zero with horror look written on his face.

Blake had tears in her eyes as she hears Zero story. She couldn't believe that her former partner would do something so monstrous. "J-Jin I-I"

"No Blake." Zero said with a serious tone. "You didn't anything bad to me but your so called leader Adam Taurus done it. I vowed that I would kill him by my blade and I enjoy every moment of it." Zero eyes soften again and said. "Now, you know why I want information about this. I want to bring down Adam Taurus and I would use every single resources that I have to gain information about him. I want to bring that son of the bitch down to avenge my family."

Soon silence fell on the scene again after hearing Zero reason. Sun was getting uncomfortable from the silence and decided to break it. "Um…Jin" Zero turn his attention to Sun with his eyes back normal. "I wanted to know something. Why tell us all of this? You're reason in hating the White Fang and your drive in bringing the guy name Adam Taurus to justice."

Zero just sigh and leans back to his seat and rubbed his temple before he looks up in the sky. "Maybe because you're both a fellow faunus. Maybe you both might understand my pain…" Zero turns his attention to Blake. "I really don't know but I felt that I kinda trust you Blake. Even you were a former member of the White Fang. You wanted equality and that gave me some reason to believe in you and…you somehow reminded me of my adopted sister."

"What do mean?" Blake asked. Zero smiled at her.

"I don't know but I felt a connection from you. A family connection. I really don't know but I just trust my guts that's all. My guts is telling me to trust you two. I hope that you both will keep this a secret."

"You have my word." Sun said. He was happy that this guy trusted him and he seem pretty cool while Blake just smiled at him. She too was happy that Zero trusted and promise to help him in any way she can.


==With Rune, Weiss and Yang==

"Blaaaake!" Rune shouted as he pretend to search for Blake. He already knew where Blake was but he didn't want to raise suspicion on Yang and Weiss.

"Blaaaake!" Yang called as the team was walking through tow and calling for their teammate. Well technically Yang and Rune were the only one. Weiss wasn't helping them.

"Blake!" Yang called again.

Rune turns to Weiss with annoyed look on his face "A help could be appreciated you know."

"Oh! You know what might be able to help? The police!" Weiss said with sarcastic tone

Rune just rubbed his temples and said. "Ugh, Weiss..."

"It was just an idea!" Weiss said.

"Yeah, a horrible one. I could came up a better plan than that." Rune said and Weiss scowled at him, which he ignored.

"Weiss, I think we should hear her side of the story before we jump to any conclusions." Yang said as they continue walking through town.

"I think that when we hear it, you'll all realize I was right!" Weiss said to them. Rune just gave her a deadpan look

"And I think Weiss' hair looks wonderful today!" A voice said. Yang and Weiss jump back in surprised while Rune just turns around.

"Penny! Where did you come from!?" Rune said with a surprised tone. He didn't even detected her!

"Hey guys! What are you up to?" Penny asked as she ignored Rune question.

"Uhh..." Rune just didn't know what to say to the girl.

"We're looking for our friend Blake." Yang said to Penny.

"Ooooh, you mean the Faunus girl!" Penny said. Yang and Weiss stare at Penny while Rune just look at her with blank look on his face.

"Wait, how did you know that?" Weiss asked with an irritated tone.

"Uhh, the cat ears?" Penny said as she pointed at her head like it was common knowledge.

Yang: laughs a little and said. "What cat ears? She wears a... boooohhh..."

The realization finally hits Weiss and Yang and Rune immediately took his scroll out and flash a picture to them, for souvenir. Then a tumbleweed blows through in the wind and passed them.

"She does like tuna a lot..." Weiss said.

"No shit Sherlock. I didn't think that it would take you both this long to know that she was a faunus." Rune said with sarcastic tone. Yang and Weiss look at him with disbelief look on their faces.

"You knew!" Weiss shouted at Rune and Rune just rolled his eyes in response.

"From the start. It wasn't that hard if you observe enough. You two would have notice it also if you two observe hard enough." Rune said with a casual tone.

"So, where is she?" Penny asked. All she received was silence as an answer.


==Blake, Sun and Zero==

Sun, Blake and Zero are walking down in one of the alleys in Vale.

Sun hands were behind his head with bored look on his face. "So, what's the plan now?"

"I still don't believe the White Fang is behind these robberies. They've never needed that much Dust before." Blake said.

"It's because someone is pulling the string on them." Zero said. Blake and Sun look at him. "The White Fang is under someone order. From what my network told is that the White Fang is working with some humans and one of them is Roman Torchwick."

"What!" Blake said with a shock look written on her face. She couldn't believe in what she was hearing. "No, that's not possible."

"I'm not joking Blake. I think that Roman Torchwick and the White Fang have a common goal so they are working together." Zero said with serious tone.

"But it still doesn't explain why they needed that much Dust before." Blake said, still not convinced that the White Fang is working with criminal like Roman.

Sun eyes widen and an idea came to his head. "What if they did?" He lowers his arms and pacing in front of Blake and Zero as he continues his theory "I mean... the only way to prove that they didn't do it, is to go to the place where they would most likely go to if they were to do it, and not find them there! Right?"

"The only thing is, I've no idea where that would be." Blake said as she didn't have any idea to where to start.

"Well, while I was on the ship, I heard some guys talking about offloading a huge shipment of Dust coming in from Atlas." Sun said to them

"How huge?" Zero asked.

"Huge. Big Schnee Company freighter." Sun said.

"You're sure?" Blake asked. Zero pulls out his scroll and started typing something.

"What are you doing?" Blake asked.

"I'm sending a message to Rune to meet us up at the docks to where the offloading will be. We're going to need some backup." Zero said as he finally sends the message to Rune.

"You think it's a good idea?" Sun asked.

"Just to be safe. You never know what will happen." Zero said.


==With Rune, Weiss, Yang and Penny==

Yang come out of a shop with Weiss, waving to the person inside. "Thanks anyways!" She said before sighs as Penny and Rune approached the two. "This is hopeless." The trio looks at Weiss and saw she looks around nonchalantly.

"You really don't care if we find her, do you?" Rune asked with bored tone. He already knows her answer.

Weiss turns around and face the group. "Don't be stupid; of course I do. I'm just afraid of what she'll say when we find her-."

*BEEP*

*BEEP*

*BEEP*

Rune scroll started to ring which caught everyone attention. Rune opens his scroll and saw it was a message from Zero.

"Who is it from?" Penny asked and a small smile appeared on Rune face after reading the message.

"It's from Jin and it looks like Blake and the Monkey Faunus name Sun is with him." Rune said as he uses his friend faunus alias. Weiss and Yang look surprised while Penny just smiled happily in hearing this. "He told us to meet at the docks tonight."

"Sen-sational! We now know where your teammate is!" Penny said happily.

"We better get going." Rune said. Yang and Penny nodded while Weiss had sour look on her face. "Weiss, I know that you have an issues with Blake but I think you better move your hate about Faunus aside for now."

"You think it's easy. She a member of the White-"

"Former!" Rune said with serious tone. Weiss and others look at him surprised on how serious his tone was. "Jin told me that Blake was a former member of the White Fang. She left the organization because she didn't want to be involved with them anymore. That's why she wants to become a huntress to redeem herself. So, I think you need to put that stupid hatred of yours aside because that kind of attitude of yours will make people hate you."

Weiss was angered by Rune words. "What! How dare you-"

"No, Weiss!" Rune said with an authority tone. "Blake is our teammate and she my responsibility also because I'm the leader of the team. I will not allow that attitude of yours to continue. You have no right to judge her because you didn't experience what she went through. She was a Faunus. So what?! She is still a person. If you experience being discriminated by heritage then you can rant about it. But you didn't. Everyone was born with a different childhood. You have no right to judge her. Like I am. I don't have the right judge her. I will just give her support or my guidance." Rune said as he took a deep breath before he opens his eyes again and shook his head.

"Why am I even having this conversation with you? Someone with a narrow mind like you, who doesn't deserve to be a leader of a group." Weiss eyes widen her eyes and angry look appeared on her face. "What would happened if you were place in a group full of Faunus? Would you discriminate them because of your stupid belief that was place on you? Would you look down on your teammates because they are Faunus? The world isn't all black and white, Weiss." Rune said before he places a hand on her shoulder and lean towards to her ear. "Think about it. Meet us in the docks if you're done thinking." Weiss just look down in thought.

Rune moves back and looks at Yang and Penny. "We better get going you two. Come on." Rune said as he started running. Yang and Penny soon followed him.

"Do you have to be harsh on her? I know that she's been a bitch but-"

"Yes." Rune cut Yang off as they are heading towards the docks. "We aren't kids anymore Yang. We are hunters in training we are now technically an adult. Weiss needs to grow up or else she will never learn. No matter how many books she read and heard in becoming a hunter. An experience is needed. She needs to experience that world doesn't revolved around her and her desires."

Yang just gave Rune solemn look. She never knew that her brother was like this. When it comes to times like this. Rune really shows maturity than the rest of the group. She now wonders what happened to her brother on the time he run away from home. That turn into something like this today.


==With Blake, Sun and Zero==

Amidst the chirping of crickets and darkness of night, Blake lays flat on her stomach on the rooftop overlooking the shipment of Schnee Dust containers with Zero on her left kneeling down.

"Did I miss anything?" Sun said as drops down to Blake right side.

Blake said to Sun before she looks back. "Not really. They've offloaded the crates from the boat. Now they're just sitting there."

"Cool." Sun said before he holds out one of the green apples in his arms "I stole you some food!"

Blake gave Sun a questioning look "Do you always break the law without giving a second thought?"

"Hey, weren't you in a cult or something?" Sun said defensively. Blake delivers an angry glare at him while Zero just shook his for Sun stupidity "Okay, too soon!"

"Think before you speak, Sun. unless you want to feel a woman wrath and trust me. It's a very bad thing." Zero advice Sun. Sun just gave a weak laugh before the trio return their attention to docks.

Just as Zero finished his advice, the winds blows all around them, and they look up to see a Bullhead's searchlights flashing around for a landing spot, descending in the middle of the cargo containers and extending a ramp for a black hooded individual with a metallic fanged mask to come out of.

"Oh no..." Blake said. Not believing in what she was seeing.

"Is that them?" Sun asked. Zero eyes narrowed as he draws his sword. Which reveal to be a black blade.

Blake stares at the bloody wolf on the back of the man's outfit "Yes... It's them."

"All right, grab the tow cables!" White Fang Soldier said as he orders to the other White Fang members coming from the aircraft, motioning with his rifle.

"You really didn't think they were behind it, did you?" Sun said to her.

Blake stares sadly at the scene before her. While Zero just pressed a button on his katana that turn his blade into a blue beam of blade.

'Good thing that I was able to asked Venetus to upgrade my weapons especially my dagger.' Zero thought with a smirk on his face. He couldn't to use new dagger to cut through his opponent especially now since his weapons was upgraded to bypass the aura and cut them.

"No. I think deep down I knew. I just didn't want to be right." Blake said as she closes her eyes in despair, only to open them suddenly when she hears a new voice. The two also looks to where the new voice came from. Zero eyes narrowed on who he saw.

'Looks like my network is right about Roman working with the White Fang.' Zero thought as he pulls out small laser blade danger from one his pockets. But he also mentally laugh as he saw that one of Roman arm is now metallic thanks to Rune, who manage cut of his arm.

"Hey! What's the holdup!?" Roman shouted as the soldiers look up at Roman gesturing widely and coming down the ramp. "We're not exactly the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment, so why don't you animals try to pick up the pace?"

"This isn't right. The White Fang would never work with a Human. Especially not one like that." Blake said as she stands up and unsheathes the katana of Gambol Shroud before walking off the edge of the roof. Zero immediately followed Blake.

"Hey, what are you two doing?!" Sun said.

Blake falls to the ground in a crouch, then continues on to hide behind one of the containers, peeking around the corner to see Roman berate a White Fang member holding a coil of rope. Zero was also hiding from one of the containers and looking at Roman. Zero looks at Blake as Blake looks back at him. The two nodded at each other.

"No, you idiot! This isn't a leash!" Roman shouted at one of the soldier. He looks around when Blake and Zero suddenly appears behind him with their blades at his throat "What the- Oh, for f-"

"Nobody move!" Blake shouted as she cut Roman off. The White Fang soldiers ready their guns and equip their swords in response. While Zero narrowed his eyes at this and ready his laser beam dagger for it to throw.

"Whoa! Take it easy there, little lady." Roman said before he felt something below his crotch. He looks down and saw that Zero dagger was near and could easily destroy his family jewels. Roman mentally scream as he was fucking scared right now with the dagger.

As the White Fang closes in on her and Zero, Blake uses her free hand to go for her bow and remove it, causing the ribbon to fall away as her Faunus ears are shown to the world.

"Brothers of the White Fang! Why are you aiding this scum?" Blake asked the White Fang members. The White Fang members lower their weapons a little at this development, unsure of what to do, when Roman laughs.

"Oh, kid, didn't you get the memo?" Roman sneered at Blake.

"What are you talking about?" Blake asked as she pressed her blade to Roman neck.

"The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together!" Roman said with chuckle then suddenly screamed in pain as Zero just stab one his legs with his dagger before returning near the crotch area.

"Tell us what it is or we'll put an end to your little operation." Zero said a threatening tone as place the dagger near Roman crotch that made the criminal start to sweat.

Suddenly, the air is filled with more turbines blowing the wind wildly around the holdup.

"I wouldn't exactly call it a little operation..." Roman said as he looks up.

The two Faunus look up and saw two more Bullheads are hovering above the heist, and as Blake watches in horror while Zero eyes narrowed, Roman smiles and manages to fire his cane at Blake's feet, resulting in a large explosion.


==With Rune and the others==

Rune, Yang and Penny were getting near the docks but stop upon hearing the noise, seeing the smoke rise from the docking bay just a few buildings away.

"Shit...we better hurry." Rune said as he, Yang and Penny runs towards the docks to find and help Blake and the others.


==With Blake and Zero==

Blake, dazed but relatively unhurt on the ground, quickly rolls and runs out of the way of Roman's continued attacks, flaming missiles destroying cargo behind her as she retreats behind more containers.

"Here, kitty, kitty, kitty..." Roman taunted Blake. When suddenly he was interrupted when a banana peel lands on his head, causing him to look up and growl at the assailant

Sun leaps from the container above Roman and drops down on the criminal's face feet-first, rolling up and readying himself to fight.

"Leave her alone!" Sun growled at Roman.

The Bullheads open to let more White Fang members descend on the ground, standing by Roman as he gets up and surrounding Sun.

"You're not the brightest banana in the bunch, are you, kid?" Roman said to Sun

"Neither are you, Roman." Zero as he walks beside Sun with his blue blade katana. Zero looks at Sun. "You take the left and I'll take the right."

"Got cha!" Sun said.

"Is killing allowed?" Zero asked to Sun, who just gave disbelief look.

"Dude!"

"Fine! I won't kill them. I need them alive anyway to get some information from them anyway." Zero said as the blade turn back into black blade again. He wasn't really going to kill them but it was fun to see Sun expression.

Soon all the White Fang members started charging towards them. But Sun manages to dodge the slashes and get some of the soldiers with his fists and kicks until he rolls out of the way, pulling out a collapsible red staff. Sun quickly uses this to beat down on each opponent that nears him, falling each one in a single flaming blow when he twirls, even creating a scorching shockwave to beat the last of them.

While Zero dodges or block all the attacks from the White Fang and used his katana to counter them He keeps disappearing in dark flash that caught the White Fang members off guard and easily knock them out with Zero powerful blows.

Blake peers around the corner of the container to watch Sun and Zero beat more White Fang soldiers, causing one to fly over Roman's head. The crime boss growls in annoyance and aims his cane at Sun, firing a shot that he defends himself with his staff just when Blake leaps into the action.

"He's mine!" Blake said as she wants to beat the shit out of Roman.

Blake goes in close and becomes a blur of afterimages with the use of her Semblance as she slashes both blades at Roman, who backs away and deflects each would-be blow with his cane at unbelievable speeds. Blake continues to move around Roman with great speed to try and find a weak spot, but her enemy, while barely deflecting the attacks, lands a few hits on Blake until one final beating with his cane causes her to go down.

Zero immediately charges towards Roman after Blake was knock back and immediately started delivering multiple slashes towards the criminal with blazing speed that made Roman had a hard time to deflect them. Zero immediately saw an opening he needs and immediately made his blade into a laser beam again and swing it with grace.

SWOOSH!

SQUELCH!

"AHHHHHH! MY OTHER ARM!" Roman scream in pain. His nonmetallic arm was cut off by Zero Blade. Zero immediately delivered a round house kick that sends Roman human arm flying before he did another kick to Roman face that knocks him back. Blake and Sun run besides Zero as Roman started to get up on his feet.

Roman growls and Roman looks up and notices a container hanging by a crane right above the three warriors, and fire his cane at its supports. Blake and Zero leaps behind it, but Sun barely misses when he jumps forward, ending up right below the nozzle of Roman's cane. Just as he's about to fire

BANG!

CLANG!

Roman cane was move away from Sun and everyone looks to where that shot came from.

"Nice shot Rune!" Penny said happily. She, Yang and Rune were on the rooftop and Rune had his Crescent Rose in sniper form and shot Cane.

Roman eyes narrowed and gritted his teeth and immediately aim his cane towards Rune,

"YOU!" Roman roared before he started firing multiple dust ammo towards Rune and the others. Rune immediately summon his giant aura astral (avatar) to cover him and everyone else from Roman attack.

"It's nice to you see you again Roman. How's the arm?" Rune taunted Roman, who just growled at him in anger.

"SHUT UP! BLACK ROSE! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!" Roman growled in anger. He did a research about the so called Black Rose. And learned that he was the most powerful mercenary around remnant. He mostly would have feared him like all criminals would because of his reputation of killing people like him but he was still too pissed off that he lost his arm that was now a metallic arm. All he wanted to do now was the kill the bastard. He doesn't care if he was a kid or not. He will fucking kill the brat!

While Roman was continuously attack Rune with dust like a complete moron. Everyone besides Zero and Penny (who was just looking at Rune with curiosity) were completely shock.

'Rune is the infamous Black Rose!' Yang thought in shock. She never thought in a million years that Rune was the Black Rose, the most powerful mercenary around Remnant. She knew that Rune was strong but she never thought that he was that strong. Especially in a young age.

Blake and Sun looks at Zero who had neutral look on his face. Blake was the first one to break the silence.

"Is Rune really the Dark Rose?" Blake asked, she wasn't believing anything this shit until she hears it from Zero. Zero just sigh and rubbed his temples. There's no point of hiding it since Roman basically told everyone Rune mercenary identity.

"Yeah, Rune is the infamous Black Rose and the leader of the Dark Rose organization." Zero said. Blake eyes widen in shock while Sun jaw dropped in shock. The two looks back at Rune and saw that he was just standing there with his teammates with a giant aura astral protecting them.

Roman continues to shoot Rune with dust until his cane finally run out of ammo. Roman tried to shoot again but nothing happens. Roman soon turned pale as he realize that he was out of ammo. "Shit."

"Looks like that you finally run out of ammos." Rune said as the giant astral aura finally disappeared and the three jumps off. And soon the trio were surrounded by the White Fang Members. Yang activated her Gauntlet while Rune turn his weapon in its scythe form.

"Penny, stay back. I don't want you to get caught in the crossfire." Rune said to Penny. But Penny ignored him and marches forward. "Penny?! What are you doing? Get back! You'll only get hurt!"

"Don't worry Rune. I'm combat ready." Penny said when suddenly her backpack mechanically opens up, and from its dark depths comes a single sword that extends and multiples into several blades hovering over Penny's back. She sends three of her swords to knock two White Fang soldiers down before she fling the swords at one enemy and impale another enemy to a wall.

"Whoa…that's new" Yang said as she and Rune watch handle the upcoming White Fang members.

Penny create a barrier of spinning blades against a running attack, leaping over a goon with her swords in tow, and finally making a wheel that she throws to knock multiple Faunus off their feet.

"Whoa!" Sun said as he, Blake and Zero observed the fight. He was amaze on how powerful the girl was.

"Come on this way!" Zero shouted at Sun and Blake. Sun and Blake followed Zero as they run to safety.

Three Bullheads come from the skies and open fire on the battle, but Penny merely forms a shield of blades and launches two of her swords into the wall behind her, which in turn pull Penny back with their strings. When her swords swirl around her again and she started to build up a large glowing ball of green light. Penny did a punching motion with both arms, several bright lasers crack the pavement when they fire at the transports and slice each one in half, causing several of the White Fang members inside to fall. Rune and Yang watches as the Bullhead crashes down.

"That was...surprising." Rune said. He was completely surprise that Penny had easily defeated the White Fang members all by herself and the fact that she destroyed few bullhead. She wasn't even winded.

"And were going to fight her in the tournament. She going to be a tough opponent. "Yang said. She awe in watching Penny in beating the entire white Fang.

Seeing the Bullhead's flight fall under Penny's control, Roman grimaces and turns to run towards the last transport.

Penny, after her large green pupils dilate for a second, pulls with all her might on the strings, and the aircraft crashes into a stack of crates, causing an explosion as a result.

"I WILL GET YOU BLACK ROSE! I WILL FUCKING GET YOU AND I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU! YOU CAN COUNT ON IT YOU BRAT!" Roman shouted before he closes the hatch with his cane. Rune and Yang watch as Roman fly away from the lost battle but Rune wasn't done. Immediately change his Crescent Rose in its sniper form and immediately used his aura to enhance his sight and bullets that would be strong enough to penetrate the bullhead. Rune aims towards the bullhead that was getting far away from the area. He pull the trigger and the bullet was shot in hyper sonic speed thanks to his special property of his aura.

CLANG!

CLANG!

"AHHHHHHHHHHH! MY BALLS!" Rune heard Roman scream and cursed. He grinned at this. Yang was looking at Rune with a shock look on her face.

"Did just shoot Roman on the balls?!" Yang asked.

"Yup, I was hoping to hit the head but hitting the balls is even better I regret nothing!" Rune said with a grin on his face. Yup, he was satisfied now.


==Time Skip==

Later, a handful of police cars are at the docks, where Ruby, Blake, Yang, Zero, Sun, and Penny are sitting on boxes in silence. That is, until Weiss appear on the scene.

Rune looks at Blake and said. "I think that you two need talk and don't worry we're here for you." Blake nodded to his leader and smiled before she calmly approach Weiss.

"Weiss, I want you to know that I'm no longer associated with the White Fang. Back when I was with the-"

"Stop!" Weiss cut her off. Everyone turn their attention to the scene. "I don't care."

Blake look surprise at hearing this and said. "You don't care?"

"You said you're not one of them anymore, right?"

"No, I-I haven't been since I was younger-"

"Ah-bah-bah-bah-bah! I don't want to hear it." Weiss said as she cuts her off. She took a moment of pause and sigh tiredly before looking back at Blake. "Look, I'm sorry that I judge you. I was too narrowed minded at that moment and I apologize for that and Rune was right. I have no right to judge you since you had a different childhood, different experience. Maybe more difficult than mine since you were judge being a Faunus and all." Weiss ended with a sincere tone.

Blake was completely shock in hearing this. Weiss Schnee was apologizing to her, to her, who is a Faunus. Blake was just completely speechless.

"Weiss..."

"Well looks like everything works out well after all!" Yang said as she suddenly appeared beside Blake and Weiss and slang her arms over them.

"Unhand me you buffoon!"

"Yang, let go!" Weiss and Blake struggle to get free from Yang grip. Rune, Sun and Zero just chuckled at seeing this. Zero looks around and notice that Penny was gone.

"Hey, where did that sword-wielding girl go?" Zero asked getting Rune attention.

"Huh?" Rune looks around and saw that Penny was nowhere to be seen. "Maybe she left."


==With Penny==

Penny watches the group of friends reuniting with each other in the limo that was few feet away from the group.

"You should know better than to go running around in a strange city." The driver said to Penny.

Penny lowered her said with a sad tone. "I know, sir."

"Penny, your time will come..." With that the limo left the scene.


==With the Group again==

Everyone was gathered again and Weiss was glaring at Sun and pointed at him. "I'm still not quite sure about how I feel about you!"

Sun just let out a nervous chuckle. Zero nudge Rune in the side that cause the red hood boy to look at him. "So...are you going to tell her?"

"Tell me what?" Weiss asked. Rune just let out a sigh and glare at Zero, who just chuckled nervously before returning his attention back to Weiss.

"I think it's better if I tell you tomorrow along with Team JNPR and the headmaster. I don't like repeating myself." Rune said. He decided it was time to stop hiding and start to trust them with his secret.


==With Ozpin==

Meanwhile, Ozpin is seen holding a scroll showing a "LIVE FEED" of Rune at the docks with everyone. He closes the video and opens up a communication with Qrow with his only message is: "QUEEN HAS PAWNS."

"Hmmm..." Ozpin hummed before he took a sip of his coffee. He wonders what will happen in the future.


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