WaterDragonMaverick here with the next chapter of "Sideline: Another Story". When we last left off, Team JADE from Mistral met Fragment Hunter and Azalea ran away when the transfer students said they knew her. After finding the Faunus girl in the dorms, Sunset wanted answers as to how Azalea knew Team JADE. Now, Sunset is somehow at Sanctuary Academy and just witnessed Azalea being bullied by most of Team JADE. Let's see what's going on.

It's hard to let it go.

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Sunset was scared and confused by what she was seeing right now. One second, she was in Team FCSA's dorm room at Beacon Academy trying to get Azalea to explain why she ran off when three transfer students claimed to know her. The next moment, she was watching the Cow Faunus get pelted with water balloons by the same three students from Mistral, but they were at Sanctuary Academy. "What's going on?! What's happening," Sunset kept saying to herself. She couldn't be heard by anyone and whenever she tried to touch something but the floor, her hand would phase through it like she had Smoke Shadow's Semblance.

"Please... stop it," a soaking wet Azalea meekly asked as she moved her hair out of her face. When Sunset got a closer look, she noticed that Azalea's bangs were longer and could hide her face even when they were dry. She was also shorter than Sunset by an inch or two, but Sunset couldn't piece anything together yet.

"Maybe we should lighten up on the balloons, girls," Jet Pitch said after he threw his last one at Azalea. "Maybe we could get a new set of clothes for her?"

"Doubt there's anything in Dairy Cow's size," Envy stated as she approached Azalea and squeezed her breast hard. "Look at these things. She'd probably stretch out any spare shirts with these knockers," she said as Azalea flinched in pain before pushing Envy away. "Seriously, are all Cow Faunus like this? I bet she leaks milk!"

"If her mother's the same way, at least we know where it came from," Aoi laughed.

Every student in the room laughed at Azalea as Jet, Envy, and Aoi kept bullying her. Sunset was getting angry and Azalea herself began to cry as she used her Semblance to turn invisible and run away. "This always happens," said Azalea's voice as it echoed all over the room. As Sunset looked around for where the voice was coming from, she saw Sanctuary Academy fade away and was soon replaced by a white void. "Those racist bullies always pick on me and torment me because of how I look," the voice said again. "It's been like this for years! I just want to get back home and spend time with Bianca."

Sunset soon saw that the void turned into an old ice cream parlor and Azalea was sitting at a booth with a Dove Faunus with white feathered wings, blue eyes, and short blonde hair. "Azalea, those bullies won't mean anything to you when you graduate and attend one of the Huntsmen Academies like you always talked about," the Dove Faunus said. "Besides, you said you're one of the best in class."

"So are Jet and Envy," Azalea said before downing another spoonful of vanilla ice cream and her bangs fell over her eyes. "They always hang with Aoi and find ways to call me names or pull mean pranks. They're not going to stop, Bianca. They always make me feel like I'm worthless and ugly."

"You know that's not true, Lea," Bianca said. "You're just as beautiful as your mother and you know it," she told Azalea as she moved the timid girl's bangs out of the way. When Sunset heard this, she saw a female figure appear next to Azalea for a moment. It was barely visible, but Sunset felt like there was a warm and kind feeling coming from it before it vanished.

"I just don't want them to be in my life anymore," Azalea said. "The name calling, getting shoved to the floor, the slurs, all the things they say about my family, and all the pranks. I want them to just stop. It's people like them that make the White Fang act out."

"Azalea, this is about you. Not the White Fang," Bianca reminded. "These bullies are just picking on you and only badmouthing the other Faunus in Sanctuary. They see you as a target because you're not defending yourself."

"If I do try and attack outside of sparring and practice, their comments about me being 'a wild animal' will just get proven right," Azalea sadly stated as she finished off her ice cream. "The only thing I can do is wait for the next month before school ends. Then, I won't see those three ever again."

Sunset was upset that Azalea's belief was wrong and that the bullies who tormented her have returned. Soon, the scene changed from the ice cream parlor in Mirabelle to Sanctuary Academy again. As Azalea opened up a locker to put away some books, a buzzing sound was heard and the girl had a look of fear on her face. When the locker opened, a small swarm of Rapier Wasps flew out of the locker and began to chase after a scared Azalea when she dropped her books. Jet, Aoi, and Envy only laughed at the scene in front of them as Azalea kept screaming and ran out the door. "Why Rapier Wasps? Why did they do that? I'm scared to death of them because of what happened to me as a kid," Azalea's voice echoed through the area.

Sunset soon saw that she was in an orchard of sorts and saw Azalea again, but much younger as she looked to be about four years old. "Am I... inside Azalea's memories," Sunset asked herself as she saw the young Faunus climbing a tree. As the girl climbed, she didn't notice a nest of Rapier Wasps on a branch and accidentally knocked it to the ground. When the nest broke on impact, the insects flew toward Azalea and began to sting her repeatedly. Azalea kept screaming for help as the bugs swarmed around her and she slipped off the branch she was on. As she fell, a Peregrine Falcon Faunus managed to swoop in and save her before taking her to a farmhouse. "Oh man," Sunset muttered. "That would be traumatic. That just makes things worse with Grimm like Lancers and Death Stalkers."

The orchard vanished and soon was replaced with Azalea, who trimmed her bangs, on a boat and overlooking the sea. "This is it, Azalea. You're going to Beacon Academy just like Dad did," she said to herself. Sunset saw that Azalea was wearing her baggy sweater, working boots, and hid her horns with a bandana. This tipped off Sunset that it was a memory of before arriving at Vale. "I'm going to be a Huntress and Bianca's going to be a singer. Maybe we'll meet each other when she does become famous." Azalea sighed sadly as she looked at the water. "At least I'm far away from Jet and those girls." That was the last thing Sunset heard before seeing more images and memories of Azalea's torment flash before her eyes. And then, everything went dark.


"Sunset! Are you alright," Layla asked as she saw Sunset remove her hand from Azalea. "You looked really weird when you grabbed Azalea."

"Rapier Wasps," Sunset suddenly exclaimed.

"WHERE," Celadon and Azalea both shouted in fear as they grabbed the closest person near them. Celadon grabbed onto Silver's arm while Azalea crushed Slate in her attempt to cling onto a friend for safety. Everyone flinched when they thought they heard Slate's rips cracking.

"That's one of the reasons you're scared of Jet and those girls," Sunset explained. "They've been picking on you for years and Rapier Wasps in your locker was one of their last harsh pranks on you. You were four years old when you were nearly stung to death by a swarm of them and that's why you ran off screaming when you opened your locker."

"H-how did you know all of that," Azalea asked as she eased her grip on Slate.

"I think my mind reading is getting stronger. I just saw your memories. Like I actually went inside your head when I touched you," Sunset explained. "I'd be more excited about it if I didn't see so many cruel things happen to you."

"What exactly did they do," Rua asked with a growl in her voice.

"You're all not going to like this," Sunset warned before she explained everything she saw in Azalea's memories.

After everyone heard what Jet, Aoi, and Envy did to Azalea when they were younger, most of Fragment Hunter was absolutely livid. "I don't think those three are even human beings at all," Celadon exclaimed as she had an angry glare on her face.

"It's people like them that make the White Fang want to hurt humans," Silver stated as he started to growl like a wolf. "They make me sick."

"My pranks are normally just for fun. I'd never stoop that low," Vixen told everyone.

"Azalea, I had no idea you suffered like that," Layla said as she hugged her friend while Vinyl placed a hand on Azalea's shoulder.

"Should we go and tell Professor Ozpin about these guys," Lapis asked. "You know... before Rua breaks free and gets herself detention again for beating up a team of bullies?"

"WILL YOU GUYS LET ME GO ALREADY?! I'M GOING TO PUMMEL THEIR FACES IN," Rua screamed as she struggled to get free from Cereza, Rebecca, and the blanket keeping her tied up.

"Calm down, love. Otherwise, you'll end up coughing up fabric for the next few days," Cereza warned.

Rua just muttered angrily for a bit before talking again. "Then why does Slate get to go and fight them," the punk-styled girl asked.

Everyone was confused by what Rua said about Slate until they noticed he wasn't in the room with them. "What do you mean by that," Azalea questioned.

"He left like two minutes ago while Sunset was telling us about Azalea's memories. I also saw the look on his face and I've seen that look before," Rua explained.

"What's she talking about," Rebecca asked.

Sunset and Azalea looked at each other before Fragment Hunter's leader decided to use her Semblance to check up on Slate. "Slate, where are you? What are you doing?" No reply came from Slate, but Sunset could feel his emotions and they were powerful. She could feel the anger coming from Slate through her connection to him and it was directed toward one goal. "We need to make sure that he's okay. I think he's going to fight those three jerks on his own," Sunset told everyone.


Slate was livid at how his teammate and partner had suffered at the hands of those three transfer students. He didn't like seeing Azalea upset and he had defended her since even before becoming partners at the initiation test. He was stomping down the courtyard and everyone who saw him immediately got out of his way. When Team CFVY saw him, they could see the anger in Slate's viridian eyes and tried to stop him. "Where are you going," Coco Adel asked.

Slate looked at the second-year Beacon team and only said three words, "I'm hunting bullies."

"Cardin's actually been pretty tame lately," Velvet said in reply.

"That's not who I'm talking about," Slate stated. "Where's a Haven Academy student named Jet Pitch," he asked.

Team CFVY looked concerned for Slate, but told him where to go. "He and the rest of Team JADE went to get some practice in," Velvet answered. "Try looking for him at the amphitheater."

"Thanks," Slate said before leaving for his destination. "Those jerks are going to pay for what they did to Azalea," he thought to himself as he continued marching toward his targets.


And with this chapter, Sunset has discovered a new power of her Semblance while everyone learns of Azalea's past. And while everyone is taking in the information, Slate is ready to fight Team JADE for what they did to his partner. Next chapter will have a new fight scene, so get ready for some action!

Until next time, WaterDragonMaverick signing out.