Persona Series x RWBY crossover
I do not own neither one, They are Respectively owned by ATLUS and Roosterteeth
Including any additional add-ons from various games, anime, etc.
Black and White: A Tale from Shadows
No Date Velvet Room Evening
*Aria of the Soul
Welcome to the Velvet Room." Theodore greeted as his guest's vision cleared. Yu and Ruby were sitting on the same couch while Theodore and Margaret were sitting on separate chairs and Igor in the center. As the Velvet Room attendance were about to speak, Ruby stood up with a worried expression.
"W-Wait, I need your help!" Ruby asked. "My friend is missing have you seen-"
"Ruby, wait a minute!" Yu told Ruby as she look back at him. "I don't think they can help you like that."
"What? Why not?" Ruby questioned.
Yu recalled what they said to him. "The can't directly get involve themselves in the real world. What they can do is to provide their service." He explained.
Ruby slumped back to the seat in despair while Theodore placed three Tarot Cards on the coffee table in front of them. "It seems the transpiring events broke off the connections to your fellow comrades." He stated as he slid the Empress Arcana upside down to the left and flipped the Hermit Arcana upside down to the right.
"What does it mean...?" Ruby wondered.
"It means your Wild Card abilities towards your friends will not be able to grow further until reconciliation is shown to one such" Theo explained. "The reasons behind this is more deeper to prove, should you offer to mend the wounds of your bonds..."
Ruby pondered about this, about the conflict between Weiss and Blake, regarding the White Fang. "Does this mean that... there's more to the reason why she ran away...?" She muttered.
"The path you choose, the choices you will make, will affect the bonds you have acquired and soon forge. Remember this as you continue your journey." Margaret advised.
As their conversation ends, their vision fades once more.
*This Will Be The Day
5/29 Vale Daytime
The next day Blake finally spoke a few words to the Monkey Faunus whose name is Sun. "Finally, she speaks!" Sun exclaimed. "Nearly two days and you've given me nothing but small talks and weird looks." He said with Blake frowning at him. "Yeah, like that."
Blake scoffed as began to say her piece. "Sun... are you familiar with the White Fang?" She asked.
"Of course! I don't think there's a Faunus on the planet who hasn't heard of them." Sun replied. "Stupid, holier-than-thou creeps that use force to get what they want. Bunch of freaks if you ask me." he added as Blake sipped her Tea diligently.
"I was... once a member of the White Fang." Blake told bluntly, catching Sun by surprise.
"*Cough* *Cough* Wait a minute!" Sun grasps for air as he looked around to see if anyone heard Blake. "'You' were a member of the White Fang!?" He questioned through whispering.
"That's right. I was a member for most of my life actually." Blake answered as she continued. You could also say that I was born into it. Things were different, back then, in the ashes of war, the White Fang was meant to be a symbol of peace and unity, between Human and Faunus." Sbhe told her story as she twirled her spoon in he tea, creating a yin-yang symbol with the cream. "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 a voice of our people.
"Things really were different as history states." Shinjiro interject as he took a seat at their table with his food tray of Oolong Tea and a sandwhich. "And let me guess, you took part of their rally, right?" He added as he took his beanie off, revealing his wolf ears.
"Yes, I was at the front of every rally, I even took part in every boycott. and I thought we were making a difference... but I was just a youthful optimist..." Blake continued as she looked down. "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 the shops that refused to serve us, Hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor, and the worst part was? It was working." Blake clenched her fists." We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect, out of fear." She finished as she finished her tea.
"And the rest of your story, that you left for good." Shinjiro added.
"Correct, I decided that I no longer wanted to use my skills to in their violence. Instead, I would dedicate my life to becoming a Huntress." Blake resumed as she gave off a sad expression. "So here I am. A criminal hiding in plain view. All with the help of a little, black bow." She mentioned as she wiggled her covered cat ears.
"... I guess you haven't told your friends, yet. Didn't you?" Shinjiro guessed as Blake sighed in defeat.
Sun looked between the two other Faunus and wondered. "You two seemed to know each other well. So what's your story, Shinji?" He asked.
"Where to start..." Shinjiro groaned as he scratched his hair. "I ain't gonna go to my backstory, but me and my Team met her during a train raid." He said as he told his tale.
*From Shadows (Black Trailer)
It was several months back, at a unknown train station owned by Schnee Dust Company, Shinjiro was looking out to the forest of Forever Fall.
"Shinji, it's time." Said his human friend behind him named Akihiko Sanada. He wears a modified Gekkoukan High Uniform with a red sweater vest along with black gloves.
Shinjiro turned to his friend and nodded. "Right."
After the cargo train departed, their Team leader of Team MASK, Mitsuru Kirijo, briefed them the details of their mission. She was an redhead, elegant Feline Faunus who wore their school uniform, including a red ribbon on her neck and black high-heeled boots. "We've been asked to guard the cargo train against the... 'obstacles' suspected along the way towards the cargo's destination." Mitsuru stated.
"It's understandable, but I'm surprised..." Said the youngest member of Team MASK named Ken Amada. A young teen in the same Gekkoukan uniform with styled short brown hair and eyes, along with a unique wristwatch. They all wore an armband symbolizing their guild. "Out of any group the company could ask, why would they want us to do this?"
"Probably because our guild is the opposite of those White Fang guys. It sounds like their gut is telling them that something's gonna ambush them, so they thought of putting the two resentful forces at each other." Shinjiro assumed.
"I thought it was a separate occasion, seeing that the Schnee Dust Company rivals the Kirijo Group." Ken thought.
"What ever the case is, it isn't any of our problem, they hired us to protect the passengers, right Mitsuru?" Akihiko turn to their leader.
"You are correct, the passengers are our main priority. The train's cargo comes second to the lives on board." Mitsuru stated as she sighed. "Despite their reluctance, they're willing to give us a shot."
"All in due time, Mitsuru..." Told Shinjiro as he then open the car door. "Me and Aki will start from the Caboose.
As Mitsuru nodded, Shinjiro and Akihiko left for the the Caboose while She and Ken left for the coach. "I can fight too, you know..." Ken muttered depressingly.
"You will get your chance, Amada." Mitsuru replied as they went the other way.
At another point further from the train, Blake and a band of masked soldiers awaited the train from an high point from the steep mountain. "Adam, the train's coming." Blake said to her partner as he walks up to the cliff. Her partner was distinguished by his red, spiky, windswept hair and had a long-sleeve black trench coat with red emblem on the back and a white symbol on the back, while wielding a ChokutÅ-like Katana.
Adam nodded back and turned to his allies behind them. "Alright, White Fang, let's move!" He ordered as he and Blake jumped off the cliff towards the upcoming train, followed by the rest of the White Fang.
Moments later, Shinjiro heard foot stomping above their heads, with his wolf ears, while they were on their way towards the Caboose with Akihiko. "Sounds like we've got company." He stated as he turned around and stealthily approached the door going to the front. While he scouted forward, Akihiko, at the same time, relayed the warning to Mitsuru and Ken through their cell scrolls.
As both Huntsman enters the couple more cars, they soon spot some White Fang soldiers dismantling combat androids call Atlesian Knights in the cargo hold. Akihiko and Shinjiro nodded and the wolf Faunus took his stealth approach while the Boxer Huntsman took the front approach. "Hi there." Akihiko greeted.
White Fang notices the Huntsman and points their guns at him. "Who goes there!? Who the hell are you!?" Some of the soldier questioned.
"I'm a Huntsman, being payed to watch this train. You guys are...?" Akihiko replied as one of the soldiers approached him. "They're getting too close, Shinji...!" He thought as the soldier raised his gun at him.
Soon before the soldier pulled the trigger, Shinjiro appeared utilizing his hammer-like weapon, bashing the soldier back to their surprise by sending him into a few others.
*(Guitars rolling)
While the White Fang soldiers turn their head back to the Huntsmen, they raised their melee weapons and charge towards them.
They all engaged each other as Akihiko pound his fists conducting electricity, with metal plates appearing out of the gloves, forming his arm-guards, and then immediately charged towards the soldier in front, giving a left hook to the head, followed by Shinjiro jumping on the falling soldier and slammed his hammer down creating a shockwave, sending a few more soldiers into the walls, knocking them out.
What happened next, is that the Soldiers at the other side began pressing their assault by shooting the Huntsman from afar, however they managed to maneuver through the bullets. As soon Akihiko got close to a soldiers, he punched through every one, tasering them as he dashed through them and performed a uppercut on the last one as Shinjiro jumped into the air and swung his hammer at the air-born soldier and broke through the metal door consecutively.
Akihiko and Shinjiro stepped outside to see a couple of cargo cars filled with White Fang soldiers. "Wha- How many soldiers are there!?" Akihiko questioned.
"That's one hell of a vanguard..." Shinjiro heavily sighed as he checked his beanie.
At the far end of the cars, Adam and Blake looked behind them to see the Huntsman far. "Tch, stall them!" Adam ordered as he and Blake enters the next train car.
"That guy in red and black... their leader?" Shinjiro wondered as he took a good look from afar.
"Mitsuru and Ken are somewhere down the line. Let's deal with these soldiers first!" Akihiko stated as they both proceeded. But soon enough the soldiers pressed the Huntsmans down with gun fire and one of them even threw a grenade to where the Faunus Huntsman took cover.
"Guh, No!" Shinjiro grunted as he tried to avoid the explosion, but was expelled off the train.
"SHINJI!" Akihiko yelled, seeing his friend disappear, but then took cover as the White Fang continued to fire their weapons at him. "Dammit!"
*Boom* Just then a sound of a cannon fire soon rang and an explosion blasted the soldiers. Much to his surprise, he then saw a figure galloping from Akihiko's right flank, only to see a familiar entity, a black armored unicorn with entirely on leg, while the rider with long hair had a blade impaled through the chest. "That's Castor!? How-"
While Akihiko was still staggered he notices Shinjiro riding on his Persona. "Stop gawking already! If I can use my Persona so can you!" Shinjiro stated as Akihiko snapped into focus.
"If that's the case!" Akihiko mentioned as he took out a gun with a S.E.E.S. logo on the frame. "Polydeuces!" He shouted, pulling the trigger as blue aura surges around.
"What the hell did he-?" One of the soldiers wondered but was then interrupted by being struck down by a lightning bolt. The rest of White Fang jumped by surprise by the lightning bolt that came out of nowhere, but then turned the Boxer Huntsman with his Persona above him, a same humanoid figure but was white-colored and has an attached pile-driver on its right arm.
While the White Fang staggered, Akihiko took the opportunity to gain the advantage, by having Polydeuces use Masukunda dropping the soldier's ability to act quick. Thus, he pressed his attack, smacking the soldier around while Shinjiro jumped off of Castor and joined in, swinging away at their enemies. They even combine their combat skills and Persona abilities as they mowed through until they eventually reach the next freight car.
Upon entering, they see their Leader punting Ken back to the other side where Mitsuru was as both hunters were down. "Mitsuru!" "Ken!" The Huntsman called out to them.
"Senpai?" Ken grunted as he get's back up in a pained expression.
"I see you've took your time." Mitsuru replied in sarcasm.
"Mitsuru, we've got this. Can you fall back to the Coach." Akihiko requested.
"*Sigh* Alright. This person is no eyesore, be careful." Mitsuru sighed and told them as she and Ken fall back to the next car out. Once to car door shuts, The White Fang leader turns his attention to the other two Huntsman.
"Just to be clear, your soldiers are down for the count, you won't get any back-up." Shinjiro stated as he readied his weapon.
Just as the Huntsman prepared to strike, Adam wanted to say his piece. "You... You're a Faunus aren't you?" He asked the Wolf Faunus.
"Yeah, what about it?" Shinjiro questioned.
"Why do you do you side with those human scum? They have the nerve to look down on us just because of who we are. Join us and help us take that vermin out!" Adam pointed out as he pointed at Akihiko.
"Nice try, but my kind are not like you worthless hics." Shinjiro retorted. "This idiot here isn't even capable of doing something like that."
"What? incapable of what, exactly!?" Akihiko questioned.
"So you would side with the human, blindly believe they can co-exist with us? You know those bastards won't let us off just because-" Adam exclaimed but was cut off.
"Cut the bullshit, I've made my answer. Besides, what you're doing makes you the bastards. I bet you're gonna rip the train apart, aren't you?" Shinjiro assumed. He guessed correctly when Adam's partner flinched and muttered to him.
"Ripping the train apart, that's just one alternative." Adam told them as his atmosphere changes darker. "Those humans are going to pay, one way or another!" He exclaimed as he prepared for combat.
*cue 2nd part
"Hmph! Bring it on!" Akihiko exclaimed as he charges towards the White Fang Leader.
"Aki! Geez..." Shinjiro sighed as he proceeded to fight against Blake.
Adam launches his sword at Akihiko while ha mangaes to avoid it allowing Adam to sprint to his sword in an instant and swung back to his foe multiple times while Akihiko blocked with his arm-guards.
Shinjiro slammed his weapon upon Blake as it suppose to connect but then caught Blake from the flank, immediately grabbing her arm, seeing that she can produce a Shadow in place. He then threw on the ground, and just as Blake tried to recover, Shinjiro relentlessly brought her down as her weapon skid away while pressing his foot on Blake, pinning her down. "You know already that what you're all doing is a mistake." Shinjiro stated at Blake as she glares back at him. "Aki, stop wasting time already!"
"Easier said than done!" Akihiko retorted as he continues to dodge Adam's blade swings and rifle bullets.
Although while the warrior were even on skill, a spider-like droid came down from the ceiling and intervened, converting its torso into a laser cannon aimed at the people in the room. "Wha- It's aimed at us!?"
"Dammit! Aki!" Shinjiro stepped off of Blake and rushed towards Akihiko, alas, the spider droid fire its laser blasting all four people out of the cargo and onto the other cars, Akihiko and Shinjiro flew further to the next flatbed while Blake and Adam on the first car.
While Adam and Blake took their time to recover, Adam soon spots the Spider Droid coming out of the freight car. "Buy me some time!" Adam told Blake.
"Are you sure?" Blake replied back.
"Do it!" Adam demanded as Blake obeyed while he went into a stance. Blake charged forth, dodging the spider droid's blasts, preoccupying it by using her semblance, even using her weapon that was sent flying from the freight car, slashing all around and shooting the Droid, and then backed away as the Spider Droid converted into a cannon again, charging up. "Move!" Adam ordered as blake jumped to the other car.
"What the hell, it's charging up again!?" Akihiko questioned as he struggled on one knee. Shinjiro was more so surprise as Adam took on the laser beam, absorbing the blast into his sword, followed by his Red hair and the red on his attire began to glow. Nonetheless, the spider Droid made its last attempt to attack Adam in his Iaijutsu stance, but was soon brought down but Adam slicing away everything with a black blast, splitting everything in its arc into two, but for the Spider Droid, it disintegrated into petals wilting off.
"Tch, pretty good..." Akihiko remarked as he struggles standing up.
"Don't get cocky, you dork... He's definitely going to kill us, everyone on board..." Shinjiro retorted as he caught hold of his footing once more.
After Adam immediately sheathed his weapon, he returned to regroup with Blake as they were standing off at each other. But as he got to the end of the flatbed, Blake then turns back to Adam with a sad expression. "Blake, what you doing?" He asked as he tried to reach out for her, even to the Huntsmen's wondering.
"... Goodbye." Blake said as she drew Gambol Shroud and cut coupling apart, cutting the shipment away from the train's crew. As she sheathed her weapon, she watched the cargo with Adam on it, slowing down and disappear from their sight giving Blake herself to Team MASK's judgment as Mitsuru and Ken saw the act as well. The Team gave her a concern expression and decided her fate.
5/29 Vale Daytime
"We decided to play her off as a new recruit to our guild. We got trash talked, and didn't get payed. After all we've done to secure the passenger's safety..." Shinjiro sighed as he sipped his tea.
"I see..." Sun replied as he took in the story. He looked worried for Blake as she stared into her cup.
Just then Shinjiors's cell scroll rang. As he picked it up, a familiar contact widened his eyes. "Seriously, how the hell did he get this number?" He wondered.
At the same time, Team RWBY and Team NYCA continued their efforts to find Blake in town, so far, however, 'twas no avail. They decided to meet up in front of Junes and pile their information.
"So far, it's been two days and we have nothing, huh?" Yosuke sighed as they walked.
Kanji-kun and Jaune-kun and their Teams are searching the Campus, there was still no sight of Blake-kun, yet." Yukiko informed as she hung up her cell scroll.
"Do you guys even know who might help? The Police." Weiss replied while the others gave her a bilious expression.
"Ugh... Weiss..." Ruby groaned in disappointment.
"What!? It was just an idea!" Weiss retorted.
"Yeah, a bad one..." Chie muttered.
"Let's just meet the others at the usual place." Yu suggested. "We should be able to pile more information."
"If we can hear blake's side of a story, maybe we can come to a misunderstanding. We can't simply come to any conclusion." Told Yang.
"I think when we hear it, you'll all realized I was right." Weiss scoffed as they continued towards Junes.
Team KRST were waiting near the entrance, as the others arrived. "You made it." Naoto said, as the others see them arrive. "Team JNPR is keeping a lookout on campus so they'll notify us when they see her."
"But... shit..." Kanji grunted. "Aside from the school grounds, we're completely clueless to where we can look. We dunno a thing about Vale either."
"It's been more over a couple days and she's nowhere to be found. Still, I don't believe she would skip town on a whim..." Yu stated.
"What about Rise? Can she sense her nearby?" Ruby suggested.
I can sense people without Personas inside the TV world, but sensing them outside is... I can say that I've tried it, but I've gotten nothing." Rise replied sadly.
They felt down until Yu thought of something. "I guess we can try ask the Black Fang." He suggested.
As the Investigation Team nodded, the members of Team RWBY popped question marks above their heads. "The... Black Fang?" Ruby wondered.
"The Black Fang!? Ugh, Why would you consider on asking those... terrible... mercenaries!" Weiss questioned in disgust.
"Um... I'm kinda out of the loop here, who're the Black Fang?" Ruby asked raising her question.
"The Black Fang... It's generally a guild that house's the Kingdom's Huntsman and Huntresses. Since our Kingdom doesn't have any Combat Schools, we usually have clubs that help us train and learn about the Grimm, even in our school back home." Naoto explained.
"Oh! A Hunter's Guild? Cool!" Ruby said in interest but then wondered. "But then, why call themselves the 'Black Fang'?"
"It's because of the infamous reputation the White Fang has." Yosuke continued. "While they seek to destroy everything and cause a lot of Chaos, the Black Fang are a bunch of Hunters that wants to set a proper example, like what normal Huntsman and Huntresses such as simply slaying Grimm, scouting dangerous area, pest control, they're technically equal to our Kingdom's military power." He told Her.
"Whoa, seriously!? ... Wait, if they're that famous, why didn't I hear of this?" Ruby wondered.
"That's... because our Kingdom is independent and secluded, even to this day. We didn't want anything to do with the other Kingdom's conflict." Yu answered.
"I heard that they were formed just before the Faunus Rights Revolution ended. Now that I think of it, our history books said that they were a small band of foreign mercenaries at first, but then they grew who they are today... later on, Japan began to start some occasional trade, opening our Kingdom the world, and this is where we are now, a cultural exchange."
Ruby was amazed as she clapped her hands, but Weiss was still not impressed. "Yet, they're terrible at their job." She gloated making the others turn their heads to her. "They had one job, and they had to make a huge mess!"
"The hell you mean!? You got somethin' to say about our Kingdom's fighting force!?" Kanji retorted angrily.
"Kanji-kun, please calm down!" Naoto requested as he looked elsewhere. "Did something happened between you and the guild?" She asked.
"That's right! They were supposed to protect the cargo from those White Fang degenerates and they deliberately lost it to their hands!" Weiss stated in a peeved expression.
"What? They way I heard it, their job was to protect the people on board." Told Junpei coming up behind Weiss, catching her by surprise.
"Y-You!" Weiss exclaimed with surprise.
"What's up? Is something going on?" The Tiger Faunus wondered as he read the atmosphere. "Uh... did I... came at a bad time?"
"Perfect timing, actually." Yu stepped forward. "A friend of ours is missing and we're looking for her. Her name's Blake and she wears a black bow." He told Junpei.
"Blake? Black Bow...?" Junpei pondered.
"Narukami, what are you doing!?" Weiss questioned. "You expect a Faunus to answer that?"
"No disrespect, Weiss-san, but I'm asking a person. Who knows, he might know something." Yu confidently replied despite Weiss's disgust.
"Blake, huh? Not sure... Buuuut... I think I heard my Senpai mentioned that name once." Junpei recalled as the others point their head to him with surprise.
"Really? That's great!" Yosuke smiled. "Hey, you think you can get a hold of them?"
"Huh? Sure, one moment, please..." Junpei agreed as he pulled out his cell scroll, making his call. "Hi! Senpai! ... Listen, umm... some guys here are lookin' of a friend of theirs. Goes by the name Blake." He told his Senpai from his cell scroll. His expression lights up. "... You don't? They said she has a black bow... No, they're not." Junpei looked around and gave a good look at Blake's friends. "... No, half the group are human... Oh, okay... later, Senpai.
"Sooo... how'd it go?" Chie wondered.
"My Senpai said he hasn't seen her for a long while. Sorry." Junpei replied, much to their depression. "Still, how about I give you guys a hand?"
"Yeah, thanks. Better in numbers. It's great for you to help us, Junpei-san." Yu agreed.
"And Weiss's hair looks nice today!" Penny followed up as she poked between Yosuke and Junpei much to their unexpected surprise like cats jumping from it.
"AHHH! P-Penny-chan!?" Yosuke staggered.
"Agh! Penny! Where did you cam from!?" Ruby questioned.
"Hi, Penny-chan!" Teddie greeted.
"Hi guys! What are you all up to?" Penny asked.
Ruby and the other stuttered if they should tell her but... " We're looking for our friend Blake." Yang explained.
A moment for Penny to process and Penny realized who they're referring to. "Oooh! You mean the faunus girl!"
Team RWBY gave a pause while the Investigation Team nodded. "Wait, a faunus? That's news to me." Said Junpei.
"How did you know that?" Ruby wondered.
"Uh, that cat ears?" Penny answered.
"What cat ears? She wears a... bow..." Yang trailed off, as the Team realized what Blake's bow was for.
"... Hold on, you girls didn't know that?" Chie assumed as Team RWBY pointed their head to the Investigation Team. "I mean Yukiko told us already but..."
"She does like the the Sushi I share..." Yukiko added which most of group face-palmed.
"So, where is she?" Penny wondered.
"We don't know. She's been missing since Friday." Ruby told her.
"She must be lonely, lost somewhere and alone... Ooh, Blakey-chan...!" Teddie moped
"That's terrible!" Penny gasped as she "tries" to comfort the two, much to the others perspective right in front of them. "Well don't you worry Ruby and Teddie, my friend and buddy! I won't rest until we find you're friend.
"Penny-chan...!" Teddie sobbed as he wipe his tears away
"Uh... that's really nice of you, Penny, uh... But we're-we're okay. Really. Right guys?" Ruby stuttered, trying to escape the conversation, but then notice everyone's gone, leaving Yu and Teddie behind.
"They said they were going to search elsewhere and... yeah." Yu explain the atmosphere with wind blowing small debris.
"It sure is windy today." Said Penny.
"Beary Breezy..." Teddie agreed.
At another area, Shinjiro parted ways Blake and Sun as they did the opposite way. "So... what's the plan now?" Sun asked as they take a stroll.
"I... still don't believe the White Fang is behind these robberies. They've never needed that much before." Blake pondered. Suddenly her eyes widen upon seeing her friends before her, Yukiko, and Chie, including Junpei.
"Black Bow...?" Is she the person?" Junpei asked.
Blake staggered and immediately ran the other way. "Blake-chan, wait! We just wanna talk!" Chie told Blake.
However, Naoto came around from the alley and caught her by her arm. "Blake-san, Please! Let us help you!" Naoto pleaded as she gripped Blake's arm firmly. "I understand that you're a Faunus, but I beg you, at least talk to us!"
Blake stood there as she faced downward in shame as she grits her teeth. Sun was amazed to what he witness but Chie blocked him between Blake. "Hey, you better not recruit her to those bastards!" Chie threatened as Yukiko drawing her Fan.
"Whoa, Whoa! I'm not with those freaks! You have to believe me!" Sun replied as he explained his story.
After a while of an explanation, the tension manage to calm down as Sun told there recent story. Even Blake agreed to tell her tale. "Oh my god, Blake, I'm sorry..." Chie said with sincere sympathy.
A moment of silence passed. "Since her story checks in with what Junpei told us about the recent events, you've left the White Fang before any of this occurred." Naoto summarized. "Regardless, seeing that you're no longer affiliated with the group it is safe to say that... You're clean."
Naoto's answer gave Blake a glimpse of hope. "Are you sure...?" Blake assumed
"The White Fang's actions as of late is truly unforgivable, but you knew that they were heading down a wrong path. As long as you can make up for your crimes, we won't need to turn you in." Naoto replied diligently.
"Whoa, Naoto-kun, was that really necessary? I mean, she's a victim in all of this!" Chie questioned.
"What do you mean? Those terrorists took lives, destroyed many properties, and they refuse to stop. If Blake didn't left before the White Fang began to become more like rabid animals, none of this would have to happened." Naoto scoffed in monotone. "The White Fang was meant to be a peaceful organization, as a symbol of peace and unity between the Faunus and Humans. But now, I'm no longer sure..." She told them.
"It sound like they can't seem to take a hit just because we have animal parts." Junpei shrugged.
"Their actions are too barbaric, from what I've have heard during my life, they're quite infamous among Faunus." Yukiko agreed
Another moment of silent and they returned to the topic at hand. "Nonetheless, Blake-san, your Team is worried for you. You haven't been back for almost two days. Is there a reason why you haven't returned?" Naoto asked.
"I just ... I don't believe that the White Fang are responsible for those recent robberies. They wouldn't need that much Dust." Blake told them.
"Are you sure? You know how we use dust for our weapons, that's one of many possibilities. And not to mention 'Fire bombing' stores that refuse service." Yukiko mentioned.
"No, that store was a part of the Junes District, they cannot refuse customer service, no matter what." Naoto interjected making the girls sweat-dropped. "We know what store they're robbing, we don't know why they would need that much. They should have a reason." She theorized.
"The was something the clicked in mind." Sun included. "I mean... If they weren't responsible, then 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?" He explained.
Junpei and the girls were impressed to see how Sun theorized the assumption. "That... is quite the logical idea." Naoto agreed.
"Really? I didn't get any of it..." Junpei muttered as he scratched his goatee.
"The only thing is, I have no idea where that would be." Said Blake.
"Well, while I was on the ship, I heard some guys talking about offloading a 'huge' shipment of Dust coming in from Atlas." Sun told them.
"How huge?" Naoto asked.
"'Huge'". Sun replied gesturing with arms wide. "Big Schnee Company freighter."
"Freighter...?" Junpei muttered and soon it hit him. "Oh Geez..."
"What's wrong, Junpei-kun?" Yukiko asked.
"If they're gonna hit the stuff at the docks, then the Kirijo Group's gonna get hit, too!"
"Kirijo Group?" They all asked.
"Yeah, my Senpai said they were gonna bring their Dust to Vale, for the Tournament several months from now. Said something for the occasion." Junpei told them. "And before you guys say it, yeah, it's just a big."
"Are you sure!?" Naoto questioned.
5/29 Vale Afternoon
Elsewhere, as the day descend to dusk, Weiss and Yang exited a store followed by Yosuke. "Aright, thanks for the help!" Yosuke told the Shopkeeper. "Alright, free to help now... and we still have nothing...
"This is hopeless..." Yang sighed.
Weiss frowned as she looked away from her friends while Yosuke showed a stern expression. "You still have that habit of sticking his foot in his mouth, you know Weissy-chan?" Yosuke sighed in disappointment.
"As if you would know a thing about me!" Weiss retorted angrily.
"Just... level with us." Yosuke countered annoyingly. "You really don't care if we find her, do you?"
"Don't be stupid, of course I do." Weiss replied calmly as she kept walking. "I'm just afraid of what shell say when we find her. The innocent doesn't run away, Yosuke."
"And you guys should've talk this through..." Yosuke muttered to himself.
"I guess it is sorta our fault... we've should've talk to them..." Yang muttered in guilt.
"Well... no one's equally to blame here. Blake and the Faunus race is being subjugated by discrimination and Weissy-chan's family is being targeted... Literally one huge mess after another." Yosuke told Yang.
"You know Weiss? Come to think of it, You seem to address her like you know her, compatred to your friends." Yang assumed.
"I do. I'm just surprise she doesn't remember me." Yosuke sighed in defeat. "I know I don't stand out as much but..."
"When did you ever stand out?" Yang questioned in sarcasm as she grinned for no reason.
"So, Blake is your friend?" Penny asked while accompanying Yu, Teddie, and Ruby as they searched for Blake together.
"Yes, Penny." Ruby answered as she sighed.
"But you're all mad at her?" Penny continued.
"Not all of us. I believe Weiss-san is..." Yu assumed.
"Is 'she' friends with Blake?" Penny wondered.
"Well, that's kinda up in the air right now." Ruby told her.
Ruby groan as Teddie continued. "Hmm, from what we've heard, Blake may not be who we think she was... I'm beary worried..."
"Is... she a man!?" Penny gasped, assuming the worst.
"What!?" Yu and Teddie question in shock.
"N-No, no, Penny, guys, she's... I don't know what she is..." Ruby sighed as they continued walking. "She didn't exactly talk to us before she decided to run off..."
"... I don't have a lot of friends, but if I did, I would want them to talk to me about stuff." Penny shared.
"... Me too..." Ruby slowly agreed.
"Well... you made friends with us, that's a start." Teddie assured as Penny and Ruby smile in response.
More silence came until someone called out to Yu. "Narukami?" The person said. The group turn to see who it was and it was Alvin.
"Alvin-san!?" Yu replied with surprise.
5/29 Vale Evening
Night fell upon Vale. At the docks, Blake and Naoto staked out on top of the rooftop nearby. Waiting for any White Fang activity to appear as Schnee Dust Company cargo were in the vicinity. "Did we miss anything?" Chie asked as she, Yukiko, and Sun arrived bringing snacks for their stakeout.
"Not really. They've offloaded all the crates from the boats and now they're just sitting there." Blake replied.
"The crates from the Kirijo Group were unloaded as well, but so far, there has been no unusual activities so far." Naoto added.
"Nothing yet, huh?" Chie sighed.
While they continued to wait, Yukiko offered snacks they bought. "Oh, that's right! We've bought snacks to keep us satisfied. Interested?" She asked.
"Oh yeah, I also stole some food for you girls." Sun included offering apples, although, the girls were amused with sweat-drops.
"Do you always break the law without a second thought?" Blake questioned.
"Hey, weren't you in a cult?" Sun Questioned back as Blake frowned. "Okay, too soon..."
"You're both terrible..." Naoto stated.
"Oh, come to think of it, where's Junpei-kun?" Yukiko wondered.
"I think he said he something to take care of. Not sure what though." Chie answered.
While they waited, an airship appeared flying over them as their turbines blew the gusts onto the Hunters as the airship lands in a clearing in the harbor. They took a look at the soldiers coming out of the airship, realizing the truth before them. "Oh no..." Blake stuttered.
"A symbol of ared-colored wolf head with claw markings. It's them isn't it?" Naoto described as they observed the situation. They brought out tow cables, planning to steal the cargo.
"You really didn't think they were behind it, did you?" Sun asked.
"No. I think deep down I knew, I just didn't want to be right." Blake replied in a pained expression.
"Blake-kun..." Chie muttered, feeling worried for her.
But just then, another voice echoed out from the airship. A familiar person from the news came out. "Hey! What's the hold up!?" Torchwick questioned stepping off the airship. "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?"
Back with Sun and the girls, they wondered why someone like him was accompanying the White Fang. "Wait... it's that guy from the news. What's someone like him doing with White Fang?" Chie questioned.
"This isn't right. The White Fang would never work with a human. Especially not one like that." Blake stated as she readied Gambol Shroud and descent to ground level.
"Hey, what are you doing!?" Sun question as she left.
"Ugh, we can't wait for whatever Junpei-kun's doing. We have to help her!" Chie stated as they agreed.
Blake stealthily snuck into the area in order to find Torchwich scolding a soldier. "No you idiot, that isn't a leash!" He exclaimed. But while he continue to rant, Blake snuck up from behind held hostage with her blade to the neck. "What the- oh for the love of-...
"Nobody move!" Blake stated to the White Fang as they drew their weapons upon them.
"Whoa, take it easy there, little lady." Torchwich replied with sarcasm.
As the White Fang approached the Huntress, Blake took her bow off to reveal her Faunus trait. "Brothers of the White Fang! Why are you aiding this scum?" She questioned them, although, a little to no avail did they reply.
"Heh, Oh kid. Didn't you get the memo?" Torchwick chuckled. "The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together."
"Tell me what it is or I'll put an end to your little operation." Blake threatened as she pressed her blade deeper. But before she was able to press for more information, and turbine engines over head roar louder as a airship flew above them.
"I wouldn't exactly call it a little operation." Torchwick replied as they both look up. A couple more airships arrived and they began to face the Huntress and the con man. But as Blake was distracted by the numbers, Roman took the advantage and shot an explosive bolt under Blake, forcing her out of her hold on Torchwick.
A sound of an explosion echoed through the city, which caught the attention of several groups nearby as smoke risen from the harbor.
As Blake staggered to recover after the blast, Torchwick pointed his cane at her, but Konohana Sakuya deflecting the bolt away and tossed an Agi back at him, flames and bolts at each other. "Blake-san, this way!" Yukiko called out to her friend silently. While she had her Persona distract the criminal, Blake soon took the advantage to regroup. soon after, the Persona withdrew as the the distraction payed off, eluding Torchwick for now.
"Here kitty, kitty, kitty..." Torchwick uttered as he was about to turn to the corner. But then a banana peel landed on his cap. Just when he took it off in disgust, he looked up only to notice Sun in the air, but then Chie came in and gave Torchwick a round-house kick to the stomach, followed by Sun's stomp on top of him rolling away after while Chie back-flipped to his side.
"Leave them alone." Sun demanded sternly as Chie readied herself with her gear.
"You brats are not the brightest banana of the bunch, aren't ya?" Torchwick groaned as he flicked his fingers soon, more White Fang soldiers appeared from the airships and began to surround the two hunters. They all attacked the two as they resisted, using martial arts upon them, following up with using their weapons as Sun's weapon formed a bow staff striking away with acrobatic moves as Chie did the same with Haraedo-no-Okami.
While they dealt with the mob of soldiers, Yukiko, Naoto, and Blake appeared into the area again, blasting away at nearby soldiers as they see Chie and Sun dealing damage to the high number of soldiers, reducing them down to Torchwick, presently. "More of them are coming. Can you help them?" Naoto suggested as Blake immediately did without saying a thing. Naoto continued to press fire on the soldiers with rifles.
The irritated Torchwick returned fire at them while Chie back-stepped as Sun covered them from the blast. "He's mine!" Blake stated as she charged forth at Torchwick. With multiple sword swings and strikes with Gambol Shroud, Blake pressed her assault on the criminal, but Torchwick effortlessly blocked her attacks with counters, parries and such. Although he gain the advantage, Sun stepped in and configured his bow staff into a pair nunchakus that took form of two lever-action shotguns tied together. Sun attack movement were at his finest as he stuck Torchwick with his weapons, by blunts strikes and shotgun blasts that pushed him back.
Despite his miraculous evasion with his cane weapon, Torchwick back stepped away from Sun and shot a bolt at Sun as he tried to recover, however, Yukiko deflected it once more with her weapon, Sumeo-Okami, this time. She then tossed Miragi's at Torchwich from the distance as he tried to shoot the fireballs down, but Yukiko increased the numbers, enough to push him back farther, followed by Chie striking him by surprise with a wined-up round-house, enough to send him flying back.
Just as Torchwick got back up, he spots a raised cargo above the four hunters and and blasted the coupling that held it, making it fall onto them, yet Naoto addressed to them the warning. "Everyone, above you!" Naoto alerted.
The four manage to catch wind and jumped out of the way. although they had to split between the wreckage with Yukiko and Blake on one end and Sun and Chie in another.
Just as Sun and Chie began to stand up, Torchwick pointed his can gun at Sun, while Chie got the hint and frozed.
"Oh no, Sun-kun!" Yukiko exclaimed as he was at gunpoint from Torchwick. Naoto gritted her teeth as more White Fang surround the area, trapping the four hunters.
"End of the line for all of you!" Torchwick stated as pulled the trigger. However, another gunshot rung out and veered Torchwick's weapon, preventing Sun's death. "Ugh, what now!?"
The thug and the White Fang turned to their flanks to spot a huge group clad in black. Among the group in black "Hey!" Ruby shouted as she drew Crescent Rose with Yu wielding Raijin and Teddie in his unusual combat stance.
"Oh, hello Red and Grey-head! Isn't it past your bedtime?" Torchwick asked in sarcasm.
As the soldiers behind the hunters poured into the harbor, Penny walked up from behind. "Ruby, Teddie, are these your friends?" She asked.
"Penny, get back!" Ruby told her.
Torchwick caught the moment of chance, pointing his cane-gun and firing at the suspecting huntress. "Tch! Ruby-chan!" Yu exclaimed as he covered them, although, Alvin stepped in and slice the bolt with his huge sword, splitting the blast in both ways.
"Ugh, Now what? And who are they!?" Torchwick demanded questions.
"Dammit, it's the Black Fang!" One of the soldier stated in surprise.
"Black Fang...? What!?" The thug stuttered as the Black Fang surrounded them.
"So, you're the infamous Roman Torchwick?" Alvin wondered as he held his sword on his back. "I never expect a human, in general, working with terrorists."
"Hmph, you say that when you're leading a bunch of savages? How can you even tame these animals?" Roman questioned with a smug expression.
"One thing's for sure, obviously, you don't treat your subordinates like one!" Alvin stated as he drew his gun. "These guys are after our client's cargo, take them down!" He commanded his troops. The Black Fang roar loudly to intimate the White Fang soldiers and commenced their attack. "Go see to your friends, you two." He told Yu and Ruby.
After Alvin told them what to do, he joined his Black Fang subordinates in mopping up the White Fang soldier, leaving Ruby with astonishment. "That's the Black Fang, they're very honest." Yu mentioned
While the Black Fang tend to the struggling White Fang, the hunters regrouped as they all approached Blake. "Torchwick...!" Blake stuttered as she stood up, exhausted.
But just as they got closer, Rise's voice rang into the Persona User's head. "Senpai! Watch out!" She alerted. "I'm sensing a strong presence heading your way! Be careful!"
"Rise!?" Yu stuttered. A strong presence? What did she mean? As the Persona Users pondered what, they see Yang flying towards them, violently rolling towards them. "What? Yang-san!"
"Sis!?" Ruby exclaimed as she and Yu rush to her aid. "Yang! What happened? Are you okay!?" Ruby questioned in deep concern.
"Ow... yeah..." Yang groaned as she turned to Yu. "Yu...! Something ambushed us and grabbed Weiss and threw into some black pit or something. Yosuke went in after her...!" She explained. "Whatever it was, it looked just like your Persona!"
"What? My Perso-...!?" Yu was interrupted by something tying him down. "H-Huh...?!"
"Yu-kun!?" Chie turned to her leader but was then frozed as something tied her down, followed by Yukiko, and Naoto.
"I... can't move...!" Yukiko stuttered.
"Eeeek! My arms! My legs!" Teddie whined
"Guys!? What's going on!?" Ruby questioned as she panicked, seeing her friends on the ground. Just when the unusual fog rolled in, a huge object dived towards the group and land right next to the group of hunters, which also caught the attention of the Black Fang finishing up with the captured White Fang soldiers. "Oh boy..." Alvin muttered.
The dust flew up as the object started to move while Ruby and Penny turned around the notice a huge silhouette of a humanoid person standing up before them. The silhouette then swung a weapon, cutting open the dust cloud to reveal its form. It was Magatsu-Izanagi, like Izanagi but bloody red and blood vain-like strips going down including the same modeled blade but bloody red. Purely a darker version of Yu's Izanagi as he recognizes that Persona from last year. "No way... that Persona!" Yu stuttered.
But before they could even struggle, Magatsu-Izanagi turns his sinister glare from the Hunters to Blake as she peruses Torchwick as he escapes. Ignoring the Huntsmen and Huntresses, the Persona, instead, sets his sight on the persuing Huntress flying over them. "Blake-san, watch out!" Yu called out.
Roman Torchwick attempted to escape the losing battle with an airship, but Blake manages to confront him before the airship takes of. "Ugh, these people just keep getting weirder!" He scoffed as turned around to see Blake off.
"Get back here!" Blake stated as she makes a jump after him, but was caught in the hands of Magatsu-Izanagi's grips with Torchwick's shocking surprise.
"I think you need to take your leave now!" The voice of the Persona User stated. As to that, Torchwick manages to escape while leaving Blake's fate of to the Persona's hands. A red black rippling circle appeares before Magatsu-Izanagi and had its hand with Blake over it.
"Hey!" Ruby stated as she pointed Crescent Rose at the Persona. Magatsu-Izanagi turn its sights on Ruby as she loaded her sniper rifle bullets. However the Persona immediately shove Blake into the pit. "BLAKE!" Ruby shouted with eyes widen. She glared at the Persona and summoned Soma and had her charge at Magatsu-Izanagi. Soma's attacks were ineffective as the enemy Persona countered back, tossing Soma's scythe away and blasted a Ziodiyne at her, causing heavy damage to Ruby as Soma disbursed from view.
With everything that the rogue Persona caused, the Black Fang soon drew their weapons at Magatsu-Izanagi. But immediately, it soon fades out as well as the fog that it brought, clearing the sight from everyone's view, even the Persona Users were broken free after it all disappeared.
With no idea what's going on, Torchwick has got away, and that Persona, Magatsu-Izanagi, is now active for some unknown reason, and caused them to lose Blake and, for some reason, Weiss.
The situation isn't going well...
To be continued...
A/N: Yeah, definitely going to end it here.
Okay! New Years! Yes! I can't wait to get Volume, I even thought of the opening... which I'll make when I get there.
With things going on in Vol. 3, I really gonna have to improvise. That Qrow, is really hilarious and cool, I'm surprised that he the same voice behind Junpei.
As for the next Chapter. I'm hinting this to be the last chapter for this volume and gonna cover Weiss and Blake... which I might not know much behind their backstory in the RWBY story (I might need some help on that...).
I hope I manage to explained the fight with Blake, Sun, Chie, and Yukiko vs Roman and the White Fang well. What do you think?
I've also hear about something on the internet, on Roosterteeth, regarding the show's "viewer's discretion". Your thoughts? I mean the Persona Series IS rate M and all...
I think I may have said that the Personas in Persona RWBY will be fictional to the Final Fantasy series. Seeing how the Orignal Persona games cover the real world mythology, I was considering a fictional mythology regarding the FF series and likely the Square ENIX franchise.
Anyways, Happy New Years, viewers! Here's an Omake song for you!
*Gold
Drum rolling and a Tarot Card spins and descends into Ruby's hands
Dream of anything, I'll make it all come true.
Everything you need is all I have for you.
The scene views Yu and Ruby bring several bags of goods, Yu holding two bags in each hands while Ruby pulls a toy cart full of bags, laughing and smiling towards their destination.
I'm forever, always by your side.
Whenever you need a friend, never far behind.
The next scene shows Yosuke and Weiss, planning the decorations. Yosuke counting stuff with a calculator and Weiss holding a clip board directing someone off-screen inside a huge ballroom.
If the stars all fall when there's no more light
and the moon should crumble it will be alright.
This scene views Blake, Chie, Yukiko, and Yang putting up the decorations in the Ballroom, smiling all night and laughing out loud, seeing Yosuke and the others blunder, followed by the screen fading out to white.
Don't you worry about the dark,
I will light up night with the love in my heart,
I will burn like the sun,
I will keep you safe and warm.
Like the smell of a rose on a summer's day
I will be there to take all your fears away with a touch of my hand, I will turn your life to...
The next scene fades in to show Team KRST and JNPR playing around in winter outfits, snowball fights, making snow castles, many recreational activities while Yosuke and Weiss complains, telling them to help.
Gold~
With a touch of my hand, I will turn your to Gold~
The final scenes shows all the said Teams looking out to the rising sun, dawn has arrive to a new year to come.
Happy New Years! Yay!
*Aria of the Soul - Shoji Meguro
*This Will Be The Day - Jeff Williams
*From Shadows (Black Trailer) - Jeff Williams
*Gold - Jeff Williams
Wait, I've just realized... What am I gonna do for Weiss and Blake's Shadow, I completely forgot what they're like...
