(Now, we see the rest of the legion. Best for last. However, this chapter may be the worst).
Yang punched Penguin again. She threw out, and back into her cell. The guards hauled Red Hood in next.
This time, they wasted no time. Jaune was Red Hood's interrogator. Hood asked, disappointment on his face, "You still trying to get Weiss?"
Jaune replied, "Yes. What about it? I've been trying all year, I know one of these day-"
Hood interrupted him, "You're wasting your time. She's never going to go for you. She swings the other way." He sighs, "You're still wasting your time with Weiss. I can't believe how foolish I was." As Jaune looked confused, Red Hood moved closer to him. He said, "There is a living, breathing girl out there. You see her everyday. She's there for you, and you for her. She is in love with you, and all you can do is ignore her and chase another girl, who wants nothing to do with you." He backed away, "When all goes to Hell, you realize what really matters. Even when you do, you're too late. It was until then, I was an idiot." He looked over Jaune, "I see that still hasn't changed."
Jaune asked, "What do you mean?" He became confused. Everything the Legion said was so cryptic. Nothing obvious.
Hood replied, "Keep an eye, on every transfer from Mistral. Three of them, aren't who they say." He looked to him, "I'll tell you, why I came back. To save those who need it. To save her."
(Flashback. Red Hood POV).
After the chaos, Ruby, Ren, Nora and I, traveled to Mistral. Only to find their Academy's Headmaster, is working for the enemy Queen. To find that everyone, we though we could trust.. Was one of her pawns.
The few we knew to trust, were disappearing. One night, I woke to find myself alone. Ren and Nora had left a note. They were going to Vacuo, continue Nora's experiments. Ren was going to guard her. Ruby.. She'd disappeared. No one knew where she was. Not me, not the rest of her team. Not even Yang. Not even Qrow knew. By the time we could ask Taiyang.. He was dead.
Then, I was on my own. Going throughout the Four Kingdoms, alone. I witnessed all the crimes, that could possibly be committed. Soon enough.. I got tired of it. I found a gun. Laying in the street. Next to a biker helmet. I took them, and saw a known rapist, looking for his next victim. I took the gun, followed him, and shot him. Won't tell you where. But I will tell you, the place I shot him in.. Stopped him from ever raping anyone again.
Then.. I began to realize something. All my life, I wanted to be a hero. Like my father. But he got one part wrong. He believed, that killing solves nothing. I found, some criminals never change. They're the same until the day they die. Dad tried to do the impossible. You can't get rid of crime. You can only, control it.
For months, I would go off. Murdering criminal after criminal. Putting Remnant's criminal underworld, under my boots. Until the day, I came back here. Back to Beacon. To pay respect.
Something happened. Shaking, as if something was coming up from the ground. It was her. We all thought she was dead. I ran up to her, and saw her sleeping. She woke, seeing my face. She never looked happier. We looked at each other, not saying a word. A whole hour of silence, as we reunited.
I took her away from there. So she would never have to suffer again. For weeks, we were safe. Then, Joker came. She offered us a chance. A chance, to do something meaningful. Then, we joined.
(Flashback over. Normal POV).
Jaune stood across from his supposed future self. He couldn't believe what he'd heard. He started to wonder who he could really trust. He left, allowing the guards to take Red Hood back to his cell.
Next up for interrogation was Poison Ivy. She sat there, drinking ridiculous amounts of water. Her interrogator was Pyhrra.
Ivy said, "I take it they want you to ask me why I came back?" Pyhrra nodded. Ivy simply said, "Well.. It was to spend more time with those, I care about." She thought of Red Hood, "Particularly, one I've been having.. Fun with, for a while."
Pyhrra asked, surprised, "What happened to you?" She couldn't believe it. This woman was supposed to be her?
Ivy said, "Long story short, some high and mighty being called Oum, wants you to suffer."
(Flashback. Poison Ivy POV).
After Hell broke lose, my friend betrayed me. One who pretended to be our friend, killed me. Or, so I thought. I felt my body fade away. Almost like.. Burning. Horrible burning, spreading all across my body. Then, after it was done.. I felt something. Something comforting. I'd faded, and wound up in the ground. I slept for months. I'd heard it all. The flowers growing, the beauty of the world of green. It was beautiful. A paradise, that man would only destroy, if he could find it. But, I enjoyed it. Then, I saw the rest. Pollution, human corruption, and suffering. Man, Faunus, animal, and plant alike. All suffering. All due to man's horrid leadership. Someone else, must lead. I decided to do something. Soon, my sleep ended. I'd had a new body, almost the same as my old one. Only difference, being the obvious ones.
Soon, I could see with my own eyes again. The first thing I saw.. Was him. The man I love. Soon, after our hour of blissful silence, we fled. For months, we were safe together.
Then, the world changed. I'd seen someone in our home. An old friend.. In a purple suit.
She offered us whatever we wanted, in exchange for allegiance. We swore it.
(Flashback end. Third POV).
Pyhrra stood back, shocked by this revelation. She couldn't believe it. She was glad to get the man she loved, but the rest of it.. Sounded horrible. She couldn't honestly believe it. She threw Ivy back into her cell, and went on her merry way.
Ivy passed Ozpin on her way. She said to him, smiling, "And to think, I owe you for all this." She laughed being taken back to her cell. Then, Ozpin began to wonder what she meant.
The Atlas soldiers looked over the newly presented facts. They couldn't believe that these kind kids, could become criminal masterminds.
One of them asked Nora, "So, you're a psychology Major?" Nora nodded. The soldier said, "Well, how much so?"
Nora said, "Enough to know that you have an extreme cause of pyro phobia, fear of fire. Weiss' split persona disorder derives from extreme fear of failure, Blake has immense fear of dogs, Yang has a mild case of arachnophobia, and Ren has immense chirophobia(fear of bats)." She whispered, " I also know that Professor Port is afraid of Mice, and Glynda has a mild fear of the future."
Then, they chose Nora to evaluate Scarecrow's interrogation.
First though, Port helped the interrogation. He asked Scarecrow, "What is it about fear, that drives your obsession, Miss Valkyrie?"
Scarecrow responded, "Fear drives everything." They scoffed at her. She said, "I can assure you, that. Your Headmaster married his mysterious wife, who he rarely talks about, because he was afraid of dying alone. The parents who attended Beacon, had children because they were afraid of leaving nothing that mattered behind. They sent their children to Beacon, because they were afraid their family's legacy would die out, if they didn't. People go to the doctor, because they're afraid of dying. Need I go on?"
Port left the room, letting a shaking Nora to interrogate the criminal. Nora sighed, and sat across from her older self.
Scarecrow said, looking at her younger self, "You're shaking. Fear that you can't get this done." She took a sip of water, "I'm not surprised."
Nora said, "The toxins you brought with you, could help find a cure for fear. Why use it the other way?"
Scarecrow chuckled, "Simple. It's more fun." She started cackling, "If you want the whole answer, you'd need to interrogate my partner as well." She smirked, knowing they'd have no choice.
Deathstroke was also brought into Interrogation, and seated next to Scarecrow. He kissed her cheek, and she put a hand to his shoulder.
Nora said, "This may be a dungeon, but we're still beneath a school. Still holding the whole, no PDAs rule." She looked at Ren, and they both blushed hard.
Scarecrow said, disappointed, "Oh, fine. Never thought I could be such a spoil sport." She whispered to her man, "We'll finish later." She looked back to Nora, "The future gives you, almost everything you want." She looked to Ren, then motioned to Deathstroke.
The mercenary said to his younger self, "I bet you're wondering how you lost an eye." As the younger man nodded, he said, "Well, it was all one fine day."
(Flashback. Deathstroke POV).
I was with Nora. We had been, as she called it, 'together-together' for two weeks. We'd had a huge battle, and we won. Then, I'd begin to see something.. Criminals. After the battle, a group of bandits had been robbing caravans. A bounty had been placed on their heads. One night, while Nora was sleeping, I went out and left her a note. Then, I'd tracked the bandits. But also.. The people they'd murdered. I slowly became angry. I picked up my sword, took it from one of the bandits, and did something terrible. I slaughtered them. As soon as I did.. I couldn't believe it. I got onto my knees, and screamed into the night.
Then, behind me, a Beowulf rushed. I turned, and it clawed at me. It got my eye. But I, got it's head. I ran back to town, and got a medically assigned eyepatch. Then, I collected the money. Then, the worst happened. Nora found out. I heard about it later.
But, after some.. Enjoyable activities.. She forgave me. Then, I begun to start taking more jobs, accepting more money for jobs against criminals. Then, I started making armor for myself. I knew Nora would never forgive me, if I got hurt. She already hated that I lost my eye. I knew she wouldn't want anything worse to happen to me. So, I made armor, orange and black. Fear, as I knew Nora was obsessed with. All for her. I was doing this, to get rid of crime.. And make money for Nora.
Soon, Nora began her experiments again. I felt happy, that she was following her dream. I stood by her. Soon enough.. Pyhrra resurfaced. She came to us, now Ivy, and brought Hood with her. The new 'Team RWBY' with them. They offered the chance to fix everything wrong. I told them I wouldn't unless Nora wanted to. She did, and I agreed.
(Flashback over. Third POV).
Ren was surprised. The future sounded.. Almost like hell. The only good thing.. Nora would be happy. However, his Nora didn't seem happy.
Ren escorted Deathstroke back to his cell, having to fight Scarecrow to get him out of the room. Scarecrow pouted.
The 'Mistress of Fear' looked to the student, who would eventually turn into her. She said, "You wanted to know what happens, don't you?" As Nora nodded, Scarecrow's evil smile widened.
(Flashback. Scarecrow POV).
While we felt bad about leaving Jaune, we couldn't stay after the battle. We went off to Atlas, and rented a nice little hotel room. Sometimes, while Ren was out or sleeping, I would preform my experiments. I figured out a way, to make a perfect Fear Toxin. Then, after they caught Doctor Watts.. I decided to test it. It worked. He had Thanatophobia (fear of death).
After I was done with him, all he could say was one word. He kept repeating, "Scarecrow. Scarecrow. Scarecrow."
The head of the asylum they stored him in, wondered about it. I told him, "Often patients will place blame for their fear on an, imaginary tormentor." I chuckled, "A 'scarecrow' in his case." I gave him my notes, "Don't worry. He'll talk." He'd already told me everything. Including the ties to Salem.
Salem. A being who controls Grimm. I began to wonder, what she feared. Soon enough.. I would find out.
But, as time went on.. Ren and I got closer. Even though we kept secrets from each other. We soon found out.. Ren inspired me to keep going.
I loved him. He would guard me as I preformed my experiments. Now testing them, on the 'innocent people of Atlas and Vacuo.' Soon.. Joker approached us. We accepted her offer.
(Flashback over. Third POV).
Nora was horrified. Well, she was happy to have Ren in the future, all to herself. But.. Everything else.. Seemed.. Evil. She left the room, as the guards took Scarecrow back to her cell.
(Meanwhile, near the mountain). Penguin's men placed devices all over the mountain side. They didn't know what the devices did. They just knew, they were to be used.
One of them said, "Can you believe they canceled the VYTAL festival? Just because of what the new bosses did?"
Another said, "Yeah. It sucks. The kids at the Academies must be crushed." They put the bombs up further, waiting further instructions.
Watching from afar, was Tyrian and Mercury. They'd seen all the things happening, and were ready to report back to Salem. As they got up, something knocked them unconscious. They were dragged up to the front door of Beacon. Then, Tyrian, by order of Ozpin was dragged to the dungeon holding the Legion. Mercury was taken back to Cinder.
Tyrian said to the Atlas guards, "Let me out. My insides hurt. I've no idea why." He didn't notice Joker, looking at him as he said that.
One of the guards said, "Yeah? I don't really care."
The Legion laid back in their cells. Joker, still couldn't stop laughing.
(Southern Vale).
Team RWBY had gone back to the dorm. Well, Ruby, Blake, and Yang did. Weiss needed to clear her head. She'd heard of the lowering criminal activity in Vale. The police had thanked Team RWBY for assisting.
Weiss muttered into her pocket mirror. She said, "All's going well. Crime is down, and the Legion is captured. Weiss Schnee is making a difference."
Her head turned as Ice said to her, "Barely. Slowly! Takes too much time."
Weiss said, in anger, "I'd love to see you do better!" She'd wanted her other persona to stay quiet. But she never listened.
Ice yelled, "Watch me!" They noticed a pair of men walking up to them. Atlas soldiers.
Weiss said, "Is something wrong, sirs?" They stuck her in a car that pulled up, and knocked her unconscious.
(Beacon).
Reports had come in, about the kidnapping of Weiss and her visiting mother. The Legion even had a way to strike, behind bars. Only one member of the Legion, hadn't been interrogated.
Winter rushed down to the dungeon. They hauled the prisoner to interrogation. Winter asked, "Has she said anything, yet?" They all confirmed she hadn't.
Winter walked into the interrogation room. The voice of her prisoner said, "Evening.. Colonel." The one she had to interrogate, was Joker.
