Yay! More of this! By the way after binge playing 'Keep talking and Nobody Explodes!' and I fell in love with it. Whilst normally I'm the one talking someone through simply because I can read the manual faster and easier. But distracting you guys long enough let's get on with the story.

Chapter 14:

"Ruby! Why do I have to have to wear this blindfold!?" Blake yelled as she was dragged where ever Ruby saw fit. She would normally trust Ruby, but with the bombshell she dropped just before she got in the car and Ruby put a blindfold on her as she drove off. She didn't know for how long, or even in what direction they were driving after the right turn out of the driveway. Blake wasn't sure how long they were driving but all she knew was they were heading down fast.

"Because Blake, this is one of the closest guarded secrets in any country. The only reason you can enter here is because one, the people trying to get you are after me wanting to bring us down. And two every second you are at home is a second that your life is being put at risk. Once we are in the building I'll take the blindfold off and give you a quick tour." Ruby said as the elevator began to slow down. As the doors opened Ruby grabbed Blake's hand and lead her out. Making sure not to pull too fast as she led her with as little chance of injuring her.

After a short walk Ruby removed the blindfold. Blake squinted from the sudden flooding of light into her vision. Once her eyes adjusted she began to look at the blinding white walls with periodically placed light bulbs shinning. She noticed nothing out of place. Multiple screens showing different things. She couldn't make heads or tails of them. She stuck close to Ruby as she traversed through the maze of white. She noticed on person walking up to them and stopping in front of Ruby.

"Agent Red, the director wants to talk as soon as you can." He spoke, almost as if saying something wrong would be fatal. Ruby just looked at him like having him in her presence was extremely taxing. Blake could notice the man shiver from under Ruby's gaze.

"Fine. Get together a cleaning squad. Green has had an issue at his house that needs to be dealt with. We will move out as soon as I'm done with the director." Ruby said as she quickly pushed past him pulling Blake along with her. They quickly walked into a large room with two desks on either side. The room had a darker paint job. It had a light tinge of grey, but was just as brightly light.

"Welcome to Ren's and my office. I'll intentionally keep an agent in here if you need anything ask them. I shouldn't be long, once I'm done with the boss, I'll stop by to let you know I'm heading to bring Ren and by extension Nora here." Ruby said smiling as Blake glared at her. She hated how casual Ruby was speaking about this entire situation.

"Okay I think I may need to explain this better. Ren and Nora last I knew aren't at risk. They were in a situation like we were a while back. Someone broke in while Ren and I were dealing with Torchwick. Ren dealt with them but Nora is understandably shaken. We need a group to clean everything up and bring Nora into a safe environment as well as make sure Ren is alright." Ruby said as Blake relaxed slightly at Ruby's explanation.

"I just hope Nora didn't see Ren reacting to them. Ren did not joke, I really am the nice option." Ruby said as Blake looked quizzically at her. "Blake, I'll continue this conversation after Ren and Nora are safe." Ruby said kissing Blake.

Ruby stood outside an ordinary door. Most wouldn't spare it a second glance. She balled her hand up and brought it down repeatedly. The waiting was what was causing Ruby to feel like she was suffocating. She knew that she really shouldn't have brought Blake in but as long as she had the clearance that she did than there was nothing that he could be against. She waited outside until she heard Ozpin's distinct voice saying, "Come in Ruby." Ruby gulped as her hand grasped the brass knob.

The cold metal was sobering as Ruby turned it and stepped in. She closed the door and walked to stand just opposite his desk. "Sir, mind if I ask what this is about? Ren has a situation that needs to be dealt with." Ruby said straight to the point to try and get out of the situation. The man in front of her was more than enough to terrify her. He was the only man that scared her to the bone.

"Why is Miss Belladonna here? Do you know something I don't?" He asked letting his distaste about Blake being present seep through. He didn't like being left out of the loop when it meant someone that wasn't on his payroll finding out about the location of the main office.

"Sir, with the information I got from Torchwick last night I managed to piece together that the person who hired him was Mercury Black. Meaning that Cinder Fall most likely has surfaced again. After I figured that out I called Ren and according to the list of phrases we set up a long time ago he tipped me off that someone has attempted to torture Nora to get information out of Ren who was here when it started." She started explaining noticing his expression shift to something interested.

Cinder had disappeared from existence with her two trusted soldiers, after they dug up a lot about Remnant. To that day, no one had ever been able to disappear from their radar like they had. Ozpin knew if the people that attempted to torture Ruby were those three than that meant that the full weight would be brought down onto the trio. But it also meant they would try much harder to crack agents. "Blake was brought in following the correct procedures. She has no idea where we are." Ruby continued as Ozpin held up a hand to silence her.

"Go get Ren and Nora. Get your sister, her girlfriend and your father as well and bring them in. This is the only place that Cinder won't be dumb enough to attack. Take the longest route. The less they know the better. Dismissed Ruby." He said as she turned around and began to dread the conversation that she will need to have with Tai. She quickly walked back to her office were she had to reveal a slight wrinkle to how long it was going to take her.

She opened the door to see Blake staring at the man sitting staring intently at her. Ruby signalled him to cover her ears until Ruby was done. "Blake, I'm going to be longer. I need to not only get Nora, but Yang, Weiss and my dad as well." Ruby said as Blake looked terrified for Ruby as well as the others. Ruby suddenly remembered something. She walked over to her desk where Blake was sitting and quickly opened it. She opened a drawer and pulled out a small sliver like object. It was the size of a nine millimetre bullet on a necklace.

"This is a unique thing someone down in the lab designed. It is a powerful GPS that if I'm anywhere in the world this will give you my location within five feet. It also has a camera that as soon as I leave I'll turn it on and you can look at what I see. Of course if I get close to here or when I'm leaving I can't have it on, but trust me I'll be safe." Ruby said just as Blake jumped into her arms and hugged her tightly.

Ren held Nora close averting her eyes from the quartet of unconscious men. Nora had cried for a solid hour. Ren could just tell from the steady breathing coming from the small red head had fallen asleep. Ren was happy that she could at least sleep at this point. He held onto her as he sat waiting for Ruby. All he knew for sure was the second these men got into the cells the pain they would feel would be indescribable. He finally understood how Ruby felt. The anger he felt towards them, would only stop once he heard their screams.

Their bones breaking from under his boot. The smell of their singed flesh. It would be the least they would suffer for the pain they caused Nora. He couldn't tell without looking at an x-ray but from the odd angle her arm was he would guess it was broken.

He heard a knock at the door that was distinct. He knew it was Ruby. He carefully moved Nora off of him as he moved over to let Ruby in. He opened it and saw Ruby smiling with a group of men standing behind her.

"Okay, let's make these people disappear. Unfortunately we need to make a few stops. The all mighty Oz has ordered we grab my sister, Weiss and my old man. I assume he already has agents sent to your folk's house." Ruby said entering the house and could see Nora's arm. He looked over and saw four men with their wrists and ankles bound together in an odd combination that would cause them pain if they moved out of unison.

Ruby found nothing but a sick level of enjoyment out of it. She wouldn't need to inflict that much pain but judging from the look of Nora's arm, Ren was going to deal with them. 'He probably feels the same thing I feel when people threaten Blake.' Ruby thought as Ren walked back over as the men got lifted up. Ren and Ruby carefully led the group to a simple unmarked van. "Okay, you." Ruby started pointing to the first person she saw who pointed to himself for confirmation.

"Yes you. Go and put them in torture cells one to four. After they are in them secured I want two guards at the door. Then come back here and get the rest of the squad." Ruby continued turning to the others. "I want this residence secured and cleaned. You have roughly twenty minutes. Make no mistake, if this place isn't secured I'll be the least of your problems. Green will be your problem and he doesn't have the same amount of self-control I do." Ruby said noticing the group shiver.

Ren walked over and gently shook Nora. Nora jumped awake looking around frantically. "It's okay Nora. It's okay. Ruby and I are going to take you somewhere safe. Once we get to where we are going we'll fix your arm." Ren let his soothing voice take over as Nora clung to him with her one good arm. Not wanting him to leave her presence. Ren just hugged her letting her know he wasn't going to be leaving her in risk for a long time.

"Nora, other people like Yang may be in a worse position. So we need to go and let these men do their jobs, I promise by the time we come back here it will be as secure as physically possible." Ren whispered into Nora's ear as he rubbed her back. Ruby could see her shaking. Ruby couldn't blame her. Blake had a similar reaction.

"Okay." Was the only response that they could hear from Nora. Ruby smashed her foot into the legs of the coffee table that was pushed into the corner of the room as she tossed Ren some old towels that he always kept. As she hand the items to Ren he began to make a mock splint for Nora. Nora winced at how tight it felt but knew Ren would never willingly hurt her unless he had to like at this exact second.

"Okay we are going to go now Nora, just relax and if you feel any discomfort outside of it being too tight let me know instantly. We shouldn't be long before we can get it looked at properly." Ren said as Nora stood up on shaking legs as Ruby gestured for them to follow her out. As they walked down the driveway to Ren's car he tossed her the keys. Ruby knew by the time they got to her dad's they would need to get a change of vehicle but she was willing to cross that bridge when she came to it.

Nora was injured and if Ruby was a betting girl Cinder would also attempt to go for Yang and her dad as well. If men happened to be there uninvited Ruby would gladly plant a few bullets into the base of their skulls.

Author's Note:

Okay, so it may seem like I'm jumping the gun for the climax. Trust me I have a plan... somewhere... if any of you see it I'll give you... I don't know... something... I think I have pocket lint I'm not attached to.

Editor's Note:

Of course if you give me the plan I can reward you more substantially, don't worry, my author will get the plan, but I want that pocket lint to plant at the crime sc…errr uh I mean…You heard nothing!