At twelve team RWBY and JNPR arrived at the warehouse, hiding across the street waiting for the twins to arrive. However, everyone was getting impatient, Blake especially. Weiss understood but they needed to wait. You can't go into a fight without a level head, she had told her.
"There's two outside and I think three more on the inside." Jaune said.
"How long are we supposed to wait?" Ruby asked. "Did they say they'd get here at twelve?"
Weiss nodded, "They should be."
Ren sighed, "We may need to go in without them and let them catch up."
"I know. Just give them another minute okay? I'd rather not go in there without them."
"Isn't Ruby the leader?" Nora questioned.
"Well, yes, but-" Ruby but in cutting off her partner, "But I let Weiss do the planning for the mission since it kind of is hers."
"When it comes back to the combat Ruby will take over." Weiss explained.
Nora nodded in understanding. "Ohhh. Cause that was really confusing."
Blake pulled Milo off her hip, "I'm sick of waiting." With Milo in rifle mode the Faunus loaded a single round in the chamber before putting a silencer on it. Without waiting for anything else she slipped down the street.
"Blake!" Weiss called after her. "Blake! We're not ready yet! What are you doing?"
Without answering her teammate Blake crossed the street once she was a good distance back. She aimed the rifle and took a shot. Both guards on either side of the door dropped to the ground, entry and exit wounds on their heads.
"What was that?" Weiss questioned.
"Penetrative round." Ruby said. "It should shatter a persons aura, if it's up, and hit another target. It doesn't always work." With the guards down Blake started make her way to the warehouse, putting Milo on her hip and pulling out Gambol Shroud. "She's not going to wait. Let's go."
Blake kicked in the warehouse doors and stepped inside, the others quickly on her heels, weapons at the ready. Inside two White Fang members spun around and pulled out their weapons. A familiar blonde stepped in between them.
"Yang."
"Ren, you didn't tell us Yang was a guard!" Weiss snapped.
"She wasn't out here yesterday."
"Don't worry boys, I've got this." Yang told the two grunts. When they lowered their weapons Yang's hands shot out and clenched their shoulders. Without a struggle the two dropped to the ground. "Ah, gotta love pressure points."
Blake stepped forward, "Yang, you better have a damn good reason for doing this to us!"
"You mean to you." Yang frowned. "Blake, I'm sorry. If I had known they were going to do that I would have done something."
"How do we even know you mean it? We still don't know what's going on with you. Is this some kind of trap? Are you going to turn us in now?"
Yang blinked, "What? No! I do have a reason. But I couldn't tell you before."
"Why not?"
"Torchwick. If I had told you guys something before he would've went back on his word."
"And what was his word exactly?"
"That he wouldn't hurt her."
Weiss stepped next to Blake, "That's the second time you've said that. Who is her? What's going on?"
"They have my mom."
Ruby looked at her sister in confusion, "So, you betrayed us for a mother you didn't even know? She might not even care about you, Yang. What if it's a good thing she left?"
"What? No, I-"
" "Summer Rose."
"W-what?"
"He has Summer Rose. Ruby, she's alive. I've seen her. I've talked to her! We have to get her out of here." Ruby froze in place, Crescent Rose slipping from her grip. She stared at her sister utterly confused. "Y-Yang, Mom's gone."
Yang shook her head, "No. She was spying on Torchwick when he was still a speck! She got caught and he's kept her all these years."
"Why?" Blake asked suddenly.
"Huh?"
"Why would he keep her here? Why wouldn't he just kill her?" Blake questioned.
"I-I don't know. Maybe he wanted to use her as a bargaining chip or something. I'm not questioning the why or how. All I know is that my mom is down there and I need to get her out."
"So, you really didn't leave us?" Weiss asked.
"Of course not. I found a note on Ruby's bed. I went in her stead and I got sucked into this. Weiss please."
Ruby snatched up her scythe from the ground, "Where is she?"
"I knew I couldn't trust you." A voice boomed. The secret door opened and Torchwick stepped through. Yang stepped away from him on instinct, Ember Cecilia activating. "You're just too much of a goody goody. Here's what I propose. I'll give you your mother, but I'll need something in return. Since Kitten over there took out one of my top generals and Blondie took down my right hand, two of you should join me. Oh, how about the Heiress and Red."
"That's not going to happen." Yang said.
"Well, then what about a secure route to-"
"No!" Yang snapped. "This ends today. You're not getting anything else."
"That's a shame. Junior!" A few White Fang members came running from the entrance followed by Junior, who was pulling along Summer Rose. She could barely stand on her feet without him tugging her along.
"Mom!" Ruby cried.
Summer looked up, her eyes meeting a matching pair, "Ruby?"
Weiss spun around to grab her partner before she took off. "Ruby, no! We need a plan here."
"Weiss, that's my mom!"
"I know, I know. But if you just run at him he'll kill her. Let us think of something." Ruby wanted to argue but nodded.
"Let her go and I'll give you a head start." Yang said.
"You've missed your chance to negotiate. Boys! Take them out!"
That's when the roof blew up. Pieces of the roof dropped down, taking out several White Fang in the process. A bladed boot flew at Junior's head, stumbling him. He let go of Summer and Weiss let Ruby slip from her grip. The young leader flew across the room with her semblance and quickly picked up her mother, surprised by just how light she was before she speed her way back to her team. "Jaune, get her to Beacon. Quick!" Jaune nodded and carefully took Summer from her daughter before he ran out the door.
As Ruby was rescuing her mother Melanie and Miltia had come from the roof creating a distraction and utter chaos. After Junior lost Summer Torchwick ordered the attack. Jaune barely got out the door before the fighting started.
Yang saw the twins double teaming Junior nearby as she herself delivered a right hook to a deer Faunus. With all of Torchwick's main fighters dead the grunts were dropping fast, however it seemed to be a never-ending flow of them coming from the underground base. She would drop one and two more would show up.
As the deer hit the ground two sword wielders jumped at her a black and red blur charged in slammed a curved blade into them. Yang looked at her little sister.
"I still have your back, Yang."
"You are the best sister ever."
Ruby grinned and disappeared leaving behind rose petals.
Yang looked to her right and saw Weiss having trouble with a tall man wielding a huge chainsaw. The heiress was on a knee, trying to recover. The man raised his chainsaw above his head before he swung it down. Yang jumped in between them, holding her arms up in an X shape. The teeth of his weapon collided with Ember Cecilia, Yang planted her feet firmly on the ground. She looked back at Weiss, who was staring up at her.
"You couldn't handle this guy? Weiss, I'm disappointed." Yang grinned at her girlfriend.
Weiss shook her head, "You dolt! Focus!"
"I have to make sure my girl is okay. You are still my girl right?" Yang questioned nervously.
Weiss stood up and pointed her rapier at the chainsaw wielder. A glyph formed under him freezing him in place. "Really not the time, Yang." With a soft smile she gave the blonde a quick kiss. "But yes, I am. Now, focus!" With that she charged at the nearest enemy.
The smile didn't leave Yang's face even as she gave the frozen White Fang grunt a left hook to the jaw. He hit the ground and she was sure he wasn't going to get up. She quickly scanned the warehouse and saw Torchwick just standing towards the back watching. She ran at him and noticed Blake in the way. "Blake! Up and over!" The Faunus glanced over at her then cupped her hands together and hunched over slightly. Yang put her foot in her partner's hands and Blake hoisted her in the air, Yang jumping with perfect timing. The blonde soared right into Torchwick and managed to give him a punch to the jaw.
He stumbled and Yang took another swing. Torchwick barely managed to dodge the attack. "Do you really think they'll take you back now?"
"Shut up!" Yang unleashed her gauntlets, each punch backed by a blast from her shotguns. Torchwick was on the defensive, barely managed to block the blasts with his cane. He ducked under a right hook, swinging his cane into her stomach. Knowing it wouldn't keep her down he used his momentum to spin and smash the cane across her head. He pulled out a familiar umbrella and slipped the hidden blade from the inside.
Now Yang was on the defensive, using her gauntlets to block the blade as Torchwick slashed at her. He feinted a slash then thrust downwards. She felt the blade pierce her calf and come out the other side. Torchwick wiggled the blade inside of her leg and Yang cried out. He pulled the blade free and Yang had a hard time keeping on her feet. Another quick thrust into the same leg brought the blonde to her knee. The man seemed amused as he watched the blonde struggle to her feet. Another quick thrust pierced her arm. Yang saw Torchwick real back for another attack. Instead of feeling steel in her chest Yang felt the cool floor against her cheek. She looked up and gasped, blinking her eyes as if it would erase what she saw.
Standing in front of Torchwick was Blake, Neo's blade piercing her chest.
