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Now I have a challenge from all of you, I need a team name for Ruby, Pyrrha, Ren, Jaune and Nora. i have sat for who knows how long trying to think of a good combination and i have failed. So if anyone could help me out I'd be much appreciative and I'll give you a cookie.

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Chapter 21: Belladonnas and Grimm Massacre

Blake for the first time in a few months was actually happy. She had journeyed back to her home in Menagerie to visit her parents and her parents were thrilled to see her again. The only downside was that a certain monkey had followed her home but she wasn't about to ask her parents if she could keep him like most children ask when strays follow them home. So far the reactions to Sun were divided. Kali Belladonna liked Sun but Ghira Belladonna was not impressed making for an awkward time if the two were in the same room. The four Faunus were currently sitting around the table enjoying a cup of tea and catching up on all that had happened since Blake's parent's last saw their Daughter.

"Sooo... you literally flew on a dragon? How might I ask, from what I know the only type of Dragon on Remnant is the Grimm Dragon inhabiting the waters surrounding Menagerie?" Ghira asked after Blake had explained when she and her team had infiltrated a White Fang meeting to find out what they were up to.

"One of my former teammates was something his people called an Animagus. It was a term they used for a person who could change into an animal. He had two forms, a Dragon and a Golden Eagle." Blake explained.

"It was not fun flying that high up and having to hold on for your life. Sooo… so far up." Sun said shuddering at the memory of his flight on the dragon.

"Sun screamed like a girl." Blake said simply looking at Sun who began sputtering denials.

"That does not surprise me in the slightest." Ghira said with a small smirk earning him a slap to the arm from his wife.

"Ghira, be nice." Kali said making Ghira look away from his wife smirk still present.

"Yes dear. Now Blake, I've been meaning to ask you, where is your weapon?" Ghira asked Blake making her wince. Blake had lost Gambol Shroud during the Battle of Beacon. She had to leave it behind when she saved Yang from Adam and to her current knowledge it was still sitting in the ruins of the cafeteria where she had left it. Unfortunately, now that Beacon was the largest Grimm nest in the world, besides the Grimm Badlands, it was unlikely that she would be retrieving it anytime soon.

"I had to help my partner during the Battle of Beacon when she was wounded and had to leave it behind. I never got the chance to retrieve it as the Grimm invaded too quickly and Beacon became a Grimm nest." Blake replied. Any reply was cut off as they heard a knock on the front door. Ghira went to get it but Kali cut him off.

"I'll get it." She said as she left the room leaving a very awkward atmosphere, mainly between Sun and Ghira but Blake was feeling it as well. A few minutes later Kali returned with a man who was carrying a bag on his back. Blake and Sun didn't recognise him but Ghira did.

"Jordan my old friend, how have you been lately?" Ghira asked as he stood up and gave Jordan a manly hug and patted him on the back.

"Old, have you looked in a mirror lately?" Jordan asked making Ghira laugh.

"Indeed I have and all I've seen is the same handsome devil I've seen for years." Ghira replied.

"You keep telling yourself that. I don't think any will see what you see." Jordan replied.

"Enough you two, Jordan won't you join us for some tea." Kali said as she poured another cup.

"I'd be happy too. It's been a long day." Jordan said as he sat down at the table.

"Jordan I don't believe you've met my daughter before." Ghira said as he gestured to Blake.

"Indeed I haven't, nice to finally meet you Blake. I've heard so much about you from your father." Jordan said.

"I wish I could say that same but dad's never mentioned you before." Blake replied.

"That would be my fault, I like my privacy, hard to find it now-a-days. Speaking of finding things…" Jordan said as he rummaged through his bag and pulled out something very familiar to Blake.

"Gambol Shroud… but how. Beacon is overrun with Grimm." Blake said in shock as she accepted Gambol Shroud from Jordan.

"Well I can't really take the credit. A friend of mine was the one who found it and pasted it on to me so I could return it to you. He should have been resting as he had been hurt recently so that pissed off quite a few people especially his self appointed nurse." Jordan replied as he took a drink of tea.

"So how have you been lately, it's been a while since I last saw you?" Ghira asked.

"Yeah, it's been what… five years. I think we last saw each other at that White Fang meeting when you stepped down as leader." Jordan replied.

"Wait… What?!" Blake and Sun said at the same time.

"You… a human… were a member of the White Fang?" Sun asked in complete shock.

"I wouldn't say member, more along the lines of a silent partner. No one in my family has ever been a Faunus but we have always believed in equality among all races and cultures. My Father was a silent co-founder alongside Ghira and we have always supported their goals… until things started becoming… less peaceful." Jordan explained to the shell-shocked teens they never thought that a human would willingly associate themselves with the White Fang let alone help found the once peaceful organisation.

"So how's the team been lately?" Ghira asked breaking the silence after a minute or two.

"Well… could be better. I visited Skye and Bianca a couple of weeks ago to tell them what happened in Vale and they been staying with me since then, Jade heard what happened in Vale and went into hiding… she always was good at hide and seek. As for Amber… well she's had better days." Jordan said looking away as he mentioned Amber.

"I'm sorry to hear about Jade and Amber but it's nice to hear you've seen Skye and Bianca. From the stories I've heard you five were as thick as thieves when you attended Beacon." Kali said with a chuckle remembering some of the stories she remembered Jordan sharing over the years.

"You went to Beacon?" Blake asked curiously.

"Yeah, Graduated two years ago as the top ranking team of our year the five of us did. The Professor's couldn't come up with a name for us that involved the first letters of our names, I mean come on. What do you get from Jordan, Jade, Amber, Bianca and Skye? Not that simple." Jordan explained. Everyone had to agree with him as it didn't seem easy at all and no matter what anyone tried they couldn't think of a name.

"Yeah I have to agree it's not easy. Man, what a horrible set of letters… ah sorry." Sun said looking at Jordan apologetically.

"It's ok, we had very little success in that field ourselves. Although it was kind of memorable, the only time in Beacon's history that a headmaster couldn't come up with a team name. Our nameless team will go down in history." Jordan said triumphantly.

"Yeah, for having a leader with the largest ego." Kali said with a smile.

"Ahh not nice Kali, not nice." Jordan said as he smiled and crossed his arms.

"So are you staying for dinner Jordan?" Ghira asked.

"I would love to but I have to get..." Jordan started but cut off as he saw the look Kali was giving him. Jordan sighed before chuckling. "Well as I've just found out I don't have much of a choice so I'd love to stay for dinner." Jordan replied making everyone laugh.

=-= L.O.A.H =-=

"... every nightmare just discloses, it's your blood that's red like roses... "

"RUBY! Please can we have a song change, I admit i like Red Like Roses but it gets kind of dull after the tenth time. Can you please sing a new song?" Jaune asked finally having enough of hearing the same song over and over again and the others had to agree... well everyone but Nora, she was off in her own world like normal. Probably dreaming about Ren, Sloths, Pancakes or all of the above.

"Ahhhh... But Red Like Roses is the best song there is. It's perfect in every way." Ruby said with a pout.

"Once again, i admit it is a good song but seriously... ten times?" Jaune asked.

"Well what am i meant to sing to pass the time. Mirror Mirror is kind or Weiss's song, I Burn is Yang's and From Shadow's is Blake's. Red Like Roses is my theme song, i claim it as my theme song. It sounds perfect charging into battle. The Singing, the lyrics, the music it's all amazing..." Ruby said starting to point out all best parts and everyone started to tune her out as she fan-girled over her favourite song.

"I hope we get to the next village soon, it's starting to get dark and i would rather not walk in the dark with who knows how many Grimm around us." Ren said as he looked up at the rapidly darkening sky.

"From what the map says, we're still about twenty to thirty miles from the next village. It might be easier to camp for the night as i doubt we'll make it to the village by sundown." Pyrrha said as she folded up the map and placed it in the bag on her back.

"I wish we had Harry's trunk. That was the best thing i have ever seen. Speaking of which... are you ok Pyrrha?" Ren asked. Ren and Pyrrha were trailing slightly behind Nora, Ruby and Jaune.

"I'm fine Ren because i know Harry's still alive. Until i have proof otherwise he is still out there and I'd know it in my heart if he was gone." Pyrrha said before looking down guiltily. "I should never have gone up there to fight Cinder. If i didn't Harry wouldn't have been up there and..." Pyrrha started but Ren cut her off.

"Pyrrha i remember Harry once saying he had a saving people complex that always caused him trouble. Regardless whether you were on top of Beacon tower Harry would have gone up there to stop Cinder from hurting the people of Vale. I'm sure with you up there made it more personal. It wasn't your fault" Ren said. The two walked in silence until it was broken by Jaune from further up.

"Guys have a look at this!" He called back to the two and they ran up further to find a scene that shocked them. Hundreds of Grimm lay dead in the field before them. Creeps, Beowolves, Ursa and many others all lay silent as black smoke rose from their bodies.

"This had to be recent as they haven't fully decomposed." Ruby said as she took a few steps forward and stopped when she heard a creaking noise and looked down only to find pieces of wood at under her feet and saw more wood lying around the field.

"This is really weird." Ren said as he picked up one of the wood pieces and looked at it before throwing it to the side where it landed not too far away.

"We better keep moving, more Grimm could show up soon." Jaune said which everyone agreed to and they all quickly crossed the field and kept following the track to Mistral. As they left two figures walked out of the nearby woods and watched them go, a male and a female. The female gestured to the five teens quickly leaving the field making the male sigh.

"Soon, there is a few more things that need to be done before we deal with them." The male said as they both vanished from where they stood.

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And i'm finally done. Man i missed writing in my brief hiatus.

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