Chapter 20
Author's Note: Thank you so much for patiently waiting for the next chapter, the next few will just be some comedy acts.
My overall plan is to have comedic moments punctuated by serious plot scenes, like the bank heist. I don't want to lose the comedy that makes the AH Crew the... well, the AH Crew. So if things go a bit weird, then it's because this is a story about the Achievement Hunters.
Just a spoiler, there is A LOT of swearing. I'll let you read on to find out why.
The Bank Heist was on news across the kingdoms, but there was no correlation with the Crew to the robbery. In fact, they began another live stream when they arrived back at the school and got another large following. Their new group - the Achieve Men - had become somewhat of a sensation, both in Vale and abroad.
Aside from the Heist, though, there were no other events happening. The White Fang was laying low, Torchwick was still in hiding, and even the Grimm seemed to step back to allow the city a bit of peace, after their failed assault through the tunnel, which had been opened again to be barricaded even more strongly so that a similar incident could never happen ever again.
So a certain calm fell over the Academy. The students were all focused on their studies, occasionally punctured by the usual shenanigans of the Crew, consisting of chases, loud streams, and the occasional explosive weapon misfire. Sure, there was a bit of a rise in the repair bills for the school, but it never spiraled out of control to the point where they were kicked out, a fact that many were thankful for and others believed to be a small miracle in itself.
So when Michael, Gavin, Jeremy, and Ray started to become more secretive and act strangely, that caught the attention of a certain blond-haired girl.
"Hey, Gavin!" Yang grinned. "What's with the bag?"
Gavin spun around and hid the shopping bag behind his back. "O-Oh, Yang! Uh, it's nothing!"
"Doesn't look like nothing." She noted as she tried to look at the bag, which Gavin shielded with his body. "So what are you and the Lads planning? Don't think I didn't notice."
"No one else?"
Yang shrugged. "Nah, they're all busy with studies or looking out for White Fang."
Gavin sighed. "Blake's still on edge?"
"Not as bad as before, at least she's sleeping. But don't try to shift the topic, it's an old tactic that won't work on me."
"Jeez, no need to sound like a mum." Gavin looked both ways in the corridor before leaning in. "Okay, we're really planning to do something, to a lot of people here."
Yang raised an eyebrow. "What are you planning?"
"Tomorrow, on Earth, we'd be celebrating the first month of April, which is a sort of festival for us where everyone plays pranks on each other. It's called April Fool's day, and anything goes, so long as it's a prank."
"A pranking festival?" Yang grinned. "That sounds like my kind of thing!"
"The Lads and I wanna try and pull off a few pranks around, but we need a bit of help." He pulled out the bag and held up a box. "Could you let me in around midnight, when the others are asleep? I plan to give her something that she'll have to wear for a few days. It was a suggestion from Michael. Also, we plan on a few more things to do, if you want in on the whole thing."
"Count me in." Yang clapped her hands. "It's so boring lately, it's like everyone's laying low."
"C'mon, I'll show you. And not a word to anyone." Gavin led her to the Crew's headquarters (also their gaming and streaming room).
As they approached, however, the corridor soon filled up with people, all laughing as they crowded around the door to the Crew's room. They had to weave around the students to find Ray and Ryan standing by the open door. What made everyone laugh, however, was Michael's yelling from the other side of the door.
"CUNT, SON OF A BITCH!" Michael roared from behind the door, followed by the smashing of a fist on a table. "I GOT SO CLOSE! SO FUCKING CLOSE AND I FUCKED UP CAUSE I'M A FUCKING NO GOOD PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT! FUCK!"
The crowd erupted, trying to keep their laughs silent, and many fell to their knees and clutched their aching bellies.
"What's going on?" Yang whispered to Gavin, who had his head in his hand.
"Michael's doing a Rage Quit stream." He replied, embarrassed. "He basically is given a bunch of games that cause rage or hard ones to play, and he gets really angry at them. People think it's funny, and-"
"STOP FUCKING KICKING ME IN THE DICK, YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!" Michael screamed. "YOU'RE A FUCKING KNIGHT IN SIXTY-TON ARMOUR, NOT A FREAKING CYBORG NINJA! HOW ARE YOU FUCKING BACKFLIPPING?! FUCK YOU, ARCH-KNIGHT-17, FUCK YOUUUU! SHIIIIIIT! HOLD STILL SO I CAN BEAT YOUR ASS, YOU SON OF A BITCH! I GOT A MINIGUN, HOW DOES THAT LOSE TO A SWORD?! YOU CUNT, STOP TEABAGGING ME!"
"I'm guessing it's that Combat Game you showed us." Gavin turned to Yang, who shrugged guiltily as the crowd laughed again.
"Sorry, but I kinda understand the rage, Arch Knight 17 was so annoying when I played against them six days ago. But surely Michael's not so-"
There was suddenly an enormous smash and shattering of glass. "FFFUUUCCCKKK! IM OUT! FUCK THIS GAME, FUCK YOU ARCH-KNIGHT 17, FUCK MY LIFE, FUCK EVERYBODY! IM GOING FOR A DRINK, SO FUCK YOU ALL, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED ME SMASHING MY FUCKING WINDOW WITH MY GODDAMN CHAIR, HIT THE SUBSCRIBE SO YOU WON'T MISS ME TEARING MY FUCKING HAIR OUT, AND FUCK OFF!"
The crowd quickly backed away as Michael slammed open the door so hard one of the hinges broke before he stormed to the canteen. There was an enormous roar of laughter from the crowd at this, and Michael just sped away, stomping across the floor.
"Sorry, take this." Gavin handed the bag to Yang. "Give it to Ray, he'll take care of it. I have to go calm him down."
She nodded as she strolled over to Ray and Ryan, the bag slung over her shoulder as the crowd dispersed around them and Gavin flew after his friend. "Heya, guys."
Ray looked up from his DS. "I guess you're in the April Fool's plan?" He asked as if the recent rage hadn't happened at all.
Jack stumbled from the room, wiping tears from his eyes as he laughed. "Oh ho ho… Ohh, god, that almost killed me…! Hee hee hee…!"
"How's the damage?" Ray asked.
Jeremy poked his head out. "Some kid got clocked on the head with the chair, and the window needs a new pane. Geoff, get your wallet out, buddy!"
The audible groan from their boss inside the room caused Yang to giggle before she turned to Ray. "So you need any help with your April Fool's day?"
"Nah, we got it." Ray grinned as he tossed the bag to Ryan, who caught it in one hand. "We're gonna be in so much shit with everyone!"
"If they can trace it back to us," Jeremy added.
"Yeah, I'm out." Jack raised his arms as he finally composed himself. "And Ryan's only helping you carry the stuff, remember?"
Ryan nodded.
"Okay, see ya!" Yang turned on her heel. "And I get exempt from the list, am I right?"
"Sure thing!" Ray waved as she left.
Yang hummed to herself as she strolled to team JNPR's room, where they and her teammates were working on their homework. She strolled in to find Jaune dropping a controller as he punched the air. "Yes! Finally, beat Mogar-The-Beast-360! Man, he went on for a while!"
"I think he rage quitted," Ren noted from his bed.
"Congratulations." Pyrrha smiled as she patted his shoulder. "You're really good at video games, Jaune."
"Well, thanks." He laughed as he scratched the back of his head. "I'm not that good, though, I really just play for fun."
"And Arch-Knight-17 is the champion!" Nora cheered. "Undefeated for the sixteenth time in a row! You should go for the championship, Jaune!"
Yang stared at the screen, where Jaune's character did the signature victory move. For his, the White Knight simply placed its sword in its sheath before crossing its arms and nodding to the camera. A move she'd seen several times before, and triggered a response from her in the form of a red glow to her eyes.
"So you are Arch-Knight-17." Yang slowly grinned as stepped towards Jaune. "Remember six days ago? You were a real pain back then, always with your moves and your taunts."
"W-Wait, that was you?!" Jaune scooted back, eyes wide. "I should have known! Only you would pick Gold-Dragon-05 as a username! And have a Dragon Faunus with gold hair!"
"Yang." Pyrrha stood between them. "I don't think it's too serious of a matter to pick a fight on him."
"Are you kidding me?" Yang glared at her. "He humiliated me! He deserves some retribution, in the form of a beating! C'mon, we're going to the boxing ring where I'm gonna try out some of your moves on you!"
"Don't." Pyrrha's eyes flashed dangerously. "You're not hurting my team leader."
Yang's own eyes glowed as she grinned. "You wanna bet?"
"Ren, help!" Jaune grabbed said man and held him between them, like a shield. "Please don't kill me, Yang, I'm sorry!"
"Let go of me!" Ren exclaimed, now struggling in Jaune's grip.
"FREE FOR ALL~!" Nora sang as she jumped on the bed with her scroll out.
Ruby, Weiss, and Zwei looked at each other before sneaking out the room. The two girls plus Corgi then quickly ran back to their room.
"Thank god we avoided that." Weiss gasped as she locked the door behind her. "I would hate to have been in the same room with them."
Zwei barked, catching Ruby's attention, and she picked the shirt from his jaws with a tut. "Zwei, what did I say about touching Blake's stuff? You know she has to have some time to get used to you."
Zwei tilted his head as Ruby then tossed the shirt onto Blake's bed. He was then content with jumping on said bed and watching the two continue to finish their homework.
A few hours later, Blake walked into the room to find Ruby and Weiss sitting in their beds, clean showered, while Yang laid on her bed with several bandages wrapped around her limbs.
"I can explain." She raised her arms, only to wince and lower them painfully. "Man, Nikos isn't one to mess around with."
"She does come from Mistral and is a seasoned champion," Weiss replied as she flicked through her scroll. "It was only natural to assume she learned Mistrilian Kickboxing."
"Save it." Blake yawned, rubbing her eyes. "I couldn't find anything at all. I'm tired, so let's just go to bed."
"Hmph." Ruby crossed her arms. "I'm not sleepy."
Weiss sighed as she placed her scroll on the bedside table. "Ruby, it is pretty late, and we were originally planning to go to the city again tomorrow."
"Fine!" Ruby jumped up on her bed while Blake took a shower.
They knew Blake was really tired when she walked out, grabbed Zwei off her bed and tossed him to Weiss and collapsed on it without even looking at her book. They switched off their lights and fell asleep.
Yang opened her eyes and looked at the clock, before quietly sneaking out. She unlocked the door and sure enough, Gavin grinned as he snuck across the floor with Jeremy behind him.
"She's gonna be so pissed!" Jeremy whispered as Gavin pulled out a small object and started wrapping it around Blake's neck. Yang stared at it as Gavin pulled out a small tube and seemed to squirt a small amount of liquid on it before placing it back in his pocket. She realized it was a collar, and Yang snorted as she held her laughter.
"Record in the morning," Gavin whispered to her. "And this was Michael's idea, he got it and everything." With that, he and Jeremy left.
Yang grinned to herself as she climbed back on her bed and set an alarm for her scroll, curling up under the covers and falling asleep quickly.