Last chapter... yeah. It wasn't meant to be a cop out. More of a crazy as balls reason to have Velvet as a main character and fulfilling the wish of the singular voter at the same time. I guess I should have thought of the possibility of it being interpreted differently, though... Sorry XD
Chapter 24: Reversal Part 1
How long had they been drifting across the ocean now? It felt like an eternity since Blake had last seen land. They had been living off of fish and rainwater for weeks now, and were both in dire need of a shower. But on this day, after all this time, they found land. „Hey", said Uvee, pointing her finger to the west. „There's... There's land over there!" „Say what!?" Blake couldn't believe her eyes. Where Uvee was pointing, green foothills arose out of the water. They were saved! They could finally leave this cursed boat that smelled of tuna so badly even Blake got sick of it.
In less than an hour, they had arrived at the shore and gotten off the boat, leaving it to its fate. They never wanted to be reminded of the journey, at least not the part after the first two or three days. „So", asked Blake, „Should we go search for some civilization?" Uvee nodded in agreement. And it turned out they didn't need to go that far at all: Beyond the hills, at the mouth of a roaring river, was Mistral, overlooked by the mighty fortress that was Haven Academy. A cocktail of emotions swirled through Blake's head: Fear, uncertainty, but also determination. She would use her knowledge of that madwoman's plans for the greater good. She had already made up her mind. Even if it meant they would take her head, Yang could not be allowed to continue spreading chaos.
Meanwhile, a hooded woman was approaching the Academy. She didn't want anyone to see her face too clearly. After all, she was „dead".
Velvet stood there, staring at the job board. The life of a Huntress had gotten to be very hard. Jobs were few and far between, now that the Grimm were almost extinct. Suddenly, she felt a finger tapping on her shoulder. As she turned around, she met two familiar eyes. „Co-" Coco put her hand on Velvet's mouth. „Shhhh! You want to get both of us killed?" Velvet shook her head. „Good", whispered Coco, „Follow me and don't say anything until I tell you it's safe." She took her hand off of Velvet's mouth and they both started heading for the exit. They exited on the left side, while a one eyed woman with messy black hair entered on the other, accompanied by an equally messy purple haired woman.
A guard entered the headmaster's office. „Professor Marine, there is a woman that seeks to talk to you." „Let her in.", she said, incredibly bored. However, her eyes quickly widened as she saw the woman entering. „Well, who do we have here? I'm surprised that someone of your group would have enough balls to-" „I'm sorry to disappoint you", said Blake, „I've come because I wanted to get into contact with the Senate. I've got some information for them that might be useful." The Professor was unsure what to make of her. That was completely understandable, considering she was responsible for the death of a Senator. „Alright", Marine told her, „But don't expect to get a pardon for this." Blake nodded. „I don't."
Coco led Velvet into a small group of trees. „Okay, I think it's safe now." She pulled back the hood. Velvet was nervous and confused. „Coco... I thought you were dead! What happened?" Coco's expression darkened. „The Senate happened..." „Wha... what do you mean?" Tears welled up in Coco's eyes. „They... my god, Fox! They fucking killed him! Just like that!" Velvet softly took her into her arms. „There, there..." „S... sorry..." Coco took a few deep breaths. „You remember that day, don't you?" Velvet nodded. „Yeah..." „After we got separated... we ran into Blake. We went with her and tried to get off the arena island. But... there were these men... they were after Blake, and while trying to protect her... Fox got shot." Coco really had to force herself not to cry. „We got away, but it turned out the Senate that was 'Established' back then wanted Blake dead. So, we ended up fleeing to Vacuo, and there, we met Yang." „What?", Velvet asked surprised, „You know where Yang is? You should tell Ruby, she'd-" „NO!" This answer shocked Velvet to her very core. „Wh-why not?" Coco sighed. „You don't get it, do you... Ruby works for the Senate! Do you have any idea what these guys would do to her?" „Whoa, calm down! I've worked for them a lot, they aren't that bad." Coco looked at her with fury in her eyes. „So, you're telling me that killing Fox isn't 'that bad'!?" Velvet turned her head to the side, to avoid Coco's stinging gaze. „No, that's... Okay, I'm sorry." She turned back towards Coco. „So, what is it you want from me?" Coco smiled.
„...We want you to kill someone..."
„C'mon, what's up with that stance? You're even worse than I was in first year!" Once again, Yang lost her footing. They had been training with these wooden swords for a while now, but progress was slow. „Seriously", Jaune complained, „Why do you even bother to learn swordfighting? Is Ember Celica not good enough anymore?" Yang unsteadily got back up. „That's... a secret." „Weird cosmic chaosgod stuff?", he asked. „Pretty much..." Yang got ready, and charged again.
New PC! Finally! I wanted to finish this yesterday, but then... Star Wars. More than a month old, but the cinema was still bursting.