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From what they had been able to gather out of the captured boy, Ryoto Hikawa, Adler Koch of the DC had used the Burning PT game to identify capable individuals with a natural inclination towards piloting mobile weaponry like the PT or AM, and gathered them as the Boosted Children in an attempt to prepare a larger amount of skilled pilots while bypassing the normally long and arduous training process normally needed.

That Ryusei had been scouted by the SRX project through Burning PT as well was something not implicitly stated, but easy enough to figure out, which brought the dilemma of how Adler was able to obtain information that only the SRX project should have had access to…

Of course, the part where Ryusei was chosen specifically instead of anyone else was suspicious as well.

Neither Yang nor Blake missed the part where they as well would most likely count into that group, as they had taken nowhere near the standard amount of time to get the hang of piloting a PT, something that did make them wonder a number of things.

Of course, Yang was willing to just dismiss it as the effect of the Huntress training and leave it at that, since it would serve them no good to go about considering it for too long.

Even if she did have an idea of where this mysterious aptitude came from…

"Then Ryoto, I would like to ask another question, if you don't mind?" Blake suddenly asked, even as the interrogation session was almost over.

The slightly timid brown-haired boy nodded, a downcast expression still lingering over his features, a remnant of the emotional trauma he probably suffered when he found out a bomb had been installed into his machine, one that had luckily caused no damage thanks to Rob's foresight.

A silent indication of approval was also given by Ingram, although he didn't look too happy about it.

"Do you know a girl by the name of Ruby Rose? Is she also one of Adler's Boosted Children?" The cat-girl asked quietly.

Yang's eyes widened slightly as she realised she hadn't thought of that herself, while the others in the room, a group consisting only of the more serious people aboard the Hagane gained a twinkle of understanding in the eyes.

The boy seemed to take a few moments to think, and after a short moment of silence gained a spark of recognition.

"I've heard of her, but I have only seen her once. I once heard Adler say he wanted her amongst his Boosted Children, but it seems like Commander Bian denied it. There's plenty of rumours, connecting her directly to either the Commander or to the mysterious Professor Shirakawa, but I don't know anything concrete about her. I only really know that she has her own custom machine and a large amount of autonomy as well as that she joined shortly before the Antarctica incident." The youth had an apologetic look as he answered to the best of his ability.

The buxom blonde felt her expression become complicated as she digested the frankly completely insufficient information, while her partner had a slightly disappointed seeming expression.

Seeing this the interrogated youth became a bit distressed, and a small sorry escaped his lips.

"I think that's enough. He needs time to recover, and we have a mission to accomplish." Ingram coldly stated, ending the interrogation there and then.

In response to this Daitetsu hummed gruffly in affirmation, rising from his own seat and starting back towards the bridge.

"Have Mei Long see him to his room." The blue-haired cold-blooded major said to someone outside. "And Belladonna, consult with me before you ask questions during an interrogation."

-Break—

"But seriously? Putting a bomb inside a kid's Lion to use as a trap, letting him get captured and then blow it up? How much of an asshole can you be?" Yang stated with a huff as she and Blake walked down one of the many corridors of the Hagane.

"I think it's called 'pragmatism'." The raven-haired Faunus girl answered. "It's the go to excuse for any terrible acts in war."

As the fiery gal fumed about the subject Blake spotted Ryusei walking about while making a very difficult face, as if deep in thought.

"Hmm? Ryusei? What's the matter? Something troubling you?" She asked as they caught up to the teen.

He looked up in surprise. "No, it's just… I'm not good enough at flying and… things have been getting tougher. I can't keep up with the more skilled opponents."

"I see. That's certainly something to be worried about." The raven-haired girl stated bemusedly. "Although I never expected you to think about something like that."

"Hey!" The otaku responded indignantly. "I can worry about things as well you know!"

Yang released a small laugh at this reaction. "Why not ask someone with some experience in flying? We have some people who are fighter pilots after all."

"Hmm… That's a good idea. But who?" The test pilot seemed to agree upon the idea, but also seemed to be uncertain who to ask.

A small mischievous grin spread across the blonde's lips. "What about Latune? She's a real genius, and might be able to put together some good data for you." She then suggested, a hint of amusement in her voice.

A hint that caused Blake to flashback to some… interesting hijinks caused by said girl. Of course, she also knew that her partner meant no harm.

"Oh! That's a good idea! Thanks Yang!" Ryusei said excitedly and dashed off.

"Another good deed from this most humble angel of love!" The blonde said happily as she puffed up her chest.

"I think you mean fallen angel." The raven-haired Huntress deadpanned in response.

This caused Yang to burst into laughter.

"Still… I wonder how Weiss is doing." She said softly as her laughter died out.

-Break—

"Ugh! Can't… How… does she… expect me to… bend this far!" The white haired heiress groaned out as she tried to contort to Radha's expectations…

-Break—

"These things are like flying cannons! Flying, angry, heavily armoured cannons!" Yang shouted as she dodged the powerful shot from the new model Armoured Module they had found forming a blockade in front of the Hagane's path to Aidoneus.

The new AMs had waited for them on their path, and seemed to be designed for bombardment, with a large cannon on top. As Blake's partner had so eloquently stated, they flew, hit hard, and could take an inordinate amount of punishment. The only saving grace they had was that the machines were clumsier than the other AMs, meaning that they were easier to hit.

On the upside for Blake, she had finally figured out how to make the Hückebein leave afterimages, with which she could confuse enemies aiming at her.

And if there was one thing she was good at using, it was fake images of herself.

That was after all, essentially her Semblance.

"How's Ryusei doing?" She asked, since the otaku had engaged the DC captain and was locked in a dogfight with him last she saw.

"Not fantastically. The enemy captain is pretty good, and Ryu's not that good at flying." Came the unhappy response from Aya, who was doing pretty well for piloting a Gespenst on water against opponents with long range cannons.

"Oh, and he's talking trash. A whole lot of trash. Not just to Ryusei, but to Latune as well. Boasting how he's better than her and not defective and I think you get the picture." Garnet interjected with both anger and worry in her voice.

The Huntress just grunted as she finally managed to bring down one of the enemies with a well-placed Ripper.

Using the opening provided Irm crashed through and completely smashed another before changing into Grungust right on top of the next one, bringing it crashing down as he drove his sword straight through.

With the temporary lull caused by this Blake managed to divert her attention over to Ryusei, who is unable to shake of the pursuing custom painted AM behind him.

She considered trying to help him when suddenly Latune shouted.

"Ryusei! Use this data!" There was a hint of desperation, as if she had just compiled it.

Suddenly the teen was able to pull of an exceptionally fancy manoeuvre that allowed him to shake off his pursuer and instead face him, landing a solid shot that forced his opponent to retreat.

"I… I did it! Thanks Latune! You saved me!" The joyous outcry of the victorious teen was only made all the sweeter since the remaining DC forces retreated as well.

"N-no… it- it was nothing…" The young girl said shyly, clearly blushing.

-Break—

"Ryoto Hikawa has decided to join us, and with his help we have been able to restore his Lion to working condition." Ingram stated in his usual cold tone, showing no hint of emotion.

"Really?" "Nice." "I see." Were but a few of the reactions that this statement brought.

"Furthermore, Rio Mei Long will join the PT squadron." The major then continued.

"What?! Rio will?" A surprised Ryusei exclaimed.

"What machine will she be using?" Rai asked calmly.

"She will be using Ryusei's Type-TT." Was the answer.

"How come were moving an operator into the PT squadron?" Asked Blake, her eyes narrowing with a creeping suspicion that she didn't voice.

"She has showed aptitude for piloting, and we need whatever fighting strength we can get." The blue-haired major replied.

Yang made to say something, but was interrupted by Irm.

"That's how it is. I'm not too happy about putting one of our operators on the front lines, but we do need the extra firepower." The flirt said unhappily. "Ingram put forth the proposal and the Captain approved. That's all there is to it."

"I swear, there is nothing normal about Major Ingram's recruitment policy. While Ryusei's not a bad pilot, there seems like there are plenty better choices, and now he's moving an operator onto the front?" Yang complained quietly so only Blake could hear. "Not to mention he recruited us despite our background, or in this case lack of it, and even offered to cover for us. It feels like he has an agenda, and I can't for the life of me figure it out."

"While I agree, we don't have much choice other than accepting his oddity, and trying to get past this war so we can meet back up with Ruby and hopefully find Weiss." The raven-haired girl responded.

"Ugh. I hope miss heiress hasn't gotten into some crazy situation." The blonde then said as she looked up into the roof.

-Break—

This dream again.

Once again the darkness surrounded her, crawling with lost souls.

"Young Heiress of the Simeon clan." That voice echoed once again in the darkness.

"No! Go away!" She clutched her head, covering her ears, trying to block him out.

Yet it was futile as his dark laughter boomed throughout the darkness, resounding in her very mind.

"Realise that by denying me, you are denying you own history. Even after all this time, your clan remains mine, and soon, you will once again serve me."

And once again, the dream faded.

"Your destiny cannot be changed."

Author's notes: I'm alive! I'm alive! *Gets squished by a giant green man falling on me* I'm really sorry I haven't been able to update sooner and that this chapter is a bit shorter than normal. I've had studies and no motivation and all manners of fun things get in my way. Anyway, hopefully I'll be able to get back to writing now.

I have realised that Weiss is way ahead on the time-line compared to the others. At least I'm convinced it is so. Maybe I'm wrong. Happened before. I'm still a bit fuzzy about this part of the Ryusei route, and I'm almost certain I've messed up on the order of events by now.

It would be most appreciated if you could give me some feedback and I hope you enjoyed and that you have a nice day.