9 Months To Live

Chapter 25: Shoot to Thrill

Disclaimer: Maybe if I gamble Miles and Kerry for the rights to RWBY I'll get them!
*Shows up nearly naked one hour later* Turns out I suck at strip poker, kinda gambled my editor's soul, and still don't own RWBY. Rooster Teeth does.

AN: Good grief am I slow to updating this. Well, you see *Insert lame excuse here* The last real chapter was back when Volume 5 was still going which ended to a load of meh. Also, how salty are you lot from my April Fools chapter?

Geez, people seem to think I had Ozpin out of character a bit or had him doing manipulation games. I understand the claims, but hear me out, Ozpin is a soul who experienced a thousand lives, a thousands failures, and outlived anyone he might have cared about dearly. Anyone who has been through that will become desensitized pretty god damn quick to the bonds of humanity. But that's just my take on it.

Raven is not the spring maiden. I repeat, Mother of the year IS NOT the spring maiden. Not. The. Spring. Maiden.
Updating From Dust We Are Born? Truth be told, I have plans for it. But I'm busy with writing other things, so I'll update that when I finally get time and motivation to work on it.

Now, without further ado, onto the next chapter *Sits normally in a chair* What, thought I was gonna jump out the window? What kind of madman do you take me for? WHICH YOU WOULD BE RIGHT! *pushes button, exploding the window then riding the chair out of it*


Jaune grinned as an airship slowly descended. Sun stood at the on top one of the mast waving back with a smile plastered on his face.

"HELLO JAUNEY BOY! HEARD YOU NEEDED A RIDE!" The monkey faunus yelled down to the motley group.

The group wasted no time boarding the stole-borrowed aircraft. The reunion of the two groups was short, Sun tried a pickup line on Blake, she utterly ignored it, Neptune and Weiss seemed to have an icey meeting, and the rest exchange familiarities. Jaune himself walked up to the new member team SSN had rescued.

"So, you're the summer maiden." Jaune said, looking at Sole.

"So, you're kinda scrawny." She replied. "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought we were stating the obvious."

"I am not that scrawny! Right?" He said turning to Yang and Sun for support.

They both shrugged their shoulders "Ehhhhh…" The fellow blondes stated before sliding off.

Jaune scowled, but then turned back to the maiden in question. "Sorry about that. I'm not the best at first impressions."
"I can tell."

"But I would like to ask you for your help. Team SSSN may have explained to you the whole reason why we saved you, to protect you from Salem"

Sole shrugged "Eh, might as well. That old geezer never lets me do anything. Having magical powers and such kinda suck when you never get to use them often. Seriously, you think someone like the maidens would be at the forefront of the fighting."
Glynda cleared her throat. "Alright, enough questioning the obvious. Ms Sole, we know we're for the most part complete strangers to you, but we are trying to rescue Ms Rose, a young huntress, pregnant with two, who has been captured by the former General of the Atlas military, James Ironwood and being held in his base, Olympian fort, a former military outpost located in one of Atlas' mountains. So what is our plan of rescue?"

Jaune rubbed his temples. "We need to analyze our resources first. Sun, what's the capabilities of this ship?"

"Well, judging by Scarlet's check on inventory, we have a couple light cannons probably meant to slow other ships, some crates of stolen dust below deck, and a couple pieces of armor and weapons. As for the Nimbus, she seems to be an old model airship, mainly built for speed, but judging by the reinforced hull, she can probably take a couple light cannons or artillery."

Jaune nodded his head "Do you think we can make it?"

Sun looked to his team "Guys, what do you think?"
"I'd think we're gonna get blow out of the sky the moment we get close." Sage deadpanned.

"Gotta agree, The Nimbus may be fast, but she can't outrun the kind of artillery we're talking about."

Sun and Yang looked at one another, than exchanged words in hushed whispers, then nodded and high fived. "We have an idea." They said, grinning like lunatics.

Blake rubbed her temples. "Why do I instantly hate where this is going?"

"Wait," Jaune said "Let's see where this is going. Those two often have a knack for entrances."

"Damn skippy!" The blondes replied, Sun turning to Yang. "Why don't you start off with the plan?"

Yang grinned "My pleasure monkey boy. Now, Weiss Cream, how much can your runes effect?"

"Well, I can impact larger objects, around roughly the size of a-no" Weiss said, the realization dawning on her.

"YES!" Yang and Sun yelled.

Jaune looked at the two questionably. "We'll keep that as plan C."

"What's A and B?" Blake asked

"Anything but what those two have in mind." Jaune deadpanned, but than shook his head. He had more important things to focus on. Looking at the makeshift meeting room they had made in one of the multiple rooms in the airship, Jaune set a hand down on the table. Clearing his throat, Jaune begin to his review. "Okay, let's first start with what we know and what we have. We have teams SSSN and WBY, Sole the summer maiden, Professor Goodwitch, Mr. Xiao Long, and Qrow-"

The drunk interrupted "Hey, don't you mean something like Mr Qrow, or Mr Branwen, or even Professor Branwen? I'm an adult!"

Tai snorted "No you're not."

Yang shrugged in agreement. "Kinda gotta agree with Dad here, Uncle Qrow. You aren't exactly the poster child of responsibility or maturity."

"Pffft, I am both of those things."
"Then what about that time you broke Weiss's sister's robots just

"Both of you, silent. Let Mr. Arc discuss this plan and settle this dispute later." Glynda warned, brandishing her riding crop, as both Tai, Yang, and Qrow seemed to cringe back in fear.

Jaune quickly picked up where he left off "Well, to be frank, our numbers suck. We may all be certified huntsmen and huntresses, but Ironwood has a certified army, and we don't even know where Ruby is."

"Then why don't we get someone we know to help us out?" Qrow chuckled. "Get your scroll out, we have a call to make."


Roman rolled his eyes as he saw his scroll ringing. Great, what asshat wanted him this time? The walking talking Napoleon Complex, Boxtop, or the kids calling to talk to him after the divorce, or maybe it was his men going on strike because they were just as tired as this bullshit as he was? Last time that happened, he had to sent Neo to take care of it, and the blood stains never did quiet get out of the carpet.

God, he needed a vacation. Maybe go to the beach. Or New Valegas. That sounded just right for him, the slots, suckers with fat wallets to spend it on at a blackjack table…, him and Neo making a right fortune…

However, his little fantasy was cut short as he picked up the scroll. "Hello, this is Alex Delarge, how may I help you today?" He spoke into the speaker, his voice dripping of sarcasm.

"Hello Torchwick." Spoke Jaune.

"Boxtop! Just the kid playing dress up I was looking for!"

"We known where Ruby is. We-"

"Need my help, got it." Torchwick cut him off. "Look, I'm gonna say it as it is. A certain colleague of mine wants to break Little Red out as well, so would you look at the odds of that?!." He stated sacraticly. Emerald wanted to free Little Red? Fine, she can get the whole merry band of goody two shoe idiots to help her.

On the other side, Jaune and the rest of the colorful crew looked up optimistically. Leave it to Ruby to make a friend in the most dangerous of places. However, Qrow spoke out "How can we trust this friend of yours, Limpdick?"

Roman cringed as he heard the drunk talk up "Well, would I ever lie to a person like you?"

"Yes." A whole chorus of people spoke.

The criminal rolled his eyes. "Look, I'm still the only connection you goody two shoes have! So my accomplice can be trusted. If I go to the fort, I should be able to get Red out of her cell, but first off, I want to know I ain't risking my neck for no reason."

"How about we don't go over and throw you in jail right now?" Tai growled.

"You see, Mr Stranger, I can do no good for you in jail. You need me, plus the deal I made with Box Top and his boss. As long as I stay out of your affairs, you stay out of mine, capche?"

"We're getting nowhere arguing." Jaune said "We need to focus on rescuing Ruby."

"Well, at least someone has their mind on business. So, as I was thinking, I have parts of a plan. Me, Neo and my accomplice can break her out of her cell, but there will be alot of attention, and no way in hell can my pretty little face fight that many armed jocks with guns. So I simply require a little distraction. I can trust you heroes to make some big spectacle out of something?"

Yang cracked her knuckles. "Sounds like my kind of time." she grinned.

"How long do you think you have till you're at the fort?"

"I'd say about anywhere between 2 days to a week. Till then, Boxtop, Ladies, Gentlemen, Ice Queen."

Weiss raised a hand "HEY!"

"He already hung up Weiss." Blake deadpanned.

"So," Jaune said "We have to go fight off a small army next week. Anyone got any ideas?"

Goodwitch spoke up "Mr Arc, with the occupation of this airship, I'd recommend you collect certain assets that might be vital for the success of this mission."
"Excuse me what?"

Tai slapped his face. "She means go and pick up your own team. God he is dense."

Yang chuckled "Oh you have no idea dad"


The mission for finding the fall maiden had been one dead end after the next, and it was beginning to tax the group. Jaune might not have been the best leader, but he was definitely more suited for the role than Pyrrha. The girl groaned as they continued marching down the forest path, packs on their back. Ren was slowly becoming less patient with Nora as she became more and more frustrated and bored with the traveling, and Oobleck was not much help. When Pyrrha had been put to the sidelines and not made leader of team JNPR, most people were shocked, but she was glad. It was this kind of stress she was glad she never had to deal with. But Oobleck's words haunted her from the previous night.

What was she fighting for?

Beacon was an escape for her, a chance to get off the pedestal. She could be a normal girl among her peers, and JNPR was just that, despite it's unusual members. But now...she was a 3rd wheel. Ren and Nora had each other, and Jaune had Ruby. She wasn't on her pedestal, yet she felt just as lonely as her days in the arena.
Oobleck came back to the group. "Well, my friends, I have good news and bad news. The good news is, your friends have managed to track down the Summer Maiden and secure her protection, and have pinned down the location of our friend Ms Rose!"

"YAY!" Nora yelled, causing the stoic ninja next to her to cringe at the loud burst right in his ear.

Oobleck continued "Unfortunately, Ms Rose is located within a heavy armed fortress with a small army behind it."

"Awhhhhh."

"Now, our orders from the Headmaster is to find the fall maiden with utmost urgency for this urgent matter!" Oobleck fixed his glasses up the bridge of his nose "HOWEVER! I will give the option to go free Ms Rose! I understand she is a dear friend to you all, and I will not hold it against you to abandon this mission to save Ms Rose. Had I been thrust into your situation, I would no doubt do the same, but I must remain on the hunt for the Maiden!"

Nora's eyes lit up "JUST POINT ME AT EM AND I'LL BREAK THEIR LEGS!"

Ren placed a hand on the energetic ginger's shoulder "Nora, calm down. We need to know everything before coming to that conclusion."

"Mr Lie is right!" Oobleck exclaimed in his usual fashion. "Now, Mr Arc is on his way, along with the rest of this rescue party in an airship that the team SSSN has come into possession of, and they need an answer of who will be willing to help them on their goal."

"I'd think the answer is rather obvious" Nora put her hands on his hip

"It's not that easy Nora." Ren pointed out. "We're in the middle of vital mission to find the Fall Maiden. We can't just abandon Oobleck to go save Ruby."

"Mr Lie is right!" Oobleck agreeded. "While I may be a seasoned hunter- don't laugh Ms. Valkyrie, I am- I am only one huntsmen

"I'll stay." Pyrrha spoke.

Both Nora and Ren turned around to face the former champion. "Wait, what?" Nora vocally questioned.

"I'll stay" Pyrrha stated calmly. "Someone needs to stay with Oobleck, and you two both would be more help than me."

"But Pyrrha, you're a total badass!" Nora whined, Oobleck glaring at her for her choice of language. "I mean, with your semblance, you can literally open a can of whoop ass a mile away on them!"

"Look, one of us needs to stay with Oobleck, and we both know that wherever one of you goes, the other is bound to follow. I'd feel better knowing you to had each other's back."


About a half hour later, the party looked up to see a large airship sporting a black flag with a yellow cloud poorly spray painted onto it, getting it's landing gear out as it's engines begin to whir off.

To none of team JNPR's surprise, their leader bolted off the ship and emptied the contents of his stomach near a bush.

Quickly recovering, Jaune turned to his team, a weak smile on his face. "God, it is good to see you guys." He said, giving them all a hug.

"Good to see you to fearless leader!" Nora said, returning it with a bone crushing hug.

"How have you been holding up?" Ren asked.

"I'll feel a lot better when we get Ruby back."

Pyrrha gave an awkward small smile. "I do hope you succeed in you mission."

Jaune looked at the champion with concern "Are you sure about this Pyrrha? You're not gonna have a team backing you up, it could be dangerous."

"Jaune, what you need to do is to save Ruby as soon as possible. She needs you right now more than ever. I'll be just fine on my own. After all, I am one of the best fighters in our year. I'll be fine, and I have Oobleck with me."

The knight gave one last look at her, seeing something that almost looked like regret. "Alright Pyrrha. But if you feel in over your head, you get yourself out of there with Oobleck, okay?"

She nodded. "Now get on that airship Jaune. You have to tell the story about it later when you get Ruby."


Tai looked at Qrow, who was letting loose a smile at a photo he held in his hand. Out of his own curiosity, Tai looked over, expecting to see a picture of team STQR in their prime, but was shocked to see instead a picture of a lady who looked a whole lot like Weiss, expect older. "Isn't that Weiss's older sister? The one who you share a deep bond of hatred towards one another with?"

Qrow elbowed Tai "Hey, mind your own business Spray Tan!"
Tai rolled his eyes. "You're 37, why are you so embarrassed? What is she, your girlfriend?"

"Try wife."

Tai spat out a drink he didn't even know he had. "Excuse me, Whaaaaaaa?"

Qrow rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Yeah, remember when I took that vacation down Las Valegas after I killed that terrorist lady at the Vytal Festival 4 years ago?"

"Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?"

"Well, turns out they sent Winter to keep an eye on me, make sure I stay out of trouble, not like I needed it."

"Qrow, your semblance is bad luck and you went to a town that's main appeal is gambling. I'm surprised you didn't get lynched."

The drunk snorted "Pfft, they can try. But I digress, me and her got into a fight, which I might have mentioned something along the lines of a sheltered snowflake like her couldn't hold her liquor. Next thing we woke up in the same bed butt naked with wedding rings on our fingers."

Tai paused for a minute "So, you're telling me you got Ruby's teammate's sister drunk then had a Valegas wedding with both of you hammered? Why are you still even married?!"

Qrow blushed a bit, turning away. "Well, after we talked like adults…"

"You mean yelled at each other and made a scene." Tai interjected

"We came to an understanding, and decided to give it a shot."

Tai slapped Qrow on the back. "Well congratulations buddy. My only regret is that I wasn't there to see you tell her father."
The booze loving veteran hunterman let out a sheepish look. "Yeah, about that…"

"Oh my god, you two haven't told him yet." Tai started laughing with much force, so much so that he fell to the floor, cackling at his friend's misfortune.
"Mr. Branwen, Mr Xiao Long, we're nearing our-" Weiss entered the room and looked in confusion "What is going on?"

Qrow scratched the back of his head nervously "Nothing that concerns you Ice Queen Jr, now go back up deck."

"BUT IT MIGHT SOON!" Tai cackled out, slamming his fist on the ground, the situation adding more to his amusement.

Weiss glared at the scene "I take back every mean thing I said to Ruby" She muttered "With idiots like these raising her it's a miracle she didn't turn out worse."

Tai looked up at her "Hey! What does that mean?"


Raven sighed as she looked at the stone

Summer Rose

Thus Kindly I Scatter.

Raven took a deep breath. "Hello you naive fool." She said, her voice holding none of it's usually venom. "This is a first for me. I'm sure Tai has been here multiple times, and my idiot brother is probably drunk himself to oblivion here."

The bandit chief paused "Why am I even here? I don't care for the dead, and I never cared for you and your whole goody two shoes ideals." Raven sighed. "You know, I hated you. I still do. I hated the fact you were made leader. I hate the fact that you were born in a cushy life with your power while me and Qrow had to shed blood sweat and tears for survival. But the thing I hate most is when you tried to get me to come back to Tai and my daughter. 'Why?' You yelled at me. Well, I guess I'll finally give you the answer. I woke up and realized I'd become the very thing me and Qrow vowed to destroy for our tribe. I was so deep in I lost who I was. I was no longer Raven Branwen, I was a puppet to Ozpin, a member of some group of naive kids wanting to be heroes in a cruel world, and...and...a mother. How could I go so far as to be a huntsmen, a wife, a mother? I woke up one day and saw I couldn't recognize myself.

When I heard that the Branwen tribe's leader had fallen ill, I took that as my excuse to leave. I left. I ran, leaving my daughter and husband behind. I didn't fit into this picture, so why try anymore. I'd reached my original goal, I was strong enough to kill any huntsmen that would be send to defeat us."

She paused for a moment. "I really did love Tai. He could be the most brain dead idiot, full of himself, and was not afraid to say the most assholish things. I actually stopped one night with the intention of seeing Yang. But, I looked in the window, and saw you and Tai, holding a baby girl with your silver eyes, and Yang looking like the happiest older sister in the world. You two were almost made for each other, the two loving huntsmen raising a family to protect the future. I felt no place in that warm picture. There was no place for a bandit chieftess in that home. Besides, with all your damn naiveness proved to be the one thing I couldn't. A mother.

"Why did I come here again?" Raven questioned. "Maybe it's to convince myself of what I'm about to do next. Maybe it's because Qrow was right. But either way Summer, your daughter will be freed, but after this, I will cut my ties with the rest."
Raven got up and slashed open a portal, looking at the tombstone one last time. "Goodbye, Summer Rose."


Jaune hung up the scroll, finishing his call with his parents. "Good news, my family is coming. Bad news, they're gonna be a while. Dad said they had to stop at home and pick some things up. Now, according to Roman and his contact, the Olympian Fort is heavily fortified, with anti aircraft cannons mounted in the front, and on top of that, Ironwood also possess a small army, and a larger one of Atleisian Robots."

"Joel is right." Qrow remarked. "Jimmy has a hard on for his tin toys, and knowing him, he probably made some upgrades to those hunks of junk over the year, and I don't mean it has a better camera and they removed the audio jack."

"What Qrow is trying to say is don't expect an easy fight." Tai said. "So keep a level head and don't go in yelling like a maniac."

"This still doesn't cover how we're getting into the fort." Blake said.

"I agree." Weiss looked at the planning board. "The fort's guarded by the knights on the ground, missiles and an air fleet of it's own, and it's not gonna be easy, and I still don't trust Torchwick to fully go through with his side of the deal."

Yang and Sun whistled non nonchalantly. "There's still plan C." Sun said.

"I mean, it's not like we have a better plan at the moment." Yang added.

"God damn it Yang, we went over this, it's a horrible idea!" Tai nagged.

Jaune rubbed his brow. "I hate to say it... but...It's the best idea we have at the moment."

Weiss and Glynda's jaws both hung open. "How about any other option?" The Schnee heiress pleaded.

Sun and Yang high fived. "SAGE! GET MY SCROLL HOOKED UP TO THE PA SYSTEM! WE GOT SHIT TO DO!"

Jaune was pretty sure if he wasn't already struggling to keep the contents of his stomach in, he would be nausea now.'Well, here's your rescue Ruby' Jaune thought as the airship began to lurch forward 'here's hoping we don't get shot down at the front door.'


Ironwood stood in the middle of the crisis room of the fort. "What is it?"

"Sir, we come to tell you that an object moving at incredibly high speeds in heading towards the fort." One of the officers behind a monitor replied.

"So, they sent a missile at us? This place is built to last. It will take more than that."

"Sir, it's not a missle. It's much too large."

Ironwood blinked. "What do you mean."

"Sir, closer recon appears it to be a small airship, it's even sending us a broadcast...sir you may not want to hear it."

"Put it on." Ironwood growled.

"Sir, I really don't think you need to hear it-"
"I said put it on, soldier, do not make me repeat myself again."
The officer hesitated for a second, then flicked the switch. The speakers were overrun by an electric guitar rift, music echoing throughout the control room as the lyrics begin to play.

All you women who want a man on the street

Don't know which way you wanna turn

Just keep coming

And put your hand out to me

Cause I'm the one that's gonna make you burn.

"What is this?" Ironwood yelled.

"I believe it's an old classic rock song, AC/DC's Shoot to Thrill." The man behind the monitor remarked. "I myself am more of a Guns and Roses kind of guy."
"NOT THE SONG, THE SHIP!"

Jaune felt like his stomach was gonna kill him. The ship was rocketing at insanely high speeds. "Sun, you sure you can get this and must you play music while doing this?" He questioned nervously.

The monkey faunus flashed an insane grin. "Yes to both, as making an appearance is half the fight. If we go in like we own the place, imagine how the soldiers will react! They'll piss themselves at our sheer awesomeness!" Sun gave Yang a high five who grinned in agreement. "Now, hand me the intercom." He beamed. "I need to get deliver our message."

I'm gonna take you down

"Sir, message from the ship." One man said.

"Patch them in." Ironwood said.

"Is this thing on? To the dickwad who goes by Ironwood. You took Ruby Rose. We're her friends. We'll give you this one chance to release her before we kick your ass so hard you're gonna have to replace it with metal!"

The captain blinked. "You are dealing with forces you do not understand, boy."

"Is it about Salem? Cause we ain't scared of a woman so lonely she spends her days talking to grimm."

Ironwood gritted his teeth. He recognized the voice as Sun Wukong, the annoying leader of team SSSN of Haven academy, most notable for his ability to abandon his team on a whim. If he was a betting man, he'd say Mr Arc and the rest of Ms Rose's friends and family where on that ship, probably with some plan on rescuing her from him. "

"Open fire on that ship, now!"

Neptune looked up from the monitors. "Sun, we got missile firing at us!"

Sun nodded "Scarlet, keep the speed and dodge the missiles, Weiss, keep up the acceleration runes. Sage, Nora, Yang, get those cannons firing on those missiles. Goodwitch, can you try to counteract some of the missiles with your riding crop thingy?"

So don't you fool around

I'm gonna pull it, pull the trigger!

The cannons fired off with a resounding boom, sending a barrage of missiles spiraling towards the ship. The Nimbus quickled spun, missing about half of them, ducking and weaving with a grace and speed akin to a fully experienced hunter in combat. However, one missile combusted seeming to hit it's mark, causing the others to explode, leaving a dark cloud of fire and smoke.

"Excellent.." Ironwood said, letting a small smile crossed his face. He did not like those to so easily defy him.

"Sir, you might wanna look…"

Like a rocket, the Nimbus shot out of the explosion, seemingly untouched.

Sun was roaring like a madman from the bridge "EAT A COCK IRONBITCH!" He yelled as the ship continued forward "Scarlet, great job there bud!"

"Thanks mate! Thank you Ms Goodwitch for the cover!"

SHOOT TO THRILL, PLAY TO KILL

TOO MANY WOMEN WITH TOO MANY PILLS

SHOOT TO THRILL, PLAY TO KILL

I GOT MY GUN AT THE READY GONNA FIRE AT WILL

"Sir, all shots have missed. The ship is approaching us with no sign of stopping. Should we send our own fleet of ships?"

Ironwood paused for a moment. "No, we do not waste anymore of our real fire power on them. Get our riot patrol ready and ready the steel army. I do not wish to kill them, but they will die if they continue forward."

"Even the Paladins?"

"Yes."


The Nimbus, using one of neighboring mountains for cover, hovered in place. Sun looked over to the large group heading into the fray, all of them ready for a war.

Nora was wearing metal plating topped with a helmet with metal wings spreading from it, making her look like the warrior of her surname, Ren with his weapon, the Jade Dragons, strapped to his hips with an intimidating bow slung across his back, with a quiver of trick arrows. Yang went simple, donning a leather coat to help with the cold, with a gun belt of extra shots for Ember Celica fastened around her hip, Blake wearing an all black apparel, save for a small white symbol on her sleeve of the old White Fang insigma on her sleeve. Weiss had taken a similar outfit to her elder sister, but stylized to her own taste, with vial of dust present in the small bag she had. Tai and Qrow remained mostly the same, only difference was Tai now held his weapon, a brutal looking set of brass knuckles.

Jaune himself stood near the drop bay, Ruby's cloak billowing in the harsh mountain wind. The new armor he got from his parents did him well, and with his gun on one side and his sword on the other, Jaune felt ready. Ready to save Ruby, ready to save his kids.

Sun quickly yelled over the wind "Alright, you guys know the plan! Jump out, save Ruby, kick Ironwood's ass, and get out of there with the girl! Got it!?"

The drop team rolled their eyes. "YES MOM"
"Nuh uh uh, none of the sass! Now go out there and kick some ass!" The monkey faunus yelled out, and the team dropped down, one by one, Yang going first, then Blake, Weiss, Tai, Qrow, leaving the remainder of Jaune's team.

"You have improved your landing strategy, right?" Ren looked to the Arc in concern.

"Oh come on, I've gotten alot better since freshman year, you both know this!" Jaune glared.

"Alright then, I got this!" Nora grinned, and the next thing Jaune knew Nora had picked him up.

"Wait, Nora put me down, this is a horrible ideAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH" He screamed as the ginger threw him out the loading bay.

"Nora, that wasn't very nice." Ren said

"Think of it as a way to get his adrenaline pumping! Our fearless leader could use a little kick in the butt!"

"Let's just drop already Nora"Ren walked over to the pod bay, however, felt a slap on his rear.

"Boop!" Nora said cheekily as she dived into the mountains. The normally stoic hunter blushed a shade of red before shaking his head, than dropping to join the rescue


Omake: Motherly Intervention.

Raven was tired. The fight with Cinder had drained her, both emotionally and physically. Vernal was a useful tool, and her loss would be one she would miss. Now, she could finally open the vault, and collect the relic.

However, the familiar fire of a shotgun shell echoed in the chamber, meaning one thing to the bandit chieftess.

Yang had come to intervene.

"Hello Yang." Raven stated coldly

"Mom, how long has this gone on?"

"Yang, you need to understand the powers at play here-"

"How many cigarettes did you smoke since you left to get some?"

Raven blinked. "Excuse me, what?"
"Before you left, you told me you were going out for cigarettes. Smoking is a serious problem Mom, so I got together all the people close to you for an intervention! Dad, Ruby, and Uncle Qrow are here!"

"Yang, I don't smoke. That was a lie." Raven deadpanned. "I left you and Tai because I don't give a shit about you two."

"Denial is common for people who have smoking addictions."

"I left you all to reunite with the bandits who raised me. There was never any cigarettes to get!" Raven yelled, her frustration showing.

Tai put a hand on her shoulder. "Accepting you got a problem is the first step to recovery."

Raven grabbed Tai and threw him over her shoulder onto the floor with a thud. "I do not have a problem! And Qrow, you saw me over the years! I lead the bandit tribe that raised us!"

Qrow gave her a shit eating grin. "I have no idea what you're talking about sister dear. But I'm here for you now to help you through this hardship."
Raven glared at her brother. "Shouldn't he be the one getting an intervention with his alcoholism?"

"We tried that once actually" Ruby said. "He said he needed a drink, then came back drunk and passed out on a table, breaking it. Uncle Qrow's not allowed near the good furniture anymore."

"Wait, so the dog gets to go everywhere, but I'm not allowed on the anywhere near the fine china!? Tai, what a load of-"

Tai quickly pulled out a bottle of Jack Daniels. "Want the whiskey boy? Want the whiskey! Fetch!" With that, the blonde father of two threw the bottle, Qrow turning into a bird and flying after it like a dog getting a bone.

"You know, there is always the possibility that he isn't my twin." Raven deadpanned. "No one can exactly prove we're related."

"Don't worry mom, we'll get you over your smoking in no time!"

"I. DO NOT. SMOKE."