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Speech: "Smile"

Thought: 'Smile'

Flashback: "Smile"

(3rd Person POV)

"So we are simply supposed to hide in the shadows until that human says otherwise?" One of the White Fang lieutenants asked.

"That is what she said, yes." Adam said as he sat behind his desk.

"But why?! Why sit and wait in the dark when we are so close to giving the humans what they deserve?!" He asked.

"I don't know." He said.

"What do you mean you don't know?!" The lieutenant asked.

"I mean, I don't know what that human has planned for us, all she told me was to wait until she gave me further instructions and so far I haven't heard back from her ever since the we freed Veronica and Osvaldo from the transfer." Adam said.

"Then why wait?! Let's announce our declaration of war so that all may hear! We have the equipment, we have the soldiers, and we've just got the Phantoms back together! We could be unstoppable!" The lieutenant said.

"Not all of them." He said.

"The feline is no soldier of ours anymore. She is a traitor, she is no better than those pathetic hu-." He began, only to be silenced as Adam pressed his sword against his throat.

"I suggest you watch your tongue!" Adam growled, pressing his blade further onto his neck.

"You can call her a traitor, you can call her a coward, but do not, I repeat, do not even compare her to those scum! She was more than just a soldier, she was part of our family, and that is a bond that cannot be easily broken." He said.

"Are you becoming soft?" The lieutenant asked.

"No, she made her decision." Adam said as he lowered his sword.

"If we were ever to cross swords once again then I will show no mercy. It will be swift, painless, and graceful. That doesn't mean I have to like killing her." He said.

The lieutenant stood there in silence before speaking up.

"So, how are your wounds?" He asked.

Adam looked down at his bandages and gripped the handle of his sword in anger.

"They're healing. But the internal wounds that woman has inflicted upon me may never heal." Adam said.

"Who was that woman?" The lieutenant asked.

"I never saw her face, nor did I hear her voice. But our client did give me a name." He said.

"A name?" He asked.

"Yes, her name was Raven Branwen." Adam said.

"Branwen. Branwen. I've heard that name before." The lieutenant said.

"I would be surprised if someone with your rank didn't know the name. Yes, that woman shares the same name as the infamous Qrow Branwen." He said.

"Ah yes, now I remember." He said.

"Though while they share the same name, they're abilities in combat are very different." Adam said.

"You have engaged in combat with Qrow?" The lieutenant asked.

"Not directly, but I've heard tales of his abilities from other members of the White Fang in the various outposts we have scattered all across Saunus." He said.

"Yes, we've been having quite a lot of trouble ever since the counsel decided they would send Huntsmen and Huntress's to stop our revolution." The lieutenant said.

"But our of all the huntsmen reports I have gotten from our outposts, none of them even come close to the capabilities of that woman." Adam said.

"Is she really that much of a threat?" He asked.

"Let me ask you a question, lieutenant." He said.

"Oh, of course. What is it that you need?" The lieutenant asked.

"What exactly have you heard from the other members? I've heard that the incident has spread throughout all the branches of the White Fang." Adam said.

"Hmm, well I've heard that she was unlike anything you've ever fought before, that your battle could have been heard throughout the entire city of Vale." He said.

"Well, you're half right." He said.

"What do you mean?" The lieutenant asked.

"She was indeed unlike anyone I have ever fought, but calling that a battle would be quite the exaggeration." Adam said.

"Oh come now, you're to hard on yourself." He said.

"I wasn't even able to land a single hit on her, lieutenant." He said.

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"W-what?" The lieutenant asked.

"During that whole battle, I wasn't even able to land a single strike on her. It wasn't a battle, it was a one sided slaughter." Adam said.

"Though the worst part about it? She was holding back." He said.

"You believe she is capable of more?" The lieutenant asked.

"I believe that if she were a huntress, our revolution would have ended a very long time ago." Adam said.

The lieutenant stood there in silence for a few seconds until he eventually spoke up.

"W-will she be a threat to our plan?" He asked.

"Our client said that as long as she doesn't interfere with our plans then everything should go fairly smoothly." Adam said.

"Are you really going to trust the word of a human?" The lieutenant asked.

"For now. I also have my own reasons to believe that she will not be a threat to us in the future." He said.

"And those reason would be...?" He asked, motioning for him to elaborate.

"During our brawl, she only seemed to be interested in the boy." Adam said.

"You mean the human that escaped from us during the breach?" The lieutenant asked.

"Yes, that's the one." He said.

"What in the world would drive her to show any form of interest towards him?" He asked.

"They both share the same powers." Adam said.

"...wait, you mean she has the same spirit that the boy in the cage had?" The lieutenant asked.

"Well, it's not the exact same. They both have different abilities and powers, but yes, they both have spirits." He said.

"Hmm, this could cause us some trouble." He said.

"Perhaps. For now let's focus on the task at hand. We must wait until we are given further instructions by our client." Adam said.

"What would you have me do until then?" The lieutenant asked.

"Make sure that everyone is prepared for that day." He said.

"Understood." He said.

"You are excused." Adam said.

The lieutenant was about to walk out of his office but stopped in his tracks before he could.

"...Why?" The lieutenant asked.

"Hmm?" He hummed.

"Why put your trust in this human? Isn't our goal supposed to end with the eradication of humanity?" He asked.

"Yes." Adam said.

"Then why ask a human for help?!" The lieutenant asked.

"Believe me lieutenant, I don't like siding with this human either. But she has connections, resources, and powers beyond your wildest beliefs. She will help us reach our goal, despite what race she may be." He said.

The lieutenant stood there in silence before nodding and walking out of his office.

Adam sat in his chair for a couple of moments before the sound of a knock on his door broke him from his thoughts.

"Come in." He said.

The door to his office opened and Ilia walked into his office.

"You called?" She asked.

"Yes, thank you for coming." Adam said.

Ilia nodded and walked towards the chair that was in front of his desk.

"So, what do you need?" Ilia asked.

Adam's only response was to reach under his desk and pull out a file of some sort.

"Here." He said, handing it to Ilia.

The chameleon girl raised her right eyebrow and took the file from Adam's hand.

"What's this?" She asked.

"Read it." He said.

Ilia nodded and opened the file.

"Hmm, this is the recent White Fang member that went rogue, right?" She asked.

"Yes, the scouts have just recently found his location, though he does plan on leaving for Vacuo soon." Adam said.

"Seems like everyone's going to Vacuo." Ilia said.

"Well, I want you to make sure he never gets that opportunity." He said.

"Didn't that human say we had to lay low?" She asked.

"No, she said that we can't make any public appearances in Vale. You'll be going to a nearby town near the ocean." Adam said.

"Hmm, any specific ways you want him killed?" Ilia asked.

"Don't make a scene, keep to the shadows, if you have to make it public then make it look like an accident." He said.

"Hmm, says that he's a Rhino Faunus." She read aloud.

"Yes, while he won't be particularly hard to find, while I'm sure you'll be able to pull of a successful assassination, I recommend you engage him in a open area where there aren't any Faunus in the area." Adam said.

"Is he that tough?" Ilia asked.

"While he may not be to much of a problem for someone in the Phantoms, he's still a force to be reckoned with." He said.

"Besides, your strong suit is mainly for stealth assassinations so I recommend you avoid direct combat with him" Adam said.

"I can take care of myself you know." Ilia said.

"I know, I'm just taking a little extra precautions is all. I can't risk drawing more attention to the Fang then I already have." He said.

"Right...so how are you holding up?" She asked.

"Hmm?" He hummed.

"You know." She said, motioning her finger towards his bandages.

"Oh. That. I'll be fine, it'll just take some time to heal." Adam said.

"I wasn't talking about your physical wounds." Ilia said.

Adam just sat there in silence for a few seconds before eventually speaking up.

"I'll be okay. You just worry about getting the job done." He said.

Ilia was hesitant but nodded and started to walk out of the door.

Though before she could, Adam caught a glimpses of something large and square inside Ilia's pocket.

"Wait, what is that?" He asked.

"What is what?" She asked, turning towards her leader.

"That, in your pocket." Adam said.

Ilia reached into her pocket and pulled out Brandon's tape player.

"Oh, this. I found it when we were searching the human for weapons. I didn't really know what this was so I took it just in case it was a radio transmitter or something." She said.

"Well, is it?" He asked.

"No, Veronica already confirmed that it wasn't a transmitter." Ilia said.

"Then what is it?" Adam asked.

"It's some sort of music player." She said.

"Music player?" He asked.

"Yeah, it's unlike anything I've ever seen before. No matter who I ask, no one has ever seen this type of technology, not even Veronica." Ilia said.

"Hmm, interesting. How does it work?" Adam asked.

"Well, first you take this thing." She said as she pulled out the tape from her pocket.

"Then you press this button to open it up." Ilia said as she pressed a button on the tape player, causing the front door on it to open.

"Put the tape in here." She said, putting the tape into the tape player.

"And press this button to start the music." Ilia said, pressing the button.

As she did, the gears in the tape player started to turn.

"Hmm, interesting." Adam said.

"Yeah, I've never seen anything like this. Hopefully I can find someone who does." Ilia said.

"...Do you plan to seek out that human?" He asked.

"No, I'm not that desperate for answers. It's just something I'm curious about is all." She said.

"Hmm, very well. Though why do you have it? I would have thought Veronica would have relished in the opportunity to analyze foreign technology." Adam said.

"W-well. She needed to look though some papers of some past technology." Ilia said.

"But wouldn't she need the tape player to compare it?" He asked.

"..."

"...You just like the music, don't you." Adam asked.

"S-shut up." She said as she walked out of the room.

Adam sighed and took of his newly forged mask, placing it onto his desk.

"Hah, so we're just supposed to hide in the shadows for now." Adam said as he leaned in his chair.

As Ilia walked out of the room, she looked around to see if there were any other White Fang members around her.

Once she was certain that no one was around, she pulled out the headphones that came with the tape player and put them on her head.

She took out the tape player and pressed the play button, attaching it onto her waste guard.

After a few seconds, the music started to play and Ilia was now moving to the sound of the beat.

(AN: Play Liva La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin)

"She's into superstition, black cats and voodoo dolls." Ilia started to move her feet to the sound of the rhythm.

"I feel a premonition, that girl's gonna make me fall." She spun around at the last part of the lyrics.

Ilia started to shake her leg at the sound of the guitar.

"She's into new sensation, new kicks in the candlelight."

"She's got a new addiction for every day and night."

"She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain." Ilia ran her hands through her hair.

"She'll make you live her crazy life but she'll take away your pain." She put her hands to her heart.

"Like a bullet to your brain." Ilia pointed her index finger at a nearby can and pretended to fire a gun.

"Upside inside out. She's livin' la vida loca"

"She'll push and pull you down. Livin' la vida loca."

"Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color of mocha"

"She will wear you out Livin' la vida loca."

"She's livin la vida loca."

Her leg started to shake to the beat of the music.

"Woke up in New York City in a funky cheap hotel."

"She took my heart and she took my money."

"She must've slipped me a sleepin' pill."

"She never drinks the water and makes you order French champagne." Ilia pretended to take a sip from a shot glass.

She didn't really know what a "New York City" was, or a "French" was, but she knew what champagne was.

"Once you've has a taste of her you'll never be the same!"

"Yeah, she'll make you go insane!"

"Upside inside out She's livin' la vida loca."

"She'll push and pull you down Livin' la vida loca."

"Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color of mocha!"

"She will wear you out, Livin' la vida loca."

"She's livin la vida loca."

Ilia started to move her feet to the sound of the guitar.

"She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain."

"She'll make you live her crazy life until you go insane."

"No, you'll never be the same."

"Upside inside out."

"She's livin' la vida loca."

"She'll push and pull you down."

"Livin' la vida loca."

"Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color of mocha."

"She will wear you out Livin' la vida loca."

Though as she spun around once more, she could see that Alerio and Aleria were right behind her, trying to suppress there laughter.

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At this moment, every inch of Ilia's body turned pink.

Aleria pointed at her headphones and motioned for her to take them off.

Ilia slowly took of the headphones and hit the button on the tape player that would stop the music.

"Uh." She tried to say, though Alerio wasn't able to hold his laughter in, causing him to roll onto the floor in a laghing fit.

"A-Alerio!" Ilia yelled, her body starting to turn red.

"C-come on Alerio. D-don't embarrass her, she was just...Oh Monty!" She yelled as she fell into the floor.

"Come on!" She yelled.

"Ho ho! O-okay, just a minute." Alerio said, his hands on his knee's.

After a few moments, the two eventually calmed down.

"Are you done?" Ilia asked.

"Yeah, we're good now." He said.

"Good, so what do you two want?" She asked.

"We're here to give you this." Aleria said as she handed her a scroll.

"What is it?" Ilia asked.

"It's a new type of scroll that Veronica developed. Now instead of wondering aimlessly to find your target you can just scan a person and get a full bio on them. Try it with us." She said.

Ilia nodded and started to scan Aleria. After a few seconds, the scan was complete and a voice could be heard, signaling that the analysis was complete.

"Analysis complete." It said.

Sure enough, an entire analysis of Aleria could be seen on the screen of the scroll.

"Well, this makes my job a hell of a lot easier." Ilia said.

"Glad to hear. So who's your target?" Aleria asked.

Ilia pulled out the file that Adam gave her and handed it to Aleria.

"Hmm, yeah I've seen this guy a few times. Shouldn't be anything hard." She said.

"Yeah, might make a few stops while I'm there." Ilia said.

Aleria looked confused for a second before her eye's widened.

"Oh. Right, you've got relatives in that town, right?" She asked.

"Yeah, my grandmother. She's the biological family I have left." She said.

"We've only met her once, nice lady." Alerio said.

"Yeah, been awhile since I last saw her." Ilia said.

"Well, we won't keep you. You should probably head out before it gets dark." Aleria said.

"Yeah, you're probably right." She said as she put her mask on.

"Good luck, tell your grandma we said hi." She said.

Ilia nodded and ran out of the main base of the Vale district of the White Fang, jumping towards some trees as she left the building.

'Guess it couldn't hurt to pay a visit while I'm there.' Ilia thought to herself as she continued to jump from tree to tree.


(My POV)

"Hah!" I yelled as I swung my blade at Summer who dodged the attack with relative ease.

"Hmm, the warrior chuckled as he gazed upon his long time rival, his mind full of confidence and the determination to come out on top." Summer read aloud as her eye's darted side by side down the pages of the book she is reading.

"Yah!" I yelled, swinging my blade rapidly at Summer, though she dodged these attacks as if she knew where the attacks were going to come from before I even threw them.

"Though there was a major difference between confidence and cockiness. A difference the man could not seem to see. As such he was frowned upon by his peers and equals due to his crude and selfish personality. He was what you would call a rough around the edges kind of guy." She said.

"The crowd gazed upon him with disrespect, as he showed no signs of honor or grace within his form or attitude." She said.

"Tch, yah!" I yelled, attempting to break Summer away from her book with a kick, though she simply leaned backwards to dodge the oncoming attack. She flipped backwards a bit, her eye's not leaving her book.

"The opposing side, however, was a man of great honor and grace. The way his blade sliced through the wind sang a melody that told the stories of countless battles." Summer said.

I rushed towards her with my blade at my side, preparing to strike at her when she was least expecting it.

"The man was fearless and valiant, many students of the next generation had looked up to his example. He was also the proud father of two sons." She said as she dodged the oncoming attack.

What the hell is she doing?!

"Hmm, she's quite the clever one, I'll give her that." Caliber said.

Mind filling me in on the details here?

"I could, but where would the fun in that be?" He asked.

Tch, fine. Be that way, I'll figure it out myself.

I ran towards Summer with my blade at my side and as I managed to close the gap in between us, Summer managed to catch the blade with her book.

"The hell-?!" I yelled as I attempted to pull my blade from Summer's grasp.

Though before I could, Summer quickly kicked me away, causing me to loose the grip I had on my blade.

Summer picked up my blade and started to flip it around with her hands before kicking it into the air with her feet.

"The two men stood there face to face, though while the opposing side was more focused on mentally preparing for his battle, our main character was more focused on putting on a show with flashy flips and tricks." She said.

"Tch, you gonna keep your head in that stupid book or are we going to actually take this seriously?!" I asked, frustration building up in my heart.

"The two men had started to engage in combat, our main character getting the first move." Summer said.

Guess that answers my question.

I shook my head and attempted to reach for my gun, though the only thing I managed to grab was the thin air where my gun was supposed to be.

Right, Summer told me that I couldn't use my gun while we were training because it would attract the attention of the Grimm.

"Well, good old fashion hand to hand it is." I said, cracking my knuckles as I ran towards Summer who kicked my blade towards a tree.

I started to throw various punches at Summer, though she was able to dodge the attacks I threw at her with little to no effort.

"The man begun his assault, while his moves weren't bad for someone of his age, his moves were sluggish and predictable to the opposing side." Summer said.

"Yah!" I yelled as I attempted punch Summer across the chin, though as my fist flew by her face, she quickly grabbed my arm and threw me to the ground.

"Though the man's moves were more refined and toned than the our hero's, making for an easy strike." She said.

"Shut your mo-!" I began to yell as I got up, though before I could continue my sentence, Summer punched me in the nose.

"Gah! Jeez this is just training!" I yelled, wiping the blood away from my nose.

"Though there was one that would always lead to the mans downfall. His short temper would always get the better of him during the heat of battle, causing his concentration to waver." Summer said.

I quickly started to run towards her before jumping into the air with my fist reeled backwards.

Though as my fist was just about to make contact, she grabbed my fist and threw me up into the air.

Summer jumped up into the air and started to rapidly kick me, though as I was right about to fall Summer grabbed my arm and kicked me across the face.

"Gah!" I gasped as my body was slammed onto the ground.

"The man kept a calm and cool composure throughout the entire fight, using the various cheers from his various followers and family as motivation to fight." She said.

"Hah, hah, hah." I breathed heavily as I got up from the ground.

"Though our hero had nobody. He had only ever known how to fight for himself, for his own survival. He had no one who looked up to him and nobody to look up to. His pride wouldn't allow him to follow the image of somebody else." Summer said.

"He had no family, nobody but himself to protect." She said.

What kind of story is she even reading?

"The battle continued, though the crowd could see a clear winner." Summer said.

"Tch." I started to charge towards Summer.

Summer was about to counter my attack, but I quickly rolled past her and started to run towards the tree where my sword laid.

"Don't mind if I do!" I yelled, pulling my sword out from the tree.

Summer blinked a couple of times before chuckling, her eyes going back to her book.

I charged towards Summer with my sword at my side, though as she attempted to dodge, I quickly slid to my side and attempted to stab her.

Though before the blade could make contact to her body, she motioned her body in the air so that the blade would miss.

As I attempted to go in for another attack, Summer kicked me across the face, causing me to go flying across the ground.

"Hah, hah, hah." I gasped as I laid on the ground, sweat dripping down my forehead.

"The warrior laid on the ground, beaten and broken. The noble warrior had, once again, come out on top once aga-." Summer began, only to cut herself off as sliced at her.

"Not yet!" I yelled.

"Excuse me, it's not nice to interrupt someone while they're ta-." She began, only to be cut off once again by the air being cut my blade.

"I'm not done yet!" I managed to say.

"I think you've had enough." Summer said.

"I can still...I can keep going!" I yelled, raising my blade.

"Just listen to yourself! Your so out of breath you can't even talk straight!" She said.

"Shut up!" I yelled, swinging my blade at her.

"Just look at yourself! You look like you were just coming back from a brawl!" Summer said.

"I said shut up!" I yelled as I swung my blade at Summer.

Summer grunted and manifested the arm of Lupus around her arm to catch the blade.

Though once the blade made contact with her hand, blue flames ignited as the blade clashed with the gauntlet of Lupus.

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"W-what the he-?" I began, only to be interrupted as the handle of Summer's scythe made contact with my nose, causing me to go flying back.

I landed on the ground with a loud thud, small dust clouds forming around me as I made contact with the hard surface of the mountain's summit.

"Hah, hah, hah." I breathed heavily as I laid there on the ground, exhausted.

"I've seen a lot of stubborn people in my life. But out of all the people I've seen, you're the second most stubborn person I've ever had the pleasure of knowing." Summer asked as she leaned down.

"Who's the first?" I asked.

Summer simply looked at me with one of her eye brows raised.

"Right, stupid question." I said.

"Here, let me help you up." Summer said as she held her hand out.

"Thanks." I managed to say as Summer pulled me up.

"So...what's in that book?" I asked.

"Nothing." Summer said as she turned the book over to reveal a full set of blank pages.

"...What?!" I yelled.

"The pages were blank. I wasn't actually reading anything, I was only giving the illusion that I was." She said.

"Um, why?" I asked.

"Think about what I was saying." Summer said.

"Hmm...wait, were you narrating our battle?!" I asked.'

"Bingo." She said.

"Why the hell were you narrating our battle?!" I asked.

"Well, it's supposed to be a lesson." Summer said.

"Lesson?" I asked.

"In the little story scenario I made up, the main hero, so to say, was you." She said.

"Oh...wait, that was me?!" I yelled.

"Yes, and the fearless and valiant master was me." Summer said with a smug grin on her face.

"Like hell your valiant!" I yelled, causing Summer to hit me with the book.

"Shut it." She said.

"So why did you make that little scenario up?" I asked.

"It's like I said, I wanted to teach you a lesson." Summer said.

"A lesson on what?!" I asked.

"Your flaws." She said.

"My...flaws?" I asked.

"Yes, it was my way of addressing them into our battle." Summer said.

"Tch, the hell are you on about?" I asked.

"Well, allow me to give you a lesson." She said.

"First, let's talk about your combat skills." Summer said.

"What about it?" I asked.

"You rely on your spirit to much, rather than your own abilities." I remembered Raven saying.

"Well, first off while your fighting style is fast and tricky, it's unrefined and sloppy." Summer said.

"Gee, thanks." I said.

"You have a rather unique fighting style, it's unlike few I've ever seen. It combines fast movements with strong heavy hitting strikes." She said.

"Let me take a wile guess about Ozpin's teaching methods, he believed that you would learn best if he sent you on missions and you learned from the experience?" Summer guessed.

"Let me guess, that's how he trained Raven?" I asked.

"Yeah, though I assume that it was more of a challenge for you because you had to learn everything from scratch." She said.

"Tch, I've been doing fine." I said.

"That may be true, but if you could refine your skill and truly adapt your combat style so that it fits your method of fighting, then you could be a real force of nature." Summer said.

"Hmm, guess it wouldn't' hurt." I said.

"Yeah, you need to truly think about what your fighting style can do for the enemy. For you, you're fast, tricky, and most importantly, unpredictable." She said.

"Yeah, people tend to call me the last one a lot." I said.

"If you can adapt your movement and strikes to your mind set, then you could be a real threat." Summer said.

"Heh, that so?" I asked.

"Though that brings me to my next issue." She said.

"Okay, lay it on me." I said.

"It's about your spirit." Summer said.

"Let me guess. I rely on my spirit's abilities rather than my own abilities." I said.

"You rely on your spirit to mu-." She began.

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"Uh, yeah. That's exactly what I wanted to address." Summer said.

"Well somebody already beat you to the punch." I said.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yeah. It...happened when I went to go and get the food." I said.

"...Wait, did you meet Raven?" Summer asked.

"Well, it wasn't my first time actually meeting her as you know. But it was my first legitimate conversation with her." I said.

"What did you two talk about?" She asked.

"Well, one of the topics we talked about is the topic about the flaw I just mentioned." I said.

"How does she know about that? She may know that you're a weapon user but as far as I'm concerned she hasn't actually seen you fight." Summer said.

"No, she saw my fight with Adam." I said.

"Adam Taurus?" She asked.

"The one and only." I said.

"Hmm, interesting. Though judging by her judgment I assume you didn't defeat the bull Faunus." Summer said.

"Yeaaah." I said.

"Well, besides that. What else did the two of you talk about?" She asked.

"Why the sudden curiosity?" I asked.

"She's my former partner. I haven't seen her in over ten years. Why wouldn't I be curious about her?" Summer asked.

"Fair enough. She wanted to make a little deal with me." I said.

"Hmm, what did she propose?" She asked.

"Well, she said that if I helped her with whatever she may need my help with, then as long as if it wasn't a waste of her time, she would help me with whatever I asked of her." I said.

"Hmm, interesting proposal. Are you going to accept her offer?" Summer asked.

"Well right now I'm not really in need of her help. But I'll keep the offer in my back pocket." I said.

"Good. While her attitude isn't exactly the best, I can't deny that her fighting capabilities are second to none." She said.

"Yeah...hey, mind if I ask you something?" I asked.

"Sure, go right ahead." Summer said.

"Do you know why Raven left Tai with Yang?" I asked.

"...Wow, that's pretty personal." She said.

"If you don't want to answer it then you don't have to." I said.

"Well, it's not that I don't want to answer it, it's just that I can't answer it." Summer said.

"So not even you know why she left?" I asked.

"I don't think anyone but Raven knows." She said.

"Heh, figures." I said.

"Yeah, Raven wasn't exactly the most open person in the world." Summer said.

"Yeah, it doesn't take a genius to figure that out." I said.

"Heh, guess so." She said.

"So...what next?" I asked.

"Is that all she told you?" Summer asked.

"Well...she does know where the wielder of Mjolnir is." I said.

"Really? Why would you want to know something like that?" She asked.

"...Same reason you took me in, to fight some big threat." I said.

"Ah, I see. You want to see if the wielder of Mjolnir will join our side in this little war that nobody knows about." Summer said.

"Not just him. I want to gather all of them." I said.

"All of them?" She asked.

"Yeah, including you and Raven." I said.

"...Heh, that's quite the trip you'll have to make then." Summer said.

"Yeah, won't be easy either." I said.

"Yep. So where is the wielder of Mjolnir?" She asked.

"In a prison." I said.

Summer sat there in silence for a couple of seconds before speaking up.

"I'm sorry, what?" Summer asked.

"Yeah, I was pretty taken back to." I said.

"So you still want the wielder of Mjolnir on your side, even though you know that he's a criminal?" She asked.

"Well, technically Raven's a criminal, and I still want her on our side." I said.

"Okay, fair enough." Summer said.

"Besides. If I've learned anything throughout my time in Remnant, it's that just because your labeled as a criminal doesn't mean you are one." I said.

"Sounds like you've been quite busy." She said.

"Yeah, I'll tell you all about it later." I said.

"Can't wait to hear about it." Summer said.

"Yeah...so anything else you want to talk about?" I asked.

"Yeah, it's about one more problem you have." She said.

"Tch, alright lay it on me." I said.

"That." Summer said.

"...I'm sorry what?" I asked.

"It's one of your biggest problems. Your attitude." She said.

"Believe me, you're not the first, and you won't be the last person to complain about my attitude." I said.

"I may not have known you for as long as other people. But I have been able to figure out a great deal about you from our fight yesterday." Summer said.

"So that's why you just randomly attacked me?" I asked.

"Yep, and I have to say. Your attitude is what's really holding you back." She said.

"Your quick to loose your temper, making your moves even more sluggish than before." Summer said.

"Not only that but you once you let your temper get the best of you, you lose that quick witted mind you have." She said.

"Though your temper isn't the only thing that holds you back. If anything, it's your overconfidence and your cocky attitude is what causes your down fall." Summer said.

"Once you get the upper hand, you start to get a bit to sure in your victory, leaving the opponent open for an attack. Not only that but your cocky attitude makes you over estimate your own abilities." She said.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it." I said.

"You need to learn how to not be so over confident during your battles. Master all of the problems that I mentioned and you'll see just how capable you can be." Summer said.

"Hmm, guess it wouldn't hurt to try." I said as I got up.

"So, anything else?" I asked.

"Actually, I have a request for you." Summer said.

"A request?" I asked.

"Yeah, here." Summer said as she pulled out a map of the continent of Saunus.

"What's this for?" I asked.

"It's a map." She said.

"Well, yeah I can see that but why are you giving it to me?" I asked.

"I need you to go to this town right here by the ocean side." Summer said as she pointed at a specific location on the map.

"What for?" I asked.

"Well, this town has been receiving a great deal of Grimm lately. I need you to take care of that." She said.

"Wait, isn't that your job?!" I asked.

"Yeah." Summer said.

"Why the hell am I doing your job?!" I asked.

"Well, I've been drawing a bit to much attention to myself ever since our little talk in Vale. So I need to lay low for a little bit, but the Grimm won't wait for me to come out of hiding. So that's where you come in." She said.

"Tch, fine. I'll go to the stupid town." I said.

"While your there, try to work on these problems I mentioned. If what I've gathered from your training with Ozpin is correct then you learn best when you're in the field." Summer said.

"Yeah. So what path do you recommend I take?" I asked.

Summer simply started to walk towards the other side of the summit, pointing down the mountain.

I walked over to where she was and saw that she was pointing at a path on the mountain that led to the ocean side.

"Take this path. It's the fastest way to get to the town I mentioned." Summer said.

"Hmm, looks like I'll still have to deal with some forest." I said.

"Yeah, I won't promise you that the Grimm will stay out of your way on the trip there." She said.

"Well, what else is new?" I asked.

"So, you should probably head on out before it gets dark. With any luck you'll make it there before sundown." Summer said.

"Yeah, wish me luck. Hopefully the Grimm I have to deal with won't be to much of a problem." I said.

"Well, hope for the best, expect the worst." She said.

"Yeah, hope." I said as I started to walk down the path that lead down the mountain.

"Hmm, so once I make it down the mountain I just make a little right turn down that path then keep going till I get to the cross road." I mumbled to myself as I walked down the path.


(3rd Person POV)

Ilia jumped from tree to tree as she stared at the map that was on her scroll. This scroll had the safest route towards the seaside town where the rogue White Fang member was hiding.

"Okay, almost there. Just need to go down this path and it should just be a straight trip there." Ilia said to herself as she jumped from tree to tree.

"Hmm, guess it wouldn't hurt to know what I'm dealing with right now." She said, flipping through her scroll until she came across the file that contained the bio and info of her target.

"Hmm, so I'm looking for a guy named Donovan Igneous. Well, if what Adam said is right then he shouldn't be to hard to find." Ilia said.

'Wonder how grandma's doing? It's been a while since I last saw her, not since I joined the White Fang.' She thought to herself as she continued to move through the forest.

'It's been a while since we last talked. It'll be good to see her again, she's the only family I have left. After...it happened.' Ilia thought to herself.

She spaced out for a bit but shook her head, her concentration going back to the tree's in front of her.

'No, I moved on. I got my revenge, and I'll make sure that humanity pays...well, most of humanity that is.' She thought to herself.

'Heh, wonder how the Fang would react if they figured out my biggest secret. Well, I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if the Phantoms or Adam found out about it. Still, no one can find out. Nobody can know that the only family I have left is a human.' Ilia thought to herself.

Ilia continued to jump from tree to tree until she made it to a cliff side.

She walked up to edge of the cliff and stared at the horizon in front of her with a rare smile on her face.

Not too far from the cliff was the vast ocean of Remnant, and on it's beach stood a decently sized town.

"Home." Ilia said to herself as she jumped off of the cliff.

As she continued to fall down the cliff at increasing speeds, her eyes darted around the area to see where she could land.

Her eyes eventually settled on a fairly large tree that was only a few feet from the cliff.

She pulled out her whip and cracked it at the tree so that it wrapped around the trunk of the tree.

Ilia swung herself towards a nearby tree, landing on one of it's various branches.

The chameleon girl took of her mask and started to jump to tree to tree, eventually arriving at the town she calls home.

Ilia inhaled deeply and exhaled, a smile forming on her face.

"Heh, missed the smell of the ocean." She said as she walked towards the town.

She started to walk towards a park that was home to countless memories from Ilia's youth.

'Still looks the same as before.' Ilia thought to herself as she stared at the park with a smile on her face.

Though before she could continue her walk down town, she was quickly stopped by a woman.

"Excuse me, ma'am?" She said.

"Uh, can I help you?" Ilia asked with one of her eyebrows raised.

"Yes, there are children here, could you, oh how do I say this? Not wear something that's so skin tight?" The woman asked.

Ilia was confused for a moment before realization hit her like a truck.

A blush started to form on Ilia's face.

"Oh! I-I'm sorry, I just got here so I didn't really have time to change." She apologized.

"No, it's alright dear, you don't have to change out of your outfit if you don't want to, just try not to stand in front of the children. Though I do highly recommend you change into something less...revealing, you're starting to draw some eyes." The woman said, causing Ilia to turn around to see various men and women looking at her with widened eyes.

"What?! You got something to say?!" She yelled, causing everyone to shake there heads and walk away.

"Heh, guess you don't need to worry about that. You seem to know how to take care of yourself." The woman said with a chuckle.

"Yeah, you can say that." Ilia said.

"Mommy!" She heard a little girl yell, causing her to look behind the woman.

What surprised her the most was a pair of wolf Faunus running towards the woman.

This wouldn't normally shock her if it weren't for the fact that the woman showed no signs of having any Faunus traits.

"Oh, I'm sorry. What's wrong honey?" The woman asked.

"My finger hurts." The girl said, tears starting to form in the corner of her eyes.

"Oooh. You poor thing. I think I have a bandage in my-." The woman began, only for Ilia to lean down to the little wolf Faunus with a bandage in her hands.

"Hold still." She said, wrapping the bandage around the girls thumb.

"Wow! Thank you miss!" The girl said.

"Just be more careful." Ilia said as she got up to meet the woman face to face.

"Thank you, I really appreciate your help." The woman said.

"Yeah. Hey, quick question, what kind of Faunus are you?" She asked.

"Pardon?" The woman asked.

"Well, I don't mean to be rude. It's just that I don't exactly see any traits of a wolf on you." Ilia said.

"Oh! No it's fine. People make this mistake all the time, I'm not actually a Faunus. I'm a human." She said.

"...Wait, then you married a-?" She began.

"Yeah, I know humans marrying Faunus are pretty rare these days, but hey, it's not unheard of. Otherwise how would we have the biology we have today?" The woman asked.

"Guess I can't really argue with that." Ilia said.

"Yeah, my husband is the reason why my lovely little children have these cute little ears." The woman said as she scratched behind her daughter ears.

"Ha ha! Stop it that tickles!" The girl said.

"Aw, isn't she just the cutest?" The woman asked.

"Yeah." Ilia said.

"...Look, my apology may not be a whole lot compared to millions of humans. But I just want to say that I'm sorry for the way we treat you these days. It's just horrible." She said.

"Uh, thanks I guess." She said, only to realize what she just said, or more of who she just referred to.

"W-wait, how did you know I was a Faunus?!" Ilia asked.

"Well, I am married to a Faunus in a town that's mostly populated by Faunus, so I tend to have an eye for these sorts of things." The woman said.

"Oh." She said.

"Though you do look fairly human. Could have fooled anyone really." She said.

"Yeah, I tend to get that a lot, even from other Faunus." Ilia said.

"So what kind of Faunus are you?" The woman asked.

Ilia's only response was to change the color of her skin and hair.

"Hah! Wow! That's so cool! What other colors can you change into!" The girl asked as she stared at Ilia with stars in her eyes.

"Uh." Ilia wasn't really sure how to respond.

"Honey!" The woman said.

"Oh! Right, sorry miss." The girl said.

"No, i-its alright." Ilia said, a little sweat forming on her forehead.

"Though I have to say, being a chameleon is bound to have it's perks." The woman said.

'You have no idea.' Ilia thought.

"Well, it's been nice talking to you. But I really need to go, I'm pretty busy." She said.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep you." She said.

"No, it's fine." Ilia said as she started to walk away.

"Wait! I didn't get your name." The woman said.

"Ilia." She said as she continued to walk away.

The woman and the girl waved goodbye, a little male wolf Faunus running up to the woman.

'Must be her son or something.' Ilia thought to herself as she continued to walk through her hometown.

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Well, it wasn't where she grew up by any means, but it was the thought that counts to her.

She looked at the various stores and monuments she had seen during her brief times here during her youth.

'Hmm, wonder what's changed since I was last here?' She thought to herself.

'When was the last time I was here? Must have been...at least five years or so.' Ilia thought to herself as she walked down the streets of her home town.

She quickly glanced to her side to see a stand of some sort sitting on the edge of the docks.

"Huh, guess that's still there even after all this time." Ilia said to herself as she walked over to the stand.

"Thank you, and come again!" A fairly old man mustached man said.

"Ah! Welcome to-!" The old man began.

"...Well I'll be. Ain't this a familiar face." The man said.

"H-hey, Burt." Ilia said.

"Well if it ain't Ilia! It sure has been a long time! My how you've grown." Burt said as he took off his hat.

"Yeah, it's been a while." She said.

"Hey! Quit holding up the line!" One guy said.

"Can't ya see were closed!" Burt yelled.

"Uh, was this a bad time?" Ilia asked.

"No, no! It's been so long! Here, I'll make you some ice cream. Do you still like it the old way?" He asked.

"You still remember?" She asked.

"You had me make it into a unique type of ice cream cone I sell here." Burt said.

"Right. Yeah, I still like it." Ilia said.

Burt nodded and started to get to work on the cone.

After a few minutes, he handed Ilia the cone, a bowl of ice cream of his own.

"Here ya go! On the house." He said.

"Thanks." She said as she started to lick the ice cream.

"So, what have you been up to? It's been five years since I last saw ya." Burt said.

"Well, I've been busy." Ilia said.

"Busy? Busy with what?" He asked.

"...Work." She said.

"Must be some work if you're going around town dressed like that." Burt said.

"..What the hell's wrong with what I'm wearing?!" Ilia asked, her skin starting to turn red.

"W-what! N-no! It's lovely!...But maybe it shouldn't be so, ya know, skin tight." He said.

"It's fine." She said.

"It's just a thought...so what do you do these days?" Burt asked.

"I'm...part of the White Fang." Ilia said.

"Oh! Right! Your grandmother told me about that! Guess this old brain is starting to take it's toll." He said.

"Yeah." She said.

"...So, what made you want to join the White Fang?" Burt asked.

"Well, to gain equality. Though I'm sure you've seen that we haven't exactly been doing a good job in reaching that goal." Ilia said.

"Yeah, I heard about what happened in Vale. I think there actions are unforgivable, who knows how many innocent lives have died because of there clouded goals." Burt said.

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"B-but you're not like them! You're a nice girl. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise...I mean sure you've always had a temper but still-." He began, only to cut himself off as Ilia's deadpanned stare made contact with him.

"Uh, you know what I mean, right?" Burt asked.

"Yeah, I know you mean well." She said.

"...So what are you doing back here so suddenly?" He asked.

"Well, I decided to pay a visit to my grandmother." Ilia said.

"Then what's with the weapon?" Burt asked.

"Well Grimm aren't exactly going to not attack me if I don't have a weapon." She said.

"Well, knowing you, you probably found a method to avoid most of the Grimm that surround this area." He said.

"..."

"Let me guess. White Fang business?" Burt asked.

"Yep." Ilia said.

"Alright. Fair enough." He said.

"...Does it bother you?" Ilia asked.

"Does what bother me?" Burt asked.

"Does me being in the White Fang bother you? You know, as a human." She asked.

"Hmm, no. I mean, I never had anything against the White Fang or the Faunus, I mean, look at us! We're one of the very few towns that actually treat Faunus equally. Why do you think we have more Faunus in our town than we do humans?" He asked.

"Still, it seems like with Adam being the current leader, our goal has more or less turned from gaining equality to the complete eradication of humanity." Ilia said.

"Well, that's gonna be a pretty hard goal to achieve." Burt said.

"..."

"Look, you're a good kid at heart. From what I've heard from your grandmother, most of the Phantoms aren't half bad themselves. I know that no matter what comes your way, you'll make the right choice." He said.

"..."

"Well, it's been nice chatting with you. But I have a shop to run. Tell your grandmother I said hi, okay?" Burt said as he walked over to his stand.

Ilia nodded and finished the last remains of her ice cream cone.

"Hope to see ya again some time!" He said.

"Yeah, see ya." She said as she waved goodbye to him and started to walk away.

Ilia took a deep breath and then exhaled.

"Okay, time to go home." She said as she started to walk down the street.

She walked down various monuments, stores, and houses until she came across a small house right near the forest.

Ilia took a deep breath before walking up to the front door, ready to face the only family she had left.

She stood in front of the door, her heart racing in her chest.

'Come on! You've faced worse than this, you can do this.' Ilia thought to herself as she knocked on the door.

A few seconds passed until the doors to her grandmothers house opened.

"Hello?" She asked, though once her eyes stop on Ilia's figure, she gasped.

"...Um, hi grandma." Ilia said.

"Well, you took your sweet time." She said.

"Yeah." She said.

Ilia's grandmother stood there in silence for a few seconds before rushing towards her granddaughter to embrace her.

"What took you so long ya little brat?" The woman asked.

"...Heh, sorry to keep you waiting." She said as she embraced her grandmother.

"Well, don't just stand there! Come on in, I was just about to make some tea." She said as she started to push her granddaughter into the house.

"Alright, no need to shove." Ilia grumbled as she walked into the house.

"So what have you been up to with the Fang business and all?" Ilia's grandmother asked.

"Oh you know...the usual." She said.

"You've been getting into trouble, haven't you?" She said.

"I'm in the White Fang, what did you expect me to do?" Ilia asked.

"I wasn't expecting to see that the White Fang were going around Vale causing a riot." Ilia's grandmother said.

"...So you saw." She said.

"I'm pretty sure everyone all around Vale saw it." She said.

"..."

"I'm not mad. You get orders and you've gotta follow em, it's how it goes. Doesn't make you a bad person." She said as she started to pour the tea into the cups.

"We...also caused the breach in Vale as well." Ilia said

"I know." Ilia's grandmother said.

"How did you-?" She began.

"Stolen Atlas technology, explosive charges, mountain Glenn. While the White Fang have never taken such a...direct approach, the other two have the Fang's claw marks all over it." She said.

"Right." Ilia said.

"Like I said, I'm not mad. Though I don't exactly agree with these methods your using, a lot of people are bound to get hurt." Her grandmother said as she pushed a tea cup in font of Ilia.

"Yeah." She said, taking a sip from her tea cup, only to flinch a second later.

"It's still hot." She said.

"Y-yeah, I can see that." Ilia said.

"So, how are the Phantoms these days?" Her grandmother asked.

"Well, Naomi finally found a piece to her past." She said.

"You mean besides the recordings of her past self?" She asked.

"Yeah, it's some sort of flute or something." Ilia said.

"Hmm, interesting." Her grandmother said.

"Yeah, Veronica went to prison." She said.

"Jeez, you kids can never stay out of trouble, can you?" She asked.

"Veronica's in her twenties." Ilia said.

"More like her IQ is in the twenties." Her grandmother said.

"Don't let her hear that." She said.

"Tch, what's she gonna do? I may be old but I still got some fight left in here." She said, waving her cane around in the air.

"Believe me, I know." Ilia said.

"Anyways, what about those two feather brains that are in your group?" Her grandmother asked.

"Well, Aleria's become a bit more...brutal than before. Though this might have to do with our leaders sudden change in our approach to gain equality." She said.

"Your leader's got a pretty skewed perception of that word." She said.

"Yeah." Ilia said.

"What about the other one?" Ilia's grandmother asked.

"Well, Alerio is...well Alerio." She said.

"That feather brain will never change, will he?" She asked.

"No, no he won't." Ilia said.

"So, what about your little friend, Blake?" Ilia's grandmother asked, causing Ilia to clench the tea cup in her hands.

"She...left." She said.

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"Oh." She said.

"Yeah, her and Adam were going on a mission together. Then all of a sudden she just...left. She didn't even tell any of us she was doing it. She just ran." Ilia said.

"I'm sorry to hear that." Ilia's grandmother said.

"Don't be. It was her decision to make." She said.

"Are you angry?" She asked.

"Of course I'm angry. Why wouldn't I be angry at the fact that Blake just up and left us without saying anything to us?" Ilia asked.

"Well, what's done is done. So how's work these days? I'm sure you've been rather busy with what I saw on the news." Ilia's grandmother said.

"Yeah, though our troubles go a bit further than what you saw on the news." She said.

"I've got the time." She said.

"Well, it's a rather short explanation really. There's this...kid, who's been causing us so much more trouble than...anyone really." Ilia said.

"...A kid." Ilia's grandmother said.

"Yeah." She said.

"As in, a kid your age?" She asked.

"Yes?" Ilia said, slightly unsure where she was going with this.

"A kid, around your age, has been causing trouble for the entire Vale branch of the White Fang." She said.

"...Well when you say it like that it's embarrassing." She said.

"This either must be one tough kid, or the rookies these years really aren't cutting it." Ilia's grandmother said.

"Eh, it's a bit of both." Ilia said.

"So, what's so special about this kid?" She asked.

"I don't really know exactly. It's almost as if he's possessed or something." She said.

"What do you mean by, possessed?" Ilia's grandmother asked.

"It's like he's got this guardian angel protecting him. It's always there, and it's really powerful." Ilia said.

"Guardian angel, hmm?" She asked.

"Like I said, I'm not entirely sure what it is myself." She said.

"Sounds like an interesting kid." Ilia's grandmother said.

"Yeah." Ilia said.

"So." She began, setting tea cup down.

"Why are you here?" She finished asking.

"Can't a girl come and catch up with her grandmother?" Ilia asked.

"Maybe. But I can tell that that's not the only reason you came all this way." Ilia's grandmother said.

"...Am I that easy to read?" She asked.

"To me you are." She said.

Ilia sighed and pulled out her scroll, showing her targets bio to her grandmother.

"Who's this?" She asked.

"It's my target. He's a White Fang member gone rogue, the scouts have tracked him down to this exact location. I need to find him and take him out before he reveals any of the White Fang's secrets." Ilia said.

"Hmm, Donovan Igneous...yeah I've seen this guy around before." She said.

"Really?!" She asked, standing up from her seat, causing her tea cup to spill over.

"...I'm not cleaning that up." Her grandmother said.

"R-right. Sorry." Ilia said as she walked over to get a towel.

"Yeah, I've seen him around the market place a few times before. Though I didn't really think too much of him until now." She said.

"Do you know where he lives?" She asked.

"No, I've only seen him around town." Her grandmother said.

"He's a rhino Faunus, right?" She asked.

"Yeah, that's what his bio says." Ilia said.

"Hmm, from the looks of it he's gonna be one tough customer." Ilia's grandmother said.

"Yeah, that's why I'm gonna try to avoid direct combat with him." She said.

"Hmm, good idea. We don't want to start causing a ruckus in the town. We're already having enough problems as it is with the Grimm." She said.

"Wait, Grimm?" Ilia asked.

"Right, you just got here. The town's been having a bit of trouble keeping the Grimm at bay due to all the commotion in Vale attracting them to the area." Her grandmother said.

"Seriously?" She asked.

"Eh, nothing we can't handle." She said.

"Well, do you know what time he goes to the market?" Ilia asked.

"Hmm, not to sure. Though if we want to find him our best chance would be at the market place." She said.

"We?" She asked.

"What? I can't let my only granddaughter fight some rogue White Fang member now can I?" Her grandmother asked.

"I'm part of the Phantoms, an elite group of fighters specifically chosen by the leader of the White Fang." Ilia said.

"And yet you were bested by a kid." She said.

"That's not-! We weren't-!...Fine, let's just go you old hag." Ilia grumbled as she walked towards the door.

"Tch, glad to see your attitude hasn't changed in the slightest." She said.

"Yeah, yeah, lets go." She said as she started to walk out of the door.


"So, this is the town that Summer was talking about?" Brandon asked himself as he made his way down the towns streets.

"Hmm, this is a rather civilized place for a town dealing with a major Grimm problem as the Reaper calls it." Caliber said.

"Yeah, seems a bit to civilized in my opinion." He said.

"Indeed, you'd think there would be at least slight amount of tension in the air due to the recent attacks on Vale." He said.

"My thoughts exactly." Brandon said as he continued to move around.

"So, what do you propose we do?" Caliber asked.

"Well, first off we have to find out where the source of the problem is." He said.

"Good decision. Perhaps we should ask some of the townsfolk about this so called Grimm problem." He said.

"Yeah, though who do we ask exactly? From the looks of it not a whole lot of people seem to concerned with Grimm. Can't really blame em, I mean not only do they live by the mountains, they also live by the ocean side." Brandon said.

"Yes, but this sort of relaxation can prove to be there undoing." Caliber said

"Well, that's why we're here. To make sure that whole "Undoing" never happens to this town." He said.

"Though that brings up the question. Where the hell do we start?" He asked.

"Hmm, perhaps we should ask some of the towns local hunters." He said.

"Yeah, that might be a good place to start. Though do you see anyone that fits that description?" Brandon asked.

"Appearances can be deceiving." Caliber said.

"Well, can't argue with that." He said as he started to walk around the town.

"Hmm, so if a were a hunter where would be the first place I would hang out after a long day of patrol?" Brandon asked himself.

After a few moments of deep thought, Brandon eventually came to a conclusion.

"Well, I'm sure they'd want to hit the local pub." He said.

"I wouldn't be so sure of that, my boy." Caliber said.

"What do you mean?" Brandon asked.

"Well, during this time of crisis I'm sure many of the local hunters would be more concerned with there loved ones, rather than going to the local bar in attempts to drink away there worries." He said.

"Hmm, guess that would make sense." He said.

"Guess we should get looking. Maybe we should check out the-." Brandon began as he read the signs that acted as a directory of some sort.

"Market place, that sounds like a good start to our little search." He said as he walked to the right of the crossroad.

Meanwhile, Ilia and her grandmother had arrived at the market area in attempts to find the rogue White Fang member.

"So this was where you see him the most?" Ilia asked.

"Yeah, ya can't miss him. Tall, muscular, looks like trouble." Her grandmother said.

"You think everyone looks like trouble." She said.

"That may be true, but I'm pretty sure everyone can tell that this guy is trouble." She said.

"Hmm, seems like it's a crowded today." Ilia said.

"Well, more people have come in since the last time you came to visit. What did you think people would just stop trying to come to the town that's not only protected by the mountains, but also the ocean?" Her grandmother asked.

"Guess that makes sense. Though you guys are probably running out of room for all the people and Faunus that come here." Ilia said.

"Meh, we've been managing. Though ever since Vale got attacked people and Faunus alike have been flocking here. So yeah, we've been running low on space." She said.

Ilia nodded, a sad frown forming on her face.

"Don't give me that. It's a good thing to ya know? Now we've got more hands on deck working the shops and on expansions." Her grandmother said.

"Still, I'm sure Grimm haven't exactly been very helpful with your attempts on expansion." She said.

"Meh, Grimm were always a rowdy bunch of animals. It's just that they've become even more rowdy than before." She said.

"You think they'll get to the point where you'll all have to move out?" Ilia asked.

"Meh, doubt it. Worst we've gotten so far is a couple of Ursai really. Nothing to major." Her grandmother said.

"Still, never know with upcoming events." She said.

"Upcoming events?" She asked.

"It's...nothing." Ilia said.

Her grandmother looked skeptical for a second before nodding.

"Alright, I won't pry. Though I don't appreciate you keeping secrets from me." She said.

"Thank you. It's nothing you need to worry about." She said.

'The town shouldn't be hit too hard by the fall...I hope.' Ilia thought to herself.

The two continued there walk down the market place in attempts to find Ilia's target.

"Hmm, we should be getting close. I normally see him around this area." Ilia's grandmother said.

Ilia's eye's narrowed and her right hand was around the grip of her weapon.

"Not out here you idiot!" She said, whacking her hand with her cane.

"Ow! Jeez, I know. I'm not gonna kill him out in the public." Ilia growled.

"Good. We're trying to deal with our Grimm problem not make it worse." Her grandmother said.

"Yeah, yeah." She said as she continued to look around the area in attempts to find the rogue.

She looked around the area for a few moments before her eyes settled on a tall dark grey haired man in a brown tank top.

Ilia reached into her pocket and pulled out her scroll, the bio of Donovan appearing on the screen.

"Found him." Ilia said, showing her scroll to her grandmother.

"Hmm, yeah that looks like him alright." She said.

"Then let's go." She said as she gripped her weapons handle, walking towards the man.

Meanwhile, Caliber and Brandon had just arrived at the market place.

"Hmm, this place is pretty crowded." Brandon said.

"Indeed. Even for a ocean side town it's rather populated." Caliber said.

"Yeah, even Vale isn't this crowded...then again not a whole lot of people are staying around Vale these days." He said.

"That's a good thing. That means we don't have to worry about as many casualties when this fall happens." He said.

"Well, the only casualty we really need to worry about is Pyrrha's and Penny's." Brandon said.

"Indeed, but we will turn the tables of fate in our favor. With this new found training we are bound to be strong." Caliber said.

"Yeah...hey quick question. How do you compare against Cinder?" He asked.

"Hmm, well in my opinion. It doesn't matter where I compare with her, it matters where you compare with her." He said.

"...So you're stronger than her, right?" Brandon asked.

"At the moment, I hold the higher ground. Though if she gets the remains of the maidens powers, then even my power might not be enough." Caliber said.

"Oh, well that's reassuring." He said sarcastically.

"Though my power does not lie in my abilities alone. No my boy it lie's in the centuries upon centuries of experience that I have, and that my boy, is something that the false maiden will never be able to replicate." He said.

"Yeah, guess that makes sense." Brandon said.

As the two continued to walk through the crowd, Brandon quickly glanced to his right to see that Ilia was walking towards a man.

"W-what the-?!" He whispered.

"Hmm, interesting. It seems that we might run into some trouble while we're here." Caliber said.

"Why the hell is she here?!" Brandon asked.

"I'm not sure. Though I am sensing some hostile intent from her. Luckily for you it's not directed towards you in particular." He said.

"Yeah, well I'm sure that'll change real quick if she knew I was right behind her." He whispered.

"Then let us avoid contact with her for the time being. For now we need to focus on preventing the town from being overrun by the creatures of Grimm." Caliber said.

"Don't need to tell me twi-!" Brandon began, only to quickly catch a glimpse of his tape player that was attached to Ilia's belt.

"Hmm? What's the matter?" He asked.

"She has it." He said.

"She has what?" Caliber asked.

"My tape player! I never got it back when I was trapped in the mountain!" Brandon said as he started to walk towards Ilia.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"What do you think I'm doing?! I'm going to get what belongs to me." He said, his walk turning into a run.

"Hmm?" Ilia's grandmother hummed as she turned around to see Brandon running towards her.

Brandon ran past her and started to dash towards Ilia.

"What the-?! What do you think your doing?!" She asked.

"Hmm?" Ilia hummed, turning around to see Brandon running towards her.

"Yeah, I think you've got something that belongs to me!" He yelled as he reached out to grab Ilia.

"What the-?! What the hell are you doing here?!" Ilia yelled as she moved out of the way.

"I'm here to take back what you stole from me!" He yelled.

"What are you talking abo-?!" She began, only to stop herself once she realized what Brandon was referring to.

"You mean this?!" Ilia asked.

"What the hell do you think I mean?!" Brandon asked.

Though before Ilia could continue, she quickly cut herself off at the sound of a gun cocking.

She spun her head around to see that Donovan was pointing his revolver at Ilia with a scowl on his face.

"Damn it! Everyone get down!" Ilia yelled as Donovan fired a few shots at Ilia.

'Shit! They're gonna hit the civilians! Caliber!' Brandon thought to himself, causing Caliber to appear in front of him to catch the bullets fired from the rogues gun.

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Everyone stared at Caliber in complete and utter shock, even Ilia, who had seen the spirit before was shocked at it's fully manifested appearance.

Donovan growled and started to run in the opposite direction.

"Wha-?! Damn it! Get back here!" Ilia yelled as she began to give chase.

"Hey! I'm not done with you!" Brandon yelled as he chased after the chameleon Faunus.

Donovan kept on running, only looking back to try and shoot his pursuer.

Ilia was able to dodge the bullets with relative ease, though Brandon had to have Caliber catch the bullets so that they didn't hit the civilians.

"Stop following me!" Ilia yelled.

"Then give me back my tape player!" Brandon yelled.

"It's just a stupid tape player! You can probably get something a lot better!" She yelled.

"It's got sentimental value so give it back!" He yelled.

Donovan kept on running, firing and reloading as he did.

"You're only making this more complicated!" Ilia yelled.

"Then give it back and I'll be on my way!" He yelled.

Donovan growled as he kept on running in attempts to escape.

He looked down the street to see if there wasn't anything he could use to his advantage.

His eye's eventually settled on some sort of truck that was driving down the street.

Donovan took a deep breathe and started to move faster, the ground starting to crack as his feet made contact with the ground.

The truck driver honked his horn in attempts to stop the rhino Faunus, though Donovan was showing no signs of stopping.

He roared and ran into the truck, causing it to go flying in the air.

Ilia's eye's widened before she ran out of the way and jumped onto a nearby building.

"Shit! Caliber!" Brandon yelled.

"On it!" He yelled as he appeared in front of Brandon to catch the falling truck.

The ground cracked as Caliber caught the truck, setting it down gently.

"Sorry bout that!" Brandon yelled, his eye's not leaving Ilia's figure.

Caliber tipped his hat and disappeared from sight, leaving a very confused and terrified driver to sit in the car.

'Damn it! I'm losing her!' He thought to himself as Ilia started to fade from his vision.

"Forget about the object! We've already caused enough mayhem as it is!" Caliber said.

"No! It's one of the few things I have left to remember home by! I'm not losing it here!" Brandon yelled.

"We've already lost sight of her! Attempting to continue our pursuit would be-!" He began, only for Brandon to turn around the corner into a nearby alleyway.

Once he was in the alley way, he started to rapidly jump off of the walls until he jumped onto a roof of a building.

Sure enough, Ilia was now within his sights again.

"Foolish." He finished.

Brandon growled as his eyes followed Ilia's figure, though soon enough, she had once again escaped from the sights of both Caliber and Brandon.

Though before Caliber could once again attempt to convince Brandon to stop his pursuit, Brandon jumped off of building and onto a nearby car.

Once the car had moved a few feet, Brandon jumped off of the car and onto the sidewalk.

His eye's darted all around the area before eventually they settled on another alleyway.

Brandon turned to run into the alleyway at speeds Caliber had never seen him go at.

He started to jump off of the walls until he eventually jumped onto the roof tops.

Eventually, he saw Ilia moving ahead on the roof tops, her head darting left and right.

Brandon smirked and started to run towards Ilia, jumping off of each building one by one until he eventually reached the building that Ilia was standing on.

He started to jump off of the various stands that surrounded the building, it making a loud banging noise as his feet made contact with the hard metal.

Eventually, he had reached the top of the building, breathing heavily as he stared at Ilia's back.

"Hey!" Brandon yelled, causing Ilia to turn around.

"Jeez, you really don't know when to quit, do you?" She asked.

"Apparently not." He said as he started to walk towards Ilia.

"How did you even get up here?" Ilia asked.

"Hmm?" Brandon hummed as he looked to see that he was atop a fairly large building.

"W-whoa! I didn't realize how high I was." He said.

"Interesting. I wasn't aware that you could move like that." Caliber said.

'Move like what?' Brandon asked.

"You were able to replicate the movements that could rival that of a monkey. It was quite fascinating to say the least." He said.

'I was? Huh, guess I can, wasn't really paying attention.' He said to Caliber from within his head.

"Uh, are you done spacing out?" Ilia asked.

"H-huh? Oh, yeah." Brandon said.

"So what are you even doing here?" She asked.

"I was sent here by a friend. What the hell are you doing here?" He asked.

"Well, I was supposed to assassinate a White Fang member gone rogue. But as you can clearly see, that wasn't what happened." Ilia growled.

"Yeah not my fault your not good at assassinating somebody." Brandon said.

"What was that?!" She yelled as she started to move towards Brandon.

"What?! You want me to repeat it?!" He asked, moving towards.

"At least I don't cause havoc where ever I go!" Ilia yelled.

"Yeah well you're little cult are the one's who mainly cause my problems!" Brandon yelled.

"Only because you keep ruining our operations, short stack!" She yelled.

"What the hell did you just call me?!" He yelled.

"You heard me! You're just as short as your temper!" She retorted.

At this point sparks could be seen coming from the duo's eyes.

"Alright, that's enough you two." Ilia's grandmother said as she pushed the two apart.

"Who the hell are you?" Brandon asked.

"I'm Ilia's grandmother, Iridis, thank you very much." The newly named Iridis said.

"You're Ilia's grandmother?" He asked.

"That's what I said? What your hearing kicking an early bucket?" She asked.

"But you're a human." Brandon said.

"Yeah, and so are you. See, I can state the obvious to." Iridis said.

"What are you doing here, grandma?" Ilia asked.

"Well, first off I want to know who this is." She said, walking towards Brandon.

"Remember that kid that caused the Fang so much trouble?" She asked.

"So this is the kid?" Iridis asked.

"Unfortunately, yes, this is the kid." Ilia said.

"I'm the same age as you." Brandon said.

"Hmm...was expecting something a bit more muscular." She said.

"I was expecting something a bit more muscular." He imitated bitterly.

"So how does a kid like you cause an entire organization trouble?" Iridis asked.

"I believe that would be my doing, madam." Caliber said as he manifested beside Brandon.

Ilia on instinct jumped back and reached for her whip, only for a chill to go down her spine once Caliber blinked away from her field of vision.

"Don't think I forgot of our first encounter, girl." He said.

'Jeez, guess Caliber can hold a grudge.' Brandon thought to himself.

"R-right." Ilia managed to say.

"Hmm, I've seen a lot of things in my life. But this? This is a first." Iridis said as she walked over to Brandon.

"So, why are you here kid? I seriously doubt you'd come all this way just to get something that was stolen from you back." She said.

"Well, you're half right. I'm here to deal with a Grimm problem my friend told me about." He said.

"Hmm, so it's that bad, huh?" Brandon said.

"What do you mean, "It's that bad" grandma?" Ilia asked.

"Well, this kids obviously capable of a lot more than he lets on. So if somebody sent him here to deal with our Grimm problem then it's obvious that it's more of a problem than we expected." Iridis said as she started to walk towards the stairs.

"Both of you, come with me." She said.

"Huh?" Both Ilia and Brandon asked.

"It's time we formed a plan that deals with both our rogue problem and our Grimm problem." Iridis said.

"We?" They asked again.

"Do I need to spell it out for you? You two are gonna be working together for this little plan of ours." She said.

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"What?! You want me to work with him/her?!" Both Ilia and Brandon screamed.


And that's a wrap.

So...I have to work with Ilia for the time being.

Guess there are worse people to work with.

But still, how the hell am I going to work with someone like her?!

I mean, she's literally part of the organization that wants my head on a platter!

And who the hell was that rhino guy anyway?

If he's gonna cause us trouble in the future then this plan of ours is gonna have to be really well thought out.

Let's just move onto the review responses.

Review Response:

Donovan: Okay, quick disclaimer, the Donovan in this chapter has nothing to do with you. Just wanted to clarify that before we moved on.

Also what are you talking about?

Something321: Also can I get a hamburger but with grilled pineapple on it?...as well as a Cal zone filled with raspberry jam?

Fiction Fan 369: Brandon, Yang, and Ruby are all there own people. I think I've established in the story that Summer isn't just a carbon copy of Ruby. She's got her own unique ideals and beliefs.

So as of now, and probably forever, there isn't any other version of Qrow.

I really don't see those three characters as a next gen team STRQ.

Ragnorak16: Rude.

Cinderfall201:

Brandon:...Do you think she's onto us?

Caliber: Why do people always get my name wrong?! It's Caliber! CAL-I-BER! It's not Calibur, Caliburn, or any other name!

Brandon: Never mind.

Also no, post vol 3 will all be posted here.

Danoxis: Well Jaune can technically control plants so...take that as you may.

olTran: No, I like it when this person digs into the story. Just shows that they really like it.

DragonLord501st: Yep.

Andy021: Yeah, I shortened that fight so don't worry.

fanficcyberman: Thanks.

1. That's Ozpin.

2. What if I told you...that Summer would actually teach Brandon things?

3. No! Bad! Bad!

4. BAD!

5. Come at me.

6. Sounds like something Summer would do.

7. I'll put a pin in it.

8. Hmm...Blake and Zwei?

9.

Brandon: SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHUT THE FUCK UP!

11. Rude.

12. I'm sorry?

13. What is this, Cinema sins?

14. Wouldn't be one without it.

15. Brandon: Shut it.

16. Summer: Silly. I'm not making fun of him. I'm simply keeping him here in my personal dungeon against his will, and if I hear any sexual comments about what I just said I'll rip out your rib cage and will proceed to smash your skull in with it.

17. Okay.

18. Sounds like a very weird version of the birds and the bees.

19. No, Caliber's evolution is something more...chaotic.

20. That's logic on it's own.

21. I know most of those but 4GK?

22. Summer: Shut up.

23. Nope.

24. Raven: I'm thirty eight.

25. Spooky.

26. Raven: Why is he shouting.

Brandon: Ignore him.

27. Rude.

28. Boost?

29. Okay?

30. They're bad for your teeth though.

31. Okay?

32. I'm sorry?

33. Because I said so.

34. Yep.

35. Raven: Who are you?

36. Yes.

37. Okay.

38. Shocking.

39. Your disgusting.

40. Yang: Well I'm sure there isn't much down there either.

41. What?

42. Thanks.

43. Okay.

44. Stop.

45. Raven: I'M! THIRTY! EIGHT!

46. Stop.

47. Bad.

48. Caliber: I'm not a cat.

49. Spirit.

50. At least mines bigger, dip shit.

51. Corner. Now.

52. Uh, yeah?

53. Uhm...why?

54. No, no you don't.

55. Good.

56. Rude.

57. Rude.

58. Rude.

59. Rude

60. Rude.

61. Nope.

62. That's your problem.

63. No.

64. Can't be illegal if you've never existed.

65. Okay.

66. Or, you know...it's not.

67. Okay.

68. NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! BAD! BAD! CORNER NOW!

69. -_-

70. Yes.

71. You've lost all of my respect.

72. Because I said so.

RandoReader: Sort a mix of Kindred and Kayn.

Shadowj6480: Yes.

GOH426: I'll think about it.


Omake: Attitude City (Non-Canon)

Blake had been having a fairly good day.

She had just finished helping Yang with her meditation lessons, had her cup of tea, and she was now going to go and read a new book she had just got.

"Hmm, what a lovely day. It's so nice out. Day's like these are pretty rare now a days." Blake said as she walked over to a bench.

Though before she could sit down, Sun came by her in a leather jacket and sunglasses.

"Oh, uh hey Sun. What's with the new outfi-?"

He put his hand in front of Blake, cutting her off mid sentence.

Sun placed a boom box next to him and hit the play button, causing music to play.

"What's up baby? You're a very sexy lady. What's a good girl like you doing in a 'hood like this?" He sang.

As he did, the rest of team SSSN came from behind him wearing similar outfits.

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"Okay one, when did you learn to sing? Two, we're in the park, and three, did you just call me sexy?" Blake asked.

"Your life's in danger every enemy's a stranger but good for you I rule this town with my iron fists." Sun sang as he punched Scarlet in the face.

"Check my sunglasses for proof that I kick some asses, no more classes, you've been schooled and now you know the deal."

"Everyone here has a black belt in "Amazing" and diplomas from The University of Fucking Keepin' it Real."

"Hey! Hey!" Neptune and Scarlet shouted.

"That's how we're living!" Sun sang.

"Welcome to Attitude City!"

"Hey! Hey!"

"No fucks are given! When you're in Attitude City!"

"Hey! Hey!"

"You made the right decision!"

"If your goal was to learn how to rock now sit back as I walk you through my life as the baddest fuckin' dude on the block!" Sun sang as a T.V fell from the sky and started to play Sun's daily routine.

"Every morning I wake up before the dawn and run a half a mile in forty seven minutes flat!" Sun said.

"What?" Blake asked.

"Then shit gets crazy, I water my grandma's daisies and sit down with her for biscuits and have a nice chat! Fuck yeah!" He sang as Sun's grandmother waved at Blake.

"Uh, hey." She said.

"Then I maintain this insane body with weight training can't contain me! Put five pounds up on that barbell rack!" He said.

"Just ask my mother, I am one tough fuckin' fucker and if I have scary dreams I can just go to sleep between her and dad!" Sun sang as Sun's parents waved at Blake.

"Is that Neptune in a blonde wig?...and is that Scarlet in a dress?" Blake asked.

"Hey! Hey!" They shouted, ripping off there disguises and went back into there uniforms.

"No one can faze me! When I'm in Attitude City!"

"Hey! Hey!"

"This shit gets crazy Daily in Attitude City!"

"Hey! Hey!"

"My rock is fuckin' tasty...but here come some tough guys from the town, trying to steal my crown!" He said as Brandon and Mercury walked by the group.

"What?" They asked.

"I'll take on your whole bitch-ass gang, now let's throw the fuck down!" He sang as he threw a smoke bomb onto the ground.

Once the smoke cleared, Sun was seen wearing a jesters outfit, Scarlet was in a unicorn outfit, Neptune was wearing a hat that said 'a really good boy' with a picture of Zwei on the center., and Sage was still in his leather jacket, but wore a hat of some sort.

"Sage, would you lay down a sick flute solo for me?" He asked.

"No." Sage said.

"Thank you." Sun said.

"Oh what a lovely spring day for you to visit our city!" Sun sang as he, Scarlet and Neptune skipped over to Brandon and Mercury.

"Here are some tasty gumdrops and rainbow colored lollipops." He sang, giving Brandon and Mercury gumdrops and lollipops.

"Do come again with your thugs but only if you like bro hugs!" Sun sang, causing Scarlet to embrace Mercury.

"Can I kill him?" Mercury asked.

"Here's my wallet have a nice-." Sun began, only to appear a second later in his gang outfit.

"Day!" He finished.

"Hey! That's right!" Scarlet and Neptune sang.

"We are the masters of fuckin' Attitude City!"

"Hey! We're much!"

"Harder and faster than you in Attitude City!"

"Hey! We are-!"

"Nightmare disasters!

"For anyone who shows disrespect, girl your life we'll protect and if you think we're awesome then you are extremely correct!" He sang.

Blake just stood there in silence before taking a deep breath.

"There are a lot of words I can use to describe you right now...awesome is not one of those words." She said.

"So do we get to keep the money?" Mercury asked.

"Do we get to keep the candy?" Brandon asked with a mouthful of gumdrops.


Original song by NSP.

So I'm making an update to the BIO's, that's right, new info for you guys to consume.

Let's start off with yours truly.

Brandon Kim

Race: Human

Weapon:

Sword: Forgotten Paradise.

Revolver: The Judge

Gender : Male

Height: 5'7"

Weight: 134 lbs

Age: 18

Outfit: Black, white, brown, dark blue.

Handedness: Right.

Complexion: Slightly tanned.

Hair Color: Brown/Black.

Eye color: Brown.

Aura Color: Platinum

Semblance: Spirit.

Weapon Spirit: Caliber

Appearance: Caliber wears knights armor like the ones they wore in the medieval ages, though there were some significant differences that set it apart.

The shoulder pads were much larger than on the original armor they wore, and the chest plate had an open area which revealed a suit of some sort. The suit was a simple white dress suit with a black over coat on it. On the suit was a locket of some sort and a black tie that was neatly wrapped around the collar of the suit.

Caliber wears an black overcoat of some sort as well, the coat somehow being attacked to the shoulder pads on his shoulders. The coat itself reached down to his knee, and the outline of the coat was glowing with a silver aura of some sort.

He wears the average knights lower half, though there were some parts of the armor, specifically the thigh area, that were made of some sort of fabric, and his greaves looked more like boots than actual armor.

Though the most noticeable part of the whole set was the head piece.

Caliber still wears the same knights visor and mouth guard you would see on a knight, but that's about all he had in terms of a helmet. The back of the helmet was just flowing with some sort of blue aura, and to finish it all of, he wore a top hat with a black ribbon wrapped around it.

Destructive Power: B

Speed: A

Endurance: B

Precision: B

Potential Growth: A

Range: D

Poll Progression

Silent Enchantment-(Neo/Brandon): 82

Enchanted Jewel-(Emerald/Brandon): 58

Scarlatina's Magic-(Velvet/Brandon): 42

Fashionable Enchantment-(Coco/Brandon) 23

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