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AN/ I'm back after one hell of a break. So, first off, no, I am not abandoning anything. I just had to figure some stuff out, like the fact that I am taking this current semester off from college, switching to working full time and the like. Having financial responsibilities sucks, especially when you aren't making enough to support yourself. But that part is being fixed and I won't have to worry as much anymore here in the next couple of weeks. Anyways, on to the chapter!
"Roman, what do you have for us?" Ozpin asked. A fresh mug of coffee in his hand.
"Well, for starters, we have a much bigger problem on our hands. Not only do we have the terroristic bitch, but apparently the White Fang cell has gone completely rogue. And unfortunately, there isn't much we can do about it at the moment." Roman explained looking around the office once more.
"I trust you are working on that as well?" Ozpin asked.
"As best I can. Getting ahold of an infiltrator before I begin drawing anything up though. To get things up and running properly for you though, scrub your systems. A virus was put in place during your little dance. No idea what it does, but the fact that she put it there means it's bad for you." Roman started.
"So that explains the break in at the CCT. Anything else I'll need to know about?" Ozpin asked.
Other than the White Fang trying to off anyone who abandons the cause, nothing else at the moment. Neo, unfortunately, isn't integral to her plans right now. Though they still believe me to be held on the general's ship. Has anyone linked into the network recently?" Roman asked curiously.
"No one that would have anything of importance, other than Beacon staff of course. Though the general will be holding a security meeting tomorrow. It would be impossible to prevent him from linking into the network." Ozpin stated.
"Monitor any devices that connect to the network for the first time since the break in. Also, try to save a copy of the virus, I have some people who could pull it apart, maybe even turn it against her. Now if you'll excuse me, I have more prep work to do." Roman dismissed as he turned to leave. As he left, Roman thought back to Ruby, hoping she was at least keeping out of trouble.
*Ruby*
"Well girls, I'm open to suggestions here. And no, just outright offing them is out of the question." Ruby clarified as she sat across from the twins.
"Have you tried turning them against her?" Melanie offered.
"One of them is the son of Marcus Black, the other is some little thief she picked up along the way. One of them is so flippant to what they're doing and the other is so loyal it causes me physical pain. Ten lien to whoever guesses which one is which." Ruby groaned.
"Well, you're a seventeen-year-old bombshell of a young woman, scar and all, and I know for a fact that Mercury is right around your age." Miltia Started.
"And probably willing to look the other way with the right offer." Melanie finished.
"And there goes my lunch. Suggest something like that again, and Junior won't find your bodies. I'm out of here." Ruby quickly left the club, trying to get the images of her and Mercury together. But a thought soon came to her. 'Trying to pull Mercury away would be useless. Sure, he's her muscle, but he has such a flippant attitude towards everything, but that girl.'
With a goal in mind, Ruby quickly began to search for any information about the girl that glued herself to Cinder's side. With her scroll in hand, Ruby practically skipped home.
"Emerald Sustrai, orphan, lived on the streets of Vale. Known thief, though not a very good one. Admitted to Haven academy? No prior record or any entry test records? Roman is going to want to see this." Ruby spoke aloud as she wandered the apartment. Preparing the files, Ruby sent them, along with a message to Neo. "There is more to this than we realized. A war between kingdoms? A personal attack? What's going on?
AN/ So this is a shorter chapter while I try to get back into the swing of things. I still have time off, I'm not forcing anything out of this, but I just need a moment to catch my breath and figure out where I am with everything. I'm not going to abandon writing, I'm not going to fall off the face of the earth, but I just need a moment to relax and refocus myself. I'll be back soon, so until next time, have a great day!