within Beacon and inside Yang's throne room, sat Yang herself, Jaune, Winter, Cinder, Kali, Whitley, Weiss, Neptune, Arslan, Sage, Qrow, and Flynt. they all sat as Jaune and Yang had read a letter that Nora had sent them.
Jaune just sighed
"I thought almost everyone who we made friends at beacon with was dead..." Jaune said
Yang looked at him "I'm happy for us, but for some reason, you don't look happy, Why?" Yang asked
"Oscar saw the Dark Brother and his army marching just close to Vert's borders. If they make it past the border then we're more then screwed, we're fucked" Jaune told her
"But the borders have magic laced in them! It's kept them out for thousands of years!" Sage cried
"The Dark Brother gave humanity Magic, so he can break it," Qrow told him
"I need to go home," Jaune said,
"but you said you don't have enough men!" Yang cried
"We'll fight with the men we have Unless you'll join us," Jaune asked
"And give Beacon to Salem? As soon as I march away she marches in!" Yang yelled
"Perhaps not," Winter told them, "Salem thinks the Gods are gone, What if we prove her wrong?" Winter told them
"I don't think she'll come to see the hybrid army at my invitation," Jaune said
"So bring them to her" Qrow suggested
"I thought that was what we are trying to avoid," Yang asked
Winter shook her head "We don't have to bring the whole army. Only one soldier" Winter told them
Flynt then looked at Jaune "Is that possible?" Flynt asked
"The first Hybrid I ever saw snuck into fort Petra from beyond the Wall, and no other hybrid was there to command it, neither was the dark brother," Jaune told Flynt
"Bring one of these things down to Vale and show her the truth then," Winter said
"But anything you bring back will be useless unless Salem grants us an audience and is somehow convinced not to murder us the moment we set foot in Vale," Cinder told them "The only person she listens to his herself, but I may be able to make her listen to me"
"and how would you do that?" Yang asked
they all looked to Neptune, he looked at them and sighed, "I can smuggle you in" Neptune told Cinder
"Well, it will all be for shit if we don't have one of these hybrids," Yang told them
"Fair point. How do you propose to find one?" Kali asked
Jaune then just sighs
Arslan spoke up "With the queen's permission I'll go and take one," Arslan told them, Yang just looks at Arslan with worry, "You asked me to get Weiss so I did. Let me do this, Allow me to serve you" she told Yang
"The silver hands will help us. They know the Hybrids better than anyone" Jaune told them
"They won't follow Arslan," Flynt told him
"They won't have to," Jaune told him
"oh no! You can't lead a raid into Vert! You're King of Arktown!" Flynt cried
"but I'm the only one here who fought them! I'm the only one here who knows them!" Jaune yelled
Yang looked at Jaune with worry and anger
"I haven't given you permission to leave yet Jaune!" She cried
"With respect Yang, I don't need your permission. I am a King. And I'll be there for my people and I'll do this no matter what" Jaune told her
Yang looked angry at Jaune but Jaune stood his ground
Yang sighed "Fine...Just come back safe Vomit-boy" Yang told him
"I always do," he told her.
Arslan then stood up, "so there's the plan, but I think we should head to Arktown then head to the borders," Arslan said
"that's fine, besides we need some of our best fighters with us" Jaune replied
Two Bullheads are sitting on the platforms surrounded by two groups of men. Arslan places his sword and a case of Moonstone into the Bullhead. Sage walks down the beach and stands next to her.
"You may not believe it, but I've missed you. Nobody makes jokes quite like you. Not even Qrow" Sage chuckled
"it's was good coming back for a while, and now I have to leave again... what a bummer" Arslan giggled
Sage laughed with her. He looked to her and she looked back.
"come back safe, The Queen needs you" Sage replied
"I will, I promise," Arslan said with a smile.
Jaune stands in front of Yang, they both looked at each other with smiles
"If I don't return at least you won't have to deal with the king of ArkTown" Jaune chuckled
Yang just smiled, "aw, but I've grown attached to him," Yang said to Jaune
Jaune looked and Yang with a smile, they looked at each other without saying a word for a full two minutes. Jaune broke from their gaze
"I wish you good fortune in the wars to come, Yang" Jaune said
Yang nods at Jaune and he turns and walks to the head of the Bullhead. most of the Arc soldiers board it and the Bullheads takes off. Yang and Weiss watched as they left the beach.
Jaune, Arslan, and Flynt land in ArkTown. Jaune looks up at the Castle and sees Nora, Ruby, Sun, Neon, Oscar, and Ilia waiting for them. They get off and Ruby uses her semblance to hug Jaune, who almost falls, but he hugs back, Flynt and Neon Hug tightly, Arslan introduces herself to the others, and Sun and Jaune hug as well.
"it's good to see you Jaune! Welcome back!" Ruby said
"it's good to see you to Ruby, but we can't stay for long as you know, I'm here to pick up Sun and Nora" Jaune said
"right, why can't I come through?" Ruby asked
"same for me? I mean I had fought them as well, Besides Nora's pregnant" Ilia said
"Ruby, if the dark brother knows you have silver eyes, he'll take you out first, and Ilia, Weiss is with Yang and Nora's coming with me, so I'm putting you in charge, and the last answer is, Nora can handle herself and I'm only taking her with only to man the makeshift border the White fang and Silver hand have put up" Jaune told them
they agreed reluctantly and Nora and Sun got on the Bullhead with Jaune, Arslan, and Flynt. the second Bullhead stayed unloading all the mined Moonstone from Beacon.
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Mercury, Sienna, Jaune, Flynt, Arslan, Nora, and Sun sit at a table. Jaune told Mercury all about his plan.
"Isn't your job to talk him out of stupid fucking ideas like this?" Mercury asked Flynt
"I've been failing at that job, lately" Flynt Sighed
"How many men did you bring?" Sienna asked
Jaune looks around the table.
"Not enough" Jaune replied "We were hoping you two and some of your men could help" Arslan replied
"I'll be staying behind as well as Nora," Flynt said
Mercury nods his head and he turns to look at Jaune.
"You really want to go out there again? face those things again?" Mercury asked
Jaune nods his head
"Well, You're not the only ones," Sienna said
"also seems your not the first to come back from the dead" Mercury told Jaune
everyone became confused but the raiding party walk down to the cells.
"My scouts found them a mile south of the Wall. Said they were on their way here" Sienna told Jaune
They all take a look into the cells. It is occupied by Roman Torchwick, Glynda Goodwitch, and Lyanna Blackraider.
"Roman!? Ms. Goodwitch?" Jaune cried
Roman pulls a blanket tight around himself and sits up from the table he was laying on.
"They want to go too," Mercury said
"We don't want to go, we have to. the light brother told us the great war is coming" Glynda replied
"Roman, is that really you?" Jaune asked again
Roman sits up from a dark corner.
"Hey kid, I hardly recognized you" Roman replied "They won't give me anything to drink down here. I haven't been feeling like myself" Roman chuckled
Glynda chuckled, "here we all are, at the edge of the world. At the same moment. Heading in the same direction for the same reason" Glynda told them
"Our reasons are different" Flynt told her
"It doesn't matter what we think our reasons are" she replied to him "There's a greater purpose at work and we serve it together whether we know it or not. We may take the steps but-"
"For fuck's sake, will you shut your mouth," Roman told her "Are we coming with you or not?"
"Don't you want to know what we're doing?" Sun asked
"Is it worse than sitting in a freezing cell waiting to die?" Lyanna asked
"She's right. We're all on the same side" Jaune told them
"How can we be?" Sun asked
"We're all breathing" Jaune replied
Mercury hands the cell keys to Jaune and he opens the door and lets the men out.
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The guards open the makeshift gate and the raiding party consisting of Jaune, Mercury, Sienna, Arslan, Sun, Roman, Lyanna, and Glynda stand at the edge of the borders to Vert. There is a blizzard raging and snow blows over the tundra. Jaune looks back at the party and the men glance at each other. Roman drinks from a flask. Jaune looks back into Vert and the men begin marching into the wild. A group of White Fang pulls a sled loaded with equipment behind the raiding party. The men disappear into the white of the blizzard...