Nina woke up cuffed to a hospital bed. Her whole body felt sore, and it was like all her energy had been drained. There was an IV drip in her arm, and her veins were all a dark red.

"What...where?" Her head was foggy and unfocused.

The door opened, as a doctor stepped in. "You're awake..." He went over to check the computer by her bed. "...you're very lucky to be alive. Do you remember any of what happened?"

Nina shook her head. "No...I was...with my teammate?"

"A powerful nerve agent was injected into your body...it nearly killed you." He explained. "From what we can tell...it attacked the Faunus side of your DNA...it's possible that being half Human is what saved your life."

"Half...Human?" She asked.

The doctor gave her a look. "Yes..."

"I...didn't know..." She muttered. "Why am I...cuffed?"

"You and your teammate were found trespassing on private property. The police have placed your team under arrest until they can sort this whole thing out." The doctor explained. "I'll have to tell them you're awake. I believe they may have some questions for you."

With that, he stepped out. Soon after, a detective entered, taking a seat.

"You don't look so good." He commented. "The doctor says you're gonna live though."

"Who..." She managed.

"I'm detective Phoenix. You might remember me from the time you stole evidence from my crime scene to try and find your friend." He saw her expression. "Yeah, I noticed. Didn't raise a fuss then because he got out alright. You seemed like good kids, so I let it go. This one, though...wanna tell me what you were doing in that warehouse?"

Nina paused. "What I was..."

The man sighed. "My Semblance lets me know if someone's hiding something, so don't even try it. Right now, it looks like you and your team were trying to steal equipment from RedOwl. The best thing you can do for you and your friends is tell me what was really going on."

"We were...looking for evidence." Nina confessed. "To incriminate...Carl Strikz."

"Carl Strikz? The philanthropist?" The detective sat back. "The man's a hero."

"Then why...does he have...a nerve agent...that targets...Faunus..." Nina managed.

Detective Phoenix frowned. "You're saying he's the one that poisoned you?"

Nina shook her head. "Zachariah...Alabaster...working on...his orders."

"You seem confident that Carl's the one behind all this." The detective stated. "But the evidence so far suggests any corruption within RedOwl circles back to Alabaster. As for you...we tried to look into you, but found nothing. Before you enrolled in Beacon, you didn't even exist. A Faunus with no documented history attacking a major corporation...you understand why that raises some red flags?"

Nina gave a short cough. "That's why I know it's him."

Phoenix raised an eyebrow. "Go on."

"You see...my scars?" She asked. "Every single one...came from him."

The detective looked at her scars, putting the pieces together in his mind. "You're telling the truth." He stood up. "Thank you for your cooperation."

With that, he walked out. Nina sighed, laying there. The door opened, and Professor Ozpin stepped in.

"Finding my students in situations like these is becoming increasingly tiresome." He stated. "Let's get those cuffs off, shall we?"