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The screen then turned to an aerial view of a pentagonal like building.
ARLINGTON - VIRGINIA
Inside the building, in what looks like an office, is the man who was chasing Banner across the country. The tag had his name, General T. Ross. He seemed to be doing some work while smoking a cigar until someone, probably his assistant, handed him some papers.
"Hey, it's that guy from the opening scenes! The one who was chasing after Banner." Exclaimed Ruby once she saw the man. Many in the audience saw this and they also recognized him.
"Hey, you're right! It is him! You've got a good eye kid.", Qrow congratulated his niece, affectionately ruffling her hair, getting a squawk from her.
"Here's something a bit more interesting." She began as he took the papers to look at them. "It's possible gamma sickness."
"Gamma Sickness?" Asked a rather nervous Velvet, not liking the sound of that, something that was shared by both Blake and Weiss.
"Just wait a bit, you'll see." Vein promised the audience.
The scene then changed to that of a man, Stan Lee, opening a fridge, looking for something to drink until he stopped at the bottles seen in the factory.
"Hey, it's Stan again." Qrow pointed out.
"Yeah, he's going to be in every one of these movies, so better pay attention." Katana told them.
"Considering that he helped create all these heroes, it's understandable he'd want to appear beside them." Stated Ironwood.
"Milwaukee." She continued off-screen, "A man drank one of those guarana sodas."
He picked up a bottle and drank a bit of it.
"Guess it had a little more kick than he was looking for." She finished her report.
"Wow." He whispered in surprise before dropping the bottle, shattering it and spilling the contents on the floor.
Seeing this shock many in the audience, especially the children.
"Oh, my Gods, what happened?!" Asked a terrified Blake, worried about the man.
Looking over his phone, Vein explained, "Not much was explained about this, but long-story-short when he drank that bottle, he had something similar to a seizure, having spasms and acting like his body was trying to violently reject something. With the victim being a few millimeters close to death." [1]
Upon hearing this, many in the audience turned pale as what he said registered in their heads. On the bright side, they now know why he tried to make sure that his blood didn't fall into the bottles.
Back at the office, having both read and heard enough, General Ross stood up and calmly demanded, "Where was it bottled?"
Now showing the woman, an average Caucasian with SPARR on her name tag, she answered, "Porto Verde, Brazil."
Turning back to Ross, his expression hardened, he then ordered while the picture zoomed in on his face, "Get our agency people looking for a white man at that bottling plant. Tell them no contact. If he even sees them, he's gone."
"Well, this guy certainly reminds me of a certain 'someone'." Qrow pointed out while eyeing the general present in the room, who both noticed the stare and knew what he was talking about.
"As a fellow military man, myself, I can both see and understand why he's doing this. But from what I've seen and heard so far, I can't help but notice that he's hiding something." Ironwood got out before quickly turning back to the screen.
"Oh, trust me, you'll see why soon enough." Promised Katana.
The scene then changes to a military base, with soldiers running and Humvees arriving.
FORT JOHNSON - EVERGLADES
Seeing another of Earth's military bases, the two military personnel amongst the audience couldn't help but compare it to theirs, "Impressive construction and design, but still nothing compared to Atlas." Was Winter's analysis.
Ironwood nodded in agreement, "You're right, but you have to remember that this isn't Remnant, so it wouldn't work trying to compare their bases to ours." He reminded her.
Two helicopters are seen arriving and carrying someone aboard.
The General is then seen with a bald-black male with a folder in his hands. They then focus on the arriving helicopters.
"I got you what I could. Short notice, but they're all quality." the man told Ross, answering to his orders, "And I pulled you an ace."
The helicopters are then seen touching down with other soldiers looking them over as a man is seen by the door ready to leave once on the ground.
"Emil Blonsky." he reported off-screen, "Born in Russia, raised in England..." Blonsky is then show to be a man in his mid-to-late 30's with a cream-colored jacket over a dark-brown polo-shirt. "...and on loan to SOCOM from the Royal Marines." He is then seen joining the rest of the team by a transport plane.
"SOCOM? Royal Marines?" Not entirely familiar with military jargon and terms, Ruby couldn't help but ask the two other-worlders in the room.
"United States Special Operations Command or SOCOM for short. A unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Armed Forces." Explained Vein looking over his phone.
"While the Royal Marines are a highly specialized and adaptable elite light infantry force trained for rapid deployment worldwide and capable of dealing with a wide range of threats." Katana explained the rest, also looking it up from her phone. [2]
Many were impressed with the explanation, especially those from the military.
"Quite impressive. Truly, your world's military seems to be quite versatile." Praised Winter, who also noted how the Royal Marines seemed almost like her fellow Specialists.
"Indeed, so much so that I find myself wondering if I should restructure the Atlas military and have it based out of your world's." Noted Ironwood, who was also thinking the same as Winter.
Blake, however, wasn't feeling quite as jubilous as the two military personnel, "Not that I want to ruin the moment, but these explanations got me a bit worried." She spoke.
Upon hearing her thoughts, the other's turned to look at her, "What do you mean Blake?" Asked a rather confused Jaune.
Ozpin, on the other hand, deciphered the young Faunus's worries almost immediately, "No she's right. Think about it for a moment, this General Ross came to gather a team to track and capture Mr. Banner, but instead of it being comprised of a couple of soldiers, he filled it up with what could arguably be called the 'best of the best' the military could offer with one of them being needed to be called from another continent entirely. Doesn't that seem rather odd to you?" He explained.
After hearing that bit of wisdom, the other couldn't help but ask the same thing. And almost all of them came to the same grim conclusion.
Seeing this, Qrow decided to voice it out for those who still looked lost, "Good to see that some of you get it. To make things simple, the fact that he pulled out the 'Big-Guns' right from the start could only mean that he's either making sure that things go smoothly, quietly and without issues, or..." He began.
"...That Banner is a lot more dangerous than we gave him credit for, enough that only the best could even measure up to the task." Blake finished the thought, almost immediately thinking about Adam and how it would take at least two-to-three Specialist to bring him in at best or eliminate him at worst. [3]
After hearing that explanation, everyone decided to continue watching to see if said assumptions were accurate.
"I know you're cashing some chips for this, Joe." Ross seemed to be both apologizing and thanking the now named Joe off-screen, "Glad I could be of help." Back to the two, Joe replied before staring at the general with a stern expression, "Just make it good."
The transport plane is then shown taking off into a stormy, lightning filled cloud. We are then shown the inside, with the general's aide giving the team a briefing on the mission along with their parameters as they get themselves prepared.
"This is the target and the location. Snatch and grab, live capture. Have your dart clips and suppression ordinance, live fire is for backup only. We got local out there, but we want it tight and quiet."
"It's nice to see they're concerned for the locals, but this all feels like a bit much for Bruce." Ren stated.
"Yeah. He didn't even want to get involved with some street punk earlier." Nora agreed.
"Perhaps, but we do know Bruce warned him against making him angry. Perhaps, when stressed or angered, Bruce loses control and fights long after his opponent no longer can. Something I've told you and Miss Xiao Long about many times, Miss Valkyrie." Glynda said, glaring at the girls, who shrunk down at this. [4]
Blonsky sees the target, Banner, and gives the picture a questioning look before speaking, "Is he a fighter?"
The general is then seen looking over to him from what appears to be a surveillance area. "Your target is a fugitive from the U.S. Government...", he spoke as he answered his question, "...and stole military secrets."
"Uh, yeah... That wasn't the question." Yang said.
"He's hiding something..." Coco said, lowering her shades to look at Ross suspiciously.
"I agree. To keep adding reasons to go after him without telling the men everything they need to know feels dishonest and manipulative. He's taking advantage of the men he's been given to lead." Pyrrha agreed.
"He is also implicated in the deaths...", he continued as he got up and raised his voice so that the others could hear him, "...of two scientists, a military officer, an Idaho state trooper...", he was then shown in the middle of the cargo-hold with everyone paying attention, "...and possibly two Canadian hunters, so don't wait to see if he's a fighter."
"Tranq him...", He then finished his briefing "...and bring him back."
"I don't know why, but it feels like Bruce doesn't deserve this. He seems like a nice guy." Ruby said.
"Unfortunately, Miss Rose, people can be deceiving at times." Ozpin told her.
"I agree with you, though, Ruby." Velvet said supportively.
The scene the changes to Banner resting on his bed, that is until his computer sounded off, telling him that he got a reply. Making his way over to it, he began the encryption process to receive the news from Mr. Blue.
"MR. BLUE - Good news"
"MR. BLUE - Preliminary blood tests show significant gamma reduction."
Banner looks on with what could be described as hope, before responding, "Will it cure me?"
"Yay! A cure! Does that mean the military guys will stop chasing him?" Nora asked.
"Probably not. They'd probably make him recreate it. Even if not, general Ross REALLY hates Banner. He'd look for ANY reason to lock him up." Katana explained.
"That seems like harassment and horribly abusing his rank and power." Weiss criticized.
"Yes." Katana and Vein said together with a single stern nod.
"MR. BLUE - Yes"
Banner looks like he couldn't believe that his troubles would be coming to an end soon.
"MR. BLUE - But..."
"MR. BLUE - I need more DATA"
This practically crushed Banner's hopes, "Oh, come on."
"It is reasonable. You can't simply ask someone to make you a cure for something without all the proper data. There is much to consider about any disease and this Gamma Sickness seems quite advanced and severe." Penny stated.
"Wow. I gotta start giving credit to all those movie scientists I always skipped." Ruby said.
"MR. BLUE - Exposure levels"
"MR. BLUE - gamma concentration"
"MR. BLUE - cell saturation"
After reading Blue's requests, Banner shook his head in both sadness and disappointment, "Impossible. Data is not here."
"Wow... That's a lot of stuff." Jaune said, almost dizzied by the terms and big words.
"Data is not here? But isn't it in his blood and he sent a sample? Then where else could it be?" Pyrrha wondered.
"MR. BLUE - Where is it?"
After reading the question, he took a glance at the old newspaper article, specifically at the picture of the woman smiling as she was giving a lecture. With a solemn and resigned look on his face, he typed his last response for the day. "HOME." After having enough, he closed the computer.
"Oh. That's not a good idea." Qrow said.
"Why not?" Ruby wondered.
"He's been on the run for years. The military likely has all previous information on him, including his old residence. They'd likely have it guarded at all times in case he EVER tried going back." Blake explained.
The scene changes to an aerial view of the favelas, then to an empty street with a van coming along. Said van was then shown to be the mobile command center for the operation with the general also being inside.
The soldiers are then seen making their way to Banner's place as he sleeps, but the sound of one of the dogs getting tranked wakes both his dog and him. As they arrive at the door, they begin to make preparations to break inside, with the general over seeing everything. One of them uses a small wire camera to look inside from under the door to confirm their target, but the dog decides to mess with them.
"Get rid of the damn dog." Ross orders.
"Hey! You leave the dog alone! The dog's in his home! You're the ones who shouldn't be there!" Nora snapped.
"Yeah!" Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Velvet all cheered.
"Note to self, never mess with dogs in these girls' presence." Vein noted.
"Why would you ever mess with a dog?" Katana asked, proudly holding a picture of herself and a three-headed Doberman the size of a horse.
Once it was confirmed that their target was in the building, they placed some dough like packets on the door, each one with a cable attached. Once they were secure, they moved away from the door.
"Take him."
Once the order was issued, with the flick of a switch, the door was blown open.
They went inside and made sure that he had nowhere to hide or run. They shot a few tranquillizer darts unto the bed then proceeded to remove the covers, only to discover that it was a decoy, getting a rise out of Ross.
"Target's on the move." Blonsky called in. Having had enough of the dog's barking he shot him.
"DOGGY!" Weiss and Ruby cried, anime tears welling up in their eyes, before it was placed with extreme rage and they, along with Yang, lunged towards the TV as if they could claw their way through and attack Blonsky.
"I'll kill him! I'll turn him into Bloodsky!" Yang snapped as Katana held her and Weiss back while Vein struggled to hold Ruby as she used her semblance to fly at the screen in her cloak streak form.
Looking over the room, he noticed something by the kitchen, a piece of rope tied to the sink and going out the window.
Banner was then seen using the rope to climb out the side of the building, until he stopped at Martina's window as she was just getting out of the shower, surprising her.
Many in the audience were embarrassed by this scene, with the girls blushing up a storm, the adults having the decency of looking away, and Pyrrha and Nora doing their best to block their partner's vision. Qrow on the other hand, "Huh, what do you know. Talk about a coincidence." Wasn't affected.
"LOOK AWAY YOU DRUNK!" Exclaimed Winter furiously.
"Okay ONE, I'm not drunk anymore, I quit before you guys even got here and TWO, she has some clothes on, so she's not showing anything." He defended himself, which got Winter off his back, but she still kept an eye on him.
"Where is he?" Demanded Ross.
Blonsky was shown looking out the window, then Banner with Martina trying to get her to not make a sound.
Only seeing the rope reaching the street below, Blonsky made a conclusion. "He's on the ground."
"Let's go." "Go." the other soldiers began to move as well.
Peeking out of her door, she saw the soldiers moving out and leaving. Once it was confirmed that they were far enough away, Banner thanked her and then left as well.
Wearing a hat and pulling up his hoodie, Banner made his way through the buzzling favela, hoping to get away. Until he ran into the search team looking for him. When they noticed him, he tried to play it cool, hoping that they would either ignore him or at the very least gloss him over as yet another civilian.
Seeing this, and having a look of doubt on her face, Yang asked Blake, "Hey, what are the chances that that'll work?"
After thinking about it for a bit she gave her answer, "Well, it depends on the situation itself along with the people in it, but usually chances of that working are rather low."
"Define 'low'." asked Weiss, now curious about the topic.
Overhearing the whole thing, Penny gave out the answer, "Chances are estimated to be 70-30 in favor of it not working."
Upon hearing this, they looked back to see the result.
It didn't work.
The chase was back on as they tried to outwit each other. [5]
Those wishing it would work groaned.
Yang cursed, "Damn."
"Swear jar!", both team leaders exclaimed at the same time, before looking at each other.
"You have a swear jar too?" Pyrrha asked humorously.
"7 sisters, that jar was almost always full." was Jaune's confirmation.
"Do not lose him." Ross ordered as his van also joined the chase.
Banner and the soldiers chasing him eventually reached a small soccer field, where the sight of the men with guns spooked out the children playing.
The chase brought them all over the place, eventually Blonsky tried to get a shot in, but missed his chance. Seeing another route, believing that it would take him to his target, he took it.
Banner then led his pursuers to a bunch of clothes lines, losing his cap in the process. The soldiers kept on chasing, even with their vision obstructed, until one of them fell on the edge of the rooftop they were in and unto the street below.
"Smart, using your knowledge of the environment to lead them to a trap." Blake stated, impressed by Banner's ingenuity and quick thinking.
"Used it on others before?" Yang asked in a teasing tone.
"Once or twice." was all Blake said, remembering when she had to do something similar during her days in the White Fang.
Banner was then shown running and jumping from the roofs with one of the soldiers still on his tail.
Just as Banner managed to reach the street, the man threw a shot at him. He missed, but Banner's heart monitor then started beeping.
Blonsky was shown walking down a path and prepping his gun to fire when the opportunity presented itself.
Having had enough, Banner stopped at a corner to catch his breath and try to calm down, putting his yoga lessons to practice.
"Why is he doing that in the middle of a chase?" Velvet asked, confused by Banners sudden decision to stop moving to perform yoga techniques.
"It's to get a better grip of his emotions and heart-rate." Winter explained, "While I fell that he should just keep moving and not waste any time, we've seen and heard just about enough to speculate that allowing him to fall under emotional stress would be quite dangerous." She then pointed at the screen, "He himself appears to be quite aware of this and is doing his best to avoid such a situation." [6]
"Huh. Kinda like sparring sessions, where we do our best not to mess with Yang's hair to ensure she doesn't explode." Deduced Ruby, getting a 'Hey!' from said blonde.
Blonsky was seen reaching the same area as Banner and started looking. Once he had calmed down enough, he got back up and tried to blend in with the crowd, only to see Blonsky getting ready to shoot him, so he ran and the chase began anew.
As he ran, he encountered not only Ross's van, but Ross himself as the general got out to look at him. When they saw each other, their reactions were mixed. Banner looked like he already expected the general to be involved and wasn't all that surprised to see him, while Ross had a look of smug victory, like this was a game and he had already won.
Not having time for this, Banner ran. The general saw this and got back inside, "Get around behind him."
This brief interaction got the audience's attention, "So, I take it that this isn't the first time something like this has happened?" Ozpin decided to ask what was on everyone's mind.
Vein just shrugged his arms, like saying 'What can you do?', "Yeah, you could say that." he then went on and elaborated, "Though not much of a fan of old-classical stories, there's this one book called 'Moby Dick', about a sea captain who for one reason or another became obsessed with killing this Albino Whale."
Quickly picking up where he was headed, Katana continued, "In his obsession with the whale, the captain spent years at sea, going from port-to-port, from ship-to-ship and even from crew-to-crew, all so that he could kill it. No matter how much he tried or what he did, the whale kept getting away, and in some instances it did so at the cost of either the ship and/or the crew."
"But the man just couldn't or rather he wouldn't let the thing go and kept on trying, until it finally ended with him either as shark-bait or on the very whale's stomach. Banner's relationship with Ross is pretty much the same, with Banner being the elusive whale that just wishes to be left alone and Ross being the obsessed captain whose grudge just won't let him throw in the towel. No offence to you kitty-kat, but they've been playing this little game of 'Cat & Mouse' for years, with Ross even going as far as using ANYTHING at his disposal to finally end the chase." Vein finished his explanation, giving the general on-screen the stink-eye as he got to the end. [7]
Upon hearing this comparison, many in the audience began to conclude that General Ross was not deserving of his position. None more so than the actual general in the room.
"Unacceptable! As leader of your nation's military, it is your duty to use its resources to serve and protect your country, NOT waste them on something as pitiful as a grudge!" Ironwood snapped at Ross, enraged by the fact that he seemed to share the same rank as a child throwing a tantrum.
"As someone who has a small bit of military experience himself, I fully agree with you tin-man. Sadly though, part of the reason why he's allowed to do this stems from the fact that, even if deemed a 'failure', the experiment itself was a military exercise." Vein shook his head, then returned to glare at Ross. "The guy took advantage of that to give his superiors a reason to let him chase after Banner." When he finished, there was a small growl coming from his throat, and his eyes were glowing red. [8]
Banner kept running while the van began tracking him, relaying his position to the team chasing him, "Target moving past Mobile Unit 090."
He kept on running until he made it to an open street with more room to move. As he ran, he kept glancing back to make sure that he lost them, until he ran into someone. Said someone ended up being the punks from the factory, who got pissed at the accident.
The audience groaned at this.
"Really? Of all the times to run into these jerks, it had to be right in the middle of a chase?!" exclaimed Coco.
"Then there's their personality. Even without making many appearances, one look is enough to tell you that they won't let even a small offence like this go. At least not without some payback." Was Ren's response to Coco's little outburst.
Jaune nervously chuckled with sympathy, "I guess bullies are the same no matter where you go. Once they think you are easy pickings, they'll never let you go." He said this as he remembered Cardin and the rest of Team CRDL, especially the trouble they seem to like pushing unto him.
They tried to strike him, but he used his lessons to both avoid and get away, it only made them angrier and they joined the chase.
He was shown running while the monitor kept beeping as he sped to the factory. The delinquents chasing him lost him for a moment, until they heard him hiding in the factory.
Blonsky was seen on a roof overlooking the factory.
"Where is he?" Ross demanded over the comms.
"Target acquired." he replied as he noticed the delinquents entering the building.
"As far as places to hide go, that was a decent choice, the myriad of machines and conveyor belts make it practically a labyrinth." Winter analyzed.
"But it only works if you know the terrain. True, Banner's been working there for a while, but those guys have been there the longest. They probably know a short-cut that'll reach him before he can even find the back door." Qrow decided to throw in his two cents.
Banner entered the locker room, checking the monitor and seeing if he could get a moment to breath and calm his heart. It worked until he heard the delinquents looking for him and he tried to get away. The soldiers were also shown to be in the building searching.
He almost got away, 'till he ran into them, boxing him in. They then started to ruff him up, taking his computer and tossing it aside as he tried to get away. They pinned him to a fence and then proceeded to 'teach him a lesson', just as the soldiers were closing in.
"Not so tough now, huh?" the leader taunted. "Try those fancy moves again. Come on."
"Oh, get over yourself, you guys had it coming." Yang said, glaring at the punks while her eyes turned red.
"Indeed. And it's not as if the leader caught and beat Bruce fair and square. He needed his lackeys for that." Pyrrha said sourly.
The soldiers were now on top of them and with night-vision goggles.
"Stop. Please." Banner pleaded, just as the soldiers were getting into position to fire. "Me... angry... very bad."
They didn't believe him and laughed at his 'bluff', which was heard by even those in the van.
"The street punks are now in serious danger of being mixed in with this operation." Penny noted, a bit concerned. Sure, they were jerks, but they didn't deserve to be seriously hurt.
"Good." Weiss said with an evil smirk, everyone looking at her in shock. "What? They're only using tranquilizer guns." She reminded them.
As he kept resisting, he took a glance at the monitor, his vitals getting dangerously elevated. He looked up past one of the men restraining him and noticed with increasing alarm that the soldiers were with them.
"You don't understand. Something really bad is about to happen here." He tried again, so desperate to keep things from spiraling out of control that he stopped speaking Portuguese.
"His stress is becoming critical. He's completely forgone their language." Glynda said worriedly.
Ozpin put a hand on her shoulder to calm her, but he wasn't much better. "Their best option now is for the military to intervene. I would've said for them to listen to Mr. Banner, but clearly that's not in the cards." Ozpin said.
The soldiers were getting ready to fire.
The delinquents still didn't believe him. "Yeah... very bad."
The soldier shot a tranq at a delinquent, who later dropped to sleep, just as the leader punched Banner, who then fell over, while laughing.
A few of the students did indeed chuckle as the delinquent dropped from the shot. "Karma." Blake said with a bit of a smirk as well.
"But he still hit Banner." Velvet said worriedly.
The monitor was then shown to have reached the limit; later Banner was shown with his eyes now turning green.
The monitor was suddenly snapped off. One of the soldiers then saw something happening to Banner.
"What's happening?" Ironwood asked, shocked and amazed.
"His eyes just changed color. And he's shaking violently. Whatever is happening, it can't be good. Possibly life-threatening." Winter said, concerned.
"You're not wrong, Winter. It's certainly life-threatening... Just not to Bruce." Katana said with a smirk.
"Anybody else seeing this?" he asked over the comms, hoping that it wasn't just him seeing things, like Banner's legs suddenly growing to the point were his pants could withstand the strain.
The leader then noticed Banner acting weird and tried to kick him to keep him in line, only for something to catch said leg and then proceed to break it. He screamed in pain before what grabbed his leg dragged him into the darkness.
Everyone was shocked. "Was he just growing!?" Nora asked, both amazed and horrified.
"Yeah. A lot, from how much those pants were shown stretching." Coco declared.
"And he broke that guy's leg like nothing." Ruby said worriedly.
Everyone in the building was taken aback by what had just happened, but the general had a look on his face like he knew what was going to happen next.
Threading carefully, the remaining two delinquents approached the spot where their leader had disappeared. Only to jump away from something throwing said leader back through an office's windows and right into the wall on the other side of the area, where he then fell limply on the floor, presumably dead from the impact.
"Holy shit!" Velvet, surprisingly, cried out.
"Miss Scarlatina!" Glynda shouted, shocked at her student's harsh language.
"No offense, Miss Goodwitch, but if something deserves that reaction. It's that." Ren stated.
Quickly looking back, they saw a big creature getting up and made a break for it, just as it gave chase while roaring, the roar so loud that the feedback nearly deafened those on the van.
Seeing as things were about to get ugly, the soldiers broke cover and moved to intercept the creature, one of them ignoring a barely alive and groaning delinquent leader.
"That thing's huge!" Jaune said fearfully.
"And strong. At least as strong as me." Yang said.
Katana and Vein looked at each other, then back to Yang. "Sorry, Yang. But the truth is, you don't stand a chance against that guy." Katana said sadly.
"I'm not even sure all of you together do." Vein added, leaving them all shocked and horrified. [9]
Blonsky was moving until he met up with the two punks running from the creature, just as it used its oversized green arm to grab one of them, his shoe dropped and left forgotten.
"We got a bogey. Please advise." Requested one of the soldiers over the comms as he used night vision to get a better look at the creature, only getting a glimpse.
"It still looks like a human. Just a very big one." Qrow said.
"Indeed. He may even dwarf Hazel." Ozpin said in disbelief.
"That IS the target! Use every tranq you've got. Do it now." Ross ordered, further confirming that he knew of its existence.
Following his orders, they shot at it, only for the tranqs to bounce off harmlessly off its now revealed enormous green back. Getting irritated, it turned and crushed the tranqs under its massive bare green feet.
"Their bullets did nothing. Didn't even break the skin." Winter said, barely able to process what she's seeing.
"They may be tranquilizers rather than live ammunition, but for them to bounce off like that is still nearly impossible without some kind of armor." Ironwood said.
Seeing as the tranqs weren't working, the team leader ordered to fall back just as the creature made its way to them. The last thing the man saw was the sight of the creature, now confirmed to be a giant humanoid thanks to his night vision gear, grabbing his face.
Blonsky was shown just finishing reloading his rifle with live ammunition, he then turned a corner to get a shot in, only to duck back into cover from a stray shot fired by the Commando being grabbed by the creature. Deciding to keep moving the went back into formation while looking for the beast, until it got tired of the Commando it was man-handling and threw him into a machine by the wall near where the group was threading. The impact caused sparks to go off said machine and turning the factory on.
"All those men... The absolute elite of what General Ross had at his deployment... And yet they're completely outmatched by this one target." Penny said in disbelief.
"And they're all in danger because their general can't let go of a simple grudge and forced them to take on this dangerous mission without fully filling them in." Pyrrha said, glaring angrily at Ross whenever they cut to him.
"He definitely needs to get fired." Yang said angrily.
"If only." Katana whispered to Vein.
"We could've avoided A LOT of heartbreak." Vein agreed. [10]
They then began shooting at the creature, who just shrugged the bullets off as he began to walk away, dropping a body, presumably the delinquent he captured earlier.
They kept following it while shooting, Blonsky was seen climbing a set of stairs to get a better shot from above.
The bullets just kept bouncing off the creature's skin, but they kept at it until one of them threw a grenade which landed in front of it. The confirmed flash-grenade went off, the resulting light revealing more of the creature's form, showing that it was an 8' feet tall humanoid. The blast reaching Blonsky who was on top of the creature.
"That thing might even be taller than the Ursa Major I fought." Jaune said.
"Get out of there, dummies! Your bullets aren't working!" Nora cried out.
Ironwood sighed. "You're not wrong. But they're soldiers, for better or worse, it's their job and solemn duty to go through with the mission, either capturing him or being put out of commission, unless he somehow manages to escape and they be unable to follow." Ironwood told them. [11]
It growled at the Commandos, who just stood there gawking at what they had just seen. Nobody made a sound, not even the general seeing this from the van. That was until...
"Leave me alone." the creature growled at them.
"He doesn't want to fight. He just wants to be left alone..." Blake said sadly. She knew that feeling all too well, having run away multiple times, only wanting to figure things out on her own. Luckily, every time someone set her back on the right path.
"All of this could have been avoided if they had just left him in peace. But Ross' ego wouldn't allow that." Weiss said angrily, this general reminding her of her father. There have been many times Weiss, Winter or even their mother hand tried to convince him to grant better pay and conditions to his Faunus workers to calm relations with angry Faunus protestors and try to quell the White Fang's wrath against the family and their company, only for him to snap that he's giving "those animals" more than they deserve... and usually backhand whichever one of them suggested it.
The Commandos reloaded new clips into their guns, further enraging it as it retaliated with grabbing a soda tank and using it as a battering ram to chase after them. They tried to get away as the creature plowed through all that got in its way until it smashed into a wall and releasing all the soda in the tank, Blonsky being the only survivor because of his position above the confrontation.
"Happy now Ross?! You got all those guys killed because you couldn't just leave Bruce alone!" Yang growled.
"And you made Bruce turn into... that thing. When he clearly knows about it and has been trying to fix it for so long." Ruby said sadly.
Everyone then realized what she said. That thing was Banner. That's what he's been dealing with and trying to cure. "He's been like this all this time... Trying to cure it and the only thing stopping it is his self-control." Qrow said, feeling a pang of sympathy, always trying to suppress his semblance whenever he was around people, trying to figure out a way to stop it, only for something to always ruin it.
"And knowing he can't have a happy, normal life because Ross will always chase him, putting him on edge that much more..." Glynda said, feeling a tear run down her cheek.
He then followed the creature as it began to walk away to try and escape, shooting at it just as it had reached the exit. After he ran out of ammo, he quickly reloaded and prepared to fire again, only for the creature to step into the light to reveal green skin, shaggy-black hair and glowing green eyes as it glared and growled angrily at him.
"Oh... He messed up." Coco said.
"Get out of there, you dolt!" Weiss shouted at him.
Taken aback by the revelation, Blonsky lowered his gun to stare at it with shock smeared in his face. The creature then took a step back into the shadows just to grab a forklift and toss it at him, his fast reaction time and quick reflexes being the only reason why he had avoided both collision with it and falling to the ground floor as the catwalk he was standing on got damaged. Said forklift exploded behind him just as he managed to avoid falling and witnessing the creature lift a machine to smash through the wall and escaping.
"He should thank his stars he managed to escape that encounter." Winter stated.
"He did an admirable job. He certainly can't be faulted for the work of him or his men. Ross should've known this was too dangerous, or at bare minimum, better briefed and prepared his men for this encounter. He told them next to nothing." Ironwood growled, crushing the glass he was holding. Luckily, he'd finished its contents, then Katana simply froze the glass to ice, which dispersed by breaking into dozens of tiny snowflake-like crystals, flying away in a breeze.
"Maybe we should bring Ross in just to have our Remnant friends here... reprimand him." Katana suggested, a sadistic grin appearing on her face, horns starting to grown from her forehead.
"No! No!" Ross was furious that it escaped and Blonsky could only stay there panting and trying to make sense of what he had just experienced.
The last scene shown before the screen cut off, was the camera zooming out of Rio, with the creature's bellowing roar echoing across the mountains.
"Well, what are your thoughts?" Vein asked the audience.
"ROSS NEEDS TO GO DOWN!" Yang roared.
"Yeah. A beatdown is exactly what that heartless bastard needs." Qrow said.
"He CANNOT be allowed to continue tormenting Banner the way he has been doing for years now." Blake stated, with Velvet nodding in agreement.
"A man like that doesn't deserve to be placed in a seat of power." Ozpin calmly expressed, though he too felt anger over Ross's actions.
"If he was one of my men, forget a demotion I'd have him shot for what he's been doing to Banner, not to mention the lives he's wasted on this stunt. Hell, for what he just did, I'd just shoot him myself." Ironwood declared, now even more furious at the fact that such a man shares the same rank as him.
"With your permission, sir, I'll gladly volunteer to personally cut him down." Winter coolly offered, she too was enraged by Ross's actions as, like Weiss, she saw her father doing something similar if he thought he could get away with it.
While everyone was raving, Ruby and Penny were shedding small tears of sympathy for Banner, giving out their hearts to the man who spent years dealing with the creature that just now escaped.
"I know what you're thinking." They both looked at Vein, who was giving them a soft look of understanding, "Trust me, it'll get better." He reassured them, knowing full well what'll become of Banner in the end.
After hearing his words of comfort, they two more innocent members of the audience felt a little better. They gave him a silent thank you and brought their attention back to the group, who had just finished raging on Ross.
"So, to sum things up, Ross needs to be taught a lesson on how to keep both personal and business matters separate." Ren then decided to finish things off.
The statement got a round of 'Yeahs' from everyone in the audience, even the two other-worlders who already knew how things will end joined in.
"Well, as fun as it is to watch you guys try to shove the proverbial blowtorch up his ass, I'm afraid that we have a schedule to keep. Katana, babe. Play the next part." said Vein.
"Wait a minute?! A BLOWTORCH?! Even if he's bad, don't you think something like that is a bit EXTREME!" Jaune got out, both surprised and a bit disturbed by what Vein had just proposed, and he wasn't the only one as many in the audience felt the same.
Except for...
"Meh, from what I've seen so far, the guy deserves it." Yang just shrugged, not minding the promise of brutality.
"Yang!" Exclaimed a surprised Ruby, shocked by her sister's acceptance of what could only be described as next-gen torture.
"I agree with blondie. Yo, Vein! Fire up the torch." Coco also wasn't taken aback by it and even openly approved.
"Coco!" Velvet got out, also taken aback by her partner's lack of apprehension towards the promised brutality.
Vein seemed to be giving it some though, then he just shrugged, "Meh, maybe another time. I usually only save it for the truly degenerate, but there have been a few notable exceptions. So why don't we just continue watching and then you let me know if we should go with it?" he then got out, all the while he had somehow taken out what looked like a custom blowtorch with the name 'BERTHA' spray-painted in the gas tank.
"Where did he get that?" asked a bewildered Weiss, who was VERY sure that he did NOT have that a few moments ago, especially when he looked like he couldn't have been carrying it with him in his pockets.
Nora just closed in on the 'vampire' and gave the blowtorch an inquisite look, like she was inspecting a piece of art. She then took a step back and, after a moment of internal debate, gave him a thumbs up, which he answered with a smirk.
Katana herself agreed that Ross was in need of some 'private time' with BERTHA, but she knew that if she spoke now, the following argument will eat up what little time they have left.
So, without any distractions, and before her guests could spiral into another heated argument, she started up the movie once again.
A/S - Man! Talk about a dozy, sorry about the delay guys and you can give your humble applause to Katana who helped me make this chapter and perhaps the others as well. If you pay attention, you'll be able to discern which of us wrote which parts of the chapter.
Things in college have been going well recently, hopefully I'll be able to get the next chapter up soon, but I insist that you don't get your hopes up.
For those of you who like romance and small bits of comedy, be prepared that I'll be introducing the RWBY cast to Vein's and (with her permission) Katana's love-live in the next chapter or two.
[1] I just made it up, sue me! This is just one of those times were they just make things up for the sake of the atmosphere and don't give out any details.
[2] This is true, look it up if you don't believe me.
[3] For those how've seen the movie and the show, you know just how true this is. Or rather how even this much might not be enough.
[4] If only she knew.
[5] For those who've seen TV, movies and cartoons, you and I both know that this almost NEVER works.
[6] *Spoilers
[7] Funnily enough, the original Ross x Hulk relationship really IS based on the story of 'Moby Dick'.
[8] I have family in the military and Vein was based on a character who could technically be considered military.
[9] For all RWBY fans reading this, as a fellow fan of both the characters and story I'm sorry to say this, but you and I both know how true this is.
[10] OH we ALL know just how true this is.
[11] May our brave military, both fiction and real be rewarded for their loyalty and services. *SALUTE*
Well, this is it. for those of you just seeing this and those who have yet to vote, my poll will remain open till the end of next week. Hope that you've enjoyed this and I'll do my best to update as soon as possible.
Till next time, this is Vein Bloodborne, recently being given an assignment to play decoy for the take-over of an enemy fortress. Time to enjoy a good old fashion beast-slaughter. Till we meet again, now signing off.