Chapter 13 guys. So anyways, I realized that through this story, I NEVER NAMED HIS WEAPONS. So I'm going to do that from here on out. After doing at least some research.
'So, you want to know more about me?' Blake said, staring at the blond Faunus across her. The two were sitting in a Café, early in the morning, where no one was around. It had been nearly two days since the incident with Weiss, and Blake hadn't returned to the dorm since then. The blond faunus boy looked up at her voice.
'Finally, she speaks!' He said cheekily, throwing his hands up in the air in mock frustration. 'Nearly two days and you've been giving me nothing but small talk and weird looks!'
Blake glared at him, and he waved his tea cup, his tail wrapped around the handle, at her. 'Yeah! Like that.'
Blake rolled her eyes. 'Sun, are you familiar with the White Fang?'
'Of course! Don't think there's a Faunus on the planet who hasn't heard of them!' The monkey boy, Sun, said, grasping the edges of the table. 'Stupid, holier-than-thou creeps who use force to get whatever they want.'
'Bunch of freaks if you ask me.' He finished, kicking back in his chair. Blake quietly sipped from her cup.
'I was…once a member of the White Fang.' Blake admitted, and Sun choked on his tea.
'Wait a minute, YOU were a member of the White Fang?!' He coughed, slamming a fist into his chest. Blake sighed quietly, steeling herself.
'That's right. I was a member for most of my life actually. You could almost say I was born into it.' She said, looking out into the distance as she told her story.
'Back then, things were different. In the ashes of war, the White Fang was meant to be a symbol of peace and unity between the humans and the faunus. Of course, despite being promised equality, the faunus were subjected to discrimination and hate. Humanity still thought of us as lesser beings. And so, the White Fang rose up as a voice of our people.' Blake twirled a finger through her hair aimlessly.
'And I was there. I was at the front of every rally. I took part in every boycott. And I actually though we were making a difference... but I was just a youthful optimist.' Sun watched her quietly as she spoke, fingering his teacup.
'Then, five years ago, our leader stepped down, and a new one took his place. A new leader, with a new way of thinking. Suddenly our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us. Hijacking cargo from companies that used faunus labor.' Blake clenched her fist, her eyes narrowing with anger. She looked up at the blond boy, staring into his eyes.
'And the worst part was? It was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect... out of fear.' She told him, and stared down into her cup. 'So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence. And instead, I would dedicate my life to becoming a Huntress.'
Sun looked at her, and Blake smiled at him.
'So here I am. A criminal hiding in plain view. All with the help of a little, black, bow.' She said, wiggling her ears under the bow. Sun turned serious, placing his teacup down.
'So…have you told your friends any of this?' He asked, and Blake shook her head.
'Technically no, but I wouldn't be surprised if one of them has already gone out of his way to find this out.'
Meanwhile In The Dorms
Jaye smiled to himself, headphones on, as he listened to Blake speak. Her scroll was picking up her voice just fine, sending a direct audio to his through the little bug he'd placed in all his teammates' scrolls, for security reason. He glanced down at the map on his scroll, tracking the little black dot that was Blake.
'I still don't believe the White Fang is behind these robberies. They've never needed that much Dust before.; She declared, and Sun paused.
'What if they did? I mean…the only way to prove that they didn't do it, is to go to the place where they would most likely go to if they WERE to do it, and not find them there...right?' He reasoned, and the two paused.
'The only thing is, I have no idea where that would be.' Blake admitted, placing a hand on her chin.
'Well, while I was on the ship, I heard some guys talking about offloading a HUGE shipment of Dust coming in from Atlas.' Sun told her, and she looked at him hopefully.
'How huge?'
'HUGE. Big Schnee Company freighter' Blake stared at the grinning blond.
'You're sure?' She asked, and he nodded.
Jaye smiled to himself, pulling his headphones off. That was all he needed to hear. He grabbed his gear, slinging it over his back, and slipped out of the dorm room.
'Thanks anyways!' Yang called as the door closed. This was the fifth shop they'd checked to no avail, Blake hadn't been seen anywhere.
'This is hopeless.' She groaned to Weiss. The white-haired girl didn't reply, simply looking away from her, and Yang narrowed her eyes.
'You really don't care if we find her, do you?' She accused, and Weiss turned around haughtily.
'Don't be stupid. Of course I do.' She said, starting down the street. 'I'm just afraid of what she'll say when we find her.'
That Night: At The Docks
'Did I miss anything?' Sun hopped back onto the crate, his arms full of fruit. Blake glanced at him from her spot, lying at the edge of the crate, monitoring the Dust crates from a distance.
'Not really she replied, returning her gaze to the containers. 'They've offloaded the crates from the boat, now they're just…sitting there.'
'Cool.' He replied, holding an apple out to her. 'I stole you some food!'
Blake glared at him. 'Do you always break the law without a second thought?'
'Hey, weren't you in a cult or something?' He shot back, and Blake glared daggers at him.
'Okay, too soon!' He apologized, looking awkwardly away from her. A gust of wind blew overhead from them, sending the fruit tumbling out of Sun's hands and onto the crate. Looking up, they noted a large airship hovering above them.
Jaye, some distance away, was lying on top of a crate, hidden from all their views. He quietly shifted down, slipping between the Schnee Dust crates. The airship dropped down onto an open section in the middle of the crates, the doors opening. Blake's eyes widened as a masked person wearing a white uniform stepped out the doors.
'Oh no.' She sighed, disappointed, her worst fears realized. Several more masked people exited the airship, each wearing the same uniform. Emblazoned across their backs was a red animal's head, with three claw marks passing behind it. The symbol of the White Fang.
'Is that them?' Sun asked, homing in on the symbol. Blake sighed dejectedly.
'Yes, it's them.' She said, dropping her head onto the crate. Sun glanced at the dejected girl.
'You really didn't think they were behind it, did you?' He asked, and Blake shook her head.
'No. I think deep down I knew.' She admitted, staring at the terrorists work. 'I just didn't want to be right.'
'Hey! What's the hold up?!' Blake looked up in curiosity as a voice rang out from the airship. A man with orange hair sitting under a bowler hat, surprisingly well-dressed in a white coat for the occasion, stepped out for the airship, waving the cane he was holding in the air.
'We're not the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment so why don't you animals try to pick up the pace!' He yelled at the White Fang members, waving his hands sarcastically. Blake narrowed her eyes.
'This isn't right.' She said, getting to her feet. 'The White Fang would never work with a human. Especially not one like that.'
She got to her feet, unsheathing Gambol Shroud.
'Hey! What are you doing?!' Sun whispered furiously, and sat, mouth agape, as Blake leaped off the crate. She darted between the crates, pausing as she heard the man's voice again.
'No, you idiot, this isn't a leash!' Blake peeked around the corner, and sensing an opportunity, darted forward, pressing her blade against his neck.
'What the–? Oh for f–' The man started, rolling his eyes, but Blake cut him off.
'Nobody move!' She declared. Jaye, having climbed another crate close by, rolled his eyes in exasperation. He raised his transformed shield, Hesperides, to his eye, aiming down the scope. He settled the crosshairs on the orange-haired man, and realized what Blake had done. Jaye slapped a hand over his eyes in frustration.
'You idiot! Why would you dive in for the big boss without taking out the henchman first!' He thought to himself. He quietly leveled the gun with the leader's head, but paused when Blake yanked off her bow, revealing her ears. Jaye made a sound of surprise.
'Huh, always wondered what her ears looked like.' He thought, and paused as he saw her mouth move.
'Brothers of the White Fang, why are you aiding this scum?!' He faintly heard her, and quickly switched on his scroll's transmit function, sticking a receiver in his ear. The White Fang members paused, looking at each other in confusion. The man's voice came clearly over the receiver, Blake's scroll picking up his voice as well.
'Heh, oh kid. Didn't you get the memo?' He laughed, and Blake's grip tightened on his neck.
'What are you talking about?' She demanded, and the man sighed, grinning widely.
'The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together.' He told her, laughing, and Blake's anger rose.
'Tell me what it is or I'll put an end to your little operation.' She demanded, and flinched as a gust of wind blew past her face. She looked up to see two more airships arrive, hovering over them.
'I wouldn't exactly call it a LITTLE operation.' The man shouted over the turbines, grinning at their arrival. Blake's eyes followed the airships, and the man grinned. He pulled a trigger on his cane, firing into the ground, causing an explosion that blew Blake backwards. She hit the floor, sliding to a stop several feet away.
The man laughed, taking aim again. He fired off several more blasts, and Blake desperately threw herself out of the way. Rolling to her feet, she backflipped several times, evading his follow blasts, before darting round a container to escape. Growling in frustration, the man advanced. In the meantime, Jaye had busied himself sniping off the henchman he had with him.
'Here kitty kitty kitty.' He muttered, looking about warily, before feeling something drop onto his hat. Grumbling in irritation, he picked it off, realizing it was a banana peel. He looked up just in time to see a pair of soles slam into his face. Sun landed on him, rolling off, flipping to his feet.
'Leave her alone.' He declared, and paused as several more White Fang members leaped off the airships, surrounding him.
'You are not the brightest banana in the bunch are you kid?' The man mused, waving his can in the air again. Now Jaye recognized the cane, identifying the man as Roman Torchwick. Jaye had dealt with him in the past, when he was a part of more…shady businesses. Jaye leaped off the crate, running towards them.
Sun dispatched the White Fang members quickly, and spun his staff to block a shot from Torchwick's cane. Blake dropped down in front of him.
'He's mine!' She yelled, dashing towards Torchwick. He laughed, deflecting her blows, spinning around as she used her clones to dart back and forth. Her attacks failed, Blake grunted in pain as Torchwick knocked her to the ground. Sun leaped over her, kicking Torchwick back. He spun his staff, unlatching it into two gun-chucks, throwing a flurry of attacks, firing the guns at the same time. Torchwick responded with a flurry, deflecting the onslaught of attacks with his cane. Jaye had to admit, both parties were incredibly skilled. Blake rushed in, catching Torchwick by surprise, knocking him back with a strike from Gambol shroud.
Groaning in annoyance, Torchwick spotted a dust crate hanging from a crane above them. He fired at the pulley, destroying the lock and sending the crate down on top of the two faunus. The two dived out of the way, with Sun rolling to a stop in front of Torchwick's cane. Grinning, he went to pull the trigger, but was interrupted by a voice.
'Hey!' Torchwick whirled to face the sound. Ruby appeared over the edge of a nearby roof, slamming her scythe point first into the ground.
'Oh, hello Red! Isn't it past your bedtime?' He mocked, and Ruby glared at him. Penny approached her tentatively from behind.
'Ruby? Are these people your friends?' She asked, and Ruby glanced at her.
'Penny, get back!' She told the girl. Torchwick, taking advantage of her momentary distraction, fired a blast at her. Ruby, taken by surprise, had no chance to avoid it, and went flying back from the explosion. Torchwick laughed, and Jaye levelled his crosshairs on him. He fired, and Torchwick ducked, hearing the gunshot. Penny stepped to the front of the rooftop.
'Penny, wait! Stop!' Ruby called, reaching a hand out to the girl, trying weakly to get back on her feet. Penny looked back at her, smiling.
'Don't worry Ruby. I'm combat ready!' She declared. Her backpack opened, swords shooting out. They spun open behind her, hovering above her head. Crouching slightly, the girl leapt off the edge of the rooftop. Her swords shot down, taking out a few henchmen. She spun in a flurry of blades, taking out several more in the span of a few seconds.
Jaye watched quietly, somewhat surprised, but his mind was preoccupied. He darted past the girl, chasing after Torchwick. Blake appeared next to him, chasing the same guy. The two skidded to a halt as three airships approached them, making a gun run, forcing them to dive behind a few crates. Torchwick spotted them, grinning.
'Well hello Jaye bird! How've you been?' He yelled, waving his hands at them. Jaye fired at him, and Torchwick ducked.
'What a way to greet an old friend!' He mused, mildly annoyed, and flinched as half of an airship crashed nearby to him. Spotting Penny, he realized that she was somehow pulling the airship carrying the Dust to the ground. Jaye fired again, and he ducked into a nearby airship. Penny yanked the airship to the ground, sending the crate of Dust spiraling away, destroying the ship in the process.
'These kids just keep getting weirder!' Torchwick declared, pulling the door shut. Jaye fired against the door, his bullets glancing off the armor plating. He cursed as the airship rose in height, and he aimed at the cockpit. Spotting the pilot, he lined the reticle up with his head, and pulled the trigger. He heard the empty click and swore, reloading, but too late, the airship had taken off, taking Torchwick with it.
A Few Hours Later
The five teens sat on a couple of boxes as the police scoured the area. Jaye had tried to leave, but the police insisted he stay as a witness for questioning. Hearing footsteps approach, he looked up to see Weiss and Yang approach them. Ruby got up frantically, running to Weiss.
'Look Weiss it's not what you think she explained the whole thing you see she doesn't actually wear a bow she has kitty ears and they're actually kinda cute.' Ruby blurted rapidly. Weiss ignored her and walked straight up to Blake. Blake took a deep breath, looking the heiress straight in the eye.
'Weiss. I want you to know that I'm no longer associated with the White Fang. Back when I was with-' She began, but Weiss cut her off.
'Stop. Do you have any idea how long we've been searching for you?' She asked, and Blake looked around hesitantly.
'Twelve hours. That means I've had twelve hours to think about this. And in that twelve hours I've decided...' Weiss said, waving a finger in Blake's face. Blake steeled herself for Weiss's reply.
'I don't care!' Blake looked at her in surprise.
'You don't care?' She repeated, and Weiss rolled her eyes.
'You said you're not one of them anymore, right?' She asked, and Blake panicked.
'No, I-I haven't been since I was younger–'She began, panickily, but Weiss cut her off again.
'Upupupupup! I don't wanna hear it.' She declared, waving a hand in Blake's face. 'All I want to know, is that the next time something this big comes up, you'll come to your teammates, and not some... someone else.'
Weiss glared at Sun, who was still sitting on the box. Blake smiled at the white-haired girl.
'Of course.' She replied, and Ruby smiled widely, pumping a fist in the air.
'Yeah! Team RWBY is back together!' The girl cheered.
The six huddled together, Ruby dragging the reluctant Jaye into the circle. Weiss whirled on Sun, sticking a finger in his face.
'I'm still not quite sure how I feel about you!' She told him, and he smiled nervously. Ruby glanced about in confusion?
'Hey, wait a minute. Where's Penny?' She asked, and Jaye jerked his thumb behind him.
'She got in a car just now and left.' He told her, and Ruby's face fell.
'Whaaaaaat. That's no fun.' She whined, and Jaye rolled his eyes. Blake glanced at him, narrowing her eyes.
'Anyways, Jaye, is there something you want to tell us?' Jaye looked at her, confused.
'Huh?' He cocked his head to the side, and Blake crossed her arms.
'Earlier, that Torchwick guy seemed to know you. He definitely called your name.' She said, and the group turned to him. Jaye glanced across them, placed on the spot.
'GRAB HIM!' Ruby yelled, pouncing on the boy, and Yang responded immediately, taking the opportunity to tackle him. Jaye groaned in annoyance.
'Ow guys what the hell are you doing!' He yelled, and Ruby gripped him tighter.
'We're making sure you can't run away.' She told him, wiggling her legs and grinning. Jaye rolled his eyes, grunting as the air was knocked out of him. Yang had plopped down on his stomach, pinning him to the floor. He glared at her, and she grinned back. Giving up, he dropped his head onto the floor, and Blake leaned over him.
'You going to answer the question or what?' She asked, glaring down at him, Jaye rolled his eyes, annoyed.
'He was a business partner.' He answered shortly, shoving Yang off him and getting to his feet, earning an annoyed "Hey!" from the blonde. 'We worked together for a job. A joint operation so to speak.'
Blake stared at him. 'What?'
Jaye rolled his eyes, throwing Ruby off his arm, and turned back onto the road.
'People need to survive you know. And when it comes down to it, we'll do anything to make it so.' He told them, walking away.
'Come on, let's get back to the dorms. I want to sleep.' He told the group, yawning. The girls glanced at each other, before falling into step behind him.
'Errr…bye guys! Bye Blake! I'll uh…see you next time?' Sun called awkwardly from behind them, sighing dejectedly as the group walked off, leaving him by himself. Blake turned back, catching his eye, and smiled at him. Sun grinned back, waving goodbye, walking giddily down the street.
Alright guys, that concludes volume one or RWBY. Next chapter onwards will be semester two, volume two. My favorite part's coming up, so stay tuned guys!