F3: Hello everybody and welcome back. Before we dive into this chapter I'll go over the disclaimers first. First of course RWBY is property of Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum. Second I only own the OC characters of this fic. Also I would like to thank my editor decode9. With that said Let's Rev It Up!
Volume 1-16: Hurt.
The weekend past and it was back to the grind stone for all the students but Star still wondered about Weiss and how she'd obtain those scars in the first place but placed it on the back of her mind as she trying to pay attention in her class.
"Now then class while a to trap a grimm but sometimes it is impossible to catch a grimm off guard leading to having to fight said grimm but their are also ways of trapping grimm without having to battle it." Oobleck said as he zoomed around the room.
"Now then can someone tell me what would be appropriate method would be used to capture a Nevermore grimm?" He asked as he looked around the room.
"Ms. Star how would you trap this type of grim?" He called out.
Star thought a moment before she answered "Well if it were me having to trap it I would first consider immobilizing it with gravity dust to keep it from going anywhere, then just to make sure it doesn't fly away I would cut off its primary feathers." Star said.
"An interesting theory Ms. Star." Star replied.
"Using these tactics will not only have you live longer but an opportunity to observe grim behavior in a different manner. Not every grimm is mindless. They can plan and act accordingly. Never underestimate a grimm rather they are large or small. Do take caution when battling these grimm." Oobleck reminded as the class continued.
Classes continued until it came to combat training in which Goodwitch approached.
"Now normally today you all would compete in singles combat but however things will be different. You we be competing in double match ups today." Glynda said as the students started murmurs around the classroom.
"Now here's how this is will go. I will call out a pair from different teams but the same rules will still apply. Your auras will be displayed above. This exercise is to help with your team coordination." Glynda reminded.
Glynda quickly decided upon the two pairs "Blake Belladonna and Ruby Rose vs. Pyrrha Nikos and Nora Valkyrie. Please step forward." Glynda ordered as the two pairs approached.
Ruby had her weapon at the ready as she twirled her scythe behind her back. Blake readied her katana and bladed sheath. Nora with a giddy look readied her grenade launcher while Pyrrha prepared her sword and shield as all there auras were displayed.
"Now then as I said before this will help with your teamwork. Are both sides ready?" Glynda asked getting a nod from both ends.
"Then you may begin." Glynda ordered and almost immediately Ruby aimed her scythe and fired at both them while Blake rushed forward at Nora seeing her as a more bigger threat then Pyrrha for the time being.
Nora seeing this dodged the oncoming attacks from Blake trying to distance herself from her but to no avail as Blake charged at her again but this time only to be intercepted by Pyrrha as she swung with her sword.
Ruby seeing her partner in trouble used her semblance to get in front of Nora and slashed at her cutting away some of her aura in the process. However Nora countered respectively with as she aim her grenade launcher at Ruby and fired two capsules from it exploding on impact which took a good chunk from Rubys aura but also from Pyrrha who near her.
"Careful where you aim." Pyrrha reminded.
"Whoops, sorry about that." Nora replied back.
Ruby got up from the sudden hit as Blake came to check on her.
"You okay?" She asked as her leader nodded in response.
"Let's try something else." Ruby said.
"What do you have in mind?" Blake asked.
"Let's try and keep Pyrrha away from Nora then once we've eliminated her then we can take care of Pyrrha." Ruby said.
"Alright but you got something that'll keep her busy." Blake replied.
Ruby removed the clip from her scythe and replaced it with a different on but it had a marking on it.
She pulled the lever to load the dust bullet "Just give me shot and this'll do the trick." Ruby said.
"Got it." Blake assured.
Then Blake turned her attention back toward Nora as she charged in at her. Pyrrha tried to stop her with a slash but at the last second Blake triggered her semblance with a clone engulfed in fire which then exploded which stunned her temporary.
Luckily it was just enough for Ruby to get a shot in as she fired at Pyrrha however instead of it causing damage it encased Pyrrha in a gravity field as she floated in the air.
"Alright that should keep her busy." Ruby said.
Meanwhile in the stands the remaining members of Team RWBY and Team SPIR were watching the match unfold.
"Alright they neutralized Pyrrha and now they can focus on Nora then they can take Pyrrha out." Star replied.
"Yeah but that gravity dust will only give them a half minute at best before it runs out. If they can take care of Nora then Pyrrha won't have that extra support." Rina added.
"Come Ruby, Blake. You two got this!" Yang cheered.
"Keep it up!" Weiss cheered.
Meanwhile Blake and Ruby had managed to double team enough to get her aura into the red.
"Nora Valkyrie's aura has entered the red therefore she is eliminated." Glynda stated.
Unfortunately the gravity dust had worn off by the time they beaten Nora.
"Now its two on one Pyrrha." Blake said confidently. However Pyrrha didn't seemed fazed about that as she switched her sword to a lance mode.
"She's getting serious now. They better be careful." Iona warned.
Seeing the two readied themselves as Pyrrha prepared herself to take them both on.
Both Ruby and Blake nodded as they charged in at Pyrrha but she was ready for them as Blake tried to slash at Pyrrha but was blocked by her shield but then Ruby tried attacking her but only received a spear slash from her knocking off more of Rubys aura.
Pyrrha then shoved Blake off her then proceed to stab Blake a few time knocking off more of Blake's aura sending her back a ways.
Ruby tried again but time using her semblance to charge her way at Pyrrha but when she was about to slash at her with her scythe Pyrrha managed to land a headbutt on Ruby and was going to in for a stab.
To Blake though things slowed down, and suddenly she wasn't where she was. She was somewhere else, and saw another faunus thrusting his blade through the stomach of a younger cat faunus.
"Killa!" Blake shouted snapping and scared as she managed to shove Ruby out of the way taking the blow from Pyrrha depleting the last of Blake's aura.
"Blake Belladonna has been eliminated." Glynda declared.
Meanwhile in the stands the others heard what Blake called her leader.
"Um anyone want to comment about what Blake just called my sister?" Yang asked.
"Yeah... that was weird." Weiss commented.
However Iona didn't want to reply to it due to she knew what Blake was talking about.
While the match in Pyrrha winning the match with just twenty percent left of aura even Ruby wondered who her partner was talking about.
=RWBY=
It was now dinner hour and it became rather awkward for Team RWBY since Blake didn't talk all that much during dinner even if her teammates wanted to know why she called her partner by a different name.
"Girl's could you please just drop it okay? Its nothing you girls need to know." Blake replied trying to avoid the subject.
"Seriously Blake what happened in their, and just who is this Killa person?" Yang questioned.
"No one you need to worry about." Blake said her anger starting to boil.
Weiss though huffed "I mean who is she? An old girlfriend or just a friend that you knew." Weiss asked.
Blake slammed her drink down and stood up "Its none of your damn business!" She shouted tearing up getting everyone's attention but she didn't care.
Her teammates flinched at her sudden shout and they could tell that Blake was fuming cause she was breathing heavily.
"Blake calm down okay theirs no need to shout." Yang said calmly trying to calm her friend.
"When your prying into something you know nothing about there is! So why don't you do me a favor and leave things alone!" Blake shouted a few tears escaping as she briskly walked away from them before she said anything else.
Weiss winced as Yang sat down "Okay she didn't need to shout." Weiss said.
"You think she's going to be okay? I mean she looked pretty pissed." Yang said with concern while Ruby had a look of worry hopeful that her partner was okay.
Team SPIR looked on trying to figure out what was going on.
"That was strange. First combat training, and now this incident. That, and what Blake called Ruby in class is not normal." Star says as she tried to think of an explanation, but only had a few possible ideas.
Pepper nods "Yeah, and come to think of it Blake's been pretty protective of Ruby since the grape scare. Even more than Yang." Pepper says.
Rina shrugged "Maybe Ruby reminds her of someone she knows or use to know?" She suggested.
"What do you think Iona?" Star said asking her partner.
"Well... you girls wouldn't be wrong." Iona said surprisingly.
"So you mean Ruby does remind of her someone she knows." Star replied.
Iona nodded "Yeah considering...that day." she says with a sigh.
"That day?" Rina questioned confused of what she said.
"Yeah the day her sister was killed." Iona replied which shocked the others.
"Wait her sister! I didn't know she even had one." Pepper replied completely taken aback at what Iona said.
"Yeah her name was Killa Belladonna. She was only about thirteen when she was killed during a protest in Vacuo." Iona added which gotten Star's attention.
"Wait a minute. Vacuo." Star muttered as she recalled an incident a few years ago that had happened.
"You know something about this Star?" Pepper asked.
"Yeah their was a protest group in Vacuo some time ago made up of faunus and humans. It attracted some attention because of the people that gathered, and their simple goal of improving working conditions of the SDC owned mines in Vacuo." Star told them all.
"Sounds like a pretty good goal. I mean if the rumors are true." Pepper said a bit of an edge to her voice.
"Were you ever involved in any of the protests?" Pepper then asked Star.
Star shakes her head looking down "No, but I recall many of their faces. I...I think I saw someone that looked a lot like Blake, but...the White Fang attacked the protest group that day. She was one of their victims." Star added on as she shivers having seen the event herself.
"It's hard to imagine what she's going through." Pepper added with worry in her voice.
=RWBY=
It was now night time as Team RWBY was currently asleep well most of them were as Blake tossed and turned in her bed as the memory of that day began to play in her head.
[Flashback Vacuo]
On the outskirts of Vacuo a group of people known as the White Fang were preparing their weapons for something big that needed to be done. One of them is a man that is about seventeen years old that has spiked red hair with streaks of brown. However his eyes are covered behind a mask. A noticeable trait are the pair of bull horns on his head that are slanted back.
He wears an asymmetrical black, long sleeved, double breast height collared blazer with slit sleeves along with red thorn sigils adorned with a white crest that lined up on his left shoulder. He wears a jacket suit that has crimson lining atop his red shirt, with red thorn sigils atop a black flap attached to the bottom of the left hem where a rose emblem presides.
His blazer is half buttoned exposing a red shirt underneath with black line running parallel to his collar.
He wears long black dress pants with black shoes with red soles and black gloves with red sigils of omega. He wears a black belt with white domino marks on it. On his left hip is his weapon which consists of a sword and rifle combination that doubles as a scabbard.
"Alright lets get ready to move out. We're moving out in five minutes." The man ordered.
"Yes sir!" They said.
The man looked around and noticed someone was missing.
"Okay where is Blake?" He asked.
"I think she's still mediating sir." One of them said.
He only sighed "That girl sometimes I wonder about her." He added as he went to find Blake.
Meanwhile with a younger Blake that is about fifteen years old she was currently mediating on a stone when her ears twitched hearing footsteps coming toward her.
"What is it now Adam?" She asked looking behind her.
"Were just about ready to head out. You coming hun." Adam said.
Blake only sat their a moment "Are you sure what we're doing is okay? I mean what makes you think they'll listen to us." Blake said.
Adam only smirked "Don't worry I have a plan that'll make them listen to us."
Blake sighed "Alright." She said as she got off the stone.
"Then we better get going then." Blake said as she prepped her weapon behind her back.
Once the White Fang was ready they headed out toward the town of Coquina where they've gotten word of a protest that was occurring.
When they got to Coquina they noticed a small group of protesters all of them mainly faunus varying from different kinds with some humans mixed in as well.
"Their they are. Look at them thinking there little protests will get them anywhere. Its nothing but a lost cause for them." Adam said as he gestured the others to move in different directions as they prepped their guns.
Blake saw this and wondered what was going on "Hold on I thought we weren't going to attack them. Only to convince them to join our side." Blake said.
"Don't worry were going to give them a reason to join our cause." Adam smirked.
Blake didn't understand what he meant but she observed the small group of protesters but she noticed someone very familiar among them.
She was about thirteen years old with grayish black hair with a pair of bright yellow eyes. She wears a black vest accented by gold with a strap below each breast and a grey ribbon tied around her neck held by a small sphere. While the top of the vest is opened to reveal the middle section of her breast she wears white undershirt to stay modest. On her vest is the emblem of the a black flame.
She also wear grey shorts the go to her knees with a black belt tied around it with a pouch on her left side. The girl also wears black and grey boots held up by black straps at the very top over her black socks. Also a noticeable trait is that on her head are a pair of black cat ears.
"What is Killa doing here?! She should be back home!" Blake thought.
Adam smirked as he turned to Blake "I want you to stay here till I give the signal." He ordered as he began walking toward the small protest group.
As Blake observed what he was doing as he was trying to convince the small group to join the cause but none of them didn't take it to lightly especially Killa as she walked straight up to him and proceed to have words with him.
However Adam seemed to raise his hand in the air and snap his fingers. That was when the rest of the White Fang descended onto the group with their weapons drawn but Blake only moved closer to hear better.
"Your little protest will only fall on deaf ears my friends not unless you join our cause and fight back against the humans that treat us nothing scum of the Earth. Will you join me and together we can make this a better world for all faunus alike." Adam spoke, and to many's surprise the young Belladonna girl stepped forward with a glare on her face.
"The only thing your group will bring is nothing more hatred toward our kind! You're no savior, but a tyrant who only wants to do whatever he wants only make things worse for us!" She spoke her voice strong, but calm.
"You'll only accomplish in making the humans fear us not respect us as equals. So why don't you take your little paddy wagon group elsewhere." Killa responded as the protest group cheered for her in kind.
That only made Adam smirk "Very well if your not with us." He began as he unsheathed his weapon and held it right in front of him.
"Then your against us." He growled which made the small group worry as the White Fang pointed their weapons at them.
"No... he wouldn't." Blake muttered.
"Kill them." He ordered and in almost instantly they fired upon the small making sure every shot was a fatal and lethal.
Killa looked at them and growled "Why you son of a..." Killa started but she then felt something stab right into her stomach which stopped her in her tracks.
She looked down and noticed Adam's sword had stabbed through her as blood began to ooze from the wound. She felt blood tickle from her mouth as it dripped to the ground.
"You know it would've been easier if you just gave in to us instead of fighting for a cause that'll never happen." Adam whispered in her ear as then removed his sword making her drop to her knees before collapsing to her side.
"We're pulling out! We are done here." Adam ordered as everyone else pulled out from the scene. All except for Blake as she rushed toward Killa.
"Killa!" She shouted as she approached her sister.
Her sisters breaths were labored and slow but she was able to look upon her sister.
"H-Hey sis." She said as she her yellow met amber.
"Stay with me okay. Don't speak and save your energy." Blake said quickly trying to find a way to heal the wound.
"Don't... bother... my legs... already feel numb." Killa said softly.
"No don't say that! Stay with me." Blake said trying to cover the wound but to no avail.
"Sorry... if I've been... a burden... to... you." KIlla replied her voice sounding weak as her eyes began to close.
"Look at me! Don't close your eyes!" Blake shouted but no matter how hard she'd tried she couldn't stop the bleeding.
"I'm... sorry... Blake." Killa said as her eyes finally closed as her arms went limp showing no signs of life.
"Killa. Killa!" Blake shouted as she gripped her sisters body tears coming down her face.
She heard the sounds of sirens of police leaving Blake no choice but to leave her sisters body behind as she ran away the blood of her sister staining her clothes.
It wouldn't be till a few weeks later during a heist on a train that Blake would leave the White Fang for good. She'd lost something precious to her, and staying with the White Fang was no longer an option to her anymore as the words Killa told Adam resonated with her.
[Flashback End]
Blake woke up from her memory in a cold sweat trying to calm her breathing as she looked across her from her seeing Yang and Weiss asleep on theirs beds. Blake got out of bed as looked above at the bed suspended up hers seeing her team leader and partner asleep.
She carefully looked over Ruby which she looked almost similar to her sister.
"Killa would've been fifteen this year same as Ruby..." Blake thought.
She went back toward her bed as she tried to sleep "I won't let anything happen to Ruby. That is a promise." Blake thought as she tried to get some sleep for tomorrow.
F3: And that's it for this one! Hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and the insight into this version of Blake. If you liked it make sure to let me know in the comments. Also be sure to also fav or follow if you can please and thank you. With that being said I'm Fireuser3 and I'm out!
