Happy January whatever day I post this. Happy to say the chapters are still coming along on a steady basis. I'm trying to not fall out of the sync and happy to say it's been working somehow. Just for a heads up, special announcement at the end of this chapter, so please stay tuned and check out the A/N at the end. Thanks again for your support!
RiggyMinus – You couldn't be more right. Unfortunately, Sun was the victim of poor circumstance such as holding onto a key he shouldn't have had. He'll have to learn that for next time.
Dragon lord Syed 101 – Spoken like a true sociopath. What's going to be good? Care to elaborate? Haha. I'm glad you're enjoying this as much as I enjoy forcing these horrible acts on the boys.
The Almighty Cross – To be fair, Sun was being an asshole to her all night, haha. I bet you didn't think that doll was going to come back from a few chapters ago, right? I planted the seeds for Sun being terrified of it in that chapter. As for all your other questions, they will be answered... eventually.
Draco711 – I was waiting on this. I wish you would take the steps forward and commit to some of your ideas! Thank you, and as for the "guilt trip" attempt, I think that card might have been thrown away when they decided to be cocky in the fight.
343 – No longer able to walk, huh? Poor bastard. Though things could be worse than that. Yeah, things don't always go so well when you say stuff like that do they? Guess we'll see.
AzraelSaint – Yeah, I think he might need another F, not that it would do much for his situation. And why not? Surely they've escaped any other problems... Surely.
Konstantinsen – You have no idea how much I want to include that bit in this story now and it makes me mad that I'm past the point of no return and trying to stay as close to my source material as possible. Damn it all.
Lemonator020 – There's no need to beg! I appreciate the kind words, and I will continue this story until finished! I'm keeping at this on a daily basis and staying motivated.
Again, as always, please review the guidelines for ratings on if you are unaware of the system. This story is rated M for needs More Pumpkin Pete. In all seriousness, the rating won't be changing because fuck you, that's why. Thanks for reading and please leave me any/all thoughts at the end. Enjoy!
Italicized – Inner Thoughts
BOLD - Speaker
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Chapter 14 – Search
Weiss made her way out of the dorms at Beacon Academy. She was en route to meet with both Ruby and Yang to finish this. Sun having a key was a lucky break for them and had they not been able to acquire it, things may have turned out differently. She smiled at her fortune and at the thought of what was going to be Neptune and Jaune's fate.
They had disassembled the crew and now they were going for the head. Once they've been handled, she and the others can dispose of any evidence of their nighttime activities and put
As she approached the parking lot, she saw Yang moving towards her bike that was parked in one of the student parking spaces. She waved to get her attention as she ran over to her.
"Hey, Yang." Weiss spoke.
"Hey, Weiss. I can't believe you actually managed to get something out of the monkey." Yang replied.
Weiss nodded at her friend and reached into her pocket. She retrieved the keycard and showed it to Yang who replied with a smile.
"Oh, I can't wait to see the look on their faces when we kick his door in." Yang replied in an excited manner.
"Me neither. We have to move quickly though. They could be working on editing and uploading their video of us as we-"
Before she could finish that sentence, Weiss was interrupted by the sound of her scroll going off. She reached into her coat pocket and pulled it out. She was shocked to see the name of the caller as Yang looked at her with a questioning eyebrow raised.
"It's... Neptune?" She spoke.
"You should answer that." Yang spoke hesitantly.
She knew she should, but she was afraid that they had already processed the video and uploaded it. That would put an end to their plans already. Weiss took a deep breath and pressed the TALK button. "Hello?" She questioned.
"Hey, Babe!" A voice yelled across the phone.
This immediately made Weiss growl in anger. That voice and that tone and his casual informality bugged her to no end.
"What do you want, asshole?" She replied.
"Woah, that's no way for a lady such as yourself to speak!" He replied with sarcasm present. "A noble woman should speak with elegance and class."
"And, again, I ask you, what do you want, asshole?" She replied flatly.
He sighed over the speaker at her attitude. "All right, fine." He started. "I want my friends returned safe and sound immediately. Otherwise, I'm going to send copies of everything we have on my camera to anyone and everyone I can."
Weiss and Yang were silent at the blue-haired boys demands. They knew they didn't have much of an option. That video could and would humiliate them just a short while before graduation and though they doubted they would be expelled just based on their merit alone, the staff at Beacon (especially Goodwitch) would make their life hell.
The two looked at each other and Yang gave a small nod towards her. She then walked over to her bike and moved it away from Weiss so he wouldn't hear her starting the vehicle.
"How do we know you'll destroy the evidence when we hand them over?" Weiss asked, attempting to stall for some time.
"I guess you won't." He answered simply. "But we know what will happen if you don't. They've suffered enough haven't they?"
"Ren maybe, but I think Sun's just getting started."
"What?"
"Err... What I meant to say is, they're suffering because of you. You shouldn't be the one getting off scott-free here."
Neptune paused for a moment at her words. His hands were dirty, that was true. His actions indirectly led to both Ren and Sun's predicament, but his actions now were about saving them. He was willing to destroy what he had set out to do for their safe return.
"You... may be right. But what I am doing now is what needs to be done."
"What needs to be done is you take your punishment like a man."
"I think I'll pass. Release them and I'll have Jaune get them from the pier downtown." He spoke.
"I'll need some time..." She spoke. "We're looking for Pyrrha right now. Give me two hours to get everyone caught up to speed."
"Two hours. Pier." He concluded before hanging up.
Weiss looked down at her scroll. Her lie had bought them some time. If they could track down this address and get to Neptune's apartment prior to that time, they could get them. Staying quiet about having the spare key was the right choice at this time. She could have threatened to come and beat him to within an inch of his life, but that might not work out well with them holding that video.
Her heart was beating fast as she took a breath to calm herself. She heard Yang rev her motorcycle behind her. She put on a confident face as she walked over to her teammate. She opted to get in the modified sidecar that Yang had put on rather than ride holding onto her. Ruby can take the one without seatbelts. She thought.
Weiss wasn't used to being in this death trap and was uncomfortable with it. She looked around and found a helmet before quickly strapping it onto her head.
"All right, let's go get Ruby!" Yang yelled as she sped out of the school's lot.
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Neptune ended the call and placed his scroll on the table next to him.
I am so cool. He thought to himself.
He was proud of how in control he was of that conversation. He held all the cards when it came to what happened next and he did well to remind them of that. He was going to redeem himself for tonight and he was sure of that at least.
He breathed deeply as he remained on the couch, he had sunk into upon returning with Jaune. Being able to relax had made him realize how sore and tired he was. More than that, he noticed how gross he was. He looked over himself and remembered the one thing he wanted most when he got home. Shower.
He stood up from slowly from the couch and ignored Jaune was he made his way out of the living room and towards the hallway without a word.
"Hey, buddy." Jaune commented. "You okay?" Why does this feel like deja vu? He thought to himself.
Neptune looked back at him with tired eyes and offered a smile before speaking. "Shower." He muttered before continuing down the hallway.
"Okay." Jaune commented. Definitely déjà vu.
Jaune listened as he heard a door close at the far end of the hallway. Moments later he heard the water begin to run and knew that Neptune was serious. He sighed as he relaxed on the couch. His thoughts drifted onto Ren and Sun. He hoped they were okay and nothing indecent was happening to them (A/N: HA!). He was glad to know they accepted the offer and was going to be ready for the exchange.
Speaking of which, shouldn't Neptune be uploading and converting the video file instead of showering? Sure, they had escaped the school and were free of any females, but they probably shouldn't be sitting around. Jaune thought maybe he could do it, but he didn't know where the camera-car was to even do it.
Screw it. He thought. Surely Neptune knew what he was doing by this point. After he finished his shower, they would work on the video file and then he would march to the pier and re-claim his friends thereafter. He wasn't about to call it revenge when they were the ones that started it, but he was going to make sure they walked out winners and this night would be behind them forever. The healing for the other two could begin then.
Jaune stretched out as he thought of victory. That's when realized one thing. He hadn't eaten.
Jaune's stomach growled loudly as it shook him from his thoughts. It continued for minutes as he sat there annoyed. Betrayed by my stomach. He thought. He was comfortable where he was but decided to get up and help himself to Neptune's kitchen.
He walked over to the cabinets and opened them to find something truly disgusting. Energy bars. Jaune made his way to the fridge to see it also had nothing good in it. Milk, a gallon of water, half a sandwich, is that prune juice? What is he ninety? He thought.
Jaune closed the fridge in disgust. He knew Neptune was somewhat of a health nut, but he could also tell he was a bachelor by how empty his kitchen was. He shook his head and gave a sigh in annoyance. What he would give for some junk food to quell his soul. This settled it, he was going out!
He pulled out his wallet and counted his money while smiling. Jaune had worked hard to save money while he was in school so he could get his own place in Vale after graduating. He was going to get a place similar to Neptune and start his career as a Huntsman here as he made a name of himself. That being said, yes, he had enough to get a pizza.
"I should ask Neptune if he wants something." Jaune spoke to himself.
He made his way down the hallway to the bathroom. He knocked twice on the door and waited for Neptune to answer.
"You can have it once I'm done." Neptune replied to the knocking.
"No, I'm good." Jaune answered. "I'm going to run out and get a pizza. Did you want anything?"
"I'm good with that. If you're thirsty I got some prune juice in the fridge." He answered.
"I'm good buddy, my kidneys aren't failing."
"What?" Neptune replied as the running water was too loud for him to hear Jaune's response.
"I said I'm okay. Anyway, I'll be heading out. I'll be back in a few."
"Sounds good. I'll get started on the video file once I'm out."
"Right." Jaune finished.
Jaune turned around and made his way back towards the front of the apartment. He looked around to make sure he wasn't leaving anything behind before walking towards the door. He exited the apartment realizing he didn't have a spare key to get back in but shrugged at the thought. I'll be back shortly so he'll hear me knocking. He thought.
Jaune pulled out his scroll and began searching for places that were open and selling food this late as he made his way down the corridor to the elevator. He stepped on and pressed the button to go down. As he reached the ground floor, he found an interesting restaurant. Neo's Pizza. Again, no points for creativity.
The doors opened and he started his GPS on his scroll to take him to the destination. He smiled as he walked out the front doors of the apartment complex and strolled down the street in downtown Vale en route to get his food.
"Now this is how Friday is meant to be spent."
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Weiss, Yang, and Ruby sped through the downtown streets. After picking Ruby up, they wasted little time in heading to their destination. They admired the lights of the city as they passed by all the different scenery. This wasn't their first time here by any means but getting to leave campus and be there was always exciting.
They approached a red light and came to a stop. Weiss was still in the side car and still unhappy about Yang's reckless driving. Yang was piloting and Ruby was sitting behind her, keeping her arms around her sister to secure herself to the bike safely. She loved getting the chance to ride with her sister and speeding whenever they could, much to Weiss's dismay.
"How much further?" Yang asked Weiss.
Weiss pulled up her GPS from her own scroll and looked at the map. "We're not far. Keep following this road and make a left in another 2 kilometers onto Salem Street."
The light turned green and Yang sped through the intersection.
"Faster! Faster!" Ruby yelled.
"I think I'm going to throw up." Weiss replied.
Yang cut their drive time down as she normally did with her driving. A few minutes later they had arrived in front of a large apartment complex. They stared up at it. Looked about five floors but it had a decent amount of rooms inside. They were not going to have time to check them all.
Weiss exited the vehicle and tried not to fall over as her legs felt like jelly from the ride. Ruby jumped off and smiled at her white-haired best friend who gave a weak smile in return. Yang hopped off the bike and moved it into a side alley. They were unsure which room belonged to Neptune and thought it best not to leave the bike in the open and be seen.
They all reconvened in the alleyway near the building and watched the front entrance. It was getting later now, 11:23 to be exact. Nearly an hour had passed since Weiss agreed to meet up and exchange the prisoners for the video, so time was slowly ticking away.
"So how do we do this?" Ruby questioned.
"We can't just go door to door. Why don't we just wait here until they leave?" Yang asked.
Weiss shook her head. "Not good either. Neptune said Jaune would be doing the exchange and if we nab him alone, Neptune might be keeping tabs somehow."
"You're really paranoid now, huh?" Yang asked.
"I won't let that jerk win!" Weiss nearly yelled.
Ruby and Yang laughed at her response. Weiss was embarrassed by her own outburst but stuck by what she said. He had disrespected her al night and he was going to pay for it. She peeked her head from the alley once more and watched the apartment complex. Maybe she could-
Suddenly a loud crash was heard and all three girls. Though startled, turned down the alley in the opposite direction where the noise was coming from. All three watched as a horde of screaming people fled down the street. They noticed that some of them were stained with blood.
As the crowd thinned out, they could see a bald, middle-aged man stumble as he walked slowly. They assumed this person to be the perpetrator of the attack. They cursed their luck but knew they were obligated to stop this man from hurting the general public. Ruby readied her weapon as Weiss reached for hers and Yang kept eyes on the man.
They were surprised to see the man collapse to his knees and slump to the ground. They watched as he began to weep openly and start to crawl in the same direction as the others.
"It's a monster! Worse than any Grimm! Someone please kill it!" He yelled.
The girls readied their weapons and charged in the direction of the crying man. As they approached him, they saw a hand reach out and grab him by the ankle and drag him backwards as he screamed in agony. They watched as he was dragged around the corner out of sight and dashed to his rescue. The group of soon-to-be-Huntresses turned the corner and saw something they were not expecting.
"SAY I'M YOUR MOMMA!"
"P-Please, I'm sorry! I didn't mean-"
A snap and crunch of the man's arm could be heard.
"SAY I'M YOUR MOMMA!"
All three girls stood there in utter confusion as they watched Pyrrha break this crying, muscular man into two. Tears flowed from his eyes as she twisted and contorted his body.
"You're my momma! I'm sorry! I like Pumpkin Pete's I swear!" He pleaded.
She released his arms as he continued to openly cry and roll into a ball holding himself tightly. He gripped his arm, rubbing it vigorously to try and reduce the pain and help with blood flow.
"That's right you do." She commented before spiting next to him. "Now run away like your friends."
He helped himself to his feet gingerly and tried his best to run off in the direction of the crowd that had run by earlier as the members of Team RWBY continued to look on.
"Do we even want to know?" Weiss asked.
"This drunk bitch." Yang commented before facepalming.
Pyrrha took yet another sip from the seemingly unending bottle that she had stolen from the room earlier and belched loudly. Her attention then turned to her three friends that were standing by in the alley. She froze momentarily as she maintained eye contact with Yang who kept a look of annoyance plastered on her face.
Pyrrha began to back away slowly as she eyed up the street behind her.
"Don't..." Ruby mouthed at her.
Pyrrha continued slowly stepping backwards until she was almost out of view of the alleyway where the three were standing, still keeping the stoic look on her face and maintaining eye contact.
"Pyrrha, don't you-"
But it was too late. Pyrrha suddenly turned away and began to sprint away from where they were, knocking over trashcans in a feeble attempt to slow them.
"Oum damn it." Yang muttered.
"We don't have time for this." Weiss commented. "You both go after that lunatic and I'll get inside the complex."
Yang sighed and smacked her fists together. "Yeah, I'm going to kick her ass."
"Once you get what we need, give us a call. Hopefully we'll have Pyrrha under control by then." Ruby spoke.
In a dash, both sisters made their way down the alley to pursue their drunk friend before she caused any more damage within the city. Weiss rubbed her head as the two disappeared. She began making her way back towards the apartment complex. She covered her face with her jacket hood and stepped out onto the street, heading toward the building's direction.
She walked up the front steps and into the front lobby. The place seemed like a hotel more than an apartment complex. It was fancy and well-lit. There were staff everywhere even this late into the night that kept busy cleaning and directing tenants as needed.
Weiss walked past the lobby area and towards the front desk. There was a younger girl who was waiting there and filing her nails. She seemed to be in her late teens or early twenties. She had long blond hair and blue eyes. She seemed preoccupied with herself as Weiss approached the desk. She stood there for a few seconds as she was seemingly ignored before speaking.
"E-Excuse me." Weiss commented.
The young girl looked up at her nails with a dull look in her eyes as almost to say 'Why are you bothering me?' She sighed as she sat up from her leaning position and looked at Weiss directly.
"Yes, can I help you?" She asked casually.
Weiss could already feel uncomfortable in this situation. The tone and arrogance of this woman was getting to her, but she needed to not cause a scene.
"Hi." Weiss spoke with a smile. "I'm meeting someone here and I forgot what room they are in."
She continued to look at Weiss with the same look as she raised an eyebrow and began chewing her gum.
"Yeah? So, what do you want me to do about it?"
This bitch. Weiss thought to herself.
"I was wondering if you could tell me what room they're in? I have the keycard here."
Weiss reached into her coat pocket and retrieved the key and handed it over to the girl. The girl sighed and took it from her as she scanned it in her card reader. There was an awkward silence as Weiss kept her eyes on the girl who was now staring at the computer.
"Oh!" The girl said with a smile. "It's Neppy's keycard."
Neppy?
"Uh, yeah." Weiss replied. "He told me to head over and I forgot what room he was in."
"Couldn't you have just called him?" She asked flatly.
"He wasn't answering his scroll so I-"
"Oh, I have his number." She smiled. "Let me give him a call."
She does? Who was this bitch?
The girl reached into a drawer on her desk and pulled out her scroll. She giggled like a schoolgirl as she searched her contacts looking for his number which irritated Weiss further. Apparently, Neptune liked to befriend girls with blond hair, blow eyes, big boobs and an even bigger attitude.
"I got his number right here." The girl claimed as she showed it off to her almost mockingly.
"Yeah, that's him." Weiss replied. "But he knows I'm coming so you don't need to call him. I just need to know what room he's in."
"How do I know you aren't some stalkerish ex-girlfriend?" The girl asked.
"Excuse me?" Weiss replied with anger now present in her voice. Oh, this bitch is going to get it. "You don't even know me."
"Should I?" The girl asked.
"My name is Weiss Schnee, heir to the Schnee company in Atlas. I'm a soon-to-be Beacon graduate and future Huntress. Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way. It's your call."
"Uh... oh." The girl stated seemingly apologetic now. "Schnee, huh? S-Sorry about that."
The girl read the card again in the machine before handing it back to her not meeting her gaze. "H-He's in room 515. Take the elevator to the fifth floor and make a right off the elevator. Last door on the right."
Weiss took the card back from her and nodded her head before walking in the direction of the elevators as she mumbled quietly to herself.
"That's what I thought, bitch."
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Neptune exited his room after showering off. He felt like a brand-new man after finally getting cleaned up as he wiped his face with a clean towel. He was dawning his robe and slippers as he made his way down the hallway to the living room, dumping the now used towel into the laundry bin.
He looked around to see that Jaune had not returned yet from getting food and simply shrugged. He made his way into the living room to where his computer was and powered it on.
"I guess I should get started on uploading the video." He spoke to himself.
He looked over at the clock and saw a little over an hour had passed since he spoke to Weiss about meeting up and so he needed to get this done quickly. Even if he didn't edit it, he just needed to upload the video and make a copy. Yes, he agreed to give them the only version, but he had to be sure to have extra insurance in case they decided to take Jaune captive during the exchange.
He realized he had to head back to his room and get the camera-car from his old clothes. He walked back in that direction pulled his clothes from the dirty bin he tossed them in. He reached his hands in each pocket of his pants. Nothing.
The fuck? He thought.
He went into panic mode as he started ripping clothes from the dirty bin and scattering them all over his floor in search of the small car. He found nothing. He shook the bin and watched as nothing fell from it. This was not good. He fell to the floor in disbelief holding his head in a cradled position.
"Where is it? Did it fall out when we ran away? Where-"
That's when he remembered.
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Flashback
Yang chuckled at her sister's comments. Jaune and Neptune watch from the bushes across the street at the two, waiting for them to move. Neptune looked down at his hand at the camera-car. He knew if things went badly, Jaune was in better shape to get away and couldn't risk this being taken away again. Without making a sound, he placed the object in Jaune's pocket with him none the wiser.
Neptune knew it was an underhanded trick, but he couldn't let Sun or Ren's sacrifices be for nothing. He was willing to do the same if it came to it, though he could only wonder what would be in store for him.
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Neptune leaned back against his wall and breathed a sigh of relief. Thank Oum. He thought to himself. Of course, he now had to wait until Jaune returned from the store before he could do anything, but at least he knew where the equipment was.
He stood up and placed all the dirty clothes back into his bin and walked back out to the living room area. He shrugged to himself and decided to sit back on his couch and kick his feet up.
"I'll just relax until he gets back." He spoke to himself again.
He turned on his television and began flipping through channels as he yawned. The long night was almost over and then he could rest. He sat there for a few minutes as he heard his door open and close behind him. He assumed Jaune had returned with his food finally and sighed. Break time was apparently over.
"Hey, Jaune. Was wondering when you would get back. We got some work to do." He spoke.
He heard footsteps behind him but there was no answer to his statement. He thought nothing of it as he continued flipping through the channels. The footsteps approached him from behind him and suddenly stopped. A soft hand touched his right shoulder and lightly massaged it as he sat there. He couldn't deny it felt great after a long night, but this was a little too weird.
"Hey, buddy..." Neptune spoke as he slowly looked behind himself. "I told you before, I'm into girl-"
That's when he saw the dark smile of a white-haired girl that he had not been expecting. Her massage turned into a tight grip on his shoulder as his face turned ghostly white.
"Hey, Babe." She spoke with that same dark smile.
There was a short silence between them as Neptune and Weiss had a continuous stare before he spoke.
"Fuck."
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And there's chapter 14! Thanks for reading until the end. As I stated, we're approaching a CLIMAX for the story. Neptune might have gotten a little comfortable in his own home and Jaune may have left out at the right time to escape. Pyrrha is still Pyrrha-ing up the place and needs to be apprehended. What is going to happen next? Leave me your thoughts if possible.
Next time: Chapter 15 – Pursuit
A/N Announcement: Hello again. As promised, a short announcement for you all. Just wanted to keep the readers that follow me and have enjoyed this content that I have another project in mind. I actually have several, but I know my limit. One at a time! I'll have more information later, but I've always wanted to work on crossovers. So, when the time is appropriate, I will let you all know. I have several RWBY stories in mind, but I am a big fan of Kingdom Hearts and thought to myself, 'Hey, why not with anime?'. Again, everything is a work in progress, and I plan to complete this story first, but I wanted to make others aware that even when this concludes, there will be more content from me.
As always,
Thank you all.
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