Well, ladies and gents, we're getting there. I have to say, there was a variety of negative feelings on Neptune's... bath. It's understandable. I was apprehensive at first about it as well. But, when I thought about the scene in my head, I just kept laughing. Of course, this is all subjective, but it was genuinely funny to me. Still, I understand some people's comments. Unfortunately, you were warned. Fic is M. A hard M. You'll see within these next few chapters, why that is, starting with this one.

Dragon lord Syed 101 – I'm pretty sure Yang is slowly going INSANE. I wouldn't compare her to a sound-minded person to be honest. Yes, poor Jaune.

Konstantinsen – I appreciate you saying that. Yes, drunk Pyrrha is something I've actually never come across with the fics I've read, but that was even more reason to have her play that character. Pyrrha doesn't get enough credit and though I'm a shipper of Lancaster, I wanted her to be given a key role.

Xealchim – Like I stated above, it could be my sick humor, but I love the idea of him getting dunked in a tub of water while he freaks out.

RiggyMinus – Thank you. You may be my longest-running reader. I appreciate you sticking around. And yes, I get it can be much, but I'm going for humor, not so much some sick fantasy. And yes, people don't seem to understand it's very illegal to record people against their knowledge. That's why I've amped this story up this far.

AzraelSaint – Yes, the fun never ends in this story. I'm happy it has entertained you thus far. There are still a few laughs to be had, and who knows? Maybe, more to come.

Boi – AH, I don't know about that. Of course, we will never know if they would do this because it's based on a real-life story (loosely). As for them winning, you may not see it, but they are winning as long as the video is safely in Jaune's hands.

Zero-Zoldyck – I was waiting for this, haha. Anyway, remember that they ILLEGALLY recorded people without their knowledge. I'm not justifying the girls' actions, but they can't make go to the police if they have that video. Plus, they're all friends in the end, as fucked up as the night has been. Calling the police would get them all thrown out of school, probably. And drinking, compared to illegally recording, females at that, isn't even comparable. The guys would be in more trouble. Remember, this story is for comedic purposes. As someone who lived it, I mean that wholeheartedly.

343 – Humor was always my goal. Glad to see you enjoyed it. Yes, you must all learn to respect and feed the Pyrrha.

ChrisCage75 – Oh God, no one would win that fight. Poor Yang would probably have a stroke if she had to deal with all that. Tonight, has already not been her night.

Oooookkkkkkaaaay – We all do messed up things as teenagers. I can tell you first-hand that I'm still friends with everyone that was involved in the actual story this was based off of (loosely). Just kids having fun at each other's expense.

As always, please review guidelines for the rating system. This story is rated M for Maybe Jaune will survive? Thanks again for reading and please feel free to Review, Follow, and/or favorite if this story is enjoyable for you. I take all forms of feedback positive or negative. Enjoy!

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Chapter 16 – Looming Threat

Jaune stared down at his scroll as he felt a smile creep onto his face. Thank Oum. He thought. Without much thought, he hit the TALK button and brought the device to his ear.

"Neptune!" Jaune exclaimed. "I am so glad to finally speak with you. Look, we have a problem. The girls followed us to the city. I ran into Yang and she tried to attack me. I got away, but-"

"Slow down, buddy!" Neptune spoke.

Jaune stopped his story and caught his breath for a moment. All the excitement from the night had finally caught up to him. He took a moment to re-collect himself as he looked at Pyrrha who was finishing the rest of the pizza from the box.

"Look, I'm not trying to worry you, but I think we might be in big trouble here."

Neptune paused as he looked at the phone on the floor in front of him in the bathroom. He was still bound, and Weiss stood above him with a foot holding him in place. The phone was on speaker to allow her to listen in freely on whatever was said. She dug the heel of her foot into his back lightly, almost as if to signal to him to get a move on.

Neptune tried to think on his feet, or stomach really, as to not incriminate himself but spare Jaune. He knew he was in a tight spot here, literally.

"Jaune, do you have the camera-car?" Neptune asked.

Jaune reached into his pocket again and pulled out the small object. He placed it on the table as rolled it back and forth with his index finger.

"Yeah, how did it get into my pocket, anyway?" He asked.

"Never mind that." Neptune replied. "Is it damaged at all?"

Weiss was confused by his line of questioning as she listened in. While he dd reveal that Jaune was in possession of the footage, he was dragging out the conversation. She applied a little more force this time into Neptune's back, making him wince slightly in pain. She was not going to play any of his games.

Jaune inspected the object again in his hand. He looked it over from all angles and noticed that it hadn't been damaged at all. Between the fight, the chase, and everything else, the 'camera-car' was in better shape than anyone most likely.

Jaune placed it back on the table before speaking again. "Yeah, seems fine to me."

Neptune let out a small sigh. Then this wasn't all for nothing. He thought. Neptune knew he was caught, and this battle was over, but he was not willing to concede the war. Not yet.

"So, I'm good to head back and we can start on uploading the video, right?" Jaune asked. "Also, I kind of ran into Pyrrha and she's with me now."

Weiss and Neptune looked at the phone inquisitively. How the hell did she make it all the way to the city? They both thought simultaneously. Neptune shook himself of such thoughts quickly. It was now or never that he had to make a move. If he agreed, Jaune would be in just as much trouble and the video footage would undoubtedly be destroyed.

Weiss prodded him again from behind. How annoying was this? He might be able to buy himself some good faith from her if he did what she was asking and reduce his own sentence, but he would lose all they worked for. It was now or never.

"Uh, Neptune?" Jaune asked.

"Jaune." Neptune replied after his pause.

"Yes?"

"There's a lot of nice hotels in downtown Vale." Neptune told him.

"Excuse me?" Jaune replied.

Weiss was looking at Neptune with a questioning eye as she stopped her prodding. What the hell are you doing? She thought to herself. Surely, he couldn't be so stupid as to try and send his friend a secret message.

"I said, there is nice hotels downtown in Vale. A lot of them too. So many so, that you'd never be found." Neptune continued.

Jaune was worried about his friend's blood sugar. The poor man was probably so food-deprived that he was now speaking gibberish. Not to mention, his fridge of prune juice probably wasn't going to be of much help. A growing boy needed food.

"Neptune, I've only got a little food left, but don't worry, I'm on my way to make sure you eat something." Jaune replied.

Jaune reached for the pizza box from Pyrrha who offered a low growl. Jaune grabbed the box and gave her a look of "Are you serious?" as he attempted to pull the box away from her. She kept a grip on it as and continued her growling as if she were a starving dog who was having their food taken away.

Neptune listened to Jaune berate Pyrrha over the phone. Unfortunately, his dimwitted friend didn't catch on to what he was trying to hint at. He was going to have to go all in. He felt a foot on him again. He looked back at Weiss who was smirking at him. She was baring most of her tiny frame on him now. That's when it happened. His one last defiant stand.

He smirked back at her causing her to drop the one on her face. In one foul swoop, he leaned as far back as he could and pushed her weight off him. She stumbled backwards, trying to regain her footing. Unfortunately for her, Neptune's bathroom wasn't exactly big. Before she could regain any sort of balance, the back of her legs collided with the edge of the tub, sending her off balance again and causing her to fall backwards into the tub.

Neptune wasted no time, trying to gain some footing of his own, His hands were still bound and helping himself up on the slippery floor was a difficult task. He struggled to stand erect on the bathroom floor.

"Jaune!" Neptune yelled.

"Y-yeah, what's up, man?" Jaune answered to his friend who screamed.

"I don't have much time! They found the apartment and Weiss is here! You need to take the camera-car and find a safe place to upload the video!"

Jaune stared at the scroll in disbelief. His stomach turned at the information. The fact they had found them and so quickly was alarming and now his friend was in trouble.

"Neptune, I'm on my way to rescue-"

"No! We've come too far! Finish the job! We'll have a leg to stand on after we have leverage."

As Neptune finished his response, the sound of water dropping to the floor echoed in the room from behind him. He turned slowly, pale in the face once more. He saw Weiss glaring at him, anger evident in her eyes. He saw the Ice princess of Beacon Academy turn into a fiery demon with evil intentions written all over her face.

"Forget me, Jaune! Do it!" Neptune yelled as he ran out of the bathroom.

"GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE!" Weiss yelled as she gave chase and the call ended.

Jaune was eerily still as the scroll faded to a black screen indicating the line was no longer active. He brought his head between both hands and stroked his hair softly as if trying to console himself quietly. He looked down at the table for a short while, without blinking, trying to picture what to do next. He thought quietly to himself as Pyrrha finished off the last bite of food, still listening to everything going on.

"Well," She stated, causing him to look at her. "He's boned."

"You're not helping." He stated, dropping his head into his hands once more.

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Neptune raced through the hallway of his apartment trying his best to make an escape. Having his hands bound was going to make this challenge even more difficult, but he had to try. He ran past his kitchen area and looked over his shoulder to see Weiss slowly making her way towards him. He looked to his front door a few feet away.

He ran at it backwards, using his bound hands to push the plunger on the door down. He walked forward slowly to pull the door open as Weiss closed in. He kicked his heel around the edge of the door and pulled himself to the opposite side of the door, finding himself now in the hallway. He pulled the door shut behind him in an attempt to slow her pursuit of him. As he pulled it closed, he felt her pull the door from the opposite side.

He released his grip in response and began taking off in the direction of the elevators down the hall. He kept a panicked look on his face as he heard the door open behind him as he kept running. He didn't look back as he kept his eyes on the elevator doors in front of him. He ran up and used his knee to hit the 'Down' button. He listened to approaching footsteps as the elevator numbers rose.

1... 2... 3... 4... 5!

He looked over his shoulder as he heard the elevator ding and saw she was still far away. He smirked once more as he heard the doors in front of him open. He turned his head back and his eyes went wide as he saw a sight he wasn't expecting. Before he could act, a fist hit him and he went flying back down the hallway and landed on his side, breaking his aura.

He looked back towards the elevator while semi-conscious and saw Yang rubbing her hand after cocking him right in the face. Ruby was beside her as well and laughing at the boy's misfortune.

"Wha... How?!"

He looked behind him as the footsteps he heard earlier had come to a stop. Weiss was standing above him, still drenched from her dip but was smiling again.

"Forgot to tell you. I Invited friends." She spoke.

He didn't respond as he passed out from a combination of the hit and adrenaline from the chase tiring him out. Yang and Ruby strolled up to Weiss soon after.

"You're... all wet." Ruby commented.

"You're so observational." Weiss replied as she rung her hair out, dripping more water to the floor.

"I guess Blue boy gave you a run for your money." Yang commented with a smile.

"And Jauney boy did the same for you." Weiss stung back.

Yang dropped her smile at the comment. "I don't want to talk about it."

"She slipped on pizza grease!" Ruby commented.

Yang facepalmed as Weiss grabbed Neptune by the collar and began dragging him down the hallway in the direction of his apartment.

"I don't want to talk about it either." Weiss spoke. "Also, we have another problem."

The three girls walked down the hallway and re-entered Neptune's apartment. The clear signs of a struggle were evident after entering. There was water all over the floor as well as furniture knocked over. Weiss walked ahead of her friends with Neptune and tossed him onto the couch while he was still out of it.

"What's the problem now?" Yang asked.

"He told Jaune I was here." Weiss stated as she sighed. "He tried to hint off it wasn't safe here and when Jaune wasn't getting it, he just blurted out that we found the apartment. He told him take the camera-car and find somewhere to upload the data."

"Fuck."

"Also, Pyrrha is with him."

"Double fuck."

"Wait," Ruby spoke. "So, Jaune has the camera-car? How did that happen?"

Weiss sat down on the couch next to Neptune and slouched backwards as if defeated. Her friends stood behind her as she looked at them.

"I don't know, but this isn't good. He could go anywhere." She stated.

"Did Neptune tell him anywhere specific? Maybe he told him where to go? Jaune doesn't know the city all that well." Ruby asked.

Weiss thought for a moment. There wasn't much to their conversation, but she did recall one thing that Neptune said that might be of use.

"A hotel." Weiss stated.

"Huh?" Yang asked.

"Neptune told Jaune that 'there's a lot of nice hotels in downtown Vale.'" Weiss replied. "Maybe he wants him to go to a hotel with a computer to upload the data."

Ruby and Yang shared a nod.

"That has to be it." Ruby replied. "The problem is... which one?"

Vale wasn't necessarily a huge city, but it had its share of hotels and businesses. One who was unfamiliar with the city could easily get lost or wind up somewhere they shouldn't. In Jaune's case, he was a wildcard. He was unfamiliar but crafty. If he did indeed catch onto Neptune's message, he was going to think up a strategy quickly.

Ruby opened her scroll and did a quick search on hotels where Yang had last confronted him. There wasn't a particularly large number of places around there, but it was going to take time to cover them all. If she was a betting girl, he'd make his best attempt at one of those few she found.

Ruby walked over to Neptune's counter as Yang and Weiss watched her. She reached into a drawer and found a pen to write with. She picked up a piece of paper on the counter that was left there and flipped it over to a blank side. One by one, she wrote down the hotels in the area. Once finished, she placed the pen back in the drawers and turned around to the other two girls.

"I made a list... and I checked it twice." She spoke.

"Are you still drunk?" Weiss asked.

"Not at all." Ruby answered. "But I have a list of the places where Yang chased Jaune. If he's still in the area, we might want to check these out."

"Good job, Rubes." Yang stated.

"We can give it a shot." Weiss said. "I just hope we have time."

"Not to worry." Ruby remarked. "Jaune sucks with technology. Even if he finds a computer, we'll have graduated by the time he figures out how to work it well enough to upload the footage."

"Good thing we have a Jaune expert." Yang stated while sticking her tongue out.

Ruby blushed at her sister's teasing. She did know a lot about him, but then again, he knew her well also. She just hoped he hadn't caught on to that. After they catch him, he would be the last piece of the puzzle to this night. He and she were going to have words to say the least.

Her eyes traveled to Weiss who was still drenched but was making the effort to try off with one of Neptune's towels. She should just stay here. She thought to herself. Weiss had been through it tonight and though it wasn't especially cold out, she shouldn't walk around the city like that.

"Weiss." Ruby spoke, causing her to stop drying her hair long enough to look over at her team leader. "Yang and I will finish this. You stay here. No need to get sick."

Weiss dropped the towel to her side, clenching it in her left hand as she raised an eyebrow at her friend.

"You sure?"

"Yeah. Have some faith in your teammates." Yang jumped in. "Besides, someone has to watch that one."

Yang pointed over at Neptune who was still clearly unconscious from earlier. Weiss couldn't argue that. Neptune caused this problem and if left alone to his own devices, restrained or not, he could cause even more damage. She would be sure that didn't happen. Weiss sat back down on the couch as her friends made their way towards the door and opened it.

"All right." Weiss stated as she looked back at them. "Good luck."

"You know it." Ruby said as she closed the door behind Yang and herself before making their way down the hallway.

Yang looked over at her sister as they made their way towards the elevators. She smiled before slinging an arm over her shoulder and pulling her in close.

"That was nice of you sis. I'm sure Weiss will appreciate it."

"Yeah, we've got this. No need for her to get sick for no reason."

Yang chuckled to herself at her sister's response. "Ah, Ruby. The unintentional wingman that all ladies need." She spoke as if she read it off a billboard somewhere.

"Huh?" Ruby asked.

"Don't worry about it. Just know I got you're back later."

"Uh, thanks?"

The two entered the elevator soon after and made their way down to the first floor and out the front doors of the apartment complex in search of Jaune and the camera-car. Back in the apartment, Weiss sat on the couch beside Neptune still trying to dry herself off.

"This is annoying." She stated. No matter how much she tried, her clothes were drenched. If she stayed in them for too long, she was going to catch a cold. She stared over at the unconscious boy with a look of blame. He had almost singlehandedly taken her night and turned it upside down. Instead of enjoying a few drinks with friends, she was instead sitting in his apartment soaking wet.

The more she sat there, the more annoyed she got. She opted to take a walk down the hallway just to get her mind off it. She figured exploring would calm her nerves. She walked down the hall again, this time past the bathroom where he had drenched her. She had to admit, his apartment was in good taste. It was simplistic, but a nice size. She could see herself renting a place like this as she worked as a huntress.

The thought of returning home to Atlas and working there was not even a thought. She wanted to stay as far away from her father as possible. Yes, staying in Vale was the correct decision and she wanted to work beside her teammates to fight the Grimm.

As she continued her tour, she took notice of one thing specifically. His washer and dryer. She looked at herself, still dripping and then back at the washer and dryer. Should I? She thought. It's his fault so I guess it's only fair.

Weiss looked back down the hall to see if someone was there, but she was still alone. She inwardly sighed. She looked further down the the hallway to Neptune's bedroom and saw the door was slightly ajar. She made her way towards it and opened the door.

"But first, I'll need a change of clothes."

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Jaune exited the restaurant quietly. He was all that remained now. His anxiety grew as it was now up to him to finish what they had started. He needed to upload the data for any chance of survival. He leaned against the building and rubbed his head once more.

"What a mess." He spoke to himself.

And that it was. He reached into his pocket once again to make sure he still had the camera-car. It was there, safe in his pocket. The problem was, how was he going to do this now? Without Neptune he was unsure on how to go about doing this. He's never uploaded anything to a computer without help. He'll, he could barely start a computer up without the want to smash it to pieces. Technology was a gift and a burden.

His thoughts were immediately interrupted by a stumbling Pyrrha who decided to use all of her body weight to open the door to the outside rather than use a hand. She feel to the ground in a fit of laughter as Jaune looked on in surprise and fright. This woman was something terrifying.

"Hey Jaune!" She yelled from the ground between laughs.

"Y-Yeah?" He responded.

"Do you know they were giving out pink cakes in the Men's room?" She asked.

"Pyrrha… you didn't."

"No I didn't eat it!" She responded causing Jaune let out a sigh of relief. "All the people were too busy screaming at me to get out. They wouldn't share with me!"

Jaune sighed again at his friend in disbelief. He walked over to her and picked her up, slinging her left arm over his shoulder as he began walking away from the establishment.

Looks like I can't come back here again. He thought to himself. He thought to himself as he now heard the yelling from inside.

"What am I going to do with you?" He asked rhetorically.

"Buy me a cake?"

"No."

"FOOLISH MORTAL! I wi-"

"Stop yelling in my ear, Pyrrha!"

His yelling caused her to tear up begin a whiny child-like cry as he walked down the street with her. It was getting later into the night but there were still people walking the streets watching them as he did his best to hide his embarrassment.

"This might just keeps getting better and better." He spoke lowly between her cries.

Unfortunately, Jaune was not the type to just leave a friend, albeit, a drunk one, in the middle of a populated city while he went on with his own plans. He feared for her safety, and honestly, the safety of the citizens as well. Drunk Pyrrha was not to be truffles with and he knew first hand what she was capable of.

He thought to himself more as he continued his walk in an aimless direction, attempting to get more distance from the restaurant he was surely banished from now. He looked down at his friend to his right as he continued to think. Her whiny protest continued quietly as he looked her over.

"Well, I can't take you home like this." He spoke.

That's when it came to him. Neptune's comment earlier. A hotel. He thought to himself again.

It was the only option he had. A hotel with computer and network access was the best chance he had to get the job done. It was also the best option for his drunk friend to hopefully sleep off this seemingly endless drunken state.

Jaune reaches into his left pocket with his free hand and pulled out his scroll. He did a search of hotels in the area with hopes of there being something close by. The search proved bountiful as there were numerous places in the area. The cost wasn't that significant either as he gauged the pricing of each option. Regardless of price, he needed this as his only way out.

Another thought crossed his mind causing him to stop mid-walk as even Pyrrha gave him a confused, but dazed look.

"Every time we've planned something they've been one step ahead of us." He spoke to himself.

It was true. With each plan they had devised, they all proved insignificant in the end based on their current track record. He had no one else to rely on besides himself now to work this problem out.

"If Weiss was in the room when Neptune told me to check for hotels… then they may be looking for me at each one." He spoke to himself again.

He let out an aggravated groan as he saw this plan going south just like all the others had for the night. All they had to do was search these exact places and they may find him sooner rather than later.

"What the fuck do I do?!" He yelled.

"Why don't you just look for somewhere that's not listed on network? There's smaller ones that don't list themselves too."

He looked to his right to see Pyrrha was the one who offered the suggestion. He was stunned to silence as he looked at her and she at him.

"Are… are you okay?" He asked her.

"But there has to be cake there…"

He dropped his surprised expression once again. Still drunk. He thought to himself.

He had to admit though, it wasn't a bad plan. There were smaller hotels that didn't always list themselves for one reason or another. He might even be able to convince two students to be allowed to stay there and not make a fuss about it. Yes, they were adults now technically, but they were still students and some hotels might have reservations about renting a room to them especially in Pyrrha's condition.

Yes. This was the plan now. It might take a little longer to find somewhere but this was again the best option. He began walking forward again as he held onto his friend. His search would hopefully prove to be fruitful.

"Now can I have cake?" Pyrrha asked.

"Not now."

"Fuck."

"Don't say things like that." Jaune chastised her.

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Chapter 16 everyone! Sorry for the delay but work kicked my ass this week and the best I could do was slow editing throughout the week. I can say with confirmation there will be two more chapters with possibly an epilogue to follow. I don't want to rush everything but truth be told, there isn't much left to tell with this story. The final four participants of this story are about to come to a head shortly and the CLIMAX is coming. Thanks to everyone who has stayed around and supported this as we make our way to the end. Please let me know what you think in a review and where you think it is heading. Thanks again!

Next time: Chapter 17 – Fated encounter

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