December 27, 2020

Jaune and Weiss emerged from her bedroom in her apartment, hurriedly dressed. Weiss said, "We gotta use that wand more often."

"Of course," Jaune replied. "It makes sex a hell of a lot better." Then, Jaune got a phone call. He quickly grabbed his cellphone from his pocket and answered it, saying, "Hello?"

It was one of Jaune's sisters. Her name was Sacha, and she was the youngest of the Arc children. She was at the time 19 and in Beacon Academy. "Jaune, est-ce que je peux te demander une question importante?" (A/N: Thank you, CHOPSWEE, for the translation.)

"Oui, Sacha." Jaune switched to Vacuouan. "Qu'est-ce que c'est?"

Weiss wondered what the two were talking about, since she only had a rudimentary understanding of Vacuouan.

Sacha replied, switching back to Valeanian, "Well, my National History teacher may have done some illegal and fucked up stuff to a student."

Jaune immediately paused, saying, "What do you mean illegal, Sacha?"

"Well, one of my classmates said that when she taught at Signal 4 years back, she raped her."

"Wait, what?! Raped her?!"

"She still substitutes at Signal, and she thinks she may be targeting her younger brother now." Sacha then looked behind her to make sure nobody was listening in. "I've been trying to gather evidence these past 4 days to bust her. I could use some help, frère."

Weiss said to herself, "Oh my God..."

Jaune replied, "Okay then. I'll help. What is her name?"

"Rouge Smith. Visit me tomorrow at 4 PM. I'll be in my team's dorm room. You know what team I'm on, right?"

"Of course I do, Sacha. You're on Team FRST." (A/N: Pronounced "frost.")

"Awwww, thank you, frère. I'll see you tomorrow. Je t'aime."

"Je t'aime, soeur. Au revoir." Jaune then hung up.

Weiss was shocked. "Who's the rapist?"

"Smith. Rouge Smith. Wanna come with me to meet Sacha at 4?"

Weiss shrugged and replied, "Can't. I got firehouse stuff to do tomorrow. The end of the year company ball is on the 30th."

"Oh yeah!" Jaune then smiled and hugged Weiss from behind. "I can't wait to see you in that dress."

"Awww, thanks." Weiss replied by giving him a kiss. "Now, I want you and Sacha to get that asshole of a teacher in prison eventually."

"Oh we will, Weiss." He then looked ahead. "We will."

Later that day, at around 7 P.M., Team RWBY and Ren were at the station, helping set up the ballroom for the company ball. It was held on the day before New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve and New Years Day are celebrated in Vale as Independence Day and Constitution Day because on December 30, 1480, Berwyn the Great declared Vale to be an independent kingdom, making it the last of the 4 kingdoms to be formed, and on January 1, 1650, the Constitution of the Kingdom of Vale, signed and ratified 20 days before, came into effect, making Vale the first kingdom to place limits on the power of its monarch and the first proto-democratic state in Remnant. These nights were infamous for the many illegal fireworks displays and arsons that caused structure fires across the entire city, and sometimes even in the forests outside the city wall!

As Ren hammered nails into a board, Weiss said, "So, how's Nora and the baby?"

"Doing pretty well," Ren replied. "Leona's doing baby stuff, like making messes, playing with toys, drinking breast milk, and whatnot. Can you hand me that piece of wood over there?"

Weiss gave Ren said piece of wood and said, "So, now that the baby's 2 months old, you'll be available a bit more?"

"Indeed. I got the 12-hour staffing requirement waived for November and December, but in January, I'll start doing it again. How many hours have you done?"

"About 24 this month. This means that as of today, I have done 256 hours of duty staffing at this firehouse this year. That's pretty high up there for me."

Then, their pagers went off. Ruby said, "Here we go..." As the siren tones played out, everyone dropped what they were doing and ran to the fire poles.

Ruby, Yang, Weiss, and Ren slid down the pole to the rescue and ambulance bays, while Blake slid down the pole to the truck bay. As they did, the info of the call was relayed to them over the radio. It was a call for a delivery truck that crashed into a restaurant in North Vigilant's first due.

After getting their gear on, Weiss started up the rescue, sitting in the driver's seat. Another firefighter got in the officer's seat. Yang, Ren, and 2 other firefighters sat down in the cab. Ruby and 2 other firefighters stepped up on the rear step and grabbed the railing above the hosebed of the rescue.

Blake sat in the back of the truck, joining 9 other firefighters, including Hermann, who was driving. Within 2 minutes, all 3 trucks were out the door, and several other firefighters who had missed them grabbed their gear and began driving in their personal vehicles or hailing taxis to respond to the scene, including Theresa and Denis, who jumped into a taxi together.

As Theresa showed the driver her firefighter ID card, Denis passed a 10 Lien bill and said, "Even though we get free rides for calls because of our ID cards, here's some Lien for you anyways."

The driver smiled and said, "Thanks, pal. My father was a vollie for a company in downtown for a long time. I never got into it due to work getting in the way, though. You 2 look young."

"Well, I'm 13, and Trace here is 15. We've only been in the fire department for a few months." Denis began clipping in his jacket as Theresa checked her phone as the taxi sped away.

At 7:08, the truck, rescue, and ambulance arrived at the scene. By now, both of North Vigilant's engines and their captain were also on scene. Being a new company, North Vigilant's fire trucks were all purchased used, and their gear was a used assortment of bunker gear, high boots and long coats, F1 helmets, traditional helmets, wool coats and yellow leggings, and even the occasional brass or cork helmet.

Weiss said to Yang as they got out, "I can't even tell that they're all from the same company. Every fireman over there practically has their own unique gear. I know we donated about 5 sets of gear to them. Did George's company give any away?"

"He doesn't know to what companies specifically," Yang replied as she grabbed a medical bag. "But he says Goodwill gave about 20 sets of old gear away. I assume North Vigilant got a few, given the yellow leggings, wool coats and cork helmets here. He says Goodwill hasn't used brass helmets since the 90s, so I think they got those from other companies."

As Ruby opened a compartment to grab a shovel, the taxi carrying Theresa and Denis arrived. They quickly got out and split up to go help out the other firefighters.

Weiss walked over and saw 2 brand new North Vigilant firefighters attempting to clear some debris with their own hands in gloves. Weiss said, "Hey, both of you! Grab a shovel and don't use your fucking hands!"

The 2 firefighters turned around and nodded, running over to one of the North Vigilant engines to grab shovels. Weiss then began shoveling away debris by herself.

After the call, Denis walked up to Theresa as she put her gear away. He seemed to be flustered to an extent. He asked, "Hey, Tracy, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure," the young, short-haired blonde replied. "What's up, Denis?"

"Do you wanna... See a movie or something on the 2nd of January? If you don't mind, that is."

Theresa smiled. "Sure thing. What movie do you wanna see?"

"I was thinking something with action like Backstroke of the West."

"Okay then," Theresa said and smiled. "By the way, are you going to the company ball?"

"Sure," Denis replied. He became flustered. "I'll be there. Are you?"

"Of course," the girl replied. "I love dancing." She then grabbed her cellphone from her locker and put it in her pocket. "I gotta run. See you later."

Denis waved and said, "Goodbye."

As Theresa walked away, she said to herself, "Here we go again..."

Denis breathed a sigh of relief, having previously feared he would be rejected.

Then, a voice startled him. "How's it going?"

Denis yelped and turned around to find Yang. "Oh, Yang, it's you."

Yang smiled and said, "I have a feeling that you have a crush on our little friend there. Don't lie to me. I saw how worried you were when talking to her."

Denis blushed and replied, "A crush? No way!"

"She has a boyfriend right now," Yang replied. "Buuuut... She's starting to lose her attraction to him, so you may have a chance."

Denis replied, "Whatever. I gotta go." He then walked away.

Yang thought to herself, "That boy has massive balls to try and make moves on an older girl, especially at their age where a year can mean a completely different person, let alone two and a half. At least with me and George, we're more stable."

December 28, 2020

At 4, Jaune met up with his sister in an empty office at Beacon. Jaune locked the door behind them as he asked, "Now, Sacha, you know that if these allegations are false, you and your friend will be expelled from Beacon and court-martialed for misconduct and making false accusations against an officer. You both could go to military prison for several years if found guilty. Tell me now if they are fake."

Sacha emphatically replied, "No! They are not! I have proof, frère." She then placed a Scroll phone on the table. "My friend left this on recording audio one day several years ago during one instance where Professor Smith raped her. I really don't want you to listen to this, but if it will remove all doubt, so be it."

Jaune looked at the Scroll. "Well, it is old enough to be from several years ago. Let's listen."

Sacha nodded and played the audio recording.

As the recording went on, Jaune took notes of what was happening. Then, as the professor began moaning, Jaune stopped taking notes and stared at the Scroll in horror.

The recording went on for a full 47 minutes. After it ended, Jaune said, "What. The. Fuck."

"I told you. It was horrible to listen to." Sacha then put the Scroll away.

Jaune said, "Where is Rouge Smith? We need to confront her."

"She's at her office in building 12."

"I'm gonna go get Ozpin and Goodwitch. Come with me."

At 6, after the recording finished, an obviously distressed Glynda looked at Jaune and Sacha, shaking her head.

Ozpin said, "You can't get more definitive proof than that, other than video, which would be even more sickening. We need to confront Professor Smith now. She's still in her office in Building 12. I'll contact your friend, Sacha Arc."

Glynda said, "Pardon my language, but..." She then sighed. "This is soooo fucked up on so many levels." She then wiped her forehead. "I can't believe we didn't catch this bastard sooner."

At 6:37, Jaune, Sacha, and Sacha's friend Julia all walked into Professor Smith's office. She said, "Why hello there, girls. Sacha, I assume the gentlemen standing next to you is your brother, Jaune. I have heard very good things about you, Lieutenant Arc."

"Cut the shit," Jaune replied. "We know you've been sexually abusing male and female students at Signal and Beacon, Professor. Headmaster Ozpin and Assistant Headmaster Goodwitch know, too."

Rouge's facial expression quickly changed. "I... I don't understand..."

Sacha then said, "Me and Julia have the audio recording she took of you raping her back at Signal. Face it, Professor, it's over. You lose."

Rouge then stood up and said, "I... Well... You know, I was touched myself. When I was in Signal, I had a male teacher who showed me everything. It felt wrong, yet it also felt right. I just wanted to experience that again, this time from his perspective."

Julia then suddenly pulled a gun, shocking Jaune and Sacha. Jaune said, "Julia, put the gun down! She needs to be kept alive!" He then drew Crocea Mors from its sheath, just in case she did anything.

"You fucked up my life," Julia sternly told the Professor. "You fucked up my little brother's life, and you fucked up many other lives, you sick freak of nature."

The professor said, "Child, put the gun down."

Sacha replied, "Quiet, you!" She then turned to Julia. "Julia, just put the gun down, man."

"Because of you, I have no life to live for! You took it away from me and murdered it!" She then put the gun to her head and began crying. "YOU DID THIS!"

Sacha screamed, "No!"

Then, a gunshot was heard, and Julia fell to the floor, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the side of the head.

Jaune was startled and said, "Woah! That was... Wow..."

Sacha grabbed Julia and screamed, "NO! JULIA!"

The professor tried to run, but Jaune stood in the doorway, holding Crocea Mors to her neck. He said, "You're not going anywhere."

At her apartment, Weiss was eating a late dinner at 7. As she got up to refill a glass of water, she suddenly yelped.

Pyrrha's ghost was back. She said, "Sorry I haven't dropped by in a while, Weiss."

"My God, you scared me!" Weiss then sat back down. "What's new in that afterlife of yours?"

"Nothing much. Say, I sense that Jaune was involved in something dangerous at Beacon."

"Wouldn't be surprised." Weiss then ate some food. "Jaune's sister, Sacha, had to talk to him-" She then swallowed her food. "About a professor that may be a pedophile or something. Sacha says her friend was raped by Professor Rouge Smith when she was in Signal, and now Mrs. Smith is going after her younger brother."

Pyrrha was surprised. "The pedo's a girl? I never had Mrs. Smith as a professor."

"Yep. Me neither. I wonder how Jaune and Sacha are doing..."

December 29, 2020

The Vale City Daily Sun, in its over-the-top tabloid fashion, ran a newspaper article reading "NO MORE LITTLE KIDS FOR YOU! FEMALE PEDO TEACHER AT BEACON BUSTED AFTER ALLEGED PAST VICTIM COMMITS SUICIDE!"

Yang, reading the newspaper as Ruby ate breakfast, said, "Thank God they caught that sick fuck."

"Indeed," Ruby replied. "Jaune's getting interviewed by police because he witnessed the suicide."

"Oh yeah. I heard about that. Too bad for Sacha that her friend offed herself like that." Yang then checked her phone as she finished her toast. "Well, I gotta run to work. See ya later, sis."

"See ya later, Yang." Ruby then got up to get dressed and take a shower. Today, she had to go to a 4-hour training session at Beacon. Ruby had put in an application to be promoted to the position of Lieutenant in her platoon since Jaune was being promoted to Captain in their Company starting January 10th of the new year. As a result, she wanted to build up administration points so she could get an edge against anyone else that wanted the position. She already had a lot, especially for a Staff Sergeant, because she underwent special ops training at Beacon.

After getting out of the shower and getting dressed 25 minutes later, Ruby received an email on her cellphone from the current Captain of her company. It read, "To all members of Delta Company: We are being deployed on January 5 to January 8. Meet up at the command and deployment centre at 0800 on January 5. We will be coming back at approximately 1800 on January 8. Also, since Lieutenant Arc will be taking over as head of Delta Company, I would like to thank all of you for giving me the best time I've ever had in my life so far. It's been an honour. With Lieutenant Arc good luck. Sincerely, Captain Joseph Miles."

Ruby said to herself, "I wonder what the first mission of the new year will bring us..."