beacon academy 1:45pm.*
Ashley looked toward Pyrrha to see her a bit traumatized from whatever happened in there. She had a pretty good idea what though.
As the bulldog landed back down to the school the kids went back inside along with Olivia Somaya and the others.
"Pyrrha can I speak with you for a moment?" She asked the spear maiden.
"Yes?" She responded.
"You saw how they did it didn't you?" She said resting her hand on Pyrrha's shoulder.
Pyrrha looked down and remained silent.
"Pyrrha...what happened in there?"
"I...I just don't know what came over me I saw that poor creature being torn apart and being kept alive during the whole thing...I could feel it's pain...it's suffering.. and they didn't care! They kept torturing it tearing flesh away and screwing in metal! I-I just felt a overwhelming rage come over me and next thing I knew I was covered in blood and surrounded by bodies. I...killed them...I killed them all..."
Pyrrha hung her head still traumatized from what she had done.
"It's alright Pyrrha," Ashley said soothing her. "We all have moments where we are blinded by rage."
Ashley thought about what she said, she could FEEL it's pain and suffering...could it be that Pyrrha...
"Pyrrha could you turn around?" Ashley asked suddenly.
Pyrrha gave her a confused look before she obliged.
Ashley then moved aside Pyrrha's ponytail and her eye widened at what she saw.
Pyrrha had the mark of the BeastMaster on the back of her neck.
"Pyrrha how long have you had this?" She exclaimed.
"Since I was born, why do you ask it's just a birthmark." Said Pyrrha.
"It's not a birthmark." Ashley said before revealing her mark to Pyrrha.
"This is the mark of the BeastMaster." She explained.
"Wait...are you saying..."
"Pyrrha...your a BeastMaster."
Before Ashley could say anything else she got a text from Glynda stating that it was urgent for her to come see Ozpin.
"Pyrrha I gotta go Ozpin needs to see me, come see me at my class after school, we'll talk about it then.
A few minutes earlier.*
Glynda walked into Ozpin office with a worried look on her face.
"Professor Goodwitch what's wrong?" The headmaster asked concerned.
"Ms. Nikos took photographic evidence of intel she found over at the Federation Outpost," she said pulling out her scroll. "And what she sent me is not good."
Ozpin looked at the intel with a pale face.
"Get Ms Dunes in here at once."
timeskip.*
Ashley walked out of the elevator into Ozpin's office.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"Ms Dunes you need to see what Ms. Nikos uncovered from the Federation." Ozpin said concerned.
She looked over at the screen to see documents containing data and photos of a cyberized Beowolves, Ursas, Beringels, king Taijitus, and many other kinds of Grimm.
"Dear God they found a way to cyberize Grimm." She said in horror.
"This is not good, the cybernetic enhancements of the Grimm could make a horde of them nearly unstoppable." Exclaimed Ozpin.
"It's pretty clear now the Federation are dead set on invading Remnant." Said Glynda.
"Ozpin you need to round up any military forces you have on remnant, when the rest of the federation gets here Vale is gonna be the first place they strike." Said Ashley.
Ozpin hung his head and sighed.
"James is never gonna let me hear the end of this." He groaned.
"Who's James?" Asked Ashley.
"General of the Atlesian military and headmaster of Atlas academy." Glynda explained.
"You got a general huh, good that's a start at the least." Ashley nodded. "But right now we should focus on our nearest problem first."
"Have either of you managed to figure out who the traitor is?" She asked.
"Unfortunately no." Said Ozpin.
"However There's evidence pointing to Oobleck, Anne, and Mulberry." Glynda added.
"Well at least we got our list of suspects." Sighed Ashley. "I think we should start questioning each of th-
Ozpin's scroll suddenly began ringing, when he answered it a female student with a frightened tearfilled face.
"Ms Burgundy? What's wrong?"
"I-it-it's Professor Mulberry h-he's *sob.* HES DEAD!"
Ozpin, Glynda, and Ashley looked at eachother in shock before dashing towards Professor Mulberries classroom.
small timeskip.*
When they got to the classroom entrance they saw Ms. Burgundy huddled against the wall sobbing.
"Where's Professor Mulberry?" Ozpin asked.
She didn't even bother to look up she simply pointed at the classroom.
Ashley tried to open the door but it was locked, she then braced herself to kick down the door...only to end up hurting her foot.
"Fuck. How do they do that in movies?" She muttered.
Glynda stepped in.
"May I?" She asked.
"Yeah." Ashley nodded nurturing her aching foot.
Glynda then proceeded to use her semblance to rip the door off the hinges allowing them in.
The 3 adults then looked in horror at what they saw.
"Holy shit." Whispered Ashley.
Harold Mulberry was laying on his desk dead as a door nail with Ashley's Machete lodges through the back of his head.
"That's my machete." Ashley pointed out. "I left it in my classroom when I went to go save the kids."
"I was in such a hurry to save Ruby and her friends that I must've forgot to lock- oh god." Ashley places her hands on the desk and hung her head feeling guilty.
Ozpin places his hand on her shoulder.
"It was not your fault Ms Dunes, do not be too hard on yourself." He said.
Ashley looked away and silently nodded.
Glynda then noticed a tuft of fur in Harolds dead hand.
It was Fox faunus fur and it was the same shade and color as a certain faunus Professor that happened to teach stealth here at beacon.
"I believe we have found our traitor." She said picking up the fur. "Unfortunately she's currently in Vale."
"...notify the local law enforcement." Ozpin ordered.
Vale streets 2:00pm.*
"I Thank you for your time." Anne smiled waving to the old Shopkeep before walking out of the store from Dust till Dawn.
She looked at the new type of dust she got to use in her next class.
"Well this will certainly be useful." She thought.
Suddenly a police car pulled up and 2 police officers got out and pulled out there guns and pointed them at Anne.
"Anne Greene put your hands behind your head!" One yelled."
"Wha- I beg your pardon?!" She asked confused taking a step back.
"Your under arrest for the murder of Harold Mulberry!" Shouted the other.
"WHAT!?" She yelled in shock. "Harolds dead?!"
She couldn't believe that her fellow professor was dead she worked with him for over 20 years.
"FINAL WARNING HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD NOW!!!"
Anne looked at the dust that she got for her class and back at the police.
She suddenly threw a crystal of dust on the ground and it erupted into thick fog, the police immediately fired in response.
When it cleared Anne was nowhere to be found.
"Crap." Muttered one of the cops as he got on the comm. "SUSPECT HAS ESCAPED AND IS ON THE RUN, I REPEAT SUSPECT HAS ESCAPED AND IS ON THE RUN."
Meanwhile the invisibility effect had begun to wore off on Anne as she snuck down an alleyway. She didn't know what led them to believe she was responsible for the murder, but she couldn't just come quietly, she had to find a way to clear her name.
Using her semblance She blended in with the shadows as police looked down the alleyway.
"Dammit we lost her!" Said one of the officers.
"Spread out and find her," said the police Lieutenant. "She couldn't have gotten far."
(Back at Beacon.)
"The police said she escaped and are currently searching for her." Said Glynda.
Ozpin sighed.
"Anne is an expert in stealth they won't be able to find her." He stated.
"they might not be able to...but maybe my troodons can." Ashley Interjected.
"you have troodons?" Asked Glynda.
"Well only 2 to be exact," said Ashley "Troodons are smarter then most creatures which make them very difficult to tame, I had to earn there trust before they allowed me to claim them."
"But they make amazing scouts." She smiled.
Ashley then pulled out 2 cryopods and activated them to release 2 small feathery creatures with glowing eyes.
"Susie, Diana I need your help tracking down Professor Greene." She told them while beckoning Glynda to show them the tuft.
The troodons sniffed the tuft of fur before letting out a couple sounds.
Ashley then pulled out her Tranq Rifle.
"Good they got her scent, Ozpin call in a bulldog for me."
"Of course Ms. Dunes," he nodded. "Please subdue her, not kill her."
"That's why I'm bringing this." She said as she strapped her tranq rifle over her shoulder.
She opened the door to reveal Professor Peach, Charlie immediately begun to hiss and snarl.
"Easy Charlie we need to focus on finding Anne." She said soothing her Compy. "Sorry bout that Peach."
"It's quite alright." She said moving out of the way as the troodons followed there owner.
"Headmaster Ozpin...I overheard what happened." She said looking a bit sad and shocked to hear that Anne could be capable of such a thing.
"Yes it's rather a surprise to us all to see that Anne was the one behind all this." Ozpin said with disappointment. "Anne has been here longer then most of the staff, but I suppose even veterans can be manipulated."
"Ozpin, is Ms. Dunes going to...Kill Anne?" Peach suddenly asked.
"No she is intending to subdue with tranquilizer darts." Said Ozpin.
"Anne must face consequences of her actions." Included Glynda.
"I see...well it makes sense that she should stand trial in court." Said Peach.
"May Oum have Mercy on Anne." She added before she turned around and left.
"May Oum have Mercy on us all." Muttered Ozpin.