Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Fight or Flight. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth do.

(Vale.)

The class was combat, taught by Glynda Goodwitch. Raven looked at Maize who leaned back in his seat. There wasn't anything to write down considering that it was a combat class.

"So… nobody wants to talk about our first mission?" Tai asked, the others looked at their teammate.

"What do you want to talk about? The crazy Faunus Crocodile that tried to kill us? the giant Grimm army that we fought that the Crocodile Faunus had created as a trap? Am I getting closer?" Maize joked, knowing that the adventure was still fresh on their minds.

It was fresh on his mind as well, being a gung-ho gunslinger showed him a few crash things.

Fighting a gang of mercenaries and an assassin that could have easily killed him if Raven hadn't come into the battle.

And yet, it seemed the assassin was familiar with Raven, but Raven didn't seem to know who she was. Maize would question that down the road, it wasn't his place to wonder things at the moment, he was a Huntsmen.

"We kicked their asses, Tai. I don't see the point in really bringing things up at the moment. I still want to know if that means they're coming back." Maize muttered, unaware of the looks he was getting from Raven.

(With Tock)

Tock was sent skidding back as the voice called to her again.

"I told you to capture them, not play with them, capture and bring them here… do you know how many resources I invested in this operation?" She hissed at her underling, growling in annoyance at having things mess up for her.

"You told me to test them, not to kill them, to test. It isn't my fault that we had to spring the trap only to get forced back." Tock sighed and looked to the side.

She knew Cinder wanted the power of the Maiden, but she was in it for the money and the idea of a good fight.

Cinder looked to the side and sighed, knowing she'd need a new plan to get the Spring Maiden to come back to the front again.

"Find the Spring Maiden again… Bring her to me, take whatever you need, and find her." She ordered, already knowing she'd need more power to get the Spring Maiden to fall in a fight.

Raven was young, but her power was beyond staggering. If the young Maiden and she were to fight? she doubted Raven wouldn't be able to keep up with her in a fight, she was young… and she had friends.

Cinder would plot and bring the disrespectful Maiden to her… she'd have all the power she could want.

(With Raven)

Class ended and the students were sent back to their dorms. Raven looked at Maize who continued to glare out the window, seemingly wondering what would happen next.

Maize wondered about Tock, she had a boss, she seemed in charge of an entire group, but she had a boss.

A woman with a Semblance able to shield herself from damage entirely for 60 seconds… had a boss.

That only made him more curious about who could be in charge of Tock. He also guessed they'd be running into the group before long.

"Now that Tai mentions it… did anyone bother to wonder why they'd draw us all the way out to the middle of nowhere, try to murder a bunch of kids, and then allow us to get away so easily? I'm starting to think something is up… something REALLY wrong when it comes to who is pulling the strings." Maize rubbed at his chin as Raven hummed.

"Whoever sent her knew she'd be fighting us; she just didn't expect whatever was going to happen… her trap was foiled because Tock was too quick to stay back and think of what to do…" Raven observed while her teammates stopped to look at her.

It was clear to them that the trap sprung on them was meant for Raven, the only reason people went after them was to clear the battlefield out.

"We know it's a trap, but the question is, why go through all the effort for a trap. Whoever rigged it up had to know that they'd get a low-level Huntsmen Team, the higher-ranking teams wouldn't have come as they're too busy securing the rest of the planet…" Maize heard from Sal.

"Well, I guess we're just going to have to figure out a way to stop them and take them down." Maize muttered, unsure of when or how'd they'd run into the next warrior.

Still? He didn't care, whoever Tock's boss was? She was cocky enough to draw them into a fight. and even if he didn't like Raven entirely yet? he'd help his leader.

The group continued back to their dorm, unsure of what to do next.

Author notes

Phew, another chapter is done! I want to point out Raven is going to grow into the super Maiden she's supposed to be. The next chapter will be in a week or so and will show RUST training and bonding more. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!

Ps: Penny 1200 words maybe Tuesday, Tock 1200 Friday or next. Winter 1200 Saturday, Yang 1200 Saturday, and Ruby 1200 Sunday.