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.)

A Mistral airship was made to be a lot different than a Vale one… for example? The use of woods instead of sheet metal along with a more retro design.

A Mistral plane seated 200, far more the civilian models. This wasn't lost on Raven who glared at her brother. Maize looked up from his magazine at her.

The only reason Raven wasn't slicing and dicing her brother into pieces? Her weapon was stored under her feet. Huntsmen and Huntresses had access to their weapons in the event of an emergency.

"Rave, you're going to burn a hole through his skull at this rate." Maize muttered as he looked at a news magazine.

"Why would Ozpin tell another team about this assignment and then not us at all?" Maize didn't have a real answer to that when it came down to it.

Why would Ozpin dispatch another team for their mission? Concern for the target? For them? Maize knew they had a close call last time, but that wasn't grounds for another team to poach their mission from them.

He looked at Sal who passed out in his seat, Tai right next to him was busy playing on his Scroll.

Something very funny that amused Maize was how simple it would be for Raven to switch off access to his scroll... the perk of having the leadership scroll for the team.

"I don't know, but why should it matter? This guy is pretty important by the sound of it since we have enough security to take down almost anyone who comes here." Maize didn't want to say anything at the moment.

A real fighter could easily rip through the security besides a Huntsmen and Huntress. Police didn't matter when you could easily dispatch entire airships before they landed or became a threat to people on the battlefield.

"You know Mistral is home to dozens of the worst types of people on Remnant." Raven's voice was a lot more like a whisper, an accusation.

"I am aware… you think the client…" Maize got a nod from the former vigilante.

"Yes. criminals run the majority of the Mistral government. Huntsmen, the military, schools. You couldn't throw a stone in Mistral without someone noting it and reporting it to a crime boss." Raven stated as she cracked her knuckles, kicked off her shoes, and reclined.

Maize sighed and scooched away from Raven's foot before he shook his head and went back to his magazine.

"So, we're escorting some big wig who got his hand in the cookie jar? Doesn't sound like we're having any issue then." He stated, Raven turned to him with a raised eyebrow and rested her hands behind her head.

"You don't sound very broken up about it." Maize shrugged and turned to look to the side.

"Because I have a hunch you want to kill whoever this more than I do. I've killed crime lords in Vacuo all the time." Maize turned to look at Raven, his eyes narrowed as he put the magazine to the side.

"I live in a country where everyone fights for what they want, Rave. I grew up having to do a lot of fighting just to stay alive. I know Vacuo and Mistral have some pretty ugly blood. I'm not stupid enough to think there's not corruption in every kingdom…." Maize stated before his eyes started to bore at the ground.

"It's the scumbags who use their power to hurt people and sweep it under the rug who need a bullet in their brain." Maize's tone was tight, full of venom and bile.

Maize turned his attention to the tv screen in front of him, personally angered at SOMETHING.

Raven minded her tongue; she was well aware of the crime in Mistral and how much it took from people who didn't have much, to begin with.

Raven turned to settle back into her seat. Maize started to dig through his backpack before he hummed. Maize started to grow more annoyed.

Then he slowly changed his expression, looking at the pack of cards before realizing that he couldn't play them with the tray tables in front of them.

"Damn it. I can't believe this." Maize turned to look at Tai before he looked up from his screen.

"Sorry, keep losing at this one level. I'm going to get it done before we get to the airport." Maize and Raven shared a look before both rolled their eyes and turned to look to the side with amusement.

Good old Tai, someone who could always bring a smile to their faces, even when he wasn't trying to.

"Oh, and Rave? Your head is on Maize's shoulder?" Maize and Raven shared a look.

Then she pushed Maize and almost sent his chair back from the sheer force of it.

Maize heard chuckling from Qrow, and Tai before Raven growled and reached for Omen.

Author notes

Phew, another chapter is done! I want to point out that Raven and Maize will be together after this arc. The next chapter is going to end up being in a week and will show Maize and Raven arriving in Mistral. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!

Ps: Raven is 900 Sunday; Ruby is 900 Monday or Sunday. Tock is next Thursday 900. Penny is 900 Tuesday. Winter is 900 Saturday, Glynda is 900 Thursday. Yang is 900-1500 Saturday and Weiss is 900- Friday or next Friday.