Being sick really sucked, at least now I'm all better and ready to write.
Their final day on patch came and went faster then jaune would have liked, he walked down the docks with Saphron next to him. The rest of his group waited for the ship to arrive which gave him time to talk with his sister in private "you know Saphron, I can't wait to get off this island. No offense to the people or this place in general but I've had more bad experiences here than most places" Saphron nodded in understanding.
"There aren't that many kidnappings on this island, I guess that makes you a special case huh" jaune laughed softly before turning to her with a slightly more serious face. "We haven't known each other long so I'm pretty new at the whole treating you like family thing but I hope with time we could grow close like real siblings" he said. Saphron smiled at her baby brother before the whistle blew, letting people know the ship was here for them.
Jaune reached out and wrapped his arm around his sister's back while she returned the gesture "take care of yourself jaune". After a few seconds they parted from each other so jaune could bored the ship, once he was on board with everyone else he turned to say his farewells as the ship departed. Yang ran to the edge of the docks to yell as they pulled out to the open water "hey jaune" she yelled to get his attention "the next time we meet I'll win for sure".
Jaune smiled and waved until he and the ship were nothing more than tiny dots in the distance. Yang returned to Saphron and they both started to head home "I take it you see him as some sort of rival" she asked. Yang looked to Saphron from the corner of her eye "yeah, I've never lost to anyone in my grade until he showed up" a smile formed on her face "now I have a goal to push me more".
Saphron laughed loudly "you xio longs really don't like to loser" yang nodded in agreement "that's right, we'll keep going till we win for sure" she said proudly.
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Even though patch was long gone, jaune stared in it's direction for a few moments before turning back to his group. "I'm definitely going to Beacon" Coco announced "in fact I'd be pretty cool if we all a went when we graduate from pharos". Beacon academy was seen as the best school to go to when you wanted to be a huntsmen or huntress, the only problem was that it was run by Ozpin.
"I don't know, I was thinking I'd weigh my options when I'm in my final year" he said only for Coco to wave away his opinion "great it's settled, make sure you guys don't back out now". Jaune rolled his eyes "how come I never meet any good girls" Coco raised a brow while neo crossed her arms but velvet smiled nervously with one of her ears drooping slightly "ok, never is a strong word" he said. Velvet seemed to cheer up at the notion while Coco leaned over towards neo "Guess she's got a better chance than you do" although she whispered it to neo, velvet heard it loud and clear.
Her face turned beet red and she just couldn't look at jaune anymore so she went below deck to avoid them altogether. Neo stepped away from Coco and wrapped her arms around his arm while giving a death glared to their last female companion. Coco laughed as she began to head in the same direction velvet left "good luck mister knight and shining armor" she called back before disappearing below the deck.
Jaune raised a brow "good luck with what"? He looked towards neo, shaking his head he came to one answer, women were strange creatures.
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Mistral, White Fang HQ
Sienna sat in silence as Adam gave his report, none of what he said really matter since in the end he failed. The albani brothers stood to the side of the room, to her eye's they seemed ready to jump in should she push to have Adam dismissed from his leadership positions. "Adam" the bull faunus froze "although your mission to capture jaune arc was a failure, I don't believe it was your fault".
Adam couldn't believe it, was there a chance he wouldn't be demoted "I believe the failure of this mission belongs to me" said sienna. All in attendance were shocked by Sienna's words, so Adam asked the obvious question "what do you mean high leader"? Sienna stood from her throne and walked down the few steps until she stood before Adam "what I mean is that with all that young man's done, I sent a lesser individual to catch him".
Adam shot to his feet in anger "no human will ever be even a quarter of what I am" the albani brothers looked displeased with Sienna's words. Looking away, Sienna snickered "two losses and nothing to show for it besides your wounded pride" she shook her head "next time I'll send someone more dependable". Turning back to Adam, she looked him up and down once "for now I'll station you in mistral and I'm sending Blake to menagerie for recruiting".
Adam tried to object but sienna silenced him with a wave of her hand "you will do as you are told, be grateful your not being demoted, now get out of my site". Adam bowed his head before leaving the throne room, outside of the room Blake waited for the meeting to end when the doors were pushed open. She knew Adam was angry without having to look under his mask so she waited till he spoke "Sienna has decided that separating us would be are punishment, she's sending you to menagerie".
Blake didn't know how to feel about that but it did provide a chance to hear someone's perspective on her current situation. They walked in silence until they reached Adams room "don't worry Blake, I'll figure out how to change Sienna's mind so we can stay together". Blake was pulled from her thoughts by Adams words "don't" she said quickly, the sudden outburst shocked him "don't? Is there a reason I shouldn't"?
Blake nibbled on the inside of her bottom lip for a few seconds "I think it would be good to go back, maybe see my mom, you know after what happened with ilia, I think it'll be good for me". Adam didn't seem pleased with her answer "Blake, you know if you go back to them they'll just try to get you to leave the fang and me, don't do that to yourself". Blake was silent for a moment so Adam reached up and pulled off his mask, revealing the SDC brand that was burned into his skin.
"You know why we fight Blake, if you go back there they'll only try to fill you head with doubt, trust me" Adam gently took her hands in his. Blake knew he was telling the truth because her parents had tried once before, this was different though, Blake took a step back and let her hands slip from his. "I haven't forgotten and I won't let them change my decision but I need to go back, there's things I need to talk to them about" Adam's frown deepened at her words. Adam released a small growl "fine" he said angrily as he turned away from her "do whatever you want". Blake flinched at his words but Adam hadn't noticed as he entered his room and slammed the door behind him.
"That could've gone better" she whispered to herself before turning away from Adams room. There was something she needed before she left for menagerie, she headed down a few halls until she arrived at the armory. The door to the room opened easily, moving through the room and passed the weapon rack led her to the one item that she really wanted, the Atlesian custom made longsword.
This one weapon was the only thing that they had from their prisoner, Adam said when they first found out they still had it was that it was nothing more than a reminder of his failure. Blake picked up the longsword and gave it a few practice swings "far heavier than I thought it would be, maybe I should have it reforged".
She took the sword with her to her room so she could put it with her belongings, to her eye's the blade was made of good material "Guess it's gonna need a new name when it's been reforged". She crossed her arms and thought deeply about it "shroud? No it'll need more than that" after awhile she just shrugged her shoulders "I'll think about it later" she said as she went back to packing.
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Mistral, championship tournament
The crowd went wild as the Champion was knocked unconscious by his opponent "AND THERE WE HAVE IT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. The announcer yelled into the microphone "WALTER HIKKI HAS BEEN DETHRONED" the crowd cheered loudly "GIVE IT UP FOR ARE UNDERDOG AND NEW CHAMPION, PYRRHA NIKOS"! Pyrrha waved politely to the crowd as they chanted her name over and over again. When the crowd began to calm down the announcer began the Champions interview "miss Nikos, how does it feel to be the Champion in only your first year of competing"?
Pyrrha took a deep breath to calm herself "it feels pretty amazing" she said happily. "You know you've earned a really incredibly nickname, the invincible girl, how do you feel about that"? "Nervous" she answered honestly "there you have it ladies and gentlemen, a warrior of few words but plenty of power, be sure to catch us next time cause there's plenty more where this comes from. Pyrrha quickly hopped off the stage as the tournament was closing up for the day.
Another day of of training was right around the corner, her hand came up to the small piece of cloth that was wrapped around her neck. The small black cloth was all that was left of the hoodie she cherished "I hope your keeping your promise" she whispered to herself.
Would you look at that, pyrrha has returned. Oh yeah!