Writer's block has descended so this chapter's a meh for me.
Jaune took the time to explain the situation to them all, starting with the spy that leaked their travel plans to Mistral. He motioned to the unconscious driver indicating that he was the spy he was talking about. Winter glared at the faunus for a second before turning back to jaune "do you have any proof for your accusation"?
Jaune nodded and held out the mask he wore when they arrived "found this hidden under the drivers seat along with a single hand gun. From what my partner has told me-" he nodded towards Blake so Winter would know who he was talking about "-this guy was supposed to drive you all to the ambush site. There he was to turn on you to buy time for the rest of the fang to spring there trap, as you've no doubt guessed.
Winter gritted her teeth in anger "first a breach in security and now a plot to destroy my family, why am I not surprised. I'm assuming you revealed yourself to me and are doing this because you've got something else in mind than doing the fangs job for them? Jaune smirked "yeah, I got something in mind" Winter let herself relax a little at his confirmation.
"So, what do you want from me"?
"First a question, do you want that promotion you were talking about"?
Winter didn't really know how to respond to that so she answered honestly "of course I want that promotion, once I get it I'll be a specialist like I've always wanted". Jaune nodded to her words "that's good cause the fang is being led by the renown terrorist Adam Taurus". Winter's eye's widened at the news "with you and your men's help we can put him away for good, of course with me being a criminal in Atlas you'll just have to take all the credit".
She could see what he was getting at easily but that posed a question she needed answered "what's in it for the two of you if I take the credit"? Jaune shrugged in response "revenge for me and as for her-" he stared at Blake for a moment before turning back to Winter "-I don't know".
Revenge? What kinda problem did a wanted fugitive and a terrorist have with each other? She decided to think about it later "fine, I can agree to this but this still doesn't change anything between us". Jaune pulled the shotgun away from Winter and leaned it against his shoulder "do we really have to be enemies? I mean I don't really hate you or anything"?
Winter crossed her arms and gave him a disapproving look "if you didn't want us to be this way you shouldn't have attacked your father". Jaunes eye's hardened as he stood a little taller "that man is not my father, he was my captor" at his words she took a step forward so she stood face to face with him.
"Do not slander the General with your shameless accusations".
He could see the anger behind her calm expression but even still "I'm sure you think I'm lying about your precious General but what happened back then was what he deserved". Winter made to argue but jaune ignored her "we're wasting time talking about this so let's get to deciding what's going to happen next already".
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Adam looked out from the side of a nearby building "this is strange" he turned to his lieutenant "they should have been here by now". The lieutenant took Adams position by the building and looked around the corner "I don't know boss, you think we should abort"? Adam looked at his scroll and was debating if he should call it when his lieutenant called out to him again "boss, here they come".
There was an unexpected sense of thrill that came from knowing that in just a few short minutes the world would change by his hands. Adam placed his hand on his sword and waited until the limo came to a halt before ordering all white fang members to move in. Once the limo was completely surrounded by his men and Blake, he walked over to the back seat and pulled open the door fully expecting to see a few terrified white haired individuals but instead what he got was a whole lot of nothing.
In the back seat sat a pouch that held fire dust within and propped next to it sat a white card with the word boom printed on the front. Jumping back with all his might prevented the worst from happening when a small click came from the pouch and the fire dust ignited causing the limo to explode. The remaining white fang members who remained around the limousine when it exploded were either killed or badly wounded.
At the sound of the explosion Atlesian soldiers rushed forward from nearby buildings with guns at the ready. Adam pushed himself to his feet and began to retreat when Blake appeared before him covered in soot and dirt. She reached out and helped him down the alley that he originally came from "your okay? I thought you got caught in the explosion like everyone else.
Blake's eye's were serious until she looked at him "the moment I saw you jump back I knew something was wrong so I used my semblance with ice dust to get away". Adam couldn't help but smile at that "at least your okay, I would have stayed if you were hurt" it was a lie but he had to give her that assurance. He gritted his teeth in anger as they ran out of the alley and down the street "Damn those schnee's, I'll make them pay for this" he spat before coming to a stop in the middle of the road.
A short distance away and walking towards the two faunus was a blonde haired man with a handgun drawn. The closer the man got the more Adams anger rose as he realized who stood before him. The man put his free hand on his waist before he addressed the red haired faunus "Adam Taurus, it sure has been a while".
Adam gritted his teeth so hard a creaking sound could be heard "I feel like such a fool, actually believing that you wouldn't somehow intervene in my historic mission. When Blake told me she'd run into you, I believed it a coincidence but now I see it was intentional". Adam aimed his sheath at jaune "I guess in the end it doesn't matter because your nothing but a fool for facing me alone".
Jaune wanted to laugh at the fact that Adam believed this was all some elaborate plan to sabotage him. When in actuality it was a improvised plan born from the minds of three individuals, one of which he hadn't yet realized was a traitor. Jaune aimed his handgun at the red haired faunus before letting him in on a little secret "whoever said I came alone"?
A ball of flame shot towards Adam from the top of a nearby building but the red haired faunus blocked it with his sword, the force caused his blade to shine a bright crimson before returning to normal. Adam pushed the sword back into it's sheath before looking up at a white haired woman he recognized as Winter schnee. A quick look to jaune before turning his back to Winter had Adam smiling "a schnee and my most hated enemy, together, It's not what I planned but it'll do just as well".
Adam lowered his stance to prepare for combat while Blake took a step back to put distance between them. Jaune reached up with his left hand and grabbed the barrel of the shotgun that he had on his back before aiming the handgun Ironwood gave him behind him and fired.
The gravity dust launched him like a missile through the air and towards his enemy.
Adam was ready to intercept his target when he was taken by surprise from behind by a side kick that was delivered to the center of his back. His eye's widened behind his mask as he turned to see that it was Blake who had knocked him off balance. The shocking betrayal left Adam opened to fall victim to jaunes attack as the shotgun he wielded like a club smashed into the bull faunus's face, shattering his mask and throwing him back.
Adam tried to regain his footing by jaune didn't let up and moved to strike him with the shotgun once more only for Adam to block it with his sword. The Blade shinned a bright crimson as Adam stored the power in his blade, Blake shot the back of Adams legs causing him to be pushed away. Jaune spun the shotgun in his hand before aiming the barrel at his target before firing a shot that had Adam sliding back towards the sidewalk.
A white glyph appeared under Adams feet and launched him into the air where Winter awaited on a glyph of her own. In the air with no way to recover his bearing, left Adam to receive the full brunt of Winter's charge. The attack sent them flying into a nearby buildings wall where Adam was left buried in the brick like structure.
Blake thought it was over but a red blast of aura quickly cut her relief as Winter was pushed away by Adams semblance. Jaune watched as Winter backflipped in the air before landing on the ground and with a quick back step she landed next to him.
"He's tougher than I gave him credit for" jaune said as a small smile formed on his face. Winter glanced at him from the corner of her eye before looking back to the faunus they were facing "I suppose" she returned. Adam pushed his way free from the rubble and dropped to the sidewalk below, he lifted his face and glared at all of his enemies.
His working eye flickered between them before settling on Blake "a traitor" the word caused her to flinch but Adam moved his eye to jaune. "The coward" once more his gaze moved to the last person in there group "and a schnee, really think they can stop what I represent? What the white fang represents? Don't make me laugh" he yelled furiously.
Jaunes tired sigh caught Adams attention "you think this is a joke human? I'll bathe the streets with your blood"! Winter didn't wait for an invitation as she rushed forward using a glyph to increase her speed while Blake followed after to provide support. The battle raged as Adam fought desperately to hold two of his enemies at bay when a thought struck him, why wasn't jaune Arc helping them?
Patiently waiting on the sideline for his turn left jaune with a lot of time to look over his current equipment. A red slash cut through Blake's torso and sliced her in halve, luckily it was only a clone and not the actual person. Honestly jaune hated this part of the plan but according to Winter it was necessary. Adam's aura crackled as Blake fired shot after shot into his back while Winter attacked from the front to draw his attention.
The scarlet blade Adam wielded stabbed into the ground to act as a makeshift cane for the bull faunus to stand up with. Beads of sweat dripped from Winter's and Blake's face as they took positions to engage once more. Jaune on the other hand couldn't help but feel impressed with the bull faunus's ability to stave off his two opponents.
In all battles fought there are winners and there are losers but each battle won always came at a price. Some costs more than others but for this fight, the cost to Blake meant being unable to return to menagerie since she would now be labeled a traitor to the fang. A loud bang rang out from jaunes shotgun, knocking the red katana out of Adams hand leaving him open for Winter's attack.
The bull faunus struggled to the best of his ability but in the end Winter's training proved to be too much and Adam was subdued. Adam's face was pressed into the cracked concrete floor "coward" he yelled as he struggled to look up at jaune. Winter tightened the restraints on Adam's body before turning to Blake and jaune "now that I have him in custody are partnership is dissolved. I would ask that the both of you vacate the area before the task of apprehending you is brought to my attention".
Jaune got the message loud and clear "I'm gonna miss you too Winter" the comment earned him a fierce glare. He lifted his hands up in a mock surrender "alright alright I'm leaving" jaune said as he turned away to leave. Winter watched both jaune and the cat faunus Blake leave down the road, left alone with her captive, a small smile graced her face "it's not like I hate you huh"?
Done for now.