[Cues - Far Away (遥か彼方, Haruka Kanata) – Asian Kung-Fu Generation]
残り:四の影/ Remnant's Four Shadows
Volume 2, Episode 9: The Breach of Cultists!
(Friday – Day 12)
"So, team? What do you think of our new clothes?" Ruby said looking over her team's new clothes. "Mine feels kind of meh."
She found herself in a black sleeveless qipao-style blouse with red sleeve trimmings and white fastening buttons and red pants with secure pouches for dust and ammunition. Mesh armor was lined under the blouse, red fingerless gloves, sliver shin guards, sliver arm guards, black boots, and her usual red cloak.
"This outfit they gave me looks like the stuff people wore in the Great War." Weiss said sheepishly.
For Weiss, she was adorned with a Great War-esque snow white trench coat with a fur-lined collar and a blue sweater with mesh armor underneath, dark blue pants with lighter-colored bandages around her shins and black colored laced boots.
"Ok, I swear that Ivory made this outfit skintight to fuck with me!" Blake said pulling at the material.
Blake was a rather form-fitting jumpsuit fitted with silver armor on her chest, arms, and legs. She had black material worn under her armor, traditional Mistralian shoes, a grey sash around her waist, and a hood and facemask. Along with her usual weapons, she was also given a new one, a simple wakizashi.
"It could be worse. You could be fat from all the fish you eat." Weiss sniped.
"How's that flat chest of yours?" Blake shot back.
Yang rolled her eyes at the bickering admiring her new look in the mirror. She now wore a black jumpsuit with yellow stripes down her arms and sides, a yellow belt, brown boots, her motorcycle jacket, her usual weapons, and a tanto at her lower back which was gifted by Yuki.
"I wish this had more yellow though." Yang thought as Yuki came into the dorm with a panicked face.
"What's wrong?" Ruby asked.
"Seems we're not going to Mountain Glenn. I got a call from Roman….the White Fang there were attacked by cultists. He decided to escape, but…everyone else is fucked. Neo still hiding on the train for us though." Yuki said darkly. "So, you're wondering what cult? Well, it's time you learned one of Remnant's secrets. It's time you learned who Salem was."
"Finally!" Peach said coming into the room. "We get to use your father's work."
Yuki had Serena ping into the room and make a projection to show images.
"History lesson, you all know what Grimm are. Creatures of the night and all that shite. Well, they got a queen in charge of them all. This is Salem Grimore." Yuki said as the image showed Salem in full.
"Freaky…" Ruby commented. "This is what Ozpin's trying to hide…but why?"
"He doesn't want to admit that he stuck his dick in crazy." Yuki said causing most of the others to sputter and rapidly blink their eyes in disbelief.
"You're not serious, are you?" Weiss said with her hung jaw open for the files.
Yuki shook his head and Peach really wanted to strangle Ozpin at the moment. Peach felt that the war of the world was basically revealed to be a marital spat. Although, Team YUKI knew the truth was a complicated mess.
"I could see the appeal…." Yang said as Blake facepalmed.
"She didn't always look like that. I'd tell you more….but I can't. Long story short, she and Oz have history. Salem also has followers, and her direct agents are in hiding. And then there's the Church of Grimm…the crazy fucks who think she's a goddess to be worshipped and the Grimm are to increase the standard of Remnant. Their secondary goal aside from getting Salem into power is killing off any and all means who can stop them including Silver Eyed Warriors like you and me, Ruby." Yuki said as the display vanished. "I don't know why they attacked the Fang, but… it looks like we're getting an attack either way after all. Team RWBY, I hope you're ready for battle! Get to Beacon's garage in ten minutes. We'll join you shortly!"
"Yes sir!" Team RWBY replied as they took off.
Yuki dashed into his room and got himself suited up in his huntsmen wear before ensuing he was fully prepared for battle. He meets up with his team who all looked steeled and ready. Peach had just re-entered the room.
"I've edited the mission statement. We're good to do, but we need to leave now before Ozpin decides to retain us what he sees it." Peach said as Yuki tore a portal.
"I just hope Velvet takes good care of Cinnabon." Kelly said worriedly.
"She's seen you fight. She'll care for it like it was her child." Lapis said dryly as they all entered the portal.
Once they all were in the garage, Team YUKI sent out their bikes and Yang got to Bumblebee. Peach used her semblance to form her "Peach Cruiser". Ruby rode shotgun with Yang, Weiss rode with Yuki, and Blake rode with Peach as the nine to get a good distance away for Yuki to portal them to Neo. Right as they did, Ozpin discovered the update in what happened with their mission and spat out his coffee. If there was ever a moment of regret, it was the fact he pretty much knew nothing about them. He had calls to make and backup to send out. They were going to need it.
-R4S-
Unbeknownst to all, the train the White Fang had set up was moving, just not under the command of them. A pair of brothers were taking the reins both chuckling to themselves.
"So, there I was fucking one of those White Fang bitches, and she's got the fucking nerve to OD from the heroin I injected in her while I'm about to bust a fat one in her. Didn't stop me from doing it…but still….what a pain." The younger brother said.
"Don't worry. Once we help burn Vale to the ground…you can get a new toy to play with." The older brother said, "I'm fixing to find that Yuki fellow before the bounty hunters get to them. I even called one of them."
"Wait, wasn't the plan to kill them and take back the fucking money?" The younger brother asked.
The older brother could only smirk. In the hotel where Team SICC was staying, Curaré was packing her bag to leave and made sure that she took the twenty million with her. She had gotten the call from him and she was all for letting her teammates die if she lived another day. She was a survivalist at heart, team be damned. But as the train moved, Neo lay hidden. Not that they did not know she was there, but they had something planned for her.
(A/N: Change of plans, this chapter was re-edited, and thus reposted. I decided to redo this because I realized that my original plan was going to overplay my hand. So how Volume 2 will end will be a bit differently then, how the initial plan was.)
