Chp. 15: New Situation

São Paulo

Drug Trafficking Hotel

Inside the drug trafficking hotel, Manuel was beating on a punching bag. He soon gave a heavy punch to the punching bag, breaking it off of its hinge and spilling sand onto the floor. A moment later, the door opens and a man walks into the room and approaches Manuel.

"What did you find?" Manuel asked.

"That Watson kid was in Cantareira State Park with some guy he calls Qrow and was training him to become something called a Huntsman. I looked into the guy's bag and found this," the man explained as he then reached into his pocket and pulled out the Dust vile.

Manuel grabs the vile and examines it for a moment. before he looks back up at the man.

"You can leave now," he said.

The man exits the room and closes the door behind him. Manuel walks over to the sofa and sits down. He then took a laptop from off the coffee table in front of him, and sat it on his lap. He opened it up and began to look up 'Crow Huntsman.' Soon after, Manuel found information on the web show, RWBY. He had spent the rest of the day looking up as much information as he could on it, until he came across the properties on Dust.

Manuel discovered it can be used for a number of things. It can be used as ammunition, woven into clothing, used as power sources, and be imbued into blades. But the one that got his attention the most was that Dust can also be infused within a person's body. He watched a couple of videos of Hazel Rainart infusing Dust into his own body to enhance his attacks and grow his muscles slightly.

A thought then came into Manuel's head. He wondered what would happen if he mixed the drugs he has within the vile of Dust he has, and then injected it into his body. His thoughts are interrupted when the door opens and an armed gunman walks in.

"What is it now?" Manuel asked.

"The kid's friends have been spotted downtown. Shall I have our guys take them in?" the gunman asked.

Manuel looked down at the vile for a moment before looking back up at the gunman.

"Yes. But, I also have another task for you," Manuel answered.


Downtown São Paulo

Meanwhile in downtown, it was now sunset Lucas and Yara were both walking down the street to get to a bus stop so that the both of them could get home.

"How do you think Watson is doing?" Yara asked.

"Despite Qrow's nature, I'm sure he's taking good care of Watson. Qrow won't let anything bad happen to Watson. Besides, Watson is tough. I'm sure he can handle whatever Qrow has for him," Lucas answered.

"Yeah, you're right. I guess I worry too much for Watson," Yara said.

"Well, you're not the only one who's worried. His dad is as worried as you are," Lucas said.

"But at the same time, I am proud of him for wanting to use the gifts he has to help out others in need," Yara said.

"Amen to that," Lucas said.

Suddenly a car drives up and parks itself in front of Lucas and Yara. Two men stepped out of the car, pulled out their guns, and pointed them at the two teens. Before Lucas and Yara could run, the two men both restrained Lucas and Yara, preventing them from escaping.

"Get in the car! Get in the fucking car!" one of the men ordered.

The man holding on to Yara shoves Yara into the back seat of the car, followed by the second man shoving Lucas into the car with Yara. The two men quickly got into the car and drove away with Yara and Lucas as they tried to cry for help.


Watson Residence

Later at night at the Watson household, Watson was sitting at the table eating his dinner with his father sitting across from him.

"So how is it going with your training with this Qrow character," Mr. Watson asked.

"It's been going fine," Watson answered.

"It's still hard to imagine that you now are, in a sense, some sort of superhero that you would see out of a comic book. And this has happened ever since this new world appeared," his father said.

"Before I had met Qrow, I had been doing some crime fighting," Watson said.

"I know. Qrow told me. He also told me about how you fought your tormenter. The guy that tried to kill you over petty jealousy. And that he is now behind bars," Mr. Watson said.

"At least I don't have to worry about Augusto anymore," Watson said.

They both heard a knock at the front door. Mr. Watson stood up from his chair and walked up to the front door. He opened it, revealing the person to be Qrow. The veteran Huntsman walks inside as Mr. Watson closes the door.

"Oh. Hey, Qrow," Watson said. "What are you doing here?"

"I just came to check up on you," Qrow answered.

"So are you gonna be training Alexander tomorrow?" Mr. Watson asked.

"Actually, the reason why I came here is that I came to tell you that I'm gonna be recommending you to the Huntsman academies," Qrow answered.

"And what will happen after that?" Mr. Watson asked.

"It may be possible that one of the headmasters might accept you into joining one of the academies," Qrow answered.

"Really?!" Watson asked in excitement.

"Like I said before, It's all up to the headmasters," Qrow replied. "I can't guarantee it's going to be a yes, but I can guarantee it is a possibility."

"Before you do anything else, I've got to ask you this, Alexander. Are you sure you want this? Do you want to go through with this?" Mr. Watson asked.

"Positive," Watson answered.

"If that's the case then- '' Mr. Watson gets interrupted as the sound of a phone goes off.

Watson pulled out his iPhone from his pocket as it was ringing. He looks at the screen on the phone to see that Yara was calling. He answered the call and placed the phone into his ear.

"Hey, Yara. How are you doing?" Watson asked.

"Fine, dear boy. But you wish it was your friend that's actually calling you," Manuel's voice answered.

"Wait. Who is this?" Watson asked.

"Your two friends are currently under my care. And they won't be around for long if you don't follow my instructions carefully," Manuel said.

Watson grew stunned for a moment before he switched on the speaker phone and placed his finger over his lips, gesturing to his father and Qrow to be quiet.

"What do you want?" Watson asked.

"Listen to me, and listen carefully. I am going to text you the address to where I want you to go. But I want you to come alone, because if you don't, well you won't be able to recognize them when I'm through with them. And Watson... don't keep me waiting," Manuel instructed.

Manuel hangs up, leaving Mr. Watson and Qrow stunned from the news.

"I got to save them," Watson said.

Before he could walk out, Qrow grabbed onto Watson's shoulder.

"Hold on, kid. we need to think this through first," Qrow said.

"Mr. Branwen's right. Chances are this guy will just most likely kill you friends regardless of weather you do what he says," Mr. Watson said.

"Well what do you guys suggest?" Watson asked.

"Lucky for you, I have experience with stuff like this before," Qrow said.

"Alright. What do you have?" Watson asked.