Chapter 6 The Voice of Reason

"Good Morning. Welcome to the Vale Morning News." The field reporter said to the camera, her back facing a closed Dust shop. "As you can see behind me, this was the first Dust shop that was ransacked by the now notorious terrorist group, the White Fang. For the past several days there has been an increase of White Fang activity throughout the kingdom. Several owners were either subdued or injured in the robbery, but many who were working for the largest Dust company, the SDC, are either missing or found dead just a few blocks away from their shop."

The scene now changed to show the inside of the Dust shop, its contents now gone with only empty shelves and open cabinets.

"This shops owner was a 58-year-old, Joshua Harris, a married man with two kids having a family of their own, lives just two blocks away from his establishment." The camera pans away to show a family photo, their bright smiles flashing with glee at seeing their father enjoy his 58th birthday.

"It was just a normal day for Mr. Harris. With many of his regular customers saying that he was a kind man who helped them whenever they needed it. Mr. Harris was about to close for the night when out of nowhere several White Fang members came from the back of the store and threatened to shoot him if he didn't give away his Dust."

The next picture showed was the same Dust owner, only instead of a happy old man it showed him sickly pale attached to several wires on a medical bed in a hospital.

"The owner complied with the armed robbers, but was soon shot afterward. One of the bystanders that was close to the street heard the gunshot and immediately called the police. By the time the authorities arrived they found several of the White Fang webbed to the walls and floors outside. The injured man was found breathing and conscious, detailing to them on what happened."

The scene changed to show a large text box with a picture of Mr. Harris next to it and the reporter's voice reading it out loud.

"After I was shot I saw a pool of own blood getting larger and larger. I was sure I was going to die. Suddenly I felt a pressure on my wound and woke up from the pain. Spider-Man was there holding me in his arms and telling me everything was going to be ok. From the sincerity in his voice I believed him. We heard the sirens nearby and since I was awake I told him he should leave before they try to arrest him."

The text box vanished, and the face of the reporter returned, but instead a Dust shop behind her it was a hospital with a large group of protesters holding signs with drawn spider symbols.

"Mr. Harris is now charged for being an accessory for the escape of Spider-Man. Because of the choice the Council made many people are now in uproar with some people defending Mr. Harris' choice to help the vigilante escape. Here are their comments about what they think of the Council's decision."

Multiple people in the large protest group stepped forward, each saying what they think of the crime Mr. Harris was charged with.

"Unfair. The Council only took notice of the web head when this kingdom started to take a liking to him."

"Mr. Harris is a good man. I always visit him just to talk about how our days went. To know that he was injured, saved by our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, and is being charged with helping him escape makes me wonder if the Council has too much power."

"It was thanks to Spider-Man that Mr. Harris' even alive. Not only that, it's thanks to that man that most people are safe and that's why we're here, to show our support for Spider-Man. It's high time we start putting our foot down and show the Council not all people wearing a mask are evil!"

Back with the reporter, several mugshots appeared next to her showing several Faunus.

"Many more Dust shops were hit throughout these several days, and like all those before them White Fang members were found tied up in webs with notes attached to them and masks shattered, revealing their identity. With the increase of White Fang activity, the Faunus community made a statement that they are against the White Fang and their evil agenda. Here are some real-time comments from the Faunus community and their stance with the criminal group."

Again, the camera shifted to show the Faunus also holding spider signs next to humans in a common goal to stand against Mr. Harris's unjust crime.

"The White Fang lost sight of their true goal once they started to shed blood on both sides. Spider-Man's doing his best to stop them from falling any further."

"Spider-Man is like a bridge for both humans and Faunus to show that we're all people trying to make a better place not only the for the kingdom of Vale, but for all the kingdoms to show that we should ban together to show we are not afraid."

"It just seems so unreal. The White Fang tried for so long to get equal rights to the Faunus, but no one listened. Now here we are, in the present, the White Fang's using acts of violence with the poor Faunus who aren't in the group being punished. But thanks to Spider-Man people feel safe for some reason with some humans and Faunus working together for a common goal. No one ever thought that one man could make changes so quickly, but I guess when your Spider-Man it's possible."

"I think that Spider-Man was once part of the White Fang and left when he realized how it was changing for the worst. Now, he tries to not save just the Faunus, but also humans from harm. I think that's why everyone loves him, because he doesn't see human or Faunus, just people that need help."

The scene changed again to the news room with a well-dressed man at the center of the table.

"With many of the recent crimes being Dust related thefts, people now think that the White Fang is working along the infamous, Roman Torchwick. Police and Huntsmen are still trying to capture him, but no results so far. Thank you for tuning into Vale morning news."

"There's just no way." Blake immediately told the blond monkey Faunus who showed her the news on his Scroll. "I can't believe that Roman of all people would be working with the White Fang."

"I don't know, Blake." Sun, the Huntsman-in-training from Mistral, said while following behind her. "The police found the White Fang in webs at the Dust shop. I mean, you heard them on the news. The White Fang are stealing Dust, and the only person who's stopping them is Spider-Man."

The girl wearing the bow could only shake her head in denial at what she saw. For years she joined the White Fang for the Faunus to have rights, but as the years passed they became a shadow of there former selves, with many members agreeing to using fear as a way for Remnant to take them seriously. She left because she didn't want to be part of it anymore, and thought others would do the same. Instead, she saw the White Fang being sent to prison with Roman Torchwick leading them in such criminal acts.

And to make it even more ironic, the White Fang are now being shunned by the Faunus community of Vale along with the humans. She should be happy to see both human and Faunus standing side by side against a common foe, but to see them fight the White Fang made her feel conflicted at the notion that the group she once fought for being the villains of this story.

Seeing the members who were being arrested she noticed many looked young and inexperienced, making her realize that the White Fang are recruiting younger Faunus without proper training. Just how far have they truly fallen? With so many being put away she could only think of one person who could be responsible.

Spider-Man.

The cat Faunus instantly came to a stop, causing the blond Huntsman-in-training to bump into her. She wanted to say that it was Adam who was responsible for this, even Roman, but the thought that it was Spider-Man doing what was right at sending them to prison for their crimes made her feel terrible inside for blaming him.

Am I just jealous? I spent so long trying to make a difference helping the White Fang with barely any sign of change, but when this guy wearing nothing but a red and blue jumpsuit shows up doing smalls things such as helping cats come down from trees and saving someone from accidents, he immediately gets called a hero.

Blake can see why Weiss didn't like Spider-Man, making it even more ironic to her. Just like the Schnee the cat Faunus joined the White Fang and enrolled into Beacon because she thought they could help her change humans view on the Faunus. Rather then what she hoped could happen, the White Fang are now being treated as terrorist, and the team she joined knows her secret, leaving her no choice but to leave Beacon. Now she is here, followed by a stowaway with only one objective in mind.

I can't let this keep going. I'm going to stop this before it gets worse. The one who knows most about this is Spider-Man. Not even professional Huntsmen could find him, but I know someone who might.

Blake knew that pictures involving Spider-Man were tricky to come by. A man that could swing from building to building and elude the authorities explains why not many could ever capture a single photo of him. The Huntress stopped in front of the same diner she once visited with her team, took a deep breath, and walked inside.

As she entered Blake could see not many people were here, making it much easier for her to talk to the person she needs answers from.

"Blake, is that you?" A familiar voice made her shift her gaze at the waiter. The boy's face showing confusion as to why she was here without the rest of her team.

"Why are we here again?" Sun asked her with the same confusion as the human waiter.

"Hello, Jaune. Table for two please."

"Wait, you know him?" The monkey Faunus said, his tail extending straight up to show its surprise.

The waiter stared at her for a couple of seconds before shifting his sights to the boy next to her. "Ok, coming right up." Jaune told her while grabbing two menus from the counter. "Please follow me."

She can see that he already has questions as to why he was so quick to get them a table. That's fine for her, she had questions too, so it'd only be fair for both to answer.

What the heck's going on?

That's the question Jaune was asking himself while pouring another hot pot of coffee into Blake's mug. He expected to see Ruby and her friends sooner, but they haven't shown up like they promised. He just assumed they forgot or were too busy with Huntress training.

On a side note, who the heck is this guy and why is he showing his abs?

Jaune knows the whole 'no shirt, no shoes, no service' shtick, but this guy's pushing it. The waiter was glad that the diner wasn't full or else they'd have eyes all over them. Especially the spiky blonde-haired Huntsman letting his abs out without a care in the world.

"So, anything on the menu that you guys want to try?" Jaune asked them.

"I'll have sunny side up eggs with a side of pancakes." The blonde-haired Faunus said. "Oh yeah, my name's Sun by the way." Sun leaned back and put his arms behind his head to show more of his shirtless body. Somewhere in the diner a gasp was heard followed by something hitting the floor.

I'm just going to ignore that just happened. I don't want to be the one cleaning up that mess.

"And you, Blake? You want to have the salmon like last time?"

"Just an omelet, please." Jaune wrote down her order and headed to the kitchen.

Placing the note on the counter he grabbed a large platter of food passed to him by a young female chef with brown hair and tan skin.

"Here. This foods for the family across from that emo girl and the hot guy." She said to her coworker.

"Thanks Gwen." Jaune told her. Like Jaune, Gwen's also a part time worker, but the difference between them was that Jaune only has two more side jobs while Gwen's true job is a camp counselor during the summer.

"Hey, before you go, do you mind telling me who those two are?" Gwen asked her blonde coworker. "What's the deal with those two? Are they super models or something, 'cause I had to drag Samantha to the back to get some rest after she fainted."

Man, I hope you didn't have to use a mop to clean up any other messes she left.

"The girl in black's Blake, and the guy not wearing an actual shirt's called Sun." He explained to her. Gwen loved to hear gossip, especially if it involves drama, and since Mr. Pesto's taking a few days off to help his sister find Denny she was filling in for the time being, talking about anything that interests her whenever she gets bored. "They're both Huntsmen-in-training."

"Really?" Gwen said her eyes going wide. "Didn't know they looked like that, especially if they fight Grimm dressed like that." She told him while eyeing both Blake and Sun with how little their dressed.

"They're just students." He explained. "I'll tell you more later." Placing the tray in his arm Jaune walked to table of five and gave them their food.

"Hope you guys enjoy." He said while giving them his best smile.

"Don't worry," The wife told him. "I'm already satisfied." Her eyes never even looked at Jaune, only Sun who was yawning and stretching his arms out showing even more of his body to the public.

The husband looked alarmed at his wife's statement signaling to Jaune that it's best to leave the couple's table before it started getting ugly.

"Ok, I'll come back when you guys are done." He told them quickly and rushed back to the kitchen to see an elated Gwen. "Did you finish the next order?"

"What?" She asked not even paying attention to her coworker.

"The order. For Blake and Sun."

"Uh? Oh, right." Gwen placed a platter with two plates in front of him and rang the diner bell. "There, it's ready. Now move your head, I'm watching quality TV."

The young hero looked behind him only seeing an arguing family. Blake and Sun looked at the married couple with concern. Turning back Jaune only gave Gwen a questioning gaze.

"We don't have a TV installed in the diner, Gwen."

"Not where I'm standing." She said before giving him a glare. "Now are you going to give the food to miss melodrama and muscles or not?"

Shrugging, Jaune walked back to Blake's table with their food. He chose to ignore the family shouting at each other across from them. "Here you go. Sorry for the wait. Is there anything else you guys need?"

"Nah, that's all dude, th-"

"Actually," Blake cut Sun off for her to speak to Jaune. "There is another reason why we're here."

"Really?" Jaune asked her. "I just thought that you two were on a date or something." That was at least the only reason the blonde spider could think since Blake's here with a boy and not the rest of her team. "Don't worry, I'll make sure Ruby and the rest of your team won't know your here."

"We're not dating." The tone in her voice made her sound offended at the concept, making Sun flinch at how quick her response was.

I feel your pain. I really do. Hopefully that'll be a wakeup call for you that not all girls will like you just because you have a six pack.

"Then why are you here, if I can ask?"

Blake looked around the establishment to make sure no one's listening before talking to Jaune again.

"We just want to talk about one of your jobs." Blake told him making Jaune even more confused.

"Not much to tell you. Like I said, I work part time here, as a desk clerk at a local Dust shop..."

"Do you have any other jobs?" She asked him, "I read an article from the Daily Bugle with photos taken from their newest reporter."

Taking a couple of seconds to digest how she knew that, Jaune slowly nodded before speaking to her again.

"Yeah, yeah, I work as a photographer at the Bugle. I'm not even sure I told Ruby that when you girls were here."

"That's because you didn't. The reason I said that was because whenever the Bugle publish a news article it's always pictures of Spider-Man." A soon as Blake told him that his blood immediately turned cold. "And when they do show the photo they put the name of the photographer..."

Oh no. Oh no, oh no, OH NO!

"It took me some time to put the dots together, but I think I know what makes you and Spider-Man connected." As the black-haired Huntress kept talking, Jaune could only sweat bullets at how close she was for figuring out his secret.

This is it. She's going to say it out loud and I'm going to have to try and lie. To try and make up excuses that me and Spider-Man aren't the same.

"The reason you two are connected is because you're working together." After the unveiling both blondes looked at the girl in shock, though it only made Jaune more relived at how close she was to uncovering the truth.

Eh, sure, I can try and work with that.

"Wait, you know Spider-Man!?" Sun quickly put his hand over his mouth to stop talking. Both Sun and Blake looked around to make sure no one heard him, but with how loud the shouting from the angry couple was making it made a perfect distraction for them to continue.

"Sorry." Sun said while Blake was giving him a glare for his stupidity. "Seriously, dude, that must be awesome for you to know Spider-Man. How did you know him, or do you know who he is behind the mask?" The other boy's eyes were full of wonder, as if he just discovered the waiter was a celebrity.

"Well, I just know him 'cause I found him about to swing away from stopping a robbery." Jaune explained to the two customers, their stares centered to him. "We made a deal that if I ever find a crime, I tell him, so he'll be there before the cops and I would take his photos, so we can split the money."

"So, he's doing it for the money?" Sun asked, his voice full of disappointment.

"No! Well, he just needs the lien. He can't always be Spider-Man 24/7. He has a normal job too, but the pay he gets isn't helping the bills, so with my help we both thought we can benefit from each other."

"So, by day he's just a normal dude with an average job, but at night he's the awesome Spider-Man! Man, that's so cool. Reminds me of my Mistral cartoons!" The Faunus boy's view of the hero seemed even bigger than before.

"He's not a Huntsman?" Blake said to Jaune.

"No, he's just a regular guy behind the mask."

"That crosses out the idea that he was a Huntsman." Blake looked back at Jaune again with another question. "Did he ever tell you why he wears the costume? Did he say if he left a certain group?"

It took Jaune a few seconds to understand her question before his eyes narrowed at what Blake was implying.

"Do you mean he was once part of the White Fang?" Jaune asked making Sun look at Blake with surprise.

"Seriously!? No way that someone like Spider-Man would join those crazies. I mean, you gotta be a total wacko to... join..." Sun's words were immediately silenced when he saw Blake give him a solemn look. "Sorry." The blonde Huntsman apologized.

"It was a long time ago. We thought we could change how the world looked at the Faunus through peaceful protest, but that was long ago, and that's why I left them, so I could join Beacon." She explained.

Ok, either this is the best lead I have about the White Fang, or the worst thing for me to know since that would mean her team knows and why there not with her.

"Is that why your team's not here?" The question made her flinch due to how cold Jaune's voice asked her.

"I don't want them involved, they probably hate me for it. That's why I'm here, to ask if Spider-Man has any idea where Roman could be as well as where he might think the White Fang will hit next."

No clue. I have zero ideas as to where they'll be. I just catch them by surprise and ask them.

"He may have a few leads, but nothing that concreate." Jaune said making Blake curse under her breath. "But I'm sure he's close. I mean, with so many of them being put behind bars they'll become desperate enough to try and get more Dust from what shops have."

"They can't be that-" Blake stopped talking when an idea formed in her head. "Wait, you might be right."

I am!?

"I am?!"

"You are. With Spider-Man putting so many Faunus in jail, they have no choice but try and go big on the next shipment of Dust." Blake explained with Sun adding in his own theory.

"And with Roman working with them he probably knows when the next shipment will be."

"If the White Fang are actually working with him then they must know that the only possible way to get large shipments of Dust is at the docks. Thanks for the help Jaune." Blake got up from her chair followed by Sun.

I helped!?

"I helped?!" Jaune said in confusion. "Wait, Blake you-"

"Don't know what I'm getting myself in to? I know that I should leave this to the trained Huntsmen, but if by chance they are going to the docks tonight I'm going to stop it."

"Then before you go plea-"

"No, I won't let my team get caught in my mistake. I should've stayed, maybe then I could've changed the White Fang on the inside, but it's already too late." The two Huntsmen were already at the front exit before Blake turned her head to look at Jaune. "And if you could, I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell my team where I'm going to be."

"Blake, I'm serious don't le-"

"Good bye Jaune." With that final wave of her hand, the two students left the diner, leaving a defeated Jaune to hang his head.

Why? Why does my life have to keep getting more and more complicated?

"Hey!" His boss shouted, her head sticking out of the kitchen window. "I saw what they did! That food's coming out of your paycheck!" Jaune banged his head on the door frame leaving a loud 'thud' to echo through the restaurant.

Walking back to the empty table, Jaune lifted the used plates from the table, but decided to put them down and bang his head again on the carry tray leaving a red mark on his forehead.

Seriously. What is with them and not leaving any tips!?

"Come on. Where the heck is the docks around here?!" Jaune shouted while running to find where Blake and Sun left to. It was after his shift ended that he left the diner and pursued them on foot. The sun was already setting, but he couldn't take the risk of changing into his hero costume with a chance someone might spot him by accident. For a half an hour straight Jaune ran from street to street with no signs of stopping trying to find them or anyone from her team to help him.

Taking another turn Jaune's vision was soon assaulted with red, followed by someone's body colliding with his, causing him fall to the ground with his head now signaling danger was close.

Opening his eyes, the young hero's ocean blue eyes were staring into a pair of bright silver ones. The girl wincing in pain looked embarrassed with who was under her.

"J-Jaune?!" She squeaked.

"Ruby?" Jaune said in surprise. Both with how they met and how she rammed into him without his spider sense telling him after it happened.

She was so fast my spider sense didn't even register her a threat before it already happened. Does that mean her semblance is super speed?

"Friend Ruby?" A female voice said from behind Ruby caused her to jump off the downed teen.

"P-Penny!?" Ruby shouted. "That wasn't what it looked like."

"What do you mean?" The ginger haired girl named Penny said, her head tilted to the side. "Is that not a normal greeting between you and your boyfriend?"

"B-B-Boyfriend!?" She shrieked. "Jaune's just a friend who's a boy and- wait a minute." Ruby turned her head to the blonde boy still stunned on the ground. "Have you seen Blake?!"

Snapping out of his stupor, the blonde hero dusted himself off and was about to tell her what he knows before remembering what Blake told him.

Blake doesn't want to have them get hurt with her problems. But she's wrong, her team's already hurt because she couldn't trust them with her secret.

She also made me pay for her food so...

"Blake went to the docks with a guy named Sun." Ruby gasped in surprise. "She thinks that now you know her secret you guys probably hate her."

"What!? We don't hate her. We're trying to find her, so we can help."

"Well then I'm glad I found you. Go call the rest of your team. Hopefully they can get there before something big hap-" Jaune was soon cut off when a large explosion was heard several blocks away.

"Something big just happened." Penny said while pointing at the large mushroom cloud.

Seriously, all I wanted was to get a tip from them. I feel like I'll be getting in more trouble if I keep hanging out with students from Beacon.

"Come on, Penny. We need to hurry." Before the small huntress could leave, Jaune placed both his hand on her shoulders.

"You still need to call your team first. It's better to go in numbers then go alone." He told her.

"I won't be alone. I have Penny!"

"Hello!" Penny waved at the tall blonde teen.

"Hi." Jaune said to the other equally short girl next to him. "That isn't enough. Just because you guys are Huntresses-in-training doesn't mean it gives you the ability to take on everything by yourself."

"But I keep telling you-"

"No, I'm not going to let you go." The Huntress in his arms stopped struggling and stared wide eyed at him.

Why is her face starting to get red? She must really be mad at me for not letting her help Blake.

Ruby opened her mouth to say something, but closed it when she looked at Penny simply standing next to him, just staring at them. Her eyes lit up when she thought of something and spoke once more.

"Penny!"

"Yes, friend Ruby?"

"Jaune wants to be your friend!" After she said that made Penny to stare at Jaune, who was looking somewhat creeped out with how silent she is. "Right Jaune?" Ruby sounded pleased for some reason.

"You really wish to be friends?" The creepy ginger haired girl asked.

"Um." Jaune didn't know why she was leaning closer, but decided to answer so she can give him some space. "Sure, we're friends. So, can you please help-UGHMMPFF!"

"Sensational!" Penny screamed while lifting Jaune in the air and giving him a hug. "Two friends in one day! That is beyond the parameters I have calculated!" With the sudden action from Penny it caused the blonde to drop Ruby from his hold over her and focus on trying to set himself free.

Seriously! What does this girl eat!? Steroids!?

"Good Job, Penny!"

"Ruby, just think about this for a moment!" Jaune said while using a bit of his spider strength to slowly pry Penny's arms off.

"Don't worry Jaune, with how large that explosion was there's no way Spider-Man didn't notice. He's probably there right now helping Blake take care of the bad guys!" She didn't even bother hiding her glee with the idea of her fighting alongside an actual superhero.

He's not there because I'm right in front of you!

"Oh!" Penny's attention soon shifted after what Ruby just said. "Another one of those 'superheroes' I heard about and in the Kingdom of Vale no less. I must observe this for future reference."

Jaune was about to put more strength in his arms before he stopped at what Penny just said.

"Wait, what did you say about another super-OHMPF!" Jaune fell face first onto the solid concrete floor as Penny let him go to follow Ruby to the docks, leaving the hero to pick himself up.

Darn it! I'm already having enough trouble with the White Fang, now I have to worry about Ruby and her friends getting caught in this too?

He was already having trouble with how Denny joined the terrorist group and sending someone to the hospital, he couldn't let even more innocent people be harmed because of the White Fang and their misguided attempt for equality any further.

Can I do it? This isn't some normal robbery, there's more lives at stake. A single error and someone could- NO!

"I'll save them." Jaune looked at his shaking hands, thoughts of what might go wrong flashing in his head. "Not just Ruby and her friends, but the White Fang too." With his mind made up, Jaune clenched his fists and made his way to the docks. Determined to finally settle this petty dispute.

I won't let any more people get hurt. Not again! I was given these powers for a reason and it's my responsibility to end this once and for all.

Blake thought that if she somehow stopped Roman, the members of the White Fang would stop following the human's orders and think for themselves.

Oh, how wrong she was.

She kept denying that the peaceful group she used to know wasn't like this, that it was Roman's doing that made them commit these acts throughout Vale. But when she saw that both Roman and the White Fang were actually working together shattered any semblance of the White Fang she once knew. If that wasn't enough of an insult to her pride, she and Sun were trying to fight Roman to the best of their abilities only for them to be taken down with ease.

As the two teens were getting ready to attack, Roman pointed his weapon and fired at a crane holding a shipping crate, causing it to fall on top of them leaving them no choice but to jump out of the way.

With a 40ft container separating them Roman was about use the opportunity to finish the blonde monkey before a familiar voice made him stop.

"Hey!" Ruby shouted on top of a warehouse, Crescent Rose drawn and impaled in the roof ready to be used.

"Well hey, Red!" Roman said sarcastically while giving Sun a good opportunity to get away and help Blake. "Isn't it past your bedtime?"

"Ruby, are these your friends?" Penny asked, shifting Ruby's attention.

"Penny, get back!" Ruby screamed before turning just in time to see a large red Dust round headed straight at her. If her uncle or her dad were here they would've berated her for letting her attention be so easily broken, and with the unstable flare so close it was impossible for her to dodge in time!

TWIP! TWIP!

Ruby was getting ready for the intense heat and pain, only to fell something attached to her followed by a burst of wind and someone wrapping a strong arm securely around her midsection.

"Wow, talk about a heroic entrance. Are you girls ok?" The person who saved her asked making her eyes go wide open at who was talking to her.

Turning her head, her eyes stared at a symbol of a spider on a blue sleeveless hoodie then looked up to see who saved her.

Oh my gosh, it's really him! It's... It's...

"Spider-Man." She said, as if saying out loud made her even more safe from harm.

"Hey, you can talk!" He chuckled. "And here I thought I had to deal with another fan girl." The masked spider then looked at Penny who was staring at him with curiosity instead of the usual wide mouth reactions Spider-Man is often greeted with.

"Can you both stand?" His cheery tone dropped and replaced with a more serious voice that made Ruby shocked at how he changed so quickly.

"Yes, we're fine. Thank you for saving me. Again." She said to the hero. "But my friend's down there fighting Roman and the White Fang! We need to help her!" The young Huntress looked down to see both Blake and Sun pinned behind cover with several of the White Fang closing in on them.

"Ok, you two stay here. I'm gonna handle those guns. When it's safe you guys can jump down to help your friends." Spider-Man then proceeded to let them go.

Ruby was about to protest at the idea when the hero jumped from crate to crate, leaving her and Penny alone. As Spider-Man descend to the ground, he took one last giant leap and unleashed a hail of webbing in the air. Each shot hitting their intended mark of jamming their rifles and stopping their forward assault on the helpless teenagers.

Landing at the center of the action, the hero stood up at his full height causing some of the White Fang to back away with the hero so close to them. The only one who showed any movement was Roman, shoving away the stunned zealots so he could come face to face with the bug he thought he killed.

"You!" Roman pointed melodic cudgel dead center on Spider-Man's chest.

"The one and only." Spider-Man said while putting his hands on his hips. "Surprised to see me, Roman? For real though, are you surprised? I honestly can't tell with how much eye liner you smear all over your face."

"Why are you here?!"

"What can I say Roman." Spider-Man shrugged his shoulders showing that even when surrounded he had no care in the world. "You're just as awful at trying to kill me as you are at trying to steal Dust. And just like how you do your make-up, it always ends in failure"

As soon as Spider-Man said that many of the Faunus nearby started to look at each other before having all eyes on a now sweating Roman.

"Now, we can try to finish what we started weeks ago, but I'm not here for you." Spider-Man told him then moved his gaze to the White Fang. "I'm here for all of them."

"Seriously?" Roman now started get his composure in check and gave the hero a smirk. "Are you gonna say the same thing that little kitty over there tried to preach."

No, I don't know anything about the White Fang and how much they've been through, but I know a different way for them to listen to me.

"No, I'm not like her." Spider-Man motioned his head to Blake, her team leader finally arriving when the gunfire stopped. "I don't know anything about the White Fang because I never joined."

The sudden revelation caused almost every member of the White Fang to talk amongst themselves, their voices starting to get louder and louder. Roman was already at his limit with how his plan was already dead in the water, so throwing caution to the wind the master criminal shot a round in the air silencing them.

"So what? You want them to surrender? To have a look inside themselves and see the error of their ways?" Roman taunted as he took a quick puff of his cigar.

"Yes." Spider-Man said with no hesitation, causing Roman to cough. Pounding his chest to get some air in his lungs, the thief looked at the hero as if he finally lost his mind with most of the Faunus thinking the same thing.

"What are you trying to pull?" He asked the red and blue spider.

"I'm not tricking you, Roman. And I'm serious with what I just said." Taking his eyes away from Torchwick, Spider-Man started to talk to the Faunus with his voice getting louder for all to hear.

"I'm not here to stop the White Fang. No, I'm here stop dads and moms for committing crimes they tell their kids they should never do. I'm here to make sure young boys and girls who are just entering adulthood that their life's just beginning and that they shouldn't waste it here." Spider-Man paused, taking a few deep breaths while seeing if his words are reaching them.

"It may look like the White Fang is the only option for you, that you're making the world a better place for the Faunus. But the only thing you're doing is making the world prove a point that the White Fang are nothing but a bunch of radical thinkers who use fear to gain attention. That they're terrorists!" The young teen shouted as he started shaking with anxiety.

"Don't let the White Fang define you by making you do these acts of violence as if it's the only way. With great power comes great responsibility. If you truly want to prove people wrong about Faunus, then do the right thing. Put down the weapons, don't let the past and the present of hate and prejudice control you. Take responsibility of your life, don't let people like Roman drag you down to their level." With more and more Faunus starting to see what they were doing just a few moments ago seem like the wrong choice, Spider-Man made one more attempt for them to side with him and stop before they do something they might regret for the rest of their lives.

Ok, it's time to add one more nail to the coffin. Please, please make this work. I already have too much blood in my hands, I don't want any more innocent deaths hanging over me.

"But if you truly want this. If you really want to go down this road then I only have one request." Placing one arm on his chest and the other pointed at the four teens ready to fight if things go south Spider-Man told them his request with acceptance showing in his voice.

"Let them go and kill me instead."

So all of you wanted this to happen, the fight at the docks, Spider-Man getting a little pay back, and Blake to have a happy reunion with her team. All well and good, but that still doesn't help with the one main problem in the show. Spider-Man tries to help anyone he can save, even try and save the bad guys. Jaune also saw how the use of force didn't really solve much either, just sent more people to jail with dust stores still getting robbed.

Like Jaune, he is just a regular guy behind his mask, the same with the Faunus behind the mask of the White Fang. He is not trying to save the image of the White Fang since he never joined the group like Blake did. Instead, he is talking to them as normal people who have lives outside the mask, who have families waiting back home wondering where they are and if they will ever come back.

Just like how most people join gangs to feel more safe, many joined the White Fang for the same reason only they are the ones causing harm to others. Spider-Man is trying to tell them that this isn't a healthy way for them to live, telling them that if they continue they will hurt people or worse kill them. He doesn't want that burden over their heads like how Uncle Ben's death effects Jaune's life. That's why he doesn't want to fight them. Because Jaune is just like them, he could have used his powers to finally get back at the world, but a wise man helped him get back on track and he's going to do the same for them too.

Hope you guys like this chapter I know this looks like a huge data dump, but since this is about Jaune and not Beacon it just shows the major points in the show with Spider-Man joining in on the action.

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