(A smokescreen is seen and a great, golden dragon flies out of it, breathing fire before it turns in a barrel roll formation then turns into a man made entirely of gold with one Perfect Sharingan eye, the other a Rinnegan eye and a third eye on his forehead)
Long live the KING
Welcome back everyone and I hope your all staying safe and healthy
It is TIME for the final chapter of Volume 1 here my friends and trust me it's gonna be a wild ride just um...prepare for a LONG chapter
But, I ain't here to talk you guys to death you're here to read my story
With that said, enjoy
Chapter 17 A true monster
(2 months later, Vale city)
It was a nice, beautiful, sunny day in the city of Vale where they were getting ready for the Vytal tournament coming up and Team RWBY and PLTM were strolling along, led by Weiss
"The Vytal festival, oh, this is absolutely wonderful" Weiss stated
"I don't think I've ever seen you smile this much Weiss, it's kind of weirding me out" Ruby stated
"How could you not smile, a festival dedicated to the cultures of the world, there will be dances, parades, a tournament, oh the amount of planning and organization that goes into this is simply breathtaking" Weiss replied as the two teams continued to walk
"You really know how to take a good thing and make it sound boring" Yang stated
"Quiet, you" Weiss replied
"And…she's back" Lance said, making Ruby and Blake giggle a bit, Mar then yawned
"And remind me why we're spending out Friday afternoon at the docks" Mar asked the group
"Because last Friday, Ruby wanted to go to the movies, which we did, the one before that, Yang wanted to go to a martial arts expo and we did, the one before that, Blake wanted to go to that new exhibit at the Vale museum and we did that and now…its Weiss's turn and she chose to come here, it's only fair" Thaddeus explained
"Thank you, Thaddeus" Weiss told him
"Wait a minute here, WHAT…did she just say THANK YOU" Mar asked
"Your point" Thaddeus asked
"AWWWW, how cute, Weiss is branching out" Mar said, making Blake chuckle and Ruby and Yang laugh a bit
"Ugh, but this place smells like rotting fish" Ruby stated, pinching her nose shut
"That's why they call it a dock Ruby, besides if you were a cat, you wouldn't smell just fish, you would smell a five-course meal" Lance stated, Mar then looked at Blake which she looked back
"I heard that students visiting from another kingdom are arriving by ship today from Vacuo, so, as a representative of Beacon, I feel that it is my solemn duty to welcome them to this fine kingdom" Weiss explained
"So, you want to spy on them, so that you can have an upper hand in the tournament" Percy asked
"UH, you can't prove that" Weiss told Percy, Mar then noticed something
"Hey, guys…check it out" Mar stated, pointing the scene of a crime, not too far away from them, they walked over to the scene where two police officers were still around
"What happened here" Ruby asked the officer
"Robbery, the second dust shop to be hit this week, this place is turning into a jungle" The first cop answered, walking over to his partner
"That's terrible" Yang stated
"They left all the money again" The second cop stated
"Yeah, it just doesn't make sense, who needs that much dust" The first cop asked
"I don't know, probably an army" The second cop answered
"You think it was the White fang" The first cop asked
"Yeah, I'm thinking, we don't get paid enough" The second cop answered
"Hmm, no shit" The first cop replied
"Hmm, the White fang, what an awful bunch of degenerates" Weiss stated
"What's your problem" Blake asked Weiss who turned to face her black-haired teammate
"My problem, I simply don't care for the criminally insane" Weiss answered
"The White fang is hardly a bunch of psychopaths" Blake answered
"Look at it this way, they're going about it the wrong way" Mar said
"How so" Lance asked
"I mean…as a Faunus myself, I agree with their goal of having human and Faunus equality but their method to obtains said equality…it ain't the right way" Mar explained
"Surprisingly well put" Thaddeus said
"Hey, I got my moments" Mar said
"See, Weiss MISGUIDED" Blake told the heiress
"Misguided, they want to whip humanity off the face of the planet" Weiss replied, Thaddeus was about to say something when Blake cut in
"So, their VERY misguided, either way, it doesn't explain why they would robe a dust shop in the middle of downtown Vale" Blake stated
"She does have a point Weiss, the police never caught that guy I ran into months ago, what was his name" Ruby asked
"Torchwick, Roman Torchwick, me and Lance have seen his name on the news" Percy answered
"Right, maybe he did this" Ruby stated
"That still doesn't change the fact that the White fang is a bunch of scum, those Faunus only know how to lie, cheat and steal" Weiss replied, secretly angering Blake
"Hey, not all Faunus's are like that" Lance stated
"Yeah, what about me, Thaddeus or Velvet, I don't think she has a single evil bone in her body" Mar said
"Weiss, you can't judge an entire species because of a few bad apples in the bunch" Thaddeus stated
"Exactly" Yang stated
"Hey, guys, you think we can get some ice cream or something" Ruby asked
"For once, I agree with her" Weiss stated
"Yeah, I can go for something sweet" Yang added
"I could to" Blake added
"I think we all need something to cool off with" Thaddeus stated
"Yeah…but, uh…who's buying" Percy asked, Yang then came up behind him and put her arms around his neck
"You are SO sweet for paying" She told him before she got off him
"Wait…WHAT" Percy asked
"You mentioned it you pay for it" Mar told him
"House rules bro, house rules" Lance added
"Yeah, but, I, uh…aw DAMN IT" Percy muttered before the two teams went to get some ice cream, Lance settled for a regular vanilla flavor, Thaddeus was rocky road, Mar was strawberry, Percy was peach, Yang took a strawberry, Blake was chocolate, Weiss was blue berry and Ruby went crazy with all the flavors
"Wow, you are gonna be high on sugar for a while" Lance told Ruby
"Totally worth it though" Ruby stated
"You say that now, I bet an hour from now you'll be bouncing all over the walls" Weiss stated
"If I was a betting person, I would take that bet" Thaddeus stated, Mar then noticed something, he saw a small girl, probably seven-years old was crying on the ground, he then rushed over to her
"Hey, you okay" He asked her, trying his best not to seem a threat
"I fell down" She told him, Mar then spotted an ice cream cone on the ground, it seemed she dropped it, he then held out his hand and helped her up before he picked her up and sat her on his right hip
"I see you dropped your ice cream you want another one" He asked her, she then nodded, Mar then took her over to the ice cream shop, the others watched from their seats
"Which one you want" He asked her
"The birthday cake flavored kind" She answered
"You heard her sir, one birthday surprise, please" He told the ice cream man, he prepared the scoop and placed in a cone and handed it to Mar who exchanged it for money
"Here you go" The ice cream man told Mar
"Thank you, sir" Mar replied before handing the little girl
"That the one you had before" He asked her, she nodded
"Taste it, make sure" He told her, she licked it
"MMMMM" She muttered
"That the kind you like" He asked her
"Yeah" She answered
"Awesome sauce" Mar said before he brought her back to her bike, he sat her down and picked the bike back up
"That's a nice bike you have there" He told her
"You ride one" She asked
"A skateboard when I was little" Mar answered
"Thank you for the ice cream" She told him, getting on her back
"Your most welcome sweetie, take care now" He told her as she took off with a smile on her face, Mar then returned to his teammates and friends, who were giving him a look
"What" He asked them
"That was really sweet of you" Ruby stated
"Yeah…tough guy has a soft heart" Lance added
"I got my moments" Mar stated
"You seemed so natural with that little girl on your hip" Blake stated
"And here I thought you were just a smartass mouth and a Poker cheater" Percy said
"Well…when I was growing up, I…didn't have anyone to help me up when I fell down…I just hate seeing that in other people, especially kids" Mar answered
"Well, that just proves that not ALL Faunus's are bad" Ruby stated, suddenly
"HEY, STOP THAT FAUNUS" A man's voice came from the dock
"Spoke too soon" Percy said
"Trouble" Yang asked
"Trouble, let's go" Lance replied as he and the two teams rushed over to see what was going on, on a ship that was coming in a monkey Faunus (Sun Wukong) was making a run from the ship's guards
"Thanks for the ride guys" Sun told the guards, leaping from the ship onto the docks
"You no good stowaway" One of the ship guards stated as Sun hung by his tail on a lamppost, eating a banana
"Hey, a no-good stowaway would have been caught, I'm a great stowaway" Sun replied as the two guards from the robbed shop arrived
"Hey, get down from there this instant" One of the police men told Sun but he threw his banana peel at him which landed on his face, making him growl, Sun then flipped over them, landing on the docks again and made a break for it, he then passed Team RWBY and PLTM
"Hmm, monkey see, monkey do" Lance stated
"That monkey just made a fool of them" Percy added
"Well, Weiss, you wanted to see the competition and there is goes" Mar told Weiss
"QUICK, we have to observe him" Weiss called as she, Ruby and Yang went after the monkey Faunus, but Mar saw Blake was in a daze
"Hey…you okay" Mar asked her, putting a hand on her shoulder, snapping her out of her daze
"Yeah, I'm fine" Blake replied
"Well, we better get going" Mar told her as they both ran after the others, they turned a couple of corners until Weiss jumped into someone and she feel to the ground, losing sight of the cops and Sun
"NO, he got away" Weiss stated
"Um…Weiss" Thaddeus stated, she then looked at Thaddeus who pointed to the person she knocked to the ground, it was a girl with ginger hair (Penny)
"WAAAH" Weiss nearly shouted, getting to her feet
"Salutations" The girl greeted them, still on the ground
"Um…hello" Ruby greeted back at her the teams could feel something was a bit off with this girl on the ground
"Are you…okay" Yang asked the ginger-haired girl
"I'm wonderful, thank you for asking" The girl replied, still she didn't get off the ground, the two teams then looked among each other
"Do you…wanna get up" Percy asked her
"Yes" The girl answered as she flipped back up to her feet, then looked at the groups, RWBY then took one step back from her, all but Team PLTM
"My name is Penny, it's a pleasure to meet you all" She introduced herself to them
"Well, it's very nice to meet you Penny, I'm Lance and these are my friends" Lance introduced himself, motioning towards his team and friends
"Percy…Lance's brother" Percy introduced himself
"I'm Mar" Mar told her
"Thaddeus at your service" Thaddeus said with a slight bow of his head
"I'm Ruby" Ruby stated
"Weiss" Weiss added
"Blake" Blake also added
"Are you sure you didn't hit your head" Yang asked Penny only for Blake to elbow her in the ribs, Lance let out a slight scoff before Percy hammered him on the back of the head
"DAMN MAN" Lance growled
"OH, I'm Yang" Yang rephrased
"It's a pleasure to meet you all" Penny repeated
"You already said that" Weiss stated
"So, I did" Penny stated
"Um, Weiss" Thaddeus muttered, motioning towards Penny
"Oh, yeah, sorry for…bumping into you" Weiss told her as they turned to leave
"Take care friend" Ruby replied as the team left, when they were out of hearing range
"She was…weird" Yang stated
"No weirder than the S.F team and their RIDICULOUS abilities, especially their leader who, I remind you kicked all of our asses in the initiation test" Percy asked her
"Fair point" Yang replied
"Now, where did that Faunus riff-raff run off to" Weiss asked, looking for Sun but then Penny appeared out of nowhere in front of the group
"What did you call me" Penny asked Yang as Weiss turned her head back to where she ran into Penny and then back at the ginger-haired girl
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't think you could hear me" Yang stated
"No, not you" Penny stated as she walked up to Ruby
"YOU" She told Ruby as she kind of got in her personal space
"ME…oh, I, I don't know, I, um" Ruby tried to find the right words
"You called me friend, am I really your friend" Penny asked her
"UMMM" Ruby tried to answer and saw that behind her Blake, Weiss and Yang were signing for her to say no, but
"Y-yeah, sure…why not" Ruby answered as Blake, Yang and Weiss fell backwards
"SENSATIONAL, we can paint our nails, go shopping for clothes and talk about cute boys" Penny stated, the three girls then got to their feet
"OH, is this was it was like when you meet me" Ruby asked Weiss
"No, she seems FAR more coordinated" Weiss replied
"So, Penny, what brings you to Vale" Thaddeus asked her, changing the subject
"I'm here to fight in the tournament" Penny answered
"Wait…your fighting in the Vytal tournament" Weiss asked her in shock
"I'm combat READY" Penny replied with a salute
"Forgive me but, you hardly look the part" Weiss stated
"Well, I think that one of the S.F team members would say that nothing is as it seems" Lance said
"For once you talk sense, brother" Percy said
"Funny" Lance replied
"Besides, Weiss you're wearing a dress" Blake told Weiss
"It's a combat skirt" Weiss replied, Ruby then appeared next to Weiss
"YEAH" Ruby added before Weiss held out her left hand and Ruby gave her a high-five
"Wait…did they just" Percy was about to ask
"Finally agree on something" Lance asked as the brothers looked at each other
"Eyup" Both Percy and Lance said at the same time
"Well, at least, they ain't arguing anymore" Yang muttered to Percy
"Oh, you did it" Percy muttered back, face-palming himself a little
"Did what" Yang asked
"Wait a minute, if you're here for the tournament, does that mean you know that monkey-tailed…ruff scallion" Weiss asked Penny
*Oh hell* Mar mentally cursed
"The who" Penny asked Weiss, she then showed Penny a badly, self-drawn picture of Sun, and I mean very badly drawn
"The filthy Faunus from the boat" Weiss repeated
"Why do you keep saying that" Blake asked Weiss
"Huh" Weiss asked in confusion
"You Jinxed it Yang…nice work" Percy said
"Oops" Yang muttered, realizing her mistake
"Stop calling him a ruff scallion, stop calling him a degenerate, he's a person" Blake told Weiss
"Oh, I'm sorry, should I stop referring to this trashcan as a trashcan or this lamppost as a lamppost" Weiss asked her
"STOP IT" Blake replied with a much stern voice
"Stop what, he clearly broke the law, give him time, he'll probably join up with all those other Faunus's in the White fang" Weiss replied, Blake then clinched her left fist in anger
"UGH, YOU IGNORANT, LITTLE BITCH" Blake shouted back as she walked off with Weiss after her
"How DARE you talk to me like that, I'm your teammate" Weiss told Blake, catching up to her, the two then stopped and argued in the street
"YOU are a judgmental, little girl" Blake told Weiss
"What in the world makes you say that" Weiss asked back
"UHHH, I think we should probably go" Ruby told the boys
"I think your right" Percy replied
"Yeah" Lance agreed
"Yup" Mar agreed as well
"Indeed, we should" Thaddeus also agreed
"Where are we going" Penny asked the others, thinking they were all going somewhere as Weiss and Blake argued on
(Later that day, night)
The argument dragged out into the night as Weiss and Blake were at one another's throats
"Man, how long have they been going at each-other's throats like this" Lance asked his teammates
"At least a couple of hours" Thaddeus answered
"Starting to give me a headache" Percy added
"It makes me worried if this gets worse" Mar added
"I don't understand why this is causing such a problem" Weiss told Blake
"That IS the problem" Blake replied
"You realize that you are showing sympathy for an organization that hates humanity, the Faunus of the White fang are pure evil" Weiss told Blake seating up from her bed and Blake sprang from her own
"There's no such thing as pure evil, why do you think they hate humanity so much, it's because of people like Cardin, people like YOU that forces the White fang to take such drastic measures" Blake replied
*Oh dear* Thaddeus mentally stated
"People like ME" Weiss asked her
"Your discriminatory" Blake replied
"I'M A VICTIM" Weiss snapped back, leaving the room in a deathly silent for a few seconds
"You want to know WHY I despise the White fang, why I don't particularly trust the Faunus" Weiss asked Blake as she looked out the open window of the team's dorm room
"It's because they've been at war with my family for years…WAR, as in actual bloodshed…my grandfather's company has had a target panted across its back for as long as I can remember and as a child, I wanted family members disappear, board members executed, an entire train cart of dust, STOLEN and every day, my father would come home furious and that made for a very difficult childhood" Weiss explained, Ruby then walked up to Weiss and put a hand on her shoulder
"Weiss, I" Ruby tried to say before Weiss jolted away from Ruby
"NO" She nearly yelled and turned back to Blake
"You want to know why I despise the White fang, it's because they're a bunch of liars, thieves AND MURDERERS" Weiss snapped
"WELL MAYBE WE WERE JUST TIRED OF BEING PUSHED AROUND" Blake snapped, the whole room was silent, she just revealed her own secret that she was a Faunus
"Wait…she's a" Lance was about to ask
"Apparently" Percy answered
"Blake" Mar muttered
"I…I" Blake stumbled with her words before bolting out of the room
"WAIT, BLAKE, COME BACK" Ruby shouted, hopping to stop her but she was meet only with silence, she was about to run off after her, but Mar held her back
"NO…I'll go talk to her" Mar replied as he ran off after her, leaving the other three girls and boys in shock
"Damn" Percy muttered, then Ivan, Volf and Vali came into the room
"Well, obviously this isn't a slumber party" Ivan said
"What happened" Vali asked
"Where did you guys come from" Yang asked
"We were around, from the noise you guys were making, the people in the neighboring kingdoms could hear you" Vali answered
"Now, we ask again…WHAT…HAPPENED" Ivan asked, the two teams were silent
"Well somebody speak up, it's a simple question" Vali said, still silence
"SOMEONE SPEAK NOW" Ivan said, then all the students started babbling all at once, it was so much and so fast that neither members of S.F could understand it
"STOP, STOP, WHY MUST YOU ALL INSIST BABBLING ALL AT THE SAME DAMN TIME" Vali yelled, the babbling died down
"Thaddeus, tell us what happened" Ivan told Thaddeus
"Um, well…it's a bit of a long story" Thaddeus started to explain
"We'll, go on, we're listening" Vali said, crossing his arms
(With Blake)
Blake was running in the school's main courtyard as tears were threatening to stream from her eyes, she stopped and looked at the statue of the hunter and huntress statue in the middle of the courtyard, standing on top of a Beowulf Grimm, Blake then reached for her bow and untied it to show her cat ears as more tears fell from her eyes but she tried to fight them
"I knew you would look better without the bow" Mar's voice came from behind her, she looked at him slight but turned to hide her tears
"Go away Mar…I wanna be alone" She told him with an unsteady voice, but Mar walked up behind her, putting a hand on her shoulder
"Blake…you know I may cheat at Poker and joke around but I'm also a damn good listener so…if you need to talk to someone, talk to me" He told her
"I…appreciate what you're trying to do but" She tried to say before he turned her to face him
"Blake…please…just…please…don't push someone away when you need to let it out, not when you need someone in your time of need" He told her before he hugged her, she was shocked by this but she wrapped her arms around his torso as he stroked her hair, calming her down as she cried into his left shoulder
"That's it, Blake…let it out…a strong person is never afraid to cry" Mar muttered as Blake continued to cry
"How can she be SO CRUEL" Blake asked him with an upset voice
"She…just doesn't know what you and the other Faunus's go through Blake…I can't say I know what you're going through…but I can tell you that you're someone I care about and I'm not going anywhere…I'm here for you, whenever you need me" He told her, she secretly smiled as his words touched her heart, after a few minutes, Mar felt someone behind him, he turned to see Sun
"Hey there monkey-boy" Mar greeted Sun
"Hey yourself" Sun replied as Blake continued to cry
"Is she" Sun was about to ask before Mar shook his head, telling him not to say anything, which he did, Blake then looked at Mar with red eyes and he whipped her tears away
"I think we need some time away from our teams for a bit, don't you" Mar asked Blake, she then nodded, not saying a word
"I know just the place" He told her, he then looked at Sun
"Is it okay if Sun comes along" He asked Blake, she then looked at him then back to Mar and nodded
"Alright then, the more the merrier" Mar replied
(Two and a half days later)
Blake needed some space and Weiss needed some room to breathe and with Mar gone after her, both teams waited for their teammates to come back, but now both Ivan and Vali got worried, so the two and their teams went to downtown Vale to look for them
"Mar and Blake have been gone all weekend" Ruby stated, missing her friends
"Yeah and we haven't heard or seen them in days" Lance added
"Blake's a big girl, she can handle herself, besides Mar's probably with her" Weiss stated
"Weiss, come on, she's one of our teammates" Yang told her
"IS SHE…we all heard what she said" Weiss replied
"Weiss" Ruby grunted
"Maybe she is and maybe she isn't, either way, she's missing, and we need to find her" Yang stated
"A member of the White fang, right under our noses" Weiss stated
"You don't know that at least have the common decency let her explain herself" Thaddeus said
"I hope they're both okay" Ruby stated
"We'll have to split up, cover more ground" Vali suggested before he noticed Ivan looked off to the rooftops as if he was feeling something
"Ivan…is something wrong" Vali asked, Ivan felt an all too familiar around him before, pausing before he answered
(Star Wars reference here)
"I sense a presence that I have not felt sense" Ivan was about to say
(Good, old Darth Vader reference L.O.L)
"YES" Percy asked, Ivan paused again
"Never mind…it's probably nothing, let's just find Mar and Blake before something happens to them" Ivan said before the two teams split up
"Are you sure nothing was up Ivan I mean you looked like you had a thousand-yard stare" Yang asked Ivan
"It was probably just a bird or something" Ivan replied
*Though…I can't shake the feeling that something is gonna happen…something BAD* Ivan said in his mind
(At local coffee shop)
Mar had rented the entire upper balcony of Blake's favorite coffee place for him, Blake and Sun so the three of them could have some privacy, Blake didn't say a lot for days and Mar respected that she didn't want to talk but he never left her side meanwhile Sun was getting a little impatient until Blake finally spoke up
"So…you two want to know more about me" Blake asked them
"Finally, she speaks, nearly two days and you've given me and Mar nothing but small talk and weird looks" Sun stated, getting a glare from Blake and Mar
"Yeah, like that" Sun added to his last statement, Mar then spoke up
"Take your time Blake…we're here for you, well…I am, I don't know about Sun" Mar said
"Oh, your funny" Sun told Mar
"Why thank you…but seriously Blake, you can speak your mind" Mar said, she then sighed and began to speak
"Have either of you ever heard of the White fang" Blake asked the two
"Of course, I don't think there's a Faunus on the planet that hasn't heard of them, stupid, crazy and hyped up creeps that use force to get whatever they want, bunch of freaks if you ask me" Sun replied
"I was once a member of the White fang" Blake stated, making Sun chock a bit on his drink
"Wh-what, what" Sun asked
"I figured as much, considering how much you defended them from Weiss" Mar stated
"You were a member of the White fang" Sun asked her
"That's right, I was a member for most of my life, you could almost say I was born into, back then, things were different…in the ashes of war the White fang was meant to be a symbol of peace and unity between humans and the Faunus, of course, despite being promised equality, the Faunus was still being treated with discrimination and hatred, humanity still thought of us as lesser beings, and so, the White fang rose up as the voice of our people and I was there, I was at the front of every rally and I actually thought we were making a difference…but…I was just a youthful optimist, then, five years ago, our leader stepped down and a new one took his place, a leader with a new way of thinking, suddenly our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks, we were setting fire to shops who refused to serve us and high jacking cargo trains from companies that used Faunus labor and the worst part was, it was working, we were being treated like equals…but not out of respect…out of fear…so, I left, I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence, instead, I would dedicate myself to becoming a huntress…so here I am, a criminal hiding in plain view, all with the help of a little, black bow" Blake explained as she wiggled her bow a bit with her ears
"Would it be wrong and or weird to say you doing that with the bow is OH SO CUTE" Mar asked, Blake instead of smirking like she did with Sun, she blushed a bit
"So…have you told your friends any of this" Sun asked her
"No, Mar found out when we first meet, and he's kept my secret for months" Blake answered
"But Blake hiding your ears are now longer an option with your team, your friends…I think it's time you told them" Mar told Blake
"I will…when we meet with them again" Blake answered
(With Ruby, Yang, Weiss, Volf and Ivan)
The three girls, large canine and Ivan continued to search for their fellow teammate but haven't found hide nor hair of her or Mar yet
"BLAKE" Ruby called out
"BLAKE" Yang called out
"BLAKE, WHERE ARE YOU" Ruby called out again, Ivan then realized Weiss was still silent, she then turned to the white-haired girl
"Your being uncharacteristically quiet Weiss" Ivan said
"Yeah, you're NOT helping" Ruby told Weiss
"Oh, you know who might be able to help…the police" Weiss answered
"UH, Weiss" Ruby grunted, crossing her arms
"What, it was just a suggestion" Weiss replied as they continued to walk on
"Yeah, a bad one" Ruby muttered
"Weiss, I think we should hear Blake's side of the story before we jump to any conclusions" Yang told Weiss
"I agree" Ivan said
"I think when we hear it, you'll all realize that I was right" Weiss stated
"That's not really a helpful attitude in this type of situation Weiss" Ivan said, then Penny came out of nowhere
"And I think Weiss's hair looks wonderful today" Penny stated, the other girls and Ivan then turned around in shock
"GAAAH, PENNY, WHERE DID YOU COME FROM" Ruby asked the strange girl
"Hey guys, what are you up to" Penny asked them
"UUUUH" Ruby tried to reply
"We're looking for our friends, Blake and Mar" Yang answered
"OOOOOH, you mean the Faunus girl and the boy with the long tail" Penny replied, leaving the other three girls silent for a minute
"Wait…how did you know that" Ruby asked her
"UH, the cat ears" Penny replied, pointing to her head
"What cat ears, she wears a…bow" Yang replied before she realized what she meant, silent was the only thing heard as a tumbleweed blew by them in the wind
"Well, I feel like an idiot" Yang muttered
"Obviously that she is much more preceptive than the three of you" Ivan said
"Who's this, another friend, SALUTATIONS" Penny told Ivan
"Oh, um sorry, Penny this is" Ruby was about to say
"Wait a minute…ginger hair, green eyes, says salutations…you wouldn't happen to be Penny, would you" Ivan asked
"Why yes, YES I AM" Penny said
"YOU KNOW HER" Weiss, Ruby and Yang asked their leader
"Not me personally…but Hector does" Ivan said
"HECTOR" Penny's eyes lit up
"Yes, Hector, remember he was called away from Atlas to join a special team" Ivan explained
"If you are a friend of Hector, then you are a friend to me" Penny said before she hugged Ivan who hugged her back after recovering from her crushing strength
"Glade to know it" Ivan said
"Wait a minute here…Hector, your six-armed friend on S.F, he's from" Weiss was about to ask
"From Atlas, indeed he is, him and I have been friends for YEARS" Penny answered
"He was even once a member of the AceOps" Ivan said
"WHAT" Weiss muttered in disbelief
"The what" Yang asked
"AceOps, the best of the best Hunters and Huntresses in Atlas…the big guns around the kingdom, I can't believe Hector was one of them" Weiss said
"You mean, you can't believe Ironwood let a Faunus join their elite group, he wasn't always a Faunus" Ivan said
"HUH" Weiss, Yang and Ruby asked with question marks above their heads
"Oh, right…not everyone knows how Hector became what he is" Penny told Ivan
"Nope…only the S.F, Ozpin, Glynda, you and a few others know" Ivan said
"Know WHAT" Ruby asked
"Hector was once a human" Ivan answered
"WHAT" Ruby, Weiss and Yang asked at once
"That…that can't be possible" Yang said
"It IS impossible, you have to be born a Faunus, you can't just be one" Weiss said
"Only one problem…Hector is walking, living proof that it is possible" Ruby said
"Indeed, before Hector became what he is, he was only a normal guy…that was until he was taken from his home and forced to undertake the most INHUMAN experiments that transformed him into what he is now, he never had a choice in the matter" Ivan explained
"That's…horrible" Weiss said
"And what's worse, humans did that to him, not Faunus's Weiss, the humans that you "defended" from Blake…they did that to their OWN kind" Ivan said, Weiss was stunned to hear that the humans she claimed were innocent did that to Hector, forcing him to be something he didn't choose to be
"I…I had no idea" Weiss muttered
"But that is for another time, we now have to find both Blake and Mar" Ivan said, changing the subject
"Yes, so, where are they" Penny asked
"We don't know, they've both been missing since Friday" Ruby answered
"Are those two dating" Penny asked them, making the other three girls go wide in the eyes
"WAIT…what do you mean DATING" Weiss asked her
"You said they have been gone for nearly two days…if they went off together, one would think that they are a couple…unless one of you is his girlfriend" Penny suggested, shocking the three girls
"WHAT" Weiss replied
"NO" Ruby added
"NOT ME" Yang added
"Penny, we're just trying to find them, because the longer they're gone, the more of a chance something bad can happen to them" Ruby said, Penny then walked up to Ruby, gripping her arms
"That's terrible, well don't you worry, Ruby, my friend, I won't rest until we find your teammates" Penny replied
"Uh, that's really nice of you Penny, but, we're, we're okay, right guys" Ruby asked her team but her and Ivan were stunned to see that the other two girls vanished from where they were standing, silence was the only thing heard again and another tumbleweed crossed the two girls in the wind
"It sure is windy today" Penny stated
"I guess they decided to search for your friends somewhere else, come on Penny, you can help us" Ivan said before they started searching again
(With Vali, Percy, Lance and Thaddeus)
The four boys were looking down from a rooftop view to try and find their fellow teammate
"Still no sign of him" Thaddeus asked
"Not even an inkling" Lance said
"Come on, I mean the guy has a bigass tail, how can we miss a guy like that" Percy asked
"You're talking about a population of one, possibly two hundred people and trying to find one is hard enough" Thaddeus stated
"And the last time I checked bro, Mar is a slippery fella, like…slipperier than an eel covered in axel grease kind of slippery, that and he's not wearing anything that's out of the ordinary, unlike your lucky hat" Lance told Percy who just crossed his arms, it was silence for a bit before Lance spoke up
"Vali, you think they're okay" Lance asked his leader
"From what I have seen of Mar, he's a survivor and a cunning one at that…Blake on the other hand is by no means defenseless, they can handle themselves until we find them" Vali answered
"But the better question is WHO will be waiting for us when we DO find them" Thaddeus said
"What do you mean by that" Percy asked
"I noticed that something was bothering Ivan…like he was sensing danger" Thaddeus answered
"You noticed that as well" Vali said, Thaddeus nodded
"If trouble does come around, leave it to me and Ivan, you guys are being trained to fight Grimm, not people" Vali said
"But what if we NEED to" Lance asked
"If it does come to that…go for it" Vali answered
"Hell yeah" Percy muttered, popping his knuckles Vali then noticed Thaddeus was a bit distressed
"You okay Thaddeus" Vali asked
"What Weiss said to Blake before she took off…she went too far" Thaddeus answered
"From the way you all explained the situation, she probably did" Vali said
"You all probably don't want me around anymore" Thaddeus stated
"Huh" Percy asked
"SAY WHAT" Lance asked
"What on Remnant gave you that idea" Vali asked
"Well, I just thought that" Thaddeus was about to say
"Well, DON'T man…look Ozpin made us a team…and in some ways, I think we're all like brothers picking at each other sometimes, we accepted you as a Faunus from the start and just because the Ice queen flipped out a bit and has family issues, doesn't mean were gonna turn our backs on ya" Lance told him
"Judge by character, not by species, religion or skin color that's what our old man used to say to us when we were little boys" Percy added
"I…I don't know what to say" Thaddeus replied
"You don't have to say anything…let's just focus on finding long-tail and the kitty-cat" Percy said
"Agreed, one problem at a time" Vali added
(With Mar, Blake and Sun)
The three were walking down the street, trying to decide what to do now
"So, what's the plan now Mar" Sun asked the mage, he paused for a bit
"Blake…what do you wanna do" He asked Blake
"Why ask me" She asked back
"Because this is obviously very important to you and if it's that important, then you should call the shot, so, I am at your disposal kitty cat" Mar replied, Blake blushed at the nickname
"You can stop by not calling me that" She replied
"Why not, it suits you" Mar asked
"Sure does" Sun added before Mar used his tail to form a fist and hit him in the ribs
"AAHH" Sun yelped, grabbing the spot where Mar hit him
"So, what's our next move" Mar asked Blake
"Well…I still don't believe that the White fang is behind these robberies, they've never needed that much dust before" Blake stated
"But, what if they did…I mean, the only way to prove that they didn't do it, is to go to the place where they would most likely go to if they were to do it…and not find them there" Sun explained
"BRILLIANT" Mar said
"Huh" Blake asked
"He means try to prove that they didn't do it" Mar answered
"Exactly" Sun replied
"Oh, well…that is an option but there's only one problem about it, I have no idea where that might be" Blake stated
"Well, while I was on the ship that brought me here, I overheard some guys talking about a huge shipment of dust coming in from Atlas" Sun stated
"How huge" Blake asked him
"HUGE, big time Schnee dust company stuff" Sun stated
"How about being a little bit more specific in HUGE, I mean A LOT falls into the category of huge" Mar said
"Probably ten tons of the stuff" Sun answered
"Your both sure about this" Blake asked them
"As sure as the ears on your head and the tails on mine and Mar's asses" Sun answered
"Well, when you put it like that then" Mar was about to say
"It's a good a place as any to start" Blake stated
(With Weiss and Yang)
The two beauties just came out of a shop after asking the owner about seeing either Mar or Blake but had no luck
"Thanks anyway" Yang thanked the shop owner as they left
"This is hopeless…you really don't care if we find them, do you Weiss" Yang asked the white-haired girl
"Of course, I do, I care about finding Mar" Weiss replied
"But what about Blake" Yang asked her
"I meant her to…I'm just afraid of what she might say once we find her…the innocent never run Yang" Weiss answered as she walked off with a sad look on Yang's face
(With Ivan, Volf, Ruby and Penny)
The two girls, canine and Ivan were walking on the streets as Penny tied to fill in the blanks about the situation at hand
"So, Blake is your friend" Penny asked Ruby
"Yes Penny" Ruby answered
"And Mar is on the team with your friends Percy, Lance and Thaddeus" Penny asked
"Yes" Ruby answered
"But…it seems that Weiss is mad at Blake…are you're mad at her to" Penny asked Ruby
"Well, I'm not, Weiss certainly is" Ruby answered
"Is she friends with Blake" Penny asked
"That's kind of up in the air right now" Ruby answered
"Why" Penny asked
"Well…you see…Blake may not be…who we thought she was" Ruby answered, Penny gasped a bit
"Is she a MAN" Penny asked Ruby, making Ivan laugh a bit
"Ha, ha, n-no, no, Penny she doesn't mean it like that, she was pretending to be something that she wasn't apparently, she was pretending to be human when in reality she is a Faunus" Ivan explained
"Penny, I…I don't know what she is" Ruby answered
"I do…she's your teammate Ruby, moreover, she's your friend" Ivan said
"Well, she didn't exactly talk to us like friends so before she decided to run off" Ruby answered
"And Mar ran after her" Penny asked her
"Yes" Ruby answered
"He must really care about her" Penny stated
"You mean like a friend likes another friend or he…LIKES, likes her" Ruby asked
"The signs are obvious" Ivan said
"Really, you to" Ruby asked her leader
"When you get some experience under your belt you start to develop a sense for these things" Ivan answered
"Ruby…I don't have a lot of friends, but if I did, I would want them to talk to me about things, it's what friends do, right" Penny asked her, leaving Ruby a bit sad
"Yeah" Ruby muttered as they walked on
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it" Ivan said as they continued their search
(With Mar and Blake)
The two were currently on the roof, near the docks as they overlooked the scene of the supposed next crime and they saw a bunch of crates marked with Weiss's father's company, the two looked on in silence until Blake spoke up
"Mar" She stated, getting his attention
"Hmm" He muttered, looking at her
"I…I don't know what to say" Blake stated
"About what" Mar asked again
"You know…about…what you did back at the Beacon courtyard…you gave me a shoulder to cry in, stroking my hair so gently and saying that everything will be okay…no one other than my parents have done that for me…it was really sweet and thoughtful of you" She told him
"I may be a cheater at Poker, but I've still got a heart under all this skin and…when your sad…it makes me sad, Weiss didn't know what she was talking about, how her words would affect you" He told her before he suddenly pulled a red rose out from his jacket and presented it to her, Blake blushed
"Huh" Blake muttered
"For you" Mar said, he then noticed her blush
"Wow…your red as this rose" He told her as she took the rose
"Mar…can I ask you something" She asked him
"Anything" He answered
"Well…would you happen to have a…I don't know…a…girlfriend" She asked him, still blushing
"Never had one" He answered
"Never" She asked him
"Hey, you're talking to a guy who grew up on the streets and learned how to pick pockets and steal from a tender age here, even if I DID find a girl, their dad, mother, brother, sister, cousin, whatever would have probably kicked my ass, sawed off my puffy tail and turned it into a fur scarf for even LOOKING in the girls general direction" He answered
"Wow that's…harsh" Blake said
"Ah, it wasn't all bad though, I go places, meet interesting people AND…if some backwards justice in the form of stealing from the rich to feed or provide for the poor needed to be done…I was around" Mar explained
"You really are a character Mar" Blake said
"Poker player…pickpocket…infiltrator…retriever of stolen property, conversationalist and a sucker whose heart melts in the presence of a beautiful lady crying I am a man of MANY talents" Mar bragged, Blake blushed a bit more
"One, you can lay off on the bragging a bit though" Blake said
"Um, sorry" Mar said, rubbing the back of his head with the tip of his tail
"And two…do you really see me as beautiful" She asked
"You would have to be INSANE not to see it, either Faunus or not" He answered, she laughed a bit
"Well…normal people are rather dull anyway" She told him as she scotched over, so she was seating next to him
"How so" He asked her
"I don't know why, maybe it's just because were kind of" She was about to say
"Similar" Mar and Blake said at the same time before looking away from each other
"Yeah and for some reason I see more in you than just what you are" Blake said
"Really now, like what" He asked her
"Well…you're really smart, funny, sweet and um…you're" She tried to say
"Yes" He asked her
"Forget it, it's stupid" She stated
"Blake…I wanna hear what you were gonna say" He told her
"You're…really…REALLY" She tried to say
"Yeah" He asked her
"You're…really handsome" She told him
"Well…you should look in a mirror, your gorgeous to" He replied, now Blake's face was redder than the face of Mars
"T-thank you" She muttered, he then placed his hand on hers to which she squeezed it, she looked at him and saw him smile, God's she liked it when he smiled, Mar then felt Sun coming back, he had a bunch of green apples in his arms
"What did I miss" Sun asked them as the two separated hands without him noticing them
"Nothing much, they finished unloading the craters about ten minutes ago, now they're just seating around, twiddling their thumbs" Mar answered
"Maybe there waiting for something or someone" Blake said
"Cool, here's I managed to swipe these apples for us" Sun stated, throwing a couple of apples to Mar which he caught them with his tail tip
"Here" Mar told Blake, handing her one of the apples
"Thanks" Blake replied
"You have GOTTA teach me how to do that with a tail man" Sun told Mar
"Sorry Sun…it's genetic" Mar answered before munching on his apple
"Do you always break the law without a second thought" Blake asked him
"Hey, weren't you in a cult or something" Sun asked her, getting a glare from both Mar and Blake
"Too soon, Sun…too soon" Mar stated
"Sorry" Sun replied, hanging his head down a little before a helicopter came into the frame, it landed and out came these guys in black and white armor, Blake then got a good look at them and recognized them
"Oh no" Blake muttered
"Is it them" Sun asked her, Mar then noticed the red symbol of the White fang on the back of the armored men's shirt's
"That's them alright, we are never gonna hear the end of this from Weiss" Mar stated
"Alright, grab to tow cables" One of the White fang members told the others
"You really didn't believe that the White fang were behind all of this, did you" Sun asked Blake
"No…I think, deep down, I knew, I just didn't want to be right" Blake replied with a sad face, until
"HEY, what the hell's the holdup" A new voice spoke up
"Wait a second" Mar stated as he looked to see an old face stepping out of the chopper, Roman Torchwick
"Were not exactly the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment, so, why don't you animals try to pick up the pace a bit" Torchwick told them
"Who's that" Sun asked
"I've seen him on the wanted posters around town, it's Roman Torchwick" Mar answered
"This isn't right" Blake stated, getting to her feet along with Mar
"Your right, I don't know much about the White fang, but I do know that they would NEVER work with a human" Mar added as Blake drew her sword
"Especially one like that" Blake added as she was about to jump but then Mar spotted someone else
"BLAKE, WAIT" Mar said, stopping Blake
"What is it" Sun asked him as he looked in the direction that Mar was looking in and saw a menacing-looking figure in a nearly all black attire save for a bag concealing his whole head, looking like it was made out of a bag and…top hat? (Sound familiar?)
"Who the hell is the guy in the top hat" Sun asked
"I don't know but…he's giving me some SERIOUSLY bad vibes here" Mar replied before he saw Blake spring into action
"BLAKE, NO" Mar tried to get to her, but she was already out of reach
"Oh BY the love of MAGARA, we gotta get down there" Mar told Sun before the two jumped off the rooftop to go after Blake meanwhile Blake was getting closer to Torchwick who was talking to a White fang member, holding a steel cable
"No, you idiot, this isn't a leash" Torchwick told the WF member, then Blake moved up behind him and held her back to his neck
"WHAT THE…oh for fuck sakes" Torchwick stated
"NOBODY MOVE" Blake told the WF members who drew their weapons, ready to fight
"WHOA, take it easy little lady" Torchwick told Blake, she then removed her bow to show her cat ears
"BROTHERS OF THE WHITE FANG, WHY ARE YOU HELPING THIS SCUM" Blake asked the WF members
"Ho, ho, kid, didn't you get the memo" Torchwick asked her
"What are you talking about" Blake asked him
"The White fang and I are going in on a little joint business venture together" Torchwick answered
"Tell me what it is, or I swear, I will put an end to your little operation, right now" Blake told him, holding her sword closer to his neck before two more choppers arrived on the scene
"I wouldn't exactly call it a LITTLE operation" Torchwick told her as she looked at the choppers, Torchwick took this opportunity to fire a pyro blast from his cane at Blake's feet, sending her off balance but it also sent up a big smoke signal into the sky to which both groups looking for Mar and Blake saw
(With Ivan, Volf, Ruby and Penny)
"Oh, no" Ruby muttered
"That's at the dock, LET'S GO" Ivan said before they sped off in the direction of the blast
(With Yang and Weiss)
"That's gotta be them" Yang stated, taking off in that direction with Weiss behind her
"How can you be so sure" Weiss asked her
"Because only one of the boys can make a fuss that big" Yang replied as they kept running
*Hmm, true* Weiss thought to herself
(With Lance, Percy, Thaddeus and Vali)
"Vali, you seeing that" Lance asked
"Kind of hard NOT to miss it" Vali replied
"Then what the hell are we waiting for, let's get down there" Percy replied as they started parkouring across the rooftops, Vali then took out his scroll
"Corypheus, I'm gonna need my puppets, meet me down at the shipping docks like RIGHT NOW" Vali said into his scroll
(Back with Blake)
Blake recovered from the sudden blast quickly but Torchwick kept trying to blast her to which she kept dodging with great agility and speed, she then took cover behind a metal crater
"Here kitty, kitty, kitty" Torchwick muttered before a banana peel fell on his face, he removed to see Sun who tried to jump on him
"INCOMING" Sun yelled, he landed on Torchwick and rolled forward, getting some distance between him and Torchwick
"Pretty big guy fighting a girl, let's see how ya do with me" Sun told Torchwick, more WF soldiers jumped out of the two choppers and surrounded Sun
"You are not the brightest banana in the bunch, are you kid" Torchwick asked Sun, the WF soldiers then attacked Sun who fended them off with his fists at first but then switched to his signature weapon, the collapsible staff, twin nun-chuck and sawed off shotguns, Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang, he mopped the floor with the soldiers one after another until Torchwick was seemingly the last one, he then fired at Sun who blocked and Blake jumped into the fight
"HE'S MINE" Blake yelled as she and Sun double teamed in fighting Torchwick as the three of them traded blows with each other with great skill but eventually Torchwick was pushed back
"You ready to say uncle" Sun teased Torchwick as he got to his feet
"GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE AND DO WHAT I PAID YOU TO DO, DAME IT" Torchwick shouted as the person the three Faunus's saw earlier, the man in black
"You can't handle two kids" The man asked
"I'll double your price if you kill em…MAKE IT HURT" Torchwick told him, the man then smirked under his mask before he pulled out a dagger with a crescent moon-like curved blade with spiked ridges on the inside of the curve
"Well…I guess I can make time for a little FUN" The man said in a creepy voice
"This guy's giving me the creeps" Sun muttered
"Who are you" Blake asked the masked man
"You won't need to know where you're going and I'll give you more than just the creeps, kid" The man said before his body suddenly turned into what looked like a while blur and he vanished
"Where'd he go" Sun asked as he and Blake looked around
"Keep your guard up" Blake said before the white blur charged at the two Faunus and struck them at such blinding speeds, each strike was extremely painful, as if lightning was striking the two of them, the two then fell to the ground, the blur then spotted to show the man that attacked them
"DAMN that's fast" Sun said
"Done already…what a shame" The man asked the two
"CROTCH" A voice shouted as the three looked to see Mar jump over a crate that was next to the masked man and Mar put the guy's neck into a leg-lock before he spun to the side and he tossed the masked man
"Dude that would be an awesome Halloween party costume, who does your tailor" Mar asked, the man then got up and dusted himself off
"Not bad kid…I haven't been surprised like that in decades" The man said before Mar took out his gun-dagger
"But you've made me mad" The man said before taking in a breath before letting out a hellish, ungodly scream (Like Jack's fear scream from "Assassins creed Syndicate Jack the Ripper") which made the three teens back up a bit before the man charged at Mar, the two clashed dagger to dagger and fist to fist before Blake and Sun came into the frame to help Mar only it didn't help much, this man they were fighting was very skilled, not like a random, hired thug but more like a professionally trained Hunter and the fact that he seemed to be using a very powerful Semblance didn't help at all, pretty soon the three were on the ground
"What's with this guy" Mar asked
"I don't know but he's kicking our asses like we're nothing" Sun said as the man walked towards the three slowly, as if savoring the thought of ending them
"And here I thought I would get a decent challenge from the boy who surprised me for the first time in decades…oh well, time to gut you three" The man said readying his dagger
"GUT US" Mar and Sun asked at once
"Oh yes, your long tails would make great Winter scarfs but as for the girl…well…I may just savor her before I turn her into a rug" The man said
"What" Blake asked him as the three got up and started backing up from the seemingly insane man
"It's a shame because, I have to kill you…I would have preferred to see what's behind that blouse of yours before I did…but I don't get paid by the hour" The man stated
"If you so much as lay a FINGER on Blake I'm gonna shove my gun up your nose and BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT" Mar threatened
"Oh, I struck a nerve…well, best get to it" The man said before he charged only for a huge wall of ice to come between the three students and their attacker
"What the" Sun muttered before the three felt people behind them, they turned, and it was Ivan and Volf along with Vali and his Tarantula and Double trouble puppets along with their respected teams and Corypheus
"Oh, hell YES" Mar said
"Is anyone hurt" Corypheus asked the teens
"We're fine" Blake answered
"We can't leave you two along for two minutes before things go to hell, can we" Lance asked
"Well, give us the lecture later when we don't have someone who wants to SKIN US, ALONE TRYING TO KILL US" Mar said
"Who are these guys" Sun asked
"Our teams" Blake answered
"You okay Blake" Ruby asked
"Better now" Blake answered
"So, may I ask who this man is who's trying to hurt you, Mar" Thaddeus asked
"Don't know but he's good, really good, if you guys hadn't shown up when you did, he probably would have skinned us alive" Mar answered, he then noticed a very, VERY serious look on Ivan's face
"Um…Ivan…do you KNOW this guy" Mar asked
"INTIMATELY" Ivan growled before the ice wall was melted by some intense heal, it was the masked man, holding out his right hand, generating some type of heat in his right palm
"Jack" Ivan said
"Well, well, well…if it isn't the White wolf of Ashimo…it's been too long Ivan boy" The man called "Jack" said
"Jack…wait…Jack…as in JACK THE RIPPER, the serial killer" Thaddeus asked, this caught the attention of all the students
"A…serial killer" Weiss asked
"But how does Ivan know him" Yang asked
"That is a conversation for another time" Corypheus said
"Well, the girl is right I am indeed the one and ONLY Jack the ripper, at your service, so Ivan when did you start running around with a crowd…I guess little Daisy's death must have changed you" Jack said, Ivan then tensed up at the mention of the name Daisy, Volf then growled, remembering Daisy well as a kind and gentle girl
"Don't you DARE…SAY HER NAME" Ivan growl
"OOH, scary and what will you do Ivan boy" Jack asked as he removed his battle gauntlets and tossed them to Ruby
"Hold onto those for me Ruby" Ivan told her
"Um, what for" Ruby asked
"As for Daisy, Jack, you'll pay for her death a hundred times over, just like all the other's you murdered, and I'LL MAKE SURE TO KILL YOU'RE DEAD" Ivan shouted as he got on all fours
"Ivan are you sure you wanna go that far here" Vali asked
"For this psychotic son of bitch…ABSOLUTLY" Ivan growled before a stunning sight was unfolding as Ivan started grunted, his body started changing as his clothing ripped and tore apart as his body enlarged, his body started growing thick, white hair all over his body, his icy blue eyes turned a bright amber as his hands turned into paws and his nails extended out and sharpened to a razor point as his ears sharpened into a razor point, his mouth protruded outward into a muzzle and he grew a fluffy tail, bones snapped and relocated as Ivan seemingly took on the form of a large, white wolf which was bigger than Volf was
"Um…OKAY" Yang said, stunned at Ivan's transformation
"Holy shit" Percy muttered
"THAT'S what I wanted, the true White wolf of Ashimo in person, now it's a REAL FIGHT" Jack yelled
"Boys, remember when I said that if things got heavy leave it to us" Vali asked Thaddeus, Percy and Lance
"Yeah" The three boys answered at once
"This is one of those moments boys" Vali said
"Everyone, take cover…leave this one to us" Corypheus told the teenagers
"I for one don't wanna get on the other end of Jack's dagger" Mar said
"Then leave him to us" Vali said before the teens ran for cover
"Let the field mice run…we've got business to take care of" Jack said before both Corypheus used his Warden arts to enhance Ivan, Volf and Double trouble's speed
"Let's DO THIS boys" Corypheus told Vali and Ivan before the three and Corypheus charged at Jack, both Jack and his attackers vanished from sight, they suddenly reappeared thirty feet away from the group of teenagers, trading blow after blow to each other, all showcasing incredible skill in close quarters combat both with or without their weapons, a whirlwind of weapons swung this way and that way, The S.F members trying to hit Jack and the killer trying to do the same, but thanks to Corypheus's ninja-like precision, he blocked every blow Jack threw before the warden backflipped a couple of times before shooting Strife at Jack only for his body to turn to white smoke, the bullets flew right through him
"That's not gonna work old man" Jack said before he tried to attack Corypheus again but the warden split into two copies to dodge before one went low and kicked Jack up into the air with both feet before the copy launched the real Corypheus into the air before he conjured a spinning ball of energy in his right hand
"Then maybe THIS WILL" Corypheus said before he drove Jack into the ground before the copy of Corypheus vanished, Jack got back up before he tried again this time as his body seemed to be covered in a rocky armor
"Just TRY that ball trick again" Jack said as he attacked Corypheus with swing after swing of his dagger only for Corypheus to try a roundhouse kick, Jack caught it before Corypheus used his free leg to kick and push Jack into a forced split, causing him to grunt a bit
"GGGR…that was dirty…I like it" Jack muttered before all four combatants moved so fast that the group of teenagers saw four, separate blurs, each time they traded blows they could feel the force of each hit echoing off them, creating a loud, BOOM sound
"WHERE ARE THEY" Ruby yelled over the booming sound
"I CAN'T SEE THEM" Lance shouted back, meanwhile Double trouble was clashing blades with Jack dagger to serrated whips before the puppet used its whip to latch onto a solid surface and pull itself away from Jack only for one of its heads to shoot out senbon needles only for Jack to use his dagger to block them at a high rate of speed before Jack generated heat in his left hand before shooting a ball of fire at the puppet only for it to use its whip again and pull itself out of danger and its other head's mouth opened and another whip shot out of it, trying to lash at Jack, he could also see that the whip was coated in something, some kind of purple liquid
"What'cha got on that whip puppet boy" Jack asked Vali
"A little paralyzing poison, one hit and you'll be ours" Vali answered before Volf then jumped on Jack, taking him to the ground and tried to maul him
"GAH, GET OFF ME YOU DAMN MUTT" Jack yelled before he punched Volf, forcing him off only for Ivan to jump and attack Jack with swipes of his massive claws over and over before Volf came up and launched himself forward and tucked into a ball before it hit Jack in the chest, staggering him before Ivan grabbed Jack by the ankle and snatched him around like a ragdoll, slamming him on the ground several times
"GAH, AAH, OOH" Jack grunted with each slam to the ground
"GET OFF ME, YOU DAMNED DOG" Jack yelled before he resonated electricity from his body and shocked Ivan forcing him to let go before Double trouble crashed down with a huge drill on its left arm but Jack turned into smoke to dodge only for Corypheus to summon a large ram animal to charge into Jack and slam him into the side of a warehouse, Corypheus then stabbed his right, pointer fingers into the ground, sending out crackling energy at Jack while he was stunned but he jumped up, however, Double trouble used its whip to grab him and slam him on the ground before releasing him
"Hmm…you lot aren't half bad" Jack said before the earth started shaking before these huge centipedes rose out of the ground and attacked Jack, only he used his smoke form to dodge them
"What are THOSE THINGS" Sun asked the other teenagers
"Juane said that Corypheus has a Semblance that allows him to summon things out of nowhere…I guess that counts for animals as well as objects" Percy explained meanwhile both Ivan and Volf was attacking in perfect synch, slowly overwhelming Jack, making him back up until Corypheus grabbed him from behind and went for a backwards piledriver only for Jack to turn back to smoke and dodge, Corypheus flipped back to his feet and turned and shot Fury but this time the bullets hit Jack in a few spots on his body
"GAAH" Jack growled in anger and pain
"THEY GOT HIM" Mar yelled as Ivan, Volf, Double trouble, Vali and Corypheus surrounded Jack
"I guess I'm getting rusty" Jack said
"Surrender Jack, you've got a lot to answer for" Vali said
"Aw, but where's the fun in giving up the hunt…especially since Ivan doesn't have much time left" Jack said as Ivan's eyes looked like it was turning more animalistic, even as ember eyes you could see his consciousness was there but it was like he was starting to lose his intellect, trying to keep himself in control
*Shit, he's right* Corypheus said in his mind before Jack saw his chance and charged up a fireball in his hand and tossed it at the warehouse that the teenagers were in
"GET DOWN" Yang yelled as the teens took cover only for the warehouse to become unstable it was in danger of collapsing
"Make your choice boys, me or THEM" Jack said as he made a break for it
"DAMN IT" Vali said before he and his teammates ran to help the teenagers as Jack got to the helicopter that brought him to the city
"You did well" Roman told Jack
"But I didn't satisfy my…hunger" Jack said
"But we managed to get the goods, you'll still get your cut, ripper" Roman told Jack, they were slightly buried under some rubble, but they managed to get them out before the warehouse went down
"Is everyone okay" Corypheus asked
"A few scrapes and bruises but we're okay" Lance said, the group then saw Roman and his White fang men getting away
"COME ON, WE GOTTA GO AFTER ROMAN" Blake yelled as she was about to run after Roman, but Vali held her back
"Forget it, they're long gone" Vali said before Ivan started thrashing wildly before his form started to turn back to human, however he was butt-ass naked, so Percy took off his trench coat and gave it to Ivan
"Ivan, you okay" Corypheus asked, Ivan raised his head to show his ember eyes turn back to icy blue
"Ugh…yeah…did, did we get Jack" Ivan asked
"Sorry Ivan, we didn't, he split when he put our students in danger" Vali answered as Corypheus "stored" the Double trouble puppet away for later using his Semblance
"But we did manage to make him bleed, though I doubt that will keep him at bay for long" Corypheus added
"That slippery, little COWARD" Ivan growled, hitting the ground with his right fist
"Okay, okay, I know that we nearly got crushed but…what in the HELL IS GOING ON, WHO THE HELL WAS THAT GUY" Lance yelled before police sirens were heard in the distant
"Uh-oh, Five-O" Mar said
"Well, unless we wanna be blamed for this mess, I suggest, we get going" Thaddeus told the group as they left the warehouse area
(Beacon gardens)
After leaving the warehouse area and avoided the blame for the destruction, Teams RWBY and PLTM stopped to chat after getting Ivan some new clothes, as for Sun, he split for now, but something told them they would be seeing Sun again and Penny…well, she just vanished without a word (Thought for those knew have seen volume 1 of RWBY, you know where she went) Weiss and Blake looked at each other for what felt like hours before the silence was broken
"Look, Weiss, I know you must that I'm" Blake tried to say
"Do you know how long we were looking for you and Mar" Weiss interrupted her
"N-no" Blake answered
"Twelve hours…and…in those twelve hours…I've been doing some thinking about you being a Faunus and I've decided" Weiss started as the group held their breath in anticipation of what she might say
"I don't care" Weiss stated
"You…don't care" Blake asked her
"You said that you're no longer a member of the White fang, right" She asked Blake
"No, I, I haven't been a member for" Blake tried to say
"Then it doesn't matter anymore, if you put it behind you…then I guess you're okay…and…I'm…sorry" Weiss told her
"What" Blake asked her
"Do my ears deceive me or did Weiss just apologized" Lance asked
"No, they aren't, I heard it to" Percy answered
"I'm sorry, I only saw things from my point of view, I should have seen it from your point of view to…so, I don't care if you're a Faunus, you're still a member of this team…are we still friends" Weiss asked Blake, Blake then suddenly hugged her, she was stunned at first but then Thaddeus nodded to her and she hugged Blake back
"Thank you" Blake told Weiss
"You're welcome" Weiss replied as they separated
"YEAH, TEAM RWBY IS BACK TOGETHER" Ruby stated in happiness
"Wow, I never thought I would see the day when Weiss's heart of ice melted" Mar stated
"For once…I agree with the clown" Percy said Team RWBY then looked at Ivan
"Start explaining" Yang told Ivan
"What" Ivan asked her
"That Jack guy, how do you know him, how does he know you and how did you turn into that OH SO FLUFFY WOLF" Ruby asked with a cute face, the others looked at her
"WHAT…he's cute as a wolf, so sue me" Ruby said
"Yeah, start talking" Blake added, Ivan was silent for a minute
"Ivan…was that REALLY Jack the ripper you just fought" Thaddeus asked
"They're your team, Ivan…they deserve an explanation" Corypheus said, Ivan then looked at Volf who whimpered, Ivan sighed
"Okay…that was, indeed, Jack the ripper a vicious, serial killer and he and I have…a history" Ivan said
"Exactly how do you know him" Lance asked
"Because he used to be my teacher" Ivan answered
"WHAT" Teams RWBY and PLTM yelled at the same time
"You and, and, and HIM and YOU" Weiss asked
"IMPOSSIBLE" Percy said
"No way" Yang said
"There's gotta be a mistake here" Lance said
"No mistake…back then he wasn't Jack the ripper, he was just Jack, not much was known about his past even by the "clan" that I'm from, but he was one of our BEST" Ivan said
"Best of what, exactly" Mar asked
"I think I know…you're an assassin of the Ice wraiths, aren't you" Thaddeus asked
"Points for Thaddeus…I am" Ivan said
"Amazing I've read about them, but I'd never thought I would meet one" Blake said
"So that's why he's so skilled" Percy said
"Who are the Ice wraiths" Ruby asked
"A clan of assassins that have been around for hundreds if not thousands of years, they have trained their children since a very young age in the arts of stealth, assassination and every other ninja discipline you can THINK of…they are some of the deadliest assassins Remnant has ever seen, greatly feared and respected…however some hundred years ago, they have since reformed but everyone thinks that they all died out and no longer exist" Percy explained
"I wanna know how you know all that" Yang said
"I read books, Yang" Percy answered
"And here I thought you were all shoot first and ask questions later" Mar said
"Watch it or I might turn your tail into a scarf" Percy said
"What was that he called you, the white wolf of…what now" Lance asked
"Ashimo, the white wolf of Ashimo" Thaddeus answered
"Where's that" Ruby asked
"It's an island kingdom far to the West, the people who live on it stick to the traditions of the olden days" Weiss said
"Back on topic, Percy is right, we are reformed, and Jack was once a member, in fact he was one of our top three, under the grandmaster and his son" Ivan explained
"And…the bag on his head" Weiss asked
"Yeah, does he actually decide to walk around in that raggedy-looking thing on purpose" Yang asked
"That's what changed, he didn't always wear it, he was once your average person until…until we got into a situation that was more than we could handle…I won't go into details but I will say this much…Jack lost his wife" Ivan said
"That MONSTER had a wife" Ruby asked
"A beautiful one at that, Maria was her name, she was the sweetest woman I ever knew, she was like the mother that was around when my real one couldn't be…but then the accident happened, she…didn't make it and Jack's face was horribly burnt it only got worse when we found out that she was…with child" Ivan said, shocking the students
"She was pregnant" Blake asked
"By the God's" Thaddeus muttered
"Though she didn't show any signs of pregnancy, otherwise we would have benched her until she delivered and finished nurturing the child, like I said it got worse after he learned that BOTH his wife and child died, without Maria around to temper his anger…it soon grew turned from rage…to pure hatred for his "brothers" in the Ice wraith's, he claimed that they didn't do everything they could to save her and his child" Ivan said
"Wow that's…that's pretty messed up and I thought being an orphan was bad" Mar said
"Brothers" Yang asked
"The Ice wraiths treat each other as brothers and sisters, a family, I lost the ONLY mother figure I had ever known and Jack lost his wife, his child and his sanity all in one night, he disappeared for several months, close to two years, we thought he was just mourning and we let him be…but when he came back he wasn't the Jack we knew, he lost himself in his madness and swore to end the Ice wraiths, every…single…one of us, since then he's been across Remnant tracking down and murdering my brothers and sisters those who are still active or have since retired to live out the rest of their days in peace, he said he would save me for last since I was second only to him" Ivan explained
"Okay, bloodthirsty, psycho, serial killer aside, explain to us how he can seemingly turn into smoke, throw fire balls and all that stuff" Lance asked
"It's his Semblance, Jack has the ability to take on the properties of Dust fire, water, wind, smoke, earth, vegetation, gravity any type of Dust you can imagine his body can change into it" Ivan explained
"Now that is a useful Semblance" Blake said
"And versatile as well" Thaddeus added
"So, Ivan I've been wondering, and I don't mean to pry into your personal history but…who was this Daisy person he mentioned earlier" Mar asked, Ivan paused before he sighed
"A former sister of mine, a gentle soul, suffering from a tragic past, she had no one until she came to the Ice wraiths, broken and alone, she was a sweetie…until Jack brutally MURDERED her five years ago, right before I joined S.F…I swore on my own BLOOD that I would END Jack the ripper and avenge all the lives that he's taken…this was the first time I have seen him sense I was recruited…I could have had him" Ivan said
"But you were losing yourself to your animalistic transformation, it was only a matter of time before you would have gone on a rampage" Vali said
"Huh" Some of the teenagers asked
"Ivan can do more than just create and manipulate ice" Vali answered
"Some family lines have inherited abilities like the Schnee's, Ivan, like his father has the able to transform into a beastly form and become physically stronger, faster and more powerful" Corypheus explained
"I'll say you wailed on that dude like he was a chew toy" Lance told Ivan
"But this power comes at a price, the longer I stay in beast form, the more my rational mind becomes…feral and more beast like" Ivan said
"And if you're in said form for way too long then you could attack others, I understand why you only use such a powerful form so rarely" Thaddeus said
"So, Ivan what happens now" Percy asked
"Yeah what do we do now, knowing that, that crazy, knife-wielding INSANE IN THE BRAIN PSYCHO running around" Mar asked
"Relax my young friend, he wasn't here to hunt anyone which is strange, from what Ivan has told us, Jack has always gone on a killing spree wherever he goes…but so far" Corypheus was about to say
"He's right, if someone had been killed then the news reporters would be all over and we would have heard about it by now" Percy said
"Exactly Jack WANTS what he calls "his art" to be viewed by everyone, he loves the attention, to those who are a part of or retired from the Ice wraiths…he wants to make sure we all KNOW who it is that is murdering our brothers and sisters and that we failed to save them" Ivan explained
"Like he says they failed to save his wife and child and he believes that only the blood of all the Ice wraiths will satisfy his vengeance" Weiss said
"Terrible…JUST terrible" Ruby said
"He won't stop until everyone of the Ice wraiths are all dead and mutilated…even me" Ivan said
"Then he'll have to get past us first" Yang said, pounding her right fist into her left hand
"Yeah, let me at him" Percy added
"Yang, Percy don't either or ANY of you think about it" Corypheus said
"But we're hunters and huntresses, we should…you KNOW, hunt him down" Yang said
"Exactly, so why aren't we" Percy asked
"BECAUSE, Percy, Jack is a skilled, calculated and highly trained killer who has been trained since he could crawl in the deadly arts and has spent DECADES if not half an entire lifetime of practice, honing his skills to a point where he could even fight on par with and even kill the masters of the Ice wraith's who have all been through war's and to top all that off, you are all just teenagers, while true you are all skilled and talented in your own right, you saw for yourselves what you would face if any of you were to go after Jack by yourselves, he can…and WILL…KILL YOU given any chance he gets" Ivan said
"You all have only a near single years-worth of training under your belt, you all still have much to learn and you all need to continue your studies at Beacon academy…leave people like Jack to S.F" Vali added
"Come on, we can take him if we work together" Lance said
"This isn't a matter up for debate, now we said NO" Corypheus said, the students were silent
"My friends though it pains me to think of the kind of damage this killer can do…Corypheus is right, we're not ready to face such a man" Thaddeus said
"You're saying we're weak" Percy asked
"I'm SAYING that in a battle of enthusiasm against experience…we're no match for Jack, hell we're not even ARMED against someone with his kind of experience" Thaddeus said
"He's right, though he maybe a madman killer, Jack is no one's fool" Ivan said
(Another famous movie line here)
"So lay low until either A, the S.F tracks the sum bitch down and put an end to him while we go through school or B, we do it ourselves when we get enough Hunter know-how" Mar said
(Sum bitch was the saying of Sheriff Buffer T. Justice from "Smokey and the Bandit" a good, old classic movie that still makes me laugh to this day, if you haven't see it or its movie lines, check em out)
"Preferably the first one…but yes, that's the general idea" Corypheus said
"I suggest you all turn in for the night, it's been a rough day" Vali said before Ivan, Volf, Corypheus and Vali left the group of teenagers
"I agree, it has been one HELL of a day" Percy said, Blake then turned to Mar
"Mar, um…I just wanted to say thank you" Blake said
"For what" Mar asked
"Don't play stupid, you know why" Blake said
"I know…I just wanna hear you say it" Mar said, Blake then smirked
"Don't give me that look, come on I saved your plump, little ass, humor me a little" Mar said
"You mention my ass ONE more time and I'll pull out your tail" Blake said
"Then say it" Mar replied, Blake paused before she sighed
"Fine" Blake said before she kissed Mar on the cheek, making him blush a bit and her teammates were stunned
"WOOOOOOOOH" Yang, Ruby and Lance said at the same time
"Thank you for being there for me" Blake told Mar as she walked away
"BLAKE, WAIT A MINUTE" Yang yelled trying to catch up to her, while Mar looked at Blake striding away
"Awesomely super sensationalistic" Mar muttered as he rubbed the cheek that she kissed
"OOOOOOOH, Mar's got a girlfriend" Lance stated
"Oh, I feel like I'm on cloud NINE boys" Mar said as he reclined in the hook of his tail
"I think Blake broke him" Percy said
"I will never, ever, EVER…wash this cheek again, so help me God's" Mar said
"That looked like WAY more than just a thank you kiss" Thaddeus added
"Great, until he comes back from being all lovestruck, what are we gonna do about Romeo here" Percy asked
"I got this one…Mar and Blake, seating in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G, first come love, then comes marriage, then come a WHOLE litter of cat-lemur kids" Deckard sang, now Mar was REALLY blushing now before he fell off balance and hit the ground
"K-K-KIDS…ME AND BLAKE" Mar stuttered
"What are you five" Thaddeus asked Lance
"What, it worked didn't it, he's back in reality now" Lance said
"That WASN'T…FUNNY" Mar told Lance
"Oh, you LOVED the idea of you and Blake together" Lance said
"It was JUST A KISS" Mar replied
"And yet you said it yourself, you were on cloud nine" Percy said
"I think it be best if we stay out of this one Percy" Thaddeus told Percy
"Come on Mar, it was just a little fun" Lance said
"Yeah, but it ain't funny" Mar replied
"I agree Thaddeus…this is their squabble" Percy said
"It was a little funny when you fell on your ass" Lance told Mar
"How about I knock you on YOURS" Mar snapped
"Come on now Mar, you gotta admit being with a hot lady like Blake sure sounds tempting" Lance said
"Are you TRYING TO PISS ME OFF" Mar asked
"Should Lance really be pushing Mar that far" Thaddeus asked Percy
"Can't be helped, he's that kind of person, when somethings funny, he can't help himself" Percy answered
"Think about it Mar, you and Blake on the wedding day" Lance continued
"WE HAVEN'T EVEN KNOWN EACH OTHER THAT LONG" Mar shouted
"But you gotta admit, it's a pretty tempting idea, imagine it, you and her on the honeymoon, you'll probably be more than glade to take that girl, bend her over a table and" Lance was about to say before Mar lost it
"THAT DOES IT, COME HERE" Mar shouted as he sprang on top of Lance and they both tumbled to the ground, they rolled on the ground for a good few minutes before Mar used his tail to tangle up Lance in his tail
"YAAAH, AAAH" Lance yelled as Mar made Lance's body bend in seriously uncomfortable twists
"Oh hell, he's got him in the death grip" Percy said
"Well, blame Lance for pushing him" Thaddeus said
"GAAAH, OKAY, OKAY, I'M SORRY" Lance stated in pain
"Mar, ease up, it was only my brother being a loudmouth" Percy told Mar
"Let him will you" Thaddeus added
"Not until he says it" Mar said it
"AW COME ON NOW, I hate it when you make me say it" Lance stated
"Well tough titty, you pushed me, so now YOUR LOUDMOUTH ASS IS MINE…now SAY IT" Mar said, tightening up the grip he had on Lance
"Come on bro, give me a hand here" Lance begged Percy, trying to get his brother to help
"Don't look at me brother, you dug this hole yourself" Percy replied
"Thad, Thad old buddy, come on, help a brother OUT" Lance said, begging Thaddeus
"You opened a can of worms, Lance" Thaddeus replied
"OH, COME ON" Lance shouted before Mar tightened up his tail's hold on Lance and forced his body into another uncomfortable position
"Now say it" Mar told Lance
"GAAH, okay, Mar is all wise and powerful" Lance stated before Mar then shifted his position again
"And" Mar stated
"And he's better than me in every possible way" Lance continued, Mar shifted his position again
"AND" Mar continued
"And I'm a lonely idiot beneath his feet, the greatest rouge in the world, unworthy to share the same world as he does, because he's so awesomely amazing and I'm a little shit stain" Lance continued before Mar forced Lance to shift positions again
"AAAAAND" Mar continued
"IN THE HISTORY OF REMNANT, THERE'S NEVER BEEN A MORE TALENTED, MORE HANDSOME AND MORE BADASS PERSON THAN MAR, OH FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOD'S, PLEASE LET GO, THIS HURTS" Lance shouted, feeling himself getting raw in the throat from the strength of Mar's tail around his neck
"Um, Mar, not to pry you away from your rightful payback on my knucklehead of a brother" Percy said
"NOT…HELPING" Lance said with a slightly strangled-sounding voice
"But um, I promised my mother on her death bed, God's rest her soul that I would watch after him and watching you strangle him to death isn't exactly living up to my promise so um…would you mind" Percy asked
"Yes, he is a member of the team and he's starting to turn…um, blue" Thaddeus said before Mar thought about it
"PLEASE…PLEASE" Lance begged with an even higher, strained voice before Mar let go and Lance fell to the ground before taking in one hell of a big breath of fresh air
"OH, sweet mommamia…WHEW" Lance muttered, relieved to be able to breathe again
"Was that really necessary" Thaddeus asked Mar
"I blame his ass for that one…I'm going to bed, it's been hell today" Mar replied as he walked off, Percy then helped his brother to his feet
"UGH…remind me to pour sticky honey into his shampoo bottle next time he decides to freshen up his tail" Lance said
"That would be inadvisable to say the least" Thaddeus said
"I agree with mister fancy pants, brother, you REALLY need to learn when to keep that big, fat mouth of yours shut and put under lock and key" Percy told Lance
"But you gotta admit…him and Blake would make one cute couple" Lance said
"That is none of our business, we should respect Mar's wishes to drop it" Thaddeus said as he started to walk away before he stopped to speak again
"That is…UNTIL they decide to actually start dating" Thaddeus said
"And then" Lance asked
"Then and ONLY then…can we pick on him a little, have a nice evening, gentlemen" Thaddeus said before walking off
"YES" Lance said
"Ugh…you know…sometimes I wish I wasn't your brother" Percy said
"Well too bad bro, I AM your brother and I always will be after all, you would be lonely without me" Lance said
"Well, the brotherhood I can live with…but the loudmouth I can live without" Percy said before he walked away
"What a bunch of spoil sports, have I ever told you that Percy" Lance asked as he walked as well
"Almost every day" Percy muttered
(Unknown location)
While the boys and girls were enjoying the peace for now, in a dark place we see Jack the ripper and he was talking to an unknown individual over the Scroll
"You know, when you payed me to help that Torchwick guy, you didn't say ANYTHING about that pack of assholes…especially the white wolf" Jack told the unknown person
"In truth, I did not know about them…though, I must say, their display of power is rather impressive" A female voice stated (I bet you hardcore RWBY fans out there can guess who this female evil-doer is)
"You admire them" Jack asked her
"No…but I admire their…potential, think about it, a master of the martial arts who has trained with masters across Remnant, a cryomancer of the Ice wraith assassins, a master archer, the smartest girl in the world with a battle robot for a bodyguard, a mutated Faunus AceOps, a young man with his own small army of powerful puppets, one of the White fang's former greatest soldier, the LAST living Warden and a giant with not one but TWO Semblances…such a team hasn't been put together in Remnant's history and their potential to be the most powerful force in the world is UNIMAGINABLE…but they choose to use their gifts for such petty things like being Hunters and Huntresses…what a WAIST but that is a discussion for another time, as for now…I require your aid on another job" The woman replied
"What is it this time, please, PLEASE tell me its where I go back and finish what I started with the white wolf" Jack asked
"Your bloodlust is a refreshing quality but one that will have to be saved for another time, it has recently come to my attention that a source of great power has been calling to my…mistress's attention, this was an ancient artifact from the Grimm wars of old, infusing those who wielded it with tremendous and terrifying power…this powerful artifact will prove most useful in the days to come…my mistress wants it back and I want you to track it down and bring it to me" She told him
"With all due respect to your mistress, other than fighting the white wolf again, I've grown tired so find someone else to order around" Jack replied before hanging up, he then looked out to the city
"You maybe untouchable with your team white wolf…but there are OTHER ways of drawing you out of your den" Jack said
(With the mysterious woman)
"Hmm…uncivilized bastard hung up on a lady…so RUDE" The woman said before she dialed up someone else on her Scroll before the other line picked up
"Speak" A male voice spoke from the other side of the Scroll's line
"Hello darling" The woman replied
"Well, I wasn't expecting to hear from you so soon, let me guess the Ripper didn't take the job" The man asked
"No, he took the job, but you were right, he's only focused on the blood" She replied
"Figures, however, I'm available should you need it" The man said
"As a matter a fact darling, I do, do you remember that artifact that my mistress is looking for" She asked
"Yes" The man answered
"Would you be a dear and bring it to me" She asked
"If the price is right then I'm your man" The man replied
"For your sakes I would both hope and pray that you are indeed the man for the job…it would be…very, VERY bad if you failed the mistress but, you shall have your fifty million IF you succeed in your task, my mistress always keeps up her end of bargains…provided that you keep up your part" The woman said
"I just need the location and you'll have this artifact of yours in your hands before you even know it, you have my WORD on that" The man replied
"Excellent, you even get it done without any snares or unexpected twists in the retrieval of said artifact…and…I maybe be PERSUADED to give you a little something extra as payment" She said in a flirtatious voice
"And what might that be" The man asked
"Me" She answered
"Hmm, now that's a reward of another type of pleasure" He said
"But it won't be on the battle for long, so if you want to find out what this smooth skin of mine feels like, you'll have to do your VERY best" She said
"No way I can say no now, give me some time to get the right men together, so nothing goes wrong" The man replied
"Good…just don't take too long, the longer you make my mistress wait then the more…irritated she gets and believe me, she gets VERY unpleasant when she gets irritated" She said
"You want the job done sloppy and something goes wrong and your mistress gets pissed at you…or do you want the job done right where everyone's happy, happy" The man asked
"Both fair points…fine, do it right but nothing can go wrong or it might be my head, your head…or even BOTH of our heads" She said
"Well, you sweet, sweet fire princess, I personally give you my word that you will have that artifact in your precious hands in no time flat" The man answered before hanging up, the woman then smirked wickedly
"We'll see mercenary…we'll see" The woman muttered with an evil smirk across her lips
YES, FINALLY, I have completed my S.F chronicles volume 1 and I have four things to say about this
Number 1: HELL…YES…BABY!
Number 2: I oh so hope that you guys enjoyed the ride and I hope you all will keep you're ears out for future projects of mine
Number 3: The next volume is coming your way soon enough, however before the next volume, I will be doing some short stories of what happened between the
And number 4: Well…you all know what I'm about to say by now, see ya'll next time
NINJA VANISH!
(Smokescreen escape)
