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Interrupting Progress
Fox stared at the faunus, Sun, in silence. He had invited Blake, and by extension Fox, to tea. Now, he sat there, sipping at tea using his tail to raise the cup, and silent, having just asked Blake to tell him about herself.
"So, you want to know more about me?" Blake sighed.
"Finally she speaks!" Sun said. "Nearly two days and you've given me nothing but small talk and weird looks."
This was true. He had been following Fox and Blake around for the last two days while they tried to investigate the White Fang. Wulfe had checked in once to say he found a lead, but that had been it.
Fox sighed as Blake glared at Sun.
"Yeah, like that," Sun said.
"That's probably because we're trying to do something, and you're following us around for no reason and interrupting," Fox said.
"Are you familiar with the White Fang?" Blake asked.
"Of course," Sun said. "I don't think there's a faunus on the planet who hasn't heard of them. Stupid, holier-than-thou creeps that use force to get whatever they want. Bunch of freaks, if you ask me."
"Good thing we didn't," Fox said, taking a sip of his own tea.
"Both of us were...once members of the White Fang," Blake said, Sun choking on his tea.
"Wait a minute, you were a member of the White Fang?" Sun asked. "Him I could believe 'cause he's kind of a dick, but you?"
"Fuck you too, Sun," Fox said. "My tenure with the White Fang ended...pretty recently. The headmaster of Beacon...well, he smartened me up, so to speak."
"He beat your ass," Sun translated.
"Wholesale," Fox nodded.
"I was a member for most of my life," Blake said as Sun turned back to her. "You could almost say I was born into it. 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 were still treated with discrimination and hate. Humanity still thought of us as lesser beings. And so, the White Fang rose up as a voice of our people. And I was there. I was at the front of every rally. I took part in every boycott. And I actually thought that 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 new leader, with a new way of thinking. Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us. Hijacking cargo from companies that used faunus labor."
"And the worst part was that it got us results," Fox said. "Just, not the results we wanted. We weren't respected as equals, we were feared as threats. Terrorists."
"Exactly," Blake nodded. "So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence. Instead, I would dedicate my life to becoming a Huntress. So here I am. A criminal hiding in plain view. All with the help of a little black bow."
"What about you?" Sun asked. "You get fed up with the violence too?"
"Honestly?" Fox asked. "I don't think I really care one way or the other. I try to care about the White Fang, but I can't. I know what they're doing is wrong, but it doesn't really bother me. But when I fought Ozpin, I don't know. Something was different. I actually cared about my fight with Ozpin. And then when he offered me a place at Beacon, I cared about the offer. So I decided to join him. And me and my friends left the White Fang behind."
"And you don't think your friends are still loyal?" Sun asked.
"Maybe," Fox shrugged. "Leon probably is. He's too proud to go traitor without good reason. Ava and Wulfe were always loyal to me and each other before the White Fang."
"Ava, huh?" Sun asked, grinning. "Girlfriend?"
"Friend," Fox said. "I don't like her like that."
Sun nodded. "Have you told your friends about this?"
"In a manner of speaking," Fox said. "Weiss was talking about how the White Fang made people disappear from the Schnee Dust Company, not my team, for the record, and I may have accidentally intentionally hinted that the White Fang should have made her disappear instead."
"Smooth," Sun said. "How'd she take it?"
"About like you'd expect," Blake sighed. "He took off right after he said it, and I went after him. Not sure if they put two and two together yet, but they probably will soon."
Sun nodded. "So, you guys are doing...what?"
"We're trying to stop the White Fang from stealing Dust, and also find out why they need so much of it," Fox said.
"I see," Sun nodded. "Well, if it helps, when I was on the ship, I heard some guys talking about offloading a huge shipment of Dust coming in from Atlas."
"How huge?" Blake asked.
"Huge," Sun said. "Big Schnee Company freighter."
"When?" Fox asked.
"Tonight," Sun said.
"That is helpful," Fox nodded. "Okay. You can come. But you're only there to back us up when we get into a fight."
"If," Blake said.
"That's what I said," Fox said, Blake rolling her eyes.
"Cool," Sun nodded. "Let's go."
Fox and Blake watched the crates in silence. Sun was MIA, but Fox was glad about that.
"Did I miss anything?" Sun asked, Fox setting his head down.
"Not really," Blake said. "They've offloaded all the crates from the boat. Now they're just sitting there."
"Cool," Sun said before holding an apple out to her. "I stole you some food."
"Do you always break the law without a second thought?" Blake asked.
"Hey, weren't you in a cult or something?" Sun asked.
Fox growled at him as Blake glared.
"Okay, too soon," Sun said.
Just then, a troop transport appeared, seemingly from nowhere, the wind blowing the apples out of Sun's hands. The transport began to land in the middle of the crates, then opened the back door, White Fang members walking out.
"Oh no," Blake said. "You were right."
"Can I fuck them up now?" Fox asked.
"Not yet," Blake said.
"Hey!" a voice shouted suddenly. "What's the holdup?"
They looked, seeing a human in a clean white jacket with red inside the collar, a cane, and a black bowler hat with a black feather sticking up from the left side walking down the steps. Fox remembered seeing him on the news. Torchwick. A thief that Ruby had fought before joining Beacon.
"We're not exactly the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment, so, why don't you animals try to pick up the pace," Torchwick said.
"Well that makes absolutely no sense," Fox said. "Why the hell are the White Fang working with a human?"
Instantly, Blake was off, drawing her sword and dropping off the building, running toward the shadow of the crates.
"Jesus," Fox sighed, setting his head down. "She had one job. Just stay hidden and let me fight whenever we figure out what's up."
He sighed, dropping as well and drawing his weapon, spinning it into sword form as he reached the shadows. As he peeked out, Blake stepped up behind the human and held her sword to his throat.
"What the..." Torchwick said before rolling his eyes. "Oh for f-"
"Nobody move!" Blake said, one White Fang Member aiming his gun at her, another drawing a sword.
"Whoa," Torchwick said. "Take it easy there little lady."
More White Fang Soldiers began to arrive, so Fox switched his weapon to its bow form, firing an arrow behind the crates, the arrow curving around the stack and then slamming into the ground in front of Torchwick from off to the side of where Fox was.
"Move again and you die!" Blake said. "Our sniper doesn't miss on accident, and never more than once." She threw off her bow, exposing her ears. "Brothers of the White Fang, why are you aiding this scum?"
"Oh kid, didn't you get the memo?" Torchwick asked.
"What are you talking about?" Blake asked.
"The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together," Torchwick said. "Tell me what it is, or I'll put an end to your little operation."
Just then, two more planes arrived, Fox staring at them. That was all?
"I wouldn't exactly call it a little operation," Torchwick said.
Fox looked back at Torchwick just as the end of his cane fired a blast of Dust into the ground between Blake's feet, throwing her backward. He fired several arrows around the crates instantly, hitting two of the White Fang members but Torchwick somehow managed to dodge. Fox flipped over the crates, switching back to his sword, and sprinted forward, rolling under several shots before standing and slashing at Torchwick, his blade meeting Torchwick's cane. Torchwick smirked before Fox planted a fist into his jaw, hurling him. Then, Fox turned to the White Fang Members, allowing his ears to stand up.
"Oh shit!" one of them gasped. "It's Fox!"
"Why's he trying to stop us?" another gasped.
"Just kill him!" a third shouted. "Before he kills us!"
The third opened fire, but Fox ducked under the initial burst, darting forward and to the left, then leapt to the other side over the stream, reaching the White Fang member and removing his head. As Fox landed, Torchwick fired at him, only for tackle him out of the way, hurling a banana peel into Torchwick's face. The moment Torchwick stepped backward, Blake reached him, planting a foot into his face. Fox nodded to Sun once before turning to the White Fang again. As he did, several of the White Fang's more elite fighters, the difference being illustrated within the group by their weapons being mostly red, flipped out of one of the planes, landing in front of Fox. Fox readied himself before smirking and setting the tip of his blade on the ground, leaning on the end of the weapon. Then, Wulfe landed in the middle of them, dropping them all within seconds barehanded.
"And this is why you are the one that taught me to fight barehanded," Fox said as more planes began to arrive with more troops.
Sun began to fight a group of troops around him using, a bo staff that broke down into nunchucks, each set of which had a gun attached. As he did, Blake moved to fight Torchwick again. For a moment, she did well, using her Semblance, leaving behind copies of herself that would take the hit for her, to stay ahead of him. After a minute, however, he managed to land a string of hits, dropping her. Fox charged next, Torchwick leaping away and rapidly firing at him, forcing Fox to leap away as well.
"Hey!" Ruby shouted, stepping into view on a crate off to the side, spinning her scythe.
"Oh hello Red," Torchwick said. "Isn't it past your bed time?"
Penny stepped up behind Ruby, Ruby turning to warn her to stay back. As she did, Torchwick moved to fire at her, only for Fox to knock his cane upward, the blast sailing over Ruby's head. Penny was less than pleased. She stepped forward and a floating blade appeared behind her, then seemed to multiply into eight, all floating behind her like a set of wings. She leapt to the ground and began to wreak havoc on the White Fang members. Wulfe was doing the same a little ways away, and Fox was fighting Torchwick, who was actually quite good with his cane. He dodged or blocked all of the attacks Fox threw, trying to hit Fox back, wither with his cane or with the blasts of Dust it fired, however, Fox was better. After about thirty seconds, Fox hooked the cane through the curved end and spun, yanking it away and hurling it before jumping and spinning, kicking Torchwick in the head and throwing him away.
Torchwick landed beside a plane and climbed onto it instantly just as a green laser flashed overhead, blasting two of the four planes that were present and split them in half, allowing them to crash to the ground and explode. Then, she sent her blades into the side of one trying to escape with a crate, walking backward and dragging it to the girl. Torchwick's took off as Penny was pulling hers down so Fox switched his sword to its bow mode, pulling the string back and aiming.
"Boom," he smirked, firing.
His friends, who had all finished fighting, watched as the arrow hit a turbine, making the turbine explode and the helicopter spin out of control, flipping upside down just before plowing into the water, bits of metal flying off of it as it hit. The crate it had been carrying then rapidly pushed the plane under.
"Nice shot!" Sun said.
"Thanks," Fox said. "I try. Sometimes."
They looked around, seeing Blake and Wulfe tying up the remaining White Fang members. Then, they all moved off to the side to wait for the cops.
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