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Welcome to the the last chapter of Volume 1 of RWBY: Heroes.
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During evening Toshi, Ruby, Weiss and Yang were sitting in Toshi's dorm room. It had been more than a week since Blake had been gone, and it was now the weekend again.
"...Blake's a big girl, I'm sure she can handle herself." Weiss said, still not over the fact that Blake was a member of the White Fang.
"Weiss, come on." Toshi argued, "She's one of your teammates."
"Is she? We all heard what she said!" Weiss argued back, "Just think with your head, Toshi. Not with... What's down there.", she pointed to his crouch.
"O, believe me." Yang teased with a hint of disappointment, "Toshi is one of the few guys I met who doesn't think... What's down there."
"C-Can we stop arguing about Toshi's... what's down there." Ruby said, a hint of a blush on her cheeks as her eyes trailed down, "Maybe Blake is, maybe she isn't. Either way, she's missing, and we need to find her!"
Later that day, down in the City of Vale where Ruby, Yang and Toshi were calling out in vain for their missing teammate and friend. Weiss was also there.
"Blake! Where are you!?" Ruby continued to scream, before turning to the white haired girl, "Weiss, you're not helping!"
"You know what might be able to help?" Weiss said irritated, "The police!"
"That's not a very good idea." Toshi said dryly, "Also fuck the police."
"I think we should hear her side of the story before we jump to any conclusions." Ruby argued, crossing her arms.
"I think that when we hear it." Weiss said, "You'll all realize I was right!"
"And I think Weiss' hair looks wonderful today!"
Toshi let out a yelp of surprise, before he and the other girls turn around in surprise to see Penny standing behind Weiss.
"Penny!?" Toshi said, looking at the cute red head.
"Hey there Toshi." Penny said cheerfully, "So what are you guys up to?"
"We're looking for our friend Blake." Yang said.
"Oh, you mean the Faunus girl!" Penny said, making the four look at her in surprise.
"How did you..." Toshi said, visibly confused. The realization leaves them in silence as a tumbleweed blows through in the wind.
"So, where is she?" Penny said.
"We don't know." Ruby said, "She's been missing since Friday."
"That's terrible!" Penny gasped, approaching Toshi before throwing an arm around him, forcing his arm between her chest, "Well, don't you worry, my friends! I won't rest until we find your teammate!"
"T-That's really nice of you, Penny." Ruby nearly growled, trying to keep her smile as she took Toshi's other arm, attempting to drag him with her, "But we're okay! Really! Right, guys?"
"Well someone is jealous..." Yang teased her younger sister before she and Weiss made their departure from the company of the strange girl.
The sun was setting as Blake was laying on top a rooftop overlooking the shipment of Schnee Dust containers. She laid flat on her stomach studying the activities in the shipyard.
"Did I miss anything?"
Next to her landed the blonde monkey Faunus she had witness arrive in Vale last week, who had introduced himself as Sun.
"Not really. They've offloaded the crates from the boat." Blake said, "Now they're just sitting there."
"Cool." Sun said as he holds out one of the green apples in his arms, "I stole you some food!"
Blake gave Sun a questioning look, "Do you always break the law without giving a second thought?" she said annoyed.
"Hey, weren't you in a cult or something?" Sun said defensively, but was slightly startled by the angry glare that got him, "Okay, too soon!"
Suddenly the winds blows all around them, and they look up to see a Bullhead's searchlights flashing around for a landing spot, descending in the middle of the cargo containers and extending a ramp for a black hooded individual with a metallic fanged mask to come out of.
"Is that them?" Sun said as Blake stares at the bloody wolf on the back of the man's outfit.
"Yes..." Blake answered, "It's them."
"You really didn't think they were behind it, did you?" Sun said, but Blake stares sadly at the scene.
"No, I think deep down I knew." Blake said as she closes her eyes in despair, "...I just didn't want to be right."
"Hey! What's the holdup!?"
The voice belonging to Roman Torchwick, as the man himself was gesturing widely and coming down the ramp, "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?"
"This isn't right." Blake muttered as she had opened her eyes, "The White Fang would never work with a human. Especially not one like that.", she stands up and unsheathes the katana of Gambol Shroud before walking off the edge of the roof.
"Hey, what are you doing!?" Sun said alarmed.
Blake falls to the ground in a crouch, then continues on to hide behind one of the containers, peeking around the corner to see Torchwick berate a White Fang member holding a coil of rope.
"No, you idiot! This isn't a leash!" he said as suddenly Blake appears behind him with her blade at his throat, "What the... Oh, for f...", he rolls his eyes when he's cut off by Blake mid-swear.
"Nobody move!" Blake ordered, the White Fang soldiers ready their guns and equip their swords in response.
"Whoa! Take it easy there, little lady." Torchwick said as the White Fang closes in on her.
Blake uses her free hand to go for her bow and remove it, causing the ribbon to fall away as her Faunus ears are shown to the world. "Brothers of the White Fang!" she shouted, "Why are you aiding this scum?"
The White Fang members lower their weapons a little at this development, unsure of what to do, when Torchwick laughs.
"Oh, kid, didn't you get the memo?" Torchwick said, "The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together!"
"Tell me what it is or I'll put an end to your little operation." Blake ordered, suddenly the air is filled with more turbines blowing the wind wildly around the holdup.
"I wouldn't exactly call it a little operation..." Torchwick said looking up.
Two more Bullheads are hovering above the heist, and as Blake watches in horror, Torchwick smiles and manages to fire his cane at Blake's feet, resulting in a large explosion.
Blake, dazed but relatively unhurt on the ground, quickly rolls and runs out of the way of Torchwick continued attacks, flaming missiles destroying cargo behind her as she retreats behind more containers.
"Here, kitty, kitty, kitty...", Torchwick taunted approaching slowly as the Bullheads open to let more White Fang members descend on the scene.
Suddenly Sun dropped a banana peel on Torchwick head before joining Blake, standing back to back with her as he took his personal fighting stance.
The White Fang charge at the duo, but they manages to dodge the blade attacks. Sun getting some of the soldiers with his fists and kicks until he rolls out of the way, pulling out a collapsible red staff. Blake jumps forward, and swings her blade to the left, slamming two White Fang soldiers aside and quickly kicks another. The White Fang raises his arms in protection, but he is still sent flying and crashes to the ground.
Quickly turning back and forth to defend himself against incoming attacks, Blake saw Sun jump around and beat more White Fang soldiers, causing one to fly over Torchwick's head.
The crime boss growls in annoyance and aims his cane at Blake, but something hit him a blur of speed hit him, making the shot miss Blake by a few inches as he was thrown backwards into a container.
"My fucking jaw..." Torchwick said, holding the side of his face as he saw what had hit him, or rather whom.
"Why do I keep running into you?" Jason said, standing there with his fist still extended from having punched Torchwick in the face.
"I could say the same thing my motorcycling friend!" Torchwick said dryly, a look of irritation on his face, "Coming to the aid of your girlfriend, eh? Didn't take you for the type of being into bestiality."
"Girlfriend?" Jason said confused, "I have one of those." as White Fang soldiers suddenly opened simultaneously opened fire on him, but he dodges the fire with relative ease.
Using his speed, Jason closed the distance and punched a White Fang before swiping at the other ones legs, throwing him off balance.
Without looking back, he deflected a sneak attack from behind, before he punched send out a punch that knocked down five other White Fang.
Using the extra distraction Jason was providing, Blake goes in close and becomes a blur of afterimages as she slashes both blades at Torchwick, who backs away and deflects each would-be blow with his retrieved cane at unbelievable speeds.
Blake continues to dash, hop over, and slide around Torchwick to try and find a weak spot, but her enemy, while barely deflecting the attacks, lands a few hits on Blake until one final beating with his cane causes her to go down.
Just as Torchwick deals with one opponent, Jason fire a stream of red energy from his eyes and towards Torchwick, who manages to defend himself against the stream for a while before being forced to his knee, giving him pause long enough for Blake to get a slash in and knock him into the ground.
"Now that was awesome!" Sun said, having disconnected his staff in two spinning circles of flame-firing shotgun nunchucks to defeat the remaining White Fang soldiers.
"So you are a Donatello and Michelangelo fan." Jason said, making note of Sun's weapon, "I am more of a Leonardo fan myself."
"Whomever this friend of yours is." Sun said with a grin "I like him."
"I have no idea who he is." Blake said as they turned to towards Torchwick, "I had a run in with him yesterday."
Their attention was caught by a Torchwick personal Bullhead shining it's search light down on them. Using this distraction, a grinning Torchwick got on his feet and get out of bounds.
The ship hovered there for a few seconds before firing a massive purple laser at them. Both Blake and Sun look on in disbelieve as the Bullhead fired a massive laser.
Suddenly, the two Faunus felt themselves being thrown outside the impact zone by an invisible force. The last thing Blake saw before hitting the ground was Jason taking the full his of the canon, much to her horror.
"So, Blake is your friend?" Penny said as she, Toshi and Ruby were walking over the sidewalk in the city of Vale, "But your mad at her?"
"Yes, Penny." a annoyed Ruby sighted, still having a hold of Toshi's arm.
"Is she our friend too, Toshi?" the orange haired girl said.
"Yes, Penny." Toshi said annoyed.
"Is she your girlfriend?" Penny said, much to the surprise of him.
"No she isn't!" Ruby said with an angry glare before turning to Toshi, "Right!? Tell her!"
"No. Blake is not my girlfriend. I like her but... She is not my type." he exclaimed much to the relieve of Ruby, "And it's Weiss who is mad at her."
"Is she friends with Blake?" Penny said.
"You know." Ruby said unsure, "That is really unclear."
"But why?" Penny said trying her best to contemplate this.
"Well, you see." Toshi said patiently, "Blake might not be who we thought she was..."
"Is she a man?" Penny gasped.
"No, she is not a man. To be a man you must have honor." Toshi said casually, "And a... what's down there." he gestured to his crotch with his free arm.
But Toshi, Penny and Ruby turn around upon hearing the loud noise of a explosion. In the distance they could see smoke rise from the docking bay just a few buildings away.
"It's a little overkill to use a canon designed for taking out Atlas warships, I know, I know." Torchwick said, getting back on his feet as the impact had left a smoldering and smoking crater, "But as the saying goes, 'there is no kill like overkill'."
Looking up from the smoldering crater, he spotted Ruby and Toshi standing on a nearby rooftop. Ruby had her Crescent Rose extended and ready for action as Toshi held his keyblade.
"Well, hello, Little Red! Isn't it past your bedtime?" Torchwick said cheerfully, spotting Toshi, "Hey Blue! You look familiar."
"Ruby, are these people your buddies too?" Penny said as she approached her from behind.
"Penny, get back!" Ruby said while her attention is diverted, Torchwick snarls and fires his cane at her. Toshi moved to deflected the blast but much to his shock, the bolt stopped in mid-air.
"Okay..." Torchwick said confused, looking around for who could have stopped it.
Among the smoke from the smoldering crater, two faintly glowing amber eyes appeared, slowly getting closer and closer before the smoke dissipated, revealing an unharmed Jason, who removed dusted some ash off his shoulder with his hand.
"Didn't even tickle." Jason mumbled bored as everyone looked at him with expressions of shock.
For the first time since the fight started, Torchwick not only looked surprised, but completely horrified.
"Holy truck!" Ruby shouted excited as she recognized him, "Toshi, do you know who that is!?"
"...Yeah." Toshi mumbled softly with wide eyes, "Yeah, I know Jason."
"Who... What are you!?" he exclaimed, not taking his eyes off Jason as he approached.
"My name is Jason Skywalker, wielder of the Element of Magic, leader of the Harmonic Heroes, Knight of the Wind, Hero of Republic City, Commander of the Alliance." he said giving him a light smirk.
"Should those titels mean anything..." Torchwick said, moments before he was punched in the face when Jason appeared in front of him.
Torchwick managed to recover in time to dodge Jason's strike. After avoiding another such attack, Torchwick attempted to escape but Jason quickly cut him off. Thrown off balance by another punch, Torchwick was forced to keep enduring Jason's relentless offense.
Trying to find an opening, Torchwick notices a container hanging by a crane right above Blake and Sun. Taking aim, he fires his cane at its supports.
On instinct, Jason took to the skies, flying underneath the container and catching it before it could crush Blake and Sun.
Penny gave her first glare, "Nobody harms Toshi's buddies!" she declares as she stepped forward.
Her backpack mechanically opens up, and from its dark depths comes a single sword that extends and multiples into several blades hovering over Penny's back.
With the weapons acting as wings, she charged forward, sending three of her swords to knock two White Fang soldiers down, she proceeds to fling the swords at one enemy, impale another to a wall, create a barrier of spinning steel against a running attack, leaping over a goon with her swords in tow, and finally making a wheel that she throws to knock multiple Faunus off their feet.
"Whoa, I don't know who is more amazing." Sun said observing the spectacle in amazement, "This girl or Jason."
Three Bullheads come from the skies and open fire on the battle, but Penny merely forms a shield and launches two of her swords into the wall behind her, which in turn pull their wielder back with their strings.
When her swords swirl around her again, she commands them to open their points and build up a large glowing ball of green light. With a punching action, several bright lasers crack the pavement when they fire at the transports and slice each one in half, causing several of the White Fang members inside to fall and letting the rest watch as Bullheads fall in pieces behind her.
Stunned, Jason threw the container aside as he, Toshi, Ruby, Blake and Sun watched Penny aims her swords at the remaining Bullheads holding the crate of Dust and pulls back on their wires, tugging the aircraft with them.
"How..." Ruby said in amazement, "How is she doing that?"
Seeing the Bullhead's flight fall under Penny's control, Jason turn to look but Torchwick had made his escape.
Penny, after her large green pupils dilate for a second, pulls with all her might on the strings, and the aircraft crashes into a stack of crates, causing an explosion as a result.
"These kids just keep getting weirder..." Torchwick mutter as he oversaw what happened high in the sky on his personal Bullhead.
With his observation made, he uses his cane to close the doors, and the jet lifts off, flying away from the lost battle.
Later, after the police arrived at the docks, Toshi was standing across from Jason, the two young men looking at each other.
"I can see what you mean." Sun whispered to Blake and Ruby, as he looked at Jason and Toshi, "They do look alike."
Toshi pulled Jason in a hug, tears filling his eyes as they leaked down his cheeks.
"Come on, Toshi." Jason said softly, returning the embrace as he petted the blunette on the back, "You've got to pull it together."
"One day you were just gone... We looked for you!" Toshi shouted in anger through his tears, "I looked for you! I looked everywhere for you!"
"I... I didn't want you to find me." Jason mumbled sadly.
"Why didn't you let me know you were okay?" Toshi said, letting go of him and looking up to him with his blue eyes into his faintly amber glowing ones.
"I told you." Jason said, standing slightly towering over him as he looked down at the blunette, "I didn't want to be found. Not until..."
"We are here." Yang said as she and Weiss came walking up to them, "So what did we miss?"
"I'll explain everything later." Jason whispered to his friend as he turned to watch what was going to happen next.
Before anyone could say anything, Ruby quickly tried to explain what had happened to her white haired teammate.
"Look Weiss, it's not what you think, she explained the whole thing." Ruby said, gesturing to Blake, "See, she doesn't actually have a bow, she has kitty ears and they're actually kind of cute..."
But Weiss ignores her and squares off towards Blake. "Weiss, I want you to know that I'm no longer associated with the White Fang." the cat Faunus began, "Back when I was with the..."
"Stop! Do you have any idea of how long we've been searching for you? Twelve hours." Weiss cut her off, "That means I've had twelve hours to think about this. And in that twelve hours, I've decided... I don't care."
This sudden remark from Weiss took nearly everyone by surprise, except Jason, who had only vague clues what was going on.
Much to everyone's surprise, "You said you're not one of them anymore, right?" Weiss said, cutting Blake off who was about to speak, "I don't want to hear it. All I want to know is that the next time something this big comes up... you'll come to your teammates."
Blake looks at her teammates, before she wipes a tear from her eye, nodding, "Of course."
Weiss smiles and nods. The moment is serious for a second more until Ruby screams, "Oh yeah! Team RWBY is back together!", she waves her arms wildly, "Except we still don't have our dorm room back!"
"I'm still not quite sure about how I feel about you!", Weiss said, pointing to as she points accusingly at Sun, who laughs nervously.
"Okay, now that is sorted out." Yang said turning her attention to undress Jason with her eyes, "Who is the blackberry stud muffin?"
"Blackberry stud muffin?" Jason said confused.
"Even his voice is deeper than the blueberry... I-I mean Toshi." Weiss quickly corrected herself.
"Well he is Jason." Ruby said, pointing to him, "He might not remember me but..."
"I remember you Ruby Rose." Jason said kindly, looking down on her because she was much shorter than him, "We stopt Torchwick from robbing that Dust Store a few months ago."
"Oh, you remember me." she said happily, before turning to her blue haired friend, "But how do you know Jason?"
Both Jason and Toshi turned to each other, both sharing a look of surprise that they hadn't figured it out yet.
"Will you tell them." Toshi said, turning to his black haired friend, "Or should I?"
"You should." Jason said, gesturing for him to continue, "After all, they are your friends."
"Alright, I'll tell them." Toshi said turning from him to the others, "The reason I know Jason is because... He's my brother."
They let out a gasp of surprise, each having a look of shock on their faces, except Yang, who looked more insulted.
"Toshi! How dare you not mention you have an..." Yang said walking over to Jason until she was right in front of him, while not so subtly showing off her magnificent bust, "Very handsome older brother."
"We have a habit of doing that." Jason said, looking into her purple eyes completely ignoring the obvious attempt of seduction before noticing someone else was missing, "Where is that girl... Penny was it?"
They looking around, but their other friend was no where to be found.
In the secret base beneath Mountain Glenn, Torchwick walks into the large base with a shadowy interior He goes over to a table and places down a case of mysterious contents, sighing in tiredness before he noticed a new addition to the office, it was a large Vault.
"How very disappointing, Roman."
Turning around suddenly when he hears the voice and her noisy entrance, "I wasn't expecting to see you so soon..." he said nervously, "I thought it would take longer to kill off that Aleron guy.
It was Cinder Fall stepping out of the shadows, "Oh, I haven't killed Ciaran." she said, "We were expecting... more from you."
Torchwick laughs a little before getting serious, "Hey! If you haven't taken care of him for betraying your little group then you failed as well." he protested, "And let me remind you that is was you who suggested working with those stupid mutts from the White Fang."
"A bigger opportunity came up if we let Ciaran live. And you will continue to work with those mutts." Cinder chuckled darkly, walking towards the Vault door, "We have big plans for you, Roman. All we ask is... a little cooperation."
"Right... What is with the new addition?" Torchwick said, gesturing to the heavy metal wall as Cinder opened it.
"It's here to contain the prize I received from my little adventure into the Vault of Power." Cinder said as she opened the door.
Her mouth curling up to form an insane grin as her eyes rested on the large pod that was once stored in the Vault of Power.
"The fuck is that?" Torchwick said looking at the strange, other worldly machinery
"It a container, designed to keep people in suspended animation. It's occupied by a person Morgenstern wanted out of the way but couldn't kill." Cinder said, walking up until she placed a hand on the glass, "Think of the power such a person has. It would be a great asset to us, and I wouldn't have been able to retrieve it without Jason. You are a lucky man, Roman Torchwick."
"Why would I be that?" Torchwick said confused.
"Because Jason Skywalker, the one who broke open the Vault, the same Jason Skywalker you fought twice and lost to... is far more dangerous than he let's on." Cinder said, turning from the pod toward Torchwick, "He is dangerous enough to warn the worries and attention of my mistress."
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