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"Winter was fun to have around," Ruby chirped gleefully, some pep in her step. "I didn't want her to go!"
From hearing that, Weiss smiled. "It can't be helped. She has to go back to her duty."
"I gotta admit, I was surprised," Yang commented. "She's not nearly as salty as you."
"Hey!"
That caused Ruby to giggle a bit. She was on cloud nine. It meant so much to her that she could meet Winter. After all, she was basically the only family member Weiss had and loved.
"I'm glad I got to meet your sister," the captain said. "Especially since you love her so much."
"Meanwhile, I'm stuck with your sister," Weiss retorted jokingly.
To act like she was offended, Yang dramatically placed a hand over her chest. "What do you mean 'stuck with?'"
To tease her, Blake set a hand on her girlfriend's shoulder. "I'm still not used to her, either."
"I see how it is," Yang said with jest. "You all love me so much you'd totally superglue yourselves to me."
"I'd rather jump off a cliff," Weiss deadpanned.
Yang simply waved her off. "Ciffs aren't even that scary."
From that, Blake squeezed her hand. "That reminds me, we need to go cliff diving."
"Ah, yeah!" Yang exclaimed. "I totally forgot we said we'd do that. We should check this place for cliffs later. Might as well while we're here."
"Are you guys insane?!" Weiss blurted. "You could die!"
"They're adrenaline junkies," Ruby informed. "Besides, their aura will protect them."
"You're not helping!" Weiss yelped.
In jest, Yang laughed. "We've jumped off cliffs before. It's no big deal."
"We just haven't dived off them," the faunus explained. "There's a big difference."
"You are all incorrigible," Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose.
It's official. All her friends are insane.
Softly, Ruby kissed her cheek. "We'll be fine!"
"'We?!'" Weiss quoted.
"Oh yeah, you're coming with us," Ruby said, no joking present.
"Am not," Weiss retorted. "I have no desire to die."
It was then that she went wide-eyed. She didn't expect to say that. It'd been so long since she was trapped in her former life. A life she wanted nothing to do with. A life she almost ended permanently.
"You don't have to jump," Ruby reassured. "We just want you to be there!"
"Alright," Weiss said after she snapped out of it. "I can do that."
Suddenly, there was a squawk from above. Above them was a crow, who was keeping an eye on the sky. Right… they were roaming around Vacuo. They had to find Sienna. Even though this was unclaimed territory, the Khans were somewhere.
Casually, Yang approached the next woman she saw. "Hey, s'cuse me!"
"Yeah?" the chameleon faunus asked.
"I'm just gonna cut to the chase," the blonde said. "Do you know where I can talk to a Khan?"
From the question, the chameleon faunus warped to a deep yellow.
"You're not from here, are you, kid?" she asked, which earned a nod. "Take my advice and stop. Unless you want to be killed."
"I know it's dangerous," Yang said levelly. "But it's very important. So if you know anything at all, please let me know."
After a deep breath, the chameleon faunus crossed her arms. She sighed once and warped to a dark red. "I don't. Be careful."
With that, she disappeared into the crowd. Under her breath, Yang cursed. At least it was a gorgeous day. The sun beamed down on the crew proudly. Even though they felt defeated.
"Nothin'," Yang reported to her crew.
Weiss only shrugged. "At least she tried to be nice about it."
It was then that Ruby returned to them from talking to a couple. Occasionally, the crew would split up to talk to all kinds of people. From the sad look on her face, it was safe to say she got no intel, either.
"No luck crew," the captain informed. "If asking around isn't working, we should think of another way to find Sienna."
Blake's cat ears flicked, in deep thought. "What other way is there?"
For a few moments, the crew stood there to ponder. A few horses with riders trotted by as the rustling of trees reached their ears and shouts from people.
"Think about it," Ruby began. "If I was Sienna, where would my lair be?"
Yang held her chin in thought. "If I was a murderous psychopath, where would I hide?"
"Also accurate," Weiss stated.
While Blake internally agreed, she thought out loud. "Her meeting locations always differed. She never held a Khan meeting twice in one place, so she moves around a lot. But general Ironwood says her main hideout is here…"
"It makes no sense," Weiss shook her head. "She shouldn't be in the city. It wouldn't be wise. People would attack her for the bounty reward. She's worth a lot of money. Even though she's dangerous, people would risk their lives for that kind of money."
"Unless she has some kind of disguise," Yang pointed out.
"Doubtful," Blake immediately replied. "Sienna wants people to know who she is. She wouldn't hide that."
"So what, is she hiding in plain sight?" Yang asked as she rubbed her hair in confusion. "How's this bitch so elusive?!"
"I don't get it," Ruby mumbled. "If she's not in the city and Ironwood is positive she's close by, where would she be?"
Before her crew could chip in some more thoughts, there was a familiar boisterous voice that boomed in their ears.
"Hey guys! You're still hangin' around this place?"
Arms slung around Yang and Ruby as he beamed a wide grin. The crew was overjoyed to see him again. They knew eventually they'd see him if they stayed in Vacuo.
"Sun!" Ruby grinned. "Did you find your family?!"
"You bet!" Sun chirped as three guys strolled up to the group. "This is Neptune, Scarlet, and Sage. Guys, this is the awesome crew I was talkin' about. They saved my butt."
For a moment, the girls were taken aback by how attractive the boys were. They definitely stood out in a crowd.
"We owe you one," the boy with blue hair said, clearly taken aback when he examined the group. "Sun, you didn't mention how beautiful they are."
"Dude, don't be weird," Sun lightly chided. "They could kick your ass if they wanted to."
Joyously, Yang pounded her fists together. "I'm always up for a good spar."
In excitement, Neptune pointed to her. "Let's do it. I need to get my trident first-"
Sun grabbed him by the shoulder. "Dude, not now."
"Eager, I like it," the blonde said.
It'd been a while since she had a good fight. Meanwhile, the boy with green hair, Sage, seemed like the quiet type. A bulky sword was strapped to his back. A fitting weapon for a tower.
The guy with red hair spoke with an interesting accent. "Thanks for saving our idiot brother. We owe you, so say the word if you need our help or anything at all."
Suddenly, an epiphany formed in Ruby's mind. She didn't know why she didn't think of it before. It was genius!
Since she adorned a knowing expression, the group stared at her.
"We know how you can help us."
With heavy footsteps, the man sauntered inside.
The wooden cabin was coated in dense shrubbery, so it was hard to find. Him and his men didn't have night vision, so it took longer than anticipated. Only the moonlight and a few flashlights were their aid for vision.
Inside, they were greeted with the familiar tiger faunus. The Khan sat leisurely on her fur-cloaked throne. A woman with multicolored hair stood by her side as she leaned onto her umbrella, unamused from the group's arrival.
"Jacques Schnee, so good to see you," Sienna droned in sarcasm as the man stood in front of her.
He adorned a huge scowl. Clearly, he was not happy to be here. At all.
"What is the point of this?" the Schnee spat.
"My day was good, thanks for asking," Sienna said.
That earned an even bigger scowl. Exactly what Sienna wanted to see. She loved toying with him. All around Jacques were heavily armored bodyguards. From the sight, she wasn't intimidated in the slightest. More like annoyed.
"Overkill much?" Sienna asked.
"I can't trust a faunus. Especially a pirate faunus," Jacques replied, irritated.
From the insult, Sienna only rolled her eyes. Countless insults had been hurled at her in her life. It was nothing she wasn't used to. Karma would come. It always does.
"Why aren't you hunting my daughter down?" Jacques asked in anger. "I'm not paying you to sit on that tacky chair of yours."
Casually, Sienna placed her hands behind her head to show she didn't care about what he thought. "Is all you do bitch and moan? It must be exhausting."
"You insolent-"
Before he could go on a tirade due to his short temper, Sienna cut him off.
"You'll get results soon. They're coming to us, Schnee. It's called patience. Ever heard of it?"
"What are you talking about?" Jacques asked, confused. "Weiss is here? In this wretched city?"
"You never have anything nice to say," Sienna said as she inspected her nails. "What did I say? They're coming. Why should I lift a finger when they're doing that for me?"
As long as everything went according to plan, Jacques supposed he didn't care how Sienna did it.
"When will she be captured?"
That's all he needed to know. His heiress needed to be back in Atlas now. He'd be damned if the future of his company was in ruins because of some stupid teenage rebellion.
"I'd give it a few days," the Khan estimated with confidence. "Some of my underlings aren't tight-lipped. In this case, that's a good thing."
Not satisfied with the answer, Jacques said. "If you know where she is, why don't you go get her?"
That could prove to be quicker.
Like she was waiting for that question, Sienna smirked. "Don't you want to drag her back yourself? Think about it. How satisfying that would be. She'll never disobey you again if you're the one who brings her back."
For a moment, Jacques was silent. For once, he might've agreed with the pirate. That would definitely instill obedience into her.
"You'll get the other half of the money when I see you've done your job."
With that, Jacques and his men left the cabin.
After sighing, Sienna glanced at her right-hand. "What an asshole, huh?"
Neo nodded.
I love it when Sienna tears him apart. It's the greatest thing. What does our Ruby have planned for SSSN?
Stay dandy
~Toto
