The sun slowly crept up from the horizon, signaling the first rays of the day over Vale. The light peered through the stain glass window of Ruby's balcony door, illuminating her face and sleeping mask. Everything below her chest, save for her left leg poking out, was covered by the comforter, her right arm tight to her side while the left stuck straight out at a ninety degree angle. She snored lightly, the warmth further lulling her into a deep sleep, so much so she didn't even hear her front door fly open or the squeal of its hinges. The sound heels clicking on the ground echoed through the house, getting closer to her room until the door burst open, slamming against her wall and finally waking Ruby, the lonely criminal shooting up-right with a pistol in-hand. Her high alertness was brought down immediately as she saw it was her electronic accomplice, clad in her Snow Pea dress, arms up high as she sneered and demanded, "Will you put that down, I need you."

Ruby sighed as she tucked the gun back under her pillow, getting out of bed and letting out a long, deep yawn as she stretched. "Wow, you're wearing your huntress dress, Weiss, what's the occasion? Trying to convince yourself you're skinny because you squeezed into that?" Ruby said through her yawning mouth.

"Really? Nice jammies you got there, still have those from back when we were in school?" Weiss quipped.

"Hey, at least one of us stopped growing by the time they were twelve, I'm still size zero after all these years."

"Well, that's a shock, you should weigh more since you're going to shit bricks when I tell you what our "friends" at the FIB have done!"

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Get dressed, come outside, and get in my car, I've got Blake and Yang waiting."

"Jesus, what have you got cooked up?"

"We'll talk when we get in the car, I still have to tell the other two. Oh, I advise you get yours on, Yang's got hers and I gave one to Blake I custom ordered from Atlas."

"Well, sounds like you got us another score. We can't do that, Weiss, we did a job for a guy a few days ago who said he'd clear it all up."

"Cardin Winchester? Yeah, he's high up on our shit list, too. We have to act fast, Ruby, we don't have time for chatter. Meet me in the car after you get dressed."

Weiss turned on her heel and exited the room, slamming the door behind her as Ruby began to undress, muttering, "Well, that's one way to start a morning."

Ruby stepped out of her house, wearing her Slayer uniform for the first time in years. She missed the outfit, it had darker colors, looked better, and had Kevlar sewn in underneath, making it all that much safer. She strolled up Weiss' snow white Declasse Asea and circled around its rear, getting in at shotgun. Ruby had nos sooner sat in the car before Weiss sped down her ramped driveway, slamming on the breaks and cursing as she waited for the gate to slowly roll open. "Jesus, Weiss, slow down, what's up with you? It must be serious, I guess, I haven't seen you wear that since we were back in school during combat exercises." Ruby said.

"Yeah, Princess Snowflake, mind telling us what we're up to before I jump out of this goddamn car as soon as we hit fifty." Yang scoffed.

Weiss ignored them, whipping the car to the right twice, ending up on Vineyard Boulevard, speeding past the movie theater and out of town, heading over a bridge and turning left onto the Vale Freeway. Her occupants clung onto their seats and door handles with white knuckles, Blake shouting, "Holy shit, slow down, Weiss, I don't want to rip this new outfit, it looks awesome!"

"Thanks, I thought you'd like that little garment on your back end, you know? Keep all those hood rats' eyes off our favorite recruit so she doesn't settle down and get complacent like someone I know." Weiss said.

"Oh, ha ha, very funny, Weiss."

"I thought it was." Yang interjected.

"Yeah, nobody fucking asked you."

"Ladies, shut up! I swear, so help me God, I will swerve into oncoming traffic if I have to hear one more second of your gaddamn bickering!" Weiss exploded.

The car fell silent instantly, all eyes on Weiss with shock, the heiress taking a breath and continuing, "Thank you. Now, we're heading to Paleto Bay for a little scouting mission at this bank..."

"What?! Are you out of your goddamn mind?! I was just getting my beauty rest when you so rudely barged into the condo I'm commandeering for some shitty bank up in the sticks!"

"It isn't just any bank. FIB, IAA, Signal Security, and every corrupt government official or civil serviceman or woman in the state has their money locked here, and that includes our fucking buddy Cardin and my father. We're hitting these cheating fucks and hit them where it hurts the worst: by putting a dent in their wallet."

"Whoa, Weiss, have you lost your mind? Why the fuck would we steal from the people we just got out of debt from?" Ruby asked.

"Do you watch what the people you work with say about you?!"

"No, I was woken up by some crazy woman who broke into my house at five-thirty in the fucking morning! What the hell are you talking about?"

"Here, see for yourself. I tapped into their little site" Weiss said, taking out her phone and unlocking before handing it to Ruby.

Ruby clicked on a Internet app and her heart nearly skipped a beat, her heavy eyes becoming weightless as they flew open upon what they had read. The title of red page said, "Black List: Vale Heist Crew to Be Terminated within Week." Beneath it were Ruby's old mugshot from early in her crime, as well as Yang's, Blake, and, most shockingly, a candid photo of Weiss, her arm around a man whose body was cropped from the photo. "They were using us the whole damn time, you guys." Weiss uttered, Ruby left breathless as she handed the phone back to Blake and Yang. "They did, they used you guys, and they tracked you down to me! I was always afraid this day would come, I prayed it never would, but it did. We're officially burned noticed, they'll be coming any day for us. I, for one, am not going down without a fight, and this will only prolong our survival."

"What the fuck?! You sold me out, didn't you, Ruby! I'm gonna fucking kill you!" Yang roared, lunging from her seat for Ruby.

Ruby was motionless, sitting in her seat and facing out her window with shock, Blake getting in between them and holding Yang back, Weiss crying, "Everybody calm the fuck down! It's all out in the open now, Atlas, all we've done in Vale, and what we did to my father, it's all there now for everyone to see. The IAA, FIB, my father's goons, and Signal all have a hit on us now. Well, if it's a war they want, it's a war they'll get. Taking their cash and holding it hostage is only the tip of the iceberg. We're taking down the FIB, IAA, Schnee Dust Company, and Signal!"

"How the hell are we gonna do that?!" Blake asked.

"In due time, Blake, in due time, but, for now, we have to focus on scouting out this bank. If my hunch is correct, the heat will be on the moment we walk in the door with guns blazing, we need a strategy."

"Strategy? How about we go in now, blow those motherfuckers away, and take their money and jam it up their asses! AARGH, FUCK!"

"Settle down, Yang, we need level heads for as long as possible. Any ideas where we can meet? They'll have eyes on all of our places in Vale as soon as the sun goes up a bit more. I've already contacted Thatch and Francois to meet up later at a location yet to be determined. Also, since this will be our biggest job yet, I hired an extra hand."

"We can meet at my lab, Chef better have that place nice and tidy by the time we get there." Yang offered.

"I just can't believe it, there's no going back from this. Guys, we're finished." Ruby said.

"Shit, this can't be it...right? Come on, we can get out of this somehow, can't we?" Blake worried.

"Oh, over my fucking dead body! I'll go if I have to murder everyone against us myself with my pair goddamn hands! They have no idea who they're fucking with!"

"They do, Yang, they have our files, everything! Cardin sold us out, we're done."

"Shut the fuck up, Ruby! I've never seen you quit before, goddammit, and you aren't stopping now when we need it most. You hear me, sis?!"

"She' right, Ruby," Weiss added, "They're familiar with us, all they have is the words on a screen to tell them what they're up against. They don't know us, that's the difference, we're all far too unpredictable to be put down when our stories have only just begun. Let's make them put up a new entry to read by tonight, eh?"

"Yeah, keep living in your fantasy land guys, I'm calling my family to say goodbye." Ruby murmured, pulling out her phone.

"No, don't," Weiss shouted, smacking the phone from Ruby's hand, "They'll trace the call and it'll be very suspicious when we disappear from our homes and show up near their bank. Plus, they'll only find your family, do you know where they are?"

"Hell, for all I know, they're probably with some yoga instructor my husband's banging."

"Good, that means they're safe if even you don't know where they are. Alright, we're almost there, bank's just a little ways ahead. We scope it out, head back to Yang's lab, and get set up before we head out. I even took the liberty of getting Team RWBY some gear to ensure we get out alive. Everyone, keep quiet for a second, I'll get Thatch, Francois, and our new recruit to meet us at Yang's." Weiss instructed, getting her phone back from Blake and dialing her contacts.

"Shit, how'd I get myself into this? I'm blacklisted." Blake whispered to herself.

She felt a hand tap her arm and looked at a sympathetic Yang, the drug queen comforting, "Hey, kid, take it easy on yourself, alright? Hell, by the time I was your age, I had done enough jobs and killed enough people to put me away for life. If my bat shit crazy ass can get away with that, you've got a chance. Hell, you're smarter than me and Ruby combined, you're probably as smart as Weiss. This is basically like round two of my childhood, I feel so young! Just take it easy and stick with us, kid, you'll go far."

"If you say so...thanks, Yang, I really appreciate the pep talk."

"Any time, kid. Now, how about that man...er...boy in your life?"

"There isn't anyone, Yang, I'm single and happy with that. My education came first, now I only hope this doesn't end up on my permanent record so I can go to college."

"Blake, trust me, after a few more jobs with us, you're set for life. Why go to college when you're loaded?"

"It's always been my goal, ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to make a difference in the world for faunus. It sounds stupid but..."

"Oh, no, no, no, no! If I had a chance to go back and get a new start, I'd start a campaign for all girls who were cursed with great looks, double D boobs, and asses to die for when they're only fourteen."

Blake laughed aloud at Yang's statement, covering her mouth instantly as her voice cracked from her laughter. "What, is something funny to you?" Yang asked, hurt by her laughter.

"No, sorry, I just needed that, right now."

"Hey, like I said, any time. So, what are you going for?"

"It sounds tacky, but Faunus Studies, I want to be a Faunus Activist. Go to schools and other places and just lecture about what we've been through and what needs to change. I really got into it when the Faunus War ended when I was just a little girl, about ten years back, when I saw Erwin Frundsberg make peace terms with the faunus. My mom said the terms were really unfair and Erwin would have made them better, I guess he's the whole reason I'm into this."

"Wait, ol' Frundsy's your idol? Shit, we used to do jobs with him back in Atlas! He was pissed he had to be the face for those horseshit peace terms and robbed anything affiliated with the government. Last I heard he's a monk somewhere up in the mountains of Vacuo. There were some other commanders from the war who worked with us, but they both went off the radar. I miss one of them the most, he was a monster in bed and we had a lot in common."

"Jesus..."

"Enough, we're here." Weiss interrupted, pulling the car to a stop before the small bank with a quadruplet of cars in its lot.

"So, this is the place?" Ruby asked, her tone flat and lifeless.

"Yeah, this is it. Nothing special up front, simple in-and-out type deal here. Let's go to the back, if my schematics on this place are right, the security system is ancient." Weiss commented, putting the car in drive as she headed for an empty lot on the side of the bank.

Weiss squinted as she looked at the security bell on the wall of the bank, hissing, "Fuck, this is gonna be tougher than I thought. Hey, Blake, mind shooting that bell, we'll head over to the gas station across the way and to see what kind of response we get."

Blake promptly got out of the car and took aim with her Gambol Shroud, firing off the gun with pinpoint accuracy and hitting the bell dead-center. It immediately began ringing ceaselessly, Blake slamming back into her seat as Weiss peeled out, hooking back the way they came and parking behind a gas pump, saying, "Alright, I've got a police scanner on, let's see what's going on."

Weiss turned up the volume on her radio, a woman's voice coming through the speakers with, "This is Paleto Bay Security, we have a code thirty adam. Alarm going off at Blaine County Savings Bank. All cars in the area, please respond."

"Paleto cars six, nine, three, and one will be there in fifty seconds."

"Holy shit, that's fast!" Yang whispered.

"What else could we expect? It's the piggy bank for every corrupt person of power in the state, I don't doubt the dirty cops of this town have a little change here, too." Weiss replied.

"Roger that, four units inbound. Backup team at station available." the woman continued.

"We're at about twenty four seconds." Ruby stated.

"Great, this is going to be every bit of a nightmare I thought it would be. Four cars in sixty seconds and more on standby, this is going to be a bloodbath...for them." Weiss rebutted.

"This is Paleto Security, any updates on the code thirty adam? Backup ready to mobilize at request."

"Do you really think this is a good idea?" Ruby inquired.

"It's the only shot we have, Ruby. Get yourself together, if you want out of this whole mess and to be with your family, and live with them safely, you have to do this and anything else necessary to survive."

"Alright, we're at fifty seconds now." Ruby added.

"Any ideas of how we'll hit the joint up, Weiss?" Yang requested.

"We'll discuss that later, the cops showed up. What was that, Ruby?"

"Sixty seven seconds, they're slacking. Let's keep listening and see what we'll be dealing with next time."

"Paleto radio, this is Paleto car three. We have a code twelve, false alarm. Possibly set off intentionally by someone who's run."

"Roger that, we'll set up checkpoints on the Grand Ocean Highway and the Senora Freeway. Car-to-car searches and background checks."

"Shit, any other way we can get back to the lab, Yang?" Weiss asked.

"Yeah, we go up through the mountains, follow the first dinky dirty road on the left by a logging mill. The road's windy and dangerous as all hell, but it beats getting busted at this point."

The police headed off from the bank, heading back the way they had come, giving them the chance to turn left and head off towards Yang's way home. "Alright, sixty seven seconds. In that time we should at least be in the bank vault and getting suited up for the firefight we're in for."

"What? Weiss, it's just some backwood cops, they're not trained for what we're bringing to the table. They're nothing like the VPD." Ruby jeered.

"Don't forget, we're taking from government agencies and private para-military, plus every powerful figure in Vale. They aren't letting us walk without a fight."

"Then what's the point of taking the money in the first place? Yeah, survival my ass, this is suicide! They'll have us tracked down in an hour and kill us."

"Not if we have their money. They kill us, they never find it, we split it amongst the seven of us and hide it in some safes I fixed with C4. They crack the code, it blows up their face, you turn it counter-clockwise back to zero and it opens without issue. Plus, with so many people doing it, they'd never think that we'd have the coordination to pull off what I'm planning. Well, not right away. Plus, this is only phase one, we're turning the tables on some of the people we helped and getting some leverage on my father."

"What are you gonna do, hack the security?"

"Ruby, are you out of your goddamn mind! The system is under watch by half a dozen agencies, any third party they see messing with it will be royally fucked in the ass faster than they can get through the first firewall. No, I'm going in with you guys."

"Well, well, well, the little heiress is finally getting her hands dirty, how fun this will be!" Yang cheered.

"So, we hit the place, all seven of us and blast our way through? And to where, exactly?" Blake asked.

"Oh, what's the point of waiting? I'm splitting us up into two teams, Team RWBY takes the bank, team two, who I'm drawing a blank on a name for, will be raising hell and giving us some slack up the way at that construction site we passed and head up into the mountains with as many of them on their tail as possible."

"What exactly is the exit strategy for both teams?"

"That, Ruby, lies in the train schedule and Francois' driving skills and Thatch's shooting. The new guy, I hope, is at least as good of a shot."

"Hey, now that we're at teams, what about Chef? He's a damn good shot and works under pressure. Hell, he's the reason the White Fang are no longer a problem, along with my help, of course." Yang threw in.

"Fine, that works. Thanks, now we have a complete team, though I'll have to wire up one more safe, unless one of us doesn't make it back. Team RWBY and Team 2, sorry, I'm not clever right now."

The crew came through a long tunnel, crossing a rickety bridge and descending the last stretch of mountain alongside a massive lake. The traveled around its circumference for several miles, hooking into Sandy Shores and stopping outside a dilapidated convenience store, a light blue Canis Mesa parked outside it as well. "Ah, home sweet home!" Yang declared.

"Alright, looks like the new recruits are here. Well, what are we waiting for, ladies, let's get it going!"

The accomplices walked through the dimly lit, reeking establishment and through a door behind the counter, heading up a flight of stairs further back. There, after turning the corner from the stairs, they were met with the second half of their scheme, Francois in his regal attire and Thatch in his naval gear sitting at a table playing cards. Chef was at the head of the table opposite the end pressed against the wall, looking at his cards and shaking his head before throwing them on the table. Posted up against the wall behind them stood a towering blonde man, clad in a black trench coat down past his knees and a black and red, high-quality suit. "Alright, everybody, glad you could all make it. Mister, uh, Chef, I presume?" Weiss began, extending a hand to the bald man before her.

"Please, call me Will, Will Kvit." he responded in a deep, gravelly voice with a smile, firmly shaking her hand.

"Wow, I didn't realize you guys had some call girls in before we even started the job. Alright!" the tall man cheered, stepping towards Yang and putting his hands on her shoulders.

Caught off-guard by his immense strength, Yang was shoved to her knees by the towering man, her head level with his crotch. "Well, go on, it ain't gonna suck itself!"

Yang let out a fierce growl before lunging ahead, latching her teeth onto the crotch of his pants, making the man yelp and scream in shock, "HELP! GET HER OFF!"

Yang hooked her arms around the back of his knees and ripped him from his feet, the giant crashing to the floor with an echoing thud. Yang brought her fist up with her free hand on his stomach, her eyes flaring red and hair slightly glowing. She slammed her fist down onto his genitals, make him arch and gasp for air, rolling from side to side as he tried to regain his breath. Yang seized him by the beck, bringing her arm back as the gauntlet deployed down her arm. "I'll show you call girl when I make you my bitch, you fucking pussy!"

Yang tried to slam her fist into the man's head and kill him then and there, but Ruby had wrapped her arms around Yang's and Blake, Weiss, and Will pried her off of the man. Not satisfied, Yang shot her foot down at him, her heel connecting once more with his balls and nearly shattering them. Thatch and Francois watched on with gaping smiles, unable to control their laughter at the man's misfortune. "You touch me again, you motherfucker, and I'll end you, you hear me, numbnuts?!"

"Yang, calm down, that's the new guy. Name's Konig Amsel, he's got a rather large arsenal that will be useful to us and I'd appreciate it if you didn't render him sterile before this job." Weiss scolded.

"That's right, you bitch." Konig wheezed, getting to his knees, still doubled over and holding his manhood.

Yang's eyes returned to their natural shade and wriggled her way free of the group's hands, seating herself beside Thatch as she glared at a fearful Konig. "Alright, now that we're through with Mister Amsel's outbursts, let's get down to business. The bank has great security, so great there's no point in even thinking about hacking it. So, we Team RWBY, are going into the bank, taking every last cent from that vault, and making a break for the train. You four, the newly-named Team FAKD, will raise Hell just down the street and, when the heat gets turned up on you, head up into the mountains and lose the cops. You won't be their main priority, but enough will follow you since there's no coincidence in what's happening just down the street, so it won't be too easy. Just shoot down everything that comes up on you. Meanwhile, we'll make our escape to the train station down the way. The schedule has it that it arrives every hour on the hour, so we have to act fast and close to the hour. If we head out now, it'll be twenty to by the time we get there. We'll split the money amongst ourselves and keep it in the safes I've made, remember, just turn it counter-clockwise back to zero and you can get in. That should wrap things up, any questions?"

Konig's hand shot up immediately, Weiss commending, "Ah, a young pup willing to learn, I like that. Yes?"

"I was just wondering if we could keep any corpses we can carry."

"What?"

"Can we keep any corpses of people we kill?"

"Why the fuck would you ask that?"

"It's...a thing of mine."

"Oh, Jesus Christ." Weiss muttered, squeezing the bridge of her nose.

"What? Oh, come on! Raise your hands, who here hasn't committed necrophilia?"

Almost instantly, every hand shot up except for Yang's, her hand on her chin as she thought for a moment, mumbling, "Well, I guess he died right after," and rose her hand.

"Oh, whatever."

"Look, can we just stick to the heist and not our personal desires?! After this, I won't lie, they'll be after all of us, but we'll need you all for future jobs to take down all who oppose us. Now, are we in!" Weiss finished, putting her hand out.

Every hand soon joined in over hers, save for Konig, who stared in awe at Yang's cleavage. Yang, not even looking at him, knew what was up, rolling her eyes and threatening, "If you keep staring, I'll snap every one of your ribs and shove a rattlesnake up your ass, got it?"

Konig immediately put his hand in, shifting the look of his eyes towards Ruby's more modest chest with a slight smirk. "Alright, here's our earpieces, just speak loudly and we can all hear each other anywhere in Vale. Now, let's head out," Weiss declared, Team FAKD heading for the stairs with most of Team RWBY following, Weiss calling them back, "Hey, you guys, take these."

Weiss tossed the group several massive duffel bags. Though empty, they packed an impressive amount of heft. Weiss grabbed one at her side and struggled to bring it over her shoulder, reassuring, "Don't worry, I've got this one. This has our special bag of goodies since we'll be in the fray of it all."

"If you say so, cupcake." Yang jibed.