Here's another chapter. Thought I'd take a look at what was happening outside of the prison. Might do this more often, to break up the repetitive prison scenes.
Several figures gathered, in an abandoned warehouse in Vale. "Thank you all for joining me." a woman told them, in an unnervingly calm tone. "Just get to the point Cinder, I have places to be." a Bull Faunus demanded. "Have you forgotten who I am? You would be wise to watch your words, Adam." Cinder menacingly responded.
A man in a bowler hat laughed "No wonder your cat ran away Bully Boy, you're always so demanding." The others all glared at him "I'd advise you to hold your tongue Roman unless you wish to become more like Neo." Cinder told him. Roman gulped and fell silent. "So, what's this about Cinder?" asked another dark-haired woman.
"Well Raven, it's about your daughter." Cinder responded. Raven sighed "What has Yang done now?" she asked. "I have a few sources within Beacon, and I have heard some rather troubling things about her." Cinder replied. "Why do I have to here about that blonde bitch?" Adam asked. Raven responded with a death glare, and Cinder smiled. "My dear Adam, these stories I've heard include that cat of yours," she said.
Adam clenched his fist "Blake is not mine anymore, she betrayed me. One of these storied better be about Blondie, killing her." he said. Cinder let out a slight laugh "Actually, it's quite the opposite. Yang and Blake have become rather close." she told him. Roman started laughing "Oh I'm looking forward to this, please continue with the revelations." he said.
"Be quiet Roman. I enjoyed tormenting Adam, but this is no laughing matter for any of us." Cinder snarled at him. Roman straightened up and gulped again in fear. "Now, you all need to listen closely. Because Yang Branwen just became a threat to all of us." Cinder continued.
"First of all, Yang and Blake were put in the same cell. A cell they also happen to share with someone who may bear a grudge against Roman, and a Schnee." Cinder said. "Wait, who has a grudge against me?" Roman asked. "I believe her name is Ruby Rose. You framed her, and she was convicted." Cinder explained.
Raven grabbed Roman by the throat. "You mothefucker, I should kill you for, Summer," she told him. Roman's eyes widened in horror, pissing off a Branwen was suicide. "Yes Roman, I knew Ruby's parents. Tai is a worthless piece of shit, but Summer was the best friend I ever had. So naturally, I'm not very happy about you messing with her daughter." Raven continued, before letting go. "But I won't kill you. Unfortunately, I can't risk it. But when Yang breaks out and comes for you. I won't try to stop her. You see, Ruby is her half-sister." she finished.
Roman stayed silent, but Cinder smirked at his fear, before turning to Raven and saying "If Yang ever breaks out, it's not just Roman who has to worry. You see Raven, Yang has turned against you. She even threatened to kill your adopted daughter." Raven looked at her "She threatened to kill Vernal?" she asked. Cinder nodded "She did, and it was something to do with Adam's runaway."
Raven put her head in her hands "Vernal doesn't stand a chance against Yang, she can and will kill almost anyone." she said. "I wouldn't be so sure about that, your daughter seems to be developing a conscience. Apparently she tried to kill one of Adam's minions, but spared her for the cat." Cinder told her.
"She tried to kill one of my people. Who was it?" Adam asked. "I believe her name is Ilia Amitola." Cinder replied. "Shit. Well, that explains why Blake wanted to keep her alive," he said quietly. "Do you know any more about Ilia, is she still loyal or did Blake get to her?" he asked Cinder. "Ah Yes, there's some more bad news for you. Ilia has turned on you, she's now under Yang's protection." Cinder responded.
"Oh great. So Raven's daughter went rogue, Adam lost another of his pets, and I framed the wrong person. But how is any of that bad for you? Normally you wouldn't care about any of that." Roman said. "Fuck you Roman, I hate the guts of Blake and Ilia. But they are still Faunus, and I will not have you calling them pets. I would kill you for that if Cinder wouldn't kill me for doing it." Adam snapped. He then turned back to Cinder "I must admit, I'm also curious about how this affects you." he said.
Cinder showed her true anger, the rage that she hid so well. "Yang killed one of my people, she killed Emerald," she told them. Roman and Adam froze in place. But Raven couldn't ignore it "Cinder. I'm truly sorry for my daughter's actions." she said. Cinder glared at her "That won't bring Emerald back to me, that won't lessen my hatred for Yang." she snarled. Yang was one of the only people Raven had ever truly cared for, but that meant nothing now. She sighed "Then I disown her, and I swear that I will do everything in my power to help you exact your revenge."
Cinder's demeanour changed, and she calmed down. "Thank you, Raven. You truly live up to your reputation," she said. Raven nodded "Yang is an enemy and a traitor. She will pay for what she has taken from you, and for betraying me." she responded. "That's cold, even for you Raven," Roman said. She stared him down "It's not a decision I took lightly, she is my daughter and I made the mistake of keeping her in the dark about our arrangement. So I am not as cold as you think, I just understand loyalty."
Cinder waved for the others to leave "Adam and Roman, you may leave us. Next time we meet, I expect you to have a plan for dealing with this issue." The two men nodded and walked away. There escorts joined them, as they exited the warehouse. Cinder then turned back to Raven "I am truly sorry that we had to resort to this, but Emerald was important to me." she said.
Raven nodded "I understand, Yang sealed her fate when she killed her." she said. Cinder stepped forward, putting her hands on Raven's hips. "Your loyalty will be rewarded," she whispered, before pulling Raven into a kiss. When their lips parted Raven said, "I'll do anything for you, I love you Cinder." Cinder smiled "I love you too, my sweet Raven."
In a conference room in Atlas, two members of the Schnee family faced each other. "Father, why did you not bail Weiss out?" Winter demanded. "Do not speak to your father in such a manner, you insolent little bitch." Jacques snarled. "Answer my question. Why is my sister still imprisoned?" Winter demanded. Jacques slapped his daughter across the face "Weiss is a failure, she is no daughter of mine!" he shouted.
Winter's anger grew "You are the only failure in this family." she snapped at him. He slapped her again "After all I have given you, you dare to call me a failure. I could ruin you Winter." he told her. She shook her head "I'm not going to be your puppet anymore, you have Whitley for that. So, fuck you old man. I'm going to bail her out myself."
Jacques lost it, he grabbed Winter by the throat and started to strangle her. In response she punched him in the stomach, winding him and putting him on his knees. "What kind of man strangles his own daughter?" she asked him. He glared at her "A strong and successful man, that's who. You will obey me, or you will go down like your sister."
Winter drew her gun and levelled it at his head. "You are a fucking monster, and I will not stand by and let it happen anymore. You will resign and declare me the new head of the family, or I will put a bullet in your head," she ordered. He sneered "You don't have it in you, you are too weak to lead the family." he said.
Winter shook her head "Let me prove it to you, give you some incentive to do what I say." she said, before lowering the gun and putting a bullet in his shoulder. The force knocked him backwards. As he held the wound and screamed in pain, she approached him. "Now. Have you come to your senses, or do I have to end you?" she asked him.
"Fine. You win, I'll hand the family over to you. But any love I had for you is now gone, and you are no longer my daughter." he said. Winter pulled him to his feet. "You never loved me anyway, and I don't want to be your daughter," she told him. He started to laugh "You stupid girl, did you really think this would work." he said. Winter was confused "What the hell are you talking about? This is over. I won." she responded.
Jacques shook his head "You lost the moment you challenged me, goodbye Winter." he said. She only had time to turn, before the doors burst open and a security team ran in with their guns trained on her. She pulled Jacques in front of herself, using him as a shield. "There is no way out of this for you, except in a body bag. Now stop wasting our time, and let him go." one of the men demanded.
Winter shoved Jacques away and threw herself to the floor. The security team opened fire but missed her. Instead, they shattered the bulletproof window, with there high powered weapons. Winter took her chance and rolled out the window. She plummeted from the top story of the building.
Jacques stared out of the broken window "Yet another failure of a child, Whitley better not disappoint me." he said. He then turned to the security team. "Get me some medical assistance, and clean up the mess," he ordered. They all nodded and went to work.
Fortunately, there was a window cleaning platform close to the top. She hit it hard, but the fall was survivable. She lay there for a while, regaining her breath before forcing herself to her feet. She found the controls and lowered herself as far as she could. She was able to jump into a hedge from the platform, before getting to her feet and running to her car. As she sped off away from the building she said: "Hold on Weiss, I'm coming to get you."
Oh, and since I managed to get another chapter out before new year. Happy New Year.