I'm really getting back into this, let's hope it doesn't suck.
It was the middle of the night and the Huntresses were walking through the forest, on their way to Pyrrha's apartment. Pyrrha led the way, with Yang sticking close by. The walk gave the couple time to talk, more time than they had on the inside. "So, what are you gonna do now?" Yang asked. Would she just go back to working in the prison once it was back under control, or would she use this as an opportunity to start a new life?
Pyrrha sighed heavily "I'll be honest Yang, I have no idea. I don't know if I can ever go back to Beacon, and I don't know what else to do." she answered. Of course, there was always the option of rejoining the police, but that part of her life was over. The conflict of interest was too great, and it wouldn't be the same without Jaune.
"You know you could just join us. The Huntresses could always use another member, and you've already shown us how good you are. Plus it would make things so much easier for us, we wouldn't have to hide our relationship or our plans. We could be together all the time, taking down the fuckers who've wronged us." Yang told her. She was really trying to sell the idea to Pyrrha, she desperately wanted to have the redhead in the gang.
"I think I'd like that, but I don't think it's that simple. I may have helped you with and the others, but I don't know if I'm cut out for a life of crime." Pyrrha told her. The prospect was tempting and she had entertained the thought on numerous occasions, but she wasn't like the others. She was raised to be an upstanding member of society, she'd already fallen quite far from that but she was still a long way off being like Yang.
"If you want to, then you should. I know for a fact that you are cut out for it, you proved that by getting us this far. I don't want you to be like me, I just want you to join us." Yang responded. She wasn't quite sure why her feelings for Pyrrha were so strong, but she did know that she wanted to be around her as much as possible. Of course, that wasn't the only reason she had for wanting Pyrrha in the gang, there was also the fact that the redhead would be a great asset to the gang.
"Well I suppose someone will catch on to what I've done eventually, and you've made it very hard for me to say no. So I will join you, as long as Ruby and the others are okay with it." Pyrrha decided. It was inevitable really, she had been destined to fall into a life of crime from the moment she swore revenge against Jaune's attackers. She was lucky to have found herself surrounded by the right people when she did finally fall. With that and her feelings for Yang in mind, there was no way she could refuse.
"Hell Yeah, I promise you won't regret it. Oh and don't worry about the others, they'll all be as happy about this as I am." Yang excitedly responded. She was over the moon that Pyrrha had agreed, and she knew exactly how she would thank her for it. Unfortunately, that would have to wait until they had some alone time, which would be a while given how many people they would be sharing an apartment with.
"I never imagined these words would come out of my mouth when I first saw you. But thank you, Yang, you've done so much for me and for that I am eternally grateful." Pyrrha told her. Things had changed a lot since they first met, but they had definitely changed for the better. Opening Yang's eyes to the truth, was proving to be one of the best things she ever did. She had no regrets about doing that, and she would have no regrets about joining the Huntresses.
Following just behind Pyrrha and Yang were Ruby and Weiss. As they walked, they enthusiastically discussed their plans for the future. They had the right people for the job, but it would take more than that to take over Vale and punish their enemies. "The first thing we need to do is get enough money to set everything up." Ruby pointed out. Unfortunately, they had pretty much nothing and couldn't go for legitimate employment, so making money was easier said than done.
"That shouldn't be a problem. I have a number of secret bank accounts that not even my family know about, they contain more than enough to fund our operations." Weiss responded. She may have renounced her links to her family but she still had access to the vast wealth associated with the Schnee name. All she needed to do was get into her account, transfer the money to someone who wasn't a fugitive, and get them to withdraw it. Then they would have plenty of money.
"Are you sure about that Weiss? We can find other ways to make money if you don't want to. I'd feel bad about taking your money." Ruby asked. They really did need the money, but it would be taking advantage of Weiss. As vital as it was, she would have preferred using other ways of making money to doing something that she perceived to be bad for Weiss.
"I'm more than sure Ruby, I want to use it for this. This means more to me than my money does, and it would be idiotic to break our backs trying to make money when we already have enough just sitting there. Trust me, this is what I want and you shouldn't feel bad about it." Weiss explained. The Huntresses were here whole life now and as such, all of her money would be going to them. She wouldn't feel bad about using her own money. If anything, she would feel bad about not using it.
"Okay if that's how you really feel, then thanks I really appreciate it. Now, we need a legitimate front to hide behind. Any ideas what we could do?" asked Ruby. She didn't know much about running a criminal organization, but she knew that all the best ones used legitimate businesses to hide their shady dealings. If they were going to take over Vale they'd need a good one, and maybe more.
"Well I think we need to find things that we're good at, then use them to set up convincing fronts. We should discuss it with the others before we make any decisions though, we'll need everyone's input to make it work." Weiss pointed out. Though they knew each other quite well, the Huntresses had never really discussed what they were good at outside of what crimes they had committed. That was a conversation they would need to have, once they reached Pyrrha's apartment.
"Good point. But we do know enough to work out what we can do, crime wise I mean." Ruby responded. They did know enough about the crimes they had committed, to work out what they could do now they were on the outside. They were lucky to have a wide range of skills, so they could start competing with their enemies in various different areas. That was highly important, as they would need to take business away from their enemies if they were going to drive them out of Vale and defeat them.
Weiss nodded "I know what you meant. I think we cover pretty much the entire spectrum of crime, not everything but almost. All of us can kill and injure, so we can certainly go for more violent crimes. Coco, Ciel and I have us covered for fraud, money laundering and hacking. Dew has us covered for arms dealing and has us covered for drugs. Then we have the likes of Blake and Ilia to handle burglary and other things that require stealth." she said. Between them, they had a lot of skills that would incredibly useful in growing their organization and taking down the competition.
"That's a pretty good start, and I'm sure the others have more skills that we don't know about yet. We can discuss it more once we get to Pyrrha's." Ruby concluded. Just that short conversation with Weiss was enough to erase any worries she had about establishing the gang on the outside. It would still take time, but she had complete faith that the gang could seize control of Vale's underworld.
After walking for seemingly hours, they finally reached Pyrrha's apartment. Fortunately, they didn't have to spend long out in the open, as the apartment complex was very close to the edge of the forest. Still, they moved as quickly as they could, as 20 prison officers walking down the street was bound to raise suspicions. It was a great relief when they reached the front door, without running into another person.
Unfortunately, Pyrrha's keys were back at Beacon so she had to knock. The knock wasn't particularly loud, but it still put everyone on edge. If someone looked out their window to see what the noise was, the gang could easily be caught. They looked so suspicions and the scene they created was utterly bizarre, so there was a high chance that they would have the police called on them if they were spotted.
After a heart-stopping 30 seconds, the door swung open revealing Winter with a gun in her hand. She took a second to look over the assembled crowd, before waving them in and stepping to the side. Not wanting to be out for a moment longer, they all filed in as quickly as they could. First Pyrrha, then Yang, then Ruby, Weiss, Nora, Ren, Coco, Velvet, Ciel, Penny, Nebula, Dew, Gwen, Octavia, Arslan, Reese, May, Neon, Ilia and finally Blake.
As soon as the door was closed behind Blake, Winter broke the silence. "It's good to see you all survived, the police have been going crazy about a riot at Beacon," she said to everyone. Pyrrha and Weiss were the only people she actually knew out of the 20 assembled before her, but she was still genuinely glad to see they were all alive. After all, they had kept her sister safe and managed to break her out of prison.
Finally seeing Winter again caused Weiss to lose her composure, she closed the distance between them and hugged her sister tightly. "Oh Winter, I can't believe you're actually here. I thought you'd abandoned me like the rest of the family, I'm so glad I was wrong," she said, as the tears started to flow. Her father always told her that Schnee's didn't cry, but that meant nothing to her anymore. She didn't care what anyone else thought in that moment, she was much too happy for that.
Weiss wasn't the only Schnee to breakdown, Winter was equally overwhelmed by their reunion. "I'm here Weiss, and I'm never going anywhere. I'm sorry for everything that happened while I was away, and I swear I will not rest until that bastard pays for what he did." She said as she buried her face in Weiss' shoulder. They may have been separated for years, but they shared an unbreakable bond. It had been strained by their time apart, but now it was stronger than ever.
The sisters had a lot of catching up to do, but that would have to wait. Weiss, like everyone else from Beacon, was utterly exhausted from the day's events. Everyone, prison officer and fugitive alike, found whatever space they could and went to sleep. Each of them went out like a light, leaving Winter to watch over them. The older Schnee chuckled to herself as she looked around the room "You know Jacques, I almost pity you. You don't stand a chance." she whispered to herself.
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