"Hippity hoppity-" Qrow stopped as Glynda held her riding crop to his neck.
"Finish that sentence and you'll see what happens next." Qrow weighed his options; finish the rhyme and piss everyone off, or keep his balls.
"Finish what sentence?"
"I thought so." Everyone relaxed as the tension that immedietly mounted dissipated and calmed. Until Ruby spoke up.
"-Women are property!"
"RUBY!" Weiss glared at her leader, who unapologetically began laughing. Qrow grinned ever so slightly, feeling pride for his niece.
"Ah, offensive humor. Only the most dead inside can understand it." Qrow sipped from his flask as the screen began to clear up. Penny blinked and looked at Ruby.
"I don't get it."
"I know." Ren hummed and unconsciously thought that Jaune might enjoy this kind ofn humor.
The screen was completely black. Nothing but the upcoming sound of wind could be heard. Soon, flakes of snow began to fall, each second that passed making them fall faster and harder.
The blizzard continues as flakes began to form a title.
Silent Night
Qrow leaned back, humming disinterested. "Probably some sort of Christmas special about appreciating life or some other garbage."
"I dunno, Qrow, doesn't seem like it. Besides, you shouldn't criticize those kinds of movies when you have a full collection of them." Summer chuckled as Qrow drank faster, trying to ignore the laughter from everyone.
A soft jazz trumpet swelled up as the title was blown away with the rest of the snow, and a figure could he seen walking in the snow, trench coat pulled tightly against itself as the bottom flapped in the wind.
"Ooo, this just got a little better." Velvet scooted closer to the edge of her seat. "Looks like some sort of detective story."
"Yeah. The coat kind of gives it away. Wonder what brand it is?" Coco said, leaning forward with interest in her eyes.
The figure soon walked close enough, revealing a mop of blonde hair, and an older, grizzled Jaune with dozens of scars across his face.
"Oh damn. Those look like they hurt." Sun groaned quietly, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with this version of his fellow blonde.
He continued to walk through the snow, and through the black void he seemed to be in, until he reached a gate. Standing in front was Cardin, who attempted to stop him, but was lifted from the ground.
Jaune wordlessly glared at him until he started shaking in fear, and dropped him to open the gate.
"Well that's just impressive." Glynda admitted, somewhat attracted to this version of her student.
Jaune began walking down the hall, and down the steps that lead to his destination. Reaching the bottom, he was met by Mercury and Emerald, who stood to the left and right of Cinder, who sat comfortably on a sofa.
She stood, and extended a hand. Jaune reached into his pocket and stopped as Mercury and Emerald pulled out a pair of pistols. Slowly, he pulled a wad of cash and handed it over to Cinder, who smirked and motioned for the three to follow. Jaune glared at the back of her head, digging holes into it.
She stopped in front of a large metal door, and pointed at it. The score seemed to calm as Jaune looked through a sliding eye hole, and smirked.
There sat an innocent little girl. The one he'd been looking for. Amber.
Ozpin's breath hitched and his trip on his cane tightened. Everyone felt a similar tension. Just what was he doing? Was he going to buy this girl?
Suddenly, and without warning, Jaune spun around, wielding twin silver pistols each going off and killing Emerald and Mercury.
"Holly Smokes!" Nebula went wide eyed at the sudden display of violence. "At least we know he's one of the good guys?"
Jaune aimed down at Cinder, who looked up at him with a glare. He simply grinned before pulling the trigger.
Amber looked up as the door opened. She locked eyes with the scariest man she'd ever seen, but there was a softness in his eyes that eased her.
"Your dad's been looking for you, Amber. Let's get you home." He picked her up and held her close under his coat. She held onto his shirt and cried as he walked out into the blizzard. She was safe now.
Ozpin let out a sigh of relief. She was safe now, and that was all that mattered to him.
"Hey, Headmaster, you really seemed worried about that girl." Ruby pointed out, drawing eyes to him. He chuckled and sat up straight.
"Because she's my daughter." Eyes went wide. Qrow, Qlynda and even Raven stared harder at him, screaming with their eyes for him tk shut up.
"Wait, you have a kid!?" Sun asked, very surprised by this. "You're kidding, right?"
"Four daughters to be exact."
"Oz, zip it!" Qrow slammed his flask into the mans mouth, forcing the contents down his throat. Everyone stared in confusion, and some amusement as Ozpin struggled against the sudden assault.
"Well, while that's happening, who wants to guess what comes next?" Yang spoke, earning several answers.
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Sin City: Silent Night by Frank Miller
