With Adam slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant led the way as he and Ruby rounded the side of the penthouse. They could hear the crashing of waves in the pool as the wind picked up even more.

"How much farther is it?" the Lieutenant asked, tightening his grip on Adam. The shirtless Faunus was as wet as he was, and the big guy had nearly dropped his slippery boss ten times now. "I can barely hold Adam anymore!"

"We're almost there!" Ruby answered, "Just hold him a little longer and we'll be inside in no time!"

"Well what about this storm? You think it'll end by morning?"

"I don't know! I'm too soaked to worry about it anymore!"

"You're soaked? Look at me! I don't know how much more drenched I can get! See how soggy my underwear is?!"

"I'd rather not!" Ruby replied, keeping her gaze above his waist at all costs. She could see the cellar doors up ahead, and pointed excitedly. "There they are! Let's go!"

The pair ran against the wind with all their strength, and were soon standing over the pair of doors. Ruby bent down and pulled on the handles, but the wooden boards refused to budge. "Gah! I think it's locked!"

"Let me try!" The Lieutenant clumsily handed Adam's body over to Ruby. He stepped up to the doors and stomped down on them repeatedly. With a mighty roar, he managed to break through but tumbled down into the darkness himself after losing his footing on the wet wood. Ruby cringed as she heard him crash down the stairs and collide with random supplies below.

"Are you okay?!"

Shaking off the pain, the Lieutenant waited for his eyes to adjust to the dark before answering. "Yeah, I'm good! Toss Adam down!"

Ruby struggled to lift Adam up, barely able to keep a hold on him. "I'll try my best!"

Unfortunately, Ruby was never good at throwing things. Her toss was more like a shove, and Adam's body tumbled down the steps. She heard the Lieutenant curse as she heard the clattering of metal once again.

"What kind of toss was that?!"

"Sorry! Is he okay?"

"Um… Oh, that ain't good."

"What's wrong?" Ruby called down, descending slowly into the dark and using her scroll as a flashlight, "How bad is he hurt?"

"I think he's bleeding... Ah, shit. Yeah, he's definitely bleeding."

"Oh man…" Ruby sighed. Sure, Adam was a creep towards Blake but she didn't like knowing she had caused someone pain. "I'm so sorry!"

"Don't worry about it. He gets cut all the time. I think this just reopened an old wound on his arm."

"Ew," Ruby grimaced, "Can you cover that up or something? Looking at those kind of things makes me feel dizzy."

"Already done."

Flashing her scroll, she gasped upon seeing the Lieutenant now only in his underwear. He had wrapped his jacket around Adam's arm to stop the bleeding, but was practically naked now. "What is up with you and being nude?!"

"What? Still got my undies on. Besides, gotta put the boss's safety before my own. White Fang code and all."

"Well… You got a point."

Looking around, Ruby shined her light about in search of some kind of power switch or generator. The basement was surprisingly quiet apart from the pounding rain above. A shiver went up her spine when the coldness of the basement finally hit her and her drenched body.

"Man, its cold down here," she said, stepping over a stack of buckets, "You gotta be freezing."

"Not really," the Lieutenant said from behind, clutching Adam to his chest like a kid would a teddy bear, "Look. There's a door up ahead. Maybe there's something in there."

"Yeah, I see it too."

After maneuvering around piles of junk, Ruby and the Lieutenant reached the door. Luckily, it was unlocked. Turning the handle, the two went through into a smaller, darker room.

"What is this place?" the big guy asked, tugging at a large piece of cloth lying in front of them. Ruby was just as puzzled, and put her hand out to touch it as well.

"I dunno… Only one way to find out."

Ruby walked into the drapery, letting it envelop around her until it began to lift and unveil what lie on the other side…

These were the times when Sun was glad he had steady hands. While he mostly used them for picking pockets and such, they were perfect for games like this. The girls behind him were astonished by how quickly and effortlessly he had plucked out the tiny plastic bones from the holes in the patient's plastic body, and one was really beginning to regret having stuck up this deal with him. He had messed up only once, his hand slipping at the sound of a lightning strike, and was now shirtless. Still, he wasn't about to screw up again any time soon.

"So, that's eight so far," Sun said with a grin, "And… that… makes… nine!"

Yang flinched as he pulled out the penultimate bone. She bit her lip in frustration and glanced nervously at Weiss and Neo. The two girls were giving her the iciest of stares, with the slightest hint of murder in Neo's. She looked to Blake next, who looked fairly anxious as she pulled at her hair. Yang had not fully taken into account how she might feel having to strip down in front of Sun, and felt an immense guilt drop over her. Her apologies would have to wait, as Sun turned around to face them.

"One more to go, ladies," he shrugged, "Looks like I'm staying clothed tonight."

"Just get to it!" Weiss snapped, clearly not anticipating their imminent loss, "And quit gloating!"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Sun said as he looked over at a quivering Blake. His happy expression changed when he saw her blushing face quickly look away from him. Something told him that, if he did succeed, then he'd probably be hurting one of his friends in the process. And if there was one person he didn't want to screw up a relationship with, it was Blake. It was time to alter the rules, for her sake. "Look, girls. How about we make this all or nothing?"

"What do you mean?" Yang asked.

"If I screw this last one up, then I lose the bet. I clearly had the advantage at this game, so it's only fair that I even up the odds. What do you say?"

The girls shared looks, and nodded in approval. Yang put her hand on Blake's shoulder in comfort, and was at ease when she felt the cat sigh in relief. "Sounds good, monkey boy."

Blake nodded knowingly at Sun, mouthing 'Thank you' with her lips to him. Feeling just a bit better with himself, Sun placed the game in front of him and the girls. He reached down to pick up the final piece while looking at his fellow Faunus with a playful smile. "Well then I hope you're ready to-

*BZZZZ!*

Rule #1 when playing Super Surgeon: Always look at the board.

Wide eyed, Sun stared down at his hand as the board continued to vibrate. Yang and Weiss cheered, high-fiving each other. Blake let out the biggest sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from her brow. Neo immediately beckoned Sun to stand, taking Weiss's scroll in her hand to film the punishment.

"Sorry, but a deal's a deal, Sun" Yang said, hand on her hip, "You know what to do now."

"Oh, come on!" Sun threw his arms out, "Don't I get a mulligan or something?!"

Blake blushed as she thought about what was coming next, but still answered him. "You said it yourself, Sun: All or nothing."

"Take your time, monkey boy," Weiss said smugly, folding her arms, "We have all night to wait."

Unable to think of a way out of this, Sun accepted defeat. He sighed and pulled down his sweatpants, revealing his smiley—face covered boxers. Yang cat whistled as his pants hit the floor, while Blake did her best not to stare directly at him. Weiss snickered, nudging at Neo to zoom in on the yellow faces.

"Do I really have to drop these?" Sun groaned.

"What do you think?"

"Dammit…"

Gulping, Sun was ready to get this over with. He closed his eyes and pulled down, just as the movie curtain behind him parted to reveal two new onlookers of his humiliation.

Ruby had only ever seen two people naked before in her entire life: her sister and herself. She preferred not to see others in the buff or even close to it; it just made her feel uncomfortable and funny inside. Heck, just seeing the Lieutenant in his undies was weird enough!

But now she had to add Sun Wukong to that list.

After she managed to draw her eyes away from his bare buttocks, she saw her sister, Weiss, Blake, and Neo looking back at her from Sun's other side as she stood on the movie screen stage. The Lieutenant stood beside her awkwardly, shivering and doing his best to cover his crotch with Adam as he stared at Sun.

"U-Uh!" Ruby stammered, covering her young, tainted eyes, "Yang! W-What are you all doing?!"

"Um…" Yang blushed, rubbing her neck as she tried to think of a response. When she couldn't, she elbowed Weiss to answer for her. "Go on Weiss! Explain and stuff!"

"Oh, well…" Schnee said, trying her best to avert her gaze from Sun (unlike Blake, who was peeking at him from the slits of her fingers), "We made a bet with Sun and he… He kind of lost."

At the moment he had heard Ruby's voice, Sun had immediately begun to re-dress himself; little Ruby didn't need to be seeing any more of him. He stumbled past the girls, pants barely above his knees, and made his way to the steps as Neo continued to record. "Well, it's been fun ladies! I'll be crashing on the couch if you need me!"

The room was completely quiet as the remaining housemates stood in place, feeling all sorts of emotions ranging from shame to amusement to arousal.

"Welp," the Lieutenant announced, hoisting Adam over his shoulder once again, "That was a thing. Now if you girls would excuse me, I need to go take a cold shower."

"So," Blake said, clearing her throat, "I'm guessing you didn't find a power generator."

"Nope," Ruby sighed in disappointment, "But we did bring Adam back inside, so that's… Actually, that's not a very good thing, now that I think about it."

"I knew I should've made you stay inside, Ruby."

"Oh Yang, it could be worse. I could've gotten- ACHOO!"

Ruby sniffed, wiping her nose with her sleeve as Yang face palmed.

"Aw, poop nuggets."

Pyrrha sat at the edge of her bed, twiddling her thumbs nervously as she gazed across the room. That silly boy was sleeping on his side with his back turned to her, his body rising and falling with each breath. She knew exactly what she wanted to do, yet was still building up the courage to do it.

"…I can do this."

Pyrrha removed her headdress, setting it down beside her. Undoing her ponytail, she let her red locks fall down over her shoulders as she approached Jaune's bed. He jerked as she sat down beside him, and she retracted slightly. Grunting, he rolled over and yawned with his eyes barely open. "Pyrrha? Is that you?"

"Sshh," Pyrrha hushed, putting her hand on his shoulder, "No need to wake up completely."

"Ngh… What's up? Something wrong?"

"No, just…" she swallowed her nervousness, scooting closer towards him, "It is quite cold without any heat. I was hoping maybe I could… Sleep with you tonight."

"Huh?" Jaune's eyes opened up wider now, "Wh-What do you mean?"

"I-I meant beside you, not with you! Nothing of that sort! If you are not okay with it, then I understand! It's just nobody else is in the room, so there is no need to worry about Mercury or Sun taunting us about it. I could sleep above the sheets, if I being under them would make you uncomfortable."

"Well…" Jaune yawned, lifting up his blankets, "If you're cold then make yourself comfy. I don't mind."

Pyrrha was squealing and jumping for joy on the inside. It was nearly impossible for her to keep from expressing it out loud. "A-Are you sure?" she answered, almost too excitedly.

"Hey, it's what friends are for."

Slowly and delicately, Pyrrha slipped in under the covers beside Jaune. He flipped back over onto his side as she made herself comfortable, pressing her back up against his and feeling his warmth. Oh, how badly she wanted to turn over and embrace him!

But for now, this would do.

"Hey, Pyrrha."

Nikos jumped a little at his voice. She looked over her shoulder at the boy. "Yes?"

"You ever seen Galactic Conflict?"

"Is that a sci-fi movie?"

"Yeah."

"I… can't say that I have, unfortunately."

"Really? Man, that's my favorite film. We should watch it once we get power back; I've got the DVD with me if you're up for it."

'Wait,' Pyrrha thought, 'Is… Is he asking me on a movie date?!' This night just kept getting better and better for Pyrrha! Jaune must have read her mind or something, as she was going to ask him to do the same with her eventually!

Well, with his case it was probably just as friends. But it was still something.

"That sounds wonderful, Jaune."

"Ah man, you're going to love that movie Pyrrha. So many space battles, and the characters are the best! My favorite is this one guy, and he's part robot and part alien..."

Pyrrha lay there and let him ramble on for a while. It was cute seeing him talking so passionately about his hobby; he probably didn't have many to talk about it with back home living with seven sisters and all. In that case, Pyrrha wanted to be that person with whom he shared this connection with.

"Sounds like you everything about this movie," Nikos yawned, subtly putting more of her weight on his back.

"I don't want to brag, but you're not wrong." His goofy cocky side was slipping out, the same one she had seen when they first met and he tried to win over Weiss. "Anyways, I'll shut up and let you catch some shut-eye… Night, Pyrrha."

She smiled softly, wishing she could hear him say that to her every night from this day onward.

"Good night, Jaune."