Tipping her sunglasses down to peer inside her empty cup, Cinder sighed and handed the empty glass to her servant. "Emerald, refill please."

"Y-yes, ma'am!" Sustrasi obliged, quickly grabbing a pitcher and pouring the drink full. "There you go, ma'am! Would you like more suntan lotion applied to your arms?"

"No thank you," Cinder took a sip from her straw, completely indifferent to her subordinate's eagerness to assist her, "Back to fanning, please."

The green haired thief obeyed, cooling down her boss once more. Looking away from Cinder briefly to survey the pool, she noticed something that might brighten Cinder's day. "Looks like Schnee is burning up over there, ma'am."

"Hm?" Now that intrigued Fall. Sitting up in her chair, she grinned devilishly at the sight of a sunburned Weiss, fast asleep and vulnerable. It was too good of an opportunity not to let slide. She got off her throne and handed her cup to Emerald.

"Keep this cool for me, would you?" Cinder asked kindly as she strutted over to Weiss, "I'm going to give Weiss a nice pat on the back."

Being the lovable Corgi that he was, Zwei gathered much attention from his sisters on a daily basis. And after Master Ruby had adorned him in a swimming vest and diving goggles today, the poor dog had barely had time to enjoy himself in the pool without being hugged and kissed. He didn't mind Master Ruby and Master Yang's affection, but he needed R&R as well.

Once they began slashing each other with water, he had made his great escape. Using his strong-yet cute- legs, he paddled his way over to Vomit Boy, who was quite preoccupied with the stunning Spartan Princess and her swim attire.

Zwei usually greeted his friends in the same manner, but Vomit Boy was an exception. There was only one way to announce his presence to the dorky blonde. Zwei dove underwater, holding his breath until he reached Vomit Boy's trunk covered rear.

And then he opened his jaws nice and wide…

In addition to their physical animalistic attributes, Faunus were also granted an above-average running speed that was more than useful in many situations. It was times like these where Adam was prouder than ever to be part beast. In a flash, he would undo Nikos' swimsuit and be out of there before she even realized she had been exposed.

And then, he'd run over and undo Blake's as well. Embarrassing her in front of all her friends would be the perfect way of showing her that he still cared for her. What better way to show your affection for someone than emotionally scarring them, you know?

As he quickly closed the space between him and his prey, Adam looked for the strings hanging off her back to grasp in his fingers. Apparently they were fairly small strings, for he couldn't see them at all.

Now that he thought about it, there weren't any strings at all.

Shit.

Shit.

OH SHIT!

What the hell was going on?! All swimsuits are tied in the back with strings! He'd never seen any that weren't! How was he supposed to undo it?! If only he had a sword, he could cut through it!

Okay, that might kill her, but frankly Adam wasn't worried about that. Mercury was down for a snuff film, anyways.

"Mercury!" Adam shouted across the pool to his cohort as he ran, "There aren't any strings! What should I dooooooooo?!"

Too busy panicking to watch where he was running, Adam hadn't noticed Sun's banana peel lying right in his path. He began sliding uncontrollably down the poolside and flailing his arms like a madman. Only two people seemed to notice.

"ADAM!" the Lieutenant bolted after his boss, wearing only a tan speedo that made him look completely nude, "I'M COMING!"

"NO! STAY AWAY FROM ME!"

From his hiding spot, Mercury face palmed. He should have figured this would have happened. At least he could film this and submit it to that funny home videos show on TV.

"Did you hear something?" Pyrrha asked, looking behind her just as Adam slid by the other way.

"I think it was Adam, but I don't see him," Jaune said, noticing the banana peel near Pyrrha's feet had mysteriously vanished, "Eh. Probably nothing. Wanna get in?"

Arc extended a hand up to Pyrrha, inviting her into the water. Of course she couldn't stop herself from blushing as she took his hand. "I can get in myself, you know?"

"Just being a gentleman- YEOW!"

Jaune had no idea what it was, but something had just sunk its fangs into his tender behind. If he didn't know any better, he'd say it was a shark. Fortunately, the culprit was much cuter than one of those. Zwei poked his head out from under the water and barked, saying hello one more.

"You!" Jaune snapped, grasping his aching cheek with his free hand, "I'm gonna get you for that! Come here!" He swung his other arm towards the dog to grab him by his life jacket, but forgot his other hand was already holding something.

"Jaune, Jaune, JAUNE!" Pyrrha shouted as Arc pulled her forcefully into the pull. Jaune's eyes opened wide as Nikos' chest fell into his face as she fell on top of him. Zwei dove back underwater as a huge splash erupted into the air.

"Woo-hoo!" Nora cheered from afar, sitting with Ren by the barbecue, "Atta girl, Pyrrha!"

Ren couldn't help but try and correct her. "Nora, I don't think she meant to fall into the pool-

"Don't ruin this for me, got it?" Valkyrie made that face even Ren knew to fear.

"…Y-yes, Nora. Understood."

Emerging from the spray of water, Jaune and Pyrrha shook their hair dry. Meeting eyes, they blushed but soon burst out into laughter at the whole outrageousness of the situation.

"Sorry about that!" Jaune apologized, "Kinda forgot about the whole helping you into the pool thing."

"It's alright," Pyrrha smiled, moving hair from her eyes, "I didn't hurt you, did I?"

"Nah. Your, uh, boobs kinda cushioned the impact."

"You pervert!" Nikos giggled, throwing water in his face.

"Oh, you want a war now don't ya?" Jaune grinned, returning the favor with an even bigger splash. That was one of the things he liked about Pyrrha. If he had said that to any other girl, he'd probably get slapped in the face or worse, thinking about some of the other girls he knew. Pyrrha was probably the best friend he could have.

Jaune had to admit though: he didn't think he'd enjoy seeing her in a bikini as much as he had.

And hey, skipping first base and landing on second wasn't bad, either. He'd have to call back home and tell his dad about that later.

Unlike most normal people, Cinder felt nothing while looking at Jaune and Pyrrha's antics. Watching them as she made her way to Weiss, she adjusted her sunglasses and flung her hair back. She wasn't trying to attract any of the men around the pool, but she had to assert herself as the best looking woman here. A bit of flaunting never hurt once in a while.

Suddenly, she felt a whoosh of air blow across her back followed by a subtle tug. And then just as suddenly, she felt a little cold in the chest.

Cinder looked down, and froze in shock.

"AAAIIIIIEEEE!"

The ear piercing shriek caught everyone's attention. All eyes were subjugated to a topless Cinder Fall. There was utter silence aside from the loud cackling of Mercury Black, who made the mistake of emerging from his hiding place with camera in hand.

"Way to go, Adam!" he shouted to his partner, "Wrong target, but good job!"

Adam didn't respond, as his Lieutenant had just tackled him into the pool to end his out of control banana peel ride from Hell.

Desperately trying to cover herself, Cinder looked to Emerald for assistance. "Emerald! Get that camera this instant!"

But it was no good; Sustrai had fainted the moment she had gazed upon her boss's naughty bits. She was lying face up on the ground, a grin of ecstasy plastered on her face. Cinder looked to Option B.

"Neo!" she barked at the small woman floating in an inner tube, "Get him!"

Neo didn't budge.

"Fine… I'll pay you!"

Clapping once in satisfaction, Neo slid out of her tube and into the water. She swam like a shark to the shore, lunging out of the water and grabbing Mercury by his metal ankles.

"Wha- No!" Black panicked, dropping his camera as Neo dragged him towards the water, "I can't swim! I can't fucking swim!"

His pleas wouldn't help him, and he soon vanished beneath the waves. After a couple bubbles popped at the surface, his head emerged bound and gagged by his own swim trunks. Neo had left him standing on the shallow end of the pool where he wouldn't drown, though in any other circumstance she would've killed him rather than humiliate him.

"Oh, that's gotta hurt," Sun commented as Neo climbed out near him and Blake. The cat had been doing quite fine in the pool, but now didn't feel like sharing it with a bottomless Merc. And she certainly wasn't the only one.

"I think that's enough swimming for today, Sun," Blake said.

"Ditto. Wanna go inside and watch TV?"

"Sounds better than all of this."

"We'll come with you!" Yang called, grabbing a reluctant Ruby by the arm.

"But Yang!" Rose whined as Zwei swam up beside her, "I wanna swim more!"

"Not with him in the pool like that, Ruby."

"Mercury? But what's wrong with-

"Don't ask questions. And don't look underwater either."

Soon enough everyone started heading for the house, leaving Mercury begging for help. A trashed Roman stumbled by him, picking up his camera and winking. "Don't you worry, pal. I'll come back fer ya later! After I'm done uploading this online, that is!"

Mercury's muffled screams did nothing to stop Torchwick from abandoning him. What did a 5-star man do to deserve this punishment?!

"Whuh?" Weiss rubbed her eyes, finally waking from her long nap after hearing a bunch of screaming and splashing. "Where is everyone?"

The next thing she noticed that one side of her hand didn't match the other, and that her skin was feeling quite tingly. "Oh. My. God. RUBY!"