Here's the next chapter of Being Human. Hope you all enjoy! Read and Review!
(Vale Streets, 1 hour before Jaune's abduction)
"Ok, I need to grab Nora dust grenades, get a sharpening stone for Ren and armor polish for Pyrrha." Jaune thought to himself as he walked towards the weapons shop he and JNPR went to often since the owner gave the whole team a discount because Pyrrha gave the shop a shout out on social media.
"Jaune! Good to see ya lad! Need the usual supplies?" The middle-aged asked as he gave Jaune a toothy smile.
"Yep, it was my turn to pick up gear Reggie so here I am." Jaune smiled back as he shook the burly man's hand.
"Already got everything packed kid, it's all right here!" He pulled a large crate from behind the counter and slammed the heavy package down. Jaune handed Reggie the lien for the gear and hefted it onto his shoulder.
"Need a heavy duty bag there Jaune?"
"Nope! It's all part of my own workout regimen. Gotta carry this all the way to the bullhead docks without setting it down." Reggie nodded in understanding and opened the door for the blonde knight.
"I do have one question before you leave, when are you going to ask out Nikos?" Reggie's question made Jaune almost trip and drop the box.
"Uh...I...The thing is..."
"Ah just giving you crap kid. Thought since you two were partners you'd wanna get together."
"Yea...I mean I'd love to go out with her...but...I need the right time alright?"
"I understand lad. Don't wait too long though, she might lose interest!"
Jaune nodded and walked out of the store, his mind racing with thoughts about what Reggie said.
"I WANT to date Pyrrha but I'm scared that I'll just screw it up. During the dance, what she said about me being the kind of guy she'd want to be there with...Reggie's right, I need to take my shot! I'll ask Pyrrha out later today!"
Jaune continued his way toward the docks, thinking about how he'd want to set up his date with Pyrrha.
"Where do you think your going filthy faunus bitch?"
The knight looked down an alleyway where the sound came from and his eyes widened in shock, a female fox faunus was held against a wall by two guys, as one of them started to strip her.
"Please! Don't hurt me! Just let me go!" Her makeup was smeared from her tears as she struggled to break the grip of her captors.
"Hey!" Jaune yelled as he barreled toward the two thugs. One turned around and was met by a powerful haymaker that sent the guy flying. The other let go of the woman and swung a wild fist Jaune's way, who easily batted it away and threw the thug over his shoulder, slamming the man into the hard ground. The Arc was breathing hard from the adrenaline coursing through his veins and turned to ask if the woman was alright.
*WHAM*
Jaune hit the ground hard and saw stars dancing in his vision as he tried to see who hit him. It was the would be damsel that he just saved. She looked down at Jaune with a wicked smile and stepped on his head.
"That was just too easy! Adam was right to choose you as our target." Jaune struggled to get up and felt blood leaking out the hit he just took.
"Why...Why are you doing this?" Jaune barely got out as his attacker took her foot off his head and shouldered her weapon.
"My boss has a loose end to wrap up but she goes to Beacon. So we chose to kidnap one of her friends and know that she'll come running to save them. You were the prime candidate, according to the file we had on you. No more talk now, just close your eyes and think happy thoughts." She said right before hitting Jaune again and everything went dark.
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(Four days since Jaune's abduction)
Both teams RWBY and JNPR were still scouring the streets for Jaune, hoping to find him. Pyrrha was the first to be worried of her leaders late return when the sun had set and Jaune was nowhere to be found. Everyone tried to reason that he must've missed the bullhead and had to wait overnight in Vale. When he didn't return the next day, everyone became just as worried and reported Jaune's disappearance to Headmaster Ozpin. The Headmaster acted quickly and ordered the commissioner of the Vale police department to send out an APB to find Jaune.
JNPR tried to retrace Jaune's steps from Reggie's shop and the route to the bullheads but found nothing. Yang and RWBY went to Junior but he didn't know anything either. Everyone didn't stop until they got the message from Jaune's captors and called Qrow and Penny for help.
"Ok kids, your friend is at this location right?"
"Yeah uncle Qrow, kidnappers said if we weren't here in 24 hours they'd kill him."
"I knew the White Fang became radical but damn, kidnapping just to get to you belladonna. They're a shell of what they used to be. Alright everyone here's what we're gonna do, all seven of you will go with Blake while Penny and I search for Jaune quietly. When I message you once, that means we got him, if I message you twice that means we can't locate him and if it's three times he's already dead."
They all winced at the thought of Jaune being dead but pushed forward and nodded in agreement.
"Let's get the ball rolling then, go in through the front and we'll find another entrance."
"Don't worry Ruby, we will save friend Jaune! I promise!" Penny said cheerfully as the two disappeared, leaving JNPR and RWBY alone. The two teams pushed open hte doors and walked down a narrow hallway, on edge and alert in case of an ambush.
"Well well well, what do we have here?" A female voice spoke from the shadows as a female fox faunus revealed herself.
"I'm surprised you all came. Pity, I won't be able to kill that human now."
"Ember Rot? I thought you were stationed in Menagerie! Why are you here?!" Blake spoke with rage evident in her voice as Ember laughed at her anger.
"Adam believed my talents would be better utilized in Vale and I agreed. I think the results speak for themselves since I have you here begging to save a worthless humans life instead of your own."
"Who is she Blake?" Yang asked as she readied Ember Celica.
"Ember Rot, more commonly known as the butcher. She's an expert in torture techniques and in interrogation but was ordered to stay permanently in Menagerie because she chopped a prisoner's head off after they surrendered."
"Guilty! I still remember the sound! Oh the juicy squelch when his head hit the floor! Honestly I don't care about equal rights, I just love killing people."
"What kind of person murders people for no reason?!" Ruby spoke in horror as she felt her scroll vibrate once and not another, making her calm down a bit.
"Blake, Jaune's safe. Uncle Qrow and Penny have him! Let's take her down and get Jaune out of here!" Ruby whispered and Blake nodded.
The seven of them unsheathed hteir weapons as they readied themselves for battle.
"Hey, you're supposed to give yourself up. Throw down your weapons or I'll have the human killed!"
"You're too late Ember! My uncle has Jaune! Now we can fight without having to worry!" Ruby declared as she shot at Ember who easily dodged the sniper rounds and had a look of pure frustration on her face.
"You damned brat...When I have the chance...and I WILL have another chance to face you all again you will be the first to die! Stall them!" Ember ordered as white fang grunts sprung from the shadows and aggressively attacked them. The huntresses and huntsman easily took them all down with minimal effort but this gave Ember enough time to escape, leaving them alone. The door down the hall burst open revealing Qrow who was holding a mutilated and barely breathing Jaune.
RWBY and NPR gazed at Jaune's form in absolute horror, not believing what they were seeing. The sheer sight of him made Nora and Weiss vomit, Ruby hid in Yang's embrace as she could barely look at her friend's mutilated body, Blake shook her head and had tears streaming down her face, guilt evident in her eyes. His legs were gone, all that remained were stumps that had old bloody bandages on them. His left arm was missing as well with only the shoulder remaining. His right arm was the only thing left in somewhat one piece but all of his fingers were obviously broken from the bone sticking out and they all were out of place.
"Oh my God JAUNE!" Pyrrha sprinted to the Arc as tears trailed her. She looked down at Jaune's bruised and cut face. His hair was matted with blood and grime, blood still leaking from cuts on his face and lips.
"Friend Pyrrha, there is no time to waste. Jaune's only hope of survival is to get him to my father! He can save Jaune! Now follow me! My father is here in vale! There is no time to waste!" Penny ordered as they charged out of the building and toward the docks, hoping that Jaune would make it.
Another chapter down. Glad everyone is liking the darker take. There will be more in-depth discussion on what exactly happened to Jaune while he was being tortured. It's going to be like what has happened before but there will be other terrible things that happened to Jaune while being held captive. Hope you all enjoyed! Please Review! Thank you!