"Waaake up!" Nora Valkyrie exclaimed, waking up the entire bunk of the rebel base.

Various groans echoed, as the rebels woke.

"Miss Valkyrie is right, time to wake up." Commander Clover spoke, waking up the deep sleepers.

Nora skipped over to the bed of her boyfriend, Lie Ren. He smiled at her, nuzzling her messy hair with his hand.

Everyone gathered in a large briefing room, with a hologram of a large spherical object in the middle.

Standing around the hologram were the last remaining Jedi of Remnant.

Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee and Jaune Arc.

They were observing the hologram, but something was wrong.

"The map is incomplete." Weiss spoke, looking to Ruby with a frown. "We were promised a map to Salem's kingdom!" She seemed annoyed, which caused an eruption of murmurs in the crowd.

"Calm your flames, ice queen." A voice said from the back.

Everyone turned, seeing pilot and spy, Yang Xiao Long, walk in. She wore a white Grimmtrooper uniform, the helmet in her hands.

"Yang!" Ruby greeted, smiling at the pilot, who happened to be her sister.

"I didn't salvage this uniform for nothing." Yang strode past the others, walking up to the three Jedi.

"You're gonna go back?" Jaune asked, rubbing his chin.

"Yes. You said you needed a map." The blonde replied, looking at the hologram. "Just a hologram of one of the largest planets in the Galaxy isn't going to help you. It would take months to find the Empress Salem's palace." She paced past the group, smirking at a few of the female rebels.

"So what are you proposing?" Weiss asked, folding her arms.

"What do you think? I cruise on into Vale, acting like an ol' Grimmtrooper, and find the map." Yang put her helmet on. "The troopers all get a map at the Fang HQ to find their posts."

"That seems very unwise of them." Ren pointed out.

"No, you need an ID to get into the HQ and to get the map." Yang added, holding up an ID card. It was for the Grimmtrooper that previously wore the suit, some female faunus named Mari Goldyn.

"Then that settles it, you'll be infiltrating to get the map." Ruby nodded, patting Yang on her shoulder. "We believe in you."

Halfway across the planet, on a secret base, Blake Belladonna sat alone, in an empty corridor as other troopers marched on.

She sat with her helmet off, as she gazed out the window.

She wondered, why was she still there?

Her wonder was louder and more prominent, as she watched a Grimm crawl from a puddle of darkness.

"Belladonna, why is your helmet off?" A sharp voice cut into Blake's thoughts. The faunus paused, turning to the voice. Her commander, Sienna Khan, stood in her custom armor.

Her armor was tan, with red stripes on it.

"Just getting some air." Blake replied, causing her leader to tilt her head.

"Is the oxygen tank in your suit low?" Khan asked, reaching for Blake's helmet.

"No, no. It's fine. I'm fine." Blake cringed to herself as she put the helmet on.
"Good. Master Taurus told me to come and find you, he wants to speak with you." Sienna saluted Blake, marching off.
Blake sat in silence, before picking up her blaster and standing up, walking to go meet up with Adam.

"Have you found the base yet?" Adam's voice echoed through the corridor as Blake approached. He was talking with one of Blake's fellow troopers, a girl named Illia.
"No, but we've cleared out most of Vale for anyone against us." Illia replied from beneath her helmet. "We're going to check Mistral next."
"Hmm." Adam replied, sounding unimpressed.
"Lord Taurus, I assure you, we will find them, and snuff them out." Illia promised, as Blake stepped into the room.
The room was large, and mostly red. A throne sat in the middle, which was a personal request of the faunus sith. Behind him was a large glass window.
"Ah, Belladonna." Adam greeted, causing Illia to turn.
She lowered her head in respect.
"Leave us." Adam said to Illia, who respectfully nodded, and left the two.
Blake walked up to Adam, and he gently removed her helmet.
"Blake." He greeted, gently running his hand down her face.
"Hi… Adam." Blake smiled slightly, his touch felt odd to her.
"I want you to be the one to go to Mistral." Adam said suddenly.
"What?" Blake's eyes slightly widened. She wasn't expecting that.
"Yes. I believe you are capable of finding them." Adam smirked, leaning back in his chair.
"I...guess." Blake nodded.
"Of course, I will be the one killing the rebels and snuffing out the base." Adam continued. "You're not strong enough for that."
"You don't-"
"No. You are nothing." Adam stopped, noticing the sadness in her eyes. "But not to me."
Blake frowned, looking down at the dark floor.
"I took you in after your parents died." Adam continued. "I've brought you peace and security by bringing you here, and giving you a job where you're fed and sheltered."
"...I just don't know." Blake mumbled nervously.
"Don't know what? You just want to disappoint me. Is that it? Are you a disappointment, Blake Belladonna?" Adam took Blake's head in his hands. She felt secured from his grasp.
"No. I'll do it. For you." Blake replied, unaware that Adam was gaslighting her, and manipulating her to get his way.
"Good. See to it that it is done." Adam smirked, pulling her in for a kiss.