Ruby pulled back her head and yelled, "BANNER!"

"Ruby, I think we would have found him by now," Weiss said shaking her head.

"We have to keep trying," Ruby said walking further into Vale.

"I know that. It's just - what if Banner doesn't want to be found?" Weiss asked making everyone stop in their tracks.

"Why would you say something like that?" Yang barked at Weiss. "Banner doesn't want to hurt people. Why would he run?"

"I guess he just wants to get away from people," Blake muttered.

"Why wouldn't he want to be around?" Ruby asked walking up to Blake.

"People don't like different," Blake said hiding tears.

A news reporter barked on a TV, "Breaking News! We have just received information straight from Atlas headquarters. Directly from General Ironwood."

"Warning to the people of Vale, David Bruce Banner is at large," the news reporter said.

Yang giggled, "Bruce Banner. Ow," she said getting elbowed in the gut by Ruby.

"Dr. Banner is very intelligent, one of the smartest people in all of Remnant. He knows how to cheat, lie, manipulate, and steal. He is not to be trusted," the news reporter said. The girls' jaws dropped open.

"Where are they getting this information?" Weiss yelled at the TV, embarrassed.

"Banner is also one of the heads of the notorious crime gang, The White Fang," the news reporter said. Blake took a shaky step back.

"Of course they would say that instead of the truth," Weiss said. "I wonder if Winter is in on this," she muttered to herself.

"Say, what?" Blake yelled at Weiss.

"It's easier to blame it all on those no-good Faunus than to say a monster is on the loose," Weiss said crossing her arms.

"What did you call Banner?" Ruby asked hurt.

"What he is," Weiss said to Ruby. Ruby clinched her fists.

"What do you hate about the White Fang?" Blake asked getting into Weiss's face.

"I…don't…like…criminals," Weiss growled at Blake.

"Not all Faunus are criminals," Blake screamed.

"Hey! Stop that Faunus," they all heard. They turned to find a tan-skinned teenager running away from cops, holding light blue crystals.

"Told you," Weiss scowled as she ran after the thief.

"Hold up," Ruby yelled toward Weiss. Ruby was off.

"Wait for us," Yang said as she and Blake ran after them.

"I can get him," Ruby said running alongside Weiss who was slowly getting tired.

"Then get him!" Weiss yelled at her. Ruby spun in midair, leaving behind a trial of rose petals.

"Hahaha," Sun laughed as he ran down an alley. He quickly flipped over a trash can, kicking it and tripping the police officers.

"Better luck next time…," Sun said looking behind, only to see something red dart toward him at incredible speed.

"Get over here," Ruby screamed reaching out toward Sun. She crashed into him, sending both of them into a different alley.

"Ow," Sun moaned as he lay on the ground. The crystals were scattered everywhere.

"I'm taking you to the police," Ruby said pushing to her feet.

"Isn't it snack time for you," Sun smirked as he stretched on the ground.

"What do you want with these?" Ruby asked waving a crystal.

"Oh, those?" Sun asked turning his head. "They're for a friend," Sun said looking at his nails.

"Who?" Ruby said asserting herself.

"He was just on the news," Sun said. Ruby dropped the crystal from her hand. Sun quickly snatched it in his tail as he rolled to his feet.

"Hey," Ruby yelled, "that's not yours."

"You're right, its Banner's now. Anyway, I need to go. And I can't have you tell your friends where I went," Sun said as swung his staff at Ruby's head.

A loud screeching was heard as the staff was caught in Crescent Rose's blade.

"Where…is…Banner?" Ruby growled as she pushed Sun. He slammed against a wall.

"Secret," Sun smirked. He lunged toward Ruby, swinging.

Ruby dodged and evaded Sun's swift and precise strikes. Ruby fund an opening and sliced his staff in half. She got wacked across the left side of her face. She stumbled back feeling her check.

"You're not supposed to hit a girl," Ruby whimpered.

"You were open," Sun shrugged as he twirled his nunchucks.

Ruby quickly shot Crescent Rose behind her, breaking the concrete she was standing on, and head-butted Sun. He fell hard on his back.

"You were open," Ruby shrugged standing over Sun.

"Ruby," Yang yelled from the end of the alley.

"Shoot, I wasted too much time," Sun said as he flipped, kicking Ruby in the face. Sun landed on his feet and ran.

"You're not getting away," Blake said jumping down from a building, landing in front of Sun. "I'm going to…," Blake said as Sun ran past, winking at her. She froze up as Sun jumped away and disappeared into the distance.

"What was that," Weiss yelled at Blake, bringing her back to reality.

"I'm sorry," Blake said embarrassed.

Weiss screamed, "You let him get way!"

"Weiss, like you did anything," Yang said as the four regrouped.

"And just like that Banner is on the loose, and a Faunus escapes custody," Weiss said as she stomped her foot on the ground.

"That Faunus knows where Banner is," Ruby said. All the girls looked at her, filling with hope.

"What did he say?" Blake asked.

"He told me Banner needs the crystals," Ruby said making the girls frown.

"Let's just head back to Beacon. We're all tired," Yang said. All the girls nodded and headed out.

Ruby just stared at the ground as the four headed back to Beacon. "What if Banner doesn't want to be found?" she asked herself, not paying attention.

"Ruby," Yang said – but it was too late. Ruby bumped into someone and they both fell to the ground.

"Oh my goodness," Ruby said as she quickly got to her feet. "I'm so sorry," Ruby said holding out her hand to the stranger.

"Salutations," the girl with orange hair and a pink bow said.

"Ummm, are you going to get up?" Yang asked looking down at her.

"Why, yes," she said jumping to her feet. Team RWBY took a step back. "I'm Penny," she said very warmly.

"I'm Yang, that's Blake, Weiss, and Ruby," Yang said pointing to her teammates.

"It was nice meeting you, friend," Ruby said as her team headed out.

"She was weird," Yang said looking back at her team. She looked back to Find Penny was in front of her. "Ah," Yang yelped as she took a quick step back.

"What did you call me?" Penny asked.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know you heard me," Yang said.

"Not you," Penny said to Yang, "you," Penny said getting in Ruby's face.

"Friend?" Ruby said a little scared.

"Are we 'friends', Ruby?" Penny asked her. Yang, Blake, and Weiss shook their heads at Ruby.

"Yes," Ruby panicked.

"SENSATIONAL," Penny yelled in excitement.

"Well, it was nice to meet you, Penny," Weiss said dragging Ruby away.

"Good bye, friend," Penny giggled waving at Ruby.

Ruby smiled and waved back at her. Ruby and her team boarded a ship and headed back to Beacon.

"Hey, there was an intervention," Sun said as he walked into the warehouse. "Also, there are things you haven't told me," Sun said walking toward Banner who was curled into a ball. "Are you listening?" Sun asked grabbing Banner's shoulder.

"GET AWAY," Banner screamed as he grabbed Sun's collar and lifted him high in the air.

"It's me. It's me!" Sun said looking into Banner's morphing eyes.

"Sun!" Banner said letting him go. "I'm so sorry…," Banner said ashamed.

"Its fine. I'm to blame too," Sun said feeling around his neck.

"I was having a nightmare again," Banner said shaking his head. "Did you get the dust?" Banner asked.

"Sorta," Sun said handing Banner the crystal. "I think I ran into some Huntresses," Sun said.

"Are you okay?" Banner asked.

"Yeah," Sun nodded. "But, I like one of them. I think she goes to Beacon," Sun said.

"Oh, really?" Banner asked, nervously.

"Yeah, her whole team actually. One of them seemed to know you," Sun said nodding.

"What did she look like?" Banner asked a little shaky.

"She had short black hair with streaks of red. She wore a red dress and had a huge scythe," Sun described. Banner's heart started to race.

"But hey, she may have only known your name through the news story," Sun said.

"What news story?" Banner asked turning his head.

"It said you were a criminal. Head of a dangerous organization of Faunus, The White Fang," Sun said.

"That's absurd! Who gave the news that information?" Banner asked.

"It came straight from General Ironwood - straight from Atlas," Sun said. Banner's heart skipped a beat.

Banner yelled as he punched the ground, "OF COURSE!" The entire shipping dock shook.

"No!" Banner yelled as he kneeled in pain on the floor. "It's happening," Banner said as his eyes glowed green.

"What's happening?" Sun asked backing up. Banner's bones broke as his muscles ripped.

"THE DUST," Banner roared in a voice that wasn't his.

Sun searched frantically for the crystal with no result. Banner fought as hard as he could against the pain, the anger.

"HURRY," Banner roared as the veins in his body popped up and turned green.

"Found it," Sun yelled as he held up the light blue crystal. He threw it at the ground. It broke and bounced into Banner's face. Banner roared in pain as the ice dust quickly went up his nose, and froze everything. Banner's veins turned from green, to light blue. He began to shrink back to normal as he calmed down.

"Banner?" Sun asked as he slowly walked towards Banner's limp body.

"Thank you," Banner said lying down.

"Thank goodness," Sun said falling to his back.

"I'm so sorry you had to go through that," Banner said.

"Banner, I need to know. Are you the monster that people say you are?" Sun asked. Banner thought long and hard about his answer.