Ruby and Yang watched helplessly as Weiss and Blake argued in the dorm. Yang stuffed herself with popcorn, enjoying the show.
"You do realize that you're defending an organization that hates humanity, right?" Weiss yelled at Blake. "Faunus of The White Fang filled with pure evil!"
Blake took a step back and let it all out, "There is no such thing as pure evil! Why do you think The White Fang hate humanity so much? It's because of people like Cardin, and like you who force Faunus to take drastic measures!"
"People like me?" Weiss asked.
"You're discriminatory," Blake yelled.
"I'm a victim," Weiss yelled aloud.
Weiss just stared Blake down. Ruby could feel the tension giving her goose bumps.
"You know why I despise the White Fang? Why I practically don't trust Faunus at all?" Weiss asked sitting down.
"I'm listening," Blake said sitting down on her bed.
"It's because they've been at war with my family. War as in actual bloodshed," Weiss said shaking her head. "My grandfather's company has been put at risk by The White Fang for as long as I can remember," Weiss said spilling her emotions. "And ever since I was a child, I've seen family friends disappear and board members executed. My father would come home very late, and very angry. That made for a very difficult childhood. The first time I've seen my farther in months was right before I left for Beacon. He was furious that I didn't go to Atlas's academy," Weiss breathed heavily with anger.
Blake looked down in shame.
"Weiss, I…," Ruby said putting a hand on her shoulder.
Weiss quickly slapped Ruby's hand away, "NO!"
Weiss quickly got in Blake's face, "Do you know why I despise The White Fang? Every day The White Fang does something horrible. They are a bunch of liars, thieves, and murderers!"
Blake stood up and screamed at the top of her lungs, "WELL MAYBE WE WERE TIRED OF BEING PUSHED AROUND!"
Everyone froze as Blake realized what she had done. She darted out of the room.
"Blake," Ruby yelled after her.
Weiss just stood there, fuming.
Blake panted as she furiously ran down the Main Avenue. She thought about her previous life. About the White Fang, all the horrible things she had done…and Adam. She stopped running when she stumbled upon a huge statue.
The statue showed two warriors, male and female, towering over a Beowolf. Blake looked at the Grimm and sympathized with it.
"Are Faunus really evil?" Blake asked looking at her hands. She was tired of having to hide everything from everyone.
"I'm not with them anymore," Blake said as she removed her bow, revealing her two cat ears.
"I knew you looked beautiful without the bow," Blake heard behind her. She turned to find the Faunus from the earlier in the day.
"Who are you?" Blake asked. She readied her weapon and watched him closely.
"Easy there kitty," Sun smirked. "I'm a Faunus just like you. Hated and misunderstood by humanity.
"Why did you attack one of my friends?" Blake asked.
"I needed to escape. I had a delivery to make," Sun shrugged.
"Where's Banner?" Blake yelled.
"He is sure one lucky guy," Sun muttered.
"What was that?" Blake asked as she aimed toward him.
Sun quickly responded, "I said I can take you to him. You just have to trust me and stop aiming your weapon at me."
Blake didn't have anywhere else to go at that time of night. "Try anything funny…," she warned.
"Come on," Sun said as he walked toward the docking bay. Blake quickly caught up.
"Also, my name is Sun."
"I'm Blake."
"It's nice to meet another Faunus." They headed toward Vale.
Ruby, Yang, and Weiss walked the streets of Vale, looking for their missing friend.
"Great. We have Faunus and a monster on the loose," Weiss said rolling her eyes.
"Weiss, it's like you don't even want to find them," Yang said annoyed.
"I'm sure hoping they're okay," Ruby whimpered.
"Blake is a Faunus. She can take care of herself. And Banner, we know what he can do," Weiss said coldly.
"Come on, Weiss. Blake is one of your teammates as well," Yang said to her.
"Oh, is she?" Weiss asked stopping in her tracks. We all heard what she said last night."
Yang quickly snapped, "Weiss! Maybe she is, maybe she isn't. Either way, Blake is missing and we have to find her."
"She's a member of The White Fang, right underneath our noses!" Weiss said shaking with anger.
"Weiss…," Ruby said gloomily. "We just need to make sure she's okay."
"We need to make sure the police know," Weiss exclaimed.
"Weiss," Yang said shaking her head.
"It was just an idea," Weiss sighed.
"It was a bad one," Ruby growled as she continued down the sidewalk.
"I think maybe we need to hear Blake's side of the story before we jump to conclusions," Yang said as she followed Ruby.
"I think when we do, you'll realize I was right," Weiss said as she walked on.
"And I think Weiss' hair looks wonderful today," all three heard from behind.
"Ah, Penny!" Ruby jumped. "Where did you come from?" she quickly spat out.
"Hey, guys," Penny said cheerfully. "What are you up to today?"
"Uhhh," Ruby said. She looked at Weiss and Yang for an answer.
"We're looking for our friend, Blake," Yang spoke up.
"Ohhh, you mean the Faunus girl," Penny said nodding.
All three of them stared blankly at Penny.
"Wait…how did you know that," Ruby said turning her head.
"The cat ears?" Penny asked pointing to her head.
"What are you talking about?" Yang asked tilting her head. "She wears a…bow."
There was an awkward silence for about a minute.
"So, where is Blake?" Penny asked.
Ruby looked toward the ground, "We don't know. She's been gone since last night."
Penny gasped, "That's terrible! Don't you worry about a thing, Ruby. We will find your teammate," she said with a smile.
"That's really nice of you Penny but we got this, right guys?" Ruby asked a missing Yang and Weiss. "Looks like you're with me," Ruby said with a weak smile.
"Sensational," Penny yelled as she followed Ruby.
"Penny could you…never mind," Ruby said shaking her head.
"Ruby," Penny said grabbing her shoulder. "Is something else bothering you?"
"Keep this a secret," Ruby whispered in Penny's ear. "We're also looking for someone else."
"Me too!" Penny said in excitement.
"Oh really, who is it?" Ruby asked puzzled.
"I'm on a mission for Atlas. I'm hunting down a monster," Penny smiled. Ruby's heart skipped a beat.
"So, do you know where Banner is?" Blake asked Sun. She sipped her tea.
"Finally, she talks," Sun smirked. Blake shot him a dirty look.
"Sorry and yes, I know where he is," Sun nodded.
"Then we have to go get him," Blake said standing up.
"Whoa, whoa," Sun said putting up his hands. "We can't go get him now. I'm risking my life as it is being in the daylight."
"Then stop wasting time," Blake said, annoyed. "We have to find him, and bring him back to Beacon."
"I know that," Sun said as he took his seat. "But if you hadn't noticed, police have tripled since the news story about him."
It was true. Blake looked around to find police and Atlas soldiers all over the place.
"What do we do?" Blake asked sitting down.
"If Ironwood wants The White Fang, we give it to him," Sun smirked.
"Excuse me?" Blake asked.
"Well, since the people fear the White Fang, we need to stop them," Sun said cheerfully. "I know a warehouse full of dust. If they steal it, we will catch them red-handed and stop them," Sun said cheerfully.
"Okay," Blake said unsure. "What does this have to do with Banner?"
"And while all the military and police are dealing with The White Fang, we sneak Banner back into Beacon," Sun said hyping his 'amazing' plan.
"It sounds dangerous," Blake said shaking her head. Sun frowned. "But it's the best plan we have right now."
"Told you," Sun smirked.
"Hasn't worked yet," Blake pointed out. "So, where is this warehouse?"
"Come on! If we hurry, we can make it before sunset," Sun said. They were off.
