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Chapter 5
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Vale City Docks
Black smiled to herself as she walked down the all too familiar path.
"Why are we here?" asked Sky, yawning, a can in his hand.
"Students from Shade Academy will be coming here shortly." spoke Ren. "It would be nice to greet them."
Blake nodded.
Cardin rolled his eyes. "Whatever. We should've been training."
His eyes then fell on something.
"Wait, what's this?" asked Cardin, stopping at a robbed store.
Two policemen talked among themselves.
"Damn White Fangs." spoke one. "Always causing trouble."
The other let out a sigh.
"You'd think we would've taken care of them by now." he continued. "But-"
"Hey!" spoke Cardin, looking at them.
"What did those damn faun-White Fangs do?" he asked.
Blake rolled her eyes.
At least he's getting better.
The policemen looked at them.
"They stole all the dust, leaving the lien behind." one said. "This could be a problem, but leave it to us!"
The students rolled their eyes.
Suddenly, they heard foghorns.
"They're here." spoke Sky. "I hope they're weak." he sipped his drink.
The team decided to ignore the policemen in favour of the arriving students.
Or would've, if the students had actually arrived.
They narrowed their eyes a little.
Blake sighed.
How could she forget?
She blinked, realising something.
This time, she didn't have any excuse to leave Beacon for Torchwick.
I guess I'll have to trust Ozpin. she thought. But, still...
"They're not here." Cardin commented. He then looked at her. "What's the matter, faunus?"
Blake shook her head.
"It's nothing."
"It must've been delayed." spoke Ren, folding his arms.
"Oh great, a waste of time." spoke Sky. "Cardin's right; we should've trained."
Blake rolled her eyes.
Something much more important was about to happen.
"Someone stop that faunus!" came a voice from near the newly arrived boat.
They saw a blond monkey faunus run, a smile on his face.
Sun Wukong.
Blake smiled.
He was easily one of the best people she'd met last time.
And one for those whom she had been in contact with.
The monkey faunus ran past them, only to look at Blake for a second.
He winked and continued on.
Cardin stared a little, then shook his head.
"Let's go." he said, cracking his knuckles and smiling.
"Why?" Blake asked.
"Because we're going to be huntsmen." Cardin answered. "We're catching that criminal."
He took off running.
"Should we go after him... or?" spoke Sky, pointing at the team leader.
"Let's make sure he doesn't get us into trouble." spoke Blake, a small smile on her face.
The three ran after him.
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When they reached Cardin, he was talking to a short, orange-haired girl stand up.
Blake clenched her fist.
Penny Polendina stood in front of them, the first casualty in Fall's attack.
"Salutations!" the girl spoke, looking past Cardin. Her eyes fell on Blake.
"What's the matter? Also looking for someone?"
"Nothing." Blake spoke, looking elsewhere.
Cardin looked at her for a moment, then shook his head.
"Could you answer my question?" he asked, folding his arms.
"Oh? A monkey faunus? Nope, I haven't one." she spoke, tilting her head a bit.
She hiccuped.
Blake narrowed her eyes a little, but didn't look at the robot.
"W-Well, let's just go to back to Beacon." spoke Cardin, turning around to face them.
"You're from Beacon as well?" the girl asked excitedly. "My friend Ruby's from there as well."
"You know red?" asked Cardin narrowing his eyes a little.
When did they come here? Blake thought, then shook her head.
"No, that's a colour, I'm talking about Ruby."
Sky smiled a bit.
"You'll be cheering for her, huh?" he asked. "We're... friends of hers as well, could you cheer for us too? I'd fee-"
"Oh, I apologize, but I can't do that." she interrupted him. "I'm fighting in the tournament as well!"
The boys looked at her, showing varying amounts of surprise, with Ren showing the least.
Her scroll rang.
"Oh, my team is calling me, so I must leave." the girl smiled. "I'm Penny Polendina, and I hope we meet again!"
Cardin looked at the back of the girl as she left.
"This wasn't a waste at all." he smiled.
Blake looked at him.
He glanced at her.
"But we still need to train."
Beacon Academy
Team RVTN Room
Ruby smiled, leaning back on her chair.
Now that she knew Yang was from the future, a burden had been lifted from her shoulders.
Suddenly, this whole task seemed much easier.
But meeting Penny back there... was hard.
She shook her head.
This was her second chance, and Penny wouldn't die.
She didn't need to think about that right now.
"What's wrong?" asked Russel, a small smile on his face. "Already missing that Sun guy?"
Ruby flipped through the pages of a book. "Nope."
"So, that Penny girl?"
"I was thinking about the tournament. That's all." spoke Ruby. "I just don't know what to expect."
"Well, we have Pyrrha, and I'm pretty amazing too." spoke Nora, having taken off her headphones for a second.
Ruby smiled.
That wasn't what I was thinking about. But, that does give this team better chances.
"Speaking of Pyrrha, where is she?" asked Russel.
"With Jaune, I think." spoke Nora. "Don't know why, though. What about you, Ruby?"
Ruby smiled.
"Well, that's a secret." she said, looking at them. "I was told not to tell anyone."
Nora rolled her eyes and Russel blinked.
Before they could speak, Ruby spoke.
"That reminds me, let's work on team attacks!" she said, a smile on her face.
Russel looked at her.
"Tomorrow. It's night."
"Yeah, but-"
The door opened, revealing Pyrrha in her uniform, who was yawning.
"Whoa, what happened with you?"
"Training with Jaune..." she said. "And then a spar with Weiss and Sky." She stretched.
"Well, leader. I think we have our answer." he spoke, looking away from his scroll for a second. "Huh, Haven students won't be arriving for another week."
Pyrrha glanced at him, stopping on her way to the bathroom.
"A storm, and we know what those can do with grimm."
"It can't be helped." spoke Pyrrha, letting out a sigh, and continued on her path.
The Next Day
Yang looked at her sister and grinned.
"Sure you want to show us your team attacks?"
Ruby nodded.
"Yup."
Weiss glanced at her.
"You're awfully chipper. At least more than before."
Yang looked at her.
"Really? Well, stuff happened."
"W-Wait, are we really doing this?" asked Jaune, looking at team RVTN.
"Don't worry Jaune!" spoke Nora, a wide smile on her face. "We won't hit too hard."
"Uh... Okay."
"Relax, we've got this." spoke Dove, looking at Jaune.
Jaune smiled. "Yeah, maybe we won't get destroyed."
Later
Jaune groaned, laying on his bed.
"What's wrong?" asked Weiss.
"We got destroyed."
"It wasn't that bad." spoke Dove, drinking a glass of water. "We know what attacks their planning. I think we'll be able to deal with more diverse teams because of them."
Jaune looked up at him.
"Dove, they all did team attacks."
"So will we." spoke Weiss, smiling. "We'll start tomorrow."
Jaune let out a groan.
"Give me a break."
Yang smiled.
"I'll be back in a bit." she said, walking out of the door.
Outside, the sky looked so peaceful.
"I might not join you, after all." she said, a small smile on her face.
Her scroll vibrated.
"I guess it's time, huh?"
She started walking to the CCT Tower, a small smile on her face.
"Time for the mission, I guess."
Ozpin's Office
Yang walked into the room, not before taking a cloak from Goodwitch and a voice-mask.
Someone else from the future?
She shook her head, and saw a shorter hooded figure, Ruby, she guessed.
Then, she spotted Blake.
Yang blinked.
Was she from the future as well?
That'd be... problematic.
Yang clenched her fist.
No, she was the one who abandoned us. Not me.
Either way, she'd have to deal with her.
"So, she's finally come here." spoke Ozpin. "Now, Spring and Summer are rather capable fighters, you need no worry."
Yang blinked.
"But, I have to go there." spoke Blake. "I... just need to."
"We'll take care of it." spoke Ruby, putting her hand on Blake's shoulder. "A few White Fang members won't be too hard for us."
Blake looked at her.
"Sorry, but as Spring said, we will be fine." spoke Yang.
Blake nodded.
"Just tell me if the White Fang are involved."
The sisters nodded.
The Next Night
Vale City Docks
Weiss stood on a tall building, looking at the docks.
So much dust, just lying there and waiting to be stolen.
It could really use some protection.
Last time... Blake came here with that Wukong, because of her.
Well, she'd be kept out of this, this time.
Weiss shook her head.
Focus. It comes here any minute.
She was right, when the bullhead landed and White Fang members walked out.
And there was Torchwick.
She was about to jump, but two figures beat her to it.
Weiss stopped herself and observed.
They were young women, one held a short sword and the other, a pair of daggers.
They wore simple dark clothes and had their hair covered.
Weiss judged them to be her allies, or at least people with a common goal and jumped.
Landing on a glyph, she created more which threw spears of water at the members.
The two looked at her for a second, their faces hidden by simple masks.
Weiss looked at them for a moment.
"I'm against Torchwick."
They nodded slowly.
Suddenly, a few flares were shot at them, hitting the taller figure.
"Great, just great!" spoke Torchwick, looking at them. "Neo, let's do this."
The short woman standing next to him nodded, a sweet smile on her face.
"You animals get the dust out!"
The White Fang members glanced at him for a second, but agreed nonetheless.
Great.
"I'll take care of Neo." spoke the shorter of the three, charging at the woman.
Weiss nodded, and charged at her as well.
"I'll help!"
The short figure looked at her for a moment, "Help against Torchwick."
Weiss nodded, and stepped next to the taller figure.
The taller figure glanced at her.
Torchwick looked at them for a moment, before grabbing a box of dust.
"I"ll take care of this." spoke Weiss.
Torchwick smirked and threw it, scattering dust crystals.
Weiss charged at him, but he shot one right in front of her.
Suddenly, lightning went through her, throwing her back.
Her aura protected her, but not completely.
The taller grumbled, before grabbing a few crystals and throwing them at him.
Weiss made a white glyph behind them, propelling them at the thief.
Torchwick shot at one, causing a chain reaction.
In the smoke, Weiss and Daggers charged.
As soon as it cleared, Daggers stabbed at Torchwick, but was parried by his cane.
Weiss's rapier struck him next, his aura protecting him.
Seeing an opening, Daggers struck, making the thief stumble.
The two stabbed at him at the same time.
With a grunt, he landed at a crate.
"We win." spoke Daggers, pointing one at him.
Torchwick raised his hands.
"Oh really?"
He clapped once, and a canister fell down.
Weiss looked at it for a second before creating black glyphs.
Brown.
"Neo!"
Suddenly, smoke exploded outwards, covering the area.
They heard the sound of engines as many bullheads flew away, carrying crates of dust.
"Mission failed." spoke the taller figure. "Damn it!"
The other nodded, "Time to return."
The two walked away.
Weiss blinked and made her way back to Beacon, a single question on her mind.
Who were they?
Ozpin's Office
Ozpin sat on his chair, thinking.
Team RWBY, no, only Rose and Xiao Long, time traveling... how interesting.
He drank the remaining drops of his coffee and started walking towards the elevator.
He stopped when he felt his scroll.
He looked at it.
Qrow: Queen has pawns.
Ozpin narrowed his eyes.
Ozpin: Return to Beacon. They will come here.
Qrow: Are you sure?
Ozpin: Yes, I am.
Qrow didn't answer.
Ozpin smiled thinly.
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AN: Here is chapter 5! And the end of Volume 1. Next time, it'll be time for volume 2. Volume 7 looks pretty amazing from what I've seen. Time for reviews:
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