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**Communications through scrolls and other devices

Chapter 9 Brawler's Night Out

(Time skip: two months after the heroes were sent to Remnant)

(Location: Vale General Hospital capital city kingdom of Vale Sanus continent Remnant)

Another busy day at the hospital. The place will constantly have patients from different cases, accidents or suffering from a disease. But the whole staff will be ready to attend them at a moment's notice. There were plenty of doctors and others forming part of the big staff in the large building with six floors. Among those staff members a certain teen has become lucky enough to earned a job here.

The young brawler and healer Jude Mathis couldn't believe he was given such an opportunity even when he had no experience or an official license to become a staff member. He basically had no education, no experience and yet here he was. It was an interesting story how he got the position of a hospital intern and assistant. It happened during one of his evening adventures fighting crime chasing a group of crooks that has stolen money from a bank.

It was a tragedy that the good doctor was driving by stopping at a red light obeying the law like all citizens when the crooks vehicle crashed into his car. It was how Jude was able to caught up with them who was riding on the back of Yang's bike. The blond brawler beat the crooks up just in case they come to before she dialed the police. As for the teen brawler he managed to get the doctor out of his crushed vehicle and healed his wounds using healer.

But the man was still hurt so he called the ambulance to pick him up. After a week the doctor recuperated and he expressed his thanks to the teen for basically saving his life. With the kind of wounds he had the chances of him not making it were pretty high by the time the ambulance got to him. In return for saving the doctor asked Jude to work be part of the hospital staff, a chance he didn't go to waste. Accepting the offer became an intern and assistant.

So here he was working as intern and assistant but it was only part time. The good doctor couldn't give him a full time job since there was quit the number of assistant already. After saving the life of Dr. Gerald Crasus Jude's life changed for the better. The teen had some knowledge to medicine and other healing methods though he has also read some books on the topic to give him more knowledge.

This was the one work he wanted to have since he woke up in this city. But it saddened him that he could barely help Seymour with running his dust shop and his food stand. The elderly man didn't minded telling him as long as he had the time to help that it was okay with him. It showed how kind the old man was so the teen tried to have time between this job and his other two. He was absolutely sure his three jobs were better than his previous one working at Junior's club.

As for his other job if that's what he should call it. Jude just smiled so far he has been doing a good job becoming a some sort of vigilante. He was able to stopped robberies, traffic lawbreaker among other kinds of crimes. But he knew he wasn't alone in this type of work. The teen knew he wouldn't have gotten this far in these two months if it wasn't for a certain blond lilac eyed girl who shares his common sense. Mainly she did it for the thrill but she also like stopping bad people and helping others in need.

Also she like spending time with him. Jude's relationship with Yang Xiao Long has become better from the day they first met. The blond was easy to get along fun to hang with he has never minded her company. Currently he was doing archive work putting the folders in the correct order as he remembers that one time when he went to her home to meet her family. The memory was still fresh in his mind it was one those experience to be considered unique. Though it wasn't pleasant he believed he left a good impression on the girl's father.

Jude smiled after passing through Patch village. It was small with few people but it was a nice place to leave it was very, serene. After taking a break from his jobs he finally accepted Yang's invitation to her home. He took the ferry leaving from Vale docks and arrived shortly. The small island wasn't that far, it was pretty close from the capital city. The young brawler and medic stood wearing his regular attire admiring the surrounding area.

Remembering what the blond brawler told him her house was located away from the village. Not that far just a few minutes after you leave the village. Eventually he arrived at the isolated house. It was wooden like and decent, quite the nice house to live in. The teen walked over to the front door hoping that they would have expecting that is, if Yang did tell her family of his arrival. A few knocks later the door opened.

Jude was received by a man with blond hair that has two small strands sticking out from the top and blue eyes. His facial hair consists of a soul patch and a small stubble along his jawline. He seems to be around his mid thirties with a mark or a tattoo on his right arm that looks like a heart. Wearing brown cargo shorts with a dark brown belt, black shoes, a red bandana on his left arm and a brown leather vest over a tan dress shirt with the right sleeve cut off.

A metal spaulder, leather vambrace, and a brown fingerless glove all on his right arm. He seemed to be a good person but with the gaze he was giving him Jude felt nervous. There was no doubt this man was Yang's father the one she talked to him about who is supposed to be a bit" over protective" of her.

"Um..Hello sir…?" it was hard for him not to be nervous around him.

"You must be Jude. Come on in we've been expecting you" the blond's features changed to a welcoming smile.

The teen smiled relief he wasn't on his bad side at least, that's what he thought. And he wasn't alone either apparently the rest of the family was waiting for him. The blond man lead him to the kitchen of the house and soon he spotted Yang seated on the table who smiled brightly at him, he obviously returned the gesture.

There was another girl seated next to the blond brawler with black and red hair with silver eyes wearing a black gothic like dress with black boots, a black belt with a silver rose in the middle as an accessory and a red cloak. Her features were completely different from Yang in fact, she looked the opposite of her. On the table were already plates with some tasty meat and mashed potatoes it definitely looked very tasty. The smell was assurance of its taste as it worked on Jude's appetite.

"Please have a seat we we're about to have lunch."

"Thank you for having me here Mr.-"

"Taiyang but you can all me Tai. Yang has told me a lot about you" smiled the blond man.

"Come on Jude you can seat next to me" smiled the brawler pointing to the girl before her" this is my little sister Ruby."

"Hi Jude nice to meet you!" the silver eyed girl said cheery.

"Nice to meet you too" he smiled.

"Bye dad, bye Yang, bye Jude!" she immediately got up from the table ready to leave.

"You're not going to eat?" asked Taiyang.

"I'll eat when I come back. I promised Lloyd to help him with some stuff on his shop!" she was already gone as the front door closed.

"She's being acting like this ever since Lloyd came to Patch. She being like" Lloyd this and Lloyd that" I'm calling it she likes him" the blond brawler whispered to the young healer making him smiled.

"What I'm going to do with that girl? I swear" the blond man chuckled" guess we'll have lunch without my youngest daughter" he got seated with the rest he noticed Jude hasn't started eating yet" are you waiting for an invitation to eat?"

"No sir I'm waiting for you to say its okay to eat. You're the man of the house you have the right to say when to eat."

"Oh" Taiyang was actually surprised at his comment he saw his daughter giving him smirk as she was telling him" I told you he was nice" he cleared his throat" we can all begin and enjoy my delicious chicken and mashed potatoes."

Jude followed everyone eating the food and it was truly delicious. The chicken was so juicy just done right and the mashed potatoes were so creamy. He quickly became a fan of Taiyang's cooking. Truly Yang and Ruby were lucky to live here because they get to eat such great food every day. Though his cooking wasn't the best just average he will like to learn how to cook like a chef someday. He turned to Yang who was als enjoying the food and she looked like she was more than happy that he was here.

The teen didn't minded coming and spend time with her family he was thankful he actually had a day off. Jude wanted to know more about Ruby since she looked like the cheery and happy type who would get along with anyone, like her older sister. But he realized they weren't related by blood because of their different physical traits he chose to remain quiet about that, he thought it will be rude to bring it up.

"So Jude?" Taiyang decided to talk while they resumed their eating this was the perfect time to ask him a couple of questions especially when Ruby wasn't here" where are you from?"

"Vale" the teens smiled still thinking if that was true recalling of his forgotten memories.

"Yang told me of your skills. She says you're a good fighter, are you a training to become a huntsman?"

"I'm not I'm only working as an assistant at a dust shop, and an assistant at a food stand. I used to work at a club but not anymore um...I kinda got fired."

"That's too bad to hear but you have two jobs at your age? You must be hard working."

"I'm only trying to make a living like everyone else."

"That's true" the blond man nodded" what about your skills? If you don't have plans to become a huntsman why do you know how to fight? Many young people received training from their parents being huntsmen or they attend combat schools to prepare them for their journey as future huntsmen and huntresses."

"I…." Jude didn't know how to answer the man, he didn't knew why he could fight because he honestly didn't remembered anything.

Seeing his distraught expression Yang decided to stepped in" dad did I tell you that me and Jude make quite the team? We have actually done some good for the people of Vale? We kicked butt."

"You did told me about that sweetie and I still think you shouldn't be getting involve in those things when you're still a combat school student. You can worry about helping people and beating up criminals once you graduate to a full huntress from a battle school like Beacon" Taiyang stared at her but sent a glance at the brown eyed teen.

"Its okay Yang you don't have to cover for me. I wont lie I don't know why I know how to fight, I don't remember anything of my past…."

Both father and daughter stood shocked at the teen's sudden confession.

"All I could remember was waking up somewhere in Vale. I don't remember my past or my parents or any of my training...It's all a big blank to me…."

Taiyang felt bad for him or maybe he shouldn't. After all what were the chances that he was pretending to have amnesia just for the purpose to get into his daughter's pants? Sure Yang will feel sorry for him and before he knows it she would already gone to second base with him. But he saw the look in Jude's eyes those were filled with sincerity. This boy was truly suffering from the condition and he barely remember a thing about his life. Maybe he was wrong about him all along and he wasn't like those teenagers who are only thinking about getting laid.

However Yang was shocked at the revelation. She didn't had a clue that all this time Jude was suffering from amnesia remembering how she first met him. He looked so calm and relaxed he looked like a regular teenager who loves working and making a living. The smile he has always given her was so assured, so happy to be alive but hiding his secret, his pain.

Her lilac eyes softened feeling angry with herself for not realizing it sooner. Jude was her friend probably someone who can easily become her best friend, or even someone very close. She knew he was being honest, his tone and expression was enough. It wasn't some act he was putting to make her feel sorry for him. She knew of jerks who would put an act to try and get to her good side all for the purpose of" scoring" with her. Yang knew better she wasn't some dumb blond looking to get laid.

"Um…." Jude felt a bit uncomfortable with the way they were staring at him" I may not remember about my past but it doesn't stop me from continuing living. I only want to focus on the present and keep moving forward. I don't know if I will ever remember but I want to make my life into something better. Helping others and doing what's right if its in my strength to do so. I have a nice life and I cherish it, especially now that I have met a great friend" he looked at Yang and sadly he didn't noticed the blush that stroke her cheeks.

"Jude I'm sorry" Taiyang immediately apologized" I had no idea you were suffering from amnesia it must be hard not remembering a thing about your life."

"It's okay I'm happy with the life I'm living now and I don't regret it. It's great to know I have met a lot of caring people."

Taiyang turned to his daughter who was giving him that look as she was telling him" and you thought he was a hormonal jerk". Yang kept focusing on her plate but she has stolen glances at Jude every now and then. She had no idea that under that cute smile he was hiding a lot of pain and he still does. Or maybe he was very strong, stronger than she thought or give him credit for.

If it was her the one suffering from amnesia she will probably be devastated and see no purpose of living. Not remembering about her father, her sister or even the mother that took care of her and the one who left her. The blond brawler was hurt because once more she has misjudged you Jude Mathis. Some guilt washed over her and she felt like beating herself for it, she has the guts to call herself a friend of the teen.

"Arf!"

Jude stopped on his eating gazing down from the table. The noise came next to him and there stood a small corgi dog colored black and white. It had the most adorable and cutest expression he has ever seen on an animal before. He couldn't help but pet the cute dog as he wagged his tail when he getting petted on his head.

"I see you have met the other member of our family" Taiyang smiled" this is Zwei he's the most reliable dog you'll ever met."

"Also the cutest" added Yang.

"Nice to meet you" the brawler and medic kept on petting the small dog.

"Jude?" the blond brawler paused she needed to get her mind of his amnesia" how about after we're done eating we have a spar? I've been looking forward to fight you for a while."

"Sure I don't mind a sparring match" he didn't had a clue he was going to regret his decision.

"That's a great idea, we'll have the match outside. Don't want my house getting trash" the blond man smiled silly but it was the truth considering his daughter's strength.

"Those sparring matches…." Jude gave a sigh.

His body slightly flinched from the pain those matches with Yang were pure torture. Now he was confident in his fighting skills but when he fought the blond brawler damn she was good. Her attacks were strong and she hardly hold back so he wasn't in the position to do the same. Though he took notice she had a couple of flaws like always using brute strength, she didn't gave a lot of thought on her attacks making her quite predictable and she relied on her semblance a bit too much.

The times he succeeded landing blows on her she will quickly activated it making him dodge for his dear life he could never be so thankful for his Snap Pivot ability. The teen was aware what will happen if he takes a hit from one punch empowered by her semblance. Needless to say he enjoyed it, he could sure used the workout. Then things went from bad to worse when Taiyang decided to step in and challenge him to a match.

The young brawler and healer flinched again, Yang's father was the real deal. He was a strong and skilled fighter in hand to hand, quite obvious he's the one who trained Yang and also he was the complete opposite of his daughter.. The man actually uses his head and it was hard to try and anticipate his moves. He barely lasted five minutes against the blond man even with using his artes. Reminding himself to never accept a challenge from him ever again. But to all the bruises and injuries he suffered on that day he was glad to have fought the father and his daughter.

He has learned a lot in the matches earning some experience in combat and that was a good thing for the teen as a lesson to get stronger. A smiled graced his features he hasn't felt so great and happy in a while and it wasn't because he went to their home well, that was part of it. Rather that for the first time since he awoke in Vale he has told someone about his predicament of not remembering his memories. Taiyang and Yang were the first people to know and he's happy they know, because they still accepted him amnesia or not.

All in all he thought he'd made a good first impression on Yang's father at least that's what the blond brawler told him. That her dad likes him and he was wrong mistaking him for a hormonal teenager that only wanted to get into his daughter's pants. Though he didn't blamed the man for thinking that way of him knowing how attractive she is. After that meeting he felt his friendship with the brawler got stronger that she will call him every day to know what he was doing.

Mainly they will hang out got to a fast food joint, have a burger or a pizza but the one thing he would do with her usually happens during the evening. They will go to patrol the city and check for any crimes. So far they were doing good beating up crooks and Yang will always have the first shot at them. The thought made him roll his eyes at her eagerness. As for her sister Ruby Jude thought she was okay, a nice girl that's all he could come up with since he didn't knew much about her because she immediately left the house on that day.

The teen felt his scroll vibrating from his pocket he took and opened the device. Speak of the devil he had a text message from Yang.

*Whose butt are we kicking tonight?*

Jude gave a soft chuckle deciding to text back after he made sure no one was around. It was against hospital regulations that staff members aren't allowed to text while they're on duty.

*Don't know yet. But we'll meet in the usual spot same time.*

He sent the text and immediately got a reply from the blond brawler.

*Got it* and she added the emoticon giving him a wink.

"It sure is Yang" Jude chuckled at her attitude.

The young brawler has quickly closed his scroll and put it back in his pocket. Good thing no one has come here so he was lucky. He finished filing the files putting them in the correct archives before reporting back to the doctor's office. A knock on the door as he arrived hearing a reply, Jude opened the door entering the office. Doctor Crasus stood seated on his desk doing some paperwork the good doctor was always busy.

Whether it was office work or attending patients. Grasus saw him and briefly smiled at him but the call kept his attention and he was unable to gesture him what he should do next. Jude just shook his head and decided to leave his office wait for him to finish talking to whoever was the person. He could go back to his post and wait but that wasn't his style so he thought asking any of the experienced inters they might know what he could do.

"Jude?" the doctor left his office to meet the teen" I'm sorry if I kept you waiting, this call was very important I had to take it."

"It's all right doctor Grasus I understand you're very busy I didn't wanted to disturb you. I only wanted to ask what other chores I can do, I just finished with all the patient files."

"Done already? Always the quick one. You can assist the others at the children ward. I'm certain they'll be happy to see you again."

"They're always happy to see any of us" the young brawler smiled thinking of all the children who were recuperating those that were still in treatment and those that were in critical condition but managing to hang in there.

"But you're their favorite that's a fact, I won't deny it and the others feel the same" the doctor chuckled.

"I'll be there immediately" Jude took his leave.

The older man stood in thought watching the teen go. He didn't know why the headmaster of Beacon Academy Ozpin has called him a couple of times regarding about his latest intern Jude Mathis. Apparently the headmaster has been watching his progress since he's been fighting crime throughout the city. The doctor knew all about it since he was involved in one and the teen was the reason why he was still alive today.

But it seemed Ozpin sounded intrigued when he told him that the young fighter didn't possessed an aura. Crasus performed some medical tests on Jude that's how he was able to find out and he was shocked wondering how was he able to healed him from his injuries or how he can perform all those attacks. There was no need to distrust someone like the headmaster of Beacon he was just curious why so much interest on an intern? Of course anyone would be shocked to hear such thing as someone with no aura but he couldn't stop but wonder.

"I hope I'm doing the right thing. Jude doesn't even know anything and its not right to keep this from him."

(Time skip)

Jude has left his place wearing his battle attire. It was another night in Vale where he will go vigilante and stop any crime he spots. But he couldn't do it without his sidekick at least, that's how he calls her. He would never have the guts to call Yang such because he feared she might pummel him if he does. The young brawler started walking the hallway of the apartment complex heading for the elevator to get to the first floor.

His ears immediately caught the sound of footsteps behind him. No doubt someone was following him but he wasn't worried, having a feeling the identity of the person. The teen's eyes were suddenly covered by a pair of hands it was a childish gesture and there was only one person he knew that would pull something like it.

"I know its you Yang" he didn't bothered to look once his eyes were uncovered.

"You're no fun you didn't even let me say" guess who?"" the brawler grinned.

"It's not the first time you've done it" he chuckled.

"Fine so its not very original maybe a punch to your chin with Ember Celica might do the trick" obviously Jude didn't believed with the way she was smirking.

"I thought we we're meeting at the usual spot."

"I know but I got too excited. It was better to take you by surprise."

"Which you failed" he couldn't help but smirked.

"Come one let's go get some thing to eat before we kick some bad guy butt" the blond forcefully grabbed his hand leaving the complex.

"I am feeling hungry, I'll buy."

"Aren't you the gentlemen?" Yang laughed of course she didn't minded if he would buy for her though it wasn't the first time he's done so.

(Time skip)

The two teens decided to go to one of the fast food restaurants not too far from Jude's place but not before the medic changed into his battle attire. It was one of the many they have visited in the past during their nightly travels. Its specialty was in tacos, burritos, nachos among other dishes the place was called "Nacho Bell". They have made their order which it was basically the same consisting of a large wrapped beef burrito with everything on it. The combo also had some fries and large soda.

You have the option to change the fries for nachos with cheese but they preferred fries. Jude stood in thought while enjoying the fast food he hasn't gotten any leads on Elliot Van Elsing not since he's run with him few months ago back at the docks. He knew the arms dealer criminal was still in Vale he just didn't had a clue where could he be. What the young brawler didn't know that Yang has been staring at him for a while. The teen has taken a sip from his soda, still looking in deep thought.

Sure he loves helping people as much as he could. But why the sudden urge to fight bad guys. Jude didn't understood why but he felt like it was his responsibility to fight them and make the city a better place to live. It was confusing maybe, it has to do with his missing memories. Was he some kind of vigilante in real life. It will explain a lot though, his blond friend didn't seemed to mind. Yang was a thrill seeker always looking excitement and to feel the rush of battle.

At the same time, the brawler gets to do her duty in helping the people. So she helps the city and kicks bad guy's butt which she likes a lot. She was the perfect side kick to have though she wasn't the kind of person to think things through. Yang was more like the brawn than the brains, jumping in heads first. It was good because he was more the brains of the tag team duo. The teen medic kept sipping his soda when a nacho with cheese hit his face.

Jude sweat dropped as he removed the nacho from his face. The cheese was still on his skin only to stared at a smirking blond brawler. She took a sip from her soda as it doesn't bothered her what she just did. The teen just cleaned his face with a napkin. He didn't laughed this was just his blond friend being herself. Not just she was bad at telling puns but her pranks were just as bad. Like this for example, having nacho cheese on your face wasn't considered humorous, at least not for him.

But she saw it funny as she was smirking at him. The young medic knew better than fall to her level and counter attack. Also because if he does go with it, Yang will punch him so hard she will send him to Vacuo. Angering her wasn't the wisest of choices not with her temper. Better to take the prank then retaliate. Once he was done cleaning himself he saw the blond girl smiling at him. This time, there were no bad intentions. Sometimes he couldn't understand her.

"You really don't know how to take a joke."

"You threw a nacho chip at my face, with cheese. I don't see how it can be funny."

"It was funny for me, you looked hilarious" again she smirked.

Jude sighed taking his scroll and putting it on the table" let's get to the reason for being here. You know I've been tracking Van Elsing's movements for the past days."

"The weapon merchant from the wanted posters, true enough" the blond took a bite from her beef burrito.

"I don't have good news. It's been hard to track him down. I know he's still in Vale and he's still doing his business with other criminals. I just can't seem to locate him."

"So we're back to square one?"

"Pretty much. Sorry Yang."

"Don't be. The way I see it, if we keep on finding and fighting bad guys. I'm sure one of them we captured must know something about Mr. Weapon Merchant. They must have any leads that will take us to him."

Jude stood wide eyed he didn't even thought about that. The blond kept eating her burrito like nothing mattered. Looks like she could be very smart if she wanted to. It was true Vale's criminal underground was big. There could be quite the amount that might have information on Van's whereabouts. All there needed to be done is capture those criminals and make them spill the beans.

The teen medic mentally chuckled that won't be a problem for Yang, she will make them talk he wouldn't want to be in their shoes. Just like that he has underestimate the blond's abilities. She was more than a strong fighter, she can be the clever girl if she wanted to. It will be for the best if he doesn't tell her that, angering her was the last thing on his mind.

"You're right. It might take us a while but if we keep up capturing criminals our chances will increase in finding Van Elsing. Thanks Yang."

"Now you're feeling all better, glad I was able to help" the blond grabbed another bite from her burrito.

"I'm really glad to have you here. I would never be able to do this on my own. You're a great friend Yang."

The lilac eyed blond has suddenly stopped chewing on her burrito. Jude's words were stuck on her head she couldn't get rid of them. Her cheeks turned red as her heart skipped a beat, the butterflies were flying in her stomach and she was feeling so embarrassed. Yang perfectly knew what she was feeling. During her years in Signal Academy she had her crushes on many cute boys. But neither of them meet up to her standards.

Many of them were a bunch of jerks and the only thing that mattered to them was staring at her chest. All of them were dying to get into her pants and she hated it. Hormonal males weren't really her thing. She didn't minded finding a cute nice boy who would like her for who she is and not just for her looks. Her eyes were on the teen eating his burrito, the young brawler and medic Jude Mathis. Was he" the one" that was a question she didn't know yet. But so far, he was doing a pretty good job in being the perfect candidate.

Jude was different from those boys. She made sure he wasn't staring at her chest when she wasn't looking. But he never did such a thing, it was so weird. At one time she thought he could be gay but those thoughts went out of the window when he said she was attractive. During one of their nightly adventures she told him she wanted to know how he sees her. The teen was so nervous and he has blushed, the sight made her smirked.

That gave her the idea he was into girls. All she needed to do now is to do a good job in taking his heart. That will be easy she will use her charms and every trick on the book to turn his head and make his heart beat really fast. At the same time she will be helping him beat up bad guys which she likes doing, she'll be killing two birds with one stone. The plan was perfect, it scared her. Her eyes widened realizing she was choking from her burrito.

"Yang!" Jude gasped immediately realized his friend was choking" hang on!"

But she stopped him as she quickly took a drink from her soda. It did the work as she was able to successfully swallowed the piece of food with the liquid. When she was done the teen medic felt so relief, she was going to be all right.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah yeah I'll be fine. Guess I spaced out for a moment forgot to carefully chew my food" she smiled while waving her hand signaling it was no big deal.

"Why did you spaced out?"

"I was just thinking of the criminals and Mr. Weapon Merchant, that's all" obviously the blond brawler lied.

"You had me worried for a moment" he sighed grabbing a nacho chip dipping it into the cheese.

A grin has formed on Yang's lips. This was the perfect chance to tease him. Every now and then she will tease him and it was so much fun to see his expression. Usually she will tease and flirt with cute boys but Jude was different. If she did it with him it's, because he was special. She would even dare to go a little further with him. But that will be her little secret. Best of all, Jude didn't seemed to get upset.

The young medic would get very embarrassed and he will start stuttering. It was really cute and fun to watched. Yang was able to realized that no girl has ever tease him before. Then again, he was an amnesiac so he didn't remembered anything of his past life. He would never know if he was ever teased by girls or, if he had a girlfriend. It made the blond brawler feel sad and sorry for him. He was only a year younger than her and he had no clue about his family, friends or his home.

"You were worried about me? Jude, I didn't know you feel that way for me. Or maybe we are now on a date."

"What?" the teen's cheek turned red" no! It's not a date we're just hanging out as friends."

"I'm just messing with you" she gave a laugh" there's no way I would like Nacho Bell for a place to go on a date. Maybe a night club or the movies that's Yang approval you should take notes, just in case" she winked at him.

"Are you going to stop now?" the medic brawler was still blushing.

"Yeah, until the next time" she smiled before taking another bite of her burrito.

"I'm starting to regret my words all of the sudden" Jude decided to turn the tables on her.

"Too late for that. You already said you're glad to have a friend like me so no second opinions."

"Fine, I was lying" he sighed while the brawler smiled again at him, he took a sip from his soda realizing his nacho and cheese were gone.

"You're not good at teasing Jude. Maybe I should give you a few lessons. It will be a Yangtastic experience."

"Yangtastic? That's not a word."

"Will you please try to lighten up for once?" she sweat dropped she wonders he can be so dense sometimes.

"I was just kidding. I got the joke with how you changed the word putting your name on it" he smiled.

"Oh? Oh right!" the blond brawler grinned" glad to know you're not that dense."

"Can I have some of your nachos, please?"

"Sure" Yang happily offered the medic her nachos and cheese.

"Thanks."

Watching him a few of her nachos made her smiled. He was probably the best friend she has ever had. The brawler did had many friends in Signal but none were as close to her then the teen before her. To think she will like an amnesiac. It didn't mattered if he doesn't remember anything or if he remembers, he was her friend. She didn't minded if someday they take that step further from friendship. Yang knew she will be happy with Jude he was enough for her.

The lilac eyed blond finished her burrito and she was almost done with her soda. The brawler medic has taken more than two nacho chips but the blond didn't minded, she was already full. Not to mention she was always watching out for her figure and didn't wanted to add a few extra pounds. She was going to be a huntress so getting fat was out of the question. It will be too hard to do missions if she turns into a balloon and not fight well.

"Say Jude?"

"Hm...Oh no I'm sorry I ate all your nachos!" the medic realized his mistake, the nachos were all gone without realizing it.

"That's okay I'm full anyway I was about to tell you, I'm sorry. I had no idea about your amnesia. You must have it rough not remembering anything. I can't imagine myself going through the same thing. Not remembering my dad, my sister, my dog or my friends. I know you already said you're okay with it and you're happy with the life you're living I just...Wanted you to know...Still."

"I don't have to repeat myself Yang. But I'm happy you understand I couldn't asked for a better friend."

His words made her blushed as she smiled widely. It was always the same Jude's words will have that effect on her. Her heart will start beating like crazy and she will giggled like a love sicked school girl. Clearly he enjoys her company and was thankful to have her by his side. Yang might not be a super genius in some things but she was sure if a friendship is perfect then a relationship will also be perfect. The perfect boyfriend and she will be the lucky girl to have him.

Her father did warned not to jump the gun yet. Taiyang wanted her to wait a little bit before she could make her move. True she was still young though, she didn't had the patience to wait too long. She was worried some other girl might have her sight on the young brawler and medic. If that happens that girl won't be around too long her jealousy was already getting the best of her. The important thing, Jude is her friend that's what matters the most to the blond.

"If you're done let's get going" she smiled getting up from the table.

"Where are we going?"

"We have some places to visit before we start our vigilante work. Like the movies."

"Didn't you say going to the movies is one of your ideal places to go on a date?" Jude raised an eyebrow, now it was getting strange she will suggest the place.

"But we're not going on an official date. Just a social event between friends" Yang winked at him.

"I guess that makes sense and I do have the time, sure I'll go" now Jude was getting nervous even if it was just as" friends".

"I know exactly which movie to see" the blond had her scroll opened checking the site of the Vale movie theater" I hope you like action comedy, cause we're seeing Laser Team."

"That sure sounds great. Lead the way."

The brawler smiled as she took his hand leading out of the fast food restaurant. They got on her bike Bumblebee, Yang put on her helmet and aviator shades. Turning the engine on she speed out into the streets followed with a screaming Jude. She laughed because it was always fun to hear him screamed for his dear life. The medic will always tell her that she goes too fast and she was breaking the law when it comes to speeding.

That is if the police can actually catch her. Bumblebee was too fast for their vehicles she was the ultimate bike. Her model can easily reached a hundred twenty miles per hour she would like to see those police cars reaching that. It couldn't be helped if the blond brawler likes living on the edge and she loves taking a ride on the wild side. Life was too short and she was young so of course she will live it like there's no tomorrow. That was one thing she taught to the medic.

(Time skip)

It started getting dark when Jude and Yang left the movie theater. The movie they saw" Laser Team" wasn't that bad, it had action and comedy. A pretty good movie to watch with family and friends. Of course the blond brawler being easily moved to laughter was laughing a lot through most of the movie's entirety. The young medic had his fair share of laughs but nothing compared to his blond companion. He had enjoyed the movie and the company of his friend a lot.

It also reminded him that it was good to have days off. Today was the first time he was given a day off from his two jobs. It felt good to take a break from everything and what better way to spend the break with his only friend. Currently said blond friend was still laughing because of the movie, it made him rolled his eyes. He can never get bored whenever Yang was with him. Thanks to her, he doesn't have to think about his missing memories it allowed him to think about the present more.

"That movie was awesome. Best way to combine action and comedy."

"I did had a few laughs" replied the teen medic.

"Only a few? You must not know comedy when you see it. The whole movie was a jam packed with comedy with it's merits in action. It was wacky and fun."

"I did enjoyed it, thanks for taking me to see it Yang."

The blond brawler chuckled feeling so happy" next time we're seeing a horror movie."

"A horror movie?" he blinked that came out of nowhere.

"Yeah" the blond was grinning" don't tell me you're scared?"

"N-No you just took me by surprise" part of Jude's mind was against the idea of seeing such movie.

"I'm checking the movies next week to see if any horror ones have been added. You better not chicken out once I made up my mind."

"I won't chicken out. Pick any kind of movie you like."

"Then it's done. You can't back out now" she smiled.

Jude rolled his eyes at the blond, she was just teasing now. But he will accept and see any kind of horror movie she wishes. As they were heading to the brawler's bike the young medic spotted an elegant and rather expensive car parking near a jewelry store. It caught his curiosity because the car was very pretty. A dark red which the color reminded him of a certain wanted criminal. The driver of the car got off to open the back door for the passenger to come out.

Brown eyes widened in shock when the man that emerged from the vehicle was none other than Van Elsing. The weapon's dealer and most wanted in three of the four kingdoms. The young medic couldn't believe it the same man he's been looking for, for a while now wasn't that far from his position. He spotted him entering the jewelry store. Was he planning to rob the place no, that wasn't really Van's style. He was a business man who believed in fair play. Fair negotiations was his forte stealing in the open was too reckless for him.

"What's wrong?" Yang noticed he looked like he had a lot on his mind.

"Stay quiet and look at me" the teen commanded as he got closer to her face.

"What are you doing?" she tried to sound upset but she sounded flushed more as her cheeks got red.

"Just keep looking at me. Van Elsing is just right next to us, he arrived in a nice looking red car and he just entered that jewelry store."

"For real?" the blond was shocked" talk about being lucky. Is he going to steal any jewelry?"

"I think he's more to actually buy some than steal. Let's keep our distance and wait for him to return."

"We're not going after him? I thought you wanted to capture him badly."

"I want to capture him badly but if there's one thing I learned from my past encounter with Van is that he can be one step ahead of anyone. Going after him now will be too careless, we have to be patient before we make our move."

"But he hasn't seen us yet right? I bet he doesn't even know we're here. This chance can't get any more perfect it's too good to throw away. We can finally send him one ticket straight to jail and we might even get that reward money. Best killing two birds with one stone deal ever."

Honestly Jude wasn't in for the reward money. He only wanted to capture Van because he was a criminal. With him behind bars the streets will be a whole lot safer from getting their hands into his stolen weapons. Gang wars will be prevented and who knows how many lives will be saved in doing so. The money will be obviously be the bonus after capturing him. Yang brought up a valid point Van didn't saw them so he was probably oblivious that they were here.

Maybe the man won't see them coming and this was the perfect opportunity to take him down. Also that he was alone asides, from his driver. But he couldn't underestimate him, the weapon's dealer was smarter than he looks. So the young brawler decided to play smart to assure he will be capturing the wanted criminal. He slipped off from Yang shocking the girl as he got near his car, before returning to her side. Just in time to see Van leaving the jewelry heading back to his vehicle.

"What did you do?"

"Making sure we have the advantage. Let's follow him."

"You bet. Time to go vigilante mode."

The blond brawler already had her helmet on turning Bumblebee on. Van was already on the vehicle and the driver boarded turning the engine. So far so good, the criminal hasn't spotted them yet. It was perfect to follow him all the way to his hideout. The red car left followed by the yellow speedy bike. They drive through the streets with no busy traffic. Yang kept her eyes on the red vehicle because there weren't many cars present it will be easy for the driver or the passenger to realized they were being followed.

Somehow she didn't like this feeling, they should be aware by now. Apparently she wasn't the only one with the bad feeling, Jude was feeling it too. Van must already know by now and he might have prepared himself to be followed just in case. After all, he was most wanted in three kingdoms, including this one. He wouldn't be wandering around so freely if he didn't had a good plan. It worried the young medic and brawler.

Both teens got their answered to their hunches as they suddenly got unexpected company. Behind them stood a group of bikers. The had black leather jackets with navy blue cargo pants and black boots. The bike model was the same and it had a bit of a similarity to Bumblebee. To put matters worse, they were armed. They had machine guns to even grenades. Looks like Van thought wisely in bringing quite the group of reinforcements to have as bodyguards.

"I think he knows we're following him!" said the blond brawler.

"I think so too. Those guys don't look friendly."

"You will have to handle them while I keep following Mr. Weapon Merchant."

"Only me against...Eight of them!"

"You've taken on worse odds before. You can do this!"

Jude didn't replied as he tightened his fists and gauntlets, she was right. It didn't took long for the bikers to start opening fire on them. Yang was quick to dodged the heavy fire maneuvering her bike like a pro as her eyes turned red. They better not scratched Bumblebee's paint job or blood was going to be shed. It was very expensive when she sent her bike to have a new paint job. It made the bike looked even better than before.

If any of these bastards scratched even the slightest of the paint with their weapons, they were going to die. At the same time she needed to focus in following Van's car. Without warning Jude launched demon fist hitting one of the bikes. The biker was sent flying, that was one downed. He fired more of his arte but they dodged them while firing their machine guns. One of them threw a grenade as Yang pressed the accelerator all the way, going faster. The teen medic had to grabbed onto the blond's back to prevent himself from falling.

The explosion wasn't that but Bumblebee was fast enough to avoid it. It was too close too comfort, these people weren't fooling around. They had every intention to get rid of them for trying to follow their boss. One of them was able to get close and Jude retaliate punching the guy, knocking him out from his bike. Two down, six more to go. Yang growled dodging more fire but she realized that Van's car was no longer present. The blond couldn't believed she has lost him so her anger increased.

She turned her anger on the remaining bikers. If Van was gone then there was no need for her to focus on him anymore. She armed Ember Celica as she fired a couple of shots hitting two bikes. Another bike was destroyed thanks to Jude's demon fist arte. Yang decreased her bike's speed getting between two of the bikers she punched one and her medic partner punched the other. The last biker wasn't stupid as he decided to leave not wanting to end up like the others.

"We did it" Jude felt so relief.

"Yeah, but I lost the guy. Sorry Jude, we were so close" the blond growled as she made a full stop.

"Did you?"

"Huh?"

The young brawler smiled as he showed her his opened scroll showing the map of Vale with a red dot beeping.

"A GPS?"

"The reason I went to Van's car earlier was to plant a small tracking chip on it. It's an app you instal on your scroll, wherever the chip is placed it will tell us exactly where it is. All we have to do now is follow the GPS signal and we'll find Van."

Yang stood shocked before she smiled" wow...That was very smart. You really are a genius."

"I just thought of a way to outsmart Van. Something he will never expect."

"And you sure did. Weapon Merchant bastard won't expect us knocking on his front door."

"Not until it's too late. Let's go I know exactly where he's at."

"Right!"

The GPS signal has lead Jude and Yang to an abandoned old factory in the Red Light District. No surprise it was the area where crime was always remotely active in Vale. As the two teens entered the factory they spotted Van's red car parked outside of the large building. They were definitely in the right place but Jude had a feeling this couldn't be the weapon dealer's hideout. A man like Van Elsing had his taste and a rundown place like this wasn't suited for him.

Maybe he was doing business with someone another criminal, perhaps. As they got closer to the building they heard voices coming from inside. The young medic was able to recognize Van's voice and another voice neither him or the blond brawler were able to recognized. They have never heard it before. There were some old boxes near by and the teens used it to give them a boost to get a view from one of the high windows. They were careful not to caused a big racket that will get the attention of the unwelcome party.

Taking a better look they spotted Van surrounded by many black steel crates. Jude recognized them from the last time he saw the criminal. Those crates had weapons in them it's how he does his business with others, selling them illegal and stolen weaponry. As expected the man wasn't alone since his men were also accompanying him. There was someone else present that caught the attention of both Jude and Yang.

The man had orange hair with part of it covering his left eye with eye liner, a black bowling hat, a gray scarf with a white coat, black gloves with black pants and black boots. He was holding a cane. There was something about him, he didn't looked trusting and he must be some kind of crook if he was making business with Van. Somehow this man was familiar to Jude like he has seen him before.

"That guy...Where have I seen him?"

"The one with the cane?" asked the blond brawler.

"Yeah…." the teen medic opened his scroll checking the site of the Vale Police Force as his eyes widened" I knew it. His name is Roman Torchwick a famous thief in Vale's criminal underground."

"He's also on the most wanted list" Yang was reading the information" two criminals, double reward money."

"This might complicate things a bit. There's too many people, so it won't be so easy to get in and capture Van."

"We'll capture both of them. I'm sure the Vale Police will thank us for it."

"All right Roman let's get this over with" Van rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Why Van my nan, I thought you'll be thrilled to make business with me again" the man has taken a cigar from his coat pocket and lit it with his lighter.

"Considering the last time we made business, I was almost caught by the police" he glared at the bowling hat crook.

"You're still hung up about that? That was months ago, you have to let go of the past and move on. You were having a bad day back then it happens to everyone, even genius like us."

"And I suppose you had nothing to do with it? I know your reputation Roman. You wouldn't hesitate to back stab anyone at the cost of saving your own hide. Because if it turns out that you want to throw me under the bus like you have done with past associates of yours, your sadly mistaken."

"Whoa whoa whoa! Let's get one thing straight" he removed his cigar staring at the older man straight in the eye" I don't know where did you heard those nasty rumors but I assure you it's all lies. I respect anyone that goes against the law, thieves, psychos you name them. It's respect haven't you heard of honor among thieves?"

"Why don't we ask Junior's men? You remember him from The Klub. A little bird told me you needed extra hands to pull out a big heist and what was the outcome of it hmm?" Van glared at him.

"I had that under control" now Torchwick was ticked off with his attitude.

"If by under control you mean, back stabbing all of them letting them die by a bomb you placed then yes you had everything under control. The police sure had their hands full that night picking up any pieces of what was once human beings. Whether they were crooks or lackeys matters not, they were still people. My point is you have no respect for others, you use them for your own benefit and once they're no longer useful to you, you get rid of them like they were trash bags. Have you ever wonder why no one wishes to make business with you?"

"I'm doing business with you now aren't I?!"

"I'm still considering my choice believe me. And for your sake I do hope you're here to make business. If I see even the slightest hint of back stabbing well...Let's just say I have these gentlemen with me for a reason."

Roman has actually gulped seeing the men in black suits removing guns along with rifles with grenades, knives. Basically they were armed to the teeth. The thief was no amateur he was skilled enough to take anyone. But he wasn't stupid. There was no way he'll be able to take on so many men and leave this people without a scratch. Another thing he was low on cash so he couldn't afford to hire bodyguards. The money he had available was only reserve to buy the weapons.

After what he did to Junior's men there was no way the club owner was going to lend him more. Most likely he'll get killed so no way, that wasn't happening. The thief was smart enough not to cause trouble when it was out of his hands. He can behave and Van has already made his point that you don't screw with him if one values their life. None of them knew that they were being watched by Jude and Yang. The young medic and brawler had his scroll opened and he was currently recording their entire conversation.

"Point taken. So I'm not a good thief I admit I can be a sore loser sometimes. There are a very few people in this business I have respect for. And you Van, are one of them."

"I don't know if I should feel flattered or sorry" there was sarcasm in the weapon dealer's tone.

"Let's get to the point of this meeting shall we, did you bring them?"

Van signaled to one of his men. The black suit man went to one of the steel crates opening it, taking one of the rifles. He walked over to his boss showing it to the orange haired thief.

"Those aren't Atlas issue" Torchwick wasn't happy.

"No they're not. I said clearly when you called me that I have already sold them. The client paid rather handsomely for them."

"Fine, they will have to do" the bowling hat man went to grabbed a near by brief case" here's your payment. Everything's there."

"I'm the one who decides if everything is there. Nothing personal Roman if I don't trust you."

The same man who took the rifle grabbed the briefcase opening it. He showed it to Van it was filled with lien. The man in red checked the amount of money, he was satisfied with the content.

"Yes, everything is here. I am pleased to know we were able to make business a success. The weapons are all yours now."

"See Van my boy. Told you I'm good at my word. I brought you the money like I promised."

"By the way Roman...I know better than to question my clients intentions but, I'm curious. Why so many weapons? I don't recall you having an army."

"True. I usually like doing my work on my own. Let's just say I have a new associate...Or more like a partner."

"I see" the weapon dealer was sounding more curious" it's not every day you partnered up with someone. Whoever is this person must have you on a leash."

"What's that suppose to mean?" Roman glared at him.

"I highly doubt this new associate or should I say partner, will be stupid enough to hire you without being aware of the kind of man you are."

"…..….."

"More like this partner is very clever and knows the risk too well. It's better to have you close enough if you screw up, best not to think about that."

"You don't know anything about it so I will appreciate if you don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong."

"My apologies you are right."

"For your information she already has an army working for her. I'm only collecting the weapons for them. Someone has to do the dirty work and that's them."

"So it's a woman. How intriguing" Van was actually smirking.

Torchwick decided not to say another word. He was supposed to stay quiet about the identity of his partner and associate. If she finds out he told somehow, she will burn him to ashes. The thought made a shiver run down his spine hopefully he will never get into her bad side. Now all he needed is to call the lap dogs to come and pick up the weapons. Taking a look at one of the windows he saw two people were looking. He raised an eyebrow before his eyes narrowed. That wasn't good, now people knew of this business deal. They gasped realizing they've been spotted before living.

"We have company outside."

"Company?" Van has signaled his men to stand by" police?"

"No, two kids. They were watching from the window" the orange haired thief pointed to the window where they stood but they were obviously no longer there.

The weapon's dealer stood in thought. Kids should know better than to hang out late at night especially if it was a dangerous area like the Red Light District of Vale. But then again, maybe they weren't children after all. He guessed it must be teenagers. Either way, they picked the wrong place and wrong time to come or even to make out. Giving another signal to the men in black suits, Van ordered them to go outside of the factory and verify who are the unwanted visitors. Though he didn't like taking lives mainly if they were young people it was necessary to keep everything that took place here tonight, a secret.

"They know we're here" Jude tried to remain calm" we have to get out of here."

"What do you mean get out of here?" Yang has already activated Ember Celica" we're here to kick bad guy butt and take down those two crooks straight to jail."

"Don't you remember the numbers are against us?"

"Numbers are nothing, bring them on" the blond clenched her fists grinning.

It was too late to say anything that will stop Yang as the doors to the factory opened. Over ten men in black suits stood outside holding pretty strong looking fire arms. Jude was going to suggest they should hide and try to ambush them, getting the upper hand. They can still win this fight if they play it smart. But the unannounced plan was thrown out of the window when the lilac eyed blond fired her gauntlets at the men. The young medic only sighed, so much for a surprise attack.

(Music: "Clenched Fist" from the Tales of Xillia original soundtrack)

Jude aided Yang taking out more of the black suit. One who was about to open fire on her. The blond did the same with a few who wanted to harm the young medic. They had each others backs against tough odds. The men were getting serious when they started using grenades. One of them were punched by the male brawler sending it back to it's owner.

The blond laughed at the display as she punched another man and she fired her gauntlet hitting another grenade exploding in the face of the thrower. They were the perfect tag team together they were an unstoppable force. These guys were strong but they had nothing on the two brawlers. With a combination of their attacks they were able to defeat all the men. Neither lowered their guard they haven't forgotten that there were still two criminals inside of the factory.

(Music end)

The two brawlers were caught by the sound of clapping. They saw Van Elsing looking pleased with their work.

"Impressive. You two certainly make quite the team to be able to beat so many of my men. They're trained professionals but apparently they can't compare to the display of skills you have shown tonight."

"Van" the medic's eyes narrowed.

"We meet again young Jude. What a surprise to see you on the rotten side of the kingdom. Needless to say, you have interfered in my business for the last time."

"You can say that again. The last time because, we got a nice comfy jail cell with your name on it" Yang got serious.

"It's as she says. We have every intention to stop you and let the police take you so you can face justice" followed the brawler medic.

"I'm afraid I will have to decline your generous offer. I still have plenty of businesses to attend. It's a big world and there are many people who would love to get their hands on high tech weaponry."

"Bastard" growled the blond as she turned to her friend" Jude, leave him to me. Go after Torchwick."

"You sure?" he suddenly got worried for the blond brawler.

"Oh yeah I can handle him. Just make sure to beat the other crook so we can have double the reward money" she finished with a wink.

"Be careful, don't underestimate him."

Turning to the weapon's dealer the teen passed him by, entering the factory. Yang reloaded her gauntlets with fresh shot gun dust shells. She needed to be ready for this guy and even if her friend warned her she was planning to go all out on him. The man in the red hat and trench coat stood calm as he revealed his two magnum revolvers. The blond now knew he was a long range fighter that was good. She was both good in long range but she was more effective in close range. If she can somehow keep him close then, she will have this fight in the bag.

"I was expecting to fight Jude instead a shame. I suppose I can make time for a sparring match. Please try to keep me entertain, it's been a while since I have last used Punisher and Deathlock."

"I will give you a fight you'll never forget. It will be your last because after this, you're going to jail" her eyes turned red.

"There's an old saying" action speaks louder than words". Are you familiar with it?"

"I sure am!"

"Perry it's me. I need you to get the boys and head out to the coordinates I gave you asap to pick up the goods. And I do mean right now! We might be expecting some unwanted company any minute" Torchwick was using his scroll.

"You're not going anywhere!"

The orange haired thief ended the call turning to see one of the kids that were watching his business deal with Van. The man chuckled this kid was short he bet the girl was taller than him. Oh yeah he felt so intimidated by him, he could definitely fright even the most dangerous criminals. Maybe he will be good to have a few laughs or keep Perry and the rest of the White Fang entertained.

"Kid, isn't it passed your bed time? Don't want to be late for school so run home to mommy and daddy."

"I don't go to school so I have plenty of time to deal with you" Jude readied his Titan Fist gauntlets.

"That's too bad so much for living an educated way of life" the criminal kept spinning his cane.

Torchwick needed to be careful. He couldn't risked the weapons getting damaged or he will feel a certain woman's wrath. That's why it will be better to fight somewhere else. Perry and the rest of the White Fang should be arriving within minutes to clear out the merchandise. So he did the only solution that will make it easier, he ran off.

"Wait! Come back!" the young medic went after him.

(Music: "I Burn" from the RWBY volume 1 original soundtrack)

"Before we begin. I would like to know the name of my opponent. It's sort of tradition for me to know who I'm fighting" said Van.

"It's Yang Xiao Long remember it. Because it will be the last name you'll hear."

"I will remember it thank you."

Yang fired her gauntlets but her opponent has moved out of the way dodging it. The blond was impressed for an older guy, he moves pretty fast. Van countered firing his revolvers but the brawler fired back now they were exchanging fire. The brawler knew this couldn't go on, she needed to get closer. That's when she will have the advantage. Her guess was that this guy was only good at firing his weapons in long range. Once she has him in close range it will be victory for her.

Yang unleashed a barrage of fire that made the weapon's dealer to dodge instead of firing back. That was her chance, she charged in getting closer to the man punching and firing Ember Celica. To her shock Van has used his own weapons to block the punches and he dodged the blows. Looks like she made a mistake it might looked as if he's good in close range too. The man in red unleashed his own barrage of attacks while the blond went for the defensive.

But it seems this opponent was far better than the blond brawler could expect. He wasn't holding back either everything about him was terrifying. His offensive and defensive one could say it was pretty solid. But Yang was too stubborn to throw in the towel. Now with a tough opponent, she fought back punching, firing and kicking. It worked for a moment, Van was put into the defensive. Until he fired his magnums hitting the blond. She hit the ground not happy about it, glaring at him.

He fired again and she dodged them performing a combo but why was he getting faster. The guy has proven a point that he was no amateur especially when Yang hasn't still landed a hit on the weapon's dealer. They kept going at it before the criminal broke through her defenses. She got hit by his gun and was blown off to a wall and it looked like Yang has lost this one. Van hasn't lowered his guard, he wanted to make sure she was down for good. If this fight goes on any longer the Vale Police might come and he couldn't risk that.

"Not bad my dear but you still have so much to learn. My hats off to the one who trained you. But if that's all you have to offer then I'm afraid our fight will be, cut short."

Yang was slowly getting up she was far from calling it a quits. Her father has always told her to try and surprise your opponent. It was the best advantage and this guy didn't knew a thing about her. Most importantly he had no idea about her semblance. She took plenty of hits making her grin, her eyes changed color from lilac to red. With a battle cry the blond activated her semblance. Van was actually surprised to see so much energy flowing over her.

She was surrounded by golden flames, her aura none the less. He finally put two on two together to know that this must be the girl's semblance. There was no fear in his eyes as he stood ready to face her. With a quick charged the blond brawler got closed to him launching a fist. But it was caught by the criminal in red but it didn't saved him from getting punched by her other fist. She was punching him along with firing her gauntlets, she launched a couple of kicks.

(Music end)

Van was blown off as he hit the ground hard. Yang kept her grin, she did it. After getting hit by so many attacks using her semblance he was done for. Her semblance was gone just in time for the end of this match. She smirked now feeling the rush of the battle. This will always beat going to school any day of the week. Blond brawler one, bad guy zero.

Then, the unimaginable happened. The criminal in red was still conscious making Yang gasped in shock. It was impossible there was no way he was still up after getting hit by her semblance. But she was wrong because he was up covered in dirt and wounds. But they were getting healed thanks to his aura. This was the first time this has happened. It made her think that this guy was an opponent she shouldn't have challenged.

"No way! How the heck are you still up?!"

"I see now...Your semblance is the ability to absorb attacks and make yourself stronger. That would explained the increased of strength of your blows just now, impressive."

"That still doesn't answer my question!"

"Well, since I found out about your semblance might as well tell you about mine" and to the blonds shock Van had his eyes red and he was glowing the same golden flame as hers.

"That can't be…." the brawler was at a loss for words" my semblance...How can you do my semblance?"

"Allow me to explain my dear. My semblance is called" Reversal". It can only be activated after my opponent has used their semblance before me. Once that happens, it automatically kicks in letting me use it against them in a reversal attack. Thus, the name for it. It's quite fitting don't you agree?"

"That's not fair! That's cheating!"

"Sorry to disappoint you my dear…."

Van focused the golden energy on his two revolvers ready to fire on his opponent. A certain memory was on the back of his mind as he got angry at the blond.

"But life is never fair!"

He fired a powerful blast hitting the brawler knocking her unconscious. She was downed for the count giving the victory of the fight to the weapon's dealer.

"Thank you for the wonderful fight Yang Xiao Long. It's time to call it a night and take my leave" he tipped his red hat taking the briefcase with lien on it.

"Where did he go?"

Jude was running all over the factory looking for Torchwick. The orange haired thief left a while back and it seemed he was hiding from him. The medic brawler couldn't let him escape not, after Yang stayed behind to fight Van. He needed to beat this criminal and return to the blond. He knew the lilac eyed blond can take care of herself but he was unsure not knowing how strong the weapon's dealer is. The teen arrived at a cargo holding spot it was obviously empty due to the factory being abandoned for a long time.

Suddenly fire was shot at him, he quickly dodged while taking cover. More fire was shot while the young medic had no idea where it was coming from. It looked like it was coming from all directions. The teen felt stupid for getting fooled by the thief. This was Torchwick's plan all along to draw him out to a wide field where he can get the advantage over him. The brawler was using a pair of metal tubes for covered there was no sign of the orange haired thief.

Poking his head from the side another fire was shot, he took cover again. But he was able to spot Torchwick far away holding his cane. The tip was opened and it had a target mark attached to the lid. That would explained how he was able to aimed a straight shot at him. The man in the bowling hat was laughing while firing his cane like crazy.

"Kid you're not very smart aren't you?" the thief chuckled" you should have let me go while you had the chance. Now you have to do things the hard way."

"I'm not letting you go until you're captured. The only place you're going is jail!"

"Boy I gotta admire you courage and your...Stupidity. But I have no intention to visit the big house, too many places to go, people to meet, businesses to make. You get the idea. Keeping my reputation as a professional thief ain't no walk in the park kiddo."

"Demon Fist!"

Jude took the opportunity to fired his arte while the orange haired man was talking. But Torchwick was clever enough to fire the arte with his cane destroying it. His eyes widened seeing the teen charging at him performing a flying kick. The thief blocked as they were now locked in combat exchanging blows. Jude used palm strike followed by aqua sweep. It caused Roman to dropped his cane while keeping his balance. Now he wasn't happy, it was time to get serious.

He blocked the teen's attacks taking back his cane, firing at him. The medic brawler blocked using demon fist, he blocked a few blows as he used swallow dance with talon storm, he quickly performed steel to increased his attack strength for a short period of time. The teen was impressed with Torchwick's display of skill, he was good now he knew why he was on the most wanted list. He quickly blocked blows from the thief while evading fire from his cane.

It was like for a few minutes, both blocking and attacking trying to gain the upper hand. Jude used beast and was able to blow away the thief but Roman countered firing his cane. The young brawler dodged using his snap pivot ability to vanished and reappeared behind the man shocking the criminal. A kick and a punch sent Roman to the ground while he was able to keep hold of his cane. The thief cursed mentally, the kid was tougher than he looks.

If he doesn't do something soon he can kiss his freedom goodbye and say hello to a jail cell. Gazing around the place to find something to his advantage, he was lucky to find a flamable gas pump. A grin formed his lips he hoped it was still working after all this time. Without warning he fired a the pump causing a large explosion. Jude took cover but he was able to see the orange haired thief taking a door out of the factory. He growled trying to get up staring at the criminal.

"Ta ta kiddo it's been swell" he left without looking back, he hope the weapons have been taken out by now.

"Perry and those mutts of the White Fang better have those weapons or Cinder will have my head on a platter."

"Yang!"

Jude left the factory heading back to the outside where they were able to spied on the two criminals. He found the blond brawler unconscious and feared the worst. Was Van too strong for her to take on. The medic was so worried kneeling besides her. He sighed in relief checking her vitals, she was still breathing. She was only downed for the moment but still this proves Van is very skilled if he was able to take beat someone skilled like Yang.

Suddenly the eyes of the blond opened, lilac met chocolate brown. A blush stroke her cheeks realizing Jude was so closed to her face. The thought crossed her mind to punch his lights out. But this was Jude, he would never do something like steal her first kiss. That's right, Yang Xiao Long still hasn't kissed that special boy. It will be a secret that will remain buried forever. He smiled at her and she felt herself blushing again, he has such a cute smile.

"Thanks goodness you're okay."

"I'll live…." the blond's eyes narrowed thinking of a certain criminal" that bastard took me by surprise with his semblance."

"Well Torchwick got away and he didn't had to use his semblance on me. So its still impressive that Van had to use his semblance to beat you."

Yang stood silent remembering the fight from the look of things the weapon's dealer could have still beaten her with or without his semblance. The guy was very skilled and fast. He may be a long range fighter but he has proven to be a force to be reckon with on close combat.

An hour later the police arrived to investigate the loud noises that were coming from the factory. It was very strange to hear such when it was supposed to be abandoned. Surprise when they have spotted quite the cargo on weapons proving that the White Fang didn't make it to take them. A certain thief was definitely in deep trouble with his partner for his failure.

It wasn't long until the news arrived to cover the story of tonight's events. By now Jude and Yang were no longer present as they were watching everything from away. They didn't wanted to get questioned by the police or the news. It will bring too much attention and they always keep a low profile whenever they were doing their vigilante stuff.

"This is Lisa Lavender for the Vale News Network. Vale Police have just confiscated over two hundred fire arms from the old Reignton factory in the Red Light District. There are no witnesses nor accomplices in the scene but according to authorities this may very well be connected to the weapon trafficking that's been going on lately in the city for weeks. We will have more on the story at our evening edition at ten."

"We may have been beaten but at least Torchwick didn't got his hands on those weapons. So I guess we did good in the end" said Jude gazing at the scene in the distance.

"I still don't like that we got our butts kicked" mumbled a not so happy Yang.

"You win some, you lose some. Isn't that what you used to tell me?"

"It's different when we lose on our end. It sounds better when we win."

"That's not the point Yang" the medic rolled his eyes" we did win. It may have been a different outcome but we managed to prevent a most wanted criminal from taking all those weapons. Who knows what Torchwick wanted with them, probably to cause a war or maybe sell them back to a terrorist group. You can't expect that we'll beat every single criminal we meet along the way."

"I'm actually expecting we WILL be able to beat every single criminal we meet. I mean we're the Crime Fighting Dynamic Duo. We're the strongest there is!"

"I don't know about that last part but we fight our best, that's what counts" replied Jude.

"But they both got away. We might never get another chance to capture them."

"You might be right. After this, Van will probably leave Vale. Most likely he will head to Vacuo to keep a low profile because he's not wanted there. As for Torchwick, I don't know. He might still be here. Who knows, we might meet him again."

"Yeah yeah…." the blond brawler was still not happy.

"Why don't we go to one of our favorite food joints? I'll buy."

"Nacho Bell!?" Yang's mood changed dramatically smiling at the teen medic.

"I was thinking more of Sentucky Fried Chicken or Pizza Hat."

"I could go for some pizza" she was still smiling.

"Okay let's go them."

"Yeah!" the blond cheered turning Bumblebee's engine" pizza time!"

The bike drove off while Jude shook his head at the blond. And just like that Yang was back to her usual self.

"Here comes Yang and Jude fighting the good fight kicking butt best tag team in Remnant…."

"I didn't know you wrote a song about us."

"I'm still working on it."

"Keep practicing" he sweat dropped because her singing could use some work.

"What's that suppose to mean?!"

To be continued

-Finally done with the chapter and finally updated this story. Even if I know how it will transpire in future chapters along with canon events.

-As I write this it's October 3rd I still don't have power and internet. I've been without power since Hurricane Maria passed through my country on September 20, almost two weeks. I knew this was going to happen because the Hurricane was too strong and it was considered" catastrophic". My country suffered a lot with no power, no water, no fuel and no communications it looks like this has turned into some kind of" scenario of an "apocalyptic future" like the Walking Dead minus the zombies lol. Thank God I still have water and I was able to make the best of it with my family and my friends. Together we stood strong and were united more than ever through the harsh times ahead. Thanks to the US government for sending the navy and FEMA as well as many volunteers (electricians, plummers among many more) our country is slowly changing back to normal. Hopefully if you see this chapter online it will obviously mean I got my power and internet back (I really hope it's soon and not waiting months). God Bless all of you and I'm sorry if it took me so long to update.

-But getting back to the good news I'm almost done with ch7 of" Walking the Forged Path" and ch40 of Journey to Redemption. I might also start on chapters for Chibi Redemption. I'm coming up with funny and ridiculous things so I hope you guys get a laugh out of it. There's also a big" maybe" that I will start on ch25 of the Alternate Path I still don't know though. The reason I haven't updated such story because a pain in the ass that is" writers block" attacked me and that sucks.

-Coming up we will see how Lloyd has been living in Patch since he moved there. Upcoming chapters will be focusing on Yuri and what he's been doing since he left Anima and what happens when he meets a "certain faunus" in the least expected way. And Hubert what he's been doing since he considered Atlas his home along with his development with a certain heiress. Eventually I will get to canon events by ch15 but not before the trailers. I always add them in my stories because they're so cool.

-Don't know if I have mention it but the four heroes will eventually remember their memories as the story unfolds. It will be a slow process so don't expect it will be a rush job.

-As always thank you very much for the favs, follows and reviews I really appreciate it.

Next time: Journey through the woods