The Beauty with a Beastly cause

As the sun is setting in the horizon, two individuals with black cloaks are waiting on top of a tree waiting for the train to pass by. They are wearing Grimm masks to hide their identity.

"Hey Mino." The girl next to him pipes up.

"Yes Noir?" He answers without breaking his focus on the train tracks.

"Are you sure this will finally get our message across?"

"Getting cold feet already? It's not too late for you to turn back. I can handle this by myself." Noir fidgets a bit.

"No. I want to do this for our people. It's just...I need to get used to this direct approach." Mino faces her.

"I know. Believe it or not, I'm nervous as well. This will be the first time we will be taking matters in our own hands. But I always remind myself of all the sacrifices the White Fangs did and it enforces my resolve."

"You're right." They're silent for a moment. The train is approaching.

"Get ready." He says walking to the edge of the branch. The train drives by and they jump on top of one of the coaches. They run towards the caboose and he slices with his katana a way in and jump inside. The room is filled with high tech machinery used for the military. They set up explosives as a giant mech points its gun at them.

"Intruders. Identify yourselves." It commands robotically. They get their weapons for combat. It starts shooting and they dodge with finesse as they get close to it. Mino slices off the weapon as Noir shoots the core. It shuts down.

"Good job, Noir."

"Back at you, Mino." They finish setting up the rest of the explosives and move to the next coach. This one has many humanoid machines hanging from the side and the roof. As soon as they step in, the ones on the roof activate and point their guns at them.

"Intruders. Identify yourselves." Same delivery as the last. Noir uses her Semblance to make shadow copies of herself to distract them as Mino charges his Moonslice. Noir takes a coplue of them down, but gets shot on her right shoulder and falls on the floor. Mino finishes charging and unleashes the force by slicing the robots and the coach itself in half. The top half falls on the side of the track along with the other machinery. Once the coast is clear, he hurries towards Noir.

"Bla-Noir! Are you okay?" He tries to compose himself as he reachs her bag for the first-aid.

"Y-Yeah. It's only a flesh wound. OW!" She flinches as he applies the alcohol and bandages.

"Good to hear. We're almost done. We took care of the army. All we need to do now is separate the coach that is carrying the supply of Dust." She nods as he helps her up. They move onto the next coach and are surprised to find civilians on board. The people are confused and afraid by their presence.

"Are those Faunus!? What are they doing here?" They gossip to one another.

"I thought you said this train was only transporting supplies?" Noir asks him.

"That's what my intel told me. Well at least we have witnesses to spread our message." Mino steps forward. "Listen up! The Faunus are tired of being mistreated and enslaved like animals! We White Fang have tried to be civil in our protest, but no one listens to our cause! Today, we will taking matters into our own hands through force to make you understand that we will not submit any longer!" He motions Noir to separate the coach and she complies. A mech like the one they first encountered, jumps and blocks the exit.

"Intruders have taken hostages. Eliminating threats." Their eyes widen as it ready its weapon to shoot.

"Everyone get down!" Noir shouts as the people duck for cover. The robot starts shooting as Mino deflects the bullets away from the civilians. He gets shot on the torso but he holds his ground. It runs out bullets and tries to reload. Mino and Noir take this opportunity and dash at it. He forces the door open, making the robot fall backward on the last coach. Noir jumps behind and shoots the core again to shut it down. The train slows down to stop.

"What were they thinking!? Shooting at their own people!?" Mino stomps the ground in frustration. The sight of his own blood makes him angrier.

"Mino, calm down! You're going to attract th-!" A howl can be heard from a distance. It is too late. The panic from crowd have attracted the Grimm. A pack of Beowolfs are running towards them. He easily dispatches the frontal assault with Moonslice, while Noir stops them from getting any closer to the people. A group are around the caboose and Mino set off the explosives to destroy them. He smirks.

"Kill two birds, with one stone." The corpses disintegrates and there no more Grimm nearby. He notices an airship approaching. "Let's get out of here, Noir. The big boys are here." She nods and they flee into the forest.

White Fang Encampment

They finally arrive to their camp where they set up for the heist. Only a handful were chosen for the mission to avoid detection when they entered the forest and if they ever failed, the negative emotions wouldn't be enough to attract Grimm. One of them notices them.

"Blake! Thank goodness you're all right!" The chameleon Faunus turnes yellow and runs up to Noir.

"Thank you for caring for my wellbeing, Ilia." Mino snarks at her. He's more banged up than Blake. Ilia sticks her tongue out at him. The deer Faunus approaches him with medical supplies.

"Oh dear. Are you sure it was only robots that you fought, Adam?" She points out the scratches on his clothes. She takes into one of the tents to treat his wounds. Ilia turns to Blake.

"So how did it go?"

"Well…" Blake takes off her mask and recounts their mission.

"Wow. To think the Atlas Military would go so far to paint us in a bad light." Ilia sighs.

"Yeah. But I'd say it was a success since our purpose is to get our message out there."

"It's a start. So have you told him yet?" Blake looks away.

"I haven't."

"You know you're leaving tomorrow. I don't want to start seeing him act all edgy when you're not around him." Ilia chuckles a bit at the thought.

"I was actually going to tell him once we were done." Ilia nods and Blake goes into where Adam is sitting on the floor. His torso is covered in bandages. He is still wearing the mask. Ever since they've met, she has never seen him without it. She'd be lying if she wasn't curious what's underneath.

"Hey." He greets her.

"Hey Adam. I have something important to tell you."

"You're going to study at Beacon Academy tomorrow, right?" She is shocked.

"How did you know!?"

"Who do think you're taking to? Nothing flies past me. Also, I caught a glimpse of your acceptance papers when you dropped the stacks of books before getting ready to be here." He states plainly. She fidgets uncomfortably. "It's okay."

"Are you sure? You're not mad?"

"Why would I be mad? We all live our lives however we want and I know you always wanted to further your study in literature." He looks away. "I also know you bought ear prosthetics to blend in as a human." Blakes ears flop down in shame. "I know it's hard and you want to study with no problems. Just remember where you're from and don't become a bootlicker." He smiles.

"That will never happen." They laugh and hug. She gathers her items and says her goodbyes to the group. Adam would be lying if he didn't feel sad seeing his right hand Faunus leaving.

"Blake!" Adam shouts as he runs up to her. "Almost forgot to give you this." He hands her a book. "I found it sometime ago. It's about a man with two souls. Seemed something you'd be interested." She smiles.

"I'll definitely read when I have the time." She wave and heads to join Beacon Academy.