Chapter 31

New allies

Humming a tuneless rhythm while closing his shop, Reginold Pebble smiled as he packed a toy into a box, he stopped however at hearing the door to his shop opening.

Focusing his ears at hearing multiple footsteps approaching he turned around at hearing nervous throat being cleared, turning he saw a group of seven Faunus standing there nervously.

Looking among them with his own frown of confusion one of them spoke.

"Are you Mr Pebble?" looking to the obvious leader Reggie slowly nodded, seeing them sigh in relief he spoke.

"How may I help you?"

"We're looking for Loki Fenris, and people say he's come here on occasion" looking to the tiger Faunus with a frown, Reginold looked to the other faces around him, seeing nothing but fear in their eyes, but that fear was hiding something only one set of eyes had.

Anger.

"Who want's to know, exactly?" Reggie questioned the leader of the group who had a look of regret.

"Former White Fang Lieutenant, Brock Nightshade, we've come to ask for help"

Looking among those from the White Fang, Reggie nodded while moving to his cashier bench, bringing up an odd device only those from Loki's network can use.

"Let me just call him, feel free to relax, you all look like you haven't slept for days" Reggie said with a woman chuckling bitterly.

"The sad truth of being hunted by those we once called comrades" looking at her with a saddened gaze, Reggie awaited for his friend to answer calmly.

Letting out a groan at hearing Loki's scroll chiming of a call, Nora sat up from Loki's chest to answer Blake purring beside her on Loki's chest she looked to the call ID to see the face of Reginold on screen, labelled Reggie.

Answering the call Nora spoke.

"Hello?"

"Uh.. is Loki there I have an urgent matter that requires his attention"

Looking to Loki as he held Weiss and Blake close Nora sighed and shook him lightly, making him groan in protest until Nora spoke.

"Loki. Someone named Reggie is calling" hearing the name, Loki sighed as he carefully moved Weiss to Blake, sitting up to sit beside Nora he took the call while Nora moved to go back to sleep, allowing Loki to get up and move to the next room.

"Reggie, what can I do for you?"

"Loki I need you at my shop, right now, I have a group of Faunus here hoping to get your help" hearing Reggie say this, Loki blinked, fully awake now he shrugged with his usual attire present, minus the coat.

"I'll be over in a few minutes" looking to the three sleeping beauties in his bed, Loki heard Reggie thank him before ending the call, leaving Loki there before he sighed.

Walking to his bed he kissed the three girls on the forehead, running a hand over Blake's head he heard her purr once more before leaving, closing the door behind him he began to make his way to Beacon's Bullhead bay, seeing the whole place locked down due to the break, he sighed and leaped upward, leaving his father in his tower to see the display of power.

"Be safe Loki" Ozpin said before he returned to his sleep, Hoshi cuddling into him as he laid down.

Watching those in his shop relax with cups of coffee in hand, Reggie stood before Brock patiently, arms crossed and eyes sporting seriousness, he currently was questioning them, and to say the least, he was surprised of what they had told him, seeing your fellow race harming humans okay, but hearing them harm Faunus for not joining their cause made Reggie worry for Loki and his growing anger towards the White Fang.

Sitting down with a look of worry, Brock sighed before they looked up at the lights flickered with the sound of an impact outside made those on edge hold up weapons, making Reggie hold his hands up as the door to his shop opened.

"Reggie, where are you!?" hearing the voice of Loki, he Faunus relaxed, while Brock stood in wait as Reginold moved to greet his friend.

"Loki, back here!" hearing approaching footsteps, the Faunus tensed up as Reginold lead Loki into the room, allowing them to see him still half asleep.

"How did you get here so quickly?" looking to a lizard Faunus who shrunk from Loki's gaze the werewolf Faunus frowned at the behaviour.

"I jumped, anyway, what can I do for you lot?" turning to brock as he stepped forward, the two shared a look.

"We were hoping you'd help us"

"With what, more importantly who are you… people?" Loki said as the people in the room moved clothing to show the armor beneath, Armor that belonged to the White Fang.

"We want to leave the White fang and stop them, I'm Brock" Brock said with Loki turning to him with a frown.

"White Fang deserters" Reggie said as he sat down, bringing out a bottle of Atlas whiskey.

"Of all the things, it had to be what we didn't expect" hearing this, the only female Faunus looked at them with a frown.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Whenever we dealt with the White Fang, they keep saying their crusade is honorable, that no Faunus leaves, which is bullshit seeming we've helped plenty of runaways escape them, one of these runaways is currently holding my unborn child for the next, nine years" hearing this Reggie turned to Loki with wide eyes.

"What?"

"Who?" turning to Reggie and brock, respectively, Loki had the decency to chuckle nervously.

"Uh, to answer in order, she has to hold my child in her womb for the now calculated nine years, seeing as my sperm is currently making her like me, lycanthropy and all" Loki said with Reggie looking to his cup of whiskey, then to the bottle, handing the cup to the female he stunned them all by drinking from the bottle, allowing Brock to turn to Loki to get his answer.

"Who did you impregnate?'

"Blake… Blake Belladonna" seeing the eyes of horror in Brock's eyes, Loki frowned.

"You… just may make yourself a target, especially to who she used to date"

"And who would that be?"

"Adam Taurus, the leader of vale's Branch of the White Fang, also the whole reason why we left in the first place, he's become to engrossed in his revenge he's labelled a majority of us as cannon fodder, and thinking of it now that Blake is now with you and carrying your child I'd say his ego will be down the drain if he ever finds out" seeing Brock grin slightly at the end, Loki smiled in agreement.

"Yeah, I've seen him on the news reports, egomaniac if I've ever seen one, okay, for the moment I want answers, what do you plan to do for now"

"Well, we left because of what you said at a Faunus Recruitment rally, and when we actually started to think, we've been talking to others in the Fang, four groups in total, two of them a full company of Faunus who left the Fang, we had more but they went their separate ways, joining family the Fang didn't know about, we've stayed under the radar in case, finding this place was a stroke of luck for us"

"How did you find this place anyway?"

"Juniors club, said you owned the place" Brock said with Loki giving a deadpan look.

"oh right that place, anyway, if you want to stay under the radar still, you'll have to stick around here, can you do that?" getting a nod from brock, the Werewolf Faunus held up a fist to Brock, who looked to the offered gesture, one which he gave back with a thankful smile.

"Just to say though, the amount of Faunus leaving the White has been increasing ever since you, supposedly died, and be careful with the religious ones"

"Why?" frowning in worry at Brock's sheepish look, he spoke.

"They've… begun to see you as a forth god beside the two brothers, and Oum, some of them being total nuts by the way"

"Oh great, being called a godly being is really gonna get me a lot of stares from my girls" Loki said while walking to the stores entrance, stopping at the door he turned to see Brock looking to the others.

"Brock, be safe alright, I'll be back occasionally to check on you guys"

"You got it chief", smiling as he closed the door, Loki blinked in thought, just finally registering what he had inspired.

"Oh the Others will not believe this" Loki said while running a hand over his face, making him smile before he felt his right arm tingling, lowering his hand he stared in surprise as the skeletal arm took form, this time with claws and the golden bracelet grew up his arm, covering his entire lower arm, like a wrist guard.

Looking to his left leg up to his knee he saw it too, had taken the skeletal muscle form as his arm, looking up in thought he watched as ashes surrounded his limbs to reform his skin and clothing.

Looking around in worry for any witnesses he began to make his way back to Beacon, crouching low a swirl of ashes began to rise up around him before he launched himself upward.

"Wait?"

Looking to Loki as they braided Weiss' hair, Nora and Blake stared at their boyfriend, Blake spoke.

"I wasn't the only one who left?" looking to Blake with a smile, Loki nodded while he currently, was massaging Weiss' feet, as an apology for giving her limp after a… dashing night of love making, which also lead to Nora and Blake finding out they had inherited Loki's… healing factor.

Which left Weiss sore and extremely satisfied.

"So how long do I have to do this, exactly?" Loki questioned his white themed girlfriend who gave him a hinting smile.

"You can always kiss it better" Weiss said before Blake and Nora hit her head lightly.

"You're Supposed to be healing and resting" Nora said with Weiss giving her a look.

"Ok, mother"

"Hey, at least she's getting practice" looking to Loki who gave a shrug he continued the foot massage with Weiss sighing, leaning her head against Nora's breasts she heard the bomber of team JNPR sigh as said bomber rested her head on hers, making the Heiress open her eyes to smirk she kissed Nora for a second before she relaxed once more, making Blake and Loki chuckle with the two sharing a smile, getting up to sit between Blake and Weiss, Loki brought all three into a hug, sighing in contempt of the silence.

Until the door flew open with a familiar blonde and reaper throwing cookie shaped confetti.

"WE'RE BAAAAAAACK!"