Chapter 7: The Return of the Riders?

Alex: "Talk? Well that's some BS right there!"

Shangzu: "Easy big guy, I don't wanna cause trouble now."

Alex: "Oh like you have already!"

Shangzu: "Funny."

Weiss: "How do you know where Kai is and what he's doing?"

Shangzu smirked & replied: "Let's just say that I have my ways."

Back in the forest…

Kai: 'Damn! This wyvern is too persistent!'

The wanna-be dragon was currently flying above the tree line. Kai was jumping from tree branch to tree branch attempting to get away from the flying reptile. The wyvern was burning the tops of the trees. It was trying to flush Kai out in open air.

Kai: 'If this keeps up, I won't last any longer…'

He suddenly had to stop because he came into a clearing with what appeared to be a cave. He turned around to face the wyvern, but the flying reptile didn't push any further away from the tree line. In fact, the beast roared loudly at Kai and stayed where it was at, flying above the edge of the forest.

Kai: 'What is it do-'

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a snort from the mouth of the cave entrance and felt a breeze of air go down his neck. He slowly turned back to see a pair of blue eyes open from the darkness of the cave. Kai backed up a bit before the creature decided to get up and exit the cave to see what had disturbed its rest. As the creature slowly moved from its place out into the open, Kai backed away slowly to make sure that he wouldn't be crushed.

Kai: 'Well, that's one hell of a creature that's for sure.'

Back at Beacon…

Alex: "It's obvious that he's not here, so why don't you get lost before you get seriously hurt."

Shangzu laughed & replied: "Yeah? And what are three inexperienced teenage boys gonna do about it?"

Alex: "I'll shoot."

Shangzu: "Convincing, but not enough to scare me kid."

Kyle: "You have nothing to do with Kai anymore Shangzu. You gave up that right years ago."

Shangzu: "True, but we are still family."

Alex: "Family? You gave him a scar along his right eye! I wouldn't consider that family love or anything like that!

Shangzu: "Your idea of family is different from ours, so we have our ways, you have yours."

Yang: "I would have to agree with Alex and Kyle over here."

Shangzu: "Well Ms. Xiao Long, you apparently don't understand the pain of our family. I now see why Kai dislikes being around such people."

Yang (angrily): "What is that supposed to mean?"

Shangzu: "The Assassin's Creed is called the Assassin's Creed for a reason. They are killing machines. They have no emotion, and what you're all trying to do is turn him into some lovey-dovey imbecile."

Weiss: "We're trying to help him become a person, not a tool!"

Shangzu: "Oh and they're not (pointing to the three armed assassins)."

Blake: "They are. They're just more calm and lively."

Shangzu: "So you just brought out my point Ms. Belladonna."

Ms. Goodwitch walked in with Teams CFVY and JNPR along with General Ironwood and several armed soldiers.

Ms. Goodwitch (looking at Shangzu): "I thought I saw a mysterious man walking amongst the campus earlier today."

Ironwood: "So, a Dragon Rider has made an appearance. The world hasn't seen one of those for about three hundred years."

Shangzu: "Ah Professor Goodwitch and General Ironwood. Pleasure to meet you as well. And I prefer the term Shadow Rider."

Ironwood: "Interesting."

Ruby: "Shadow Rider?"

Jaune: "You fight in the dark?"

Shangzu turned his attention to the two-team leaders.

Shangzu: "You can say something like that. Although a Shadow Rider is considered to be fallen rider of the Dragon Rider Order."

Ruby: "So you're evil?"

Shangzu (nonchalantly): "You could say that."

Alex: "I'll ask again! Why are you here?"

Shangzu: "I told you already. I'm here to talk to Kai."

Just then there was a sudden crashing and shattering sound. Everyone turned towards the large window view that Ozpin had behind his desk and saw the wyvern that Kai was fleeing from earlier lying on the ground of the office.

Yang: "What the heck is that?!"

Just then a distant roar was heard and a dragon two times the size of the wyvern came towards the flying reptile and grabbed it by the neck. It began to shake it in its jaws and the smaller reptile was yelping in pain. The dragon was white and had blue eyes. It was about sixty feet in length and it appeared to be one of your typical Medieval Legend Dragons. On the back of the dragon was Kai. He was currently sitting on the large creature's long neck. He then jumped off its neck and landed where Professor Ozpin's desk used to be. The two dragons suddenly disappeared from view as they both slipped and fell from the edge of the buildings. Kai turned around with a smile on his face, but then that smile disappeared when he saw Shangzu in the room with them. His hold on the swords' hilts tightened, but he remained composed and stared down his cousin with a very heated glare.

Shangzu smiled & said: "Why hello Kai. I see you've come across both a wyvern and a dragon. It seems as if you've befriended the dragon though. Not uncommon for most Dragon Riders however. Very few Riders ever befriend a wyvern considering their hatred for their larger cousins."

Kai silently walked up to his cousin. After being a mere few inches apart from each other's faces, Kai stopped and looked at his cousin in the eye.

Kai: "Why the (censored) are you here?"

Goodwitch: "Mr. Tetsuya!"

Kai: "This has nothing to do with you professor! I'm not in the mood to hear a lecture from you on language. I've had my fair share of profanity over the years."

Shangzu smirked & said: "Always lively as ever."

Kai then punched his cousin in the face who quickly recovered and stood straight back up rubbing his jaw.

Shangzu: "Well that wasn't very nice."

Kai punched him again.

Shangzu: "I guess I deserved that one too."

Kai: "Damn straight (censored)."

Goodwtich: "Mr. Tet-"

Kai: "Not in the mood professor!"

Shangzu: "Ouch…"

Kai punched him again.

Shangzu (while rubbing his jaw): "Can I at least explain myself first Kai?"

Kai punched him in the stomach this time. Shangzu hunched over as he grabbed his stomach after the punch.

Kai: "Why the hell do you think I'll ever listen to my murderous cousin? Do you remember what I wear because of you? Do you?!"

Shangzu softened a little& replied: "Yeah, I know I haven't been the best cousin in the world…"

Alex: "More of an understatement if you ask me."

Shangzu: "But I'm here to tell you the truth concerning the Dragon Riders and our family. I need you to trust me."

Kai stood in his place with both fists clenched and the usual neutral expression he wore.

Kai: "Fine, I'll listen to what you have to say, but don't think I'll give you my trust traitor. We have a slight problem however, and I'd like to dispose of it for the time being."

Kai turned around before Shangzu or even anyone could respond back. He walked over the edge and looked onto the ground below. He saw that the dragon had already defeated the wyvern in the time he spent talking to his cousin. He sighed as turned back around and walked back to the group.

Alex: "Problem fixed?"

Kai: "Yeah, thanks to that dragon."

Ruby: "How did you even get it to be your pet?"

Weiss: "More importantly, how did you find it?"

Kai sighed & responded: "It's quite a tale. I'll tell you all later today. That's a promise."