After Anselm left with the Atlas forces, Sam showed Weiss to his own home. Sam lived in an apartment complex; always close by in the city to help if there was any danger. They could see most of the city from his room, being the penthouse. A helicopter came by and dropped off the things Weiss would need before and during her time at Beacon.
While Sam and Weiss began to relax and continue to catch up with each other, a distinct orange haired man wearing a white trench coat, a black hat and pants, with a grey scarf and a cane in his hand came walking out of a bar that was next to the apartment complex. Behind him, some men wearing all black besides a red tie and red tinted sunglasses followed. They soon vanished within a crowd of people not too far away and snuck off to an unknown location.
Even from far away you could hear a motorcycle engine revving up as it sped along on the road. The rider's most noticeable feature was her long yellow hair flowing behind her. She wore a brown jacket over a small yellow shirt that did little to cover herself. She also wore a pair of black shorts, with a brown skirt that only covered her backside. Finally she wore brown boots on her feet, still speeding by people on the sidewalk through the late afternoon.
By the time she had reached her destination it had gotten dark. She found a place along the sidewalk to park and turn her motorcycle off, taking her helmet off and leaving it on the seat as she got up. The bar she arrived at was a relatively quiet place on the outside, faint music could be heard through the walls on the street. The blonde headed girl walked in through the doors and spotted the person she was looking for by the bar.
The man standing at the bar had black hair, as well as fully developed beard and moustache. He wore a white button up, a red tie, as well as a black vest over the white shirt. He also wore black dress pants to fit the rest of his attire. Standing by him were two other girls, and when he saw the blonde approaching he waved them off.
"Strawberry Sunrise, no ice. Oh, and one of those little umbrellas!" the blonde ordered as she arrived at the bar next to the tall black haired man.
"Aren't you a little young to be in this club, blondie?" the man asked her after she had finished.
The blonde turned to him and countered, "Aren't you a little old to have a name like Junior?"
"So you know who I am. You got a name, sweetheart?" Junior asked.
"Yes Junior, I have several. But instead of sweetheart, you can call me sir," the girl answered, placing Junior into a very uncomfortable hold. As Junior keels over and gasps in pain, the girl continues, "People say you know everything. Tell where he is and I'll let you go."
"I've never seen him before! I swear!" Junior manages to say.
"Excuse me?" the girl asks forcefully, tightening her grip.
"I swear, sir!" Junior gasps out.
After Junior has finished trying to speak, several guards dressed in all black, aside from their red ties and red tinted sunglasses, came up and stood in position around the blonde and Junior, preparing to attack.
"Looks like we have an audience," the blonde whispers to Junior.
"Listen blondie, if you want to make it out of this club alive, you are going to let me go. NOW!" Junior replied.
The blonde released her hold on Junior, and he took a sigh of relief when the pressure had subsided. "You'll pay for that," Junior said flatly to her, putting on his own pair of red sunglasses and beginning to walk away.
"Hold on just a second," the blonde yelled to him. Junior stopped by his men waiting to attack, and turned around slowly. "I still haven't got my information."
"I don't know what you're talking about. I told you what I know, now leave before we make you," Junior responded, men around him readying their weapons.
"Well I'm not leaving without the information, so I'd like to see you try and throw me out," the blonde replied.
Junior gave a signal and the men standing by him ran towards the girl, fists tightened. The blonde dodged them by jumping through the air and activated her gauntlets. As she slammed back into the ground, shockwaves sent Junior and his men stumbling back, as other guests at the club began running for the exit. Junior's men were the first up and began charging at her from two sides. The girl focused her attention on her right side, throwing punches and shooting shells from her gauntlets at anyone who tried to come near her. As the men on the left side joined into the fray, the girl turned her attention to them, staying light on her feet to keep moving and take down men. After all of Junior's men fell, the DJ for the club picked up an assault rifle from beneath the sound system and began firing at the blonde. The blonde quickly dodged, making her way to the shooter and knocking the rifle from his hands before slamming his head into the sound system.
The club had gone dark, and one of the few lights shown on Junior, who stood holding a rocket launcher that doubled as a bat. "You're gonna pay for this," Junior said, aiming the launcher at the girl.
Junior fired, and several shots came out and focused on their target: the blonde girl. She quickly reacted, shooting shells into each of the rockets before they reached her. From the explosions and smoke of the rockets, Junior morphed the launcher into its bat mode and jumped through the smoke, landing near the blonde. Junior smacked at the girl, lashing out strike after strike. The blonde put up a defense for the first couple of strikes, and then was knocked back. Junior looked on smugly as she was at first slow to get up.
The blonde, however, stood up and had a smile on her face, hair seemingly begin to burn. Junior morphed the bat back into a launcher as the girl charged at him, but the blonde was faster. Junior had to quickly go back into melee mode as she began to throw strikes at him. He also had dodged some of her strikes, put she began to pick up speed. Before long, her strikes began connecting and doing more damage. As Junior was thrown back from the force from one of her strikes, his weapon had been broken, and some golden locks of the blonde's hair were in his hand. The girl saw them, and her eyes turned red. The blonde jumped at him and delivered a blow to his head, sending him out of a window and out onto the street outside. The blonde soon jumped out after him, landing a few feet from him.
The blonde stopped when she saw a lone figure standing at Junior's head. The figure had dark brown hair with red tips, and wore a long red cape. "Yang?" the person in the red cape called to the blonde.
"Oh, hey sis!" Yang responded, cooling off.
"What are you doing here?" the other girl questioned.
Yang sighed, "It's a long story."
In the distance, sirens could be heard getting closer. "C'mon Ruby, lets go," Yang told the other figure, walking back to her bike.
"Not so fast," a voice called. Both Yang and Ruby froze at the sound of the voice, looking over to Yang's motorcycle and seeing a man standing there. The man stood tall, had an armored blue military overcoat with an M on it, with black combat pants and boots.
"Who are you?" Yang questioned.
"Yang, I'm offended. I thought you would remember me," the man replied.
"Yang, do you know him?" Ruby asked her, coming and standing by her half-sister.
"Perhaps you could give me a hint?" Yang called back, ignoring Ruby's question.
"I knew you both when you were very young. When you were four and Ruby was two," the man answered.
Both Yang and Ruby froze, eyes widening with realization. That was the boy that had saved them the night Ruby's mom had died. "Sam?" Yang asked in disbelief.
"In the flesh," Sam responded with a bow. "What trouble have you gotten yourself into this time, Ms. Xiao Long?"
Yang nervously laughed, "What are you talking about?"
"The unconscious bar owner behind you, who you had smashed through a window," Sam replied incredulously.
"Oh him? We, uh, just wanted to have a chat and it turned into that," Yang responded, reaching her hand up to her hair and scratching the back of her head.
"What kind of conversation?" Sam continued to question.
"I thought he might have some information that I would find useful," Yang answered.
"Information regarding…?" Sam asked.
"Regarding Roman Torchwick. There, I said it," Yang told him.
"And why would you be trying to find information on a criminal that the police were already looking into to take down?" Sam asked.
"Because he made things personal," she replied.
"What happened?"
"Back in the Patch, my father had set up a dust shop since he had to drop being a huntsman to take care of us. And not too long ago, Roman Torchwick robbed it. So I decided I would put it on myself to take him down," Yang answered.
"And what made you think Junior knew?"
"I had heard that someone had seen Roman here earlier in the day. I checked video surveillance and saw that my source was right, so I decided to come down here and pay Junior a visit."
Sam took a deep breath and sighed, "Look Yang, I understand why you are upset, but you should leave this to the police."
"The police aren't doing enough!" she yelled at him.
"I'm doing more than I'm allowed to as is!" Sam countered.
Yang had a comeback on the tip of her tongue, but as she realized what Sam had said she lost it. "You're in the police?"
"Technically. I'm a commanding officer in the Vale Defense Force, so pretty much the same thing," Sam replied.
When Yang had become speechless, and Ruby continued to say nothing next to her, Sam continued. "Look Yang, I'm sorry about what he has done. I know you want to bring him down, and I do too. However, I'm not allowed to let you in on the investigation. Listen, I'll tell you if anything happens or comes up; you will be the first ones to know. But for right now I can't let you in on it."
"Why?" came the first question from Ruby.
"Because it's in my orders. That and its dangerous. Roman, right now anyway, is a very dangerous target. In this position we are in any move we make could end up hurt us. I cannot allow any civilians, no matter the story, to join in and endanger themselves."
Yang sighed, knowing she wouldn't be able to argue any more against Sam. "Listen, just head home for now and make sure your dad is ok. You'll be attending Beacon in three months anyway, right Yang?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, why?" Yang countered with her own question.
"I'll be based there. All information about Roman will be going to me while I'm there. And since you will be attending a school to become a huntress, I may be able to get you in on missions to look for information and bring down Torchwick," Sam answered
Yang's eyes lit up, and she nodded her head furiously. "That would be great! Please keep your word about it though."
"I will, Ms. Xiao Long. Now go on, you two. I'll see you again soon!" Sam called as Yang and Ruby got on Yang's motorcycle and drove off towards the patch. As Yang drove away, several police cars and ambulances appeared on the scene to help clean things up. Sam gathered up some of the head officers there and informed them what they needed to do about the men there, and behind him a figure in white appeared from their hotel.
As Sam finished addressing the officers, he turned around and saw Weiss standing before him, concern in her gaze. "What happened here?" she asked.
"Met up with two very old friends. You'll be meeting one of them soon, at Beacon," Sam replied.
"Do you always meet with friends at the scene of crimes?" Weiss asked sarcastically.
"No, just the more interesting ones," Sam joked with her, pulling Weiss into a hug and kissing her forehead. "Come on, let's get back up to our room and get some rest. It's been a long day."
"That it has been," Weiss replied, giving Sam a kiss before following him back across the street and into their hotel.
Things after that day had grown quiet and peaceful, and the 3 month wait for the beginning of the first semester at Beacon Academy began for Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang.
AN: Hey guys! Sorry, I dropped of the face of the earth again. These last weeks of school have been just a little bit stressful to me, but now this is finished! Also, this is the last full chapter of the Pre-Beacon Chronicles! Now I still have a little tidbit of an epilogue left to show you, and then we shall get on to the next part of the story! I really hope you guys have enjoyed this story. I still have four more stories to write based on this timeline and events, so I hope you guys will continue to read all the way through as I keep writing! You guys are the greatest people ever to me, and I love you guys lots. And if you like my writing, when I'm finished with the Forsaken series I might be writing other stories based around the OC I have created here in Sam Engle. It's been an amazing ride, and were only just finishing the prequel. Thank you guys some much for reading this, and an extra big special thank you to those who have followed and favoritedthis story! I will see you guys in the epilogue!