Chapter 30: Sun And Neptune Take It On

As you may or may not have guessed, we're right on the cusp of the climax here. That's right, the big cheese, the explosive finish, the end of the line. But, we're not done yet. In fact, there's one more thing we need to look at first before we can finally see how all of the previous action of our heroes will conclude. I mean, what's the point of an ending if there isn't a journey to make it all worth it, right? Anyway, enough with my rambling on here, let's get on with our final viewpoint, with Sun and Neptune! Hiiiyyaaaaa!

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Wait, wait, just a moment here. Let's take a step back one more time.

Sun couldn't help but twirl his service revolver as he and Neptune walked to their breach point. If he wasn't already used to using Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang, then he figured that he would make for a pretty good gunslinger instead. After all, flipping lever-action guns to reload them was similar to gun-play and handling trick shots with a revolver, right? It was close enough, anyway.

"Sun, could you get your head in the game already?" Neptune scolded as he held his lightning-caster rifle in his right hand.

"Don't know what you're sayin' man. I was fuckin' BORN ready," Sun cockily replied back.

Normally, Neptune would just sigh and go along with what his friend said. But, this time around, he grabbed Sun by the shoulder and forced him to stop in place. "Look," Neptune began, "We're going to be facing at least a dozen, if not three dozen angry, frothing terrorists who'll want our god damn heads on a stake. Sun, just get your head out of your ass and focus, damn it! I can't lose you in there!"

Sun looked surprised at his partner's outburst. Was the idea of being in a raid effecting him that much? "…What's your deal, man?" Sun asked with a small measure of concern.

Letting out a small huff, Neptune let go of Sun's shoulder. "…Sun, we're friends, right? I mean, we're partners. And I can't lose my partner in there. I... don't even know what would happen if something happened to you in there. So, when we go in there, I want you to be careful. You… understand, right?"

Sun nodded his head slowly. He more than understood what Neptune was saying. After all, he would be lying if he said that he didn't feel something similar for Neptune as well. Partners always stuck together to the end, after all. Taking Neptune's hand, Sun gave it a tight, flexing shake. "I'll be on your ass, man. We'll do great in there, bro! And don't worry, I ain't fuckin' dyin' any time soon."

That made Neptune smile a bit. "Good to hear."

That handshake/handhold lasted a little longer than either of them expected it to. But, by the time that they realized that they were pretty much holding hands, both pulled away at the same time.

"Uhh…" Sun mumbled, his monkey tail waving about in anxiety.

"Y-yeah… Let's just go. And let's not bring this up again," Neptune said suspiciously quickly. Good thing it was dark outside, otherwise people might have seen his slightly embarrassed blush.

"Like the gay porn, right?" Sun added.

"See, you just brought it up again," sighed Neptune as him and Sun began to walk again.

"Hey, it was YOU who thought it sounded like a good movie," Sun pointed out.

"Oh, you weren't blameless, Sun! You said, and I quote, 'I want a manly-ass movie tonight!'."

"I didn't ask for fucking gay porn!"

"I could've stood to watch something else! Like a documentary or something!"

"C'mon, dude! Movie Night is 'sposed to be fun, not full of fuckin' book learning!"

The both were so wrapped up in their argument, that neither of them stopped to make sure the coast was clear. Instead, they just cocked their weapons and got ready to breach, while still wrapped up in their petty fight.

"Dude, seriously! Have you ever bothered to watch something educational in your life?"

"Yeah, for your fuckin' information, I have! That doesn't mean I enjoyed it!"

Facing the front entrance, Neptune prepared to kick down the door. But, before he did so, he made sure to note to Sun, "We're gonna have a SERIOUS talk about this back at the dorm."

"Bite me, nerd," Sun grunted back, his grip tightening around his revolver.

Neptune allowed himself a brief roll of his eyes before kicking open the door. Aiming his sights down the lighting caster, he quickly made his way into the room, with Sun following in on his footsteps.

"FREEZE! NOBODY MOVE! VCPD!" Sun yelled at the top of his lungs behind Neptune. Neptune couldn't help but wince a little at his volume.

As if on cue, four White Fang members appeared from a hallway on the other side of the large room. They must have been on alert, as they were already holding their various models of assault rifles. Well, it was no surprise that they were ready to fight: it sounded like everyone else was staring their fights elsewhere in the warehouse.

"Don't move!" Neptune yelled at the group.

Instead, the group moved a little closer. Their apparent leader, a slightly brawny woman cockily slung her rifle across her shoulder and smirked at Sun and Neptune. "C'mon kid, you're outnumbered. Just lie back and take it," she sneered.

"Yeah!" "You tell 'em!", were a few replies that came from her group.

Neptune, however, stood his ground. "If you don't drop your guns, I'll have to blow you the hell away!" he growled.

The group leader dropped her rifle back into her hands. "Try me, boy," she replied, taking another step closer.

"Don't. Move!" Neptune warned for the final time.

"Heh. You're not gonna do shit!" the lady said, suddenly pointing her rifle at Neptune.

Neptune only took a scant second to react. Pulling the trigger of his lighting rifle, Neptune cast a large, arcing bolt of dust powered electricity towards the White Fang group leader. It collided with her instantaneously, forcing her to violently convulse. There were thousands upon thousands of volts being pumped through her body. Losing control of some of her muscles, she couldn't help but pull the trigger on her rifle, wildly firing everywhere. Unfortunately, that lead to a stray ricochet to bouncing off an odd angle and embedding itself in an unlucky White Fang member's leg!

"Fuck!" the man cried as he dropped his gun and clutched at his leg.

Neptune, in the excitement, never stopped pulling the trigger. Normally, the arc of electricity was only meant to be shot in bursts, not meant to be constantly maintained. Not only did that mean that the internal specs would be fried before long, but that also ran the risk of the target…

At that moment, the White Fang leader promptly exploded in a red cloud of gore.

Now THAT sight made Neptune let go of the trigger. In fact, that made just about everyone stop. Even Sun couldn't help but look at the miasma of body parts, blood, and whatever else remained of the (former) White Fang lady. The entire White Fang squad was covered a shower of blood and viscera.

"…"

"…"

"…Oh, fuck all kinds of THAT!" one White Fang member cried in horror.

"I don't get paid enough for this shit!" another one cried. Looking at each other, the two standing White Fang members dropped their guns and put their hands up.

Seeing this, Sun and Neptune stepped forwards to make the arrest. However, at the same time, the man who got accidentally shot in the leg gritted his teeth and growled at his comrade's cowardice. Picking his rifle back up, he turned the gun to his former comrades and fired.

The bullets tore into their backs, as punishment for their perceived betrayal. The White Fang never backed down after a setback like that! As the bodies of the former White Fang members slumped to the ground, the man then turned the gun to the nearest enemy: Sun.

Sun didn't have time to react before a bullet tore past his arm. "Fuck!" he cried in surprise. That a little too close for comfort, even if he did have a strong store of aura currently. He could definitely feel that bullet graze off the barrier of his aura. Wasting no time, Sun leveled his revolver at the injured man's chest and pulled the trigger three time.

The injured White Fang member gargled on his own blood as the bullets opened up new holes in his vital organs. If he had the presence of mind to think about it, at least two of those shots hit him in the lungs. The last one lodged itself in his stomach. Soon enough, he would be out of his misery. The blood uncontrollably pouring out of his wounds would see to that.

Moving forwards, Sun and Neptune prepared to move further into the depths of the White Fang hideout. As they walked across the large room, Neptune sighed and slung his lightning caster across his back. There was no way he was going to use that again. The internal parts were probably close to frying from all the stress of that last continued shot. Plus, he'd prefer to arrest people, not violently explode them with electricity.

Neptune pulled out his service revolver and pulled back the hammer. Meanwhile, Sun made sure to eject the spent shell casings and reload them with fresh slugs. Snapping the cylinder closed, Sun mentally prepared himself for whatever else might come up.

Then, suddenly, Sun tripped. "Ass!" he cursed as he fell to the ground.

"What, what?" Neptune asked, surprised at his partner's sudden panic.

"Tripped over a fuckin' hand!" Sun complained as he stood back up. It was the severed left hand of that exploded White Fang lady, alright. Pettily, he kicked it to the side and continued walking.

Neptune took after Sun's lead and continued to walk with him. "Probably shoulda used my revolver…" he muttered to himself. Deciding that it wasn't healthy to just dwell on it, Neptune decided to push that thought out of his mind. He was bound to see worse during his career as a hunter, anyway.

By now, Sun and Neptune had started to walk down the far hallway. With their guns at the ready, they were prepared for anything. And, surely enough, a random White Fang member leap out from behind a door and brandished a shotgun at the pair. And, almost as quickly, Sun and Neptune dropped him with a shot each. It was unfortunate that they couldn't arrest him, but coming out of nowhere and trying to kill you with a shotgun didn't exactly leave much time for that. Oh well, it was just an unfortunate part of Sun and Neptune's job.

Moving further down the hallway, the pair saw another door swing open, and a feminine voice call out. "You haven't taken care of it yet?" the feminine voice asked to the hallway. Sun and Neptune stopped in place, wondering if this person as going to reveal herself.

After a solid minute of silence, Sun and Neptune heard an annoyed sigh coming from behind the door. They heard the clink of glass heels as a very voluptuous woman came out of the room. One could imagine the surprise of the hunter pair as they saw that not only was that woman not a Faunus, but also stunningly gorgeous. Wearing glass slippers, a short red dress, and long, soft looking black hair, the woman eyed the two with what looked like contempt.

Sun shook his head to snap out of his stupor. "Hey, lady! Hands in the fuckin' air!" he barked at her.

A smug smirk briefly formed on the woman's face, before she expanded her aura. The dust that was sewn into her dress activated, and flaming wisps formed around the lady's hand. With a quick sweep of her arm, a cloak of fire briefly formed between her and the police duo. Neptune and Sun blocked their faces from the intense heat, which allowed the woman some time to run away.

Once the fiery attack dissipated, Sun and Neptune noticed that a set of double doors towards the end of the hallway were now open. That must have been where the woman escaped to! Dashing down the hallway, Neptune and Sun chased after the trail of the woman.

While he was running, Neptune fumbled around in his pockets for some spare ammo. His hand brushed against his lucky d20 as he yanked out a spare bullet to replace the one that he fired earlier. But, before he loaded up his revolver, he made sure to rub the die for good luck. He could most certainly use it right now. With that done, Neptune opened his cylinder and replaced the spent bullet.

By now, the police pair had reached the open double doors. Now it was up to them to confront whatever awaited them inside. But, no matter what it was, there was an unspoken agreement between the two. They were more than ready for this.

They were finally going to bring this quite-literal hot-shot to justice.

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Cliffhanger! What could be waiting for Sun and Neptune behind that doorway? How will they confront Cinder? And how will this all end? Find out in the next chapter, the thrilling climax of You're Under Arrest!