Path to Redemption Ch. 11: Internal Disruption
I am happy to say that this particular story is on it's home stretch, but I do indeed have a sequel planned. Made this decision fairly recently, so I'm excited that I know where I'm taking this thing.
Ozpin got rid of the last of his files that were labeled Junior Investigation, and sighed. It had been a week since the informant's demise, and ever since then every high ranking hunter had taken interest to several of the details. Some of which included an unconventional pair spotted nearby the club before his demise. People started to ask him to send out a team to find this pair, but he always refused. He managed to keep the steady argument of there being no reason, but now people were investigating. They were finding matching descriptions surrounding the deaths of the Station and the Burrow, plus descriptions of the twins coming close to the descriptions of the assailants.
Of course it was the twins who had done that, but Ozpin had to pretend as though he had no idea that was the case. None of the other hunters in power actually knew of the twins and their affiliation with Ozpin. Had they learned of their presence, it would raise questions. Every hunter was willing to work within the rulebook, as was he. But he was the only one within a position of power who was willing to work around the unspoken parameters.
None of the others understood that he was willing to do for the law. The threat of major criminal organizations were becoming more and more pressing. While fools had their eyes set on the fading enemies, he had his eyes set on the new ones. Roman Torchwick wasn't the mastermind behind everything, nor were the White Fang. There was a bigger fish in the pond. And it came down to Ozpin to find it and fry it. Who said he couldn't hire people that knew their way in a criminal organization? Then again, there was some danger in doing something like this.
Team RWBY's Dorm
Yang set down her Ember Celica, and leaned her head against her pillow. It was the ending to a rough, rough week for her. The twins ignored the presence of her sister's team on campus, which couldn't of have been more okay with Yang. But the way they acted, it bothered Yang. The swagger that they had when Yang had first met them was back, but now they were more cautious and better fighters.
But that wasn't the only thing bugging Yang. When she had first fought them, Yang had been victorious. The second time the twins had won, but even then they were restricted. If it came down to it, and the gloves were off, Yang wasn't sure if she wanted to brawl with the twins again.
Their fighting skills were incredible, and those were only matched by their brutality. They were willing to do anything and everything to win, and extract what they wanted. Regardless of the means.
This mentality was one that Yang had encountered a few times, and every time it was an issue. They scrapped till the end, and even then kept going. When there was the consideration of two of them, and they were excellent fighters.
"What's on your mind?" A monotone voice asked. Yang looked up in surprise, and saw Blake's head resting on her bed.
"Oh, nothing!" Yang said quickly. Blake could tell that it wasn't nothing, and she just sighed.
"Twins?" Blake asked.
"Twins," Yang admitted.
"Listen, Yang," Blake said. "When I found out about the White Fang, I was concerned about grudges. But it seems like they've completely forgotten about me. The twins don't care about personal grudges, they care about getting paid. So long as you aren't in that paycheck, you'll be fine." Yang nodded, and flexed around her wrists. Blake may of have said things that made sense, but that didn't scare her from the twins.
Plus, there was still Ozpin. Yang didn't know what to think. He seemed so willing to ignore the fact that the twins had tortured someone. It worried Yang so much. What else did the headmaster have in his sleeve? What was his ultimate angle? Either way, he had established himself on the watch list.
The Twins Housing
Melanie wiped off the last piece of blood from her shoes, and smiled. Crystal clear. They hadn't actually been used for any missions since Junior, but that didn't mean they had been left with nothing. Ozpin had seen to them keeping their fighting game sharp against Grimm, using them in sparing class, and then having them tend to student fights. The blood was from a Grimm this time. A fair sized group of Beowolves had been spotted, and the twins deal with them with extreme efficiency.
But that was not the main thing on their brains. It had been a week since Ozpin made a move. Now they could care less about who won the battle of good against evil, or whatever they were calling it. I mean, they'd be employed no matter the outcome. What they did care about was how much action their employers had them doing.
If a job was boring to them, they would be more encouraged to ditch it. If a job was exciting, then they would try and keep it up. Right now, this job was boring. But they would honor their contract.
"Melanie," Miltia said, hanging up her claws. "When does our contract run out?"
"In a week," Melanie replied. "Our renegotiations only included the bonus, and not an extension. Why do you ask?"
"Because our contract is everything," Miltia replied. "We are employed, fed, everything with our contracts. I need to know these timelines."
"Hm," Melanie said calmly. "It has nothing to do with you looking through my stacks of files?"
"Possibly," Miltia smiled. "But still, do you really think that this job opportunity is for real?"
"I do," Melanie replied. "And I think it's something that we need to consider. The internal structure here is going to collapse."
"What with the brats from RWBY learning of Ozpin's role for us," Miltia agreed. "I'm willing to take it."
"Should we call?" Melanie asked. Miltia nodded, and Melanie pulled out her scroll. It was time to test the waters again. Especially now that they had caused so much ruckus for everyone.
End: Surprise setup chapter. I'm sorry about the length, but I feel uncomfortable jamming too much in here that I don't want too. Questions, comments, follows, favorites, and feedback is appreciated.