The two teams plus Ying and Pyron sat in Ozpin's office. They had all cleaned up and changed into spare sets. Pyron now had on a pair of jeans and a dark red t shirt. Ying had on another pair of black jeans and a dark purple shirt with black vertical stripes running up and down it. RWBY and JNPR had on their school-mandated uniforms. They sat on one side of the desk, Pyron on the right side standing, Ying standing on the left, and Ozpin in the center on the other side. His hands were held together in a steeple and his eyes were closed.
They had just gotten done recalling the events of their mission. He was not pleased, to say the least. He sighed, opened eyes, and looked at each of them.
"Quite frankly, I don't believe you." said Ozpin. Everyone just looked shocked for a second. Before anyone could speak, he continued.
"While you have no reason to lie, what you have described is fairly impossible. A White Fang hideout does not get confused for a Grimm nest. Period. Your map using skills have gotten rusty with modern GPS, it would seem." Ozpin chuckled lightly at the end of that. There was one problem with that theory though.
They had used GPS to find the location. The description had been tampered with. It was a target for the Atlas Military to investigate later, but it was instead changed to a hunter mission against Grimm. A trap. And who had done it was still a mystery. And how. How would someone be able to hack into the super advanced Beacon computer system and its encrypted security levels? Simple. They couldn't. It would've had to be done manually. The implications of that were enormous and quite simply terrifying. Which is when it started to make sense to Pyron. And he decided to play along with Ozpin for the good of the teams sitting to his right, and his sister who was looking even more distressed than before. Which was worrying, considering she was always so calm and collected.
"Understood sir, we made a mistake and it will not happen again, I can assure you." he says to Ozpin, getting a surprise look from Pyrrha and an equally surprised and angry look from Ying who was just too damn stubborn for his own good normally, let alone here. He just sighed though, knowing there was no going back now. He didn't say anything though, trying to hold on what was left of his dignity.
"Overall though, I consider your mission, while not the one you were supposed to be doing, a success. You defeated the White Fang and returned safely. Good work, you may be dismissed."
"Yes sir..." sighed Ying. As he walked out. They all got up and walked out. RWBY and JNPR looked relieved. Ying and Pyron hung in the back, sharing worried looks at their latest discovery. Ying was thinking. Reminded him of... No. He wasn't going down that path. Not now, in front of all these people. He couldn't show that kind of weakness. He was one of the most powerful pawns and a critical piece of this whole defense, he couldn't afford to crumble this early.
They had been walking for a few minutes, Ying on autopilot for most of it. Pyron didn't say anything. Drawing attention to it would only make it worse. He knew from experience. They walked on for a little while longer until the came to the rec room right outside teams RWBY and JNPR's dorm's. It was a nice sized room. I could easily fit three times the amount of people in it now. It had a couch in the middle, a TV 20 feet in front of the couch, a coffee table in between the two. There was a game table big enough to sit fifteen in the right corner, and a cabinet of CD's, DVD's, games, and other disks. There were electric plugs all around the room for their scrolls and other assorted electronics.
Beside the couch were two wooden chairs, one on each side. Ying sat in the one on the left, far away from the door. Pyron sat on the couch next to him, not willing to let him out of his sight in case something happened. And happen it did.
They were all getting settled in, and Pyron had been distracted by Pyrrha. The two were catching up on what had been happening over the past year or two since they had properly talked. And while Pyron was distracted, Ruby noticed Ying. She saw him starring ahead, not really focused on anything. He had a pained expression on his face like he was watching one of his friends die. So she decided to make sure he was okay, by tapping on his arm to get his attention. Turns out, wasn't the best idea.
Because when she did, he immediately knocked her on her back, put his arm across her throat choking her, and drew a black pistol with S&S engraved on the side and pointed it right at Ruby's forehead. He looked ready to kill and maim, a fierce and cornered loom was in his eyes. Ruby looked terrified at what was happening. The rest of the room had gone silent. They were all looking at the two on the floor, with their hands on their weapons, ready to defend Ruby at any moment.
Ying's eyes seemed to have a spark of life back in them almost immediately and he just flopped to his right, sighing and covering his eyes with his arm.
"God dammit." summed up Ying. Pyron just walked over, lifted him over his shoulder, and walked into the hallway. He set Ying down on the ground gently, only to full on slap him in the face.
"Ow! Fuck." said Ying, holding his hand to his face. He already had a red palm print visible.
"What the Hell's up with you today, man?!" hissed Pyron, trying not to draw attention to them.
"Something's wrong here. And it's not just me." Replied Ying, standing up.
"I know. We'll talk later. Right now I think you owe an apology and explanation for almost killing Ruby for seemingly no reason." Pyron said in a completely deadpan voice.
"You think we should tell them?" ask Ying, looking concerned. Pyron just nodded in affirmation. He opened the door and walked in, Ying following a little dejectedly.
The door closed, and everyone was looking at the pair. They all looked warily at Ying. Earned, he supposed. He did try kill Ruby. They tried to stay out of his immediate vicinity. He went and sat down on the now vacant couch, with Pyron to his right.
"I suppose I owe you guys an apology and explanation." Ying said.
"Yeah, you do." said Yang in a very aggressive manner as she sat down next to the others who sat on the floor or assorted chairs they had found.
"I'll let you rail on me later, just hear me out first." said Ying taking a deep breath and giving a huge sigh.
"Well, here we go." said Ying, preparing his story for them.
AN: So, we're finally getting into some of Ying and Pyron's backstory. And we're getting into the plot. And finally an update on time! AND A DECENTLY WRITTEN ONE TOO! I'm trying, and hope fully I'll get better. And suggestions for me, don't hesitate to message me. With that said, I will see you nall next week.
