Sorry about the delay been very busy, would love to see some reviews or opinions especially about the last scene in this chapter where I tried to be inventive with free writing a scene. Next chapter shouldn't be too far behind.
Y = Yang Xiao Long
P = Pyrrha Nikos
N = Nora Valkyrie
J = Jaune Arc
R = Ruby Rose
B = Blake Belladonna
L = Lie Ren
W = Weiss Schnee
D = Jet Dude
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Finished with the heiress in hiding, our blonde captain turns to the assembled group in the cargo hold, and sees her second in command walking towards her.
P Now we got a ship full of civilians right on top of our misappropriated crate. That's a great mix.
Y isn't very likely they'll find the compartment, even if one of them used to own it
P what do you mean owned it
Y White hair over there is a Schnee, and not some side family straight from that devil's loins, Weiss I believe, second in line to take over when the old snowman kicks it. Doesn't want anyone to know she is here.
P Oh yeah, this is going to go just great.
Y If any of them gets nosy just punch them.
P punch them?
Y yeah politely
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Outside the ship we see the shuttle from earlier coming into dock on the right side of the ship just above the ship's crossed axes emblem.
J Blake just in time
B I assume were running late for something
J seems like it, starboard hatch go for docking
B secure in five, four—
Clank We see the shuttle land gently in its cradle and retract back into the side of the Beacon.
J The ambassador has returned
Pyrrha getting the message heads back down to the hold.
P boats full captain
Y Ruby, time to go
R All aboard
We see are red cloaked character grab her chair and little side project, making it in as the inner doors close, as they close we see the heiress looking over her crate in a very pensive fashion.
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Later in the depths of space we change view from the outside of the ship into the main dining area, the biggest room in the ship after the cargo bay, where everyone but the black haired lady and the young inexperienced pilot is assembled.
Y meals are taken up in the dining area, mess is pretty self-explanatory. Your welcome to eat any time you want, pretty standard fair mainstays in all the colors of the rainbow, every once in a while, we have sit down meals, next one is at or around 1800 shipboard time.
R I think Lie Ren here has offered to help me prepare dinner says he's acustommed to it from the monastery.
Y you're a monk, seem a little young
L thought the clothes gave it away, and from what I've heard I'm the same age as most of the crew, Is that a problem
R of course it isn't silly
Y no, as I was saying you're welcome to visit the dining area at all times. Other than that I would like if you could stay in your dorms while we are in the air, places like the cockpit, hold, and engineering are all off limits without an escort
W I will need some stuff from the cargo bay if that is so
Y I figure this was going to happen so as soon as we are done here someone will go with you to fetch anything you would need. Now I do have to tell you one other thing, and I do apologize for the trouble, Unfortunately Atlas has tasked us with delivering some supplies to Mirkenwwod. It's the third moon on Arcadia it's a little out of the way but we should not be more than a day late to Forever Fall.
As she says this and the newest passengers mumble about the news, as this happens the bumbling blond pilot joins the group.
W what supplies
Y Didn't ask
P probably food packs, some low quality heating Dust, basic Atlas relief stuff.
Y Atlas asks for something
W ok
Y Pyrrha you want to take them to the hold.
P yes, mam
Y anything else just ask, we live to please
As most of the group heads down to the cargo bay, the two blonds head up to the cockpit.
Y you send word too Saffron yet
J nothing back yet, hey didn't she almost kill you once
Y why does everyone keeping bringing that up?
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Now in the cargo hold, all of the new arrivals were going through their stuff, Ren grabs a couple of baskets and other fresh foods from the abbey, Weiss is bending over looking at a hidden readout on her crate while grabbing a couple of her things. Our captain watches on as the young man hands her sister some of the goods he was carrying and sees Dude stumble when walking through the hatch pulling his bag, her thoughts interrupted by the lithe figure stepping out of her shuttle and headed her way.
Y Our ambassador finally graces us with her presence
B hello Yang, I see we have a few new faces
R hey you
B hey you, my package arrive yet
R yeah all the mail is in the kitchen just waiting for Yang to open the box
Y ambassador this is Lie Ren he's a monk
B got to say this is probably the first time we have had a man of the cloth onboard
L was not expecting a city official either, Ambassador
As the pink highlighted monk goes into shake the ambassador's hand our busty captain lets out a short laugh.
L am I missing something here
R not terribly funny
B Ambassador is Yang way of saying
Y she happens to be a trader in the world's oldest profession
R the term is Companion
Y I keep getting those mixed up, How's business
B wouldn't you like to know
Y She is pretty much our ambassador, most planets won't let ships dock without a decent Companion, that wouldn't be a problem for you Mr. Monk Man.
L Not that I can tell but—
B it's all right mostly keep to myself when I'm not whoring that is
Y don't you want to meet the rest
B make sure they would want to meet me first
R So how many feel in love with you and tried to whisk you away,
B just the one must be getting lazy
As the two ravenettes walked up the stairs, the captain had a few things more to say to the madly blushing Monk.
Y her job is not the only reason she is our ambassador if you want to figure the other one out watch that wildcat's bow.
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Arriving at the kitchen the cloaked girl sets down the few baskets and after gesturing Blake towards the large box on the table, opens one of the baskets and she pulls a beautiful strawberry out and takes a bite of it, unfortunately at the same time her sister enters the room.
Y We really need to find someone for you Rubes I'm not sure I'm ok with your current choice of Berryfriend.
B really Yang, tell me you wouldn't like to bite into a nice juicy fruit
Y Oh, I can think of a couple things I would like to sink my teeth into.
R Yang!, let's just open up our mail so I can get back to the engine room and make sure we aren't going to explode
Y why would we explode dear sister of mine aren't you supposed to be the best mechanic in space
R I could be the best mechanic in the universe but nothing can stop the Pun-o-Meter from exploding
B so let's get this crate open then, I have been expecting them for weeks
Y oh what is our little kitten waiting for let's see what we got here.
Scanning her thumb on the allocated spot she starts pulling things out of the crate. Looking over the manifest the blonde starts to go over the contents.
Y let's see three months of Sloths Galore for Nora, a couple of issues of Arena Almanac for Pyrrha, what looks like a crappy knit sweater for Jaune, a rather large package for me and Rubes from our father, and what are these book shaped packages Blake, more of your fiction kitty cat.
B like it matters to you captain
R Come on Yang let's see what dad sent us
As Ruby starts opening their package, Blake peels the wrapping off one of her books blushing a little. Finally getting the box open something small and grey tackles are little cloak wearer, Yang bends down and picks up a note that fluttered out of the box.
R Zwei!
Y It says here that dad is going off world for a while and thought it would be rude to the local ecosystem to leave Zwei alone.
B your father must have a lot of trust in you keeping to schedule in order for him to ship you a dog through space, also he is not allowed on my shuttle.
Y Why would that be kitten, you scared of a little puppy.
B I feel most people would be scared of a dog that according to the timestamp on this box has been in transit for the better part of the last three weeks with no air holes, food or water, our any kind of stasis equipment at all.
R That's Zwei for you most interesting little thing ever found on patch, especially considering that he was found by my great great great great great great grandma when she first arrived on Patch.
B and that doesn't bother you at all, that the creature currently licking your face is apparently an immortal dog older than most of the planets in the solar system.
Z Ruff
Y no he probably ages in something like super reverse dog years.
R See Blake he's no monstrosity he just likes cuddles.
The black clad lady backs away as Ruby holds out the dog all four paws reaching for her a goofy grin on his face tongue hanging out of his mouth.
B once again keep him out of my shuttle, and preferably away from the table at dinner time
Y why yes ambassador I will keep him from your shuttle but I cannot be sure about meal times.
B I'll be going then, meals at 1800 right
R sure is me and the Monk will be cooking.
B that sounds wonderful Ruby
Y Enjoy your new reading material Blake
Z Ruff
Blushing slightly at that, the bow wearing figure rushes out of the room, as Ruby goes back to playing with Zwei and leaving Yang contemplating how she will next mess with her black cat.
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