Hey, all you people! Well, welcome welcome to the next chapter of The Revolution Revealed! I am so happy that you chose to join me in the emotional and exciting adventures of Team JARZ! Ok, in this segment, there is a lot of realization, a few break downs, maybe a break out... Yes, the titlae is a pun. I had help from my mother and a few friends from a FB page dedicated to RWBY called RWBY of Remnant. I'm an admin on there, and all the admins are really nice people. You should check it out. Anywho, chapter seven is here for you!

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Chapter 7: Let's Break It Down

Conference Room: Ravena

I laugh so hard after Winter ends her call with Ozpin. "Who knew that Ozzie was so scared of Winter?"

Azura shrugs. "I don't see why he wouldn't be. Have you seen her?"

I stop laughing and look at the now sleeping woman. "I guess you're right. I wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of her fury."

"Whose fury?" Jack walks in, catching the end of our conversation.

I make a shushing motion and point to Winter. I begin to whisper. "Her, of course."

Jack shrugs and looks at us curiously. "If you say so." With his hands behind his back, he goes to look at the board. The yarn lines converge in a little triangular pattern, labeled by importance. Suspected slave bases are marked in red, all lining up almost perfectly with the various lines depicting verified targets of Faunus disappearances. Jack takes tacks from the box by the board and puts them in the very center of each of the sides of the triangle. Then, carefully, he ties yarn to one tack and traces from point to center three times, resulting in the triangle being cut into six pieces. "We should have thought of this before." Jack growls angrily. With that, he storms out.

I walk up to the board and see that the very center of the triangle, where all of the lines converge and touch in a point, is a small, hill strown area. I look at Azura in confusion. "What just happened?"

Azura gives me a smirk. "You can be so dense sometimes." She smiles at me. "He just found the mine." She, then, gestures to the center. "How did we not catch this sooner?"

I scratch my head. "I have no idea. Maybe it was the whole 'fresh perspective' thing. I don't know, but we have it." I look around the room then stop when I realize something. "Wait, where did Jack go?"

Azura pulls out her scroll. "Hold on. I'll text him." She sends out a quick message, and we wait for his reply. When it pops up, Azura reads it aloud to me. "He says, 'I'm double checking my assumption. Don't tell Winter yet. Let her sleep. I'll be back within two hours, but just in case I'm not, continue with the plan and go toward the point. Hopefully, we can stop them.' He doesn't say anything after that." Then, another message pops up. "This one says, 'Don't message me again. I'll contact you afterward.' I can't believe this!"

"I know. How could he put his life on the line like that?" I look at Azura with tears in my eyes.

"Well, love," She wraps her arm around my shoulders. "How about instead of asking questions, we go get something to eat and wait to chew him out when he comes back." She squeezes me in a side hug and walks me toward the door.

"Alright, fine." I wipe the tears from my eyes and nod at her. "Food sounds good." She smiles at me and takes her arm from my shoulders to link our finger together. I flash her smile, my tears forgotten.

"Then, let's go!" We leave Winter sleeping in a chair, looking very comfortable in an uncomfortable seat.

We go to the small galley that the ship possesses. I root through the pantry, looking for some Pumpkin Pete's cereal. I sag in defeat when I find only canned goods. I look deep into the crowd of cans and find a couple cans of peaches. I take those out and show them to Azura. "How about these?"

Azura looks up from the fridge. "That's fine. You want chocolate milk?"

I beam at her. "Of course!"

We sit down and have a ragtag breakfast of peaches and milk. Soon enough, our conversation turns back to what will happen tonight. I look up as Azura starts talking. "What do you think will happen?"

"Hopefully, we can stop them from getting bigger. Eventually, though, we're going to have to bring in more people. We need to get experienced Hunters and Huntresses in the loop." I bang my fist on the small kitchen table.

"Yeah. That would help us in the long run, but right now, it would just hinder us. We have to think of things in accordance to time. There is no way we can get enough people without having to explain everything in enough time to do any good." Azura places her hand on mine.

I look down at the table and shift my hand to take her hand. "I know this, but every time I think about it, I just get so fucking angry." I grit my teeth and take a deep breath through my nose, trying to calm myself.

"We'll do fine." I look up to see her give me an unbelievable smile. "We have Team RWBY coming to help, which means more strong fighters. We have this in the bag, Rae."

"I know we have a lot of strong fighters, nine to be exact, but that won't stop me from worrying. You haven't seen their special ops groups. I have. It was years ago, yes, but I've seen what they can do!" I stand and begin to pace the length of the galley over and over. "They could have gotten better since the last time I witnessed their destruction." I stop pacing and clutch my head in frustration. "We're not ready. We're only first years, for fuck's sake." I fall to my knees and bow my head, catching my weight with my hands. "I know I want revenge, but it's… I'm not ready. I'm not strong enough."

A weight presses on my back as a voice whispers in my ear. "You don't need to be ready now. There's no telling when you'll face Adam, so don't dwell on defeat. Just be the best you can be." She puts her arms around me, hugging me tight. I lean into her embrace, absorbing the warmth and comfort.

"Thank you. I'll try." I whisper. My tears dry slowly as we just sit there and hold each other, basking in each other's presence. I finally look up her, eyes locking as we stare into each other's souls. "Whatever happens, I don't want to lose you. Please be careful."

She gives me the most beautiful smile I've ever seen. "I wouldn't dream of it." I lean in and capture her lips in a tender kiss, expressing as much love as possible in a simple kiss. I stand, pulling Azura with me. I take her to my room, and we just lay there, cuddle, and eventually fall asleep in each other's arms.

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Outside Winter's Airship, Three Hours Later: Weiss

Ruby bounces up and down. "Is this it, huh?"

I pinch the bridge of my nose in frustration. I link my arm with hers, trying to get her to stand still at least a little. "Yes, Ruby. This is my sister's airship. Now, calm down. When you meet her for the first time, I don't want her to remember you as a jumpy little kid with no self control. Do you understand? Please, do it for me."

Ruby settles down a little, just shuffling every once in awhile. "Okay, for you, anything." She gives me a quick peck on my cheek, making me blush.

I clear my throat, trying to force my blush down. "Yes, um. Well, here goes nothing." I knock on the bay doors, hoping someone answers.

After the third try at knocking, someone finally answers. The door opens to reveal two disheveled girls, one of which was rubbing her eyes. The one with the purple hair, the one who was rubbing her eyes, is the first to address us. "Um, hey."

Ruby perks up. "Hi!" She gives an adorable, tiny wave.

"Well, aren't you going to let us in?"

The one with the blue hair startles at bit and pulls the other girl out of the way. "Oh, yes. Come in. My name's Azura, and this is Ravena. I think Winter's still asleep in the conference room. I'll go get." With that, Azura runs off, leaving us with Ravena.

Blake comes up from behind me, walks up to the girl, and wraps her in a hug. "It's nice to see you again, Ravena."

"Please, Blake, call me Rae." She gives Blake a small smile. "Besides, we're basically sisters!"

I quirk my eyebrow at her. "Sisters?"

Ravena makes a dismissive gesture. "Of course! Her dad was basically my dad. So, yes, sisters."

Blake looks at Ravena curiously, seeming to judge her sanity. "Sisters? Sure, why not." She gives a shrug of apparent dismissal. "Where do we put our stuff?"

"Um, actually, I'm not sure. Why not just stick your stuff in my room, and when we know for sure, you can move it wherever Win tells you to, 'k?" She motions for us to follow her. I look back at Yang, who seems to be effortlessly toting both hers and Blake's bags. I pick my small bag up and follow the weird girl through the door, down a hallway, and deposit my things in the room she indicates.

"Hmm. So, what now?" A slightly bored Yang walks out of the room and places her arms on Blake's shoulders.

Ruby takes her sister's question as initiative to spark an attempt at an overzealous conversation. "Yeah!" I see her look down at Ravena's hip. "Oh my gods!" Ruby, then, proceeds to shake me by my right arm. "Look, Weiss! She has a MADR, too!"

I follow her gaze down. "She does indeed. I thought only Schnees had access to Multi Action Dust Rapier schematics."

Ravena meets my eyes. "Of course." She gives me a sly smile. "We Schnees are the ones with the patent, correct."

I stare at her in confusion. "We Schnees?"

"That is what I said, cousin."

I gulp hard. "Cousin?" My voice squeaks a bit.

"Yep." She rubs the back of her head nervously. "Um, distant cousins, but still family, chica."

I shake my head. "I didn't know."

She scoffs. "I called you cousin in that call last night, Weiss. How could you not have caught that?"

It's my turn to rub the back of my head, but this time, it's from embarrassment. "I guess I was just too absorbed in myself to take notice. Sorry." I duck my head before realizing what I had done. I pick up my head and resume my normal façade of my outer icy perfection. "Now, then. Where is my sister?"

She laughs under her breath, and I barely catch it. "This way, Ice Queen."

I stomp my foot in irritation. "Why does everyone call me that!?"

Yang and Blake walk past me, hand intertwined. Yang leans over toward me as they pass and whispers in my ear. "Cause you are, princess." She laughs, too, as they continue on.

I let out an undignified, disapproving noise. Ruby comes behind me, wraps her arms around my waist, and kisses my neck before settling her head on my shoulder. "I don't think you're icy, Weiss. I think you're perfect." She moves her arms from around me and grabs my hand, pulling me behind her. I follow slowly, a big grin spreading across my face at her words. I sigh inwardly, 'I love this girl. She always knows just what to say.'

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Conference Room: Winter

I come awake to someone shaking me. "Wha…?" I crack my eyes open to see Azura about a foot from my face. "What are you doing?"

She scoffs. "Waking you up, duh."

I massage my forehead. "Why?"

"Team RWBY's here!" She spreads her arms wide in a grand gesture.

I jump up, push her back a bit. "Already? How long was I asleep?"

Azura shrugs. "I don't know, maybe three hours?"

"Really? It feels like less time has even passed." I shake my head to try to get rid of the last bit of sleep that still clings to me. "Alright, where are they?"

Then, the blonde from last night's call walks into the room, hand in hand with dark haired Faunus.. Ravena follows right behind then, then Weiss and her little girlfriend. Azura sweeps her hand in their direction. "There they are!"

"Yes, Azura. I can see that." I put my hand on my hip and quirk my eyebrow at her. Azura gives a nervous chuckle and goes to hide behind Ravena. I walk over to Weiss and pull her into a hug. "I missed you so much. I'm so sorry I had to leave you, little sister."

Weiss returns the hug with as much gusto as I do. "You weren't at fault, Win. It's okay. We're together now."

Suddenly, Ruby joins in on the hug, wrapping her arms around Weiss from behind. "And we're gonna kick some bad guy butt! Yeah!"

I feel Weiss cringe at her girlfriend yelling in her ear. "Ruby, that was my ear."

Ruby leaps off of Weiss like she's on fire. "Sorry!"

Weiss lets go of me and turns toward Ruby. "It's fine." She pinches the bridge of her nose, and I snicker at her action. "Just… Please, don't do it again."

Ruby gives her an exaggerated thumbs up. "Sure thing." Then, she gives one of the most blinding smiles I've ever seen.

I clear my throat. "Okay, okay. Well, we need to get started with the plan. Where are Zamin and Jack?"

Azura and Ravena give each other startled looks. Ravena looks me in the eye nervously. "Zamin's in his room, but Jack… He never came back."

I raise my eyebrow curiously. "Back? Where the hell did he go in the first place."

Azura point at the board. I look at it, trying to figure out what she means when it hits me. New yarn lines have been made, and in the very center of it all, where the lines intersect, is the perfect place for a secret mine. Ravena pipes in next. "He left before we even knew what was happening. We texted him and he said that he would be back in about two hours. that was an hour and a half ago, though."

"Godsdamnit!" I punch the wall with enough force to leave a dent. "Why was he that stupid? He could be hurt, captured, killed!" I look at them accusingly. "Why didn't you wake me them minute he left?"

Ravena puts her hands on her hips and adopts a stony but furious expression. "Because there would have been nothing you could have down." She gestures toward the wall with her hand. "If he wanted to, he could have literally phased through this fucking wall. What chance would you have stood against him, then?"

I pinch the bridge of my nose and hang my head. "I know. But you… you should have tried. Or at least you could have just woken me up."

I lift my head to see Azura rubbing her forehead. "You needed rest." She gestures toward me angrily. "You still need rest! You were up all fucking night looking for fucking leads that you were never going to be able to follow on your own. Did you think to wake us?" She stomps her foot in rage. "No! You didn't! How is what Jack is doing any different from what you did last night!? Answer me that."

Rage evelopes my senses, causing me to see red. "I am fully trained Huntress, ready to lay my life down at a moment's notice. You are all just first year brats who have little to no academy training. I risk myself so that you have a future." I point to all of them. "I don't give a flying fuck if you all think you can take down a fucking revolution all on your own, you can't!"

A hand grabs my shoulder, and my first instinct is to palm my weapon. I stop short of drawing my saber when I see that it's Weiss. "Stop. Did you hear what you just said? You can't take them down by yourself, either. So, just calm down. All of us," She gestures around the room, "are here to help. We know we can't do it on our own. We need a plan, so shut up, all of you!"

The room darkens in guilt. I turn to Ravena and Azura. "I'm sorry for yelling, you two. I'm just stressed and tired. Forgive me?" They nod their affirmation. "Thanks." I give a small smile before becoming all business again. "Alright, someone go get Zamin, and then we'll start."

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Meanwhile, Location Undisclosed: Jack

I come awake to being dragged down a barren hallway lined with cells. I try to not tense or alert the man dragging me of my wakefulness. I survey the surroundings, coming to the conclusion that this isn't the slave base. 'THere are way too many humans in the cells for that to be the case.'

The man stops in front of a cell, opens it, and throws me in. I sneak a peek and almost growl at my captor. 'White Fang fucking lackey!' The man closes my cell and walks away, leaving me locked in the cell. I sit up slowly, trying not to make any noise. I check out the small room, noticing the concrete walls and reinforced, steel barricades on the only window, which sits seven feet above the floor.

In the corner, a pile of what, at first, seems like clothing groans and twitches. I shuffle over to the bundle and poke it. It groans again, and the scent of blood fills the air. I notice a blood patch of skin that looks very much like an arm. I follow the arm up, finding the shoulder, and turn the bundle over. I gasp at what, well who, I see. "Lion girl?" My inner wolf growls as I see how much damage was dealt to her. "What happened to you?"

Another groan escapes her, and her other hand comes up to swat me. "Not again. Please, I can't take it anymore. Please, just let me go." Her voice is so soft, pleading with me, thinking I'm her captor.

I pick her body up and lay her head in my lap, showing affection I'd usually never let to light. I make shushing noises, quieting her pleas. "I'm not here to hurt you, lion girl."

Her eyes slowly open, showing beautiful violet eyes. Then, her eyes narrow in suspicion. "You."

I sigh. "Yes, me. My name's Jack, if you remember. And I believe Azura called you Cori."

"I remember." She sits up, wincing from what I know is her pain. "Why… How did you get here, anyway."

I help her lean against the wall. "Well, I came toward the hills looking for a Schnee mine. My team is on a mission to stop White Fang members from stealing the slaves and recruiting them. We were, then, going to free the slaves and try to get them all out of the mine before, I think, destroying it. I think I was ambushed. It's all kind of fuzzy until I woke up in the middle of being dragged to this cell." At the end of my very short story, I lean back on the wall beside her.

"Say I believe you. Okay, then, how did you plan on actually executing this plan of yours? How are you even going to get out?"

I shrug. "My team has called for reinforcements. They'll be fine. All I need to worry about is escaping this place."

She scoffs, blanching when she jostles her numerous cuts. "Right. You're going to escape a veritable fortress that's lined with so many White Fang members crawling around it's ridiculous."

I notice the way the sun shines through the window, creating a shadow on the far wall. "I'll wait for sunset, when the shadows are more pronounced."

She looks at me in confusion. "What do shadows have to do with anything?"

I reach for the shadows and call a tiny vortex to me. I pull out some provisions I had stashed there before my unplanned departure. 'At least I brought food and water.' "Here, you look like you need it." I hand her the small bit of food I'd packed.

"Oh. So, that's your semblance?" She takes the granola bar I proffer.

I nod. "Yeah. I can control shadows." I take a small swig of the bottle of water and hand that to her too.

She finishes the granola bar quickly and takes the water, gulping it down. SHe wipes her mouth and gives me a grateful smile. "Thanks." She settles back down, being careful of the cuts that start to bleed again. She hisses as one of the dry blisters on her stomach breaks open, leaking blood and small amounts of pus. "So, what's your plan?"

I look at her pained expression and feel myself soften to her. I ignore her question. "Do you want me to heal you? I was taught the technique." The concern that drips from my words are almost tangible.

She looks at me, considering my sincerity. Finally, she nods. "Just, be careful. The only reason I haven't been able to heal myself is because of some nonfatal acidic poison she introduced to my bloodstream."

I position my hand about an inch over her stomach and close my eyes to concentrate. I feel my Aura spread through my body, and I open the metaphorical lid blocking its release. It slides into her own Aura stream, mingling perfectly. My Aura replenishes her own and helps combat the infection that has started to set in. The wounds begin to close completely, the burns healing simultaneously. Next, I tackle the poison coursing through her body. I find the trace amount and rid her blood of what is blocking her own Aura from reproducing. With my task finished, I reign in my Aura, pulling it back into my own soul. "There. You should be back up to peak condition by sundown. Just let your Aura replenish naturally." I sigh deeply and lay back against the wall, my eyes beginning to close. "Wake me if anything changes." Then, my eyes close, my mind pulling me into contented dreams of my mate.

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Afterward: Corinthe

'I can't believe he healed me.' I sit there in bewilderment, trying to discern his motives. I look to Jack, seeing his sleeping form leaning against the concrete wall of our cell.

His ears twitch at every small sound, no matter the unimportance. I smile at this. 'Cute.' I startle at my own thought. 'Did I just say that?' I shake my head, dispelling any unpleasant thoughts from my brain. He seems to blend with the shadows, as if they are constantly welcoming him home into the embracing arms of darkness. If I stare at his cloak long enough, the gray flickers from darker to lighter variations of the color. The most curious of his attire is his weapons. 'Why did they allow him to keep them? They didn't take mine either. I still have my concealed knives at my waist and back. My semblance doesn't really call for a weapon to begin with.'

Before I know it, the sun has set and the room is pitch black. I squint through the darkness, making out the few blurry shapes of dying prisoners in the cells across from me. I turn toward jack and shake him gently. "Jack. It's dark. Wake up."

Jack startles awake. The next thing I know, I hear a slight metallic shuffle and find a blade pressed against my neck. I gulp. I see Jack's eyes open as he realizes where he is. He removes the blade from my throat and sheathes it. "Sorry. I should have told you not to touch me." He stands in one fluid motion, stretching ever so slightly. Then, he extends his hand towards me. "Come on. We have to leave before they think to check on us."

I grab his hand and use it to pull myself up. "I wholeheartedly agree."

"Hold onto me. I have to navigate through the shadows and pull us out at the right point. I don't want you getting lost." Jack throws his right hand out, creating a portal of utter darkness, where no light resides. I wrap my arms around his waist, the top of my head just coming in contact with his chin. He pulls us in, the vortex swallowing us.

I go blind and lose all sense of time within the dark recesses of the night's shadows. Eventually, we come to a stop. I feel him throw his right arm out again, and then light envelopes me, burning my eyes. I make a startled noise and fall to my knees.

I shakes my head, trying to rid my vision of the lights floating before me, blocking my sight. "What the hell was that?"

Jack chuckles under his breath. "I call it Shadow Jumping. It's fun once you get used to it."

"Let's not try that again for a while." I look up to see a multitude of shocked faces. I become really self conscious and look down at myself. I realize that my clothes are in tatters and blood stained with my blouse ripped open. I pull my shirt closed, hiding my new scars and bra. A weight falls on my shoulders, and I find a gray cloak being pulled around me for cover by Jack. I look up at him and smile in thanks. "I appreciate it."

He nods and pivots to face the still shocked group. Suddenly, a girl charges toward him with her arms outstretched. "Jack! You're okay!" She hugs him, and truthfully, it looks really painful. Another girl, Azura, is right behind her, waiting her turn for a hug. I smile at the comradery that they display.

"Of course, I'm okay. Who thought I wouldn't be?"

Both of the girls point toward the eldest of the white haired girls in the room. "Winter." They voice the name at the exact same time.

Jack just smiles and laughs a bit. "That's to be expected." He, then, turns toward me with a worried look in his eye before addressing Azura. "Can you get her some clothes?" Azura nods her head and starts to walk out of the room. Just as she crosses the threshold, Jack calls out to her. "And food and water!"

Azura doesn't even stop walking, but she yells over her shoulder. "Gotcha, Jackey-boy!"

I look up at Jack and don't even hide my amused smirk. "Jackey-boy?"

He rubs his forehead before answering. "Don't ask."

I shrug it off and wait for Azura to return.

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A/N: Sorry about all the emotional stuff, guys, but I wanted to add something besides endless violence or fruitless searches. Now, they've found Cori, and everything should be picking up. I'm really really good at writing emotional things, but I kinda lack at the actiony stuff. So, next chapter, hang with me. :) Favorite, follow, review. Cause I need feedback from you. So, you know what to do. Just sroll on down and send me a review. Maybe then, I'll message you. Thanks for whatever you do.