The van pulled into an alleyway some distance down the street. The others got out while Shayne held Hanna back and closed the door again.
"You know you don't have to do this if you don't want to, no-one is going to force you"
"No, I'm doing this for myself; I'm doing this for Silver"
"Okay then, you knows your part of the plan?"
"Charm our way in and try not to get caught sneaking around, I got it"
"Well getting caught shouldn't prove to be too difficult once me and the guys are in"
They climbed out and Silver hugged Hanna, which caught her by surprise.
"The van's not soundproof you know" Shayne smiled as he walked over to Lance, Ralen and Dundra.
Shayne clapped Dundra on the shoulder and looked at Lance, he was gazing towards the girls again. He snapped his fingers and Lance blinked back to normal. He explained exactly what was going to happen to them.
"So, the girls are charming their way in, while we have to fight? That doesn't seem fair"
"Do you have a pair of breasts?" Shayne said cocking his head and looking at Lance, he looked down. "Thought not, now I know for a fact that Junior's got a heavier detail of guards with him, I don't know where he got them from and I don't care, we're only after him"
"What about the Malachite twins? Aren't they part of his 'entourage' as well?" Ralen asked, clearly having done his research.
"Yes, and I'll deal with them if it comes to that"
"Ralen, are you sure you're up to this? I'm not sure that after the incident at the storage facility you're up to scratch" Dundra asked, resting his hand on his shoulder.
"I told you, I don't remember what you're talking about and I feel fine"
"So, how are we gonna do this?" Hanna asked
"Do what?" Eddi said as she messed with her top.
"Charm our way into the club"
"Oh right, well, how about Silver and you use what you got and seduce the door man?"
"But we're lesbians"
"And a lot of guys are pervs, hell, just kiss a bit in front of the guy and he'll probably let us in straight away"
Silver gave Eddi a look and she laughed slightly.
"You know I'm right" they all laughed.
Shayne wandered over to them.
"You girls all set?" they nodded and he waved them off.
They crossed to the other side of the road and approached the bouncer.
"Hey, girls get to the back of the line, no cutting"
"Are you sure there's nothing we could do to get in now" Silver said innocently before turning her head to Hanna and kissing her softly.
The bouncer watched them for a few moments as they held the kiss, he became uncomfortable and adjusted his tie.
"In fact what am I saying, you girls look cold, here, go right in" the bouncer got abuse from the line of people next to him.
"Hey, I make the rules here, now quiet down or you're not getting in at all" he shouted.
Shayne and lance watched the scene from the shadows.
"Beautiful isn't it, 'I love it when a plan comes together' to quote an old guy in a movie I saw once"
"Yes she is….I um….er…mean it, yes it is beautiful"
"You know you don't have to keep it a secret from me Lance"
"What, I'm not keeping a secret"
"So you're not in love with Jiang?"
"Shit I forgot you knew"
"Well we'd better get moving, we haven't got a lot of time" Shayne started across the street and Lance, Ralen and Dundra walked after him. He squared up to the bouncer, who was easily a foot taller than Shayne was; he was also a lot more muscular.
"What do you want kid?"
"I want to go in"
"Then you'd better get in line with the rest of these people"
"You know, I would but I really don't like lines" Shayne flexed his neck.
He jump kicked the bouncer straight in the chest, sending him crashing through the door. Ralen Dundra and Lance slipped in through the hole, disarming the guards and subduing them with well-placed strikes. They were quick and efficient, that didn't stop them from having fun though. As Ralen and Dundra bounced a guard between their fists, lance was teleporting around three more; Shayne just strode through the wreckage and into the club itself.
The music had drowned out the commotion that they had caused on the way in. Shayne scanned the room, the girls were enjoying drinks at a table, and he couldn't tell if they were sticking to the plan or actually getting drunk. He paid no attention to it as his eye was drawn to Eddi's back, the last time he had seen her Grimm, it had warped her raven head tattoo. Now it was a full back tattoo, it was a pair of tribal wings, styled similarly to his arm; he decided to question her about it later.
He walked carefully into the crowd of people on the dance floor. This was why Lina was kept in the dark. He quickly found someone to dance with while the others spread out. Dundra covered the fire escape, Lance sat at the bar with a drink and Ralen meandered from table to table chatting up girls. He would have to stop at the girls table at some point so he got it out of the way quick. The girl Shayne had been dancing with was slightly drunk; she was rubbing up against him, trying to get him interested in her. She reached up and grabbed hold of his chin, she pulled his face down and tried to kiss him, he dodged the kiss. He kissed her hand and walked away, he had felt a hard gaze on him while dancing, and he knew Junior had seen him.
He ordered a whiskey from the bar and swirled it as Lance nodded slightly. The Malachite twins were walking towards him; Shayne downed his drink and got another.
"Hey you, wolf boy, come with us" Shayne glanced over his shoulder.
"No, I don't think I will"
"You will if you want to keep breathing" Miltia rested her claw on his shoulder.
Shayne downed his drink and turned to face them. They stared at him and he just smiled. He waved them off and followed after them. They led him out into the back where Junior was waiting for them.
"So kid, you come in here, put a good chunk of my security out of commission and then have the audacity to let the shift change find out what happened"
"And you're point is?"
"What do you want" Melanie grabbed his ear and he grimaced.
"You think me some ordinary kid? I attend Beacon, if you want to have a working hand I suggest you let go of my ear" Melanie just ignored him and twisted it.
"Now, I'm going to ask again, what do you want"
"Well now that you mention it there is something I want…" a guard came crashing through the door.
Shayne grabbed his boot knife and put it against Melanie's throat.
"So Junior, you know the odds of anyone leaving here alive, I have 7 guys in the other room waiting for me, so you're going to give me what I want or ill slit her throat"
Eddi and Hanna looked at each other, they knew he wasn't kidding so they got up, Silver and Jiang copied them and they set about causing a fight. Eddi decided to start on the girl Shayne had been dancing with. She pulled hair, she scratched and screamed, it was utter bullshit but it needed to happen. Junior waved Miltia out to go deal with it.
"But, what about Mel-"
"Go, before I have you fired or worse" she skulked out, Shayne was still holding onto Melanie.
"If I let her go can we talk?" Junior nodded, he didn't want to have to find another set of bodyguards. Shayne released her and she stormed out.
"Now, here's what I want" Shayne handed him his Scroll.
Melanie and Miltia pulled Eddi off the other girl and glared at them.
"Now you two cool it or we'll throw you out personally" Eddi turned to leave, Melanie grabbed her shoulder.
Eddi grabbed her wrist and back-kicked her in the jaw, she twisted under her arm and kicked her again, this time in the gut. Melanie dropped to her knees winded. Eddi had to back up as Miltia became enraged, she swung wildly at her, Silver caught her wrist and spun her to Dundra who held her arms securely.
"I'm sorry" she looked at him as the girls bound Melanie to a chair, the crowd had ran out of the club when Miltia had started swinging.
Ralen and Lance made their way to the back where Shayne was. They burst into the room and subdued the last of Junior's guards.
"Junior was just about to give me what we came for, weren't you?" Junior looked at the three guys before him, he nodded slowly and handed Shayne both of the Scrolls.
"We better get moving, the others can't handle the guards forever" thumps were heard as bodies hit the wall.
"Well it's been a pleasure Junior but I must be going"
"Tell Ozpin I say hello" Shayne stopped.
"So, you know Ozpin sent us, how?"
"You're kidding right, I know your face, it's been plastered over several police websites for the last couple of weeks"
"What are you talking about" Shayne turned, drawing his knife.
"You're wanted for questioning about the murders of four Faunus in Mistral; in fact I'm pretty sure that the cops are on their way right now"
"Guys, get the others and go" he handed Lance the two Scrolls.
"But Shayne…."
"Go now or I'll kick your ass first!" Lance reluctantly walked out followed by Ralen.
They got the others and they all left, Melanie was being freed by her sister. Shayne walked out accompanied by Junior. Shayne went upstairs leaving them on the dance floor.
"What's he doing?"
"He's waiting for the cops"
"So it is him"
"Get Roman on the phone, he's going to want to talk to him"
Melanie walked up the stairs while Miltia did as Junior asked.
"Hey, kid" Shayne looked up .
"You here to kill me?"
"No I'm here to offer you a way out"
"Now why would you do that"
Melanie thought back a few minutes to when he had a blade to her throat, something had stirred inside her, a deep longing. She heard voices in her head.
'He's not getting out of this alive, I've seen it, he will die on four counts of murder, nobody can help him now' the voice had scared her, she knew in her gut that it was telling the truth and she felt she needed to help this Faunus.
"I don't know I just want to help you" she sat down next to him.
"Okay, so what's this way out?"
"The roof, once the cops get in here you'll have to go across the rooftops"
"Sounds easy enough, what's the catch?"
"You have to do something for me"
"And what would that be?"
"Save us…"
"What do you mean?"
"You think we like working here, its hell and Junior is an abusive asshole"
"I don't know if I'll be able to do anything but if I can I'll contact you" she nodded and lead him to the roof.
"Oh before you have to run, what's your name?" she was stood next to him looking down the street; the sirens were coming closer by the second.
"I'm Shayne, and you're Melanie Malachite, I did my research"
"So you know my past?"
"Didn't go into it, I know that a friend of mine gave you and your sister a run for your money a while back"
"Shayne, can I ask you something?"
"I haven't got long but okay"
"Are you seeing anybody?" Shayne took off his ring and showed it to her.
"I'm engaged" she handed it back dejectedly.
"Oh okay"
"Something's wrong with you I can tell"
"It's nothing" Shayne looked at her and she turned away from him, he knew.
The cops pulled up in front of the Club and they quickly made their way inside.
"Go now, or they'll catch you" Shayne nodded and ran left off the edge of the building.
She watched him scramble up walls and over rooftops. She wished she had told him what she knew.
Shayne had stopped for a breather and was thinking.
'Well, this is only going to end badly'
Nemea's voice echoed in his mind.
'What's wrong my boy'
'This girl, Melanie, she has feelings for me, and as soon as I get her out she's going to make life difficult for me and Lina, I just know it'
'Well, we can only wait and see'
Shayne ran again, he could hear an engine nearby. The radio buzzed into life.
"Shayne where are, you, come in Shayne"
"I'm okay, I'm on the rooftops and I'm heading to the courtyard where we met up"
"Roger that, see you there"
Shayne dropped to street level and pulled his hood up. He walked the rest of the way, he met up with the others and they drove in silence to the Bullhead depot.