"Well you haven't given us much reason to trust you, we know nothing about you other than the fact that you worked for Ironwood and your village was attacked when you were young. How the hell are we supposed to trust you!" Yang shouted, her eyes turning red.

"Well I don't expect you to trust me, it's something I have to earn but at least give me a chance to prove I can be trusted rather than assuming the worst"

"I was willing to give you a chance until you were inches away from killing me on the train"

"That wasn't me though, I simply wanted to knock you out so I didn't look suspicious, my more psychotic side took over when I had won"

"Well then why didn't you let this more psychotic side fight me in the arena"

"Because he's gone. Whenever I fought God he took the dust which was implanted in me, which includes the voice in my head telling me to kill you"

"How convenient"

"Not really, because the real enemy here now has another fucking semblance. Making him that much closer to unstoppable"

"And it just so happens that you are the only one who saw this 'God'"

"Actually I'm not. Whenever I found Ruby and the others in the Labyrinth they were being controlled by him, I could sense his aura taking control of them"

Yang sharply turned to Ruby, lightening her gaze, waiting for a response to confirm what Chase said.

"After being knocked out the next thing I remember is standing in front of you with Crescent Rose inches from you"

"So you don't remember anything about this 'God'"

Chase snapped at Yang "Do you think I took off my right arm just for fun, to make you all believe in some imaginary person so I could gain my trust and what…. kill you all in your sleep"

"Pretty much, from your actions you haven't given me much reason to believe otherwise"

"Alright that's about enough" Blake said calmly "Yang he sacrificed himself when Ironwood attacked Beacon to save the other mercenaries, Penny and make sure Ironwood didn't escape. Even though he had a severe lack of aura he went into Vale and helped with the evacuation efforts. Give him one more chance"

Yang's eyes returned to their lilac colour, she gave him a hostile stare before turning to Blake.

"One chance, if he screws up then-"

"I'm not going to do anything"

Yang ignored the interruption and continued "I'm not holding back"

Silence fell on the room as even though the problem had been resolved there was still tension between Yang and Chase. Weiss was the one to break the silence.

"Have you all signed up for the Vytal festival tournament"

The tension soon turned to panic as Ruby, Yang and Chase realised that they had put off signing up, Blake and Weiss looked at each other before turning to the three. -Well obviously they didn't forget, knowing Weiss she did it on the first day available-

"Well, the registration ends today, besides while we're out we can enjoy the Vytal festival"

Everyone agreed, Chase left the dorm to allow team RWBY to get ready for their trip to Vale while Chase checked the team JNPR dorm to see if they were there, he opened the door to find the room empty, taking the opportunity he went into their bathroom and got changed into a dark blue coat and some jeans. He made his way to the airship port and waited for the others to arrive. First was Weiss, followed by Ruby, Blake and lastly Yang. The ride to Vale was silent, Ruby tried to bring up a conversation a few times but failed.

Whenever they reached Vale the team was lively at the thought of competing in the competition. Weiss, Blake and Chase were reluctant to reveal anything that they planned incase they went up against each other or someone heard them so Yang and Ruby dominated the conversation.

"Well at the least we have information on the fighting styles of everyone from Beacon, as well as Sun and Neptune" Weiss mentioned

"Come to think of it we haven't met the rest of team SSSN" Chase replied

"I think the other two are called Scarlet and Sage"

"Well one of us is bound to face off against them"

"Hopefully we can see how they fight before we end up being pitted against them"

"Do you think they'll let me use my dust in the tournament"

"Well technically there isn't a rule against it, but I would leave it as a last resort"

"Probably a good idea"

"Is your bow not good enough by itself" Ruby said teasingly

"It is, but what if someone tries to sabotage it, I need options"

"You seem a little paranoid"

"Nothing wrong with having a back up"

They finally reached the arena, Weiss and Blake waited outside as the Chase, Ruby and Yang went in to get registered. There were single rooms filled with a computer which was set up with the form for entering the competition. While it was basic it asked for all the details needed to set up the arena for the user. Name, Team, Nation of Origin, School you are attending, Weapon as well as a description, Semblance with an explanation and whether or not you use dust. Chase filled his in up until the last question and hesitated. -Technically if I say no and my dust goes off then I could be disqualified, but if they give me dust at the beginning of the match then I won't need it- He decided to fill in yes and submitted it. When he left he could see the others were looking at him impatiently. -I think I may have taken a little too long on the last question-

"So that's us registered"

"Well we have to go through a qualifier round, other than that yes"

"Pfft, come on. Who here isn't going to make it through the qualifiers"

"You'd be surprised, you might get unlucky with someone who counters you well"

"Well then we should prepare for it in Beacon"

"The tournament begins in a week, we won't have much time to practice"

"Most people will be using Beacon's arena for practice, where should we go?"

Before she could answer Ruby's stomach gave out an audible groan. Chase laughed a little, stopping when Ruby stared at him angrily.

"I guess that means we should get something to eat before deciding anything else"

"I know a good restaurant around here, it does food from Vacuo"

"That means spicy, I'm in"

It was a short walk to the restaurant Yang had suggested, when they got there Chase ordered the spiciest thing on the menu, taking the challenge Yang decided to do so as well.

"Last one to finish has to do to one thing the other tells them to" Yang stated the terms of their bet.

"Oh you're on, just don't back down when you lose"

"Ha, I'm not one to back down from an easy win"

As soon as they were served their meal Chase and Yang dug into their food which resembled lava, the sauce was still bubbling and they could feel the heat before the plates were even placed on their table. Chase gulped trying to make it as quiet as possible, Yang saw it and gave him a menacing look.

"You can always cower out, but if you do I get to tell you to do two things"

"Ha, give up."

Reluctantly he dug in trying to chew and swallow as quickly as possible so that he could finish most of it before the spice kicked in. His tactic failed as his mouth was on fire at the first bite. He endured the flaming sensation and pressed on, finishing half of it before having to stop for a moment, he looked at Yang's plate and saw she was nearly three quarters of the way through, seemingly unaffected by the spice. He ignored his seething pain and quickly caught up to Yang, finishing moments before her.

"I win, that mean I get to-" he stopped as he quickly poured the contents of his glass into his mouth to ease the pain "-Make you do one thing for me"

"Get it over with already" Yang said disappointed

"Oh no, I'm going to wait for the perfect moment, I'm not wasting it now"

The five of them caught the airship back to Beacon and turned in, Chase having to find a place to sleep in the assembly hall being used as a temporary shelter for the mercenaries.