Chapter 2: A Wound too deep
When he finally regained consciousness Richard woke to find himself chained in a small bleak room with a small cot in one corner and a beaten and faded mirror on the wall.
"ugghh where am I, what happened."
"Nice of you join the living again." Replied a weak but familiar voice next to him.
"George, what happened all I remember is fighting that crazy faunus and losing consciousness."
"Well, we are in a white fang prison being kept alive solely for the reason that they think we actually work for Schnee and know about this plot."
"We better think of a way out of here quickly then, any ideas."
"Well they left our weapons here if we could find a way out of this cell we get them and start fighting our way out."
"Yeah that might work as long as we don't run into those two again, now let's see what I can do about this door."
Before he could act Richard was interrupted by the arrival of three people. They were an orange haired man in a white suit smoking a cigar, a malevolent woman with black hair wearing a red dress, and finally the same man who knocked him out. The slightly insane orange haired man was the first to speak.
"Ah, look who's finally awake are you going to be able to answer our questions unlike your friend over there."
"Yeah and play my small insignificant part in your grand holy war you White Fang scum" Richard replied as he spat in his face
"You truly have no idea what's happening do you, but first a little demonstration of what we can do if you don't tell us what we need."
He laughed maniacally as he pulled out a thin metal tube with a small white fang emblem attached to it. He calmly walked over to the ominous looking woman who promptly lit a fire in her hand. He casually held the staff over the fire until it glowed to be a bright red.
"Now let's see how stubborn you are with this telling the world what happened here." He laughed as he quickly pressed it on Richard's cheek causing him to scream in agony.
Just then the sound of a door opening could be heard along with a voice in the distance.
"Adam what are you doing it's time for dinner and what was that screaming going on? What are you doing to our prisoners?"
"It's nothing Blake just setting an example I'll be up there in a minute."
"Now gentlemen let's let our prisoners sit here and think about our little offer."
As soon as the doors closed George whispered from across the room
"Bastards, Richard are you alright? How are we getting out of here?"
"I'm fine and we are getting out of here today."
Richard closed his eyes and began to meditate ignoring the searing pain engulfing his cheek. After a few minutes his eyes suddenly jolted opened and transformed from a dark blue to a dull gray. He suddenly wrenched both arms out shattering the chains once holding him. Once he was free he quickly removed the steel door from its frame and went to free his friend.
"How did you do that? That was absolutely spectacular."
"Our gracious hosts here forgot that my semblance is strength; now let's get out of here. Can you walk?"
"Barely, they roughed me up pretty badly when you were unconscious. I don't know how helpful I'll be in a fight."
"No worries I've got your back if anything comes up, now let's go."
They made their way out of the prison down the hall and towards the exit. As they turned a corner they ran directly into that faunus called Blake. A mixture of both surprise and a little admiration danced across her face as Richard quickly sidestepped around and kicked her away as he sprinted away with George.
"Shit, well George we might be expecting company soon get ready."
Shortly afterwards a series of bellowing alarms sounded and frantic movement could be heard in the floors above. They ran as fast as George's leg could allow them until they finally made it out of a side entrance and down a little alley between the barracks.
"We're almost there man just hold on one little fence and we're home free."
"Not so fast." Came an annoyingly familiar voice from the shadows above.
"You almost had us there for a second you know. I didn't plan on you have in a semblance yet alone strength. Next time I'm going to have to get a heavier chain." Adam said as he jumped down blocking their escape.
"They sure surprised me when they came barreling around that corner right into me." Replied that all too familiar voice as Blake landed gracefully behind them.
"Well I figured this would have happened George. I'll try to keep you covered as best I can."
Adam struck first by charging down the alley while Blake jumped up the wall to attack from above. Richard waited for a split second before unsheathing his blades and blocking each attack with a different sword. They attacked in sequence while Richard slowly circled George protecting him while blocking and counterattacking each strike. While Richard was combating Adam Black transformed her blade and fired it at George wrapping it around his wounded leg and pulling him towards the nearest door. "Help" George screamed as Richard turned around his eyes turning a dull gray and body resonating with a gray aura. Yelling he quickly charged Blake cutting the George free and disarming Blake. He then moved on the offensive striking Blake backwards at least fifty feet into the opened court yard. Satisfied Richard turned around only to find his longtime friend and teammate crumpled on the ground with Adam's sword lodged halfway through his chest. Enraged Richard attacked with such a force that Adam was knocked two hundred feet out of the alley and across the court yard. Tears flowing down his eyes Richard carried the lifeless body of his friend over the fence and through the Forever fall forest away from the base.