Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or any references in this story. I would like to thank the RWBY Wiki for their informative website, which was beneficial in developing this story. Basically I decided to write my first fan fiction from a first-person perspective. This is merely for entertainment purposes only. Enjoy.

Explosions begin to echo throughout the campus, as Blake and I run back to the dorm room to regroup with the rest of the team. As we enter, we're greeted with Ruby, Yang, and Weiss taking aim at us with their weapons.

"Whoa, Friendly!" I call out.

"Shane, what's happening?!" Ruby urgently asks.

"The school's under attack."

"Attack?! Who would be stupid enough to attack us?" Weiss asks.

"Give me a sec and I'll find out" as I reach for my duffel bag, unzip it, and pull out Bangalore, then move to the window. I begin to searching for movement, and soon find several assault teams in black uniforms with silver armor and masks, assaulting to main building. I continue to watch until one of the members turns his back towards me so I can see the insignia – White Fang. I begin to cringe at the sight of the symbol.

"Looks like it's the White Fang..."

"It can't be! Why would they be attacking us?!" Blake says.

"That's not important right now. What's important is right now getting to safety." Blake and I quickly get changed into our combat attire.

"Alright team, stay close." as I head for the door. The girls hesitate, but soon follow. I quickly run across the hall and inform JNPR of what's happening, and they decide to follow us.

We begin maneuver through the halls of the dorm and out to the adjacent building where the locker room is located. As we enter the building, we see that the walls are riddled with bullets. As we maneuver a corner, I gesture everybody to freeze. We wait for a moment in silence, and I begin to hear the sounds of sobbing coming from a room up ahead, on the right side. I gesture to move forward and stack up on the door. RWBYS on the left side of the door, while JNPR on the right. I whisper to Pyrrah, who's the first in JNPR's line, followed by Ren, Nora, and finally Jaune,

"I'll head in first, then you come in right after me, Yang after you, then, Ren, and so on. Got it?" They all nod.

I check and make sure Bangalore is loaded – One Breaching round in the center barrel, and two slugs on the sides. I take my position, take a deep breath, take aim at the door nob, and shoot. *BANG* The breaching round blows the lock off the door, and I kick it in. My adrenaline begins to pump through my veins as I enter the darkened room, and I quickly flip on the light switch,

"DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW!" I yell, and I hear a woman's cry of fear in response. As the rest of RWBYS and JNPR enter, I move farther into the room, and I soon come across Velvet, who is huddled in a corner, frozen in fear.

"We're clear!" I call out.

"Velvet..." I hold my hand out to her to help her up.

"S-Shane? What's happening?" as she wipes her tears, takes my hand, and I help her to her feet.

"The White Fang's attacking Beacon. We don't know why, but right now, we're heading to the locker room. Come with us." as I gesture everybody else to move out. Just as I do so, I hear voices and foot steps coming from outside in the hallway.

"Crap...hide, now!" I whisper with urgency. Everybody quickly dives into cover as I turn the lights off, and I position myself to the side of the door, but out of sight. I quietly sling Bangalore over my back.

I hear a couple of soldiers pass by the door way. Just as a few more walk by, they stop.

"You...make sure that room's clear..." one soldier says with an aggressive tone.

"T-there?" a young voice responds, seeming afraid or unsure of what to do.

"What's the matter? Scared of the dark or something?"

"N-no..."

"Good, then get in there and clear it out!" The first voice growls in response. "We'll be around the corner if you run into any trouble."

I begin to hear some of the soldiers walk away. Not a moment sooner do I start to see the shadow of the lone soldier begin to enter the room. I quickly activate my semblance to avoid being seen, otherwise the Faunus would spot me with his natural ability to see in the dark. Soon, the solider itself appears in the door way. It's hard to tell with him wearing a mask, and the poor lighting condition, but by the sound of his voice, and the fear I can see in him, the guy seems to be quite young for this line of work. As he walks about five feet into the room, I sneak up behind him and put my right hand over his mouth to keep him silent, as I deactivate my semblance and use my other hand to rip his rifle out his hand. As I throw the rifle away from us, I draw my pistol, which has a built in suppressor, and put it up to the side of his head.

"Easy friend." I whisper to him, "You're not a bad guy. You're just following orders. I don't want to kill you for that..." I holster my pistol, and calmly move him over to one of the far corners in the room. "Shh...just relax–" as I put him in a headlock, "–When you wake up, the worst you're gonna have is a nasty headache." Within seconds, the young soldier passes out, and I gently rest him against the wall. I put my hand on his shoulder, "Rest easy..."

I look over to my team and JNPR, who are watching me from their hiding spots, "Alright, let's go. Stay close, and stay quite." One by one, we exit the room and head for the locker room. As we begin to walk, Blake comes up behind me and whispers to me,

"That was amazing what you did back there..."

"What, about the White Fang soldier?"

"Yeah. That was really...touching. I didn't expect you to show mercy, especially after...your past with the White Fang."

I look back to her to meet eye to eye, "I might not be a saint, but I'm certainly not a sadist..."

"I know...that's what I admire about you."

A short time later, we finally arrive at our destination, having a couple more close encounters with White Fang assault teams, but we remain undetected. We enter the locker room and quickly barricade the door to buy us some time.

"Why are we stopping here? We can't stay here." Pyrrah says.

As I look around the room, "I've got a plan. Everybody, get in your lockers!" They begin to look at me like I'm a madman. "You gotta trust me." They all reluctantly do so, and one by one, I close each door, type in a six digit code and launch their lockers out and away from the school. I make my way down the line, until I get to Blake's locker, the final one.

"What about you?" Blake asks with fear and concern in her voice.

"I can't launch myself since the keypad's on the outside of the locker."

"Then I'm not leaving you!" she protests.

"I'm sorry, but I have no other option." I reach for a piece of paper in my pocket, and write down a series of numbers and hand the paper to her.

"What's this for?"

"I know a guy that lives in the Industrial District. His name's Donovan Hollis – an old friend of mine. I want you to go to the Police Precinct in that district, find him, and give him this. He'll understand what it means and will help you."

"But, Shane I can't– " I rest my hand on her cheek.

"Yes, you can. You have to be strong; not just for our team, but I need you to be strong for me." I then lean in and passionately kiss her for several seconds before pulling away. 'Finally – A kiss without any interruptions!'

"Blake, if I don't make it–" I give her one last kiss, gently push her into the locker and close the door, "–don't let my death be in vain," and I type the code in to launch her locker towards Forever Fall, like I did for the others. The rocket begins to fire up.

"SHANE! NOOOOOOO!" Blake yells as she's launched into the night sky.

After a moment, I draw my pistol, and make sure that there's a round in the chamber, then holster it. I remove Bangalore from it's sling, and take a seat on a nearby bench. I just sit there, lying in wait, and I begin to recite a prayer;

'Lord, make me fast and accurate. Let my aim be true and my hand faster than those who seek to destroy me. Grant me victory over my foes and those that wish to do harm to me and mine; and Lord if today is truly the day that you call me home, let me die in a pile of brass.'

Within seconds, I hear the voices of White Fang soldiers right outside the door on the other end of the locker room. I stand up and take aim with my rifle.

*BOOM* A breaching charge detonates and smoke fills the room. White Fang soldiers begin to pour in through the door. I advance forward and open fire, tearing through all the ammo for my shotgun, as I shoot and slash my way through the first wave. As the second wave enters the room, I throw my shotgun to the ground, draw my pistol, and continue to spray lead down range.

Just as my pistol runs dry, I holster it, draw my baton, and begin fighting with it. I swing in every direction, striking soldiers in the arms, legs, chest, and even the head, all while hearing the cracking of bones shattering, and the screams of wounded and dying soldiers.

At one point, I take a swing and strike a soldier right across his mask, shattering it and spraying his blood across the floor and his comrades. I soon find myself disarmed, so I activate my aura to act as a shield, and begin to fight with my bare hands, similar to how I fought the Beowolf in Professor Port's class.

After at least a minute of continuous combat, I'm finally overwhelmed. I'm shot several times – one in the shoulder, and at least three in the vest, but the three don't penetrate. I'm knocked off balance from the impacts, and crash to the floor. Even when I'm finally down, the soldiers begin to brutally beat me by kicking and punching me, or bashing me with their weapons.

Suddenly, I hear footsteps, very distinct ones, like someone wearing shoes made of glass,

"That's enough," a woman's voice calls out.

The soldiers stop, and back away, feeling intimidated by the woman's presence. She walks up and kneels down next to me. She has black hair, glowing eyes, a dark red dress with yellow details, a crystal anklet, and as I had guessed – glass high-heels.

"Hmm, you and I are gonna have some fun..." she says amidst her laughter, and I soon pass out.

*Note: I want to give a shout out to "Ranger Up" for their T-shirt design that inspired me to add the prayer to this chapter.

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