In this chapter, Pyrrha and Weiss are going to search for Blake and Ren...and of course, Nora is going to join the search as well. Not a big surprise eh.
Since Volume 4 is here I figure I should start working on this fanfic again. I'm sure that you would appreciate it.
Chapter 17: Here Kitty Kitty
Pyrrha and Weiss searched for Blake and Ren, wondering where they had gone. It seemed like only a few minutes ago that Blake and Ren were fighting with them side-by-side.
But now, they were gone like dust in the wind.
"You really need to be more considerate of Faunus, Weiss. Now both Blake and Ren are gone...and Ren wasn't even a Faunus." remarked Pyrrha.
"I'll try to be more considerate of Faunus..." apologized Weiss. Personally she found it rather sweet that Ren still cared about Blake despite the difference between their species, though part of her couldn't understand it.
Unfortunately, it appeared that nobody had seen them. They found it rather unusual that there would be a Faunus and a human traveling side by side. You'd think that it would stick out amongst a crowd, but apparently they simply weren't paying attention.
"What happened to the days in which random bystanders were portrayed by shadows?" asked Pyrrha. Nowadays it seemed like everyone had a more detailed character design than that.
"Yeah! It'd be so much easier to find them then!" exclaimed Weiss.
Then again, some of those shadow people did look like their friends.
"How are we going to find her?" asked Pyrrha.
"I don't know but I don't think we can continue our education at Beacon Academy with two of our teammates missing..." noted Weiss.
"Who else is going to work with us?" inquired the magnetic girl.
"I don't know, actually..." answered the icy huntress.
"You really need to think your actions carefully..." noted Pyrrha.
"I know..." nodded Weiss.
At that very moment, Nora showed up.
"What's up?" asked Nora.
"We lost Ren and Blake..." answered Pyrrha.
"What? You lost Rennie?!" exclaimed the girl.
"Well, Weiss did...she made Blake upset and when she ran away Blake chased after her...we haven't seen either of them since..." stated Weiss.
Nora glared at Weiss.
"I'm sorry, OK?" apologized Weiss.
"Because of you Ren is probably Nevermore chow!" exclaimed Nora.
"Relax...I don't think that he's gone too far...that would be crazy..." answered Pyrrha.
"True..." nodded the pancake lover.
"We'll let you know if you find him..." said Weiss.
"I'm searching for Rennie himself! And I suppose I'll search for Blake while we're at it even if we're nothing alike..." noted Nora.
"You've always been more energetic than both of them put together..." remarked the magnetic heroine.
"That's true..." nodded the girl.
She decided to join the search as well.
Suddenly, she noticed the girl that she had met earlier.
"Penny, is that you?" asked Nora.
"Hello again!" exclaimed Penny.
Curious, she noticed that Penny didn't seem to be out in public this time.
"Why are you sitting alone?" questioned the girl.
"I have a bunch of soldiers looking for me...they think that I shouldn't wander off..." answered Penny.
"That's what Rennie did...though nobody can find him!" exclaimed Nora.
"Nobody can find them? Maybe I can help..." stated the girl.
Suddenly, her eyes began to glow teal.
"What are you doing?" asked Nora.
Shortly afterwards, Penny spotted something.
"I think they're staying at a hotel right now..." said Penny.
"How'd you find them?" questioned Nora.
"Um, I have good eyes?" answered the rather strange girl.
"Works for me!" exclaimed the girl. Just as long as they could find Ren.
Suddenly, they noticed two Black Hand members. They seemed to be worried about something.
"It's the Black Hand! I hope they don't find Blake before we do..." remarked Nora.
Granted, the Black Hand had been started because of White Fang aggression, so they might not attack Blake if she wasn't aggressive. However, she also knew that the higher-ups were genuinely racist to Faunus and wished them gone from Vale.
But...why were they so worried?
At that very moment, Greyfang showed up.
"So...you like sabotaging the White Fang's efforts, don't you?" questioned Greyfang.
The Black Hand members gasped.
Greyfang proceeded to tear into them viciously with his claws.
Within seconds, the Black Hand members were dead.
Nora gasped in shock.
Greyfang then left, satisfied with his work.
"That was horrifying!" exclaimed Nora.
"It seems that there's bad blood between the White Fang and the Black Hand..." noted Penny. Perhaps it was good that she wasn't aligned with either. She was aligned with Atlus.
Of course, she did hear that there were other branches of the White Fang and the Black Hand in the world.
"Anyways...let's go to the motel!" shouted the girl. Hopefully she would be able to get over seeing such a bloody sight. All the more reason to stop the Faunus from invading the world, he supposed.
Penny nodded. Hopefully she wouldn't have to witness any more bloodshed. She actually felt sorry for the Black Hand members.
Penny and Nora went to the motel to look for Ren and Blake.
Currently, they were stargazing.
"It sure is nice to look at the stars in night..." answered Ren.
"If we see a shooting star, we can make a wish." noted Blake.
Suddenly, Ren noticed something strange.
"Is that...White Fang members?" questioned Ren.
Currently, they were gathering stolen dust.
"Huh. I didn't think we would come across the White Fang doing this..." noted the boy.
"What? Let me see!" exclaimed Blake.
As it turned out, the White Fang were gathering stolen dust.
"I think this is my cue..." said the cat girl.
Blake pulled out her Gambol Shroud.
However, Ren would not let her go alone.
"Don't go out there alone!" exclaimed Ren.
"I don't want you to be in danger..." answered Blake.
"I don't want YOU to be in danger!" shouted the teenage boy.
"I suppose I won't be able to change your mind..." noted the girl.
Perhaps if they sabotaged the White Fang it would put an end to all the dust thefts.
Taking a closer look, she noticed that Roman Torchwick was with them.
"Wait, why is HE working for the White Fang?" questioned Blake.
That was something that she wanted to find out.
Meanwhile...
Ruby noticed that there was a wanted poster for Roman Torchwick.
"I sure hope that they catch him someday..." remarked Ruby. The sooner that he was behind bars, the better.
"I'm sure they will..." nodded Yang. If they ever became bounty hunters, he would be a good opportunity for them. He must have a ton of money on his head right about now. How does he avoid being captured?
Unfortunately, they had heard that Roman Torchwick had a new ally now. They weren't quite sure who it was, but she was probably going to be hard to beat. Also, for some strange reason, she always carried an umbrella...even though it wasn't going to rain for the next few days.
"I'd like to see Roman Torchwick go up against me..." answered Cardin.
"Of course you would. You think you're the strongest student in our class..." stated Ruby.
"Of course I am!" exclaimed the bully.
"I think Pyrrha is tougher than you." said Jaune.
"What? Don't be ridiculous! I can beat her up anytime I want!" bellowed Cardin.
"Oh really? Then how come she's won four Mistral tournaments and you have yet to win a single one?" asked the swordsman.
"I could win a Mistral tournament anytime I wanted to!" exclaimed the bully.
"Sure, you could." nodded Jaune.
"Whatever! I'm not talking to you..." stated Cardin.
Meanwhile...
"So...why are you trying to stop the White Fang? Is it to bring peace or is it for something more personal?" asked Ren.
"It's kind of both. You see, I used to be a member of the White Fang." answered Blake.
"You did? Aren't they wanted criminals?" inquired the teenage boy.
"Well, it wasn't always that way. We simply wanted people to respect us...but unfortunately, a member of the White Fang rose through the ranks...and he thought that people should fear the Faunus instead of simply respecting us...I don't see his logic." stated the teenage girl.
"I think he lost track of the organization's purpose." said Ren.
"I'm afraid so. That's why I left the White Fang...it just wasn't the White Fang anymore." explained the Faunus girl.
"I see..." nodded the orphaned teenage boy.
"Having said that, Adam Taurus did save my life once...but it wasn't enough for me to stay in the organization. I don't think that he's happy that I left though." remarked Blake.
Something told Ren that Blake was rather worried about that.
Suddenly, Roman Torchwick showed up.
"Wait, Roman Torchwick is working for the White Fang?" questioned Blake.
"I don't get it...I thought that Roman hated the Faunus..." remarked Ren. Granted, it was only a rumor that Roman Torchwick was racist, but he was still curious as to why he was working with the White Fang.
"Hurry up, you filthy animals! I don't have all day here!" exclaimed Roman.
"I guess he is racist..." answered the teenage boy.
"Well, you're not. I appreciate that." remarked Blake. She was so glad that she had been partnered with someone that could look past her cat ears.
"Do you...think we should take them on?" questioned Ren.
"Well, other than the White Fang members loading the cargo, I think Roman Torchwick is alone...and I don't think he can take me on by himself..." answered the Faunus. Roman Torchwick didn't typically fight others one on one, and she had support.
"Alright then." nodded the teenage boy.
Ren and Blake both leapt towards Roman Torchwick.
"What's this? Oh dear, it seems that someone found out about our operation here...I guess we might have to evacuate the area. But for now, get them!" exclaimed the man.
Immediately, the White Fang members began to attack Blake and Ren.
Fortunately, they weren't experienced fighters, and Blake and Ren made short work of them.
"Give it up, Roman! There's only one of you and there's two of us!" shouted Blake.
"I think things are going to get messy if you don't surrender..." noted Ren.
"What makes you think I'm alone?" inquired Roman Torchwick.
Suddenly, Neo revealed herself.
"What?!" exclaimed the cat Faunus.
Neo attacked Blake and Ren, hoping to strike them down with her legs.
Blake tried shooting at Neo, but she blocked the strikes with her umbrella.
"You're using an umbrella as a shield? For some strange reason that's working surprisingly well..." noted Ren.
Ren used his semblance to make Blake turn invisible along with himself.
"What? Is she hiding from us? I guess she's a scaredy cat..." noted Roman.
Neo let out a giggle. That was actually kind of funny if unoriginal.
Roman and Neo began to look for Blake and Ren.
At that very moment, Nora showed herself.
"I could have sworn that they would be here..." noted Nora.
Penny's eyes turned red. For some strange reason she thought using her heat vision would be a good idea.
It turned out it was. It seemed that Ren was using his semblance.
"There he is!" exclaimed Penny.
"Hey, who do you think you are, barging on like this? This is a major dust heist!" exclaimed Roman.
Since he couldn't find Ren, he decided to focus on Nora instead for her intrusion.
The blast almost hit her.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Nora.
"Hey! Leave my friend alone!" demanded Penny.
"So? What are you going to do about it?" asked Roman.
"How about this!" exclaimed the girl, releasing several swords from her back.
"How are you doing that?" asked Nora.
"Magic?" inquired Penny.
"I wish I had that kind of magic trick..." noted the girl.
"What?!" shouted Roman.
Penny Polendina aimed her swords at Roman.
Roman gasped in surprise. He was not expecting that. How exactly could a little girl be that strong?
Then again, she didn't exactly seem like an ordinary girl, did she? What kind of girl had a mechanical compartment in their back?
And unfortunately, it seemed that Penny Polendina was destroying their airships.
The White Fang began to panic. Perhaps they were outclassed.
"Damn it! I guess we're going to have to retreat..." noted Roman.
Neo nodded. Penny was simply too strong for them.
They decided to retreat on a conveniently-located airship and they flew away.
Penny was so happy that her friend was safe now. She began to do a tap dance.
"Dang. I guess they're going to be continuing their crime spree..." noted Blake. Did Roman even want all that dust for himself? Or was it for someone else?
Ren decided to remove his invisibility. It seemed that Roman Torchwick and Neo would leave them be for a while.
Suddenly, he found himself being hugged by Nora. Tightly.
"There you are! I've been looking all over for you!" exclaimed Nora.
"Good to see you again..." said Ren, who was running out of breath.
"Maybe you should have told her where you were going..." noted Blake.
"We did value our privacy..." remarked the savvy teenager.
"Let's go home, shall we?" asked Nora.
Ren nodded. He and Blake had concealed themselves long enough. He did admit, his semblance did come in handy for that. Blake always seemed to be able to sense him even when he was invisible though. Perhaps it was because of her enhanced senses such as hearing and smell. She had good eyesight though.
Now that they had thwarted the dust heist, perhaps it was time for them to head back to Beacon Academy.
Their friends were waiting for them.
However, as they left, Penny Polendina was approached by an elderly man.
"You shouldn't prance around in public like that..." pointed out the man.
"I'm sorry..." apologized Penny.
Together, they went inside a limo.
They then drove straight towards a laboratory.
Penny had to admit, it was fun while it lasted. She even managed to make a friend...though her teammates didn't seem to approve. She even gave her a helping hand in locating her friend.
But now it was time for everyone to go home.
Just for the record, I decided to give Penny some more abilities than she does in canon. In case you don't know it at this point, I'm deviating from canon somewhat. I hope you still find it true to the show though. I find Nora's Arc to be true to the show even though it has a very different plot.
And yes, they decided to reveal what Ren's semblance was. I can't say I'm surprised. How else would he escape from the Grimm that attacked his hometown? And yes, they mentioned in Volume 3 Episode 1 that he was orphaned.
Since you might have seen RWBY Volume 4 already, don't expect me to go along the same path. Apparently it wasn't such a bad idea for me to keep watching RWBY since