Wow! Over 30 follows on the first chapter?! What ducking even. I'm speechless! Thanks so much! I had no idea this story would be that successful already. I'd be surprised if it even got two follows xD

Enough about my ranting. ON TO THE CHAPTER!

Captain Schnee was awoken from his deep slumber by the furious rocking of his ship back and forth. He was thrown from his king sized bed and smacked his head against one of the golden bedposts.

"AGH!" he shouted, rubbing his head furiously. "What the hell is going on?"

He pulled himself up straight, a difficult task given that the ship was swaying relentlessly.

Once he had his bearings, Captain Schnee felt his way along the wall, using it to guide him toward the door to his cabin.

Captain Schnee threw open the door and was shocked at the scene outside.

The ship wasn't anchored to the dock anymore. It was floating freely out on the open sea. The sky was grey and sinister, and the waves banged against the hull of the Never More.

"My god…" he muttered, now fully awake. His head jerked over toward the ship's wheelhouse and saw several shadowy forms inside. He quickly made his way along the deck of the Never More, desperately trying to get to the wheel.

Suddenly, a rogue wave smashed against the side of the hull, the water flooded over the deck and pulled everything in its path out to sea, including the Captain. He desperately clawed at the wood of the deck, trying to on the ship. However, his actions were in vain, as another wave crashed into the ship, submerging the Captain with water and ripping him from his ship.

Schnee's head cracked against the deck as he was pulled underneath the guardrail before falling into the ocean...

Weiss tried to open her eyes to no avail. Her other senses were working, for example, she could tell the ground was soft and she heard rocking in the distance. The rocking could only belong to one thing, an ocean's tide. After living on the sea for so long, nothing could mimic the unforgettable sound. Her fingers soon found the strength to sooth through the powdery ground.

Sand?

The white-haired girl knew she had to see what was going on, and soon. So she more or less pried her eyes open, only to sit up and gasp in pain that wasn't from the blinding sun's rays. She grit her teeth from the searing agony that was over her left eye.

She decided to worry about that later and slowly shut her left eye to relieve the pain. Her head frantically whipped around to figure out where she was. Behind her was a dense forest filled with various trees and plantation. The occasional screeches of the birds could also be heard in the distance.

What happened the night before finally breached her mind.

Weiss stood and wiped some of the sand off her dress. "Great. Just fan-fucking-tastic! I'm stuck here!"

I wonder if those ruffians made it. Hm, like I care. They… they crashed my home. Wait…

Weiss never had time to actually think about how her ship had crashed and capsized. Her stomach twisted in a knot when it dawned on her that she'd never return.

"Never More!"

Yelling the name would be for naught, but it made her feel a bit better.

Her knees buckled and she collapsed on the sand when she knew for a fact that her home was gone forever.

"No!"

Her good eye wandered to the sea, which was as smooth as glass. No traces of the storm were left behind, but Weiss was desperate to get one last glimpse of her home.

"No…"

Another epiphany struck her mind in the confusion.

Dad!

She hastily looked around for any signs of her father, but no one was in sight, with only the shoreline and vast forest behind her.

No! He can't be dead! But… but then where would he be?

Before she could cry, she stood in a fury, expertly changing her sadness to anger.

"It's all their fault!" she shouted at the sky, cursing the heavens.

"That was quite the show you put on there, princess."

Weiss was too caught up in her mind to notice anyone approaching. "Ahh! It's you!"

The last thing she expected was to see another person on the island. Not being alone was a relief, but being stuck in this place with the person who crashed her yacht didn't seem too enticing, either.

"Duh, of course it's me. I'm the one who pulled your ass out of the ocean!"

"You are such a brute!" Weiss exclaimed. "I can't believe you would crash Never More because you were bored!"

"That wasn't the plan," Yang replied. "And ugh, you're welcome for the save?"

"Like I would ever thank you!" Weiss fumed. "You destroyed my home and now my father is more than likely dead."

Yang noticed Weiss' eyes started to water. "Hey, hey, I'm sorry. I didn't know anyone was on the ship."

Just as the tears started to spill over, Weiss gasped and put her hand over her left eye that throbbed with pain.

"You got a nasty gash," the blonde informed. "I poured some salt water over it while you were passed out to prevent an infection, but it'll definitely hurt for a while. I went in the jungle to get this for it," she held out her palm, in it, was a makeshift eye patch made of leaves. "Wear it to protect your eye."

Weiss just stared at Yang. She couldn't figure out why she would go through so much trouble for her. Especially when she was one of the people that destroyed her home.

Yang took the silence as permission. "Here," she gently pulled the eye patch over her head and took great care in wrapping it around her eye. "Better?"

Weiss kept the covered eye shut and had to admit, the leaves were soft, so they didn't irritate the gash.

"I suppose."

Why's she being so nice?

"Great!" Yang beamed a smile. "Come on," she grabbed Weiss' hand. "We're looking for the others."

It's not like Weiss had anything else to do, so she teetered behind the blonde after yanking out of her grasp. After several minutes of wandering the shore, Yang spotted a black blob in the distance. Thankfully, she seemed to be talking to someone in a red dress.

"Ruby! Blake!" Yang waved.

"YAAAAAANG!" Ruby yelled and bolted over.

Yang didn't waste a second and took off to her sister. "RUBY!"

The sisters practically crashed into each other's arms with a loving embrace.

"I'm so glad you're okay," the blonde whispered in Ruby's ear.

Ruby smiled. "I'm glad you're okay, too," she sniffled. "It'll take a lot more to take us down."

The two broke apart and Yang ruffled Ruby's hair. "That's right!"

"Glad to see you're alright," Blake greeted. "What happened on your end?"

"I dragged her unconscious ass to shore," the blonde pointed to Weiss.

"Hey!"

Ruby giggled. "I like your eye patch! Uhhh…"

"My name is Weiss," said girl replied.

"I'm Ruby!"

"I'm Blake."

Now that the faunus was in better lighting under the sun, Weiss got a good look of the girl. She was positive she'd never seen her face in her whole life, but there was a gnawing feeling in her gut that wouldn't go away whenever she caught a glimpse of her.

Why does she look so familiar? This is going to bother me.

"And I'm the hottest of the bunch, Yang. Yang Xiao Long. Don't forget it," she sent the girl a wink.

"How could I forget the ruffians who wrecked my ship?!" Weiss fumed.

Ruby rubbed the back of her head nervously. "Oh yeah... sorry about that."

"Saying sorry won't bring back Never More," Weiss deadpanned.

What are we going to do now? There's no way I'm dying out here with these three.

"We're sorry, Weiss," Yang genuinely apologized, but soon noticed that Blake grimaced.

The blonde knew her friend didn't break her poker face often, so she knew something was wrong.

"Blakey, you okay?"

"Yeah," Blake slowly lifted her hand to the back of her head. "It's just the blow from earlier is all."

Yang stared at Weiss, knowing she was the reason.

"Don't you even THINK about blaming me! You assholes crashed my fucking ship!" Weiss pointed accusingly.

Yang was always great at making things lighthearted. "Guess it was called Never More for a reason," she nudged the white-haired girl. "Eh? Eh?"

"Unbelievable," Weiss raised her hands in defeat.

I hope Dad is okay, she shook her head. Don't be naive. Of course he's not… but… he has to be...

Ruby whispered in Blake's ear after the lame joke. "You okay?"

"I'm fine. It's just a headache," the faunus assured.

Ruby let out a sigh of relief. "Good."

When Yang knew her friend was okay, she asked. "What are we gonna do now? Any ideas?"

"The first order of business should be to find sustenance," Weiss informed. "You people have, to say the least, made my life much more difficult. But that doesn't mean I'll die out here because you're incompetent."

It's no use worrying about him now.

Blake raised an eyebrow. "I think you'll find us more than capable."

Ruby ran towards the jungle. "Since this is the tropics it'll be easy to find fresh water."

Yang followed her sister. "Wait up!"

The brunette lost her balance and face-planted on the sand. "Owww, why am I still wearing these stupid lady stilts?!" she kicked them off in frustration.

"You'll need these in the jungle," Yang picked up each shoe and tore off the heels. "Look, now they're flats!"

"Thanks, Yang," Ruby shoved the shoes back on and stood. "Wow, this is much more bearable."

"Right?" Yang had already ripped off her heels.

Blake shrugged and did the same with Weiss reluctantly following, thinking it wasn't such a bad idea. If they were going in the forest, there's no way they'd be barefoot. Their feet would get scratched up to the point of no return.

Up until this point, Weiss was about Yang's height with heels on. Once the blonde got a look at her in flats, her jaw dropped.

"Holy crap!" Yang exclaimed. "You're so short!"

Weiss scowled. "I'm not short! You're tall!"

"Please," Yang pointed to herself. "I'm average height. Blake's taller than me with her little kitty ears and Ruby's two years younger than us. Are you seventeen, too?"

"Shut it, brute!"

Blake smirked. "I think that's a yes."

Weiss stomped into the dense jungle visibly fuming.

First they crash my ship, then they make fun of my height?

The remaining trio followed suit, not wanting her to be alone in the forest.

"There's gotta be fresh water here somewhere," Yang smacked a tree branch in her path. "How else would the animals survive?"

Blake cautiously scanned their surroundings as they trudged through. "Come on, Yang. You should know this. We've lived in this country for years. Of course there's freshwater. We just have to find it."

The four fumbled through the dense jungle as the sounds of birds chirping reached their ears. The sun's rays were blocked by trees, allowing each member to feel a bit cooler.

Weiss kept her brisk pace as her dress caught several branches and leaves along the way, causing her to stumble a few times. She wasn't the only one with this problem as Ruby tried her best to keep up with the distressed girl.

Ruby grabbed Weiss' shoulder. "Slow do-"

Weiss stopped in her tracks before Ruby could finish her sentence. "What?!"

Yang grinned. "We're all having trouble moving around, so the answer is simple," she bent down and tore her elegant yellow dress up to her mid-thigh.

"Ohhhh! Great idea!" Ruby chirped and followed her sister's lead, ripping apart her red dress.

Under normal circumstances, Weiss would've found the proposal appalling. However, she couldn't help and think that it was a smart move, so she reluctantly tore the ends off her disheveled white dress.

Blake simply shrugged and easily clawed off her black dress' ends with ease.

Yang whistled when she got a look of the group. "Maaaan, I bet this would make a hell of a T.V. show!"

"Quiet brute!" Weiss exclaimed. "This is no time to be joking around. We need to find water, and soon."

"I can climb," Blake chimed. "I'm good tree climber. I'll use the vantage point to spot the nearest river."

"That's actually not a bad idea," Weiss admitted.

Yang pat Blake on the back. "Good thinkin' Blakey!"

Blake clung to the nearest tall tree. "I'll be right back."

"Be careful!" Ruby yelled as Blake shot up the tree like a rocket.

When Blake reached the top, Ruby decided to grab the remains of every dress piece that was scattered on the forest floor.

"Whatcha doin' Rubes?"

Ruby held the cloth in a firm grip. "You never know when we'll need them."

It seems they're more cautious than I am, Weiss thought. Good, this may not be a complete disaster.

"Found one!" Blake pointed in the distance.

The trio speed-walked in that direction with Blake soon following. Sure enough, after a few more minutes of trudging through the forest, a clear river was in view.

Before they could bolt to get a drink, Blake blocked all three of them. "Keep in mind that crocodiles may be here. If the water's cold most of them should be somewhere else, but you can't be too cautious."

"Good thing we have an expert with us," Yang replied. "You know everything about the wild."

The four walked to the river and gazed at the clear water.

"It's common sense," the faunus smirked as she gathered water in her palms. She carefully took a sip and concluded that it was very clean, clean enough to drink and not get sick.

The other three took a few gulps and sighed in relief. Being in the sweltering sun all day had taken a toll. To say the cool water was refreshing would be an understatement. Thankfully, the sun was setting and the temperature was getting less hot, and more warm. A bearable temperature.

"Since there are predators," Weiss said. "No one is allowed to walk in the jungle by themselves."

I'm not losing anyone else; even if they're the reason my dad is gone.

"Completely agreed," Ruby smiled. "No one's getting hurt if we can help it!"

"We got this in the bag!" Yang slung her arm around Ruby's shoulders. "We're practically born for this!"

"What!?" Weiss yelped. "What do you mean?"

Yang grinned. "Rubes and I are complete outdoors people. We know how to survive in this kind of situation. I guess you could say we're the best people to get shipwrecked with."

Weiss sauntered up to Yang. "If you didn't take my ship, we wouldn't even be in this mess."

"And we're really sorry," Blake genuinely apologized. "If we knew that this would happen we wouldn't have done it in the first place."

"Sorry doesn't cut it," Weiss deadpanned. "My home is gone. I have nowhere to return to thanks to you three!"

"What do you want us to say?" Ruby asked curiously. "We regret what we did, and we are truly sorry."

"You don't get it!" Weiss faced the three in a fury.

This whole time, her injury was a dull ache, as the flurry of emotions stirred within her, the ache became a fierce throb. She placed her hand gently over her eye while panting for breath.

The other three noticed her face was flushed, but not from anger.

"My father's dead!"

"Hey," Yang said in a calm tone when Weiss' hand covered the eye patch. "You okay?"

"He's… dead…"

Weiss' eyes glazed over and fluttered shut, with mental and physical exhaustion taking its toll. Her arm went slack and her body fell backward limply as Yang dove to catch the girl.

"Oh jeez!" Yang exclaimed as she coddled Weiss in her arms. "C-can you hear me?!"

She received no response as Weiss' head lolled against her shoulder.

Blake bent down and felt the downed girl's forehead. "She has a fever."

Ruby was concerned. "Oh no, this was all too much for her."

Yang braced her knee as she picked her up bridal style. "We need to get back to shore. The sun is setting and there are predators here."

Ruby and Blake's worried gazes never left the white-haired girl.

Yang noticed this. "It's okay. She'll get better in no time. We are the best team around, right?"

That lifted Ruby's spirits. "Right!"

"Let's go," Blake nodded to the direction of the safe shore.

They headed into the forest unsettled, but determined to get their companion well again.

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~Thank you mak133 for writing the first scene~