Richard had his eyes closed but his mind was still filling with questions, it kept him from sleeping.

"Blake, are you awake" Richard heard Yang ask. He kept his eyes closed and listened into their conversation.

"Yeah" she answered.

"Why do you think he asked us about being a Huntress? Blake what was he trying to say?" Yang questioned.

"Maybe he was just curious" Blake said.

"Ya think?"

"No"

"Weiss are you awake?" Yang asked.

"Of course I'm awake you two are talking" Weiss answered seeming to be a bit annoyed, "and I think he, when I said I wanted to honor my family's name I meant it, but, its not what you think, I'm not stupid, I'm fully aware of what my father has done with the Shnee Dust company, since he took control our business has operated in a, moral, grey area."

"That's putting in lightly" Blake stated.

"Which is why I feel the need to make things right, if I had taken a job in Atlas it wouldn't have changed anything. My father wasn't the start of our name and I refuse to let him be the end of it."

"All my life I fought for what I thought was right. I had a partner named Adam, more of a mentor actually; he always assured me that what we were doing would make the world a better place, but of course his idea of a perfect future turned out to be not perfect for everyone" Blake started. "I joined the academy because I knew Huntsmen and Huntresses were regarded as the most noble warriors in world, always fighting for good, but I never really thought past that, when I leave the academy what will I, how can I endue so many years of hate?"

"I'm sure you'll figure it out, your not one to back down from a challenge Blake" Yang said.

"But I am! I do it all the time. When you found out I was Faunus I didn't know what to do so I ran, when I realized my oldest partner had become a monster I ran, even my semblance, I was born with the ability to leave behind a shadow of myself, an empty copy that takes the hit while I run away."

The room fell silent for a short time then Yang began.

"At least you two have something that drives you, I've just kinda always gone with the flow you know, and that's fine, I mean that's who I am, but how long can I really do that for. I want to be a Huntresses, not really because I want to be a hero, but because I want the adventure, I want a life where I wont know what tomorrow will bring and that will be a good thing, being a huntresses just happens to line up with that. I'm not like Ruby, she's always wanted to be a Huntresses, its like she said, ever since she was kid she dreamt about being the heroes in the books, helping people and saving the day, and never asking for anything else in return. Even when she couldn't fight she knew thats what she wanted to do, that's why she trained so hard to be where she is today."

"Well she's still just a kid" Weiss said sitting up.

"She's only two years younger, we're all kids" Blake said sitting up as well.

"Well not anymore, I mean, look where we are, in the middle of a war zone and armed to the teeth." Yang said.

"Its the life we chose."

"Its a job," Weiss corrected Blake, "we all had this romantisized vision of being a huntress in our heads, but at the end of the day, its a job to protect the people, and what ever we want will have to come second."

"Your all very noble" Richard finally said. "You understand your responsibilities even though your still young." He sat up on his sleeping matt.

"Of course, we all signed up for this" Blake said.

"No, you all signed up for this, about earlier, what Oobleck said about the creed I fallow. The reason I didn't want to talk it was because I've become unsure of the reason I'm a part of it."

"What do you mean?" Yang asked.

"I mean...I'm like a stray dog looking for somewhere to fit in you know...I didn't chose to be a Huntsmen, I didn't chose to be an Assassin, I just sorta, grew up as one. I've told you before about my mentor, he is also part of my creed he taught me how fight when I didn't know how to, but in doing so, he brought me up into a, 'questionable' clan...Even I've begun to wonder what we're actually fighting for. I've never been given such a freedom to chose where I want to go, so now that I am here, I don't know exactly what to do, thats why I said yes to Ozpin when he asked me to attend Beacon, even though I made it seem like I had my life planned out, I was lost. But, after meeting all of you I can say without hesitation that i know what I fight for, and thats the safety of the people, Human and Faunus alike."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Richard. Meanwhile Richard already began to question the reason he said all those things, this wasn't real freedom and he knew that. The creed would always control what he did, and while he could try to avoid their control, it would mean putting his friends in danger.

Everyone laid back down to try and get some sleep. And in time Richard was able to finally rest.

Dream…

'Ricky?'

'Ricky?!'

'Ricky!'

"Ricky" Ruby whispered. Richard's eyes slammed open from his dream. He slowly leaded up to see Ruby kneeing just above him.

"Its your turn for watch" she whispered once more.

ARichard nodded and got up. He picked up his weapons and slung on his quiver. He walked over to a large hole in the side of the building that Ruby originally was watching from. He took a seat and began his watch. No much happened during his time on watch. Once his shift was done he woke up Yang to take the next shift.

He laid back down and again tried to sleep, but was unable to get any. Not long after he ended his shift he heard Ruby speak to Zwei.

"Zwei its late, go back to bed, Zwei?, Zwei!" he heard her silently shout. H e pretended to be asleep and herd her get up and grab Crescent Rose.

She instantly ran out to follow her dog. Richard slowly got up to follow her. He saw her in the doorway of the building, she was calling out "Zwei, Zwei where are you? Zwei?, Huh?"

She walked out the door saying "Zwei this is a waste land you literally could have done that anywhere." Richard activated his eagle vision to scan the surrounding area for Beowolves, what he found instead where to figures walking around.

Zwei let out a bark and Richard heard them ask "What was that?"

He saw Ruby grab Zwei and move behind a dumpster and quietly moved behind her. When she turned to see him she almost let out a gasp, but Richard moved his hand over her mouth to silence her. He put his finger up to his lips signaling Ruby to be quiet.

"What was what?" they both heard the voices again.

Ruby stuck her head out from the side of the dumpster and could see two white fang members both armed.

'I thought I heard a Beowulf of something"

"Lets just finish our patrol and get back to base, this place gives me the creeps." They heard them converse. Both members began to walk away from their current position.

Without a second thought Ruby moved away from the dumpster and began to tail the two. Richard could only silently say "wait" before he realized he was going to have to follow Ruby. They both quietly moved forward, taking cover behind various obstacles to stay hidden. They where about to turn a street corner when Ruby instantly stepped back to hide behind the wall. Richard leaned against the same wall and watched as Ruby stuck Zwei's head out to let him look.

"Did they go in yet, one bark means yes" she told Zwei.

Zwei let out a bark after Richard could hear a door close.

"Oh, this is it, this is it!" she siliently cheered. She took out her scroll and atempted to call the others, but an message popped up saying 'low signal.'

'Oh man, Come on we gotta tell the others" She said turning to face Richard. He nodded in agreement and the two started to walked back to the camp.

They didn't get far as the ground they stood on began to cave in, It cracked any eventually shattered into a hole in the ground. Ruby and Zwei almost fell in,"Ruby!" Richard caught Ruby's and Ruby managed to grab on to Zwei. Richard was doing his best to try and pull up Ruby, who threw Zwei up out of the hole.

"Ruby, hang on" Richard said, but after the ledge he was on collapsed causing him and Ruby to fall into the underground.

Once Richard landed he was knocked unconscious, he woke up a little time after but his vision was blurry and his head was in massive pain. He could see an image of Ruby trying to fight a white fang member, but she was knocked out with little effort.

"H-Hey!" Richard tried to yell but was met with something hard hitting the back of his head, once again knocking him out.

Richard's vision soon returned to him, but he could only see small glimpses of his surrounding. The first sight he saw was inside a cavern, there where many white fang members all working on something, Richard lost his sight for a little. When they opened once again he could hear a familiar voice.

"Well, well, well if it isn't Red and White, long time no see." No doubt to Richard that was Roman Torchwick.

"Roman, I'll take 'White' off your hands," some one said. Richard was barely conscious, but he could hear someone say that.

"Be my guest" Roman replied.

Richard was grabbed by his hood and dragged off the last sight he saw was Ruby, also being held by her hood. Then his vision blacked out again.

He opened his eyes to a grey room, someone was still dragging him, and he didn't know who it was.

He lightly threw Richard in front off him. Richard slowly got into a sitting position with his hands still tied behind his back. He could see a crimson trench coat, red scarf and purple eyes.

"Your weapons?" He asked.

"Wha?" Richard replied with he was still out of it.

"Your weapons, where are they?" The stranger asked again this time he was less sympathetic.

"The surface" Richard replied with being as little descriptive as possible.

"Where?"

"I-I don't remember" Richard acted like he was knocked out bad, but in reality he was keeping his weapon locations a secret.

The stranger grabbed Richard by his collar and brought him to eye level.

"Enough playing, where are they?"

"Inside a building, you'll find a bon-fire inside." Richard said giving his weapon locations away. He hoped that the others would have noticed his and Ruby's disappearance.

The stranger dropped Richard, who landed on his knees. He moved his head to the side to expose his neck and took out a syringe and injected Richard's neck with something. Richard let out small grunts from the pain of the needle. Once it was out of him he began to feel drowsy and fell to his side, knocked out.

Richard woke up in the same room. His weapons where in front of him and his hands were freed from the restraints he had. He slowly got up checking all around him. No one was in the room but him. He picked up his weapons and checked then to see if they had been tampered with. They were fine no changes had been made. He put on his belt and clipped on his quiver. He had his bow in his left hand when black smoke appeared and the same stranger from before appeared from it. Richard turned to face him. He just stood there staring at Richard, waiting.

"Who are you?" Richard asked.

"You know who I am" He replied.

"No I don't" Richard answered back with.

The stranger pulled down his scarf and his eyes changed from purpled to brown. Then he flicked his wrist down ward revealing hidden blades.

Richard's eyes widened at the sight of them. What he feared was true.

"Cy-Cyrus?" Richard asked staggered.

"Hmf, Don't acted so surprised"

"Cyrus, what are you doing, don't you remember, we are trying to stop the White Fang" Richard said still shocked at the reveal.

"Fight me" Cyrus said.

"Wha-What?"

"FIGHT ME!" Cyrus yelled charging Richard; he retracted his hidden blades and his red and silver tonfas appeared at his sides. He went straight for Richard's face with his right hand. Richard managed to dodge, but was met with the other tonfa straight to his gut. He fell to his knees dropping his bow.

Cyrus stood over him looking down at Richard.

"Get up" he said.

Richard stayed kneeing down with his left hand grabbing his stomach from Cyrus's hit.

"GET UP!" Cyrus yelled picking up Richard and throwing him across the room.

Richard landing on his stomach and slowly got up into hi previous kneeing position.

"I won't…" he said.

He heard footsteps behind him and could sense Cyrus standing behind. His bow fell in front of him.

"Pick it up" he heard Cyrus say.

Richard slowly moved his hand over his bow he was close to holding it, but his hand just stayed hovering over it.

"PICK IT UP!" Cyrus once again yelled.

Richard clenched his fist over the bow and let it sway back to his side.

"No…" he said calmly "I won't fight you Cyrus"

"Why not?" Cyrus asked still standing over Richard.

"Because…you're… my friend…" Richard said.

Silence came next, both of the assassins stayed quiet.

"Is that it?" Cyrus asked, "Friendship, is holding you back, how pathetic."

Richard continued to stay in silence. He was surprised when he felt a sharp jerk pull back on his hood. He fell back and was staring at the ceiling. Cyrus kneed down next to him looking down at Richard. He held his blade to his throat.

"You may not fight me now, but that doesn't mean I wont find a motive for you."

Then large explosions where heard in the background. Cyrus looked away to see what they were. Richard took the opportunity to search inside Cyrus's coat. He found one of his syringes and quickly injected him. Cyrus turned back to face Richard.

"You, little, bi-uhh" was all he got out before falling over knocked out. Richard got up and tried to remember which way the explosion came from, another one reminded him and he made his way to it. He went up the stairs of the building to get a good view. On the roof he found he was still underground. He looked down to see a train making its way through the city, on it where Oobleck, Ruby, Zwei, Weiss, Yang, and Blake. Richard saw them getting closer and stepped back a little preparing himself to jump onto the train.

"One shot" He said to himself.

"Don't mess it up Rich" He sprinted to the end of the building and leaped forward.

AN: So that was a thing... anyway this was kinda a long chapter for me and again I was having trouble finding time to write, speaking of which, I do plan on continuing Huntresses of Peace, the only problem is that my friends have been recommending various Animes for me to watch, so, I've been a little busy. Other than that I hope I can get the next chapter of Hunter's Creed, or maybe even Huntresses of Peace, as soon as possible. And on that note I'm out, Peace!