Several hours ago,the team of assassins returned to the demonic fortress of Dis. When Belail had heard from Mercury that Cinder had shown up in Haven, it didn't surprise him. What did surprise him was how she had revealed herself. True, she had saved team RNJR before when Razael and his forces were breathing down their necks but surely she had another goal. Surely, she meant to kill Razael and weaken the ground forces of the Fourth Legion. A simple, yet effective strategy and, couple that with a rain of explosive arrows, it would've been possible to eliminate her human pursuers as well. And yet here she was, offering herself up to the wolves.
"I suppose desperation has changed you...hasn't it Cinder?" the Lord of Lies chuckled to himself as he mused on Mercury's report, sitting on his obsidian throne. His train of thought was interrupted by a sharp pain piercing his left arm. His eyes widened at the sudden burning and, though he instinctively grabbed it, only one thing was going to ease it. With a quick motion, he took off the black glove that covered his left arm and rolled up the sleeve of his suit. Belail then pressed a rune on the right armrest of his throne, bringing up a rack of syringes from the side of it. He quickly took one, jabbed it into his arm, and let out a relieved sigh as he injected himself with the serum. The pain soon subsided and his gauntlet reformed once he had removed the needle.. When this first started happening, Belail had to constantly remind himself that all victories needed sacrifices. Normally, it was the sacrifice of life that came to his mind but now it was time for his sacrifice. This was no surprise to the demon; it had been happening ever since he fully mastered the writings in those tomes. Merlot was clever enough to find a way to halt the progress, even reset it completely but he couldn't stop it. Without this serum, Belail's reign would be over before it began.
The doors to the throne room opened as Razael stepped through, his armored boots thudding on the stone floor with every step. He took a knee in front of Belail and spoke.
"My lord, Neopolitan has reported in. The White Fang in Mistral are ready to begin," the Warmaster said calmly.
Belail grinned and tossed the syringe aside, turning it to dust with a glyph that appeared around it.
"Excellent. I assume the requisition was met as well?" the Lord of Lies questioned.
"Of course my lord. Special mask and all. He was more than happy to get one for her."
"Good. Then it's time the Faunus bare their Fangs."
In Haven, the members of team RNJR and Cinder had entered the lobby for the CCT tower. Cinder smirked as she remembered the night of the dance at Beacon. If she was being honest, it actually was a rather enjoyable evening. Her dance partner may have not been the one she wanted but again, still enjoyable. Who knew assassins could be such good dancers? There were also quite a few broken bodies left in her wake but that was a detail that didn't need to be brought up.
"So, where exactly is this...outpost you mentioned?" Ren asked as he pushed the button to call the elevator down to the ground floor.
"First off, it's not so much a military outpost...as it is a private retreat. A little property he bought under one of his alliances. Of course, there are a few...undocumented additions. Second off, I think it'd be best if I told the headmistress and you at the same time. Saves me the time of explaining it again," the amber-eyed woman said, crossing her arms.
"Wait...so...it's basically a mansion?" Nora asked.
"If...you want to call it that. Though by now, he's probably turned it into a garrison. Fortified it."
The elevator doors opened after the high-pitched ding sounded and the five them walked in. Jaune was still on edge around Cinder. Well, more on edge than everyone else. His hand was tightly gripping the hilt of Coreca Mors, his eyes completely focused on Cinder. One wrong move from her, and he would end her.
The ride up was...awkward, to say the least. No one said a word the whole time. Jaune and Ren both kept their eyes trained on Cinder. Nora was quietly humming along to the tune of the music played over the speakers. Ruby was just waiting for the ride to end. Cinder was starting to get annoyed at Jaune and Ren staring at her like she was some sort of cornered Grimm. She knew those looks were probably earned, but that still didn't stop it from annoying her.
"You know...it's impolite to stare. Especially at a woman. She might get the wrong idea," the Fall Maiden said with a hint of what sounded like seduction.
Jaune was about to respond but the elevator soon stopped, opening it's doors to the office of Haven's headmistress. Maggio took a sip of her tea and adjusted her glasses as the five walked in. But the headmistress wasn't alone. Next to her was a woman about the same age as Coco Adel, so around 18 or 19. She wore a simple green tube top, brown fingerless gloves with green trims, simple brown shorts, and sandals. Her hair was short, giving one a full view of her brown eyes, and had the tips dyed green.
"Professor Lago," Ren said, giving a polite bow to the woman.
"Everyone...before we begin, let me introduce my daughter, Juno," Haven's headmistress, motioning to the woman beside her, who gave a quick wave hello to everyone.
"Now...which one of us goes first?" Cinder said, getting a glare from Maggio.
"Well if you want to wai-," the Fall Maiden began, sarcasm dripping from her words, but was cut off by Maggio.
"I...will go first. Tell me...all of you, what is your favorite fairy tale?" the professor asked.
"Our...favorite fairy tales?" Ruby asked, tilting her head to the side a bit.
Cinder rolled her eyes and mumbled, "You sound like Ozpin right now…"
"I...don't really see how it's relevant...but...if I had to honestly choose...probably the Wolf Knight," Ren said, remembering the tail of a valiant knight who gave everything he had, even his life, to protect his companion, a lone wolf pup, from the tide of darkness and the Grimm that followed.
"Oh yeah...I remember you reading that to me when we were kids...that was such a sad story," Nora said in response.
"I...can't really decide," Ruby said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Same," Jaune answered.
"I see," the headmistress began, "Tell me...what about the story of the Four Seasons?"
"Oooooh, I remember that one! Summer, Spring, Winter and Fall visit an old guy in the woods right?" Nora chimed in.
"Yes, that's the one. Now...what if I told you that wasn't fantasy...but fact?"
"Huh?" the four said in unison.
"She's right," Juno spoke up, "the story's true. The Maidens are real."
"And now, the curtain's removed," Cinder said triumphantly.
"Don't act so high and mighty Cinder," Juno glared at the Fall Maiden.
"Why shouldn't I? Now they see why my words were true."
"As...you've probably guessed...Cinder's power isn't entirely dependent on her Semblance," Maggio said, adjusting her glasses, "She is...the new Fall Maiden."
"So...then…," Jaune began.
"Yes, Arc," Cinder cooed, "the woman in the machine was my predecessor."
"Wait...what machine?" Ren turned to Jaune.
"It...it was...during the battle. Remember how...me and Pyrrha left and went with Professor Ozpin?"
Ren and Nora nodded, remembering how bizarre that was.
"Well...when...when we left...Ozpin...took us BENEATH the school. It was...it was like a vault and...in the middle of it...was this...machine with...a girl inside. Pyrrha...actually got into it and…"
"He was trying to transfer the power," Cinder interrupted, "He tried to keep the power of the Fall Maiden out of my hands, and by extension...Belail's. Of course, he never knew who was ACTUALLY in charge. All this time...it was assumed I was the mastermind."
Maggio sighed and said, "She's right. The Maiden's power...is transferred upon the previous Maiden's death. When that happens...it's either a gambol as to who inherits the powers…"
"Or whoever's in the last thoughts of the Maiden," Juno finished.
"And, in Amber's case, the last person would've been her attacker...had I actually just KILLED her instead of taking the powers."
"That was still...never figured out. You STOLE the power of Fall and yet...Amber would've still been alive. In a coma, yes, but alive. How did you DO that?"
"You can thank Belail for that. He used one of the Tomes of Salem to make it. You don't need to worry about it anymore though. He only made one."
"Wait…," Jaune interrupted, "you're saying...Ozpin wanted to make Pyrrha the Fall Maiden?"
"Yes. I voiced my disapproval of the idea, of course. We had no idea what would happen. The Maiden power, while not entirely Semblance based, is still tied to the Aura of the individual, but more akin to magic than Semblance. The machine Ozpin was using was made by Atlas scientists and provided by James Ironwood. But it was a prototype. Untested. Ozpin was basically going to transfer Amber's Aura into Pyrrha. Essentially...Pyrrha would have had two souls inside of her: her own and Amber's. A number of things could've happened if the process worked, each undesirable. But...these are just guesses. At best...she would've simply acquired memories that weren't hers. Flashes of someone else's life."
"And...at worst?" Jaune questioned hesitantly.
"...Amber's soul could have completely overridden Pyrrha's."
"What?!" the four said in unison.
"I told Ozpin it was too great a risk. He agreed but...he said that desperate times called for desperate measures. He told me it wouldn't be forced on her; he said he would give her a choice. A choice she needed to make by the end of the Vytal Festival. I can't imagine the emotional stress she must have gone through with that looming over her…"
"All that time...and she never said…," Ren mumbled as he remembered the day before Pyrrha's singles-round right in the tournament. She seemed so distracted and...now he knew why. The tournament was almost over and she only had a few short days left to decide.
"Now that that's done...it's time to focus on the task at hand," Cinder said bluntly, "Dealing with Belail. I need a map."
Maggio turned to Juno and nodded. The woman pressed a few buttons on the desk and brought up a holographic map of Mistral.
"Ok...Belail's personal retreat is in the marshes outside the city of Kuchinashi. It's a three story building, about the size of any corporate CEO's mansion. It has what you'd expect of a place like this, 8 bedrooms, a private study and library, a sparring room with forging equipment, an indoor archery range, kitchen, the list goes on."
"How did Belail even manage to get the money for a place like that?" Nora asked as she heard Cinder list off everything.
"Honestly, I never asked but with all the sources I've shown you, is it that hard to believe? He probably used some of the funding from Merlot. Anyway...the retreat does have standard security measures. A network of cameras around the perimeter and inside the building. The cameras themselves are also connected to several strategically placed turrets. It's not Atlas tech, so the Black Queen Virus is out of the picture. He would've had Merlot upgrade the firewalls anyway if it did. By now, the bastard probably has troops stationed there. At least a company, at most a battalion of both White Fang grunts and Fourth Legion soldiers."
"250 to 800 troops...for an estate?" Maggio asked.
"The estate houses an offsite database on the third floor. It wouldn't have any of his recent activities...but it'll still have what we need. We also need to hit his private study. Get any intel we can."
"So then how do you suggest we get close?" Juno asked, crossing her arms.
"Going in by land or by water is going to be tricky. Belail's no doubt got patrols and sniper nests on land. In the water, he'll still have sniper nests...but he'll also have Sobeks, Aals, and Salamandras lurking in the water."
"He'll HAVE Grimm listen to him and NOT eat his snipers?"
"All of his major officers have a way to command them. Something he learned from the Tomes of Salem. It's a kind of brand on their left hand. Any Grimm they encounter, they can brand. Any Grimm they brand, they can control."
"So how do we get in?"
"We go in by the water. The sniper nests would be spread out far enough to give us plenty of ways to get through. After that we just need to deal with the Grimm if they get in our way….which they probably will."
"And I take it you ALSO have a plan to get to the database and study?"
"Of course I do. I was RAISED the-..." the amber-eyed woman stopped herself before she brought back the memories.
"You...were RAISED there?" Ruby asked.
"...It's not important. Look...we'll...we'll need boats. I assume you can get us some?" she said focusing back on Maggio.
"I can," the Headmistress said.
Meanwhile, on a rooftop in the city, Neo was overlooking the city along with her new friend from the Fang. She, herself, wasn't clad in her normal attire but instead she wore a version of the White Fang's standard uniform: a sleeveless combat jacket half colored pink, brown pants, with the standard combat boots and metal foot guards. In her hand, was a specially made Grimm mask. It resembled the crested head of a Salamandra if one looked at the Grimm from above. The crest curved down and would be next to her cheeks if she were wearing it.
"Cheer up love," her companion said in an British accent. The man was about a head shorter than Adam's Lieutenant and wore a black overcoat, boots, gloves, and pants. On his right arm, was a massive industrial tool. It was once used to to drive railway spikes into the ground but now it had been repurposed into a deadly weapon. His face was covered by a full Grimm mask much like Adam's Lieutenant's but the marks were different, almost looking like a sinister grin, his Faunus trait, a pair of dog ears, was covered by a black top hat. "I thought you liked causin' a bit of a ruckus?"
Neo sighed and took her out Scroll. She tapped away at the keys and showed him the message she typed up.
[It just...feels weird...without him being here to enjoy it too. Y'know?]
"Ya mean Torchwick?"
She nodded sadly.
"Then let's dedicate this one to the bugger. May the gods have mercy upon his wicked soul. You should get goin' love. You got a ship to steal."
The short woman nodded again, placed the masked on her face, and vanished. Her companion put a hand to his ear, turning on the ear piece radio he had.
"Alright lads! Are all teams in position?"
"Team 1, in position," a male lizard Faunus said with a team of about 40 other White Fang soldiers,each one armed with an A-44 Argent Assault Rifle-one of the Fourth Legion's weapons-, and waiting in the sewers beneath Olympus Square. .
"Team 2, ready," a female cat Faunus responded as she donned her Grimm mask, with another team of 20 waiting in one of the alleys next to a shop in the square, armed with demonic shotguns, the H-11.
"Team 3, locked and loaded. Give the word boss," a male boar Faunus said, hefting a G-980 LMG, the demons' heavy firepower.
Four more calls of affirmation came in, including one from Neo's team.
"Alright then lads! It's time for Jack to let'er RIP!" the White Fang officer shouted.
On cue, the first team of Faunus planted a charge on the manhole cover, got back, and detonated it.
Panicked screams filled the air as the White Fang teams began their attack.
"DOWN WITH THE HUMANS! FOR THE WHITE FANG!" the soldiers shouted, barely audible above the constant gunfire. Civilians were being shot and falling over left and right. They were either lying there before a White Fang soldier executed them or were already gone before they hit the ground. Bodies littered the square in only a few minutes, blood pooling up beneath them.
As soon as the firing started, the city alarm went off.
In Haven Tower, the alert came up, showing the slaughter in Olympus Square.
"The White Fang," Juno glared at the holographic screens, showing the massacre of innocent civilians.
"He's making his move," Cinder said.
"We have to stop them!" Ruby shouted.
"No, we need to go to Kuchinashi, which is already a two day trip. This is just a distraction. Belail wants to keep us busy. He'll probably find a way to make it impossible to get to the database!"
"But if we don't more innocent people will die!"
"They're casualties of war Rose! They aren't the first and they won't be the last! That's how war WORKS! People DIE! Innocent or guilty! We need to head to the retreat NOW!"
"You may not care about innocent people dying but WE do! We're Huntresses and Huntsmen! It's our JOB to defend them! We're going to the city first! Come on guys! Let's go!" the crimson-cloaked leader said, rushing to the elevators, followed by her teammates.
"I'm going with you!" Juno said as she pressed a button to call the next elevator. "I'll meet you in the city! I need to get my weapon!"
Cinder could only sigh in annoyance and had little choice but to go with them. "Idiots. This is a war, where we're at a disadvantage, and we're out saving civilians."
"Of course. You wouldn't understand though. You caused a mass panic with Vale after all," Juno retorted.
"Like I said, this is war and you need to start thinking like soldiers."
"We're not Atlas."
"Well maybe you should take some lessons from them."
When the elevator doors opened, team RNJR bolted out of the CCT tower and headed straight to the air-docks. Bullheads were already waiting for Huntsmen and Huntresses to board so they could deal with the situation. Teams SSSN and ABRN were already aboard two Bullheads of their own. Ruby was getting flashbacks of the breach back in Vale, only with less Grimm but something told her that was going to change. Panic, fear, grief. It'd be like a flare to the monsters. They needed to end this and quickly.
The White Fang officer looked down at the carnage and grinned under his mask. "Now that's what I like to see lads!"
"Sir!" one of the White Fang agents not involved in the attack called over the radio.
"What is it mate?"
"The police have sent out officers! The men should be able to handle them but there are three Bullheads headed for Olympus Square right now! They're coming from Haven!"
"Huntsmen. Damn it, it's too soon. Just keep shooting! And get some molotovs in there too! Burn the bastards!"
"Yes sir!"
The officer then tunned his earpiece radio to the frequency Neo was using.
"Neo! We got Huntsmen inbound! How's it goin' on your end?"
"Sir!" came the voice of a female Faunus, "Miss Neo's asked me to be her interpreter for now! She says we're inside and we're currently dealing with the security teams! Neo's going up ahead to try and disable the cameras!"
"Tell 'er to hurry up! We need that Bullhead!"
"She says we're working on it sir!"
As if on cue, the three Bullheads arrived and dropped off their Hunter passengers. The officer cursed under his breath and called them back up. "Neo! We are OUT of time! The Huntsmen are here! Three fulls teams of em! Look, I'm gonna try and 'old em off. Just get that ship!" The bear Faunus then extends the blade of his weapon and jumped down the side of the building. He used his blade to slow his descent as he stabbed the side of the building with it and landed on his feet.
"Ok lads and ladies...who's ready to die?" the Faunus said to himself as he ran towards the square.
In the square, teams RNJR, SSSN, and ABRN were fighting against the White Fang grunts and their new firepower.
"Where did the Fang gets these kinds of weapons? I've never seen anything like them," Sage commented as he headbutted one of the grunts and disarmed them.
"They're the guns the Fourth Legion uses. I recognize them from Arroyo!" Ren said as he slashed through another of the grunt's weapon and kicked him the face, breaking his Grimm mask.
Reese Chloris of team ABRN rammed another grunt with her hoverboard and slammed him into a wall. "Ok, you guys GOTTA tell us about this! I have NO idea what you're talking about!"
"Later!" Jaune called out as he shield bashed yet another grunt, breaking their mask in the process.
While they were fighting, another ship docked and two people jumped off, looking at the massive pillar of smoke.
"We're not here even five seconds...and already something's exploded. Well at least we know where to look," one of them said as she cracked her knuckles. "I'm ready to get back in the fight."
Back in Olympus Square, Cinder and Juno had arrived as well to help deal with the White Fang. Some of them had rushed into a hotel building and taken hostages. Juno readied her triple bladed glaives and placed them on the two empty slots now on her gloves. The throwing weapons shifted their blades until they were aligned in a row, turning into claws. Cinder summoned her dual glass swords, thanks to Juno never turning the Aura cancelling handcuffs back on.
"I'm telling you this is a WASTE of precious time!" Cinder said, following Juno into the hotel.
"I know! You've said that for the past 10 minutes!" Juno retorted as she broke down the door.
"Ten men inside the hotel. Four with hostages. We each take two."
"I thought you said it was a waste of time."
"Might as well be professional about wasting our time." Cinder rushed off after two of the hostage takers. She came across a White Fang gunman and ran him through with her blades, getting blood on her cheek as she drew the weapons out. Before the corpse could even hit the ground, she rushed off to find the hostages. She found them in the massive dining hall of the hotel. Two grunts had taken two random people hostage and held their guns to their heads. The first thing Cinder did was summon two arrows and fired both of them, impaling the two Faunus in the chests. Two more White Fang aimed their guns at her only for two more arrows to find their way into the eye slots of their masks, blood streaming down their faces before they fell over dead.
Cinder looked at the two hostages and spoke, "Go. Now."
Juno had found the White Fang hostage takers as well, barricaded in a hotel room on the fifth floor. She didn't see any other way in without the hostages getting bullets in their heads. She was able to sense something else in the room though...something she could use. It wasn't to help her Semblance but rather another power. Her Maiden power. To be specific, she is the Spring Maiden and as such has an affinity with plants, most notably controlling them.
Juno let out a silent sigh and closed her eyes, concentrating. When she opened them again, they were glowing a bright green. She held her hand outwards and terrorists never knew what hit them when roots wrapped around their waists and arms, disarming them and hoisting them into the air. Juno then moved her hand around and the roots followed suit. A few quick smacks into the wall and ceiling were all that was needed to take the Faunus out of the fight. One more quick strike from the root smashed through the barricade and her glowing eyes dimmed. She walked in and checked on the hostages. Aside from being a bit shake, they were fine.
Meanwhile, Ruby was still outside and had just sent one of the White Fang flying into the canal after slicing through his shotgun. She had been separated from the others when they went after some of the fleeing White Fang; she was just dealing with any stragglers. She felt someone tap her on the shoulder and sighed in relief.
"About time you got back Jaune," the silver-eyed girl said as she turned to meet the person, only for a fist to send her flying across the square.
"Not even close to your knight in shinin' armor love. If anything...I'm a psychopath, a high functioning psychopath," the Faunus officer said as he readied his weapon. "Know what this is love? An old railroad tool. People used to call it a 'stake driver'. Nasty thing...especially when it can cut your chest cavity wide open...with the push...of...a...button." As if to emphasize his point, he pressed a single button on the device that made it move straight forward and then having it jerk upwards, all in a clean fluid movement.
Unfortunately for Ruby, due to her letting her guard down, Crescent Rose slipped from her grasp and the punch dazed her long enough for the brute to close in on her, ready to deliver the killing blow.
"You know...I don't kill kids often...but I'll make an except for you. One of me mates was buried in Mountain Glenn cause o' you. If only I could bury you too...ah well...you play with the hand you're dealt!" He wound his arm back and was ready to deliver the killing blow...until he heard a new voice shout at him.
"GET AWAY FROM HER YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
"Wha-," the officer tried to say before he got a solid punch right to his side and was sent flying, crashing into the side of a building,his hat landing comically askew on his head.
"Ok...who...in the BLOODY HELL...thinks they got the bollocks?" the officer stood up and adjusted his hat.
"Hey, I might not have them, but that makes two of us, now doesn't it? After all, you needed to sucker punch someone in order to beat them."
Ruby's eyes lit up when she saw her sister, Yang Xiao Long, standing there with a new metal arm in a combat stance with Ember Celica on both of her arms. Though, the metal one had the shotgun gauntlet built in.
"Ohhhhh shite...," the officer muttered to himself. He tried to ready himself for a two on one fight but a shot from a pistol barely missed his head, causing him to yelp a bit as the sound being that close was a bit much for his Faunus ears.
"That was a warning shot...Jack," Blake said as she caught up with Yang, "Next time, wait for me, ok?"
"Heh, sorry," Yang chuckled.
The officer, now identified as simply "Jack" for now, cursed under his breath but still had his weapon ready. "Belladonna...both Adam and Sienna have offered a pretty penny to whoever brings in your lovely l'il head."
"Maybe they should come and try to take it themselves, Jack."
Jack growled before he got a call on the radio.
"Boss it's us! We got the Bullhead!" shouted the Faunus that Neo had chosen as her voice.
"'Bout time," Jack dusted himself off and looked back to Yang, Ruby, and Blake, "Sorry to leave you all on such short notice...but my job 'ere's done. I'll make sure to give Adam your regards Belladona! Ta!" Jack tipped his hat to the three and quickly reached into his pocket, pulling out a pulsating purple gemstone. He threw it behind him, opening a portal, and jumping through. Blake tried to stop him by shooting a few rounds at him but the portal closed and he was gone.
"Damn it," the Faunus ninja cursed under her breath.
"YANG! BLAKE!" Ruby shouted and tried to tackle Blake to the ground in a hug. The cat Faunus used her Semblance and let Yang get tackled instead, a small smirk forming on her lips.
"You're back! You're back, you're back, you're back, you're both BACK!" the crimson reaper shouted ecstatically.
"Like I'd ACTUALLY stay out of this fight. Especially when I hear my little sister fought an entire ARMY!" Yang said, getting to her feet and rustling Ruby's hair. "They grow up so fast don't they Blake?"
Ruby couldn't even be mad at the blonde for treating Ruby like a little kid right now. That was just Yang, and Ruby was more than happy to have her back.
"Ruby?" Blake spoke up.
"Yes Blake?" the silver-eyed girl turned to the cat Faunus with a smile.
"I...I just...wanted to apologize for leaving."
"Nope. No apology needed."
"Wait what?"
"I already forgave you Blake!"
Blake could only smile at the reaper.
Soon after, it seemed the White Fang had been dealt with and were being taken away by the police. The Hunters reunited with Ruby and were just as glad to see Yang and Blake. Well...almost all of them were.
"You know...I won't lie...for Spring, you're a damn good fighter," Cinder said, walking back with Juno.
"Not sure how to take that from you. Um...Cinder? You uh…," Juno said hesitantly. Cinder got the message and wiped the blood splatter off her cheek.
"Now then...ohhhhhhhh Dust...it's the bimbo and the ninja," Cinder sighed as soon as she saw the two Huntresses from Beacon.
Aside from Cinder, everyone was glad to see them.
"Wait a minute," Blake said, seeing Cinder out of the corner of her eye as everyone welcomed her back, "you...you're Cinder."
"You might want to have her explain the situation to you. We're not enemies anymore, Belladonna. Think of me as a...tactical asset against the Fourth Legion."
"So they're here too…"
"Wait...you met them?" Ruby asked.
"They knew where we live Ruby," Yang said softly, "they knew where we live...and they tried to kill me. They sent some guy who could hold his own against Dad...and...they sent him Ruby...they sent Adam."
"What?! Is Dad ok?!"
"Yeah...he's fine. I don't want to think about what would've happened if the general wasn't there."
"Wait, Ironwood was there?"
"Yeah! He PERSONALLY gave me this!" the blonde flexed her new prosthetic arm, "By the way...since Cindy here's the one RESPONSIBLE for that whole mess at Beacon...how about some payback?"
"Unless you want to lose more than an arm and a valuable source of intel...I advise against it," the Fall Maiden sneered, "And never call me 'Cindy' again."
"Guess the little 'field trip' is postponed a day huh?" Juno smirked,knowing how it much it annoyed Cinder.
(A/N: And there we go! Three quarters of team RWBY reunited! The Spring Maiden in action! The war for Mistral getting started with a terrorist attack with a new White Fang officer! Neo's new WF outfit! And a little bit of a hint as to why Cinder wants Belail's head on a stick. Next chapter will be the counter-attack against Belail and perhaps...Cinder will be reveal more of her story? Who knows? Also, little side note: the name of Belail's main base is a reference to the City of Dis from Dante's Inferno. As always, read, review, and enjoy.)