Sorry its a little late. The new chapter shouldn't be too far behind though.
After a few hours, Beacon had a much better hold on this situation. Allister continued to hold his power, helping anyone possible. The crew continued to run around the school, taking students in the worst conditions to the vale hospitals. Allister shook his head as Max walked up to him, panting heavily.
"This sucks." Max complained, putting his hands on his knees.
"I know." Allister responded, looking at the students littering the Beacon lawn. Max placed his hand on Allister's shoulder, as Zade teleported in.
"I think that's it." Zade said, laying down on the grass.
"Have any of you seen Darron?" Allister asked.
"He's not helping?" Max asked back. Allister shook his head.
"He's probably somewhere, we'll find him later." Zade added, waving his hand. The three of them stood there for a moment, trying to catch their breaths. They looked up when Coco came running at them, a pained look in her eyes.
"Coco what's the matter?" Zade asked, getting up.
"Other than half my team being hurt, nothing. Though you guys need to see this now." Coco insisted. Alliser summoned his tail of the dragon spear and used it to keep the sphere of healing going as he and his team followed. The members of team ENDD followed Coco around towards the back of the beacon academy, where Ozpin, Ironwood, Glynda, and other professors were standing. The three guys pushed through them.
"Fuck" Zade said, clenching his fist. On the ground before them were the battered bodies of team RWBY, left in the dirt. Allister, without hesitation, started healing the girls.
"We are going to move them into the Beacon infirmary so we can keep a very close eye on them." Ozpin reassured.
"Someone will die for this you understand?" Zade asked.
"We've made our peace with that yes." Ozpin answered. Max sat down next to the girls.
"What are we going to do?" Max asked, looking up at Allister.
"The fucking hell if I know." Allister shrugged, continuing to heal. Allister started to sweat and fell back, panting.
"You're done." Zade said, helping Allister back to his feet. Allister leaned on Zade, holding up his weight.
"Once the situation is under better control, we'll fight back." Ironwood said. The members of team ENDD stared down at team RWBY, knowing bitches were gonna pay, and wondering wherever the fuck Darron went.
2 days later
" Tonight we have the newest information regarding the Beacon bombing. Officials have told us that the current numbers are 157 students dead, and 433 injured. Outraged parents and families are demanding an official plan of action from the school. So far the school's headmaster as only released the following response.
The Beacon academy staff is working conjunction with the Vale police department, and additional manpower from Atlesian military to hunt down those responsible and ensure that they are brought to justice. We plan to increase security around the campus, rebuild the dorms, and continue to produce the best huntsmen and huntresses who will serve,and defend the people of Vale, and Remnant.
Investigations are still ongoing as huntsmen and huntresses flock to the borders to deal with a small but sudden rise in grimm attacks. On a brighter note, someone did seem to benefit from this attack. Still embattled and publicly distrusted felons team ENDD seemed to get a spike in popularity after video evidence emerged of them saving what experts have estimated to be at least another 288 students lives themselves." Lisa lavender reported until she was promptly silenced by Ironwood shutting of the tv. Ironwood turned to the rest in Ozpin's office, now consisting of Zade and Max.
"Ok where the fuck is Darron?" Ironwood complained. Team ENDD looked around nervously.
"We haven't seen him since the explosion." Allister explained. Ozpin sighed from his desk.
"First priority needs to be to locate him." Ozpin said.
"It does?" Ironwood asked.
"It does. I won't have any of my students left missing. Is that clear." Ozpin answered, giving Ironwood a threatening stare. Ironwood nodded reluctantly.
"We did find a potential lead though." Max spoke up.
"What?" Ozpin asked, now intrigued. Max pulled out of his pocket, a small silver coin with and S etched into one side.
"I ran full diagnostics on it." Max said, patting Titan. "There's no forensic evidence at all." the other in the room looked down.
"I'm sure we'll find something." Zade reassured the headmasters.
"I know you will. I've pledged my support, but off the record I'm giving you a black check. I hate to admit it, but you guys have the skills and contacts to bring justice, and I'm giving you all the resources as well." Ironwood said.
"Thank you." Max said.
"Do you need us here?" Zade asked, seemingly anxious.
"I understand you would like to check on your wife, you two are dismissed." Ozpin smiled. Zade nodded and he and Max stepped into the elevator. Once the doors closed, Ironwood walked up to the desk.
"A blank check?" Ozpin asked, disbelievingly.
"I want these people brought down." Ironwood said, deadly serious. Ozpin nodded.
"They'll do that. I know they will." Ozpin said, turning around to look at the smouldering wreckage of the Beacon dorms.
Zade and Max walked into the Beacon infirmary, arguably better than any hospital in the city. As they walked through the doors Allister stood up from his seat in the waiting room.
"Any news?" Max asked, sounding worried. Zade just paced, not needing to say anything.
"They're out of surgery finally, but they don't want us going in for another few hours, until they are sure they're stable.
"Have you seen Darron?" Zade asked, walking up. Allister shook his head.
"We should probably go look for him. We aren't doing anything here." Allister suggested. The other members of his team nodded and they stepped out of the infirmary.
In the same Dark room, the door opened to reveal Restrainer and Feuer Brennt. They walked across the room and took positions a few steps below the shadow on its throne. To their right were Goliath and Dreamwalker, and standing next to the marble throne was another shadowed figure.
"Where is he?" the figure asked.
"He's being prepped mistress. Are you pleased?" Restrainer said, bowing and touching her forehead to the marble steps.
"How much did you rough up my new ornament?" It asked.
"Not much, he struggled as we expected, but his semblance wasn't as much of a factor as we would've thought." Feuer Brennt explained.
"I see. Well done." the shadow congratulated.
"Thank you!" Restrainer yelled out. The shadow chuckled and smiled, before turning towards Goliath and Dreamwalker.
"And you?" it asked.
"Everything is as expected. They are going to be outraged. They'll rush into something head on and die." Goliath explained.
"If I may ask mistress. Why him?" Dreamwalker asked.
"It simple. I have kept this criminal empire running like a well oiled machine, and while you are some of the finest, he has a knack for being a pain in criminal empires ass. I want to remove any potential variables. His teammates are nuisances I expect you to handle, but he's just too risky." the shadow explained.
"I understand mistress." Dreamwalker said, shrinking into her coat. The shadow turned to her side.
"Sexton. Be a dear and fetch." It said to the shadow standing next to the throne. Sexton walked down the steps quickly and strode out the door.
"I can wait." the shadow said, licking its lips.
The members of team ENDD combed the entire wreckage, and called every hospital, but no one had seen Darron. They were now searching the courtyard, looking for him. As they searched Zade came upon Darron's unsheathed and implanted sword.
"Oh shit… if he doesn't have this…" Zade said to himself, reaching out for the blade, thinking back on the fact that Darron literally never is without his sword. Zade wrapped his hand around the hilt, and his brain exploded in pain. Muddled and blurry images filled his brain. Zade couldn't see what they were but he could feel the anger, horror, and terror they conveyed. Zade tried to lift the blade from the ground, but it was heavier than anything he'd ever picked up before. The pain finally subsided when Allister ripped him from the blade, causing him to stumble back and fall on his ass.
"What the he-." Zade started to complain, when he realized Allister was in his face.
"Never. Touch. Darron's. Unsheathed blade. Again." Allister warned with and anger and seriousness that Zade rarely seen. Allister helped Zade to his feet and dusted him off.
"That was fucked up." Zade stated, Max jogging over to join them.
"I know." Allister responded, covering his left arm in his dragon scale armor. Allister took a few deep breaths.
"Max did you grab it?" He asked. Max nodded and handed Allister the sheath. Allister braced himself and grabbed hold of the blade. Darkness spilled from the blade and started to stain the dragon scales. Allister grunted as he strained, barely managing to lift the blade of the ground and shove it in its sheath. Allister dropped the blade and held onto the black stained armored glove. With a few burst of holy power, Allister cleansed the glove and made it disappear. Allister reached down and picked up the blade.
"This thing sucks." Allister said, getting weary looks from the rest of his team. He put the blade on his back and shrugged.
"Darron is a weird dude." Max stated.
"Let's just find him." Zade suggested.
"We'll come check this out." Max said. He lead his team and showed them some small indents which lead all the way to the edge of the cliff.
"Do you think he went over?" Zade asked.
"Teleport us down there and we'll find out." Allister said. Zade rolled his eyes, clapped a hand on each teammate's shoulder and teleported them to the bottom of the cliff. Max quickly pointed out some kicked up dirt.
"Yeah he definitely landed here." Max said. Allister and Zade fanned out, looking for more evidence.
"I don't see anything else around here though." Zade said, a little annoyed that nothing came of their search.
"I think it's safe to assume that whomever was behind the bombing also took Darron. We should put everything into finding those people." Allister suggested. Zade and Max reconvened on the backup leader, and Zade teleported them back to the top of the hill.
Team JNPR was sitting in a corner of the Beacon mess hall, which was serving for housing for the students who made the decision to remain at the school. They sat in silence contemplating the tragedy which had befallen the school. They looked up as they heard footsteps approaching. Allister walked up and took a seat next to the team.
"Hey." Jaune said sadly, Pyrrha resting her head on his shoulder as the two of them held hands.
"Hey, how are you guys holding up?" Allister asked.
"Pretty good. They told us Nora is in stable condition, so she'll pull through." Jaune explained, Ren nodded happily.
"Well as soon as they let me in. I'll do what I can to help heal them." Allister offered.
"Thanks." Ren said, still a little downcast. Allister sighed.
"Who would do such a horrible thing?" Pyrrha asked out loud, still a little broken up from the previous day's events.
"We'll find out. Turns out they kidnapped Darron too." Allister said not wanting to hide the truth from his friends.
"No!" Jaune exclaimed, Allister shrugged, nothing else to say.
"That's terrible… I hope Blake will be ok when she finds out." Pyrrha added, thinking to Team RWBY.
"I hope so too, but we'll either find them soon, or Darron will break out and murder all of them it's really fifty fifty." Allister joked trying to lighten the mood, earning him some weak chuckles.
"And the other guys?" Ren asked.
"Zade went back to infirmary, he's desperate to hear about Weiss. Max is trying to analyze the bombs to see if there are any more clues to be found." Allister explained.
"That's good to hear." Jaune said.
"Who else stayed?" Allister asked.
"Team SSSN is still here. CFVY is hurt but still here. CRDL is surprisingly hanging around. That's all I know for sure." Jaune explained.
"Thanks." Allister said, standing up. "I need to go. I see you guys around." Allister turned and walked off, leaving team JNPR back to their thoughts.
That night:
Team ENDD had once again gathered in the infirmary waiting room, desperate for a chance to see team RWBY. Allister tapped his foot rapidly, and Zade rested his hands on his forehead. Max had Titan opened as a laptop as he continued to analyze evidence. Titan's female form was projected as a hologram right next to the laptop.
"I'm worried about Ruby." Titan said, watching Max work.
"Me too." Max responded, typing in instructions for Titan to run another test.
"She's going to be ok right?" Titan asked. Max turned towards Titan and smiled.
"She's going to be ok." Max said, reassuringly. Titan smiled back and tried to focus on the work.
"Max please tell me you have something." Zade's voice came from across the room, pulling Max's head up.
"Yeah. This bomb is really complex, but it doesn't meet any known bomb making procedures. This guy invented a whole new type of bomb." Max said, almost impressed.
"That's not really reassuring." Zade said.
"A bomb like this is certainly unique. I should be able to use other reported bombings to try and get a lead on this guy." Max added. Zade sighed and sat back in his chair.
"Just find something." Zade said. The team continued waiting patiently until a nurse came walking through one of the doors. They shot to their feet, startling her.
"Oh good. You're all here." she said.
"Yes now what can you tell us." Zade demanded, increasingly worried.
"Calm down." Allister said, placing a hand on Zade's head. The three of them gathered around and listened to what the nurse had to say.
"I'll start with some good news. They are all alive and stable." she said. The team breathed a huge sigh of relief.
"But?" Max asked.
"But currently Weiss, Blake, and Ruby are currently in coma's. We expect them to wake up, but we don't know when. Yang is awake, but she is still in no condition to be in the field, and Nora seems to be recovering quickly" the woman finished. Zade looked visibly sadder.
"Can we see them?" Zade asked, hopefully. The nurse nodded and motioned for them to follow.
Allister and Max walked into Yang's hospital room. She was still in bed, shifting awkwardly. Parts of her body, most noticeably both her legs, were covered in casts. She looked up at Allister and smiled broadly. Allister strode across the room and pulled Yang into a deep kiss. She reached up and pulled him down, kissing him harder. After a few moments Allister pulled away, letting Max give Yang a tight hug.
"How are you baby?" Allister asked, using some of his healing power on her.
"I'm alright albeit a little shaken up." Yang said, giving Allister another smile.
"I'm sorry." Allister said.
"For what?" Yang asked, looking on curiously.
"For letting this happen. At the least we should've gone with you." Allister said. Yang laughed a little.
"Babe… we knew going in that anything could happen. In case you were wondering though it wasn't the fugitives we were after. They were some other people." Yang explained.
"You seem to be taking the fact you were tortured very well." Max observed.
"Well it wasn't really torture as rather a swift ass kicking. It felt more like losing a fight rather than anything else." Yang explained.
"That's… comforting?" Allister chuckled. Yang smiled, and pulled Allister against her breasts.
"We'll be ok. How's the rest of my team?" Yang asked.
"They're unconscious until further notice." Allister said, trying to be as nice as possible.
"The other guys? "Yang added.
"Darron is M.I.A and Zade is presumably with Weiss." Allister answered. Yang nodded understandingly.
"Why are you not with Ruby?" Yang asked, looking towards Max.
"I'm on my way there. I just wanted to see if there was anything you remembered so that I could see if it furthered one of out leads." Max explained.
"Sorry, All I remember is chasing someone, then being dragged in a room. A series of punches, and being unconscious until I woke up not too long ago." Yang recounted. Max wrote down what she said, and stood up, walking out of the room.
"Have fun." Max teased, closing the door behind him. Allister rolled his eyes and turned back to Yang. The two of them stared at one another before sharing another passionate kiss.
"Babe I promise that if I catch them they will die." Allister swore.
"Al… If they kidnapped Darron then he might break out and murder them anyway. It's basically fifty fifty." Yang joked, making Allister laugh.
"I just said that!" Allister exclaimed. The two of them burst out laughing, happy to be in one another's company again.
Max slipped into Ruby's room and looked at the precious unconscious girl lying in the hospital bed. To him she looked like an angel. He set Titan down on the counter and sat in a chair next to her bed. Max scooted closer and gently took a hold of her hand. He liked her, and knew she liked him, but neither of them made it official. He just sat there, cursing his lack of initiative. Max just kept a hold on her hand, wishing she would wake up sometime soon.
Zade quietly walked into Weiss room, and stared at her sleeping face. Zade walked up to her and gingerly ran a hand on his wife's cheek, feeling the softness of her skin. Zade kissed her forehead, feeling her warmth.
"I love you." He whispered, hoping that would wake her up, which it didn't. Zade, pulled her against his chest, and placed a hand on hers, feeling her heartbeat in a steady rhythm, the only assurance for him that she was still alive.
"I should have never let this happen to you." Zade apologized, still holding her in his arms. Zade couldn't help but let a tear or two drip from his face, and land on her face. Zade slowly climbed into bed, still hugging Weiss, never wanting to let her go.
Allister had left Yang for a moment to be with Blake. He felt bad that Darron couldn't be there for her, especially because it wasn't his choice. Allister gently touched her ears and smiled, but jumped into emergency mode when he heard the door open. Allister sighed again as Sun and Neptune walked in.
"Oh, you're already here." Sun said, knowing he should probably be careful around on of Darron's teammates.
"Hey." Allister responded.
"Well leave." Sun said, stepping back carefully.
"Why are you here?" Allister asked, making Sun stop.
"We heard that Darron was nowhere to be found so we figured someone should be here incase Blake woke up." Neptune explained. Allister shrugged.
"That's probably the best." Allister admitted. Sun sighed, knowing that he probably wouldn't die, at least by Allister's hands.
"Thanks." sun said, sitting next to Blake and stroking her hair.
"I won't lie. Darron will probably appreciate what you're doing." Allister added.
"Considering I was such a dick. I owe it to them." Sun added. Neptune sat down next to him.
"True." Neptune said.
"I'm amazed that you guys are still here, considering your from a different academy." Allister said.
"Well Sage was hurt a little, but we don't want to leave a fellow academy, or our friends in their time of need." Sun said, smiling proudly.
"Well I'll leave you guys here, but I need to be getting back to the dragon." Allister laughed, leaving the two members of team SSSN to handle Blake. Once he was gone, Sun and Neptune sat in intense silence, wondering how the next few days would play out.
Allister walked back into Yang's room and she scooted over on her bed as best as possible. Allister jumped on, and very carefully squeezed in next to her. He pulled Yang close and the two fell asleep holding one another, neither needing to say a word to the other.