Setting: A Workshop in Fortuna

Violet and Silver were in the main room of a building, doing nothing. Violet was standing against a wall while Silver was sitting in a seat with his head down. Outside the building were men scurrying around and keeping an eye on the duo.

"They're still following us," Silver said, as he looked through the windows that made up the front door and the wall.

"Just wait. I want to know about my car." Just as Violet said that, a door in the back of the room opened.

A boy with short, ruffled, black hair and a matching black, weasel-like tail entered the room. He was a faunus and appeared to be younger than Remus, around thirteen years old. He wore a grey jumpsuit, that looked too big for him, over a white tank top. He was wearing a belt with tools attached to it, but the belt looked too big for him as well. He had on a pair of brown gloves and a pair of goggles that had a smudge of oil on it. Not only his goggles, but his body had spots of oil. The boy had a big goofy smile on his face.

"It's all done. Your jeep is fully repaired Violet," the faunus boy said, with a beaming smile.

"Thank you so much, Onyx. I know I can always depend on you." Violet walked up and hugged the boy, making his face turn red and Silver raised his eyebrow.

"Oh um...uh... ..no pr-problem Vi. I- it's what I do," Onyx stuttered, and Silver noticed.

"How much do I owe you?" Violet asked with her hands on his shoulders and a lovely smile.

"F- for you Vi, uh... it's on the house. I- I can't charge you, you're one of my favorite costumers," Onyx said, but his eyes widened in surprise by that last part. He put his goggles over his eyes in embarrassment and turned his face away from Violet, who smiled before walking to the door.

"Silver, be a dear and bring the car around. I have to take care of business." She looked at the men trying to hide in the shadows.

"I ain't your chauffeur, go take care of business. Take me to the car, kid."

"O...Okay," Onyx said, as he took Silver to the car.

Violet stepped outside and walked down to a nearby block into an alley. The five men appeared out of the shadows to follow her, but when they turned the corner, it was a dead end and Violet was nowhere to be seen. Completely thrown for a loop, the men looked around to see if she was hiding. Unknown to them, Violet was there, invisible, watching in amusement as they fumbled around searching for her. She silently pulled her Vorpal Sword daggers from their holsters.

"So, you have a crush on Violet or something kid?" Silver blatantly asked as he watched Onyx inspect the jeep one last time. Onyx froze at his question.

"I...I don't know what you mean." Onyx tried to remain calm but his fluster wasn't too hard to miss.

An idea formed in Silver's head and he smiled devilishly. "You're an inventor, right?" Before Onyx could answer, Silver continued. "I need you to give the jeep a little upgrade."

Silver whispered his request in Onyx's ear and the boy perked in interest. "That sounds pretty cool but-" Onyx said, but Silver interrupted.

"Oh, that's too bad, I know Vi would certainly love it." Silver watched Onyx blush at the thought of Violet thanking him.

"Too. Easy," Silver thought.

Silver walked to the alley that Violet lured their pursuers and witnessed her punch the lights out of the last thug standing. He dropped to the ground with the other unconscious bodies in the alley and she walked out like nothing happened.

"Took your sweet time," Silver mocked.

"I told you my dust supply is getting pretty scarce, I can't waste it on, as you would say, fodder," Violet said, which made Silver smile. He was rubbing off on her.

"Where's the car?"

"Onyx wanted to do some last minute adjustments, shouldn't take long. Just have to wait a little bit longer. Who knows, you might be surprised," Silver said, with a knowing grin.

Half an hour later, Silver and Violet were waiting outside the shop when they saw Onyx drive up with the jeep. "What?" Violet said, as she took a closer look at her car. There were small salvos attached to the sides of the car and in those salvos were missiles. "Onyx, what did you do?"

"Silver said you wanted some extra firepower, so I added some weaponry. Do you like it?" Onyx said, looking at Violet for approval. The hopefulness in his eyes made it hard for Violet to say anything negative to Onyx. He was tricked by Silver, who Violet planned to talk to later.

"Thank you, Onyx. I really appreciate it." Violet's approval made Onyx's smile bigger. She turned around and glowered at Silver who smiled and waved.

"So it doesn't extend just to Remus. She has a soft spot for kids,"

"Tell your cousin I said hello," Violet said.

"Sure," Onyx complied, as Violet and Silver left his workshop.

"Cousin?" Silver asked, but Violet didn't look at him as they drove home.

"You've met her." Silver quickly figured out who she was talking about.

"So, how do you think the others are doing?" Silver asked.

Setting: Outside of Fortuna

All sorts of people were flying around in the air before falling into the desert sands. In the eye of the storm was Zelts with the Wings of Icarus as wingblades. He was fighting the group of bounty hunters just outside of Fortuna.

"I hate fighting so much," Zelts said, with a sad look on his face before running to the town's entrance to meet up with Remus.

Setting: Fortuna

In a recently deserted area of the city, unconscious bodies were littered everywhere. There were cuts and scratch marks on the ground and on the walls of buildings. Remus stood over one of the bounty hunters with a cold, lifeless stare.

'P-please stop. Have mercy," the bounty hunter said, hoarsely, trying to crawl away from Remus, who raised his sword ready to deliver the finishing blow, but Zelts grabbed his arm tightly to stop him. The lifelessness in his eyes vanished when he saw Zelts, who looked upset with him.

"I know they were after us, but we shouldn't kill them Remus," Zelts told him, firmly.

"...We shouldn't?" Remus asked, tilting his head with the coldness in his eyes starting to fade.

Seeing that it didn't take much to convince him, Zelts lightened up. "...Yeah, we don't kill people on a whim. It should only be a last resort."

"...Understood," Remus said, returning to his normal, stagnant self before hearing Violet and Silver driving over to pick them up. Zelts was still worried about Remus, but he decided to discuss this with the others later. With every member in the jeep, they made way to their next destination, home.

Setting: VRSZ Base

Silver was cooking dinner in the kitchen while the others were waiting in the living room. Remus and Zelts were playing video games on the couch while Violet was writing in her notebook in the love seat. Another regular day at the Team VRSZ stronghold.

Setting: Turquoise's Office

Turquoise was sitting at her desk looking at someone standing in the middle of her office. The man appeared to be in his early twenties, wore what looked like a blackish-brown robe covering his body and black pants with black shoes that became red at the tip. He had long hair that reached down to his neck and gave him bangs in between his eyes. His hair was white with red at the tips, including his bangs. His eyes were blood red and his skin was pale, paler than Ghost in Turquoise's opinion.

"..." The man remained silent so Turquoise began talking.

"I heard about you. You have quite the reputation and feared by quite a number of people. The man who crushes opponents, people and Grimm alike, without any weapons."

"..."

"No, you use nothing but your bare hands and wit in every battle," Turquoise said, sounding very impressed, but the man remained silent as he stared at her.

"I was lucky to find you while you were traveling. The locals aren't a match for this level of prey, so I need a man of your skill to eliminate them." She handed him printed papers of Team VRSZ's bounties.

The man looked at the posters with little interest, but his indifferent expression showed the slightest shift. He stared at one poster more than the others and Turquoise noticed this.

She stretched her hand out for the man to shake it. "Do we have a deal, mister..." She stopped, not sure how to properly address him.

The man reached out and shook her hand. "Blood. Ash Blood," he said, in an enchanting voice that Turquoise found attractive.

"I won't promise any guarantees, but I'll see what I can do," Blood said, before taking his leave. When he left the room, Turquoise leaned back in her chair, trying to still her beating heart at her unexpected attraction to Blood.

Blood was outside the building of Turquoise's hideout, in a corner of Fortuna where there weren't many buildings surrounding her own, making her base seem deserted. Looking at the moon, Blood thought about a certain poster he saw.

"Cobalt. Remus Cobalt. Coincidence? If it's true then... I'll find out one way or the other,"

Blood's robe moved and opened themselves, revealing that they were in fact wings, bat wings, attached to his back. Ash Blood was a faunus. He crouched down then with a powerful leap, he took off into the skies.