hey everyone, hope you enjoy this chapter, it has a certain sad scene near the end but you will have to read to find out! Enjoy!


Everyone had gone off to a nearby nightclub of which was empty after the evacuation. Everyone was at least at the minimum age or over to drink so they also drank. The Team consisted of Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Nora, Ren, Jaune, Oscar, Emerald and Neo. Whist everyone enjoyed themselves, Neo was sitting in one of the back rooms crying, she had been trying to drink her pain away but it didn't really help. The more she drank, the more she cried. Eventually Emerald found her hiding in the back and went to confront her.

Emerald: So… guess we are both rebels then eh?

Neo didn't respond, not even by message.

Emerald: Ok so you lost your voice, big deal, happened before. Does that give you any right to just give up?

Neo shook her head while still crying, though now a little less.

Emerald: You sacrificed yourself to save Ruby, you knew the consequences and you did it anyways, that makes you a way better person than you were before.

Neo's crying was getting less and less.

Emerald: We will get you the help you need, but for now, you must stay strong and just enjoy yourself. We deserve a bit of leisure after what happened today.

Emerald got up and walked towards the exit before stopping.

Emerald: The others are playing pool, you have two options, either you stay in here and sulk even more, or come along and enjoy yourself. The choice is yours.

Emerald left the room only to stumble upon Yang who had listened to the whole thing.

Yang: That was some pep talk.

Emerald: It's the least I can do, I want to help you guys out in any way I can!

Yang: Well I'm glad, C'mon, Jaune is getting mad at Oscar who is beating him very badly!


Jaune: You're cheating! You have one of the wisest people I've ever know on your side!

Oscar: Whatever do you mean Jaune? Sounds like you're being a sore loser.

Jaune: Someone else play please…

Yang: I'll give it a shot!

Oscar: Well I'm gonna let someone else play.

Yang: Anyone want to go against me?

No response.

Yang: Really? Not a single per-!

Yang was hit on the shoulder by a pool stick. Neo had regained herself and was ready to play.

Yang: We'll count this as our rematch from the train! How about it?

Neo nodded as she got ready to destroy her.

Nora: Accepting bets! Place your bets here!

Blake: 10 Lien on Yang!

Ruby: 20 lien on Neo!

Neo went first, she hit the triangle of pool balls spreading them out and getting a striped ball in. She then got a second ball in and failed to get a third. Yang hit one ball in but failed to get a second one. Neo went afterwards and failed to even get one in. Yang then hit the white ball so hard, it went all over the table, however, as it rolled, it had hit the 8 ball into a hole, meaning Yang was disqualified and Neo had won with ease.

Yang: DAMN IT!

Neo smiled as she sat down beside Ruby who had received 30 lien in total from the bets. The group had fun all night long until it was midnight, they left the club and headed to the nearby Inn, only problem was that many of them had accidentally drank a bit too much (especially Neo) and each drunk person was assigned another person to keep an eye on them. Ren had to look after Nora, Jaune had to look after Weiss, Blake had to look after Yang, Oscar had to look after Emerald and Ruby had to keep a VERY close eye on Neo.

Ruby: Alright Neo, you are gonna have a really big hangover so… try get some rest!

Neo typed a message but since she was drunk, it wasn't very grammatically accurate.

Neo: [whyy don you get drrrrunk withh m?]

Ruby: Well we don't have any alcohol so I can't.

Neo pulled out a bottle from behind her back, the same bottle she had drank from earlier, or at least the 3rd one which was mostly full.

Neo: [Downnn ift]

Ruby: I don't know Neo…

Neo, though drunk was still able to use her secret ability, her baby doll eyes, or more commonly known as Ruby's weakness.

Ruby: Alright fine.

Ruby took the bottle and began to chug it down. Soon she was in the same position as Neo. Which would lead to a very eventful night.


Jaune: *knocks on the door before entering* Ruby? Neo? Are you guys awake…

Weiss: What's wrong?

Jaune pointed at the completely cloth-less Neo and Ruby sleeping in the same bed with a bottle of red wine on their bedside table.

Weiss: That girl has a bad influence on Ruby.

Jaune: It is quite early, may as well come back later.

Weiss: Fair enough.


Ruby: Ugh… my head…

Neo: Yeah… tell me about it…

Ruby yelped and fell off the bed after hearing a voice. She looked around only seeing Neo.

Ruby: Neo?

Neo: Yeah?

Ruby: You can talk…

Neo took a few seconds to realise she had somehow regained her voice. She assumed that Cinder's fire blade only burned her vocal cords and the huge amount of alcohol she had drink the night before must have healed her vocal cords. Her and Ruby Screamed out of joy until Yang came busting through the door. The next screams were of embarrassment.

Yang: What's going on? I heard screaming!

Ruby: Yang calm down *grabs blanket to cover herself* we screamed of joy because Neo got her voice back!

Neo: Yeah it's true! *Grabs pillow to cover herself* My guess was that Cinder's fire blade only burned my vocal cords and the alcohol doused them.

Yang: Oh… sorry then. By the way, I have an announcement so I suggest you get dressed up and meet me downstairs.


Everyone had rounded up in the inn's lobby, a lot of them had a major headache from the night before but were other than that fine.

Yang: Ok, me and Blake have something to say…

Blake: Me and Yang are…

Yang and Blake: Dating!

Everyone froze for a minute, they kinda got used to this kind of news after Ruby and Neo.

Ruby: Well, congrats!

Oscar: Yeah, I'm happy for you two!

Emerald: Yeah, same.

Ren: So… what is next on our agenda?

Ruby: Get to atlas, retrieve the staff of creation, imprison Salem and save Chris.

Nora: When do we leave?

Ruby: Chris has 4 months of keeping Salem imprisoned so we could even leave tomorrow if we wanted to.

Jaune: So… we just relax?

Ruby: I guess so…


Neo had left the group to explore the town on her own. She had eventually stumbled upon a cemetery, but what was in the cemetery shocked her. She had found a coffin that was supposed to be buried, but the people of the village must have not been able to bury it before the evacuation. Inside the coffin was the last person she had expected to see. She immediately took out her scroll and began to type.

Neo: [You guys will never believe what I've found!]

Emerald: [What is it?]

Neo: [Come to the cemetery near the blacksmith]

Weiss: [All of us?]

Neo: [Yes]

Blake was the first to show up, she had greeted Neo who was silently crying to herself.

Blake: What's wrong?

Neo: *points to coffin* Him.

Blake gasped as she took a closer look at the coffin, it held none other than Roman Torchwick. Eventually the others arrive as well as Neo brought up the courage to say something.

Neo: I found it here and thought…

Yang: A proper Funeral?

Neo: Yeah…

Emerald: How did he even get here?

Neo: This was his home village before he ran away, someone from here must have found his body and brought it here for a proper burial.

Ruby: He may have been our enemy, but he deserves a proper funeral.

Neo: Guess I'll start… Today, we are here to mourn the death of Roman Torchwick, would anyone like to say a few words?

Ruby: He was an enemy, but deep down, a friend.

Blake: A criminal mastermind.

Weiss: A man in a fancy hat.

Yang: A good fighter.

Jaune: A strategist.

Ren: A polite man.

Nora: A fancy ginger headed criminal.

Oscar: A man I've never met but a shame I didn't.

Emerald: A mentor in crime.

Neo: A father like figure, better than my real father.

Neo ran her hand across Roman's face and then gave him one last hug, she then proceeded to take his hat to keep it with her as a memory of him. She gave Yang and Nora the signal to lift the coffin and place it into the already dug hole, everyone else grabbed a shovel and began to cover it up. Neo then proceeded to take her blade from her Hush and engrave his name into the gravestone. The dates were already filled in as she wrote one final thing. "R.I.P Roman Torchwick, a loving partner in crime".

Neo: Goodbye, Roman…


The group had returned to the bar to grab a few drinks, Neo tapped her glass to propose a toast.

Neo: To Roman Torchwick, an enemy and a friend!

Everyone: To Roman!

Everyone took a sip from their glasses as Neo sat down beside Ruby.

Ruby: Feeling ok?

Neo: Yeah, I'm just glad I was able to see him one last time.

Ruby: Can I see the hat on you?

Neo: Yeah sure. *puts on hat* how do I look?

Ruby: You look Great!

Neo: *blushes* Thank you!

Jaune: Everyone, I'd like to propose a toast myself. Ruby, you have done a great job leading us all, without you, who knows what would have happened to any of us! To Ruby Rose, Our fearless leader.

Everyone: To Ruby!

Eventually it had gotten late, so everyone returned to the inn and slept knowing what would be awaiting them the next day.