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(A/N) This is the start of the investigation arc. A brief reminder is that this is two parts and there will be a lot of things that are different from the main canon.
Chapter 26 The investigation pt 1
(Team RWBY's room)
It has been a few days since the sparring match and team RWBY along with Ragna. After spending a great deal of time planning, gathering supplies, and tweaking their weapons. The day finally came for when the small group was ready to go and deal with the hidden threats that plot against Vale. Currently Professor Port's class has ended and Ragna along with team RWBY is in the dorm room after getting prepared for the investigation.
"OK, before we discuss the investigation, let's get a certain detail out of the way. Ragna, Weiss, I know that the both of you don't particularly get along with each other. But just for today, can the both of you work together and not fight or argue with each other please?" Ruby asked in a kind and somber tone
"Fine, as long as Ragna doesn't try to provoke me in any way. I'm willing to give him a fair chance to be with us." Weiss said to her team leader
"As long as she doesn't act snobbish and stuck up, then I'll be able to deal with her and her attitude." Ragna said with a hint of bitterness in his voice
"OK well, now that we've established that. Let's go over our plans for today." Blake said to everyone
"Alright, now let's get on with this investigation, so we can save the Kingdom of Vale from the hidden forces at work." Ruby said with a tone full of excitement
"Well it's a good thing you're taking this seriously Ruby." Weiss said to her team leader
"At least she's ready for the mission, and we don't have to worry about her being stressed out about it." Ragna said
"Alright, so do everyone know what they're supposed to do?" Ruby asked her team
"You, me and . . . Ragna will go to the CCT tower and get the records that the Schnee's have for dust robberies and any other inconsistencies. Since I'm in the family I should be able to access that information easily." Weiss said in a confident tone
"A fact that you remind us of constantly." Ragna commented, causing him to get a quick glare from Weiss
"The White Fang has regular faction meetings to give orders and recruit new members. If I can get in, I'll be able to learn what their up to." Blake said to everyone in the room
"I have a friend in the shady part of town. He knows what's going on and getting info from him should be easy." Yang said with a confident tone remembering what happened the last time she went to Junior's Club
"That's great, we'll all meet up later and go over what we've learned." Ruby said to everyone
"That all sounds like a good idea." Sun said hanging from a tree that shocked everyone
"Sun, what are you doing up there?" Blake asked after her and everyone else in the room (except for Ragna) jumped back near the door
"I'm just hanging around, and I overheard you guys." Sun said while hangin on the branch of the tree with his tail
"By sneaking around?" Yang asked
"I do it all the time." Sun said
"You sneak around all the time?" Weiss asked
"I climb trees all the time, I'm practically a pro at it." Sun said after jumping into the room while getting a glare from Weiss
"So, are we getting even with that Torchwick guy? Me and my bud healed up from that match the other day and I'm ready to go." Sun said in a confident tone
"We are going to investigate the situation Sun, as a team. You are not getting involved Sun." Blake said in a serious tone
"Ragna's not on your team so what's his excuse?" Sun said causing team RWBY to take a look at Sun
"Well, he has a point." Ragna said in a casual tone
"Sorry Sun, but we want to avoid involving friends as much as possible." Ruby said
"Oh please that's a dumb idea, you should involve friends as much as possible. That's why I brought along Neptune just for kicks." Sun said pointing at the window. This caused team RWBY to look out the window and found Sun's friend Neptune. Ragna stayed behind watching the whole situation along with Neptune.
"You do realize that this is could be dangerous, right?" Ragna said to Sun
"Well the way I see it. If we deal with it together, then it could be easy to deal with." Sun said to Ragna as team RWBY was bringing Neptune inside
"Alright, now despite that little setback we should get going." Ruby said before a knock came at the door. When Ruby opened it she saw that it was Bullet with her arms crossed.
"Oh hi Bullet, so what brings you here?" Ruby asked in a nervous tone
"I heard the whole thing and I want in." Bullet said in a tone that made it a demand instead of a request or suggestion
"Um what are you talking about?" Ruby asked with her nervousness more apparent
"Your little investigation into Vale. I want in or else." Bullet stated to Ruby with Yang overhearing her
"Or else what, you're going to stop us?" Yang said in a tone that indicates she's ready for a fight
"Fighting you would be easy, but I have a way that will save a lot of time." Bullet said before she brought out her scroll. After she brought it out she pressed a few buttons on it and a recording started playing.
"Alright, now let's get on with this investigation, so we can save the Kingdom of Vale from the hidden forces at work." The recording of Ruby's voice said which shocked Ruby and Yang.
"You have a tendency to talk loud when your excited about something. Now either you guys let me get involved, or I will give my recording to the headmaster. I doubt he will let you do as you please if he hears you plan for today." Bullet said as she was entering the room
"Or we can take it from you by force." Yang said cracking her knuckles
"You could try, but you all know the best decision to make. Besides it's not like I came here empty handed. I have a point of interest that will be useful for your investigation. Now do you guys want my help, or will my evidence reach the headmaster." Bullet said in a confident tone
"Well, I suppose having you come isn't a bad idea. I mean you're just as strong as my sister Yang." Ruby said
"We're also getting blackmailed to let her come along." Blake said in a sarcastic tone
"Excellent, now what I have is a possible location that the White Fang and Torchwick could be hiding out at. I'll spare you guys the details, but from my experience as a mercenary. I've got a feeling that this is worth checking out." Bullet said before she handed Ruby the map that has aa location marked
"Alright, looks like we'll be able to investigate the situation involving Torchwick and the White Fang. While also discover a possible hideout, and bring in possible key members. Now let's pair up." Ruby said with a lot of enthusiasm
"What did you have in mind sis." Yang asked
"Well, me and Ragna will go investigate the possible hideout, Blake and Sun will investigate the White Fang meet-up, Weiss will go with Bullet to the CCT tower, While Yang and Neptune go meet up with Yang's friend in the shady part of Vale." Ruby said explaining the pairs
"Um Ruby, wouldn't it make sense for Bullet to go with Ragna to the possible hideout. While you go with Yang to meet up with her friend." Weiss said
"Then who would you partner up with?" Ruby asked
"Well, Neptune seems like pleasant company." Weiss said in a kind tone
"Nah, this works out perfectly. Let's go everyone." Ruby said leaving out the room with Ragna following along with everyone else (oblivious to Weiss's disappointment)
(The CCT tower)
It has taken a couple of hours for Weiss and Bullet to make it to the CCT Tower. Though Weiss is slightly annoyed that she isn't partnered with the person she preferred. She considers it a major victory that she isn't partnered with Ragna. Considering the fact that the both of them doesn't get along with each other. Though Weiss doesn't interact much with Bullet, the fact that neither of them spent the trip arguing with each other is still a good situation. After a while Weiss decided to try to break the ice so she can figure out why Bullet came along.
"So Bullet, do you come to Vale often?" Weiss asked with an awkward tone
"Nah, but I did explore the place a few months ago. So I decided to read up on the layout." Bullet responded
"Back at the room, you said something about being a mercenary. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of work did you do?" Weiss asked in a curious tone
"Just some Grimm hunting missions and some bodyguard work. My old commander did a lot of the dangerous stuff though. In a way this is just like a bodyguard assignment now that I think about it." Bullet told Weiss
"What do you mean?" Weiss responded in a slightly curious tone
"No doubt you've gotten a lot of attention because of you're a Schnee right? Well I think that one of the benefits of me being with you is to make sure that your protected." Bullet said in a calm tone
"I appreciate the concern, but I can handle myself Bullet." Weiss said
"I'm sure you can, but there's no problem with knowing there's someone who will have your back." Bullet told Weiss remembering what happened when she went after Torchwick
(The Downtown of Vale)
"Oh man this is so exciting, we're actually doing technically unofficial Huntsman work. Just think, Jubei's own apprentice, and me a Huntress in training who stopped a robbery working together to protect Vale." Ruby said in an excited tone while looking at her scroll
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say that your more excited for this than anyone else." Ragna said seeing Ruby's attitude
"How can I not be excited, I know that we're doing this mainly to help Vale and Blake. But I've wanted to be a Huntress ever since I was a little girl. The chance to do some good for the Kingdom and get the chance to do things like a Huntress makes me happy." Ruby said maintaining her excited tone
"Well at least I know that you won't let the pressure get to you." Ragna said while thinking about a few things
"Say Ragna, what made you decide to be a Huntsman?" Ruby asked Ragna
"Well it's kind of like this, I've got power and I want to put it to good use. Travelling with my master gave a better idea to how I want to use my power. I know that I can typically be seen as a guy who has no sense of direction or purpose in my life. But putting my skills and abilities to good use is much better than the alternative. The alternative is me doing nothing with my power." Ragna told Ruby
"That's impressive Ragna, but I noticed that you have a tendency to break the rules. I'm not trying to judge, but what's up with that?" Ruby asked in a curious tone
"Let's just say that there are a few things about the law that I tend to disagree with. Like how the council tends to make laws and regulations that benefits their own Kingdoms and interests, and not the people who live in the Kingdoms." Ragna said while remembering Rachel's warning and that image of the girl wanting to die
"You know, let's check the map to see how much farther we have to go. Thank goodness Bullet sent us the coordinates on our scrolls." Ruby said quickly changing the subject. As the both of them were walking, Ruby bumped into someone when neither her or Ragna were paying attention to where they are going. The person they bumped into didn't look injured and wasn't knocked over. When Ruby took a better look, she saw that it was Penny.
"Penny, it's so good to see you again. I was worried about you when you disappeared from the docks. Did something happen, is everything OK?" Ruby asked in a concerned tone
"I don't know what you're talking about." Penny said before she hiccupped
"This girl is suspicious, who is she Ruby?" Ragna asked while mentally on his guard
"Don't worry Ragna, this girl's name is Penny Polendina and she's my friend from Atlus. Penny this is my other friend, classmate, and fellow team leader Ragna or as he likes to be called Ragna the Bloodedge." Ruby said introducing Ragna and Penny to each other
"You're from Atlus, I hope you don't act all snobbish and stuck up like Weiss." Ragna said maintaining his caution and guard
"Well I will do the best I can to be pleasant company. But I still don't know who you are." Penny said before she hiccupped again
"Penny, I'm your friend so please talk to me. The people we fought at the Docks, we think their up to something terrible. If you know something, then please tell us." Ruby told Penny while looking at her with a pleading look
"It's not a good idea to talk here, I have to go down to the lower sections so it will be safe there." Penny told Ruby
"Me and Ragna are going down to the lower sections too. This is great, it won't be too out of our way and we can talk freely." Ruby told Penny before the small group continued to their planned destination.
(Team RJNN's dorm room)
Jin has always been focused on a handful of things ever since coming to Beacon. The first thing is studying diligently so he can keep his grades up. The second thing is being able to beat his brother and prove that he's stronger. The third and final thing is to learn as much as he can about being the ideal Huntsman and maintaining order. Though a few things have happened recently that has gotten Jin's personal attention. The first major thing is that his weapon has been acting strangely.
The second thing is that he has figured out that Blake has some type of connection to the White Fang. The fact that Jin can't prove anything and that she hasn't done anything to hurt someone, is what's preventing Jin from taking drastic actions. Recently however, Jin has been getting a strange feeling that there is another powerful presence nearby. Part of Jin wants to dismiss it and consider it part of the abnormal nature of his aura weapon. However, he knows full well that there is a lot that he doesn't know and he needs to be prepared for anything.
"What is going on with Yukianesa, did something happen recently that I need to be aware of?" Jin asked himself while he was studying. After a few minutes have passed a knock had come at the door. When Jin noticed the knock, he went to answer it since there is nobody else in the room. When he opened the door, he saw that it was Jaune who was at the door.
"Hey Jin, it's a nice day today isn't it?" Jaune asked in a nervous tone (while getting a death glare from Jin)
"Jaune, I hope you didn't come here to tell me about the weather in order to waste my time?" Jin asked Jaune in a slightly frustrated tone
"Well no, it's just that I was wondering if you wanted to play the Remnant board game with me, Amane, and Kagura?" Jaune asked Jin while holding the board game
"First, why in the world would I play a game with you? Second, why go out of your way to invite me when you should be studying or improving your skills? Didn't you remember my warning, I know I told Pyrrha my concerns." Jin told Jaune maintaining his patience
"Well I just think that we got off to a bit of a rough start and we should start over since it's the new semester. Besides, you didn't blackmail me or treat me as badly as Cardin did, so I thought that maybe we could be friends. I mean, you know my secret and the fact that you're not throwing it in my face shows that there is a small . . . erm very slim chance that we could become best buds." Jaune said in a nervous tone to Jin
"Your time would be much better off training or studying. Isn't Pyrrha supposed to be helping you train?" Jin asked
"Well we're taking a break from training today and I still have the board game from yesterday since Ruby lent it to me again. I played with my team yesterday and I wanted this to be a chance for us guys to hang out. I tried to ask Ruby if she wanted to play today, but I saw her and her team go out to Vale along with Sun, Neptune, Bullet, and you brother Ragna." Jaune said but didn't notice that Jin's reaction to hearing that the small group was going out into Vale
"Jaune, when you borrowed the board game from Ruby, did she say anything out of the ordinary?" Jin asked in a slightly curious tone
"Well, she said that she's not going to be using it for a while. I think it might be because they planned on going out. But I thought that it would be just her team but not with the other four people." Jaune told Jin
"Jaune, do you remember seeing anyone from team RWBY getting supplies of any kind?" Jin asked in a slightly more frustrated tone
"Well I did a couple of times in the last few days but I didn't think much of it. What's with all the questions Jin?" Jaune asked in a concerned tone
"If there with my moronic brother then I have a right to be concerned." Jin swiftly responded
"Oh I understand, Pyrrha is always worried about where I'm going and wants to go with me whenever I go out into Vale. Noel does the same thing as well for some reason." Jaune said (still oblivious to their feelings for him)
"Those idiots, to think they would do something like this." Jin thought to himself before he brought out his scroll
"Jaune let me see your scroll." Jin said after he pulled out his scroll
"Sure, is there something wrong?" Jaune asked before he did as Jin asked
"I'd prefer to avoid this but I don't have a choice. I'm giving you my scroll number, call me at midnight tonight. If I don't contact you one hour after you call me at midnight, then get one of the professor's and assume the worst. I need to go and take care of something before Ragna and the others do something stupid." Jin said after he put his scroll number into Jaune's scroll and before he ran out past Jaune and into the hallway
"What was that about?" Jaune wondered before he looked at his scroll and saw that Jin gave him his scroll number
"To think that they would go and investigate on their own like this. They don't know it but they're in way over their heads. I have to stop them before it's too late." Jin said as he was running past various students hoping to stop the team RWBY and their friends
(The Lower sections of Vale)
It has taken Ragna, Ruby, and Penny a couple of hours to get to where they wanted to go in the lower sections of Vale. During the whole trip, the three of them stayed silent exchanging no words except the occasional look. Ragna is still cautious of Penny and the fact that she's acting secretive isn't making things any easier. Ruby is concerned for her friend and is wondering why Penny is acting so strange. For now she figured that they should get to their planned destination where Ruby and Ragna will get answers. After a few minutes have passed, Penny was the first to speak.
"Alright Ruby, since we're here it's safe for me to talk." Penny told Ruby
"That's great, but why here Penny?" Ruby asked maintaining her concerned tone
"Well for starters, I need to be away from places that Atlus personnel might be listening in from. Also, General Ironwood asked me to come to this part of Vale and look into something for him." Penny answered
"Do you think it's the White Fang?" Ruby asked
"No, I don't know where the White Fang is, but I do know that people have been disappearing from here. The people that do comeback have their aura drained so badly that it takes weeks for them to recover. The General and my dad want me to look into it and report to them what I find. Since they have a lot of confidence in my abilities." Penny explained to Ruby and Ragna
"Penny right I have to ask, do you trust General Ironwood?" Ragna asked while having a hidden ominous tone
"Yes I do Ragna, I know that he can come off as a bit intimidating. But he is only doing what he thinks is right for Remnant." Penny answered in a humble tone
"Then what the hell is he thinking bringing those airships to the Kingdom the way he did? Is there something going on that we should know about?" Ragna asked in a slightly irritated tone
"I don't know, but I think that it's because of the increased White Fang attacks." Penny answered
"You see Ragna, General Ironwood just wants to help protect us." Ruby said defending Penny
"Hmm I know there's more to it. But I can't look suspicious, or else it will come back to bite me." Ragna thought before he asked Penny another question
"One more thing I know that it's unlikely, but have you heard of something called the Murakumo Labs?" Ragna asked remembering what Rachel told him
"Where did you hear that name from?" Penny asked giving Ragna a concerned and focused look
"I heard it while I was out exploring Vale a few days ago. Some people kept talking about it and I got curious about what it is." Ragna lied wanting to avoid suspicion
"Well I don't know much, the only thing I know for sure is that the General and my dad hates those labs." Penny answered but hiccupped causing Ragna to be slightly suspicious
"Thanks, I think I have a good idea as to what they are then." Ragna said in a grateful tone but now suspicious of Penny and Ironwood
"Well it looks like there aren't any White Fang members here. Either they disappeared to, or they all left, lets get out of here." Ruby said before the small group made their way to leave. Before they went too far they all heard squirming sounds coming from different directions. All of them armed themselves with their weapons waiting for something to appear.
"Looks like we'll find out what's been creeping around here." Ruby said while she was actively looking around. A few seconds have passed a the three of them heard small drips behind them. When they heard this they all jumped back and looked to see the source and saw drops of black ooze. The drops kept increasing and a few seconds later, a large black blob had dropped down from above. The black blob started to stand up and a face was formed.
"OK now what is that? It looks like a new type of Grimm." Ruby said while looking at the faced ooze
"I . . . se… th. ..wer of t.. Gr… Aura an. I.. in t.. pr….e o. th. sil… eye. wa… If I ab…. then m. kn… will. Inc…. alo.. wit. m. pow… Eheheheheh." Arakune muttered while getting concerned and focused look from Ruby, Ragna, and Penny
"It looks like it's trying to speak." Ruby said before Arakune jumped towards them and attacked them.
Ruby was able to jump back and transformed Crescent Rose into its gun form and fired at Arakune. The shots did nothing since the bullets were knocked off of him When Arakune hardened its body. Ragna did something different and attacked Arakune with his sword. Unfortunately, Arakune blocked Ragna's sword attack by hardening its body like earlier. After it's body was hardened, Arakune extended a part of its body and hit Ragna across the face. After hitting Ragna, Arakune tried to get to Ragna to consume him Fortunately, Penny attacked Arakune and stopped it from reaching Ragna.
"Yo.. a mach… th.. is capa… of us… aura. Yo.. a very inter… find. Ahahahaha." Arakune muttered before it tried to attack Penny.
Penny has managed to dodge each of Arakune's attacks. After dodging a few attacks, Penny used her swords to attack Arakune. Each attack had managed to hit Arakune, but it had hardened its body and the blade was knocked back as a result. After Penny's attack was knocked back, Arakune extended a bone like hand and managed to hit Penny. After getting hit, a ring of dark energy was around Penny and several insects moved towards her. Penny transformed her swords into guns and started to shoot at the insects. She managed to hit some of the insects, but eventually some of them started to reach Penny.
Ruby didn't get the chance to help Penny get the insects off of her. Because, Arakune moved quickly towards her and tried to attack her with a skeletal arm. Seeing the attack coming, Ruby quickly used her scythe to block the attack. She then fired her scythe at Arakune since it was so close. The shot not only hit Arakune, but it also pushed Ruby away from it. Ragna saw an attack opening and decided to attack Arakune. Before Ragna got close, Arakune blasted a small red mist at Ragna. After getting hit with the ed mist, a ring of energy was around Ragna and a large swarm of insects assaulted Ragna. While the insects were swarming Ragna, Arakune shook for a few seconds before becoming invisible.
"Where did he go?" Ruby asked while looking around
"I don't know, but these insects are absorbing my aura." Ragna said trying to get the insects off
"Penny how are you feeling?" Ruby asked while looking for Arakune
"I'm still combat ready Ruby, but these bugs are a problem if left lone for too long." Penny said after she got some bugs off of her
The small group of three were looking around diligently waiting to find some sign of Arakune. After a few seconds, the ring had disappeared but Ranga's and Penny's aura has already been drained. The good news is that it wasn't a lot, the bad news though is that it was a lot for Arakune. While the small group was looking, they heard a liquid like substance near them. Before they could respond, Arakune suddenly appeared and attacked them. The three of them weren't knocked back far, but the ring appeared around them and the bugs soon followed.
"This creature needs to be dealt with quickly." Penny said before she spun all of her swords in a circular motion
After the swords were spun, a small sphere of energy was formed and immediately after that, a strong blast of energy was sent towards Arakune. The strange creature responded by changing forms and after a brief moment made an energy blast of its own, but this time it was of dark energy. The two energy blasts collided with each other and for a few seconds there was a power struggle. Ragna decided to help Penny by releasing his seal and sent an aura stream at the collided beams. A small explosion followed and this time everyone was knocked back. When the smoke cleared they, all saw Arakune shaking greatly as if it's been greatly injured.
" a .ot .f str… .rom t.. expl…. Ne.. t. esc… in order t. rec…" Arakune muted before it crawled away
"Let's get it before it . . . ." Ruby said before she stopped after seeing Penny enveloped in electricity.
"Ruby, is there something wrong?" Penny said before she briefly looked at herself. When she did so, she saw that she was cackling electricity
"Oh um, this will be hard to explain." Penny said in a nervous tone
"You two recover, I'll go and finish that thing off." Ragna said before he ran towards Arakune. Ragna ran quickly towards Arakune as it was getting away. Arakune brought out its skeleton arms and moved faster. After a moment though it had gotten to a wall. Ragna was getting closer to Arakune and once he got close enough, he jumped forward to slash at the creature. What happened next surprised Ragna, because Arakune utilized its liquid substance and went inside the small hole that was in the wall.
"Damn it got away." Ragna said before he went back to the girls
"Penny, is everything OK?" Ruby asked in a concerned tone
"I'm fine Ruby, its just that I'm not like a lot of other people." Penny said in a slightly sad tone
"What do you mean by that?" Ragna said when he got closer to the girls
"Well it's just that, most people are born. In my case I was made, I'm the world's ever first synthetic person capable of generating aura. My father and Mr. Ironwood wanted to keep it a secret and have me protected. I may look real, but I'm not. I'm a robot Ruby and Ragna." Penny said before Ruby grabbed her hands in support
"You are real Penny, whether you have nuts and bolts or squishy body parts makes no difference. You have a soul Penny, and that's all that really matters." Ruby said to Penny
"Yeah, your origin doesn't matter Penny. The only thing I care about is the things you do now and so far you're not bad. Considering how most people tend to react to people that are different from them, I see why you would want to keep it a secret." Ragna said comforting Penny
"Thank you, both of you. I'm really glad that we met each other and that we are really good friends." Penny said shaking both Ruby's and Ragna's hand
"It's no problem Penny." Ruby said
"Yeah, so would you let go of my hand? You're a lot stronger than you look." Ragna said causing Penny to let go of their hands
"I do see why your father wanted to protect you." Ruby told Penny not bothered by what she's learned
"My father is very nice and protective of me. He's the one who built me and Mr. Ironwood helped him." Penny said in a happy and proud tone
"You mean the General, is that why we couldn't talk in public earlier?" Ruby asked Penny
"Yes that's part of it, you see one day it will be my job to save the world. That's why my dad let me come to the Vytal festival and participate in the tournament. Which is also why I was sent to come here and look into the disappearances, so I can get some experience." Penny told Ruby while Ragna was listening as well
"Wait, isn't it a time of peace?" Ruby asked Penny
"Mr. Ironwood said something different Ruby. Oh and Ragna, I'm sorry but I was hiding things from you as well. I know a few things about the Murakumo labs, but it isn't much." Penny told Ragna
"Just tell me what you can, it will be enough for me." Ragna said
"The Murakumo labs are places that does a lot of experiments with aura. Though from what my father and Mr. Ironwood told me, they did a lot of awful things. I tried to ask, but they wouldn't tell me what goes on in those labs." Penny told Ragna
"I see." Ragna said to Penny
"So what did that person experience in the Murakumo lab? Could the voice I heard be Nu's, and it looks like the General is hiding a few things. Penny and Ruby may be able to trust him, but I can't." Ragna thought to himself
"Let's get out of here everyone, it won't do us any good staying in a place like this for too long." Ruby said before she led the way for them to leave
"I agree Ruby, oh and please don't tell anyone my secret you two." Penny said pleading with Ruby and Ragna
"Don't worry Penny, I'll keep your secret." Ruby said in a proud tone
"I'll keep my mouth shut Penny, I know why you would want to keep this a secret." Ragna told Penny as they were leaving
(White Fang recruitment spot)
The search for the White Fang recruitment location took a little bit more time than anticipated but Blake and Sun found it. When they entered, they had to wear the Grimm mask disguise to not only blend into the crowd of new recruits. But also because of the White Fang's symbolic reason for wearing the mask. When the Faunus duo made it to the recruitment they saw a large variety of Faunus.
"Wow, looks like a big turnout." Sun commented to Blake
"Hopefully we'll be able to learn something here." Blake responded in a low tone while they were among the Faunus
"Thank you all for coming, for the ones who are joining us for the first time. Allow me to introduce a special comrade who will make our ambitions a reality. He is a crucial key to bringing us all that we have fought for." The lieutenant of the White Fang said before Roman Torchwick came to the stage to a lot of boos and jeers
"Thank you, thank you! all of you are too kind, please hold your applause and admiration for me." Roman said in a sarcastic tone taking all the disdain from the crowd with pride and touches of sarcasm
"What's Roman doing here?" Blake whispered to Sun
"Now, let me tell you all something. Us humans are the worst, I mean you've all seen those awful news reports of me. I can excuse them for not getting my good side, but they act as if I'm the worst person out there." Roman said to the crowd before he continued
"Now I understand that all of you would like to see us awful humans locked away, or better yet killed. Well I'm here to tell you that we have a common enemy so please keep that in mind before the claws or fangs come out." Roman told the crowd
"This should be interesting." Sun commented to Blake
"Now our common enemy are the awful people that runs these Kingdoms. The ones that run the government, the military, even the schools. They are the ones who are responsible for our current predicament. They all demand order from us, yet they do nothing when the injustices effect our lives and ruins us. Am I right everyone?" Roman told the crowd causing a good number of them to cheer him on before he continued
"All of them knows a great deal of comfort while they look down on us. Well I think it's about time to knock all of them off the high horse they love spouting the law and order nonsense from!" Roman yelled out getting a lot more cheers from the audience
"Fortunately for all of you, I'm pretty good with knocking people off of their high horse. No offense to any horse Faunus in the room. Now let me show you all the tool that will aid all of us." Roman said as he snapped his fingers causing the curtain to drop revealing a giant robot
"These are supposed to be Atlus's newest line of defense to fight against the scary things in the world. Thanks to my employer, we were able to get our hands on these things before they reached the shelves. With these, we'll be able to gain a foothold against the awful people that are making our lives miserable." Roman told the crowd before getting a lot more cheers than earlier
"Before all of you give me a standing ovation, I must tell you all that there is a lot more you all should know." Roman said surprising some of the crowd
"What could top this?" Sun asked Blake in a low tone
"I don't know, but it could be anything." Blake answered in a low tone as well
"Now I know that we all have a strong dislike for traitors. Well allow me to introduce you all to a traitor to the Faunus." Roman said before he used his scroll to pull up a large holographic image of a cat Faunus wearing an orange coat
"This is Jubei, or as many of you know him as "The cat-lotus" one of the six legendary heroes. Now you all would think that he would take bold actions against the nasty government for the terrible treatment against the Faunus. I mean it's like he oh I don't know saved the world from a deadly force of nature. But this cat did nothing and let all of you suffer. Well I'm here to tell you all that there is a way to bring Jubei to the rightful side. Because I've recently learned something interesting. Jubei one of the six legendary heroes is here in Vale." Roman announced getting a loud cheer from the audience
"Wait, the legendary Jubei himself is here in Vale?" Sun asked in a surprised tone
"I'm more surprised than you are Sun." Blake said listening intensely
"I know that he's very powerful, but we have something that can let us deal with Jubei and tip the scales in a favor in a larger way. COME ON DOWN!" Roman yelled causing a large muscular man with blue hair to walk towards the stage sending a chill down through the body of the entire audience
"Having a giant pilotable robot is good. But having a man who can make veteran Huntsman shiver in fear is even better. This man has been in service of the military, and because he enjoys a lot of his work they decided to lock him up and destroy the key after throwing it away. Well now he's back and he is fighting the good fight, our fight. I INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO THE MAD DOG AZRAEL!" Roman said introducing Arael to the crowd before the both of them left the stage
"You really know how to rile up a crowd." Azrael said
"What can I say, motivating a crowd is what I do best as a master criminal." Roman said to Azrael
"Well you might want to look over the crowd. Because I noticed that a couple of them aren't as into your speech as everyone else." Azrael told Roman causing him to look over the crowd. When Roman looked further, he was able to recognize Blake and Sun from the docks.
"You've got to be kidding me, I am not in the mood to deal with meddling kids again." Roman said when he spotted Blake and Sun
"Blake he sees us, we have to get out of here pronto." Sun said in a slightly panicked tone
"I'm trying to think of a way for us to escape Sun, but if Azrael is as strong as Roman says then it makes things a lot more complicated. This has to be done right, or else we'll be dead before we even reach the door." Blake said as she was trying to think of a plan for her and Sun to escape Roman and the Mad Dog Azrael.
(A/N)
Jumping ahead for a bit, the next chapter will have the fight against the robot and also against the Mad Dog Azrael himself. The ending will be different from the main canon and I will explain why I decided on the investigation ending of this story in the author's note of the next chapter.
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