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(A/N) I'm glad that many of you enjoyed the previous chapter and didn't give me too much grief over what happened to Jin, and Azrael overwhelming team RWBY and their friends. Also at this point this story has over 100 followers, I would like to thank everyone who helped this story reach that milestone. Special shout outs goes to Unsung Senpai (Formerly Rocketfist), Shadow Joestar, and kalakauai.
Also a made a new poll and more details will be explained in the author's note at the end of this chapter.
One more thing, I will explain the semblance of both Jubei and Azrael
Jubei's semblance is called Cat's Mark. When Jubei looks at someone he can leave a mark on the spot he looks at. Once the mark is made, he will be able to launch towards the mark at a blinding speed at an instant. Also the mark allows Jubei to know where the person is while the mark is active. However, Jubei can only leave two marks, one for each eye and the mark will wear off if Jubei launches towards it four times. Or after 45 minutes of being unused
Azrael's semblance is called the terror. When someone is in his presence, Azrael's semblance causes them to feel overwhelming fear. The only way to remove that fear is for the person to have the will to fight. Though the only ones that are immune to his semblance are the Grimm. Azrael's semblance works on both Humans and Faunus, the more excited Azrael is, the more it wears off. But he only gets excited while fighting a strong person.
Chapter 28 The Aftermath
(Team RWBY's Dorm Room)
It is mid-afternoon at Beacon but everyone in the room is either tired or depressed given the chain of recent events. It has been a few hours since the fight against the Mad Dog Azrael. The good news is that Jin is still alive and despite the major injury to his spine. He will be fully recovered in a few days and back at full strength. The bad news though is that Professor Goodwitch was furious at the students for being in the situation in the first place. The story that was told to the Professor was that they caught wind of another robbery rumor and they decided to act on it and do a good service for the community.
Unfortunately, they came across the Mad Dog and all of them were greatly beaten. It was around that time, when Jin came and tried to save them but was greatly injured as a result. Professor Goodwitch was glad that all of them are still alive, but her fury at the situation was clear as day. It wasn't long before the Headmaster himself caught wind of the situation. Even though he doesn't know the full details, he still has enough information to figure out that team RWBY and their friends tried to be early Huntresses and Huntsman and got in over their heads. Even though neither of the Professors knows the full truth of what they were doing nor why they did what they did in the first place. The both of them knew enough to discipline everyone involved, except for Jin given the fact that he tried to bring them back.
"So . . . is there anyone else here who's glad that we don't have classes today?" Ruby asked in a tired tone after waking up
"Yep." Yang plainly said answered her sister. While Weiss and Blake each have a depressed look on their faces
"Alright . . . is anyone else's ear drums still ringing after professor Goodwitch yelled at us?" Ruby asked in a depressed tone
"Same here sis." Yang answered with a little more energy in her voice
"At least this won't be on any of our records. Not to mention that Jin will be OK." Weiss said trying to find a silver lining for the entire situation that they are all in.
"Yeah, but all of us are hit with two weeks probation. Though in Ragna's case, he's hit with three weeks." Yang told everyone
"To be fair, Ragna would have only had two weeks like us. But him constantly talking back at the Professor's and making light of Jin's injury irritated both of the Professors further." Ruby said trying to defend Ragna before taking a deep breath and talking even further
"How did things go wrong, we had a plan, and we're all skilled. We even went out of our way to prepare for all of this. So how is it that a lot of things went wrong so quickly?" Ruby asked everyone in the room with each of them having various looks on their faces
"I have an idea on how everything went wrong. There were too many people with us. If we'd have kept it small like we originally intended. Then none of this wouldn't have happened." Blake said in a blunt and bold tone
"Blake you don't know that for certain." Ruby told Blake but with little confidence in her statement
"But if it wasn't for us having so many people with us. Then everything would have gone smoothly, and nothing would have happened." Blake responded to Weiss in a slightly frustrated tone
"Funny hearing that from you, because from Sun told us before the Professors came. Both you and him were discovered despite wearing masks. We're lucky that neither Professor Goodwitch and Professor Ozpin asked for more details of what we were doing yesterday. In fact, I'm honestly surprised that they accepted that half-baked story of us just coming across an attempted robbery and fighting that freak." Weiss said in a tone that is having a bit more anger in her voice
"Are you trying to say that us fighting Roman and Jin and Ragna getting hurt by that monster is somehow my fault?" Blake asked losing control of her anger
"Well if you were both careful, then maybe Roman wouldn't have spotted the two of you easily. But that's just my opinion on the matter." Weiss said in a sarcastic tone
"You know what Weiss, maybe if you were stronger, you would have . . ." Blake said before Yang stepped in between the two in order to diffuse the situation
"Everyone just calm down and take a deep breath for a minute. Listen, Jin and Ragna are OK and are making a good recovery. The Professors don't know the truth and sees all of this as a coincidence with a bad judgement call from us. Also the only thing we have is just probation, and it's not even that severe. One more thing, nobody is at fault this could have happened to anyone." Yang said trying to list all of the positives from the situation. After a few seconds of everyone calming down. A knock came at the door and since Yang was closest. She was the one to answer the door. When she opened the door, it was Amane who had a concerned look on his face
"Bullet gave me a rough idea of what happened. Are all of you alright?" Amane asked in a concerned tone
"We're fine Amane, we got hit with a probation but we're fine. How's Bullet holding up?" Ruby asked Amane
"After everything that happened, Bullet just went to sleep. Bang was tempted to question her about what happened. But he decided to just let her sleep, since all of you guys went through a lot. Though Bullet did give me a rough idea with what happened with Jin and Ragna. How are those two holding up?" Amane asked team RWBY
"Ragna has a broken shoulder but he'll get better in a few days. Jin on the other hand has it worse. From what we were told, his spine is greatly damaged. His aura took most of the punishment before it broke. Otherwise his back would have been broken even further and he may not ever recover. He'll be fully recovered in a week, as long as he takes it easy." Yang explained to Amane
"Yeah, so the both of them will make a full recovery soon and nobody died." Ruby said trying to regain her enthusiasm
"No thanks to any of you." Amane said getting everyone's attention, especially Blake's
"What did you say Amane?" Blake asked regaining her anger that has been built up for the past few hours
"I said no thanks to any of you. I didn't stutter." Amane answered in a tone that is a mix of both calm and bold. After Amane said answered, Blake could no longer contain her anger at the effeminate male. Blake, guided by her anger walked up to Amane despite her teammates trying to stop her
"How dare you say that Amane. That's the problem with you humans. You do nothing but judge the things you don't understand. You don't know what happened out there, how can you say that when you don't know anything." Blake told Amane in a furious tone.
After listening to Blake, Amane brought out his Scroll and brought up some images and showed it to everyone in the dorm room. The images that were seen are locations that team RWBY recognizes from recent events. Though they are pictures of destroyed property and various altered areas, indicating the use of dust. The more pictures that are being seen, is of people who are injured due to being injured within the car after reports of a giant mech smashing the car while they are inside. The pictured shocked team RWBY when they realized that them and their friends had a role in what happened to the people and to the property. After showing them the pictures, Amane decided to speak to them.
"Your right, I don't know what happened. But from what I know about you guys, Ragna, Bullet, Sun and Neptune. Not to mention from what we're seeing of these pictures from various news reports. I'm pretty confident that I can make some accurate guesses." Amane told team RWBY before he continued to speak further
"Blake, I know for a fact that you're a Faunus. Something else I know about you, is that you have went out of your way to defend the White Fang when someone criticizes them. Now knowing those facts along with the knowledge that you decided to hide your Faunus traits gives me a solid thought. Unless I'm mistaken, you used to be a member of the White Fang weren't you?" Amane asked Blake causing her to have a defensive look in her eyes
"I'll tell you what I told Jin when he found out about me, you can't prove anything." Blake told Amane in a defensive tone while maintaining her frustration before Amane continued talking
"Now I'm willing to make another guess and say that your teammates know about your connection to the White Fang and offered you comfort and support. So that was when you all decided to have the idea to go and try to stop the White Fang and Roman Torchwick. If I had to guess further, the inclusion of Sun, Neptune, Bullet, and Ragna was unexpected but all of you were confident in your abilities to do something. However, from what we've seen of the pictures, it doesn't look like that none of you thought things through." Amane further explained his thoughts on the situation
"That's why we didn't want to involve friends. If we got in trouble or hurt, then it would have been on us." Ruby told Amane in a slightly depressed tone
"Do you know what the biggest point of criticism that these Huntsman Academies always get? It is the fact that these schools are training kids. Even though it is necessary given the circumstances, kids are still being trained at places where they can get killed. What happened yesterday showed that each of you, including Bullet, Ragna, Sun and Neptune acted like kids." Amane told everyone
"But we didn't think that things would go as badly as this. How were we supposed to know that things would turn out this way?" Weiss told Amane
"That's the entire point, none of you thought any of this through. What if someone died because each of you wanted to act like a Huntress? If that happened, then there would be no excuse because it would have been on each of you and your friends. What happened with Jin and Ragna was the best-case scenario. In fact, what if one of you were the ones to die yesterday? If that happened then the Headmaster will get the blame and your loved ones would have a great deal of grief." Amane told team RWBY with each of them having a thoughtful look
"What were we supposed to do then Amane? Nobody knows what I know, so we had to do something!" Blake told Amane in anger
"Then why didn't you tell a Huntsman or Huntress you trusted what you know about the White Fang? Are you honestly willing to say that after being here all this time, you didn't trust anyone?" Amane asked Blake causing her to look away slightly
"It wasn't that simple for her Amane. Things are a bit complicated and a lot of things quickly got out of control." Yang said trying to defend Blake
"Listen, each of you are good people and are skilled and capable fighters. So try to look at this situation as one major plan gone wrong. From what I'm seeing, all of you acted like Huntresses but didn't think like one. You let the negativity of the situation keep you down. Or you can learn from this and get better. You have what it takes to succeed, but you have to keep moving forward." Amane said before he left the room. A few seconds after Amane left, Blake was the first to speak in a furious tone
"Who is he to tell us off like that. He doesn't know the full story, he's doing nothing but give us grief over what happened!" Blake said in a furious tone
"But he's right Blake." Ruby told Blake which shocked everyone in the room
"What do you mean Ruby?" Blake asked Ruby in a surprised tone
"Now that I think about it he's right. When you told us what was bothering you, we practically jumped at the chance to solve it ourselves. We didn't think about the consequences or how things could go wrong. We thought we could handle it and put no thought or concern about other people getting hurt or how things could go wrong. We just acted without thinking. Now all those citizens are hurt, including Jin and Ragna." Ruby voiced her thoughts in a somber tone
"But that's because we had too many people with us. If we'd have kept to our original decision to not include other people. Then none of this would have happened and everything would have gone smoothly." Blake said voicing her thoughts on the matter
"Blake, we could have said no to them joining us but we didn't. Besides, if they hadn't helped us, then that monster would have killed us much sooner." Weiss told everyone
"We can't forget about Jubei, if it wasn't for him then that Mad Dog would have killed all of us." Yang said causing Weiss to have a thought of a realization
"Which reminds me, Ruby how did Jubei know you by name?" Weiss asked her team leader
"Yeah, that's something I would like to know as well." Blake said ageing with Weiss. Though is able to calm down slightly
"He knows my name because me and Yang met him a month ago, Jubei is Ragna's master. The reason that we didn't tell you is because Ragna and Jubei asked us not to tell anyone." Ruby told Weiss and Blake
"You met an important figure to the Faunus like Jubei and you both didn't bother to trust us with that information. His presence and influence would have made things a lot better for the Faunus in Vale." Blake said to Ruby slowly regaining her frustration
"You have the nerve to lecture her about trust. Considering what you kept from us, your own teammates for a few months. We're able to keep your secret because we respect your privacy. Why couldn't Ruby and Yang do the same for Ragna and Jubei?" Weiss said voicing her thoughts on the situation while defending Ruby's decision to keep the secret
"Me keeping the fact that I'm a Faunus a secret is very different from these two knowing one of the Six Heroes." Blake told Weiss maintaining her frustration from earlier
"By the way Weiss, Jubei is Celica's brother in law." Yang told Weiss causing her to have a surprised look on her face
"Oh my gosh." Weiss said at the realization of Jubei's connection to Celica
"You guys make it sound like that its a big deal." Blake commented to the both of them
"I'm curious about that myself, why is that fact so important?" Ruby asked Yang
"You know how a lot of Faunus lives were lost because of the Beast-Wall Tactic right? Well Jubei lost his entire family and friends because of that tactic." Yang answered causing both Ruby and Blake to have a depressed look.
"To think one of the Six Heroes could lose so much and still fight for the world. What kept him going, in fact what made him to want to be a Huntsman in the first place?" Ruby asked out loud. After Ruby asked her question, Yang made a move to step out the door
"I'm going for a walk, I think the fresh air can help me cope with the situation of our probation." Yang said before she left the room
"Sis has the right idea, I can use some fresh air myself." Ruby said before she left the room as well
"Yeah, besides I need to go for a walk to think about a few things." Weiss said before she left the room after Ruby did
"It wasn't our fault, we had the right idea. It was the right things to do for all of the Faunus and Vale. So why do I feel so guilty?" Blake asked herself before she started to read one of her books to take her mind off of things
(Team BLST's Room)
After returning to her team's dorm room, Bullet was quick to go to sleep. The fact that she was given two weeks of probation did not bother Bullet at all. What bothered Bullet was the fact that the mission ended up being a bust in the grand scheme of things after all the planning that team RWBY put into the investigation. To make matters worse, they have nothing to show for it. No captured criminal, too little information on what's going on. Even the tip that Bullet provided turned out to be a dead end. After sleeping for a few hours, Bullet woke up and found that Tao and Amane are gone, and Bang was sleeping on the chair that is in the room. After getting herself off the bed, Bang woke up after hearing Bullet move.
"It looks like you finally woke up Bullet." Bang said to Bullet after waking up
"You didn't have to sit there all night to keep an eye on me." Bullet told Bang with a hint of sarcasm
"Considering that you went out and got into trouble a few months after your first attempt. I felt that I had to make sure you stayed out of trouble." Bang told Bullet
"By now you should know I have probation. Even I know I shouldn't push my luck with the Headmaster." Bullet told Bang causing him to take a deep breath before he spoke to her further
"Bullet, I'm trying to be a good leader by giving you space and trusting your judgment. But I'm afraid that this time I have to be firm with you regarding your recent actions. What were you thinking putting yourself in danger like that? When you went after Roman yourself last time, I let it go because I trusted that you learned your lesson. But this time, not only were you in danger. But also our other friends shared the danger you were in. Did you not think that we wouldn't notice or care about you taking actions such as this? I'm not giving up on you Bullet, but I must admit that I'm disappointed in your actions." Bang told Bullet voicing his concerns to her
"I know that things turned out to be a mess, but I have a good reason for it this time. It's a bit of an explanation though if you're willing to listen." Bullet told Bang
"I'm listening Bullet." Bang said giving her his full attention
"First I have to ask, from what you know of Ruby don't you think she's lacking something?" Bullet asked Bang causing him to get stutter
"Um well I don't think about stuff like that. I mean it's not that I umm, I mean I'm not Kagura um." Bang said while greatly flustered before Bullet started speaking
"Experience Bang, have you noticed that Ruby lacks experience?" Bullet asked causing Bang to get his words and thoughts straightened out
"Oh yes, I see what you mean Bullet. Your right, though Ruby is eager to be a Huntress she does lack a good deal of experience of the brutal reality of being a Huntsman and Huntress. While I was being raised in Ronin-Gai, I did learn of the harsh realities." Bang told Bullet answering her question and agreeing with her
"I experienced the same harsh realities when I worked as a mercenary. But to get to the point, though Ruby is naïve about the brutal reality of being a Huntress, one thing is clear and it's that she is doing it for all the right reasons. That reason is the desire to help the people of the world. I suppose the reason I joined them when I caught wind of what they're doing was to feel better and to redeem myself." Bullet told Bang causing him to be slightly confused
"What do you mean to feel better and to redeem yourself?" Bang asked in a concerned tone
"I mean when I went after Roman myself a few months ago. The reason I did it was to prove to the people in this school that I could do the work of a Huntress. Helping people or stopping crime, I didn't give a single thought to any of those things. I just wanted to show that I can do the work of a Huntress. To be frank, I thought of only myself and as you can remember it didn't work out so well. Though I can't speak for Ruby's team, Ruby's own naïve mentality gave me a reminder of what a Huntress is supposed to be doing. While teaching me the lesson that my old Commander was trying to teach me for years. So when I caught wind of her and her team's plan, I saw it as a chance for me to redeem myself." Bullet explained to Bang while he listened to every word
"I understand what you mean Bullet, in fact I did something similar when I was a child. It was how I got the scar on my face." Bang told Bullet quickly getting her attention
"What do you mean?" Bullet asked
"When I was a young boy, I was taken in by the orphanage within Ronin-Gai. As I grew older, I knew more about what was going on, even about the problem with the Grimm and Bandits. The Grimm attacked one day and I tried to attack the Grimm that came. The Huntsman and Huntresses of Ronin-Gai killed the Grimm though. At the time I wanted to be seen as a strong person and so I snuck out in the middle of the night to kill some Grimm. Unfortunately, a Grimm ambushed me and slashed my face. Before died though, Master Tenjo saved me. She treated my injuries and helped nurse me back to full health. After I fully recovered, she told me that it was careless of me to go looking for a fight. She also told me something else to, which sticks to me to this very day." Bang explained to Bullet
"What did she tell you?" Bullet asked in a curious tone
"She told me that it's admirable to want to protect the world. But if I acknowledge the limits I have and protect the people that is suffering before me. Then I will do a great deal of good for many people. Seeking fights just for a sense of pride is not wisdom but recklessness. Since that day, I have made that advice into my own form of justice. I do know that I have a lot to learn, but I am learning and for the moment that is all I can do. So I can be the protector that I strive to become." Bang explained to Bullet in a tone that shows that Bang is speaking from his own personal experience
"I see, I guess we really are more alike than I thought. But the difference is that you pace yourself and strive to be better for your sake and others. Not to mention that we have role models that gave us the drive to come to this Academy, me with my commander, and you with your master." Bullet said after hearing Bang's story
"I do understand why you went out of your way to help them Bullet. Though my words may not be enough, I do want you to know that as far as our team is concerned, you don't have to prove anything to us. But I do see that what happened when you went after Roman last time has troubled you. So how about you talk to me when your troubled by various things, will that be acceptable?" Bang asked Bullet
"Sure, and you know what, I wouldn't mind you talking to me when your bothered by something as well. Since I see that your trying hard to be the type of leader that you respect. Then I should at least do my pat and be a good team member. Though for what it's worth, I think you're doing a good job so far." Bullet told Bang in a kind tone
"No problem Bullet, I shall be the Huntsman that many shall trust and respect. A warrior of love and Justice who will be the shield of the innocent and threat to evil." Bang said in a loud and confident tone
"Maybe there are a few things you need to work on." Bullet thought to herself
(Beacon Courtyard)
Ruby spent a few minutes near the statue close to the entrance of Beacon thinking about what Amane said. Though Ruby thought that Amane was a bit hard on her and the rest of her team. She quickly realized that he made several good points too. The main idea was not to involve anyone so that nobody would get hurt and if they got in trouble it would be entirely on them. But the thought of people getting caught in the middle of their actions went completely ignored and things went wrong. Ruby is glad that they prepared a cover story to tell Professor Ozpin and Goodwitch. But it didn't change the fact that innocent people got hurt and Jin and Ragna. Ruby doesn't want to give up on this mission, but she now has to think about how to proceed and also how to properly handle things.
"SALUTATIONS, RUBY MY FRIEND!" Penny said surprising Ruby getting her out of her thinking
"Penny, it's good to see you again. You surprised me you know." Ruby said trying to sound confident
"You looked sad, so I figured that a big greeting was in order." Penny said in a happy tone
"Oh . . . . thanks Penny, but I was just thinking about a few things. How did things go with the people that found you?" Ruby asked in a concerned tone
"Everything went well Ruby. Even though we didn't capture that creature, I was able to give a lot of information about it and it will make things a lot easier next time." Penny told Ruby
"That's great Penny." Ruby said looking slightly despondent
"Is there something wrong Ruby? If there's anything I can do to help then tell me." Penny said with a great deal of enthusiasm
"Well, when me and my friends went to investigate, a lot of people got hurt. I don't want to give up, but I have to find a way to investigate without getting someone hurt." Ruby told Penny causing her to have a thoughtful look for a brief moment
"Ruby, I don't know the right answer for you. But I do know that you will find a way to do what you must. I know you said people got hurt, but as long as you can learn from your mistake and be smarter about how you do things next time. Then you will no doubt do a lot better next time." Penny told Ruby in a cheerful tone
"Thank you Penny, and your right. I will learn from my mistake and focus on improving and doing better." Ruby said regaining her earlier enthusiasm
"It's nice to get a pep talk from friends once in a while." A calm voice said that surprised Penny and Ruby. When the both of them turned around, the both of them saw a man in a black suit and recognized him as Hazama
"Oh hello Mr. Hazama." Ruby said in a nervous tone while still surprised
"Why so serious, I spotted you two and decided to come over here. I wasn't eavesdropping on your conversation. After all, friends needs be able to spend time with each other as much as possible." Hazama said giving some level of reassurance to Ruby and Penny
"Is there something wrong Captain Hazama?" Penny asked in a concerned tone
Oh nothing too major but I have to speak to you privately about it though. I'm sorry Ruby but this is a little private. Don't worry you can speak with her again as soon as I'm done." Hazama said in a tone that has a hidden demanding boldness to it
"I understand, I'll talk to you later Penny." Ruby said before she left. Though before she got too far, she hid behind the corner that was close by, and listened in on the conversation between Penny and Hazama
"First, I want to say that you did a great job with the mission yesterday. Even though you were unable to capture the creature, we learned a lot from your report. So next time we see it, we will be prepared to deal with it." Hazama told Penny
"Thank you Captain Hazama, I did my best and I am combat ready for the next assignment." Penny told Hazama in a tone of eagerness
"Well your second assignment is the main reason I wanted to talk to you. Due to some abnormal occurrences. Your mission for the Southeast area of Vale has been cancelled." Hazama told Penny
"The Southeast area." Ruby said in a low tone before she kept listening
"Did something happen?" Penny asked in a concerned tone
"Well several abnormal Grimm appeared has been causing various problems for people. As well as the fact that we lost a shipment of weapons to the White Fang near that area. We aren't too confident that we should send you there to deal with the situation. General Ironwood is confident in the capabilities of you and the army. But he would prefer avoiding unnecessary risks. Besides he thinks that you should enjoy being a student, you only live once you know." Hazama explained to Penny in a calm and smooth demeanor
"I understand, thank you for telling me all of this Captain Hazama." Penny said giving Hazama a salute
"We're practically coworkers, so just call me Hazama and drop the formalities. Now run along and enjoy your school life. Oh, and don't forget to stay out of trouble" Hazama told Penny
"Yes sir." Penny said before she wandered off.
"The Southeast area of Vale. It's not much, but it's better than nothing." Ruby said before she left the area
"Hehehehe, looks like Ruby took the bait just as I thought she would. Now it won't be too long before my surprise shows up to Vale. So eager and kind, just like your mother. I wonder if things will end the same way. But now I have to get things ready on Roman's and Azrael's end." Hazama mumbled in a low tone before he chuckled further
(Beacon Medical Wing)
Jin was given immediate treatment after the fight with the Mad Dog Azrael. It was pleasant news for Jin that he will be fully recovered after a week, since is aura took most of the force before the damage to his spine would be too severe. Unfortunately, Jin was also told that he will have to rest for a whole week and that will mean missing a week of classes and lectures that will help Jin's education further. Makoto and Noel did assure Jin that they will bring him the homework assignments and keep him up to date with major announcements. Unfortunately, Jin is not confident in Noel's capabilities so he has to rely on Makoto. But he also knows that Makoto has limits to what she is able to do.
Another thing that happened was that Jin received a visit from the Headmaster himself. Professor Ozpin told Jin that to prevent impressionable students from trying to act on rumors like team RWBY, Ragna, Bullet, Sun and Neptune did. The Headmaster figured that it will be best if Jin keeps the details a secret and if anyone asks he can say it was a training accident. Jin understood but has a good deal of suspicion that the Headmaster doesn't know the truth of why they all went out when they did and suspects that they lied to Professor Ozpin. Though Jin also doesn't know either and the reason he found them when he did was when he saw the smoke from the battle they had.
"Tempting as it is to ask them what they were doing out like that. It's pretty much guaranteed that they will not give me the truth. Asking my moronic brother and Bullet is out of the question as well. Sun and Neptune won't probably know much, so my best source of information is team RWBY. Since Blake is cautious of me, she will be the most secretive out of everyone. Ruby and Yang will likely keep secrets out of respect and trust for the sake of the team. So my best chance is Weiss, but how much will she be able to tell me? Though it ultimately depends on how much she trusts me." Jin said thinking out loud n a low tone to make sure nobody heard him. After Jin spoke out loud his thoughts a knock came at the door. After the knock the door opened, and it was Jaune, someone that Jin didn't expect to see.
"Hey Jin, I heard from Ruby that you're in here and I wanted to see if you're alright." Jaune told Jin
"Coming here was not required, besides I'm certain that you have a lot of things that's worth more of your time than being here." Jin told Jaune with a hint of annoyance
"Well the thing is, when we spoke last time you rushed to take care of something. Now you're here in the Medical Wing, I just can't help but feel that this is somehow my fault. I mean if I hadn't come to you, then you would not have been out there." Jaune briefly explained to Jin
"I'm only like this because I got careless and allowed myself to let my guard down. With time and more training and discipline I'll do better next time." Jin told Jaune in a bold tone
"Well I know from first-hand experience how strong you are. So whoever did this to you must be pretty strong to do this to you. But I'm sure you'll do better next time." Jaune said in a tone of confidence to Jin (Despite the death glare from Jin)
"I assume that there is more to your presence here than guilt. So tell me why you are really here." Jin told Jaune in a slightly demanding tone
"Well I figured that this will also be a good chance for us to properly interact with each other as friends. My Mother tells me that friends are people you haven't met yet. We met each other but I think that we should keep trying to build something. We can be the Blonde Duo. Because we both have natural blonde hair. I mean us blondes do need to stick together." Jaune explained with a great deal of enthusiasm
"The events of last night is looking a lot more preferable right now." Jin said in a deadpan tone
"Come on Jin, you need to give the Blonde Duo a chance. We can watch movies, play lots of games, and talk about cute girls." Jaune told Jin while he's giving him a deadpan stare
"Your persistent and confident, I'll give you that much. Why go out of your way for me Jaune? I wasn't exactly kind to you when we first met." Jin asked Jaune in a curious tone
"Well, as I said yesterday, I think that we did get off to a rough start. But you weren't brutal with bullying me as much as Cardin has been and though the way you said it was harsh. You did keep trying to get me to better myself with some helpful advice. Not to mention that you know my secret and not only are you keeping it a secret, but you also never used it against me. I get the feeling that you take your plans to be a Huntsman very seriously, and you want to give it your all. So with all of that in mind, I think that we can be friends. It will be tough, but I'm certain that it'll be worth it." Jaune explained to Jin with a good deal of confidence
"Your not going to leave until I humor your plans are you?" Jin asked in a deadpan tone
"Not really, I have a lot of time on my hands, and visiting hours aren't over until 10:00 PM. But don't get the wrong idea, I do mean what I said though." Jaune said causing Jin to pinch the bridge of his nose in frustration
(The Beacon Hallway)
"Alright Jin's room should be around here somewhere. I hope we don't get lost around here Tsubaki." Noel said while holding a small box that has a small cake inside that she made.
"This hallway doesn't seem too complicated compared to Atlus. So if we keep going the direction we're told, then I'm certain that we'll find his room eventually." Tsubaki told Noel
"Are you alright Tsubaki, you look a little tense?" Noel asked with a concerned look
"I'm fine, it's just that I never expected Jin to be hurt the way we were told. I'm glad that he'll recover, but who would be capable of hurting him like that?" Tsubaki wondered in a curious tone
"I'm curious as well, but we know for certain that he'll recover so that's good enough for now. Besides I'm a little more worried about Makoto, she spoke with Ragna and seems to be mad at Yang for some reason." Noel said maintaining her concerned tone
"Well I'm sure that once they talk it out, they should be fine." Tsubaki said in a hopeful tone. As the two were walking they heard a girlish scream further down the hall.
When they heard the scream, Noel and Tsubaki rushed down to the hallway and found an opened door. When they took a peek inside they found a very surprising sight. They found Jaune playing a hand of cards with Jin, while Jaune looked depressed. Before Noel made a mov to enter, she was stopped by Tsubake.
"What are you . . ." Noel said before Tsubaki stopped her from talking
"This could be interesting." Tsubaki said before the two girls watched the whole thing
"I can't believe that I lost eight hands in a row. Are you cheating, reading my mind, or using a shuffling trick?" Jaune asked Jin
"The purpose of poker is to be able to read your opponent. In battle with either the Grimm or other people, you need to read their actions before they make it. While also not giving away the actions you'll take. Since I was able to read your actions through your expressions constantly, it was easy to tell what you can do." Jin said in a bored tone
"Well I almost had it earlier." Jaune said trying to sound confident
"Yet you let the thrill of the game and chances of winning get to your head." Jin said in a sarcastic tone
"Well maybe we should take a quick break from playing cards. I need to regain my winning mojo so I can beat you. Besides I think that we could be doing something else together." Jaune said in a confident tone
"Since you'll stubbornly be here for a while, we may as well make use of the time." Jin said in a sarcastic tone
"Oh I know, we can talk about cute girls." Jaune said that got Noel's and Tsubaki's attention
"This sounds more like a headache than it has to be." Jin said maintaining his frustrated attitude
"It'll be fine its nice for us to have private guy talks once in a while. After all, there a lot of cute girls here at the school. How about our friends and teammates? I mean they are cute in different ways. Besides I'm not leaving until we have our private guy talk." Jaune said in a bold tone
"I can't believe this." Jin said while pinching the bridge of his nose again with increased frustration
"So what do you think of Ruby?" Jaune asked Jin
"too eager and energetic and naïve for her own good. But is very capable with her weapon and semblance." Jin bluntly said to Jin
"OK, well what about Bullet, you know Bang's teammate?" Jaune asked
"She's too similar to Yang, headstrong with a bad temper. But very capable in close quarters combat." Jin said maintaining his bluntness
"Well I know what you think of Yang so that saves me time. Oh, what about Pyrrha, you know my teammate?" Jaune asked
"She's similar to an old friend of mine, Tsubaki Yayoi. She has a good sense of responsibility and is very capable and reliable. You'll do well to listen to her Jaune. Because like Tsubaki, she has the presence of a sister that you can rely on." Jin said while getting a pleasant look from Tsubaki who is hidden nearby
"Oh I understand that perfectly, I grew up with seven sisters myself. Is Tsubaki like a sister to you?" Jaune asked in curious tone
"She is like a sister to me, seeing as though I've known her for years." Jin said slightly less frustrated
"A sister huh?" Tsubaki thought to herself while listening in with Noel
"Well that sounds more positive. How about your teammate Noel, what do you think of her? You have to admit that she's pretty cute and nice." Jaune said causing Noel to get slightly flustered
"A waste of time, space, and a good source of frustration." Jin said regaining his earlier frustration
"Dang it Jin." Tsubaki said making a mental note to apologize to Noel later. Before the two could go in and stop Jin from badmouthing Noel further. Jaune spoke up very quickly
"She's not a waste of space Jin, if anything I think she's incredible." Jaune said defending Noel which caught Tsubaki and Noel by surprise and stopped them from entering the room
"Why do you say that Jaune, her grades are average at best, her combat capabilities leave a lot to be desired. Not to mention her spectacular incompetence. I admit that she's kind, and she has a natural aptitude for Aura. Not to mention she has one of the legendary Aura Weapons. But those traits can only get her so far." Jin said to Jaune waiting for his answer
"Well, despite all of that I still think she's incredible. She has an Aura Weapon and she's nice to a lot of people. I know that I don't know too much about her, but I get the feeling that she has the tendency to see the good in people. Not to mention I can relate to her." Jaune said defending Noel
"How can you relate to her?" Jin asked Jaune
"You know that I'm not the strongest fighter around here. But something you should know is that when I first came, nobody believed in me. Not even my own parents, depressing right. But when I see Noel, I see that she learns the best way she can and will give it her all no matter what. People believe in her and even though she makes mistakes. She doesn't let it get her down and keeps trying no matter what. Pyrrha and Noel were the first people who believed in me and when I acted like a jerk to Pyrrha she never stopped. With Noel I see a lot of that and that makes her incredible." Jaune explained defending Noel further (While Noel became more impressed with Jaune)
"Understandable, greatly misguided, but understandable. I'm starting to see why Noel speaks highly of you." Jin said to Jaune
"Did we just have a deep bro conversation, that's awesome." Jaune said with a great deal of excitement
"Don't push it Jaune, I'm allowing you here out of courtesy. But I have enough strength to summon my sword and freeze you." Jin said in a bold and blunt tone despite Jaune laughing
"But you know, I bet people always thought highly of you." Jaune said after laughing at Jin's threat (Despite Jin making a move to summon Yukianesa)
"Not exactly, but that is a very personal topic. I don't feel like discussing it Jaune." Jin said in a deep and angry tone
"I understand, but you know, if you want to talk about it. Just let me know and I'll be available." Jaune said with a good deal of kindness in his voice
"Let's go Noel, these two are having a moment and it would be rude and invasive if we keep listening." Tsubaki said as she was walking away with Noel
"I agree, but still it was really nice of Jaune to say all of that stuff defending me." Noel said (while hiding her blushing look)
"Listen, I know that Jin can be very difficult. But he is a kind person despite all of his . . . shortcomings." Tsubaki told Noel
"I know Tsubaki, he can be difficult at times. But you know what, I see the kindness within him as well. I just see it as him having very high standards for people that's all. Besides, he's a lot more preferable than a lot of the stuck-up people in Atlus." Noel told Tsubaki
"Now that, I completely agree with." Tsubaki told Noel as they were walking down the hall
"Say Jin, before I forget, what do you think of Weiss?" Jaune asked back in the Medical room
"Heavily burdened." Jin bluntly said to Jaune
"Burdened what do you mean, and is there anything I can do to help?" Jaune asked Jin in a concerned tone
"Why do you ask do you like her or something?" Jin asked in a casual tone
"Well . . . um. . . ." Jaune stuttered before Jin started to talk
"If you like her and intend to ask her out, then I suggest you think about how you approach her." Jin told Jaune
"What do you mean?" Jaune asked
"Weiss constantly burdens herself with the name of her family and as a result people only see her as part of the name." Jin told Jaune
"But she is a lot more than that. She's very smart and I heard that she's a great singer. Not to mention she's really good in a fight and her semblance is cool as well." Jaune said giving Weiss praise
"Then you need to convince her that you see her as more than her name. Within Atlus, people have always used her for her name and as a result she's very cautious of people. If your feelings are genuine, then you need to convince her." Jin explained to Jaune
"Thanks, I will keep all of that in mind. So tell me is there anyone you like" Jaune asked
"I am not going to give that question a response." Jin said in a slightly angry tone
"I knew it, there is someone you like. So come on and tell me please?" Jaune said pleading with Jin for the juicy details, while Jin kept ignoring him for a while
(Beacon Courtyard)
Ragna has found himself in an isolated area since he wanted to be alone for a while. What is going through Ragna's mind is not that he has probation, but the power everything that Penny told him and the power that he used. Ragna suspected that there was a lot going on that he doesn't know about. But he doesn't know how deep things went. What he does know is that there is a connection between Nu, the Murakumo labs, and the Grimm Aura that he has.
Whatever that connection is, he needs to get to the bottom of it and the only person who can provide him with some kind of answers is his master. Ragna knows that Jubei is likely still alive, but until Jubei makes contact. The only thing that Ragna can do is speculate. Ragna hates to do it, but he also needs to keep a lot of details a secret from his friends. Because if his friends act and a crucial mistake is made, then all of them will be put in a great deal of danger. Though Ragna knows that trying to shoulder everything will present some problems. He knows that the silver lining is that they will be away from a danger that can hurt them, while also lessen the likeliness of them making a mistake from a severe lack of information.
"So much has happened, that Mad Dog, Jin, master I have to see you. You're the only one can give me an idea of what's going on." Ragna thought to himself. When Ragna walked away, he came across a person that he did not want to see. That person is Nu, and she has a sadistic look in her eyes while looking at him. Ragna knows that he is in no condition to fight her. But if he has to, he is prepared to do so.
"Hehehehe don't look sad Ragna, its only me and I came to see you." Nu said in a innocent yet sadistic tone
"What do you want Nu?" Ragna asked while on guard
"I sense that you used your power, I'm jealous. You went all out and not against me. Your distracted, you should let me kill you. So you can be one with me allowing us embrace each other." Nu said as she was slowly walking towards Ragna
"You didn't answer my question." Ragna said while instinctively grabbing his sword with his left arm
"Don't worry, I won't fight you . . . for now. You need to heal and we will have the chance to fully embrace each other at the proper time and place. So until the proper time for us comes, don't die Ragna. If you die before then, I'll be very sad and I won't be able to control my anger at the world for taking you away from me." Nu said before she walked away. As she was walking away, Ragna stopped her
"Nu, were you ever part of the Murakumo labs? If you were was there ever a point that you begged for death?" Ragna asked with a hidden concern in his voice
"Don't worry about the pointless past Ragna, just worry about the future that involves us. The thought of killing you so we can become one kept me going through those awful days." Nu said before she walked away further
"Nu, what did you endure, and how did you know about me?" Ragna asked himself having more questions than answers
(Mountain Glenn Hideout)
Roman is in a terrible mood at the moment. For starters, having a major robbery stopped by the students of Beacon is already bad enough. But having those same students infiltrate a meeting and made a fool of him made things worse. After the fiasco in town, Roman had to rethink some of his plans and realized that he has to make some changes. Not to mention that once Cinder, Mercury, and Emerald catches wind of this. He will never hear the end of it, despite him using a mech that was supposed to be top of the line quality.
"Those damn kids, this job is getting more frustrating by the second. They keep interfering and constantly make my work a lot harder. Me and Neo can only do but so much, Cinder keeps expecting a miracle." Roman said in a frustrated tone. Before Roman could vent further, his Scroll ringed and he answered it
"Hello?" Roman asked
"Previously on Roman screwed the pooch, he was told to watch out for spies while at the White Fang recruitment meeting. Yet instead, two students managed to sneak in who you have fought before and not only did they learn things they shouldn't have learned. But you failed to deal with them and their friends. Now for a Crime Boss, you have to admit it's pretty embarrassing." Hazama said to Roman over the call
"It wasn't my fault, that robot was not as strong as Atlus claimed." Roman said trying to defend himself
"Oh I'm not faulting you for that machine. You know how people try to overhype things for the sake of expectations. Though if an advance robot that's advertised to be top of the line couldn't handle a bunch of kids. Then I see it as overhype and false advertising, not good for business or the military." Hazama said to Roman
"Then what about the Mad Dog himself, it seems to me that he's all bark and no bite." Roman said slowly getting angry
"You should have stuck around instead of running Roman. Because I saw the whole thing and Azrael not only tracked them down. But also, quickly and easily demolished them. You really should have seen it for yourself. So Azrael worked out fine, unfortunately something happened that prevented him from finishing the job." Hazama told Roman remembering the fight
"What happened?" Roman asked who is getting curious about what happened
"The info I leaked to you about Jubei. He's the reason that those kids are still alive and kicking." Haama said getting irritated at Jubei's presence
"Damn, he's really here in Vale. I thought that was a rumor to get more Faunus to show up and join us. If we have to fight him, then I'm not confident in our chances. Where is Azrael right now" Roman asked dreading the image of him fighting Jubei
"An associate of mine managed to bring him back. Jubei is unfortunately still alive as well, but better to lose nothing and gain nothing, than to come out of this with a loss. However, I have an idea that can turn this entire situation into a beneficial one. I already told Azrael and he's on board with the idea. Are you interested, this'll make things easier, and keep Cinder off your back for a while." Hazama briefly explained to Roman over the Scroll causing the Crime Boss to have a thoughtful look on his face
"Alright I'm interested, so what do you need me to do?" Roman asked ready to go along with Hazama's idea
"Excellent, now ever heard of the two phrases "Taking a dive" and "The Trojan Horse". They do serve as the foundation for this plan." Hazama said before he explained to Roman the plan that Hazama has and the role that the Crime Boss and the Mad Dog will have in the plan
(A/N)
Should I change around team RWBY's volume 3 tournament fights as well as team SSN's and team JNPR's first tournament matches. The reason for this poll is because I am thinking about changing the fights that occurred in the tournament of volume three that we have seen in volume three of RWBY. Make no mistake before this poll I already have an idea for who will make it to the finals in the tournament (and not everything will be the same as it was in the canon). If I keep the known fights then it will save me time and focus on team RJNN's, team BLST's, and team KKMT's fight. But you guys deserve a lot better than me cutting corners like that. Though on the other hand , some of you might want me to keep things moving along and not have the volume three portion of this story drag on for too long. Not to mention see how the Blazbue and Guilty Gear Characters handle themselves. So I'm leaving it up to you guys on how I should proceed.
Also no matter the result of the poll, the people I have in mind who will make it to the final round of the tournament is already set in stone. (Once again, it will be different from the canon tournament finalists.)
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