div id="djs-foo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"In the grand probability of endless potential and opportunity, there exists a timeline where everything goes right, rather than wrong. A timeline where events play out as close to the current one, yet key subtle differences alter and change the fates of those touched. Within the endless reaches of time, space and opportunity, we find ourselves in the security block of Atlas Military. Where Robyn just recalled the time she beat Joanna fair and square in a fight, becoming friends ever since./div
div id="djs-2ve6d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""It wasn't your fault"/div
div id="djs-6n4u2" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No…it wasn't. I defended myself against the proof that most if not all the Atlesian specialists are no better than mindless machines obeying without question. Clover attacked me, mindlessly, before he was stabbed by that tail and died of envenomation. And yet here I sit, locked in a cell because somehow they blamed me. Suppose I should feel flattered. As it's the first time anyone's wanted me…wanted me locked up but still wanted. And yet what really stings, is that it almost felt like the old days. Back at Beacon. When I had a best friend…a twin I could trust. And…and someone I could be close with despite…despite my curse of Misfortune", the spark of light, of life that crossed over his emotionally drained and dead eyes vanished just as fast. Whomever he was thinking off, Robyn figured they were just as important as Fiona, Joanna and May were to her. If not more. "But then he had to be a stupid mindless and obedient dog, which cost him his life and I was proven right once again. Semblance or not, I'm born to be alone. Once again everyone's gone…like her…and everybody else"/div
div id="djs-fbvvp" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Heh, that's ironic. I know a little of what you feel", when Qrow lifted his head and shot her a questionable look, she smirked and waved a hand before continuing, "not the losing it all part. But your Semblance turning you into an outcast, a liability. When people are worried you can sniff out their darkest secrets they tend to push you down and away, making real connections difficult"/div
div id="djs-4tlv7" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I…never thought of it that way", Qrow looks over his shoulder as Watts is brought over towards his cell, a good stock slammed in his face. Seems Jimmy is losing more and more of his brain cells every day. In a flash, Harriet Bree stood next to his cell, Qrow could see the furious look on her eyes and spied the pin he had still carried, pocketed off of the dead Clover, a token of remembrance. "You don't get to keep that!"/div
div id="djs-5kh99" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Alright then, come take it…", Qrow stood up and held it out, taunting her. If she was stupid enough, like Clover, he might bust out. He'd taken her and the Dog once before, he could do it again./div
div id="djs-dh9qn" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Nice try, but I don't fall for such tricks by merciless killers!", Harriet hisses, crossing her arms, but she did step a good one foot closer towards the panel. Maybe he could push her buttons a little more./div
div id="djs-5905b" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Killer…hmm..last I checked I didn't off Clover, Tyrian did. Or do Atlas coroners not know the difference between poison and venom? Or do you all just not give a damn?", Qrow hissed at her, not once lowering his challenge at her./div
div id="djs-eu7j4" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""We know, but we also know you resisted arrest when Clover tried to take you in! What, did you make a deal with Callows? Both walking free in exchange for his death?", Harriet stood at the panel. That's it, give in to that mindless and reckless streak of yours, Qrow smirked. Almost free./div
div id="djs-5qn7j" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""If you really wanna know what happened Mohawk, why not open this cell door and take my hand?", no Robyn you fool, I almost got her to let me out!/div
div id="djs-fmn50" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""If I open this cell it won't be to shake hands", you got that right, you'll be knocked flat on your ass. Ruby and her friends already escaped them before, so who's to say the experienced Qrow and Robyn couldn't give them the slip either?/div
div id="djs-4olo3" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Because you don't care about the truth. You just want someone to be mad at, far easier than looking inwards for an answer as to how you lost to Pipsqueak and her friends. Some special ops you all turned out to be", Robyn's smirk was effective. More so than just his own challenge. Qrow took back his thoughts on Robyn, she was better at pushing buttons. He grinned. She was a little like Summer was./div
div id="djs-603s1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Har..what are you doing?!", and there's the Dog, coming to her rescue. Maybe he does have his head on straight. Qrow made a note to not refer to Marrow as Dog anymore, especially after Harriet shoulder checked him in passing. Her temper was even worse than Yang. Qrow smirked again, recalling Tai after Yang's first haircut. "Nothing"/div
div id="djs-ajs4d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Well, that was ALMOST entertaining", Robyn laid back down on the prisoner bed. Qrow waited till the soldiers left and turned to her./div
div id="djs-2tvo5" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I didn't need your help dealing with her. But I'm grateful", he said, giving her a nod. "But next time, let me trash talk them. It's kinda my thing"/div
div id="djs-27b4d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Oh will you two get a room", Watts gagged as he turned to lay down, nursing the black eye he had received from the buttstock./div
div id="djs-dhk1t" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-10ft5" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-c8i6g" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-cgdrg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Oh you've picked a fine time to-"/div
div id="djs-6t0u0" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""In a moment, Witley, this is a little more important. So we're coming in", Weiss said as she gently pushed her brother aside, so May could carry the unconscious Nora through the door. She looked at her brother, he looked skinnier. When was the last time he'd eaten?/div
div id="djs-6n1nt" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Things are already bad enough after what you did to father", he bemoaned, yet he did step aside, letting them enter. As they entered, Weiss rolled her eyes. Jacques Gelé deserved everything he got and more. If not for how he treated the family, then at least for causing the heat to go out and giving Watts the access he needed to sow as much chaos as possible. "Now you want us to harbor fugitives too? Our family has a reputation!"/div
div id="djs-a95b9" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""A reputation of shady business deals, a snake who beats his children and caused many people to live in the cold and pain because he was a greedy jerk with morals as black as his 'none dyed hair'...so harboring fugitives is WELL within the Gelé reputation", Weiss said as she looked at her brother. Why is it that among all the three, I'm the only one who upholds the REAL Schnee name? What would Grandfather Nicolas have said to all this? The shady deals, the pain. She pinched herself accidentally as her hands clutched her wrist. Was I ever this bad before?/div
div id="djs-8bp48" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Heh, cute. I'm just saying we've already lost the house staff, Mother has locked herself into her room! Not to mention I have eaten the last of the stale bread and it's not recommended", he whined. Weiss felt her heart skip a beat. Mother hadn't even taught him how to cook? Or helped him survive? What is wrong with this family!?/div
div id="djs-54aau" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Witley, you may not have noticed, but we're trying to save Atlas. Now if you'll give me a moment to tend to my friend, I can whip you up something to eat", she said, trying to offer him an olive branch. Then she flinced. Olives…now that would be a delicacy these days in Atlas./div
div id="djs-fl072" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Our friend is hurt…we just need a place to rest and then we'll get out of your way…we're sorry to bother you", Ruby said as she got between Weiss and Witley, trying to ease what tension was in the air. Ruby wasn't sure how much more she could take./div
div id="djs-11vjh" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Fine…what do you expect me to do?", Weiss sighed. She really did forget her brother last time. She opened her eyes, a bit of warmth in them as she reached a hand forwards, "if you could show May to my room, I'll see about getting some food and coffee"/div
div id="djs-e8ipa" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"He sighed, but walked up to May and nodded. They both had a wordless agreement to just get that over with as Weiss marched to the kitchen. Before Beacon she wouldn't have had the ability or the desire to do this for herself, she was trained to feel superior after all. But in Mistral she had learned to take a bit more care for herself. She went to look at what little was left and set about to take care of her brother and friends. Meanwhile Blake who had seen her walk off, stared at Ruby who was solemnly staring out the front door. "Ruby…?"/div
div id="djs-evr8i" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I hope everyone's doing alright", Blake could see Ruby move a hand to her cheek, trying to wipe away a tear and failing at keeping it hidden. She wondered how this two year younger girl could keep standing so powerful and strong, despite all that happened./div
div id="djs-18qqg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""If you're worried about Yang…why don't you just give her a call?"/div
div id="djs-9gc5o" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""That's the thing…I did…", Ruby's voice was shivering, as she held up her scroll, not showing her face, with the 'outgoing call' symbol. There was no response. Blake could only guess, but Ruby probably thought her sister wasn't trying to talk to her./div
div id="djs-6dm3f" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Maybe they don't have reception?", she tried to comfort her, but Ruby just walked away from her as she followed after Nora, May and Witley. Her face a steeled and hardened expression Blake couldn't quite place./div
div id="djs-dknbs" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Or maybe she doesn't want to talk to her baby sister for now"/div
div id="djs-vq8d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-6ommj" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-4cuu8" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-18gkm" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No reception…still", Jaune said as he pushed the bike, lagging furthest behind. He had been sporadically trying to reach someone, anyone, but no dice. He could feel the cold slowly creeping more and more into his bones. No need to check his Scroll, his Aura was the biggest of the three here, he'd also taken least blows during the chase. Whatever that Hound was, it wasn't natural. Taking prisoners, calling for backup when they were getting closer, being smart enough to use hostages and speaking. What on Remnant was that thing!?/div
div id="djs-93s8h" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""We need to get out of this weather, before the cold does us in. How much farther to the outpost?", Yang hadn't been paying attention at Jaune, she was smart enough to know there was nothing out here. It was a stroke of luck that Ren even saw the outpost from in the air. She looked at Ren, who didn't answer, perhaps he didn't hear me? The wind was picking up after all, "Hey…Ren I asked-"/div
div id="djs-b3tmo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I don't know…", well that was uncalled for and rude? Yang shook her head and picked up her pace to walk beside him. Jaune lagging behind a little, who's callout was ignored by both. "Guys…"/div
div id="djs-b8aa9" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You are sure you saw an Outpost right? This far out?", Yang said, making sure that in the heat of the fight they didn't see something that wasn't there. Like a Grimm that could talk. Raven's words rang in her mind: magic is real, people come back from the dead. The Grimm have a master. WHo's to say that those things can't be combined in ways? What if this thing…was a magic Grimm? Yang shook her head. Not dwelling on that monster of a thought/div
div id="djs-df2un" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I did…just before I had to let go and save the two of you", Yang rubbed the back of her head at that. He'd mentioned this. Trice already. Yang lifted an eyebrow./div
div id="djs-c5o0r" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Something you wanna say?", her reply was more heated than it should have been. She was just so frustrated with everything./div
div id="djs-4l09d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Got something you want to say?", Yang said, daring him to start something./div
div id="djs-7hqac" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Not really. I don't want to waste anymore time", Ren picked up the pace. Yang groaned. She wasn't just pissed. She was angry! "Guys?!"/div
div id="djs-fhgk1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hey…what is your deal!?", Yang stood in front of Ren, forcing him to look at her. Swiftly, his pale pink eyes scanned her, causing Yang to give a scowl, I remember you sneaking a peak at Beacon, she thought suddenly./div
div id="djs-1dv0j" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Don't worry about it", he made an attempt to push past her, Yang smirked internally. As a big sister, especially to a lackluster fisticuff fighter like Ruby, she wasn't used to being shoved aside and she wasn't stopping here. She stepped back and returned her position as roadblock for Ren. Her eyes cold and now starting to bleed into anger./div
div id="djs-8ag58" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'm sorry if things aren't going SMOOTHLY ENOUGH for you", Yang hissed as once again both she and Ren refused to acknowledge Jaune's attempts to diffuse the situation./div
div id="djs-18dl" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""They're not going smooth at all!", Ren began losing his patience./div
div id="djs-79m73" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hate to break it to ya, but that's part of the job", Yang had known being a huntress would be hard, she'd seen the toll it took on dad and Qrow. Well, more Qrow. Because he was still around. Summer was also a Huntress and she's dead./div
div id="djs-63d3i" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No time for jokes Yang. We all know nothing about being Huntsmen. We were not ready!", Ren's agitation began fueling his voice./div
div id="djs-6mf1e" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Alright both stop it", Jaune raised his voice but he was too late, the two of them were in the thick of it now./div
div id="djs-b084l" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Were we not ready when we saved Haven? Took down a Leviathan? We got the Lamp to Atlas!", Yang stomped her boot in the snow, yet it didn't have the satisfying bang she hoped to prove her point./div
div id="djs-5g25n" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""And then we LOST IT! And about ever big decision we made after turned out to be wrong!", he was staring her down. Both glaring daggers at one another./div
div id="djs-64shh" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'm not pretending every decision we made was perfect. But if we didn't do anything, things could be even worse than they are now", after all, look around?! THings are clearly not the worst yet, unlike your attitude, Yang thought./div
div id="djs-7q6um" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""What can possibly be even worse? We're stuck in the freezing cold, wasting time arguing about this, Salem has the Lamp, Oscar's taken hostage, Ironwood has turned on Mantle, we have no plan nor army", he gestured aggressively as things got more heated./div
div id="djs-3jh9k" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""We got the Maiden!", Penny was a win! After all she'd have the ability to think for herself, unlike Big Weiss. Can't believe I once had issues with Weiss, her sister sounds way worse./div
div id="djs-e506v" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""And by keeping her from opening the Vault for Ironwood we're trapping the whole city for Salem. People will die…and that'll be on us!", Ren walked away, or rather sideways. Avoiding Yang but also not moving forward, looking at the floating city of misery in the sky./div
div id="djs-dnhpo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""So what, we should just give Jimmy what he wants? After branding us criminals and trying to take us down? You think Atlas can float off to safety and Salem will just leave Mantle and Atlas alone?", how backwards was that?! While I might not agree with Qrow, Jimmy really is a lost cause and with the Staff he'd be no better than Salem. Why can't Ren see that!?/div
div id="djs-fjuub" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I DON'T KNOW", Ren turned and marched back to glare at Yang, "and we shouldn't be making these decisions because none of us know what the Grimm we're doing!"/div
div id="djs-abolt" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Cut it out, both of you", Jaune was raising his voice now as well. It was like back home, always ignored over the ocean of sounds and sisters./div
div id="djs-40rsa" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'm just saying what none of us have the guts to vocalize. We're in, way over our heads! Ruby's a child, you fly by the seat of your pants, Nora's a goofball who can't take anything serious, Blake runs from her responsibilities, Weiss a stuck up rich kid, I'm an orphan from the middle of nowhere", Ren was going off, Jaune had enough: "Ren I order-"/div
div id="djs-1brq1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""YOU CHEATED YOUR WAY INTO BEACON", Ren realized he'd gone too far, but either shame or pride prevented him from saying he's sorry. Jaune however didn't just stand there and took it; No he'd come too far from those miserable vomitboy days at Beacon to be lectured like this. Especially in this icy weather./div
div id="djs-2gaqo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""And now you're going to shut up and fall in line. You don't think we're ready, fine that's your opinion. But I'm your leader and Its my responsibility to get you two back to safety. So shut up and start walking…We still have a job to do", Jaune passed both of them. Not giving them a single glance. But the disappointment and disapproval is clearly visible. Yang looks between him and Ren and sighs./div
div id="djs-cmmhd" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Nice job mister tranquility"/div
div id="djs-ga5l" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-emiok" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-55lfd" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-dnnti" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I won't tell you anything…", Oscar groans. It feels as if his entire body was lit on fire, while he was lowered in razor sharp shards of glass and then dragged across the floor. While also being dragged under a boat's hull, as barnacles cut into his skin. Despite having recovered some Aura from the fight with the Hound, somehow her magical blast had fully bypassed his defenses and inflicted pain upon his soul itself. Yet he had a single uniform defense against all. Salem wanted something. So he'd be safe from death. "After all…you need something from me. You can't kill me"/div
div id="djs-8pe22" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Oh I don't need you dead…I need you to talk", Salem mused, as the door opened and Hazel walked in./div
div id="djs-2aoga" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-3e6sn" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-47b86" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-fg7l7" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Your grace…I…what the Grimm is that!", Aschen recoiled, Neo was similarly appalled by the massive Grimm creature that walked like a loyal pet, next to Salem./div
div id="djs-eh91" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""An experiment…so far I'm pleased with the results", when she spoke to that thing she sounded affectionate. Motherly. Aschen suppressed the urge to gag and shiver at the thought of her being the mother of that thing. "Did you need something Aschen?"/div
div id="djs-6h63v" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""More…a question…", Aschen had noticed the disapproving tone of voice. She knew she was stepping on thin ice as is, after all she'd killed every single attempt Salem had tried to put a Beetle into her. She knew how it was to be controlled and that thing would only hold her leech with Salem in control. "..Why are we not getting Watts…or preventing the launch of Amity?"/div
div id="djs-f1aol" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Here that my pet…she thinks..she wonders", Salem was talking down to her? But why? I succeeded. I didn't do anything wrong. Aschen's fear began dropping a little, anger rising and boiling through her mind. Burning away the terror Salem longed to instill./div
div id="djs-78s3j" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Is this about the Beetle? I am not going to be your battery. I said I'd serve you if you'd grant me the ability to kill Raven!", Aschen stood up, Neo, silent as ever, slowly stepped backwards, she knew how and when to remain unseen and that…thing that stood next to that Hound, was something she didn't wanna fight./div
div id="djs-9d0f6" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I will tell you when you're needed…", Salem walked onwards. Ignoring them both. WHy? None of this made sense! Why take this pacifist approach? Why let them launch their tower? Why allow the message to spread. Unless…/div
div id="djs-56a37" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You want the world to know…you want panic to spread…", Aschen said, looking at Salem who stopped her stride and turned towards her. The Hound aggressively growling at the ashen haired girl./div
div id="djs-2vpkf" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hmm…perhaps you're not as stupid as Cinder was…but you're still going to remain here and do what I say when I order it. And now…I'm ordering everyone, including you and that…pet of yours, to stand down and let the game play itself", Neo's eyes narrowed at being called a pet. She was angry, but knew when to pick a fight and when to stand down. She looked at Aschen and rolled her eyes. This revenge plan was going bad and still getting worse!/div
div id="djs-560iu" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-b44nr" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-45m2f" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-8sp90" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You're right Ren. I did cheat my way into Beacon. And I was outmatched. I thought about quitting a few times, a few too many. But I had friends to back me up. Make amends for that mistake. You all taught me things that made me stronger and better. Nora about the importance of friendship, Pyrrha about fighting and being a leader. And you about what it feels to finally have a brother. And as your brother, I'm telling you…don't push people away. You'll end up alone. Trust me on that one", Jaune wasn't surprised that Ren stormed off. He just felt bad for him. The temperatures dropping with the fully settled sun were biting more into their already depleted auras. Even the heater he had fixed barely helped with lessening the drain. But the sting of the chilling wind felt but a paltry breeze in light of the harsh words of the man Jaune had called his brother. The tensions of the past hours and the growing failures of the choices they had made had left the normally calm collected lotus quite frazzled and infuriated. The reminder of his dishonest beginning was a painful mark on the efforts he has taken in the past two years. But he had come too far to let that pain fester when their very lives were in danger./div
div id="djs-e65fa" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Not that anyone cares, but I found a part to fix the bike. So woohoo?", Yang walked in, she was even gloomier than Ren had been, as she set about working on the part. Jaune kept his eyes on Ren. Who was brooding outside in the snow and cold bite of the Solitas Nights. Yang could only look between them. Torn in her own feelings. She had lashed out at her flesh and blood. The silver eyed sniping angel whom she had raised practically on her own. And that had led to their current predicament. Where a Grimm that had the intelligence of a man had taken the innocent farm boy with the deceitful wizard in his head. Now on top of it. She had to watch as her sister's best guy friend was mistreated by this increasingly infuriating loner?/div
div id="djs-6kie6" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hey Vom..nah Jaune. Don't take what Ren said to heart. You may have cheated into Beacon. But that just makes your growth all that more amazing. Someone who had no prior training or even his aura unlocked managed to keep up with us who have trained for years. I'd honestly wonder if it was you that had a wizard in your head to learn aura control that naturally and develop skills that quickly.", Yang opened. It was the first time she and him had a genuine heart to heart. She recalled the words Ren had said about Ruby being a child. A soft smile on her lips. "Ruby might be a prodigy who skipped ahead 2 years. But you are right up there with her. And you didn't have the guidance from Qrow either. So be proud of yourself okay?"/div
div id="djs-f3rbg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune smiled to himself at her words and looked up to the moon. Letting a sigh escape him as he turned back to her. "You know I thought hearing Ren yell was a weird thing. But hearing you so serious and heart felt to me of all people is just a bit more shocking."/div
div id="djs-25uvj" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Yang gave him a small glare and huffed. "If we weren't fighting to not freeze to death I probably would slug you for a comment like that vomit boy."/div
div id="djs-dqqm4" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-fsdsi" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune couldn't hold back a grin as he replied. "If you did that I might end up throwing up on your shoes again."/div
div id="djs-50k32" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune took a moment to gather his thoughts as Yang looked back to him in apprehension. Yang almost found herself speechless for a moment at that. "Yeah. Heh I guess I do technically owe you a punch for that huh?"/div
div id="djs-cst54" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'm kinda surprised you didn't punch me back then actually.", Yang couldn't help the mock offended look./div
div id="djs-9gspq" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hey now, I wasn't that punch drunk you ass!", She added with a laugh. Jaune couldn't help the smile in return as the levity slowly waned between them. He returned his eyes on Ren, who sat there, sad and alone. Yang suddenly felt a pain in her heart. When she was at home and her younger sister ran off, leaving Dad to cry to himself when he thought she wasn't looking, Yang had felt alone. But what about her? What would Ruby be doing right now?/div
div id="djs-2uvuo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hey Jaune...you've been around Ruby a while now...which thanks for that by the way. Not sure I ever thanked you for looking out for her when I couldn't. But uhm..do you think she thinks less of me for saying what I did and not following her?", she didn't expect to open up about that, especially to Jaune. Of all people, as he so handily mentioned before. There was a silence, as if he was weighing his words./div
div id="djs-f4a80" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You know that Ruby was my partner even longer than...well even Pyrrha. She was my first friend in Beacon. And the first girl I got to know that my big sisters didn't chase off in an effort to protect me.. gotta admit I was kinda scared you would do just that. But you didn't. Ruby and I talked a lot on the road. Ren and Nora were often in their own world. But Ruby can come close to Nora in how much she talks when nervous. She said a lot. And most of it was about you.", Yang cocked and eyebrow waiting with apt attention for him to continue. "Come on oh great story teller. Quit pausing like you were Gutenburger."/div
div id="djs-3s05p" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune grinned playfully at the jab. "You are Ruby's whole world you know? She mentioned Qrow from time to time but it was almost always you. Either how you teased her. Tossed her in the water to teach her how to swim. Beating up the first boy to try and take advantage of her. And being there every time she felt lonely or wanted to cry. In a lot of ways Ruby sees you as her mother. And I gotta tell you. You should be proud of what you've done. Ruby is an incredible person. Someone we all tend to look to. And I think we owe that to you."/div
div id="djs-65cnb" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I don't think you were wrong in what you said. But I know Ruby is feeling disappointed in me and feels like I failed her. But I wonder if she might also be disappointed in me.", Yang now stood next to Jaune and looked at the brooding man outside. In the reflection she suddenly saw a small reflection of Raven and her father./div
div id="djs-59jbc" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune stepped aside to set a hand on her shoulder. "Ruby once apologized to me for dragging me along with her to Mistral. Feeling like it was her fault. And I'll tell you what I told her. What's happening now? It's not perfect. Mistakes will always be made. But it's the courage to keep pushing forward and trying to do the right thing that gives us the courage to follow her. And she got that drive from you. So instead of wondering if you made a mistake. Why not think about how Ruby is feeling since we keep following her. And how we can best support her. A good partner supports your choices. But a great one challenges you when they think you are making a wrong choice."/div
div id="djs-44qmc" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Yang can't help but stare at him and give a wry smile. "How did you get so wise?"/div
div id="djs-58ocs" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune smiled back with a grin all his own. "I had 7 sisters to help teach me."/div
div id="djs-1kf6g" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Well..Jaune…thanks for the pep talk..makes me wonder why he's brooding over there, with a guy like you leading…I wouldn't be brooding. Speaking off, get some rest…and don't think about Oscar. I'll take first watch…and make sure he doesn't brood himself to death out there"/div
div id="djs-7c30" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-bfqh1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-ab2no" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-12oh8" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Setting off the Dust mine which had once been the staging area for Project Amity Tower, might not have been the best idea. A heavy chunk of steel and rock pummeled into the station as it broke the gravitational pull of Remnant and rose into the atmosphere. Without Cinder to attack, the plan was going off without a hitch, minus the damage to a stabilizer but Pietro was sure that wouldn't be fatal. Yet inside the command bunker of the Atlesian Military, the Ace Ops, General Ironwood were watching the defensive perimeter of Atlas and the Grimm, Coal also being present since he'd need to make adjustments to the weaponry based on the information they'd get. Rouge was out and about, unaccounted for. When the sensory alert tripped and the image on screen appeared of Amity approaching escape velocity, James Ironwood turned to the side, where Watts was sitting, who smirked and pressed his virus into activation, while James himself pressed a big shiny red button. "It's time"/div
div id="djs-6mtu1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"As Amity reached their highest altitude, preparing to broadcast, explosions rocked the entire Coliseum. Penny did a quick scan of the room and it's technical readout, only to notice several damaged impacts. She gasped. General Ironwood had planted bombs on the station?! Had he done that before or after they broke out and away from him? Or perhaps a precaution should Watts have succeeded? Penny sprang to action, zipping around to try and get the structure holding. Yet the damage was done specifically to keep it from breaking broadcasting altitude. Scrambling to repair and weld what she could, flying outside, which worried her father, Maria hustling to support what she could before the structures collapse. With a deep long hassle, Penny returns to her father, who is glad she's safe, along with Maria, but he sighs. "James succeeded…we've missed our window"/div
div id="djs-dk8bt" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I can fix this. The message is only a few minutes long. I can try to hold Amity in place until-"/div
div id="djs-79hpb" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Absolutely not. Even just the temperature out there.."/div
div id="djs-9pga4" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""It is our only option!"/div
div id="djs-2ke11" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""She's right Pietro, we have to remember the big picture"/div
div id="djs-av690" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE! I care about my daughter! Salem is out there, James is out there. I lost her once before on this very station couple years ago. And I will not lose you again! I…as a father…wanna see you live your life"/div
div id="djs-ciu2g" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""But dad I'm trying to!"/div
div id="djs-14lnu" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""right…"/div
div id="djs-cmmqa" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-9776q" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-46ieg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-a52m0" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""The kingdom of Atlas is under attack…and we need your help"/div
div id="djs-cgspg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Mavron Pluto stands and holds Pyrrha back. She had managed to use the Polarity of her Semblance to force herself to walk, heading towards the Military Base in Argus. Pluto had received the call from Helen to keep an eye on her. After all, he was the only true Huntsman left in Argus. But as anyone could tell you here, things had changed. Grimm were less aggressive and intense. Almost as if their invasion of the city which had claimed his teammate, had been nothing but a freak accident of nature. Regardless he did pick up on some of the Huntsmen who stayed and taught them a few tricks to further make them survive./div
div id="djs-8rv1f" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No..my friend needs help!", Pyrrha had tears in her eyes. For a few minutes, she had seen her friend Ruby Rose on her scroll. She looked so drained, so weighed under pressure, something Pyrrha knew a lot about. It had broken her heart to see her this vulnerable and alone. SPeaking and begging of unity and aid. She wanted to help so badly. Why wouldn't Mavron let her!/div
div id="djs-n3qs" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You can't get to Atlas from here. Ever since your friends left, Cordovin has been keeping the forces she has close to her. Something is happening, can't you feel that? It's in the air!", he looked deep in her emerald eyes and hoped she'd listen to him! After all he gave his word to keep her safe, not just to Helen but also to her friends. He had stuck around Argus to keep an eye on the Arc-Cotta family as well./div
div id="djs-bohea" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I can! It's precisely why I must help them! They're risking their lives. And I'm just sitting here!", she had tears in her eyes. Not like he could blame her. That girl had seemed so hurt and broken./div
div id="djs-3t437" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Even if you find transport, what could you do? You barely have the strength to stand up straight!", he didn't meant it as an insult, it just hurt him to see her push herself. She had recovered so much! Even above and beyond what others had expected, she had nearly regained the ability to walk!/div
div id="djs-9bddg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I can be there for them!", Pyrrha huffed, before she staggered and he caught her./div
div id="djs-9jrp0" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'll see if I can get Cordovin to send reinforcements. But I can't promise more…please look out for yourself first. I'm sure your friends will receive aid!"/div
div id="djs-4e44s" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-61i8f" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-bflg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-bpamn" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""The fall of Beacon, the Drones incriminating Altas, even the Grimm, all of it was orchestrated by her…Salem"/div
div id="djs-1djcv" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Someone get my daughter on the line!", Ghira roared as he pushed the door of the Court open and glared at the new established organization. Since the Fang and Menagerie had aided in protecting Haven, things had gotten better for the Faunus in Mistral. He looked at the seat of Court Mistress Sienna, she had also been offered and excelled in the position of Headmistress of Haven, but her classes were still in session. He sighed, could use her help right now./div
div id="djs-eka56" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Ghira…", Kali stood by his side as he addressed the Faunus and gave his orders: "Everyone knows that Atlas isn't the best in regards to Faunus equality. I would be a fool not to mention the atrocities that the Schnee Dust Company alone has done. But my daughter, who's allied with the heir to the Schnee name, are now in Atlas fighting this threat. I will not abandon my daughter in this plight. Much as she did before, I now ask you to lend me your strength as we go to Atlas, amassing our forces and aid her!"/div
div id="djs-18u19" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I second this motion", Vic Migel stood up. He had faithfully been guarding the shark girl with white hair and would continue to do so, because Adam had asked it of him. Adam who'd gone with Blake to Atlas and was fighting this monster as well, though he didn't know it at the time. He nodded towards Ghira as he picked up his scroll and called Illia, now working as his personal enforcer./div
div id="djs-4m6rv" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Prepare what we can, we've got a Kingdom to save!"/div
div id="djs-9ephh" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-40n8p" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-c2ooo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-cehle" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""...Glynda Goodwitch of Beacon and Headmaster Theodore of Shade can confirm my words"/div
div id="djs-5i59k" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Glynda dropped her tea as suddenly every eye of the former Beacon Staff and inhabitants of Vale looked at her. She had been instrumental in reclaiming the city. They'd even managed to get everything back from the Grimm! Well, everything aside from Beacon Academy. That was still lost to the world./div
div id="djs-f3ocu" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Professor?", she looked at the face of Cardin Winchester, along with his three teammates. Among the many teams that had left and applied at Mistral and Shade to complete their studies, team CRDL had stayed behind the longest. They had fought with policemen, the other staff and even Glynda. Earning her respect if just a little for the dedication they had for Beacon. Even if she did try to see them off./div
div id="djs-c2pse" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Well…guess Ozpin really is gone…"/div
div id="djs-95s8t" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-5i432" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-fu5bm" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-jmsd" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""But…sadly…general Ironwood can no longer be trus-"/div
div id="djs-d2i3" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""DAMMIT JAMES!", a loud bang in the office wall of Shade Academy shook the School awake. Standing in his office along with Professor Rumphole, was a man chiseled from stone. Standing with an ankle length storm blue cape, silver clasps for said cape, silver belt and boots, showing off the goods in as 'natural' a way as possible since he worked hard for it. Among the headmasters in Remnant, he was the oldest, but sometimes acted the youngest. Enthusiasm was his middle name. The bang came from the ruby red glove with Dust in it, that had punched the picture of him and James through the wall of his office. Rumphole shook her head, she was short, but she had a fire in her that even he wasn't sure he could match./div
div id="djs-a5iqd" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Theodore…please…that's the fifth hole this week"/div
div id="djs-a6t0u" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I knew he'd be the one to crack. Ozpin never should have trusted him!", Theodore gave a wild howl of frustration as he groaned and then centered himself. Time for the school to hear an announcement. As he walked for the microphone to broadcast everything he would like to say, there was a gentle knock on his door, before the door was blasted into smithereens. Unsurprised and not even looking up, both teachers of Shade were swarmed by the Beacon Brigade and other students of Shade. Team CFVY, SSNS, remnants of those who fought at the Vytal Festival like Bolin, ABRN, NDGO, all rushed in into a vocal storm that all demanded to know wether that what they heard was true, what they'd be going to do and who in the name of the Brothers Salem was. Theodore sighed. Which caused Rumphole to speak up./div
div id="djs-qofu" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Silence! Headmaster will address you in a cordial manner"/div
div id="djs-8i3v0" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Thanks Professor…", he said as the noise died down. For a moment. He locked eyes with all of them, studying their faces and determination. Seems the way of Vacuo had rubbed off on them. Steeled conviction and unwavering determination. Like a desert coming for you. "...to start off…yes the Big One is indeed real and I've been dreading her coming to Vacuo for some time. Seems Atlas is first on her chopping block, leaving Vacuo alone, which was a mistake."/div
div id="djs-8h0ea" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""But we are going to Atlas and help right!?", he looked and saw the stern and eager expression of Coco Adele and smiled. She had a fire in her as well!/div
div id="djs-2e13u" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No"/div
div id="djs-2jeo9" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""WHAT!?", many of the students cried in disbelief./div
div id="djs-3btta" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Come on…THEO!", Sun said before he quieted down as a cold wave washed over all of them and silenced them. Theodore hated it when people called him that!/div
div id="djs-57ths" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""We can't go to Atlas…We don't have the tools nor provisions and materials. There's a few school Airbusses but none are enough to haul off a full army. And in going to help Atlas, we leave ourselves vulnerable to Salem, who wants our Relic buried in the Vault of this very school. I'll answer those questions later", he added as he saw confused and fearful looks among those who were picking up on what he'd said./div
div id="djs-3s8em" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""So we're not going to save our friends?", the voice was a bit softer than the rest, yet Theodore had noticed that she wasn't as shy as she once came here to Vacuo. Velvet Scarlatina had changed in the desert. Or perhaps her team had finally allowed her to flourish./div
div id="djs-4h71m" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I never said that…I said I can't amass an army. But seeing as half of you would sneak out and commandeer my airbusses, I figure I can at least sanction a strike team to go over and provide aid. HOWEVER", he raised his voice as volunteers were already stepping forwards, "I can't get these ready now. You'll need to wait and let me gather what I can and provide you with what we can spare. IN the meantime…let me tell you a tale…who here has heard the story The Girl in the Tower…"/div
div id="djs-2ve6d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""It wasn't your fault"/div
div id="djs-6n4u2" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No…it wasn't. I defended myself against the proof that most if not all the Atlesian specialists are no better than mindless machines obeying without question. Clover attacked me, mindlessly, before he was stabbed by that tail and died of envenomation. And yet here I sit, locked in a cell because somehow they blamed me. Suppose I should feel flattered. As it's the first time anyone's wanted me…wanted me locked up but still wanted. And yet what really stings, is that it almost felt like the old days. Back at Beacon. When I had a best friend…a twin I could trust. And…and someone I could be close with despite…despite my curse of Misfortune", the spark of light, of life that crossed over his emotionally drained and dead eyes vanished just as fast. Whomever he was thinking off, Robyn figured they were just as important as Fiona, Joanna and May were to her. If not more. "But then he had to be a stupid mindless and obedient dog, which cost him his life and I was proven right once again. Semblance or not, I'm born to be alone. Once again everyone's gone…like her…and everybody else"/div
div id="djs-fbvvp" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Heh, that's ironic. I know a little of what you feel", when Qrow lifted his head and shot her a questionable look, she smirked and waved a hand before continuing, "not the losing it all part. But your Semblance turning you into an outcast, a liability. When people are worried you can sniff out their darkest secrets they tend to push you down and away, making real connections difficult"/div
div id="djs-4tlv7" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I…never thought of it that way", Qrow looks over his shoulder as Watts is brought over towards his cell, a good stock slammed in his face. Seems Jimmy is losing more and more of his brain cells every day. In a flash, Harriet Bree stood next to his cell, Qrow could see the furious look on her eyes and spied the pin he had still carried, pocketed off of the dead Clover, a token of remembrance. "You don't get to keep that!"/div
div id="djs-5kh99" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Alright then, come take it…", Qrow stood up and held it out, taunting her. If she was stupid enough, like Clover, he might bust out. He'd taken her and the Dog once before, he could do it again./div
div id="djs-dh9qn" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Nice try, but I don't fall for such tricks by merciless killers!", Harriet hisses, crossing her arms, but she did step a good one foot closer towards the panel. Maybe he could push her buttons a little more./div
div id="djs-5905b" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Killer…hmm..last I checked I didn't off Clover, Tyrian did. Or do Atlas coroners not know the difference between poison and venom? Or do you all just not give a damn?", Qrow hissed at her, not once lowering his challenge at her./div
div id="djs-eu7j4" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""We know, but we also know you resisted arrest when Clover tried to take you in! What, did you make a deal with Callows? Both walking free in exchange for his death?", Harriet stood at the panel. That's it, give in to that mindless and reckless streak of yours, Qrow smirked. Almost free./div
div id="djs-5qn7j" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""If you really wanna know what happened Mohawk, why not open this cell door and take my hand?", no Robyn you fool, I almost got her to let me out!/div
div id="djs-fmn50" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""If I open this cell it won't be to shake hands", you got that right, you'll be knocked flat on your ass. Ruby and her friends already escaped them before, so who's to say the experienced Qrow and Robyn couldn't give them the slip either?/div
div id="djs-4olo3" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Because you don't care about the truth. You just want someone to be mad at, far easier than looking inwards for an answer as to how you lost to Pipsqueak and her friends. Some special ops you all turned out to be", Robyn's smirk was effective. More so than just his own challenge. Qrow took back his thoughts on Robyn, she was better at pushing buttons. He grinned. She was a little like Summer was./div
div id="djs-603s1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Har..what are you doing?!", and there's the Dog, coming to her rescue. Maybe he does have his head on straight. Qrow made a note to not refer to Marrow as Dog anymore, especially after Harriet shoulder checked him in passing. Her temper was even worse than Yang. Qrow smirked again, recalling Tai after Yang's first haircut. "Nothing"/div
div id="djs-ajs4d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Well, that was ALMOST entertaining", Robyn laid back down on the prisoner bed. Qrow waited till the soldiers left and turned to her./div
div id="djs-2tvo5" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I didn't need your help dealing with her. But I'm grateful", he said, giving her a nod. "But next time, let me trash talk them. It's kinda my thing"/div
div id="djs-27b4d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Oh will you two get a room", Watts gagged as he turned to lay down, nursing the black eye he had received from the buttstock./div
div id="djs-dhk1t" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-10ft5" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-c8i6g" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-cgdrg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Oh you've picked a fine time to-"/div
div id="djs-6t0u0" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""In a moment, Witley, this is a little more important. So we're coming in", Weiss said as she gently pushed her brother aside, so May could carry the unconscious Nora through the door. She looked at her brother, he looked skinnier. When was the last time he'd eaten?/div
div id="djs-6n1nt" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Things are already bad enough after what you did to father", he bemoaned, yet he did step aside, letting them enter. As they entered, Weiss rolled her eyes. Jacques Gelé deserved everything he got and more. If not for how he treated the family, then at least for causing the heat to go out and giving Watts the access he needed to sow as much chaos as possible. "Now you want us to harbor fugitives too? Our family has a reputation!"/div
div id="djs-a95b9" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""A reputation of shady business deals, a snake who beats his children and caused many people to live in the cold and pain because he was a greedy jerk with morals as black as his 'none dyed hair'...so harboring fugitives is WELL within the Gelé reputation", Weiss said as she looked at her brother. Why is it that among all the three, I'm the only one who upholds the REAL Schnee name? What would Grandfather Nicolas have said to all this? The shady deals, the pain. She pinched herself accidentally as her hands clutched her wrist. Was I ever this bad before?/div
div id="djs-8bp48" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Heh, cute. I'm just saying we've already lost the house staff, Mother has locked herself into her room! Not to mention I have eaten the last of the stale bread and it's not recommended", he whined. Weiss felt her heart skip a beat. Mother hadn't even taught him how to cook? Or helped him survive? What is wrong with this family!?/div
div id="djs-54aau" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Witley, you may not have noticed, but we're trying to save Atlas. Now if you'll give me a moment to tend to my friend, I can whip you up something to eat", she said, trying to offer him an olive branch. Then she flinced. Olives…now that would be a delicacy these days in Atlas./div
div id="djs-fl072" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Our friend is hurt…we just need a place to rest and then we'll get out of your way…we're sorry to bother you", Ruby said as she got between Weiss and Witley, trying to ease what tension was in the air. Ruby wasn't sure how much more she could take./div
div id="djs-11vjh" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Fine…what do you expect me to do?", Weiss sighed. She really did forget her brother last time. She opened her eyes, a bit of warmth in them as she reached a hand forwards, "if you could show May to my room, I'll see about getting some food and coffee"/div
div id="djs-e8ipa" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"He sighed, but walked up to May and nodded. They both had a wordless agreement to just get that over with as Weiss marched to the kitchen. Before Beacon she wouldn't have had the ability or the desire to do this for herself, she was trained to feel superior after all. But in Mistral she had learned to take a bit more care for herself. She went to look at what little was left and set about to take care of her brother and friends. Meanwhile Blake who had seen her walk off, stared at Ruby who was solemnly staring out the front door. "Ruby…?"/div
div id="djs-evr8i" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I hope everyone's doing alright", Blake could see Ruby move a hand to her cheek, trying to wipe away a tear and failing at keeping it hidden. She wondered how this two year younger girl could keep standing so powerful and strong, despite all that happened./div
div id="djs-18qqg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""If you're worried about Yang…why don't you just give her a call?"/div
div id="djs-9gc5o" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""That's the thing…I did…", Ruby's voice was shivering, as she held up her scroll, not showing her face, with the 'outgoing call' symbol. There was no response. Blake could only guess, but Ruby probably thought her sister wasn't trying to talk to her./div
div id="djs-6dm3f" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Maybe they don't have reception?", she tried to comfort her, but Ruby just walked away from her as she followed after Nora, May and Witley. Her face a steeled and hardened expression Blake couldn't quite place./div
div id="djs-dknbs" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Or maybe she doesn't want to talk to her baby sister for now"/div
div id="djs-vq8d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-6ommj" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-4cuu8" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-18gkm" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No reception…still", Jaune said as he pushed the bike, lagging furthest behind. He had been sporadically trying to reach someone, anyone, but no dice. He could feel the cold slowly creeping more and more into his bones. No need to check his Scroll, his Aura was the biggest of the three here, he'd also taken least blows during the chase. Whatever that Hound was, it wasn't natural. Taking prisoners, calling for backup when they were getting closer, being smart enough to use hostages and speaking. What on Remnant was that thing!?/div
div id="djs-93s8h" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""We need to get out of this weather, before the cold does us in. How much farther to the outpost?", Yang hadn't been paying attention at Jaune, she was smart enough to know there was nothing out here. It was a stroke of luck that Ren even saw the outpost from in the air. She looked at Ren, who didn't answer, perhaps he didn't hear me? The wind was picking up after all, "Hey…Ren I asked-"/div
div id="djs-b3tmo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I don't know…", well that was uncalled for and rude? Yang shook her head and picked up her pace to walk beside him. Jaune lagging behind a little, who's callout was ignored by both. "Guys…"/div
div id="djs-b8aa9" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You are sure you saw an Outpost right? This far out?", Yang said, making sure that in the heat of the fight they didn't see something that wasn't there. Like a Grimm that could talk. Raven's words rang in her mind: magic is real, people come back from the dead. The Grimm have a master. WHo's to say that those things can't be combined in ways? What if this thing…was a magic Grimm? Yang shook her head. Not dwelling on that monster of a thought/div
div id="djs-df2un" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I did…just before I had to let go and save the two of you", Yang rubbed the back of her head at that. He'd mentioned this. Trice already. Yang lifted an eyebrow./div
div id="djs-c5o0r" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Something you wanna say?", her reply was more heated than it should have been. She was just so frustrated with everything./div
div id="djs-4l09d" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Got something you want to say?", Yang said, daring him to start something./div
div id="djs-7hqac" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Not really. I don't want to waste anymore time", Ren picked up the pace. Yang groaned. She wasn't just pissed. She was angry! "Guys?!"/div
div id="djs-fhgk1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hey…what is your deal!?", Yang stood in front of Ren, forcing him to look at her. Swiftly, his pale pink eyes scanned her, causing Yang to give a scowl, I remember you sneaking a peak at Beacon, she thought suddenly./div
div id="djs-1dv0j" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Don't worry about it", he made an attempt to push past her, Yang smirked internally. As a big sister, especially to a lackluster fisticuff fighter like Ruby, she wasn't used to being shoved aside and she wasn't stopping here. She stepped back and returned her position as roadblock for Ren. Her eyes cold and now starting to bleed into anger./div
div id="djs-8ag58" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'm sorry if things aren't going SMOOTHLY ENOUGH for you", Yang hissed as once again both she and Ren refused to acknowledge Jaune's attempts to diffuse the situation./div
div id="djs-18dl" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""They're not going smooth at all!", Ren began losing his patience./div
div id="djs-79m73" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hate to break it to ya, but that's part of the job", Yang had known being a huntress would be hard, she'd seen the toll it took on dad and Qrow. Well, more Qrow. Because he was still around. Summer was also a Huntress and she's dead./div
div id="djs-63d3i" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No time for jokes Yang. We all know nothing about being Huntsmen. We were not ready!", Ren's agitation began fueling his voice./div
div id="djs-6mf1e" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Alright both stop it", Jaune raised his voice but he was too late, the two of them were in the thick of it now./div
div id="djs-b084l" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Were we not ready when we saved Haven? Took down a Leviathan? We got the Lamp to Atlas!", Yang stomped her boot in the snow, yet it didn't have the satisfying bang she hoped to prove her point./div
div id="djs-5g25n" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""And then we LOST IT! And about ever big decision we made after turned out to be wrong!", he was staring her down. Both glaring daggers at one another./div
div id="djs-64shh" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'm not pretending every decision we made was perfect. But if we didn't do anything, things could be even worse than they are now", after all, look around?! THings are clearly not the worst yet, unlike your attitude, Yang thought./div
div id="djs-7q6um" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""What can possibly be even worse? We're stuck in the freezing cold, wasting time arguing about this, Salem has the Lamp, Oscar's taken hostage, Ironwood has turned on Mantle, we have no plan nor army", he gestured aggressively as things got more heated./div
div id="djs-3jh9k" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""We got the Maiden!", Penny was a win! After all she'd have the ability to think for herself, unlike Big Weiss. Can't believe I once had issues with Weiss, her sister sounds way worse./div
div id="djs-e506v" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""And by keeping her from opening the Vault for Ironwood we're trapping the whole city for Salem. People will die…and that'll be on us!", Ren walked away, or rather sideways. Avoiding Yang but also not moving forward, looking at the floating city of misery in the sky./div
div id="djs-dnhpo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""So what, we should just give Jimmy what he wants? After branding us criminals and trying to take us down? You think Atlas can float off to safety and Salem will just leave Mantle and Atlas alone?", how backwards was that?! While I might not agree with Qrow, Jimmy really is a lost cause and with the Staff he'd be no better than Salem. Why can't Ren see that!?/div
div id="djs-fjuub" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I DON'T KNOW", Ren turned and marched back to glare at Yang, "and we shouldn't be making these decisions because none of us know what the Grimm we're doing!"/div
div id="djs-abolt" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Cut it out, both of you", Jaune was raising his voice now as well. It was like back home, always ignored over the ocean of sounds and sisters./div
div id="djs-40rsa" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'm just saying what none of us have the guts to vocalize. We're in, way over our heads! Ruby's a child, you fly by the seat of your pants, Nora's a goofball who can't take anything serious, Blake runs from her responsibilities, Weiss a stuck up rich kid, I'm an orphan from the middle of nowhere", Ren was going off, Jaune had enough: "Ren I order-"/div
div id="djs-1brq1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""YOU CHEATED YOUR WAY INTO BEACON", Ren realized he'd gone too far, but either shame or pride prevented him from saying he's sorry. Jaune however didn't just stand there and took it; No he'd come too far from those miserable vomitboy days at Beacon to be lectured like this. Especially in this icy weather./div
div id="djs-2gaqo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""And now you're going to shut up and fall in line. You don't think we're ready, fine that's your opinion. But I'm your leader and Its my responsibility to get you two back to safety. So shut up and start walking…We still have a job to do", Jaune passed both of them. Not giving them a single glance. But the disappointment and disapproval is clearly visible. Yang looks between him and Ren and sighs./div
div id="djs-cmmhd" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Nice job mister tranquility"/div
div id="djs-ga5l" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-emiok" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-55lfd" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-dnnti" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I won't tell you anything…", Oscar groans. It feels as if his entire body was lit on fire, while he was lowered in razor sharp shards of glass and then dragged across the floor. While also being dragged under a boat's hull, as barnacles cut into his skin. Despite having recovered some Aura from the fight with the Hound, somehow her magical blast had fully bypassed his defenses and inflicted pain upon his soul itself. Yet he had a single uniform defense against all. Salem wanted something. So he'd be safe from death. "After all…you need something from me. You can't kill me"/div
div id="djs-8pe22" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Oh I don't need you dead…I need you to talk", Salem mused, as the door opened and Hazel walked in./div
div id="djs-2aoga" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-3e6sn" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-47b86" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-fg7l7" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Your grace…I…what the Grimm is that!", Aschen recoiled, Neo was similarly appalled by the massive Grimm creature that walked like a loyal pet, next to Salem./div
div id="djs-eh91" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""An experiment…so far I'm pleased with the results", when she spoke to that thing she sounded affectionate. Motherly. Aschen suppressed the urge to gag and shiver at the thought of her being the mother of that thing. "Did you need something Aschen?"/div
div id="djs-6h63v" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""More…a question…", Aschen had noticed the disapproving tone of voice. She knew she was stepping on thin ice as is, after all she'd killed every single attempt Salem had tried to put a Beetle into her. She knew how it was to be controlled and that thing would only hold her leech with Salem in control. "..Why are we not getting Watts…or preventing the launch of Amity?"/div
div id="djs-f1aol" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Here that my pet…she thinks..she wonders", Salem was talking down to her? But why? I succeeded. I didn't do anything wrong. Aschen's fear began dropping a little, anger rising and boiling through her mind. Burning away the terror Salem longed to instill./div
div id="djs-78s3j" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Is this about the Beetle? I am not going to be your battery. I said I'd serve you if you'd grant me the ability to kill Raven!", Aschen stood up, Neo, silent as ever, slowly stepped backwards, she knew how and when to remain unseen and that…thing that stood next to that Hound, was something she didn't wanna fight./div
div id="djs-9d0f6" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I will tell you when you're needed…", Salem walked onwards. Ignoring them both. WHy? None of this made sense! Why take this pacifist approach? Why let them launch their tower? Why allow the message to spread. Unless…/div
div id="djs-56a37" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You want the world to know…you want panic to spread…", Aschen said, looking at Salem who stopped her stride and turned towards her. The Hound aggressively growling at the ashen haired girl./div
div id="djs-2vpkf" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hmm…perhaps you're not as stupid as Cinder was…but you're still going to remain here and do what I say when I order it. And now…I'm ordering everyone, including you and that…pet of yours, to stand down and let the game play itself", Neo's eyes narrowed at being called a pet. She was angry, but knew when to pick a fight and when to stand down. She looked at Aschen and rolled her eyes. This revenge plan was going bad and still getting worse!/div
div id="djs-560iu" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-b44nr" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-45m2f" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-8sp90" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You're right Ren. I did cheat my way into Beacon. And I was outmatched. I thought about quitting a few times, a few too many. But I had friends to back me up. Make amends for that mistake. You all taught me things that made me stronger and better. Nora about the importance of friendship, Pyrrha about fighting and being a leader. And you about what it feels to finally have a brother. And as your brother, I'm telling you…don't push people away. You'll end up alone. Trust me on that one", Jaune wasn't surprised that Ren stormed off. He just felt bad for him. The temperatures dropping with the fully settled sun were biting more into their already depleted auras. Even the heater he had fixed barely helped with lessening the drain. But the sting of the chilling wind felt but a paltry breeze in light of the harsh words of the man Jaune had called his brother. The tensions of the past hours and the growing failures of the choices they had made had left the normally calm collected lotus quite frazzled and infuriated. The reminder of his dishonest beginning was a painful mark on the efforts he has taken in the past two years. But he had come too far to let that pain fester when their very lives were in danger./div
div id="djs-e65fa" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Not that anyone cares, but I found a part to fix the bike. So woohoo?", Yang walked in, she was even gloomier than Ren had been, as she set about working on the part. Jaune kept his eyes on Ren. Who was brooding outside in the snow and cold bite of the Solitas Nights. Yang could only look between them. Torn in her own feelings. She had lashed out at her flesh and blood. The silver eyed sniping angel whom she had raised practically on her own. And that had led to their current predicament. Where a Grimm that had the intelligence of a man had taken the innocent farm boy with the deceitful wizard in his head. Now on top of it. She had to watch as her sister's best guy friend was mistreated by this increasingly infuriating loner?/div
div id="djs-6kie6" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hey Vom..nah Jaune. Don't take what Ren said to heart. You may have cheated into Beacon. But that just makes your growth all that more amazing. Someone who had no prior training or even his aura unlocked managed to keep up with us who have trained for years. I'd honestly wonder if it was you that had a wizard in your head to learn aura control that naturally and develop skills that quickly.", Yang opened. It was the first time she and him had a genuine heart to heart. She recalled the words Ren had said about Ruby being a child. A soft smile on her lips. "Ruby might be a prodigy who skipped ahead 2 years. But you are right up there with her. And you didn't have the guidance from Qrow either. So be proud of yourself okay?"/div
div id="djs-f3rbg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune smiled to himself at her words and looked up to the moon. Letting a sigh escape him as he turned back to her. "You know I thought hearing Ren yell was a weird thing. But hearing you so serious and heart felt to me of all people is just a bit more shocking."/div
div id="djs-25uvj" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Yang gave him a small glare and huffed. "If we weren't fighting to not freeze to death I probably would slug you for a comment like that vomit boy."/div
div id="djs-dqqm4" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-fsdsi" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune couldn't hold back a grin as he replied. "If you did that I might end up throwing up on your shoes again."/div
div id="djs-50k32" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune took a moment to gather his thoughts as Yang looked back to him in apprehension. Yang almost found herself speechless for a moment at that. "Yeah. Heh I guess I do technically owe you a punch for that huh?"/div
div id="djs-cst54" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'm kinda surprised you didn't punch me back then actually.", Yang couldn't help the mock offended look./div
div id="djs-9gspq" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hey now, I wasn't that punch drunk you ass!", She added with a laugh. Jaune couldn't help the smile in return as the levity slowly waned between them. He returned his eyes on Ren, who sat there, sad and alone. Yang suddenly felt a pain in her heart. When she was at home and her younger sister ran off, leaving Dad to cry to himself when he thought she wasn't looking, Yang had felt alone. But what about her? What would Ruby be doing right now?/div
div id="djs-2uvuo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Hey Jaune...you've been around Ruby a while now...which thanks for that by the way. Not sure I ever thanked you for looking out for her when I couldn't. But uhm..do you think she thinks less of me for saying what I did and not following her?", she didn't expect to open up about that, especially to Jaune. Of all people, as he so handily mentioned before. There was a silence, as if he was weighing his words./div
div id="djs-f4a80" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You know that Ruby was my partner even longer than...well even Pyrrha. She was my first friend in Beacon. And the first girl I got to know that my big sisters didn't chase off in an effort to protect me.. gotta admit I was kinda scared you would do just that. But you didn't. Ruby and I talked a lot on the road. Ren and Nora were often in their own world. But Ruby can come close to Nora in how much she talks when nervous. She said a lot. And most of it was about you.", Yang cocked and eyebrow waiting with apt attention for him to continue. "Come on oh great story teller. Quit pausing like you were Gutenburger."/div
div id="djs-3s05p" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune grinned playfully at the jab. "You are Ruby's whole world you know? She mentioned Qrow from time to time but it was almost always you. Either how you teased her. Tossed her in the water to teach her how to swim. Beating up the first boy to try and take advantage of her. And being there every time she felt lonely or wanted to cry. In a lot of ways Ruby sees you as her mother. And I gotta tell you. You should be proud of what you've done. Ruby is an incredible person. Someone we all tend to look to. And I think we owe that to you."/div
div id="djs-65cnb" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I don't think you were wrong in what you said. But I know Ruby is feeling disappointed in me and feels like I failed her. But I wonder if she might also be disappointed in me.", Yang now stood next to Jaune and looked at the brooding man outside. In the reflection she suddenly saw a small reflection of Raven and her father./div
div id="djs-59jbc" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune stepped aside to set a hand on her shoulder. "Ruby once apologized to me for dragging me along with her to Mistral. Feeling like it was her fault. And I'll tell you what I told her. What's happening now? It's not perfect. Mistakes will always be made. But it's the courage to keep pushing forward and trying to do the right thing that gives us the courage to follow her. And she got that drive from you. So instead of wondering if you made a mistake. Why not think about how Ruby is feeling since we keep following her. And how we can best support her. A good partner supports your choices. But a great one challenges you when they think you are making a wrong choice."/div
div id="djs-44qmc" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Yang can't help but stare at him and give a wry smile. "How did you get so wise?"/div
div id="djs-58ocs" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Jaune smiled back with a grin all his own. "I had 7 sisters to help teach me."/div
div id="djs-1kf6g" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Well..Jaune…thanks for the pep talk..makes me wonder why he's brooding over there, with a guy like you leading…I wouldn't be brooding. Speaking off, get some rest…and don't think about Oscar. I'll take first watch…and make sure he doesn't brood himself to death out there"/div
div id="djs-7c30" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-bfqh1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-ab2no" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-12oh8" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Setting off the Dust mine which had once been the staging area for Project Amity Tower, might not have been the best idea. A heavy chunk of steel and rock pummeled into the station as it broke the gravitational pull of Remnant and rose into the atmosphere. Without Cinder to attack, the plan was going off without a hitch, minus the damage to a stabilizer but Pietro was sure that wouldn't be fatal. Yet inside the command bunker of the Atlesian Military, the Ace Ops, General Ironwood were watching the defensive perimeter of Atlas and the Grimm, Coal also being present since he'd need to make adjustments to the weaponry based on the information they'd get. Rouge was out and about, unaccounted for. When the sensory alert tripped and the image on screen appeared of Amity approaching escape velocity, James Ironwood turned to the side, where Watts was sitting, who smirked and pressed his virus into activation, while James himself pressed a big shiny red button. "It's time"/div
div id="djs-6mtu1" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"As Amity reached their highest altitude, preparing to broadcast, explosions rocked the entire Coliseum. Penny did a quick scan of the room and it's technical readout, only to notice several damaged impacts. She gasped. General Ironwood had planted bombs on the station?! Had he done that before or after they broke out and away from him? Or perhaps a precaution should Watts have succeeded? Penny sprang to action, zipping around to try and get the structure holding. Yet the damage was done specifically to keep it from breaking broadcasting altitude. Scrambling to repair and weld what she could, flying outside, which worried her father, Maria hustling to support what she could before the structures collapse. With a deep long hassle, Penny returns to her father, who is glad she's safe, along with Maria, but he sighs. "James succeeded…we've missed our window"/div
div id="djs-dk8bt" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I can fix this. The message is only a few minutes long. I can try to hold Amity in place until-"/div
div id="djs-79hpb" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Absolutely not. Even just the temperature out there.."/div
div id="djs-9pga4" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""It is our only option!"/div
div id="djs-2ke11" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""She's right Pietro, we have to remember the big picture"/div
div id="djs-av690" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE! I care about my daughter! Salem is out there, James is out there. I lost her once before on this very station couple years ago. And I will not lose you again! I…as a father…wanna see you live your life"/div
div id="djs-ciu2g" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""But dad I'm trying to!"/div
div id="djs-14lnu" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""right…"/div
div id="djs-cmmqa" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-9776q" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-46ieg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-a52m0" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""The kingdom of Atlas is under attack…and we need your help"/div
div id="djs-cgspg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Mavron Pluto stands and holds Pyrrha back. She had managed to use the Polarity of her Semblance to force herself to walk, heading towards the Military Base in Argus. Pluto had received the call from Helen to keep an eye on her. After all, he was the only true Huntsman left in Argus. But as anyone could tell you here, things had changed. Grimm were less aggressive and intense. Almost as if their invasion of the city which had claimed his teammate, had been nothing but a freak accident of nature. Regardless he did pick up on some of the Huntsmen who stayed and taught them a few tricks to further make them survive./div
div id="djs-8rv1f" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No..my friend needs help!", Pyrrha had tears in her eyes. For a few minutes, she had seen her friend Ruby Rose on her scroll. She looked so drained, so weighed under pressure, something Pyrrha knew a lot about. It had broken her heart to see her this vulnerable and alone. SPeaking and begging of unity and aid. She wanted to help so badly. Why wouldn't Mavron let her!/div
div id="djs-n3qs" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""You can't get to Atlas from here. Ever since your friends left, Cordovin has been keeping the forces she has close to her. Something is happening, can't you feel that? It's in the air!", he looked deep in her emerald eyes and hoped she'd listen to him! After all he gave his word to keep her safe, not just to Helen but also to her friends. He had stuck around Argus to keep an eye on the Arc-Cotta family as well./div
div id="djs-bohea" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I can! It's precisely why I must help them! They're risking their lives. And I'm just sitting here!", she had tears in her eyes. Not like he could blame her. That girl had seemed so hurt and broken./div
div id="djs-3t437" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Even if you find transport, what could you do? You barely have the strength to stand up straight!", he didn't meant it as an insult, it just hurt him to see her push herself. She had recovered so much! Even above and beyond what others had expected, she had nearly regained the ability to walk!/div
div id="djs-9bddg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I can be there for them!", Pyrrha huffed, before she staggered and he caught her./div
div id="djs-9jrp0" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I'll see if I can get Cordovin to send reinforcements. But I can't promise more…please look out for yourself first. I'm sure your friends will receive aid!"/div
div id="djs-4e44s" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-61i8f" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-bflg" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-bpamn" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""The fall of Beacon, the Drones incriminating Altas, even the Grimm, all of it was orchestrated by her…Salem"/div
div id="djs-1djcv" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Someone get my daughter on the line!", Ghira roared as he pushed the door of the Court open and glared at the new established organization. Since the Fang and Menagerie had aided in protecting Haven, things had gotten better for the Faunus in Mistral. He looked at the seat of Court Mistress Sienna, she had also been offered and excelled in the position of Headmistress of Haven, but her classes were still in session. He sighed, could use her help right now./div
div id="djs-eka56" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Ghira…", Kali stood by his side as he addressed the Faunus and gave his orders: "Everyone knows that Atlas isn't the best in regards to Faunus equality. I would be a fool not to mention the atrocities that the Schnee Dust Company alone has done. But my daughter, who's allied with the heir to the Schnee name, are now in Atlas fighting this threat. I will not abandon my daughter in this plight. Much as she did before, I now ask you to lend me your strength as we go to Atlas, amassing our forces and aid her!"/div
div id="djs-18u19" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I second this motion", Vic Migel stood up. He had faithfully been guarding the shark girl with white hair and would continue to do so, because Adam had asked it of him. Adam who'd gone with Blake to Atlas and was fighting this monster as well, though he didn't know it at the time. He nodded towards Ghira as he picked up his scroll and called Illia, now working as his personal enforcer./div
div id="djs-4m6rv" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Prepare what we can, we've got a Kingdom to save!"/div
div id="djs-9ephh" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-40n8p" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-c2ooo" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-cehle" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""...Glynda Goodwitch of Beacon and Headmaster Theodore of Shade can confirm my words"/div
div id="djs-5i59k" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"Glynda dropped her tea as suddenly every eye of the former Beacon Staff and inhabitants of Vale looked at her. She had been instrumental in reclaiming the city. They'd even managed to get everything back from the Grimm! Well, everything aside from Beacon Academy. That was still lost to the world./div
div id="djs-f3ocu" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Professor?", she looked at the face of Cardin Winchester, along with his three teammates. Among the many teams that had left and applied at Mistral and Shade to complete their studies, team CRDL had stayed behind the longest. They had fought with policemen, the other staff and even Glynda. Earning her respect if just a little for the dedication they had for Beacon. Even if she did try to see them off./div
div id="djs-c2pse" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Well…guess Ozpin really is gone…"/div
div id="djs-95s8t" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-5i432" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"…/div
div id="djs-fu5bm" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /div
div id="djs-jmsd" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""But…sadly…general Ironwood can no longer be trus-"/div
div id="djs-d2i3" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""DAMMIT JAMES!", a loud bang in the office wall of Shade Academy shook the School awake. Standing in his office along with Professor Rumphole, was a man chiseled from stone. Standing with an ankle length storm blue cape, silver clasps for said cape, silver belt and boots, showing off the goods in as 'natural' a way as possible since he worked hard for it. Among the headmasters in Remnant, he was the oldest, but sometimes acted the youngest. Enthusiasm was his middle name. The bang came from the ruby red glove with Dust in it, that had punched the picture of him and James through the wall of his office. Rumphole shook her head, she was short, but she had a fire in her that even he wasn't sure he could match./div
div id="djs-a5iqd" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Theodore…please…that's the fifth hole this week"/div
div id="djs-a6t0u" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I knew he'd be the one to crack. Ozpin never should have trusted him!", Theodore gave a wild howl of frustration as he groaned and then centered himself. Time for the school to hear an announcement. As he walked for the microphone to broadcast everything he would like to say, there was a gentle knock on his door, before the door was blasted into smithereens. Unsurprised and not even looking up, both teachers of Shade were swarmed by the Beacon Brigade and other students of Shade. Team CFVY, SSNS, remnants of those who fought at the Vytal Festival like Bolin, ABRN, NDGO, all rushed in into a vocal storm that all demanded to know wether that what they heard was true, what they'd be going to do and who in the name of the Brothers Salem was. Theodore sighed. Which caused Rumphole to speak up./div
div id="djs-qofu" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Silence! Headmaster will address you in a cordial manner"/div
div id="djs-8i3v0" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Thanks Professor…", he said as the noise died down. For a moment. He locked eyes with all of them, studying their faces and determination. Seems the way of Vacuo had rubbed off on them. Steeled conviction and unwavering determination. Like a desert coming for you. "...to start off…yes the Big One is indeed real and I've been dreading her coming to Vacuo for some time. Seems Atlas is first on her chopping block, leaving Vacuo alone, which was a mistake."/div
div id="djs-8h0ea" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""But we are going to Atlas and help right!?", he looked and saw the stern and eager expression of Coco Adele and smiled. She had a fire in her as well!/div
div id="djs-2e13u" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""No"/div
div id="djs-2jeo9" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""WHAT!?", many of the students cried in disbelief./div
div id="djs-3btta" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""Come on…THEO!", Sun said before he quieted down as a cold wave washed over all of them and silenced them. Theodore hated it when people called him that!/div
div id="djs-57ths" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""We can't go to Atlas…We don't have the tools nor provisions and materials. There's a few school Airbusses but none are enough to haul off a full army. And in going to help Atlas, we leave ourselves vulnerable to Salem, who wants our Relic buried in the Vault of this very school. I'll answer those questions later", he added as he saw confused and fearful looks among those who were picking up on what he'd said./div
div id="djs-3s8em" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""So we're not going to save our friends?", the voice was a bit softer than the rest, yet Theodore had noticed that she wasn't as shy as she once came here to Vacuo. Velvet Scarlatina had changed in the desert. Or perhaps her team had finally allowed her to flourish./div
div id="djs-4h71m" class="daeditor-paragraph" style="margin: 24px 8px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;""I never said that…I said I can't amass an army. But seeing as half of you would sneak out and commandeer my airbusses, I figure I can at least sanction a strike team to go over and provide aid. HOWEVER", he raised his voice as volunteers were already stepping forwards, "I can't get these ready now. You'll need to wait and let me gather what I can and provide you with what we can spare. IN the meantime…let me tell you a tale…who here has heard the story The Girl in the Tower…"/div