Back from the dead, gonna write till i drop baby (probably)

Yeah I lost the password to my account like waaaaay back and I just got back in recently, so maybe ill continue some of these fanfictions.

ALSO trigger warning and a little M rating for this chapter because of graphic details and bad stuff yeah

Meeting With the General

The early morning sun was shining on Vale's main base. The birds were chirping and the smell of the morning dew hit the delicate nose of one Jaune Arc.

He sneezed while he was practicing his swordsmanship forms, "Stupid allergies" he grumbled as he swung his sword down with enough force to send a wave of air flying.

Vale was humid this time of year and training didn't help the young Arc with keeping cool. "It's so fucking hot, it's like four in the morning!" Jaune grumbled again, wiping the sweat on his forehead with the bottom part of his shirt. This action exposed his chiseled abs which were all the fruit of his hard work at Beacon and here.

"J-Jaune! Hey!"

"Rubes, how've you been? Up for some training?" Jaune asked, he took a seat on the grass and gestured Ruby to join him

"I'm actually fine over here ha ha! I just... um didn't wanna disturb your ab sho- I mean your exercise training... Whatever"

"Uh what? Anyway, sorry for the sweat. It's just hot as hell nowadays. Did you want to ask me anything?"

"Actually, it's about Weiss"

Jaune stopped drinking for a second "And? What about her? Do you find her untrustworthy Rubes?"

"It's not that, it's just... How do I say this?" Ruby bit her lip thinking, "Do you think she'd be able to join a platoon?"

Jaune spit his drink "I trust her Ruby, but do you think the General would like that? She is a part of the enemy"

"Yeah, so?"

"You think she's just going to join us like that? I mean, I did say I trust her with my life but that's mainly because I think she's hot" Jaune joked

Ruby blushed "What!?"

Jaune blushed back "It was a joke! But seriously, if you do want her to join, we have to ask the general"

Ruby nodded "Yeah but having your recommendation would be helpful"

"I'll give it on one condition, we have to show her why we fight"

Ruby's face morphed to anguish, "Jaune... She's Atlesian, I don't think she'd be able to handle it"

"If she can't then there's no point in her joining our cause"

"But what if she already knows?"

"Then that means she's a cold hearted psychopath"

"Wakey wakey Weiss"

Is it morning already? Its so hot Weiss let out a grunt

"C'mon Snow Princess, beauty sleep is over its time to debrief"

"Mmngh, I'm up" Weiss said rubbing her eyes

"Jaune?"

"Hey there Snow Princess, come on its time to debrief"

"W-what" Weiss fully opened her eyes to Jaune, glistening, still wet with a green towel wrapped around his waist.

"You should take a shower before we meet the General, there's a towel inside the bathroom. Use the white one, its our extra" Jaune said while he looked into his drawers

"Alright, I'll be quick" Weiss was wide awake

She stood up and cautiously made her way to the bathroom, still on guard she checked the bathroom for any cameras.

'Alright Weiss, you're in enemy territory but you do have one friendly. What else can you do?' Weiss was deep in thought

She stared at the shower.

"A shower wouldn't hurt!" She said quickly stripping off her clothes.

She opened the shower and let the warm water flow down from her white hair to her body. She hummed as she enjoyed the sticky feeling of dirt wash away as the water flowed down her body.

The fatigue of the past few days was disappearing the longer her shower was.

After a few minutes she turned off the shower, she looked at the towel rack with two towels, "Which one was it? The white one or the gold one?"

Looking at both towels, Weiss shrugged, "As long as it gets me dry" She grabbed the gold towel and exited the room.

"Weiss! I left some... clothes..." Jaune's words slowed to a stop.

"Yes?" She stopped, quickly realizing she was nude in front of a man, she hid behind the wall. "Sorry!"

Jaune was flushed, "N-no It's fine! It's just the towel! It's uhh"

"It's?"

"It's mine" Jaune said placing Weiss' clothes on the bed after which, he approached the doorway. "It's okay though, I don't mind" Jaune laughed walking out of the room, "Get changed meet you in a little bye!"

Weiss blushed, looking down at her pale skin, to the towel covering her body. 'This is what Jaune uses to cover himself too'

Weiss blushed at the thought and quickly got changed. The Valeian military uniform was a lot more different than Atlas' Specialist's dress uniforms. First, it was noticeably more breathable, it consisted of a light green combat shirt, a coat that was in camo, green uniform pants and light brown safety boots.

Unlike Atlas' blazers and coats meant to symbolize disparity in rank and authority, the Valean fabric was light, breathable and most of all, very practical. "Hm, I could get used to this" Weiss thought out loud, exiting the room.

"So uh, you ready?" Jaune asked coughing, after what he just saw he may not have been as calm as he wanted to be.

"Ready as I can be" Weiss slightly laughed with a sigh.

"Sorry Weiss, you're going to have to wear these for now" Jaune said handing her handcuffs.

Weiss sighed but she understood that she was basically a POW and couldn't do anything about it. "Fine, here" she put her hands behind her back.

Jaune gulped, Weiss didn't put on the military coat but had her hair tied up in a side ponytail giving him a perfect view of her neck. The humid day led to a bead of sweat rolling down her nape, she held her hands behind her back, looking back at him "What are you waiting for Arc?"

Jaune gulped louder, "N-Nothing!" his voice cracked slightly 'How embarassing! I am a Valean hero, why am I acting like a stupid highschooler!'

The cuffs clicked and Jaune brought her into the office.

"General!" Jaune saluted

"At ease Captain" The General had a stare that was sharp as steel, towering one head over Jaune who was already pretty tall. His greying hair and wrinkled face softened soon after, "I'm glad you're back son"

"Glad I'm alive dad. Anyway, this is Weiss an Atlesian Speci-"

"I know, and if you would please explain why an officer of the enemy is here? It would mean a lot to your father and might even get you out of a court martial" General Arc took off his hat, "I'll give you ten minutes"

And within that ten minutes, Weiss silently listened as Jaune explained everything that happened from the battle all the way to now.

"I believe I get the gist of it. You do understand that we will try to get information out of her right?" The general said sipping coffee

"Yes, but I will not allow you to torture her so help me gods" Jaune said angrily

"Insubordination?"

"Only if you let it be" Jaune replied

Weiss was confused at how Jaune could speak to someone who outranks him so easily even if he was his father. But at the same time, she thought 'So help me gods huh...'

The General laughed at his son,"Good! I will allow it, do you understand that she will be your responsibility once she is released here in the camp?"

"Yes sir!" Jaune saluted

"Good, take care of her. And tranferring her to Rose's team?"

"What about it sir?" Jaune asked

"Denied, she stays on your team. However, depending on the information we can gather from you" the general looked at Weiss, "We might have to... get you extra hands"

Jaune nodded, "Thank you sir!"

The General held up his hand, "Lastly, you"

"Yes?" Weiss asked a bead of sweat dripping down her cheek.

"Before you can join, you have to know why we fight. Are you sure you are ready for this information?"

Weiss nodded, thinking it would just be some unsupported Valean propaganda "Of course". Not to be racist but she was brought up in Atlas where even she knew propaganda was everywhere.

Jaune looked at Weiss worriedly, "Weiss, I know that you trust me and I know that you are in enemy territory and I know that you want to go back. So please, are you sure you want to? You might not be able to see Atlas in the best light ever again"

Weiss nodded "I am sure, and even if it did it wouldn't change that I still wish to go home"

Jaune sighed, "Alright, suit yourself" the general handed him a tablet and Jaune winced, "As per procedure, after seeing this information you are allowed to participate as a POW until Atlas negotiates for your return or you could join our cause. Only after you read its contents"

Jaune removed the cuffs on her hands and sighed heavily "I am so sorry" the hero handed Weiss the tablet

Weiss had no clue what she was about to witness, Jaune knew it and was ready to do anything to make sure she won't be traumatized.

Weiss opened the folder, Why we Fight. At first it was your simple documents. Atlesian politicians and Valean politicians vying for land and power for their kingdoms. Land taken on both sides mostly peacefully, unrest creeping on the people.

Dozens of articles, Atlesian WMD! Vale defence might be in danger!?, Atlesian citizens strip Valean homes, Arms blockades imposed!, And other articles describing the early stages of the war. Weiss had seen all of this before, examples of Valean proaganda, this was not enough to sway her into joining the Valean army or giving out confidential Atlas positions.

She pressed next and saw the main article on why she was taught the war started, Valean Soldiers march to protect Faunus exploited by Atlas. War is Declared.

"What? Didn't Vale destroy the dam?" Weiss asked

Jaune laughed darkly, "Right, that's what you heard. Dad, you ought to know better, you were there right?"

The old Arc sighed grimly, "It was a long time ago, I doubt you would've wanted to see it"

Weiss was perplexed, " W-what? There's no way"

The old General sat down, "Me and my boys were sent down to check on an anomaly, originally that settlement was joint Vale and Atlas in an effort to make peace. Faunus from Vale were sent there and so were people from Atlas"

"Swipe to see the next page" The General told Weiss

Weiss did as she was told and saw the picture, a size-able settlement of about fourty people. A dozen families were smiling at a camera.

"Thats them, they called em the lost families. One of em was actually a friend of mine. Holt, see him? Black dog ears, loves his daughter to death, little Hailey" The General Arc said, slipping something from inside his coat to his hand.

Weiss noticed that Jaune was deathly silent, staring concerned at his father and at her. But he dared not say anything.

"Anyway, we were sent to check in on them once every month. The first month it was fine, the next? Well, they had some trouble with the Atlesians but that was to be expected." The old Arc took a sip from his flask, "It was alright up until the fifth month"

Weiss shuddered, "What happened"

"Well, we were sent to check in them for the last time before all military presence would disappear. I brought some whiskey for Holt and his wife and a cute little bear for Hailey"

The old Arc took a large swig and lit a cigarette, "I uh... On the radio, we tried to talk to the guard. No response, so we checked the guard towers and we noticed that the guard wasn't there"

Weiss nodded and listened as the old man continued

"We thought that maybe they were just away from post so we went to scold them. Surprise to us when we checked the barracks and it was empty" The old Arc shrugged, "Something fishy was happening and we had to figure it out. So me and my pals went to look at the houses, all of them empty, even the Atlesian houses were empty"

"Where did they all go?" Weiss asked

The General continued "We entered the Atlesian built city hall. When we first entered we thought nothing of it. But that very quickly changed, go to the next panel and click play"

Weiss looked at the tablet, and did as she was told, she was horrified to see what happened.

A man's voice could be heard from the tablet, "Hey Will, do you hear that?"

"What? Are you fucking with me?"

"No, no, its like some kind of humming"

"Nick, I knew you were old but damn"

"Nah seriously, listen"

There was silence, and then that humming.

"I think you're right, Bravo team, we might have a lead on code CRO. " The man, assumed to be Will approached the bookshelf

"Nick?" He asked

The man behind the camera shrugged, as he kicked down the bookshelf, "Really? Hidden door behind bookshelf? Are you kidding me?"

"No time to joke around, Bravo team moving in. Stick to your buddy, we go in extract the civvies and get out"

"Roger that" the three answered.

The man behind the camera, Jaune's father, Nicholas was battle ready. "Clear!" He shouted as the rest of his buddies walked down with him.

"God it smells like shit in here"

"Yeah, turn on your flashlight will you?"

Nicholas affirmed, he pointed the light to the wall and saw, "fuse box, I can turn on the light with this"

When he flicked the switch he and his team were shocked

Weiss vomitted, she didn't have much in her stomach so all that happened was she heaved.

"N-no way Atlas would do such a thing!" She shouted in disbelief

"Sorry girlie, you see it on the video right there" Nicholas Arc handed her a bucket and Jaune pat her back

"Slowly Weiss"

"Jesus Fucking Christ Jess, this what the fuck happened!"

"I'm gonna hurl"

Nicholas pointed his body camera, it was the inhabitants of the town. Mostly the Valean populace, their bodies mutilated, ears were extracted and put in jars as were their eyes. Some body parts were floating in tubes and on the dead were metal body parts, connected to their brains.

On a chair was Nicholas' friend, Holt, eyes peered open while bolted down to the chair. In front of him was a table, where his wife, Nicholas assumed was laying. Her body uncovered and presumably tortured.

Electrodes were strapped to their brains, connected to machines that were muted now. The Valean soldiers checked and read manuals and research diagrams along with result after result.

"Faunus component usage on mechanical body parts?" Nicholas covered his mouth.

'help... please'

Nicholas heard it faintly, a little girl's voice.

"Will! Jess! A survivor, I'm going to check it out" Nicholas said, rushing.

He then ran into the most terrible sight history has ever seen.

"U-uncle Arc?"

There was their child, little Hailey. Her throat was replaced with a robotic voicebox, connected to a radio. You could see the scarring and tissue that was sewn as the dried blood wasn't covered. Her arms and legs were motionless, metal that was strapped to her brain by electrodes.

'please... kill me... I want to see daddy'

Hailey couldn't cry, her eyes were a robot's eyes, blinking mechanically.

Nicholas couldn't do anything. The camera went dark and the last that was heard was a gunshot, 'tha- you uncl-'

Weiss threw up again, Jaune was slowly patting her back and Nicholas shed a tear.

"A few Atlesian bodies were there but mostly Valean Faunus. They then flooded the place, saying we did it. Starting this wretched war"

"Why would they do such a thing!?" Weiss cried

"Hell would I know, sorry Jaune. Please take over for me. This never gets easier" the old man drank his whiskey fully.

Jaune nodded, "Here, I'll do it for you" Jaune swiped. He wrapped Weiss in a comforting side hug.

But he continued, it showed a picture of a young man with a brown mustache and short cut hair " This scientist, Arthur Watts was tasked by the government to experiment with the Faunus in secret. But he was psychotic and did all these horrific things. But he was officially tasked by Atlas to do these things"

Weiss sobbed, "Why? Why would Atlas not tell!? Why would they let him do this?"

"Because they're just Faunus, and Valean scum for that matter. This is why we fight, Weiss. Because for all we know more research is being done like this underground more good people are down there dying and crying for help. Just this past month my team had liberated countless refugee camps waiting to be test subjects"

"But we don't, we didn't..."

"Weiss, sometimes it's not the people that are evil it's those higher up" Jaune answered, giving a comforting hug

Weiss gave in and sobbed into his shoulder, "It can't be... My people, these people... I've... We've been lied to"

Jaune pat her back, Weiss shivered in his arms "It will be alright. General, permission to take our leave and for Weiss to get counseling?"

"Granted, my sincere apologies miss Specialist"

Weiss couldn't even say a word after what she had witnessed.

A bit graphic but it is a war after all and there must be of course War Crimes! Just kidding but it is seriously plausible for the super advanced Atlas to have done some questionable things! Now what about Vale I wonder? Oh well! See everyone in a few weeks when I completely forget to write something and do it in a day!