[Menagerie]

Currently Simmons, Grif, Kaikana and Kali were all enjoying a nice cup of tea and a cool evening together as they sat around the table. Church and Ghira speak to one another about the plans for the upcoming move to Mistral. Blake Belladonna leans against the railing on the balcony of her home.

She looks up into the night sky as a voice calls out for her from inside her home, "Hey Blake! You ready to go?"

"Be right there!" She answered before feeling a note taped to the wooden railing of the balcony. She grabbed it and read the message written down:

"B-

Things are going too far.

Not sure what to do.

Find a quiet spot,

I'll find you.

Come alone, please.

-I"

Blake looked around a bit before hearing the sliding door open. She quickly places the note in her coat.

"You good? Sun is waiting for you. I'm about to shoot him if he yells again." Church admitted. Blake didn't say anything, still having a concerned expression on her face, it didn't go unnoticed, "What's up?"

"Yeah, I'll meet him there. I need to take care of something first." Blake said as she walks away. Unsure of what her next course of action to do was.

[Later]

Blake approached a darkened alleyway, a specific spot chosen by her friend trying to reach out to her. Calling out to the darkness to try to reach her friend, "Ilia..."

"I'm here." The darkness called back out to her.

Blake drew Gambol Shroud as Ilia walked out from the shadows with her hands up and dropped her black camouflage, "Ilia, I know you're scared, but you don't have to be. My family and I, we can keep you safe."

"I'm sorry." Ilia spoke.

Blake reached out her hand for her friend to take, "You can make it up to me by helping us stop Corsac and Fennec."

"No. I'm sorry." Ilia's right hand curls up into a fist. Footsteps can be heard running on the rooftop next to them. Blake looked up and saw Yuma fly down and land on her back, forcing her to the ground. Blake dropped Gambol Shroud which lands at Ilia's feet. Blake gasped, regaining her breath and struggles to get up as Yuma presses his foot against her back. He gets off her as two more Faunus join him.

Blake gets back up on her feet, "Wait--"

Suddenly, Blake gets wrapped in spiderweb silk. One of the Faunus grabs the silk strand holding Blake from her hand, "I've got her."

"Well done, Sister Trifa - and to you, Ilia." Yuma tossed Ilia her weapou Lightning Lash.

Blake was still speechless, "Ilia! What are you doing?!"

"I tried to warn you, Blake. I'm sorry."

"Don't tell me you're sorry!"

"But I am. I am sorry it has to be this way, but you and your family are holding the Faunus back!"

"Because we're trying to protect people?! In what world do you live in where attacking the innocent is the right thing to do?!"

"The same one as you! There's no such thing as innocent! There's no right thing to do! Only what's best for us! There's the humans that still hate the Faunus, and there's the others who stand by and let the hate happen! But you know what snuffs out hate? Fear. I don't like hurting people. But I'll tell you this..." Ilia points her weapon at Blake's face, "...it's gotten us results."

"Yeah, look where it's gotten you." Blake stared her down.

Ilia's eyes widen and she briefly ponders Blake's retort, but she just shrugs it off, "We all have to make sacrifices for the greater good, no matter how much it hurts."

"And you think killing me is really for the greater good?"

"No, but getting rid of your family is."

Blake's expression turns shocked and fearful, "You wouldn't! You can't! I won't let you!"

"I know. That's why you're being sent to Mistral. To Adam."

Blake's expression grows more afraid, almost on the verge of tears as she's struggling to get the webs off her, "Ilia, please! You don't have to do this. This isn't you!"

"Yes. It. Is! But I guess back then you were just too busy falling for Adam to notice. I was always jealous of the way you looked at him." her spots turn pink, "I wanted you to look at me that way." She closed her eyes, and when she opens them, they are suddenly pink, "But we can't always get what we want!" Her eyes then turn back to normal. "Yuma, with me. You two, get her to the docks."

Ilia and Yuma leave while the other two Faunus prepare to bring Blake with them, "Let's go, traitor."

Like the wind whispering a voice began to come from all around at once, almost as if it was singing. No... it was definitely singing, a warning, "Now I am not afraid to do the Lord's work. You say vengeance is his but Imma do it first. I'm gonna handle my business in the name of the Law." The voice seem to be bouncing all around as the two faunus trying to stop Blake tried to find it, "Now if he made you cry oh I gotta know. If he's not ready to die, he best prepare for it. My judgment's divine I'll tell you who you can call. You can call..." Then they finally knew where to look, at the sound of heavy boots with spurs came approaching them, "You better call the police. Call the coroner. Call up your priest. Have them warn ya, won't be no peace. When I'll find that fool, Who did that to you..." Church finished as he flicked a piece of straw from his mouth watching the two White Fang Members shake in their boots at the sight of him. Thanks to his less than clean reputation.

Trying to shake off their fear they tried to make the first move against Church, "Ge-"

"Now hold on..." Church cut one of them off as he looked up from underneath his hat, "I know what you're thinking. Can I get to him before he has a chance to put me in the ground? Well, seeing as I'm packing a .45 and a .44 dust caliber revolvers. The most powerful handguns known to man, which can easily kill grimm, man and faunus with just a few well-placed shots. You have to ask yourself, do I feel lucky? Well do they, Sun?"

Without warning Sun struck the member in the back of the head and with one strike. The other was still in shock they didn't notice Blake free her arm and land a powerful sucker punch.

"Don't trust her, I said. It's fine, you said. Next time, listen to me." Church advised as he helped free the rest of Blake from the Web, "You good?"

"No! You heard Ilia The White Fang are going to kill my family, we have to get back to them!" Blake said turning into a mad dash with Sun and Church following her.

Sun began phoning the local police, Blake tried desperately calling her mother and Church managed to call Simmons, "Simmons heads up you got incoming the White Fang is coming to you guys!"

"Oh really?" Simmons responded to the warning.

A late warning as currently Simmons, Grif, Kai, Kali and a member of the Menagerie Police Force were ducked behind a coffee table they flipped over. Simmons couldn't help but talk sarcastically the whole exchange, "Hey Grif, Church says we're gonna be attacked!"

"What?! I had no idea! This changes everything!" Grif joined in the sarcastic exchange.

Church cussed them out through the phone, "WOULD YOU FUCKERS TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND DEFEND THE PLACE!"

"We will..." They finished as Simmons rose from cover laying fire down from his mounted wrist guns while Grif charged forward to knock a Member onto the wall with his bat.

Kali had managed to pick up a gun that fell from the wounded officer next to her and began defending her home with the same fury as everyone else, "Get out of my house! Ghira!"

Her husband was currently having to defend his own life and a few more as members of the White Fang. Ghira and a couple of other Menagerie guards fend off some White Fang troops in the entry hall. One of them tries to kick Ghira, but he grabs his foot and slams him into the wall. Ghira dodges a sword slash from another White Fang trooper. A guard manages to knock out another trooper after a brief scuffle, and Ghira knocks out the troop that attacked him by punching him in the diaphragm and slamming his head into the ground.

"Go find my wife!" Ghira ordered.

Another White Fang troop approached Ghira with his fist drawn back, but Ghira grabbed his wrist and knife hands him in the neck, and then tosses him aside. Another guard gets shot while protecting Ghira and goes limp. Ghira caught the guard's body and drops it to the ground, with Ghira wincing at his fallen comrade. He then growls as he turns his attention to the Albains, who have their weapons out.

"I believe it's time our dear chieftain stepped down, brother." Corsac advised his brother.

Fennec nodded to his brother, "Yes brother, I'm afraid I'm inclined to agree."

Ghira let his claws out and rips his coat off. He bares his fangs and makes a feral growl at the two brothers, before letting out a mighty roar. Gunfire can be heard from within the Belladonna Family Home, as well as sounds of fighting grunts and efforts. Ghira Belladonna is leaping around the entry hall and uses his claws to hang from one of the pillars, before pouncing on a White Fang soldier and clawing him down. A female White Fang soldier charges at him with a spear, but Ghira grabs it, lifting her off the ground, and tossing her into Fennec Albain. Corsac Albain holds out his weapon, which starts to glow red as Ghira preps to launch the spear at him. A fireball is launched from Corsac's weapon as Ghira throws the spear. The two attacks manage to hit their targets, with Ghira's Aura shimmering from the fireball and Corsac getting pinned to the wall by his hood.

"Brother!" Fennec gets back up and activates his weapon, which glows white as a wind gust is conjured from it. Ghira brings his arms to his face to block the attack, and his feet drag backwards a couple of feet as a result. A White Fang soldier with an assault rifle is hiding behind a pillar and takes the opportunity in an attempt to attack Ghira.

That's when Sun Wukong bursts in from the window behind him and knocks him down. Corsac discards his hood and joins his brother as they prepare to launch a combination attack with their weapons. A stream of wind and fire whirls toward Sun, but he blocks the attack by twirling Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang. He then calls out to someone, "Hurry!"

Church leaped down from above them with his revolvers out, as he uses them as upclose melee weapons. Blocking the two men's jabs and slashes before catching both of their strikes in his gun's barrels. Firing both at the same time, loaded with an ice round, he stunned the two as he rolled back to Ghira, Sun and finally Blake.

Blake joined in their defensive stance, "Dad! Where's mom?"

"I'm not sure, I got ambushed right away." Ghira responded.

"Once we take down Corsac and Fennec--"

"Blake... go... now... " Church demanded cutting her off.

"But--"

"We got this... besides... I got some anger issues and trauma these fucktards caused when I was baby... It's about to get bloody in here."

"We got this, Blake. I've wanted to beat these creeps since the day we met!" Sun admitted.

Corsac used the fire Dust in his weapon to begin melting the ice from both hus and his brother's gun.

Ghira growled as stepped forward, "You'll have to get in line. Blake, go!"

Blake does so and leaft the room as Corsac and Fennec free themselves, and prepare to fight.

Church snarls at the two brothers, "Don't you know who I am? I'm the reason Atlas shits their pants at the mention of my name. I'm the reason you guys have a fucking hate boner the time I walk into a room. I'm a goddamn legend. The fuck are you gonna do to take me down?"

As he finished his words, roughly ten or more White Fang members crawled into the room through the broken windows behind the brothers.

"Just had to say something?" Sun asked.

Ghira readied his claws, "Shut up, Sun."

The three charge forward ready to lay down their law.

[With Blake]

Blake bursts into the forked hallway. She hears the sounds of fighting to her right and proceeds down the left hallway. Ilia Amitola remained crouched on a balcony railing in a large room waiting to stop whoever would halt their plans. She is donning her Grimm mask and hears the muffled sounds of fighting going on around the building. She then hears the door open and sees someone walk in on the floor below her. Blake takes a defensive stance as she notices her former friend standing up on the railing above her. The two reach for their weapons, with Blake gripping Gambol Shroud first. Ilia proceeds to grab Lightning Lash's hilt.

"Did you come in here to hide?" Blake called Ilia out.

Ilia just shook her head behind the mask, "I told you, I didn't want this."

"But you're still here!"

"I don't have a choice!"

"Of course you do!" Blake forces Ilia to remain silent. She just looks away as Blake walks, "Just... stay out of my way."

Blake puts Gambol Shroud on her back and starts walking away. Suddenly, Ilia leaps and charges at Blake but her form disappears. Blake then reappears a few feet away behind Ilia. Blake holds Gambol Shroud in a defensive stance, while Ilia begins to attack with the whip form of Lightning Lash. Blake dodges and rolls. She runs along the desks and chairs in the room as Ilia tries to use her whip to hit her. Blake manages to dodge and block Ilia's attacks, and uses her ribbon to wrap around Ilia's wrist. Ilia is pulled toward Blake, followed up with the latter kicking the chameleon Faunus to the ground. The two then lock blades with each other.

"Why do you feel like we have to hurt people to get our way?!" Blake pushed against Ilia.

Ilia grunted against her strength, "Because it works!"

"That doesn't make it right!"

Ilia pulls the trigger on her weapon, generating an electrical charge that causes Blake to drop her katana a few feet away from her. Blake pulls out her cleaver, but Ilia jumps from the desk and does a turn kick that knocks Blake over another desk, causing her to drop her weapon. Ilia whips at Blake again, but she uses her Semblance to get out of the way. Blake takes cover behind a desk.

"Stop lecturing me!!" Ilia shouted as she vanished.

Blake peeks from behind the desk and notices Ilia's Grimm mask left behind on the ground. Ilia quietly turns the lights off in the room, causing it to go dark. Blake quickly goes to pick up her katana while Ilia sneaks around the room camouflaged. Blake hears a creak on the floor, Ilia quickly knocks her back. Blake uses the pistol form of her weapon to shoot at Ilia, who quickly evades the shots.

"Why couldn't you just leave?!" Ilia asked from the shadows.

Blake transformed her pistol to katana form, "Because I run away too much."

Blake dodged a couple more whips from Ilia who has moved up to the balcony. As she takes cover behind the desks, Blake takes out two cartridges, one with fire Dust and the other with ice. She loads the fire Dust cartridge in her weapon and aims at the shrubbery at the top corner of the room, "Sorry, dad."

Blake fired her weapon and the spreading flames start to light up the room, revealing Ilia's location. With camouflage not an option anymore, Ilia engages Blake in combat. The two start off with a mixture of sword clashes and hand-to-hand. Blake dodged out of the way of one of Ilia's attacks and starts shooting at her with the pistol form of her weapon.

Ilia deflects the shots with her whip, "Quit taking potshots and fight me like you mean it!!" Blake dodged another one of Ilia's whips and lands on the balcony above her. She takes cover behind the railing as Ilia rants at her. "You used to see things the way I did! The way Adam did! If no one's going to do anything to stop the humans that attack us, then the only choice we have left... is to attack back!!"

Blake loaded the other cartridge in her pistol and begins to fire at Ilia again. Ilia deflects the shots, but when she goes to use her whip again, her weapon is frozen in place. Then a ribbon is wrapped around her weapon as Blake pulls it away and she leaps from the balcony to kick Ilia to the ground.

Blake holds Ilia down looking into her eyes, "You're wrong, there's always another choice."

"SHUT UP!!" Ilia struggles to get up as Blake continues to hold her down.

"Is this really what your parents would've wanted?!"

"I don't know what else to do!!" Suddenly, Ilia ceases her struggling and her eyes start to well up, "I don't know what else to do..."

[Meanwhile With Kali]

In the darkened tea room, Kali Belladonna and a guard fire back at a hardly seen assailant. Kali ran out of ammo in her pistol and throws it to the ground in annoyance. She then picks up a tea tray to block another shot. She looks to a wounded female guard leaning against a pillar, who just stares back, "Do you have a better idea?"

"Here you go Mrs Belladonna..." Simmons went next to her to hand her his sidearm he kept on him just in case.

Kali smiles for a moment at him, "Oh thank you... such a gentleman. STAY BACK YOU WHITE FANG FANATICS!" Kali shouted firing more rounds.

Grif looked over at his friend, after knocking a member back with a powerful strike, "Oh you're such a kiss ass..."

With a crashing sound, Yuma flew in and knocked Grif down to the ground. He wrapped his hands around the his thick throat to choke him out, "Quiet now..."

"Just had to be... a bat..." Grif struggled to speak.

Kali then drops the gun and lifts the tea tray above her head, Simmons who now had no more ammo started thought about what to do, and Kaikana, who wanted to help her brother looked atnthe other two. They all shared one look and do a loud battle cry as they charged toward Yuma.

A guard tried to stop them, mainly Kali, "Ma'am, no!"

Yuma lets go of the Grif's neck as he looks back in surprise as the three approached him.

[Back With Blake]

As Ilia continues sobbing, Blake hears a rumble. Corsac Albain is thrown through the wall, dropping his half of Cyclone and Inferno. Ghira Belladonna jumps into the room as he growls at Corsac. He then notices his daughter pinning Ilia to the ground.

Whilee he is distracted Fennec Albain stabs Ghira in the back, who cries out in pain and slumps toward the ground.

With Blake distracted, Ilia gets her off her and kicks her into a nearby chair, knocking Blake out momentarily. Ghira then gets Fennec off his back and tosses him away as Corsac runs to him. Ghira pulls the wand out of his back and clashes fists with Corsac. The two then struggle to push each other as their hands interlock. Ilia just stares in disbelief at what's going on around her, before a voice snaps her out of her trance.

"Ilia! What are you doing?! Fight!!" Fennec shouted to her before he pulls out another wand and charges at Ghira. The chieftain manages to push off Corsac and dodges Fennec's swipes as he begins to fight both of them at once. Fennec doges a swing then leaps at Ghira as he drives Corsac back, only be caught and tossed onto the floor. As Ghira defends himself Fennec recovers and begins to charge his weapon while the pair continue exchanging blows. Fennec then charges in again, giving a loud battle cry.

Ghira notices him and grabs his wrist, pointing his weapon as it fires at Corsac, who gets blown back several feet away and is knocked unconscious, "BROTHER!!!" Fennec calls to his his brother before he tries to attack Ghira again, but Sun Wukong jumps in and kicks him away. Sun keeps Fennec busy while Ghira tries to recover.

Through the same way they entered the room two more White Fang bodies are thrown into the room. Followed by the white tiger faunus, Church, who looked around at the scene to see Blake on the floor trying to recover, then to Ilia who earned one of his glares.

"Go help Blake!" Ghira pleaded for Church while he recovered.

Church began a slow menacing walk to Ilia as he holstered his revolvers and pulled exchanged it for his sniper buster blade. His heavy footsteps warned her of his approach, as the jingle from the spurs never failed with each step. Ilia saw the menacing man approach and readied her still frozen Lighting Lash. She managed to move out of the way in time as the gigantic blade nearly chopped her in half. She tried to go on the attack, but despite the blade's heavy weight, Church was able to move it with ease to block her kick. He kept going for heavy strikes and hits, then eventually managed to grab her head and throw her against a pillar.

Ilia saw her weapon finally unthaw and used it to strike Church, she tried to shock him but her weapon didn't fire. While she tried to get her weapon to work Church got close enough to grab her by throat and slam her against the floor near the pillar. Trying to get up Ilia leaned against the pillar only to look up and see Church holster his sniper rifle blade on his back for his .45 on his hip.

As he aims the barrel down at her, he copies her exact words for a moment, "There's no such thing as innocent. There's no right thing to do. Only what's best for us. There's Faunus who still believed the world could be better. Then there's you White Fang Fucks who just want to watch the world burn. There's something much greater than fear, though. Vengeance. And yours ends here."

Just as Church cocked back his hammer and readied a final strike he heard a voice call to him, Blake's voice, "Stop!!" Both Church and Ilia stop to look at Blake. Who has tears streaming down her eyes and down ger cheeks.

Church decides to look away as fast as he can from Blake, only to look back at Ilia with just as much tears in her eyes as in Blake's. She never looked up at him, just kept staring at Blake with what could be called regret for all that led them there. After a few moments of going through it in his head, whether to pull the trigger or ease up on the hammer. His hands became unsteady for one of the first times in a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and eased the hammer, lowering his gun.

Sighing to himself for both becoming a monster and becoming the thing he hated in the first place, a faunus who gave in to hate. That's when the fire that Blake had started earlier had finally cracked the wood just above them. The balcony was coming down hard and fast as Church took a few steps back and Ilia, still on the ground, tried to get up quick enough. She yelps looking up in terror as the balcony is about to fall on her. When she opens her eyes, Church and Ghira are lifting the broken part of the balcony with his own strength.

Ilia stares in awe as the two men, one of which was about to execute her, saved her, "Go!!" Ghira roared.

Ilia quickly gets out of the way while the two of the faunus hold their ground keeping the structure from falling on them. Ghira tries to get Church to get out first, "Go, I can hold it."

"Nah, you go. I got this." Church argued with the older man. Unbeknownst to them, Fennec gets back up and sees his brother still unconscious. He grabs both of their wands and runs towards Ghira. Church sees this and decides to listen to the old man, just for a bit as he catches Fennec before he could attack Ghira.

Now alone, Ghira is forced down on one knee to keep the balcony from falling on him. Sun used his Semblance to summon two light clones that go and help Ghira lift. Fennec has Church on the ground with both dagger wands at his throat and face.

Blake grabbed her katana and transforms it into kusarigama form and quickly tosses her weapon, wrapping it around her father's torso, ready to pull him out. She called out to her Church who was still pinned by the youngest Albain brother, "Get out of there!"

"I'm trying!" Church grunted as he kept the blades from his throat. That was until something caught his foot. Looking down for a moment he saw that the lighting lash had caught his boot, wielded by none other than Ilia. Church smiled as he delivered one final farewell, "You're in for one hell of a headache."

As Church was slid underneath Fennec and Ghira was pulled out by his daughter. Fennec looked up for a second, just to have his head crushed by the balcony. Standing back everyone saw the gruesome death as they all looked horrified, except Church who looked more unfazed.

"Is the... twitching normal?" Sun questioned.

Church nodded as he looked away as well, "Yeah... it'll go away in a little bit?"

"How long does that last..." Ghira wondered as he thought about getting the stains out of his wooden floors.

"At most, two to three... hours..."

"Really?"

Following another sound of thudding, everyone turned in a defensive stance to face what could be another attacker. Kali, Grif, Simmons and Kaikana entered the room dragging an unconscious Yuma, who has his hands tied behind his back and bruises on his face. All of them huffing and puffing, exhausted from the fight.

"Mom!" Blake called to Kali who drops Yuma as her daughter comes up to hug her. Their embrace is cut short as a voice gets their attention.

Corsac speaks darkly as he stood up, "What have you done? You ruined everything... EVERYTHING!!!""

Everyone takes a defensive stances just as Corsac angrily runs forward, he suddenly is struck down. Lightning Lash wraps around his body, electrocuting him and knocking him unconscious. With the battle over, Ilia starts to cry and falls to her knees as she breaks down, with the Belladonnas, Sun and Church looking on with concern.

[Right Outside Belladonna Home]

A large crowd of Faunus gathers outside, noticing the smoke coming from the building. The guards have attempted to keep everyone back while the firefighters and the town's emergency services did their job. Through the fire and smoke some were able to see some true figures help.

"Look!" A faunus woman pointed.

From the smoky doorway, Ghira walks out carrying the motionless bodies of a White Fang soldier and a Menagerie Guard on each of his shoulders. Church picks up a few White Fang by their belt buckles before laying them face down. Griff and Simmons are both carrying one each on their shoulders, helping them support their weight.

Ghira hands the bodies to two guards as Saber Rodentia, the official sheriff, finally arrives, "Get in there! Search for any stragglers!"

More guards walk out keeping Corsac restrained, followed by the others.

Saber looks to Ghira, "We came as soon as we got the call." he noticed Corsac being forced to his knees, "And Fennec?"

Ghira sadly shakes his head. Saber walks over to Corsac with a snarky tone, "Was it worth it?"

Corsac looks down, defeated. As the commotion continues, Blake shares brief looks with, Church, Grif, Simmons and Sister then to Sun and Ilia. Blake takes a deep sigh as she goes down the steps.

Ghira notices his daughter walking away, "Blake!" Before Ghira could go any further, his wife stops him, and both look on.

Blake then stops at one of the steps as she begins to address the crowd, pointing to the smoke coming from her home, "Humans didn't do this. We did this: Faunus. We did this to ourselves. We are just as capable of hate and violence as the humans, but I don't think any of us would jump at the chance to point that out. So why are we letting Adam do it for us?! By doing nothing and staying silent, we let others speak and act in our place. And if we're not proud of the choices they make, then we have no one to blame but ourselves. This is the message that Adam Taurus will bring to the world if no one stops him. But we can stop him! You have to understand that all of you are looking for simple answers to a very complicated problem. And I can't give that to you. I don't know how to make hate go away, I don't. But I know that this kind of violence is not the solution. I understand that to ask you to leave your homes and protect Haven Academy is asking you to put your lives at risk. But that's what's at stake. So I'm going, and I'll stand by myself if I have to."

"I'll stand with you!" a voice from behind answered to Blake. She turned around with a surprised look on her face as Ilia stands up. Her pained expression then looks down, "If... if you'd have me."

Despite some of the crowd's murmuring amongst themselves, Blake smiles at her old friend. As Ilia proceeds forward, Saber suddenly stops her, "You're not going anywhere!"

His action is soon followed by Church getting in his face growling straight at him. He turns to look at Ilia, holding lighting lash in his hand, then back to Blake, "Your call, Blake."

"Let her come." Blake smiled.

Church sighed, before he handed her the weapon he muttered something under his breath, "Damn that teddy bear."

"Huh? You're just going to forgive her? After everything she did?!" Saber tried to argue

"I am." Blake simply replied.

Saber looks to Ghira, who nods to let Ilia go. Ilia continues to walk down the steps to stand next to her friend, "What does she think she's doing?" Saber tried to retort.

Ghira smiled at his daughter, "She's learned a lesson that evaded me until I was much older: That there is strength in forgiveness."

Blake puts a hand on Ilia's shoulder, sharing a smile together.

"I'll go!!" A ram Faunus steps forward and raises his hand, followed by many more.

"I'll go too!" Another joined forward.

Then another, and another. Soon, practically the whole crowd that had gathered around began raising their hands and taking a step forward, joining for a similar cause, to stop fear and embrace forgiveness. As more Faunus start to give Blake their support, the group walks down the steps to join her and Ilia. The crowd is heard cheering as a majority agree to volunteer.

They all smile at the crowd, "Looks like we've got work to do." Sun nodded.

Blake turned to the people who have been with her side for a long time now, "Thank you."

"You kicked me in the balls." Grif pointed to Ilia. Let's just call it even.

Ilia began to apologize, "I'm sorry. I was on th-"

"Don't worry about it. I'm pretty sure half the women population at our school hit him in the balls." Simmons eased Ilia's mind.

"That doesn't mean it doesn't hurt!" Grif shouted.

Ghira and Kali then walk down the steps to join their daughter and her friends, "We have about two weeks before Adam's attack on Haven. We're going to need shields, training, whatever we can do to protect as many people as possible."

"We'll need transportation too. For everyone." Kali added to the list as well.

Blake smiled remembering something to help, "I think I know a ship captain who owes us a favor."

"Mmmm..." Church seemed to have recalled something as well, "You know, my mom would come by and visit here after doing missions, bounties, all that. Her place still wouldn't happen to be up would it?"

[A few moments later.]

A family of Faunus were joined together in their living room, just enjoying whatever cartoons the local channels could get. So far nothing too exciting was happening with their evening. That wasn't until two very large faunus, one being Ghira, the other Church came into their home after a brief knock.

Church just waved as he made his way behind their couch to lift a rug, "Don't mind me folks, just here to pick up a few things. My mom left."

After lifting a piece of the carpet, it revealed a hatch handle. Opening it, there was a large storeroom just beneath everyone's feet, this storeroom was stocked full of weaponry. We're talking spears, swords, clubs, shields, a few guns of various kinds, enough for a small army. After a few more phonists came in and helped Church lift and move all the stuff outside, Church and Ghira went in front of the family, in front of the TV.

"I'd just like to say thank you very much for cooperating with us. And I hope you all have a lovely night." Ghira wished as he bowed his head while Church tipped his hat.

With the storeroom empty, they both turned to the door and left, closing it behind them, leaving a family stunned and confused, "Uhhh... what just happened?"

[To be Continued]

Alright, so first of all I'd like to apologize for the last chapter. I just had to get that off my chest. I mean, after losing Rooster Teeth, it just... that company has been entertaining me for a very long time. So, you know, I just had to give a little tribute. Second of all, I know one of you, maybe a few of you, have thought, holy shit, how did he make one of the chapters so fast? Well, I had a lot of free time because work cut my hours a little bit, so I was able to get more chapters out. Well, hope you enjoyed and I think this is an appropriate time to pitch a new name change for this account. Don't get me wrong, the current one has left me with a trademark, but I think it's time I kinda, what would the word be, evolve? Yeah, something like that. Anyways, see you all in the next one. Hope you have a good day.