Darkness and Light Joining Together
"Okay, we got our gears ready for today?" Jaune asked Pyrrha as they check themselves to make sure they have everything.
"Yep, with having Glynda's combat classes today, I think she'll push us harder than before consider our marriage situation." Pyrrha stated.
"And what will you two be doing?" Jaune asked Salem and Cinder.
"I'm going to meet with Omza in his office, the "friend" I mentioned yesterday are dangerous people in their own rights and we need a plan to fend them off since I'm no longer desire to change the world for revenge." Salem answered.
"I'm heading to the city to speak with some people working for me, though one of them would listen to me since she is loyal, but the others are a different case." Cinder looked out the window.
"Okay but let me know if anything happens and I'll ditch class to come help you." Jaune said.
"Thank for that, but I don't think I'll be needing any help with this." Cinder winked before she jumps out the window and flew using the flames on her hands like rockets.
"Can we at least know the people working for Cinder?" Pyrrha asked, wanting to be prepared in case she or anyone she knows may run into them.
"I'm sure you're aware of Roman Torchwick." Salem said the name.
"Yeah, the world known thief who's wanted by the four kingdoms for the thieving acts he committed and some of the lives he killed, including some big shots involving with the Consoles." Pyrrha recalled hearing about him in the news during her training before going to Beacon.
"Yes, Cinder recruited him for his connection with the underground and his stealing skills. The other who serve Cinder by her side are two around your age are and have their own special skills." Salem said as she summons a Seer Grimm showing them imagines of the two.
One is girl with medium-brown skin and dark-red eyes. Her hair is a light, mint-green with a straight fringe and bangs as well as two long locks on each side in the back. She wears two bronze-colored rings on her middle fingers as well as a pair of strappy high-heeled pumps. She wears a dark-green top that covers the bottom half of her breasts leaving the top part expose, white top and an olive-colored crop top, on the back of which is her personal emblem. This emblem is in the shape of a cut gem, white pants and brown chaps that end at her calves and an overlong belt, twice wrapped. Breasts sizes: DD-cup.
"This one is Emerald Sustrai, she was living a harsh life on her own as she resulted to thieving and has a semblance that can make illusions to the person's mind though she can only do it one person at a time. Cinder found her and offered her a place by her side where she can no longer struggle in life, since she's been very loyal to Cinder, so I'm sure she'll come to our side." Salem explained about Emerald.
"It must've been hard for to get through with no help from anyone." Pyrrha said, feeling sad for the girl.
"Yes, though I think this one maybe harder to convince." Salem shifts the imagine to a young man.
He has slivery-gray hair and eyes. He also wears a slate gray and black two-tone partial-zip jacket that covers his upper body. He also wears a single notched belt with what appears to be a sash or bandana draped over it. Protecting his arms are sets of reembraces and vambraces.
"This young man is Mercury Black; he lived and was trained by his father who was a skilled assassin though was not a good parent. He would often beat up his own son calling it "training" though it more for getting out his anger, his father even stole his semblance from Mercury and never got it back after killing his father. He also lost his legs because of his father and got prosthetic legs." Salem explained about Mercury.
"Ouch, talk about a bad father and son bonding." Jaune commented.
"Remains me of how my own father locked in up in a tower." Salem sighed.
"Let's hope Cinder can convince them to back off this plan you guys were planning for the Vytal Festival." Jaune worried.
"With Emerald maybe, but the others won't be easy, and they'll likely betray her as well." Salem believed.
"I'm sure Cinder can handle it, Jaune, she's a strong warrior as her skills would make her an official Huntress than anyone we know." Pyrrha reassured Jaune that Cinder will be alright, though she too is worry for the Fall Maiden. She'll have to put her faith in Cinder coming back okay.
"Okay, I guess we'll things to her, but I'm serious about coming to save her if she's in trouble." Jaune said.
"We know." Salem chuckled.
(Warehouse)
"Okay, let's hope they'll listen though I doubt they'll like what I have to say." Cinder said to herself before entering the warehouse seeing some White Fang members working a little.
"Cinder!"
Cinder suddenly got a surprise hug from Emerald who jumped on her and arms around her neck almost making the black-hair woman trip but remain standing.
"I'm so glad your okay! Did that blonde kid hurt? Did he get your pregnant? Did Salem kill him?" Emerald asked both worry for Cinder's wellbeing and angry about Jaune talking her mistress away in a four-way marriage. This made Cinder chuckles of seeing her like an overprotective little sister.
"I'm fine, Jaune didn't hurt me or did we have any sex that night, and he's still alive because we want to him to be." Cinder answered the question in order.
"Sounds like you actually like the guy." Mercury noticed how Cinder is calm about being married a freshman on Beacon and smiling for real, which is kinda creepy for him.
"I do, actually, he was amazing how he was able to calm all of Salem's anger in one moment and wishes to be friends with Ozpin again." Cinder said shocking the two.
"For real?" Emerald asked.
"Well, it did take the magic rings we wear to share our emotions and let me tell you that kid has a bigger heart than you think." Cinder looked at the wedding ring thinking about Jaune right now.
"Which I bring me to the reason why I'm here, where is Roman?" Cinder asked.
"Over there, trying to be all cool and whatever." Mercury pointed to where the thief man is.
Cinder turns around to see Roman is supervising some of the White Fang soldiers moving some boxes around.
"Come on, pick up the pace! We're on a busy schedule here." A man ordered.
He has slanted, dark-green eyes and bright, long, orange hair, with long bangs covering his right eye. Black eyeliner traced his visible left eye. He wears a red-lined white suit with long black pants and black shoes. His accessories included a small gray scarf, black gloves with buckled sleeves, and a black bowler hat with a small feather tucked into its red band.
"I see you've been busy for the pass two days, Roman." Cinder said getting the man's attention.
"Well, look who it is? The happily married firecracker, where's your man, is he already setting things up for the honeymoon?" Roman asked sarcastically with a chuckle.
"Funny." Cinder deadpanned.
"And just so you know, Jaune is still at Beacon Academy attending his classes right now." Cinder answered.
"Wow, I'm surprise he wasn't kicked out for having affairs with evil crazy women like you and that boss lady of yours." Roman said.
"Roman, I'm pretty sure you can already tell I didn't come to talk about my love life." Cinder said with a serious glare.
"Hehe, yeah, I thought you came here to check on the progress of your plan and the dust we've been stealing, but I'm getting the feeling you're actually here stop it." Roman smirked.
"Yes, let just say the last two days with Jaune and Pyrrha made me and my lady realize about living a better life and using our unique skills to help the world and destroy it." Cinder said as she burst a small flame in her hand.
"Which is why I'm going shutting down all the plans I made right now." Cinder declared.
"Uh, so you decided to be a goody two shoes after all, just like that Doctor guy warned me." Roman mentioned a "Doctor" which Cinder's eyes widen.
"Doctor?" Cinder stepped back a foot knowing which doctor Roman is talking about consider there's only one man calling himself doctor who knows her.
"Yeah, Watts, I think that was his name. Anyway, he told me if you and your boss lady decided to go against everything your group has been doing then they'll have to face the worst that you are now traitors." Roman snapped his finger.
The White Fang soldiers quickly respond and surround Cinder with guns all pointing at her.
"Wait, what's going on here? I thought we were just gonna talk?" Emerald confused.
"Oh sorry, Emerald, looks like I forgot to tell you about going against Cinder and to be honest… you were no fun to hang around with." Mercury kicked Emerald away and Cinder quickly catches her.
"So, Watts and the other already knew about this." Cinder angered that the inner circle is turning their backs on her and fear they will do the same to Salem.
"Nothing personally, but I rather like my life as it is than going actually caring for others." Mercury stated as he walks backwards out of the inside circle.
Cinder looks around seeing all the White Fang soldiers getting ready to fire, her hands starts to glow of her fire as she gets ready to make her counter move, and on Roman's hand single they all started firing their bullets at Cinder and Emerald to fill them with holes like swiss cheese. Except Cinder spins around like a spinning-top while surrounding herself and Emerald with a ring of fire blocking the bullets with intense heat that are melting them and expanded the fire ring to push the Faunus soldiers away though very few are still standing and fire at her again, she reacted quickly by making dust swords deflecting them while Emerald shoots them with lightning dust bullets that that shock them unconscious.
"Thanks." Cinder smiled at the mint hair girl.
"Anything for you, Cinder." Emerald said proudly.
"Then how about you two die together." Mercury suggested along with a high drop-kick for Emerald's head, she quickly dodges it clash her blade with his metal leg.
"You know, when I met you that night with your dead father on the ground, I always felt bad about the harsh life you had to go through because of him." Emerald admitted before pushing him away a bit as her blades changed to Kusarigama mode.
"Oh really, at least I had a dad while you had no family." Mercury angered and fires explosive rounds from his boots at Emerald.
Emerald dodges some and slices the others from a long distance thanks to her Kursarigama, she quickly changed her weapon again into gun mode and fire at the incoming projectiles making them explode in midair. She charges toward the silver hair boy as he ready himself and perform a flying straight kick for the face, only to gasps when his metal foot phrase right through and realize that he fell for her illusions then felt his neck being wrapped in chains as the real Emerald is behind him, she pulls dragging him close to give him a barrage of slashes before kick him away.
Meanwhile, Cinder is fighting against Roman even though he doesn't have aura he's still a capable fighter as he manages to block most of her strikes with dual swords and counter with a swing-kick though she jumps back to dodge it. Her instinct kicks in moving her head to the right to avoid a fire shot from Roman's cane, it was a shot range for him but she was able to dodge it and summoned an orange and black circle on the ground right underneath his feet as he only had time to see and it explodes causing him to scream in pain and fall on his back.
"I always hated how you have more special powers than a normal Hunter should have." Roman groaned as he sits up and met with a blade to his face.
"I'm only going to this once, surrender peaceful or I'll drag you to the police in a blood mess." Cinder threatened as her one eye glows of the Fall Maiden's power.
"Hehe, I think you're forgetting about one thing." Roman smirked.
Before Cinder could ask what he is talking about, her sword was knocked right out of her hand and she looks up to see another White Fang soldier on top of stacks of cargo boxes and more came out of their hiding place as they aim their gun at Cinder.
"Cinder! More White Fang soldiers are coming to the warehouse, the place will be surrounded!" Emerald alerted as she just learned this from Mercury.
"Oh man, you maybe powerful with that Maiden power Cinder, but let see how you can handle a bunch of White Fang soldiers and the new "toy" we just got." Mercury smiled evilly.
"Oh no…" Cinder gasped as she knows what this new toy Mercury is talking about and suddenly erupting out of the cargo a giant robot.
"Thanks for the idea of stealing the new robot model from Atlas, it wasn't easy to sneak that thing out, but the effort was worth it." Roman dusted his suit a little clean as he stands up.
"(Salem, I could use a pickup right now.)" Cinder called to Salem through telepath that only Salem can hear.
(Beacon Headmaster Office)
"So, let me get this straight: one kid, one first-year student was able to make her forget all about her revenge and world domination plan all on his own after being drunk married her and that other woman who was responsible for Amber's condition along with that red hair champion girl. Did I get all that?" A man asked in Ozpin's office with him Salem.
The man has graying black, spiky hair, dull red eyes and slight stubble along his jawline. Along with a red, tattered cloak, he wears a gray dress shirt with a long tail, black dress pants and black dress shoes. He also wears a ring on his right index finger, two other rings on his right ring finger and a necklace with a crooked cross-shaped pendant.
"Yes, Qrow, in a short term you just said." Ozpin nodded.
"Wow, the next generation are even crazier than I thought." Qrow commented as he drinks his flask.
"Says the man who can turn into a bird." Salem pointed out.
"Okay, I can take that though I still not true if I can trust you." Qrow stated as he glares at her.
"I know, and I don't blame you, but I promise I'll do everything in my power to you and the Brotherhood to stop my former group." Salem promised, just then Salem felt her mind going off hearing Cinder's voice.
"Something wrong?" Ozpin asked.
Salem answered by summoning her Seer and shows them Cinder and Emerald are being surrounded by the White Fang and the giant robot ready to attack them.
"That doesn't look good." Qrow said the obvious.
"Even with half the Fall Maiden's power Cinder can't fight them all." Salem feared they'll overwhelm her and quickly open a portal under Cinder and Emerald's feet pulling them and out into Ozpin's office.
"Whoa, that was weird." Emerald commented.
"I've seen weirder things." Qrow shrugged.
"Salem, it just as we feared… the inner circle is turning against us. Watts called Roman to kill me." Cinder informed.
"Then we'll need to be ready for them when they come to bring down the school." Ozpin suggested.
"They'll be moving to a new location in Mount Glenn for phase two." Cinder revealed the plan she came up with.
"Make sense, the place is like a giant graveyard for the failed expansion of Vale and I seem to recall about underground tunnels being sealed off." Qrow mentioned.
"We'll need to act quickly; they're going to use explosives to break the wall while leading the Grimm into the city." Cinder added.
"And I think we should inform Jaune and Pyrrha and their friends about this, we'll need all the help we can get." Emerald suggested as the other agree to this.
"Then there's just one thing to do right now, welcome to the Brotherhood, Salem." Ozpin hold out his hand to his former lover.
"Thank you, glad to be by your side again." Salem smiled and shook hand with him.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Salem's former minions of the Inner Circle are making their move and have shown that they don't want Salem and Cinder anymore since they clearly have willing join Ozpin's side as things are about to intense for the four married lovers when they go out to stop them from fulfilling their dark plans. And Emerald has join the good side with being loyal to Cinder and always has second thought like in the show, let's hope she doesn't get jealous of Jaune being close to Cinder.
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