[Grimm castle]

Pyrrha: Pull!

Over on a balcony, a clay plate suddenly launches out and flies through the air for a good half a mile. A gunshot goes off, followed by silence. After a solid second, the faint sound of shattering echoes out. Back to the balcony, Pyrrha's Grimm pale complexion can be seen as she holds her Miló. Barrel emitting smoke.

Standing next to her, Penny reaches  down to a pile of more clay plates and lifts up another. She winds her arm back to as far as she can. All of a sudden, her torso begins turning to the hip with multiple metallic clicks. She finally comes to a stop as she waits.

Pyrrha: Pull!

Penny soon swings her body back into position. The plate is launched from her grasp and zips out of the balcony. Pyrrha follows the plate with her rifle as she waits. The plate continues to fly out, almost out of sight.

*BANG*

She fires a shot not long after. A second later, a distant shattering rings through the air. Pyrrha lowers her rifle and tilts her head to the side. A slight popping sound coming from her neck. She sports an annoyed expression.

Pyrrha: "sigh"

Penny: Is something wrong, friend Pyrrha?

Pyrrha: Nothing. Just... bored. We've been back for half a month, and we've barely done much. I've trained on the other methods to use my semblance, and so far that's the only thing any of us have done that's productive. No offence.

Penny: None taken!

She picks up another clay plate as they talk.

Penny: On a side note, there is something that worries me. I haven't heard much from Ruby ever since Father brought her back. Would you happen to know what has made her sorrowful?

Pyrrha knows full well what happened With her. Still shocked that Ruby's own father attacked her the moment she arrived back home. Although Pyrrha is wary about Ruby abandoning her mission to try and go home, she is still sorry for her with her father's death. Especially when she killed him herself.

Pyrrha: Um... She learned that her dad died. Taking it really hard, you know.

Penny: Really? Oh, that is awful!

She prepares another toss as she waits for Pyrrha.

Pyrrha: Honestly, I just hope that it will be resolved quickly. We have more important things to do and Father does not need to waste his time counseling her. Pull!

Penny flings another plate out. Once again, Pyrrha skillfully leads her shot and prepares to fire.

Penny: That sounds a little harsh to say about a friend. Also, calculating your tone, mannerism, and general response involving Father, it sounds like you might be jealous for the attention.

This catches Pyrrha off guard. Her eyes widen as she snaps her head towards the android.

Pyrrha: I'M NOT-

She points her rifle back towards the direction of the plate and fires a quick shot, turning to Penny again.

Pyrrha: I am not jealous.

*shatter*

Pyrrha: I just think, with Father's unnatural capabilities, it would be more advantages if He were to focus on other things than on just one person.

Penny: And He's using those capabilities to try and help her feel better so she will be at her full potential. Being emotionally distraught will compromise our goals, and she is too valuable to be left as is.

Pyrrha is about make a counter argument when Penny suddenly looks past the redheaded warrior and far out to the sky. Her irises adjusting a few times to focus on a mysterious object.

Penny: Oh look, a bullhead!

Pyrrha turns around and soon spots the aircraft as well.

Pyrrha: Huh. Either Emerald and Mercury finally returned, or we suddenly have guests.

She starts to make her way back inside the castle. Penny prepares to follow suit. She stops and looks back out. Off in the distance, a nevermore flies across the sky. She tilts her head to the side from this. Reaching down, Penny picks up yet another clay plate, winds it back, and takes aim. Within a flash, she launches the plate faster than before, sending it through the air.

The nevermore, a good eight hundred yards away, continues to fly on. A second later, it is struck in the side of the neck with the plate. Its head snaps violently to the side as the plate, along with its neck, completely shatters. The sudden death soon sends it plummeting to the earth.

Pleased with the result, Penny soon follows behind Pyrrha. The two make their way through the halls as they travel to the main entrance. As they continue walking, they pass by a door leading to the kitchen. For a small moment, Pyrrha caught a glimpse of what looked like Velvet sitting on the counter without pants... After a second to process that thought, she immediately stops in her tracks. Penny almost running into her from the sudden stop.

Pyrrha quickly walks back to the door and peers inside. Even more surprised to confirm it, she does see Velvet sitting on the kitchen counter with her pants laying to the side. What catches her completely off guard are the incisions covering the bottom half of the undead faunus' legs. Darkened blood dripping out of the wounds and into a pair of buckets on the floor. Penny soon steps over as well and sees what is going on. Velvet spots the two and waves at them.

Pyrrha: I feel like an explanation is needed.

Eve soon stands up from behind the counter to her full height, looking right at the two.

Eve: Amazonian, automaton.

Penny: Salutations, friend Eve! Why are you harvesting Velvet's blood?

Eve walks from around the counter and makes her way to Velvet's side.

Eve: I'm not harvesting her. Because her heart doesn't work anymore-

She sticks a finger into Velvet's chest wound.

Eve: Blood has stopped flowing and has just been pooling up in the legs, causing swelling and sluggish movement. So I'm trying to drain them.

Penny: Ooooohhh! That explains why she looked so bottom heavy before!

The room goes completely silent as she said that. Pyrrha covers her own mouth in shock while also trying to hold back a laugh. Velvet's neck lets out a creaking noise as she slowly turns her head towards the robo-ginger. While Penny is simply oblivious to the verbal damage she just caused. Within the silence, your hysterical cackling can be heard from across the castle.

Pyrrha: "ahem" U-um. Anyway, we just spotted a bullhead approaching. I think it might Emerald and Mercury coming back from their mission.

Eve: Oh! Emerald and Mercury, huh?.... I should care, why?

Penny: Because we get to see whether they'll be rewarded for their success or be verbally humiliated by Father!

Eve:.... Interesting as that actually sounds, I want to finish up this blood thing with Velvet.

Penny just shrugs her shoulders and takes her leave with Pyrrha. Eve returns to her position behind the counter, leaning down and getting a good view of Velvet's ass. Velvet wishing she could talk again so she can give a counter insult to Penny.

After a few more minutes of walking, the two make it to the main hall and wait. Not long after, they hear the faint sound of conversation not far off. A moment later, walking around a corner, Mercury arrives with an unconscious Neo over his shoulder. He quickly spots the two ahead of him.

Mercury: Oh, hey.

Penny: Salutations, Mercury! I am happy to see your mission was a success!

Before he can make a response, Emerald walks in with their new little friend, Samantha. Sporting her blue combat dress and peculiar clawed gauntlets. This catches both Pyrrha and Penny's attention.

Pyrrha:...

Penny:...

Emerald:...

Samantha:...

Mercury:...

Neo:... (Unconscious)

Samantha: Uuuumm, hi?

Pyrrha: Hello... Who is this?

Emerald: This Samantha Nite. She helped us get out of South Vale.

Samantha: Oh, well I didn't do that much.

Mercury: That I agree with. Where's the big boss? I'm tired of carrying this ice cream reference.

Pyrrha: Well, He's-

You: And where the shit have you two been!?

Everyone quickly turns around and sees you walking to them. Your gaze focused on Emerald and Mercury.

You: I would have expected it to take a few days max. But three weeks!?

You finally come to a stop in front of them. Towering over by two or three feet. They look up at you with looks of fear.

Emerald: B-b-but we got her! We completed our mission!

You: And you took your sweet ass time doing so! If I was actually paying you, I'd deduct the shit out of it! Aaaannd you are?

You look over to Samantha as she just stares at you wide eyed. Not out of fear, but amazement.

Samantha: H-holy moly, you're real.

You: As are you, girl-who-I-know-nothing-about. Do I need to make a house rule about bringing in strays?

You glance back at Emerald and Mercury. They try to stammer a response. Neo still shit faced unconscious.

You: Fuck it. Just toss Neo in a bed room and lock it. I'll give y'all something to do later.

The duo rush off as you look over to Pyrrha and Penny.

You: You two, I have a mission for you.

Pyrrha: Finally! I mean-What is it you wish, Father?

You: I need you and Penny to intercept a train traveling through west of Vale. There is an artifact being transported across the kingdom. Return it to me safe and sound.

Penny: You can count on us, sir!

You: Fantabulous. And, Pyrrha?

She perks up at the mention of her name.

Pyrrha: Yes?

You: While this is a retrieval mission, it will also be... a test for you.

Pyrrha: A test?

You: Yes. Just know that you must complete this mission by any means necessary.

Pyrrha: Of cour-

You: Any. Means. Necessary. Understand?

Pyrrha looks up to you with an actual sense of unease.

Pyrrha: Y-yes, Father.

You: Good. You two will head out within a few days. Prepare yourselves.

The two soon leave without a word as they get ready for their travel. You soon look down to Samantha as she stares at you with her deep blue eyes. You snap your finger and point at her, catching her full attention.

You: You. Name.

Samantha: S-Samantha Nite. Uh-my Lord.

You: Groovy. Listen, I don't exactly know why you decided to stick around. But this ain't exactly a nice place to just mosey on into like it's a park. So why don't take your battle skirt wearing, kitty claw wielding... blue color scheme having...

You take a good look at Samantha as you start to think. From the look of it, she would make a great counter to Ruby's red theme... Get a cute little yin yang thing going.....

Samantha:..... Uh-

You swiftly grab her small frame and lift het up.

Samantha: Pleasedon'tkillme.

[Location: Ruby's room]

Within a room on the upper floors, Ruby just sits in her bed as she holds Zwei close to her. The dog licking the bottom of her chin to comfort her. Not very successful, seeing as she killed her own father and has PTSDs from it. You did the best you could to make her less depressed. But there's only so much you can do that doesn't involve brainwashing.

She gingerly scratches Zwei behind the ear as she just stares off at a wall. The door to her room suddenly slams open as you burst in. Samantha in hand. This startles Ruby as she looks over to you in surprise.

You: This is Samantha, your new best friend. Don't break her, I'm not getting you a new one.

You plop her down in the middle of the room and quickly take your leave. As you close the door, Samantha glance to the door before looking back over to Ruby and Zwei. Both of whom are giving her confused stares.

Samantha:....... Hello.

Ruby: Hi?

Zwei: "bark"

As all of this is going down, off in the distance on top of a cliff, a mysterious young man stands tall in a black suit. Staring directly at the Grimm castle with piercing blue eyes.

???: Well I'll be damned. So that old bastard is the one causing all this trouble?... Welp! Might as well drop in and pay the elderly a visit.

He notices movement from down bellow. Looking over, he sees a figure making their way to the castle. Sneaking past a few Grimm and killing any in his way.

???:.... Hmm. That should add something interesting for the near future.

His form is soon enveloped in a blue aura as he suddenly disappears. Possibly to make his way to the castle.

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A/n: Should I start adding titles to my chapters?

p0zi0ner: You asking me personally ooorr?

A/n: Not you, Potassium Patriarch. The audience... Then again, you count as an audience as well, so maybe. Anyway. Should I include titles to future chapters in this story?

Yes: OMG yes! I lose track sometimes of what happens when, and regular numbered titles are just bland!

Or

No: Who gives a shit?