With two days flying by with no sign or word from Blake or Akito, the broken up, Team RWBY and WOLF, or rather just Ruby, Setsuna and Yang had grown worried for their feline teammate.

Ruby: *sigh* "They've been gone all weekend..."

Weiss: "Blake's a big girl and Akito's a tough boy, I'm sure they can handle themselves."

Yang: "Weiss, they're our teammates."

Weiss: "...Are they? We all heard what they said."

Ruby: "Weiss." Setsuna growled lowly, glaring at her as Ruby placed a supporting hand on her shoulder.

Yang: "Maybe they are, maybe they aren't. Either way, she's missing and we need to find her."

Weiss: "Two members of the White Fang... right underneath our noses!"

Ruby: "I just hope they're okay..."

Volume 1 Finale
>Chapter 8: Black Gundams<

Blake: "So... you want to know more about me..."

Akito: "About us, you mean."

The feline glanced over to Akito, who sat next to her, coffee cup in hand. The two, along with the Monkey Faunus known as Sun Wukong were sitting at a café in downtown Vale.

Sun: "Finally they speak! Nearly two days and you've both been completely ignoring me and talking to each other and when I do get either of you to say something, it's just small talk and weird looks." The two just glared at him. "Yeah, like those!"

Blake: "Sun... are you... familiar with the White Fang?"

Sun: "Of course! I don't think there's a Faunus on the planet who hasn't of them. Stupid, holier than thou creeps that use force to get what every they want. Bunch of freaks if you ask me."

Blake: "Well, Akito and I were once a part of it. The blonde monkey nearly choked on his drink before alternating his surprised gaze between the two.

Sun: "Wait a minute, you both were members of the White Fang??"

Akito: "Bingo, that's right. We were members of the White Fang... You can almost say we were born into it."

Blake: "Back then, things were different. In the ashes of war, the White Fang was meant to be a symbol of peace and unity between the Humans and Faunus. Of course, despite being promised equality, the Faunus were subjected to discrimination and hate. Humanity still thought of us as lesser beings, And so, the White Fang rose up as a voice of our people. And we were there. We were at the front of every rally, every boycott. We thought we were making a difference... but at the time, we were just youthful optimists. But five years ago, our leader stepped down and a new one took his place."

Akito: "Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor. And the worst part was, it was working... We were being treated like equals, but not out of respect... out of fear. I left shortly after that, not because it felt wrong and anything... I used to be a criminal in Mantle, along with a man I used to consider a brother. After escaping those Schnee Dust Mines, I robbed, hurt... killed just to get by... Then I stole Exia along with Alpha..." He looked at his right hand where Alpha in its compact form was attached to while the Exia Core, which was the necklace around his neck shined a bit.

"The reason I left was because I just didn't feel like I fit in the White Fang. In all honesty, I just wanted to live a normal like a Human, like the Faunus in Menagerie. But then I got arrested, got my files completely wiped clean thanks to Ozpin and here I am now."

Upon feeling a hand gently squeezing his, he looked over at Blake who had committed the act, giving him a warm sense of comfort.

Blake: "Shortly after he left, I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence, and instead, I would dedicate my life to becoming a Huntress. So here I am; a criminal hiding in plain view, all with the help of a little black bow." She wiggled her cat ears underneath her bow.

Sun: "So, have either of you told your team any of this?" The two glanced at each other before looking back at him.

Akito: "Besides Setsuna, who already knows cause she was a part of it along with us, no."

Spring: "Don't forget us!!"

S.A.W: "Shh, Spring!"

Spring: "Oops!"

Hearing their voices again caused for Akito to let out a small chuckle. Since that incident with Weiss, he hadn't heard any of his four sisters speak at all, showing that they were giving him time to cool down. Seeing him chuckle, only made Blake smile,

Akito: "Of course, I didn't forget about you girls." He said, this time out loud as Sun just stared at him confused.

Sun: "Right... Who is he talking to?" He looked towards Blake who just shook her head with a smile.

Blake: "It's a longer story."

>>Meanwhile<<

Ruby: "Akito!!! Blake!!!"

Yang: "Blake!!"

Setsuna: "Akito!!!"

Ruby: "Blake!! Akito!! Where are you two!?" She huffed before looking at Weiss. For the past minutes, they've been just walking around Vale, calling out for their missing teammates, however they'll just receive no form of response besides the wind blowing. "Weiss, you're not helping!!"

Weiss: "Oh! You know who could help? The Police!" With an annoyed huff, Setsuna punched her in the head, causing a big bump to rise from the heiress' head. "Ow! What was that for!?"

Setsuna: "Just shut up.."

Ruby: "Ugh, Weiss..." She placed her hands on her hips as she did not look impressed with the heiress.

Weiss: "It was just an idea."

Ruby: "Yeah, a bad one."

Yang: "Weiss, I think we should hear their side of the story before we jump to any conclusions."

Weiss: "I-I think that when we hear it, you'll all realize I was right!

Penny: "And I think Weiss' hair looks wonderful today!" Startled, the group turned around swiftly, spotting Penny who was walking with them.

Ruby: "Gah! Penny where did you come from!?" She just ignored her question.

Penny: "Hey guys! What are you up to?"

Ruby: "Uhh..."

Yang: "We're looking for our friends Blake and Akito."

Penny: "Ohhh, you mean the Faunus couple!" Ruby, Weiss and Yang looked at Penny dumbfounded as Setsuna blinked, oblivious to what she just said.

Ruby: "Wait, how did you know Blake was a Faunus?"

Weiss: "And why did you call them a couple??"

Penny: "Uhh... Blake's cat ears? And the way they act around each other? I read up how people in love act around one another." They all just blinked while Yang snickered lightly, since she 100% believed Penny.

Yang: "That aside, what cat ears? Blake wears a... boowoohh..." The group stayed quiet as a tumbleweed blew past them.

Ruby: "She does like tuna a lot..."

Penny: "So, where are they?"

Ruby: "We don't know. They've been missing since Friday." Penny gasped in kind of a dramatic fashion before walking uncomfortably close to Ruby.

Penny: "That's terrible! Well, don't you worry Ruby, my friend! I won't rest until we find your teammates!" She said grabbing onto the female's shoulders.

Ruby: "Uh... that's really nice of you Penny, but we're okay! Really! Right guys?" She looked over Penny's shoulder, only to see just Setsuna standing there as only blinking outlines of Weiss and Yang were left behind. Then the tumbleweed rolled back past them as the situation got more awkward.

Penny: "It sure is windy today!"

>>Meanwhile<<

This time, the trio of Akito, Blake and Sun were walking through the Kingdom, taking any chance they got to stay hidden from Ruby, Yang, Weiss and Setsuna. Now they were trying to figure out the ones behind the Dust Shop robberies.

Sun: "So, what's the plan now?"

Blake: "I still don't believe the White Fang are behind these robberies. They've never needed this much Dust before..." Akito just hummed at he began to brainstorm on what the White Fang would need so much Dust for. But then Sun piped up.

Sun: "But... what if they did?" They both looked at him confused. "I mean... the only way to prove that they didn't do it... is to go to the place where they would most likely go to if they were to do it... and not find it there, right?"

Winter: "Huh... That does sound plausible..."

Spring: *completely confused* "..W-What?"

Akito: "Good point... We have no idea where that would be."

Sun: "Well, while I was on the ship, I heard some guys talking about offloading a huge shipment of Dust coming in from Atlas."

Blake: "How huge?"

Sun: "Huge. Big Schnee Company freighter."

Blake: "Are you sure?"

Sun: "Sure I'm sure."

Akito: "Well... with our best and probably only option, let's get moving."

Later, it had became nighttime and Blake and Akito were waiting on top of a building at the docks overlooking a Schnee Dust Company freighter, waiting for any suspicious activity. Soon, Sun dropped down on the two, causing the two to look at him.

Sun: "Did I miss anything?"

Blake: "Not really. They've offloaded all the crates from the boat. Now they're sitting around."

Sun: "Cool. I stole us some food." He presented around 3 green apples. Akito just rose his eyebrow before shaking his head.

Blake: "Do you always break the law without a second thought?"

Sun: "Hey, weren't you in a cult or something?" Akito glared at him, his eyes glowing darkly for a moment.

Akito: "Say that again. I dare you."

Sun: "...Okay... too soon."

All of a sudden, a large gust of wind hit them as they heard loud turbine engines roaring. When they looked up, they saw Bullheads, landing in the docks. When the ramps opened, White Fang members walked out of it with their weapons.

Blake: "No..."

Sun: "Is that them?"

Akito: "You know it..."

Sun: *glances at Blake* "You really didn't think they were behind it, did you?"

Blake: "No. I think deep down I knew... I just didn't want to be right..."

???: "Hey! What's the hold up!?" All three looked back down as they heard the voice; it was Roman Torchwick and he exited one of the Bullheads, along with the members of the White Fang.

Roman: "We're not exactly the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment, sooooo why don't you animals try to pick up the pace."

Akito: "Torchwick...? But why are the White Fang..."

Blake: "This isn't right..." She stood up, equipping Gambol Shroud in the process. "The White Fang would never work with a human. Especially not one like that. Ready, Akito?"

Akito: "Always." He said as Alpha's blade flipped onto his right arm before the two leaped off.

Roman: "No you idiot! That's not a leash!" All of a sudden, Blake appeared right behind him, holding her blade to his neck in a hostage fashion. "What the-? Oh for Fu-"

Blake: "Nobody move!" The group of White Fang members began aiming their weapons at her, getting defensive while Roman didn't seem to mind.

Roman: "Woah! Take it easy there little lady." Blake, while holding Roman hostage, took off her bow, revealing her cat ears. The White Fang members lowered their weapons.

Blake: "Brothers of the White Fang, why are you aiding this scum!?"

Roman: "Heh, oh kid. Didn't you get the memo?"

Blake: "What are you talking about?"

Roman: "The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together."

Blake: "Tell me what it is or I'll put an end to your little operation." Just then, more Bullheads flew in and hovered over the docks, shining their spotlights down on them.

Roman: "I wouldn't exactly call it a little operation."

As Blake was distracted, looking up at the Bullheads, Roman pulled the trigger on his cane, shooting off an explosive shot right underneath them that sent Blake flying back. Off in the distance, Setsuna, Ruby and Penny were able to both see and hear the explosion go off.

Ruby: "Oh no..."

Back in the docks, Blake was dodging and rolling out of the way of Roman's shots, which all exploded around her, disorienting her as one was about to hit her, before Akito dropped down in front of the feline and blocked the shot with the shield-segment on Alpha.

Akito: "Party's over Roman." He said, as Alpha's blade folded to the back before pointing the barrel muzzle of Alpha's Beam Gun form at him. Roman just smiled and aimed at the wolf Faunus but unfortunately for him, a banana peel fell on his face and Sun landed next to Akito.

Roman: "You two aren't the brightest bananas in the bunch, aren't ya?"

Multiple White Fang members leaped next to him before rushing forwards. As Sun leaped into the fight, Akito fired off a couple of shots from Alpha, striking a few and sending them to the ground. For the ones that got close, Akito swiftly converted Alpha to blade. Sidestepping out of the way of a male White Fang Member's strike with a dagger, Akito retaliated with a slash from Alpha, knocking him back.

WF Member: "Wait... That's the Wolf of the White Fang!!"

Akito glanced at them, hearing his old title being called. He saw the once aggressive goons before him, not standing completely still, debating on whether they should attack or not.

Autumn: "Ooo, I think they're scared, heh.." She said in his mind

Akito: "Heh, I think you're right, Autumn."

He said out loud with a small grin, cracking his neck before dashing forwards at the Goons, who all looked startled and panicked. None could retaliate as Akito cut each one of them down, swiftly and efficiently. The Wolf of the White Fang was always described as Adam Taurus' equal, the right hand man to Sienna Kahn. No one would dare to cross him, or else it would mean certain punishment for them.

Soon after Akito was done, Blake suddenly leaped over him and dashed at Roman, shouting.

Blake: "He's mine!"

The feline began to release endless and ruthless slashes at Roman, while using her semblance of Shadow to swiftly maneuver around Roman but he was keeping up with her. Roman eventually kicked her back causing Sun and Akito to step in.

Sun began going head to head with Roman, using his weapons Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang, first fighting with its staff mode before swapping to its dual gold-chain-linked lever-action shotgun form, which doubled as Nunchaku, and firing off shots while swinging the Gunchucks; Roman surprisingly keeping up while Akito kept swapping places with him, using Alpha's large blade to slash at Roman with speeds similar to the feline Faunus but he wasn't as agile. Eventually, Akito and Sun managed to both kick Roman away from them but began aiming his cane at them before the voice of Ruby called out to him.

Ruby: "Hey!" The four of them looked up to see Ruby along with Setsuna standing on top of a crate, the former stabbing Crescent Rose into the roof of the crate.

Akito: "Setsu..? Ruby..?"

Roman: "Oh, hello Red and her friend! Isn't it past your bedtime?" Penny who was behind them, walked up to them, confused.

Penny: "Ruby, Setsuna, are these guys your friends?"

Ruby: "Stay back Penny!"

As Ruby was distracted, Roman shot at her, however Setsuna quickly stepped in front of her and tried to block it but was knocked back into Ruby, causing them to go flying back with a cry.

Akito: "Setsu! Ruby!"

Penny watched, blinking in surprise before her gaze hardened and she walked towards the edge as Ruby and Setsuna slowly began getting up.

Ruby: "Penny, wait! Stop!"

Penny: "Don't worry Ruby, I'm combat ready!"

Penny's backpack opened up for around eight swords to separate from each other and 'hover' around her. Known as Floating Array, these swords 'flew' alongside Penny as she leaped down to the battlefield, with Ruby and Setsuna having looks of surprise.

Setsuna: "W-What..?"

Roman: "Oh what the hell...?" He mumbled, watching as Penny began to do battle with the White Fang, absolutely dominating them in battle. However, he barely had enough time to block a kick sent his way by Akito, who glared at her. "Oh and now I pissed off a wolf!"

Akito: "You're damn right you did, you blasted Setsuna you bastard!" He yelled as he erupted in bright green energy with Exia's core glowing brightly around his neck, before the entire Exia Exosuit Equipped onto him, just like how it did in the Emerald Forest.

Akito (Exia): "Gundam Exia, Akito Zara, Annihilating the Targets!"

Roman: "Ah shit..." He mumbled under his breath before looking at the White Fang Goons around him, who all just stood there, hesitant. "Don't just stand there, get him!"

Contemplating, they finally charged to attack, however they soon found themselves at the receiving end of Akito's blade. Now with Exia equipped, Akito's speed, strength, agility and endurance were increased significantly.

With the GN Drive on his Exosuit's back jetting out GN Particles, Akito dashed forwards immediately as the White Fang Goons began firing bullets at him. However, each bullet just bounced off of his armor before one single slash, unarmed them and knocked them all out.

As he dealt with the ones surrounding him, Exia's sensors beeped just as Akito slid right under a White Fang Goon's punch before he slashed right along his abdomen, knocking him out cold.

Ruby and Sun watched this in complete amazement as Blake just smiled at this, knowing how powerful Akito was and how compatible him and Exia were together.

Ruby: "Woah... That's what a G-Weapon's like..?" She asked as Setsuna nodded with a grin. Though G-Weapon was not what they're called, it was still an impressive sight to the Argent eyed girl.

Sun: "Remind me not to get on his bad side..."

Suddenly, Akito's attention was drawn by Exia's sensors going off. He looked up before quickly putting up the shield on his left arm, blocking a bunch of explosive shots from some incoming Bullheads. The impact of the shots pushed him back before exploding on impact on him.

Ruby: "Akito!!"

Blake: "Don't worry." She looked at her confused.

Setsuna: "He's fine. He and Exia very tough."

She was right as when the smoke cleared, the sight underneath the cloud was a completely unscathed Exia, with Akito completely fine underneath.

Akito (Exia): "My turn."

He converted Alpha to its rifle form before firing off GN beams that completely penetrated the hulls of the Bullheads, causing them to explode gloriously.

Soon after, his attention was brought to Penny, who was pulling down a Bullhead with a Schnee Dust Company Crate strapped underneath it. Using her immense strength, Penny successfully crashed the Bullhead into the ground.

Roman: "These kids keep getting weirder and weirder..." He grumbled before getting into a Bullhead. Just as it was taking off, Roman yelped as a GN Dagger stabbed the floor of the Bullhead, right next to him. "Oh come on!"

Akito was hovering right in front of him, Exia's eyes glowing brightly. He pointed Alpha in its rifle form at him.

Akito (Exia): "Don't make me pull the trigger, Roman. Get out of the damned Bullhead!"

Roman: "Or what, Wolfie? You gonna shoot me?"

He taunted. Akito growled before pulling the trigger, firing off a shot that was meant to just hit the floor next to him. However, suddenly a white blur appeared right in front of Roman, blocking the shot with what looked like a green Beam Shield. The smoke from the impact cleared, revealing a sleek white, blue and red with golden accents. Exosuit that seemed strangely proportioned but was keeping itself in the air via thrusters in the back. Akito, immediately recognizing the Exosuit, widened his eyes underneath Exia's helmet.

Akito's thoughts: "The Eclipse Gundam?? But why is it... Don't tell me..!"

(Eclipse Gundam)

Roman: "About time you showed up, girly!" The pilot of the Eclipse Gundam Exosuit just glanced back at him, clicking her tongue out of annoyance.

??? (Eclipse): "Just get out of here before I blast you."

Roman: "Oh how scary."

He said with a laugh as the Bullhead flew off into the distance. Akito just stared at the gorgeous Eclipse Gundam before him. There wasn't a single word from him before.

??? (Eclipse): "See you later, Gundam Meister." She said before suddenly, the Eclipse transformed into what looked like some sort of futuristic fighter craft, before blasting off into the distance at high speeds

(Eclipse Gundam-Sky Sonic Mode)

Akito just stared off into the distance in silence, hearing what she said. Blake, Setsuna, Ruby and Sun had also seen what just happened, either with surprised or confused expressions.

Sun: "Okay... That happened."

Ruby: "Who was that?? What that another G-Weapon thing??" Setsuna just looked at Blake, who had her fists slightly clenched before she mumbled one name...

Blake: "...Mio..."

>>Later<<

After the battle, police cars arrived at the docks and Akito, Ruby, Setsuna, Blake, Penny and Sun sat on some crates; Blake was sitting right next to Akio, who had been silent since that incident with the Meister of the Eclipse Gundam. She was holding his hand and gave it a small squeeze as he returned the same act. They turned their heads when they heard footsteps; they saw Weiss and Yang approaching them. Ruby immediately got up and went over to Weiss.

Ruby: "Look Weiss it's not what you think they explained the whole thing you see Blake doesn't actually wear a bow she has kitty cat ears and their actually really cute and Akito was the legendary Wolf of the White Fang but he left and is no longer apart of them, same for Setsuna who left as well." Weiss just ignored her and walked up to Blake and Akito, who stood up.

Blake: "Weiss. We want you to know that we're no longer associated with the White Fang. Back when we were with-" Weiss just stopped her.

Weiss: "Stop! Do you have any idea how long we've been searching for you two?" Blake just shook her head, slightly dumbfounded as Akito just blinked. "12 hours. That means I've had 12 hours to think about this. And in that 12 hours, I've decided..." Everyone looked at Weiss, kind of anxious of what she would say

Weiss: "I don't care!"

Blake and Akito: "Y-You don't care?"

Weiss: "You said you're not apart of them anymore, right?"

Blake: "No, w-we haven't been since-"

Weiss: "Upupupupupupupup! I don't want to hear it! All I want to know is that the next time something this big comes up, you'll come to your teammates and not some..." She looked at Sun. "Someone else." Blake shed a tear of happiness before wiping it and smiling at her while Akito sighed before giving a small smile.

Blake: "Of course."

Akito: "At least that's one problem done for.."

Yang: "So, what's with the hand-holding you two?" She asked smugly. The two Faunus partners blinked in confusion before looking down at their hands, which were connected. With some blushes, the two immediately separated their hands as Yang laughed. But then Ruby just chimed in.

Ruby: "Yeah! Teams RWBY and WOLF are back together!" As they all gathered around each other, Weiss suddenly pointed accusingly at Sun.

Weiss: "I'm still not quite sure about how I feel about you!" he laughed nervously. Blake giggled a bit before noticing Setsuna staring.

Setsuna: "Akito..?"

Blake also looked at the black wolf, who was looking away. Seeing this, Blake walked up to him, placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder. He looked at her, seeing a comforting expression on her face before she nodded her head. Seeing as there was no choice and it was the perfect time, he nodded back before turning to face the others.

Akito: "Everyone?"  They all turned to look at him as he took a deep breath.  "Since you already know about me, Blake and Setsuna being in the White Fang... I think it's about time, I told you guys about something I was keeping from all of you..."

END OF VOLUME 1

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That's the end of Volume 1 for Gundam Shadows! Whatcha guys think so far?

Volume 2 Teaser:

Akito: "What would you like us to do?"

Ozpin: "I will be assigning special missions to you and Setsuna that all relate to the White Fang. Considering you used to be a part of their ranks and left leaving a positive impression on them, I believe you wouldn't have any issue getting information out of them. This way, we could figure out what their motive is behind these ruthless Dust Robberies. Of course, you have the option to decline this, if you wish to do so."

He looked towards the two Wolf Faunus. The two shared a glance with each other before coming to a conclusion. They looked back at the man before him.

Akito: "When do we get started?"