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Chapter 21: Pacific Rim, Part 6

Chapter 21

Though Atlas was considered the "better part" of the Atlas capital, it still had its slums, just like Mantle. However, due the affluence of certain residents, the disparities in wealth were even greater than in Mantle, and this was made apparent to Oobleck as he made his way into the so-called "Bone Slums" of Atlas' red-light district. The air was full of honking horns, massive chatter, disgusting smells, and even more embarrassing sounds coming from nearby buildings.

He shined a black light on the card Ironwood had given him and saw an image of a smiling Jack o' Lantern face. He looked around, but saw no obvious signs of what he was looking for, though he did see how the Bone Slums got their name; the rib cage of a long-dead Kaiju was towering over the shops and tenement buildings. He found a nearby sign with coloring that matched his card, and decided to take a look with his blacklight. He found the same symbol on it, with a arrow pointing to the left underneath it.

"Liking where this is going already." Torchwick whispered to himself. Neo apparently heard him and gave him a small fist bump, clearly reading his thoughts.

'Might as well follow it.' he thought. He continued this process until it brought him to a balcony outside a shop a few miles away. Outside sat a pair of young women, twins in fact, one with long hair dressed in white and light blue, the other with short hair dressed in red and black. Oobleck checked out a pole near the door and found the symbol again. 'This must be it.' he thought before going inside.

The walls were lined with various toys and knick-knacks from around Remnant. Behind the counter stood 'Junior' Hei Xiong.

"So Roman owns a toy shop or something?" Ruby scoffed.

"It's called a front, Little Red." Roman said.

Seeing Ruby's innocent confusion, Blake explained, "It's a cover for his dealings. Black market anything isn't exactly legal, so he hides it behind something unassuming to avoid the cops. The White Fang does it all the time."

"Hey." He said quietly, "You looking for some Kaiju bone powder?"

"S-some bone- some bone powder?" Oobleck asked, confused. "No, why would I want that?"

"Male potency." Junior said with a grin. "I take it myself."

Yang gagged violently, but managed to keep it down. "Never say these words again." she said, her fist in front of her mouth, trying to regain control.

"I see." Oobleck grinned back politely. "No, thank you. I'm looking for Roman Torchwick."

Junior signaled the twins to lock the door before walking over to the wall opposite the counter.

"Roman Torchwick, huh?" he said, pressing a hidden button on one of the shelves, "Good luck, kid." He motioned for the doctor to walk through as several more walls opened up, revealing a large busy room. All over it, people were working on Kaiju body parts.

"Oh my gods." Oobleck said in awe. "Oh my gods! This place is heaven!" he walked over to a nearby tank. "That's a lymph gland from a Category 2. And what are you working on here?" he asked a man who was taking a hand sander to what looked to be a large claw. "Is this a cuticle? In mint condition!?" he walked over to another man handling a large bug. "Is that a Kaiju skin parasite? I've never seen them alive before. They usually die as soon as the Kaiju fall! I thought you couldn't keep them alive!"

"Oh, Gods, is this what I'm like in a weapons shop?" Ruby asked, cringing.

"YES!" Team _WBY said, not missing a beat.