We Are Stronger Together (RWBY x OC's)

Cat in the bag

A/n: Was gonna write this chapter alot sooner but my power got cut out and just came on today, then I caught up with my friends and played video games then the new Eminem album released like an hour before writing this so it delayed me another hour but here we are back on the grind

*land of darkness*

Strand had a meeting to attend with salem but he had to wait until she finished up with her communications with the headmaster of haven, he leaned against a wall outside Salem's throne room, spinning an unlike cigar through his fingers. After a few minutes of waiting and irritated cinder walks out and glares at Strand.

Strand: What the rose ain't dead yet?

Cinder: I should've killed you when I had the chance

Cinder mutters under her breath loud enough for strand to hear.

Strand: You could never kill me...

Cinder storms off and strand makes his way over to Salem, he takes a bow.

Strand: Your grace...

Salem: I was informed your forces were NOT able to stop the children from getting to Mistral but then again I was informed that the reason why was very surprising to me

Strand: We never anticipated Marksman's return

Salem: Neither did I but it seems that it's made things alot more complicated...

Strand: So what exactly is this meeting about ma'am?

Salem: Well this was originally going to be about your apprentice and how he's not pulling his own weight in our plans but now this concerns your forces needing to be armed to hold back Bandits and Armed crime syndicate forces to allow us to sort out a meeting to retrieve the spring maiden

Strand: It'll be done your grace...

Salem: I'll have you be warned once more what failure will bring to you Strand...

Strand looks up at her and nods slowly

Salem: Although I see that you have no fear in your eyes unless it involves a certain faunus in this circle...

Strand had the urge to send her a dirty look but instead he bit his tongue much to Salem's satisfaction.

Salem: Now that you have your task, I suggest you get started...

Strand nods and walks out the room and sighs heavily while shaking his head, he walks over to a secluded room and takes out his scroll which was connected to a private Arrowhead communications network, he quickly calls up Jeremiah.

Strand: What the hell is going on with you?

Jeremiah: What do you mean sir?

Strand: Salem was about to have your head for not holding your own weight, so either you're busy sticking your dick in emerald or you're busy sticking your nose into somewhere you don't belong, I make the assumption of your being somewhere cause I haven't seen you at all!

Jeremiah: There was an issue down here, the lieutenant brought me...

Strand: Is he taking advantage of the second chance I gave him after failing to stop those kids from getting to mistral?

Jeremiah: He's mobilizing forces to hold their ground on our turf but the dragons keep pushing towards the river, something must've peaked their interest...

Strand: I want you all to push forward, make a direct path to their central compound, Salem's gonna need it for something

Jeremiah: it'll be done, and uhh sir there's one more thing you need to know...