RWBY: Malefic Rising

Chapter Three: All Planned

Blake stood still, frozen by the words her friends had told her. It can't really be as they're saying, but if it's true...
Suddenly her mind snapped back to the now, "We're going after them!" She began rummaging through her bookshelf until her hands found purchase, "These maps hold a few points where White Fang was and could still be located." She laid one disheveled paper on the floor and pointed to the bases Final Breath was most likely taken to. The plan was set. It's time to leave.

The team strode out to the courtyard. Nothing out of the ordinary here, just going out for a walk...
Suddenly a voice broke Blake's thoughts.

"And where are you off to?"
"Eeek!" Ruby jumped in surprise. Professor Ozpin's gaze fell upon the four girls. Blake walked to the front of the group and returned his gaze. "We are going out to buy supplies and nothing else." The professor's visage remained unchanged.
"Oh, I don't doubt it. It's just that the city is in-" His eyes squinted at frightened Ruby. "-the other direction..."
"I have a specific place in which I get my own Dust professor." Blake uttered.
"Of the finest quality I'm sure." He replied. "Let's hope trouble doesn't find you on your way there."
The professor began to walk away.
"It won't..." Blake injected letting slip what slight irritation she could not hold in.

They walked further than they had ever been before, far enough for the forrest to have the sun set upon it. They found themselves at the edge of a cliff and made camp for the night. Blake, Ruby, Yang, and Weiss sat around the fire.

Blake looked upon the faces of her comrades, her few friends that she trusted with her life, Ruby's was determined and certain, Yang's serious but calm, Weiss's riddled with anxious worry. These were the faces that after these next few days she might not see any more.

Am I really qualified to lead my team here? Can I really drag them to my Hell?
Ruby looked at Blake's distraught countenance and finally spoke, "I'm the one who decided to take us on this mission Blake." Ruby put her hand on Blake's shoulder. "We'll get it done and then we'll all be able to go back home." Those famous last words...