Lurking Darkness

Big Metal Shoe

When you and Blake get back, you both return to Ruby and Yang talking about Qrow... Who was passed out drunk on the stairs.

"Ugh dammit Qrow..."

"Come on, let's get him up." You three help the old man up and tell him where everyone is, just then, JNR comes up.

"Any luck finding Oscar?"

"No, but we're not leaving without him."

"We?" Ruby says happily. You look at Jaune and smile.

"Yea. We." He smiles back.

"Let's get inside." Terracotta says. Just then the door opens.

"Oh hey everyone." It's Oscar.

"Oscar?" Ruby says.

"OSCAAAARRRRRR!!!" Nora jumps in the air excited, everyone who wasn't an adult then tackled the young farmhand.

"Where have you been?" Ruby asks.

"Are you okay?" Weiss asks.

"What are you wearing?" Nora asks. Referring to his new coat.

"Well I went out to get some new clothes, you guys like?" Oscar said.

"Hey what's cooking?" Terracotta replies.

"Oh I figured you'd all be hungry since you all were out all day, looking for me." He rubs his head.

"It's my fault we were out there in the first place. Oscar I am so sorry."

"It's okay Jaune, I've been thinking, I don't know how much longer I'm going to be... me. So I'm going to do everything possible to help out while I am here." You all nod your heads. Qrow begins walking up the stairs.

"Where do you think you're going?" Ruby says.

"I don't want to ruin your precious moment."

"You've been gone all day too. Just sit with us."

"I'm good Ruby." Qrow states.

"Qrow." You state slightly assertively. He looks at you. The air becomes slightly cold as your eyes turn blue.

"Come talk to us." He nods, Jaune speaks before he can hit the bottom though.

"So I think I have a plan to get us to Atlas."

"Really? That's great!" Nora says.

"Well?" Ren states.

"Only it's sorta a not going back idea..."

"Well we need to get to Atlas, Cordovan isn't going to let us on a ship. Only ships from Solitas are allowed in and out, so we... steal an Atlas airship?" The young baby in the room found that hilarious.

"That's not just illegal, that's... definitely worse." Weiss says.

"I think it's our only—!"

"Alright STOP. Just STOP." You look at Qrow.

"Look if this thing goes south this isn't something we can just fight our way out of. This is the Atlas Military were talking about. For your sakes, just drop this." Everyone gets a saddened look. Except for a young Rose.

"I want to hear him out."

"Ruby, you don't—."

"I WANT to hear him out." She looks sternly at your mentor.

"I know you're trying to protect us, that you're afraid we can't do it, but right now, I don't really care what you think!" He gives her a shocked expression.

"Just because you don't have an idea doesn't mean we're out of options. Oz hasn't been here to tell us what to do, but we got here anyway. We've been in bad situations before. We didn't need an adult to come save us or tell us what to do! We just did it our way." She pauses.

"And I say we do it our way." You look at Ruby smiling.

"But, Qrow, if you think you can keep up with us kids. We'd be happy to have Qrow Branwen on our side." Maris laughs a little and looks at Qrow.

"Looks like you didn't give them enough credit either."

Next day

As you sit with Ruby, Qrow, Oscar and JNR, Ruby speaks up.

"Remember, once Weiss is out of range of our scrolls, Yang and Blake will head to the relay tower and Blake will disable it.

"Heading in on foot, won't be long. Just let me know when." Blake says over comms. As you look at your scroll, Weiss is at one bar left, then none.

"Alright, Blake you're up." Silence.

"Blake?" Still nothing.

"Yang? What's going on?"

"I have no idea." Yang says over coms.

Blake's P.O.V

As you climb the tower higher and higher, you begin breathing heavily, then you see the dead guard. Suddenly, there's gunfire, right over your head.

"Why did you have to go and leave Blake? We could've lead the Faunus to greatness!" More gunfire.

"I had to leave. You don't understand! It wasn't right." Still firing.

"I've waited far too long to have you all alone."

"Adam. Leave me alone!" You fire back, then proceed to make your way up the tower.

"You can't escape from me Blake!" You look down and notice he's gone. Until a sword hilt hits you in the back.

"Hehehe." He laughs as he catches his sword.
You swing around with Gambol Shroud and try to fight back, but he's too strong. He grabs your throat and pushes you to the railing. You both fall through multiple tree branches and it hurts. You both land with thunderous thuds. As you get up you say.

"Let go off the past Adam."

"Is that what you did to me Blake? You just threw our memories away?!"

"Adam!"

"I let you go once Blake.."

"I am never making that mistake again."

Hey all! Sorry about the chapters, they will be coming out slower, just started my new job and it's weekdays, I'll try for at least one a day, but it might be one every two. Again, thanks for reading! -P