Lurking Darkness

Night Off?

You begin making your way to the warehouse and begin setting up, earpiece attached as well.

"Winter, what's happening?"

"Nothing as of yet, Mr. Aspro, keep focused on the guests inside." She says. The only thing you see unnatural is that Jacque Schnee is closing in on Robyn, which is strange considering what you've heard is all Robyn the past few days, especially since Jacque pulled that ridiculous move by laying off everyone. You see Ruby, Nora, Ren and Blake enter the warehouse.

"Please just be careful Blake." You whisper. Penny speaks through her earpiece.

"Y/n. Are you okay? I can see that your heart rate has increased."

"I'm fine Penny, thank you." You reassure her.

"Okay. Just being sure." You watch Penny greet everyone and her and Ruby walk to the backstage, while Ren and Nora seems to be fighting.

"Is that my future?" You ask sarcastically. You see Robyn and her Happy Huntresses, they seem to be guarding the stage, less work for you at least.

"Mr. Aspro, we have something unusual. Hood, totally wrapped up. Looks suspicious." Winter speaks through your earpiece. You look around at the guests and see him, hooded, fully covered.

"I'll keep my eye on him." You reply to Winter.

"Good."

"Gods, I am so worried that Blake is here too. I won't let anything happen to her." Robyn steps up and says some words about how she couldn't have done it without the people, yada yada.

"Man, it's been so long since I've worked alone, I almost forgot I'm a one man team." You chuckle. The people begin to count down.

"10! 9! 8!"

"This looks like it's gonna be a Robyn kinda kingdom soon." You say.

"5! 4! 3! 2! 1!" The lights went out.

"Winter, lights have gone dark, need some help here."

"Already working on it." She quickly says. You hear screaming and gunfire.

"Penny, report!"

"Night vision is activated, I am looking for the intruder." She states.

"Shit." You say loudly.

"Winter, I need support. Now." You put on your NVG set.

"I'm going in. They're people getting hurt and they need help."

"Mr. Aspro, I advi—!" You remove the earpiece.
You break through the nightlight, looking for Tyrian.

"Found you." You spot him. You lower your body temp to -180 degree F and run toward him. He turns around and look you directly in your eyes and blocks.

"HAHA HA!! JUST THE BOY IM LOOKING FOR!" He laughs maniacally.

"What're you talking about!?" You tell him.

"My Queen wishes to see you. She wants to see exactly what you can do. So, show me..." You rush him and make his gauntlets clash with Ekdíkisi.

"Well well.. nice shiny ring you have there, don't tell me... it's the FAUNUS GIRL isn't it?" He says evilly, one eye is more cocked open than the other.

"Don't you even dare think about it." You lower your temp to -380 degrees F.

"Oooh my dear boy, I'm thinking long and hard, she is quite the beauty isn't she. Shame, if she wasn't with such a worthless human, perhaps I might try my chances, plus she has a thing for terrorists wouldn't you agree? Not to mention, she is a fantastic piece of meat, wouldn't you agree?"He laughs maniacally. You charge and he parries Ekdíkisi. He spins around and kicks you away.

"Ooooh. Did I hit a nerve?" He asks sarcastically. He rushes you and sweeps your legs and runs toward Blake, she dodges, luckily, Penny immediately jumps in front of him.

"BLAKE!" You run toward Tyrian full speed and he dodges you, as he weaves out of the way, he slices you once and immediately, your Aura is down.

"What? Is that his Semblance?"

"What's wrong Frosty?" I thought you'd have more fight in you? Especially for your 'kitten'. Perhaps she needs a better man to protect her!" He mocks you, laughing like a psychopath the entire time. You can't get up.

"I'll tell you what, I'll leave you with a parting gift." He cuts a wound in your forearm with one of his blades, and he trickles in a few drops of venom from his stinger.

"AHHH!" It burns you as it enters the wound.
You begin to get drowsy.

"Bl..ake...." you pass out.

"Y/n! Please be okay!"

"Ma'am, we're doing everything we can."

"I need you to do your jobs faster, we cannot lose him." You hear James.

"You'd better not die Y/n. You have to be there for Blake now." Ruby?

You wake up and begin gasping, almost like you've had a terrible nightmare.

"AHH!" You sit up at ninety degrees and breathe heavily. RWBY rushes into the room, Blake first, she practically jumps on you.

"Blake... I'm so sorry about almo—."

"I THOUGHT YOU WERE WITH QROW! WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT THE RALLY!?"
She seems angry.

"Blake... I can't tell you."

"WHY NOT?" You remain silent. She pushes you roughly.

"WHY?!" You sigh and look at Ruby.

"Can everyone else please leave the room?"
She nods and ushers everyone out.

"Y/n, please talk to me."

"Ironwood told me I couldn't let anyone know I was at the rally, including Team RWBY, especially you."

"Why?!"

"It's Tyrian."

"We know, we got all of his venom out of your system, thank the Gods."

"I think Ironwood wants me to hunt him, he knows that I am a solo unit and expects me to be highly, highly skilled. I'm not skilled enough. Tyrian outclassed me by miles, I was so cold as well."

"How cold?"

"Almost -400..."

"Y/n.. you were approaching Absolute Zero. What if you hit that?"

"Then Tyrian would be dead and I wouldn't be in the hospital... again." You say with remorse.

"Why is Ironwood making you do that?"

"I DON'T KNOW." You say with tears.

"I'll tell you both why." Winter is coming into the room. She shuts the door behind her and locks it.

Almost time for the party! Time for interrogation? Perhaps. Again, thanks for reading! -P