In an empty blackness, Qrow Branwen's voice can be heard.
Qrow: The City of Mistral...
Nora: Ugh! It's about time!
Qrow, Shadow, Pyrrha, Yuskue, Rinoa and Team RNJR are walking through a stone brick tunnel illuminated by translucent lanterns.
Nora: Whose idea was it to walk again?
Faith: Ruby.
Ren: Well, we did face many obstacles. Broken airships, destroyed settlements...
Jaune: Oh, and, you know, all those people and monsters that tried to murder us.
Ruby: Pfft, we were fine. *looking at Qrow with a smile* Only one of us almost died.
Qrow: *looking at Ruby, smiling back* Hey.
Shadow glares at Ruby before she notice's his glare.
Ruby: And Cloud...we did lose him.
Nora puts her hands on her hips and looks at Ren. Yuskue puts his hand on Shadow's shoulder to calm him down.
Ren: *looking at Nora* Hey.
Nora giggles in response.
Jaune: So, how much farther to Haven Academy?
Qrow: Almost there. But I figured I'd take you kids on the scenic route.
The group approaches a pair of large, wooden double doors, which Qrow opens, flooding the tunnel with sunlight. Ruby runs out onto a massive platform that doubles as an elevator, stopping at the railing to gaze out over the city in wide-eyed awe.
Ruby: Wow!
The others join her to take in the view of buildings and stone stairways perched on mountains.
Ruby: This... is... awesome!
Below them, large crowds of people are going about their day - walking around, talking and buying merchandise legally and illegally.
Qrow: It's certainly something.
Ruby: *noticing a kiosk selling weapons* Oh my gosh, look at all the weapons!
Qrow: Vendors here'll sell you just about anything...whether they should or not.
Jaune: They really made the most out of these mountains.
Qrow: Every inch. Stay away from the lower levels. The higher up you go, the nicer it gets.
Nora: And we are going up! *pointing upward*
Shadow smirks from how Mistral has been holding up, as An Atlesian cargo airship flies over an enormous lake.
Weiss: So, how much farther?
Pilot: We're in the home stretch now.
In the pilot's box of the ship, Weiss stands in the back, leaning against a wall with her arms crossed as Shadow's will spins his dagger in his hand before catching it and putting it away.
Pilot: No more stops from here to Mistral. Sorry for the long trip. Keeping us off the radar's been harder than I thought. Lots of air traffic around northern Anima.
Weiss: It's fine. I... just hope We haven't been a burden.
Pilot: *chuckles* You and your money are more than welcome on this ship, kid. Along with your friend.
The ship's radio suddenly picks up a transmission.
Pilot: *looking at it* What the...?
He reaches over and adjusts a slider, evening out the wavelengths on the screen.
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Fate's of the Trade
Fanfiction(This is a Sequel To Unfolding Fate) After the Fall Of Beacon, Shadow with some of his friends create the Phantom Thieves Of Hearts to help those in need and to fight Grimm. Yet deep down, Shadow wishes to not only end the Grimm hoards, but to reuni...
