We open to Octavia Pine, who is currently letting Ozpina take over, and Quill Branwen are seen sitting together. Quill takes a sip from her cup.

Quill: Things aren't looking good, Oz.

Ozpina: Ever the optimist. (sips from her cup) While I would not say our current predicament is... ideal, I think we can both agree that the situation could be much worse. Humanity is a resilient force.

Quill: Oz, pro Huntsmen like that don't just bite it all at once. Salem's powerful. It seems like her reach is growing by the day. What does that say about Humanity?

Ozpina: That there are indeed a misguided few who have filled their hearts with malice. It doesn't take a great number of people to cause harm, but I still believe there are far more people in this world willing to prevent it.

As Ozpina is about to take another sip, you then walk into the room.

You: Um, excuse me?

Ozpina: Ah, Mr l/n, join us. We were just about to gather everyone to discuss our next steps.

You: Oh, uh, great.

You go over and sat next to Quill who noticed your shaky nature

Quill: Something on your mind kiddo?

You:  umm, it's... if it's okay to ask.

Quill: Of course.

You: Well, uh... we've been talking about the Relic at Haven... and the Spring Maiden, but... what about the Fall Maiden?

Ozpina: Cinder?

You: Does that mean... Salem has the Beacon Relic?

Ozpina and Quill share a brief look with each other.

Ozpina: Very astute, Mr l/n, I was wondering who would be the first to ask. No, thankfully she does not. It's true that the Relic at Haven is very much at risk, and for now, that should remain our primary focus. Let's just say I made finding the Relic at Beacon a... bit more challenging than at the other schools.

You: Oh. (sighs in relief) That's good to hear.

Ozpina:  It is, but let's not forget the challenges that still lie before us.

You nod.

Ozpina: Now is there anything else we can help you with?

You: well this is Ruby's question.

Ozpina chuckles and shakes her head

Ozpina: No, my cane is not a Relic.

You: well I have no more questions

They all giggle.

Ozpina:  Yes, while this cane is indeed very precious to me, it is also just that - precious to me. While I admit it still has a few more tricks up its sleeve, I can firmly say that being a Relic isn't one of them. Now why don't you run and get the other students?

You were about to leave

You: but there's this one, it's not question at least, Cinder

Ozpina: yes, what's this regarding Mrs fall

You: I don't thinks she's evil

Quill: kid, she took half of a maiden, she brought beacon down heck, she tried kill you

You: but she didn't, she's planning on double crossing Salem, and she ment it

Ozpina: are you sure about this

You: I am sure, she's just planning on how to do it, she had an arrow aiming right in my face. But she didn't

Ozpina: if you believe, then we will 

You: thank you

Then Quill's scroll ring she takes it out from her pocket to see "LEO LIONHEART" calling. She takes the call.

Quill: Yeah? ... Okay... yeah, we'll be there. (Quill hangs up)

You: Who was it?

Quill: (sighs while taking out his flask) It was Leo, says he had a breakthrough with the council. Thinks he might be able to get together a small raiding party for the bandits. He wants us to meet up at the school tomorrow night to walk us through it.

You: I'll get the others for this, this gonna be good

You runs out of the room while Quill takes a drink from her flask.

Ozpina: Mmm, that sounds drastically different from your original conversation, does it not?

Quill: It does.

Ozpina: Interesting...

Quill: Things aren't looking good, Oz.

Ozpina: I know...

(Meanwhile)

At Leonardo Lionheart's office, the Haven headmaster sits at his desk in front of a blue holographic screen with the text "CALL END" before deactivating. Raven Branwen stands a few feet away from him, arms crossed and smiling.

Raven: I still have questions for you.

Lionheart: You're not alone in that.

Raven: (walking in front of his desk) You know, I never expected you would be the one to have the guts to betray Oz. Which makes me wonder, what does she have on you?

Lionheart: I'm helping her for the same reason you are - I'm afraid. We... we can't stop her... no one can...

Raven: That's why I tried to leave when I did. I'm not afraid, I'm smart.

Lionheart: You can call it whatever you want, it doesn't really matter. We're here... helping her. (burying his face in his hands, sighing) I've crossed a line... I've done things that Ozpina will never forgive, and she shouldn't! I don't know where I go from here.

Raven: (placing her hands on his desk) Man up! You did what you had to do to survive, there is no shame in that.

Lionheart: Who are you trying to convince?

Raven doesn't say anything, she just leaves the room while Lionheart sadly leans back sighing.

(Meanwhile)

In Menagerie, the assault on the Belladonna Family Home continues. In the darkened tea room, Kali Belladonna and a guard fire back at unseen assailants. Kali runs out of ammo in her pistol and throws it to the ground in annoyance. She then picks up a tea tray to block another shot. She looks to a wounded female guard leaning against a pillar, who just stares back.

Kali: Do you have a better idea?

Suddenly, Yuma flies in and knocks down the other guard to the ground. He wraps his hands around the guard's throat to choke him out.

Yuma: Quiet now...

Kali then lifts the tea tray above her head, and does a loud battle cry as she runs toward Yuma.

Female Guard: Ma'am, no!

Yuma lets go of the guard's neck as he looks back in surprise as Kali approaches him. The sound of a thunk is heard as it transitions to the next scene.

Elsewhere, Blake Belladonna and Ilia Amitola stare at each other from their positions, both holding their weapons.

Blake: Did you come in here to hide?

Ilia: I told you, I didn't want this.

Blake: But you're still here!

Ilia: I don't have a choice!

Blake: Of course you do!

Ilia doesn't say anything, she just looks away.

Blake: Just... stay out of my way.

Blake puts Gambol Shroud on her back and starts walking away. Suddenly, Ilia leaps and charges at Blake but her form disappears. Blake then reappears a few feet away behind Ilia. Blake holds Gambol Shroud in a defensive stance, while Ilia begins to attack with the whip form of Lightning Lash.

Blake dodges and rolls. She runs along the desks and chairs in the room as Ilia tries to use her whip to hit her. Blake manages to dodge and block Ilia's attacks, and uses her ribbon to wrap around Ilia's wrist. Ilia is pulled toward Blake, followed up with the latter kicking the chameleon Faunus to the ground. The two then lock blades with each other.

Blake: Why do you feel like we have to hurt people to get our way?!

Ilia: (grunts) Because it works!

Blake: That doesn't make it right!

Ilia pulls the trigger on her weapon, generating an electrical charge that causes Blake to drop her katana a few feet away from her. Blake pulls out her cleaver, but Ilia jumps from the desk and does a turn kick that knocks Blake over another desk, causing her to drop her weapon. Ilia whips at Blake again, but she uses her Semblance to get out of the way. Blake takes cover behind a desk.

Ilia: Stop lecturing me!!

Blake peeks from behind the desk and notices Ilia's Grimm mask left behind on the ground. Ilia quietly turns the lights off in the room, causing it to go dark. Blake quickly goes to pick up her katana while Ilia sneaks around the room camouflaged. Blake hears a creak on the floor, Ilia quickly knocks her back. Blake uses the pistol form of her weapon to shoot at Ilia, who quickly evades the shots.

Ilia: Why couldn't you just leave?!

Blake: (transforming her pistol to katana form) Because I run away too much.

Ilia sneaks from above and launches at Blake who dodges a couple. As she takes cover behind the desks, Blake takes out two cartridges - one with fire Dust and the other with ice. She loads the fire Dust cartridge in her weapon and aims at the shrubbery at the top corner of the room.

Blake: Sorry, mom.

Blake fires her weapon and the spreading flames start to light up the room, revealing Ilia's location. With camouflage not an option anymore, Ilia engages Blake in combat. The two start off with a mixture of sword clashes and hand-to-hand. Blake dodges out of the way of one of Ilia's attacks and starts shooting at her with the pistol form of her weapon. Ilia deflects the shots with her whip.

Ilia: Quit taking potshots and fight me like you mean it!!

Blake dodges another one of Ilia's whips and lands on the balcony above her. She takes cover behind the railing as Ilia rants at her.

Ilia: You used to see things the way I did! The way Adam did! Jaiden use to look out for me but she failed. If no one's going to do anything to stop the humans that attack us, then the only choice we have left... is to attack back!!

Blake loads another cartridge in her pistol and begins to fire at Ilia again. Ilia deflects the shots, but when she goes to use her whip again, her weapon is frozen in place. Suddenly, a ribbon is wrapped around her weapon as Blake pulls it away and she leaps from the balcony to kick Ilia to the ground. Blake holds Ilia down.

Blake: You're wrong, there's always another choice.

Ilia struggles to get up as Blake continues to hold her down.

Blake: Ilia... please. You're a good person but you're making all the wrong decisions!

Ilia: SHUT UP!!

Blake: Is this really what your parents would've wanted?!

Ilia: (voice breaking) I don't know what else to do!!

Suddenly, Ilia ceases her struggling and her eyes start to well up.

Ilia: (sobbing) I don't know what else to do

As Ilia continues sobbing, Blake hears a rumble. Corsac Albain is thrown through the wall, dropping his half of Cyclone and Inferno. Ghira jumps into the room as she growls at Corsac and the hell hound houndoom follows growling. Ghira then notices her daughter pinning Ilia to the ground.

Ghira: Blake!

Suddenly, Fennec Albain stabs Ghira in the back, who cries out in pain and slumps toward the ground.

Blake: mom!!

With Blake distracted, Ilia gets her off her and kicks her into a nearby chair, knocking Blake out momentarily. Ghira tries to get fennec of but then a fire ball hits him from behind causing him to scream as a burn forms. Then a nine tailed yellow fox comes through

Ghira grabs him and flung him to Corsac who runs to him. Ghira pulls the wand out of his back and clashes fists with Corsac deflecting eachother. The two then struggle to push each other as their hands interlock the nine tailed fox and the hell hound circle eachother. Ilia just stares in disbelief at what's going on around her, before a voice snaps her out of her trance.

Fennec: Ilia! What are you doing?! Fight!!

Fennec pulls out another wand and charges at Ghira but gets pounced by the hound who's trying to bite his head but was biting on the wand. The chieftain manages to push off Corsac who tries to go back in but was blocked by the nine tailed fox who growls and spews out fire 

He uses his wind wand and blocks the fire. Meanwhile houndoom was still locked in with Fennec but the fox uses his foot and pushes it of. Houndoom growls then sees Corsac still blocking ninetales so he fires a blast at him hitting him and knocking him out

Fennec: BROTHER!!!

Fennec was about to attack houndoom but a blast not from ninetales hits him. You jump through the hole with the scythe and a staff that has the same texture like ninetales

You then blew fire out from it blowing him to a wall. Then you see Blake getting back up

You then angrily glares at Ilia who continues to stand watching the fight.

Ghira: Go help Blake!

You: got it!

You spin both weapons and charge at Ilia with Scythe and Staff. You spin the scythe but Ilia dodges but then surprised her with the staff to the back of her. Then you made a fire ball appear at the tip of the scythe and then batting it at her but she blocked it with her weapon but also unfreezing it. She then smirk and you hold eachother.

She tries to use her electricity but was jammed. You then hold her down on a piller with the staff. You drop the scythe and use both hands on the staff. As Ghira knocks out Fennec and you pushing Ilia so much causing the piller to crack

Blake: Stop!!

You and Ilia stop to look at Blake.

Blake: Please... (tears start streaming down her eyes)

You were feeling up with regret lose a bit of strength giving Ilia a chance to escape but also making the piller to break and making the upper floor crack. You then picked up the scythe as the floor falls on Ilia making her screams. But instead of being crushed she looks up and sees you you holding the a trident of a combination of both the scythe and the staff

You hold it in a balance as she looks up to it

You: go, now

She gets out of her stupor and runs out. Ghira ten comes next to you and lifts the ceiling with you. Blake gets ready with her weapon. But Fennec gets up growling, he grabs his weapon and in blind rage rushes forward but before he could reach the two of you something lands on top of him he screams feeling heat on his back. He looks up seeing ninetales but was black and red like houndoom with horns and all

It growls. Blake then throws her weapon wrapping the both of you and with all her strength pulls the two of you out including the trident. Then the ceiling part explodes and the hybrid drags the now unconscious Fennec next to his brother. 

The door then opens to Kali and Glaze dragging the now unconscious Yuma

Blake: Mom!

Kali drops Yuma as her daughter comes up to hug her. Their embrace is cut short as a voice gets their attention.

Corsac: (darkly) What have you done? (standing back up) You ruined everything... (inhales) EVERYTHIIIIIIING!!!

The Belladonnas and you take defensive stances along with hybrid who shows fangs and fire sparks. Corsac angrily runs forward, but suddenly, Lightning Lash wraps around his body, electrocuting him and knocking him unconscious. With the battle over, Ilia starts to cry and falls to her knees as she breaks down, with the Belladonnas and you looking on.

(Later)

Outside of the Belladonna's home, a large crowd of Faunus gathers outside, noticing the smoke coming from the building. From the crowd Jaiden and sienna come through a bit scared.

Guard: Back! Everyone, stay back! We've got people inside doing their best.

Faunus: Look!

From the smoky doorway, Ghira walks out carrying the motionless bodies of a White Fang soldier and a Menagerie Guard on each of her shoulders. She hands the bodies to two guards as Saber arrives.

Saber: Get in there! Search for any stragglers!

More guards walk out keeping Corsac restrained and his brother on a stretcher, followed by Blake, Kali, you, Ilia and others. Sienna and Jaiden walk up causing Ilia to hide behind you. You look at her and stand aside giving her a reassuring look she then faces them foreward and bows.

Ilia: forgive me high Khan, I was foolish

Sienna: you are forgiven Ilia. Adam was blinded by rage

Jaiden: and I'm sorry for not looking out for you

Ilia then goes over and leans her head on her chest making her surprised but hugs her patting her back. Saber then walks up to Ghira

Saber: (to Ghira) We came as soon as we got the call. (he notices Corsac being forced to his knees) And Fennec?

Ghira: burnt but sadly lives

Corsac growls and sees his brothers state then softens feeling bad for him. The Saber walks up to him

Saber: (snarkily) Was it worth it?

Corsac looks down, defeated. As the commotion continues, Blake shares brief looks with you and Ilia. Blake takes a deep sigh as she goes down the steps. Ghira notices her daughter walking away.

Ghira: Blake!

Before Ghira could go any further, her wife stops her, and both look on. Blake then stops at one of the steps as she begins to address the crowd.

Blake: Humans didn't do this. (she points at the smoke coming from her house) We did this: Faunus. We did this to ourselves. We are just as capable of hate and violence as the humans, but I don't think any of us would jump at the chance to point that out. So why are we letting Adam do it for us?! By doing nothing and staying silent, we let others speak and act in our place. And if we're not proud of the choices they make, then we have no one to blame but ourselves. This is the message that Adam Taurus will bring to the world if no one stops him. But we can stop him! You have to understand that all of you are looking for simple answers to a very complicated problem. And I can't give that to you. I don't know how to make hate go away, I don't. But I know that this kind of violence is not the solution. I understand that to ask you to leave your homes and protect Haven Academy is asking you to put your lives at risk. But that's what's at stake. So I'm going, and I'll stand by myself if I have to.

Ilia: I'll stand with you!

Blake turns around with a surprised look on her face as Ilia stands up. Her pained expression then looks down.

Ilia: If... if you'd have me.

Male Faunus: Isn't that the White Fang girl?

Female Faunus: I thought she hated the Belladonnas.

Despite some of the crowd's murmuring amongst themselves, Blake smiles at her old friend. As Ilia proceeds forward, Saber suddenly stops her.

Saber: You're not going anywhere!

Blake: Let her come.

Saber: Huh? You're just going to forgive her? After everything she did?!

Blake: I am.

Saber looks to Ghira, who nods to let Ilia go. Ilia continues to walk down the steps to stand next to her friend.

Saber: What does she think she's doing?

Ghira: (smiling) She's learned a lesson that evaded me until I was much older: That there is strength in forgiveness.

Blake puts a hand on Ilia's shoulder, sharing a smile together.

Jaiden: I'm with her

To the suprise of everyone to see Sienna and Jaiden standing side by side with fists in the air

Sienna: we stand with the Belladonna's

You: I'll stand with them

You said standing next to Blake who smiles the two others also join next

Faunus: I'll go!!

A ram Faunus steps forward and raises his hand, followed by many more.

Female Aquatic Faunus: I'll go too!

Various Faunus: I'll stand with you! I'll go!! Yeah!! Me too! Let's go! Yeah, let's go!!

As more Faunus start to give Blake support. You face Blake and smile. As the two of you hold hands. Ilia sees it and looks down. You then offered a hand making her see and hold it as well making her slightly smile and her freckles turn pink The crowd is heard cheering as a majority agree to volunteer. They all smile at the crowd.

You: Looks like we've got work to do.

Blake: Thank you.

You then look at Ilia and face forward to her.

You: you shocked me

Ilia looks down sorrowfully. You then smile slightly and a flick her head making her clench it

You: now we're even

She huffs and her freckles turn pink. Ghira and Kali then walk down the steps to join their daughter and her friends.

Ghira: We have about two weeks before Adam's attack on Haven. We're going to need shields, training, whatever we can do to protect as many people as possible.

Kali: We'll need transportation too. For everyone.

Blake: (smiling) I think I know a ship captain who owes us a favour.

You smile and nod in agreement