-A café in Vale-

Ruby and Penny are sitting at a table just outside of the Café. Ruby is enjoying a nice, hot cup of coffee while Penny sits there, admiring her best friend.

"So." Ruby pipes up. "Have you been up to anything interesting, Penny?" She asks out of curiosity.

"Oh, not much." Penny says with a smile. She looks around to make sure no one is watching them. "I've had a little… 'Maintenance' done recently." Penny grinned at Ruby.

Ruby slurped on her coffee. "What do you mean?" She asked in confusion.

"Well… I-" Penny was cut off when a bright flash appeared in the corner of her eye.

This made both Penny and Ruby jump. They shot their heads towards the flash to confront whatever it was. Fortunately, it was only Velvet taking a picture of them.

"Hey guys!" The Faunus girl greeted them happily. "Sorry if a scared you. I was just practicing my photography!" Velvet said with an innocent smile.

"You're fine, Velvet." Ruby said reassuringly. "Hey… I don't think you two have officially met yet. Penny, this is Velvet. Velvet, meet Penny."

"Salutations!" Penny said with her arm out for a handshake.

"It's great to meet you! I love the way you fight with all those swords and lasers. You're amazing!" Velvet said excitedly while shaking Penny's hand. She had clearly been eager to meet Penny.

"Thank you! That's very sweet of you." Penny replied.

"So… What are you two doing here?" Velvet asked.

"We were just spending some quality time together as best friends!" Penny said looking very happy.

"Oh! That sounds like fun!" Velvet replied. "It's always fun to spend time with friends. The rest of my team and I do lots of stuff together! We go shopping, go out to eat, visit the library…"

As Velvet rambled on, Penny studied her. She watched all of Velvet's features very closely from the tip of her rabbit ears to the point of her toes. Penny remembered the old tale of how a rabbit's foot can bring good luck. Maybe that could help her become even better friends with Ruby… Penny had made her decision. Velvet would be the next one to help Penny complete her goal.

"-and we had a really great time that day!" Velvet finished.

Penny was staring at Velvet with a very large grin on her face.

Ruby seemed a little distracted.

"But anyway… I'm rambling on again." Velvet said with a giggle. "Have fun you two!" Velvet said as she walked off, taking more pictures of random people.

"Wait wha- Oh! Bye Velvet!" Ruby shouted as Velvet got further away. "She's really nice isn't she, Penny?"

"Yes. She is." Penny said with a smirk. She stood up out of her chair. "I'm sorry, Ruby. I have to go back to the ship. Hiccup. I'm required for combat training at this moment. Hiccup."

"Oh… Well, thanks for this, Penny! It was great seeing you again." Ruby said as she stood up.

"You too." Penny replied as she and Ruby hugged.

Ruby stopped. "Are you feeling ok, Penny? You seem very warm." Ruby asked.

"Oh dear. I must be overheating again. It happens every now and again. Hiccup." Penny replied.

Ruby squinted. "Ok… If you say so." She eased up. "See you soon!"

Penny waved to Ruby as she made her way to the Atlas ship.

-Penny's room-

Penny was once again writing in her diary. She seemed very excited.

"Dear diary. Last night was a great success! Ciel's arm is working perfectly. No one has found out yet which is good. Penny looked at the sealed bag under her bed containing the remains of Ciel. And I'll dump the rest of her body somewhere tonight when I continue with my next plan. Tonight, I'm going to get myself some lucky rabbit feet."

Penny stopped when General Ironwood knocked on her door.

"It's curfew now, Penny. Lights out." The General said while slightly sweating.

"Yes, sir." Penny replied as she started to look busy.

"Penny…" He said looking very distressed. "Do you know anything about Ciel's whereabouts? Her family is very worried about her safety."

Penny looked up. "I'm sorry. I don't know anything." Penny said as she tried her best to muffle a hiccup. "The last time I saw her was when she announced curfew last night." She once again tried to silence a hiccup.

Ironwood looked down. "Ok… Thank you Penny." He said as he exited Penny's room.

Penny brought out her scroll and started to dial Velvet's number. She made the call. It rang for a few second. Finally, Velvet picked up.

"Hello?" Velvet asked.

"Salutations, Velvet Scarlatina!" Penny greeted cheerfully.

"Oh! Hey Penny! Why are you calling so late?" Velvet asked.

"I was hoping we could spend some quality time together as friends tonight." Penny replied.

"I don't know…" Velvet said hesitantly. "It's pretty late and we could get in trouble for being out during curfew."

"Don't you want to be my friend? All friends spend quality time together. Please?" Penny said with a begging voice.

Velvet sighed. "Ok. Where do you want to meet?"

"How about the woods just outside your dorm?" Penny suggested.

"Somewhere close by? I like it. See you soon, Penny!" Velvet said excitedly.

"See you soon, friend! Oh! And try not to tell anyone where you're going. You could get into trouble." Penny mentioned.

"Got it! Bye!" Velvet replied.

They both hung up.

-In the woods, outside the Beacon dorms-

It was dark and Velvet was standing next to a tree just outside the dorm rooms. She felt safe knowing her team was just a shout away and that her new friend Penny would be with her soon. Velvet waited for about 10 minutes until she saw Penny emerge from around the corner.

"Hey Penny!" Velvet greeted Penny as she waved.

"Salutations, Velvet my friend!" Penny greeted back.

Velvet was overjoyed that Penny had called her a friend. She skipped happily over to Penny. "So what did you have in mind for our quality time?" Velvet asked.

"I was hoping we could take a nice walk in the woods and talk." Penny replied with an innocent smile.

Velvet, not wanting to be a bother, went along with this idea. After all… She didn't want to disappoint her new friend.

Penny and Velvet walked for about 20 minutes. They had covered enough distance that no one would be able hear or see them. Penny had been pretending to listen to Velvet throughout the entire walk.

"Then he started pulling my ears when all of a sudden, Yatsuhashi walked over and threw him across the entire cafeteria! It was so kind of him." Velvet continued the story she had been telling for the last 10 minutes.

Penny just smiled and nodded along.

"And that's how I and Yatsu started dating. Quite the story, huh?" Velvet said happily.

"Indeed it is! Hiccup" Penny said while looking around. "Could we stop for a moment? I need to fix my bow." Penny asked nicely.

"Of course!" Velvet said agreeing. She took her camera out and started taking pictures of the plant life around them.

Penny looked around again to make sure no one else was there. She brought the same chloroform and rag she used on Ciel. Penny pulled it out, poured the chloroform on the rag and slowly crept towards the unsuspecting Velvet like a cheetah to its prey. As soon as she was close enough Penny struck Velvet in the head and covered her mouth with the soaked rag.

Velvet dropped her camera and clawed at Penny's robotic arm to no avail. She was scared, panicking and losing consciousness. As a last ditch effort, Velvet started punching Penny in the head. Unfortunately for Velvet, Penny's metal skull was far too strong to be dented and Velvet burst open her knuckle. She looked in horror as blood started pouring from her fist. Velvet's eye lids became heavier as Penny's grip became stronger. She eventually closed her eyes and was out cold.

Penny slumped Velvet over her shoulder and carried her off.

-Abandoned shed in the woods-

Velvet's eyes slowly fluttered open. She could feel a pulsing pain on the back of her head. She tried to move but soon realised what kind of situation she was in. Velvet's hands had been restrained with chains above her head so she was dangling just above the ground. She looked around groggily and saw Penny with her back turned to Velvet. "P-Penny?" Velvet asked with tears of fear in her eyes. "Where are we? What are you doing?"

Upon hearing Velvet speak, Penny turned around to face her. She was holding one of her swords in her hand and a tall stool in the other. "Salutations, Velvet!" She said cheerfully. "Thank you so much for helping me!"

"Helping you? What are you talking about?" Velvet asked. She saw Penny's sword and tried to struggle free of the chains.

"Please calm down, Velvet. You're not going to break out of those." Penny started walking towards Velvet. "I want to become Ruby's best friend. And to do that, I need to become a real girl. So I need the parts to become that!" Penny had a large grin on her face.

Velvet's eyes widened in horror. She started breathing rapidly. "R-real girl? What are you talking about? You're human! Right?"

Penny stared Velvet dead in the eyes. Showing no emotion except a large grin. "Never judge a book by its cover, Miss Scarlatina."

Velvet was now panicking. "W-what do you want from me!? I have nothing of use to you! Penny, please! Just let me go! Ii won't tell anyone about this! I swear!" Velvet begged.

Penny was getting closer to Velvet. "I've heard that a rabbit's foot is a token of good luck. And I need as much luck as I can get for my mission." Penny placed a stool just in front of Velvet.

"What!? No! I'm not a rabbit! It's just my heritage!" Velvet shouted as she struggled against the chains to no avail.

Penny grabbed Velvet's leg and placed it on the stool. "Don't worry. You'll do just perfectly!"

Velvet was now in tears. "NO! Penny, I'm begging you! Please think about this!"

Penny didn't listen. She held down Velvet's leg with one hand and raised her sword in the air with her other hand. With massive force, Penny slammed the sword deep into the area above Velvet's foot, striking deep into her bone.

"AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!" Velvet screamed in agony as tears of pain rolled down her face. She had never felt pain like this before.

Penny began slicing back and forth with as much power as she could muster. Blood poured everywhere from the slice in Velvet's leg, all over the stool, on Velvet and even Penny. The deeper Penny cut through Velvet, the more strength she needed. The sound of Velvet's screams and bone breaking filled the little shed in the woods. Penny sliced repeatedly, inflicting more pain on poor Velvet with every stroke of the sword. Finally, Penny got through the bone and effortlessly cut through the remaining flesh in Velvet's leg. Velvet's foot had now been severed.

"GAAAAAAAAAGH! PLEASE STOP IT!" Velvet screamed and begged for Penny to stop this madness as blood gushed at every angle from the stump where her foot used to be.

Penny picked up the severed foot and admired it. "Wonderful!" Penny exclaimed. She looked at Velvet. "One down, one to go!" She said with a smile.

Velvet looked down in horror at her leg. "NO! NO MORE! PLEASE, PENNY!" Velvet screamed at Penny.

Penny picked up Velvet's remaining good leg and placed it on the bloody stool. Once again, she raised her sword and slammed it into the traumatized Velvet's leg.

"AAAAAAAAGH!" Velvet screamed in pain again. This time however, her scream was quieter than the last. The blood loss was taking its toll on Velvet. Her face started to go slightly pale.

Penny sliced through this bone with her full strength this time. As Penny was slicing, she thought to herself, "Ruby is going to love me for this! I can't wait until I have everything!"

Velvet shook violently trying to somehow escape. She pulled and pulled at the chains but they just wouldn't budge.

Blood covered the floor of the shed as Penny cut deeper and deeper until she sliced clean through the bone and then the flesh.

Velvet was weak. She was trembling and her face was pale white. "Please…" She muttered to Penny.

Penny ignored Velvet. She picked up the second foot and smiled in delight. "Sensational!" Penny shouted as she held the foot in the air.

Velvet didn't have the strength to even lift her head. She just hung there, crying and thinking of her team mates.

As Penny put the feet in her backpack she looked at Velvet. "Thank you for your assistance, Velvet! You're a great friend!"

Velvet said nothing. She just hung motionless.

Penny exited the shed, Leaving Velvet to bleed out. Dying. Dead.

-The city of Vale-

Penny walked around town happily, sporting her new feet. No one could tell the difference which means her plan worked perfectly. She was walking down a street when she heard the news on a TV in a shop window. Penny stopped to watch it.

"Good evening. I'm Lisa Lavender reporting. Today is a tragic and horrific day for all of us as an Atlas gym was found at the Beacon docks containing the body of the missing girl, Ciel Soleil. The bag was found earlier this morning by passers-by and was easily identified as Miss Soleil. The strangest thing about this was that the young girl's arm was missing. Her family has been informed and are devastated by this horrible tragedy. On top of all that, the body of Beacon student, Velvet Scarlatina has been found in an abandoned shed not far from the dormitories of the students. Her body was found butchered with blood everywhere and her feet missing. Miss Scarlatina's team are absolutely traumatized by this and say they have no idea how this happened. They say that Velvet went to sleep at the same time as them but was missing in the morning. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of these 2 young girls and we hope that whoever responsible for these horrific acts is brought to justice. Lisa Lavender signing out."

After seeing this, Penny said nothing. She just looked at her arm and then her feet. She smiled and continued walking. Wondering who the next person to help her would be.