Velvet tightly gripped the box by her side, viciously glaring at the Saberfang in front of her. The animosity in the air was unreal. Even the others were frightened at how scary Velvet was. It was a jarring contrast to her usual shy exterior, but she had finally lost it.

'DIE!'

Unfolding the box, it revealed itself to be some kind of gun, but they weren't particularly sure which kind. The Grimm stared in mock fascination at the contraption, slowly walking towards Velvet as if taunting her.

'You honestly think something like that can scratch me?' the Grimm boasted, continuing her casual stroll towards them, being around 20 meters away now.

'Velvet,' Fox cut in desperately, 'if you use that you'll kill Raven as well!'

'I'll be fine!' Raven shouted in the distance, changing her sword to a pure white hue and holding it up in front of her with both hands.

'I'm an SSS-Class Grimm. A laser rifle like that won't have any effect on me,' she bragged.

'It's a good thing that my semblance allows me to infuse it with my aura, then. It gets stronger depending on my mood!'

The Grimm looked at her in realisation, before charging forward in a panic, now desperate to stop the attack. But she was far too late. Velvet pulled the trigger, and a blue light began to gather at the tip of the barrel. The force was so powerful that Yang and the others were even struggling to remain where they stood. It was as though there was a miniature black hole at the end of that gun. By the time the Grimm had come anywhere near Velvet, the gun fired, blasting a gargantuan cone of blue energy at her which stopped her momentum completely and sent her launching backwards towards Raven, herself struggling to keep the force of the blast away. She had created a large shield using her aura thanks to the white blade, but even that wasn't fully blocking Velvet's attack

How freaking strong is that girl?! She can break through Purity just like that... her and that gun might even be on par with the X-Classes...

When the blast subsided, Raven recoiled slightly before realising that the Grimm was still flying toward her, changing her sword to purple. Taking a deep breath she swung her sword, catapulting the Grimm back towards Velvet who deftly smashed the Grimm over the head with her box, launching her into the ground. She seemed to have calmed down some, her breath still ragged but much less antagonistic. In the entrance to the facility, Raven was about to catch her breath before realising the entire structure was coming down on top of her, and quickly got out of the way to escape harm.

'Adam!'

Realising he was still inside, she stared in horror as she could do nothing but watch the building collapse on top of him. At least, that's what she thought.

'Relax,' the familiar monotone voice called, 'I'm fine.'

Looking up, she could see him smiling down at her from one of the trees. Breathing a sigh of relief, she collapsed onto her back, being worn out from their ordeal.

'Who the hell are you?' Yang demanded, grabbing hold of the Grimm's scruff of fur around the neck, ignoring the gaping hole where its stomach had been. 'I know I've seen you before. Who are you?'

'You really haven't figured it out already?' the Grimm shot back, still with that same condescending tone of voice. 'Watch and learn, child,' she taunted, as she transformed into a very familiar green haired girl that Yang had thought long dead.

'...Jade?' the shock on her voice was clear. 'But... how?'

'I was a Grimm the entire time you were screwing around. When you took me in, I only stayed to scout you out so I could eat you at a later date. Once I know someone's scent, I'll never forget it. I was waiting for you to be worth eating.'

Coughing up blood in between words, Jade was rapidly nearing her end.

'I didn't expect to face such a powerful opponent. That Faunus is something else. I've never seen someone so strong that still has so much potential.'

Punching her once in the face to vent her frustration, Yang left the dying Grimm to be reclaimed by nature.

'You coming with us?'

Raven smiled at the gesture but refused.

'Sorry, me and Adam still have places to be. See you on the other side,' she added, before creating a portal with her sword, Adam and her stepping through it as it closed behind them.

'Yeah...' Yang mumbled to herself. 'I hope.'

After giving Pyrrha a respectable funeral, the group set out on their journey again.

'So are we still heading for the safe zone?' Ruby nervously asked, still shaken by the events that had transpired inside the White Fang facility.

'Yeah,' Yang replied, now leading the group after the death of Coco and Yatsuhashi. She didn't want Ruby or Velvet to have to do it after what they had been through. 'She said the only realistic way we could reach it was over the water, right?'

'Yeah,' Fox replied quickly, pointing the way. 'There's a harbour over at the Western Shore. If we're in luck, there'll still be some boats that we can take.'

'Sounds like a plan,' Yang said, happy to go along with his idea. 'You know the way?'

'Yeah, follow me and I'll take us there.'

Fox began to direct the group toward the harbour, and Yang turned to Velvet and Ruby for a moment.

'You guys are going to be fine, alright? We'll look after you. We're going to stay with you from now on so that nothing like this happens again. From here on out nobody is going to die.'

Yang's words of encouragement certainly brightened up their moods slightly, although they still had a very sombre atmosphere around them. That was to be expected, though. They had been through a lot, and Yang knew that they wouldn't just recover at the snap of a finger.

Now a group of four, they walked for around a week, eating and drinking what little they could find to keep themselves healthy before Velvet began complaining about stomach cramps.

'Are you OK?' Yang carefully asked, not wanting to agitate her.

'I feel really ill,' she groaned in response, 'and I've been really tired lately.'

'We can stop for a while if you like,' she kindly offered.

'Thanks. I don't know what it is. It just came over me all of a sudden. I didn't want to bother you with it but it's gotten to the point where I can't move for extended periods without feeling ill,' she said.

Wait, periods...? Mine should have been here by now... no way...

Seeing the look of realisation on Velvet's face, Yang asked the question on her mind.

'What is it?'

'I think...' Velvet began, growing more and more distressed by the second, 'I think I'm pregnant.'