-Your Pov-

You sat with your team, as well as RWB as you watched Yang fight Mercury. So far, the fight wasn't going well, as Yang was losing pretty badly. John and Ruby were standing up, and screaming words of encouragement loudly. Weiss and Leliana did the best they could to manage them and make sure they didn't get thrown out for being too loud. Eventually, the fight started to go in Yang's favor, and so the two of them sat down, and you tapped John on the shoulder. " Is it just me, or is something weird about Mercury?"

He thought about this for a few minutes, before he took a minute to glance down at the fight. " Yeah, now that you mention it," he says. " He was dominating the fight a minute ago, and now he's getting rag-dolled. I don't know what his game is. It's pissing me off that he doesn't take Yang seriously. My girlfriend can kick anyone's ass."

There were some 'awes' given from the people close to him, and you nod, and cross your arms. " It isn't just that," you say, and people look at you curiously. " Something about him makes me really angry." John crosses his arms, and then thinks about it for a few minutes.

" Yeah, I do wanna punch that stupid smirk off his face," he says. " No one should be that happy as they lose a fight. He looks like he's up to something. Maybe he has some sort of secret plan up his sleeve."

Gideon crosses his arms, and narrows his arms. " I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him, which I'm betting is pretty far. I don't know how he plans to beat Yang if he bitched out against Phyrra in the classroom."

The seven of you watch the fight in silence, until Yang knocks Mercury down. She holds up her arms, and goes wild as the crowd cheers. John stands up and thrusts both hands in the air. " That's my girl," he says proudly, and then pointing to other guys in the crowd, he keeps repeating himself. " That's my girl! That's my girl!"

A few moments pass, and then seemingly out of nowhere, Yang shoots Mercury in the leg. He cries out in pain, and clutches onto his leg, rolling in pain. Gasps go from everyone, and Atlas guards start to walk into the ring, and surround Yang. She looks around, panicked and confused. " Hell no," mutters John when he sees them aim their guns at her.

Leliana reaches for him, and pleads with him not to do anything stupid. However, his feelings for her make it impossible for him to be rational. In one move, he hops down into the ring. The guards look at him confused, and John fishes Slasher out. " Step away," warns one of the guards. " This has nothing to do with you."

" The hell it doesn't," he says, practically growling. " This is my girlfriend here. There is no way she would have hurt him in cold blood. Something must have happened." The guards give him one more warning, however he narrows his eyes and grips on Slasher.

Pinching the bridge of your nose, you grab Zabimaru and stand up. " What are you doing," asks Weiss, concern in her voice.

" We are all gonna laugh about this one day Weiss," you promise, not fully believing it yourself. With that, you step forward, and then hop into the arena next to John. The guards growl at this intervention, and they tell you to leave. " Then stop fucking with my team," you tell them.

Screens start to display the actions of you and John, and the confusion and tears threatening to spill from Yang. The guards start to step forward, and you see John mouth the words 'thank you' to you, and you roll your eyes. More and more guards flood into the arena, and you see Leliana and Gideon join you. " Well, dozens of them and the four of us. Hardly seems fair," muses Leliana.

" To them," you say, trying to sound confident. They smirk at this, and then face down every single one of the guards. However, before anything can happen, Ozpin and Ironwood walk down into the arena. The two of them exchange a meaningful look, and then Ironwood glares, before making a motion with his hand. They put down their guns, and he walks off. Ozpin comes over to your team, and Yang.

" Go with him," he says, and then he holds up a hand to silence the protesting of John. " Right now, that is the best way to avoid an international incident. Fighting can only make this worse. Don't say anything to him. Refuse to answer any questions he may have. Do not make this worse for yourself."

John starts to argue, but you put your hand on his shoulder, and drag him off. Following Ironwood, he takes you into a cell. " No," you tell Ironwood, which makes him glare at you. " We aren't criminals. And you aren't going to treat us like we are."

" You're impatient, temperamental, reckless," he says, getting angrier with each word. " Your actions today hurt innocents, and almost endangered yourselves and others. If you aren't criminals, you're delusional, and just as dangerous."

" Wow," says John. " I hope you exhibit this much passion when going after actual criminals. Like the White Fang." Ironwood looks about ready to throttle someone, and you're honestly about to tell him to try it, having had enough of all of this. John also looks like he's ready to trade blows with the general. However, before it can get to this point, the door opens.

Angrily, the general whips his head to see what's happening. His glare manages to get even bigger, when he sees Winter, Qrow, RWBY and Ozpin enter the room. You have no idea what to expect, but the one thing you know is that this is gonna be interesting.