-Your Pov-

The rest of Yang's team makes their way down to where you're being held, along with Ozpin. This makes Ironwood glare his way, and Ozpin simply takes a sip from his coffee. " Ozpin, tell your students that they can't just do whatever they want," he says, in a voice that's overly controlled. After having dealt with Jacques, being spoken to you in that manner has you really wanting to punch someone in the face. " Even if the girl is their friend, her actions still need to have consequences. And they aren't free to stand in front of the Atlas military."

" The girl's name is Yang," says John angrily. " And come on man. She may love to fight, but I have sparred with her countless times. Each and every time she knocked me down, she offered me her hand. I would take it, and she would help me up. Since that isn't what happened with Mercury, then he didn't offer his hand."

" We have it on camera," Ironwood tells him. " And we have thousands of eye-witnesses across the country and perhaps even the world watching this. Whatever you feel may have happened can't possibly outweigh all of that."

" I can't believe this," says Leliana. " We're being treated like criminals for standing up for a girl who was confused out of her mind. Stood against the entire military, and they were ready to fight against five teenagers. What has the world come to?"

This makes Ironwood glare at her. " Don't you dare lecture me," he says. " I know all about your past." With that, Ironwood turns to Gideon. " And yours as well." He stops to turn to Ozpin. " Maybe your school accepts these actions, and these type of rebellious students. But, you asked Atlas to oversee this event, so we're going to do this my way."

" Don't presume to lecture me in my own facilities," Ozpin said simply, doing his best to remain calm. " Yes, I asked you to oversee the event. However, that doesn't mean this stopped being my school. These students did nothing wrong."

" Nothing wrong," Ironwood asks incredulously. " One of them attacked a defeated enemy in cold blood, and the rest of them were ready to fight the entire Atlas military. Such recklessness and disregard for authority can't be allowed."

" You know what occurs to me," asks John, in a tone that makes you know right away whatever he has to say isn't going to be helpful. " Yang is the first arrest you guys have made in forever. Every other person you arrested was because someone from Beacon made it possible. So congratulations on being able to arrest a 17 year old girl who is scared out of her mind."

Ironwood balls his hands into fists, and the room is filled with the sound of metal scraping metal, no doubt from his prosthetic arm. His glare would be enough to make any soldier fall in line. But, John is a fighter. Your entire team are fighters, willing to fight anybody to defend the ones you love and care about. All his glare does is anger you further. Soldiers in the room sense the growing tension, and raise their guns nervously. Fire flares from your hand, and you write the words, 'Come On,' into the air above your fingers. 

" You can't be serious about this Ozpin," says Ironwood. " Are your students really so reckless that they would fight against the entire Atlas military just to defend the honor of their friend, who they saw hit Mercury in cold blood?"

A small smile appears on Ozpin's face. " I suppose you could never understand it," he tells Ironwood. " Your soldiers never could. Oh sure, they have loyalty to each other. But, that ends when the battle does and they don't need each for survival anymore. My students build bonds that last them a life time. There is nothing this group won't do to defend Yang, and in turn nothing she wouldn't do to defend them. They would make an entire kingdom like Atlas their enemy, or even the entire world if it meant saving their friend. That's what it means to be a student at Beacon. So, ask yourself James. Is this the fight you want to pick?"

Silence fills the room. Ironwood takes a long moment to consider his actions, before letting out a sigh. When he olds up his hand, the soldiers put down their guns. " Fine,"he says. " They can go. All of them. But, Yang has to be disqualified from the tournament."

Over John's protest, the rest of you manage to drag him out of the room as he shouts a series of curses at the general. You summarize everything he has to say with one finger. Back in the dorm for Team RWBY, Yang sobs into her hands, and repeats that she saw him attack her, and everyone believes her, except for Blake. Weiss glares at her angrily. " What's that supposed to mean?!"

Blake explains the story of how she knew someone who became violent overtime, and then makes Yang look her into the eyes and promise she saw him attack. When Yang does, Blake nods, and says she believes her. The two of them hug, and then get set to go to bed for the night. When they do, John takes your team to the hallway. 

" I wanted to thank you guys for backing me up," he says, and all of you assure him it was no problem. " But listen, we all know Yang. She saw him attack. And no matter what the general tries to say about it being adrenaline or caught up in battle, I know he must have attacked. Will you guys help me get to the bottom of this?"

All of you nod, and then say that you'll help him. " Cool,"he says. " Tomorrow morning, we'll go pay Mercury a visit. And, I'll punch the stupid smirk off his face. But for tonight, I'm going to go hold Yang and make sure she's okay."

( let me know what you thought. also, there's a reference in this chapter. try and find it.)