RWBY and Earth II: Collision

Tensions Rising

Kuo Kuana, Menagerie

Belladonna Residence

May 21, 2020

It was morning and Yang, Sun, Allen, Steel, Rebecca, Allen, and the Belladonna family were in the house preparing to address the citizens of Kuo Kuana. Ghira takes one last look at the speech he has written down.

"Are you ready, Mr. Belladonna?" Steel asked.

"Yes. It won't be easy for the people to hear, but the truth often isn't," Ghira said.

"A lot of people don't like to hear the truth, but it must be told," Allen said.

Ghira opens the door as he, his family, Yang, Sun, Rebecca, Allen, and Steel all step out of the home to greet the crowd gathering outside. Some people in the crowd are wearing press badges and holding scrolls up to record the event. Others in attendance include Corsac and Fennec Albain, who are bowing their heads and some Menagerie Guards. Ghira steps up to the podium and raises his hand to quiet the crowd down. He then began to speak.

"Thank you all for assembling here. I wanted to take time to address some of the rumors that have been circulating around our island. I believe that it is important for the people of this territory to understand the truth. No matter how you feel about the human race, I think we can all agree that the event now known as the Attack on Beacon was a tragedy. A tragedy that will set both man and Faunus-kind back. While Cinder Fall is the main aggressor of the attack, we do have official confirmation that Adam Taurus, the leader of a powerful splinter group working inside the White Fang, was partially responsible for these attacks. His actions not only tarnished the reputation of an organization originally created to bring peace and equality to all, but to our entire race. With each day that this man remains unpunished, it becomes increasingly difficult to condemn those that look down upon us."

The crowd starts murmuring among themselves. Ghira raises his hand again to quiet the crowd down.

"Recently, a spy from the same splinter group set their sights on this very home. My own daughter, Blake, and her friends did their very best to apprehend this individual. While they were unsuccessful, they were successful in obtaining the assailant's Scroll. With this, we have been able to ascertain that Adam Taurus has plans to overthrow the current leader of the White Fang, Sienna Khan, and take over the reins himself."

At this, the crowd starts to loudly murmur in concern.

"His radical plans do not stop there, the documents on this scroll proclaim his next target to be Haven Academy and its attached CCT Tower. My relationship with the White Fang has been... an interesting one. Years ago, I led the organization to help try and create a world where I, and every Faunus who wished, could walk alongside the human race. And while I believe we made great strides toward this goal, it was made clear to me that the people both in and out of the White Fang wanted faster results. So I stepped down, and Sienna Khan was appointed as my successor. It's true that I do not fully condone many of her methods. What I do condone is what Sienna fights for: the idea that the Faunus and humans are, and should be, equal. Adam Taurus does not seem to have that goal in mind. What he has done benefits no one but himself. I think it's time that the Faunus showed the world that we are equals! Time that we snuff out this splinter group, and restore the White Fang to what it once was!"

The crowd begins to cheer at this remark.

"Before we proceed any further, my daughter has brought some of her friends, including two of the Beacon students who helped fend off the White Fang at Beacon and Vale. She has also brought someone who is a soldier of one of the five unknown militaries, who states that they wish to help the Faunus. I'd like to invite the soldier, Private Henry Simon to come up and explain what their plans are. And I believe that together we can achieve great things for equality."