RWBY Through Worlds (End)

BC66: Twisted (Heroes and Villains)-5

"Taylor!" a man, who might have been his father based on their appearance, said sharply.

"They took Kate," Taylor said, with an angry look. "The only other family we have. Are you just going to let her go?"

"It's hopeless, Taylor, and I won't allow you to chase after them. Even if you found them they'd only take you also," the man said.

"He's kind of young," Royal said in a low voice.

"What, your speech worked and you're going to eat your words?" Cinder said. "Does it bother you that the only people not whipped by those fiends are the people too young to understand the danger?"

"I understand it." Taylor heard her and gave her a glare. "Lady. But some things you have to do anyway. Just because I'm not as old as you--by, like, 6 years I'd say--doesn't mean I'm stupid. I can fight."

"I like this kid," Royal said, smiling. "But this does feel a little like reckless endangerment."

"He's old enough to be at a hunstmen academy," Cinder said

"I won't allow him to go," his father insisted.

"You can't stop me," Taylor said.

He stepped forward.

"Well, can you use any weapons?" Royal asked him.

"Slingshot," Taylor shrugged. "Darts. Pretty good with an axe."

"That'll help," some one said sarcastically. "You're not really going to let a boy go with you? Risk your own lives."

Royal winced. "I guess that's true. This isn't exactly our jurisdiction--"

Cinder kicked him.

"What?" he said.

"If you back down now, I'll kill you," she said. "Pick a side. No one likes someone who has two minds about something."

Royal gave her a helpless look.

"What kind of authority is he anyway?" Taylor's father said.

"What's going on here?" Yang, Neptune, and Obsidian rushed into the scene.

Also Oscar was there.

"Oscar?" Cinder said.

"I wanted to see it for myself," Oscar explained. "I thought maybe I could glean something. Raven said it was all right."

"Oscar? As in Oscar Pine?" said Taylor.

"Yeah," Oscar said.

"The guy who writes about the Grimm--and that other book is coming out too. It was in the paper," Taylor said.

"Whoa, awesome," a different guy in the crowd (maybe the same age or slightly younger than him) said, stepping forwards.

"Bro, you're like a total bada--," Taylor said. "Can you sign something for me?"

"Uh...the book's not even out yet..." Oscar said.

"Yeah, but it's going to be awesome. All of us want to hear that story," Taylor said.

"Ahem, what about myself, son?" his father said.

"This guy wants to help us track down the people they kidnapped," Cinder explained to the 5 of them. "The pilot here just gave them a speech about how they should want to help, and he stepped up."

"That's great," Neptune said. "We could use all the help we can get."

"Yeah, what's the problem?" Yang said.

"They say I don't have the authority to allow it," Royal said.

"I think you do," Yang said. "You were here first though, so I guess your assessment would be better. Think he's going to be able to help?"