I am very sorry for the wait, and all of you patient people do deserve an explanation. But that will come at the end of this new chapter. Once again, I don't own RWBY or Hellsing.

Chapter 4

Somewhere deep in the Emerald Forest

( The Captain's point of view)

My current situation could be better, The Captain thought as he readied a defensive stance with his 18cm trench knife.

Milliseconds went by, yet to The Captain's highly trained werewolf brain, each felt like a full on minute. Needless to say what was happening in an instant moved in slow motion for him, allowing him to plan out his next actions.

The small young girl who stepped forward reacted to his defensiveness, and immediately put her hands up. A mere reaction, or is she already surrendering?

She looked like she was about to say something, but she was immediately interrupted. The scantily clothed blonde one had decided to intervene now, and judging by her fierce scowl and shouting, she was angered. No, enraged.

Interesting, she is not at all intimidated by me. Perhaps she is being defensive of her comrades, or maybe just the little one. Close friends? Lovers? Possibly.

Deciding to put off any non essential speculation of the group, The Captain refocused on the situation. Most of the children were only intimidated by him, and the blonde girl had no fear of him at all. He came to the conclusion that these children either did not know he was a werewolf, or they knew, and were being reckless at the moment. The Captain decided they were one of two possibilities: they were monster hunters-in-training or complete amateurs. What was key was that whatever they were, they were not professional hunters. They froze up when they saw him; their discomfort is evident on their faces; one of them lost their cool. It was all obvious. Whatever skill they had, they possess little to no control of their emotions. How pathetic. They probably came here thinking to overwhelm any prey with their numbers and weaponry. They probably think that they can best him no problem. The do not know what is in store for them.

The fact of the matter is that the children are not professional at killing werewolves (though considering that he is the last to his knowledge, The Captain would be surprised if they were.)

This means one thing: The Captain could kill them all right now, with relative ease.

And that is exactly what he intended to do.

His relations with these children were quickly souring. As a very antisocial person, he was absolutely horrid at diplomacy (unless it involved threats, torture, and/or killing), so this was to be expected. This would not be a problem, if Millennium's survival did not hinge on it. He and his comrades had no intel on the area around them, and they needed to acquire parts for their zeppelin H.Q. They needed to establish good relations with the nearest civilized people as soon as possible. The Captain's encounter with the group of kids would not be a good start. If he kills them quickly before any nearby settlements find out, it will be like it never happened, and Millennium will have a second chance to make a good first impression.

He quickly thought of the order in which he would do it: I must dispatch of the blond first as she is most likely to attack or respond to my attack. She will be an annoyance otherwise. Next, I will go for the little red one she protected. She is small and appears quick, so she is the most likely to escape and warn others of me if given the chance. Also, she seems to be the youngest of the group, and the others appear to protect her. I will capitalize on their uncontrolled emotions by making her death especially brutal and painful, as to demoralize the group. The girl in pink should be a high priority target as her explosives would cause loud noises that would alert others, though I doubt they would injure me. Other than that, I will kill them in whatever order is most convenient. However, I will leave the male blonde alive. He seems the most fragile, so he will be the easiest to break. I will take him to The Major for questioning, and then, we can let The Doctor have him. I will utilize that sword of his better than he possibly could. It will not kill another were...

What's happening now?

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(Jaune's point of view)

"Hey! What's the big idea trying to attack my sister?", Yang shouted at the big, scary guy.

Oh no, Jaune thought. Yang's pissed. Not good.

Everyone in the group, everyone in Beacon, perhaps everyone in the city of Vale, knew what happened when Yang got angry. Jaune, being the, ...erm, "latest one to the hunter game", had take extra precautions to avoid having Yang cut off his probably very short life span. The normally upbeat and adventurous huntress in training was a bomb waiting to explode, and no-one with any sanity (the word being used very loosely in the case of Beacon) would deny that.

Oh man. Jaune began fumbling around in his head. Yang wouldn't ... kill... someone. Would she? Wait, Ruby was involved! Oh shit, she might actually do it!

"Um... Yang? I think you need to-"

Yang cut Jaune off " Nothing to say, huh? We this should get you to talk!" She reared back to prepare a charge.

Oh no. Jaune thought in despair. ... Well, only one thing I can do.

The hunters in training cringed as their blonde bombshell charged forward at a guy they had just met. Classic big sis, Ruby mentally sighed. Yang! Of all the... the two remaining (and significantly more mature) teammates thought in unison before trailing off at the sight before them. After taking three steps, Yang's right Ember Celica had hit an obstruction and gone off.

An unexpected obstruction.

A very sensitive obstruction.

A not-so-resilient obstruction.

A loud obstruction that screamed similar to a little girl.

All eyes were now on Jaune, whose body was now sprawled across the ground. Silence occupied the atmosphere, disrupted only by soft forest noises in the distance, and the quiet, air-filled squealing of the boy in pain.

Nora, befitting her character, broke the silence. "Uh oh. Yang broke the comedic relief."

" Jaune!" Pyrrha screamed in worry as she sprinted to the side of her beloved… erm, leader.

Meanwhile, the group gives off a chorus of cringes and sympathetic groans, with the exception of Ruby, who extracts a phrase from her socially awkward mind. "Well, that's going to hurt in the morning... And right now... And, in all the moments in between."

Yang stared down at her latest victim with a look on her face that conveyed both shock and regret. She stuttered and fumbled with words as she tried to find the right way to apologize, knowing full well she couldn't just say "Oh, sorry Jaune, you know what happens when you get in my way", or " Pyrrha, sorry that your boyfriend is an idiot". Or can I, Yang thought. No no, she decided, Now is not the time. Later, though...

Her mental scheming ( yes, scheming, not plotting) was cut off by a certain tsundere heiress.

"Yang! What the hell were you thinking?!"

"What, me?" Yang defended.

Fortunately for her, Blake came to her rescue. " Um, Weiss, I'm fairly certain Jaune jumped in front of Yang."

"Oh. Jaune! What the hell were you thinking?!" The Weiss shouted, directing her rage at the unlucky knight.

Pyrrha glared at Weiss as she held Jaune's head to her chest (Oh yeah. Ok, I'll stop.) "Leave him alone!"

"No, it's okay, Pyrrha", Jaune looked up at his friend. " I had this coming. I just really wanted to stop Yang before things got out of hand."

"That reminds me: Yang! what the hell were you thinking?!", Weiss turned back to her teammate.

"Hey! This guy looked like he was going after my little sister! What was I supposed to do?!"

"Actually, this man looked more like he was trying to defend himself. He could've just been trying to defend himself." Spoke the voice of reason in the form of Ren.

Nora looked to her childhood friend. "Shhh! Ren, you won't last in this firefight."

The group decided to ignore the two. Blake decide to speak up again. "Guys, I think maybe that guy might want to say something. After all, I seriously doubt watching a bunch of kids talk is entertaining, or comfortable."

Yang sighed. "Alright, let's hear him talk. But If I don't like what he says, I get to put a dent in his face."

"Alright fair enough." Weiss complied, only wanting to get the whole situation over with." Ruby, go interrogate him", she ordered her leader.

"What. Why me?", Ruby asked, surprised by the "suggestion".

"Well, your are team leader, Jaune's out of commission, and you were about to talk to him before all this happened."

Ruby seemed to shrink up. "But, you know how socially awkward I am."

"Oh, get over it. Besides, who could resist a cute little girl like you?"

"D-did... you just call me-"

"Hey guys" Nora interrupted. "Has anyone else noticed that New Guy hasn't moved or said anything all this time. He's just been watching us. Creepy."

Indeed.

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Did it actually take them this long to realize this?

The Captain just stood. He could tell already something wasn't right with these children. He hoped he would not have to deal with them in the future.

The werewolf noticed they had apparently stopped in their pointless rambling, and all eyes were on him. Perhaps now they have decided to attack? Either that, or there is something behind me.

The small child stepped forward, weapon on her back. Diplomacy then.

"Uh, hey there, heh heh." The Captain was silent.

The girl looked back to her friend in white, who mouthed something that The Captain could only assume was something along the lines of "cute girl".

The girl shrugged her shoulders and placed her arms in front of her. "Um, my name is Ruby."

The Captain remained silent.

The girl, now identified as Ruby, persisted. "Yeah, well, I am so sorry about my sister, Yang. She is just a bit protective of me. I'm sure you can understand." For good measure, she placed her index finger on her lower lip and raised her eyebrows. If she was expecting a reaction from him, she was sorely disappointed.

Ruby deadpanned. She looked up to the Captain and stated, "You know, when you don't talk, it really puts people off. Could you please just say something; maybe give a name? Just a suggestion."

The Captain rolled his eyes. He raised his right hand to his neck and pointed. When he saw the confused faces off the children, the Captain sighed and grabbed his neck in a strangling motion.

Ruby gasped in realization. "Oh, there is something wrong with your throat. You can't talk, can you?" The Captain nodded.

Everyone deadpanned at that. "Oh, great.", Weiss pouted. "Of course he's mute. It seemed like things weren't hard enough."

"Is there any way you can communicate with us at all?" Pyrrha asked from her spot on the ground next to Jaune.

The Captain reached around his neck and pulled off a silver necklace. He tossed it to Ruby who, after fumbling with it, managed to get a grip on it and read it.

" So, 'Captain Hans', two questions. One: how do you pronounce that name of yours? 'Gun-she'? 'Guns-he'? 'Goons-he'? Let's just call you Guns for now. That's a cool name, right?"

Silence.

"Right, so second: what's 'Millennium'?"

The group went into some banter that the Captain decided was unimportant. He caught some things about how Millennium sounded like a multinational corporation, though. All in all, he was only waiting for this to end so he could get his dog tags back and he could leave for H.Q. It was then he noticed that a silence fell over the children. They all shared a look. Curious.

Ruby spoke up. "So... Ozpin?"

"Ozpin."

"Ozpin."

"Ozpin."

"Ozpin."

"Ozpin."

"Ozpin."

"Ruby! What the Hell are you thinking?!"

"Aw. Weiss you ruined it." Ruby pouted.

"Are you seriously considering taking this possibly dangerous and most likely armed stranger to our school?!" The heiress shouted.

Her friends all gave her a blank stare.

"Ugh. Let's head to the landing Zone."

I would just like to start off by apologizing. I cannot tell you how sorry I am. I wanted to get a chapter out sooner. But I was swamped with school work. I graduated about a week ago, but of course, I had an issue come up. And by issue I mean Dark Souls 3. There was also the issue of me not knowing where to take this story. I wanted to say something earlier, but I wanted to give you guys something slightly worthwhile. I don't like using chapters for only updates and messages. I am lazy, but I would never something like that. Also, I did not know this story would get as popular as it is getting. So, thanks for that. So to conclude, I am sorry, and I would love it if anyone gave me some suggestions. Oh, and concerning pairings. I am not one for romance, but if you guys are really adamant about it, I will see what I can do. You guys will have some say in everything, but I always have final say. So, that's all. I won't make you wait so long next time.

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