Amatus Messor (Courier Six)

Few rays of sun managed to reach the Courier and Cinder as they walked through the streets, looking for a place to stay. They had already gone to five different lenders who shot them down. It was beginning to rain, the clouds blocking the last few rays of light as Six walked into another business.

"Listen Cinder, you'll need to stay outside this time, just give me the lien," Amatus pleaded as he got to the door.

"Sure, but you'll be cooking dinner tonight," Cinder said in a huff as she crossed her arms.

"Thanks, honey," Six said with a smile as he rustled her hair before walking into the establishment. He took a seat at the table, talking with the realtor.

"So, I assume you're here for some sort of living accommodations?" the man asked.

"Yea, it'll just be me and my girlfriend, that won't be a problem, will it?" The Courier asked, leaning in closer to the realtor.

"Not at all," he replied, handing Six the paperwork. He quickly filled it out, and handed it back to him. The man looked over the paperwork, nodding as he read it. "Alright Mr. Messor, i'll expect the first payment by-"

"I have it right here," Amatus said, handing the realtor a stack of lien.

The man looked over it with shock, giving him the keys. "But sir, this is double the amount?!"

Six chuckled as he walked out of the business. "Then consider the first two months paid for." Amatus joined up with Cinder as they walked over to their new base. Cinder inspected the house as Six went out to buy ingredients for dinner.

"Before you go out, make sure you buy yourself a scroll. We'll be able to contact each other far more effectively than with our pip-boys. Here's the list of ingredients for dinner," Cinder explained, handing him the list.

"I'm going to need to really dry out my duster once I get back," Six thought as he adjusted his cowboy hat and put on his shades. As he went shopping, Amatus noticed multiple signs reading: No Faunus Allowed, above the food stalls.

He walked up to one of the stall owners in order to get more information. "Hey man, what's a faunus?" Six asked as he looked over the wide variety of meats.

"Really?! You've never heard of faunus?! Ha! I like you, you're a funny guy!" the shopkeeper bellowed as he gave a hardy slap on Six's back.

"I'm being serious," Six responded.

"Oh, is that so? Well, I'll humor you. A faunus is a freak of nature. They cause nothing but trouble. You can't miss the miscreants, they usually have some type of physical animal features, be it a tail, second set of ears, claws, etc," the man explained.

"Oh, then I'll keep that in mind!" Six said with a smile as he bought the meat and headed over to an electronics store on the second level.

As he opened the door, it gave off a cute ring. Amatus walked up to the counter, asking the woman with a berete who was manning it for a scroll.

"Of course! I'll go get one for you!" she answered, walking to the back. As she did, she had to duck under the short door frame, only for her berete to get knocked off, revealing her racoon ears.

"You're… a faunus."

"Please don't tell my boss!" she pleaded. "I'll give you some lien if you want!"

"You don't have to do that, all I want is the scroll," Six replied as the woman quickly put her berete back over her ears.

She came back minutes later, and processed the transaction. "Thank you so much…" the cashier said as Six took the scroll as waved goodbye.

"Don't mention it!" Amatus chuckled as he started the walked back home. By that point, the rain started to fade away as a rainbow replaced the dark, ominous clouds. "I didn't know things were this bad for the faunus," Six thought, opening the door to the apartment.

Cinder helped set up Six's scroll while the Courier prepped for dinner. "Amatus, tomorrow you'll need to start thinking about what you want your weapon to be. It should include a melee component and ranged aspect. Once you've created your weapon, you ought to sign up for the licensing exam. Due to the lack of huntsmen in the area they're holding one in a few days. This way you could get a huntsman license and complete your image in Remnant," Cinder explained.

"You've really thought this through, haven't you?" Six said with a lighthearted laugh as he started to cook the meat he had bought. "There's something I want to ask you, why do people here hate the faunus so much?"

"It's probably because this is where the White Fang's main base is. They carry out terrorist attacks on the civilian population for what they see as retribution. In turn, the humans retaliate with harsher and more violent discrimination. A self sustaining cycle of sorts."

"Who started it?"

"Well technically the humans did, only giving the faunus a mostly useless island after the human kingdoms were defeated by the faunus armies. But that was sixty years ago, and now its just senseless violence. As for the White Fang, they were originally a peaceful organization trying to get the faunus equal rights, but after the slow and minimal amount of success, the more violent faction took control and that's how they became the White Fang of today."

"I see…"

"Oh, what's this?" Cinder asked, looking at her own scroll. "A message… from Adam," Cinder said with exasperation.

"Who's he?" Six questioned as he chopped the carrots and water chestnuts.

"He hold great sway in the White Fang, and he wants to meet with me tomorrow."

"Really?"

"Yea," Cinder replied, only for a distressed look to appear on her face.

"What is it?"

"He asked about you, by your title: Courier Six."

"What did he ask about me?"

"If you were with me, what should I say?"

"Be honest, tell him I'm here."

"Ok." Cinder typed up her reply and sent it. Both Six and Cinder waited in suspense, only the sizzling of the meat could be heard. Then they received a reply. "He… wants you and me to meet with him tomorrow."

"Interesting. I'll go and get the weapon parts in the morning, and we can meet with Adam in the afternoon."

"Sounds like a plan. So how's dinner doing?" Cinder asked as she set their places, putting a single candle in the middle and lighting it once the food was ready. Six turned off the lights and joined her at the table. They ate in relative silence, until it was broken by a sudden realization on the part of Amatus.

"Oh no! We left ED-E and Rex behind!"

"I'm sure they'll be fine. I was able to set up an automatic feeder that dispenses food and water into Rex's bowls twice a day, so he should be fine," Cinder replied as she swallowed a spoonful of peas.

"And ED-E should be fine, so long as he has someone to be with," Six sighed, relaxing his posture as he took a drink from his glass of wine.

"See? Everything's ok. Now let's enjoy our dinner," Cinder advised as she softly placed her hands over Amatus'.

"Thanks," he said with a smile, giving her a soft kiss on the forehead, before returning to his food. They finished up dinner and got ready for bed.

"What are you doing?" Cinder inquired, watching as Amatus systematically smacked the sheets and mattress of the bed.

"Checking for bedbugs and any other type of pest," Six explained as he finished up his inspection. "You get used to it when you live where I have."

"It makes sense," the pyromancer said, putting on a nightcap. Amatus got in bed, trying to make as much room for Cinder.

"Now you get comfortable now, you hear?" Six teased.

"Yea." Cinder climbed on top of him as rested her head on Six's collar bone. She felt the blankets drape over her as the two of them drifted off to sleep. As he slept, a vision began to reveal itself to Six.

The vision began to show a large battle taking place in a small city of sorts. One side was made up entirely of faunus, a few were wearing white masks that covered their upper face, while the rest seemed to be civilians. All of the faunus were holding mostly laser and plasma pistols, only the masked fighters wielding plasma and laser rifles. On the other side stood the Legion, butchering the faunus side as dynomite and throwing spears were tossed into their ranks, causing havoc and mayhem and disrupting their formation.

Then the vision seemed to zoom into the image, focusing on two girls. "Ilia! Blake!" Six thought as the two girls seemed to be fighting off some Legion Centurions. Then, a man in a black trench coat and a white mask leaped over them, decapitating the centurions and continuing on his way. The two girls followed him, eventually reaching a command tent in the outskirts of the city. Just as they entered it, the vision started to fade and was replaced with another. It only appeared for a few minutes before it faded. The visage was that of a young adult female with long, blonde hair tied up in a french braid who held an electrified sword in one hand, and pistol in the other. She wore commando boots and combat armor. Six was awoken by Cinder as she shifted in her sleep.

Ilia Amitola

"Sister Amitola, I need to speak with you," Yuma said as he led Ilia out of their bunk and out into the street. "It's about this Vulpes Inculta human."

"What is it?" Ilia asked.

"He rubs me the wrong way. I've met many people, most faunus, some human. The ones who've given me this gut feeling always ended up betraying me in the end. I'm just glad Corsac and Fennec feel the same way."

"Yea, I feel the same way, he gives me the creeps," Ilia replied as she looked around the streets.

"Wait, what was that?!" Yuma hissed as he took to the skies.

"Yuma! What did you see?" Ilia asked as she tried to keep up with Yuma.

"A spy! Go get sister Trifa and meet me in market street! I'll pursue this spy, now go!"

Ilia nodded as she ran back towards the barracks. She rushed into the bunk room and dashed towards Trifa's bed, violently shaking her until she started to wake up.

"Ugh, Ilia, what is it?" she said as she swatted Ilia's hands away.

"Brother Yuma and I found a spy, and we need you!" Ilia said, finally gaining the interest of Trifa. The spider faunus grabbed a dagger and Ilia grabbed her plasma pistol and ran back towards Yuma's direction.

"Damnit, Ilia, you should have kept track of where he's going, now we have to find him!" Trifa said with irritancy. Suddenly, Yuma was thrown from the alley onto the street by a man wearing frumentarii armor and wielding a machete.

"Get back here, spy!" Yuma shouted as he tackled the Legion soldier. "Who are you with?!" he shouted, putting him into a chokehold, only for him to be stabbed in the gut.

"Yuma!" Trifa shouted as she charged the frunmentari with her dagger. The man ducked and weaved out of the way of the spider faunus' rabid slashes. Ilia cracked Lover's Scorn, wrapping the whip section around one of his legs. He stood his ground, blocking a few blows from Trifa with his machete.

"You disgusting freaks will be subjugated like all the tribes before you! Your women will be our slaves! Your children will become our soldiers! And your men will be slaughtered!" the man shouted as he lunged forward at Trifa with killing intent. Yuma tackled him from behind, disarming the Legion spy.

"Who do you work for?!" Yuma shouted.

"Like I'll ever tell you," the frumentarii sneered before biting down, a small tablet in place of his teeth breaking, killing him almost instantly. He began to spasm before passing on.

"Those markings…" Ilia said, covering her mouth as her eyes widened.

"Sister Ilia, what is it?" Yuma asked.

"I've seen that bull before," she said, pointing to the silhouette of a bull that was on the spy's armor. "It was the same as the Legion," Ilia explained.

"The Legion? Who're they?" Trifa asked.

"I… don't know. All I know is that they're a formidable force. I think there might be someone who knows more."

"Who is it?" Yuma asked.

"Adam Taurus. From what I know, he was taken prisoner by them, forced to fight for them, but that's all I know," Ilia answered.

"For all we know, he could still be fighting for them," Trifa replied, rubbing her chin in thought.

"That's not a risk we can take lightly," Yuma said as he started to walk back to the barracks, clutching his wound. "Let's get back to our bunks get some rest before the day starts." However, the sun began to rise in the sky.

"Damnit, I was hoping to get some sleep," Trifa groaned.

"Come on, lets go report what happened to the Albain brothers," Ilia said as Yuma, Trifa, and she walked towards the house of the head of the Menagerie branch of the White Fang. When they arrived, only Fennec was there.

"Brother Fennec! A Legion spy has been found in the city. He killed himself before we could get any more information out of him," Yuma explained.

"I see. I'll inform brother Corsac about this, in the meantime, patrol the streets for any more spies. We want our people to be safe in their own city, after all."

Trifa, Ilia, and Yuma nodded and left, leaving Fennec alone. Ilia pulled up her scroll and looked to find that Blake had sent her a message.

"Meet me in the town square," Ilia read aloud as she walked through the empty city streets.

"Who is that from?" Trifa asked, leering over the chameleon faunus.

"Blake. She's an old friend of mine that I haven't seen for awhile," Ilia lied as she ran off.

"Wait! You're supposed to be patrolling with us!" Trifa shouted, only for Yuma to place a heavy hand on her shoulder.

"It's fine. We can ask some of the other White Fang agents to help us patrol," Yuma said as he watched Ilia run off into distance.

"Blake!" Ilia shouted with glee as she delivered a powerful bearhug to her old friend.

"Ilia! It's so good to see you! You need to come with me," Blake said, dragging her back to her home.

"Blake, what's the matter?" Ilia asked with a nervous chuckle.

"We need to talk about Vulpes, he's been making some odd moves as of today," Blake explained.

"Well why do you need me for it?" Ilia questioned.

"Because of your connection to the White Fang and the weapons you have. The chief of the local police is at our house and needs your expertise. My father asked me to get you, so let's go!" Blake said as the two them ran up the steps to the Belladonna household. Blake crashed through the thick, wood doors, bumping into Kali with excitement.

The two of them met up with Ghira and the chief of police of Kuo Kuana. The two were having tea and talking when Blake and Ilia barged into the room. "We're here!" Blake shouted as she began to catch her breath.

"Good, now let's get to our discussion," Ghira said, offering the girls some tea.

"So, the reason we're all talking today is because of the human known as Vulpes Inculta. Truth be told, I don't trust him at all. Whenever I think of him I get a worse feeling than the Albain brothers. This morning I received some intel on something that shook me to my core," the chief of police said as he placed a picture of the Legion army onto the coffee table. "I got this picture for Fennec himself. He said there was a mutual interest in the White Fang and police force of Kuo Kuana working together in this endeavour."

"Blake, Ilia, do either of you know who these people are? Are they from the world you visited?" Ghira asked, only to receive a scoff from the chief of police. "What do you find so amusing?"

"I just find it funny that you believe that they went to another world," he retorted.

"You don't have to believe us, just trust us. We all want the people of Kuo Kuana to be safe," Blake said as she placed a plasma pistol and laser pistol onto the table. "And we're going to use these to do it."

"And how do you think two small pistols will help us fight off an invading army?"

"Who said it'll just be two? I plan on reverse engineering these weapons so that I can create more of them to use. However, it'll take days for me to do that, so I'll need you and your men to do whatever they can to buy me that time."

"Well at least we have a plan, but I can't give my men orders if we don't know who it is we're fighting."

"Don't worry, Blake and I have some information on the Legion. They specialize in melee weaponry and thrown weapons. However, they also use firearms such as shotguns, carbines, and submachine guns. Unfortunately that's all we can tell you, as we never fought them head-on," Ilia explained.

"Alright, anything else to add?" the chief asked.

"No, that's it."

"I see, well I'll start getting our men ready for an invasion," the chief said as he waved them goodbye.

"This is bad," Ghira said with a heavy sigh.

"Don't worry dad, everything will be fine," Blake reassured him with smile.

"I can only hope. With the fall of Beacon and added instability in the Kingdom of Mistral, Menagerie is in a very dangerous position. Not to mention the fact that we're far behind technologically compared to the other kingdoms. If they wanted to, any of the four kingdoms could invade our little island with little resistance. We're just lucky three fourths of this island is nothing but sand."

"I'll give our people hope," Blake said with a confident smile on her face.

"Blake! Something's happening outside!" Ilia shouted as she rushed to the front door. Blake soon joined her to find a daunting sight.

Vulpes Inculta leading his entire army into the capital city of Menagerie, Kuo Kuana. Each soldier was holding a machete, the entire group walking in lockstep towards the Belladonna Manor. Vulpes seized the podium as the people started to hesitantly approach.

"My name is Vulpes Inculta. You may be wondering why I have brought my men into this city? Well fear not, for my men are only here for food and water. If you let us, we could even help you all progress technologically. We will bring you great things, so long as you trust us. However, if you so much as try to bring harm to me or my men, then you will be made an example out of, like these two," Vulpes said as Corsac and Fennec were led in front of the podium by two Legion Centurions.

The two brothers were forced into a kneeling position. As the Centurions drew their thermal lances. "These two were found conspiring to slaughter my men, my comrades! They wanted to kill those whom i've fought alongside for years! What a horrific scheme to create. But worry not, for I will give them one more chance to prove to me that they mean me no harm. Confess! Impart unto me the truth, and who you were conspiring with, and I will spare one of you. As for the other, well I'll spare you the details."

"You'll never win! Not against the faunus, not against the White Fang!" Fennec shouted.

"If you insist," Vulpes motioned to the Centurions and one of them stabbed Fennec in the side until he ceased to move. He then took out a curved gladius and slit his throat in full view of the crowd. Shocked screams and terrified gasps filled the area as Fennec's dead body was shoved to the ground.

The second one pulled out a cowboy repeater, firing three shots into Corsac's head, killing him instantly. "Now that that's taken care of, if any of you wish to join our ranks, you are more than welcomed to. In return for your obedience to our cause, your families will be given extra protection in the event of an attack. Oh, one last thing. In order to foster a… cooperative environment, we will be confiscating all weapons within your possession. If we find anyone producing, developing, or distributing weapons, they will be executed. That is all, have a nice day," Vulpes said as he walked down from the podium.

Adam Taurus

"Oh, Adam, what has become of you," Sienna said with a scowl as the White Fang Elites slowly advanced towards the four of them with their spears at the ready. "After that whole month and a half of worrying about you, I come to find that you've gained sympathy for the humans after everything they did to us, to you. What happened in those six weeks?" Sienna asked as she approached Amnia, tightly grabbing her by the hair and shoving her to the ground.

"Ow! That hurt!" Amnia shouted as she tried to get up, only for multiple spears to be pointed at her neck.

"Here, human, you're nothing but our slave. You'll make for a fun plaything for the men in the barracks. Take her away!" Sienna ordered as the elites took her by the arms.

"No!" Adam shouted, tightly gripping Wilt and Blush. "She's mine."

"Adam…" Amnia softly whispered under her breath, a single tear rolling down her cheek. The elites looked back at Adam, who now had his blade drawn, aiming it at Amnia's captors.

"Release her into my custody, Sienna, and no one will have to die," Adam ordered. The eilites shoved Amnia to Adam, who caught her in a tight embrace.

"And just what should I do with these two human males?" Sienna asked with exasperation.

"You should train the little one. His name's Brutus. We could turn him to our side, and use him to fight against those who would wish to see us oppressed once more. Since he's a human, he will blend right in with our foes. And as for Joshua, he's a war chief and can assist us with planning our operations. It would be beneficial to let them assist us," Adam explained.

"Is that so?" Sienna asked with a raised eyebrow. "And what of this human woman you seem so fond of? Is she your lover? Has she corrupted your ideals, Adam?"

"That's not it!" Amnia shouted as she hung onto Adam's arm. "I love him! I won't be any trouble for you, I promise," Amnia begged.

"Fine. But you will be confined to Adam's quarters until further notice. Boy, come with me," Sienna said, motioning for Brutus to follow her. "Oh, I almost forgot, Joshua was it? You will be in a room adjacent to Adam's. Now you three should go," Sienna said, waving them away. Adam and Amnia entered their now shared room, and Joshua entered his. The second the door shut, Amnia began to breakdown in Adam's arms.

"Amnia, what's wrong?" Adam asked, as he tried his best to comfort her.

"I… I was almost made a…" Amnia said in between her loud bawling.

"Shhhh, I'm here for you, Amnia. We should get some sleep," Adam said as he lifted her onto his queen sized bed and tucked her in. Adam took off his shirt and moved over to his personal bathroom. Amnia tightly grabbed Adam's wrist.

"Please, stay with me Adam." The bull faunus sighed as he relented and climbed into bed with her. She cuddled up with him as a few locks of her silky black hair fell onto his face. Adam quickly fell asleep as he felt Amnia's hand glide across his chest to his cheek, gently holding it as she softly kissed Adam on the lips. He could feel the rising and falling of her chest which was pressed against his. He felt her heavy breaths brush up against his face as she gave a more impassioned kiss, a kiss that was then returned as Adam wrapped his hands around her.

"You know you're real cute when you kiss me," Amnia giggled as she took off her shirt.

"What are you doing?" Adam asked.

"Well… I thought since your shirt was off, that I'd take mine off too. You don't mind, do you?"

"Its fine, do as you like," Adam said, only for Amnia to lay on top of him, showing off her natural features. Adam began to massage her back, lulling her into a calm sleep. "Mmmm, Adam, I want to stay with you…" Amnia murmured as a puddle of drool started to collect on Adam's chest.

"She's pretty cute when she's like this. She kinda a slob, especially the way she sleeps," Adam chuckled as he continued to rub Amnia's back. After a few hours, Adam drifted off into sleep. However, his rest was quickly disturbed as he felt Amnia violently shift in her sleep as she tightly held onto Adam.

"Mother! Father!" she cried, tears falling from her eyes. Adam held her close, trying to wake her. He held her head gently in his arms as Amnia started to wake. She looked up at him, tear streaks across her face. "Adam… I don't deserve to have you as a companion…"

"That's not true! You've helped Brutus and I when we needed you most, you helped to fill the hole of emptiness with comfort and warmth. If there's one thing I know, its that without you, I'd be lost in more ways than one," Adam countered. The two of them hugged, and went back to sleep, this time sleeping peacefully under the thick, soft blankets.

The next morning he awoke to the sound of Amnia's soft breaths tickling his ear. "Hey, we should get ready for today," Adam said as he climbed out of bed, stretching his arms with a yawn.

"Hmmmm, five more minutes!" Amnia groaned as she sucked up a drip of saliva back into her mouth.

"Ok. Hold on, since you can't leave the room, you can sleep in a long as you like," the bull faunus said as he bundled Amnia up in the comforting blankets. She gave off a pleasant hum as Adam left the room, not noticing a syringe filled with a certain yellow substance in his hand.

He walked out to the meeting room, seeing Sienna and Joshua already seated and having a quite lively discussion. "Do you really expect that to work?! You're more insane than most humans!" Sienna shouted, banging her fist on the table in protest.

"Yes, I do. I've used such tactics before, and they seem to be quite effective. If you like I could give you more options," Joshua responded.

"That would be appreciated. Ah, Adam, so glad you could join us," Sienna greeted.

"What were you two talking about?" Joshua and Sienna turned to look at eachother.

"We've lost contact with the Menagerie branch, and we don't know why," Sienna explained.

"Do you think they've been attacked?" Adam asked as he took a seat at the table.

"Its possible, but we don't want to send troops into the capital if they haven't been. It'll be bad optics and we might start losing support from our people. We need some sort of confirmation. What are your thoughts, human?"

"Well, if they are under attack, we'll soon receive a message stating so. In the meantime, you should start preparing troops to send over at a moment's notice, and also some specialists who could train the civilians to fight against the possible threat. The more people who are ready to fight, the greater your odds of victory. But at the same time, the civilians must also be trained in guerilla tactics, since it would be a war fought on familiar grounds," Joshua advised.

"Guerilla tactics?" Sienna asked, unfamiliar with the term.

"Hit and run tactics, no direct confrontation. Have you heard of Sun Tsu's The Art of War?" Joshua asked.

"I can't say I have."

"I have." Both Sienna Khan and Joshua Graham turned to face the White Fang Lieutenant. "In fact, I have a copy on me right now," Adam said, placing the book in front of him on the table.

"And where did you get that from?" Joshua asked.

"The Legate Lanius," he answered.

Joshua's eyes widened as he leaned back in his chair. "That makes sense. You did serve under the Legion after all, and if you were Lanius' apprentice for a while it wouldn't be far fetched to come into possession of such a book."

"Who is the Legion? Who is this Legate Lanius?" Sienna questioned as she leaned in closer to Adam. Suddenly Adam lunged forward, injecting Sienna with an unknown serum. "Adam! What is this!" She shouted as she felt her muscles began to weaken.

"I'm sorry, Sienna. It won't kill you if that's what you're wondering. You're like a second mother to me, but you've led our people down a less respectable path. It wasn't until I was in that unforgiving wasteland that I realized something. Something so important to our cause. It's even a common phrase in that world, the world called Earth. It goes like this; War, War never changes. Do you know what it means?" Adam asked as he gently carried a helpless Sienna out of the room.

"No…" She whispered as he carried her to her room.

"It means, that violence begets violence. It's a continuous cycle of hatred and war. And I intend to end that cycle of pain and suffering," Adam answered, placing a now unconscious Sienna Khan on her bed, tucking her in. "I'm glad I didn't have to kill you." Adam walked out of her room, ordering three elite guards to keep her on house arrest.

Joshua caught up with him. "What was that all about?" he asked.

"I was planning to overthrow her for quite some time now. The only thing that changed was how I did it. Originally I would have killed her, but after my time with the Legion and then with you and Amnia, I realized I couldn't kill her, so I simply sedated her instead."

"And how do you think the rest of the organization will react? Your movement will fail if you have no considerate backing," Joshua advised.

"Don't worry, old man. I've become quite popular within the White Fang, so I have the backing. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to let Amnia out of my room.

AN: And that's the first chapter of SBF's continuation! I really hope you guys liked it! Oooooh there just so much potential conflict for the first major arc alone! I'm so excited to write about it all! I'm also trying to add some world building into the word of Remnant. Please leave a review and tell me what you think!