Mad Max: Road to Salvation: Volume 2

Episode 1[32]: Full throttle PT. 1

-Vale wilderness-

Blake was walking along through the woods on her way to reach beacon. She'd been thinking about what even brought her to the decision in the first place. That whole mess on the train with Adam, it left a bad taste in her mouth for sure. She Just kept wondering how she was going to make him see the light again, she still cared for him a bit. Then there was also the dog faunus daughter of that man Max, Blake's thoughts drifted to the girl that resided in the company of the man who'd nearly killed her. She shivered slightly when she remembered the death threat she'd received so long ago. She stopped walking, drawing gambol shroud as her heightened senses detected a nearby presence. The cat faunus scanned her surroundings carefully with a keen eye.

"If I wanted to kill you, I'd never have let you detect my presence." A monk-like voice said as Blake turned her attention to where it came from. She saw a figure in a black and crimson striped trench coat, he was a 17-year-old who bore a crimson stripe in his hair, Doberman doggy ears, fingerless gloves, a black undershirt, black pants, and combat boots. Blake kept her weapon trained on the boy in front of her, she knew this boy, the one Adam had ordered to dispatch Max and never returned. "Are you going to keep pointing that weapon at me or will you make the wise decision and simply chat?"

"Yes, on both counts." Blake said unwaveringly, causing the boy in front of her to sigh before attempting to ease her worries.

"I've put that life behind me. Even if I hadn't, I doubt you have many enemies who actually know your identity. The only one who would have dispatched me is your former lover, and in recent days he'd have ordered me to eliminate you. I am many things, but openly deceitful I am not." Slice said a calm and collected tone while taking a lotus position on top of his perch. Blake blushed a bit in embarrassment but still wasn't buying it though, she had heard the stories and seen his handiwork. Slice only looked back at her with a Zen expression on his face. "I would like to know why you abandoned your cause."

"That's none of your concern." Blake narrowed her eyes.

"Is it? I would venture to say it very much is, because depending on your answer I may have to take measures against you. Non-lethal, I assure you on my honor." The former assassin promised to his fellow faunus.

"I want to change what the white fang has become and going to Beacon might help with that." Blake admitted her reasons for leaving the organization that she once idolized. She conveniently left out that it was also to leave Adam who had become drunk on power and furious at the prospect of Max's immunity. She had left home to learn how to become a huntress at beacon academy and atone for what she did.

"You wish to become a huntress then? It is daunting task for one such as yourself with your history. But then who am I to say as I am now working on the more legitimate side of things." Slice said with mild curiosity.

"Yes." Blake answered definitively. "I'm not afraid to face the challenge ahead of myself. I'll do whatever it takes if it means I can payback some of the things I've done and do what's right for a change. That's all there is to it."

"I see, very well then, I will not hinder your progress any longer young kunoichi. I wish you luck on your endeavor Belladonna." Slice said as he disappeared into the shadows.

"Farewell shinobi." Blake said as she went on her way once more.

-Vale-

"I'd say it's a nice day for a stroll, don't' you agree?" Mari said as she walked alongside Amy.

"Of course, sweetheart, after all I'm with you and the kids." Amy replied with a big smile.

"Um eww." Anya and Daniel groaned together. The adopted daughter of Max was being babysat by the two women who more than happy to watch her while Glynda and Max were busy taking care of other matters. Lucky for Bruz, he was with his girl Velvet in town on a date and unavailable to watch the girl. Not that he didn't want to, but he needed to spend some time with his fender bunny. The two children were eager to play with each other since there weren't really too many kids they knew besides each other. Amy and Mari had taken them into vale for a stroll to play in the park. Nearby a girl in a red hood happened to be walking in their direction with a big smile on her face and a box of weapon parts in her hands. She was listening to her favorite tunes as she strolled along the sidewalk without a care int the world. Suddenly she bumped into something, or rather someone.

"Oof, Sorry." Ruby apologized to the person she bumped into.

"You should pay more attention to where you're going." One voice female voice scolded from above the young huntress to be.

"Calm down Mari, it's alright, at least she didn't hit one of the kids with her box." Another feminine voice said in a calmer and more grounded tone.

"Are you okay?" A little voice asked as Ruby lifted the hood from over her eyes. Ruby was about to reply but as her vision cleared she looked to see that one of these two women was a huntress. She was stunned to see the Foxy-lady herself, Mari Futaba.

As Ruby's jaw dropped Daniel waved his hand in front of her face. "I don't know Anya, I think her brain broke."

"EEEEEEEEE!OhmygoshI'msosorry!Areyouahuntress?!CanIhaveyourautograph?!" Ruby screeched in joy spouting gibberish to the patient huntress who was enjoying being fangirled over. Amy rolled her eyes at the sight of her smugly grinning lover being praised like a super hero. Ruby produced a piece of paper and a pen that Mari signed with all due haste and a wink that was to die for in Ruby's eyes. Then Anya and Daniel got bored and started looking at the box Ruby had dropped. Anya pulled out a few funny looking pieces and handed them to Daniel. The boy set down said parts and junk with a puzzled looked as he started putting them together like building blocks. Ruby turned her attention from her fangirling and saw the two tykes messing with her stuff. She asked the two of them to stop, nicely. Anya was on the verge of an 'explosive' temper tantrum but Mari put a stop to that. Anya was sour after that but she accepted it nonetheless.

"Sorry about them getting into your box, erm what was your name again?" Mari started to apologize and asked ruby for her name.

"It's Ruby, and it's okay. But these parts are for something really special I'm making. They're going to be presents for my baby sisters at home when I'm done!" Ruby said with a cute hero pose.

"Ooh that's so sweet." Amy said happily.

"Well their birthday's coming up so I wanted to do something special." Ruby said thoughtfully.

"How old are they anyway little red?" Mari asked her fangirl.

"About to be one." Ruby replied bluntly.

"Wait you're making weapons for babies?" Amy asked with skeptical look.

"They'll be for when they get older." Ruby tried to explain.

"But you just said they were for 'this' birthday." Mari interjected.

"It's the thought that counts." Ruby said with her cheeks puffed up. "Plus, one of them likes my crescent rose."

"Well alright then, do you have a picture?" Amy asked the tiny reaper.

"Oh yeah we took a family picture!" Ruby said as she produced a decent sized photo with the six Xiao-long family members present. All three babies were in their little onesies with hair akin to shorter versions of Yang's. Each of the able members held up one of the triplets with one having a binky while another was cradled in the arms of Yang and the last one seemed to reach for the camera.

"Aww that's so adorable! It almost reminds me of Daniel's baby picture." Amy gushed at the picture.

"MOM!" Daniel shouted with a red face of embarrassment and Anya giggled at her friend's misery. Daniel looked at her with 'traitor' on his mind.

"Well we'd better get going if we're going to get back to our schedule. It was nice meeting you Ruby!" Mari said as she and the rest of the group walked away.

"Bye!" Ruby waved as the group disappeared down the street. Ruby then made her way back home with the box of junk. She'd be back later to take care of the rest of her errands after she dropped off the box at home.

-Several Hours Later-

Night had fallen over vale and the city's vibrant nightlife had sprung into view. Amy and Mari had dropped off Anya back with Glynda and the good witch decided to watch Daniel for them as well. The two ladies decided to visit a local bar run by a man named Junior. After passing the bouncer with their good looks, charm, and fame, the ladies had themselves a drink. Not long after, a young blonde girl barged into the place. She looked no older than seventeen and had long flowing golden locks for hair. She made her way to the bar and started a discussion with the bartender/owner who sicced his associates on her. The girl began slugging it out with the paid thugs and hired goons that came after her. She knocked out into the air and the man flew straight into the table Amy and Mari were sitting at. His hands landed on the breasts of none other than Amy who was mortified. Mari grabbed the goon by his head, looking him dead in the eye, roared his ear off. "Hands. Off. MY. WIFE!" She sent him flying with a haymaker into a thug that was about to swing at the blonde fist fighter from behind. The Foxy huntress rose from her seat and saw the girl whooping wholesale ass by herself. The girl took notice of the charitable act and waved over the huntress to join in on the beating.

"Yo Kid!" Yang stops mid beating of a henchman. Taking a brief look at the foxy faunus. "Need a dancing partner?"

The blonde brawler had a wicked smile on her lovely face. "You know how to dance?" she asked putting a hand to her hip seductively.

Mari Pulled out her twin magnum pistols and swapped them into their melee mode. "Oh boy do I."

"Then let the dance fight begin!" Yang shouted cheekily as the two of them fought in tandem with each other. The blonde slugged a goon to Mari who batted the man away with her tonfas. Mari grabbed the girl's arm and swung her around as she kicked the faces of several goons at once. With enough momentum built up, Mari released her hold on the blonde and she landed a massive chest kick to even more thugs in a straight row. The two buxom femme fatales were enjoying their fight together in the club with the both of them having wide grins on their faces during the whole ordeal. Mari kicked one thug in the crotch and Yang drove it home with one more blow to the jewels. The man was flung into the last group of thugs, knocking them down like bowling pins. At the end of it, the both of them were standing over the pile of beaten blowhards and proceeded to sit back down at Mari and Amy's table.

After a few minutes the girls had gotten to talking with each other and the blonde finally decided to formally introduce herself. "Well now that we've had our fun, my name's Yang Xiaolong."

"Mari Futaba, huntress extraordinaire at your service. This lovely lady next to me and the birth mother of our handsome little boy Daniel, is my wife Amy." Mari introduced herself and Amy.

"Oh, do go on." Amy blushed.

"Wait a minute, both of you are a teacher and head nurse for Beacon!" Yang put two and two together.

"Why yes we are young lady." Mari replied after she took a sip from her drink.

"Ooooh so cool!" Yang gushed. "Well then heeeeellllllloooooo nurse!" Yang said as she looked at the beautiful assistant head nurse for Beacon.

"Well thank you, but it was supposed to be our date night. And well..." Amy trailed off with a slight blush.

"Sorry about that honey, I couldn't let her have all the fun now, could I?" Mari shrugged and shook her head.

"Ooh, play for the same team I see." Yang grinned with a finger to her chin.

"And let me guess, you're gonna be a new student to come to the academy this year." Mari crossed her arms over her busty chest.

"Yep, my first year!" Yang confirmed with a smile.

"Be careful what you say next, because you might get me, or my colleague. I have to warn you that aside from a girlfriend of ours, he's possibly one of the scariest individuals currently living." Mari described her colleague and his penchant for violence and brutality.

"OOooh the one with the awesome car!" Yang almost shouted gleefully, but secretly she was very eager to confront the man who had helped her mother sire the triplets.

"...Oh, great a fan. Here's a piece of advice, don't tick him off, trust me." Mari tried to warn the young soon to be huntress in training.

"He can't be that bad." Yang subtlety phished for more info.

"He's the very definition of, pardon my language, bad motherfucker. But I guess you'll just have to find out for yourself later then." Mari informed the young girl. "Well it's time we got home. See you at school yang, hope you get good grades!" Mari said as she and Amy left the building with Yang right behind them. The blonde buxom brawler began walking back to her bike, a certain manic mechanic happened to stroll into the area. The blonde shot a look his way and noted the well-toned physique of the son of Max. He looked her straight in the eye and Yang stepped off of her bike.

"Well hello handsome…" Yang said seductively as the dingo faunus approached.

"Sorry about that beautiful, but I already have a lady friend." Bruz replied with a smirk.

"Well isn't that a shame. Oh well, besides I think you might have some answers for me hot stuff. I want to know about your old man." Yang got straight to the point. She'd done some digging through Junior on the identity of the man known as the road warrior and fate had just delivered her another wellspring of information.

"I'll tell you what gorgeous, you beat the piss out of me and I tell you what you want to know. But if I win, you join me and my girlfriend on a date." Bruz offered a wager and cracked knuckles and neck.

"Why would I do that if you already have a girlfriend?" Yang asked with an eyebrow raised.

"She's been in the mood to experiment lately, what else can I say? Now c'mon put up your fists and let's do this!" Bruz raised his fists defensively and took up the stance Max had shown him. For Yang this seemed like a golden opportunity for conquest, how could she resist?

"You are so on!" Yang said as she charged head on at the original student of Max.

"Bring it on lightweight!" Bruz replied with a crazed look in his eye.

-END CHAPTER-