A strange day for Hat Scientist, for sure. Two people she barely knows are spending the night on her ship, the island they live on currently being filled with lava. Finishing up her report, the girl sighs, knowing that these two will probably want to stay on her ship another night at least. "Well... better go figure out what to do now."
(WARNING! this is kinda long so if you dont wanna read all of it do NOT click read more)
It's late. 2 am, to be precise. Mustache Girl is still awake, contemplating that choice she made. glad it rained a bit today... it'll help with the remaining lava.. but I still feel like crap for what I did.. i.. should try to sleep soon. I can think about it more when I wake up... maybe..? Stepping outside her bedroom, Hat Scientist gently calls out her name. "..Mustache Girl?"
She lightly gaps, not expecting Hat Scientist to be there. "Uh, hey.. What is it?" Mustache Girl is lying on a pile of pillows, near the window of the spaceship. "You should... go to sleep soon. Tomorrow I'll drop you off, back to Mafia Town. Unless... you'd wish to stay."
"... can I?"
"Well, yeah.. I'm fine with it.... it's just that, I'm going to explore another place on this planet tomorrow.. so.."
Mustache Girl's eyes lit up in excitement. "I.. I could go with you! And help you out!"
"You'll just have to help me document everything..." She looks around."I.. might have an extra clipboard?"
"...Thank you. I'm gonna get some sleep, so I'm ready for that tomorrow."
"Of course.. but, what about that jar with the remains of the Mafia Boss? Will the Mafia still not attack everyone?"
"Well, yeah. I gave it to the townsfolk so they can scare off the Mafia while I was gone."
"Alright.. well.. Goodnight. I'm... sorry about all this." Hat Scientist starts to walk to another room, when Mustache Girl starts speaking. "Wait. No.. I'm sorry. I overreacted, and caused this whole mess. I shouldn't have done that to the whole town.. I couldn't help it. In that moment I just wanted the Mafia to feel my hatred for them, and.. I.." Starting to cry, she silences herself. Hat being concerned, walks over to Mustache Girl and hugs her. "It's ok. I understand. Don't worry. If.. you need to cry into my pillows, it's fine. I can clean them."
"thank.... you."
Hat Scientist walks up to the kitchen, checking to make sure the cat is okay. She's sleeping, and next to her is a note and a plate with cookies. Before satisfying her urge to eat the cookies, she reads the note.
"Hey, thanks again for letting me stay on your ship! I didn't get to introduce myself cause I went straight to bed, but I'm writing this note so you can still get to know me! The name's Cooking Cat, and I'm the cat that cooks! I have these cookies that I made right before this whole lava incident, so I had them on me the whole time! Y'all are free to eat them. It's a gift for letting me stay here for the night! Aliens are much more interesting than I thought! Hopefully you enjoy cookies.. if not, I can happily make something else!"
Hat eats half of the cookies, and saves the rest for Mustache Girl. "Well.... I should get to bed... tomorrow will be interesting.." For once on this journey, she's in a good mood as she falls asleep.
Hat Scientist wakes up to the sound of her alarm, but instead of grunting out of bed she jumps out, excited for what today may bring her. Soon, all this dumb research will be done, and she can go back home. Walking out of her bedroom, she sees that Mustache Girl and Cooking Cat are already wide awake, talking with each other. "Good morning, Captain."
"Oh, good morning, Rumbi! How’s it going?”
“The two guests were waiting for you to awaken. Now that you’re awake, they will listen to your plans.”
She smiled. “So, Cooking Cat wants to help too, huh?”
Cooking Cat and Hat Scientist are currently in Mafia Town, Hat getting a little bit more research before leaving, and Cooking Cat making sure she has everything she needs. And yes, you can interact with them! Mustache Girl would be there too.. but.. uh. Y’know...... she doesn’t want to be seen there for a while.
Magic anons are also allowed!
I am unsure if this fits within Submission guidelines, sorry! ssh no more apologising only good posts
After the Faunus Rights Revolution came to a close and the White Fang was formed, those who had distinguished themselves found themselves being offered new ranks and roles.
Some, like Kali Belladonna, exhausted from combat and high level politics, turned the offers down to rest and recover.
Others, such as Sienna and Ghira, took to their roles with rigor.
The first High Leader of the White Fang (Unnamed) had been a high ranking leader, though not quite general during the war and had been integral in negotiating a ceasefire. They chose Ghira to be one of their diplomatic seconds, while asking Sienna to be the new head of the White Fang’s security, a position she accepted gratefully.
Over the course of the next few years Sienna spent her time training and organizing the White Fang’s security forces. Even going so far as to create a hidden class of ‘watchers’, Faunus who could escape notice or pass for human who disguised themselves and kept watch on the streets to report back suspicious activity or jump in to protect isolated Faunus under attack.
She also began a youth training program, feeling no Faunus should be unable to defend themselves. While not popular with some of the more peaceful members, the voluntary nature of the program allowed it to continue.
It was not many years before the White Fang;s leader stepped down however, promoting Ghira as their replacement. (The current High Leader was aging and wary of politicking) There was a brief election but no real challenger stepped up.
Thing continued along there well know path for several years, in that time, one Blake Belladonna was born, Ilia would find herself orphaned and taken into the White Fang and Adam Taurus would catch several security force members eyes for his talent in combat.
However, threats and pot holes were everywhere.
Three overt threats stood in the way of the White Fang;s mission and Faunus equality.
1. Indifference. With each year that passed, the number of politicians, councilor, new programs ETC that bothered to meet with the White Fang, let alone offer funding, vanished to the point of near non existence. Leaving the organization dependent on grass roots fund raising. The media narrative quickly stopped viewing the White Fang as a diplomatic organization and instead as ‘rabble-rousers’ just one of many groups of Faunus that could be dismissed as a ‘noise makers’ and 'thugs’.
2. Human supremacy groups. Where most humans were content to ignore Faunus or passively benefit, for these groups that was not enough. They loathed how the last war turned out, hated that Faunus walked “their” streets and worked 'their" jobs in “Their” kingdoms, (The irony that Faunus built said Kingdoms was lost on them) These groups were organized thanks to the CCT, often had friends in the police, militia and hunting communities and would often prove extremely violent.
3. The SDC and other large companies found ways around the Faunus’s 'on paper’ legal equality. Utilizing faulty contracts, biased work assignments (Sending Faunus to poorly equipped and dangerous mines) and going so far as to create debt slavery programs where they made basic supplies at their mines so expensive the workers would either starve of go into debt just to stay alive and be forced to work unfair hours just to break even.
(They often needed to do this slowly to avoid immediate emotional backlash luring in the Grimm, but once instituted the exhaustion would stop any overly large masses of Grimm from affecting the mines,)
As mine accidents, tales of families torn apart and abuse revelations trickled into the kingdoms the White Fang pushed for recognition and aid, and were ignored.
As police and hunter abused their power and struck down innocent Faunus, the White Fang asked for justice, and were ignored.
When Human Supremacy organization burnt stores and attacked Faunus, Faunus were blamed or the humans found innocent of all wrong doing.
Calls for unity, respect and common decency made in passionate speeches and chanted in streets were never broadcast or met by tear gas and riot police.
Into this, the previous High Leader stepped in and with their carefully cultivated connection did, almost. seem to be helping arrange for some improvements. However, their life was threatened by human supremacy groups.
Sienna Khan asked, nay pleaded, to allow her to assign a full escort to ensure their safety, but she was argued down.
“Show you expect the worst and that is what people will often give you. But show hope and openness and you may just be surprised” the former leader and Ghira argued.
Sienna held the opposite view. Feeling preparing for the worst would better let one meet it and cow those who would be too fearful to act should they know they would be met by resistance.
However she was only able to assigned a small group of Watchers to the former High Leader.
Within a week, Human Supremacy members, in hand with 'rogue’ police, raided their house and killed the retired High Leader. The Watchers too few and reinforcements too far to act.
Grief, gripped the White Fang and the Faunus. The scene of Kali, Ghira and Sienna standing in the former High Leaders room and before their body, the sob and growls that filled the house forever burned into every Faunus presents memory. As was the horrendous abuse their former High Leader had suffered in death.
Despite evidence and Gira’s demands, the police showed little interest in investigating (Sienna did not even bother asking, merely having a human passing Faunus bail her watchers out of prison). The former High Leaders allies, disappeared like puffs of smoke. returning to their base.
Upon returning to base, tensions were high and the grief was thick. Arguments and accusations flew before exhaustion and grim acceptance claimed even the leadership.
It was time for change.
Without warning, Sienna Khan declared a challenge before Ghira and the White Fang’s core membership and so many others gathered for mourning or guidance.
The humans have met the Faunus with fire and hatred since the dawn of time and have only ever listened to reason when it was accompanied by force. A noble advocate for peace and friendship was butchered in their own home, how long before they are all next? How long must their kin toil in the mines with none to offer them salvation, because morality alone will not make them listen? How long must the Faunus live in fear?
Sienna Khan declared no more.
She promised not to just speak for their people but to fight for them as well. To meet those who would take their lives, their homes and their freedom with fangs and claws bared and to those with the strength and will to do so, she asked them to stand with her. Those without, she asked they stand behind her, so she might shield them and be buoyed by their support.
Ghira accepted the challenge and lost by an over 65 percent margin. After a respectful exchange of rank and power, Sienna Khan delivered a brief speech, before declaring the time for word had truly passed.
It was time to get to work.
Watcher were posted, security teams and volunteers organized and on that very night they struck at the heart of a large interconnected meeting of human supremacy organization. The humans celebrated the death of the High Leader and plotted next the death of other high ranking White Fang, whether for their rank, Ghira, power, Sienna, or seeming vulnerability, Kali. All with the intent of beginning a new Faunus war.
They got the battle they were seeking.
The power was cut and only the Scrolls connecting the other meeting members in the crammed warehouse shone.
Then, a new light glowed, a furious, churning red as Sienna revealed herself and struck, followed by her soldiers.
The battle was over within minutes, and to those watching, she had but one message: Human kind had not listened to reason, so they would know fear.
What followed was at first treated like a gang war, then riots, then a burgeoning revolution.
Stores that served as human supremacy bases or supporters or that denied Faunus were burnt. High ranking Human Supremacy members found themselves cut down and even the mighty SDC was not safe as mine overseers and those that oversaw the deaths of debt slavery of thousands of Faunus were found dead.
Sienna was careful though, she had accrued this information over years of long work as a byproduct of her duties as head of security. When she and her forces struck it was quickly efficiently and always on their specific targets and alone, with their motives and reasons laid out clearly when needed.
As the violence rose, Ghira and Kali Belladonna returned to Menagerie but left their daughter who refused to join them under Sienna Khan’s aegis.
Then, before a true war could break out, the White Fang scattered, went to ground and snuck out of the kingdoms, coming to recollect at Fort Castle. From this fort mine liberation were organized, supply trains raided and their underground units within the kingdoms funneled their soldiers back in and new recruited joined in earnest, while Sienna Khan reached out to Faunus communities deep in the wilds and offer the White Fang’s aid.
