Soon we managed to escape from the horde of Beowolves, and got to the docks for Menagerie. By the time we got there, the sun was setting and everyone was exhausted.
"Guess, we'll have to wait till the morning for the next ship to dock." Coco announced to us all. Fox let out an audible groan.
"Great. Guess we'll need to camp here then." Fox sighed.
"I would also recommend if one of us kept watch while the others slept. Three hours at most." Yatsuhashi said as I nodded my head.
"Yeah, I'll take first watch." I said.
"Okay, Fran. If you hear anything, let us know." Coco said as I heard her jump down from the truck and walked towards Fox.
"I will. Have a pleasant night, you three." I said as I heard the front doors to the truck open and shut, while I also heard the shutter from the back of the truck open and close.
An hour passed by relatively quickly, without any incident. That was until I heard rustling from a nearby bush. Even though the wind was lightly blowing against the shrubbery, I still thought that there was something... off about it. I jumped down from the top of the truck and walked towards it. I detected Yatsuhashi's signal and knocked on the metal door.
"I'm just going to check something out, can you take over, while I look?" I asked as the shutter door quietly opened.
"Of course, Miss Scarlet." Yatsuhashi said as he climbed out of the back of the truck. Since he was now on early watch, I headed towards where I heard the disturbance.
***
As I got there, I activated my Semblance, so I can 'see' the entire area. I soon picked up on something. I had picked up on someone's signal, however it wasn't a Grimm or a Faunus, it was a human girl.
"Umm, Hello? Are you alright?" The girl remained silent. "Were you watching us?" She still didn't say anything; however, she did raise her hand which held some kind of umbrella. With it she suddenly lunged at me.
"Hey?!" I had to be quick to dodge her thrust. Unfortunately, I felt an excruciating pain from my stomach as the girl kicked me square in the stomach, sending my colliding in the tree behind me. The girl then walked over towards me, as I tried to stand up against the tree. I however couldn't, as I was still a bit disorientated. I could only sit there, slumped against the tree trunk.
"My, My Neo. You did well, taking on a huntress." A new, manly voice said. I then felt something that looked like a cane through my Semblance pressed against my throat. "Now, before my associate kills you, would you please tell me the location of the shipment you are bringing to the miscreants of Menagerie?"
Through my disorientation, I shook my head. "Y-You'll have to kill me first." I then felt the cane around my throat, taken away, as the man let out an audible sigh.
"You know for a blind chick, you don't scare easily. Neo, take over." The man said as he lit something that smelt like a cigar. Through my Semblance I sense the girl from before, 'Neo'? was standing in front of me holding her umbrella.
"Agh" I screamed in pain as she thrusted the head of the umbrella into my stomach, not knowing that the tip of the umbrella had a tipped blade. She pulled it back out as I felt my blood, erupt from the wound. The man sinisterly laughed, as he pressed the cane, against my throat.
"Woah, Wings. Try and keep the blood off the white suit. I just got this dry cleaned. Now! WHERE! IS! THE! SHIPMENT!" The man ordered, with each word, he beat me with his cane. I cried out in pain, every time his cane collided with my body. Thankfully, the beating ended as I heard him take a drab from his cigar.
"I-I-I al-already... t-told... y-y-you. I'd n-n-never t-tell." I wheezed out through the pain. After every word I tried to speak, it was getting hard to breathe. I dared not to move, so I couldn't feel pain erupt from my body. The man didn't seem like my answer as he let out a heavy sigh.
"You know, Wings. I don't think our close associate would take kindly that you had survived. I'm sure that he would appreciate that I have managed to find you. I however, can mistakenly forget to tell him about it. Only if you tell me what you know, about the shipment." The man said as I felt he pressed his cane against my face.
"I-I-I c-c-can't," I managed to spurt out. The man let out a small sigh.
"Well you see Wings, my boss wanted the location of the shipment and since you are being uncooperative, you are of little use to me. Neo take care of her" The man said as I felt the tip of the blade from the umbrella touch my forehead. I felt the blade scrape down the left side of my face. I gasped out from the pain, as I felt blood trickle down my face.
"Fran? Fran? Where are you?" I heard Coco's voice nearby. Thank the gods. "Fox, do you have any idea where Fran is?"
"I sense her near those trees, along with two others."
"Come on then, Yatsu, this way."
"Shit! Leave her Neo. She'll not live long anyway." I heard the man say as I felt a small gust of wind from where the man and the Neo girl were. With the two gone, the next thing I knew was darkness surrounding me, and my eyelids feeling heavy.
"Fran?! Fran! Oh my god! Fran! Hang in there!" I heard from Coco. Her voice is so far away. It's so hard to hear her.
"Fox, get Yatsu to get the first aid ready. Fran's in a bad way." That was the last thing I heard, before I quietly slipped unconscious.