RWBY: Jaune Arc, The Guardian

Chapter 35- Assessment and Readiness

Helix In! I figure that I should do some writing, since it has been a while since I've updated this story, and now, let's get to it!

"You want me, to send you back to a place that not only we have passed through during our reconnaise operations, but something that you have a past towards? Is this your request, Sergeant Arc?" Schwert asks as I nodded, standing by my choice. 

"Yes sir, I believe that I have a crucial piece of evidence or rather, leverage against a certain Headmaster." I said to him. 

"Do you mean Headmaster Brando or Headmaster Ozpin?" Schwert asks. 

"The latter sir." I replied as he gave a gesture as I continued with what I said. 

"If so, what do you have on him?" Schwert asks, willing to use such tactics in war. 

'All war is based on deception after all.' I concluded to myself. 

"I believe and if I recall properly from my last excursion there, the headmaster seems to have some kind of Vault underneath his academy, as well as a woman in stasis near said vault, sir." I said to him, giving him my leverage as he listened to what I had to say. 

"If so, why didn't you exfiltrate her?" He asks. 

"She seemed to be in critical condition, that pod might've been the only thing keeping her alive, or not in pain." I replied as the brows of the dear general furrowed. 

"You had Vampyric blood on you, you didn't wish her to become like your kin?" Schwert asks as I nodded. 

"I can tell it would've both amazed and frighten her, and if I were to predict things, she would've become uncooperative with us, making our operations here more difficult." I said to him as he nodded. 

"Understood, Sergeant, although I can't let you do this." Schwert said, and I, naturally was displeased by this. 

"Could you elaborate why, sir? I can understand that this is a personal mission of mine, but I don't believe that is your only reason." I asked him. 

"Of course, I can't let you because of the fact that this is mostly a personal mission of yours, I can't because of the different threats present here, and I need every man and woman I have at my disposal." Schwert said. 

If you need me to take down threats, I can. Surely there's a way I can do this, while doing my duty for all of Prussia." I asked as he pulled up various pictures of a desert complex, and a picture, this time, showing both our base as well as the one on the picture.

"There are threats, Mr. Arc. For instance, we need to deal with the Morley Family, not only because they're a Slaver family, but because of the distance between our base and theirs, it'd be a breach within our security as well as our presence here in this desert." Schwert said as he pinpointed various attacking points against the base, that seemed to be decently-defended, but well fortified for a family. 

"So...You want me to take down that base, and you'll let me go to Beacon, sir?" I asked as he nodded. 

"I cannot wholly direct the Knights, I can offer an approval of certain operations, although, you'll need to communicate this to your mentor or another superior about this choice of yours, lest our groups squabble over this," Schwert said to me, laying out his offer. 

"I accept, although, what will we be deploying within the battlefield, sir," I asked. 

"All I can tell you is that it's a Strike team that you'll be joining up with." the general told me as I nodded. 

"The team will be departing by 1700 hours on the dot. Don't miss it." Schwert told me as I saluted him as I left the Command Room. 

'Ok, what time is it?' I asked myself as I checked my watch.