#team skwr au

[bridgyrose]

And now for something completely different:

How about an AU starring Team SWKR (Summer, Willow, Kali & Raven)?

“You know I dont hunt grimm anymore.” 

“And I cant do this one alone!” Summer moved her bow in front of Willow to keep her from walking away from the tavern table. “I need two more people for this mission and you’re one of the best from Atlas.” 

“There are others out there better than I am, why do you need me?” Willow asked as she tapped her foot. “What about your team? You have one of those if you went to a huntsman academy, right?” 

“Yes but… things are complicated right now. Raven has already agreed to come with but Tai and Qrow need to stay out of this while we protect a White Fang convoy-” 

“You do realize that’s social suicide for me, right? If anyone finds out about me protecting faunus, it’ll be the end of everything my father worked for.” 

“You know exactly what he’d do.” 

Willow frowned and narrowed her eyes at Summer, a small glyph started to form behind her. “Do not tell me what he’d do.” 

Summer sighed. “Just… hear me out. Atlas probably wont like the idea, but everyone else will. You know what your husband is doing to your family name, so if you were to start working closer with the White Fang and show everyone else what the Schnee name actually means, its going to start putting your husband under further scrutiny. Especially since its not exactly a secret that he’s the one that took your name.” 

“And that’s supposed to be a good thing? They’ll scrutinize and ruin us!” 

“Ruin you? Or just ruin him? Do this for me and I’ll make sure to have your back no matter what and make sure you’re safe.” 

Willow pinched the bridge of her nose and let the glyph behind her fade with a deep breath. “Fine, I’ll go, but I’m not using my real name.” 

Summer grinned and stood up. “Meet me at Mistral in three days. I’ll give you more information there.” 

“Dont make me regret this.” 

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Raven cut into a small block of wood with a knife as she watched Summer pace. “This is what you get for trusting a Schnee.” 

“She told me she was going to be on time.” Summer sighed and dropped onto a log as she whipped out her scroll and started making her way through the messages she sent Willow to make sure she gave the right  coordinates. “I told her when and where to meet us and she never told me she wouldnt come.” 

Raven kept gently stroking the knife blade against the wood, slowly carving into it as she watched a faunus woman walk over. Cat ears with gold piercings poked through black hair that went down to her shoulders. “Looks like we cant wait much longer.” 

Summer looked up from her scroll and smiled weakly. “Kali, you’re here a bit earlier than expected.” 

“I was curious about the team that you threw together,” Kali answered as she walked over with a smile. Her eyes looked between Summer and Raven and the smile slowly dropped. “Though, do you really think two of you will be able to handle this?” 

Raven frowned and slowly dropped from her branch. “The two of us will be more than enough-” 

“-we have one more on the way!” Summer interrupted as she put a hand over Raven’s mouth to quiet her. “She’s just… running late.” 

Kali nodded and looked out to the forest. “The caravan isnt far from here, but once we start moving, we’ll want to stick close to it until nightfall.” 

“What’s going on at nightfall?” Willow asked as she made her way over to the group. Her hair was pulled back into a tight ponytail, blouse tucked into trousers with belts holding the sleeves tight to her arms, and cutlass with a d guard secured to her hip. “We’re just escorting a caravan, right?” 

Raven smirked a bit. “Summer didnt tell you, did she?” 

“Tell me what?” 

Summer cleared her throat and gave a nervous smile as she rocked on her heels. “Escorting the caravan is a cover. With Kali’s help, we’re going to search for signs of an assassin who is…” she paused for a moment. “WhoisworkingwithanimmortalwomannamedSalem.” The last few words were said quickly as she gave a nervous chuckle. “Any questions?” 

Willow went quiet as she processed what Summer had said. “We’re doing what now?” 

Raven walked over and took Willow’s arm as she pulled her closer to the group. “We have a lot to explain.”