It turned out that Yatsuhashi and Fox could take Neptune all right—out to the courtyard in the plaza. Where Yatsuhashi proceeded to dangle him over the water fountain. Slowly, he started to lower Neptune into it.

Neptune’s face inched closer and closer to the burbling water. He squeezed his eyes shut against the spray from the fountain. He screamed.

“Great, now I’m deaf, too,” Fox sent.

“This isn’t cool, guys!” Neptune talked fast. “You’re better than this!”

“Just tell us where Sun took Velvet and this can all end,” Fox sent.

Neptune twisted around, trying to get away from the water.

“Easy, I’m going to drop you if you keep that up,” Yatsuhashi said. “Fox, this is really bothering him.”

“That means it’s working,” Fox sent.

“Maybe this is too mean.” Yatsuhashi lifted Neptune up about a foot.

“Yes! Yes, it’s way too mean!” Neptune said.

“Come on, Yatsuhashi. You’re too soft,” Fox sent.

“Better too soft than a bully.” Yatsuhashi swung Neptune away from the fountain.

Fox sighed.

“Thank you! You are great. You are merciful,” Neptune blabbered.

Yatsuhashi dropped him onto the hard cobblestones.

“Ow.” Neptune scrambled into a sitting position. He was trembling all over, and he didn’t trust himself to stand.

Yatsuhashi crouched next to him. “I’m sorry,” he said. “We went too far on that one. We shouldn’t have been so insensitive about your fear of water and used it against you.”

Fox snorted.

- RWBY: Before the Dawn, Chapter 11