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Summary: Ruby orphaned due to her father's mental illness and her mother's death waits for her half-sister Yang, but that is never to be. Transitions to Marvel universe later on, starts off in RWBY. Has some elements of Mass Effect later on.

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or Marvel or Mass Effect. RWBY belongs to RoosterTeeth and Marvel belongs to Marvel Comics. And Mass Effect belongs to EA.

{Chapter 1 Intro}

Patch Orphanage midnight Dec. 10

Ruby awoke frightened from her once peaceful sleep.

Ruby took a quick glance around the orphanage room spotting one of few friends in this place. Who as luck would have it was also awake.

(Ruby)"So you're up as well Ren."

(Ren)"yes Ruby but the real question is what was that noise?"

(Ruby)"I don't know but we should wake the rest up just in case it's something bad."

(Ren)"I suppose so it couldn't hurt to wake them if it is something dangerous."

(Ruby)"Good I will wake up Cinder and Velvet and you Ren can go wake up Nora."

{Before anyone goes nuts Cinder's age in this fic has been reduced to close to their age who still kid's at this point in time}

(Velvet)"Ruby why did you wake us up?"

(Cinder)" Yes Ruby why did you wake us up?"

(Ruby)"Well you see me and Ren heard this weird noise and then we decided to wake you guys up."

(Cinder)" So that's the reason."

(Ren)"Perhaps we should go check it out."

For some reason everyone agreed to go outside to check it out.

They were halfway into the forest surrounding the orphanage when the grim struck.

(Ruby)"Guys I think we're getting close to where that sound came from."

Out from the shadows came a Beowolf. It then attacked the person closest to it which happened to be Ruby.

Ruby screams out in pain as the Beowolf tears her left arm off below the shoulder.

Before the Grim can attack again a bright light surrounds Ruby and her little group. When the light dims all that's left is the bloody severed arm of one Ruby Rose.

Alaska present time

Today was not Clint Barton {aka Hawkeye} day. He had been sent out to search for any Hydra activity. But as luck would have it there seemed to be nothing in this area that could give any information on Hydra's whereabouts.

Clint continue to move further into the snow covered forest. He been searching for hours now.

(Clint)"Come on, all this searching and nothing."

As soon as he said those words a blinding light engulfed the area in front of him.

As Clint's vision cleared he noticed two things. One being a rather large werewolf looking creature that was black with white bone plates and the second thing was a young child that was bleeding out from what was left of her left shoulder.

The Beowolf turn away from its current prey and focusing on this challenger.

(Clint)'Shit that thing doesn't look friendly and that kid doesn't look like she'll make it if I draw thing out, have to end this quickly then.'

The Beowolf began to charge at Clint. It swipes its claws trying to hit Clint but to no result. Clint side steps one of the strikes and fires an arrow into its skull.

The Grim went limp and fell to the ground dead.

Clint then quickly rushed to the young girl's side.

(Clint)'Dam there is barely anything left of her shoulder if anything at all, going to have to stop the bleeding the best I can for now.'

Clint then took out some bandages from a survival kit he brought with him. He also called for evac after filling in Nick Fury on what happened.

After the chopper landed and picked them up. After the chopper landed on the flight deck of the Helicarrier the girl was rushed to the OR {Operating Room}, as for Hawkeye he had to wait in the waiting room till she got out of surgery and was allowed to leave until she regained consciousness.

After they brought her out of surgery it didn't take Clint long to notice the girl's new metal left arm. {Picture Winter Soldier's metal arm}

It wasn't till the next day did she wake up.

Helicarrier day after the incident Dec. 11

(Ruby)"Where am I?"

(Clint)"I can answer that question for if you like."

Ruby quickly turned head to her left somewhat startled to face Clint.

(Ruby)"Who are you?"

(Clint)"Well the name is Clint Barton and you're on a Helicarrier. But let me ask you this what's your name and where are you from?"

(Ruby)"My name is Ruby as for where I'm from I can't remember anything at all sorry."

(Clint)"Take it easy kid just tell me what you do remember."

(Ruby)"Me and some of my friends from the orphanage we left to check a strange noise then a grim attacked us and then my arm it tore it off."

Ruby was left visibly shaken after that.

(Ruby)'Okay don't want to look but I have to know.'

And with that Ruby slowly moved look at where her left arm had been.

(Ruby)'What the heck is this thing?'

Ruby turned back to Clint.

(Ruby)"What happened to my arm why is it all metal and stuff."

(Clint)"Well there was almost nothing left of your shoulder so we had to replace it the best we could"

(Ruby)"So it's gone."

Ruby started to tear up as realization hit her.

(Clint)"hey everything is going to be okay. You may not be able to move that new arm of yours."

(Ruby)"Why won't I able to move it?"

(Clint)"To simplify things your body just needs to adjust to your new limb."

After a few minutes of silence, a nurse came into the room.

(Nurse)"Mr. Barton the DNA tests results are in."

(Clint)"So what about it?"

(Nurse)"Well the tests show that without a doubt that you are her relative how distant that maybe and that she is a mutant as well, I think she gets that from her relation to Jean Grey."

And with those words Clint Barton was speechless.

(Clint)'How am I going to explain this to Wanda.'

(Nurse)"I should inform you Mr. Barton that Director Fury has already explained the situation to your wife, who is in the waiting room with your son Thomas I think that was his name."

(Clint)'Well shit.'

(Nurse)"Would like me to go get them?"

(Clint)"Sure let's get this over with."

And with that the Nurse left room to go get Wanda and Thomas from the waiting room.

Ruby who had been silent for the entire conversation decided now to speak up.

(Ruby)"So you're my what Uncle?"

(Clint)"Yeah I guess you can say that."

(Clint)"By the way the design for that arm came from a friend of mine by the name of Tony Stark."

After Clint finished his sentence Wanda and Thomas entered the room.

(Wanda)"Clint I'm sure we have a lot to talk about but first what her name?"

(Clint)"Her name is Ruby."

(Ruby)"You know I'm right here!"

(Clint)"Sorry about that kid."

After that Clint introduced Ruby to Thomas {aka Speed from young avengers}.

North Atlantic Ocean Day of the Incident Dec. 10

Tony Stark was currently doing a test flight with his armor.

(Jarvis)"Sir sensors are reading an anomaly up ahead"

(Tony)"Well I don't see anything weird, are you sure the sensors are working right?"

(Jarvis)"I can assure you Mr. Stark that the sensors are in working order, you wouldn't take off if they weren't."

(Tony)"You have a point, I wouldn't unless everything was working right."

Just then there was a bright flash, that temporarily disable the sensors on Tony's armor.

(Tony)"Shit Jarvis what was that?"

When Tony managed to open his eyes, he saw a young girl only thing was that she was falling to the frigid waters below.

(Tony)'Dammit I have to catch her before she hits the water.'

With that Tony descended down after the girl.

(Tony)'Have to match my descent rate with her's."

Tony managed to catch her just before she hit the water of the open ocean.

(Tony)"Well at least you're safe now."

It was then that Tony took notice of the girl's shivering.

(Tony)'I suppose it would be best if get her somewhere warm before going any further."

(Tony)'I guess I'll just take her back to my place then.'

And with that Tony left to Avengers tower.

After arriving at Avengers tower Tony was soon confronted by Pepper Potts his former assistant and current CEO of Stark industries.

(Tony)"Pepper why are you here?"

(Pepper)"I could ask you why you a child in your arms."

(Tony)"Fair point."

(Pepper)'Tony doesn't need to know that Jarvis told me everything, and that even he has no faith in Tony being a good parental figure.'

(Tony)"Let me guess Jarvis called you."

(Jarvis)"Mr. Stark I did indeed call Ms. Potts, but there is something else you should know Mr. Stark about the child."

(Tony)"Yes Jarvis I'm listening."

(Pepper)'I hope for the girl's sake he takes this moderately well.'

(Jarvis)"Well sir it seems from DNA scans that she is your niece and is a mutant as well.

While Tony was still in shock, Pepper gently took Velvet out of his arms.

{AN. After going through the portal Velvet is no longer a faunus so that's the reason why no is mentioning her ears.}

(Pepper)'She look so cute while she's sleeping.'

(Tony)"So meeting a lost relative out of nowhere, I can check that one off the bucket list."

(Pepper)"Tony be serious who's going to take care of her, she's too young to fend for herself"

(Tony)"We could always send her to a boarding school or an orphanage."

Pepper glared at Tony after he said those words.

(Pepper)"Tony we are not sending her to a boarding school and that's it!"

Tony was now starting to sweat under Pepper's glare.

(Tony)"So what do you suppose it's not like I could take care of her the media would go crazy."

(Pepper)'Yeah and hurt your image.'

Pepper takes one looks at the young girl in her arms furthering the resolve in her decision.

(Pepper)"It's simple I'll adopt her."

Needless to say Tony for the second time to day was shocked, but this time fell face first into the floor.

(Tony)"You can't be serious you just meet her or know anything thing about her or about dealing with children in the first place."

(Pepper)"That's only partially true, I have plenty experience dealing with you and I know she has brown hair."

(Tony)"Well yeah. Hey what's that supposed to mean."

(Pepper)"That you often act like a child."

(Pepper)"Besides I already made my decision and I plan to stand by it."

(Tony)"Okay but if you need help with something let me know, also I'm giving some of my old armor for her to tinker with because if she's anything like me she will be wanting to make her own this will give her a head start on it."

(Pepper)"Okay then, I suppose you're done processing the required information right Jarvis?"

(Jarvis)"Indeed I have, though I would like to point out the on the back of the pendent on her necklace is what I can only assume is her name."

Pepper proceeded to check what Jarvis just said. Sure enough on the back of the pendent was a name.

(Pepper)"So her name is Velvet, well that's a cute name."

(Pepper)'Somehow I think you're going to do great things when you are older'

(Pepper)"Let's go home. Good thing I have a spare bedroom set up at my house already."

And with that Pepper left Avengers tower with Velvet in her arms, looking forward to the days to come.

Baxter Building day after incident Dec. 11

Cinder awoke in the HQ of the Fantastic 4.

(Cinder)'Dam my hurts.'

(Cinder)"Where am I?"

It was at that moment that Ben Grim {aka the Thing} entered the room.

(Ben)"Hey Johnny your kid's up."

Johnny Storm {aka the Human Torch} was in a room parallel to Cinder's.

(Johnny)"Okay I'll be there in a few minutes"

(Ben)"Well kid to answer your question you're in the Baxter Building."

(Ben)"Say kid what's your name?"

(Cinder)"It's Cinder, by the way what's your name?"

(Ben)"Ben Grim."

Johnny enters the room soon after they finish their conversation.

(Ben)"Hey Johnny I'm going to go get Reed and Susan."

(Johnny)"Okay just don't take too long."

(Ben)"Not making any promises but sure."

Ben then left the room to go find Reed and Susan.

(Johnny)"So your name's Cinder."

(Cinder)"And let me guess your Johnny."

(Johnny)"How did you know."

(Cinder)"I heard Mr. Grim call you that."

(Johnny)"So Cinder how are you how are you feeling right now?"

(Cinder)"Well my head feels like someone dropped a rather large rock on it."

(Johnny)"That bad?"

(Cinder)"Depending on who ask Mr. Grim would say it barely hurt, but yeah it does hurt that bad."

(Johnny)"I'll talk to Reed about getting you some aspirin for your headache."

After a while Ben came back with Reed and Sue.

(Ben)"So did I miss anything?"

(Cinder)"No except for Johnny lighting his pants on fire."

(Ben)"Sounds like something Johnny would do."

(Johnny)"Hey I did no such thing."

(Susan)"So you didn't tell her?"

(Cinder)"He didn't tell me what?"

Cinder asked innocently.

(Reed)"He didn't tell you that he's your father."

Cinder began to tremble grasping the covers of the bed tightly with tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

(Cinder)"All this time I had a family while those people treated me like a lab rat, experimenting on me for their own twisted goals before I escaped. Where the heck were you!"

The 4 adults were appalled by what they just heard. This young girl had already been through a lot.

Susan Storm wordlessly walk over to the bed and wrapped her arms around the girl.

(Susan)"There there everything is going to be okay. It's okay to cry."

And with that the dam broke. Susan just sat there hugging Cinder just tight enough for her to know she still there.

They stayed like this for what felt like hours but was only a couple minutes. Susan held the crying Cinder in her arms. Crying out all her unshed tears.

(Susan)"Better now?"

(Cinder)"A little but not much."

Susan agreed to staying in the room with Cinder while the guys went out into the hall to talk.

(Johnny)"Reed is there any truth to what she's said?"

(Reed)"I'm afraid not. The scars on her wrists look to be from when whatever restraints they were using dug into her skin, along with some faded scars further up her arms."

(Ben)"Shit so she wasn't lying about being experimented on."

(Reed)"Could be what caused her mutation."

(Johnny)"Really?"

(Reed)"Yes but that's irrelevant right now."

(Johnny)"If I ever find the bastards that did this to her, it's going to be a cold day in hell."

Johnny was clearly pissed about the fact of a child being experimented on.

(Ben)"I'm right there with you Johnny, but we have to keep a levelled head about this."

(Johnny)"I know, it's just hard knowing those bastards are still out there somewhere."

(Reed)"At any rate we all need to get some sleep, Susan can stay with Cinder for now."

And with that they all went to their separate rooms.

Helicarrier Day after incident Dec. 11

Natasha Romanoff could hardly believe what the nurse just told her. The nurse just told that the boy that appeared last night was her son.

She wasn't exactly thrilled about raising a kid but it would a nice change seeing that she would now have some family to go back to after a mission instead of empty space.

(Natasha)'Suppose thinking about it that way it isn't that bad.'

After finishing that thought a nurse entered the waiting room where Natasha was.

(Nurse)"Ms. Romanoff your son is awake now."

(Natasha)'I'm still coming to terms with this with this.'

With that Natasha followed the nurse to the boy's room.

(Nurse)"If you need some time to mentally prepare yourself that fine."

(Natasha)"No the quicker I do this the better."

(Natasha)'Crap what am I going to say."

After calming herself down Natasha entered the room.

The boy just looked at her as she entered the room, as if trying to figure out who she was.

(Natasha)"Hello my name is Natasha, what's your name?"

(Ren)"It's Ren."

Natasha noticed that only a small amount of Ren's hair was red. {The magenta part of his hair is now red}

(Natasha)'Black hair is usually is a dominant trait, though his eyes are an unusual color. Must be part of his mutation.'

(Ren)"I'm guessing you're the one the nurse was calling my Mom?"

Natasha takes a deep breath before replying.

(Natasha)"Yes I am, they even showed me the test results while you were asleep. Shield is usually pretty through about these sort of things, so there is little doubt that you are my son at least DNA wise."

(Ren)"When do you think I can get out of here?"

(Natasha)"Soon we just have to wait for the nurse to return with the discharge papers before we can leave."

(Ren)"Sounds reasonable."

It was only short while before the nurse came back with the discharge papers.

(Natasha)"Well Ren let's get going."

(Ren)"Yes Mom."

As they were walking down the hall they both spotted familiar faces.

(Ren)"Ruby is that you?"

(Ruby)"Ren? Oh it's good to that you're okay at least."

(Thomas)"Ruby cheer up we found one of your old friends maybe the rest are out there somewhere."

(Ruby)"I guess you're right."

(Clint)"That's a sound theory Thomas, I'll check in on some of my friends to see if they know anything."

Ren took notice of Ruby's mood seeing that she cheerful most of the time. But what really got his attention was Ruby's eyes more specifically their color.

(Ren)"Ruby your eyes there blue."

(Ruby)"Oh you noticed."

(Wanda)"What do you mean weren't her eyes always blue?"

(Ren)"No before they were grey."

(Natasha)"So something must of happened that changed their color."

(Clint)"Must be the whole thing with the DNA, since I have blue eyes as well and grey eyes are a recessive trait."

(Natasha)"That's most likely the reason if you think about it long enough."

(Natasha)"By the way Ruby why is your left arm in a sling?"

(Ruby)"I lost the one I was born with and this new one is taking sometime to calibrate."

(Natasha)"Oh sorry I asked, I didn't know I would be bringing up bad memories."

(Ruby)"It's okay, you couldn't have known Ms. Romanoff."

Natasha looks at Clint.

(Natasha)'Figures he would tell her.'

(Natasha)"Well as much as I would like to stay and chat, I think it's getting close to their bedtime. Right Wanda."

(Wanda)"Yeah it is getting pretty late now that you mention it."

(Ren)"One thing before we part ways, Thomas can I ask something of you."

(Thomas)"Sure what is it?"

(Ren)"Please watch over Ruby for me."

(Thomas)"Sure thing it's not like I wasn't going to anyways, family protects family."

(Ren)"Thank you Thomas."

And with that they parted ways.

Vale Day after incident Dec. 11

(Vale news reporter 1)"It's the morning after tragic disappearance of 4 Patch orphans, the search continues but the trail runs cold after one the orphans by the of Ruby Rose is presumed to have died at. No body has been found only her left arm remained at the scene, but what detectives say by the amount of blood at the it's reasonable to say she died from blood loss and the cold temperature. Without medical aid her death would be assured. It would have taken her hours to die."

(Vale new reporter 2)"That's a horrible way to go. Does she have any family that we know of?

(Vale new reporter 1)"Why yes she does, a half-sister by the name of Yang. She must be having hard time dealing with this."

(Yang)"Mom can you please turn the TV off." Yang asked clearly uncomfortable with the current topic.

(Raven)"Okay Yang."

As Raven went to go turn off the TV she noticed the tears falling from Yang's eyes.

(Raven)"Yang I know this is hard for you, but Ruby wouldn't want you to continue to beat yourself up over this. You need to move on eventually."

(Yang)"I should have been there but I wasn't and she payed the price. She must have been wondering where were we when she needed us and we failed her. You heard them they said it would it would take hours to die, all alone."

Yang then broke down crying her heart out. She felt as if a part of her was torn away.

(Raven)"They also said that it was most likely a grim attack. If you don't want this to happen to anyone else or to help prevent this from happening again, I suggest you become a huntress."

(Yang)"Can you help train me to become a huntress?"

Yang asked uncertain.

(Raven)"I can but it won't be easy and there is no backing out once you start. Do you accept?"

(Yang)"I accept, I owe Ruby that much at least."

(Yang)'Even though I never once met her in person.'

Yang thought mournfully.

(Raven)"Good your training starts now."

And with that Yang's training to become a huntress become a huntress began.

AN.

Well this the end of chapter 1.

The age of the members of Ruby's little group currently are as follows.

Ren-11

Cinder-9

Velvet-8 (six months older than Ruby)

Ruby-8

I would like to thank Darkorian for his help in motivating me to continue writing this. Without his help it might have taken me a lot longer to finish the first chapter.

If anyone has any questions about the story you can leave it in a review or PM me about it.