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Life is an unknown variable. It is something impossible to define but at the same time it is easy for some to understand while others can't even grasp the concept of it. It takes strength to try to understand the impossible, strength I do not have. I could act all tall and strong but I know that I will never become the unlikely; I will never truly be alive.

This is what has lead me to end up in this position, standing out in the cold waiting for a stolen aircraft to land with a little girl who ran away from home. It had just arrived and very clearly out of fuel because they didn't even notice us when they landed. Landed makes it sound so elegant, their wreck collided with the ground. Several loud groans could be heard as the doors slid open, and along with a cubic ton of smoke several bodies flocked.

Several children of questionable character practically dove at the ground kissing it and proclaiming their love for it as an elderly woman emerged and said, "Oh please that wasn't even the worst landing we made today!"

"Yeah, but the other times we didn't have to deal with tons of smoke," Declared the pink one with impossible fervor. This was followed suite with a tall green man questioning, "How did you even start that fire?"

"Well I would have to guess that it was because of that rough housing earlier,"

"You say that like you weren't a part of it!" declared a seemingly under-dressed faunus girl. The elderly lady made a sound that you would expect an old bitter lady to make. This was followed up by the red one saying, "Well at least we made it, and we already have a welcome party to bring us to the General."

They all turned their attention to us when she said that, I hardly think that ten robots are considered a welcome party. That was when Weiss spoke up, "I don't think they are the welcome party."


It was like a horror show, we 'arrived' at Atlas only to find out they were here. My father had sent a collection squad to bring me back to him. I cannot believe the lengths he would go to keep me under his influence. The middle one in the odd suit of armor the only clearly human one; it seemed almost too small to fit a person inside of it, the helmet looked like it tight on his head with a very slim black line going over his eyes. He said, "Weiss Schnee this unit is here to return you to Schnee Manor."

"And if she doesn't want to go?" Yang questioned.

"Then this unit is authorized to use force," It was like he was mocking me from afar. I cannot even comprehend how he found out that I would be here; I mean this morning we didn't even know we would be here. Qrow butted in to say, "Look we aren't here for a fight so if you would take us to Ironwood that would be great."

I couldn't put my finger on it but he sounds a little different for some reason, sort of like when we saw Ren again at the Vytal festival. This was followed up by the suit of armor just turning his head to face Qrow and saying, "Is this unit to assume you will not give up Ms. Schnee?"

"Yes," several of us said while brandishing our weapons, we could probably dissuade them from a fight if we looked intimidating enough. That was when the man in the armor reached for his right leg, when he was there it opened up and a massive gun slid out. We all gave each other confused looks not expecting them to fight back, when he did the same thing with his left leg. I guess Yang will have to compete for amputee of the month now. We were all braced for a fight when Ruby said, "Look we don't have to fight we can just tal-"

She was cut off by a gunshot, it hit her and she went flying. The rest of them pulled out there guns and pointed them at us and began firing. JNR broke off to get the robots while Blake tried to attend to Ruby because her weapon was broken. Qrow charged right at the Suit man with intent to crush something, while he was getting closer he spun his sword to block all of the bullets being shot at him. This was when the suit man jumped; trying to get distance won't work. He continually fired at Qrow like it was a holiday and the celebration was to shoot people. When he hit the ground Yang charged at him and threw a left hook, only for him to shoot her in the chest. Qrow shouted, "No!"

She fell to the ground and Qrow charged once again, this time more open. Letting him get shot as well, it was like he didn't care what he did just as long as he got to me. That was when he said, "Eliminating variables."

He shot at JNR while they were distracted dealing with the robots, he hit each of them and they went down like a bag of rocks. I couldn't let him do this I pull out Myrtenaster and created a glyph under me to launch me towards him. He couldn't stop this I wouldn't let my friends suffer for my father's greed. He turned to me and pointed his gun at me, I stopped right before I hit him and he fired. It hit like a bull and I'm pretty sure it was mostly electricity.


"Target subdued. Returning to command," I notified command or more specifically Jacques, only to hear him shout in my ear, "Good, now bring her home. We have a lot to talk about."

"What about the other units?"

"What about them? Their dime a dozen we can buy more." I grit my teeth and picked up Ms. Schnee with my left arm. This was when her two of her friends charged, a small boy with a cane and Ms. Black. They both swung down trying to cut me down before I could take their friend from them, only one of them had a sword. I shot her in the chest and let the small one hit me on the left shoulder, it didn't pack as much force as he no doubt hoped. We stood there for a second while he was waiting for something to happen. Nothing did.

The airship finally arrived while we stared at each other; his confidence wavered when he pulled back the can and said, "Will he really be happy that you killed his daughter?"

"She isn't dead just unconscious along with the rest of them." He looked surprised by that almost like he expected all of his friends to be dead. He looked back up to me and said, "We'll come for her and we won't lose next time."

"Understood, preparing for next encounter," I said over my shoulder as I climbed onto the aircraft. I put her in a seat as we flew away as I went up to the pilot and said, "Package secure, returning to command."

"Yeah I know I picked you up."


It felt like I had been hit by a car, I think. When I opened my eyes I heard Oscar say something, "What do you mean calm down, Weiss was just taken and we were utterly beaten!"

Was he talking to Ozpin, great I hope he doesn't make it a habit of only coming out at the worst of times, then Uncle Qrow say, "Look she's a big girl and we aren't really in any shape to go get her."

"Well it doesn't matter what condition we're in we have to go get her." I said as I stood up. Oscar ran over to me trying to steady me as I was still shaky on my feet. All of us were getting back up and we looked like we had been hit by a truck, Nora looked no worse for wear for some reason. Jaune said, "Well now what do we do?"

"I would be more focused on why you are here." We all heard a loud and abrasive voice say. We all turned to see General Ironwood getting right off of an aircraft looking like he rushed here when he heard we got in. Uncle Qrow stood up and said, "Well Jimmy I've had quite a day, So why don't we talk about this away from prying ears."

"Qrow I am one second away from picking each of you up and throwing you off of Atlas one at a time, so you better be more urgent with your explanation!" You could practically see the vein in his head throbbing as he was yelling at Uncle Qrow. Yet Qrow looked like he was ready to fire back any instant, it was going to be a battle if I let this continue. So before Qrow could say anything I said while gesturing to the relic, "Mr. General Ironwood we need to talk."

"Oh, that kind of talk"


When I finally regain consciousness I was greeted by an oh so familiar ceiling, which I was back at home once again and that meant he was here. He would be here soon ready to chastise me for running away and how I should just be his little pet. I waited expecting him to be here any time… Who am I kidding he couldn't be bothered to come and yell at me. I would have to go to him, when I got up out of bed I found I was in my night gown and I had by the smell of it been bathed. Suffice it to say I felt violated. I threw the first thing I could find on, a dress with a coat that cinched around my neck with poofy sleeves. It was dull blue at the frills with a black seem. It was almost if my previous combat outfits were mixed. I then marched out of my room to find an all too familiar suit of armor, standing right across the hall. I gave him a sour look when I said, "What do you want?"

"Mr. Schnee requests your presence immediately upon regain consciousness." I was about to yell at him when I thought he's nothing more than a robot who probably doesn't have feelings. I went to his office ready to throw him out the window when I came close to him. When I finally arrived at his door I was frozen there for a second before the man right behind me said, "No matter how long you wait he will still be in there."

"Thank you for the worst advice imaginable." This somehow propelled me to enter the office with little thought he was on the phone with somebody from the company, "Well why don't you just make them work harde-"

"Hang up!" I yelled at him as soon as I entered the room. He looked more annoyed than anything, he calmly said, "I'll have to call you back."

"What was that!?" I yelled at him as he hung up the phone, he just gave me a slight glare and said oh so calmly, "Weiss it's good to see you."

"Good to see me, you had me kidnapped!"

"You left me with no choice after running away from home I had no choice but to retrieve my-"I cut him off right there, "To retrieve what, your property? Well I hate to break it to you, I won't be staying long."

"And how will you escape. Ask Klein was fired and Nickel will be guarding you the entire time." He said as he waved to the suit of armor, he then proceeded to remove his helmet. He was a tall man with shiny silver hair and blue eyes, he looked oddly familiar giving off the sense that I've seen him before. He said, "I will be protecting you from here on out."

"You really think this will stop me. I will get out –"Jacques interrupted once again by saying, "No you are going to stay here and stop acting like you can be that hero you so fondly think of yourself. It is time to grow up and stop thinking of fantasies."

"No." I said firmly and he moved towards me to say, "You will do what you are told."

"Never," He then raised his hand to hit me. I closed my eyes to wait for the inevitable connect, I could swear I heard the whoosh through the air but it never hit. When I opened my eyes his hand was stopped an inch away face, Nickel had stopped it before he connected. Jacques looked none too pleased as he questioned, "What are you doing?"

"Protecting Weiss Schnee," he looked at him with the most amount of rage I've ever seen in my life but that was not what surprised me. I don't think that Nickel cared that he just angered the man that hired him. He let go and Jacques rubbed his wrist while he looked at me and said, "You will stay put and not cause any more commotion."

"Make me." I could feel his blood pressure rising. He once again had the look of someone who wants to hit me but he just commanded Nickel, "Take her away. We're done for now."

"You are currently requested to leave," Nickel said as he grabbed my and dragged me out. I turned back to Jacques and said with the intent on leaving the minute Nickel let me go, "Goodbye forever."


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Nickel will be the primary focus of the first few parts of this story, and this takes place right after volume 6. It will go on until I get bored or forget about it entirely.