"Excuse me! Sorry!" Ruby yelled out to people as she passed through a crowd to get to class. She had made it just in time before the bell rang, making her way to her seat next to Weiss for Grimm Studies.

As Port began to rattle off another of his stories, Ruby leaned over to Weiss and began whispering, "Where's Sam?"

"What do you mean, dolt? We're in class," Weiss pointed out, not interested in Port's story anyway.

"That didn't stop him before, did it?" Ruby pointed out, back in Remnant History.

"I'm sure he's just really busy," Weiss sighed, pulling out a notebook.

"What do you mean? We won the battle, didn't we? What's still to do?" Ruby asked, curious.

"The war is far from over, Ruby. You and I both know that is true," Weiss began, pulling out her scroll. "This happened last night," she finished, pointing at her screen. It showed a breaking news article, with the ruins of a small town making the headlines.

"What happened?" Ruby worried.

"The White Fang bombed the town. I guess it was payback for their loss earlier," Weiss grimaced, putting away her scroll.

"So what has Sam been doing?" Ruby questioned.

"He went out into Vale and gave a report to the city about what actually happened just outside of Vale, as well as Mount Glenn. The city was furious, of course, and Sam started a military draft. He's building an army," Weiss explained.

"But we already have the Vale Defense Force, why do we need an army?" Ruby tilted her head to the side.

"The VDF is nowhere near the size of an army, and they are going to need everybody they can get to win this war," Weiss replied.

"I hope Sam's doing okay," Ruby returned her focus on the class.

"Me too," Weiss choked out under her breath.

Sam slammed his head down into his desk, frustrated with how the army draft had been going so far. Files had been mixed up, things were getting lost, and all of it was just serving to stress Sam even further beyond his stress level. He groaned and picked his head up when he heard his scroll going off. Reaching over, he saw the call he was getting was from Ironwood.

"Everything okay, General?" Sam asked as he answered.

"Everything will be okay when this war is over, Mr. Engle. I've received reports from Vacuo, and they have spotted White Fang forces in their area. White Fang forces are also making a move over here in Atlas, so if you are building an army I suggest you do it before the White Fang arrive on your doorstep. My forces, as well as Vacuo's forces will hold them off for now, but reinforcements will be nice. No word yet from Mistral," Ironwood reported.

"Understood. Thank you, general. I'll be sure to hurry my troops," Sam nodded his head, ending the call.

"So this is how it all starts?" a voice from the door startled Sam. He looked up to see Seth standing there, leaning against the door frame, arms crossed.

"Yeah, I guess so. Any good news about our recruits yet?" Sam hoped.

"Yes, actually. We have 3 waves of 10,000 being trained right now, with another 20,000 behind them. From there, we will have another 15,000 to be trained in reserve, in case of invasion or severe loss," Seth read from his scroll.

"That's good news. If we add the 5,000 from the VDF, we should be in good shape once they are all trained and ready to go," Sam nodded his head, looking towards the window again.

"So what's the plan here, sir?" Seth sat down in the other chair of the room.

"Simple, we build our army and help drive White Fang forces off of Vacuo and Atlas' territory. Once that's settled, we'll hit them right in their heart; Tethara," Sam replied.

"And we know for certain Cinder is based at Tethara?" Seth was making sure.

"There is no other place for her to be fortified. Think about it: it was linked to Mount Glenn, it was abandoned for 100 years, what could be a better capitol?" Sam reasoned.

"You have a point. No matter if they are based there or not, we need to push the White Fang forces back anyway. So we haven't heard anything from Mistral?" Seth questioned.

"No, they have been surprisingly quiet throughout all of this. We may want to send some people over and make sure they aren't compromised," Sam thought out loud.

"You don't really think…?" Seth's eyes widened.

"We can't assume anything, Seth, you know that!" Sam spat at him. "We don't have any room in war to guess."

"Yeah…you're right," Seth leaned back in his chair.

"Bring me your team, as well as Tom once he is cleared for duty. I want you guys to go over to Mistral and make sure we can receive reinforcements from them, understood?" Sam ordered.

Seth stood up, and saluted Sam. "Sir, yes sir," Seth turned and walked out of Sam's office.

It's only a matter of time now

"Alright Cinder, the time is now, where do you want us?" Roman asked, sitting on his chair around a large round table bearing the map of Remnant.

"Adam, I want you in charge of taking out Vale. Get rid of Beacon, as well as that pest Sam Engle," Cinder motioned to Adam. He simply nodded, and left the room.

"Roman, you go and take out Mistral. You'll be able to sneak through enemy lines the easiest, so it won't be hard for you to invade a kingdom across the world," Cinder nodded towards Roman, with him nodding back.

"Mercury, you will take on the full might of Atlas. I trust your skill and ability to lead in battle. You will be the best choice to take out the brawn of Remnant," Cinder looked to Mercury, with him nodding his head.

"That leaves Vacuo to you, Emerald. Their forces are not to be underestimated, or your forces will be devastated. Play your cards right and it will be an easy fight; don't and lose your entire army," Cinder finished with Emerald.

"And what will you be doing, Cinder?" Roman scoffed as he stood from the table.

"I will keep my forces here, in case any of you should fail and Tethara would need defending," Cinder stared back at Roman. "Now go!" The remaining three commanders turned towards the exit and returned to their forces, moving them to their specified areas.

AN: And thus begins the war for Remnant: The Tetharan Chronicles! This will be one of the longer parts of the Forsaken series, give or take 20-30 chapters. I hope this little prologue left you wanting more, and chapter one will be posted as soon as I can get it written! I hope to make it 3,000 words, and I want you guys to expect that to be the norm, unless you would rather have smaller chapters! Please let me know which you would prefer! Thank you guys so much for reading! Please leave a review giving me some feedback, I would love to hear it! I'll see you guys next time.