SIGNAL; 8 YEARS LATER

Yang woke with a start, with it being the last day of the school year at Signal. She quickly got dressed, with a groggy, yet energetic Ruby right behind her. It was a warm sunny day, and she quite enjoyed the weather as she ran to her last classes. It was rather uneventful, her teachers letting the classes just screw around the whole day. At the end of the day, she and Ruby gave their Uncle Qrow a hug, and boarded the bullhead to take them home.

Yang looked out the window of the bullhead as it began its descent, and saw her Dad, Taiyang, waiting for her and her sister at the landing pad. He hugged them both, squeezing them tightly, as Ruby protested "Dad! Crushing! Ouch!" He let them go, ruffling Ruby's hair. "Sorry, girls. I missed you so much! I'm so glad your home. I'll be making your favorite for dinner tonight too!" Tai yammered excitedly as he walked his girls home.

Upon arrival at their house, Yang looked out the window at the Shimada household. "How are the Shimada's doing, Dad?" she asked. Taiyang, without looking up from his cooking tilted his head to one side. "Well, Mister Shimada is overseas as always. He's on 'Business' but he's always gone. Anyway, Genji and Hanzo are always fighting now too. It always sounds like a medieval war zone in there with all the roaring going on." Yang nodded, having heard the roaring herself when she's home.

After dinner, Taiyang boxed up some leftovers and handed them to Yang. "Be a dear and take this next door, please Yang? I feel bad since their dad is never there." Yang nodded, and Ruby spoke up. "Can I go too, Daddy?" She asked happily. "Sure, just stay by your sis, okay?" Tai replied, heading into their living room to watch TV. Ruby hummed happily and skipped behind Yang, the older sister chuckling to herself at her sister's happiness. Upon reaching the door, however, Yang noticed it was slightly ajar. The sounds of a fight could be heard within. "Ruby, go get Dad, okay?" Ruby nodded and ran off and Yang cautiously stepped inside.

She could hear Hanzo and Genji arguing loud enough for it to echo all through the shrine. "You can't leave Genji! That dishonors the Shimada name!" Hanzo shouted. Genji's response was clear as day. "You claim the Shimada's have honor?! Our family is one of crime, Hanzo! A Mafia! I refuse to be part of it!" Genji shouted in pain, and Yang entered into the main shrine. Hanzo was shooting arrows at Genji, one having pierced his chest. Genji ripped the arrow from his flesh, and cast it away from himself. "Genji, you are a fool! If you attempt to leave, I will KILL you!" Genji made towards the door again, and Hanzo called to the Heavens; "LET THE DRAGON CONSUME YOU!" His arrow flew toward Genji, and the blue luminescent dragons erupted from its head. Genji too called out in response; "THE DRAGON BECOMES ME!" as he pulled his blade from its scabbard, a glowing green dragon erupted from its hilt. Genji's dragon intertwined with Hanzo's pair, and the trio redirected up and through the ceiling, knocking over several oil lamps in the process. An orange glow shimmered throughout the wooden structure. The Shimada shrine was ablaze.

Hanzo took advantage of the confusion, and grabbed the arrow that Genji had cast aside. He nocked it, and let it fly, aiming towards the unaware Genji's heart. Yang leapt forward, protecting the younger brother, and she screamed as the bloodied arrow pierced her breast and lodged in her heart. Immediately falling unconscious, and slowly bleeding out, Yang hit the floor with a thump. Hanzo's eyes widened in shock at what he had just done. Genji dropped to his knees, gathering the blonde teen in his arms. He looked up, and Hanzo was gone. Genji screamed in anguish, the structure burning down around him. "COWARD! YOU COWARD, HANZO! YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND FLEE FOR YOUR OWN SAKE! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO DISHONORS US ALL!" A crossbeam landed on his back, setting him ablaze as well. He screamed in pain as he burned, and screamed more for the innocent life dying before him. The darkness began to take him, when suddenly a bright light shone through the fire and destruction. A beautiful blonde woman in white armor with the wings of an angel reached out to him. There was a young blonde man with her as well. He pushed the crossbeam off his back, and carried both Genji and Yang out of the burning building. Moments after they got out the door, the building collapsed, and the woman sighed in relief. She immediately got to work, stopping Yang's bleeding as the other medical staff loaded Genji into an ambulance. Yang was loaded quickly into a second ambulance and taken straight to the hospital, Taiyang and Ruby in the back of a police car following it.

A few days later, Yang's eyes fluttered open. She looked around slowly, taking in her surroundings. She was in a hospital bed, with an IV drip and bandages all over her torso. She noted Taiyang sleeping in an armchair nearby, with a sleeping Ruby in his lap. A voice with a heavy accent startled her. "You are very lucky, you know. They haven't left your side." Yang turned slowly, seeing a blonde woman in a labcoat. "Who are you?" Yang asked, still a little loopy and delirious. "I am Doctor Angela Zeigler. My husband and I saved you from the Shimada household several days ago. You and the young Genji boy." Yang paled "Is he okay? what happened?!"

The doctor held up her hands "Please relax Miss Xiao Long. You took an arrow to your heart. I barely managed to keep you alive. Genji was severely burned and needed special treatment. He is at my lab in Vacuo. He too, will be fine. His mother however... she wasn't found. We haven't found a body so that gives hope. We don't think she was home at the time. As for you... something is odd going on with your aura. It seems, when Genji's blood entered your system from the arrow that hit you, part of him stuck with you. We gave you a nano boost that overcharged your aura to help you heal, and you aura manifested as an orange and gold dragon. It doesn't do anything but wrap around you like it's protecting you though so we'll see. I have a sample of your blood and I will be conducting tests. I have other work to tend to, however, so when your father wakes up, let him know I won't charge him for my services. He'll know what I mean. You should be okay to discharge in a few days. I'll let the front desk know." She left the room quickly, leaving Yang splurting out questions to an empty doorway.

Taiyang woke up and yawned. "Yang! You're awake!" Yang just looked at the empty doorway, a look of utter confusion on her face.