Welcome one and all! I am Vindex and this is 'Summer Maiden'. I don't really know what to say here, other than I've updated the previous chapter, just added a few details and rewrote some things. Nothing major, well except reaction and state of Yang that is. Other than that, I've got some things to say at the end so stick around.

~Linebreaker~

Amity Coliseum

20 minutes after the Explosion

Weiss Schnee was making her way towards Yang's prison cell in the Coliseum through the elevator. She had spent the better portion of the past few hours trying to figure out why Yang would cripple Mercury for no good reason at Beacon. It just didn't fit Yang to beat someone when their down, she preferred joking around a bit, but not what happened in the singles round. And it certainly didn't make sense that Yang of all people did it. She was caring to a point, even helping her with her feelings for both Blake and her sister, Ruby, and then helping her gain enough courage to confess to both. She smiled at the memory. So, after a minor debate, she decided to go talk to Yang. She just reached her floor, and prepared all her questions, but the moment the doors opened, all of them seemingly disappeared into the wind.

There were multiple Atlasian Knights surrounding the area as scattered melted parts of the robots were scattered in the area. General Ironwood was talking to Ozpin, who, despite having a calm look, Weiss could feel the rage he was holding back, his hand almost trying to crush the handle of his cane. She looked at a nearby door, which was nearly blown of its hinges and partly melted. "Professor Ozpin?" Weiss called as she made her way to the general and headmaster. "What happened here?" Ozpin and Ironwood's expressions went from rage and anger, to neutral-(ish). "Ms. Schnee, what brings you here?" Ironwood said, although inside, the two men both knew why she was her. "I came her to talk to Yang." She said as she looked around. "Did... Did something happen her?"

The two men's expressions grew sad as a small silence before it was broken by Ozpin. "There's no easy way to say this, Weiss... Earlier today, a man broke through multiple Atlesian Knight and Guardsmen. He destroyed several Knights and knocked out all of James's men, before entering the Prison Cells." Ozpin said in a sad voice, as Weiss froze, looking over to the door. "I'm afraid Yang was targeted and killed by a highly trained assassin. We... Only found a small hair sample leftover from the blast."

"... No." Weiss mumbled out after a while as she looked into the room. "No, she can't be..." A few tears came out as Ironwood put his hand on her shoulder. "Rest assured, we will find the man responsible for this, Ms. Schnee." He said. "There's no place on Remnant he could hide."

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Abandoned Ruined Village

Yang looked at her mother in confusion. "The Four Maidens?" She asked, "From 'The Story of the Seasons'?" Raven nodded, as Canderous took to one side of the wall and leaned on it. "Well, the story goes that an old hermit, who wouldn't step away from his home was visited by four traveling sisters, each kind to him in their own unique way. The first one, Winter, encouraged him to meditate and reflect. The second, Spring, brought him fruit and flowers and tended to his garden. The third, Summer, convinced him to step outside of his shell and embrace the world, warming the old man's heart. And the last one, Fall, encouraged him to be thankful for what he has. For their kindness, the old man gives the four sisters great powers in return. As the embodiment of the four seasons, they promised to go through-out Remnant spreading their gifts."

Raven nodded. "Then, there really isn't much left to explain." She said, as she gave a low sigh, before speaking. "Before I found out I was pregnant with you, I went out to a small village that was recently overrun with Grimm. There, I found a woman, I think she was in her mid 50's, fighting against them. I helped her fight them off, when I noticed how she was fighting them. She burned through wave after wave and commanded the very weather around her, as if the very nature was her weapon. I didn't learn until after the battle, that she was the Summer Maiden." Yang's eye rose up as she gave a chuckle. "Sure, the woman, who you said looked 50-ish, is a millennial old fairy tale character." She said sarcastically, as Canderous gave a humorous chuckle. "What's she's trying to point out is that the woman was the last Summer Maiden. The powers of the Maiden are transferable, through a really specific set of rules." Canderous explained. "It's also worth noting, that the powers is usually transferable after the death of the current maiden."

"O.k." Yang said, wanting to see where this goes. "So this woman was the Summer Maiden. What happened to her?" Raven took a remorseful look. "She... Suffered too many injuries. I managed to get there and stop any final blows, but she didn't survive afterwards. She asked for my name, which I told her." She continued. "She said she was sorry for the burden she was going to place on my shoulders. But before I could ask what she meant, she closed her eyes and found her peace." Canderous took over from there. "Remember how I said the powers is transferable through death?" He asked, as Yang nodded. "Yeah, last person who the Maiden last thought of, if she is eligible, will become the next Maiden." Yang processed that information for a moment, before turning to Raven with a disbelief look on her face. "S-so, the woman who you meet and died out there in the village..." She said slowly, before Raven finished it for her. "Transferred the powers to me, making me the new Summer Maiden."

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Team RWBY's Dorm

Ruby and Blake

Ruby was laying on her bed as Blake read her book, or at least tried to. Their minds were still wondering back to Yang, and their conversation for early. Well, Yang and Blake's conversation. Ruby hardly spoke a word, only at the end was when she did. They had hope they could talk some sense into Yang. But, unfortunately, Yang kept saying she was acting in self defense, even though they all witnessed her attack Mercury, even though he didn't do anything.

After a few minutes, Weiss walked in, looking pale and sad. Blake was the first to notice. "Weiss? Is something wrong?" She asked as Ruby looked at their girlfriend, who only closed the door. "Weiss?" Ruby took a few seconds before she asked "You went to see Yang?" At the mention of her name, Weiss started crying a bit. "Y-yes." She said in a sad voice. "Did Yang say something to you?" Blake asked, almost looking angry as Weiss shook her head. "No... Y-Yang... Y-Yang is... Is..." She started but couldn't finish. "What happened?" Ruby said, worried. Her question was answered through the intercom.

"Students and Faculty," Ms. Goodwitch said through it. "I... Regret to inform you that as of 10:27 p.m. earlier this night... Yang Xiao Long was killed while in custody in the Amity Coliseum by an unknown third party." Ruby and Blake both froze, as Weiss broke down again. "All classes have been suspended until further notice, and the Vytal Festival has been put on hold until further notice... That is all..." Ruby soon joined Weiss crying as she fell to the floor. Blake looked at the two, before pulling them in a loving embrace. She wanted to join them, but she had to put on a strong face. For their sake.

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Village

Yang looked the two incredibly as Raven and Canderous shared a look. "..." Yang was silent as Canderous impatiently tapped his foot. "Really? You left Uncle Qrow... You left Dad... You left ME! Just because you got a brand freakin' new powers?!" Yang finally erupted as her hair erupted in flames. Canderous flinched backwards, as Raven looked in shocked. 'Huh, well what do ya know...' Canderous thought to himself as Yang continued to scream at Raven. 'She doesn't even know she's tapping into it. Hmm...' Canderous closed his eyes for a moment. 'If she really does have some of it in her... She'll need some help of she inherits the title.' He turned back to see his boss and boss's daughter as she continued screaming. "-ick! Did you even care about us? About ME! Obviously not since you abandoned-"

"The reason why I left was to protect you!" Raven shouted, as calming Yang down for a moment, before she continued in a softer voice. "You were just a year old when someone figured out I was a Maiden. They kidnapped you, and threatened me. He said that if I didn't relinquish my powers to him, he'd... kill you... I managed to get you back without Tai noticing, but I knew if I continued being around, I'd be putting you and Tai in danger... I had to leave." She shed of few tears here and there, but Yang did as well. She ran up to her and hugged her mother. "You know, it was pointless for him to try anyways. He couldn't even use the Maiden powers since it's only for woman." Canderous muttered to himself, before noting the looks from Raven and Yang. "I ruined the moment, didn't I?" They nodded. "I'll shut up now." They nodded as they wiped their eyes. "There's actually another reason why I had Canderous save you..." Raven said as she took a deep breath. "There was something that he said recently that had me curious and concerned about you... And after what you did while you were yelling confirmed my suspicions." Yang looked at her mother in curiosity, before turning to Canderous.

"When Raven here said she was about two weeks into her pregnancy when she got her powers, I thought about it for a while." Canderous elaborated. "Since you probably weren't fully developed yet, I asked her if there was any possibility that you inherited some of her powers. At first, she laughed. Then she thought about it." Yang looked at him funny as he finished. "So you mean to tell me that I have some portion of her powers?" She asked, spectacle as he nodded. "Didn't you just turn your hair on fire and shot a bit of fire around?" He pointed out. "From what I've gathered, your semblance adds any damage you receive to your power, so why does you're hair turn into fire, a small control over fire or brighten up with emotions?" Yang was going to respond, but promptly stopped. She never really thought about it, now that Canderous mentioned it. "I thought so. Since you have a portion of her power, no matter who she thinks when she ultimately kicks the bucket, no offense Raven," Canderous said, adding the last part as he looked to her mother. "It's going to seek out the remaining portion. In other words," He pointed a finger at Yang. "You."

"M-me?" Yang questioned as Raven nodded. "Let's get back on topic here, Canderous." Raven said as he gave her a look. "We can continue this later, but first we should explain why we actually called you here." Yang looked confused as Canderous agreed. "A few months ago, one of the Maidens was attacked, Amber the Fall Maiden, and half of her power was stolen." He explained. "She was ambushed by 3 people familiar to you. We didn't learn of it yet, but after some digging around, conversating with a few lowlifes, we found out their names. Emerald Susai, Mercury Black and their leader, Cinder Fall." Yangs eyes widened at the revelation. "You never broke Mercury's leg, considering he's missing half of each limb." Raven continued as she brought out a few photos. "Canderous has been scoping them out learning about their operations, while I tried staling their plans for a while."

She brought out five pictures. One was of a Red haired Bull Faunus, with a custom White Fang mask. Below him was a picture some White Fang Grunts. Next to him was Roman, bowler hat and all, with a picture of Juniors bar and goons. Finally, there was the picture of the girl from the train, Neo. "Gotta hand it to Cinder, she knows how to pick her pawns." Canderous noted as he through down two pictures out from his jacket pocket of Emerald and Mercury. "She picked Emerald off the streets. From what I've seen, she's an illusionist. That's why you saw Mercury attack you when everyone else saw you attacking him. It wasn't hard to find some connection to Mercury. Turns out, his dad was a pretty good assassin. Top of the class. Would bet my right arm that he's responsible for the fact Mercury's legs are gone at the knees. These two are her right and left hands. Then we have her grunts." He pointed at the Bull Faunus. "Don't know how she did it, but she managed to rope Adam Taurus into her group. Current White Fang Leader. With him, she has an army." He pointed at Roman, the bar, and Neo. "You already know Roman and Neo. Package deal. Both of these two have underworld connections. Like the hired muscle from Junior's."

Raven looked at Yang. "They know who I am, but only as the Summer Maiden. They haven't realized that your my daughter yet, but she knows that I was protective of you when I rescued you from Neo. That's why she had Mercury single you out. So she could get to me." She explained. "But she doesn't know about Canderous. So I had him break you out. I thought about this for a while, but I wanted to ask you. I haven't been in your life as much as you and I wanted, but... I need your help." She held out her hand. "Will you help me?"

Yang looked at her mother, then to her hand, then to Canderous (who gave her a polite wave), before looking back at her mother. Smiling she took it. "You betcha." She said as Canderous gave a uncommon smirk, and Raven a full smile. "But, I want to ask you something Yang." Raven said as Yang looked at her puzzled. "Tell me, do you want me to transfer a bit more of my powers to you?"

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Team RWB's Dorm

Two Days since the Explosion

It's been two days since Yang was killed for the rest of her teammates. Ruby cried for a majority of the time. The last time she saw her sister, she barely said a word to her. The last words she said to her was, 'We all saw you, Yang. We saw you brake his legs.'. She could help but wonder if she got her killed.

Weiss was saddened as well. She didn't even say anything to the blonde brawler before she died. The last time she saw her, Weiss just gave her a horrified look as Yang was escorted to a jail cell. She kept thinking of that if she would have gone to see her quicker, she could have saved her.

Blake, although not taking it worse the Ruby, felt just as guilty. She remember her last word to her, 'I want to believe you... But I can't.'. She couldn't help but think back to all the times Yang went out of her way to help her. One moment stuck out, when she told Yang about innocent. 'The innocent never run... But they get murdered.' Blake though bitterly to herself.

Suddenly a ding was heard from Weiss's scroll as she looked at it. "Who is it?" Blake asked from her bed. "It's a message from Winter." Weiss said as she looked at the sub-heading. "About the man who killed Yang!" Suddenly Ruby and Blake both came up to her as they all read the message.

'Dear Sister and lovers,

I managed to get this image of the man responsible for the death of your teammate. It isn't much, but at the same time, it's all that the general has been able to obtain of the man. Whoever he is, he's good at hiding. Some of the guards we interviewed said he had a custom gun that constantly fired Dust Rounds. This was all I've been able to obtain of him.

With love,

Winter Schnee, Specialist.'

They looked at the image. It was of a young man, about 5'10, holding a pistol in one hand, pointing it in front of him as he retreated back. He had a navy blue jacket and a dark t-shirt with some words on it. It wasn't eligible from this distance. But they could see his hair and eye color, which was a dark brown and sky blue respectively. The three of them looked at each other, before they nodded, splitting off to find Team JNPR and CFVY.

~Linebreaker~

Vindex's Little Box of Author Notes

Welcome to the box. Before I continue, I actually want to say this: I really... Really think Raven is a Maiden. Reason of being? If you look at it from that point of view, it makes sense. Raven has to cut off connections because she doesn't want to endanger her family. Also, it kind off explains for me why Yang's hair turns into flames or she just randomly sprouts flames once in a while (see the episode where they get the chess pieces, she actually sprouts/conjures flames). It may not be the summer, but I see it as very likely.

Now, on to what I have to say, it's nothing major, just I found out approximately how long I'll be here for. Counting today (1/9/2016), two weeks and a couple of days. And it sucks because I REALLY want to stretch out my legs, and I can't because their in a freakin' cast. *Sigh* It sucks.

Well, see ya around,

Vindex