I was sitting on a couch in the living room watching TV, but my mind wasn't focused on the TV screen but rather I was thinking things, mainly the person we rescued in the forest. He was, let's just say weird. I inspected the dog tags he was wearing. His is Garnet Rose. Now I know Summer was a little secretive when it comes to her family, but I know she is the only child, distant relative? She said that most of her kind were persecuted. Maybe that's why he was heavily injured? No, there is no way Salem's forces can find us here. And that's not all of it, when we find him in the database it came out as none, almost as if he suddenly appeared And the outfit he was wearing,or the remains of it I supposed, it was as if he was geared up for war. He had every basic essentials a soldier needs, rations, maps, a compass, a radio, a personal first aid kit, and ammo, all of it courtesy of Atlas. Was he part of some kind of black ops operative? I highly doubt it, his weaponry just screams huntsman all over it. I could only let out a sigh.

Just who is he?

"Hey Dad! He's waking up!" I heard my daughter, Yang, called out to me.

"Yeah just sec!" I replied back.

When I went to the room where the mystery man resides I saw my other daughter, Ruby, talking to him.

"So your name's Ruby Rose, right?" Garnet said. He was still in the bed but now on a half-sitting position.

"Yup!" Ruby said while popping the 'p'. "And I was the one who saw you unconscious back in the forest. You we're pretty beat up back there. If it weren't for us, you would have died."

"Thank you, I guess." He simply said.

"So," the red huntress started. "About the whole 'calling me mom' thing. Um... can you, you know, explain that?."

"W-well, I-" Before he could answer, I interjected.

"Well girls, I think its time to go to sleep."

"B-but"

"No buts, go upstairs now. It's past your bedtime. Yang you too." I looked at Yang.

"Yes, dad. Ruby let's go." And with that they exited the room.

"So," I took a sit next to the now upright sitted man. "Who are you?"

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After watching the two girls exit the room I averted my to the man in front me. 'Why does he look like dad? Well except being a little younger he is a spitting image of him.'

My mind is now working faster than a computer to find the correct words to say

"Um, I'm Garnet Rose." I guess that's best thing to say right? Your name is what you usually answer after that question after all.

"Well the name's Taiyang" Wait, WHAT?!

"Um, you okay there?" He said with a concerned look. And then I realized my jaw was dropped harder than a bullhead crashing.

"Uh yeah, I'm f-fine" I said, face red with embarrassment.

"Well okay." He shrugs. "So you're doing fine?" I nod. "So it is fine if I asked you questions right now?"

"If I answer your questions you're going to answer mine." I proposed, sounding more of a statement.

"That's a deal. Okay first question, who are you with?" He asked

"United Remnant Army" I said simply.

"Never heard of it." What? He never heard of URA? Either this guy is an idiot or living in isolation.

"My turn, where are we?" I said.

The Taiyang doppelganger then remembered the terms. "You're in Patch. West of the Kingdom of Vale" He simply said.

"That's impossible. Patch was overrun by Grimm." I said not believing what he said.

He chuckled."What are you talking about? Patch never had any major Grimm invasion in Patch in like, forever."

"That's bull****." He flinched slightly from the sudden cussing. "I've seen Patch got overrun. I've seen its people die, people that I could have saved." I grunted, not realizing my eyes was tearing up.

He pondered for a moment. "I am terribly sorry by that, but that's the truth. Grimm rarely attacked us."

I am now utterly confused. The Grimm never attacked Patch? I was there. The cries of the people who were trapped in the crossfire. The lives that I could have saved but didn't because I have a duty to uphold, to fight the one who was responsible for this, Cinder Fall.

But I failed. The island was overrun. I only survived because my team rescued and pulled me out. Our home… it burned to the ground.

'Can't you see? No matter what you do, everything you've built. They will is a futile struggle, You will never win. Your illusion you call 'hope' is only a sign of ignorance of the truth. The only belongs to the Queen." I can still remember the words she said to me. How it was etched into my heart. I have never felt that weak in my life, not even when she attacked Beacon. I can barely do anything but watch my hometown burn.

But that doesn't mean I would lose hope. There is a reason why I am still alive. It is not my skills nor even the power of silver eyes, it was my heart. The heart to still keep fighting even when faced against overwhelming odds. Humanity is like that. We were fighting against darkness as long as we existed, so why give up now? When we escaped the now destroyed time, I didn't felt fear nor hopelessness. Quite the opposite actually, I felt a renewed vigor because I was alive, and that meant I can avenge the fallen. On that day I've decided that I will keep fighting till I di- no, till the we achieved true peace.

"Hey you okay there?" I was snapped out of my thoughts when Taiyang waved a hand in front of my face.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I said. It's impossible he wouldn't know that Patch was destroyed, that was tragedy was as big as Beacon was. It doesn't make sense.

"Hey," I said "what year is it?"

"It's the year 80 AW (After War).

My eyes widen as large as dinner plates.

"T-thats i-impossible." I muttered.

"Hmm?"

"That was five years ago."

Aaaaaaand Cliffhanger! I have decided on my upload schedule. There will be least one chapter per week (Provided I am not busy with school or have a severe case of writers block then yeah.) Also thank you for the support I appreciate it. And again guys I will be coming next for more. Ciao!