Seeing as I survived the backlash of the last chapter, here's this one. I will say this now; I took a few creative liberties here. I know there's a lot of controversial choices i made, and I know I might lose some of you because of them, but I'm standing by them.
Aaron pulled the trigger on his V4 and let out a three shot burst. The exact same sound came from another part of the clearing. All six bullets, whether from the original V4 or Velvet's copy, made contact with Kialandí. He fell to the ground sideways, multiple new holes oozing.
The Rider stood up and kept his weapon pointed at the traitor. Kialandí didn't even moan on the ground. Aaron looked to see Yang fall to her knees, sword still in her. The sight made any remorse Aaron felt evaporate.
Kialandí rolled onto his back, only rage in his eyes. "You claim you fight with honor." He spat up blood. "You have none."
"That still leaves me with more than you." Aaron pointed his V4 at Kialandí's head and pulled the trigger. Three more bullets tore into the elf's head. With all hostiles eliminated, Aaron looked back at Yang, who was now lying on the ground, unmoving. Aaron knew from experience there was nothing magic could do to that in time. He looked over his shoulder to see Halcyon using one claw to pull himself to his Rider's side. His pupils were dilated to an impossible size and he was breathing heavily.
"YAAAAAANG!" Ruby yelled from the other side of the clearing. Immediately, the temperature plummeted. Aaron looked over to Ruby to see her slightly elevated off the ground, intense white light coming out of her eyes and hands. Immense power radiated off her. Freezing wind blew everywhere The grass frosted over. Snow accumulated around the clearing. The beams of light coming out of her hands intersected and struck the sword in Yang's chest. The ones from her eyes hit Kialandí's and his dragon's corpses. The light was getting unbearable for Aaron, so he covered his eyes, and didn't see what happened after that.
When the wind finally died down, Aaron looked around the clearing. Everything was covered in at least an inch of snow. Ruby was sprawled out in the snow, not moving. Kialandí now had multiple ice spikes growing on him, and likely through him. Velvet stood by Vert, who had a small flame coming out if his mouth. Halcyon limped quickly over to Yang's side, who was now laying on her back on top of a few feet tall mound of powder snow.
Aaron hesitantly stretched his mind out to the fallen Rider to how soon she could pass into the next life. To his surprise, Yang's life force wasn't fading. It was stable, and she was dreaming. That shouldn't have been possible in that situation. Aaron ran over to Yang and put two fingers on her neck. No pulse, and she was freezing cold.
You can help her, right? Halcyon asked desperately.
"Hopefully. I've never seen something like this before." Aaron turned back to the only other Rider standing. "Velvet, call for a med evac, now!" He turned back to the sword stuck in Yang's chest. He grabbed the hilt and pulled the sword straight out. Instead of Yang's chest turning into a red fountain though, not even a trickle came forth.
Halcyon whimpered, then touched his snout to Yang's forehead. A golden light flashed between them on contact. Aaron looked down into the wound and saw Yang's spine reform, taking care of the worst injury. He counted his and Yang's lucky stars that Halcyon had the right inspiration.
When Aaron started his own process though, he realized it took much more energy than it should have. It probably came from the fact that Yang was entirely frozen solid. He worked as fast as he could, but he didn't make the progress he wanted.
When Aaron had to stop and catch his breath, he looked at Yang's face. She was almost as white as the snow she lay on, with the exception of a small, frozen stream of blood that hung on the edge of her lip. Aaron looked up further looked up further and saw a massive change in her hair. Instead of being completely blonde, three streaks of gold, the same shade as Halcyon's scales, shot out of Yang's head.
She's going to kill me. Sadness and hope intermingled in Halcyon's words.
"She may try. Don't let her." Aaron took one last look at Yang, then turned to look at Ruby. She moved a little from before, but that was most likely because of Cerise' constant nudging. Whatever she did must have taken a lot out of her. Aaron could only read Ruby's life force. There wasn't even a stray thought or emotion. If anything, Ruby's and Yang's mental conditions should have been reversed.
After what felt like way too long, a trio of Bullheads flew over the clearing. Two of them had miniguns mounted under the chin and the other a big red cross on the side doors. One of the armed transports landed and disgorged its contents of Huntsmen and androids. They all had their weapons trained on the dead purple dragon.
The medical Bullhead touched down in between the downed sisters. Aaron waved some of the medics over to Yang, and Cerise whimpered to get the attention of others. The medical team dispersed, each of them had a stretcher with them. Ankle deep snow slowed the medics down.
Aaron gently put his arms underneath Yang and through the snow. To his, Halcyon's, and the medics' surprise, the blonde remained perfectly still. Her limbs didn't flop to the side, and her hair stayed exactly like it was. In a normal situation, Yang probably would have joked about 'extreme planking' or something along those lines, but this was anything but normal.
The medics took Yang's frozen form back to the Bullhead. She was quickly joined by her unconscious sister. The medical transport took off and flew toward Beacon, Cerise right behind it. Halcyon tried to follow, but his injury near his wing kept him on the ground. Aaron looked over to Velvet. "Take care of Halcyon's injuries." He turned to where the corpse of the purple dragon lay. "I have something else to take care of."
Aaron stalked over to the dead dragon. He wrapped his hands around the hilt of Sun's Light and pulled. Instead of having to force the sword out, the blade slid out easily. Either Yang loosened it, or it was held in place magically. Aaron scowled and moved to the saddle. He cut off the straps, letting the seat fall to the ground. The Rider searched all the saddlebags for anything that could prove useful, or anything that needed to be destroyed. There were a few gemstones that were loaded with energy that Aaron confiscated. No Eldunari, however. Kialandí was offensive minded, so that might have explained how he was able to attack two dragons and their Riders at the same time while continuing to fight Aaron.
The most surprising piece of equipment in the saddle was a second purple sword. Aaron looked it over, trying to figure out who it belonged to. As he analyzed it though, he thought the sword belonged to Kialandí. Why would he use someone else's sword in combat if he had his own? Aaron thought to himself.
One look at Nalia almost answered his question. She stood right by the bloody sword in the snow, her pupils dilated and all of her limbs shook. Aaron walked over to his dragon and looked at the sword half buried in the snow. He froze up. In all the rage he felt at seeing Kialandí again, he didn't notice that the elf used one of his friend's swords. "Eld Moi…Kialandí used Eld Moi?" He ran over to Kialandí's corpse and removed the scabbard the elf had tied to his waist.
Nalia half growled, half whimpered. I'm torn. I want to destroy this for what it did to Yang, but…Irolon would have my head.
Aaron returned to his dragon's side. "I'm sure Rafye wouldn't be too happy with you either." Before they left on their mission to find Riders for the eggs, Nalia asked their first friends from Vroengard to come with them. Rafye declined, saying that while she was honored, it wasn't their assignment. Now, all those bittersweet memories were coming back, with Rafye's sword as the instigator.
Sure, Aaron knew they fought at Vroengard and were killed, but he never expected to see Eld Moi in the hands of one of the Forsworn. He would have preferred the sword to be lost in the confusion of battle, but then again that was false hope. Of course Kialandí would use a sword that Aaron didn't consider hostile...
Nalia growled low and loud. Aaron turned to his dragon and saw slits for pupils. You filth don't deserve this right, but I can allow no trace of your existence.
Aaron turned to the Huntsmen that were currently examining the dead dragon. "Get out of there! It's going to get really hot in a few seconds." The Huntsmen scattered, and Nalia unleashed a torrent of green flame. Both Kialandí and his dragon were engulfed in the inferno. Nalia kept the current up for an impossibly long time. All the snow Ruby somehow made melted a few minutes in. Halcyon, Vert, and Velvet also flew out during the blaze. After an hour or so, the only ones left in the clearing were Aaron and Nalia. Somewhere along the line, Aaron stuck Eld Moi and Sun's Light into the blaze to burn off any blood that still coated the blades, purifying them.
Eventually, the angry dragon closed her mouth. Nothing was left if Kialandí. If there were ashes, they blew away in the wind. The purple dragon was only shattered bones in a pile, none of them recognizable. The only reason the rest of the forest wasn't on fire was because Aaron cast a spell to make the surrounding area dragon fire proof.
Nalia let out an ear piercing roar. Her legs shook from exhaustion, but she still stood. She stalked over to the pile of burnt bones and slammed a massive paw down on the bones that looked to be the most intact. Next she swung her tail through the whole pile, breaking more pieces and sending most of the fragments flying.
I'll fly you back to Beacon, Nalia told Aaron, only a little of her normal tone leaking through the rage, then I need to find a river. I need to get this filth off me. Aaron tied the extra swords to Nalia's saddle, then climbed on himself. Nalia didn't even wait for Aaron to strap himself in. She flew fast over the forest toward Beacon. Trees flashed by underneath at an astounding rate. While in the air, the dragon and Rider discussed what to do with Eld Moi. Aaron had an idea, and Nalia reluctantly agreed.
From the air, Aaron saw Halcyon pressed up against the hospital wing of Beacon. Cerise stood right by her brother's side, a wing draped over him. Vert lay at a respectful distance. Nalia landed outside the main doors for the hospital, and only stood there long enough for Aaron to remove Eld Moi and Sun's Light. She took off immediately afterward and angled toward a river.
Before Aaron entered the hospital, he heard a low and growl from the side. You let this happen, Halcyon mentally growled. Aaron faced the dragon and saw none of the concern Halcyon showed for his Rider in his eyes. You and your honor… Aaron faced away. He couldn't deny the dragon's claim.
The Rider entered the hospital and was quickly directed by a nurse to where his team was. He walked with purpose and found a waiting room filled to the brim with Penny, the rest of RWBY, and all of teams JNPR and CFVY. Weiss and Blake quickly ambushed Aaron. "What happened?" Weiss demanded.
Aaron turned to Velvet, who was standing with her own team. "You didn't tell them?"
Velvet shook her head. "They're your teammates, and I can't really trust my head after what happened out there."
Aaron nodded, then turned to his teammates in front of him. He explained the encounter by the temple, only skipping the details of his actual fight. Velvet rubbed an arm nervously when Aaron explained Halcyon getting injured. Then Aaron explained Yang killing the purple dragon, and Kialandí's rage directly afterward.
When Aaron moved on to how Ruby reacted, there were looks of confusion from everyone in the room. Everyone except Pyrrha that is. She tried to act confused, but her acting skills were never the best. Pyrrha had been an anomaly since the Battle of Beacon. While her personality never changed, the way she fought altered slightly. That, and her mind was shielded, though Yang claimed to have taught her that after her fight against Cinder in Beacon's tower.
Blake finally took notice of one of the extra swords in Aaron's possession. "Please tell me that's not what I think it is."
Velvet also took a closer look and gasped. "Why do you have that sword?"
Aaron held the sword flat with both hands. "Eld Moi belonged to the Rider of Nalia's mate." There was silence in the room, the tense atmosphere dropped considerably, but never left. "Kialandí was known to take trophies, and apparently this sword was one of them. He probably liked the idea of killing me with one of my best friend's swords.
"As for why it's here," Aaron turned to Velvet, "Every Rider has the right to a sword."
Velvet took a step back. "I…I can't. It still nearly killed Yang."
"Sun's Light killed Summer Rose, yet Yang uses that blade with pride."
The Faunus looked at the floor, then looked to the side, most likely talking with Vert. "I…I haven't used a weapon like that since before Beacon. I don't have my own fighting style."
"We can work on that in the coming days if you take this. Since your Semblance allows you to mimic other people's styles, I'm sure Nalia can share her memories of Rafye fighting."
Velvet hesitated again. "Wouldn't she-"
"Rafye wouldn't want the last blood her sword to taste to be a friend's. I'm sure you'd do her proud." That was actually the only reason he brought it up.
Another hesitation from the Faunus, then she stepped forward and took the sword and scabbard from Aaron. "Unless Yang or Halcyon demand I get rid of this, I'll use it to the best of my ability."
"There are plenty of people around here to help you out, Velvet," Coco said. "I'm sure all you'd need to do is ask."
Don't get too used to it, Halcyon growled, making most people in the waiting room flinch. As soon as Yang wakes up, I'm telling her everything.
Weiss looked at Aaron, confused. "I kind of get where Halcyon's coming from, but why did he sound that angry?"
Aaron looked at the floor. "He blames me for what happened to Yang…He's probably right."
Suddenly a black and red…something appeared in the hallway. Aaron spun toward it and drew Redemption, a difficult task given the tight quarters. A single woman stepped out, a Grimm mask covered her face. She held an overly large sword in her right hand. "Whoever you are," Aaron growled. "I'm not in the mood for negotiating. I just watched one of my friends get stabbed in the chest and another one enter a coma."
The woman sheathed the sword and took off her mask. "For once, I'm not looking for a fight." She dropped her mask to the floor, concerned red eyes looked straight at Aaron. "I'm here for my daughter."
Aaron lowered Redemption to his side, finally recognizing the woman from pictures Ruby and Yang had. "Raven. I didn't think you'd show up."
Raven's eyes narrowed slightly. "I may not have been visible, but I never abandoned my family."
"That's a laugh!" Someone shouted from down the hallway. Soon after, Taiyang Xiao Long came into Aaron's view. "Where have you been the past nineteen years?"
"Tai, we both know why I left, and why I'm back now." Aaron backed away from the formerly married couple and leaned against the wall while they argued.
Now for the hard part, Aaron looked at the floor. Waiting.
Ruby's ears rang, and she felt exhausted and energized at the same time. She opened her eyes and saw a stark white sky. Normally with how bright and white it was, Ruby's eyes would have burned. Instead, it soothed the girl.
Ruby moved an arm and felt soft grass. She turned her head to the side and saw the world sideways. Somewhere in that energy buildup, she must have fallen over. After a few seconds, she realized that she wasn't in the clearing with the ruin, or even in the Emerald Forest. She sat up and looked around one of her favorite groupings of trees on Patch. Yang and she would always try and climb to the top of that giant oak and play hide-and-seek with their other friends in the area.
That last thought brought tears to her eyes. Ruby brought her knees up to her chest and started crying. Yang, her invincible big sister, was dead or dying. The younger sister couldn't have done anything about it. Either Kialandí or his dragon was assaulting Ruby's mind. By the time she recovered, it was too late to bring Crescent Rose around to take a shot.
Ruby stiffened up as she realized things weren't adding up. How could she have gotten to Patch in the first place? Why would her friends leave her alone here? Why was the sky white without clouds? Where was Cerise? Where was anyone?
"Check for life signs," she said, expecting her bionic eye to do something. Instead, her vision stayed perfectly clear. "Check CCT signal." Again, nothing. "Start diagnostics." Her eye refused to cooperate.
Ruby rolled her right sleeve to access the control panel. For whatever reason though, it was locked shut. It didn't even have a lock on it. She tried to force it open, but she couldn't find the seam. After a few seconds of working on it, she slowed down and drew back her fingernails. It felt…off somehow. Then she realized something. She wore her Mk. II combat arm to face Kialandí, and Yang and she were the only ones who knew how to take arms off and put them on. Her Mk. II didn't even have 'skin' on it. Even if it did, it felt too real. While her fake skin was enough to fake sensation on the surface, it never was able to get feelings from muscles, or bones.
Curious, Ruby rolled up her right pant leg and searched for the leg's control panel. Again, it refused to open, and it felt too real. She brought her right hand up to the right side of her face. Before, she could at least feel the electronics of the surface of her skull, but not then.
Her shoulders slumped as she realized two things. One: her natural limbs and eye were back. Two: the only way that could happen was if she was dreaming or dead.
"You're not dead, Ruby," someone said from the trees.
Ruby looked around herself, looking for whoever said it. The voice sounded like it was coming from everywhere at once. "Where are you?" She fell into a defensive position. The voice sounded incredibly familiar, but she just couldn't place it.
"You're not going to find me like that," the voice said in an almost laughing tone.
Hesitantly, Ruby stretched her mind out to find whoever it was. For whatever reason, nothing in the area had any life force or Aura in it. When Ruby found someone at the top of the tree she used to climb, the feeling stuck out like a spotlight in the night. Again, the person felt familiar, even though Ruby never touched her mind before. "I know where you are, now what do you want?"
The person jumped down from the top branch and landed on the side of the tree opposite Ruby. The Rider prepared for an attack.
Slowly, a pure white cloak came into view. Between the folds, Ruby saw a black and white combat skirt. Her breath caught in her throat. She knew that look. The woman pulled back her hood, revealing black hair that turned red at the ends. She opened her eyes to reveal glistening silver irises. "I wanted to see you, my Gem," the woman said. "I have to say, I like what you've done with your ears."
"M-m-mo-mom?" Ruby stammered. Her throat constricted to almost painful levels. She'd seen her mom in several dreams before, but this was the first time she had her own mind and not empty like all the other people in them. This never happened before. The person in front of her was her mom.
Summer Rose let out a laugh, smiled, and let tears fall from her eyes. "I've been waiting to hear that for a long time."
"Mom!" Ruby activated her Semblance and ran at her mother. Instead of tackling her to the ground though, Summer stood firm. Ruby wrapped her arms around her mom and buried her face in Summer's shoulder. Her mom held Ruby's head close and rubbed her daughter's back. Both of them swayed on their feet as they let loose tears. Occasionally, Summer's fingers would brush against the tips of Ruby's pointed ears.
After who knew how long, Ruby pulled back and looked her mom in the eyes. "How are you even here?"
"I am, but I'm not," Summer said cryptically in the same laughing tone as before. She put a hand on the side of Ruby's head. "You're not dead, Ruby. You're not exactly dreaming either, but this is all going on inside your soul."
Ruby scrunched her eyes. "What do you mean?"
Her mom's smile disappeared. "You're in the hospital at Beacon, in a coma."
"Yang." Ruby's eyes teared up again and she pulled her mom in close. "Mom, Kialandí, he…"
"I know, Ruby. I saw. I would have done something sooner, but I had to help defend your mind."
"Wait." Ruby pulled back again. "You saw? You did something? How?"
"I saw using your eyes, my Gem." Summer smiled sadly. "The rest requires a lot of explanation, and I'm going to ask you to remember some painful times in your life." She backed away from Ruby and held a hand palm up. Her eyes glowed faintly and a cold breeze started.
Ruby instantly recognized it. "You can make wind too?"
"I can do much more than that." Summer hesitated. "Do you remember what Fort Castle was like when I was done with it?"
"Destroyed turrets…bodies all around, and a lot of snow."
Summer nodded and lifted both hands in front of her. Her eyes glowed even more, and a blizzard essentially shot out of her hands. Ruby instinctually brought her left hand up. Without calling up any wind herself, the blizzard split in two and passed to either side of her. As soon as it started, the snow and wind stopped coming, revealing Summer's beaming face. "You didn't even need to be taught that."
"I did that?" Ruby looked at her left hand. She didn't even feel an energy drain, and there wasn't any wind blowing from behind her. She looked back up at her mom with pleading eyes. "What did you do to Yang?"
Summer looked down at the ground, then back at Ruby. "I used your energy and Aura to freeze Yang…and put a few icy spikes into Kialandí and his dragon myself. I don't mean frozen like in a block of ice, but like a cryofreeze. It should keep her alive long enough for Aaron and other doctors to do their work. On the downside, I think I used up all of your Aura and a good portion of your energy. That's only the third time I had any influence on what you did. The rest is on you."
"Third time?" Ruby was barely following along, but only because it all seemed impossible.
"…Back when you were kidnapped by the Nevermores." Ruby tensed up and looked at the ground. "Ruby, I tried to get you out of there sooner, but the King Taijitu venom was affecting me too. I could only get enough Aura and energy together when you were angry enough. That's where those wind gusts came from." Summer brought Ruby into another hug. "I tried to knock that thug out both times. I thought I had enough. I didn't mean for him to cut you."
"…My team got me out of there." Ruby freed herself and looked her mom in the eyes. "But why can I…we do this? I've never heard of anything like this before."
"I'm sure I told you the story of the seasons before. That, or Tai did at some point."
"The old wizard and the four maidens, yeah. What's this have to do with us?"
Summer smiled. "I inherited the abilities of the Winter Maiden from my mother, and you got it from me."
Ruby blinked rapidly confused. "Wait, what?"
"Ruby," Summer put a hand on her daughter's shoulder, "you have special powers that very few others have, your friend Pyrrha being one of them. I obviously don't mean you being a Dragon Rider either. You can control the elements, but being the Maiden of Winter, water and ice are your specialties."
Her smile disappeared. "But only tell this to the people you trust with your life. People will kill for this power. I knew Amber, at least two Fall Maidens before Pyrrha. She was just a little girl back then…I don't know for sure, but I'd guess that Cinder killed her to gain her power."
"So, I'm overpowered, and people want to take it for themselves?"
Summer nodded. "The fact that you're a Dragon Rider as well doesn't change anything. Those hungry for power will come after you if they find out."
"Well, they'll have to get through my team and our dragons first."
"It's always nice to have backup." Summer's face softened. "Speaking of which, I know Raven feels she's responsible for what happened to me. If you ever see her again, tell her I said thank you for saving my little girls."
Ruby blushed slightly. "In those exact words?"
Summer smirked. "Yes, and I will know if you don't."
A thought suddenly occurred to Ruby. "We're in my head, right? Can we get Cerise in here?" Her eyes widened slightly. "Or Yang if it's safe?
"I'd love to officially meet Cerise." Summer smiled weakly. "I know you're worried about Yang, but I think it would be best for her to stay in her own head for now."
Ruby turned her head skyward and closed her eyes. It probably wasn't necessary, but it helped her concentrate. She stretched her mind all around her as far as she could go. Of course she felt her mom, but all the plants were absent. Eventually, Ruby found a barrier that she couldn't pass, which was strange considering this was her own soul. She pushed against it, and focused her efforts on one area.
Suddenly, the barrier broke and Ruby felt who was really around her. There were a bunch of people she didn't know. Aaron and Yang were a little distance away, surrounded by more people Ruby wasn't familiar with. The rest of her team and the dragons were slightly farther away. Cerise immediately latched onto her Rider's mind. Ruby! I've been trying to get through to you for hours!
Hours? It's been that long already? Well, this isn't an actual dream, so I guess the rules are different.
Ruby, what are you talking about? Concern radiated off Cerise.
Come in here, there's someone I want you to meet. You're not flying, are you?
No…confusion mingled with the concern. Ruby gently took Cerise' mind and guided her to the right place. She opened her eyes and saw her red dragon high in the sky above her. Cerise looked around in confusion before angling down. This is deeper in your mind than I've ever gone.
Stop being confused and land already! Ruby really wanted to know what was going on out there, as well as 'introduce' her dragon to her mom. As Cerise approached, Ruby noticed she was smaller than in reality. Then again, dreams didn't have to follow reality.
"I think it's more along the lines of that's how you see her," Summer said.
Ruby mocked groaned. "I already have Cerise reading my mind, now you're doing it?"
"I've been reading your mind for fifteen years. You just didn't know it until now."
Cerise didn't even bother to land before tackling Ruby. She encased her Rider in a tent made out of wing and scales. She stuck her head under her wing and nuzzled Ruby. I was so worried. I couldn't get anything out of you other than your life force.
Ruby hugged her dragon's snout, able to fully wrap her arms around it again. "Don't worry about me. I'm fine. More than fine." She tightened her grip on her dragon. "How's Yang?"
Cerise hummed sadly. She's not dying, but she's not improving either. You did something to her to preserve her body and mind, and Aaron and Halcyon did their best to heal her, but they're unsure if she'll be alright when she wakes up. Whatever you did is making it difficult for doctors to do anything. Aaron's doing what he can but it's exhausting him. Halcyon says Yang's dreaming and he's doing his best to keep her calm without saying what happened.
"She'll be alright. She's strong." Ruby smiled as she locked eyes with her dragon.
Halcyon's not well either. It's not why you'd think. He blames Aaron for what happened to Yang. Cerise growled lightly. He might be onto something.
The little smile Ruby had disappeared. "What does Aaron think?"
As far as I can tell, he agrees.
Ruby looked down slightly. "I'm sure Nalia's already told you this, but don't let Aaron find a knife."
She's not talking to anyone right now…Apparently the sword Kialandí used belonged to the Rider of her mate…Nalia's still trying to deal with that.
"…Oh." Nalia didn't talk about Irolon much. In fact, the first time anyone from Remnant knew he existed was the four-year anniversary of the fall of Vroengard. "She's not distant too is she?"
Cerise shook her head. She's in the Dragonhouse. She's just wants to be alone right now. The dragon blinked, then locked eyes with Ruby again. You said something about meeting someone? How can we do that in your head?
"Believe me, I don't really know myself." Ruby finally let go of her dragon.
Cerise got off her Rider and looked at the only other person in the forest. Summer smiled and the dragon cocked her head. It's your mother. I've seen her before in your dreams.
"Use your mind." Cerise nodded slightly, then her eyes grew big and her jaw dropped. She looked at Ruby, then back at Summer.
Summer slowly approached the dragon. "So you're the one my Gem calls her soulmate." She reached out and scratched behind one of Cerise' ears. Instead of recoiling though, the dragon leaned into it and hummed happily. "You're lucky you're not a human or Faunus. If you were, we'd have to have a conversation you wouldn't like."
"Mom, don't threaten my dragon."
"Something tells me threatening a dragon is hazardous for my health. I was just stating the facts." Cerise snorted a puff of smoke at Summer, causing her to jump back. "Come on! Do you know hard it is to keep this white?"
Both Ruby and Cerise laughed, despite what was going on in reality. "That's all Weiss wears, so I have an idea." Ruby walked to stand beside Cerise' head. "I know you're both in here and out there, but I'd like you to keep what you see here from everyone. If they ask, just say I'm fine and I'm worried about Yang. They aren't lies." The dragon hummed her understanding.
Summer clapped her hands together. "So, we've got a little while before you wake up naturally, so what do you want to do in the meantime while we still can."
Ruby's eyes sparkled. "Show me what I can do, and if there's anything I can do to help Yang…And when that's done, cookies?"
Summer laughed lightly. "Of course. You might be able to make them like I do in the future now."
Eld Moi: Changer.
So people have equated going 'Full Maiden' to Super Saiyan or the Avatar State. Guess which one inspired this.
Yeah, I know, controversial all over the place, next chapter I'm thinking even more so. But again, I'm standing by these decisions.