A/N: Well, you people asked and you shall receive, a little more better version of chapter 4 and possibly the end of my first short fic. As I said before this was intended as a one-shot, not a multi-chapter story. But, with pressing matters, and considering I started the rough draft of this back in OCTOBER, I just wanted to finally get it out. Well, enough of my rambling, let's get on with the finale.


'Come on, come on, come on, COME. ON! Get there on time!' Ruby mentally begged, as she ran the final stretch of Beacon Tower, the top just in view, 'Please! Don't let me fail again! I already lost Penny! Don't let me lose anyone else!'

The memory of Penny being torn apart repeated in her mind, the incident still fresh in her mind.

However, she shook those feelings away as she focused on the here and now. She will mourn for Penny, but right now, someone needed her help to stop that woman...Cinder, from killing anyone else.

As she finished that thought, the Rose Reaper finally arrived at the top of the tower as she jumped from the last glyph, and landed in what remained of Ozpin's office. She looked around, and it didn't take long for her to find who she was looking for. However, she was not prepared to see one person who was kneeling on the ground, with two arrows in her.

One in her shoulder, and one in her shin.

Her face morphed into that of shock as she saw the girl who helped her friends escape. More specifically, her face and eyes.

Ruby could only think of one person with the exact same features.

"P...Pyrrha...?" she gasped out, before the woman in the red dress shoved a glass dagger into the defenseless girl's stomach.

Ruby didn't hear what Cinder said, as her eyes were more focused on the girl, who she believed was one of her dear friends, despite not knowing her real well, be ran through by the dagger.

She watched as the girl's face contorted in pain, as her mouth opened in a silent scream, struggling to breathe. Then her emerald eyes rolled into the back of her head, before she slumped over, unmoving.

Cinder, smirking at seeing the girl slump over then kicked the mortally wounded girl away as an insult to injury. The smirk of victory remained, as the girl landed harshly on the ground with a loud thud, flat on her back, with her hair shadowing her eyes, and her mouth slightly opened.

Ruby froze as she looked in horror at what just happened right in front of her. Her friend's body, not moving, as blood began to leak from the wound and pool around her, which was reflected in her silver eyes.

'This...This can't be happening. This can't be happening. This can't be happening!' she kept repeating in her mind like a mantra, as she wrapped her arms around herself, feeling a cold dark feeling within her. First she failed Penny, now she failed Pyrrha.

Twice in one night.

Thoughts of all everyone she knows soon entered her mind, all of them suffering the same kind of death that had just befallen the girl who was the best to come out of her Academy...and it scared her to end.

'No... not her... Please no! No! NOO!'

Then, with a cry of fury, pain, grief, and with the need to protect the rest of her loved ones, something awoke.

"PYRRHA~!"

A bright light shined from her silver eyes as it engulfed the top of the tower, catching Cinder's attention as she turned in Ruby's direction, her remaining eye widening in shock.

"WHAT!?"

With that, the area was engulfed in a white light.

Though no one took notice of the figure who was witnessing the event unfold.


Pyrrha and Jaune were once again stopped, just as they arrived just a dozen meters at the base of the Tower, when they saw the bright light. They had just run into Weiss about a minute ago who, after asking what they were doing there, told them Ruby was up there. The two partner then told the heiress to get back to the docks, and were to about to go up until they saw the light.

Sprite, who was able to see it as well, only showed a look of pained realization on his holographic face.

"We're...we're too late...,"

Pyrrha felt her heart clench at that, and looked at the A.I.

"What do you mean?" She demanded, "What is that light!?"

"That light is your friend, Ruby Rose," Spritereplied somberly, "When she saw you die...in the original timeline, the power of her silver eyes, which was said to be able to destroy even the strongest Grimm was awakened, and a bright light was seen from as far Vale. The only reason that this could be happening... is that..."

Both Jaune and Pyrrha both gasped in horror at that. They both looked toward the tower, pure terror gripping their hearts at what had possibly happened to Dorée. Pyrrha herself especially...was not taking this information well.

'N-No...No no no no no no NO NO!' Pyrrha kept repeating in her head like a mantra and proceeded to burst toward the tower, pushing all the aura she had into her legs.

Jaune followed immediately after her, while a black crow flew toward the top of the tower, just as the light began to die down.


A pained groan permeated the quiet night air as Dorée awoke, her vision blurry for a moment before she managed to blink it away.

Then, she slowly moved her head about, and after seeing Cinder was nowhere in sight, tried to sit up, but paid for it, as she gripped her stomach wound, and let out another pain-filled grunt.

"W...what happened...?," she asked herself, as she continued to look around the now destroyed office.

A speck of red in the corner of her eye soon caught her attention and she turned, and her eyes widened in alarm...

'A-Aunt Ruby?' she mentally gasped as she saw none other than her mentor, aunt figure, and surrogate mother figure, laying on her side, and her eyes closed.

In immediate response, she proceeded to move again, despite the pain she was in, and proceeded to crawl toward her.

'Please be alive! Please be alive!' she thought desperately before finally arriving at her side and proceeded to look her over, before giving a sigh of relief, as she saw her breathing softly, and saw no physical injuries on her person. Thankfully, she was only asleep due to exhaustion.

"Thank goodness," she thought outloud, before she proceeded to look around for Cinder again, in order to make sure she was truly gone.

'She must've driven that bitch away,' she said, and came to the conclusion that her silver eyes power had awoken. It took a while for her to think how that was possible, before mentally slapping herself, 'Of course, she thought I was...my mother. It's obvious since we have the same face.'

She gave a soft smile, before bending over and planting a kiss on the Rose's forehead.

'Thank you...Auntie,' she thought, before feeling the pain in her stomach act up again.

Deciding to move to a different spot, rather than she was currently at, where she could rest, Dorée slowly and painfully began crawling on her side toward the fallen pillar not far from Ruby.

She was only using her left arm, due to her injured right shoulder, even though both arrows both there and her shin had dissolved, making it impossible to use her right arm. Blood trailed behind her, as the vital bodily fluid continued to leak like a sip from her wound.

It took her a while to reach the wall, and prop herself against it, her breathing heavy as she stared up at the fractured moon of Remnant.

A painful throbbing took her attention away from her moon gazing and her focus turned to the stab wound on her abdomen, the same place where Cinder had stabbed her with the glass dagger. She noticed the black tar like ooze that slowly seeped from the wound, and immediately recognized it.

'Grimm Ichor...from the Dark Brother's Grimm spawning pools,' she thought humorlessly, as a small somber smile plastered itself on her face, 'If the blade didn't kill me, this stuff sure will,'

Grimm Ichor was the liquid source of what created the Grimm in the first place, while at the same time, it was very fatal to humans (those who weren't immortal by the way), acting as a very lethal poison with people afflicted with it, dying very horrible and VERY painful deaths. There will a small few cases where people survived exposure to the stuff, with the Dark Queen herself being the most known in her time, thanks in part in being immortal, when she tried to kill herself.

History lesson aside, Dorée knew she was screwed either way. If the bleeding didn't kill her, the Ichor will.

'Which is fine with me' she thought to herself, 'I would rather die than become some Atesian lab experiment.'

She then took a shaky breath, as she suddenly felt herself slowly becoming cold. Of course she could blame it on the cold autumn night air, but she knew better.

The sound of flapping wings and a cawing noise got her attention. She turned and saw a crow flying toward them, before it suddenly transformed into the familiar form of Qrow Branwen, as he went over to check on Ruby. She could vaguely hear him because of how soft he was speaking to his niece and protege, but she didn't care to know what he was saying. All she wanted, was to just expire and leave this troubled world.

Then another sound caught her attention, coming from the elevators. Turning her head towards them, she saw the doors blast open and out stepped the two people she fought hard to save, but whom she feared all the same.


They arrived at the top of the tower, and into what was once Ozpin's office, now completely destroyed. They immediately began to look around, trying to find any trace of their friend and the one who was their child.

They spotted Qrow as he tended to his niece, who thankfully was uninjured.

However their eyes then widened as they land on the puddle of blood which then trailed off toward the far wall...

...and that was where they found her.

"Dorée!" Pyrrha shouted, and she and Jaune ran toward her. Once they reached their future child, they began to check her injuries, and they both had to suppress a gag at the condition their daughter from the future was in.

Though the wounds in her shoulder and shin were concerning, their primary focus was on the stomach area, where they saw the stab wound, bleeding profusely.

Jaune knelt down to apply pressure to the wound, which caused Dorée to yelp in pain, and attempt to move around only for the champion to hold her down.

"No! Don't move!" pleaded Pyrrha, as she kept a firm grip on her shoulders, "Please, just lie still!"

Familiar green eyes looked back at her, as Pyrrha felt trembling in her hands where she held the wounded teen's shoulders.

"N-No...," was what reached her ears, as Dorée's face was contorted into a fearful expression, "...Please...no...,"

Pyrrha looked at her, and saw the fear in her eyes as she remembered Sprite's words from before, how she was treated, and force fed the belief of how she and Jaune would view her.

The Champion then did something that she believe would help in calming Dorée down from her approaching panic attack, as she wrapped her arms around her future daughter to be, with one arm carefully cradling her head and bringing it close to her shoulder.

Dorée's eyes widened at the gesture as her trembling increased, causing her armor pieces to rattle slightly, but loud enough for them to hear, and Jaune having a difficult time in stopping the blood flow.

"Dammit!" Jaune cursed, "Pyrrha!"

The said Spartan noticed as she tightened her hold on the frightened girl slightly.

"Shh~ It's okay, it's okay." She said gently, "We're not going to hurt you. It's alright, you're safe now...you're safe."

As she continued to talk calmly to her, Dorée's trembling was beginning to lessen more and more. For the said clone herself, as she listened to Pyrrha's voice and felt her caring touch, she couldn't help for the life of her, begin to feel comforted and warmed by her words and embrace. Soon, her trembling stopped, and said one word.

"W...Why...?"

Pyrrha blinked, before she slowly and carefully ended the embrace, and looked at Dorée, who's face had a mixture of confusion, pain, and...longing.

"What do you mean?" Pyrrha asked, which caused a sob to escape from Dorée's mouth.

"Why d-did you...come back f-for me?" she managed to get out as tears formed in her eyes. Pyrrha's face took a sad look, as she placed her hand on the poor girl's cheek.

"Because you don't deserve to die like this." she said, as a small smile formed"And we've only just met. I...I want to know more about you,"

Dorée's tears began to run down the sides of her face like a river.

"But...B-but I'm a clone!" she wept in a broken voice, "My only purpose in...life, is to change the past, save the future...nothing more!"

Pyrrha and Jaune both felt their hearts clench at how broken their girl sounded. However, what she said next broke the camel's back.

"Even if by some miracle I am to survive this...I'll be...nothing more than a broken Doll!" she wailed, as she bowed her head.

But that caused something to snap in Pyrrha as she grasped the sides of Dorée's head, and made her look her in the eye.

"You are NOT a broken doll!" Pyrrha shouted, surprising both Jaune and Dorée, while Qrow looked in their direction, after checking to see if Ruby safe was alright, as he watched the scene unfold. "Clone or not, you're still my child! So don't EVER call yourself that again!"

Dorée's eyes widened in shock at that, as Pyrrha once more embraced her, being careful of the wounds.

"I know it's strange...considering we're the same age...," Pyrrha said, as her own voice began to crack, "...but, my heart is telling me that no matter what time, how you were born, or how old you are, you're still my daughter! And even though it may seem crazy to most other people, I don't care! I'm going to show what you should've been given, and that is a mother's love! And if anyone says otherwise, they're going to have to deal with me!"

Dorée couldn't believe her ears. Her...her mother...didn't care that she was a clone. What's even more incredible was that she was willing to give her what she secretly wanted all of her life; a mother's love. She then felt a hand on top of her head, and she turned and saw Jaune, giving her a weak smile.

"I don't know what being a father is like," he said honestly, "But if there's one thing I agree with Pyrrha on, is that you're my kid. And I promise to make sure that you and Pyrrha are safe, and that's a promise, and an Arc never goes back on his promise."

After he finished those words, a strange new warm feeling that she had never felt before began to well up in her chest, confusing her.

'W...what is this? What's this feeling...in my chest?' she thought in bewilderment, 'My heart, and soul...feel warm... warmer than I've ever felt. Not since...since...'

It took her another half a minute to finally realize what it was...and her eyes widened in realization.

'Is this...true happiness?' were her thoughts, 'Is this...love?'

As she basked in this realization, her good arm began to slowly move on it's own accord as it circled Pyrrha's shoulders and brought the Spartan in closer into the embrace. Pyrrha was surprised by this, until what Dorée said next made her and Jaune both gasp in surprise.

"M...Mama...Papa...,"

Pyrrha, though still greatly surprised, only reciprocated the action as she hugged Dorée, as the girl began to sob, this time in happiness. Jaune, while keeping one hand on the wound, also joined in, wrapping his free arm around both Dorée and Pyrrha.

Qrow looked at the scene, and couldn't help but crack a sad smile.

But then, the moment was sadly disrupted when suddenly, Dorée began to cough violently, accompanied by convulsing in agony.

"Dorée! What's wrong!?" Pyrrha said, worry now etched on her face.

"Quick! Let me scan her!" Shouted Sprite, making his presence known again, "Lay her down on her back and place the scroll on top of her breastplate armor!"

The two did exactly that as they rested Dorée on the ground as she continued to convulse, while Pyrrha did as Sprite instructed and placed Dorée's scroll on the chest piece of her armor.

A loud beeping was heard as the A.I. began it's work. Looking for what causing his partner so much pain.

It didn't take long to find out.

"Oh no...this is bad." Sprite said, tremendous worry clear in it's tone, which greatly worried the two partners.

"W-What do you mean?" Jaune queried, clear frantic concern noted in his tone, "What's wrong with her?"

"I'm detecting Grimm ichor in her system. It's very deadly if it's entered into the human body via wounds. Majority of people who were inflicted with it die after two hours...while experiencing tremendous pain," He grimly told them, making them pale in horror as they began to fear for Dorée's life.

"And...and the people who survive?" Pyrrha asked, dreading the answer.

"Records were scarce, but they state those who did survive were corrupted into insanity, before they were put out of their misery." Anders said, a hollow tone in it's mechanical voice, "If...If by some miracle she survives...she won't be herself anymore,"

Jaune and Pyrrha both grimaced at that before the latter grabbed Dorée's hand and held it in her own. The said girl still convulsing as she held onto Pyrrha's hand in a tight grip.

Two pairs of green eyes looking into each other, one full of understanding acceptance, the other pleading.

"Dorée...Please hold on." the champion pleaded, "We'll get you some help, okay? Just hang in there"

"I'm afraid that's not possible," a voice spoke up, making everyone turn their attention to the shadows, as a figure, clad in a grey cloak stepped out.

Jaune was immediately on guard, as he stood in front of Pyrrha and Dorée, Crocea Mors up and ready.

"Who are you!? Are you one of Cinder's people!?" Jaune demanded, and his answer was a mirthless chuckle.

"I can assure you young Arc, I'm not one of that Little Bitch's dogs," the man said, as Qrow walked over and placed a hand on Jaune's shoulder, making the White Knight turn to him with a questioning look.

"It's okay kid, he's no enemy," the experienced Huntsman said and turned back to the figure. "It's been a long time... Canus,"

The man raised a gloved hand up to the hood before pulling it back, revealing a man who looked to be in his thirties, with greying brown hair in a short tail at the back of the head, and a beard, a scare across his forehead, and grey colored eyes that showed wisdom and experience.

"Yes, it has been a long time Qrow. I see Ozpin's plan to transfer the Fall Maiden powers didn't work out so well," the man, Canus said, causing the said Corvid Reaper to sigh tiredly.

"Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened it seemed," Qrow said, "But why are you here? I thought you'd want nothing to do with Ozpin after the last falling out you two had,"

Canus nodded at that.

"You're right about that," he said truthfully, "The true reason why I'm here is because of the young lady currently dying on the ground while her...parents look on helplessly. I had been keeping an eye on her, when I sensed two sets of the Fall Maiden Power, and immediately went searching for the second. And to my surprise, a Fall Maiden from another time. And now, here she lies, with the two people who would become her parents,"

The said members of Team JNPR both stayed near their daughter, with Pyrrha now holding Dorée's head protectively in her lap, her eyes narrowed dangerously, while Jaune stood with his sword out and shield up.

Canus rose his hand up in order to placate them.

"Calm yourselves, I mean her no harm," he said, "In truth, I'm the only one who can give her a second chance,"

Both Jaune and Pyrrha glanced at Canus, wariness in their eyes, while Qrow's widen in surprise.

"Wait...Canus you don't mean..." he began to say, and the man turned to him.

"Yes Qrow, that," he said, "Her body is deteriorating fast, but her soul can be saved...with help from some associates of course,"

Now the two Hunters-in-training were curious and turned to Qrow.

"What does he mean by that?" Jaune questioned, and it was Canus who answered for the Reaper.

"Let's just say, I have a power, which will allow your daughter to reincarnate one day," he said, making the eyes of the two widen. "However, the kicker is that her aura and soul need to be drawn out, and placed evenly into two people. In this case, you two..."

The two were surprised by that, as hope began to swell in their hearts.

"So...you're saying that...she will...," Pyrrha said hopefully, and Canus nodded.

"Yes, but, it will be tricky. As long as the unconditional love you have for her remains strong, she will be reborn again," he stated, as Jaune and Pyrrha felt their hope increase. "Now, if you're ready, let us begin..."

The two nodded, as Jaune placed Crocea back into it's shield scabbard and joined Pyrrha in helping making Dorée as comfortable as possible. Qrow watched as Canus moved towards the three, before sighing sadly and went back to Ruby, wanting to get her far away from this place before she wakes up and sees what's going and have more of a guilty conscience.

Back with the future parents, and their child, the two were talking to her in order to assure her she will be alright.

Canus knelt in between them, before placing his hand on Dorée's forehead and removing the Circlet. He then placed the object close by before turning back to the dying clone before them.

"Dorée. I don't know if you heard what I said, but I'm going to do something that will allow you to be reborn, sometime in the future." Canus said, as the girl barely managed to open her eyes halfway. "But in order to do that, both your aura and your soul need to be split in two, and placed evenly inside your parents. You will experience darkness for a brief moment, but once you fully awake, you will serve as mental link between your parents until your rebirth. Do you understand?"

The daughter of Arkos didn't say anything, but nodded her head slightly as a gesture she heard and understood.

Canus nodded before turning to the two partners, Pyrrha's eyes not stopping from shedding tears, while Jaune's solemn expression never changed, as he kept a hand on top of Dorée's head, and stroking her hair.

"If you want them to say anything before we start Dorée, now's the time," he said, and Dorée reached her hand out, her breathing wheezing, before gesturing for the two to lower their heads so they can hear her.

When they lowered to Dorée's level, she managed to gasp out.

"T-th...T-The words...," she said, making them blink, "Th-The ones you used... to unlock...Aura... at initiation...say them to me...p-please,"

Pyrrha took a moment to interpret what she said, before her eyes widened slightly in realization, knowing what she meant. She looked at Jaune, who seemed to understand as well as he nodded.

The Champion then bent down, as she pressed her forehead against Dorée's, the said girl feeling the cool bronze against her skin.

"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality..."

As she began, Canus hands began to glow silver, as he watched Pyrrha continue to speak the incantation. All the while her tears continue to come down, and drip onto Dorée's face,

"...Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul... and by my shoulder... protect thee,"

Once she finished, Dorée's body suddenly glowed, but what surprised Jaune and Pyrrha, was that the glow was the same as their Aura, red and white. Then, before the two could ask what was going on, the two auras went to their respective owners, making the two gasp.

"Hmm, it appears that besides her own aura, she had yours as well," Canus replied, making the two look at him. "For right now, we have to hurry, time is of the essence,"

The two hesitantly nodded before turning back to Dorée, as the grey cloaked began an incantation of his own. But it was in a language the two didn't understand. However, the two partners didn't care about that, as they continued to hold Dorée's hands tightly, as Canus placed a hand on her forehead.

As a light began to surround them, Dorée could only feel as if a heavy burden was lifted off her shoulders as darkness consumed her vision.


6 months later, Village in Anima.


"There we go! My best work, yet!" The Faunus blacksmith said to two of the group of five youngsters who came and helped with the Geist Grimm problem the village had been having. One of them was none other than the Pyrrha Nikos who requested an upgrade to her armor, which included a bronze plate over her chest protecting her heart, a pair of shoulder-guards, and a second vambrace for her left arm. The boy, a blonde who the Champion said was her boyfriend, much to his surprise, said he needed new armor made from scratch and his current weapons modified.

They provided the metal necessary, which to the smith's surprise, most of it was Drache steel and some Mistral bronze. Rare and tough stuff.

The armor itself was colored white with a bronze trim, with a set of gauntlets with the fingers being made of bronze. The sword and shield were sharpened, polished, and reinforced with the Mistral Bronze as well, and needless to say, the kid actually looked more professional, sans the Chibi-Rabbit on his black hoodie, though as long as the chest piece stayed over it, and not embarrass himself, that's fine.

"That was some fine metal you brought me! Where did you get it?" he asked the two, who both looked at the now modified shield, specifically the bottom part. Both of them each had a sad smile.

"From...from a dear friend," Pyrrha said, and the smith nodded leaving it at that. He knew by their looks that they lost someone dear to them, and have used the armor of said person as a way to honor them.


Jaune and Pyrrha exited the shop, both in their new/modified gear.

"Wow! You guys look great!" Nora shouted excitedly as she looked at the two up and down.

"Indeed." Ren said, nodding in agreement, "Especially you Jaune, the new armor makes you look more professional,"

Jaune scratched his head in embarrassment, while Pyrrha giggled before she noticed someone missing.

"Ren, Nora, where's Ruby?" she asked the two, and the two childhood friends looked at each other, before turning back to their teammates.

"She...went for a walk," Nora said, which made the couple of eight months sigh, both understanding what she meant.

"I'll go look for her," Pyrrha said, and immediately went off to find the temporary member of their team.

After the Battle of Beacon was over, they had regrouped with everyone else at the docks...with Dorée's body in tow.

Though they managed to succeed in placing her soul inside both of them, and surprisingly, Pyrrha inheriting the Fall Maiden Power from her as well, it didn't make the pain they felt go away. Especially since it was their own daughter.

After arriving at the Patch, and having placed the body at the local morgue for the time being, with Pyrrha threatening to maim any of the doctors if they so much as dared cut her open, they began to tell everyone what happened, even showing Dorée's scroll, the A.I. Anders, and Dorée's final message. Needless to say, everyone at first was shocked, but it then turned to sadness after Jaune and Pyrrha told them how they desperately made their way back to the tower and found her badly injured, and stayed with her until she passed on.

They of course, at Canus' instruction, did not tell them that they now both carry half of her aura and soul within them. Nor did they tell them, how they bonded with their alternate lives, whose memories horrified the two to no end. They saw after their respective deaths, they found themselves inside Dorée, and had tried to call out to her, but to no avail, and had to helplessly watch as she endured the painful training, and mental abuse by Raoul Konstantine.

She made a mental note to kill the bastard if she ever saw him.

Along with seeing Doreé's past, they had witnessed their own alternate paths, especially Pyrrha's which made her pale at seeing her own death, and finding herself inside Jaune, due to a piece of her aura being inside him, after she unlocked his during initiation. She even saw the ramifications of her actions, as she watched Jaune wallow in grief, his quest to avenge her being the one thing driving him, while managing to hide the pain from all except Ruby.

Needless to say, Pyrrha swore to never even think of doing that to Jaune ever again.

With Jaune, it was basically the same, as he felt his counterpart's grief at losing Pyrrha, and his own anger at what Merlot did to Dorée. He swore to himself then and there, that he will start training harder from now on. No more whining, no more screwing around. He was going to protect Pyrrha, no matter what. And they were both certainly going to protect Dorée once she was reborn into this world, and not have that maniac scientist have his way with her.

Her thoughts were interrupted as she soon spotted the young red hooded girl, standing next to a tree. Ruby, who after waking up after a full week in bed, was relieved and happy to see that Pyrrha was alright, and she showed that by tackling and giving her a death grip hug.

Thankfully, Pyrrha was trained to endure that kind of hug.

After managing to pry the overly relieved girl away, she and Qrow brought the little Red Reaper up to speed on recent events while she was out, including the current situation at Beacon, Ozpin's disappearance her team being disbanded due to Weiss being forcibly taken back to Atlas, Blake running away, and Yang losing her arm, until a new one ordered by General Ironwood arrives, and being depressed by Blake's leaving.

Needless to say, Ruby was saddened to hear what happened to her team, but then when she showed concerned for Pyrrha due to remembering what she saw at the top of the tower. The girl's uncle and the Mistralian herself managed to calm her down, with said champion assuring her she was alright. Ruby was of course, distraught, since she gave out the details of she saw her being stabbed by Cinder, and then kicked to the ground after falling unconscious.

That filled Pyrrha with even more hatred for Cinder than ever, and promised herself to deliver the same treatment for what she did to Dorée.

After getting her anger in check, Pyrrha managed to calm her down, and told her that it wasn't her who up there. Ruby was confused, before she remembered that the girl she saw up there, though she had the same face and eyes, the hair color was different. And so was the armor she wore.

After collecting her thoughts, Ruby then asked that if that wasn't her, then who was it. And so, with Jaune and her Uncle Qrow being there, the latter because he was a witness, they explained to her in detail of what happened after they left the tower, Dorée's appearance, and finding out she was their future daughter, with Sprite providing proof of course, playing Dorée's final message, and their mad rush to get back to Beacon, and finally arriving to find her dying.

Needless to say, Ruby was shocked, horrified, and terribly guilt-ridden, realizing she failed to save her friends' daughter -whom she raised in the future as a honorary aunt figure-, and who suffered a terrible life in a future no one ever wanted to live through.

She asked if she could see the body, and though the two were concerned at how she'll react, the look Ruby gave made them allow it.

And the reaction was as they expected. After seeing Dorée's body, which was cleaned by women coroners and the wounds stitched up or cauterized. Ruby had looked at the dead girl's face for a minutes, before she finally broke down right there. It took the two of them to calm her down, as he wept, muttering 'I'm sorry' over and over again.

...Then came the funeral for Dorée, which was mostly a private affair between Team JNPR, and who of Team RWBY was able to attend, which of course, were the two sisters.

Dorée specifically stated in her scroll, that she wanted her body to be cremated, like the legendary warriors of old and let her ashes be carried off by the wind.

Pyrrha and Jaune gave Dorée one last goodbye, before they lit the pyre, her sword, Aurea Mors, was used as a grave marker, which with permission from Ruby and Yang's father Taiyang, they placed it right next to Summer Rose's own grave.

Afterward, team JNPR along with Ruby decided to go find Cinder and her team in Haven, considering they were wearing Haven uniforms, it was best to search there.

That was eight months ago...

Pyrrha then walked toward Ruby as she called out to her.

"Ruby. Are you alright?"

The now 16 year old prodigy turned to her, silver eyes wide in surprise, before her face morphed into a nervous smile.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine Pyrrha," she said, a slight stammer in her voice, "Why do you ask?"

Pyrrha didn't buy that for one second.

"Ruby, please...," the Champion said firmly, and after a moment, Ruby sighed.

"Alright, you got me," she said solemnly, as she proceeded to sit her back against the tree and slid down into a sitting position. "It's that obvious, huh?"

Pyrrha nodded as she sat down next to the red/dark haired girl, "Yeah," she said, "And I believe I know why,"

Ruby sighed sadly as she brought her knees up to her chest, "I...I don't understand," she said, making Pyrrha blink, as the red reaper turned to her, "Why...why don't you and Jaune blame me for what happened to Dorée?"

Pyrrha's eyes narrowed at that, "And what makes you think that?" she said, and Ruby turned to look back at her feet.

"I...I was...I was too late in getting to her!" she exclaimed, making the former champion jump, "By the time I got there, I arrived just in time only to watch Cinder stab her with that damned poisoned glass dagger! If I had just gotten there just a minute earlier, I could've saved her! And considering what she said in her recording and what Sprite told us, if she hadn't have come back, it would've been you in her place...only, there wouldn't have been...,"

Pyrrha knew what Ruby was talking about, which she also remembered the memory of her past life, she fought Cinder well, but was defeated by her, and the said Fallen Maiden, in her arrogance, killed Pyrrha with an arrow to the heart. Anders' filled in the rest, in which he stated that Ruby arrived just in time to see it happen. And as an insult to injury, Cinder burned Pyrrha's remains to ashes, leaving only her circlet, the remains of Milo, and her shield Akouo behind.

Pyrrha then decided to do something, as she gave the poor girl a much needed embrace, surprising her.

"Ruby, what happened to Dorée, wasn't your fault. If anyone is to blame, it's Cinder. And once we find her, we'll make her pay for what she did...not just for Dorée, but for Penny, and everyone else who died at the Fall," she then pulled away, so she could look into Ruby's silver eyes. "So please, stop blaming yourself for what happened. You didn't blame me for what Emerald made me do to Penny, so I won't blame you for what Cinder did to Dorée,"

Ruby was silent for a moment, before her eyes glistened, and before Pyrrha knew it, the girl wrapped her arms around her.

"Th...thank you, Pyrrha," she said, which made the Champion smile as she returned the embrace.

"You're welcome, Ruby," she said, before she decided something that will help ease the girl's mind, "Can you keep a secret?"

Ruby blinked at the question, before she nodded, and Pyrrha looked around before placing a hand next to her mouth and began whispering into the younger girl's ear. As soon as she was finished, Ruby's eyes were as wide as saucers as she looked at the Champion, too shocked to form words.

Pyrrha nodded, as Ruby began scratching her head.

"Whoa, I wouldn't believe that is possible," she said, and Pyrrha giggled.

"Well, you know what they say about myths and legends," Pyrrha said, before she stood up. "Come on, let's head back, I'm sure the others are worried about you,"

Ruby nodded as she hopped back on to her feet.

"Right! I better apologize to-," she was about to reply when she felt a finger on her lips.

"No more apologies, Ruby," Pyrrha stated, "You already done enough of those to last for four lifetimes,"

Ruby complied, and the two headed back to their team. Determined to carry out their mission, and make sure Dorée's sacrifice was not in vain.


A/N: And done! Now, before you ask, will I be making a sequel to this? Well, the answer will be a eighty percent guarantee for a solid 'no'. But, if are those who wish to adopt this idea, and make a sequel of it, then you have my permission. Just be sure to credit me for the idea.

Well, until then folks, and remember please be sure to leave a review, with constructive criticism. Ciao!

(Edit: Just one more chapter to edit, and we're good!)