Wow. I did not expect so many people to be okay with Summer having an influence on Ruby. In fact, I didn't hear from anyone saying it was a bad idea. Thank you all for that...too bad I'm going against some of your wishes here. Logic, precedent, and future chapter's I wrote months ago won out.

A few real life things to address, in my creative writing class, we're working with the landscape architecture program to create a scene out of something we write. I am probably way too excited for this. I love to see things that I make come to life. While it won't be anything from here because of copyright, it's still based off something I'm obsessed with. Also, we're going to be working with a university in Portugal so they can translate what we write into Portuguese. I'm just in college, and already things I write are being translated. Not many people can say that.

So, Volume 4 comes out this weekend. Sponsors/First members/whatever you call yourselves now, keep this in mind. It is perfectly legal in the eyes of United States law for the rest of us to rip you limb from limb if you spoil (not really...Alagaësia on the other hand...).

Now for a little decision making.

Ruby slammed her left palm into the ground. Ice spread along the grass and dirt in front of her. Soon after, large ice spikes shot out of the ground. Each one could have impaled and killed a Goliath. For the umpteenth time in the training session, Ruby wished it could have been real, for multiple reasons.

Behind her, her mom clapped. Ruby turned to face her mom, a huge smile on her face. Her mom had a similar expression. "That was great! I can't think of a Grimm that could survive that."

"Thanks!" Ruby always wondered what it would be like training with her mom. She held high standards like Uncle Qrow, yet she didn't expect perfection. Every single word and sentence she said held encouragement or congratulations. Of course, this was all going on in Ruby's head, so she would probably have more difficulty in the real world. "So what next?"

Suddenly, the world shook beneath Ruby's feet, the sky darkened, and Ruby felt faint. When she regained her balance, she looked at her mom, confused. Summer smiled sadly. "Next, you wake up and return to your friends."

Ruby's arms slumped and her eyes watered. "But, there's still so much I want to know. Can I make ice armor around myself? Can I freeze fire?" Her words caught in her throat. "Can I see you again after I wake up?"

Summer brought her daughter into a comforting and tight hug. "Yes to the ice armor, no to the fire…and you'll be able to see me in the future. Everything I know is yours. But as time goes on, it will be harder to reach me. Only Maidens know what we can fully do. We pass on our knowledge to the next, and depending on how close together in time separate Maidens are, several can teach at a time.

"But after a time, our minds fade. You might still be able to talk to your grandmother if you dig deep enough, but I doubt it. I'll still be in your head for a few more years, but I don't know how long."

Ruby squeezed a little harder, and she felt even more tired after that. "How will things translate from here to real life?"

"You will remember everything that happened here, but you may not be able to do the same things. All those cookies you 'ate' won't do anything for you either. Most likely, you'll be exhausted and possibly in pain from what happened out there. I believe you're feeling those effects now."

"Slightly." Ruby's legs shook as she said that.

Summer pulled away and looked Ruby in the eyes. "I know Yang never felt completely comfortable using Sun's Light, and not just because she likes punching things over cutting them. When you're both awake, tell her I said go for it, Phoenix."

Ruby blushed slightly. "Those exact words?"

"Yes, and I will know if you don't." Summer put a hand on the side of Ruby's face. "I love you Ruby, and I'm so proud of the woman you're becoming." A bit of mischief passed through her eyes. Before Ruby could stop her, she moved her hand over to one of Ruby's ears and lightly pinched the tip.

Instantly, Ruby felt like she ran a marathon carrying Yang on her back. Everything was sore and she didn't feel like moving. "Mmfff, that's sensitive," she groaned, finding her throat drier than expected.

"Ruby?" a familiar voice said to her right. A hand gently fell on the part of her right arm that was natural.

The girl slowly turned her head and opened her eyes that she didn't realize were closed. She looked right into her dad's concerned face. "Morning, dad."

Taiyang breathed a heavy sigh of relief. "You're awake!"

Ruby shrugged. "That's debatable."

Cerise suddenly pushed herself into her Rider's mind. Ruby! Her affection and concern rolled off her. Ruby kept her eyes open, and her head sunk deeper into her pillow. I was worried you wouldn't wake up for a few more days!

Don't worry about me. You saw what I did…Why did you leave, anyway?

That was your time with your mother. I didn't want to intrude.

Ruby sat up in her bed and saw that her dad wasn't the only other one in the room. Uncle Qrow leaned against the wall of the hospital room. "Last time I checked, morning was before noon." He smirked. "Good to see you're awake, kiddo." Even though he sounded happy, he didn't look like it. His shoulders were slumped and there was sadness in his red eyes.

The Rider continued her scan of the room and saw one of Halcyon's blue eyes staring into the room. It shifted and locked with Ruby's. Halcyon hummed slightly, then his eye returned to its previous spot. Ruby started to look to where Halcyon was when she saw someone she really didn't expect. Raven sat by another bed, holding someone's arm. Ruby had an idea of who's it was, but didn't want to admit it to herself. The other Huntress never even looked up at the girl.

Ruby hesitantly looked down and saw Yang lying prone in the hospital bed. She knew it was coming, but it still hurt. Yang's skin was deathly pale, and it looked like someone could draw a straight line from the top of her head to her feet. Her chest wasn't moving at all. Only a heart rate monitor and an oxygen tube were connected to her. That wouldn't have been too abnormal, if the heart rate monitor wasn't flat lined. The last part made Ruby's own heart sink to her stomach. No one else was freaking out and Halcyon hadn't broken down the wall, so the situation couldn't have been too bad. Ruby was so concerned for her sister's health, she almost didn't notice the streaks of pure gold in Yang's hair.

"I did this?" Ruby asked quietly. In the back of her head, almost literally, she knew she did. It was one thing for her to practice those things in her head, it was another to see the results in real life.

"From what Aaron and Velvet said, yes," Uncle Qrow stated. "I don't know how much you know anymore, so I'm going to leave this up to you."

Raven finally looked up off Yang, her eyes pleading. "If there's anything you can do…"

Ruby tensed up slightly. "You knew about mom?"

"We all did." Raven returned her attention to Yang.

Ruby looked down at herself to make sure she was completely dressed, then looked for anything she might have been hooked up to. Seeing nothing wrong, she slid her legs off her bed and stood up. She walked over to Yang's side and hesitated. The first thing Ruby asked her mom to show her was how to unfreeze Yang, but she didn't know how it would translate into real life.

Hesitantly, Ruby placed her left hand on Yang's right arm. As expected, the room became slightly brighter. She felt her Aura drain at an alarming rate. Whatever was happening though, it was working. Yang's whole body eased into the bed. When a gap formed between Ruby's hand and Yang's arm, a white light connected the two. Color slowly returned to Yang's skin. The heart rate monitor started beeping, and Yang's chest slowly moved up and down.

As suddenly as the drain started, it stopped. The room darkened again and the light between the sisters disappeared. Ruby felt lightheaded and swayed on her feet. Steady hands fell on her shoulders. "Easy, Ruby," her dad said. "Something like that would have taken a lot out of your mom. I don't want to think about the drain on you."

"I'm fine." Ruby gently shrugged off her dad. "I have Cerise for help." As she spoke, she felt a vast stream of energy flow off her dragon. While it wasn't as effective as an Aura transfer, the extra energy helped Ruby stay on her feet. She looked down at Yang's face. "Please wake up…"

Yang's eyes moved around under her eyelids. Her upper body shivered. "Could someone turn up the heat?" she mumbled. She slowly opened her eyes. They were hazy, but only in a tired way. Yang blinked several times and barely turned her head from side to side. "Where am I, and how did I get here?"

Ruby smiled fiercely. That was the most beautiful thing she heard since, well, ever. "Yang!" She launched herself at her sister and tried to wrap her arms behind her sister's back. "I thought I lost you."

Yang patted Ruby's back. "Uh, sure, Ruby. Now what did you almost lose me to?" A loud dragon hum filled the room and Yang tensed up. After a few seconds, "Ay, you." Ruby pulled back to give Yang some time with her dragon. Halcyon's head was pressed against the side of the building, and if the shaking floor was any indication, he was quickly shifting his feet and the rest of his body to get closer. Yang stared into her dragon's visible eye. It didn't look like she even noticed her mother siting by her side.

After a few seconds of staring lovingly at her dragon, Yang's eyes dropped to her chest. She ran a hand right down the center where Kialandí stabbed her. She blinked and smiled at Halcyon. Instead of returning the act, Halcyon looked away and hummed sadly. After a few seconds, growls mixed in with the hum. Yang now stared, concerned, then reach a hand back and grabbed some of her hair. Her mouth dropped when she saw gold mixed in with her normal blonde. Halcyon hummed sadly again and looked back inside.

Instead of Yang getting mad at her dragon though, she smirked. "Just call me Goldilocks. Don't do it again without my permission, though."

"How'd that happen, anyway?" Ruby asked.

Yang winced. "Apparently Halcyon had the right inspiration after I was stabbed. It fixed whatever was wrong on the inside. It changed my hair color as a side effect."

"It suits you," Raven said, with a smile on her face.

Yang quickly turned to face her mom. "Whoa, when'd you get here?"

"Two days ago. I've barely left this room."

"Oh…I was out for that long? Better than not waking up at all I guess." Yang laid her head back on her pillow.

Ruby was surprised at well. All that happened over two days? I'm not sure if it should feel longer or shorter.

Yang's eyes suddenly bulged and Halcyon's pupils dilated to in insane size. "If I'm completely healed, why can't I feel my legs?"

"What?" Ruby's heart once again plummeted. She could see Yang's legs underneath the covers, so she had to at least have bionics. Yang pulled the blankets off her and sure enough, two natural legs rested on the bed. Ruby squeezed one of Yang's knees. "Please tell me you feel this."

"No." Yang shook her head. Tears started to form in her eyes. "What's going on here?"

"The doctors were afraid of this," Qrow sighed. Everyone in the room turned to him. He looked the most depressed Ruby had ever seen him. Ruby wished that he wouldn't say the 'P' word. "Your spinal cord is technically intact, but it does show signs of damage, to the point of complete separation. Somewhere along the way, it took on an unnatural shape. We didn't even know if you'd have use of your arms. Doctors aren't sure how it happened, but if I had to take a guess…" He looked out the window at Halcyon.

Yang's face drained of color again. "So, I'm…"

"Paralyzed, chest down," Raven finished. "I'm sorry Yang, you're now a paraplegic."

Yang let the tears leak from her eyes and Halcyon gave a quiet mournful roar. Ruby covered her mouth with a hand as she looked at her sister. Paralyzed? That was probably the worst thing that could have happened short of death. Very few people could keep their Huntsman license after that happened. If they could, they're usually on the sidelines or reduced to teaching positions. Then there was the more important fact that Yang wouldn't be able to walk again, unless magic was able to do something.

"Has Aaron tried anything?" Yang asked desperately, beating Ruby to the punch. Halcyon growled again.

"He's been in here almost as much as Raven has," Taiyang said sadly, "but apparently he couldn't do much while you were frozen. He's out taking a lunch break right now."

Yang blinked. "Frozen?"

Ruby took her hand off her mouth. "I'll explain later." Suddenly an idea came to her. "Exoskeleton!" She sat down on her bed as several search results for an exoskeleton lined the right side of her vision. She pulled out her scroll and brought up even more results.

"Ruby, what are you doing?" Yang asked gently.

The younger sister took her eyes off her early research to look the older in the eyes. "I made all my current bionics on my own. I'm sure I can make you a complete exoskeleton as soon as I figure out how they work. You will walk again."

Yang stared at Ruby, unbelieving, then the corners of her lips raised slightly. "Thanks Ruby, but...how"

"Lots of research, sleepless nights, and skipping classes to get it working as fast as possible." Ruby didn't care that her dad was standing in the room.

"I would almost consider that an excused absence," another voice said. Ruby turned to see Professor Ozpin standing in the doorway. "However, since you completed your own body parts in record time, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to accept that."

"Thanks for being the voice of reason, professor," Taiyang stated, then gently punched Ruby's shoulder.

"It comes from being a headmaster." Ozpin's small smile disappeared. "Now, I'm afraid that I will have to talk to Ruby alone."

Taiyang stiffened up, then glanced at Ruby and Yang, then back at Ozpin. "What, I can't stay here?"

"Tai," Qrow started, "you know what this is about."

"We all do. What I don't know is why I can't be by my girls' side when it's said."

"Summer kept some things from all of us Tai." Raven stood up from Yang's side. "Ozpin taught her personally. I'd think he knows more than anyone in here."

Taiyang sighed, then kissed both his daughters on the forehead. "I won't be far." He walked out the door, closely followed by Qrow and Raven.

"Raven," Ruby called before the other woman left the room. Red eyes stared back at silver. Ruby put on the best smile she could. "Mom says for 'thank you for saving my little girls.'" Raven's jaw dropped slightly, and her eyes noticeably became glossy. She nodded, then quickly closed the door behind her.

"Am I the only one that doesn't know what's going on here?" Yang asked. Ruby looked to her crippled sister, who apparently found the controls on her bed to move into a sitting position.

Ruby looked at Ozpin, who nodded sagely. She turned back to lock eyes with Yang. "Remember when mom and dad told us the story of the seasons?"

Yang furrowed her eyebrows. "Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?"

"Everything actually." Ruby held out her left hand and concentrated on it. She tried to remember exactly what she did in her head to make it work. Eventually, the room lit up slightly. Slowly but surely, a perfect spherical ice ball formed in her hand. She cut the flow of energy and looked back up at Yang. "I'm kind of the Winter Maiden."

Yang's eyes went wide and her mouth hung open. It closed just as quickly and Yang looked away. "I know."

Ruby blinked. "You know?"

"Uncle Qrow told me after the Battle of Beacon. He wanted me to keep an eye on you, dad wanted you to know right away…I honestly thought you would have put two and two together before this from all those videos of us training. I thought that would be best for you." Yang faced her sister. "So, you're the reason I was 'frozen?'"

Ruby stayed silent for a second. Part of her wanted to be mad at Yang for not speaking up, but the other didn't want to say anything that could hurt her sister further. "Mom said it's more like cryosleep, but still, I'd expect you to at least have a heartbeat."

Yang instantly put her right hand over her heart. "Geez Ruby! I didn't need to know that piece of information!" She paused. "Wait, 'mom' told you? You weren't…" she let her thought hang.

"As far as I know, it all happened in my head, but it was her." Ruby put on a warm smile. "She knows you've never been completely comfortable using Sun's Light because you didn't think mom would approve. She told me to tell you 'go for it, Phoenix.'" Yang nodded slowly and looked up at the ceiling.

Halcyon shuffled around outside. Did Cerise know about any of this before you woke up?

Ruby shrugged. "Most of it. Don't blame her. I wanted to tell people myself. Please still leave that to me." She turned to Ozpin, who hadn't said a word since the others left the room. "Something tells me you're not here for a social visit."

Ozpin took a sip of his coffee. "I try to visit all students that end up in the hospital for an extended period of time, but that is not the only reason I am here." He took a seat in a chair by Ruby's bed. "I'm assuming that since you've been in contact with your mother, she's explained some of what you can do."

"Yeah, but it wasn't exactly training in real life." Ruby looked down at the still perfect ice ball in her hand. "This thing was a challenge, and I almost passed out again after I thawed Yang out."

"Of course. Things almost never go as smoothly in real life as they do in your head." Ozpin set his mug on an end table. "Ruby, I'm going to make you the same offer I did for your mother. I have helped train the Maidens for decades, and while I may not understand the full extent of their powers, each one grew stronger than they could have imagined. Your mother was quite possibly the strongest I had the pleasure of knowing."

"From the way she talked to me, I don't think she'd ever admit that." Ruby smiled just the same.

"I know she wouldn't. She never liked the words 'strongest,' 'perfect,' or 'best,' or anything related to them when describing people's actions or creations. There was always something that could improve."

Ruby nodded. "That sounds like her." She locked eyes with Ozpin. "So when do we start?"

"Whenever you feel you're ready."

Nalia landed outside Beacon's hospital and Aaron slid off his dragon. He turned back and grabbed a few things out of the saddlebags. Ruby and Yang were finally awake, and Aaron decided that they shouldn't get hospital food after what they did. It probably wasn't the healthiest thing to do, but the sister Riders probably wanted some comfort food.

Outside, Halcyon didn't have his eye through the window of Yang's room for the first time since Yang was injured. Instead, he looked like he was asleep away from the building and Cerise was looking in. That at least was a good sign.

Aaron walked straight for Ruby and Yang's room. If the waiting room from before was any indication, the sisters' room would be packed to the brim. Sure enough, Aaron might as well have walked into a party. All of teams RWBY, JNPR, CFVY were in the room, along with Penny and Qrow. Raven and Taiyang were surprisingly missing. It probably wasn't due to the fact that the room was over crowded as it was.

Ruby, sitting on the side of Yang's bed, looked up at Aaron. "Looks like the gang's all here," she said with a small smile.

"If I'd known there was going to be a party in here," Aaron started, "I'd have brought more food."

"You brought food?" Nora practically exploded.

Ren put a hand on the energized girl's shoulder. "Something tells me whatever he has isn't for most of us." Nora crossed her arms and pouted.

Aaron focused on Ruby and Yang. "Cerise told Nalia that the two of you were awake. Figured you two would want some edible food." Aaron carefully made his way through the maze of legs to the sisters. "Mainly some sweets of the bakery variety." Ruby's eyes went wide, but Yang just smiled weakly.

Apparently Weiss didn't notice the change in Yang. "Are you sure that's a good idea when Ruby just woke up from a coma and Yang was just…unfrozen?"

"You ever had hospital food Weiss?" Coco asked. "It's not exactly appetizing."

"It might actually be a good idea to get some calories after getting practically none the past few days," Blake said.

"Of course you would take his side!" the heiress snapped at Blake.

"Thanks for the offer Aaron," Yang started, "but I'm not sure I can eat that."

"You're not hungry?" Velvet asked. "That's a first."

"It's not that. That stuff smells really good, but I'm not sure I can…" Yang had tears starting to form in her eyes.

Aaron let his arms fall to his side, almost letting the things he carried fall to the floor. "So it's confirmed?" He mentally kicked himself in the head for not thinking of it while in Vale.

Jaune looked between Aaron and Yang. "Am I missing something here?"

Yang sighed and Ruby put an arm around her sister's shoulders. "I'm paralyzed, chest down. I'm lucky to have control of my arms." The room fell dead silent, with the only sounds being breathing and an occasional sob from Yang. Halcyon's head once again appeared in the window. The eye he had visible stared unblinking at Yang.

"Oh," Jaune broke the silence, "uh, that's..."

"Yang, I'm sure we'll find something," Velvet said confidently.

"You know I-"

"Aaron, stop!" Yang interrupted. "I appreciate the thought but…" Yang leaned her head back further into her pillow. "What if you can't find anything? What if I'm like this forever? I won't let you lock yourself in to something that might not be possible."

Ruby hugged her sister from the side. "You'll at least walk again. I'm going to get you an exoskeleton before the end of the semester."

"I know you will, but…what about everything else?"

"Self-doubt doesn't suit you, Yang," Qrow finally spoke up. Halcyon hummed somberly, and whatever he said to Yang at least put a small smile on her face.

"Well, since we're all here," Aaron started, "and since the good mood has been drained from here, we should probably talk about what to do from here."

"That guy's dead, right?" Coco asked. "You won."

"It's not that simple, Coco." Velvet shook her head. "There's twelve more of them, and Galbatorix."

"And if they know how to get here and they suspect I'm here, they won't stop coming." Aaron clenched a fist. "It may not be any of the Forsworn, but whoever comes through may very well pose a significant threat to Remnant."

"Then we fight them as they come through," Weiss said. "You beat Kialandí, why can't you do the same for anyone else?"

"It's true we only have evidence of Alagaësians entering Remnant near Vale, but when I found the spell before I came here, the person who wrote it said that the entry point is random. They could come out anywhere on Remnant, and I'd rather not have to leave it to local Huntsmen or androids to deal with." He looked over at Penny. "No offense."

Penny waved Aaron off. "None taken. There's only one of me, and the rest of them aren't that smart."

"Aaron, what are you suggesting we do?" Ruby asked.

"I'm saying we go to Alagaësia and make sure the Traitor and his Forsworn never hurt anyone again." Nalia growled her agreement from outside. "By 'we,' I me and Nalia… but something tells me I won't be able to convince anyone here to stay behind."

There was an uneasy silence in the room for a few seconds. "If you could go back before, why didn't you?" Pyrrha asked.

"Believe me, I wanted to go back as soon as I found out that Dust wasn't affected by a normal set of wards. That's a major advantage we have over them, and it could very well be the reason we win." Halcyon growled on the other side of the wall. His visible eye glared daggers into Aaron.

"Then again, it would be me and Nalia against an army and all of the Forsworn. They all had years of experience before Nalia even hatched. I'd be outnumbered and outmatched." Aaron looked at Ruby. "Then there's the fact that you and Cerise needed 'proper' training. When Halcyon and Vert hatched, there was no way I could leave. Honestly, the only reason I survived that fight was all you your help the past two years."

"You're saying now we might have a chance?" Velvet sounded hopeful.

"Yes, but we still need more training. I don't want anyone here going there without being completely prepared, mentally and physically." He glanced over at Yang. "Still, we won't be going anytime soon. There's still a lot of things to figure out."

"Weapons free this time?" Yang asked, the edge in her voice sharper than Redemption.

Aaron paused. He expected this animosity from her after Halcyon's reactions. "Chivalry died here for a reason. Next time, we're turning them into Mistralian cheese." That seemed to placate Yang for the moment, but Ruby bit her lip.

"Would it be better to wait until we're all graduated?" Ren suggested.

"That would give us enough time to prepare, but that's also two years for them to improve and fortify. Would we gain more of an advantage than we'd lose?" Aaron shook his head. "We can discuss timing later."

"It sounds like you've made a decision already," Qrow said with a hint of contempt in his voice.

"Uncle Qrow," Ruby turned to face him, "if they're not going to stop coming after us, we might as well take the fight to them. It's not like we'll go in unprepared."

"And what if they're prepared for you?"

"Then we show them what Huntsmen and Huntresses are made of."

"It's not like we haven't done something similar before," Weiss added.

"Ruby, there's something that's been bothering me for a while," Velvet said meekly. "What did you do out there?"

"What do you…" Ruby's eyes widened slightly. "Oh, umm, err, that. Uh…" She turned to look at Qrow.

"Don't look at me, kid. It's not my secret."

Ruby sighed. "What I'm about to show you doesn't leave this room." There were nods of agreement all around. Ruby opened her left palm and stared at it. Soon after her eyes gained the same glow that they did in the forest. They'd all seen that by that point when Ruby used her new wind power on Grimm.

Still, Aaron didn't expect what came next. Something started forming in the center of her hand it slowly grew until the ice ball was about an inch in diameter. Ruby's eyes stopped glowing and the ice ball retained its shape. Even after seeing the blizzard that Ruby made before, the ice ball was still a shock to Aaron. He didn't know how to do that, and Ruby did it without saying anything.

"What did you just do?" Weiss asked, unbelieving.

"That shouldn't be possible." Velvet stared at the ice ball.

"Well, it is." Ruby took a deep breath. "I know this may sound weird, but I'm the Winter Maiden."

"The what?" Coco immediately asked.

"Knew it!" Nora cheered.

Ruby blinked rapidly. "How?"

"Simple! When you do your wind thing, your eyes glow like when Pyrrha does her fire thing!"

"Nora!" Ren scolded.

The hyperactive girl shrank in her seat. "Oops."

Aaron's head turned to Pyrrha. "What's she talking about?" In response, Pyrrha stuck out her right hand. Her eyes glowed reddish orange, and a small flame appeared in her hand. Aaron's eyes practically bulged out of his head. That definitely shouldn't have been possible.

"I'm sure we've all heard the story of the seasons by now," Pyrrha let the fire disappear. "Well, it's not exactly a fairy tale like we all believed. Four Maidens with incredible power do exist. Ruby is Winter, I don't know who Spring and Summer are…and I am Fall."

"Amber, or Cinder?" Ruby asked.

"Amber's been helping me out. She's stopped Cinder from having a say in anything?"

"Wait, Cinder?" Blake asked, not holding back her contempt. "What's she have to do with this? And Who's Amber?"

"Both of them were Fall Maidens before me." Pyrrha looked at the floor. "Both of them died the same night." Ruby shifted on Yang's bed.

"I think it should be restated that none of this leaves this room," Qrow said. "Unlike a normal person's Aura, a Maiden's changes hosts when they die. It goes to the last person the Maiden thought about, unless it's a dude, or some old hag."

"Oh." Ruby tilted her head down and a small smile formed on her face. "Mom didn't tell me that."

"So…you can control ice now?" Weiss asked.

"I guess so." Ruby shrugged. "I think there's more to it than that though."

"I think something else should be said here," Yang said, somewhat returning to her normal tone. She turned her head to look at Weiss. "You have been dethroned."

Weiss blinked twice. "What?"

"All hail Ice Queen Ruby!" Yang held a fist as far in the air as she could get it. There were a few chuckles around the room, including from Qrow and Halcyon. Ruby merely poked Yang on the cheek. Yang winced and slowly brought her arm down. "I might have overdone it."

"You still got your sense of humor, sis," Ruby said.

"It's going to take a lot more than an insane Rider to kill that." Yang sniffed the air and sighed. "You know what Aaron, bring that food over here. I'm hungry, and stuff smells way too good to pass up. I'll deal with the consequences later."

Aaron nodded and he brought both bags over to the sisters. On the outside, he was trying to stay calm, with a comforting smile on his face for both of the injured Riders. On the inside though, he was going crazy. Galbatorix found a way to Remnant, and sent one of his minions to kill Aaron. The only way he saw to eliminate the threat was by going through the portal and killing all of the traitors. Could they do it, yes, but how many of them would die along the way?

Yep, what a lot of you predicted from the beginning is finally here. And to those of you who thought Yang would be perfectly fine…Aaron's not the most experienced healer. Science doesn't have any clue how to fix it. While there could be some overlap between magic and science in the future, its not enough right now.