Well it's defninitely been a long ass time since I updated this story.

NO I AM NOT DEAD AND NEITHER IS THIS STORY!

I've just got so much shit going on to be honest. College has been fucking me in the ass and I got Uni in September so I'm pretty much doing fuck all.

Anyway I've made up my mind of pairing.

You'll find out later.

Back to this story! Enjoy!

Meeting The Family

"So basically..."

It had been 5 weeks since they had been on their last mission.

"Yeah, this isn't looking good."

Black & Emberly looked over their combined evidence altogether and tried to piece together the puzzle of the crime before them.

"So first we start with the missing kids. The Hunter Association had given out the task long ago, but nobody had managed to solve the problem. Then suddenly, the Association stopped caring about it because they stopped asking for people to complete the task. Either it got completed or-"

"It was bought off. Someone decided to stop them from investigating." Black interjected.

"Which is very unlikely-"

"I know he did. He just has that Aura around him."

"Pfffft. As if you can tell."

"I can. I noticed Qrow didn't I?"

"Off-topic, but I'll give you that."

"Look, ma, Armani did it, I swear."

"You got any proof?"

"Working on that."

"Exactly."

"Oh come on, Ma. You're not like Aunt Azure and all hung up on him are you?"

"You think I care about a sleaze bag like him? If anything, I'll grab his Lien and run him into the ground!"

"Hehe, nice one, Ma."

"Anyway, back to this shit. After the missing kids, we've got the missing weapons from Atlas. Buuuuut, a certain someone decided to hack into the goddamn place and steal some critical information."

"Well she had a little help, but Arianna is amazing with a computer. Why do you think she wants to become a journalist? Gotta admit, I don't know any other ten year old's than could be able to fucking hack the pretty much best of the best encrypted areas."

"You don't know any other ten year old's, you loner. How about making some goddamn friends?"

Black gave Emberly a stare that made her laugh as she sipped her can of coke. Black continued.

"So at least we know the same guys who took the kids stole the Atlas equipment."

"They also told them to go on a stealing spree. They've been robbing Orphanages across town just to fuck with us."

"Then maybe Armani isn't using his real forces? Why would a bunch of kids need to steal money from an orphanage if the higher ups were working for Armani? Wouldn't stray Lien be the last thing they need?"

"Well whoever it is, they seem to be pretty goddamn capable of themselves."

"It's definitely Armani."

"Black, you brat, there are loads of people who have a fucking prosthetic arm and scar over their left eye. What makes you so obsessed with Armani?"

"He's just got this look that makes me think he's a rich, spoiled bastard with a hatred for us Faunus. I don't like him."

"Clearly."

"Next?"

Black leaned back in his chair and took a sip of his hot cocoa.

"Well there is the fact that a random White Fang Meeting is about to get blown to smithereens."

"Yeah, I've told the Association about that. Not like they can really do anything. Faunus generally don't like being told what to do by humans, nor do they listen out for warnings. They just keep to themselves as usual."

"But the White Fang don't care?"

"They said they would strengthen themselves without the help of humans."

"Tch, I don't blame them. With their ancestors picking cotton for years, it's gonna be hard to get rid of the underlying hatred and racism we would receive back."

"You know about the Slave Trade Federation?"

"Ma, you saw me read the book about it remember?"

"Oh yeah, right. You wanted to know more about History so Azure brought you the book?"

"Yeah."

At that moment, Chloe came downstairs. She had a charming smile on her face, but as her eyes settled on Black, he sighed.

"Lil' bro, help your big sis with her homework? You know I hate maths."

"Ugh, didn't I teach you the method already, you damn muscle-brain?"

"Shut up! I just had a lapse of judgement!"

"You're corrupting the English language the more you speak it. I'll be there in a sec."

"Thanks lil' bro!"

"Yeah, yeah, you still owe me."

Chloe ran back upstairs in a hurry. Black finished his hot cocoa and jumped from the chair to the floor. He head upstairs to help his sister who was pretty much utter trash at every single subject except for Phys Ed. She was relying on Black to tutor her and drag her ass through exams. Black was pretty much the smartest within their entire family. In fact he was so sure of his intellect that even if everyone combined their intellect against his, they wouldn't stand a chance. It's not exactly his fault he used to be Kai in his past life. He was just naturally gifted.

He entered the girl's room to find her waiting for him with a devilish grin of sharp teeth. He nearly wanted to head back downstairs.

"Chloe you've nearly finished Elementary, do you expect me to carry you though the entirety of Middle School too?"

"Of course not! Just help me a little!"

"Ugh, dammit Chloe, you're dumb as a brick."

"Shut up! I know that okay!"

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"Ma, why are we going to see your grandpa again?"

"Because, you're already too used to our training. You may not be able to land a hit on me yet, but I've seen your dexterity, stamina, reflexes and strength all increased at a really fast rate. Aside for your Kamehame-whatever-it-is that has began to really fucking hurt, you haven't even landed a punch."

"Well, you're a monster, Ma. How do you expect me to even hurt you yet? It's not like you've been going easy on me."

"Actually I have."

"What?!"

Black felt his Saiyan pride had been hurt and his natural Saiyan instinct was for his anger to flare up. To a Saiyan, including Black, their pride in their strength was all they had. To make light of their strength was to deny their rightful heritage of the Saiyan name.

"Relax kid, you think you would still be breathing if I went all out? I've been giving you the basics and you've been getting the hang of them. However, I'm not exactly the teaching type."

"Okay but why in the fuck..."

Black panted and wiped the sweat off his brow before shouting.

"Does he live on a fucking mountain?!"

Black and Emberly had been walking up the step for ages, and yet the peak was still a ways off. She laughed heartily at his question before giving him a water bottle. Black drank quickly as he continued up the flight of never-ending stairs.

"I dunno. The old geezer used to make me run up and down this whole damn stairs every single shitty day. Like I was supposed to be some super overpowered character or something. I hope he hasn't gotten senile just yet."

"What a fucking pain..."

"Just be glad it isn't rainy. The ground gets really slippery when it rains. Either way, if you fall, I'm leaving you behind."

"Nice to know you got my back, ma..."

A few hours and bottles of water later, they finally reached the top of the mountain to which there was a little temple waiting for them. Greenery and shrubbery covered it mostly, as if it had been abandoned by the wild long ago. There wasn't even a sign anyone had been here in years, yet Emberly was sure that someone was here.

Black was panting quite heavily while Emberly still hadn't broken into a sweat yet. Instead she was grinning mightily.

"Old Man, I'm back!"

No one answered. Birds that had been chirping were no longer making their noise. The forest in front of them had become deathly silent.

"Um, Emberly, I think he's dea-"

"Sssshhh!"

Black quietened immediately. Emberly had a wild look in her eyes that were usually revealed when she was eager to fight.

But fight what?

"He's coming."

There was an explosion of leaves near Emberly and Black could only stand in shock as he heard someone roar. It was a much louder and fiercer than any of the roars he had ever heard from Emberly. Black was still shivering from the immense pressure he was feeling. This monster that Emberly called her Grandfather wasn't exactly someone he could deal with at such strength. The killing intent was like a foul smell that was incredibly pungent to him.

He turned around, hearing another roar and saw Emberly and someone else, going at it at almost full power. Both were firing punches at speeds he simply couldn't see. His fear had passed as the killing intent was no longer aimed directly at him, and now his blood was boiling as his Saiyan body reacted to the madness around him.

"Black NO! You're not his match!"

Too late.

Black flew immediately at the man at his fastest, arms stretched out in a tackle. The man barely registered him until Black increased his strength and finally began pushing him. His sharp killing intent moved from Emberly's barrage to him. Black almost couldn't breath once more but his body reacted as the man tried to take a large swipe at him.

Black leaned backward and somersaulted as the trees behind him were shredded by the large swing. Landing on his feet nimbly, he rushed back in, his mind and body working in sync. The man before him was tall and lean, his muscles weren't pronounced but yet he looked like he was more than strong enough to take on anything and win. His mind processed all the different ways in which the man might try to defend himself from Black.

Black didn't expect him to come straight at him and attack instead.

With a knee to the chin that disorientated him, the man span on the spot and punched him in the back straight into the ground. Black spat blood as he bounced and met a backward roundhouse kick to the face that sent him flying into a tree trunk. It didn't damage him much, but instead excited him even more.

"Give me MORE!" Black snarled, spitting more blood and running towards the man faster than before.

Black's mind processed rapidly, taking into account the moves he had just witnessed. The man ran towards him as well, in a low stance, his hands outward as they prepared to slash him apart. In a rush, the man moved. But Black, at the last second, disappeared on top of the man. With a shout of anger, he brought down his leg in an axe kick aimed for his neck.

"Learn fast, you do."

The man grabbed his leg but a grin from Black let him know that he was prepared. In a flash, Black escaped from the man's grip and instead wrapped himself around the man. He lay across the man's arm, holding by his one arm with both hands while Black's legs held around his neck. Then his grin grew larger as he pulled and twisted. A large pop could be heard as the man's arm dislocated from his shoulder.

Emberly couldn't believe what she was seeing. She hadn't witnessed these types of moves from Back ever before, yet he was getting away with it with her grandfather? The boy was more than talented he was a freaking genius. He could easily carry on their art of fighting.

But she knew it wasn't enough. He just wasn't good enough yet.

"Dislocated my arm, you did." The man acknowledged, as Black flashed away from him; panting heavily. "But that... Is not enough."

The man straightened himself and popped back in his arm. Stretching it once more, he turned to meet Black's gaze, who had settled on him.

"Pay for that, you will."

Black hadn't even seen it coming. His body could no longer keep up. He was getting hit all over, slashed all over and he couldn't even defend himself. He was losing, losing himself, losing the sight of victory...

"Grandpa STOP! He's done."

Indeed, Black was done. He was quite the bloody mess and had now passed out. Cuts and bruises were barely visible over the layer of blood covering him in his crater of broken trees and earth. The man wiped his brow before turning back to look at Emberly. At first the killing intent was still thick as he walked towards her, until he finally stopped in front of her.

"Emberly, my darling, you've returned to your dear grandfather!"

The man grabbed his granddaughter and squeezed her. She struggled as she fumed at him.

"Goddammit, old man, get off me! you just beat the living shit out of a fucking 5 year old!"

"Eh, he'll be fine."

"What?"

There was an explosion as a beam of light shot into the sky from where Black had been laying. A strong wind blew and the nearby trees had been completely blown over from the overbearing power.

"I told you. He's fine but he's gone... Feral."

Black stepped forward slowly, still battered, bruised and caked in blood. However, there was a change in his very body that was taking place. He clearly wasn't conscious; with only the whites of his eyes showing and his footsteps heavy enough to cause craters wherever he stepped. Emberly gave a confused look while her grandpa stood in front of her protectively.

"It seems to be some kind of defensive mechanism of his body. He's bringing out all of his latent power for one final stand."

Black finally stood a few feet away from them. He stopped before entering a stance: One arm bent upright while the other was bent behind him. With another release of energy, ki began to take form; shaping into the face of a wolf snarling. Emberly's eyes widened, not expecting Black to be able to pull off suck a move.

The legendary Wolf Fang Fist.

"Ooooooh. Talent, he has." The man said, entering the same stance as he raised his own power. "Copied my own move, he did."

"I'm just gonna..."

Emberly excused herself as the 2 faced each other off. She wouldn't want to be part of the aftermath of what was coming.

After a few more seconds of ki shaped wolves snarling both moved. There was silence.

Then a bang as the destruction began. With a twinkle of light, the area exploded and a massive ball of light appeared as it destroyed the surrounding. Just as quickly as it had come, it disappeared.

"Powerful... Quite powerful..."

The old man had a scratch across his chest that leaked blood as he began dragging Black's broken body across the forest towards his home. Emberly finally arrived back, grabbing Black from her grandfather's clutches. She hefted him over her shoulder as she followed into the forest temple.

"Was it really necessary for you to go all out on him? I don't know if that scar on his head is ever going to leave now."

"Oh yes it was, my dear. He even injured me in all my might."

"Holy shit, the kid is a fucking monster."

"Monster indeed. I didn't think I would still be earning new scars in this old age."

"Either way, do you think he has what it takes?"

"That's for him to find out not me, hehehe!"

"Dammit old man just answer the question!"

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"Ugh... I feel like shit..."

"You should. Your body is fucking wrecked."

"Ma?"

Black had finally gained consciousness and his head felt like he was about to split in half. He was exhausted, hungry and most of all thirsty. Emberly seemed to guess this as she was already giving him a sip of warm water from a bowl.

"Ahh, that's better. Where the hell are we?"

"Grandpa'w house. He's taking care of us for now."

"... Did I-"

"Hell no. You got your ass kicked to kingdom come and then some. You don't stand a chance against him. Which brings me back to something..."

She pinched Black's cheeks and stretched them out comically. He began to whimper and plead because of the pain while she seemed to get angry.

"Where on Remnant did you learn those techniques from haaaaah?! You've got some explaining to do you little brat!"

"Ah, AAAHH! I'm injured remember! Why would you further attack an injured person?!"

Emberly finally let go while she angrily pouted. Black thought it was kind of cute and laughed at her.

"I'll give you something to laugh about, you shitty brat!"

"Noooooo! I'm sooooorryyyy!"

Within Black's mind, he couldn't help but realise that he had changed. He was a lot more carefree than his usual aloof and self-centered self. What was most strange about it was the fact that he wasn't even disgusted with himself. He felt tranquility at knowing that he was slowly becoming much more open than before. Hell, he was even doing people's homework without boasting massively about it as he would have done back when he was simply Zamasu.

Was this all planned by the Grand Priest?

"Hellooooo, little one."

Emberly's grandpa appeared, stirring a bowl of thick soup. He sat down next to Emberly as he smiled happily.

"You... You're strong." Black stated, as if it wasn't obvious enough. The old man snickered slightly.

"Yes, yes I am. Not many people notice that but indeed I am." He replied happily. "You too are also quite strong."

"But no where near as strong as you yet."

"Well. Yes. you are not."

"Teach me."

"Woah, woah, woah. Hol' up one second."

Emberly broke into the conversation as it had easily changed real quick.

"What's all this coming from? Teach you? Teach you what exactly?"

"Everything he knows. I want it all."

Emberly face-palmed at his reply while her grandfather simply continued smiling while stirring the thick soup in front of him.

"Holy hell, Black, I gotta remind Azure to teach you some goddamn manners before you got to Elementary."

"Well that was quite blunt." The old man finally spoke. "But that is good. If you cannot be honest to yourself, you are a worthless person. But those that know what they want; truly they are the strongest of them all."

"Yeah, yeah, you sound like you stole that straight out of a Vacuan Web Novel. Is there even WiFi up here?"

"Of course. Did you think I spent all my life doing nothing but training my body for some unbeatable opponent?"

Emberly & Black looked to each other before deadpanning the old man. He gave them a stare back.

"Of course not!"

"Oh, just making sure. It's not like you've left this mountain for Oum know's how long anyway."

"But my dear, that's because an old man like me is soon going to die and leave it all to you-"

"You're definitely not dying anytime soon old man. You look like you fought death and told it to fuck off already."

"But Emberly, you know I have a back ache-"

"The same one we already saw a Chiropractor for?"

The old man didn't say anything as he had run out of excuses.

"Anyway, back to the boy."

The old man's killing intent grew once more as he eyed Black. It was just as stifling before, but not as suffocating.

"You will be a fine specimen to watch... And break."

"Thanks. I'll ensure not to live up to those expectations."

"Hehehe, you have quite the tongue, child."

"Emberly is my Ma, what do you expect?"

"True, I never could wash her mouth from that filthy language."

"Oh shut it grandpa. It's not like you're some kind of saint either."

Watching them bicker, Black couldn't help but notice the liveliness in her eyes. She was clearly quite comfortable being up here with her Grandfather once more.

"Oh well... Feed this to the boy. My secret recipe chicken soup. Never fails to heal the body as well as grant good sleep."

He gave Emberly the bowl of cooled down soup as he got up to leave.

"Boy..."

He turned his head to give Black a devilish grin.

"I hope you won't disappoint me."

And we're done! I hoped you enjoyed this chapter just as much as I liked writing it. I also hope you liked me including the dragon ball reference too! I know it's been ages, but I assure you I will be back soon!

Have a great time!

~ScourgeTheBoss