Mama Yang-1
On the small island of Patch, home to the two half-sisters of Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long, fighting could be heard echoing around the trees in a clearing, as Yang was sparring with Ruby, and teaching her how to fight without an oversized weapon, and hopefully unlock her semblance.
"Ooowwww." Ruby groaned as she was knocked to the ground.
Ruby is a fair-skinned young girl with silver eyes and black, neck-length, choppy hair that gradates to dark red at the tips.
She wears a black long-sleeved dress with a high collar and red trim on the sleeves, a black waist cincher with red lacing up the front, and around her skirt has a red trim. She also wears a pair of thick black stockings and black combat boots with red laces, red trim around the top and red soles.
Her outfit is topped by a red hooded cloak fastened to her shoulders by cross-shaped pins. Her emblem appears as a large silver brooch and is pinned to a wide black belt slung around her hips on an angle, which also carries bullets and a pouch. Breast Size: G-Cup.
"Come on…" Yang exclaimed standing over Ruby. "You totally could've dodged that." She said reaching out her hand to help her little sister up.
Yang is a fair-skinned young woman with lilac eyes and bright golden hair worn loose that fades to pale gold at the tips with a cowlick sticking out at the top.
She wears a tan jacket that bears her midriff, with golden brown piping and short, puffy sleeves with black cuffs that feature two gold buttons. Underneath this, she wears a low cut yellow breast-band with her emblem on the left breast in black.
A brown belt covered by a pleated brown piece of material reaching from hip to hip around the back of her waist, with her emblem emblazoned on the right-most pleat in gold. Underneath this is a long, white, asymmetrical piece of material reaching to her knee on the right side, as well as a pair of black mini-shorts. She wears a pair of brown, knee-high boots and orange over-the-knee socks, with the right sock pushed down just below the knee. A gray bandanna is tied around her left knee. An orange infinity scarf and black fingerless gloves complete her outfit. Breast Size: I-Cup.
"Yaaang, I already told you. I'm just not cut out for hand to hand." Ruby whined like a child not getting the candy she wanted. "Why can't I just use my beautiful Crescent Rose?" The red caped girl asked, gushing like a schoolgirl with a crush.
"That's exactly why I wouldn't let you bring it." Yang stated, causing Ruby to growl at her older sister. "I'm gonna be leaving for Beacon soon. I wanna make sure my little sis can hold her own while I'm gone."
Yang backed up and took a fighting stance, letting Ruby know to give fighting hand to hand another try.
"Fine." Ruby grumbled before ducking under Yang's punch, as the blonde brawler began to fight.
Ducking and moving forward, Ruby dodged a jumping roundhouse kick from Yang, before the older, brawler quickly turned around, facing her younger sister once again, before throwing two punches, to which Ruby blocked and side stepped on the second one. Seeing an opening, Ruby clenches her fist and throws a punch, to which Yang moves her head and evades without even looking, before sweeping her leg back, knocking Ruby off her legs, sending her falling forwards. The instant Yang's about to throw a punch, something in Ruby snaps, and she goes flying off in a blur of rose petals through the shrubbery around their fighting area.
"Nice one, sis." Yang chuckled. "You're not always gonna be able to run away from your problems, though. Sometimes you just have to stand your ground and fight, no matter what." Yang stated walking around a bit. "Alright, enough rest. Get back out here."
Rustling in the bushes causes Yang to turn around, looking in the direction the sound came from. More rustling from the shrubbery came forward, before the sound of twigs and branches breaking, echoed in her ears.
"Ruby?" Yang asked, raising her hand to block the sun, seeing if it really was her sister trying to pull a sneak attack. Unfortunately, it wasn't her sister, as she recognized the sound of an Ursa's growl. "Ruby." Yang shouted in panic, fearing the worst as the Ursa came out of hiding and roared.
Yang crossed her arms forward, before cocking them back, activating her Ember Celica, just as the Ursa came charging at her. Firing a round behind her, Yang used the momentum of the ricochet to send her flying even farther as she jumped at the Grimm, moving herself forward, Yang rolled on her hands, and onto her feet, as she continued to use the momentum to run at the Ursa.
Standing on its hind legs, the Ursa swung at Yang, but given its size and speed, Yang easily dodged it, by ducking under its arm before punching it in the thigh and waist. Roaring in agitation and slight pain, the Grimm swung at her, knocking Yang away like she was a fly.
Rolling backwards, Yang flipped onto her feet, skidding to a stop. Arming her gauntlets, Yang fired two rounds of flare Dust at the Ursa, whom had headed back to where the unconscious Ruby lay, before the Dust ammunition hit it in the back. This agitated the Grimm even further as it changed course and went charging at the blonde.
Preparing for the attack, Yang raised one of her arms, blocking the Grimm's claw as it swiped down on her. Standing her ground, Yang used her right hand to punch upwards, sending a round of Shotgun Burn Dust into the underside of the Ursa's jaw, knocking its head back, allowing Yang to fire a round from each gauntlet into the ground, sending her up into the air, dodging a swipe from the Ursa, and sending another round into the back of its head, before firing off a round into the air, forcing her downwards, and quickly evading another attack from the Grimm. Slamming her feet into its chest, Yang flipped to the ground ten feet away, before grabbing a foot hold and running at the Grimm.
Sliding to the ground, Yang used the momentum of a shot to slide under the Ursa, before standing back up, and firing multiple rounds at it, just as it was turning around to face her again. Using the momentum of the shotgun blasts, Yang went speeding towards the Grimm, slamming her fist into its masked face with a right hook empowered by a shotgun blast. Before repeating it with the left side, and even speeding to the side a bit, before she blocked the claw of the Ursa, and began holding it up as if she were Atlas trying to hold the world on her shoulders.
Twisting around, Yang punched the Grimm in the face, sending it stumbling back and bit as the punch was boosted with the firepower of her Ember Celica. Continuing to use the momentum of her weapons, Yang slid to the side, ducking under a swing from the Ursa's claw, before she used the blasts of her weapon to slide under the Ursa, into the air, past its swinging claws, before she skid to the ground, and used the momentum of the blasts one more time, sending her towards the Grimm only to be swatted away, through the forest, knocking down several trees.
By this time, Ruby began to wake up, and painfully picked herself up off the ground, finding someone kneeling over her, most likely to see if she was injured. When the small figure noticed she was getting up, they ran away, as if scared of her, or fearing she might attack them.
Forcing herself up on to her arms, Ruby staggered to the clearing, remembering how she was attacked by the Ursa, Ruby went to see what was going on and gasped at what she saw, as she supported herself against a tree.
The sudden gasp caused the Ursa to look in her direction as she gave off the feelings of both fear, and dread. The Ursa turned and began sauntering over to her, as she steadily began to back away, before it roared and went running after her.
Coming back from where she landed, Yang saw the Ursa running towards her sister. Ruby, though scared out of her mind without her Crescent Rose, prepared to fight the Ursa, but before she could even think of sending herself towards the Grimm, a torrent of crimson red fire and royal blue lightning passed her, hitting the Grimm dead center in the chest, effectively ending its life as a hole was burnt through its body.
"What the heck?" Ruby asked, turning around, only to see a small head zip back behind the tree it was hiding behind, before the rustling of several bushes let her know the tiny person ran off.
"Ruby, are you okay? What was that?" Yang asked hugging her sister out of nowhere, smothering Ruby in her giant mammaries.
"Gah, I'm fine Yang, but there's someone in the forest. I think it might be a kid." Ruby exclaimed releasing herself from the death grip of Boobzilla.
"How can you be sure?" Yang asked, looking in the direction Ruby was looking at.
"Because the silhouette was too small to be either a teenager like us or an adult like mom and dad." Ruby stated. "Plus, they ran away scared, like they were afraid of being hurt by me or something."
"Wait here, I'll go check it out." Yang exclaimed. "On second thought, go get mom and dad, while I check it out. We might need their help."
Ruby nodded and used her newly unlocked semblance to race across the island towards the two story wood cabin she called home. Yang silently walked through the forest in the opposite direction, finding several tracks belonging to what she assumed was a child, ten years younger than her no less.
"Guess Rubes was right, it is just a kid." Yang sighed following the tracks nearly a quarter mile into the forest, before they stopped at a tree.
Yang snuck up behind the tree and quietly turned it, finding a young Faunus child, as she guess, six to seven years old, with scarlet red hair, three cartilage spikes on his ears, and small scales on his cheeks. He was dressed in torn and tattered clothes that looked like there were strings just barely holding them together. He was silently lying motionless, beside the tree, with bits of a volatile substance around his lips, and the remains of what he was eating sticking out of the ground. Burn Dust.
"No, no, no." Yang panicked, concerned for the child's wellbeing, praying to whatever deity was out there, it wasn't too late to save him.
When Yang stepped on a twig, the sound of it breaking caused the boy to jump, but before he could escape. Trying to put her fingers in his mouth to induce vomiting, she pulled her hand back as he bit down on her ring finger, causing her to flinch and let go of him, before she gave chase and grabbed him once more.
Before he could try and escape again, the buxom brawler managed to get her arms through the boy's arms, and around his waist before she got herself settled into a sitting position against the tree with the boy firmly in her lap. It was obvious he wasn't being hurt by the Dust he consumed, but Yang still wanted to make sure he was okay. Using her greater strength, Yang waited for the boy to tire himself out, using her semblance to absorb the kicks and elbows he hit her with. Though it was surprising how strong such a little kid could be. Eventually he tired himself out, and resigned to himself to his fate.
Focusing on his face, Yang felt her heart break, as she suddenly understood why he tried to fight his way out of her grasp, as she saw the fear and pain chiselled on the features of his face.
"P-Please don't hurt me." The child cried as tears streamed down his dirt covered cheeks. "I don't want to be hurt anymore."
"Hey, hey calm down, I'm not going to hurt you." Yang stated in a calming tone as she weaved her arms out of his, and held him in a gentle embrace, turning him to face her, causing him to blush for only a moment as his face was right in her cleavage, before he resumed crying. "I'm just wanting to make sure you're okay, and unhurt, you ate some Burn Dust and that's not good for you." She said pushing him back from the hug a bit to look him in the eye.
"You… you mean that candy in the ground?" The boy asked. "It tastes like strawberries."
"Candy, who told you it was candy?" Yang asked, looking him sternly in his eyes.
"A nice lady who fed me a piece of green candy that tasted like sour apples, though she kinda looked surprised to see me ask for more. She probably gave me her last piece at the time." The boy exclaimed, calming down a bit.
'Someone tried to murder a child, just for being a Faunus, by tricking him into eating Wind Dust? Oh, if I ever get my hands on her, I'm gonna make her wish she were six feet under.' Yang exclaimed, looking away from the boy as her lavender eyes went blood red.
Yang calmed down as she did not want the boy to be scared of her when seeing her eyes turn red, so she held him in a bit of a tighter hug, feeling all over his body for any injuries, finding several sever scars and untreated injuries on his back, arms, legs, and chest. The most concerning scar was one that felt like a branding, shaped like a tribal fairy emblem with a tail etched into the flesh on his back. This particular scar felt old, and felt like it was drawn on his back with a soldering iron on its highest heat setting.
"Alright, as far as I can tell, you've got a few minor treatable injuries, a couple infected ones, and several scars all along your body. Come on, I'll take you to get cleaned up and have something proper to eat besides the 'candy' you found." Yang sighed, looking him in the eye, her eyes back to lavender.
Hesitant at first as Yang put him on the ground to get up, he eventually got the courage to grab her outstretched hand and follow her.
"By the way, my name's Yang."
"My name is Scythe." He stated as they walked through the forest, returning to the clearing just as an older blonde, familiar looking man wearing brown cargo shorts, with a dark brown belt, black shoes, and a red bandana on his left arm and a brown leather vest over a tan dress shirt with the right sleeve cut off. Her father Taiyang Xiao Long.
Beside him were two very familiar women in her life, the first being her sister Ruby, and the second being a woman, practically identical to Ruby, wearing a similar blouse, corset, skirt, stockings, and a white hooded cloak that was a stark contrast to Ruby's red cloak. This was Summer Rose, Yang's stepmom, and Tai's wife in his second marriage. Breast Size: K-Cup.
"Yang, is everything okay?" Tai questioned as the three of them rushed to her. "Ruby told us what happened. Did you find whoever killed the Ursa?"
"I think I did." Yang exclaimed, looking down to Scythe who was hiding behind her now.
"Well, who's this little cutie hiding behind you?" Summer asked bending down to meet Scythe at eye level. "Don't be afraid little one, it's alright." She said gently reaching out her hand, open palm up.
Scythe looked at her skeptically for a moment seeing the piece of candy in her hand. In a flash of blue lightning, the candy was gone, and the sound of a wrapper opening behind Yang was heard, causing the older Rose, to smile slightly with a hint of affection in her eyes before they all heard a soft 'thank you' as Scythe ate the candy.
"Royal blue lightning, just like in the attack that went past me. He's gotta be the one who shot the Grimm and saved my life." Ruby exclaimed.
"Why don't you all step back a bit? He seems to get overwhelmed very easily, and I don't want a repeat of restraining him." Yang exclaimed as she felt Scythe grab her hand again.
"Where'd he come from?" Tai asked as the five of them now walked back to the cabin.
"I don't know, but he certainly is quite the cutie isn't he?" Summer asked, trying to keep herself from hugging him as tight as she could.
"Mom please." Yang sighed as she felt Scythe move closer behind her. "Personal space."
"I know sweetie, but I just can't help it, he's just so cute he reminds me of you and Ruby when you were that small." Summer squealed in delight.
"Well before you go and make him dozens of outfits, I need to treat his injuries first." Yang exclaimed.
The walk to the cabin wasn't that long, but to the seven year old, it felt like it was taking forever. Eventually they returned to the cabin, Yang asked Ruby to grab the first aid kit while she took Scythe upstairs to get washed up and eventually treated after the bath was done.
"Alright Summer, do you think maybe we should call Ozpin about him?" Tai asked as he and his wife were now alone with one another. "He matches the description of the boy who's been causing Grimm invasions all across the four kingdom over the past three years."
"Tai, look at me." Summer exclaimed firmly. "Do you honestly think, that scared little boy, is something that witch created?"
"No honey, but you saw the scales, you saw the lightning he emitted when he took the candy from your hand, he's obviously been created by something or someone with immense power. Enough to lure in hordes of Grimm." Tai exclaimed.
"Or, it could be he's a scared little Faunus, who's been abused his entire life, and the fear of being hurt again is what draws the Grimm in, whether he knows it or not." Summer exclaimed. "Look, I'm not saying make him part of the family, but at least give him a couple nights here before we take him to Ozpin and Glynda."
"Alright, alright fine. I'll let him stay for a couple nights, granted he is just a kid, and can't really do much on his own, so I suppose you do have a point with what you're saying." Tai exclaimed.
"That a boy." Summer smiled before the sound of footsteps running down was heard, and a panicked Yang came to them, dressed in a sports-bra esque swim top and a pair of skin tight swim trunks that reached halfway down her thighs.
"Mom, dad, we need your help." Yang exclaimed, fear etched onto her face.
Tai and Summer looked at one another before following Yang to the master bathroom upstairs, where they found Ruby sitting on the ground, comforting a crying Scythe, who was covered by a towel.
"What's wrong?" Tai asked as Summer knelt down to help comfort the boy in her daughter's arms.
"It's bad. His injuries are worse than I first thought." Yang exclaimed as she gently removed the towel. "I knew something was wrong when I noticed he looked pale, but I didn't know how bad it was until I saw it."
Under the towel, Tai and Summer gasped, seeing the injuries on Scythe's body, as well as the emblem branded into his flesh between his shoulder blades; the entire thing was infected, and black markings rooting from the branding stretched along his back and onto several unscarred patches of flesh.
"The branding infection on his back has gotten so bad, it's become a blood infection." Yang exclaimed. "We don't know what to do about it."
"I'll call for an ambulance and have them come and pick him up." Tai exclaimed pulling out his scroll. "Someone's gonna have to go and ride in it with him to keep him calm."
"I think he's already chosen who he wants to go with him." Summer exclaimed as Scythe squeezed Yang's arm in a hug.
"Alright, just hold on Scythe we're going to get you help." Yang said, rubbing his shoulder to comfort him as best as she could, while Summer looked at her sympathetically.
'What are we going to do? There's no known scientific cure for blood infections, it would take a Maiden's power to remove the disease itself with how bad it is now, and we have no idea where one is besides Amber, but she's comatose, with someone out there, running around with half her power. What are we going to do?' Summer mentally panicked, unaware of a raven black bird with red eyes looking at the scenery unfold through the window.
~Seven hours later at the hospital~
"Xiao Long Rose family?" A doctor asked coming into the waiting room, of the hospital, where Ruby, Tai, and Summer were waiting for the news, while Yang was still by Scythe's side. "If you'll follow me please." The doctor exclaimed leading them through the halls. Approaching the bed Scythe was stationed in, the trio shared a sympathetic look on their faces witnessing the sight before them.
There Scythe lay, in the hospital bed, with monitors hooked up to him, all over, and an I.V bag of liquid to keep him hydrated as he slept. Yang was sitting in a chair beside the bed, still in the clothes she had worn so when she was going to bathe with Scythe. Yang was peacefully sitting there, sleeping soundly, with her head resting in her arms, as she leaned on the bed, holding tight to one of Scythe's hands, as he held an equally tight grip.
"Hey Doc? Why don't you tell us out here as not to wake them?" Tai asked.
"Oh course Mr. Long." The doctor stated, understanding his wishes. "We've put the boy under a medical induced coma, so he can receive proper rest, but the blood infection is spreading quickly through his body, and will likely reach his heart within a short period of time. His mild concussion is subsiding gradually, but safely."
"What does that mean exactly?" Ruby asked, worried she might already know the answer.
"We've run some tests, but none of them shows anything we can do to stop the infection from spreading further, the most we can do at this stage is recommend some antibiotics to slow it down and give him a bit more time. Only further testing will show the results." The Doctor explained.
"So what you're saying is, he doesn't have long to live, and we can only prolong his demise with drugs?" Summer asked.
"In laymen's terms, yes Mrs. Rose." The doctor sighed. "I deeply apologize for this. I know it's not easy seeing someone go through something as painful as their own death. It's even worse that the boy was abused and physically, mentally, and emotionally traumatized, Faunus or not he did not deserve this. I truly am sorry."
With that the doctor walked off, leaving three of the four family members to talk amongst themselves.
"Ruby, why don't… why don't you go get some drinks for us?" Summer asked, handing her daughter some lien. "Dust-Till-Dawn should still be open, all the drinks in the vending machines suck anyways. Chat with Mic for a bit."
"Alright." Ruby exclaimed walking off towards the exit of the hospital.
Once they were sure she was gone, Summer and Tai began to converse with one another.
"What if we called in Ozpin for help?" Summer asked.
"His magic is finite Summer, I doubt he'd be willing to use what's left of it on a boy; even his generosity has its limits." Tai exclaimed.
"What about the Maiden's, he knows the locations and identities of three out of the four Maidens, he could ask one of the remaining two to help." Summer exclaimed.
"I understand, that plan does make sense, but I doubt he's gonna risk having another Maiden's power stolen just to heal a boy." Tai sighed.
"Well what if…"
"Summer." Tai exclaimed gaining her attention and interrupting her next idea. "I understand you're intentions, your heart is in the right place, and that's one of the many reasons why I fell for you in the first place. But nothing we do, or say, will help convince Ozpin to bring in a Maiden to use magic to heal this boy. The best we can do, is give him the greatest damn time of what's left of his life, and pray that'll be enough for him to find peace."
"But Tai…" Summer began, tears willing in her eyes.
"This breaks my heart just as much as it breaks yours honey, but we have to be strong, and we have to let him know we're here for him." Tai exclaimed, tears threatening to fall down his cheeks as he brought his wife in for a hug. "Seeing an innocent boy, laying there, with the blood infection running through his veins, slowly killing him, is heart wrenching, I know, but there's nothing we can do."
~At Dust-Till-Dawn~
"Hey there Ruby, in for this week's issue of Weapons Weekly?" The store clerk asked.
"No, not today Mic, I might just take a look, to keep my mind off things." Ruby said.
"What's the matter? You seem down tonight."
"A friend of mine is in the hospital, doctor says he doesn't have long." Ruby exclaimed.
"Oh that's too bad cupcake. I know something that might cheer your friend up." Mic said reaching under the counter to pull out a box of sweeties. "Pastries, cupcakes mainly, nut free for anyone with a nut allergy. Take it."
"No, I couldn't." Ruby exclaimed.
"I insist, not only are you a loyal customer, but you're a good listener and talker. I insist you take this on the house, for your friend." The store clerk exclaimed.
"I guess I can't say no when you say something like that. I'll grab it on my way out." Ruby exclaimed going to the drinks and magazine location.
Ruby put on her headphones, and began listening to music, standing there with her hood up, reading a magazine for about half an hour before she felt someone pull down her hood. She turned around to see a man in a black suit with red shades, and a bowler hat.
"Yes?" Ruby asked, not in the mood to deal with him.
"I said, hands in the air." The man exclaimed.
"Are you robbing me?" Ruby inquired.
"Yes, then I'm gonna kill ya." The man stated holding up his blade.
"Oooooh." Ruby exclaimed, feeling like she found an outlet for her anger.
Kicking the man in the gut, Ruby sent him flying to the front of the store, where a man in a white suit, with a feathered bowler hat, was examining a Burn Dust Crystal with interest, before his lackey came flying to the front of the store.
Two more lackey's came to Ruby's location as she was still in the back, before she knocked one of them away, and used her semblance to ram the other one through the window, as she flew out of it with him, landing on her feet as she unfolded Crescent Rose, a scowl on her face.
"I'm not in the mood to be dealing with this tonight." Ruby groaned.
"Okay… get her," The orange haired man stated after ashes fell from his cigar.
(Que Music… I won't back down: Blake Shelton & Dia Frampton)
All three lackey's, including the one whose butt she kicked earlier, ran out at her, with swords in hand. Ruby used her scythe like a gymnastics-horse, even with Scythe's weight on her back, and twirled around, kicking the first one in the face, sending him flying back into the store.
Ruby removed her scythe from the ground before placing it behind her back. Pulling a trigger, she fired off a round from the head of her blade and spun around and flipping, knocking the lackey's away with the force and motion.
Using the motion still, she used the momentum to slam her weapon down on another lackey, causing him great pain and discomfort. A third lackey, most likely the one she knocked out of the shattered window, started firing at her.
With incredible speed, she dodged each bullet leaving behind rose petals, before jumping back and knocking him away.
"You were worth every scent, truly you were," The orang haired man stated reaching into his back pocket. "Well Red, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening; and as much as I'd love to stick around, I'm afraid this, is where we part ways." He said nonchalantly aiming his cane at her, revealing its form as a gun.
He fired off at her and she used her gun-scythe to avoid the attack. When she landed she looked around for him before spotting him climbing up a latter on a nearby building.
"You okay if I go after him?" Ruby asked the shop keeper.
"Uh-huh." He said sounding tired.
Using her weapon to quicken her pace, she ran and used the backlash of her gunfire to allow her to get to the roof top right after him.
"Hey," She called out.
"Persistent," He stated, before turning around.
Without even flinching, the orange haired man smiled as his Bullhead had appeared from out of nowhere. Sending the air current everywhere. Light's blinded Red as the cargo bay door opened.
"End of the line Red," The orange haired man stated after hopping in and pulling out the burn crystal he was examining before her interference.
He tossed it at her feet and then fired at it, making it explode. Before the explosion could hit her, Ruby was pulled back. Remembering her training, Ruby landed on her feet, and looked to see who had saved her from a fiery death.
The person who had pulled her back was dressed in a corset with a small purple cape, with a pencil skirt, black leggings, and high-heels. A pair of glasses rested comfortably on her nose, and with her platinum blonde hair done up in a bun on her head. Breast Size: I-Cup.
She flicked her ridding crop, and the debri swirled around with a violet hue, and she sent the large chunks of rubble at the air ship, knocking it off course a bit before the man in white went to the cockpit. A minute later, a woman in a red dress, with her upper half, covered in shadows, fighting against the Huntress who aided Ruby.
The woman in red somehow redirected the blonde's attack, and sent it back at her, full force with shards of glass and obsidian mixed in.
Acting fast, the Huntress who aided Ruby in survival, took the flying debri and turned them into several pointed projectiles, launching them to the airship. Soon after, the blonde woman shot a lightning bolt of Ice Dust into the sky, creating a storm and causing large, razor sharp, chunks of ice to come falling out of the sky, with several of them hitting the airship.
Coming out of her stupor, Ruby began firing shot, after shot at the woman in red, who blocked them with just the palm of her hand.
The woman in red grew irritated as she blocked each shot, before she set six locations on the rooftop to explode. Seeing this, the blonde used her Semblance to move herself and Ruby out of the way, right before the rooftop exploded, creating the perfect opportunity for the airship to fly off.
(End Song…)
The two of them got up, and watched as the damaged airship left. Ruby turned to the woman, looking at her with awe and wonder in her eyes.
"You're a huntress, can I have your autograph?" Ruby asked, temporarily forgetting her depression as she was in the presence of what she aspired to be when she became an adult.
~Meanwhile Back at the Hospital~
"I think we should probably let Yang sleep here tonight." Tai exclaimed. "She seems close to him, and as much as I hate to admit it, she's protective of him like a mother is of her child; the same way you were protective of her and Ruby for months after Qrow brought them back from their little excursion in trying to find you."
"I know, I see it to." Summer sighed putting her cloak over Yang's sleeping form, like a blanket. "We should let her stay by his side, the doctors are gonna do some more tests in the morning."
Tai smiled as he closed the curtain on the bed before they began to walk to the front desk. As Tai explained to the nurse of why Yang was staying behind with the boy, Summer caught a glimpse of the television, as it was on the news, and recent news at that.
"Tai, Tai look at this." Summer said in a bit of a panic.
Tai finished explaining to the nurse what was going on, and caught a glimpse at the television, understanding why Summer was a little panicking.
"Dust-to-Dawn was just robbed?" Tai asked. "That's where Ruby went for the drinks. That would certainly explain why she hasn't been back yet."
Making a mad dash for the exit, Tai and Summer rush out of the hospital for the police station as they had a pretty good idea of that being Ruby's next location. Moments later, a red portal opened up inside the mini-room, without waking Yang from her slumber.
From out of the portal, a woman stepped through, wearing red samurai gear, and a full on Nevermore Grimm Mask, long black hair and a katana by her side. Breast Size: J-Cup.
Beside her was a woman with tan skin, short brown hair, and icy blue eyes. On her left arm was a tattoo of a bird rising from a flower. Her attire consisted of a brown vest over a torn white shirt with a collar that spikes up behind her neck. On her lower half she wore maroon colored pants, with the right side rolled up to her thigh, with dark brown knee guards, connected to her boots. Breast Size: H-Cup.
"Raven, what are we doing here?" She asked the masked woman.
"This boy is the key to bringing the Branwen Tribe up to its true glory, Vernal. He's not weak, he's strong, but we can't lose him." Raven exclaimed removing her mask, revealing a face similar to Yang's, the only difference, it looked older by quite a few years. Both of them were keeping their voices down as to not get caught or wake up Yang.
"So, what am I doing here?" Vernal questioned.
"If Tai or Summer come in and interrupt us, then it's not good if they see me using the Spring Maiden's powers. So we're going to distract them of the situation. Place your hand on his chest while I put a hand on his head, and run my magic through the boy's body, clearing the blood infection and neutralizing it all." Raven explained.
Peeking out of the curtain, Vernal saw nobody was coming towards them for a bit, still they had to make this fast, otherwise they ran the risk of exposing magic to the rest of Remnant.
"Alright, let's make this quick." Vernal exclaimed. "I get the feeling we're being watched somehow."
~At the Police Station~
"I hope you realize what you did won't be taken lightly. You put yourself, and others in harm's way. Risking the lives of everyone in the vicinity and causing a lot of property damage." The blonde stated.
"They started it." Ruby said.
"If it were up to me, you'd be given a pat on the back." The woman, known as Glynda, said. "And a slap on the wrist." She slammed her riding crop on the table, causing the hooded girl to flinch back in surprise. "But it's not up to me, as there's someone here who wants to have a word with you." Glynda stated.
Glynda walked to one side of the room, allowing a silver haired man in green attire and black spectacles to step forward, a plate of cookies, with a mug of coffee in the other hand, and a cane tucked under his arm.
"Ruby Rose." He said with a smile looking at her. "You have silver eyes." He stated.
"Uh…"
"So tell me where do you learn to do this?"
Glynda showed the footage of Ruby's battle with the goons.
"Signal Academy." Ruby stated.
"They taught you how to use one of the most deadly weapons ever created?" The man asked.
"Well, one teacher in particular." Ruby said taking a juice box for herself.
"I see." The man said putting the plate of cookies on the table.
Ruby hesitantly took one, and ate it, before she stuffed more into her face.
"It's just I've seen only one other scythe wielder of that skill before, a dusty old crow."
"That's my uncle." Ruby said, her voice muffled, from a mouthful of cookies. She swallowed the treats before repeating what she said. "That's my uncle, I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. Now I'm all cool and ninja like." She exclaimed doing a few poses.
"And what is an adorable little girl like you doing at a school designed to train warriors?" The man asked sitting across from her.
"Well… I want to be a Huntress." Ruby stated.
"You want to slay monsters?"
"Yeah. I only have two more years of training left at Signal, and then I'm going to apply to Beacon. See my sister's starting there this year and she's trying to become a huntress, and I'm trying to become a huntress, 'cause I wanna help people. My parents always taught us to help others so I thought, oh well you might as well make a carrier out of it, he-he. I mean the police are alright, but the huntsmen and huntresses are just so much more romantic and exciting, cool and oh-ha-ha, you know?" Ruby explained, getting all excited.
"Do you know who I am?" The man asked after a short moment of silence.
"You're Professor Ozpin, you're the headmaster at Beacon." Ruby explained with a smile.
"Hmm… hello." Ozpin said with a chuckle.
"Nice to meet you." Ruby smiled.
"You want to come to my school?" Ozpin inquired.
"More than anything." Ruby replied.
Ozpin looked at Glynda with a smile she was all too familiar with as he was hatching another 'brilliant' idea.
"Well alright." Ozpin smiled.
~The next morning~
"Mmm, that was a good night's sleep." Yang yawned, sitting up, and looking at her surroundings. 'Oh right, I'm in the hospital with Scythe. Did I sleep here overnight?'
"Good morning Ms." A nurse said coming into the curtain room with a smile on her face. "You've been out for quite a while. The Doctor has already come in and extracted a bit more blood for some tests. The food court is open and still serving breakfast if you want to get something to eat first."
"Thanks. I'll be right back." Yang exclaimed. As she got up, she noticed her step-mother's cloak fall to the chair. She grabbed it with a smile put it over Scythe like a blanket. To her surprise, Scythe was waking up.
"Hey, how you feeling?" Yang questioned.
"Like I'm still sleepy." Scythe yawned.
"That's the sedative wearing off, you should be fully awake again in a bit. I'm just going to the food court for some breakfast, I'll be back before you know it, kay?"
"Kay." Scythe replied.
Yang was happy at the moment, for some reason, she was able to understand what her mother feels when she's around Yang and her sister as they're recovering from being sick at that age.
The food court line wasn't that long, and Yang got enough food for both her and Scythe. She piled on a little extra on Scythe's tray, as it was evident that he was majorly malnourished. Yang was on her way back, when she got a call on her scroll from her dad.
"Hey dad what's up?" Yang asked.
"You're never gonna believe it. But Ruby was granted a full two year skip administering into Beacon because she caught Professor Ozpin's eye last night during a Dust robbery that she put a stop to." Tai exclaimed.
"That's amazing dad. Hey I'm just about to bring breakfast to Scythe I'll call you back." Yang exclaimed.
"Alright, love you sweetie. Take care."
Yang hung up, as she had even more reason to be happy now, her sister was coming to Beacon with her in a week and a half, it was thrilling. Upon nearing Scythe's mini-room, she heard grunting from Scythe as if he were fighting something, and several doctors and nurses trying to do something to him.
Yang dropped the trays and made a mad dash for his mini room, and found the doctor's trying to restrain him, and inject him with something, but he was fighting them tooth and nail.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?" Yang shouted.
"Nurse, get her out of here." The doctor stated.
When the nurse tried to escort Yang away, she was met with a fist to the gut, as Yang repeated her question.
"What. The. Hell. Is. Going. On. Here?" Yang punctuated in a deathly calm tone as her eyes were now blood red, causing the scene to stop before Scythe took that moment to jump off the bed, and into Yang's arms, Summer's cloak in his hands.
"This boy's blood infection is completely gone. Whatever caused it is the secret to ending all diseases. We need his blood, his DNA, his everything." The Doctor said.
"So you're just gonna sedate and dissect him?"
"Not sedate." The doctor said as the nurse Yang punched, closed the curtain behind them. "The syringe is filled with a biodegradable poison that evaporates the instant someone is dead, leaving no evidence to suggest foul play was involved in the person's death, that it was just a sickness they could not shake. There is enough in here to kill a Rhinoceros Faunus. Should do the trick for a Dragon Faunus, and his pesky guardian."
"I can't believe I'm hearing this." Yang exclaimed holding tightly to Scythe. "You're a monster. You all are." Yang stated to all the doctors who were in on the act of murder.
Above them, none of the doctor's, nor Yang, knew of the crow that had somehow entered the building and was perched above them. The only one to know the bird was there, was the scared boy as he smelt the bird's scent and followed it to the roof.
"Monsters? We're trying to create a better future for mankind, one without disease or sickness. If it requires the death of a few animals then so be it. Now hand the beast over or we're going to start with injecting you first." The doctor said.
"No. I won't allow you to harm him." Yang exclaimed feeling a strong connection to him. "I won't let you harm, my boy."
"So be it."
The doctor ran at Yang with the syringe, ready to inject the blonde brawler with the poison. Freezing in place, Yang shut her eyes and held Scythe close to her, before the sound of cracking echoed right in front of her. She opened her eyes again to find one of the people she knew would never let her down in the whole world.
"Uncle Qrow." Yang exclaimed, tears of relief and joy streaming down her face.