First chapter of 2016 is here, so enjoy ladies and other readers, now some of you might be mad at me for taking long, I made a little blunder and misread some of my notes and sorta did something for another chapter, when I should've been doing something else, there was that, so now we're here. Also I think you might be expecting the next (one or two) chapters a little earlier.

Now as for RWBY volume 3, all those feels make me wanna just rip Miles Luna to shreds. Poor Yang, poor Pyrrha and poor Penny. We finally got a little bit of Arkos, and then the moment was ruined, personally I'm conflicted over whether I should be happy, why? Well because Arkos is going to sink all of my other ships, not going to be happy about losing Lancaster or any others like the Jaune x Weiss ship(Whatever it's called (Is it White knight?)). But hey anything can happen, and judging by the way Pyrrha pinned Jaune to the wall, my other ships are still afloat, for now.

Also on a side note I'd like to talk about something that happened to me recently. We recently had a rearrangement of our shoe cupboard, so when my father came back and couldn't find his slippers, he decided to go down and buy a new pair. I mean for crying out loud man, they are just slippers, there were literally ten more that he could've picked and two would've probably fit, he also proceeded to call the previous pair 'special' and spent 10-15 miuntes looking for them . So Dad I know you may or may not be reading this and just know that I have ousted you out.

Location unknown, 15 years ago

Nobody messes with your family, not even the most evil dictatorship under the command of one of the most evil people on the planet was going to get away with having hurt the niece of Weiss Schnee.

But there really was nothing she could do

So with all her anger, she managed to destroy 2 chairs, 4 cups and 3 sparing dummies in her rage.

It was supposed to be nothing more than a simple scavenging mission, so why did this happen?

No, why did all of these events happen?

What happened tonight wasn't an isolated event, across the world, multiple rebel cells that had been out on missions or the ones that were in hiding had been found, uprooted and eliminated with extreme prejudice.

Across the world, she was receiving a flurry of reports from other cells, asking for assistance, or reports on how many they had lost.

Tonight's events were…a huge blow to their cause, their numbers before tonight's events had always been dwindling, now she had reports coming in all over the globe on how they had been hit, the reports were different on some levels, but they all shared something similar, they had been hit hard.

The death toll had already reached the 100 mark, and it didn't show any sign of stopping

She just hoped that her niece wasn't going to be number 101.

Walking through the dimly light hallways of their base, located beneath the streets, with a simple bookstore as it's cover. The aunt, tired of all the screaming and cries for help, reached her destination.

Opening the door, she looked in and saw the sleeping body of her niece, connected to multiple medical monitors in the room, and an oxygen mask providing her with the very much needed air for survival, the equipment wasn't as fancy as the one's used in Atlas or any hospital, approximately five to ten years behind the technology level more common today, however it was all they had, so it would have to do for now.

The beeping noise coming from the heart monitor, scared her, the machine's constant 'beeps' meant that their patient was either getting closer to death every second or something irreversible.

Walking over to her niece, she stroked her blond hair like a worried mother and placed her hand above her forehead, she knew that she didn't have a fever or any of the sorts, but she just needed to be sure that she wasn't going to have one.

Okay, now she was getting a bit paranoid.

But then again she could've contracted one when…

Taking her hand of the injured soldier's forehead, she looked on her resting body with a sad look.

The girl had her father's blond hair and her mother's eyes, reminding her of the bitter memories of the days that she lost them. The mix of the two, produced Cheshire, a perfect reflection of the two.

Gripping the bed tightly, the former heiress looked on with longing eyes, she was not going to lose another Arc.

But there was nothing she could really do.

When they found her in the sewer below that abandoned base, a piece of metal right through her leg, barely breathing and limp, her Aura dropped down to dangerous levels, they had immediately rushed her to one of their sympathizers, a former doctor, who was more than willing to put his skills to help saving her.

The doctor had managed to remove the metal going right through her niece's leg with relative ease, however the hard part came when he had to fix her collapsed lung, placing a chest tube between the ribs the space around her lungs to help drain the air and allow the lung to re-expand, she suddenly awoke, despite their original thoughts that she had been knocked unconscious, she jumped up in pain, thankfully there was a sedative to get her to sleep, however her niece's painful awakening had made her scared.

If only she could do something to help…

But it was all up to the strength that her niece had left in her body, the doctor had done his part now the rest depended on the will of her niece, she wasn't like her father with his large Aura pool, but a bit of the mix of the two, although she would argue that her Aura strength was similar to that of her mother…that wasn't going to help her niece however, she was going to require all of that precious soul-generated miracle.

But enough about Aura pools, there had to be something that she could do instead of waiting for her niece to snap back to the plains of reality

All that fear and paranoia, she was now starting to act become the mother of her own niece

Ever since the passing of the Blake, followed by the unfortunate death of her father two years later, it had been up to her to take care of the Faunus child.

Huh…A Schnee taking care of a Faunus, if her father was here, just what would he say…

Although she was slightly concerned that the girl was becoming a bit too stuck-up, too focused on her mission objectives at times, all too familiar to a younger version of her, coupled with her parent's death, she was too cold-hearted, never smiling, gone was that Arc smile that she had inherited from her father, no more little nice girl that liked reading in a corner, there was a soldier trained by an Arc, a former White Fang agent and herself, all three making her a skilled operative, but lacking in a core emotion, joy. Sometimes when she looked at her, it was a smooth as a desert, devoid of any emotion.

But this was a war after all, well not exactly a war, it was more of an open rebellion as they were constantly getting their asses handed to them, with a few victories in between, well overall they were two armed forces, locked in battle with each other, essentially making them an army, so as long as you did your job, Weiss couldn't really care about her niece's attitude, she needed her here and now ready to fight.

Of course, she had tried to be warm and friendly to her niece, to try and bring back that diligent girl that she once knew, but despite all her warmness, it was all a cover, a pretty mask that she wore to try and get back something that was way out of her reach.

Holding onto her niece's hand, she could still feel her hands as warm as ever, however looking at her there were no signs of life visible on her facial features, no yellow night-vision capable eyes, no Belladonna standard glare or even just a sign that she would be alright.

Maybe she should get a grip on herself.

But truth be told it was hard for her to do so.

Staring on, she held on to one more thing that she had left

Hope….

Or had she lost that as well?

Beacon Auditorium, present day

There was nothing better than seeing bullies getting their comeuppance.

So seeing the 'invincible girl' Pyrrha Nikos singlehandedly take down all four members of team CRDL was definitely something that had everyone riled up to see the justice that was still due for a long time.

However not even this spectacular display of ass-kicking could get team RWBY snapped out of their thoughts.

The last couple of days had been just a rollercoaster filled with loops and drops at every turn and didn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.

A time travelling girl in a giant ball of energy arrives at the doorstep of one of the four main huntsmen academies of the world, saying that she is here to save the world, then sticks around your team for several days, refuses to talk to you about almost anything, then joins in an operation in an attempt to investigate criminal activities that have been recently occurring in the city of Vale.

Wow…That was a mouthful…

And that was the short version.

To the team leader of team RWBY, the enigma that arrived at their doorstep was certainly a good friend of her, as she had been arguing for years that time travel would be possible, and now she was about 50 Lien richer. But in all seriousness, it was clear that the time traveller was a combination of Weiss, professor Goodwitch and Yang on a bad hair day all combined altogether, so it meant that she was constantly in a state of unease when she was around her, the mysterious Faunus was a bit…scary to say the least…as she had jumped into their briefing and then proceed to usurp command from her.

And then there was her mysterious vibe and refusal to give an answer on anything, it was like one of her comic books that she liked to read, 'the lone wanderer' a mysterious traveller who travelled far and wide, and would either save a town through one of his sacrifices or leave it to be destroyed if he deemed them unworthy, however 'the lone wanderer' would make the ultimate choice.

Cheshire was a bit like that, she was mysterious and considering she travelled back in time to the present, she did qualify as a traveller, so was she here to save them or destroy them?

Nah…considering she came to the academy itself, that would mean she was good right?

Okay maybe not the best of people considering she did intentionally hurt Neptune. But everyone had their flaws, right?

To Weiss Schnee, the girl was a menace, that poor innocent Neptune hurt painfully by that mean girl, I mean sure, it was wrong of them to abandon them in the middle of a fight, but it was still unnecessarily cruel of her to kick him in the leg. Of course this wasn't the only thought that was in her mind.

The investigation was a success, they had managed to gain the records from the Schnee dust company, infiltrated a White Fang recruitment meeting, disrupted said meeting and uncovered that said organization had managed to gain advanced military weaponry, and fought Roman Torchwick until he had his tail between his legs.

They failed to capture the mastermind criminal as some new henchwoman got in their way and managed to extract him before they could've taken him in their custody. But for whatever reason this seemed to bug their new friend even more, I mean sure the capture of Roman Torchwick would've been excellent, taking down one of the most dangerous of rogue's Vale had to offer would've yielded great results to their investigation and after handing him to the authorities, Vale would sleep safe once again, but after their failed attempt, the time traveler had been more moodier than usual, her gaze was that of a tiger instead of a cat, in deep thought and mumbling something incoherent.

There was also the matter of her and Yang's little side investigation, if they wanted more answers they knew where they were going to get them. But how did Jaune fit in all of this, it was clear that the recorder belonged to him, however what was his connection to Cheshire did he train her, because that seemed likely. If they went on with those entries that they might get a better insight of what was to come, and finally get a clue to whatever Cheshire was withholding from them, the sense of adrontis was leaving her in a craving for answers.

To Blake Belladonna, her mind was often somewhere else, not focused on her book however, not even the romance (not-smut) novel that she was reading had her entertained. She wanted answers now, for a start how did the White Fang managed to gain all of that advanced military technology,

There was also her little trip to Vale as a 'guide' days earlier, ever since that trip, the things that came out of the time traveller's mouth scared her, as they were now becoming much more real. What they saw that night was becoming much more real, the White Fang gaining more power was definitely, a cult gaining more power was never good, especially a group like the White Fang, with all that much dust and technology, the possibilities were limitless.

Especially with Adam…

There must be something that she could do…

To Yang Xiao Long, Cheshire to put in Layman terms was a bitch.

She certainly had a heart full of rage which burned with a lot of ferocity, but puns aside, Cheshire either had a few screw loose or had more than just a few screws loose.

A/N: She has a few screws loose? All male readers, we could help her with that. Bow Chicka Bow Wow

There was a perverted joke in there somewhere, but now she really didn't feel like it now.

Okay sure, Sun and Neptune were pricks to leave them in a middle of a fight, but did she really have resort to force? The two were pretty cool guys, Sun was there for her partner when she had her little thing….a while back, and Neptune was kindof okay, a cool dude but a little too much of a womanizer, but then again so was Professor Port.

It was just that she made them uneasy, no wait, not uneasy, uneasy would be sitting next to a homeless person on a bus, Cheshire would count as an alcoholic with daddy issues…yeah that sounded like her.

There was also the problem of her and Weiss's investigation, if they were going to get answers they were going to have to snoop around her room, that she did not mind doing, ever since she was little, she had a knack for getting to places that her father didn't want her to, like the time she got curious about what was under her father's bed and discovered a stack of magazines titled 'Under The Bed Monthly', he did react rather strangely when he caught her, maybe she should go back and check what she had found all those years ago, but now she was derailing her trains of thought.

"And that's the match" Concluded Professor Goodwitch, as she proceeded to congratulate the victorious girl who just had won her match with relative ease.

Then she proceed to call for the next match, call on everyone's favorite Kitty-cat in disguise, Blake Belladonna, only to be cut in by an exchange student from Haven.

The fight was something.

The new comer managed to hold out against the 'goddess of victory' for a while, with his flying kicks meeting her arm or shield, each shot from his boots meet with a strong defense as he deflected attacks and traded blows. Powerful strikes meeting her bronze shield clanged throughout the course of the fight, and then both of them pushing each other on the struggle to win.

Then something strange happened with him as he decided to forfeit, much to the annoyance of professor Goodwitch.

"That is all for today. And remember, the dance is this weekend. But you all have your first mission on Monday. I will not accept any excuses." Concluded the professor.

Leaving the Auditorium with her face buried into her book, walking along with her team, until…

"Hey Blake. You uh, doing okay?" Asked Sun, tapping on her shoulder to get her attention.

Shutting that the book that she was reading and replying with "I'm fine."

"So I hear that there's this dance going on this weekend, and it sounds pretty lame, but you and me, I'm thinking, not as lame, huh? "

"What?" Asked Blake confused.

The dance! This weekend! You wanna go, or what?" Asked Sun

"I don't have time for a stupid dance. I thought you of all people would get that." Replying to him curtly, she was still a little peeved at him for what happened during their attempt to apprehend

She really didn't have any time for any of this, walking away and past her team as well.

Sun sank from his rejection. He messed up, and he messed up big, abandoning a fight like that, just…she was going to be mad for a while.

Team RWBY dorm, later

"You what?"

"We want you to go to the dance." Repeated Ruby once more

"That's ridiculous." Blurted out Blake

"Blake, we're worried about you. This investigation is starting to mess with your head." Yang said on a motherly tone.

Counting the facts on her fingers "You can't sleep, you hardly eat, and to be honest, your grades have been suffering." Stated Weiss

"You think I care about grades?" Yelled Blake, shrugging and then gesturing out the window "People's lives are at stake!"

Yang putting her hand on Blake's, lowering it. "We know, and we're also trying to figure out what Torchwick is up to."

"Thanks to you, Sun and Cheshire, we know that they're operating somewhere outside of southeast Vale." Ruby congratulated

"And, the Schnee company records singled out Vale as the primary target for Dust robberies over the last few months." Continued on Weiss

"Don't forget about their missing military tech too." Pointed out Yang

"But there's still unanswered questions!" hollered Blake

"Blake, you won't be able to find anything if you can't even keep your eyes open!" Blurted out Ruby

"All we're asking is that you take it easy for one day." Begged Yang

"It will be fun! Yang and I will make sure of it." Weiss continued on

"Yeah! We're planning the whole event!" Yang pumped her fists, causing the bed to bounce Blake.

"Excuse me?" Questioned Blake "when did this happen?

"Team CFVY's away mission lasted quite longer than expected." Explained Weiss

"So, Weiss and I decided to pick up where they left off. And now we can make sure you can have the perfect night." Continued on Yang

"And once it's all over, we'll return for our search, rested and ready." Concluded Weiss

"So what do ya think?" Asked Ruby

"I think this is a colossal waste of time." Blake walks away from the group and opens the dorm door.

"I'll be in the library." She simply stated, as she walked out of the room.

"Great." Stated Yang, disappointed at the outcome.

"She can't keep going on like this." Stated Weiss, with a small hint of motherly concern.

"Hey Weiss, I think we should go and do our thing." Yang suddenly pointed out

"What thing?" Asked Weiss

"That thing…"

"What are you two talking about?" Asked their leader, curious about their topic

"After planning the dance" Stated Weiss

"What are you two talking about" demanded Ruby

"Oh nothing" The two just looked as if there was actually nothing between them, but of course their leader was none the wiser and they were just as lost…for now.

Somewhere far away

A lone man sat atop a rock, staring down at his scroll, reading through the text with deep thought as every tiny detail could mean either success or failure

"I am getting bored" Moaned Felix

Ignoring the pre-pubescent moans of his partner-in-crime, he had always been like this greedy, cynical goofball, often coming up with snappy remarks, essentially a troll as the younger generation would call, so his two methods of dealing with him was to either tell him to shut his damn mouth up or ignore him, or on occasion rely on a show of force to ensure that not another word came out of his mouth.

"Also, if you're done reading through that smut of yours, don't we have a target to take out?"

"What?"

"Well anyway, judging by that academy over there and all those warships over there, how do you plan on getting us in? Because breaking in would be suicide, plus a bunch of puppies dying."

Ignoring his previous comment and thinking over his question. "The plan I've currently devised would require us to insert ourselves through scaling the cliff on the side of the academy. Once we're there, we will use our scrolls to track her position. Then It'll only be a matter of any uninvolved neutrals in play, if she is you'll act as a distraction and I'll eliminate her, if she is alone, then her elimination must be done quietly and swiftly." Explained Locus slowly and calmly like the professional he was.

"So…Me as a distraction? What do I have to do? Drop a chandelier? Set off a bomb?"

"You're the obnoxious one, figure it out" Pointed out Locus curtly.

"I thought you were the one with the plan" Spewed out Felix.

"We have a mission window of ten minutes, get ready because we're moving soon" Stated Locus menacingly as he pulled out his sniper rifle and began inspecting the weapon, every solider should be prepared for his mission and that's what he was going to do.

His partner just looked at his accomplice, he was doing it again, his mission prep like the millions of times before, despite the many times that he had told him to 'get a hobby' he was still doing it, so maybe he should do the same? Check his gear, sharpen his knife and wipe the dust or blood off of it.

Okay, maybe he could leave his blade dull

Why?

A blunt knife was going to hurt much more of course, as it tears up flesh much more, a sharp knife was just going to pierce her skin. How did he know all this? Just ask the opinions of those who had fought him, oh wait, you can't.

Cheshire's room

Damn everything to hell.

There was absolutely nothing that was helping.

All the information that she had at hand, all the bits and scraps that she had, from the list that her late aunt had given her, to everything that she had taken from team RWBY had given to her, the records that her aunt had gained, the fact that they were operating somewhere southeast.

She would've investigated the Southeast already, however another matter had her concern, an intruder at the C.C.T.

Whatever that meant.

For the last several days, she had been holding a stake-out at the giant tower, but she had no idea on what to look for.

Whoever this intruder was, he or she would have to be highly skilled to infiltrate the tower and get off with whatever he or she wanted. So it would most likely to have to be during the night, but even then security would still be tight.

But what was the motive?

There were just too many reasons, but she had a feeling that it might be related to the start of the burning of Beacon, after all how did someone take control of an entire robotic army?

But then was…

She was lost

If only she had her aunt here.

She'd know what to do.

She had already lived through this once, she would've known what to do, take charge, lead them to the queen, and eliminate her before her reign of terror could ever begin.

But she was all alone now.

She was the last of the Arc line.

The last hope for all of mankind.

All alone.

Her cold and tired eyes stared out of the window, muttering under her breath "Why?"

Well that was that, I hope ya'all have a good year, no don't have a good year, have an awesome year.

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I might be back sooner than you think (or not), depends on how much stupidity I have to deal with.