As the days went by, Ruby kept marking the calendar, until she found she had marked off two full months. She was currently sitting in her dorm, Yang sitting on Scythe's bed, wanting to talk with her.

"I can't believe he's still gone." Ruby stated sitting on her bed.

"Hey, don't worry sis, we'll find him. Weiss has even asked her dad to help with the search." Yang explained.

"I don't trust him." Ruby stated.

"No one really does, but I'm grateful he chose to help." Yang sighed.

"I guess you're right." Ruby exclaimed.

Meanwhile, at the Schnee Dust Quarry, Scythe was mining out fire dust. Wearing a muzzle seemed annoying, but he wasn't given a choice since he kept eating his shackles and cuffs.

"Mr. Knight…" A friendly voice stated.

Scythe looked over to see Klein, a butler in the service of the Schnee family. After hearing that he was Weiss's teammate, Klein made it his duty to try and help the Dragon Faunus. Currently, he was carrying a bucket of water to him, with a metal straw, big enough to fit through the hole in Scythe's muzzle.

"Klein." Scythe sighed.

"I brought you some water." Klein stated.

"No, just give me the straw." Scythe stated.

Klein did as asked, and smiled as he saw it disappear through the feeding hold on Scythe's restriction mask.

"What of some water?" Klein question.

"Give it to those who need it more than I do." Scythe stated, raising his right claw before digging into the mountain side.

"Mr. Knight you've gone nearly two weeks without water, you're working yourself to death…" Klein stated.

"That's the idea Klein. I have a plan of escape. If I dehydrate myself enough, I'll pretend to pass out, and once they take me away for medical examination, I'll make my move." Scythe explained.

"Sir, you can't possibly believe that'd work." Klein stated. "If you end up having to fight, you'll be too dehydrated to do anything."

"Then I guess it's a good thing you're here." Scythe winked before pretending to pass out.

Klein took that as the signal to call for the medical team, playing along with the rouse.

"Medical team." Klein shouted, pretending to examine Scythe.

It was a good thing he wasn't ticklish, otherwise he would have given his entire plan away.

As the medical team arrived, they brought a gurney over and loaded him on it, having mined farthest into the caverns then all the other Faunus, it was a while before the medical team could see the rest of the employees. Once out of the cave and to the medical sight. Scythe jumped and made his move. Knocking the medical team away before jumping from the medical bed, and tearing away his mask. Being made of metal, Scythe chowed down on it and his shackles before he turned to Klein.

"I'm sorry man, but I have to make it look convincing, like there was no one on the inside." Scythe stated grabbing his shirt.

Klein understood what he meant, and allowed himself to be knocked out with a punch to the face. Scythe took the bucket filled to the brim with water and chugged it down, glad his weeks of self-dehydration payed off.

"Now, to find a way out of here." Scythe stated running out of the medical tent.

He ran out and saw the jeep that Klein came in, he sighed mentally apologizing to Klein about this. He hoped into the driver's seat and ignited the vehicle. As he drove off, he came across the gates and guards, cursing inwardly, he decided he would have to risk a partial transformation. After putting the vehicle as fast as it could go, he put the cruise control on and waited until the jeep was about to slam into the guard post before jumping into the air, and taking on a partial transformation.

"Glad to be out of there, now I just need to… gah…" Scythe shouted feeling something go through his paper thin wing skin.

He looked down to see the hunter who took him to Mr. Schnee, aiming a rifle at him.

"Oh no you don't." The hunter stated before he fired another round at him.

"Not this time." Scythe shouted turning around, hovering as best he could in mid-air. "Logia Dragon… ROAR."

The momentum of his roar sent him flying. Due to how long he had starved himself, he wasn't able to control himself when doing the roar, allowing the force of the attack to do what it hadn't done since he first started out as a Dragonslayer.

"Well… that takes care of that…" Scythe stated, seeing the smoldering crater with the destroyed gun, and unconscious gunman.

Scythe turned back around and flew as well as he could, trying to find civilization, to contact Ironwood or Ozpin. Finally, he came across a small town with very few people. As he approached, he started to feel light headed before falling to the ground. As he made his crash landing, he formed a big trail-crater, startling a few of the locals who were out. His vision blurred as he looked up to try and find a phone before he saw a missing person's poster, with his face on it.

"Somebody… call this number… please…" Scythe managed to say before he passed out, falling back to the ground.

Back at Beacon, Ruby was busy in class trying to listen to Port's lecture on how to best deal with an Ursa, before he started rambling on about a story of his past. Right as he was about to overly exaggerate something, Glynda came into the room and requested Teams RWBY and JNPR.

"What seems to be the trouble Ms. Goodwitch?" Port asked.

"Scythe has just been found." Glynda stated, with a smile.

The entire classroom, except for team CRDN, cheered in joy as their fellow student was finally found after two months of going missing. Ruby was speechless as she began crying tears of joy and happiness. Her entire team started to jump up and shout, smiling as they were going to be whole again, before they all group hugged around Ruby, smiling as her tears of joy became contagious.

"Team's RWBY and JNPR are to leave to receive him within the hour. So go pack your bags for Atlas." Glynda explained.

This gave Weiss a very uneasy feeling. He being in Atlas just as her father messaged her about the mines minor setback gave her a good theory on why Scythe was missing for so long.

Back in the small village of Kyūbi-Do, the town Scythe crash landed in, about a day later, he slowly started to wake, finding himself on a bed in the towns tavern.

"Well, looks like someone's up." A feminine voice stated.

He looked over, and for a second he swore thought he saw Erza sitting there, but after rubbing his eyes he saw it was a different redhead.

"Good morning." She smiled.

"Morning, how long was I out?"

"Since yesterday, I already called the number on that poster, your teams should be here to pick you up shortly. My name's Amy by the way." She sighed.

"Scythe, thanks for calling them." He stated trying to sit up, only to receive immense pain in his torso.

"Try not to move, I stitched a wound in your back and I wrapped your body in a thin layer of gauze, not to mention your leg, a piece of metal was pulled from it the moment you landed." She explained.

"Great, just as I had fully healed it to." Scythe sighed as Amy helped him to lay back down.

"So why you all are covered in injuries?" Amy questioned, putting a fresh wet cloth on his forehead.

"I don't know it you noticed, but I'm a Faunus." Scythe chuckled.

"I noticed, the scales on your chest gave it away. So what are you, snake, iguana, a salamander?" Amy questioned, putting the blanket over him again.

"Dragon." Scythe stated accepting her kindness.

"I thought the dragon species was extinct?" Amy questioned.

"Well, I guess it was genetics that I was born a dragon to a human and Faunus couple." Scythe chuckled before gripping his chest.

"Well, I'm glad to see some racial threats didn't get in the way of true love. So about your injuries."

"I was kidnapped, and sold to the Schnee Dust Company as a miner. I suffered quite a bit over the last two months, so I came up with a plan. I dehydrated myself for two weeks, and yesterday I pretended to pass out from exhaustion. When I was out of the caves and in the medical tent, I made my move and escaped." Scythe explained.

"Sounds like and interesting couple of months. Hold on one second." Amy stated before leaving the room.

About five minutes later Amy came back with a bucket of water, and someone in tow carrying a tray of food.

"I told Alice here your situation, she has a bit of a soft spot for Faunus, especially young men like you." Amy smiled.

"Hi, I'm sorry to hear you went through that. How old are you?" Alice asked, helping Scythe eat by feeding him the bread and cheese in a half sandwich.

"I'm sixteen. I'm a student at Beacon Academy, and a man for hire by General Ironwood." Scythe explained, sounding grateful for the food.

"Here drink up, you need to be hydrated again." Amy stated bringing the bucket of water over.

Despite his pain, Scythe reached down and grabbed the bucket, drinking the whole thing with only a few drops escaping his mouth.

"Whoa, you can really pack it in." Alice laughed.

Before anything else could be said, the door swung open and a girl around his age came flying in and hugging him.

"Scythe…" Ruby cried, happy to see him.

"Ruby, can't… breathe…" Scythe stated.

"Oops sorry." Ruby stated loosening her grip.

"Scythe."

Scythe looked over to see Weiss, Blake, Yang, Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, Ren, Glynda, and even Sun, Neptune, Wendy and Tai clambering in to see him.

"What are all of you doing here?" Scythe questioned.

"We came to retrieve you." Yang stated stepping to his side.

"Oh, my baby boy." Glynda stated hugging him, sounding a lot like she wasn't her usual self.

"Mom…" Scythe stated, embarrassed.

"Ahem." Amy stated.

"Oh right, guy's this is Amy and Alice, they took care of my injuries after I escaped." Scythe explained.

"Injuries?" Wendy questioned. "Hold on, I can heal you."

"I'm fine Wendy, thanks to them." Scythe smiled, putting a hand on her head. "Hey Weiss…"

"Yeah Scythe?" Weiss questioned, her gut turning to knots.

"Tell Klein next time you see him, I'm sorry I had to knock him out and wreck his jeep." Scythe stated.

"What's he talking about Weiss?" Blake asked.

"What I mean is, the night we took out the mecha suit, a hunter working for her dad tranquilized me and sold me to Mr. Schnee for ten thousand Lien. I know Weiss is cold, but not even she's cold hearted enough to be in on that." Scythe explained.

"So he was in on that. I thought it was strange he agreed to my request to help look for you." Weiss stated, her fists shaking in anger.

"So I can assume you won't be sending me a Christmas card this year."

They all turned to see Mr. Schnee standing in the doorway, holding a pistol. From the scent, Scythe knew it was filled with lightning dust covered bullets.

"I'm sorry everyone, but I can't have you going around, telling the rest of Remnant how my company actually works. Slaves work for free, and I intend to keep it that way." Mr. Schnee stated. "I'll be sure to send Klein your way after this."

Before he could pull the trigger, Mr. Schnee was met face to face with Ruby holding the pistol, her body from her right arm along with part of her right torso and leg all the way to the left side of her face, was covered in black shadow like markings. She had used lightning to appear in front of Mr. Schnee.

With the barrel of the gun in her hand, she tightened her grip and bent it inwardly, giving the bullets no exit except for removing the magazine.

"I have been worried sick for the last two months about my boyfriend and now you're telling me you're going to murder us all to keep your company? I'm appalled by you, humans and Faunus aren't just toys to throw away when you're no longer interested in them; they're actual people." Ruby stated as Mr. Schnee dropped the ruined gun.

"Mr. Schnee."

Weiss's dad turned around to see Ironwood and several of his soldiers pointing their guns at him.

"You are hereby under arrest for illegal actions of business, fraudulence, attempted murder, and slavery. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law, all your assets will be frozen until the heir of the company takes over, you have the right to an attorney. Any resistance will only further worsen your situation, do you understand your rights and where you stand?" Ironwood explained, slapping the hand cuffs on him.

"Will I have to give you the names of my accomplices?" Mr. Schnee questioned. "And will my cell be far away from this freak?"

"Hey…" Scythe shouted. "That freak happens to be my girlfriend, who is a Demonslayer. You're lucky she didn't slay you."

As Ruby returned to Scythe's side, the black markings faded until they were back to the tattoo on her arm.

"Let's go Mr. Schnee." One of Ironwoods men stated.

"So Mr. Knight, let's get you home." Ironwood stated.

Yang and Pyrrha helped Scythe to his feet as Ruby supported him by the chest, while the other two carried him by the arms.

"Amy, Alice, the government will handle any expenses required. I give my deepest gratitude to you both for taking care of him, and for calling us when he crash landed."

"It was no problem. Here in this town, we're not ones to judge by race. We would have helped whether he was Faunus or not." Amy stated.

"Thank you for taking good care of my son." Glynda smiled giving each of them a hug.

"No problem ma'am, we're happy he's alright and in good hands now." Alice smiled.

"Hey…" Scythe called with a smile, standing shakily on his own. "Words cannot express how grateful I am to you for your kindness and generosity. I thank you both." He smiled, try to give a bow before Jaune and Ren took Pyrrha and Yang's place by catching him.

Wendy and Tai followed suit looking through their medical bags, trying to be ready for Scythe's request for medical attention.

As the day went on, Scythe was lying on a bench in the Bullhead, sleeping soundly with a pillow and warm blanket.

"It's hard to believe he was once that little infant I saw you holding all those years ago." Ironwood stated as Glynda sat next to Scythe. "What was his name again?"

"His name was Crimson, cause that was what felt right for him." She smiled.

"So are you ever going to tell him about his father if he ever asks?" James questioned.

"I might, but I haven't seen him in years, and I don't know if he knows about Scythe still." Glynda sighed.

"The boy has a right to know, you did fall for a White-Tiger Faunus after all." Ironwood stated.

"I know, if he ever asks I'll tell him. But for now, I'm content seeing his peaceful sleeping face." Glynda stated, brushing some hair from his closed eyes.

"Um… Glynda."

Ironwood and Glynda looked over to see Yang and Ruby standing there.

"How much did you hear?" Ironwood asked.

"All of it. We came by to see how he was doing." Yang explained.

"He's sleeping right now. Promise me you won't tell him any of what you heard?" Glynda stated.

"I promise, it's your right to tell him, not ours." Ruby stated.

"I agree with Ironwood though, he has the right to know." Yang stated. "I won't tell him, but eventually he will get curious about it."

Glynda sighed, knowing they were right.

"Well that's enough, we should let him get some sleep. We don't want to wake the sleeping dragon." Ironwood smiled, joking about the old dragon legends.

"Good one Ironwood." Yang smiled.

Ruby just stood there as they left.

"Sis, you coming?"

"In a minute." Ruby called.

Ruby stepped over to Scythe and smiled, seeing his peaceful face. She leaned down quickly giving him a kiss, before she followed the others. A slight blush appearing on his face, indicating the kiss affected his dreams somehow.

(A/N: I don't actually know if Mr. Schnee enslaves the Faunus, i just wrote out how perceive him.