Time Flies

"How long are you gonna be gone?" Ruby asked Jace and his team at breakfast.

"Hard to say really," Jace answered and shrugged, "It shouldn't take more than a few days. Especially if Ironwood would let us take the Ravensword over there."

"Think he'd be that nice?" Yang asked.

"Well, he let me in their labs when I was there with Jace." Alyss replied and smiled at the memory.

"I suppose all you can do is ask." Weiss stated plainly.

"Yeah, that should be the first thing I do." Jace replied and took a drink from his water.

"Oh, can we go back to that pond?" Alyss asked hopefully and looked to Jace.

"Yeah. Definitely."

"You guys should be back for the tournament, right?" Ruby asked them.

"Oh yeah, we ain't missin' all y'all openin' up cans o' whoop-ass on each other." Auron said and laughed.

"Language…" Yang wagged her index finger at him and pointed toward Ruby.

"Yang, I don't think you can say anything about 'language,'" Blake spoke up, taking her eyes from her book and smirking at the blonde, "I think you woke up team JNPR along with our other neighbors last night after you stubbed your toe, not to mention making Ruby bolt into the ceiling from yelling out a few colorful words."

"Yeah! And my head still hurts!" Ruby glared at her sister.

"Is that what I heard?" Jace asked them. He was on the verge of sleep in bed with Alyss the night before when he heard a random yell from somewhere.

Yang looked at her partner and put a hand over her own heart. "Blake, I would never say those words around my little sister!" She said and looked to team JKDW, "You guys believe me right?"

"I ain't gettin' involved." Auron said and held his hands up.

"Oh really, dear?" Weiss said before the others could respond, "Need I remind you that last week in training, Nora knocked you into a wall and you exclaimed, 'motherf-'"

"Alright alright alright! Point proven! We can drop it." Yang said and crossed her arms as everyone laughed, especially Ruby.

"Told you I've heard worse from you, Yang!"

"Hello everyone. I understand you wanted to speak to General Ironwood." Ozpin said as team JKDW stood in front of his desk.

They noticed the General was accompanied by a woman with platinum colored hair and ice-blue eyes, wearing mostly light blue and white. Her hair was draped over her right eye and the rest was held up in a bun.

"Yes sir." Jace said and looked to the General.

"What is it, Jace?" Ironwood asked.

"Would you let us board the Ravensword back to Atlas for a few days?" Jace asked simply, causing Ironwood to raise an eyebrow.

"For what reasons?"

"I believe…" Ozpin started and gained Ironwood's attention, "Mr. Reznor would like to deliver two headstones to his house near Atlas. Would that be correct?"

"Yeah, that's why," Jace confirmed, "I wanted to see about taking the Ravensword because I want to be sure we can make it back in time for the tournaments."

"I take it they are for Haile and Genesis?" Ironwwod asked.

"Yes sir. I want to get them there before the tournament starts."

"When would you like to go?"

"As soon as possible."

Ironwood thought for a moment and nodded. "Get prepared then. I'll call Viktor and have him set the Ravensword at the airdocks below Beacon. Meet him there at two o'clock. Remember to dress warm."

"So this is the Ravensword, huh?" Raine asked after they parked the vehicles in the cargo bay.

"Yeah. Fastest airship in the fleet according to Weiss." Alyss remarked.

"It is the damn fastest! Don't let anyone tell ya different!" They heard Viktor yell at the doorway.

"Hello sir, good to see you again." Jace said to the pilot.

"Don't give me that 'sir' crap. Makes me feel old. Jus' call me Viktor. Now, who's these other two?" Viktor asked.

"Auron Karmine." Auron greeted and nodded.

"Raine Daturas. We're their teammates." Raine said.

"You can tell 'em the rules. Find a place to be an' get ready for takeoff." Viktor said and exited the cargo bay.

"What rules? Auron and Raine asked in unison.

"Don't litter or break anything." Alyss started with a grin.

"Or he'll throw our asses out in mid-air." Jace finished and they both laughed.

"So we're here now. Damn, it's cold," Auron remarked and shook himself a bit, "Where to?" He asked and turned to Jace.

"We're gonna go shopping for food, then I think you should fix us something at the house."

Auron looked at him for a moment, then shrugged. "Fine. Let's get on with it then."

They made their way from the Ravensword and Jace led them to a grocery store, staying there for a bit and finding food to prepare, along with drinks, then set off to Jace's house from there. The two vehicles went the speed limit throughout the city and the highway leading outside the walls. Jace kept from weaving through traffic in order for Auron to follow him easily. From arriving in Atlas around seven o'clock that day, they made it to Jace's house close to ten. The team parked their vehicles in front of the house and went inside.

"Damn, this is your house?" Auron asked as they stepped through the door, taking off his duster as he did.

"Yeah, pretty peaceful too." Jace said and took a deep breath as he flipped the lights and the heat on.

"Still weird for you?" Alyss asked and gripped his hand tighter.

Jace smiled at the feeling. "Yeah. Kinda. But hey, at least I have some friends with me."

The two briefly kissed and made their way to the couches. Auron and Raine followed them and sat on the other couch.

"So, how's everyone sleepin'?" Auron asked.

"There's three rooms. Dad's, mine, and Gen's. I think Auron can sleep my old one, Raine can sleep in Gen's, and me and Alyss can sleep in dad's. I think I'm okay with that now." Jace answered.

"That'll work, I guess. You have anything to eat?" Raine asked after her stomach growled.

Everyone looked to Auron. "Fine, fine. I'll fix somethin'." He said and rolled his eyes.

"Everything seems to be normal with it right now," Seabolte said as he inspected the actuators in Jace's prosthetic, "A prosthetic like this is normally made for someone who lost their limb at a younger age who still has room to grow. As I thought on it after your call, I found that your semblance poses a problem."

"What is it?" Jace asked as he sat in the chair.

"The actuators used in these prosthetics are made to expand. Activate your semblance for me," Seabolte requested and Jace complied, "See this one?" He pointed to the one in the prosthetic's elbow, "It grew with your semblance, as it should. Now, deactivate your semblance," Jace complied again, "See how everything else shrunk but the actuator didn't? That is where the problem lies. These actuators are not meant to shrink on their own. If you do not manually do it, then they will rub against the insides of the prosthetic and lag its movements like you said happened to you."

"If that happens when I'm fighting Grimm…"

"Then it can be fatal." Seabolte finished and went to fix the actuators for him.

"What can be done to fix it?"

"For the moment, nothing. This is the first time a prosthetic is used for a semblance like yours. We've had no way of knowing before. I do suggest you oil it every so often. That may help with it."

"It's not to much of a problem when I'm not fighting. And I shouldn't be having to fight Grimm again for awhile, so I should be good until then."

"You never know. The breach in Vale proved that," Seabolte said with a sigh as he finished the repair, "Here is some oil for the prosthetic. If it runs out, regular oil that you use for your weapons will be fine. But if you can, find some specifically for prosthetics."

Jace took the bottle of oil and nodded. "So, maybe oil it once a week?" He asked.

"Yes, that should work. I'll get to work on modifying some of our actuators to replace yours. That is an urgent matter and cannot wait."

"Yeah, I can wait on feeling for that," Jace said sadly, "Thanks for seeing me, doctor."

"It's not a problem. And please, just call me Seabolte."

Jace nodded and smiled, "I'll go ahead and leave now. We need to get back to my house and do something. See you later, Seabolte." He said and left the doctor to his work.

The team made their way slowly through the path to the clearing in Auron's truck. Jace and Alyss sat on the sides of the truck bed, keeping their feet between the two headstones in the back. Jace had known since he had them made where he wanted them to go, and he felt it would be what his brother and father would want also.

They arrived after thirty minutes and with very little resistance from Grimm, which were easily taken out by the new team of students. When they stepped from the truck, both Auron and Raine were left speechless, just as Alyss was when Jace brought her there.

"So this is the place that's so peaceful?" Raine asked after a moment. "Wow…"

"What she said…" Auron said and looked around the area.

"Yeah. This is probably my favorite spot to be," Jace said and felt his hand being squeezed, "Well, anywhere with you is my favorite now." He said and smiled at Alyss, then gave her a kiss.

"Sappy." She giggled at him.

"I know." Jace replied.

"Where do you want the headstones?" Auron asked as he stared around the clearing.

"Next to the water, straight from the path." Jace replied and the two boys moved the stones to the spots.

"Alright, I'm gonna start usin' my aura for this shit more." Auron remarked and stepped away from the stones.

"Makes it easier… doesn't it…" Jace said quietly and stared at the headstones.

Auron went to reply, but saw how Jace was looking at stones. He closed his mouth and went to stand near his truck with the others, giving Jace some space.

Jace stood silently for a few moments before he went on one knee in front of the headstones, then he took a deep breath.

"Well guys… I made it into Beacon," He started and smiled, reading the words on his father's headstone, "Thanks, dad… for saying that to us. It's helped me so much these past few weeks. I know that you already know… but, I'm using your last name now. I want to keep that going through my own family… For you."

Jace felt his voice about to break when he turned to Genesis' stone. "Gen… I really wish you could've been here. It's been hard having to fight on my own… No, that's not true. I haven't been fighting all of this alone. Team RWBY helped me a lot and so has my team. I think that you would both like them. And… I'm a leader now…" He said in disbelief as he took a deep, shaky breath, "There's Raine Daturas, she's Emowyn's sister, so she's a Faunus too… Emowyn's the Ranger you helped a few years ago, dad. I'm sure you remember. She's a good person and she helped me out a lot already. Then there's Auron Karmine, he's been through a lot too, around the same time as us. He's a gunslinger… like in those movies we have. He's a good person too…" Jace smiled and tears filled his eyes now.

He turned around to his team and waved them over. "Here they are. And here's Alyss Wystar… my girlfriend," Jace took hold of her hand and she kneeled beside him, followed by the others, "She's a Faunus too… She's just so strong to be able to look at all of that hate and just ignore it. She's helped me so much. Just… so much since I met her. She healed the burns on my arm and she makes me so happy… happier than I've ever been. When I got my prosthetic, she was there to keep me calm and she's one of the friendliest people ever… and I think you'd really like her,"

Jace closed his eyes and continued, letting his tears fall freely as he did. "I've met so much people this last month… there's Alyss, Auron and Raine. And I met three more teams of people… all of them are so friendly… Teams JNPR, CFVY, SSSN… they've all welcomed me with open arms and… I'm just grateful for it. I actually got to talk to Tyr and Ashe too. I'll be cheering them on in the tournament. It's… I'm just really glad,"

"Gen, I know you don't mind… I gave Atronach to Alyss. I trust her with it. I think you would too. Oum… I wish you both were here." Jace finished and held his head down in silence.

"Haile…" Raine started with tears in her eyes, "I want to thank you for watching my sister's back on that mission. I'll watch Jace's back like you did for her. You have my word." She said and patted Jace on the back, then stood and walked toward the truck.

"Honestly, I don't know what to say…" Auron started with a sigh, "I've been through a lot these past months too. I lost my dad… nearly lost mom…" He said and fought back tears from his time before Beacon, "My uncle lost his leg… Haile, I got your boy's back. I'll make damn sure he stays safe. If you see Jeff Karmine, tell 'im I said hi an' I'll go see 'im as soon as I can." Auron finished and walked toward his truck along with Raine.

Alyss kneeled in silence with Jace for another few moments, trying to find something to say to Jace's family. "Genesis… H-Haile…" She started and her voice already cracked, "I don't really have much to say… Jace made me so happy too… It's like meeting him was the best thing to happen to me. We only met a few weeks ago and we're already a couple… and I'm really glad." She sniffled and took a deep breath before she spoke again, "I really wish I could've met you both… I promise I'll be the best girlfriend I can be to him. And maybe… maybe something to both of you too." She finished and leaned her head on Jace's shoulder.

They stayed for another few moments before they stood. Alyss started to walk toward the others but Jace stayed for a moment longer. He took Standoff from his back and held it to his head.

"Thank you both for everything." He said and put the sword on his back, then walked hand-in-hand with Alyss to the others.

Jace looked at his team and gave a small smile. "You guys didn't have to say anything, but… thanks."

"Y'know, I felt like I should've, so I did," Auron said and patted Jace's shoulder, "You brought us here to help an' I wanted to tell 'em somethin'."

"Yeah… same here. I wanted to thank your dad since I found out he helped Emowyn. I meant what I said. I'll watch your back." Raine said with a light grin.

Alyss kissed Jace lightly on the cheek. "You wanted us to go over there to introduce us. I wanted to say how I felt and I'm glad you gave me the chance." She said and wiped a tear from her cheek.

Jace looked at them all and smiled more. "Thanks for being here, guys."

Alyss squeezed as close as she could to Jace as they sat on the couch, watching a movie to pass the time. It was the pirate-action movie called Captain Morgan's Revenge. Everything in it had been made as close to the legends as possible. From the weapons, attire, ships, and fighting styles that were told of them. The credits rolled and a song that shared the title of the movie played. The band was a pirate themed metal band.

"That had more violence than I guessed it would." Raine remarked and listened to the song that played.

"The legends do say that they're violent people. Pretty accurate I think." Jace replied and rubbed Alyss' shoulder lightly, tracing circles with his thumb.

"True." Raine replied and grinned.

"Alright. I think we should get some food now," Jace said and gained his team's attention, "We can either go to a restaurant in the city or Auron could fix us something."

"I say restaurant. I feel like stretchin' my limbs." Auron said and Jace stared at him with a grin.

"You just want to get out of cooking don't you?"

Auron laughed. "That ain't it. I wanna see a bit more of the city too."

"I think we should go back to that one we went to before." Alyss said and sat up.

"The one run by Faunus? Yeah. That'd be nice." Jace replied to her.

"What do you say Raine?" Alyss asked.

"Sure. I don't mind one way or the other." Raine answered.

"Alright," Jace said as he stood up and stretched, "Let's head out before it gets too late."

"Here are your ord-" The server started and recognized Jace and Alyss, then noticed them holding hands, "Oh, welcome back you two. I'm glad you're both happy together." She said and bowed her head slightly.

"Thank you." The two said with a smile.

She left after placing everyone's plates in front of them. Jace had a cherry shake with chicken and steak cut up and drenched in a type of hot sauce. Auron had a water and only a few pieces of chicken with a bit of ghost pepper powder sprinkled over one piece, all made extra crispy by his request. Alyss had a chicken and fish salad with a cherry shake as well. Raine had five pieces of chicken and a vanilla flavored soda.

"It's weird how we all have some type of chicken." Jace remarked and took a drink from his shake.

"Hey, it's good," Raine said and took a rather large bite of a piece of her chicken, "It's just me, but I'd like it better of it was raw."

"Same with me and the fish really," Alyss said and stabbed her fork through some of the lettuce and fish on her plate, "Still good either way."

"Auron, how can you eat something that spicy without being bothered?" Jace asked as Auron took a bite of his chicken.

Auron shrugged. "Don't know, really. I've loved it since I was in Sanctum."

"How did you even find out you like it?" Raine asked.

"Pyrrha dared me to try it when they had it in the cafeteria one day," Auron laughed at the memory, "The look on her face when I looked her in the eyes an' took a spoonful of it was damn priceless. Thing is, another person tried it after I did an' they got sent to the nurse. Pyrrha felt horrible because she didn't know it'd be that spicy when she dared me. I kept thankin' her for gettin' me to find a new thing I like."

"Pyrrha dared you?" Alyss asked and Auron nodded, "And you just did it?"

"Yep. Back then, I'd do mostly anything I was dared to do. Good times. Got me my first relationship, too. Too bad that didn't last…" Auron said wistfully and shook his head, "Oh well. New school, new Kingdom, new opportunities. Just gotta wait an' see."

They quickly ate their food and their plates were taken up while they sipped around on their drinks. "This is gonna be the place I always come to for food in Atlas." Jace said with a grin.

"You'd better bring me with you." Alyss said to him with a grin and a wink.

"Don't you worry about that." Jace replied to her with a smile.

"Y'know," Raine started after she took a drink from her soda, "I'm surprised that a place in Atlas is completely run by Faunus." She remarked.

"I was too, but I'm glad," Jace replied with a smile, "When me and Alyss were first here, I didn't want to take her to someplace that wouldn't be friendly to her just because they can't stand she has cute ears." He leaned over and kissed Alyss on the side of her forehead.

She smiled and kissed his cheek. "You're such a good person Jace." She said and leaned against him.

"She's right. You're very considerate of others." Raine said with a smile.

"What they said." Auron said and took a drink from his water.

Jace smiled and shook his head at them all. "I'm just me, I guess."

"Seabolte said that with the feelings, my prosthetic can radiate my own body heat so it wouldn't be cold metal." Jace said as he and Alyss laid on the bed that night.

Alyss pulled herself closer to him and wrapped her right arm over his chest. "So you shouldn't have to worry about breaking glasses with it anymore?" She asked with a smirk.

"Oh, that's just a bonus," Jace replied and leaned his head against hers, "I'll be able to feel everything. Handshakes, fur, my own hair, the bed. I won't have to worry about putting too much force behind something like a hug," He smiled and kissed her on the head, "And I'll actually be able to hug you with both my arms."

"Do you think you'd ever consider getting synthetic skin?"

"I've actually been thinking that over. Since I'll be getting the feeling back… I think I might. I'll have to talk to Seabolte about it."

There was a comfortable silence as the two laid on the bed so close together. Jace felt himself drifting closer to sleep in Alyss' warm embrace.

"I meant what I said this morning." Alyss said after a few moments.

"What do you mean?" Jace asked and kept himself awake for just a bit longer for her.

"I want to be something to both Genesis and Haile someday. Prove that I deserve you. Be the best girlfriend I can be."

Jace pulled his head back, then leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. He reached his right hand up from where it was around her shoulders and ran his fingers through her hair as he smiled. "If anything… I need to prove I deserve you." He said and got a chuckle from his companion.

"Honestly, I don't think you need to. You're just so caring already… I don't think you need to keep trying to be better and better when I think you're the best now." Alyss said and leaned closer to him.

"You really think that?" Jace asked her.

"Yeah. I do." She said and sighed happily.

"I love you, Alyss."

"I love you too."

"Jace? I didn't expect a call from you," Doctor Seabolte said in surprise, "Is something wrong with your arm?"

"No. Nothing like that," Jace answered quickly to dispel the Doctor's worries, "I'd actually like to talk with you about synthetic skin for it."

"Synthetic skin? I thought you said there would be no sense to hide it?" Seabolte asked in good nature.

"I know I did. But now that I'm gonna get to feel things with it again…"

"Since you will feel with it again, you'd rather that people could not feel metal holding them?"

"That's it, pretty much. Especially now that I'm dating Alyss."

"Ah, so you two are together? With how she never left your side when your prosthetic was attached, it doesn't surprise me. When would you like it to be done?"

Jace gave it some thought as he smiled at what Seabolte said. "I would say today since we're in Atlas for a bit. But I'll wait until you get the enhancement finished."

"That can be arranged then. Would that be all?"

"Yeah. That's it. I guess I'll let you go now."

"Alright then. Have a good day." The two ended the call and Jace made his way outside to where the others were.

"How in the flyin' fuck do you do this right!?" He heard Auron ask Raine.

He chuckled and went over to Alyss, who handed him Soul Leaf. They had set up targets behind the house and each took turns firing each others' weapons. They saved the empty casings at Auron's request for remaking the ammunition and teaching them how he does it. Auron had been trying to use Raine's longbow for the past half hour, since before Jace went inside to call Seabolte, and was failing miserably at it.

"You just need a lot of practice. And I mean a lot. Here let me see it." Raine said and Auron handed her bow back to her.

She put an arrow on the string and held another in her right hand as she held the bow. She drew, released, grabbed and nocked the other arrow, drew, and released again in under a second. Both arrows slamming into the target furthest away from them.

"You don't practice until your get it right. You practice until you never get it wrong," Raine said with a grin, "Old family saying."

"That ain't happenin'…" Auron said and shook his head at her marksmanship, "Think I can try Shagahod?"

"Sure, go ahead." She said and handed him her rifle.

Jace meanwhile started firing off short bursts from Soul Leaf, while Alyss fired Atronach. "You were right. Soul Leaf does have some pretty light recoil." Jace remarked and ejected the empty magazine. "And I love that the magazine can be the grip for it too."

"Like I said, perfect for me." She replied before she shot at two more targets with Atronach.

"You're already pretty good with that. I think I made the right choice with giving it to you." Jace said and kissed her cheek.

"Thank you again, Jace."

"Now this is somethin' I can get behind!" Auron called out after firing Shagahod a few times with the ports closed.

"I'm glad you like it." Raine said and fired Last Call for a bit.

She hit all of the targets with all of the shots. She ejected the last empty casing from the rifle and looked it over. "Your rifle is pretty good too." She remarked and they handed each other their weapons.

"Oh, I have an idea. Be right back." Jace said to them all and went into the house.

"What's he up to?" Auron asked Alyss as he handed her Last Call to try out.

"I have no idea." She said and handed Auron Soul Leaf, then fired at the targets with Last Call.

A few moments later, Jace came back outside with two weapons. His father's old double barrel, pump action shotgun, Carnage. And what would've been Genesis' rifle, Twin Fang.

"Who wants to try what?" Jace asked with a grin.

"I'll try Twin Fang. You can try Shagahod." Raine said and they traded weapons.

"After I'm done with Soul Leaf, I'll try Carnage out." Auron said and fired at the targets with Alyss' weapon.

Jace shot half the rounds from Shagahod and traded with Alyss. "Here you go. It has a lot of kick to it." Alyss said and handed him Last Call.

"An' that's how I like it!" Auron called over to them.

Jace reloaded Auron's weapon and fired it down the makeshift range. It had been a fun day so far. Jace thought that possibly when they're back at Beacon, they should spar using each others' weapons to simulate what it would be like if it was necessary for them to do so.

"Hey Jace, I'm tryin' Carnage now." Auron said and set Soul Leaf down on the table, then picked the shotgun up.

"Go ahead. From what I remember, it's got a hell of a kick." Jace said with a grin.

"I look forward to it." Auron replied and loaded the shotgun full of shells.

He aimed, pumped, and fired one barrel, then the other, not expecting the amount of recoil Jace warned of. He rubbed his shoulder a bit and grinned. He worked the pump again, then fired both barrels at the same time.

"I love this thing already!" Auron exclaimed with a grin, then handed Jace the shotgun.

"Thought you would. If I knew we would've been doing this, I would've brought Siege Breaker." Jace said and shook his head.

"Who else wants to try Carnage?"

"I can." Raine offered.

Everyone else looked at her amusedly as she took hold of the shotgun that was comically large for her hands. She noticed their stares and sighed. "What? Just because I'm small, I won't be able to handle the recoil?" She asked. When she saw raised eyebrows, she shook her head. "Oh please, I can take the kick of a fully charged shot from Shagahod. This is nothing."

"Don't be so sure." Jace grinned at her.

Something in Alyss' mind made her look around at her team. They were all distracted by watching Raine and Jace had his back turned to her. She grinned wickedly and took a few steps back. She dropped on all fours and bent her knees as her backside waved back and forth in the air. Her head hovered over the cold snow as she eyed her target.

The only warning Jace had was when Auron glanced over their way and saw Alyss. "The hell?" He said and Jace noticed where his gaze was going. He turned around and Alyss jumped on him, grabbing onto his shoulders as they both fell to the snow. The commotion beside Raine caused her to pull both triggers of the shotgun before she was prepared, firing off both shells and causing her to fall out of balance and fall to the ground herself.

"Alyss, what was that for?" Jace asked the girl currently straddling his stomach. No anger was in his voice, only complete confusion.

"Pounce." Alyss said playfully as she smiled brightly. One of her ears was flattened out and pointed off to her side as the other was pointed straight up. To Jace, the sight was extremely cute.

"Okay… But why?" Jace's voice still etched with confusion, but now there were traces of merriment in the words.

"It's been so long since I've done that. It's a game me and mom always played before the accident. It's what some cat Faunus do. I was born with a bit more of a playful nature than others."

"So, why did you decide to do it now? In the snow?"

"'Cause I'm comfortable around you guys." Alyss answered sweetly and leaned down to kiss Jace on the lips.

"Alyss, I gotta admit," Auron said from where he was wiping Carnage clean of snow, "That's pretty damn adorable."

"I'm all for you being yourself like that," Raine said in slight annoyance as she still laid in the snow, but couldn't keep the mirth from her voice, "But maybe not do that when I'm shooting a shotgun with a huge amount of kick." She said and everyone started laughing. It lasted for a few moments as Raine picked herself up off the ground.

"I think I'm gonna start calling you kitten, then," Jace said and reached to hold her hand, "Y'know, if its alright with you."

Alyss giggled as she leaned down to kiss him again, a bit more slowly this time. She pulled back and their faces were mere inches from each other. "Is that a good answer?"

Jace tilted his head a bit and smiled. "Yes it is."

"Damn, Ravensword's already refueled?" Auron asked as they prepared to leave the house.

"Yeah, time really flies by when you're having a good time." Jace said and smiled.

"Definitely." Auron agreed.

"It would be nice if we had more time, though." Alyss remarked at Jace's side.

"Well, it'll still be fun," Raine said with a grin, "We'll just be at Beacon for it."

"Yeah, that's true," Jace agreed, "Let's get going. Don't wanna miss our flight."

"We gotta get ready to cheer all our friends on too." Alyss said with a smile.

"I wonder who's gonna win…" Jace said as he strapped his helmet on.

XxXxX

AN: So, Jace finally delivered the headstones and we had that feelsy moment. Now he has one less thing weighing on him.

I like the idea of a team switching weapons to practice with in case they ever need them. I mean, could you imagine Yang trying to use Myrtenaster and Weiss trying Ember Celica? Or Blake with Crescent Rose and Ruby with Gambol Shroud? It'd be interesting to see.

Also, I'm posting double this weekend. One for Saturday and Sunday. It makes the next few chapters line up perfectly with the days I post.

The next chapter is back in Vale, and round one. See you then, and have a nice day!