Yeah, this chapter title is symbolic in the way of the events in this are tiring.

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Aaron and Cinder was saved by Ruby, later meeting back up at the ship with everyone. Aaron's robots explained what Aaron does and how they work along with his company as they wheel him to the medical center. What will happen in this chapter? Find out now!


[Play Opening Two]

[Sword Art Online Calm theme]

It's a nice day out, Aaron is sitting on his porch with a sleeping Ruby's head on his shoulder. He's reading a book as these events occur, Aaron looks up from the book to see the nice calm grassy plains.

"This is nice, without Salem. Everything is so peaceful, didn't even lose anything along the way." Aaron said to himself

That's when he felt Ruby shifting, he looks to see that Ruby is looking away from him.

"Ruby, are you okay?" Aaron asked concerned

[End Music]

He was about to touch Ruby's shoulder, suddenly Ruby's head turns to reveal three black circles were in place of her facial features. Aaron freaks out and jumps off the bench in shock, Ruby suddenly disappears as the environment starts to break apart. Aaron looks to see his arm is missing with his clothes ripped, the area is blood red now. He starts to hyperventilate, he looks around in fear. He wants to scream, but he can't, he's too shocked. Suddenly, he see's Salem, she has her Grimm with a lot of blood dripping off not on the masks but the spines.

"You should have killed me, when you GOT THE CHANCE!" Salem said, the last part in a demonic voice

She lets go of the Grimm, Aaron looking on in horror.

-WAKE UP!-

Aaron wakes up screaming like a banshee, he stops and looks around in fear. He sees that he's in the medical bay of the Airship, he tries to put his left hand on his head. But he doesn't feel it move, he looks over to see that his left arm is indeed not there.

"Oh, that's right." Aaron said

He looks over to see a clean t-shirt, and some jeans. The t-shirt was grey while the jeans were blue, he gets up and gets dressed. He walks over to the door and it opens for him, he walks out to see that his Team along with Team RWBY, DECK, and JNPR along with Cinder and Marie (Who arrive hours earlier after hearing about what happened with Aaron) were sitting there. Waiting for him, they noticed his presence and look at him.

"What's up?" Aaron asked

"You know what's up young man." Marie said, making Aaron wince a little

Ruby gets up silently, she walks over to Aaron. She slaps Aaron in the face which shocks everyone including Cinder and Marie to an extent, she then hugs him while crying while Aaron looks at her calmly.

"I deserved that, it's okay." Aaron said holding Ruby

"We thought you died, we thought that you didn't make it." Someone said

Aaron looks to see Weiss looking down, shaking in fury. Aaron sighed while petting Ruby's head.

"You need to not do this kind of stuff, when you came back. You were bloody, your clothes were ripped with your arm gone and your right eye covered in blood, you nearly got yourself killed." Weiss said

"I get it, i screwed up. I lost an arm and have a scar over my eye." Aaron said, tracing his finger over said scar

"So, why." Weiss asked

Aaron looked at Weiss concerned, Weiss then looked up with tears in her eyes.

"WHY DO YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO GET HURT?!" Weiss asked

Aaron noticed Ruby had stopped crying into his shirt, Ruby stops hugging Aaron and steps aside.

"I do it, because i don't want to see others get hurt." Aaron said

Weiss looks at Aaron shocked to some having the same feeling, Aaron walks over and puts a hand on her shoulder.

"I do it, because i'm the only one who can bounce back from this." Aaron said

Aaron lifts his stub and points at it with a smile.

"I'm willing to sacrifice myself for everyone else to have peace, i thought me and Cinder would died from using that self destruct. I may have not died along with Cinder, but i'm still willing to keep you guys safe. That includes Cinder since she's turned a new leaf anyways." Aaron explained

Weiss nods and sits down, Cinder stands up and walks over.

"So, what do i do now?" Cinder asked

"I guess... work with us now." Aaron said

Cinder looks down, Aaron then frowns a little.

"You don't have to if you-"

"I'll do it." Cinder said

Aaron nodded, then Cinder walks away. Aaron then sees Tidus walk over holding a robot arm.

"Yo Aaron, that robot arm is ready." Tidus said

Aaron nods, Tidus throws him the arm and walks away. Aaron looks at the arm for a moment, he then takes it and puts it onto his missing arm. It's stays on, Aaron moves it a little.

"Great, it works." Aaron said

That's when everyone hears some bullheads flying outside, Aaron looks out the window to see Schnee corp bullheads flying by. Aaron's eyes widen in shock, he then looks outside in anger.

"Dammit." Aaron mumbled

Aaron walks through the halls with the others following onto the Main Deck, the biggest of the Bullheads land on the deck. The door opens to reveal Jacque Schnee, Aaron sighs as he looks at Jacque walks out.

"What are you here for? Money? Dust?" Aaron asked

"Not today, i'm here for my daughter." Jacque said

Aaron glares at him and puts his robot hand in front of Weiss.

"No." Aaron said firmly

Jacque looks at Aaron in anger to which Aaron looked back calmly.

"And why not?" Jacque asked

"You really didn't know? You didn't know about, oh i don't know, your arrest warrant." Aaron said

Jacque looks at Aaron in disbelief with everyone else looking at Aaron in shock, the person in question meanwhile smirked.

"Let me explain, i knew that i wouldn't be able to stop you without a reason. So i did some digging, and my my Mister Schnee. You have a record to fill along with your little brat of a son." Aaron said

"HOW DARE YOU-"

"January, twenty fourth at twelve PM, four years ago. Your daughter Weiss fainted in P.E class at a Private School, medical records had shown that she had multiple bruised that were severe on her back and frontal areas with signs of burns on the back. These medical records weren't shown to the police due to someone giving them 'compensation' for not telling them." Aaron said after he pulled out a record

Aaron then flips to another page, he looks at it and then looks at Jacque.

"February the third, two years ago. Security cams of a nearby alley at a shop showed you buying illegal drugs, the owner went missing the next day with the tapes being buried nearby a tree at the place he was buried after being killed by someone, who to until today wasn't known." Aaron said

Aaron then flips to another page, he looks at Jacque in disgust.

"December, last year. During a medical examination, Weiss had been shown that she suffered a lot of emotional trauma, she said and i quote 'I would cut myself on occasion, because my father and younger brother would hit me for not doing things right or in the case of my brother. For fun.', these records weren't given to the police because it was a doctor that was not shown in the system due to stealing medical supplies that were addictive thus having his position as an actual doctor revoked permanently." Aaron said

Jacque started to sweat nervously with Cinder ready to kill him using Maiden powers as seems to know what it's like to be abused, Aaron then pulled out a giant binder with 'Whitely's crimes' written on it.

"And this, is all the crimes that your son committed in the last couple of years that would have his status as a Heir revoked as a effect even without your say." Aaron said

Jacque's eyes darted around nervously as Aaron put the folder away.

"Want to know where i found this?" Aaron said

Aaron then pulled him closer by the collar which caused Jacque to be filled with fear.

"In your room of documents that were kept from the public, along with records showing of Faunas Abuse and murder. You have had this planned out, you would have Weiss as your puppet and you would be popular. Then you would take it a year later, the time that she would be not be allowed to inherit it or until she made you look bad, all of this written down in a manifesto made by you." Aaron said

Aaron shoved Jacque back, he looked at Jacque furious.

"I told Ironwood about this, we made a plan." Aaron said

Aaron then points at Weiss while still looking at Jacque.

"As soon as you came to take Weiss back, you would be arrested along with your son for all charges and the company would be give to Weiss." Aaron said

Weiss's eyes went wide, Jacque was red in the face with anger while Aaron was smirking.

"YOU FILTHY ANIMAL, I'M GONNA-"

"Do what? Pay me off? Kill me? If you even try to hurt me or bribe, not only will that add to your list of charges but you would be destroyed by me either way. Just be lucky that i'll allow you to live, your going to prison for life pal." Aaron said calmly

"Yeah, and if you think of even trying to hurt our family. Then you've got another thing coming." Dani said with Marie giving her a high five

Jacque's face then went white, that's when some soldier stepped out of hiding along with Ironwood walking out.

"Thank you Aaron, we're glad you brought this fiend to justice." Ironwood said

"Now, for your part of the deal." Aaron said with a smile

Ironwood looks at Weiss with Winter nearby.

"Weiss Schnee, you are now sole owner of Schnee Dust corp with Aaron's company making sure it's being run until you're ready to run it yourself. Congratulations." Ironwood said

Weiss's eyes started to be filled with tears as did Winter, Winter smiled and nodded with a salute.

"Thank you sir." Weiss and Winter said

"Don't thank me you two, thank Specialist Thompson over there." Ironwood said

Weiss ran over and hugged Aaron while Winter simply smiled, Aaron smiled slightly. He then looked at Aaron.

"As part of the deal, we will allow Torchwick and Neo to work with you." Ironwood said

Aaron gave a thumbs up will Ironwood nodded, Ironwood walked over to Jacque.

"And Jacque, your son is also under arrest. Your both going to be going away for a looooonnnngg time." Ironwood said with a smirk

Jacque was escorted to the Prison Bullhead, said Bullhead flew away short afterwards. Aaron looked at the others, he gave them a thumbs up.

"We're safe." Aaron said

"Thank Oum." Cody said

Weiss stopped hugging Aaron and walked away, Aaron the cleared his throat.

"Ironwood gave me the satisfaction of saying this, Weiss. Your father and brother are now to stay away from you along with Winter and any children that either of you have, if violated by Jacque or Whitley. They will be killed on sight by me or any guard that you may have around along with any member of the police, congrats you two." Aaron said

Weiss nodded along with Winter, Aaron then sighed.

"Listen, i have to be honest with you guys." Aaron said

Aaron looked at Ozpin, who was outside during the whole ordeal.

"Ozpin." Aaron said

"Of course, they deserve to know the truth and know who Cinder really is." Ozpin said with Cinder looking downcast

"About what?" Ruby asked

Aaron sighed and looked at them with a serious look.

"About who i am, or rather who i was along with my sister and mother." Aaron explained

Winter looks at Aaron confused along with everyone else.

"What does that mean?" Winter asked

"Yeah, i'm wanting to know also?" Ellie asked also

"I mean that i have some things that were kept secret, somethings that i felt would be too unbelievable and shocking." Aaron said

Aaron looked at Ruby, he sighs a little.

"Ruby, remember when you asked where i and my family came from before i met you and Yang all those years ago." Aaron said

Ruby simply nodded, Aaron looks at the sky.

"I'm going to reveal that truth about that, you already know of what i'm capable of but not how or why i am. So here i go." Aaron said

Aaron then closed his eyes and breathed out.

"We were never born here." Aaron said

"Born in Vale?" Yang asked

"No, not in Vale. Not anywhere known, not in Remnant." Aaron said

Aaron looks at them and opens his eyes, their full of regret.

"I'm-"

"A person who was formerly human from an alternate universe where the events that were going to happen different was a show that people watched and that you were sent here to defeat some greater evil that some of us don't know at that time, along with the fact that your Semblance is really a magical power that's based on video games along with the fact that you and your mother in the original universe thought you were dead never to come back and later found out ten years ago after summoning them here?" Nora said

Everyone except Dani, Marie, and Aaron (Who is currently blinking in shock) weirdly at Nora.

"Nora, i doubt that's the case." Jaune said with a chuckle

"Yeah, that sounds waaayyy out there." Billy said

"Actually she's right." Aaron said

Everyone then looked at Aaron in shock, even Nora herself was shocked.

"I was actually joking there, i didn't think that was the case." Nora said

"I thought you were joking also." Ellie said

"Well she was right on the dot, so yeah. That's who we were." Aaron said

Yang then looks at Aaron in silence, she then glares at him a little.

"So wait, you knew that Cinder was not only going to attack but that some of us would be-"

"Either killed, lose an arm, be wounded, and would have Adam after the two living people who knew him." Aaron explained

Aaron showed his robot arm to Yang.

"This wasn't going to be my robot arm, it was going to be Yang's in a different universe." Aaron said

Yang looked at Aaron in shock, said person than looked at Pyrrha.

"Pyrrha, you died in the original universe thanks to Cinder. That's why i told you to stay away from her and let me deal with it though you still almost got yourself killed." Aaron said

Jaune looked at Pyrrha with concern, Cinder rubbing her arm as she did plan on killing her before she turned a new leaf. Aaron then looked around a little, confused for some odd reason.

"Where's Penny?" Aaron asked

That's when Penny walked around the corner, she was holding hands with Wakka. Aaron blinked a couple of times before shaking it off, he then looked at the group again.

"Originally Penny was going to be killed during the Vytal festival thanks to Pyrrha's Semblance shorting her out, it was an accident that no one expected. So that's why i had Penny built with a type of metal that isn't affected by that kind of Semblance, just in case, i was paired to fight someone instead of her and Pyrrha." Aaron explained

Penny nodded a little, he then looks at Ozpin.

"Oz, you were going to die and have your spirit in a kid name Oscar Pines as you already knew." Aaron explained

Ozpin simply nodded and looked back down, he then looks at the Team's.

"I let myself take the pain in order to save you guys, i can actually relate to you guys." Aaron said

Aaron looks at Team JNPR.

"Nora has sort of that kind of happiness that's similar to mine, Ren is pretty mature for his age and has a calm outlook on life which is sort of like mine, Pyrrha has plenty of thing expected of her and yet it weighs her down a little to which i can relate, and Jaune is the kind of guy you know wants to be a hero and will damn well give his life to do it and that same mindset is similar to mine." Aaron said

Team JNPR looked at Aaron in shock, said person than looked at Team RWBY.

"Ruby is the type of person who always see's the good in the world that's something i can relate to, Weiss is the type of person who's willing to work to be seen as her and not her name, something i can understand, Blake is someone who's trying to change the world for the better to which i feel the same thing. Yang, her and i love puns, it's a thing that i wish to never change." Aaron said

Team RWBY (except Yang who just looked at Aaron with a smile) looked at Aaron with slight shock. Aaron looked at his robot arm.

"If i'm willing to give up everything for you guys, then i can and will." Aaron said

That's when Haruko sighed and shook her head with a smile, she then looked at Aaron with a slight chuckle.

"There's a hero right there." Haruko said

Jaune than looked at Haruko confused.

"What do you mean?" Jaune asked

"Jaune, you really are clueless sometimes, Aaron is willing to give up everything to save not only us but also all of Remnant. That's a hero right there, a hero willing to give everything to save everyone." Dani said

That's when it hit everyone like a brick, this whole time Aaron was working to save everyone and it was right under their noses. That's when Blake stepped up.

"So didn't Haruko and Amber kn-"

"Yeah, they did but not everything. They both knew of my magical powers but not where i was from, that was* a secret. Dani and my mom knew, but that was for obvious reasons." Aaron said

Everyone looked at Amber and Haruko with blank looks, Haruko and Amber simply shrugged.

"Hey we didn't question it, magic's weird." Amber said

"And life's a bitch, so's karma. Now let's get down to business, we're gonna need to rest for a little bit. So do as you will on the ship while i try to get some new clothes, a shirt and jeans aren't gonna do much for me." Aaron said

That's when Aaron left, he opened a little panel on his new arm. He was able to get the Hacker's Gauntlet onto his new arm along with the Modified Jeweled Knuckles, Aaron sighed as he walked into a room with Lopez and Omega in it. They noticed him and Aaron gave a tired nod, they then began making Aaron's new clothes as they repaired his weapon along with infusing pieces of Azure Star. Aaron sat down and slowly sipped a cup of coffee that he was given by a coffee droid he built last week, he sighed as he said this.

"Qrow is gonna kill me."

"I'd doubt that." Omega said

Aaron rolled his eyes as he sipped his coffee, he just didn't feel like arguing.

[Play Ending Two]

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Aaron stabs the knife into the Grimm, killing it.

"Looks like Salem really wants me dead." Aaron said under his breath

Aaron looks behind him to see his Team along with the rest of Dani's standing there.

"Aaron, just stop." Haruko said

"Stop what?" Aaron asked

"Stop doing stuff alone!" Ellie yelled

"Why should i?" Aaron asked

"You lost your arm." Arian said

"You need to relax." Cody said

"So? Shouldn't i be allowed to come and go as i please!" Aaron exclaimed

"But you didn't tell anyone where you were going." Amber said frowning

"And that's very concerning." Billy said

Aaron rolled his eyes, he walked a couple of steps before two arrows went past him. He looked to see Haruko has her bow out and Ellie with her crossbows, the rest of his Team and Dani's have their weapons also. Aaron sighed, he slowly lifts up the knife.

"I need some practice anyways." Aaron said after the knife was pointed at them


And that's it, we are out! Alright, now let's move onto the next couple parts and get back to where we were!

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