Disassembled

( Ruby's pov )

I saw nothing but darkness, my whole body felt like a giant bruise, it was a struggle to even open my eyes but eventually I did. Once my eyesight started to clear up I found myself back in my room on Patch. I looked around and saw my dad asleep in a chair next to my bed, as I tried getting up I accidentally woke him up and when he saw that I was awake he came over to check up on me.

Taiyang: Ruby! You're awake!

Ruby: Ugh... what happened?

Taiyang: Your Uncle found you unconscious. He got you out of there though and brought you home safe.

Ruby: Wait! Yang! Is she alright!?

He seemed troubled answering that, whatever happened to Yang must've been serious if he was this uncomfortable.

Ruby: Wait what about Jonathan, he was up on the tower with me! And Carlos was seriously injured when I saw him!

Taiyang: Don't worry they're fine, we tried getting into contact with their family but with everything that was going on we couldn't. I thought it would be for the best to let them stay here until things get settled.

I felt a little relieved to know they were okay, as I talked with my dad a little more he mentioned something about what I did to the giant Grimm just before I blacked out. He said something about me doing a number on it and when I asked what he meant by that he tried to avoid the topic until Uncle Qrow stepped into the room and asked to talk to me privately.

Qrow: So, how you feeling?

Ruby: Um...I kind of hurt... all over.

Qrow: Heh, that makes sense, after what you did.

Ruby: You guys keep saying that! That I did something! What are you talking about!?

Qrow: What's the last thing you remember?

I focused my thoughts and the last thing that came to mind was finding Jonathan and Cinder at the top the tower, the two of them were badly injured and I asked where Pyhrra was...

Ruby: Pyhrra! Is she...?

Qrow: She's gone, I'm sorry Ruby. I wish it wasn't true, but it is.

I tried my best not to cry, but I felt my tears escaping anyway. I lost a good friend, we all tried our best to fight back and in the end it wasn't enough. After calming down a bit my Uncle asked me if there was anything else I remembered from back then. I told him that I remembered my head hurting and the next thing I knew I found myself here. He then went on to explain that my eyes are an extremely rare trait. Apparently those who are born with silver eyes are destined to become warriors, they say that a single look from our eyes could instantly kill a Grimm, we were the only beings that the Grimm actually feared.

After finishing up with Qrow I decided to check up on Yang, she was looking out the window. Her right arm was bandaged up and when I got a little closer I could see why dad was nervous to talk about her condition. As I called her name she didn't respond so I thought it would be best if I left her alone until she called me.

Ruby: I'm so glad you're okay!

Yang: But I'm not. It's all gone, the school, Penny, Pyhrra, and...

As she looked at where her arm used to be I felt really scared for her, I've never seen my big sister like this before and I didn't know what to do or say to even make this better.

Ruby: Yang, where are Weiss and Blake?

She then explained that Weiss' father came to take her back to Atlas for her own safety, when I asked about Blake again her mood took a turn for the worse.

Yang: She ran! When we got into the city she ran... Sun saw her go.

It didn't make any sense to me, after everything we went through why would she simply run away. I tried to convince Yang that there might have been a reason but she said she didn't care. All she knew was that Blake ran and that was it.

Yang: You want to know the worst part? The worst part is that for all her talk about how much she loved Carlos, that she was grateful to have someone like him in her life, when he needs her the most she decided it was better to run away than stay with him!

I didn't think of that, now I was even more confused. It didn't make any sense to me but I felt like this was something to talk about another time. For now Yang needed to collect herself, how long that would take I had no idea but all I could do was wait. I walked out of her room as I made my way to the guest bedroom on the other end of the hall, when I looked inside I saw both Carlos and Jonathan lying in separate beds. They were both covered in bandages and I saw several pieces of different armor on the floor next to Jonathan. I walked over to them and saw that Carlos had several severe looking injuries on his body, Jonathan on the other hand didn't look as bad but I could tell it was still pretty serious. I was so distracted by my thoughts that I got startled when Jonathan started to wake up.

( Jonathan's pov )

My whole body felt like I just got tossed around like a rag doll, as I tried getting up I felt all my muscles screaming for me to stop moving, suddenly I felt someone help me readjust myself so I was sitting up. When I opened my eyes I saw Ruby next to me making sure I didn't injure myself even more.

Ruby: Are you doing okay?

Jonathan: Ugh... I think so. I just hurt... all over.

As I started to settle down I heard some crying and I saw Ruby trying not to let her tears fall.

Ruby: I'm sorry, if I had gotten to you guys sooner... or if I found Mercury or Emerald sooner at the coliseum like you asked... than none of this would've happened.

Jonathan: Ruby you aren't to blame for this. The people responsible are the ones to blame. Besides if anything I should've come up with a better plan to stop them. Their blood is on my hands not yours, so stop blaming yourself.

I looked at my hands as I let my emotions show a little, I thought we were prepared for this but in the end we still failed to keep our friends safe, I knew there was no way to change that but I still wasn't ready to quit.

Ruby: So what do we do now?

I looked over to my brother who was still unconscious, the injuries we both sustained were pretty bad and I hoped that the two of us would be ready to fight again soon, but I couldn't shake off this weird feeling that it was time we went our separate ways. There was a part of me that told me that we needed to walk our own paths soon, I looked towards Ruby and gave her my answer.

Jonathan: For now we rest, we regain our strength and then we move forward.

After talking to her a bit longer as well as thanking her father for allowing us to stay here it got late so I decided to get some sleep. Tomorrow I was going to get busy with a few things if I wanted to be done by the time winter arrives. As I soon found myself lost in my dreams a mysterious figure entered the room through the window. They silently made their way towards my brother as they held his hand and sat down next to him.

( Blake's pov )

I shouldn't be here, of all the places I should avoid this was the place that I needed to get away from. Still when I heard he was here I had to see him before I go. As I made my way to the upper floor of the house I got inside by carefully opening the window and I saw both Jonathan and Carlos asleep. I was so happy to see that the two of them made it out okay. As I made my way towards Carlos I was shocked to see his injuries, they were pretty severe, his bandages were covered in dried blood stains and I saw several bruises littered on his body.

Blake: I did this... this is because of me.

If he were awake he would probably tell me that none of this was because of me. But I was the one who got involved with the White Fang...

I was the one who left them rather than try to change them...

I was the one who let others get close to me and they got caught in the crossfire because of it...

This was all because of me. As I sat down next to him I held his hand as I had done so many times before. Even now I could still feel the warmth from his touch, but now it only reminded me of what I put him through. As I let go of him I reached into my backpack and brought out the gift I had been working on for the last several weeks, this was something I planned on giving him when the tournament ended, only now it was going to be my last gift to him, I could only hope he forgives me. As I set it down by the nightstand next to him I take off my bow and wrap it around his left hand. I then take off the necklace he gave me and look at it one last time before placing it on top of his gift.

Blake: I won't allow you to be hurt because of me, not ever again.

I looked over at him and brought my face closer to his to kiss him once before I go. Just as I was about to I suddenly stopped... I couldn't bring myself to continue as I felt my tears fall.

Blake: I... I can't... I'm sorry...

I grabbed my bag and left, I couldn't stay here anymore. No matter how much it hurt I had to leave. I don't know for how long I ran, all I knew was that I kept running until my legs gave out. As I fell to the ground I couldn't stop crying. I couldn't even give him a proper goodbye, all I could do was run away.

Blake: I'm sorry... I hope you can forgive me.

As I got back up I began my long journey alone. My destination... home.

Blake: No matter what happens, you'll always be my Amazing Spider-Man.

( Ruby's pov )

It's been a few months and the snow has finally fallen over all of Patch. Over the last several weeks Jonathan has been busy over in my dads old shed working like crazy for today. He had converted several of his surviving armor pieces into specialized drones for collecting materials from around Vale so he could rebuild some of lost tech. It wasn't much at first but eventually he was able to make enough to completely rebuild his armor along with something called " 17A ". I had no idea what that was supposed to mean but he said it was something that he thought would help Carlos when he woke up. Right now I was outside waiting with Jaune, Nora, and Ren as we waited for Jonathan to join us.

Nora: So Carlos still hasn't woken up yet?

Ruby: No, according to the doctor he is physically alright, it's just he isn't waking up mentally.

Jaune: I hope he wakes up soon, I know Jonathan must be really worried.

Ren: All we can do now is have faith. Until then we have a mission to accomplish.

Soon we saw Jonathan make his way to us and we headed out on our journey. Jonathan said he would stay with us until we reached Vale, after that he would be on his own, I've tried asking him what he plans on doing but he wouldn't tell me anything. He only said that we are each responsible for writing our own stories, mine would be written on this journey and his would be in another. As we continued we could only prepare for whatever or whoever decided to stand in our way, but no matter what we would face it together.

Salem: How does it feel, knowing that all your time and effort has been for nothing? That your guardians have failed you? That everything you've built will be torn down before your very eyes? Your faith in mankind was not misplaced. When banded together, unified by a common enemy, they are a noticeable threat. But divide them, place doubt in their minds, and any semblance of power they once had will wash away.

Ruby: No matter how long it takes we will make it to the end.

Salem: Of course they won't realize it at first. Like you they'll cling onto their fleeting hope, their aspirations. But this is merely the first move. So you send your guardians, your Huntsmen and Huntresses, and when they fail and you turn to your smaller soul as well as your champions, know that you send them to the same pitiful demise. This is the beginning of the end Ozpin... and I can't wait to watch you burn.

( Normal pov )

There I lay, alone, unable to move without a single idea of what's going on the world around me. My body was beaten, my spirit was somewhat broken. What was next for me I hadn't the slightest idea. As I continued to lay there a small spider crept into the room, it was a small spider with grey eyes that held a sense of wisdom within. It made its way onto my body and began to weave its web. Soon several more spiders followed along as they were wrapping me tight. A voice tried calling out to me in the hopes that I would heed their call.

????: Your journey is not yet done young one. It is time you face the truth and should you mend your broken spirit you will regain that which you have lost. We will meet in due time, for now you must rest and soon we shall see if you are worthy of the name Spider-Man.