Hello everyone! How are you all doing? I hope you guys are staying safe and staying at home. I know it is hard, especially during this time, but you guys are strong and we will all pull through together.
Anyways, I am glad you are all enjoying this arc so far, really makes me happy. Anyways, let us begin!
Chapter 61
"Salem…can't die?"
That single sentence was stuck in everyone's mind as the other Team RWBY told them of the events that happened in their time. After they told them of the events of the fall of Beacon, Red, along with the Jaune, Nora and Ren, traveled to Mistral to find out answers. Along the way, they encountered one of Salem's followers, a serial killer named Tyrian Callows, tried to take Red to Salem, but Qrow jumped in and saved them, only to be poisoned and needed medical attention. But it was before when he told them about the Relics and the Maidens. Once they reached Haven and told Leonardo about their situation, that was when they encountered Oscar Pines, who was Ozpin's reincarnation. After training, and Blondie and Snow White arriving thanks to Raven, they went to Leonardo to supposedly retrieve the Spring Maiden from Raven's bandit tribe, that is when they found it was a trap as Raven, Vernal, Raven's second in command, Cinder, Mercury, Emerald and another follower named Hazel Reinhart appeared. They then attacked them while the White Fang planted bombs to destroy Haven. Turns out that Lionheart betrayed them as he was working for Salem, and with the Spring Maiden by their side, Raven, Vernal and Cinder went to the vault to retrieve the Lamp of Knowledge.
However, their plans soon failed when Nightshade, her family, Sun, Ilia and a handful of Faunus stopped the White Fang and defused the bombs and captured the White Fang while Adam, who was the High Leader at the time, ran away. Meanwhile, Blondie went to the vault and managed to retrieve the lamp and the group was successful to keep the relic safe. Unfortunately, Professor Lionheart was killed during the attack and Ozpin covered up his death as he told the pubic that he died in the line of action instead of betraying the Kingdom to Salem.
Since they couldn't safely place the relic back in the vault without the help of the Spring Maiden, it was decided that they should travel to Atlas to keep it safe. But because of the embargo that Ironwood enacted, all transportations to Atlas has been close off, except for the one in Argus. So, the plan was to go to Argus and take a ship to Atlas. However, they encountered some problems along the way, one major one was Ozpin's lie about the lamp not being able to be used and had 2 questions left. Red answered one of the questions about what Ozpin was hiding and it revealed that he and Salem had a long history together and that everything they know about was real and it ended with Jinn telling Ozpin that he can't kill Salem. But after everything, even after stealing an airship, they eventually arrived to Atlas.
What was supposed to be a moment of triumph, it was crushed when they found out that Atlas, mostly Mantle, was going through tough times and the entire Atlas fleet was called back. And when they talked to General Ironwood, he told them of the plan to remake the Amity Arena into a satellite to launch it into space to reestablish global communications and where Ironwood will tell the whole world about Salem. Together with the Ace Ops and a rebuilt Penny, they worked hard to build up communication. But troubles rose when there was an attack on Robyn Hill's rally party on the day of election day as Tyrian killed a few supporters for Robyn and another follower of Salem named Arthur Watts hacked the surveillance and pinned the murders on Penny. Around that time, they were invited to the Schnee Manor to 'celebrate' Jacques Schnee's victory on the council seat, but in reality, it was to bring down Ironwood. That soon failed when Weiss presented evidence that Jacques was behind the rig of the election thanks to Watts' help. It was then when Watts shut off the heating grid and threw Mantle into chaos that drew in the Grimm. In the end, everyone managed to capture Tyrian and Watts and were in the process of evacuating Mantle to Atlas.
That is…when it all went downhill when Salem announced that she is arriving to Atlas. That drove Ironwood mad as he changed his plan as he planned to use the Staff of Creation to raise Atlas high so that it can be out of Salem's reach, but that would mean abandoning Mantle and leaving people to die. Team RWBY managed to escape custody and Penny, who was the new Winter Maiden, went with them while Team JNPR, what was left of them, lost the Lamp to Neo, Oscar stayed behind and Qrow was framed for the murder of Clover, the leader of the Ace Ops. It was then when Salem with an army of Grimm arrived and launched an attack on Atlas.
"Yeah…" Red said, "And…we failed to save Atlas…"
"What…exactly happened?" Summer asked.
Blondie replied "We…went back. We couldn't let those people die…so we tried to fight back. But…there was so many of them…we barely made it out of there alive. Between the Grimm and Ironwood's forces after us, we could barely do anything. So…we managed to take the staff and escaped Atlas. It was then…when Salem brought Atlas down…and destroyed Mantle along with it…"
"No…" Ruby gasped in fear, "All those people…dead?"
"Damn it, James…" Qrow sadly said as he slammed his fist onto the table, "Why? Just…why?"
"But that doesn't explain how you are all here," Arthur said, "How did this happen?"
Nightshade replied "Since Cinder…our Cinder…stole the lamp with Neo's help, we were desperate to find a way to fight back, or a way to prevent all this from happening. That is when an idea hit us: What if we went back in time to prevent all of this from happening and warn out past selves about Salem and the future. So, we used the Staff of Creation to make this."
Red then took out the gold device from bag and said "We created…a Time Machine! An easy to carry time machine that will allow us to travel to a certain place in time!"
Snow White then said "We tested it and it worked. The only downside is that it has enough energy for two trips, one to go back in time and the other to return to our present time. But even then, it takes 24 hours for it to recharge before being used again."
"You said you tested it," Riku said, "How far back did you travel?"
Blondie replied "About a week. After it was charged, we returned 24 hours AFTER we used the time machine. So, if we return, then it would be 24 hours after we left for the past."
"Kind of confusing if you ask me," Nora said.
"We made a time machine to travel to the past, not really one to complain," Snow White said, "So, once we figured out that it worked, the four of us made the trip to come back in time. Except…"
Blackheart then said "Except traveling back in YOUR past, you instead traveled to OUR past."
Red then said "W-We just made a small error. Once we go back, we can…"
"Ruby…I mean, Red," Blackheart said, "If you keep doing this, the results will be the same. You will not be able to travel to your past."
"But we have too!" Red cried as a few tears were about to run down her face, "So many people lost…every time we try to stop Salem…things would get worse…and…and…"
She soon started to cry as she placed her hands on her face. Seeing her daughter, well, the other version of Ruby, crying, Summer walked to Red and gently hugged her. Feeling her mother's hug for the first time in a long time, Red cried even more as she hugged back.
"I'm…sorry Ruby…" Summer said to Red, "I'm sorry that you have to carry this burden on your shoulders…I never wanted this for you…"
Ruby then looked at her mother and said "You…didn't want me to be a Huntress?"
Summer shook her head and said "No, I know it was your dream to be a Huntress. You, Yang and Jonathan all want to be Huntsmen to save people from the Grimm. Even though I worry that something bad will happen to you three, I still support your decision. But…I don't want you to be involve with our fight against Salem…it's not something I wanted."
Blondie then said "But…this doesn't make any sense. You…uh…our mom…Ugh! It's all confusing! Whatever, you left us to fight Salem on your own, but you failed!"
Both Taiyang and Qrow was shocked at they turned to Summer and Qrow asked "Summer, is that true? Did you plan on taking Salem on your own?!"
Summer stood there shocked as she said "I'm guessing…the other me did…"
"When?" Taiyang asked, "When did you try to face Salem?"
"I didn't," Summer said.
As everyone gave her a suspicious look, she said "No, I'm serious! I mean…there was that one time…"
"One time?" Qrow asked, "When was this one time?"
As Summer stroked Red's head, she said "Well…I was on my way to face Salem…but, I was ambushed by a pack of Beowolves. There were so many of them, I barely held my ground. I…I thought I was going to die…until…"
"Until…I saved you," Blackheart said, "It was the day I first met you. The day that I saved your life."
"Wait," Red said as she slowly sat up, "You…saved our mom?"
"But…" Nightshade said, "If that's true…then…you would have been a child."
"I know!" Yang cheered, "Back then, Johnny was awesome!"
"You mean…" Red said, "If…he lived in our timeline…mom would be alive?"
Everyone stood quiet as Blondie looked at Summer and asked "Did…you think about facing Salem after that day?"
Summer was quiet for a moment until she said "There were times I wanted to go face Salem…but…every time I do…I think back to that day…the day I almost died…and wondered what would happened if I really did die…then my girls and adopted son would be without a mother, Tai would lose another wife, and Qrow and Raven would have lost a friend…I just decided not face her until the time was right."
"But none of that matters now," Riku said, "Because apparently, she can't die!"
Blackheart then stood up as he thought "Was this the reason why I was brought to this world? If they are right, then the Great Evil I am supposed to defeat is Salem. Only problem? She can't be killed. Unless…"
"What if…I'm the answer?" Blackheart said to himself.
When he said that, everyone looked at him as he said "What if…I am the one who can stop her? Kill her maybe?"
"Jonathan," Qrow said, "You are tough, and you have skills that can rival a veteran Huntsman. But this is Salem we are talking here. It's not going to be a walk in the park."
"Oh!" Nora shouted, "What about his brother?! He is SUPER strong! Maybe we can ask him to beat up Salem! Can we?! CAN WE?!"
"I'm afraid that won't work, Nora," Blackheart said, "My brother cannot leave Menagerie."
"Why not?" Nightshade asked, "If you claim he is powerful, why can't he leave?"
Blake replied "Long story short: he is bound to Menagerie. He can't leave the land, even if he wants to."
"Which means it's up to us," Ruby said.
"Us?" Summer asked her daughter, "What you mean us?"
Ruby replied "If what the other me and the others say is true, then Salem is going to attack Haven and then Atlas. I am guessing they are going for the academy in Vacuo?"
"Yes," Snow White said, "We are actually on our way there to retrieve the Sword of Destruction to use against Salem."
"Wait a minute," Cinder said, "If each Maiden has access to open a Vault in one of the academies and…the other me is the Fall Maiden, did she get the Relic here in Beacon?"
"She…actually didn't," Red said, "They were more focused on the Lamp and the Staff, they didn't mention the Crown."
"Which means it's still under Beacon," Qrow said.
Blondie then said "If you guys plan to go to Haven, you need to get to Raven first. She is the Spring Maiden after all. You get her, then you can get the lamp before Salem does."
When Blondie said that, Summer turned around and stood quiet as Qrow said "That…is going to be a problem."
"Look," Blondie said, "I know that she is the Chief of the Branwen Tribe and she is important to you guys, but if you want to get the lamp, then you have to force her to…"
"That won't work sweetheart…" Summer said as she looked down, "Because…Raven…our Raven…isn't the Spring Maiden."
When Summer said that, everyone, including the other Team RWBY, were surprised as Blondie said "But…she is! She stole the Maiden powers from the last Spring Maiden and…"
"I know," Summer said, "I know she tried to steal the Spring Maiden powers…because I was there…"
Everyone gasped as Summer continued to say "When I heard that the Spring Maiden went missing, I traveled to Mistral to track her down. Since it was a big place for me to look, I decided to track down Raven to help me. Yes, she was a bandit, but I trusted her. I managed to find her…but it was then when I discovered that she tried to kill the Spring Maiden to take her powers. She would have succeeded if I didn't interfere. I stopped her and took the Spring Maiden to a nearby village to try to get her wounds healed. But…I was too late and…"
Seeing Summer struggle to finish her sentence, Qrow then said "The Spring Maiden died and the power was lost. I don't know what happened then, but after that, Summer returned furious and…Raven left the tribe weeks later."
"Wait…" Blondie said, "Raven…left the tribe? Why?"
"I don't know," Qrow said, "I guess, whatever happened, it affected her bad. But without Raven's leadership, the tribe soon fell years later."
Hearing that her biological mother is not the Spring Maiden and is no longer the leader of her bandit tribe, Blondie fell to her seat and said "Wow…so much has changed."
"And a big problem," Nightshade said, "If Raven isn't the Spring Maiden, then they have no chance to reach the lamp. We know that they planned to attack Haven next, but we don't know if that will happen in this time. Without the Spring Maiden to open the vault or the White fang helping them, their plans could change for all we know."
"What do you mean?" Victor asked.
But Blake knew what her counterpart meant and said "They mentioned that they attack Haven next with the White Fang and reach the Relic from the Vault thanks to Raven. But Cinder…I mean, Elsa in this case, doesn't have the aid of the White Fang or the Spring Maiden to reach the lamp, their plans could change. They could attack Vacuo for all we know. Or maybe Atlas."
"Or keep attacking Vale to reach the Crown," Arthur said.
"Oh man…" Ruby said sadly, "And here we thought we have the advantage…but instead…things are going to change now and it will be hard for us to face Salem."
"Sweetheart," Summer said sadly, "You're not actually thinking about fighting Salem, are you?"
"Ma'am," Arthur said, "With all due respect, it's now our problem the moment the other Team RWBY gave up everything to give us this warning."
"Yeah!" Grif said, "I mean, I know we can't kill her, we get that, but we can try to stop her!"
Jaune then said "Yeah, I mean, if we play our cards right and warn Ironwood…"
"Ah!" Mercury shouted, "Bad idea! If Ironwood is the same as the other Ironwood, if he finds out that Salem is going to attack Atlas, then he will abandon Mantle now before he finishes his pet project!"
"He's right," Cinder said, "If Ironwood is paranoid as he is now, then he will give up and resort to using the Staff to…wait…does he have the staff? Since we know Elsa is the Winter Maiden and Ironwood doesn't have her, does that mean that the staff is in the open?"
Snow White replied "Well, it was used to create Atlas in the first place. And it was the only source of power supplying Atlas to float. And seeing how Atlas is still in the air in this time, I guess…it is?"
"So the Staff of Creation is the reason why Atlas is so far advance than the other kingdoms?" Emerald asked.
Lopez then said "[Holy shit. Then the whole Atlas conspiracy that Magnus made up was actually true?!]"
Red however shook her head and said "No, the staff can only serve for one purpose at a time. And since Atlas fell…we used it to create the time machine to go back in time."
However, Taiyang then said "But like Summer said, are you all really thinking about facing Salem?! You are just kids!"
All the teams looked at Taiyang as Blackheart said "Dad…if we don't stop Salem now…then we might die as kids. If what Red and the others say is true, my guess is, if Salem gathers all the Relics, then she will bring back the Gods of Light and Darkness back to our world and she will provoke them to wipe humanity from this world."
"But…she might not die…" Pyrrha said.
"She might not," Blackheart said, "But we will cease to exist. And that's what bothers me."
He then thought "The hell I am not going to die now after being reincarnated! And Alduin will be mad, no, furious if Sienna and Tali are wiped from existence. Honestly, if that happens, I will feel REALLY bad for Salem and the Gods of Light and Darkness."
"Oh shit…" Blondie said, "I…haven't thought about that. We only assumed that she wants the relics to become more powerful."
"But now you know," Blackheart said, "Even though that might not be her original plan, but we have to think like it is."
"But…" Summer said, trying to convince them to change their minds, "I…don't want none of you to get hurt…this is our battle…not yours…"
"We know mom," Ruby said, "But…if we can't stop her, who else can? We know we can't kill her, but we can stop her."
"How?" Qrow asked.
Arthur stood up and said "Together. With our numbers and knowledge, thanks to Red and the others, we can spring a trap to catch Salem off guard."
"But how?" Taiyang asked, "Even if you can, how do you plan to trap her?"
Riku then said "We bait her. Lure her somehow."
Blackheart then got an idea and said "By giving her what she wants."
Everyone looked at him and said "We don't know what her next move is now since events have changed and might change later on, so we use Red's original time events to our advantage and have them follow us to Atlas. We know Salem will go to Atlas, so we will string the trap there."
"And how do you plan to lure her there?" Summer asked.
Blackheart simply replied "By taking the Relics there."
Everyone gasped in shock as Qrow shouted "Are you crazy, kid?! You want all Relics there in one place?!"
"I know it sounds crazy," Blackheart said, "But…if we play our cards right…we can stop Salem there."
"And how?" Summer asked.
Blackheart replied "I was brought to this world for a reason. For a long time, I wondered what that reason was, until now. To put down a Great Evil down. If Salem is that Great Evil, then it will be my role to do so."
Knowing what he meant, his teammates, Teams RWBY, AVGR and JNPR knew what he was talking about as Nora shouted "Yeah!"
"But…" Red said, "If that doesn't work? And if Salem does get the Relics…what then?"
Blackheart stood there, thought for a moment before he shrugged and replied "Plan B."
"Plan B?!" Blondie shouted, "The hell is Plan B?!"
Blackheart replied "That's for me to know and for you guys to find out."
"Now I am worried," Weiss said.
But Summer stood there and said "And…you're sure we can't convince you?"
Ruby looked at her mother and replied "No mom. I know it will be tough…but we are certain we can stop her."
Seeing the determination in Ruby's eyes, Summer sighed and said "Then…I know where we can start."
"Really?" Yang asked, "Where?"
Summer bit her bottom lip as she placed her hands behind her back and said "I…have a confession to make."
"A confession?" Taiyang asked, "What do you mean? What confession?"
Summer then replied "I…know…where the Spring Maiden is."
The moment she said that, the cafeteria went silent before everyone shouted "WHAT?!"
"You know where the Spring Maiden is?!" Qrow shouted, "How?! When?!"
"After the last Spring Maiden died," Summer sighed before saying, "The power was never lost. When I left her with the healers of the village and I was forced to step out, I remember seeing a little girl in the room with them. She must have been there to help them heal the Spring Maiden. But when she died, the powers went to her instead of vanishing. I knew this girl was going to be targeted and Ozpin might take her away from her family…but I didn't want that. So…I lied. I lied to Raven, telling her that is was her fault that the power was lost. And I lied to you and Ozpin to protect the girl. So, every time I would go to Mistral, I would visit the village to check up on her and make sure she is safe. I know I lied about losing the Spring Maiden and I am sorry."
"That…is actually a good thing, Summer," Qrow said, "If Ozpin didn't know about the current Spring Maiden, then Salem doesn't know either."
"And…" Blackheart said, "Now that we know where the Spring Maiden is, then we can get the lamp and take it to Atlas!"
"What about Lionheart?" Blake asked.
Qrow then said "Oh yeah…him…"
"We use him!" Mercury said, "Just like Salem is using him! We tell him that we know where the Spring Maiden is and we plan to bring her to Haven! That way, he tells Salem so she can order her minions to come get us!"
"We know that Tyrian was after Ruby in the other future because of what she did to Cinder," Emerald said, "BUT, in this time, he doesn't. So, chances are that he will be after the Spring Maiden instead of Ruby!"
"Then all we need to do is find a place to ambush him and cripple him," Blackheart said.
"Wait, why cripple him?" Ren asked.
Blackheart replied "So that he can return later in Atlas and stop him. We don't want to change too much in our time."
"Okay," Taiyang said, "But where will that leave us?"
Blackheart then replied "We split up, gather the Relics and make our way to Atlas. Salem and her forces will be focused on the other Kingdoms that Vacuo will be left wide open. It will be the perfect chance to go in, take the Sword and make our way to Atlas."
"And," Pyrrha said, "Since Cinder is not only the Fall Maiden, but also with us, then she can reach the Vault here in Beacon, take the Crown and take it to Atlas!"
"Exactly!" Blackheart cheered, "All while the rest of us will take the Lamp to Atlas and help Ironwood with the Amity Communication! And from there, we wait for Salem to show up and we take her down!"
Everyone proceeded the plan as Qrow said "That…may actually work."
"Plus," Snow White said, "You guys will have the Sword this time unlike us. So even if Salem brings in her Grimm army, you can use it to destroy them!"
"Now you're getting it!" Victor cheered, "Whoa! Man, I am pumped up now!"
"Uh, guys?" Blake said, "You are all forgetting one thing?"
Everyone looked at her as Riku asked "What is that?"
Blake pointed at the other Team RWBY and said "The whole reason the other us came was so that they can change their future. But since we know now that will not happen, they will return to their future. One where Salem has the upper hand."
"Oh…" Yang said, "I…forgot about that…"
"I-It's okay," Red said sadly, "So long as there is one future where Salem loses…that is fine with us…"
"But…" Ruby said, "We want to help you guys too! You helped us by warning us about Salem!"
"We know," Nightshade said, "But…like Jonathan said…we can't change our own past…just have to focus on our future."
When she said that, everyone felt bad. They helped them by warning them about Salem and her plans, but their goal was to go back to THEIR past instead of THIS past. So, when the time machine is charged, they would have to go back to THEIR future and face Salem without anything changed. If there was a way to at least offer them some form of help.
That is when Grif asked "Hey…can I ask a stupid question?"
Yang chuckled at him and said "Wasn't that the stupid question, Teddy Bear?"
As Blondie chuckled at Grif's nickname, Arthur waved at his hand at her as he looked at his teammate and asked "What is it, Grif?"
Grif replied "Well, from what I understand, the Staff of Creation can create anything you want so long as it is served for one thing at a time, right?"
Everyone nodded as he said "And…we all know that Salem can't die, right?"
"Well, yeah," Snow White said, "That is the general topic. Why?"
Grif then said "Well, let's just say all of that is true…can't you just use the staff to create something that can kill Salem?"
The moment he said that, the whole room went silent. It went silent for a few moments before Qrow shouted "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!"
"HOW DIDN'T WE THINK OF THAT?!" Red shouted.
"THERE IS NO WAY I COULD BE THAT EASY!" Snow White shouted.
"IF OZPIN KNEW ABOUT THAT, HE WOULD HAVE TOLD US THAT!" Blondie shouted.
"I mean…" Nightshade said while trying to process this new information, "That is the only limitation for the staff…but…"
Just then, Yang stood up from her seat, walked towards Grif, squeezed both his cheeks with her hands and just gave him a kiss right on the lips! As everyone stared in shock, rage from both Qrow and Taiyang, Yang stopped kissing him and cried in excitement "You dumb genius!"
As Grif sat there a bit dazed from the kiss, Blackheart turned to Red and the others and asked "Is that possible to do in your future?"
Red and the other thought about it as Red replied "I mean…Ozpin did say we can make anything with the staff so long as it can be used for one thing at a time. But…if we go back and make something that can kill Salem…it…it might work!"
"Now hold on," Summer said, "As much as I am excited to hear that…how would we know if it works or not?"
Blackheart simply replied "I mean, there's only one way to find out, right?"
Summer thought about it and replied "I suppose your right. But…I thought Jinn said she can't be killed."
"She did said that," Blackheart said, "Unless…"
He looked at Red and the others and asked "What did Ozpin asked Jinn about Salem?"
They were confused as Nightshade replied "He asked her if there was a way to…"
"No, No, No," Blackheart said, "What did he asked specifically?"
Red then replied "He asked 'How do I destroy Salem?' and Jinn said he can't kill her."
Blackheart then said "Word for word, what was her answer?"
Confused once again, Red simply said "He can't."
"Exactly!" Blackheart said, "HE can't destroy Salem! Think about it, if Jinn told him of a way to kill, or maybe destroy, Salem, you think he would do so?"
Weiss then said "But…if using the staff to create something that can kill Salem is true, why didn't Jinn tell Ozpin that?"
Everyone thought about it as Arthur said "Maybe…he didn't know how to properly use the Relics since he just learned about them and what they can do."
Blackheart then said "And he doesn't have a creative mind. His mind is only focused on logic and strategy. And…there might be a small chance that he still has feelings for her."
"Feelings for Salem?" Qrow asked, "He knows that Salem is the enemy, he knows she must be stopped."
Blackheart then gave him a serious look and asked "If me, Yang or Ruby turned evil and you were tasked to stop us, even kill us, would you do it?"
The moment he asked that question, Qrow went silence as he know what his answer would be. Even if they turn evil, Qrow won't have the heart to kill his own nieces and nephew.
Blackheart then said "Besides, the lamp could only answer things that have already happened, not things that will happen. If we ask Jinn right now, then she could give us an answer."
"He has a point," Cinder said, "Maybe there wasn't a way to kill Salem in the past. But now? Maybe there is a way."
The other Team RWBY looked at Cinder as Red said "I'm sorry…it's just so weird seeing you help us. Even though you…"
"I know," Cinder said, "But…I am not her…the other me…I want to help stop Salem."
"Same here," Mercury said as he patted his lap, "Once I get my legs, first thing I am going to do is get straight to training. Want to keep my A-game on when I face Elsa or her minions."
Emerald nodded and said "Yeah! We took down 5 of them so far! Just Elsa herself and the 3 others that are with her!"
"And if we play our cards right," Blackheart said, "Then we can take them out at Haven since we will lure them there."
Cinder thought about the plan more as she said "I am not going to Haven, am I?"
Realizing what she meant by that, Blackheart said "I'm sorry, Cinder. As of now, you are the only one who can open the Vault here in Beacon. Your guys' task will be to find the Vault and secure the Crown…hold on…what can the Crown and Sword do?"
When Blackheart asked that, Qrow said "From what Oz told me, the Sword of Destruction can wipe out anything in its path, but the downside is that it takes years for it to recharge. The last time it was used was during the Great War by the King of Vale. As for the Crown…I have no idea."
"The Crown of Choice…" Blackheart said, "What does it do?"
"How about we talk about this some other time?" Grif said, "Right now, I'm hungry!"
Both Yang and Blondie smacked the back of his head as Qrow said "Actually, we kinda need help with this stuff."
Confused, Red asked "What is all of that for?"
"It's for Thanksgiving!" Nora cheered.
"Oh right," Blondie said, "Kinda forgot about that."
Seeing the other Team RWBY a bit down, Summer smiled at them and said "Well, since you girls are stuck with us for…how long again?"
Snow White looked at her Scroll and said "About 22 hours."
"For 22 hours," Summer said, "You can stay and have Thanksgiving with us before you head back to your future."
Hearing Summer say that, both Red and Blondie lightened up as Red said "R-Really?"
"You may be another versions of my daughters," Summer said, "But you are my daughters nevertheless."
"Yeah!" Ruby said, "Also, I wanna see how Crescent Rose is in the future! Do I give her any cool upgrades?!"
Yang then said "And I want to know more about future me. Give me all the insides."
Qrow shook his head as he said "Even in the future, they are all a bunch of students."
When Qrow said that, Red, Snow White, Nightshade and Blondie smiled before Red said "Since it might happen in your future, a little something to look forward to."
Then all then took out their Scrolls and showed them their IDs. As everyone looked, their eyes widen in shock and surprise.
Ruby then shouted "I'M AN OFFICIAL HUNTRESS?!"
What a nice ending to this chapter, am I right? Also, in case if the RWBY crew somehow use the staff to make something to kill Salem, let it be know that I have called it in advance! Because, while the staff if being used, and for the staff's only limitation is that it can be used for one purpose at a time, I would think they would come up with an idea to use the staff to make something to kill Salem, right? I would think so. But yeah, that will be my prediction for the series.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and see you all next time. Stay safe and please review!
