AN: Surprise! It's ya boi Void here with the intermission chapter of Dreams of Remnant. This chapter is a week early, and is so for a reason. I'll try to get an intermission chapter up once a week till we get back to Volume 3, though I can't make any promises.

Now I would like to point out that Uni was feeling before now, she just wasn't aware of it. She is now feeling more and is aware of, as well as slightly in tune with, her emotions.

This chapter is just a series of short excerpts about the events after the breach, as well as a couple Dreams.

That's all for now, enjoy!

Intermission Part 1 - After the Breach

The Aftermath

Beacon's medical facilities were as bland as ever, leaving her in a state of never ending boredom. The room was completely silent besides the faint humming of the silver haired girl and the steady beeping of the equipment.

Uni was a bit annoyed, for various reasons. Mainly because of how long she had been in here.

Apparently Libra's bite was worse than she had originally thought. It left a large scar on her shoulder and apparently did have venom in it, making her stay longer than necessary. She had been stuck in the infirmary for two days now, but she was supposed to be getting out tomorrow.

This was very relieving for her as she wasn't sure how much longer she could take being cooped up like this. The infirmary was just… so stale. The bed was uncomfortable and she wasn't exactly happy about being pumped full of drugs.

For those reasons, word of her release was some of the best news she had received during her stay in the medical bay. It was certainly better than some other things.

For instance; Councilman Carbon was assassinated during the breach, he was found dead in his home the next day. Poisoned by unknown means.

This caused mass chaos as Carbon was very popular, he was a massive supporter of Faunus Rights and had been ushering in an era of peace. He had lowered crime rates by thirteen percent in his two years on the council.

It was an understatement to say that he was a well liked important person. His death had already caused some repercussions.

Ozpin was personally berated by the remaining members of the council for the recent events. Though Uni wasn't aware of the specific details, she noticed the headmaster was quite troubled.

Glynda was even more stressed, though for a different reason. It wasn't well known but apparently Glynda did most of the paperwork for Beacon. Meaning she had a lot of work dumped on her at once.

While she was glad to meet her friends during her recovery, she wasn't quite lucid during their meetings. She was sorta pumped full of painkillers making her… kinda loopy, luckily she was getting off the drugs tomorrow. As for her friends, she was glad to get their visits, even if it was just them breaking in before the doctors immediately kicked them out.

Team RWBY was doing well, as far as Uni knew. They had all recovered fairly easily and were already back in school. Though they all made sure to 'visit' her every day.

JNPR was also doing well, though dealing with Nora was a little more difficult now that she could, well, feel. They 'visited' just as much, if not more, than Team RWBY.

She even got a 'visit' from Team CFVY, who seemed the same as always. Fox cracked the occasional joke while Coco ignored the idea of personal space. Sometimes she swore that Velvet and Yastuhashi were the only normal people on that team, maybe in the school.

Seriously; You have a prodigy that got in two years early, an heiress from Atlas, A boxer who can punch through solid steel, and a former terrorist. In Team JNPR they had a fake student, a champion, a ninja, and Nora. A fashionista and a blind person on Team CFVY. There was also herself. Need she say more?

Though, when she thought about it, she wouldn't replace them with anything. They were her friends after all.

Yeah… she could never tell them that, they would hold it over her head for so long.

The Talk

The Infirmary was crowded with both Teams RWBY and JNPR surrounding Uni's bed, as she was finally allowed visitors. They let out a barrage of questions, well most of them did. It was quite understandable as they were worried about her but still annoying.

Because of the constant chatter and the steady beeping of machinery, Uni was completely silent, simply waiting for them to calm down.

"Well, is it true? Can ya feel?" A certain blonde brawler asked curiously, leaning towards her excitedly.

Uni sighed softly, nodding in response to the question. "Yes, for the last time, I can feel again. Well, kinda."

"That's awesome!" Nora yelled excitedly. "How!? Why!? Where?! When!?"

Ren sighed, resting his hand on her shoulder in an attempt to calm her down. "Please be quiet Nora, I'm sure she'll answer your questions eventually."

"Congratulations!" Pyrrha said simply, being as polite as ever. "I'm glad you're back to normal."

"But that makes no sense!" Weiss argued, "You can't just suddenly start having emotions. That sort of mental damage takes time to repair!"

"Oh calm down, just be glad that she's feeling again!" Ruby brushed Weiss' thoughts aside, simply smiling happily.

"Ruby has a point, don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Blake nodded in agreement, snapping her book shut as she joined the conversation.

"I mean, as much as I'd like to know, it's not a huge deal." Jaune commented, shrugging softly.

Uni raised an eyebrow at the heiress, simply nodding as she grabbed everyone's attention. "No she's right. It did take some time, but I had some help."

Everyone paused, looking to each other for answers. They all had guesses but no definitive answers, so they turned to Uni with looks of confusion.

"Huh? Whatcha mean?" Yang asked curiously.

"Isn't it obvious?" Uni pointed out, tilting her head in confusion. "I mean all of you."

There was a brief moment of silence, everyone was clearly surprised by her response. However, it was soon broken by Ruby, who rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. "Aw shucks."

"So we are friends!"

"Oh stop it, you're just being kind."

"Aww! That's so sweet!"

"I- I suppose we helped out. Maybe just a little bit."

"Aww, is someone embarrassed?"

"We didn't do that much, did we?"

"R-Ruby! Shut up you dolt!"

"I mean, we helped somewhat but I don't think we can take all the credit."

"Look at her, she's all grown up!"

"Come On! Gimme a hug!"

"Okay, does somebody want to explain what's going on here?"

"Nora! Get off of her!"

"Chaos."

"But I don't wanna!"

"Oh that makes sense."

"E-Everyone calm down! This is ridiculous!"

"Hey! Are you smiling?!"

"She's totally smiling."

"…traitor…"

"Knew it~!"

"Nah! You know you love us."

"This is so touching, it brings me to tears!"

"Seriously! Am I the only sane person here!?"

In a matter of seconds the entire room has devolved into mass havoc. Yang was teasing Uni while Ruby was as chipper as ever. Blake watched in amusement from afar while Weiss, who clearly wasn't used to heartfelt moments, freaked out at the chaos around her. Jaune watched on in horror at the scene before him, though he was still relatively calm, while Pyrrha simply smiled. All while Ren tried to pry Nora off of Uni.

Her friends were so weird, but they were her friends nonetheless.

She wouldn't have them any other way.

The Fairy Godmother

Glynda smiled softly, brushing her goddaughter's silver hair aside. Uni was resting in the hospital bed, completely asleep.

She had come to visit her as she hadn't had the chance to do so often, but unsurprisingly, she was sleeping.

While most wouldn't expect this of her, because of her serious attitude, she did have a soft side. Uni was essentially her daughter, so it was understandable that she cared for her.

Glynda was upset when she first heard Uni was put into the medical bay, even more so when she couldn't visit because of her workload. Actually, scratch that, she was furious at first. She was glad to find out the Grimm had died.

She was also worried about her other students, but Uni had first priority. Which, in her mind, was understandable.

While worried about Uni, Glynda knew that she was healing, which made things a lot better.

Though she was also somewhat frustrated at Ozpin, mainly because as the headmaster he should be doing the paperwork. Though she wasn't that upset, Oz was a good man and she respected him. Even if he was… eccentric at times.

Glynda wasn't one to get… sentimental, but she still cared about people. She was a teacher and she cared about everyone of her students, despite how harsh she was with them at times.

She may not act like it, but she cared about things. She cared a lot.

Why wouldn't she care about those around her?

New Dreams

Looking around in confusion, Uni let out a soft sigh of annoyance. Unfortunately, despite having healed slightly, her habit of having strange dreams hadn't changed.

She found herself in what appeared to be a large train car. Velvet carpets and chairs lined the carriage while the open sky shined through the circular windows of the train.

It was a fancy train, clearly of high quality. It even had chandeliers hanging from the roof. It was certainly a peculiar sight, but not as strange as the one outside.

Peering out the window, Uni noticed a couple of strange things. Mainly the fact that the train was simply flying through the sky without any sort of tracks to guide it.

Large bubbles of water floated by, golden koi swimming through them as they passed. The surreal sight shocked her ever so slightly, but not as much as the giant serpents made of fire that circled the train. Or even the birds made out of paper, the words covering them constantly changing.

Frowning softly, Uni stepped away from the glass and reached for the door of the train car. She could've stayed but she felt some strange urge to move forward. Some image desire. Yet, at the same time, she also felt that nagging pull on her chest but ignored it as she opened the steel hatch.

The wind roared around her as she stepped out of the car, now in between the previous car and the next one. Her hair blew wildly as she slowly stepped across the connecting platforms. She was a little nervous about crossing the train in the air like this, despite knowing that it was her own dream and that she would be fine.

The sight of a massive flaming snake brushing by her was a tad frightening but she quickly got over it, though the heat it gave off was a little bothersome. Leaning around the corner, Uni took in the view of her surroundings.

Islands hanging in the clouds and massive metal antennas spiraling into the sky made her feel small. The absolutely massive beings soaring above her even more so.

Jellyfish the size of mountains floated in the distance while even bigger creatures simply looked over her.

She was almost awestruck. Almost.

Uni shook the sensations aside without a care and pushed onward into the next car.

It was surprisingly different from the previous one, as it wasn't even a train car, but a massive room instead. It was a little weird to find a room bigger on the inside but even stranger to find a library on a train.

Ornate bookshelves shot up so high she couldn't see the top of them. Many tomes flew between the shelves, constantly rearranging themselves.

The wistful scent of old books flooded the air and the sound of fluttering paper blocked anything else out.

Once again, her dreams truly were strange.

Uni tried to read one of the books resting nearby, but she discovered that the words were indecipherable. It was utter nonsense.

Why in the world would she have a library full of unreadable books? Her mind made no sense…

Then again, did anything?

The letter

While finally out of the infirmary, she was still quite antsy. Uni found herself laying in her bed silently, simply contemplating the small piece of paper on her nightstand.

Uni had to admit, she had been… anxious? Yeah, that was the feeling. She had been anxious about the letter Ozpin delivered to her.

She didn't know who it was from, though she suspected Lilith. She wasn't sure why she was bothered by it, but she just couldn help it. She became nervous whenever she thought about opening it.

She asked Weiss about what was going on but she simply told her that anxiety was a normal part of being human.

The whole ordeal made her question the value of emotions, whether or not they were worth it. Though she supposed there was probably some value that she couldn't recognize if everyone was making such a huge deal about them.

Yawning softly, Uni turned onto her side, staring at the note resting on her nightstand. She had been debating whether or not she should read the note for almost three days now, while not a long time, it was still unusual for her.

Actually it was extremely unusual. Normally she didn't worry whatsoever. Now she couldn't even read a simple letter. What did that say about her?

She supposed that she should get it over with… but what if it said something bad? What if it was something about her past?

Uni sighed in exasperation, she knew she was being paranoid but for some reason knowing that didn't help.

Biting her lip softly, she quickly grabbed the folded sheet of paper and yanked it close to her, as if something bad was going to happen. She held the note close to her chest for a moment before nodding to herself shakily. She would read it… probably.

Her hand trembled ever so slightly as she carefully unfolded the sheet of paper. However her nervousness soon faded upon reading the contents of the hastily scribbled note.

Dear Uni,

I'm sorry. That's all I can say. I know I should've stayed to make sure you were okay, but my father has a short temper and he is already upset about me helping you with Libra. I'm already nervous and I don't want to anger him further.

I know I ran away. There's nothing that will change that. So all I can do is ask for forgiveness. I'll try to visit you soon if I can.

Sincerely, your friend, Lilith.

Uni sighed, shaking her head. She was getting nervous about an apology note. Now that she thought about it, who leaves an apology in a note? Since it was found on her person that meant Lilith wrote it in the middle of the breach. Who writes a letter in the middle of a battlefield? It was silly.

Though she wouldn't admit it, not even to herself, it was nice to see that Lilith saw them as friends.

Losing the Game

Lilith sighed to herself sadly, sliding down against the door of her small room. Running her fingers through her hair, she pouted softly.

She could still hear her father yelling at her despite the fact that he was long gone. Her wrist was still sore from his tight grip. She was tired and sore, and her father still hadn't calmed down.

Her father wasn't exactly the kindest when angry. Z was easily upset and he would yell at her a lot. Afterwards he would always feel guilty and make it up to her in some way.

Lilith just wished that he understood what was going on. That he would learn that his way is wrong. People were getting hurt. She wanted him to figure that out and move away from all of this.

She didn't know if he was being tricked or if something else was going on, but he was doing some really bad things. She couldn't just give up on him, she was her father after all. He took her in and raised her.

She understood that he was doing bad things, but she knew that he was a good person at heart. Why else would he have taken her in?

Lilith sat up and began pacing back and forth, clutching the obsidian feather that hung from around her neck. Her crimson eyes were filled with worry, showing how stressed she really was, as she bit her lip nervously.

She was a fourteen year old girl stuck in something way out of her league. Her father was on the wrong path and her only friend was supposed to be her enemy. What was she supposed to do? She didn't even have anyone to turn to.

She was stuck in a game where all she had was herself. She needed to play; if she wanted to save people she had to do something. But how could she? Her fighting skills were subpar at best, she didn't even know everything that was going on. She was lost on broken wings.

How are you supposed to win a game that you don't even know how to play?

Changes

Uni found herself watching the sunset. Simply resting upon the edge of the dorm roof as she hummed a familiar lullaby.

She had discovered that the melody relaxed her, and the sight of the setting sun to be soothing. Often coming here before bed, she realized that she really had changed more than she thought.

She now found herself expressing things and having opinions. She discovered she was especially fond of mangoes, as they were sweet. Though she supposed she liked anything sweet, especially desserts. For instance, she also enjoyed chocolate a lot.

She favored History class and disliked Grimm Studies, though everyone disliked that class. She even found herself caring about her appearance and what her friends thought about her.

She had also noticed that this wasn't a sudden change, though it was more profound as of late. She had been feeling before the breach, she was just denying it. Although she had no clue why.

There were still some things she didn't care about. For instance, she felt nothing when she thought about killing someone. She knew this was considered bad, but she simply didn't care.

However as soon as you brought her friends into the mix, that's when she cared.

She had changed a lot, but was that really a bad thing?

Visitation Rights

Lilith landed on the roof of the building with a soft thud, a few feathers spreading outward as she retracted them into her back. She was a bit tired but she was otherwise happy. Why? Because she was visiting her friend of course.

Smiling brightly, Lilith waved at Uni cheerfully. "Hey Uni, sorry I couldn't visit sooner but… well, y'know."

Nodding in understanding, Uni gave a soft wave. "It's fine, though I wasn't expecting a meeting so soon. I'm not even going to ask how you got my scroll code. Besides that, it's nice to see you."

"It's nice to see you as well," Lilith replied, sitting down upon the edge of the roof. She stared at the sunset as Uni sat beside her, it was calming. "Oh, I got your scroll number from some weird old man. He said he worked at your school or something like that. Still not sure why he gave it to me, but he seemed nice."

Uni sighed softly, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Oz…"

"I take it you know him then?" Lilith asked, noting her reaction as she began toying with her hair.

"Yeah, he's kinda strange. Then again, so are all my friends." Uni admitted, clutching her locket tightly.

Lilith paused, staring at the setting sun in wonder. She let out a nervous breath before turning to face Uni, hesitantly, she asked, "Hey… are we friends?"

The silver haired girl raised an eyebrow, nodding immediately. "Of course, why wouldn't we be."

She let out a sigh of relief, smiling weakly. "I dunno, I guess I was just nervous." Lilith turned back to face the colorful sky, clutching her own pendant.

"There's no need for that, if anything you should be worried about what's going on." Uni pointed out, also staring at the sunset.

"What do you mean?" She asked in confusion.

"Well… your father. You are a tad naive, you need to understand that he's dangerous." Uni told her tentatively.

Lilith clenched her fist tightly, trying not to get upset. Letting out a deep sigh, she nodded. "Yeah… I know." She admitted, causing Uni to frown.

"It's just…" She continued as she began to nervously toy with her obsidian pendant. "He's my father, I can't just give up on him."

"As long as you understand, then that's okay." Uni explained calmly, "Just… try not to do anything stupid."

Lilith giggled slightly, her anxiety and worry already gone as she laughed at Uni. "You're one to talk. You ran up to Libra with no aura left."

Uni winced ever so slightly as she clutched her shoulder where the Grimm had bitten her, "Don't remind me, it's not my fault I had no education."

Lilith crosses her arms and smirked slightly, "Hey, I didn't get much of an education either, but you don't see me getting all suicidal."

Uni paused, tilting her head in confusion. "I wasn't suicidal, I was reckless."

"That's not what I— you know what? Never mind." Lilith shook her head, smiling slightly at her friend's confusion.

"You make no sense."

Lilith smiled, nodding as if proud of the fact because, well, she was. She was very much abnormal, and she knew that.. "Of course, is that such a bad thing?"

"No, I suppose not." Uni replied, nodding in agreement. "If anything, it means you're special. That's a good thing."

Lilith nodded once again. She knew that the answer would be cheesy like that, they were friends after all. And friends ignore things like sensibility when it comes to each other.

A New Nightmare

Uni found herself in a dark cave. It was cold, or rather, chilly. The only source of light being eerie red crystals that hung from the roof of the cavern, giving off a creepy atmosphere. There was a thin layer of fog that obscured her vision, making the area seem even stranger.

The cave only got colder as she explored the tunnel. She wasn't sure why her dreamscape was like this, and if she had any wisdom she would alter her dream. These dreams were often interesting and gave her an insight into herself, which was the only reason she participated in them.

While she would much prefer a normal calming dream, these weirder ones told her things. Kinda. Okay not really, she didn't understand them most of the time.

Sighing softly, Uni rounded another corner of the cavern. Frowning as an eerie melody began to play, Uni walked towards a strange sight.

She saw what appeared to be an old broken cradle, the kind babies slept in. It was a pale white with a floral design that was barely visible due to age.

Her mind instinctively told her that something wasn't right, but she didn't care. She simply pushed forward and peered into the cradle.

It was a strange sight to be sure, but it set off an unknown feeling inside her. It was an old Atlesian style doll, dirty and torn. With long black hair and a white dress, it appeared to be a young girl sleeping in the cradle. Strangely enough, it seemed to be stained with what appeared to be dried blood.

It was a creepy sight to be sure, but Uni didn't mind that. She simply frowned curiously as she picked up the broken doll. However she quickly recoiled as it grabbed her, it's eyes snapping open to reveal red pupils and black sclera.

Almost instinctively, Uni through the doll down at the ground, causing its porcelain form to crack open. Blood poured out of the cracks, causing her to step back in confusion.

The strange sensation came back as the doll started to move again, crawling towards her as a dagger made of glass appeared in its hand.

She didn't like the feeling, it was familiar yet distant. It wrapped around her like a chilling serpent, making sweat drip down her forehead. Her heartbeat began to quicken as she turned away and ran.

She wasn't sure why she was running. She was pretty sure that the emotion she felt was fear, but she was unsure of why she was afraid.

Dreams that made you scared, they were nightmares, right?

Skybound Thoughts

The wind flew through her hair wildly as she soared through the sky. Lilith flapped her wings strongly, spending her time in the sky to calm herself down.

She only spent long periods of time flying when she was super stressed. Which, with the recent events, was completely understandable.

Unfortunately Z was still upset, he was angrier than usual. Normally he calmed down fairly quickly and apologized to her within a couple hours. This time it had been almost four days and he was still absolutely furious. She had never seen her father so upset.

After the events of the breach he scolded her thoroughly and yelled a lot. Then, after a large argument between them, he ran off. Seriously, it was like an adult having a temper tantrum.

Lilith chuckled softly before sighing sadly, running her fingers through her hair. She was stressed, tired, and frustrated. Her father had just ran off and she hadn't seen him for the past two days. Of course she was exhausted, who wouldn't be?

The fact that she could at least visit Uni was nice, even if it was in secret. Though it still didn't change the fact that something was going on with her father.

Sighing once again, Lilith flew higher in the sky. The winds of the night served to distract her from her situation. The sky allowed her mind to be free.

It was a serene sight, being above the clouds. There wasn't anything quite like it. The stars, the clouds, the sky, the broken moon. It was all so beautiful.

If there was one thing she could appreciate about her heritage, it was the ability to fly. It brought her moments of peace like these.

Her wings were getting tired though, she would have to land soon, but that could wait. She wanted to enjoy it a while longer.

She simply wanted peace. She wanted to live a normal life. One where she had never lost her family. One in which she could go to school and have friends. She wanted to live.

Sadly, she couldn't have that. It was too late, the cards had been dealt. She had to make the most out of what she had.

After all, what else could she do?

Feathered Dreams

It was an odd night. The wind was howling and a strange blood red mist had creeped up on her. With vine covered hedge walls that towered into the sky, the cracked moon was barely visible in the cloudy sky.

Lilith hummed softly as she wandered the hedge maze curiously. She found the black and red leaves to be a little strange but she didn't think much of it. It wasn't important, the only thing that mattered was finding the center.

The sky was completely blank besides the moon, there wasn't a single star in the sky. She also noticed this but she was too busy traversing the maze to think about it.

She… actually, why was she exploring the maze? She was looking for something, but what?

Shrugging softly, Lilith simply brushed the thought aside. She was far too busy exploring the maze to think about nonsense like that. She had already forgotten what she was thinking about, and that didn't matter. If it was important to her, she wouldn't have forgotten about it.

Lilith was deep within the maze, lost in its depths. She needed to find the center. It was too important to give up.

She pouted slightly as she struggled to navigate the ever changing maze, barely staying awake. She couldn't help but notice that something was off. Maybe it was the strange layout of the maze, after all, not many mazes went onto the walls.

Lilith immediately forgot what she was confused about as she began walking up the wall. She was almost there, she could sense it. She knew that she would find it, because she wouldn't give up. She couldn't give up.

If she gave up… she would lose what little she had left. She couldn't let that happen.

Lilith smiled weakly, determination in her eyes as she focused on her goals. She hardened her resolve and brightened her flame. She would win, she just knew it.

Still, It was odd, how she instinctively knew that she was close. Was it because of her empathy? Or was it her heritage? Maybe even something else entirely…

Sighing softly, Lilith brushed the thought aside as she approached a clearing. She was tired and annoyed but she had finally found it.

A large wooden chest resting on a stone platform in the center of the clearing. It wasn't locked or anything yet she was still hesitant for some reason. There was something off.

She was being ridiculous, there was nothing to be afraid of. Why would she? It was just a chest. It had the answer inside of it.

She nervously reached for the lid, trembling as she slowly pried it open. However instead of reaching inside of it, she immediately slammed it shut after peeking inside.

It couldn't be. It's not possible! There's no way that's the truth!

It wasn't possible, was it?

Friends

Friends were a strange thing. She wasn't quite used to having them yet. She wasn't even sure she deserved them. Despite that, here she was. Surrounded by those close to her.

They dragged her into all sorts of shenanigans and hijinks. Whether it was prancing Professor Port or fighting a gang in the middle of Vale.

For instance, she wasn't quite sure what to expect when Yang called her over for a "Movie night." Though after participating she could see some of the appeal, if only slightly.

She ended up sitting on a couch bundled up in a silver blanket while watching comedy movies on a projector they borrowed from Glynda.

She was almost certain they picked comedies in an attempt to get her to laugh, but the most they got was an upward twitch of her lips. Though they still pointed that out when they noticed.

She did enjoy the event though, even if it was a little weird.

Eventually she was dragged into other activities. She went shopping with Nora and Pyrrha, which was kinda… something. She played video games with Yang and Ruby, which was kinda fun. She studied with Weiss and sparred with Jaune. She tried meditating with Ren but she ended up sleeping through it, similarly to how she fell asleep when reading with Blake.

It wasn't important or special but she enjoyed it nonetheless. Not because of the activities themselves, but because she was doing it with her friends.

It was the biggest change she had gone through since the breach. It was her favorite one too, friends.

They were her friends, and there's nothing that would change that.

AN: I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. I hope "The Talk" wasn't too confusing at the end but I wrote it like that intentionally.

I thought this chapter was nice and sweet, so I enjoyed writing it. I plan for the next chapter to be some skits and Omakes, maybe Chibi scenes. I might add a dream analysis as well.

That's all for now, see ya next time!

Void Out!