I'M BAAAACK! Let's get to it! ONWARD
Jinn looked at Ruby, who waited patiently for an answer. "You and Oscar Pine must venture into The Black Rose's mind and awaken Ireland Rose by using the magic Oscar has, and you must act quickly or else Ireland Rose shall fade away forever" said Jinn as she turned back into the relic and went back onto Ruby's side. This gave Ruby enough time to dough The Black Rose's attack when time began to move again.
"Oscar, I need you!" the red hooked girl shouted as she sped her way over to the farm boy, who at the moment was fighting a few beowolves that Salem and The Black Rose summoned with Bella and Weiss.
"Ruby, what did Jinn say?" Oscar questioned as Ruby shot one of the beowolves.
"We need Ozpin, we need to ask him how you and I can use your magic to travel into The Black Rose's mind so we can awaken Ireland!" said the red hooded girl.
Oscar looked at her and bit his lip. "Then Oz would be the problem here, he won't come out, remember?"
"I know but we don't have a choice, this is our only chance to save Ireland, can Oz hear your thoughts?" asked Ruby as she fought off another Beowolf.
"I'll see what I can do, but I'll need cover" the farm boy stated.
"On it!" Regina shouted as she leaped up towards The Balck Rose and raised her dark pink mallet at her, but The Black Rose was ready for her by stopping the mallet with her giant sword, pushing Regina back.
"That's it, I've just about had it with all of you!" The Black Rose shouted as she created a large purple fire ball and threw it at her former teammates and the group from the past, but once the smoke cleared up, The Balck Rose saw a dark green orb around the whole group, Oscar had used his magic to create a barrier to protect everyone.
"Oscar, you- how- huh?!" Yang stuttered.
"Oscar…" Ruby trailed off with a smile.
"What are you after…?" Oscar gritted through his teeth as he gripped the cane in his hand. "Salem, you bitch. First you wanted to take over Remnant and now you want to destroy it, I understand that you're evil, but why wrap mine and Ruby's daughter into this too? She doesn't deserve this…. I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!" Oscar shouted in fury as he lowered his barrier and shot a dark green blast at Salem, who only smiled wickedly as The Black Rose jumped in front of her and blocked off Oscar's attack with her sword.
"Everyone, go, go!" Ruby yelled as everyone other than her and Oscar ran to attack Salem and The Black Rose, who both used magic to summon more grimm.
"Okay Ozpin, how do we do this?" asked Oscar as he put up another barrier around him and Ruby while everyone else kept The Black Rose and Salem distracted.
"You must act quickly, the knowledge you need for this spell is now in your head, hurry bring your daughter back…" Ozpin said in Oscar's head and before disappearing again.
"What did he say?" asked Ruby.
"He said I'll know how to do the spell now… and I do, I really do. I can keep the barrier up while I use the spell, the other's just need to keep Salem and The Black Rose disstracted" said Oscar as he took a deep breath and let it out while closing his eyes. "Ruby, take my hand and whatever you do don't let go"
Ruby nodded as she took hold of Oscar's hand while his other remand on his cane. "So what happens-" Ruby started but stopped when she realised she was in an unfamiliar place of darkness but she could still see herself and Oscar clearly. "Wait, what? But I just blinked what happened?!" she exclaimed as she tried to walk away from Oscar but he only gripped her hand tighter.
"You need to keep holding my hand if you want to stay here and help Ireland. We're in The Black Rose's mind" said Oscar.
Ruby's eyes widened a bit, but then she took a deep breath. "Okay then, we need to find Ireland she has to be around here somewhere"
Oscar nodded at her words. "Right let's look around and don't worry The Black Rose has no idea we're here so we should be safe here for now" he said as he and Ruby began their search.
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Meanwhile in the outside world the group from both the past and future fought Salem, The Black Rose, and the grimm they were summoning to keep their attention away from Oscar and Ruby whose eyes were both glowing dark green as they held hands within Oscar's barrier.
"Ireland you have to fight this, this isn't who you are, this is not the girl I fell in love with!" Whistley shouted at The Balck Rose as he used a glyph to get up to her. The Black Rose smirked as she took out her sword and began to fence with her former boyfriend.
"Sorry, my love. Sometimes a girl needs to carve out her own way" the black cloaked girl said cruelty as her sword lit up and pushed Whistley away from her with a purple blast, shattering the white haired boy's aura.
"Damn it…" he groaned as Blake and Regina helped him up.
"Those two better hurry" Blake stated, glancing at Ruby and Oscar in the barrier.
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Back in The Black Rose's mind, Oscar and Ruby spotted something in the distance of the black space they walked upon. It was what appeared to be a large rose bush covered in thorns and blooming black roses.
"Do you think this is it?" Oscar questioned, but before RUby could even open her mouth to answer, thorn covered vines shot from the black rose bush and wrapped themselves around Oscar and Ruby, pulling them towards the bush. They both let out a cry of shock but they dared not let go of the others hand. "What's going on?!" asked Oscar as the black roses bloomed a bit more showing they had snapping hungry mouths in their centers.
"Nice try you fools!" The Black Rose's voice spat from the black roses' mouths as their thorns turned red and their vines turned white, making the whole rose bush look like a grimm plant.
"Where's Ireland?!" Ruby asked, gritting her teeth.
"Ha! As if I'd tell you!" the roses said in sync in The Black Rose's voice. "Then if you won't tell us then we'll figure it out ourselves!" Ruby yelled as she got her arms free of the vines and thorns and used her scythe to cut herself and Oscar free.
"Thanks Ruby" said Oscar as he and his girlfriend began to fight the monstrous plant, but much to the couple's dismay with every vine they cut away a new one grew back to take its place in the battle. "What do we do?!" asked Oscar as he fought a black rose with his cane in one hand and held Ruby's hand in the other.
"Look!" Ruby shouted, pointing her scythe to a small opening the grimm rose bush that she had made with her sniper rifle.
Oscar squinted and then gasped at what he saw, a very small ray of silver light was emanating through the red thorns! "Ireland!" he shouted as he and Ruby ran forward and used their weapons to quickly break open the large grimm rose bush and hurried inside, and what they saw made them both relieved and worried. Tangled in the white vines, red thorns and black roses… was Ireland Rose, green cape and all she was held up by her arms and torso by the grimm plant, she was unconscious, and on her forehead was a small grimm spider.
"Oh my gods…" Oscar breathed.
"I know, I think that spider on her forehead is what's causing this, I knew Salem did this to her, Ireland is a good person, she would never do this under her own steam" said Ruby.
"Right so we have to destroy it in order to bring Ireland back" Oscar stated.
Ruby smiled as she shot the spider with her sniper rifle… only for the creature to not be affected by it at all!
"Wh-what?" Ruby stuttered.
"It...didn't work?" Oscar said breathlessly.
"Wait we're inside of Ireland's mind... So the core of her problem can't be destroyed by a weapon" Ruby proclaimed in realization.
"So the only way to save her is through emotion" Oscar concluded.
"Ha! No one can save her now, Ireland Rose is beyond your reach!" The Black Rose's voice shouted.
"Your wrong, Ireland we will save you, we won't stop until we see your smile again… your real smile…" Ruby promised staring at the unconscious green hooded girl before her.
"That's right, you're our daughter we would never abandon you no matter what! And it's not just us, your team and the rest of your friends and family are all waiting for you to come back!" Oscar shouted.
Ireland's head then shot up. "YOUR WRONG, THEY NEVER THOUGHT OF ME AS ANYTHING EXCEPT OSCAR PINE AND RUBY ROSE'S DAUGHTER! I WAS NOTHING SO I MADE MYSELF SOMETHING!" Ireland yelled in The Black Rose's voice as she opened her eyes to reveal their black and red colors.
"I know how you feel," Oscar told her, I thought I didn't matter to my team either but now me and them fight as one. I realized I did matter in my own special way just like you matter to yours in your own way" he stated.
"Yeah Ireland don't you remember how much your team loves you they said they were lost without you, they love you, we love you, we all love you Ireland and we need you, so don't give up on yourself I promise we never have and never will…" Ruby said and she and Oscar dropped their weapons and hugged the black and red eyed Ireland, whose eyes began to revert back to their silver color.
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Meanwhile at the very same moment in the real world, Whistley had charged up his aura and was fighting The Black Rose again while everyone else made sure to keep the grimm away from Oscar and Ruby's barrier.
"Ireland!" the white haired boy pleaded as he fenced with the black hooded girl who then knocked him off of his feet, but Whistley was quick to block the blow of her sword. "Ireland!" Whistley shouted harshly as he pushed The Black Rose back with his sword.
Salem watched the fight from a far with an amused smile on her face. "You're a fool boy, when will you finally understand that this girl is now mine to control? She is no longer controlled by the likes of you!" the grimm queen spat.
"Whistley gritted his teeth in anger. "NO! THAT'S NOT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH IRELAND!" he yelled at the top of his lungs as he then noticed Salem snickering.
"Get rid him Black Rose" she ordered.
Whistley gave a slight gasp as The Black Rose began to charge at him with her sword covered in dark purple magical fire, but then he looked upon the black hooded girl with a loving gaze. "Ireland… I know this isn't how you want things to be…" he trailed off softly as he dropped his weapons… and let The Balck Rose strike him with her sword, shattering his aura… but as Whistley was sent flying backwards some tears that had been forming in his eyes fell from his face… and onto The Black Rose's forehead…
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Back inside The Black Rose's head, Whistley's tears fell upon the Black grimm spider on Ireland's forehead and began to burn it a bit, making Ireland cry out as her eyes changed back into silver completely.
"What's going on, what's that?!" asked Ruby as she and Oscar were still hugging Ireland and they also noticed that the black roses were withering and falling off of the bush and were being replaced with light green roses, brown vines and light brown thorns as they released Ireland with massive light green explosion, which broke the spell Oscar had used to bring himself and Ruby into Ireland's mind, making them go back to the consciousness of the real world.
When the couple woke up in the grimm throne room once again, they saw the most surprising sight; The Black Rose was crying and screaming. She had dropped her sword and was hitting her blank forehead.
"What is the matter with you Black Rose? FINISH THAT BOY OFF!" Salem demanded as The Black Rose then ran over to the nearest wall and started to bang her forehead against it.
"Ireland stop!" Whistley begged, but The Black Rose only hit her head harder and then after the hardest hit off all, The Black Rose lifted her head up to reveal the grimm spider Oscar and Ruby and seen in her mind earlier, turn into smoke and ash and disappear. Once the spider was gone a light green light surrounded the Black Rose and turned her... Back into Ireland Rose!
"That wretched girl broke through my spell" Salem said to herself angrily as Ireland fell to the ground unconscious, making everyone run to her side.
"Ireland I knew it, you did want to come back, I knew it!" Whistley cried hugging the green hooded girl close to him.
"Ireland Rose…" Salem growled as she formed a red fire ball in her hand. "You are of no use to me anymore… you and your friends can die!" she shouted as she launched the fire ball at Ireland and the group, but at that same moment Ireland opened her eyes making a silver light engulf the grimm throne room, the fire ball… and Salem who screamed in agony.
Once the silver light cleared Ireland began to stand up but Yang stopped her.
"Ireland stop, your way too hurt!"
"I hate you Salem… and I'm gonna make you pay for all of this… I'LL SAVE EVERYONE FROM YOU, YOU CAN BET ON THAT!" Ireland shouted as she started to run towards the spot where Salem was last seen, only to fall on her hands and knees breathing heavily.
"Ireland… please you have to take it easy Salem did escape but I think you injured her pretty badly with your eyes before that happened" said Ruby.
"What? But Salem can't be killed much less injured" Bella stated.
"No, but I heard Salem scream in pain when Ireland's light touched her, before she escaped, that is, which means…" Ruby trailed off letting the others catch on.
"The silver eyes can possibly be the key to getting rid of Salem once and for all" Weiss stated.
"So… now what?" asked Regina.
"Now, I'll go and find that bitch and use my light to destroy her… before she kills everyone on Remant… she's planning to challenge the gods…" Ireland said making everyone around her gasp.
"But she couldn't do that in the past, what's changed?" asked Qrow
Ireland lowered her head before answering, "she doesn't plan on winning, she plans on convincing the gods that humanity is a failure of a creation since they failed to stop her so they'll destroy the entire world… including the planet itself… so she too will die at long last"
Everyone's eyes widened.
"It's all my fault, I was careless, ungrateful and-" Ireland started but was cut off when Ruby pulled her into a hug.
"Stop it, none of this was your fault, Salem lives to use people and take advantage of their weaknesses. She knew how weak you felt and used that against you, but you proved you were stronger than her spell. You are Ireland Rose, me and Oscar's daughter, but you are also a leader, a huntress, and one bad ass silver eyed warrior" said Ruby looking her future daughter in the eye.
"We can defeat Salem and we can do it together," stated Oscar sitting next to Ruby
"They're right, and we stand with you not because we have to, but because we want to," Whistley stated as he held Ireland's hand.
Ireland looked at everyone before her and smiled gratefully. "Thank you guys"
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Salem meanwhile, was riding on a giant nevermore in the direction of the god of light's domain.
"That ungrateful brat, after everything I did for her!" Salem gritted through her teeth as she took her right arm out of her cloak… revealing that it was human! And it was spreading up to her elbow. "I will have this world kill and go down with it!"
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Back in the land of Darkness the group of the past and future had made their way back to the air ships in which they had arrived in, where they saw little Pyrrha, Shadow, Night and Piper guarding them from the outside and the moment they saw Ireland, they began to cry tears of joy and ran over to embrace her.
"IRELAND!" They shouted as they tackled the green hooded girl while Piper barked happily and licked her face.
"I thought I'd never see you again, I mean the real you!" Pyrrha shouted in tears as she held Ireland the closest.
"I'm sorry I scared you" Ireland said as tears ran down her face as well.
"What are you talking about? We weren't scared!" Shadow wept.
"Okay so we were a little scared but only because we thought you'd never turn back to normal!" Night stated sniffling.
"Don't worry it takes more than Salem to get rid of me for good" Ireland promised, when suddenly a gun shot hit the side of one of the air ships. The group turned to see Mercury with his robot legs at the ready.
"Don't tell me you forgot about me" he sneered as the group from the past and future got their weapons ready.
"Stop, me and this guy have a score to settle, let me handle this" said Ireland as she then turned to Oscar. "My bow and quiver," she demanded. Oscar smiled as he tossed the two things to her.
Mercury smirked. "You think you can beat me? You couldn't last time, what makes you feel so cocky now?"
Ireland smiled. "Lets just say some sense got knocked into me," she said as she took aim with her bow and an arrow.
"Ha! You've got some nerve kid, but you've really-" Mercury started but stopped when he saw the tip of the arrow catch fire that was light green and with her foe distracted, the green hooded girl shot the arrow into one of Mercury's robot legs, making the green fire sink into it.
"What is this? I can't move!" Mercury thought to himself and what happened next left the whole group speechless; brown vines with thorns sprouted from both of the grey haired man's robot legs and dug deep into the ground and along the vines grew beautiful light green roses. It wasn't long before mercury was completely trapped in the mess of thorns and green roses.
"Wow Ireland you've really gotten that magic thing under control" said Yang nodding her head clearly impressed.
"Yeah thanks I guess we can thank Salem for the fact that it was finally released" Ireland stated with a smile.
"You stupid brat when I get out of here I'll-" Mercury started but Ireland cut him off.
"Oh shut up," she said as she turned around and with a flick of her wrist she made the wind throw pebbles at the grey hair man's head, who grunted in annoyance.
Okay Ireland dare you done? Because the three of us and Piper didn't spend the last half hour guarding the air ships while everyone else saved you, for nothing" Night proclaimed, pointing his thumb behind him towards the air ship.
"Sorry you're right, but before we go anywhere we need a plan to bring Salem down for good and I already have one" said the green hooded girl.
Ruby looked at Ireland with determination in her silver eyes. "Tell us what we need to do and we'll follow you're lead Ireland" she said as everyone else nodded, making Ireland herself smile with gratitude.
"Okay then, here's my plan…."
OKay I think the next chapter to this will be the finally chapter! But I'm not sure yet either way its almost done!