A/N: Hello and welcome back to The Renora Tragedy! It has been a while since I updated this. Expect two updates for this. Hopefully not too far apart.
Some have figured out what I am doing.
Console and Council
Doctor Oobleck sipped his coffee as he looked at his new responsibility. He was a learn-id man. He was an expert in archaeology. Taught history with passion. Was an avid huntsman. On the side he got several degrees. One of said degrees was a doctorate in Psychology.
When one of his old medical colleagues contacted him about one of his students he couldn't refuse. Students in need were a priority.
"So you were released from the hospital last night. So soon after your release I didn't want to bother you too much, but I wanted to know a baseline. How are you feeling?"
"I feel fantastic! A night out of that hospital. The freedom rushing through my veins! Like a pirate! Arg!" Nora did her best impression of a pirate, putting her hand up like a hook.
"Hmm" Oobleck smiled, "I am glad to see that your sense of humor is intact. You have gone through much in these past two weeks"
Nora waved it off. "Nah, I mean not that much has happened. We got into a bad scrape in those tunnels, but its all fine now. Aura heals all wounds right?"
He took another sip. "Aura heals many things that is true, but loss can cause anyone trouble. Our biggest critics have always been the voices we hear in our own heads" Oobleck put the mug down. "You said you feel fantastic? Is there anything you wish to talk about? Anything on your mind? Just to say anything we discuss will stay in this office. All confidential." Oobleck's eyes quickly skirted towards the door before going back to Nora.
"Ah, professor, you know me. I'm always cheery! No problemo here-eo! I'm just here to make sure they don't take my pancakes away...or Renny..." Nora got up out of the seat, "But I can't stay long! I didn't see Renny yesterday or this morning! Mama needs some Renny time." She smirked as she ran out the door yelling for the young man.
Oobleck found a twitch in his eye. "It's doctor" he said softly before picking his mug up and taking the longest drink he ever had.
This was going to be more complicated it seemed. He knew he was in trouble when Dr. Bronze contacted him, but the doctor did fret over nothing sometimes. Small details. This though...this was going to need more than just a session and some hard truths.
But first… "I know your there, you can come in so we can talk."
The door to the office opened a little before Pyrrha poked her head in. "Sorry"
"Please Miss Nikos, join me." Oobleck said waving his hand at the newly relinquished seat.
Pyrrha sat down slowly under the professor's (It's Doctor!) gaze.
"Now Miss Nikos you don't seem to be the voyeur type." Pyrrha lower her head. "I know you are concerned for your teammate, but these are confidential for a reason, and while I know Miss Valkyrie may not mind you being here, I want her to open up. I cannot have you here, just in case."
"I'm sorry. I have been trying to keep watch on her just in case. She isn't well...is she?"
"I shouldn't say since she is officially my patient." Oobleck smiled, "Though I guess I can tell you since all the paperwork from the hospital was signed by Miss Valkyrie's 'guardian' Pyrrha Nikos.
Pyrrha blushed. "They wouldn't take those papers unsigned, so I did what I had too...I was more surprised that they took the papers 'officially' signed by me."
Oobleck shrugged, "You were better than nothing at the time. Ozpin seemed happy in giving you the responsibility"
"He what?"
"Back on topic. Miss Valkyrie. There is no problems with her physically, we know this due to the extensive testing she went through while in the hospital. The problem is she still has a mental block. It's too early to say, but I believe she is repressing her memories. Likely she is making excuses to why things are the way they are, why she has not seen her partner mostly, instead of forcing herself to see reality."
Pyrrha hung her head trying desperately to understand the situation that posed on her. The now leagal guardian (She guessed) and teammate to a person who was not living in reality. "What do I do?"
Oobleck sipped his coffee pondering the weighty question. "That is it isn't it? How do you go on when you know someone is in need? You can try to give it, but in this situation would she even want it? No, in this situation there is a simple answer, though likely not the easiest to do."
He looked Pyrrha in the eyes. She was hanging off his words. She wanted some kind of relief, he could see that in her eyes.
"Stay with her. Keep her from doing anything she would regret. And maybe, maybe over time her eyes will open to the truth. Her pain will be unbearable, but bear it she must, if she ever wants to get better."
Pyrrha shifted in her seat. Regardless of what the tabloids said about her she was not perfect. She loved the thrill of getting into a fight, especially against a challenging opponent. This waiting around stuff was never her forte, regardless of how well she thought she pulled it off. "What happens when she finally understands?"
Oobleck sat silent before muttering softly, "That is when she will need you the most"
With those words of advice he sent Pyrrha away. It was troubling as a teacher that he could do no more to help them. As a doctor he would still have sessions with her, but it still left him feeling….unsatisfied. Then there was Miss Valkyrie as a whole. She had been through so much. She did not deserve this.
She sat in the seat across from him. One person who promised to help her and acted normal. She laughed and spoke and joked and smiled.
All the while her eyes looked empty.
-0-
It was a blur. One second Yang was punching trees, the next second she had stumbled into a death stalker nest. Just par for the course she guessed.
She jumped over one of the large scorpions, shooting down some of the last of her dust rounds into it. It only seemed to make it mad as she gripped the large tail that ended in its stinger. It shook her off as a different one tried to grab her only to miss and catch the tail of the scorpion she was on.
Yang looked up to see three other, slightly smaller deathstalkers watching her fight these two. She didn't know if it was because they were younger or older, but honestly she was so ticked right now it didn't matter. Yang got knocked back by one of the two, her back slamming against a wall. Her aura flickered.
She knew her hair was ablaze as her semblance kicked in, pushing her limits to new heights. Her gauntlets clicked back into place. She was ready, she could feel it.
She roared out as she blast forward, narrowly avoiding the two stingers that came at her. Yang jumped in front of the one she jumped on, quickly slamming her fist hard upward into the part of the tail that was still slightly crushed by its brothers pincer. She pushed power into the punch. What she expected was a roar of pain from the grimm and it to fall back. She was not expecting the tail to go flying into the air, now unattached to the grimm's body.
Yang capitalized on that, quickly jumping up to meet the severed appendage above the flailing grimm. The other grimm tried to sting her again, but it missed her, giving her a kick-off point to reach the stinger without using precious ammo.
Yang helped the stinger come back down. She added extra oomf from her semblance's power, sending the stinger down fast enough to impale the broken deathstalker before it could move. It started evaporating quickly. She heard roars and screeching, not just from the deathstalker still next to her, but the three that was watching her earlier.
Yang smiled. That's right, give me a challenge.
Yang washed the grim out of her hair. After all this time in the woods you would think that her hair would be even more unruly. I mean it was a mess, but also had more of a 'wild girl' look to it that Yang couldn't say displeased her.
Her hair flowed out behind her and over her shoulders. It stuck out in all directions. Between the misty dew of early morning and the heat of the day, the ends that stuck out clumped together almost looking like spikes.
Looking in the stream she was washing her hair out in showed one other aspect. Yang had stopped her fight with the deathstalkers an hour ago, yet her crimson eyes remained. The three smaller deathstalkers that came to assist must have been new to fighting because they were useless. Between stinging each other and accidentally hitting each other with their over sized claws they were finishing themselves off faster than she was. Yang had her handful with the now aggravated deathstalker that wasn't tripping over itself. When Yang got a lucky shot offf into one of its several eyes, it shrieked in pain before trying to run away, pushing the now two instead of three others with it.
What was this? Cowardice from a grimm? Should she let them go? There was no harm in doing so. She already proved her strength. She felt good right now. Power flowing through her.
Yang frowned. Had they let her sister go? No. They came at her itching to kill her.
What about when they started retreating? NO. The grimm amassed and came at they herder. Wanting to taste the blood of the humans that dared to threaten them.
Even when the tunnel was collapsing? NO! They threw their lives away to get one last attack in. Hoping that it was enough to kill the humans.
Yang snarled and lept over the large grimm, landing on top of one of the smaller one's, killing it instantly. Yang heard clicks and roars from the large deathstalker as Yang turned to face it.
There will be no mercy.
"I saw you today. You were...alright"
Yang beamed internally at the praise.
"Don't let it go to your head. You should strive for perfection. That is the only way you will get strong enough to get real power." Raven Smirked, "Get that and people will look up to you, trust you, fear you. Then you won't have to run away anymore."
"I won't run away" Yang said with conviction. "Not anymore"
Raven turned and cut a portal into the air. "Come with me"
The portal unnerved her. Before now Raven would just always be there. Behind a tree or on top of a rock. She never came or went, she just was. Like a force of nature. Now There was a red swirling portal in from of Yang, tempting her.
It reminded Yang of the first time her mother came to help her, so long ago in that train. This must be important for her to only be shown this now.
Yang readied her gauntlets. This was probably a test. The inner her was dancing. She must have finally caught the attention she always wanted from her mother. This was perfect. Mother and daughter off on some adventure, not caring about the future or needing to worry about the past…. Everything was coming up Yang.
She stepped through. Reading herself for a fight. Yang was not going to go down easy. Whatever this test was, she wouldn't pass it, she would destroy it. Make it seem like a test designed for only the weakest of individuals. It was the only way to gain the approval she craved.
Yang was greeted by some tattooed girl in front of a whole bunch of ragtag men. When she saw them, she thought that she was going to have to fight them all, which honestly didn't look too hard. Even the tattooed girl in from of her looked scrawny, even if she was ten times more powerful than any of the people behind her.
Then she noticed the lack of intent and the only weapons being brandished being makeshift cups and alcohol bottles
Her mother looked at her, holding up a bottle of Mistrailian Whiskey.
"Welcome to the tribe"
-0-
"Are you sure Qrow? This isn't some sick joke right?" Tai looked at his clearly inebriated friend.
Qrow shook his head, still a little bit drunk, but standing all the same. "I swear to you. I am not lying."
Ozpin still looked out of it. He was certainly listening to the conversation going on in front of him. I mean when two men burst into your office in the dead of night, and you happened to be there signing paperwork to finalize the Vital festival stalls for next week when it started, you tended to listen.
Clearly these were important things and he was defiantly NOT sleeping (and slightly drooling) on important papers that should have been done weeks ago…..
…..Clearly Glynda was slacking…..
"Tai I am not stupid. I know what I'm talking about. You don't just forget a voice. It was Ruby!"
Ozpin sat back as the two bickered. Ruby Rose and Lie Ren humm? Yes the two that died. So sad. Students under his command never should die. It felt like a waste of potential; depriving the next generation of huntsman of much needed manpower.
At least Qrow was able to talk to Ruby before….wait.
Ozpin got up from his desk chair, trudging over to the coffee maker at the side of the office. Once the coffee was poured Ozpin downed an entire cup before pouring a second one. When he walked back to his seat he had more of a pep in his step. "Qrow, are you sure of what you heard"
Tai looked back at Qrow who was still a little tipsy. "Shouldn't you have seen her. You were using a scroll right?"
"Only audio came through! And even that was full of static!" Qrow looked over at Ozpin. "What do we do?"
"Oh no, he is not my boss anymore!" Tai shouted. "Ozpin is the one that took away everything from me. He sent Summer out! He sent Ruby out! No, if she is back with us I am going to find her myself, without his help"
Tai got into the elevator and left to find his baby girl.
"Qrow follow him. Make sure he doesn't do something stupid. If he gets lost, try to point him in the right direction"
"Oz, I don't know where she is either"
"But you know where she was and therefore can determine where she must have gone. Why she has been gone so long means she probably got into trouble."
Qrow shook his head, "That's my nieces for you, always trouble magnets even when they were little. At least I can tell Yang, she's not been the same these past few weeks."
Ozpin pulled up the cameras that he had been using to keep an eye on one Yang Xio-Long. She had given into grief last time he checked in one her.
NO SIGNAL
Well that couldn't be right. The small bots that he used to make sure she was okay were the same ones they used in initiation. So small they were hard to see, but recording everything. Ozpin pushed the recording back to its last picture. It showed a black raven attacking the bot. A very familiar raven…
"So Oz, where do I go to pick up Yang?"
"Qrow, you go home."
"Whatdya mean go home Oz?"
Ozpin flipped the screen to show the raven.
Qrow pulled his flask out, tipping it up before realizing he was out of booze. "Like I said, trouble magnets"
-0-
Pyrrha was having an okay day. After the session talk with Oobleck she had spent the rest of the day with Nora, who currently was sleeping with a smile on her face. Pyrrha smiled. Like this you couldn't tell the things that Nora had gone through. She looked like she was back to normal.
The door to the room opened, startling Pyrrha and revealing Jaune. "Hello Jaune"
Jaune looked at her. He smiled but she saw steel in his eyes. "Hi Pyrrha, its been a while" Jaune looked over at Nora. "How is she?"
"She misses him, but she is fine. Not that you care too much"
Jaune frowned, "And what does that mean!? She's my teammate too!"
Pyrrha quickly grabbed Jaune and pulled him out of the room, basically dragging him to the all-to-familiar roof.
She threw Jaune onto the ground "What the hell Pyrrha!?"
"This! This is unacceptable! You act like you care but if you did you would have been there helping her when she was in the hospital!"
Jaune scowled, "I was trying to get stronger! To prevent another tragedy!"
"Bullshit!" That surprised Jaune. Pyrrha never cursed. She pointed her finger at Jaune wagging it like she was scolding a child, "You were wallowing in your own pain. Instead of coming to us, your team, you ran off."
Pyrrha went from yelling to crying halfway through. "Where is the Jaune that used to care. Where did he go. The one that stood on this roof with me as we trained! The one I looked up too! The one I loved!"
Jaune just sat on the ground where she threw him. Loved? She said loved right!?
Pyrrha went red, just now realizing what she said. She backed up, looking like she was going to run before she stopped. She looked down at Jaune who had a shocked confused look on his face.
"Goodbye Jaune" With that she left the roof.
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A/N: Ah, good times all around. See happy story! Yang got accepted by her mother, Jaune now knows Pyrrha's feelings, and Ozpin's paperwork finally got finished!
Oh yea, and the Ruby thing.. I guess.
Most actually figured this out long before I actually wrote it. Apparently starting off a story with the death of two main characters isn't the best way of going about things.