RWBY: Lost and Forgotten

(Okay, before anyone asks, I have no idea how far Menagerie is from Vale. However, seeing as how the time skip between Volume 3 and Volume 4 was around...6 to 8 months, I assume Blake was on the boat to Menagerie for most of that time, seeing as how rides by boat are a lot longer than by plane/airship/whatever. So...yeah...ENJOY!)

Chapter 26

Chrome

It took a few days to reach the next village, and in that time, most of my wounds had healed.

Me and Blake were approaching the ship to Menagerie. Stopping before the ramp on board, Blake turned to face me. "You okay?"

"What am I gonna say to them?" I asked her.

"You're still their son, Chrome." she assured me. "I guarantee they won't see you any differently."

I looked to the ground. "I hope so..."

Blake turned back and boarded the ship. I slowly followed her.

Once on board, I went straight to my private room. Closing the door behind me, I walked over to the mirror and looked at myself. Still in my blood stained clothes, I let out a sigh.

Pulling off my backpack, I tossed it onto the bed. Stripping out of my jacket and hoodie, I got a look at the wounds that still needed time to fully heal. The cuts across my chest from the glass, the cut along my eye, and the stab wound from Adam's sword. Dried blood still clung to my body.

Tossing the bloody clothing aside, I walked over to the backpack and unzipped it. Pulling out a pair of jeans and boxers, I headed into the bathroom for a quick shower.

After drying myself off, I put on the boxers followed by the jeans. Walking out of the bathroom, I looked at myself in the mirror again. The man I saw before me was much different than the boy that arrived at Beacon.

Running a finger over the cut on my eye, I felt my anger start to rise to a boil. "The only reason I don't kill you here and now is because I want you to know that I let you live." Adam's words echoed in my head. "Every breath you take is because I allowed it." clenching my fist, I pulled my arm back and punched the mirror. Feeling the shards cut my knuckles didn't stop me from pulling my arm back and punching the mirror again and again.

Placing my hands on the desk, I felt the blood trickle down my hand and onto the desk. Taking a close look at the cut, I grabbed my hoodie off the ground and ripped off a piece of cloth, wrapping it around my wound and tying it off.

Heading over to my backpack, I pulled out my black t-shirt and pulled it over my head. Grabbing my white trench coat, I put it on before grabbing my weapons and placing them on my back.

Before leaving the room, I grabbed my bloody clothes and put them in the backpack before throwing it into the corner. Opening the door, I left the room and started making my way onto the deck.

Heading over to the railing, I leaned over it and looked at the ocean down below. Running a hand through my hair, I let out a sigh as I reflected on my days at Beacon. This was the first time I was able to think clearly since then.

My thoughts drifted back to when I first met Weiss and Ruby, the Emerald Forest, and... "Yang!" realizing I had forgotten about Yang, felt like a punch to the gut. I hadn't even checked to see if she was okay, I just immediately followed Blake here.

"Hey, you okay?" I heard Blake say as she placed her hand on my shoulder.

"Yang...how was she doing?" I asked.

There was a moment of silence. "I'm...not sure." she replied. "Her aura healed her wound but she didn't wake up before I went to find you."

"Fuck..."

I felt Blake place her hand on my shoulder. Suddenly, she grabbed my wounded hand and looked it over. "What happened?"

"Nothing." I pulled away. "I'm going to go find something to do." placing my hands in my pockets, I started heading for the front of the ship.

Feeling a sudden sensation I was being watched, I glanced back but didn't see anything. Shrugging it off, I continued walking.

Months later

It's felt like an eternity since we boarded this ship. I had no idea it'd take this long to get to Menagerie by boat. Letting out a sigh, I leaned over the railing and just watched the waves. "You seem bored." Blake said as she joined me.

"Yeah." I looked over to her and noticed something that made me smile. "Glad to see you lost the bow."

"I figured it was about time I accepted who I was." she replied.

"Uh-huh... Hey, how much longer until we reach home?"

"About a day or two." Bkake said.

After she said that, the two of us just stood there in silence. "I miss her." I said softly.

"I do, too." Blake told me. "But it's best if we stay away from them. Keep them from any harm."

"Do you really believe that?" I asked her.

There was a short pause. "I-" Blake suddenly looked passed me and quickly pulled out her weapon. "Who's there?!" Looking back, I saw a hooded figure on the upper deck just before they stepped back, disappearing from view.

Drawing my swords, I was about to chase after them when I felt the ship rock. Keeping my balance, I noticed a large shadow loom over us. Turning around to face the source, I was met with a Sea Feilong, a large dragon-like Grimm.

"RED ALERT!" one of the crew members shouted.

"All hands to battle stations!" the captain ordered.

"So, what's the-" Blake rushed passed me and jumped off the end of the ship, using a clone to spring herself upwards. "-plan..." I smirked as I gripped my swords. "Straight to the point then!"

Following Blake, I rushed to the end of the ship and jumped off, jumping from glyph to glyph to get higher until I was at it's neck. Jumping towards the Grimm, I swung my blades at it but they didn't seem to do much as the Grimm just knocked me back onto the boat.

Landing on my back, I bounced and managed to flip onto my feet, pressing my hand against the deck to stop myself from sliding back. The Grimm dove into the water before reemerging a few seconds later.

I saw Blake jump in for an attack but was also knocked back, hitting the deck and bouncing a few feet away from me. She tried to stand but fell to one knee, wincing, and holding her shoulder.

The Grimm went back into the water and emerged further away from the ship. Arching it's back, I saw a pair of wings spread out behind it.

Flying over us, the Grimm started charging an attack. "Ah! Hey!" Blake shouted.

Looking over, I saw the cloaked figure jump off of her and towards the Grimm. In the air, the cloak fell off, revealing "Sun?!" Blake shouted.

Sun summoned his clones and used them to get on the Grimm's head, yanking on it's topmost tendrils. The Grimm reared back and shot it's electric blast into the air. "Sun, what the hell are you doing here?!" I shouted.

"Oh, uh, you know, just...hanging out!" he yelled as the Grimm tried to shake him off.

The Grimm managed to get a good electrical hit on Sun, causing him to fall off the Grimm. Blake gasped before jumping and catching Sun, leaving me on the boat.

Creating a glyph, I aimed my gun through the middle and shot a few rounds at the Grimm, creating ice around the points of impact. Charging up another attack, it shot electrical blasts at me, which I managed to dodge with the help of my glyphs.

Charging another shot, the Grimm launched it at me but Sun managed to knock it away as he and Blake landed back on the ship. "Huntsmen!" the captain shouted to get our attention. "If you can clip its wings and draw it out towards the bow, we could take it!"

Me, Blake and Sun all shared a quick glance. "Well, let's get to it!" creating a glyph, I used it to launch myself skywards, using another glyph to get closer to the Grimm.

Glancing down, I saw Blake using Sun's copies to get higher. Getting over the left wing, Blake got above the right. Landing on the creature, me and my sister ran along it while using our blades to cut both wings. Just as I neared the end of the wing, I jumped off but was hit by the Grimm's tail, sending me back towards the ship.

Hitting my back against the wall of the ship, I felt my aura weaken. Falling onto the deck of the ship, I propped myself up just as the ship ran into the Grimm. The main cannon then fired point-blank into the Grimm, completely destroying the upper half.

Placing a hand on my knee, I stood up and put my weapons on my back. Turning around, I started heading back to my room.

Once inside, I placed my weapons in the corner before falling into the bed, immediately closing my eyes and drifting off.

End of chapter 26