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It was supposed to be simple and easy. In and out.

Qrow hid in the shadows as he watched Summer Rose get on the Bullhead going out to Mistral. All that was going through his head since before his talk with Ozpin was, 'something is gonna going to go wrong.' He knew she was strong but that wouldn't stop his or Tai's worry for her. She did promise her daughter, Ruby Rose, that she would come back and that when she did she would make cookies.

He made sure to keep alert as he hopped onto the Bullhead in his crow form. He wasn't leave Summer to do this alone, especially after his talk with Ozpin.


Qrow stepped of the elevator and walked towards Ozpin with a purpose before pulling him out of his chair and pushing him against the wall.

"I thought it was clear Oz, they are done with this business."

Ozpin smiled in sympathy. "You are correct, Qrow."

"Then why did Summer just announce that she is going on a mission?!"

Qrow was absolutely livid. Summer and Tai had agreed when Ruby was born that the two of them wouldn't take any jobs as huntsmen, if only for Yang and Ruby. So, he couldn't help but feel betrayed that Ozpin was sending her on a mission, by her self as well.

Ozpin sighed before he looked Qrow in the eyes. "It was a favor. There has been rumors that a small town in Mistral has been getting attacked by a large force of Grimm that is unnatural to the area. It is a simple clear the Grimm out and come back with any information gathered."

Ozpin's smile almost returned as he felt Qrow's hand loosen their grip on him before getting slammed even harder against the wall. "Why Summer?"

It made no sense to Qrow. Why would he give her a mission like this? Why would she accept? If it was truly that important then he should have took the assignment instead. Was it some need to stretch her legs metaphorically and literally? Or did she consider it her last chance to be a huntress?

"She actually came to me asking if I had a mission available."

As Ozpin dropped that bombshell on Qrow, he stumbled back in disbelief. Did he just hear that right? "What?"

Ozpin shook his head. "You heard me right Qrow, she asked me and before you ask. She said it was because she felt as if it is key to saving everyone."

Qrow just looked dumbly at Ozpin for a second before sighing. "Well I can't say anything since that gut feeling of hers has always been correct, but that doesn't mean she is going alone."

Never alone, that is what they all agreed when they graduated. It was a strong determination of his even when he felt that all of his 'bad luck' appeared that everything would turn out fine in the end. Ha, it was sad that he, the pessimist of STRQ, having an optimistic and hopeful wish, but a the same time he was cursed by his 'bad luck'. His curse of always knowing when something bad is going to happen and try as he may, he has never been able to prevent it from happening.

It was this that has left him feeling like he is the source of all of this 'bad luck' that occurs around him. He knew that the others didn't think it was, except maybe Raven, but it was just something he felt that they wouldn't understand completely.

Ozpin took a sip from his coffee mug. "So you are going after her then?"

"Of course I am. I have a feeling that something bad is soon going to happen and I believe it has something to do with this mission that Summer is on."

Ozpin sighed before rubbing his eyes. "Listen Qrow, I have my suspicions about what is there on the ground and I hope they are wrong but if they aren't, your help would be appreciated."

Qrow's eyes narrowed. "Suspicions of what being there, Oz?"

"One of the four Grimm Generals."

That didn't sound good, since when did the Grimm have any sort of structure? Qrow sure didn't know.

Qrow decided that this may be important enough to know. "When has the Grimm ever had any sort structure, especially something like Generals?"

Ozpin looked uncomfortable at that question before looking down at his watch. "I'll explain it to you and Summer when you two get back because if you want to make the bullhead then you better get going now."

It was at that moment Qrow realized the time and took off towards the elevator and knew that his 'bad luck' felt like it worsened the moment Ozpin mentioned those 'Grimm Generals'. He just hoped he could make a difference.


Qrow was cursing anything and everything he could as he entered the clearing and knocked back the strange looking Grimm, it was a mix of different animals. The thing was almost like a chimera of creatures formed into a Grimm. It was one of the most unsettling things he found himself staring at, and he had a twin sister.

He knew he had to be quick if the injury on Summer was any indication of her state, which he considered to be. The growl that escaped his lips came unbidden as the creature of darkness seemed to watch him before deciding that he was worthless and begin to walk away.

It was an unsettling feeling, Qrow had decided, that any anger he felt seemed to bleed out of him for fear, as the Grimm roared out some kind of "sirens" call, calling forth other Grimm. He was slightly aware that Summer was trying to rise to her feet at the number of Grimm starting to crawl out of the woodworks.

"Summer you need to get out of here now!" He knew how stubborn she could be at times, especially if it meant to risk her life to possibly safe another. It was just in nature to help as many people as she can, even if he felt that he wasn't worth the effort to help.

He knew she begged to differ as he heard her snort from behind him. "If you think I'ma leave you to fight a group of Grimm like this by yourself..." He knew she paused for dramatic effect though he could never figure out why. "...Then you've got another thing coming! I refuse to let you die for me to survive."

Qrow could feel himself gritting his teeth as he began to cut through the beowolves that charged at him first. He knew that his bad feeling was correct because of course there is a Grimm out there that can call forth Grimm and have them fight like an army! With a title like the "Grimm General" of course this would happen. He felt the overwhelming urge to straight out murder his former Headmaster/sometimes boss.

He knew that if they couldn't either get help or get out then they would most likely be overrun by Grimm. Qrow was under no illusion that he could out last the Grimm in a prolonged fight and he knew Summer was in the same thought process as him.


Jeremie knew that something happened to Qrow in Mistral, but in all honesty he really didn't care too much. He knew that it could jeopardize the mission and end in death, quite possibly his death if he weren't careful, but he felt that Qrow was a big boy and wouldn't let some history from performing the best he could.

He also knew that he was way too excited for it to be considered humanly normal, but who was he to deny himself a bloodlust that cultivated it self in his 5000 year slumber. He knew if this was years ago in his youth he would have been frightened and prevent the feeling from affecting him, but then again he never had a reason to want the feeling of bloodlust to fill him before.

The silence was something that Jeremie had loathed on one hand, but almost revelled in it on the other. He would admit that he often found himself bordering on, if not delved into, the extremes of his emotions and therefore his actions. It often helped him out but also caused him to make rash decisions that he thought he had learned from before. It did make him wonder from time to time about the sort of existance he led.

His grin widened as he felt Qrow get up to pace as little as he could on the bullhead. Sometimes he startled himself at easily he was able to read most people, but scared himself when he couldn't read others easily. It was a delicate balance for him because he revelled in the challenge when it appeared, but he knew how he reacted to the thought of an insourmountable challenge. He considered himself lucky that there were few that he was unable to read, as the most of the ones that he couldn't read were friends or family.

"We're almost there."

Jeremie's grin became feral as he heard Qrow speak those words. He knew the fun was soon going to begin and really any blow to her was good for him. He found himself looking towards Qrow, who was glaring out the window with an expression of hatred on his face.

"So what is the deal with you and this place we are going?"


Qrow knew the moment the sentence left Jeremie's mouth that he wasn't doing great staying calm, but he knew he needed his full power if he were to try take the Grimm General down. To do so meant that he would need to be sober, A.K.A. he left his flask back in their room.

The growl that came out of his mouth was as unbidden as the fact that he was subject to his memories, which was the main reason he stayed drunk.

"What does it matter?"

Why does it matter if the past still haunts his sober moments? Oh how he laments being sober at this current juncture of time, but he knew it mattered far more than he wanted it too considering that something like Grimm Generals existing is a major threat to humanity and faunus kind.

He could tell from Jeremie's look that he felt the matter was almost vital in nature. Qrow desperately wished that he wouldn't have to relive those memories even though he knew that he was going to already by trying to face the crux of the matter after they land.

"That place is the very reason that Taiyang has had to raise Yang and Ruby without a mother, and by mother I of course Summer not Raven."

The snort of amusement from his companion made him glare at him.

"You see Oz had sent Summer on a mission to deal with an insurgence of Grimm in the area, but he also failed to mention his suspicion to her about a General being there."

Qrow shifted slightly to look out at the forests they were flying over gathering his thoughts.

"The mission went almost quite well... I had followed her to ensure that she stayed safe, but things took a turn for the worse when the General came barrelling out of the trees ready to meet her head-on."

He looked back at Jeremie and knew he had his full attention.

"I arrived and tried to help as much as I can but she was injured by the General, and we were getting swarmed. I honestly never saw anything like it happen before, never heard of it happening either..."


Qrow grit his teeth as he fended off another Grimm that tried to flank him and Summer. They were getting exhausted and he could see Summer's injury was getting worse. He didn't know what to do.

The two had been fighting for at least 3 hours and it seemed as if the Grimm wouldn't stop coming. It was unnerving to him that the Grimm were so adament to kill just two humans! While he may not have been the best at history while at school, he at least knew that this kind of event was unheard of.

Of course it chilled him down to the bone, as his scythe cut another Grimm in half, when he realized that such an occurence would never have been recorded if everyone invloved was dead. He knew that such a thing was possible, considering that there are rumors of lost civilizations. He even heard Ozpin talk about the fact that the 'Old Ones' believed that an entire civilization sunk to the bottom of the Ocean!

It took him a few seconds to shake his head of thoughts and realize that the Grimm had stopped attacking.

"What the? Why did they stop?" Summer asked the golden question that they knew they may never get the answer too.

The two went back-to-back while they accessed the situation and couldn't help but let their jaws drop as the Grimm left. It was unnatural, almost as if they were given orders that they must follow.


"We were very shocked and relieved that we bandaged her wound and went back to town before getting on our bullhead to inform Ozpin..."

"Wait? She was injured? By the Grimm General?"

Qrow noticed that Jeremie had a strange look on his face. Oddly enough he couldn't place it, but it looked familiar.

"Yes, she was injured mere moments before I arrived."

Qrow couldn't help but narrow his eyes as Jeremie's face went carefully blank.

"I see. I guess she passed on the bullhead heading back to Vale then?"

All Qrow could do was nod and sighed as he looked back out the window. It made him wonder, what did Jeremie know? He cound't stop himself from asking. "Yes she did, but what is it that you know that I don't about it?"

Jeremie merely smiled sadly as the pilot informed then on the intercom that they were landing.


Yo! Z0mb1ehunter here. Sorry about that, it's been what nearly 6 months? Geez time flies. I couldn't get this chapter to write. I mean it was right there but nothing. Other than that I couldn't bring myself to actually write this chapter, and ain't that sad.

Besides that, what do you guys think? Am I progressing at a good pace? I think this is a good enough pace. If not, oh well. Tell me what you guys are thinking in the reviews. I'm curious to know what your thoughts are on my take on the mission that took Summer Roses' life.