"With that matter resolved, I believe that concludes today's meeting, gentlemen," Ozpin said to the Vale Council. "I will see you all at our next assembled meeting two weeks before the start of the festival. Good day."

With that, the Headmaster switched off the live feed and sighed against his chair. The meeting with the council had lasted longer than he initially thought and had left him drained.

Usually, this wouldn't have faced him, but after the elder Rose had told him about the galaxy at large, his mind was overworked.

Another humanity out in the stars that didn't have access to Aura, and are far more advanced in technology than anything the Atlas military holds. Various spices of space-faring aliens that have united and colonized hundreds of worlds across the galaxy.

There were also several problems going on in Atlas, and Qzpin believed it had something to do with how Summer got here.

The Crucible's energy wave.

The red storm that brought her back home seemed to have significant side effects on Renment at large, mostly effecting their military might. Luckily it wasn't anything tragic like the entire Atlas fleet falling from the sky. What did happen was all the new Atlesian knights that were to be produced to the market had all the initial programming been wiped clean suddenly. The Atlas military was in a state of panic as nearly a third of their military force had been suddenly turned off with no idea how to turn back on. He had yet to hear from James on the progress of what's happening but expected an update soon.

In all of Ozma's reincarnations, the man with two souls was at a loss at what to do. He hadn't felt something this mind-shattering since his first reincarnation all those years ago with the Elder Brother.

His mind kept going back to how Summer described humanity among the stars. Did the brothers create them after they left us? And if so, then for what purpose? Questions like this filled his mind and brought significant concerns with it. This new development was undoubtedly something he never foresaw.

Still, with the information that Summer had brought him concerning that they were not alone in the universe, plans began to take shape. Possibilities formed, and questions to ask Summer later were created.

Ozpin leaned back and looked at the stars with renewal interest that began to show up above the setting sun.

"The future is ever-changing as the trees grow around us. With the galaxy soon to open up for us, I wonder how the Kingdomes will react?" Ozpin said to no one before his eyes shifted down towards the last glimpse of the setting sun. "If the enemy found out, I wonder how she will react to this?"

Summer felt a little winded after telling and explaining the four teenagers of the state of the galaxy, with each member having their interests. Blake wanted to know how all the races seemed to coexist. Ruby wanted to know more about N school and what went on there, while Yang expressed an interest in flying through space and exploring the unknowns of space. Weiss too, was interested in the space travel, but that went along with the properties of Element Zero and what it can do.

At that point, Summer displayed her biotic abilities to the group by using a pull on the flask Qrow held aloft in his hand and let the thing float in mid-air. Seeing the looks of wonder was a nice touch. Her three family members then became shocked when she took a big swig out of it.

Summer had stunned them all, Qrow and the sisters, mainly as she emptied the flask in two gulps.

"Aww, an interesting taste there, Qrow. Didn't take you for rum man, I was expecting brandy or scotch, maybe vodka. Although still tastes a little cheep." Summer said then she noted the looks she was getting from her family. "What?"

"Since when do you drink Sum? You've never touched alcohol!" Qrow said with a raised eyebrow.

Summer shrugged her shoulders. "After what I've been through, a cheap drink like that doesn't faze me."

"Cheap?" Qrow said in confusion, making Yang laugh.

"How did you become a Biotic in the first place?" Blake asked.

Summer had to think of the answer before answering, making sure her words were right. "There are several ways for one to gain biotics, all of them risky." She began as she held everyone's attention. "The most common method that is known is it's hereditary, more often from the mother side of the family. Another is if a woman is pregnant with a child and the mother had gotten exposed to Element Zero to which the baby will get exposed as well to the radiation and absorbs it, as an unborn child has little biological resistance to anything. Then later in life, that child will likely display his or her biotic potential. Those are a few of the likely outcomes one gets to become one."

"So what happened that made you become one, mom?" Ruby asked.

The question was a simple one and one she didn't like answering. "Remeber what I mentioned how my first ship ended up destroyed, and I woke up in a hospital bed two years later at a Cerbures base?" She got nods from them and a dark look from Blake and Qrow. She had explained what Cerbures was and what their main goals were. The team was not amused by it. "Well, when I was under the knife, the women in charge thought it would benefit me by turning me into a full useable Biotic. When I learned about this, well, I wasn't pleased, to say the least." Summer said as she crossed her arms.

"Why? It looks like these powers you got are rather useful," Weiss asked.

"In another time, I would say you are right, but in my situation, I had no past training on using them." The comical jaw-dropping looks on all the teams took a lot out of Summer not to laugh.

"They gave you all of this power, and you had no idea how to use it?!" Blake said dumbfounded.

"Yep," Summer nodded.

"That's ridiculous!" Yang said her two cents.

"And this was one of the many arguments I had with Miranda." Summer replied. "She's gotten better, and we've become good friends after a few side missions helping the crew and saving her sister from their evil father after taking him down plus a suicide mission."

"Evil, father?" Weiss asked with a raised eyebrow.

"A wealthy man that had too much money with no morals and looking out for his own interests of preserving his own legacy without any remorse of hurting others to get it done."

"...I believe I may get along with this woman if we ever meet."

"Same," Blake nodded in agreement.

Summer looked at the two with a confused expression and decided to push that topic for later. "Anyway, after a few arguments about my preferred fighting style, I eventually had gotten the right implants for me and replaced some of the ones they had installed. I still have most of the old set in me as they're directly connected to my nervous system, and any surgery on that there is risky."

"So there's no other way of getting that crap out of you without the risk of turning you into a vegetable?" Qrow clarified to which Summer nodded. "Damn, that's rough."

"It's not all bad," Summer said in a relaxed tone. "I still have a bunch of the implants they gave me and received a few pointers on how to use them from some of the Biotic crew members. It's that I don't use them very often in combat as I prefer fighting from a distance and performing hit and run tactics rather than be upfront in into a hand to hand brawl."

"There's nothing wrong with a good braw, I can attest to that," Yang said with a wide smile. Summer looked over at Qrow for answers. He shook, but she could see a small ghost of a smile appear.

"Firecracker took after Tai's fighting style of heavy hand to hand. She displays it well, but her ego still gets ahead of herself at times," he teased much to the annoyed look his niece was giving. Summer smiled at the scene.

"Hey, I have an idea!" Spoke aloud the youngest member of Team RWBY. "Mom, you have been around a bunch of aliens? Do you know any fighting styles you can teach us?" Ruby asked her with sparkles in her eyes. That question brought everyone's attention to the N7 operative.

Summer sat and pondered at that. The request was not unreasonable. While she did prefer range over close quarters, her training had covered more than just sniping enemies at long-range. Her progress to being an N7 and a Council Spector had made her master a few CQC styles that went with her specialized training. There were even moments in time where she fought Thane and learned some of his fighting moves. Hell, even Liara, was trained by her mother's commandos, taught her a few things. "Maybe, we'll see what tomorrow looks like and see what we can do if the school hasn't worn you down too much."

"That shouldn't be a problem," Weiss spoke. "It's the end of the semester, and we finished all our tests earlier this week. So we should be alright for whatever training you have for us."

" Your saying that now, but wait till I have for what's in store," Summer smiled wickedly. Making the teens slightly nerves and getting bark of laughter from Qrow. "Anyway, back to the earlier conversation, Blake. I got the implants for being a biotic Vanguard and could use them to perform all the moves if I was confident in myself to use them correctly. With how busy I've been these last few years, I've hadn't put any attention towards it." That was true. With how busy she has gotten with her recruiting people in stopping the collectors, getting placed under house arrest by the Alliance and helping run the war for survival against the Reapers. Having someone tutor you on how to move things with your mind was not something you could do every day.

"With the war, right?" Ruby asked to which Summer nodded. " Do you think it worked? With the Crucible, I mean."

Summer leaned back and breathed in deep before answering. "I hope to whatever god it did. We invested so much into that thing for it to backfire. Materials, time, ships, and the people to build and defend it..."

"To have all that effort put in only for it to fail on you," Blake finished and shook her head. "I don't even want to think about the consequences of that."

"Well, if how I got here is of any indication, then there's hope..."

A moment of silence was brought up as the girls tried to think about such a war would do. The scale of all the fighting the sister's mother had told them was not something anyone could withstand. Thankfully, Qrow was the one to break the silence.

"Well, all this talking about wars in outer space and aliens has gotten me all tired. I think it's about time we break for some dinner considering the time. " Everyone pulled out their scrolls, and it did show it was now later in the afternoon.

"Wow," Yang said first. "It's almost seven."

"We missed dinner, the school cafeteria should be closing now," Blake pointed out.

"No! Tonight they were serving strawberry shortcake! They only give that out once a week!" Ruby wined.

Summer looked at her daughter and gave her a small smile. "Sorry, it took all day to talk about this, Ruby. Heck, I only told you all the highlighted version of my travels. I haven't even gone to detain on everything that happened with me, and all the other missions I partook just the ones that mattered."

"Will you tell us more if we come by later mom?"

"Sure thing, sweety. But first, let's go find some food. Another thing about being a biotic is that we burn calories at a much faster rate than an average person, so I need to eat more." Summer informed them before the six of them left.

One of the new additions to Beacon, while Summer was out in space, was that the shool's supply shop also included food the students could buy and store in their rooms. The selection wasn't great, but everyone seemed to get what they were wanted. They even have small little cakes that Ruby, herself, and Weiss indulged on. Blake and Yang were snaking on some sandwiches, and Qrow had a bowl of noodles. Summer hummed at feeling the creamy and soft taste of a sugar and cherry jelly in her mouth. With the war and everything, she hadn't indulged in such pleasantries that often, and it usually involved a glass of brandy or other shots of alcohol after a hard mission.

Summer sat with Qrow at one table in silence while the girls sat together at another conversing with each other. Seeing her daughter's team socializing like they are brought a sense of nostalgia to the veteran commander. With her memories restored, Summer kept thinking about team STRQ and all the fun they had back when they were at Beacon. She couldn't believe she was that shy back then. She saw Yang say something to Ruby, and instantly the sister turned as red as the cloak she wore while everyone laughed. Summer smiled as it seems her biological daughter gained that trait from her.

"Brings back memories, doesn't it," Qrow said from his seat.

"Yeah," Summer replied. "God, it seems like forever since we were doing the same at Beacon. Hell, we weren't like this till near the end of the second semester that made Raven open up to us."

"Ha, like how Tai finally getting Raven to agree on a date. That shocked everyone," Qrow said with a smile.

"Or how you and Tai lost a bet to Raven and me and had to walk around during school hours in frilly dresses," Summer added with a snicker.

"Oh god..." Qrow cupped his face with a hand that made Summer laugh. "You just had to bring that out, didn't you? Well, how about when you freaked out about her white cloak being stained with Raven's coffee. I swear I've never seen you angry before or since." Summer had shut her up and gone quiet as she felt her cheeks heat up. "I think that was the only time I've seen Raven looked worried about what you were going to do."

"I think it was after that she started opening up to me more as a friend rather than a partner she was forced to be with," Summer pointed out as she bit into another piece of her cake. Qrow didn't reply back.

Looking over at her old teammate, she saw Qrow look around as if he was looking for someone before squinting his eyes at something. Looking to where he was looking, she saw a couple black colored birds sitting on a nearby power line.

"Just wish she stopped running," Qrow whispered in a low enough tone for only her to hear.

"How did she react to me disappearing?" Asked Summer.

Qrow shook his. "She didn't say anything...she just took the news I gave her and disappeared after that. I hadn't heard from her again for a long while after that." The two sat in silence for the moment as they watch the next generation of huntresses continue to chat idly about things.

"Did she ever...you know...came back at any time to actually visit Tai and them after I was gone?"

From the corner of her vision, she saw Qrow's face darken. "No...and what more, Yang knows the truth about Raven and has gone looking for her on some nights."

Summer eyes couldn't have gotten any bigger as she looked fearful. They had deliberately withheld the truth from Yang. More so as Raven was a touchy subject around Tai as for when Raven abandoned them, Tai locked up and neglected Yang. It's how she became her mother and later being closer to Tai and then having Ruby. "How much does Yang know?" She asked.

"Later, after Yang found out about my sister, I filled her in on everything." Qrow saw Summer's look. "We thought you were dead Sum, and the kid needed to know. She was running herself ragged before I sat her down and had a talk. She still sees you as her mother and doesn't resent you, but she is looking for Raven and wants answers."

"That is not going to go well," Summer pointed out.

"No, it is not..."

"Hey, what guys talking about?!"

Summer let out an unladylike, "Yipe!" And had to stop herself from physically punching one of her loved ones. Before turning and saw Ruby with a big smile on her face. Her older sister and partner laughing at the scene.

"Oh, man, Mom! Ha, ha!" Yang laughed. "I have never seen get that kind of reaction before. "What were you talking about that made you jump scare like that?"

Summer quickly ran through a few things in her head like a Geth hive mind to think of an answer. Luckily, one did that seemed like a good time to ask.

"Well...I was thinking about showing off my the few guns that I have with me later and see how they match up with the ones on Renment." She told them.

"You brought weapons from outer space?!" Ruby squealed. Summer had to blink for a moment as she thought she saw stars in Ruby's eyes.

"Yes?" Summer said unsurely.

Ruby squealed even harder, making everyone around her hunch over from the girl's high pitch voice. Luckily it was Wiess that came to the rescue by bashing her teammate upside the head.

"You dolt! Stop that, or you'll make us all deft!" Weiss shouted at Ruby.

"But, Weiss! Mom! Space guns?!" Ruby tried to plea to her partner.

"That's no excuse for nearly poping our eardrums," The heiress said firmly.

"Anyway," Summer said, getting everyone's attention. "As I was saying, I came back with some of my weapons and wanted to see how they stack up against weapons from Renment. So later either tomorrow or the day after, I'm going to see if I can't compare them."

"Can we come too, Mom?" Ruby begged her mother with pleading eyes. "Please.."

"BOW!"

That was the sound of a gunshot going through Summer's chest at the level of adorableness Ruby was emitting. The N7 Comando and former huntress had to fall back on her training to hold back an "aww" and hug her daughter outright. It was ignoring a cute puppy that just wanted a hug and pushing it aside.

"U-umm, don't you all have classes to attend?" Summer asked with a straight face.

"It's the end of the semester," Yang replied first. "We already finished up classes and will start our break in a few days. The rest is just attendance." She said offhandedly like it was no big deal.

"Which we will attend to gain perfect attendance for this year," Weiss said firmly.

"Whatever you say, Ice Queen." The blond brawler replied with a roll of her eyes. Qrow got from his spot and stretched his arms.

"Welp, I'm off. I've got a few things to take care of. I'll stop by later in the week." Qrow said to everyone before turning and facing directly at Summer with a smile on his face. "It's great to have you back, Summer."

"Great to be back, birdbrain." Summer smiled back.

She watched as her teammate walked off, the smile never leaving Summer's face. She then looked over to her daughter's team. "You girls go along now too. It's late as is, and morning comes early even if classes are almost done."

"Aww, can't we spend more time with you?" Ruby asked.

"Oh, you will soon, Ruby. I'm going to be busy these next few days, and I'm going to be needing some help at the forges." Summer could sware Ruby's eye's nearly popped out of her head when she looked at her.

"You mean..." The young redhead muttered.

"I know about how you made your weapon out of leftover metals out of Iron Thorn, Ruby." She placed a hand on the teen's shoulder and gave a comforting smile. "I'm sorry I wasn't there to watch you grow and help you build your weapon with you. But that did not stop you from becoming the young woman you are today. Most would take Iron Thorns parts and put them in a display case or toss them out as junk. Not you, instead you honored my memory by reforging Thorn's parts to continue fighting and protect what is precious to me." Tears ran down Ruby's face, along with happy smiles from the other girls from her team. Summer may have laid it on a bit think on her intentions, but this needed to happen. She wanted to let Ruby know that she would never abandon her the same way Raven did for Tai and Yang.

"So, what do you say we get together later and help me make a weapon that would suit a Space Commando like me?" She offered.

Ruby jumped and hugged her mother in a tight grip. Summer expected this and hugged back while feeling the wet tears on her collar bone. For a few moments, it was just the two of them. Then Summer looked at a certain blond with a fierce look, catching the teen off guard with it. "Yang Xiao long, you get over here in this hug right this instant or so help whatever deity you believe I will bend you over my knee and spank you raw in front of Beacon's student body." She threatened as she raises a hand out to join.

The blond hair looked at her in absolute horror before rushing into the hug as well. Weiss and Blake both covered their mouths in an attempt to hide their laughter while Ruby let out few laughs in between sobs.

With each of her daughters in her arms, Summer felt that warm feeling of truly being at home once more.

Saying her goodbyes to her kids and promises to make up for lost time apart. Summer watched as her family left to go back to their dorm. Images of her past with team STRQ and the Normandy crew flew through her mind, the adventures they had together. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the memorable. She had a few damn good rides, great ones, the kind you never forget.

"Now it's your turn to carry the torch..." Summer said in a voice that only she can hear as the four girls walked off. She could tell that they were going to go far and that their journey was only just beginning.

Summer let out an amused snort as she turned around and walked to her new place. Deciding whether or not if she should get in on the action or not. Ha, more than likely, she'd be caught up in it. Maybe she would fall in this time, be a follower and give sage advice to them like Wrex or Samara did for her. That would be a nice change of pace.

Opening up her door, Summer walked in her new place only to stop a few steps in after closing the door behind her.

She had a visitor. One that she knew would come around eventually.

"Been a long time...Summer."

"...Sure has...Raven."