Summer shifted in her bed with an absurd amount of annoyance. Opening her eyes, she glanced over at her alarm clock and saw it was still too early for her to be up. She shifted more in her bed before coming to the conclusion that she wasn't going to get any more sleep.
Sitting up and getting off the bed, she bent her back backward and got an energetic 'pop' from it. Heading to her bathroom, she did her morning hygiene ritual by filling up her sink before dunking her head in to wake her up properly. Now, most people would find this a weird way to wake up as people usually wake up with a pot of coffee. But then this is Shepard they were talking about or Rose now. Summer still had to figure that out.
Rubbing her face to get rid of the sand out, she brushed her teeth before heading to her dresser. Picking out a set of gym clothes, a gunmetal gray sweatshirt and blue shorts she made for the front door. Lastly, she had on a pair of running shoes. She had made a trip to Vale after the weapon demonstration with her daughters' team. Ozpin had been generous in giving her some money to start herself off within getting herself prepared. Ruby and Yang had shown her a few places and pretty much had a family outing and dinner.
It was bliss.
Summer had wanted to know everything she missed with her family. The good and the bad. She cried at the hardships they had to endure, and Summer will have words the next time she sees Taiyang. Drinking heavily while trying to take care of two young girls was no excuse, in her opinion, even if everyone believed she was dead.
While they shopped for clothes, Ruby dragged her over to the Dust shop, where she stopped a dust robbery that got her recognized by Ozpin and got into Beacon two years early. Only into mid-teens and already beating the bad guys. She felt so proud of her daughter. She was positive that if Wrex met her daughter, he'd asked her to come to join clan Urdnot. Hell, both Ruby and Yang, would catch the old Warlord's attention once he learns that I've got kids.
Summer also went and splurged on a few weapon parts to add to weapons. Most of it for when she remakes her Iron Thorn , as her daughter calls it, but she did find a red dot scope that was perfect for fitting onto her Lancer.
Walking out of her place, she proceeded to leave the apartment building. It was still early as the sun had not yet risen, and the air was cold, yet refreshing. Breathing in the free air, she proceeded over to a nearby grassy area and started doing some warmup exercises.
She did a series of push-ups, sit-ups, squats, lunges and stretches to get her body core temperature up. After doing three reps of everything she made for the sidewalk and started a nice steady pace jog. By the sun had begun to peak over the horizon.
As she runs, Summer began to wonder what her crew would think if they found out she had a family. Joker would only take one look at Ruby and wonder if Cerberus made another clone of her. Karin would be like a grandma to her two girls. Wrex and Grunt would want to see how tough Yang is, Summer's money would be on her daughter. After which Wrex would probably want to test her with a rite to be an honorary Krogan. Tali would be like an older sister to them and could see getting along with Ruby. Garrus would more than likely be speechless at seeing her family, right before having a friendly sniping competition of who's the better shot with her youngest. Both Jack and Miranda would shake their heads in disbelief. Jacob would joke that the galaxy is doomed now that there are more "Shepards." The rest would take it in stride.
After nearly an hour by her estimates and several laps around Beacon, Summer had built up a decent sweat. Looking around, she saw a few students milling about the campus, either doing their morning workout or going somewhere else.
With her workout complete, she did some cool-down stretches to avoid cramps that would pop up later. It wasn't long till she was back in her apartment, taking a nice hot shower. With that done, she looked at the time again and found it was nearing eight in the morning.
"I wonder what they have for breakfast at the cafeteria? I certainly could go for some scrambled eggs. Thou they probably won't be as good as Vega's." Summer threw on a plain t-shirt and skinny jeans and grabbed her scroll before heading out.
About halfway through the school, she was starting to regret her decision on breakfast.
As soon as she left for the school's cafeteria, she felt many eyes land on her. Now, typically Summer would be used to having many eyes on her. Mainly due to her being the first human Spector, coming back from the dead, and spearheading the war against the Reapers.
The young hormonal teens that were eye-fucking her as she walked by really made her wish brought a gun with her. Plus, it wasn't just guys; there were also a few females that stopped and stared too.
Maybe I'm just too good looking? Summer thought in dismay. I hope to god none go up to me and flirts with me. Otherwise, to partially steal a quote from Liara, I'll hit them with a biotic wave so strong they'll won't be enough left to fit in a glass.
It was then she entered the cafeteria, and as Summer approached the lunch line. The N7 didn't even need to look as she could feel the growing number of eye sets landing on her. A few with lest the noble intentions.
Damn it, Summer silently cursed both her augmented beauty and teenage hormones. How does Goodwitch deal with this? The woman uses a riding clop for a weapon and beats me by a full cup size in the chest department.
Summer grabbed her a lunch tray and filled it with eggs, bacon, French toast, and two cartons of milk. After swiping her scroll at the check out for payment is when she saw her daughters' team enter the cafeteria and were quick to spot her. Ruby was ready to run up and greet her.
"Morning, Mom!" Ruby greeted as the team walked up to her.
"Good morning Ruby," Summer replied as she one-arm hugs her daughter. "You all doing alright this morning?" She asks the team.
"For the most part," Weiss replied first as they head towards an empty table and sit down. "Ruby kept us up last night with her brainstorming ideas on weapons for each of us." Summer raised an eyebrow at her youngest as the younger redhead looked sheepishly away.
"Alright, and did you all get a final verdict, or is it still up for debate?"
"We're still uncertain on a few things about the idea, mainly what would go with our individual styles of combat," Blake answered next, getting nods of agreement from everyone.
"Yeah, we're so used to fighting like we are now that, and we've only recently started covering fighting like a team. In the end, we were wondering if maybe you might have an idea, Mom?" Yang finished.
Summer threw a strip of bacon in her mouth as she hummed in thought on the subject. "Go grab your breakfast and let me think about this for a minute."
The girls did so and allowed Summer a moment to think as she chewed on another bacon strip. Her mind thinking about the team RWBY's individual styles. After viewing their weapons at the demonstration, they each gave a description of their fighting methods and semblances.
Ruby, by far, has the most intimidating weapon of the four. Against non-Grimm, opponents would hesitate for a before committing to any action, due to its size and shape. Plus, it also gives her a range advantage over her peers with Crescent Rose's sniper configuration. For long and mid-range firefights, Ruby would be able to hold her ground. It's scythe shaped blade is unique, and if Qrow was the one that trained her, then it will be able to slice through Grimm that come close to her. But she will like to see Ruby in combat to see how she stacks up to stress.
From Summer's point of view, Weiss would benefit the most with an extra weapon. That reaper was great with precision work, and its revolving Dust chambers gave her a variety of combat options when combined then with her glyphs. She is a close-range fighter that wouldn't stand up against armored opponents and enemies at range.
Blake was confusing her somewhere fierce with her weapon. A ballistic chain scythe pistol and cleaver that doubles as a sheath. The N7 had little to say about it and kept her opinions about its function and design to herself. With its blade folding back to reveal a pistol underneath gives a surprise factor. Like Ruby, Summer would have to witness her in combat to better gage her combat prowess.
Now then, there was her firecracker. Yang took after Tai's brawling techniques rather than her mothers' lightning-fast swordsmanship style. With her strength, her shotgun gauntlets, and semblance to take hits that make her stronger to dish back at opponents made Yang a major powerhouse. Get her mad, and then you'll have a berserker, utterly devastating anyone in close combat.
By then, the teen team came back with their food and started their meals. "So mom, what you got for us?" Yang asked before taking a spoonful of eggs.
Summer ate another spoonful of eggs herself before answering. "Without having seen you all in a combat situation, I can't really judge you on what would suit each of you best. I'll save it for later when classes start and see you all in action myself. Afterward, we'll put our heads together to figure that out. In the meantime, focus on your studies and get ready for the coming semester," she finished before drinking her milk.
"So, are we all still meeting up at the school forges later?" Blake asked while she goes and eats her muffin.
"Not if you don't want to. We are going to be there for a while," Summer informed them, much to Ruby's slight displeasure.
"Then will wait until we can reach a verdict on what to get," Yang finished.
The rest of breakfast was filled with small talk about the coming semester as well as filling in the elder Rose about several mishaps in the previous semester. One of which caught the Commander's attention.
"So let me get this straight," Summer said as she possessed what she heard. "This guy, Cardin had been bulling your buddy Jaune since the beginning of school got pinned and almost got killed by an Ursa Major. Only to be saved at the last second by the guy he was bullied to same his ass and cuts the Ursa's head off with a single sword swing?"
"I was indeed surprised by his actions. There may be more to him than I thought," Weiss admitted.
"Does that mean you'll give Vomit boy a chance then next time he asks you out?" Yang teased, making the two Roses laugh at the deadpan look the Schnee sent the blond.
"Not on his life," The heiress replied.
"Not on who's life?"
The group turned to four individuals as they sat with the commander and team RWBY. Summer took note of the four individuals. The first is a male blonde wearing a hoodie with white plated armor. The next, a crimson redheaded girl with an outfit that reminded Summer of earth's ancient Spartans. Followed by a gingered hair girl with a smile that made her look like a maniac. Lastly was a male boy wearing a green robe and has a pink strand of hair on his head.
"Who's this?" The blond asked.
"Hey, Jaune, guys! Meet my Mom," Ruby introduced.
The four looked over at the N7 officer for the first time with several degrees of shock as the blond, and the ginger did double-takes as they looked between her and Ruby.
"Wow, Ruby. I can see where you get your looks from. Hi there. My name is Jaune Arc," he introduced himself.
Realization kicked in. "This is the guy that saved the school bully from the giant bear?" Summer said aloud as she looked between Ruby and the boy. The blond now Jaune, looked at Ruby in surprise.
"You told your Mom about the Ursa?!" He said as he looked at Summer as she gave a nod of confirmation.
"Yes, and I, for one, commend you on such an act. Not many would rise above and block an attack meant for someone that was your tormentor at school." The woman replied, making the blond kid blush. Summer felt her scroll vibrate in her pocket, causing her to take it out and seeing the message from Ozpin. Scanning through the text made her frown on the inside. "Anyway, as much as I wanna stay here and trade more stories with you all, Ozpin just requested to meet with him in his office."
"Tell him your busy with family matters!" Yang said, making Summer giggle.
"I'll keep that excuse in mind for next time," she replied. "I'll message Ruby when I'm done with the great and powerful Oz." With that, she waved goodbye and headed for his office."
When they were out of her sight, Summers's happy demeanor became neutral as she walked towards Beacon tower, where Ozpin was waiting for her.
"Wonder what the old man wants?" Summer commented to no one as the elevator doors opened, revealing the familiar forms of Goodwitch and the old Wizard.
