Hey guys,before you read I was going through some heavy stuff. A family member of mine died recently so it took me a while to get motivated enough to write. With that out of the way, enjoy!


I was calling Jocelyn a few days after the incident. Weiss said my new weapon would be ready today so I waited near the statue in the main courtyard. My own teammates now look at me in a different light. And I absolutely hate it.

"... Yeah, apparently there was someone named Filnwen with the last name Vermilion that was one of the top huntresses of Beacon" I told her.

Oh… that doesn't sound good Joce said with concern in her voice.

I nodded "Yeah, And is also one of the names of my sister's Skyrim character, so I need to figure something out. Can you help me?" I said with my opposite hand in a claw formation.

I would, but I'm shopping with Coco right now. I'll help later ok? Later! She said cheerfully.

"Wait no-" I said before she hung up.

Great, her shopaholicism is still prevalent here in Remnant. Wait a minute, since when did she meet up with Coco? Weren't they one some sort of mission in volumes 1 and 2 before the Caffeine fight?

Whatever, Hopefully Coco doesn't let her go overboard, we have only had the clothes on our back when we landed here anyway. I can give her a little leeway, but I need to get one thing clear first.

I texted her: Only 100 lien's worth, got it? That's all of our life savings combined and I cannot let you blow it all.

I know she won't text back for some time so I added Besides, there's probably not enough room in CRDL's room for that stuff anyway.

As much of an ass Cardin is, I don't want him dealing with that side of her, only I should.

I soon heard Weiss' footsteps behind me.

Time to act I suppose. "Figured I would find you here," Weiss said as she approached.

I turned to face her, "Well I am a history buff" I said. "But I could never get this statue, there's nothing in any of the books that mention when this statue was made."

"Oh, this statue? that was made to commemorate team VISN (Vision)" Weiss said as she turned her gaze to the statue "You know, your sister Filnwen Vermilion, Ivan Chartreuse, Sage Evergreen, and Nathan Wake. Your sister's team."

"Oh yeah" I said tapping my forehead with my palm "I was young and never new their names."

Weiss tilted her head "Oh how young?" She asked.

And now I got to do some math, I hate math. Assuming she subtracted my age by 4, that would make me... "About 16," I said shrugging "I would have forgotten my head if they weren't attached to me at that age."

She narrowed her eyes at me. "Right… anyway, ready to go?" She asked taking my hand and dragging me to the airship against my will.

I couldn't help but chuckle. "I guess so, since you're taking a bold approach holding my hand like this~" I said cheekily.

Keep in mind, I'm operating under anime logic. And in anime, holding hands is the lewdest thing you can imagine without it being a hentai.

And as I expected, she's blushing and letting go. "Just get to the airship!" She said storming off in which I followed.

I chuckled and rolled my eyes. I then said "Ok Ice Queen"

Weiss crossed her arms at me as we entered the airship. "What did I say about calling me that?"

I walked past her with a shrug as I explained "Well that is now off since you almost killed me."

"Hey I'm apologizing!" She said stamping her foot on the ground.

I looked up at the ceiling then out the window as I said "mm... Fair enough."

Weiss joined me to my left. "So where shall we go for lunch then?" she asked.

I held my hands up to her. "Woah Ice Queen, I said the new weapon was enough, no need to pay for lunch too."

My stomach then growled. Traitor.

"I just fed you!" I yelled at it to which Weiss looked at me weirdly.

Weiss gave a sigh as she put her hands on her hips. "... Right, I think lunch should be first then."

"Weiss I said-" I protested before I was cut off again.

She then put a finger to my lips to shut me up. "Ahbubububu, I will not hear another word Achilles Vermillion. My treat, and I will not take no for an answer." She said sternly.

Oh if she knew where my lips were last night.

I shrugged as she took her finger away from my mouth. "Alright then Weiss, I guess since you're paying. Just to warn you, I don't think you can afford my appetite." I said with a grin.

Weiss gave a smirk as she crossed her arms. "Good, because I booked us a place at an all you can eat buffet." She said proudly.

I looked at her with confusion as I asked. "Wait what?"

"You heard me" She said with a smile.

Honestly, nice Weiss is a lot more freaky than tsundere Weiss. I can see why Ruby was weirded out when she was smiling as wide as Heath Ledger's Joker… Ok maybe not that wide but you know what I mean.

Then... "Wait then why did you ask me where I wanted to eat then?" I asked.

"Just testing you" Weiss replied.

God she reminds me SO much of Jocelyn back in high school, not the tsundere part. The constant testing and a lot of other stuff that made my high school life difficult.

"Oh look we're landing!" Weiss announced grabbing my sleeve and yanking me along.

At this point I'm tired of all this dragging me places. "Can you stop dragging me?" I asked.

"No, you're lighter than your appetite" Weiss retorted.

Wait did she just call me a fat person in a skinny person's body?

"Ouch that actually hurt a little" I said as we exited the airship.

She turned back to me with a grin that I can only describe as Weiss' 'I'm going to give you a verbal beatdown' face. "Oh come now, you talk like that to me a lot, calling me 'barrel-chested', 'Board', 'Something a pirate could force their captives to walk on to jump into shark infested waters' which I still don't entirely get."

"Ok ok I get it, this is part of your payback." I said putting my hands up in defeat.

"Yes." she said with a quick nod "Now follow me, I know where that place is, and it's close by to the weapon smith." She said walking away.

After a brief sigh I soon started to follow behind.


[In team RWBY+A's room]

{Yang's perspective}

"So Weiss is taking him out on a date~?" I asked grinning.

"I highly doubt it, Achilles is engaged. This might just be Weiss wanting to be nice to him for once." Blake said, not looking up from her book "Although, it does seem weird how persistent she was that she wanted him to get his new weapon today."

I pointed at her. "Exactly Blake, This seems out of character for Weiss" I said sitting down on Achilles' bed "Do you think she has a crush on him?"

She didn't look up from her book. "Like I said, I highly doubt it. He had been taunting her for the past few months we've been at Beacon." Blake replied. "Though sometimes it can blossom into a romance, but that's only in stories."

I crossed my arms in front of me and said. "Well if they're going to do anything dirty, let's hope they don't bring that here."

She looked up at me for a moment. "I don't think Achilles would do that. He spends a good amount of time with his fiancé when we have free time. Don't you remember last night when he was gone the entire night?" She said as she returned her gaze to her book.

I looked up to the ceiling for a moment as I recalled "Yeah, and he had bags under his eyes." It reminded me of something he told me the other day. "Not to mention those times they went to the school's garden. I hope for Beacon's sake there isn't a greenhouse."

Blake looked at me with a puzzled expression on her face "Why? What could they possibly do in there?"

I replied "Well… he did tell me this one story where he and Rose did it in their school's greenhouse."

Blake's cheeks went red. "…I definitely didn't expect to hear that. Oh my…" She said as she took heavy breaths.

I gave a shrug. "Neither did I. but apparently, as he puts it, he was young once." I replied.

I then noticed she was acting different. "Blake are you OK? You seem to be breathing rather heavily."

Blake got up and replied "I'm fine, I need to use the bathroom." She then walked into our bathroom quickly.

My adorably innocent sister then walked in. She noticed Blake rush to the restroom and asked "What did I miss?"

I will not subject her to what I told Blake. "Nothing you need to worry about" I replied "Just some girl talk."

Ruby gave a smile. "Oh ok. By the way, I overheard Weiss and Achilles talking about them going to an all you can eat buffet." She then walked to her bed and jumped onto it.

So that's your plan eh Ice Queen? Get his defenses down and try to slip into his mind? Clever girl.


[Vale 1:30pm]

{Justin/Achilles' perspective}

"I can't believe you ate the entire restaurant's stock!" Weiss yelled as we exited the restaurant "How are they supposed to do any more business today?!"

I gave a small burp before replying "Well you said it was your treat... Ugh I am so stuffed."

She narrowed her eyes at me. "Gee I wonder why." She said with her hands on her hips.

I pointed at her and retorted "Sarcasm is not welcome right now."

Weiss gestured over to the smith as she told me "Well there's the smith. If you need to throw up, now is the time" She then placed her hands on her hips.

I held up a finger. After a few heavy breaths I put it down "Nah, it's all digested, mostly anyway. But I might just skip dinner."

Weiss rolled her eyes "If I get overcharged, you owe me."

"Fair enough Ice Queen" I said with a shrug.

We then entered the smith's shop.

"Oh good to see you back so soon Achilles!" The smith greeted with a smile. "Your new weapon is waiting. Let me go fetch it" He then walked to the back.

I then got a text from Jocelyn. Ok dad, I won't. Besides it's only necessities like new underwear and clothes. I can't be wearing the same thing every day!

I chuckled before replying: Honey, don't forget, we're in an anime, people don't change clothes that often.

She then responded: Well I don't want to wear the same thing every day! You know me!

"Texting your fiancé?" Weiss asked, trying to break the ice (pun intended… damn it Yang).

I sighed with annoyance. She has some issues to work through and I've been trying to help her with it. "Yeah, just making sure she doesn't go overboard on shopping."

Weiss tilted her head slightly inquisitively "So she likes to shop?" she asked.

I sighed with a nod. "Unfortunately yes, she is a shopaholic you see."

Weiss then asked "What's a shopaholic?"

How do I explain this to her? …I think I have an idea how to explain. "Basically like an alcoholic but instead of finding their addiction at a bottom of a bottle of Gin, they find it spending thousands of lien on useless stuff that they think they need" I explained.

She seemed shocked by it "Oh. That sounds… horrible."

I shrugged at her. "Honestly, before we came to Beacon I would find packages addressed to her almost every day at the front door of our apartment. And I was getting quite sick of it. But she eventually learned how to treat it so there's that." I said as I checked my scroll one last time in case she texted back. I then put my scroll away, placing one hand on the counter leaning on it.

Soon the smith came back out. "Here it is!" The smith said slamming the butt of the weapon on the counter. My eyes lit up with a huge dorky grin forming across it. I never got a chance to fire one of these on Earth before I died. And now I have the chance to.

I'm pretty sure I am sporting the dorkiest grin right now.


[Elsewhere in Vale around the same time]

{Jocelyn/Rose's perspective}

Justin is such an ass sometimes. I still wanna look fashionable. And with Coco is helping me right now, I might just be able to find what I need. Besides, he knows I am a fashionista, and I hate wearing the same thing more than one day.

"Texting someone?" Coco asked.

I put my scroll down and replied "Just my fiancé."

She gave me a smile "Oh you're engaged? Then again, that ring of yours should have tipped me off" Coco said looking at my hand as she adjusted them.

I smiled and replied "It's alright, not a lot of people notice at first." I then looked at my ring. It was rose gold with a large diamond in the center, with two silver loops with smaller diamonds that looped on opposite sides halfway across. It was somewhere around $400 or something back on Earth, but he managed to talk the Kay Jewelers people into $350 somehow.

Coco chuckled "Well, I would have expected as much, you two look absolutely adorable together." She said with a smile "Though, if I may ask. Why doesn't he dress in a fashionable way?"

I groaned. I don't understand why he thinks of clothes as nothing more than just cloth. "Ugh don't even get me started!" I ranted to Coco, "honestly his view of clothes could do with some changes. He only sees them as 'cloth that covers the important bits and nothing more.' He doesn't like designer brands, hell his Guess jacket my grandpa gave him was pushing it. And the only reason he wears it is because he thinks it fits his aesthetic."

Coco gave me a confused look and pushed her glasses down. "What's Guess? I've never heard of that brand before" Coco asked.

Shit! "Oh it's um… a big brand where I'm from" I sheepishly replied.

Coco then leaned forward. "Oh I see. And where are you from?" She asked.

Fuck, she might actually try to go there to try to find Guess, What would Justin say in this situation? … Other than excuses... I think I've got one thing I can say. Something he and I both came up with to throw people off our tracks. "I come from a small town outside of Argus, though it was destroyed by Grimm, so I highly doubt anything is left" I said shrugging. "Even my favorite stores were decimated."

Coco then sat back in her seat. "Oh… I'm sorry to remind you of your past" Coco said sadly.

Perfect, Justin I owe you lunch if you already haven't eaten.

I gave her a shrug "That's ok, I've gotten over it since" I said.

She gave me a smile before she stared off into space she said "Well it's good that you learned how to cope."

I better change the subject soon. But for now I'll keep to it and, as he puts it, 'give myself a backstory.' "Yeah, I just hope my family and friends are alright" I said looking at the fountain. "I lost contact with them shortly after it was attacked."

Coco looked sad. Probably for me with my made up family at this unnamed location "Do you remember the name of your town?"

I shook my head as we walked down the mall "Not really, there weren't a lot of good memories there" I said with a shrug "My mom was an asshole and my brother never really listened to me. My dad had to leave me because he wanted to protect me. Kids at school made fun of me a lot. And I was always blamed everything."

Coco crossed her arms. "I can't imagine how that was like growing up" she said with a sigh.

"Yeah." I said as we passed by a shop with… a fluffy… jacket… FLUFFY!

Coco took notice. Or saw stars in my eyes, either way. "Oh this store? This one is one of my favorites." She said. "Want to go in and buy something?" She then asked.

I want to... but I can't. This looks too expensive. "Thanks but this looks above my budget" I said to her.

I took a few steps away before she grabbed my arm. "Budget smuget, I'll take care of the expenses, you worry about which ones you want. And we can also see what your man will like too while we're at it." Coco said dragging me into the store.

I couldn't help but grin "Alright, thank you!" I said.

She gave me a smile as we walked in. "You're welcome, I was going to go here to buy Velvet something anyway." Coco replied.


[Beacon's Locker Room, 5:30pm]

{Justin/Achilles' perspective}

"Well it is certainly fires fast" Weiss commented as I put my new weapon in my locker.

I shut my locker and replied "That's the point, it's a machine gun."

She waved a hand in the air as she asked "I mean, do you need a weapon that fires that fast? How are you going to be able to aim when you fire in full auto? You looked like you struggled to contain the recoil at first" she asked.

I turned to her and answered. "Simple, I'll stab it into the ground."

Weiss sighed "You got most of the idea from Ruby didn't you?"

I shrugged "A little, the rest is my own design" I replied.

She then walked past me and offered "Well, if you're not too busy, we can try to unlock your semblance next?"

I held my hands up and shook my head. "Thank you, but not until I get over how you unlocked my aura" I said jokingly… well mostly jokingly. It still hurt like hell slamming into the wall like that. I still don't understand how I activated my aura last second. I might need to hit the books on that and see how in God's name that worked.

She gave me a nod "Ok, I'll make it your decision. School starts back up soon." Weiss said heading to the training room.

Before she got to the door I called out to her. "Hey Weiss."

She turned around with a hand still on the door frame "Yes Achilles?"

I smiled at her and said "Thank you for helping me with my aura."

She smiled back at me and replied "Don't mention it. You would have been useless anyway without it"

I narrowed my eyes at her "Oh like how you would have lost your fight against Black Hood without my help?"

She then stamped her foot and yelled "Take that back!"

After a moment of silence, we both started laughing.

I waved to her and said "Take care Ice Queen, don't overdo yourself" I said as I started heading towards the library.

Before I got too far away I heard Weiss retort "Ok Dad."

Still gives me shivers, and not the good kind. Now then, now that I have that done and over with, let's see who this Filnwen Vermilion is. And if I can find her, I might be able to create more backstory or something, make it at least convincing enough that no one will ask any more questions. And perhaps even apologize for taking her last name.


[Villain's hideout]

Roman was taking stock of all of the dust stolen. His sidekick Neo was relaxing nearby.

"It would be nice if I got a little help Neo" Roman said crossing his arms.

'Well I just took care of some problematic people, I deserve a little break' Neo signed.

Roman was about to argue with her, then sighed annoyed and went back to writing things down. "Fair point," Roman said with annoyance. "Why do we need this much dust anyway?"

"You'll know why we do when you need to know" Cinder said on the catwalk above.

He made a quiet groan under his breath "Look Cinder dearie, as much as I love stealing all of this dust from the SDC. It means nothing if I don't know why we are. And we're not exactly the most inconspicuous thieves in Remnant right now with the psychics 'n all" Roman said lighting his cigar.

Neo shook her head and signed 'That'll kill you one of these days.'

"Yeah I am aware, thanks for caring Neo" Roman said blowing smoke out "Not to mention that police are around every corner. We have investigators trying to solve the string of robberies. And to top it off, he's been an annoying bug in my shoe as of late." He continued with his rant. He then gave a long drawn out breath to blow smoke out of. He then asked Cinder "So how long are we going to keep 'Ferret King' around?"

Cinder waved her hand off to the side as she explained. "When he exhausts his usefulness like I told you."

Roman got fustrated at that statement. He's been hearing it all week and he isn't too fond of it anymore. "And when, pray tell, is that?" Roman asked, "I've seen the way he looks at Neo, almost as if he's undressing her with his eyes. And I, for one, am not a fan of it."

'No need for that DAD' Neo signed Besides, he seems kind of cute too.

Roman shoved a finger in Neo's direction "Neo, this is for your own good, As your father figure and friend I will not stand idly by and-" Roman replied before Cinder cut him off.

"Enough, Like I said before, when he exhausts his usefulness we will deal with him. For now he is an asset, something to be used. Are we clear?" Cinder threatened.

"Transparently" Roman said begrudgingly.

{Black hood/Ferret King's perspective}

As I expected. Cinder was using me the entire time. So much for helping me unlock my aura and semblance. Whatever I have more pressing matters to deal with.

That guy in the red jacket for instance. I feel like I know him but all of my memories are foggy at best.

The closest thing I can think of is a friend of mine from Earth whose username is Justabossman, which is ironic to say the least, since he wasn't that good at any games we played together.

Other than that, names, faces, they're all blurs to me. I'll have to find him later and get the answers myself. In the meantime. They'll need me to tell them what to do next. Isn't that dance coming up? Probably, I honestly have no clue.

I'll have to find a student and interogate them.

Or Mercury and Emerald will help... Meh, whatever. I need a beer.


[Beacon's Library, 7:48pm]

{Justin/Achilles' perspective}

Well I got what I came for, I found the yearbook Weiss found. It was 4 years ago when Filnwen came to this school. Looking at these photos and seeing what she looks like and posed like in the other photos… well I came to the conclusion that she would have acted the way my own sister would have acted.

So coming up with a story won't be too difficult. But I still need to know if she's alive, and if she is, well… I'll see if I can introduce myself. And try to get some backstory of the Vermilion household.

A voice behind me then spoke "Oh you're reading that yearbook?"

I jumped and darted my head behind me to see a woman about her early thirties with long green hair and glasses, Wearing a skirt that went down to her ankles and a white kimono like shirt, with cute kitty ears on top of her head too. carrying some books that looked like they were going back on the shelf.

I gave her a nod "Yeah, Just wanted to know where my sister is. I haven't seen her in some time" I said with a shrug. I'm mostly going along with what Weiss told me, and I need answers.

A small gasp escaped her lips as she said "Oh, you must be Achilles Vermillion then." She then sat down next to me.

"How did you-" I was about to ask before the librarian cut me off.

"Your sister told me a lot about you on our adventures." She said with her sage green eyes staring at me. "She bragged a lot about how good of a little brother you are."

Wait one moment, I'm not even from here, hell I wasn't born in Remnant in the first goddamn place. How can she tell a lot about me if I was never born here? Did I inhabit a body not of my own? And where did the original soul go? More importantly, Why is the Vermilion household such a big name here? And how did I keep my looks?

You think something like that would come up in the show proper but apparently I just warped space-time or some shit just by being here.

Anyway I should probably make sure I don't act sus. Which any games of Among Us I've played have taught me anything, I'm no good at. "What has she told you?" I asked mostly out of curiosity.

She gave me a small smile "That you're one of the most caring, and awesome little brothers she's ever had" She answered. Good to know my personality doesn't need to change here. "You remember me don't you?" she then asked.

Well this is like every other time I've had some weird person come up to me and ask that. Might as well give my autopilot response. "Vaguely, It's a bit difficult to remember" I said as I stroked my beard.

She leaned onto her books and asked "Does the name Sage ring a bell?"

Wait she's a part of team VISN? What happened? Why is she working in Beacon's library?

I gave her a quick nod "Yeah, Weiss mentioned it earlier" I said nodding.

Her smile wavered slightly when I said that. "Well then, you friend Weiss must have been a fan of us. Before…" She trailed off.

"Before?" I asked concerned for her. "You don't need to explain if you don't want to.

She was silent for a moment. Her ears drooped before answering. "Before the incident. You should know this, you're old enough to hear what happened to your sister."


[Years ago, in a village near Vale]

Team VISN was on a contract mission to kill some nearby grimm causing problems for the townspeople making them unable to farm, hunt, or really a lot of anything.

Filnwen with her weapon which was similar to Blakes except for a few changes. For one it was a double edged longsword. And for another, it transformed into a rifle when sheathed and was colored red and black. As for her appearance, She wore blackened armor with red trims. Underneath she wore a red bodysuit with black trims. Her hair at the time was in a bob cut. She also had died parts of her hair black

The team arrived at the cave as Filnwen announced "Well this looks like the place" she then unsheathed her weapon.

Sage put a hand on her shoulder and cautioned "We need to be careful" She had twin katanas on her back with a pistol on the side. At the time she was wearing a white kimono top with a green skirt that extended down to her knees. With combat boots and a pair of shorts underneath her skirt. "If there's enough of them, even low level grimm can overpower us"

The rather large tank of the group then blurted out "PFFT Grimm Shrimm, we can easily take care of them" the tan skinned man said.. His weapon of choice was a greatsword that can turn into an arming sword and kite shield if needed. As for his appearance, He wore a blue overcoat with a white shirt under it and blue jeans. He wore his hair long, extending down to the middle of his back. Which made it hard to unsheathe his weapon without accidentally cutting his hair.

A hand was placed on his shoulder as the blue warrior was about to charge in "Ivan what have I said before?" said the slightly shorter man. His weapon of choice was two SMGs that transformed into a pair of hook blades which can turn into regular swords if needed. And for his appearance, He decided to go with a black unzipped jacket with a red shirt underneath. Black jeans and a belt to clip his weapons onto, and slicked his hair back for style.

Ivan rolled his eyes "Yeah yeah, 'Don't just rush blindly in you'll get killed one day' relax will ya Nathan? My semblance will take care of it" Ivan replied.

Nathan shook his head at his boyfriend "You can't just rely on your semblance forever babe. There will be a day when a grimm or something will be able to pierce even your semblance and you won't be able to stand again" he retorted.

Filnwen turned back to her group. "Enough guys" Filnwen said after she inspected the entrance "The more you two talk the more likely we'll get ambushed by Grimm."

Sage had a hand on her hip as she watched the couple argue "She does have a point," Sage said, drawing one of her Katanas, this one had a red blade, The other one sheathed on the same side had a black blade. "We'll need to focus in order to be an effective team."

The couple grunted at the same time. Ivan then put his right hand on his hip. "Fine, But after this, it's back on" Said Ivan pointing at Nathan with his opposite hand.

Nathan smirked devilishly "Oh I'm sure it will be babe~."

Ivan rolled his eyes at him "Get your mind out of the gutter." He retorted.

Nathan stuck his tongue out at Ivan as they entered.

It was a bit dark but thanks to Sage's faunus trait having night vision. She was able to navigate on her own.

Her team were supplied with night vision goggles to make things easier for them to see. They rounded a corner to find a bunch of Creeps and some beowolfs. Nothing too out of the ordinary. But that was when they came across a vast empty chamber inside the cave.

And little to their knowledge, a deathstalker emerged out from the other side alongside two elder Ursas from either side. Team VISN split themselves off.

Sage and Filnwen went to fight the Deathstalker while Nathan and Ivan went to fight both Ursa. The Ursa were dealt with first by Ivan turning his greatsword into a shield and drawing a small arming sword out from behind the shield. Then cutting its head off while Nathen fired at the ursa then transforming his blades to cut off its head.

Filnwen and Sage had a much more difficult time. Most of their attacks just bounced off the hide of this monstrosity. Nathen and Ivan nodded at each other as they charged off, Ivan turning his weapon back into a greatsword and cutting off one of the pincers. Nathen distracted the beast by shooting at it causing it to change targeting.

As they regrouped Filnwen told them "Thanks guys. That was a bit close for comfort." The Deathstalker then displayed an ability they haven't seen any other deathstalker do. It grew back the pincer that it lost. The team looked at each other and formed a plan.

Ivan and Nathan nodded at eachother after Filnwen yelled out "Wakeburner!"

Nathen reloaded his weapon. He then waited until Filnwen charged her semblance. It was an absorption based semblance that allowed her to give her stored energy to any of her teammates if she wished. And that was what she did, she grabbed Nathan's shoulder causing his crimson aura to light up and he fired. It did considerable amount of damage but not enough.

Filnwen then looked at Sage and called out "Green ocean." Sage and Ivan nodded. Ivan charged at the deathstalker jumping up in the air activating his semblance which made his aura harden enough to withstand a lot of damage. While Sage charged in from the front, using her semblance, Aura Vines, to render the beast immobile, she then threw her red katana into the eye of the beast then took out her pistol and fired, igniting the sword causing the beast to wail in pain. Ivan then cut the tail and stabbed the beast in the back. It was enough to cause it to collapse as Sage retrieved her blade and sheathed it.

"We did it!" Ivan shouted in triumph as the creature disintegrated behind him.

"Yeah we did" Filnwen said pumping her fist in the air "Another one down for team VISN."

Their victory was cut short as they noticed Nathan was nowhere in sight. They looked behind them to see he was in the mouth of another Elder Ursa that had snuck up on them.

And Nathen wasn't moving.

Fueled by rage, Ivan charged in yelling "NATHEN! NOOOOO!"

"Ivan WAIT!" Yelled Filnwen only to have it fall on deaf ears.

The Ursa spat out Nathan and batted Ivan into a stalactite on a wall piercing through his aura and semblance He tried to get out as the Ursa charged at Filnwen and Sage. Filnwen blocked the incoming strike with her sheath.

She then ordered "Sage go and find help! I'll hold this fucker off for as long as I can!"

Sage protested "But Filn-"

Filnwen snapped her head towards Sage and ordered "Just go! You're the only one who can make it." Sage nodded and ran to the exit.


[Present day]

"... When I got back with backup it was too late. Your sister was in a pool of her own blood with her broken weapon in her hand. Ivan managed to get out of the stalactite he was impaled on... He and Nathan were holding hands, but there was no pulse on any of them…" Sage said gripping her books tighter "I shortly then retired from being a huntress in favor of being a librarian here at Beacon Academy. I feel like they would have wanted me to live my best life. And this is what I want to do to this day."

I looked back over at the picture of Filnwen. She definitely acts like my sister would if she were in that type of situation. But to hear of her death? That was heartbreaking.

I turned to Sage, something about that made me question what the parents of who I took over did to cover this. "How come my parents never told me?" I asked.

I saw a tear drop from her face and onto her lap. "You were young and training to become a huntsmen just like your sister." She explained "They didn't want you to be devastated before the huntsman's exam."

Ok good to know my apparent parents in this world care for my mental health like my folks back home.

Sage then glanced back at me "I gave her weapon to your parents to keep it safe" Sage said.

I looked away for a moment. First of all, I took the last name of a well known family in Remnant, that's bad enough. But now I find out in this world I had a sister who died killing an elder grimm? That's even more devastating. I have no idea what I wrapped myself into, but I hope I can dig my way out before it's too late.

I closed the yearbook I was looking at and stood up. Before I left I told her "Thank you for your time Sage. I'm sorry you had to retell that story."

Through her tears she wiped them off and shook her head. "No need, you needed to hear it anyway." She trailed off.

I couldn't think of another thing to say other than "Right, I'll see you later" I then walked out of the library.


[Hallway to RWBY's room, 8:21 pm]

On my way to RWBY and my room, I was thinking about… well a lot.

For one, I have a family in Remnant. Which feels off all things concidering.

Two, apparently I have a dead sister. That makes things complicated.

And finally a lot of questions. Who is the person I inhabited that looks a lot like me? Did their soul go to my body? If not, did I accidentally murder someone mentaly when I died? Or did our souls merge and now I might have an unwanted roommate in my head like Ozpin may have most likely?

God this is confusing. I should probably try to keep my face neutral. For the sake of my team. I knocked on the door.

"It's safe to come in!" Yelled Yang.

"Thank you!" I replied opening the door.

Yang was the first to approach me. "So how was your day with Weiss?" Yang asked with a grin.

I walked in with my hands in my pockets and said "It went about as well as it can, ate an entire restaurant, got a new weapon, and looked at my dead sister's yearbook picture. All of that stuff" I said with a shrug.

"Oh…" Yang said dropping her grin "You miss her don't you?"

Hard to miss someone when I don't know who they were or what they were like outside of one story I was told.

But I gotta act like I'm depressed… Not that hard to anyway but yeah, better act more like it. "Yeah, but something tells me she's watching over me from the afterlife." I said sitting down "Or watching over me as a ghost."

I have felt like I was being watched recently. Either it's my grandma's ghost following me no matter what or where I am, or it's Filnwen probably cursing my name. Either way, I don't like that feeling.

Yang tilted her head with interest "Oh you believe in ghosts?" Yang asked sitting at the foot of Blakes bed.

Blake looked up from her book. Seemingly also intrigued by what I had to say

I glanced over at Blake. "I lived with one for 19 years of my life" I said with a shrug. Now that I mention that, I probably shouldn't have.

Yang snickered at my statement "You lived with a ghost? What like a roommate or something?"

Welp, point of no return. "She was my great grandmother who one day just died in my room in a rocking chair with a cat on her lap. No one to this day knows the cause." I stated "Some nights she would bang my doorknob to say goodnight. Other times you would hear her rocking chair rocking even though there wasn't one. And at one point, I saw a orb of light traveling from one of my trees to a tree that my sister and I used to swing on when I was petting my cat. Oh and one time my grandma who was visiting from Vacuo accidently set fire to our old toaster and the plug on the wall just jumped out of it."

Yang then put her fists to her hips. "So you believe in ghosts then?" She asked.

I shrugged and replied "Kinda have to when weird things like that happen. Once my sister and I tried to talk to her but it didn't work. Mostly because we were ill-equipped to actually, y'know, talk to them." On Earth, ghost hunters need specialized equipment to communicate or even see ghosts unless you're a psychic medium. But I am not, at least as far as I know.

I can see people's auras, but that requires me staring uncomfortably at someone's forehead for a long period of time and their concent. And on Remnant, well it doesn't work like that. Let me just say staring at any members of team RWBY for any period of time, makes me feel blind after a while with how they use their aura to defend. And with Ruby herself I saw Angel wings, which to me says something is watching her. And I think I know who it is.

Yang raised an eyebrow at me. "What do you mean by 'ill-equipped'?" Yang asked.

This is a perfect time to fuck with them. "Oh you know, a chalice, some water and a drop of blood of the person related to said ghost" I said with a shrug "Oh and more than four people in an enclosed space"

Weiss then spoke up from her bed. "You've got to be joking." Oh I didn't realize she was here.

Ruby covered her head with her cloak "Not my blood. NOT MY BLOOD" Ruby said squeamishly.

Yang looked up at Ruby. "Ruby this might be our chance" Yang said looking at her sister "To get some answers from Mom."

Oh... I should have seen that coming. "Did I mention fresh water? As in fresh from a lake, not tap or shower water" I said hoping it would turn them off of trying to perform a séance.

Yang looked up at the ceiling thinking. "Well there is a lake in the Emerald Forest" She mused.

Wait what? There is?

"Weiss do you have a chalice with you?" Yang asked Weiss.

Weiss crossed her arms at Yang and defended "As if I carry something like that on me all the-"

Ruby then interrupted. "Found it!" She exclaimed excitedly as she pulled it out of Weiss' suitcase.

Weiss glared at Ruby and scolded "Hey! Don't go through my things!"

Ruby triumphantly held it in the air. It was indeed a chalice, decorated with the Schnee family logo and everything… Go figure.

I need to get them to stop before we go too far. "Guys it's getting late and the grimm become more active at night don't they? Let's just wait for another-" I said before Ruby zipped passed me with her semblance "- day…" I finished

Ok I better think of what to say next otherwise I will look like an ass.

Yang then approached me and asked "Can you really contact Summer Rose like this?"

No.

"Sure, if all goes well" I replied.

FUCKING LIEING MOUTH!

Yang smiled at me "That's good. She's been visiting her grave every day for the past few years. I want her to get some closure. And if I'll be honest, so do I."

Fuck... Oh I am such a horrible human being! God please help me in this endeavor.

I took a deep breath in and let it out slowly before asking "You want answers I assume?"

Yang rubbed the back of her head. "Yeah, I want to know why she never returned or if she's... Y'know, actually dead..." She said looking at the ground.

Well… Here's hoping it works then, otherwise I'll be one of the worst people on Remnant. Besides Salam, she stays at number one.

Ruby returned an hour later, carefully handling the now filled chalice "Got it!" She said placing it gently on the desk. How on Remnant did she make it back so fast? It's like miles away!

Well anyway, anime logic aside, I memorized Red like Roses part two, I should be able to at least give them some closure. Even if this séance thing barely ever works on Earth.

Most people use this for scams or in some cases, well… lets just say for some hot scenes from a certain website.

For the most part however it used as a prank for people, like that one Halloween episode of Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

"Alright, now we just need a drop of blood, Ruby?" I said with a smile.

"How are you going to get it?" She asked backing up "Please don't tell me you need a needle."

"With your aura protecting you, it's going to be impossible, unless you can deactivate it for a second?" I said.

"Yeah, I think so," Ruby said, taking a deep breath and closing her eyes. Her crimson aura flickered. That probably means she deactivated it. I took her hand and brought it over to the chalice and cut her hand, but only a little cut. A drop of her blood went into the water.

"Perfect now we need to put it in between all of us." I said carefully placing it on the floor.

"I am not going to be a part of this." Weiss said crossing her arms "Besides, everyone knows there's no such thing as ghosts."

"Harsh Ice Queen, and like it or not you are a part of this now." I said with a smile I could barely contain.

Weiss looked at me with confusion "Wha- Why?" She asked.

I pointed at the chalice. "Because that's your family sigil isn't it? You don't want to be cursed do you?" I said with a sinister grin. Weiss looked frightened enough to comply, good to know.

Blake sat down next to Ruby. She seemed uneasy with the idea of contacting the dead "This all feels a little unnecessary" Blake said. "Why go through all this trouble to contact a spirit?"

I waved my hand up then down "Trust me, this is the only way to attract the spirits of loved ones long passed" I explained "Now everyone, sit in a circle around the chalice. I will hit the lights and we can begin."

They all sat in a circle leaving room for me to sit at the head. I flipped the light switch and took my seat.

"Now everyone, join hands" I said holding my hands out.

"Why do we-" Weiss protested.

I locked eyes with her and said "JOIN. HANDS" a little louder than anticipated and they complied.

Now Yang's hands are pretty soft considering her main method of attack is punching.

Weiss is cold yet soft as well, I wonder if she uses moisturizer or something.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes.

Let the games begin. "Summer Rose, we wish to contact you. If you are with us, give us a sign. Move an object in the room, touch one of our shoulders, or move the chalice in front of us" I started.

Thank god I remembered that episode of Suite Life, it has helped tremendously sometimes when I really wanted to fuck with my friends back on Earth.

I then heard Ruby make an little yelp. "Something touched me!" She yelped.

"Good, that means she's here." I said looking at her direction, I then looked forward once more "Summer Rose, I have your daughters here who have questions."

I then opened my eyes and looked at where I presumed Ruby was "Repeat after me Ruby: I, Ruby Rose."

"I, Ruby Rose," she repeated.

"Have questions for my lost mother" I continued.

"Have questions for my lost mother" She repeated.

"Now ask your question, she will communicate through me" I said.

"Mom, I- I…" Ruby stammered "I couldn't take it, I couldn't stand another minute. Couldn't bear another day without you in it. All of the joy I have known for all my life. Was stripped away the minute that you died."

Red like Roses part II, all according to keikaku.*

"To have you in my life is all I ever wanted, but without you I'm a soul forever haunted. I can't help but feel I had taken you for granted. No way in hell I can ever comprehend this."

"Why are you talking like that?" Weiss asked.

I then hushed her "Don't interrupt." I whispered.

"I wasn't dreaming when they told me you were gone." Ruby continued "I was wide awake and had that feeling that they had to be wrong. How could you leave me when you swore that you would stay. Now I'm trapped inside a nightmare every single day. It's like a movie but there's not a happy ending. Every scene fades black and there's no pretending." I could hear tears in her voice. She's been holding this in for a while it seems.

…Is it just me or did it get a little chilly in here?

"This little fairy tale doesn't seem to end well. There's no knight in shining armor who will wake me from the spell." Ruby continued "I know you didn't plan this, you tried to do what's right. But in the middle of this madness. I'm the one you left to win this fight."

Wow, she seems to be extremely depressed in this song.

I mean it's a banger but it also shows what emotions Ruby is hiding as well. I think I heard something. I turned around and out of my peripheral vision was a ghost in a white cloak. Pretty sure that's Summer…

... Wait, this worked? And she's whispering in my ear… And this is officially one of the creepiest things I've experienced, good thing I memorized her lines… It was for a karaoke thing.

No, I will not tell that story either. I sounded horrible. Like a narwhal drowning in the Antarctic under thick ice.

Well I guess it's time. "I know you're broken down by anger and by sadness." I said slowly "You feel I left you in a world that's full of madness. I wish to talk to you if only for a minute, make you understand the reasons that I did it."

I heard Yang and Blake gasp in surprise.

Ruby tearfully said "Mom?"

Oh I hope this will give some closure to this poor girl. I changed a few lines to make more sense with the current situation. But all in all I will keep a lot of it the same.

"I want to tell you, you're all that ever mattered. I want you to know for eternity I'm shattered" I continued, if Summer could stop whispering in my ear that would be splendid! "I tried so hard to protect you, but I failed to. And in a prison of abandonment I have jailed you. I never planned to leave you there alone, I was sure I would see you when I made it back home. And all the times I swore that it would be ok, now I feel like a liar and you've been thrown into the fray. This bedtime story is a misery ever after, the pages are torn and there is no final chapter. I didn't have a choice, I did what I had to do. I made a sacrifice, but I forced a bigger sacrifice on you. I know you've lived a nightmare, I caused you so much pain. But baby please don't do what I did, I don't want you to waste your life in vain."

Ruby looked at me with confusion "What do you mean?"

I took a deep breath. Cold sweat dripping down my neck. I turned around to see Summer smiling, I guess she liked that enough to rest in peace. God I will never do that again. Now to try my best to answer what she means. "She means she had to do something in order to protect you. I don't know what though, she isn't telling me" I replied.

Ruby looked up at the ceiling. Too bad that's not where Summer is. "Mom, what is it you were protecting me from?" Ruby asked.

Summer started whispering again. This time I could actually hear it, something along the lines of Queen… Will come… don't fight… silver eyes…

I think I know what happened. It's been a theory of mine since I first found out about it in Volume 6. But that's a story for a different time.

So let's try to fill in the blanks. "Someone named The Queen is going to rise… Don't try to fight her… Remember the legend of the silver eyes" I said, trying my best to make sure I don't reveal Salem here and now in what will be Volume 2 soon. Summer didn't seem to like that answer. Well better wrap this up quickly, I don't need the ghost of a grief stricken mother haunting me for the rest of my life.

"The Queen? Who is this queen?" Ruby asked. DAMN IT RUBY.

Summer whispered in my ear again. This time I didn't even bother trying to understand it. "She says she wishes she could tell you, but all will be revealed sometime soon" I said. I looked back again. Summer seemed displeased by my actions due to the frown forming across her mouth.

"Now let us conclude. I need you all to repeat after me" I said turning my head back to the group "Goodbye Summer Rose."

"Goodbye Summer Rose" They repeated.

"May you return to the afterlife in peace" I continued.

"May you return to the afterlife in peace" They repeated.

"Now let us release our hands" I said letting go. I let out a heavy sigh.

Weiss got up and turned on the light. "Ok you've got to explain what just happened." She said putting her hands on her hips.

"Another time Weiss… I'm out of breath" I said walking to my bed clutching my head.

"Why were you looking behind you? It was almost as if you saw a ghost." Blake said still sitting on the floor.

"Well, she was behind me" I said with a shrug.

"So you mean to tell me, you can communicate with ghosts?" Weiss asked.

"Barely, I only know about this through some movies and books on the subject." I said laying my head down on my pillow. "After that, I need some rest. Dealing with ghosts are exhausting."

"Oh come on, it can't be that bad" Weiss said rolling her eyes. How do I know this? I just figured even though I wasn't looking she would.

"Just trust me on this." I said realizing that I didn't take my glasses or my jacket yet. And so I did.

"Well I'm hitting the hay. Goodnight girls" I said as I threw the covers over me.

RWBY looked at each other.

{Yang's perspective}

Well at least we were able to talk to mom, even if it was brief. Still… Ruby was holding all of that in. I need to make sure she's alright. "You ok sis?" I asked.

"Y-yeah. I-I-I think I'm g-good" Ruby stuttered tearfully. I went in to hug her.

"Hey I'm here for you." I told her "I will always be here for you."

I saw Weiss and Blake looking at each other before they joined.

"We're all here for you dolt" Weiss said sweetly. That is the first time that I think she's been nice to her, other than the coffee. But I was asleep and don't count that.

"And so am I" Achilles said with his voice muffled under his blanket.

"Thanks guys, really." Ruby said wiping her eyes.

I smiled at her "Did it help?" I asked.

"A-a little" She replied.

I ruffled her hair "Come on, I think we could all use some rest."

Ruby growled "I'm not tired yet!"

Weiss looked at the clock. "Well it passed 9 anyway. I'm going to go get changed" Weiss said getting her nightgown then walking to the bathroom.

"Alright Ice Queen" I said "And A, you better not try to sneak a peek at any of us."

He waved his hand half-heartedly. "Wouldn't dream of it, even if I have my aura" Achilles replied flipping around in his blanket. I guess he turned to have his back face us.

I gave a small smile at him. "What a gentleman" I said.

"Besides I don't want Chris Hanson on me" He deadpanned.

"Who?" I asked.

"Don't worry about it, just a guy who hunts pedophiles that I highly respect" He replied "But enough on that, let me sleep."

"Alright then, as long as you don't try to peak at us" I said rolling my eyes.

"Like I said, wouldn't dream of it" He repeated.

We all got changed and once Ruby, Weiss, and Blake were in bed, I hit the lights once more. I checked on Achilles to make sure he was sound asleep. Looks like he is. I then walked to my bed and jumped up to it.


(Author's note)

I took a lot longer on this chapter, mostly for the Filnwen story. I wanted to have something believable, but still grounded in this reality where I got myself isekai'd into Remnant. I had to rewrite their semblances a couple of times, I was going to have Sage have night vision as a semblance, but seeing as that is purely situational I scrapped it. Man Roosterteeth's writers must have it hard. I wonder how long it took for them to get to the AceOps semblances? the last part of the story was written for a dead family member of mine. May her soul rest in peace in Heaven.

*Keikaku = plan