It's here people! The final chapter of 'Ren the Dog'. I'm so, so sorry for the long wait but college and life in general kept me occupied. But I prevailed and finished the chapter, read and enjoy the conclusion to 'Ren the Dog'.

Chapter 15: I am home

The occupants in the theatre had finally calmed down after witnessing the murder of Ren's alternate self's mother and then said boy attacking their host in a fit of rage only to be beaten with a flick of the finger.

After apologising profusely, Ren and the other teams and professors helped themselves to the refreshments and talked about various things until the screen began to flicker back to life. Everyone took their seats and the screen came to life.

(on screen)

A cut and bruised Roman was currently in a supermarket with Lefty behind him chewing on an apple. They were looking for Ren and Lefty recalled the store where he ran into the once collard boy and suggested they search there.

"I'm sorry to inconvenience you, but I really need to know where to find him" said Roman to the cashier while holding up picture of Ren.

Maddie, the cashier looked at the suspicious men who were looking for the sweet and shy boy and knew she had to lie.

"No, I've never him before in my life" she replied a bit nervously.

Clearly not believing her Roman pulled out a gun from his jacket and pointed it at the now frightened woman. "Let me rephrase the question" he said with a hard glare.

(At Ozpin's apartment)

Ren and Nora were frantically packing suitcases full of clothing and other supplies after Ren explained to Nora how he remembered being taken after his mother was murdered by Roman for protecting him and had a feeling the crime boss would be looking for him after he escaped from them. When he finished his explanation, Nora immediately hugged and comforted him as the two of them broke down in tears.

After the two teens finished crying they set about packing as much as they could before leaving to find Ozpin and hopefully leave town before being discovered.

(Off screen)

"I hope they escape in time" Jaune said in worry as he watched his friends frantically pack their supplies and prayed they would be unharmed.

Pyrrha looked at her blonde leader and noticed his worried expression, "I'm sure they'll be fine, you just have to believe in them" she said while unconsciously grabbing his hand.

When the red head took his hand, Jaune could immediately feel his worries fade away as he drew comfort from his partner.

"Thanks Pyrrha, you always know what to say to make me feel better" thanked the blonde knight while squeezing the girls hand in his own.

Pyrrah, now blushing just replied "it's not a problem Jaune, I'll always be there when you need me" and without thinking moved closer to the boy and sat shoulder to shoulder without letting go of his hand.

The others either smiled or in Weiss's case rolled her eyes at the oblivious blonde and the clearly love-struck red head.

"Just kiss already and be done with it!" She internally screamed before watching the screen.

(on screen)

Speaking of Ozpin, he had just returned home from shopping and was walking towards the living room when his leg hit one of the suitcases and he put his hand on it in confusion.

"What is this?" Ozpin asked.

His voice immediately caught the attention of the two panicking teens and Nora quickly got up and hugged the confused blind man.

"Oh Oz, oh Oz, he remembered! I was playing the piano, the music and he remembered…."

Ozpin, now very concerned and confused grabbed his daughter to calm her down. "Slow down, slow down, what did he remember?" he asked his still frantic daughter.

"His mother! Who killed his mother!" she exclaimed which shocked the blind man to his core.

"You remember who killed your mother?" he asked incredulously to Ren.

But the boy didn't answer, with his animal like hearing he picked the sound of cars stopping outside the building and when rushed to the window to check, his heart dropped when he saw a small army of men carrying various weapons enter the building to look for him.

(off screen)

"This is not good! How are they going to escape with that many people looking for them?" a worried Ruby asked.

"Don't worry, my Renny will find a way! He'll think of something that will surely get them out safe" proclaimed Nora with confidence in her tone.

While Nora was confident the others were still a bit uneasy. It seemed that the only way out would be to sneak out which looked impossible with so many people or to fight and defeat them all, which while feasible was still a big risk. Winter then decided to find out what exactly was Ren's 'others' chance of survival.

"Penny, I want you to run a calculation on the chances of Mr Lie Ren being able to defeat a large number of those criminals with his skills that you have witnessed throughout the viewing." Ordered Winter to the android who saluted.

"Of course specialist Schnee I'll begin right away" Penny replied and began running calculations at the speed of a super computer.

Finished, she faced the anxious faces of Ren's teammates and professors who waited for her answer.

"With my calculations, I predict that Ren with his fighting prowess will easily defeat close to 95% percent of those criminals with minimal effort before his body begins to tier. However, these calculations are based on the assumption that the criminals are not armed with firearms and are not skilled in hand-to-hand combat.

"That's more than what I thought, but that's good. He'll definitely get out alive, I mean we've been through much worse than a gang of thugs with no skills" said Ruby with everyone else agreeing.

"All righty then! Let's see Renny kick their butts and break their legs!" thundered Nora with a fist bump.

"YEAH!" Agreed other students and Penny.

(on screen)

Ren, seeing all the men entering the building ran to one of the storage cupboards and opened it to see if there was enough room for Ozpin and Nora to hide in. There was and despite Ozpin's protests, Ren and Nora managed to get him in with Nora joining him afterwards.

"Ren, Ren wait please" Ozpin pleaded but the young man just put his finger to his lips.

"Shush" was his final words before closing the cupboard and charging into the building hallways to confront the intruders.

It was time for the dog to be unleashed one last time.

Four men appeared in the hallway and without hesitation Ren charged at them. The first two men fell easily to a punch from Ren and one tried to hit him with a baseball bat but the boy dodged and disarmed the man before knocking him out with a hard hit to the head.

The final man attempted to sneak in a kick but Ren casually caught the leg and brought his foot down on the knee and with an audible snap followed by howls of pain the man's knee broke instantly. More men appeared, causing Ren to quickly turn and run to find a better place to fight them off.

Meanwhile, outside the building in the luxury car, Roman was giving orders to Lefty to bring Ren back alive as he would be worthless dead. Nodding to his boss, Lefty entered the building with a few more men leaving Roman in the backseat with a bald man dressed in white clothing that resembled a monks attire.

(off screen)

"Who's the baldy?" asked Yang which got some snickers from her sister and eye rolls from Blake and Weiss."

"Let's just wait and see instead of assuming anything" suggested Qrow.

"Agreed" said Winter which surprised not only herself but Qrow as well.

"Well, well, you finally warming up to me ice-queen? I knew it was only a matter of time, after all, who can resist all this?" said the normally drunk huntsman while gesturing to his whole body and wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.

Winter recoiled in disgust and turned her attention back to the screen while ignoring man-child.

Professor Ozpin just sighed in resignation, "flirting was much simpler in my time" he said to himself.

(on screen)

Still on the run from the gang of thugs, Ren managed to make down to the lobby where he was almost surrounded by all the men who were carrying a variety of melee weapons. "Raahh!" screamed Ren as he charged the waiting mob. A pipe wielding man took a wild swing, hoping to crack the boy's skull but Run ducked under the weapon countered with a massive uppercut that snapped the man's head back caused him to collapse. This seemed to stir the rest of the criminals to attack but Ren easily began to evade and counter all their attacks.

After sweeping three men off of their feet, Ren picked up a discarded chain and began using it as a makeshift pair of nunchakus.

"Aaahh!"

"Oh god it hurts!"

"Someone stop hi-rghgh"

That was all that was heard from the mob of men that Ren was viciously beating with his weapon. One man tried to rush the boy but received a heavy chain to the ribs which cracked instantly. Another crept behind him only for Ren to spin and swing the chain into the man's face which resulted in a fractured skull and an instant knockout.

(off screen)

The occupants of the theatre, the students especially were all cheering as they watched the beat down Ren was giving and doing it with so much ease.

"Yeeeaaah! Go Renny! Break their legs and make them suffer!" cackled Nora with a positively evil smile on her face.

"Kick their butts Ren! No mercy!" cheered Jaune.

"Don't stop, your beating every one of them!" exclaimed Pyrrah who was really hyped up.

"Hit em with a right! Then fake with a right and pop him with a left! Cheered Yang and Ruby while shouting combinations.

"Fight well Ren, you can do this!" shouted Blake and Weiss while waving flags with Ren's name on it that they somehow made.

(off screen)

After knocking another man down, Ren was suddenly hint in the ankle by a downed thug with a bat. Wincing slightly, Ren quickly back flipped over the second strike and landed knees first on the man's chest, which caved in his ribs with an audible crack.

"Ahgg!" groaned the man in agony.

Jumping to his feet, Ren noticed two of the men struggle to their feet. He quickly rushed forward and leapt off his feet to deliver a double drop kick that sent them flying through the window and into the street outside.

"Shit!" said Roman when he saw the men crash onto the floor. "You better get in there" he said to the bald man next to him.

Nodding to Roman, the man climbed out of the car with a large knife in a sheath held in his arms. Glancing at the building, the man in white rushed inside to kill the man beating up the entire gang.

(off screen)

"That man will be trouble for our student's counterpart. I hope mister Ren will be up to for the task" said Ozpin to himself as he observed the new foe.

(on screen)

Ren was now on the roof of the building with more men hot on his heels. Making to the edge of the building, the young man stopped his momentum with a foot to the wall before thrusting that same foot backwards into the closest thug's stomach that knocked his wind out. Quickly blocking two punches from the next man, he countered with a kick to the knee and a final cross to the face that put the man down.

One brave man with a chain tried to intimidate the boy by swinging his chain around but Ren just threw his whole body into the man to knock him to the ground. Ren landed a karate chop to the downed man's chest before getting up running back to the exit but was blocked by the last remaining thug with a baseball bat.

The man chased Ren to a chimney where he tried to attack the boy with his weapon only to be effortlessly beaten back. With a final kick to the midsection, the bat wielding man was sent back hard into the chimney and cracked the bricks which fell away to make a hole.

Just as Ren caught his breath he spotted Lefty on the adjacent rooftop with a pistol in each hand, currently aimed in his direction. Thinking quickly, Ren jumped through the hole in the chimney and slid down just as bullets impacted the spot where he previously stood.

Falling out of the fire place, Ren dusted himself off and cautiously walked to the door of the empty apartment but just he was about to exit the door he stopped as his enhanced hearing picked up the sound off someone landing behind him.

He instinctively ducked forward just as a razor sharp blade passed overhead and cut through a bit of his hair, the blade came towards his chest this time but Ren managed to jump back in time to avoid getting slashed but his hoodie was cut instead. Now getting a proper look at his attacker, it was a bald man dressed in white pants and a loose fitting white shirt that was tucked in. The knife in his hands was held expertly and Ren knew he would need to be cautious of this foe and would need every bit of his skills to beat the man in front of him.

(off screen)

Everyone was tense as they observed the new foe, he was obviously skilled with his weapon as he nearly decapitated the boy on screen, but they had faith that their friend would be victorious.

(on screen)

After narrowly dodging the knife, the man stepped forward and thrusted the blade's tip in hopes of stabbing Ren, but the boy was quick to react and grabbed the man's wrist and stopped the blade from entering his stomach. Undeterred, baldy pushed on and forced Ren to back up into the fireplace. No trapped, Ren had to continuously dodge the fast and deadly knife attacks by constantly bobbing and weaving which began to frustrate the man in white. The man suddenly twirled his knife into a reverse grip and slashed down at Ren who managed to again avoid being cut but a new tear was now on his jacked.

As another strike descended to his head, Ren grabbed two rusty steel tongs from the fireplace and blocked the knife, surprising his opponent enough for him slash at his leg and cut the man's white pants a bit.

The knife wielding man sent a death glare towards Ren who gave one of his own before attacking with his makeshift weapons. Even though Ren was highly skilled and had the advantage of having two weapons, the man in white was able to block all the attacks with his knife with little effort. Suddenly just as Ren missed his last strike, his opponent gave a massive backhand slash with his knife and even as Ren tried to block the knife, the stronger and heavier weapon cut through the rusty tongs with ease.

Now without a weapon, Ren was too surprised to stop the side kick that hurtled him backwards and smash through the window.

"HAAAAAAA!" Screamed Ren as flew backwards. Luckily he managed to grab a power line that was connected between the buildings.

(off screen)

"Ren/Renny/Mr Lie!" shouted everyone in worry as they watched the boy get kicked out of a window over ten stories up.

They were all first surprised that the man in white could keep up with Ren's 'other' in a fight and almost kill him a few times, now they were worried that he might be too much for even Ren's counterpart to handle and their worries were reinforced when he was kicked through the window.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when on screen Ren grabbed the cable and stopped himself from plummeting to his death. Now calmed a little but still a bit worried, they all watched on to see what was going to happen next.

(on screen)

Dangling on the cable, Ren brought his legs up to wrap around the cable to allow him to crawl underneath to safety. Glancing at the window he was kicked through he saw the man in pull his arm back and throw the knife towards him. Ren quickly let his legs fall from the cable and the knife just flew past and barely grazed his body, but the cable suddenly snapped and Ren was forced to hang on as he swung to the edge of the building. He managed to stop from slamming face first into the wall with his legs and noticed a window above his open, climbing up the cable, Ren as silently as he could, snuck through the open window that led to a bathroom were a woman was currently showering and singing to herself, not noticing the boy who was now trying very hard not to stare at the naked woman in front of him.

Forcing his eyes away, Ren quietly walked to the door and just as he reached for the handle, a fist punched through the wooden door and hit him directly in the face. The man in white forced the door open and delivered a jaw breaking kick to Ren's face that the boy barely blocked.

The woman, who after hearing the commotion could only shriek in terror as she watched the two men in her bathroom try to beat each other with lightning fast kicks and punches. Finding a towel, she wrapped herself up and fled the apartment to call for help while the two combatants continued to fight.

The man in white seemed to begin to overwhelm Ren with a barrage of kicks that were coming so fast Ren had to use all his concentration to block them all. Suddenly the two of them were forced into a small room with the toilet and the narrow space made it difficult to land hard attacks, so it came down too who was faster.

Every time the man in white threw a heavy punch, Ren either blocked and deflected or avoided the attacks, which left dents in the wall and the same would happen when Ren attacked, the two them were so evenly matched that neither one could land a decisive blow. Ren suddenly did something unexpected and bit down hard on the man in white's chest which made him grit his teeth in pain. He grabbed Ren's head and pulled the boy off which ripped some of his skin as Ren's mouth was bloody afterwards.

(off screen)

"HAHAHA! He just bit him! Oh my god I can't believe he did that!" laughed Nora while clutching her sides.

"While very unorthodox, it's no less effective" said Tai with Qrow agreeing with him.

"I guess his bite is just as bad as his bark" said Yang with a shit eating grin which made everyone but her father groan at the pun.

"Grimm dammit Yang!" groaned Ruby while pointing threateningly at her sister who just laughed in return.

(on screen)

After prying the boys mouth from his chest the man in white tried to bring his hand down on his face but Ren blocked the attack and gave a quick body shot that winded his foe and made him slump slightly. Before Ren could press the advantage he was hit directly in his manhood by the crouched man which instantly made him clutch his jewels in agony.

The bald man grabbed Ren by the neck and attempted to strangle him but now recovered from the low blow, Ren was able to pry the hands away from his neck and finally managed to land a few punches to the other man's face. Enraged, the man recklessly threw his head forward to head-butt the boy but Ren leaned to the side so the man just forced his head to hit the wall instead. Pulling his head back from the now dented wall, he once again tried to strangle Ren but this time, using amazing flexibility, Ren was able to bring his right leg up and kick his opponent on the side of his head which sent him sprawling out of the small room and into the bathroom door, he was then kicked through that and landed painfully on the floor in the living room which was filled with art sculptures.

The downed man got his bearing quickly enough to dodge the stomp to the face and countered with a kick to Ren's chest that sent him to the floor as well. The two scrambled to their feet and cautiously circled each other, waiting for the opportune moment to strike.

(off screen)

The students and professors were all invested in the fight and it seemed like the two combatants were about to reach the climax of the fight.

"You can do this Ren; we believe in you" Jaune said to his teammate.

"Thank you, I'm grateful to have friends like all of you" replied the green clad shinobi of JNPR.

(on screen)

The two fighters stopped their circling and now stood nearly face to face. With an unheard signal, they both started attacking with kicks that were all blocked by the other person. Stepping back slightly, the man in white chambered his leg and attempted to land a strong side kick but Ren evaded the attack and retaliated with a barrage of fast kicks to the head that were all avoided or blocked.

Seeing an opening left by Ren, the bald man went for a high kick to the head but that's what Ren wanted, he ducked under the kick and swept the man's foot from under him which made him twirl through the air before landing painfully on his side.

(outside the building)

Roman had instructed his driver to park the car away from the fighting on hopes of keeping his expensive car from being damaged.

"This will keep her out of harm's way." He said to himself.

(in the building)

Ren had pulled of his ruined hoodie, leaving him in just a long sleeved shirt. He watched as the man in white pick himself up and glare hatefully at him. Without warning, Ren rushed forward and drop kicked the man through the window which made him scream in terror as he fell. His fall was halted by Ren who managed to grab on to the man's pants leg and was struggling to hold his weight. A few seconds passed before the pants ripped and all Ren could do was watch hopelessly as the man fell to his death.

Roman was sitting comfortably in the backseat of his car when a massive impact on the roof caused it to dent and the windows to shatter. Climbing out of the now ruined car, Roman glared at Ren who was watching from the window.

"That is it! That son of a bitch! It's going on the bill, Ren! You hear me? It's going on the fucking bill and you're gonna pay me back! Believe me, you're gonna pay me back you bastard!" thundered Roman in furry as he pulled a semi-auto pistol from his dead driver and made his way inside.

Ren ran as fast as he could to the entrance of the building in hopes of beating his former master but his hopes were diminished when came face to face with Roman who pointed his gun and began to fire.

Turning on his heel, Ren bolted up the stairs as bullets narrowly missed his body. Roman just calmly followed while reloading his gun and began to taunt the fleeing boy.

"You know, it was your fault really" he said, referring to his mother's death.

"You were such as scrapper. I could see the potential, with the right training, my own little guided missile. Listen Ren, I know we've had some rough patches but what family doesn't eh? Listen you get over this business, we can have plenty more." He finished before making to the floor were Ren fled to and caught a glimpse of the boy and quickly ran after him.

(off screen)

The occupants were now all seething in anger as they listened to Roman's taunts and the teams had to nearly hold Nora back again from attacking the screen when Ren's 'other' was compared to a weapon of destruction rather than a human being.

"He's not your 'guided missile'! He's a person with feelings! Something you don't clearly have." Seethed Nora with Ren trying to calm her down with his semblance.

(on screen)

Turning into another hallway, Ren was confronted by Lefty and two other henchmen. Turning and running back to the stairs just as Lefty began shooting, Ren managed to find an open room and quickly scrambled in and locked the door just time before Roman and the others got to him. Catching his breath, Ren ran to the windows to use the fire escape but there were more thugs waiting in the road who opened fire at Ren who desperately through his body back to avoid being riddled with bullet holes.

When the gunfire stopped, Ren got his feet and began searching for another escape route, he noticed the chandelier on the roof and with a big leap he grabbed the bottom of it and pulled it out of place which left a hole in the roof for him to crawl through.

Meanwhile outside the room, Roman and his underlings were waiting by the door for the boy to emerge when they heard bumps in the roof above them. Understanding crossed over Roman and he muttered, "clever boy" before ordering Lefty and the others to wait there while he went to the apartments on the next floor.

(Ozpin's apartment)

Ozpin and Nora were still hiding in the storage closet and they were listening to all the sounds of fighting and gunfire throughout the building and they were praying for Ren's safety. Suddenly they heard the front door open and footsteps entering their home.

Roman walked steadily through the apartment with his gun at his side as he scanned the living room for any sign of his dog. "Ren! Ren! Where are you?" he shouted but received no answer. He walked further and noticed something on one of the couches, it was Ren's old collar and seeing it here meant that the people living here were the ones that found and changed his dog to disobey him!

"Bastards!" he said with venom and noticed a pile of sleepwear on the bed. "Pyjamas? Fucking pyjamas!" he roared and proceeded to fire his gun around the room which made Ozpin and Nora instinctively duck and cover their heads while Ren, who was beneath the floorboard started to panic, thinking that one of his two loved ones were shot so he burst out the floor which got the attention of the two hiding people but Roman as well who followed the sound and found his dog waiting for him.

(off screen)

This was it, the final confrontation that would decide the fate of their friend's counterpart. Everyone was on the edge of their seat as watched the two face off.

(on screen)

Roman pointed his gun at Ren and walked slowly towards the boy until he was about fifteen feet away. "This is it? Your refuge, your home away from home? This is your place of…awakening?" he asked mockingly.

"Art. Books. Music?"

"For what? Did it make you a better person? Look what you made of it. Nice people took you in and gave you everything and look how you repay them. You destroyed their lives! Like you'll destroy any life because you're not meant for this kind of life, Ren.

You're a dog. You're my dog. I fed you, I trained you, I own you and I should kill you like any responsible owner would do to a dog that caused this much pain, this much suffering." Ranted Roman with anger and resentment.

Nora was desperately trying to hold back sobs as she and Ozpin listened to the man who caused the boy they loved so much pain in his life, rant about how Ren ruined their lives when they knew it was not true, Ren didn't ruin their lives, he completed it, he was now a member of their family and they would not let him go no matter what.

(off screen)

"That mascara wearing bastard! I swear if he were here right now I'd shove my foot so far up his ass he'd be tasting my feet for a week!" screamed Yang as she and the others witnessed Roman try to emotionally manipulate Ren.

"Oh you hold him down and I'll bash my shield so hard between his legs his ancestors will feel the pain" said her fellow blonde Jaune, who was sporting a malicious and angry look on his face that scared some of the professors but for some reason made his red-headed partner blush at his 'bad boy' persona.

"Yeah and when you're done I'll use Magnhild to break his legs and blast him into oblivion!" added Nora enthusiastically.

"Student's please calm down, we can discuss fitting punishments later, let's just see what happens next" spoke professor Ozpin.

(on screen)

After collecting himself and taking a calming breath, Roman looked at Ren, who was keeping his head down in submission like when he used to be scolded in the past.

Seeing this made Roman come to a decision, he held out his gun and let it drop to the floor which confused Ren but he lost his confusion when Roman pulled out the collar from his jacket pocket and Ren knew what was being asked of him.

"Come home Ren" said Roman with false love. "All is forgiven. You'll be safe in a world that you understand" he continued to emotionally manipulate the boy.

"What do you say? Forgive and forget?" he asked but got no answer." "I know just how confusing the world can get but we'll make it simple again. You, me… Our cozy little life. So come on Ren, come on."

Finally, Ren seemed to respond, he lifted his head slightly and began to slowly shuffle towards Roman who was now grinning from ear to ear as his dog was finally obeying him again.

(off screen)

Everyone was shocked, Ren's 'other' was seemingly going back to the life that turned him into a vicious attack dog and leaving behind the people that saved him.

"No don't do it Renny! You can't go back to that scum of a human, you can't leave me!" screamed Nora with tears of anger rolling down her cheeks and who could blame her, the boy she loved, even an alternate version of him was choosing a life of pain and suffering over her and it was killing her inside and out.

Ren immediately wrapped his arms around the crying girl who was sobbing into his chest and feebly hitting him but her hits had no strength behind them.

"I would never leave you, I made a promise and I will keep it even if it kills me, you know that Nora" assured Ren while Nora finally began to calm down along with everyone else.

"I'm sure mister Lie's counterpart has a good reason for seemingly accepting Roman's proposal but we won't know until we see what happens next, so please remain calm until everything is finished" said Glynda to everyone, who instantly agreed.

(on screen)

Ren had finally walked back to Roman and was now face to face with him. Smiling at the boy, Roman held up the collar and was about to swing it over Ren's neck and finally have control of him once again.

"That's it Ren, that's it. Welcome home." Said Roman as he swung the collar around but was surprised when Ren's hand darted up and caught the collar before it could circle his neck.

"I am home" Ren said softly but resolutely.

(off screen)

The theatre's occupants all cheered as Ren made that declaration and immediately the two came together for a group hug with Ren in the centre.

"I told you I wouldn't leave you" said Ren to Nora as they were glomped from all sides which made them all laugh.

(on screen)

Shocked by Ren's declaration, Roman reached behind him for his spare pistol but was back handed by and enraged Ren who was finally going to unleash his fury on the man who murdered his mother.

Grabbing Roman's unbroken arm, Ren twisted the wrist which forced the man to drop the gun, followed up by a flurry of body shots that left Roman wheezing for air, end with Ren kicking the man in the chest that sent back into the wall of the fire place where he collapsed in pain. Ren waited for him to stand up and when he finally got to his feet, blood was dripping from his mouth and nose as he glared at the boy giving him a beating.

"Raaaggghhh!" Roared Ren before delivering a massive punch to Roman's face that dropped him like a stone but was still barely conscious. Ren stepped on the arm covered in a cast that made Roman scream in agony but Ren was not finished, he mounted the man and began to strangle him viciously.

Nora, who was witnessing all this happen immediately knew she had to stop Ren from finishing what he started.

"No, Ren! Don't! He's gonna kill him!" screamed Nora with tears as she and Ozpin pried the door's open and fell to the floor.

Ozpin and Nora scrambled to Ren's side and desperately pleaded with the young man to not kill the man beneath him even though he deserved it.

"Don't do this Ren! Don't!" he pleaded.

"He killed my mother!" screamed Ren, still clasping his hands down on Roman.

"This won't bring her back! And you'll be just like him!" Ozpin pleaded further.

"He is me. We're both animals!" screamed Roman.

"No you're not an animal! If you kill him Ren, then everything you've done to make yourself happy will be lost" said Ozpin desperately.

"Don't listen to this crap! We are animals!" thundered Roman in anger and pain.

But Ozpin was not about to let Ren throw his life away by killing this man. Nora could only watch in anguish as he step-father tried to desperately stop Ren from murdering the criminal and she hoped and prayed that Oz would be successful.

"Ren if you kill this man they will lock you in a cage forever! You know why he wants you kill him? It's the only way he can justify what…"

Ozpin's pleas were drowned out by Ren when Roman made eye contact with him and decided to anger the boy enough to kill him.

"Ren, listen to me. Remember your mother. Remember what I did to her. I screwed her everyday" he said with leer on his face. Ren was shaking in anger as Roman described how he abused his mother and was close to losing it.

"I mounted her, like the bitch she was!" finished Roman which got a massive enraged scream from Ren who pushed Ozpin off and clasped on hand on Roman's throat and lifted the other to give the finishing blow.

"You'll never be anything but a dog. You'll never escape what I made you, a killer. That's what you are and what you'll always be" choked out Roman. "Now be a good dog and kill me, come on get it over with, come on kill me! agh!"

Roman's ramblings were cut off by Ozpin smashing a potted plant over his head that knocked him out cold.

"Shut the hell up" said Ozpin after crawling back to Ren's side. "That man could talk some serious shit" he said as he and Nora hugged the boy who finally collapsed into their embrace and just held on as he basked in their love.

(one month later, Carnegie Hall)

Ozpin and Ren were sitting in a massive theatre, dressed in smart suits as they waited for Nora to perform.

"You ok with that thing around your neck?" asked Ozpin as he felt Ren's bowtie on his neck.

"Is it ok" Ren asked.

"I'd say it was a decided improvement" joked Ozpin. Their conversation was interrupted by the announcer coming on stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the recipient of the hundred and college excellence in piano, Miss Nora Valkyrie!" the announcer introduced which got a massive applause from the audience and Ren who clapped the hardest.

Nora walked on stage wearing a beautiful black dress that hugged her figure and accentuated her beauty, she walked up to the microphone to say what she would be playing.

"My selection tonight is dedicated to someone wonderful."

"That's you" said a smiling Ren to Ozpin. "Oh no no, It's not me she's talking about" he said mischievously and gestured for him to listen further.

"Someone whose life was quite literally, saved by music." Nora finished.

"That's you my boy" said Ozpin while smiling lovingly at his daughter on stage.

Nora sat down in front of the piano and the audience went silent as they waited for her to begin. Taking a deep breath, she pressed the first key.

(dun…dun, dun…dun, dun)

Ren couldn't believe his ears, she was playing the music his mother used to play, instantly he found himself back in a memory.

(memory)

An eight-year-old Ren was playing with his toys, when he suddenly heard the piano playing. He looked up and saw his mother practicing, she looked up and noticed her son staring at her and listening to the music, she gave him a loving smile and continued to play and the room was filled with the sound of beautiful music.

(memory end) (Carnegie Hall)

Ren snapped out of his memory and continued to listen to Nora play his mother's song flawlessly. The smile that spread on his face was full of love and happiness as well as the tear that fell from his eye. He was no longer 'Ren the dog', he was just Ren and he was home.

(off screen)

There was not a dry eye in sight as everyone cried in happiness that the boy who went through so much was finally at peace with a family who would love and care for him.

Professor Ozpin was once again hit by an orange projectile, the projectile being Nora was hugging the headmaster with all her might as she thanked him profusely with happy tears on her face.

"Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" she rambled and all the headmaster did was smile and hug her back.

"You're most welcome miss Valkyrie but it was a team effort that saved him, so you should thank yourself as well" said Ozpin.

"He's right Nora, without you Ren wouldn't have been able to regain his humanity and also remember his mother and who she was" said her team leader with Pyrrha nodding in agreement.

"Alright so we're done here right? Can we go home now?" asked Ruby.

No one had an answer but suddenly a familiar flash lit up the room and once again Ethan appeared.

"To answer your question miss Rose, yes I will be sending you back to Beacon Academy and everyone to their respective homes for the time being. It will take some time for me to gather enough energy for you to view another world, so while I gather the required energy you will return to Remnant and go on with your lives. I'll bring you all back when the time is right. So for now this is goodbye."

Everyone nodded in understanding and after saying their goodbyes waited for Ethan to send them home.

Ethan lifted up his right hand and focused his energy which caused his palm to light up and with a deep breath, snapped his fingers. A bright flash filled the room and when it died down everyone was gone, leaving Ethan alone in the theatre. "Alright, time to get to work."

END.

Author's note: We are finished with the first movie! I am so happy to have completed this. I honestly felt like dropping it a few times but you guys convinced me to keep going and I thank you all for that! I hope the final chapter was to your liking, I spent a while rewriting it and I still feel it's mediocre at best but at least it's done.

I'm still not sure when I'll begin updating this story but I won't drop it. I might be on hiatus for a while but I won't drop this story, BELIEVE IT!

I hope you all enjoyed this reaction and please leave a review and don't be shy to be honest.

I'll see you all next time and hope you all have a great day and many more. Ja Ne!