* Looks in from stage right* * Backs out* * Comes out ready to go*

Ok boys and girls. How is it all going? I know this took a while but, life decided to throw a couple of curve balls my way. Work asked me to cover for a third shift guy ( I work second shift ) two days in a row. That meant no writing for me. Plus, every Wendsday is my night to pull a 12 shift. So yea, work has been kicking my as a little bit. So that is some things going on in my life, how are you guys? Have a good Christmas and New Year? Enjoying Halo Infinite? Let me know in the comments. So with out a further a do, I will get out of the way and let you all read. See you at the bottom

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Sienna Khan sat on her throne with a pensive look. She had support from the whole damn island or town/city. More than enough Fauans would join and have joined. The White Fang reborn. Ghira and Kalie would be proud. Well possibly. She was going to steer the Fang in a different direction. Ghira would not fully approve of how she was bringing the Fang back. Ghira was a pacifist to the highest order. He would rather try to talk down a bunch of racist humans that want nothing more than to kill him, rather than fight back. He didn't even carry a weapon. He would fight Grimm no problem, but another person that wants his blood? She honestly thought that he would let the human kill him rather than defend himself and possibly take a life in self-defense.

Truth be told, she can understand his logic in some backward sort of way. Showing that much restraint should speak volumes. Trying to be the bigger man, or race.

She sighed. Her friend and mentor would not like this at all. Why? Because she was going to steer the Fang in the direction of being a bit less tolerant of the smears and violence against them. Now under her vision, she was going to push back. Not because she hates humans and wants them to fear them, but because she wants respect. And to show that teddy bears have a breaking point.

They were done being pushed around. It was time to stand up for themselves. And she was going to champion that cause.

But she was also not blind to what this movement would bring. The first thing she, as well as everyone that would join the new Fang, would do, would be to denounce Fanaus Supremacy. She would sit each batch of recruits down and tell them flat out that they are not here to " Make humans fear us" or to turn humans into slaves. She was going to show them pictures and videos of Human and Faunas teams and other pro-human sentiments. They were not Faunas Supremistis, they were not for Human supremacists. They were not going to turn into the Avenging Bulls.

That last one was going to possibly wrinkle some noses. She knew that there were going to be those that were looking at the White Fang to be a replacement to the Bulls. Those were the human-hating fucktards she wanted to avoid and would have no problem using them as an example as to what not to be. Any that she or others felt that were going too far, would be thrown out.

But how to communicate that? How to tell her followers that when a human's eye lands on them, it should be as a fellow person and not out of fear or hate. She can show images and play videos of humans having a good time with Faunas or just being good people, but that would not add the extra weight she would need.

Any Faunas can point to a Fist and say " They were Human Supremists that murdered and raped us. All Humans are the same!" and turn around and say that the Bulls were in response to that. Violence for violence. Eye for an eye. She needed someone to tell the recruits that if a human is giving you genuine respect, give it back and that there may be those who have had a bad experience with Fauns and would need to be warmed up to.

While boycotts and protests were in her playbook, so were soup kitchens and care packages, not just to Fauna's people and communities, but also to humans.

She let out a breath as she stood. She needed to walk around and move. She checked her waist to see her chain wrapped around her with Kunie hanging outside the wrap. She always had her weapon on her. It was a fine weapon. A chain whip with three blades at the end. It not only could kill Grimm and rip through armored combatants, but it also let her swing around from a branch or light pole or something.

She just needed to get moving and let her mind ponder on problems. She left the building and into the tropical-looking environment of Kikuana. The scent of salt was on the breeze coming in from the ocean with the sound of sea Gauls. She began walking to the edge of the village where a grove of trees grew and where she normally went to get some exercise.

As she grew closer to the grove, she began to loosen up her limbs in preparation. And by the time she got there, she was at a trot. She swung her whip up into the trees and swung. She let herself go through the motions and let her mind ponder problems. She needed interviews from both humans and faunas of the blessings the other received as well as the hate and punishment that would have been unjust. She wanted the weight of an emotional gut-punch to help separate what she was going to do.

' But who to go to? What human who may have a prejudice towards faunas because of bad experiences want to talk to me?' she thought as she completed a circuit and arrived at her old friend's house. The house that Ghira built for his wife Kile and his daughter Blake. Blake.

She paused at the house that has been cleaned, locked, and sealed for Blake. She looked into the girl's room. Blake, the daughter who was adopted. Blake who was adopted by John. The same John who ran Dawn Enterprises and also took in two other girls with his sister. The two girls whose father was killed by a Bull raid and whose mother was taken to be trafficked and used by the Bulls. A woman and daughters who lived with a faunas girl for at least three years. She hasn't checked in on the girl in a long time. She was sure John was taking care of her and that his wife and daughters were kind to her. Two birds, one stone.

She made for the warehouse. She packed a few things and made for the boat. She had a child to check on and possibly an interview with a woman and employees.

/

It was an ungodly hour of the morning. And the house was quiet. All through the house was dark with no light source on. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of sleeping beings.

In the master bedroom, a wife was surprisingly in a nightgown wrapped in a loving, protective, and warm arms of her husband. Summer Rose-Mendez, slept with a smile on her face. The smile only grew when she felt John's arms wrap tighter around her. She was in that state of sleep where her subconscious was at its most sensitive and able to wake her with little delay. Her subconscious was about to take the plunge back into REM sleep when a blood-curdling scream of one of the girls was heard. In the time between heartbeats, a lot happened. Both were wide awake with John throwing the covers and sheets off their bodies and rolling to his nightstand with Summer rolling to her feet and opening her drawer. Not even half a second later both had side-arms in hand.

2 seconds.

Both made for the door with John beating her to the door and taking point with her on his six.

3 seconds.

To John's ears, he could hear the sound of small bodies moving around on their beds trying to figure out what was going on, as well as the sound of a bolt cycling in Cortana's room. Cortana going overkill does not surprise them. The only other sound was coming from the end of the hallway at the bathroom. The door opened to show that the lights were on, and Blake backed up into the wall.

4 seconds

Cortana's door was thrown open with her wielding a compact shotgun, in a slightly more revealing nighty than Summers with red eyes. Blake was pressed up against the wall with a hand covering her mouth and wide shocked eyes. John took note that from the waist down, she didn't have anything on.

' If someone touched my pure innocent kitten, they are going to find themselves in the center of a black hole of pain.' Summer thought. She stayed with the girl and comforted her as John and Cortana went into the bathroom.

They looked in every corner and cabinet, searching for the thing that made Blake scream bloody murder. They found no rats or mice in the tub or sink. No spiders crawling around on the wall or ceiling. And from what they could tell, there was no Grimm outside, and no peeping toms hiding in the trees.

They returned to where Blake was being embraced by Summer with the other girls joining in on the embrace.

" What was it?" Summer asked, her pistol on the ground.

" Nothing. Absolutely nothing." John said, perplexed.

Summer furrowed her brow. Something was going through her head.

Blake was in the bathroom and something scared her enough to scream. So much so that she forgot to pull up her pajama pants. She was shaking in fear.

The bathroom. BATHROOM!

She gently turned her face to look at her.

" Sweety, did this happen while you were using the toilet?" Summer asked, making Cortana give her a questioning look.

Blake just nodded. She said that she thought she had some bad food at school that week because her stomach was aching and hurting. She, like Weiss and Yang, have matured and were beginning to develop their feminine features. Hips were beginning to widen, breasts were starting to form, voices were maturing.

Once she deduced what was going on she let out a breath and ruffled her hair.

" John, would you please take this and put it back. We have nothing to worry about." she said as she snatched up her piece and handed it to John.

" What's wrong?" he asked.

" It's nothing that concerns you. It's a woman thing." she said giving Blake a pec of the forehead, " We will discuss this more in the morning, ok kitten."

Blake looked at her not knowing what to do.

" Finish up and you can sleep with us for the rest of the night until we get up. Then I will take you, Yang, and Weiss and tell you what is going on." she said with Cortana catching on.

Blake let out a nervous " Okay" and went to finish up her business.

" As for you girls, head back to bed."

" Why don't you want Ruby with us?" Yang asked not wanting to let her younger sister out of something that she thought was important.

" She is too young for this. We will cross that bridge when we get there." She said gently but firmly.

The girls shrugged and scampered back to bed with Cortana following them.

Blake came out of the bathroom, fully dressed, and followed Summer to the master bedroom where she got all cozy between her mom and dad and fell asleep like a cat laying in the sun, with two pairs of arms wrapped around her.

When they woke a few hours later, she made a good breakfast for the girls and told John to take Ruby and clean weapons or shoot or something. He shrugged and took her for a light jog and possibly some target practice. Once he was gone and the food was put up or devoured, she sat the three young ones down in the living room with Cortana and began to tell them what was happening to Blake.

" I knew this day would come eventually, but never knew it would be like this or this hard." she said more to herself than the girls, " Okay, so. I guess the first thing I should say is what happened. Blake found blood in the toilet when she went to the bathroom." Summer started and began to tell them what was happening to all of them. How they were developing.

" But why all these changes?" Yang asked, scratching the back of her head.

Summer took a breath and let it out slowly.

" The reason Yang is because of the birds and the bees." she said.

That got them to raise an eyebrow.

" Why didn't mom tell me it was going to be this hard." Summer groaned out.

She let the silence hang for a few moments before she continued.

" These changes are for reproduction purposes." she started, " You do know there is a difference between men and women right?" she asked. When she received nods she continued.

" Well, both boys and girls have a part to play. I am sure you all have seen a woman with a big belly before?" Again more nods, " Well that woman is pregnant. She is carrying a baby in her. And no not in the stomach. But in the uterus. Which is close to the same location. Girls have the tools to carry the child while men have what the woman needs for that baby to form.'' She began and told them the reproductive process of how babies are made.

" And that is if they are successful. Some try and fail to get pregnant, or just have sex for the fun of it." Summer said.

" Your mom and dad do that all the time." Cortana piped in giggling.

Summer hung her head. She did manage to curb her thirst over the past year-year and-a-half. Make herself wait and let the hunger grow and make it more intense and passionate. Let her hunger and thirst simmer for a while to be even sweeter when she and John went at it.

" So that is what we have been hearing? You and dad having sex?" Weiss asked.

" Oh yes, Snowflake. Sex is something that feels amazing, and your mom, both of them, know the feeling." Cortana said with a smile at Summer who was red with embarrassment.

" But that is only if the couple are successful in getting pregnant. Some may not be successful or chose not to have sex. And in that situation, all the preparation was for nothing and needs to be redone for the next cycle." Summer said, trying to get back on topic.

" And that is what Blake experienced last night. Her first period." Cortana said.

" Soo, we just need to get Blake pregnant?" Yang asked.

That got both women to shoot their heads to hers.

" None of you are ready to be mothers. Parents wait until their children are mature enough to handle this information, and be able to make that call." Cortana said.

Summer let out a breath, " Sex is a beautiful thing to happen and have happen. But it is also a choice. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. This is an adult activity that sadly more and more young people are engaging in without thinking about the consequences." Summer stated, " It is perfectly acceptable to wait until your wedding before you give your first. In Fact, it is admirable. Both boys and girls have been having sex in high school and getting pregnant with the man bouncing and leaving the girl alone and expecting." Summer paused, " Once you give your first away, you can't get it back. And that person will always have your first. You need to make sure he is worthy of it."

" Because if he isn't," Cortana said, giving them all the 'Look', " He will not be allowed in the house or with any of you." she said, the steel and utter seriousness in her voice telling them the gravity of their choices and situation.

" Are we clear on this?" she asked.

Off in another part of the house, we find John and Ruby having some father and daughter time as they cleaned weapons with Ruby asking questions about parts, attachments, and alike.

" So, what is the advantage of a heavy barrel? If you get tired of carrying it compared to its normal counterpart, then why lug it around?" she asked, looking at a pair of BR 55s. One with a shorter barrel and another with a longer and heavier-looking barrel.

" The advantage comes in accuracy and stability. The less you recoil you feel, the better you can keep your sights on target the better."

" Ok, what is the advantage of bullets compared to plasma?"

" Depends. Plasma will cauterize the wound and help stop the bleeding. But will also cause intense burns that will boil away your flesh and blood and bone. Bullets will puncture and go through, shattering bone and causing secondary damage to organs. While plasma burns things away, bullets can be laced with poison, or be hollowed out so that it expands on impact making the wound bigger, or set up to splinter as it enters the body. Another advantage is that a regular bullet, no tracer or incendiary, would be invisible to the naked eye." John explained as he helped Ruby with cleaning her rifle.

It would not be long now before she would be able to handle one of his rifles. She was an excellent shot and Qrow was willing to take her under his wing on scythe training when she gets into Signal in a couple of years.

" What do you think they are talking about dad?" she asked.

" Something that I would have no experience in. And possibly something that you will go through in time." he said as he grabbed one of his MA5Cs and began to strip it down to add a few add ons.

They worked in silence with Ruby loading a magazine with plunking ammo for her rifle and then switched to filling some of John's magazines. Out of boredom she grabbed some of the field manuals for the MA5 series of rifles and began reading. She was going to be a master weaponsmith if she stuck to it. He did find a couple of weapon magazines in her room as well as field manuals for at least the SRS-99 and the M392.

' Damn good thing we don't have any manuals for Covenant arms' he thought with a smile before turning back to his workbench.

Back upstairs, Summer and Cortana managed to get the girls to have a bit of a grossed-out look and sent them out to do whatever chores needed to get done and then to have free time.

" They grow up so fast." Summer said as she went to dig things out for lunch.

" That they do." Cortana agreed.

There was a long pause as the two women worked.

" Sooo, what are the plans for today?" Summer asked.

Cortana hummed in thought.

" I am not sure. Get some weeding done in the garden. It's not ungodly hot outside. Maybe set up a small fire in the evening. Not sure. You?" she asked.

Summer shrugged, not sure what she even wanted to do.

" Maybe just go with the wind?"

Cortana had a pensive look.

" Maybe sometime this weekend, we can have a girl's day out? You, me, June, Glynda, Raven, Adaaaa?" she asked that last name not sure if she would be up to it due to her being married to her work.

" And do what? Go to the mall, get a manicure and our hair done? Get a tan and a massage?" Summer asked.

Cortana hummed at a pleasurable thought, " A tan and a massage sound great." she said with a dreamy look, " and sitting at an outdoor table with an iced coffee or tea."

Summer giggled.

" What about John?" she asked with a frown. For their two years of marriage, he never really went out. The number of friends he had here that he could take just to go to a bar and talk shop with, she could probably count that number on one hand. Sure, he could ask those that he worked closely with within the company, but would they be considered friends? Maybe. But she knew that those, aside from her and Cortana, were Blue team. His brothers and sisters in arms. They were the only ones that she knew for a fact that he could be himself around. Sure he let himself ease a bit around her and the girls, but there was that undercurrent of reserved readiness that never left him. So much like her father.

Cortana could almost see what was going through her mind.

" Yea. I know what you mean." she said with a subdued tone, " He, in his mind, is alone here. No offense to anyone here. It's just," she let out a breath, " when you train with people from such an early age, well, with that much battle and shared loss…" she let the sentence trail off.

" No matter how close myself or anyone here may try, those that he grew up with will always make him feel more at ease." Summer finished.

Cortana nodded.

" I can't imagine how lonely he must feel at times." Summer said feeling for her husband.

" Should we get your father and Qrow to take him out for drinks or something?" Cortana asked, " Maybe even take him to a strip joint if you are fine with it?"

Summer gave her a look before having a pensive thought.

" Cortana, do you think I accidentally limited John not giving him a chance to, well I guess, try the waters I guess?" Summer asked, sounding for possibly the first time guilty of marrying John.

Cortana thought about it for a moment.

" I don't think you did. You know what he went through and that he is very unique. To borrow something your sister did, a woman could stand in front of him naked and give him all the nonverbal cues of wanting a fuck and it would go over his head. During cryo training, he became desensitized to naked women. You of all women know that simply laying on the bed in a sexy pose and naked does nothing. How often have you needed to dress up, stroke his cock, and suck it to get him turned on? I highly doubt a woman pole dancing while slowly getting naked would do much. In fact, I think he would avoid such a vile place even with your permission and acting as chaperone."

Summer snorted at what her AI friend and sister-in-law said.

" I don't doubt it. I got to put a lot of work and effort in to get him in the mood. So taking him to a strip joint would be pointless. However…." Summer trailed off as she entered a pensive state. A look that spoke to deep thought and even planning.

" Let me guess, you are going to turn the basement into a strip bar for him?"

Summer snapped her head back to Cortana.

" Hmm? You say something?"

Cortana laughed and said she was teasing her. They laughed it off and went on with their day as John and Ruby came up from the workshop downstairs and did what a father and daughter do. John took her out to shoot and helped out in the garden when Ruby exhausted her ammo.

After supper was family time and then sending the girls to bed.

" So, how close are we to launch?" Summer asked.

" We are going to launch at the end of the week. I am going to head Atlas to get Palandina to bring him and his transfer station. Cortana, I know he said that once you were in your body you would not be able to go back to your chip…"

" I kind of forgot about that." she interrupted quietly.

" But we are going to need you to help in making sure the engines are running smoothly. Things that only an AI can do."

" John, You know that with my state at the moment…"

" We are running a risk, I know. That is why once you are in the systems, I want you to make essentially the building blocks for a Dumb AI that we can program. A subroutine would be a good start. Then once we are in orbit, get back into your body."

" You think all that will work?" Summer asked, feeling a bit left out.

" It will. But we are also going to have a crew onboard to take over in case she decides to go Skynet on us." John said, throwing in a quip.

" Bow down to me meat bag and make love to your wife in front of me." Cortana said in a monotone voice mimicking an AI overlord.

The husband and wife rolled their eyes.

" What are we going to do with you?"

/

Winter looked down at her scroll. An address was on the screen to a small homestead kind of in the middle of nowhere. It was a nice-looking place. Large yard, front, and back. A garden. Garage. The works.

This was the place her baby sister was calling home. Same with the family. A family that took her in without a second thought. A family that loved and did not manipulate family members for their own ends.

And from the sounds of chit-chat and laughter she could hear, they made sure to keep things lively. She walked up the couple of steps and to the door. She hesitated and took a deep breath.

She raised her hand and knocked on the door.

" Yang, would you get the door." came the mature voice of what he could only assume was Summer as it could not be Weiss. Amethyst, sure but she leaned more to Summer.

Winter waited with her hands clasped behind her back, and that is when her nerves acted up. She could feel sweat begin to form under her collar and rolling down her back.

' Keep it together Corporal. You are just here to visit your kid sister and to approve of her new family.' she thought, giving her a pep talk.

The inner door opened and a girl with blond hair done up in a ponytail stood there. She was clad in a gold/yellow shirt and tan shorts with an orange ribbon around her arm.

" Can we help you Ma'am?" the girl, Yang asked.

Clearing her throat, she spoke, " Hi Yang, I am Winter Schnee. Is Weiss available?" she asked.

Yang looked at her for a second or two before shrugging and calling out into the house, " HEY ICE QUEEN, SOMEONE IS HERE FOR YOU!" she shouted, " Come in and find a seat. Weiss will be with us shortly. Busey spotting Ruby outside." Yang said.

Winter entered the house with a bemused look and followed Yang into the kitchen where she saw John helping with getting a meal ready, and the way his shirt clung to his body. With each move of his arms, she could see the cords of muscle move.

' Daddy?' was something that went through her head. She swore she felt one of the kid bats that you would give a toddler, hit her on the head and the ghostly image of a dog telling her to go to Horni jail.

She jumped when a loud bang was heard.

" Relax. It's just Ruby and Weiss out shooting some cans." Summer said as she took the mixed pile of chopped vegetables and moved them over to a bowl for a salad to be mixed as John pulled a flavor of rub down from the cabinet and began to season some BIG pieces of chicken breasts.

" Have a seat. Weiss will be in in a minute.." John said as he nodded to the table where she saw a raven-haired cat-eared girl was sitting, mulling over some homework.

She let them continue cooking supper as she sat and waited for her sister to join her.

" I am sorry dear, but what was your name again?" came Summers' voice, now that she had a spare minute.

" Corporal Winter Schnee of the Atlas military Ma'am." Winter said, sitting up straighter and holding out her hand.

Summer shook it and introduced herself and Blake, who just looked up with a smile before glaring at her homework like it insulted her mother, and then of course Yang who was twirling a lock of hair and waited for a task.

She was about to introduce John, when she said that she had already ran into him when she was younger, to which John collaborated.

They made small talk as Weiss walked ready to scold Ruby on something or another, like sisters do when her eyes landed on her. Weiss stopped in her tracks in the door and stared. There was a stumble as Ruby walked right into her back.

" Weiss, what are you doing?" Ruby exclaimed.

" Winter." Weiss said dumbfounded.

" Hey, sis." Winter said as she stood.

Weiss stumbled forward as if she made the wrong move, she would disappear.

" I am real sis." Winter said gently.

With no more hesitation, Weiss flung herself into her sister's arms and squeezed. Winter chuckled and wrapped her sister in return. Summer smiled at the scene, even going as far as to take a picture to send them.

Ruby smiled at the scene and went to take her weapon to a place to clean that was not the kitchen table.

" Weiss," John called to her, gaining her attention, " why don't you take your sister on a tour of the house." Shifting his attention to Winter he asked if she would like to stay for dinner.

She agreed and Weiss began with the kitchen…for obvious reasons, they were their first, then her room that she shared with Blake, Yang, and Ruby's room, Cortana aka Amethyst's room with the master bedroom being last. Winter could swear that she could smell and feel the aura of lust and sex in the room. Whether or not her little sister did was unknown and she quickly ushered her to the next room. Which was the basement, living room, and so on.

When the tour was done, she could smell the grill going with the chicken already on and cooking with Summer reading the back of a box of rice.

She looked up and said that aside from the chicken, supper was almost done and that she is welcome to stay.

" I would be honored." Winter said with a smile and warmth in her heart.

After supper was done and ate, and she was about to go, Weiss gave her one last embrace with a letter for their mom. John and Summer escorted her out the door and spoke to her on the deck.

" She still loves you, you know." Summer said.

" I know. And I definitely approve of the family she chose to be with." Winter said. Pride evident in her voice.

" Do you need a ride back to the hotel?" John asked.

" That would be most kind." She said.

He looked to Summer who nodded and smiled.

" Oh, and Summer." Winter called to her as said woman turned from the door, " I thank both of you for taking her in. You are both good people."

" Better us than that absolute bastard of a father you two share." Summer replied with spite, " Your mother has poor taste in men but I can understand her shutting down, but damn. She needs some help." Summer replied.

" I know. There has to be a loophole or something she can exploit to kick him out." Winter agreed.

There was a silence as Summer and John shared a thought. They each knew a certain AI that could find something.

" Do your grandparents know what is going on?" John asked.

" No. Father screens everything they get on TV. And they want nothing to do with us, according to him." Winter replied.

" That sounds like a load of bull." Summer spat.

" I know."

" Regardless, you are welcome here anytime you want." John told her.

She thanked him and John took her home.

/

It took a couple of days, but she made it to Vale, just to catch another boat bound for Patch. Sienna Khan was so ready to get on dry land. She wasn't afraid of water nor was she seasick. Just wanting to be on dry land. To be able to drop to her knees and kiss the ground was appealing.

But that was in the past. She was now in front of Dawn Industries. She walked in and saw a Wolf Faunas leaning against a receptionist's desk chit-chatting. The receptionist had Magenta hair and a kind and outgoing look. She was laughing at some joke the Wolf made when they both turned to her.

" Welcome to Dawn Industries. How can we help you?" 'Magenta' asked.

Sienna smiled, " I am looking for John Mendez. Is he here?" she asked.

" He is. Do you have an appointment?" Magenta asked.

" No I don't, sadly."

Magenta hummed in thought.

" I can see if he will take you, but he is currently sharing lunch with Summer."

" That is perfect, actually. I was hoping to ask her a few questions." Sienna said, " Is it possible to see them before they finish up?"

They thought about it for a few moments.

" Let me give him a call." Magenta said as she picked the phone up.

After a few seconds of her Siena hearing a one-sided conversation, she hung up and said that she can come up.

" All right, let's head up." 'Wolf' said as stood up, " I can see that you are armed. Weapons on the table."

She unwrapped her chain from around her waist and set it on the receptionist's table.

" Ok. Let's head up. Not sure how she will react, she is still kind of skittish around Faunas."

" No doubt. With what she has been through, if what little is known is true, she has every right to be a bit nervous around us."

" It took her a few months to a couple of years to get used to just seeing me." he replied.

They chatted until they reached the door for John's office. 'Wolf' knocked on the door and opened it to let her in.

Sitting at a table that was brought in for such occasions, John sat with Summer with a little bit of a picnic going on in the office.

" Sienna." John greeted.

Summer looked her up and down and then held onto John in slight fear.

' What did those monsters do to you girl?' Sienna thought

" John. Good to see you. How is Blake?" she asked.

" Blake is doing good." John replied.

Sienna turned to Summer.

" Summer Rose. she greeted.

" Who are you and what do you want?" she bit out.

John was going to scold her when Sienna lifted a hand.

" It's fine John. If what even a quarter of what I heard that happened to her is true, she has every right to be on the fearful side." Sienna said to the two, " With that said, I came here to ask John a couple of questions, and hopefully, ask you for an interview."

Summer narrowed her eyes.

" Why." She bit out.

" And that is where my business with your husband comes into play." Sienna said, " John. I am going to restart the White Fang. And I need some help with making the guidelines of how I want to run it and to make sure we all know what it is we are fighting for and why."

John looked at her. " And you are not going to follow Ghira's full example?"

" As much as I respect and even admire his pacifism and understand it to an extent, you are correct. Ghira would talk an attacker down and berate someone who would fight back. I am not going to do that." she paused, " I get that I am going to be walking a tightrope on balance but I want people to know that even a teddy bear can only take so much before they snap." she said.

John gave her a hard look.

" And what would this new Fang look like?" he asked.

" My hope is for us to gain equality through respect. Just like everyone else." she paused, " Gaining equality through fear is so short-sighted. And in the end, it does more harm than good. For people don't want to get to know you or respect you, they want to hate and kill you."

" And why would that be?" Summer asked, speaking for the first time since she started, " I mean, why do you want to go about this the hard way instead of coming to our homes and forcing your beliefs on us?"

Sienna looked at her not knowing what she was looking for. Then again, this was the same woman that was held for a year and a half getting raped and tortured. Tortured and taken from her home by force.

" Because," She started, " If we went that route, what would we really gain?" She paused to let the question sink in, " All that we would have gained is enemies. Hidden resentment and anger that would build into animosity. And later on, well, it would be the reverse of what we got now. Humans would go underground and form a resistance if not rebellion. All that we would have gained is hatred and enemies that we would not see until we feel the knife in our backs." she said.

Summer thought about it for a moment. " That seems logical."

John held in a tight embrace.

" I don't want this Fang to become an Avenging Bull 2.0. We are not going to be a Faunas supremacist group. We are going to be for Fauna's rights of course, but we are also going to make sure our sibling species gets the respect they deserve as well." she said, " There are those that, much like Summer here, had bad experiences. I want to take the first step in rectifying that. Care packages and helping them recover. I am an understanding person and understand that it would take time to overcome the prejudice that they may have developed."

She could see that she had Summers' attention, " If we see a human getting jumped by one of our own, we step in. If a human jumps a faunas, we step in. Going to soup kitchens and helping those that need it."

" And the interviews are for?" she asked.

" To add the emotional gut-punch needed to help drive home what we are about." she responded. " I want those that join to see something from another point of view. To see something from a human perspective. You are a case and point. You can tell your story from when you were under Bull's captivity. You can say that everything that humans are accused of, can be equally applied to us Faunas. We can be just as bad if not worse than what humans can do."

John glanced at Summer and could see her wince at the mention of the Bulls. Sienna even gave a wince in sympathy for the woman. She knew it was going to be a touchy subject, but she needed to be honest.

" I don't need an answer now. Just something to think about." Sienna said, hoping to ease any trouble.

" Thank you." Summer quietly said.

Sienna stood.

" I apologize for bringing up bad memories. I just wanted to be upfront and honest." she said.

" We thank you for that." John said.

As she turned to leave she said that if Summer needed anything to help ease her fear of Faunas, to just let her know, and left.

After the door shut and making sure that Sienna was gone did Summer let out a deep breath.

" John." she looked up to him, " Please hold me."

Without a word, he wrapped his arms around her and held her close. He could feel her ever so slightly shivering from the meeting.

" Are you going to be okay?" John asked, " Or are you going to want to head home?"

" I will be okay. Just hold me for a little longer."

John did as requested and held her until she calmed down.

" I am kind of surprised she didn't ask to join the news crew for the Dawn's launch." John let out as he rubbed soothing circles on Summer's back.

She let out a breath. " You think she forgot to ask or was feeling awkward?" she asked.

John hummed in agreement.

Letting out another breath, she disengaged the embrace. " Thank you."

" You're welcome." John said, planting a kiss on her forehead.

" Would you mind if I have a small girl's night at a bar? Cortana, Glynda, and me?"

John shrugged. " Just don't drink something that you will regret. We are going to be going to the Dawn tomorrow and getting you and the girls a cabin to bunk in."

She giggled, " So get wasted and come home hornie and drunk?"

John rolled his eyes, " No."

/

After a quick call to Sienna, after she filled out an application to join the spectators on the Dawn, John went back to work. He had to double-check that food, water, and other rations were aboard as well as other supplies. Everything that would or could be needed was on board.

When he left the office, it was close to supper time. When he got home and entered the house, he saw Sienna talking with Blake and the other girls, with Cortana standing in the doorway supervising. And with the smell coming from the kitchen, Summer was cooking something that smells good.

" Sienna? I thought you would have been in a hotel room." John said.

" I still needed to check in on Blake and tell her what I was planning…and kind of getting her permission to use her father's ideals." she said.

He looked to Cortana, the silent message being received. She gave a face that said she was doing okay but could use some slight comfort from him.

Nodding he went to the kitchen and saw her working on something simple for a change, breaded pork chops with some rice and summer corn. He walked up behind her and held her. Her reaction was to set down the utensil she was using to hold one of his hands.

And in those actions, a whole conversation took place.

John- How are you doing?

Summer- I am doing okay.

John- I know it must be hard for her to show up here.

Summer squeezed his hand- It feels like I can't even have a place of sanctuary.

John's embrace tightened- She isn't going to do anything.

Summer- I know. It's just that we dealt with her once today. With everyone else, I got to know over time at my pace.

He could feel her starting to shake. Turning her around, he let her rest her head on his chest and ran his fingers through her hair in a calming gesture- She only has a few days here and has a lot to get done.

Her shaking subsided as her arms wrapped around him- Thank you.

She looked into his eyes, "When we settle down for tonight, we need to have small talk."

Placing an Okay kiss on the tip of her nose, she smiled and went back to cooking as he turned and went back to the living room to see that Sienna was fixing to leave.

" I apologize again, seeming to appear to bother you, but I wanted to check on Blake and get permission to use something of her father's. So with that done, I will get out of your hair." She said slipping her shoes on, " Besides, I can see that my presence is making your wife slightly uncomfortable. I take no offense and I fully understand."

John simply nodded and opened the door for her. Once she left, John asked the girls how their day was, to which the answer he got was an age-appropriate " numbers need to divorce letters ASAP. We like our numbers and letters separated." The three oldest said looking ready to write up a draft for said divorce and serve it with malicious intent.

Ruby just gave them a look not knowing what they were talking about After all, letters and numbers could never be used to work together could they? Or at least that is what was going through the young girl's head. Oh, the sweet innocence of the young girl. Not knowing the future that awaited her when it comes to the subject of math.

" Well, once dinner is done, clean up and get ready. " John said to them as he went back to help Summer in the kitchen.

After supper, family time, and putting the girls to bed, John and Summer sat on their marital bed with Summer under John's arm with John's arm wrapped around her waist. Summer hummed in contentment as she nuzzled further into John's embrace.

" What is it we needed to talk about?" he asked.

Summer let out a breath.

" Cortana and I talked about what is going to happen Saturday. With her going into that chip and all." Summer started, " We had a talk on our girl's day out, and she confessed a number of things. The first is that she has been recording us having sex, which I find kind of hot oddly enough, the second is that she is wanting at least one night with you or us. A possible last request. This way if she does go, she can go happy, and if not, well, then she gets to kick something off her bucket list."

John, who wore his normal neutral expression with the slightest of smiles, was now…a neutral expression with the slighted raised eyebrow.

" Umm, I feel like she is asking a lot from us. Did you and Tai do anything like what she is asking? If so, how do you feel about it? If not, the same question still applies." he asked.

Summer giggled. " Tai and I never talked about something like this. Both of us are, or were, had your mindset. This is something that requires a lot of talking, trust, and communication." she paused taking the time to gather her thoughts, " I brought up, more in a hypothetical scenario, if Raven came back either looking to come back or just a quick fuck, what he would do. He could never really give me an answer. So I can't say what to do. Have I thought about letting a select person in to join us? Not really. Am I closed off to it? As long as it is done right, no, I am opened minded enough to humor it."

She unfolded herself from him and flopped down onto the bed with her hands resting on her stomach.

" John, this is something you are going to need to decide."

" Shouldn't it be something we decide together? After all, it means we are sharing each other with someone, even though we know her, I was under the impression that the only person I am allowed to have any sexual experience with would be you. As you are my wife and I your husband."

Summer giggled. " Don't you remember the porn we watched? There were threesomes, even a foursome in it as well as DP, gangbang, and orgys. All though I remember you not being into the last two." She said

" Those last two being one woman with three or more men right?"

" Gangbangs, yes. Orgys are like four or five couples getting together and having sex with one another." She informed, " DP, or double penetration is one woman and two guys."

John had a look of not knowing what he thought of that. How would he feel if he let Qrow in and take a hole in his wife while he took the other? He couldn't see it.

" There is the reverse of that. I believe boys call it heaven. Aside from one boy and two girls, there are three girls for a foursome. Then I believe what is called a reverse gangbang."

Again John thought about it. How would Summer feel if he had Glynda, June, Cortana, Ada, and Raven all in the bedroom with him doing them instead of her?

" You are also forgetting the fact that us girls get something to use to make sure we get to feel good as well as the other." she said moving her hands from her stomach to the back of her head, " We watched plenty of lesbian porn that used strapons."

John let out a breath.

" You know more about this than I would. So I am leaving most of anything that involves sex to you."

She let out a breath. " John. Do you even have any fantasies? Wanting to have sex in a particular location? Or a certain position or clothing? Roleplaying as something?"

" Can't say. I know how much you love it, so I make sure you have your fill… although when you want it you seem to work it in whenever you want. I try to make it more," he paused to look for the right word.

" Romantic." she offered.

" Yes."

" So you don't enjoy having sex with me?" she asked mock hurt, " Would you rather have sex with my friends and sister? Have you no heart!" she dramatically said, placing the back of her hand on her forehead.

He chuckled at her antics, " It's not that I don't enjoy it…"

" It's more of a dessert than a main course?" Summer interrupted.

" That is a way to put it."

She let out a breath before she stood and moved to a hook set in the door, where she undid her emblem that held her cloak around her shoulders and placed said article of clothing on said hook. She then turned while untying the laces to her clencher, and once it was loose, she slid it off.

" Are you all right?" he asked.

She let out a breath, " I just wish you were more of a normal guy. Knowing exactly what you sexually want and dreaming of it happening." she said as she untucked her blouse.

" Then I wouldn't be the man you fell for." John said as he stood and aided her in unbuttoning her blouse.

" I know. It's just," she sighed, " It would make this easier in dealing with what Cortana is asking. Most, if not every guy I know, would kill to have sex with two women at the same time. You? You are so unsure, so new to sex that you leave it up to me to make the final choice when we both should." she said as she felt John slip the blouse off of her shoulders.

She took his hand and brought it to rest on her stomach and held it. John's embrace tightened to a comforting level as he held her.

" You are my wife. The only woman I want to sleep with should be and is you. I just don't feel right wanting, asking, or thinking about another woman joining us, same goes for another man." he said.

" And I fully understand and support that. But what I am struggling with is the fact that she could quite possibly die and not feel what I have felt. What I know you can give her. I doubt you would leave me for her or anyone, that is not what I am worried about. I am curious about seeing you with her to see if I like it, but, I also would like to join in. And I know what that would mean." She looked up into his eyes, " I would be getting touched and tasting another woman. I only did that, willingly, one time and that was with my sister when we made Tai's home movie. Yes, I did have fun doing it, but I felt so dirty and wrong…am I having a sexual identity crisis?" she asked with the last part being more of a joking manner than seriousness.

John let out a breath. " No idea. That is something you would need to talk to one of your friends about." he told her, helping her out with her skirt, " What I can offer is a good back massage though."

Summer moaned at the thought, " Oh yes. Let me take a quick dip in the shower." she said, making her way for the shower.

John rolled his eyes and grabbed what he needed and waited.

/

With the Dawn being fully loaded and kitted up, ready for anything. Full of food, water, medicine, fuel, and other necessities. The Pelicans, the one that was flown down by John and the one or two that survived the crash or were newly made thanks to Ada, were fueled and armed and ready to take their first steps in space.

The crew was briefed and had what they would need for the week-long shakedown voyage. All that was needed to get the show on the road was for the crew to fully board. Within the medical wing of the ship was a table surrounded by computers.

Gepetto Palandina worked and worked to reverse what he did, and if things went well, to reverse that reverse. It was a challenge, but he thrived on challenges.

He looked up as the door opened to reveal the woman that this challenge was meant for, and Summer Rose. The woman this challenge is not for.

" Cortana." he greeted.

She looked at him and let out a sigh. " I am scared of what is going to happen." she said.

Summer took her hand, " I will be here with you."

" I know It's just, I wish John was here with me."

Summer squeezed her hand. " I know. But he needs to be on the bridge with Ironwood."

" I know that. -sigh- It's just a wish."

Summer gave her an embrace. " Just remember, you are going to be fine. You are going to come back to us. And you will be fine." Summer told her, " And if it will help, I can make an offer that I know you will fight tooth and nail to stay for."

She whispered into Cortana's ear, which made her shiver. " I will hold you to it, and I will make sure to be here to collect." she said as she approached the table.

" That a girl." Summer said, with a good, healthy slap on her ass.

" Ghepetto, anything you need me to do?" she asked, taking a seat.

He took a breath. " I believe you can keep your clothes on. While you are out, I am going to run a diagnostic on the body. Do you want to modify it at all? Different hair color? Eye color? Skin color? Add some Faunas parts?" he asked.

Cortana thought about it for a moment. " You wouldn't be able to make an attachable dick, would you? I got a few girls I need to punish with a damn near real cock, but I also don't want it permanente." she said.

Gheppeto blushed, gasped, and choked all at once. " NOT WITHOUT MODIFICATION! AND ISN'T THEIR STRAP-ONS FOR THAT?" he exclaimed.

" I think she wants to feel what a man feels when he fucks a woman." Summer replied, shaking her head, " And what girls do you want to punish?"

Cortana gave an innocent look as she laid down. " Quick question. Where are you going to store me when you make your way to the bridge?" she asked as she pulled a blanket up to her chin.

Summer smiled at her as she plugged the chip John handed her, Cortana's chip, into the pedestal.

" See you in a few." she said, kissing her on the forehead like she was a child.

/

James stood on the bridge of the UNSC Frigate Forward Unto Dawn. A General on an alien ship, from an alien government of an alien military. He blew out a breath of nervousness. He knew that the Master Chief needed help in piloting such a craft. As he said himself in a briefing, he can command a ground operation, but naval combat? Not his strong suit. Something more so for a man of his skills.

' How would they react to such a thing?' he asked himself as he heard the heavy footfalls of The Chief. He turned and was met with the man in armor.

" Chief." he said as he stuck out his hand.

The Chief shook it and looked out of the viewport with James doing the same. They stood there as the crew boarded and took their spots with the news crews on the observation deck, off and away from the bridge. With John's security keeping an eye on them.

" What are we waiting on?" James asked as everyone was checked in.

" One last crew member that is vital." he responded.

James was about to ask who that was when a woman that should be on the observation deck entered the bridge.

" Summer? What are you doing on the bridge?" James asked.

She gave him a look. " To deliver a certain someone to the bridge that needs to be here." she told him as she walked up to the Armored behemoth. " Sir, your companion." she said as she reached into her shirt and bra to reveal a chip. A chip he knew so well, but one James did not know.

The Spartan took it and slid it into a plinth. A woman appeared on the plinth. A purple woman with a familiar look, and seemed to be nude stood there.

" Amethyst?!" James asked in a state of pure shock. She gave him a look and seemed to glitch and turn red.

" UNSC Smart AI CTN-0452-9 Cortana." she told him.

" Cortana. Be nice." the Chief told her.

She gave an annoyed " Fine." and started to do what an AI does, checking systems and making the minute changes that only an AI can detect and change.

James gave the Chief a look and began to wonder who the hell he was under that helmet. And began to mentally picture everyone he knew under that helmet. But only John was 'related' to this AI.

Outside, they could hear the final warning to evacuate with the claxons blaring. At the back of the hanger, a very faint and dull glow can be seen as the engines started up. From the ground level, a ramp raised with a cradle holding the ship. All that they were waiting on was for the engines to reach minimum thrust to break the inertia and get into orbit.

It took a full three hours to reach that point. And all the while, Summer stayed on the bridge, daring James to tell her to leave.

" Chief, we are at the bare minimum. You want to wait till we have more room for error, or go now." Cortana asked.

After a couple of seconds, he looked to James. " Your thoughts?"

James thought about it. He was anxious to get going and get into space. A big first for the planet and species. But he needed to make sure it was done right and not rushed.

" Let's wait until we can make sure we can go without a hitch." James said thinking of the civilian observers on board.

Cortana gave an affirmative and continued to watch the systems. An extra hour and a half later, James felt comfortable enough to begin the launch. The glow that was on the back was now brighter and the turbulence could be seen in the winds. Clamps were released and the Dawn began to ride the ramp up into the sky. Cortana gave status readouts and her adjustments. So far so good. There were a few pipes that burst but that was to be expected. James, Summer, John, and the others could not wait to get her into space and open the throttles up. A full test run was needed, but first, theater. The media needed their shots of space and stuff for the news, then needed to get dirt side.

Once the ship was off the ramp, it began its first flight in years. The ship was shaking violently as new stresses were put on the frame and the engines used what fuel it had in the system to burn before getting the fresh stuff. Overall it was that new ship feel. Working the kinks out. Once over the water, and things began to settle down did Cortana say that they were ready to make the final leap.

" How are you doing?" the Chief asked.

" I got plenty of motivation to come back, and I haven't gassed us all yet. Soooo, pretty good?" Cortana said.

James gave her a look. " Gas us? What are you going on about?"

" We will tell you later. Let's head to Beacon and get Ozpin and Glynda." Summer said surprisingly.

" You know what is going on?" James asked.

" I do. Now shut up."

/

Ozpin looked around his office with an anxious look on his face. On the desk was the Relic of Choice. Sitting in front of him was Glynda, and the current Fall Maiden, Amber. Both were watching him not knowing why he was so anxious.

" Sir, what is the problem? You are jumping at every shadow and sound." Amber asked.

He sighed, " The longer this relic is out, the more at risk it is of being taken. The Grim for some reason are attracted to the relics like a moth to a light." He explained as he tapped his desk waiting for the call.

" Ozpin, take a deep breath, hold and release it slowly." Glynda said.

He did so and felt only slightly better.

" Again."

On his fifth attempt, the call came. He picked the crown up and made for the elevator. It felt like an eternity before it hit the ground level. But once it did, he and his retinue made for the Bullhead that was prepped and ready to fly. And just in time as the ship was on approach.

' Just a few minutes now and you will be aboard a vessel that will put this thing out of Salams reach.' he thought as the VTOL took off and made best speed for the Dawn.

After landing instructions, they were in and he could feel the craft accelerate.

/

Up in the clear blue sky was a nevermore. A decent-sized one too. Just flying around looking for a poor soul to devour…or just kill. It had no luck yet but it was sure it would find something. An object caught its eye. So being the one-tracked mind beast it was, it flew towards it. Either ready to peck at the thing like the annoying bird it was, or use its feathers to bring it down. If all that failed, it could just shit on its fresh wax job. With that last thought in mind, it turned to the flying thing…just to get a face full of lead. And a multi-ton ship to its skull.

For those that witnessed the bird in their flightpath get plowed, both crew and the media, at first thought they were going to be done for, but then began to crack jokes about whether or not Remnant has spaceship insurance.

The cameras were rolling as the ship climbed for space. They caught as the sky slowly darkened from a nice light blue to a deep dark blue, to the black of space with the twinkling of stars.

There were many awe's of amazement as they got to see the space their humble home occupied. They watched as other colors came into view with the blue and white of the galaxy's arms and far-off nebulas.

The rumbling that they felt of the acceleration subsided, and they could feel the deck slightly spin as the ship spun.

" Ladies and Gentlemen, Human and Faunas, be sure to look out the viewport for the first shot of Remnant from space." came the voice of James Ironwood. If the shot of space was awe-inspiring, the view of their world was jaw-dropping. Everyone, from the guards to the media to the four children that were aboard.

For those on the bridge, it was just as jaw-dropping for those not used to it.

" Wow." was the collective word that was spoken.

James let the bridge crew soak it all in. He soaked it all in. But he still had some theater to do.

" Chief. From what I can tell, you are more of a man of action, not a big fan of theater, but I do ask for you to accompany me to the hangar. I got something for you and I am sure the media would like to capture it on video."

" Sir."

The Spartan escorted him back to the hanger where a Pelican was being prepped to take them back to the planet they now orbited. The girls would be taken back down to Summer's parents in a separate pelican with Onyx taking down the media and June taking the girls.

As they walked the repaired corridors, John could not help but reflect on the last time he walked them when he first woke from cryo. How alone he felt. Cortana tried to get him to cheer up, but with the unknown status of his family, it was kind of hard to.

But now? He was not alone. He had a beautiful al be it horny as fuck wife, four of the sweetest daughters, friends that while may not replace those he lost, gained his respect and friendship…even the small ankle biter that was at Onyx and Dasiys place. No. He was not alone anymore. And if one knew what to look for, they could see that he had the slightest bump in his steps. The way he carried himself spoke to him being excited about stuff. He was no longer just a soldier. No longer just a weapon. No. He was also a husband now. A father. And it felt damn good.

When they entered the hangar, the press was there as well. And with the transparent barrier over the hanger mouth, the press still got a magnificent view.

James stood with the Chief facing the press with Remnant at their backs.

" Ladies and Gentlemen, We have reached a milestone for our spices, as Remnants. Not human. Not Faunas. As Remnants." He paused to gather his thoughts and how to piece the next phrase.

" This is something that we didn't do alone. We had help. And it is thanks to this man that we now have the knowledge to make and to build one of our own. Our reliance on Dust has made us dependent, weak, and at the mercy of anything that may come our way. Not anymore. With the knowledge bestowed upon us, we now can." he continued, turning to the Chief, he straightened to his full height ( if he wasn't already ) and put the full weight of being an Atlas General behind him, " Master Chief. I know that in your military, you are an NCO. But that is your military. On behalf of the people of Remnant, I am promoting you to Admiral of the Remnants Space Navy." James said as he presented a box with Admiral insignia in it.

Behind the helmet, John had a very surprised look on his face. Him an Admiral? Of the Remnant Space Force? Or well, the Navy. Was he able to do that? Was he up for that?

A comm window opened to see Cortana with wide eyes.

" Admiral Spartan John-117…Nope. Doesn't work. Doesn't roll off the tongue. But you got a lot of pull here now. Wait, Spartan Admiral John-117. There we go. That sounds better." she said, " Oh Summer is going to love this."

John could not help but smile and laugh as he looked at James. A Navy Admiral was the equivalent of an Army General. That would put him and James on the same level of authority.

But the thing is, he never went to Officer School.

" Sir, I…"

" I know you are enlisted. But you have the knowledge and a lifetime of service that needs to be shared. And I will not have some wet behind the ears know it all who never saw combat try to tell you how you are doing wrong and that they can do it better." he said in full seriousness as a few particular officers came to mind.

His argument made sense. But at the same time, he was a ground unit. Not a spacer, but a ground unit.

He let out a breath and accepted the promotion.

With that done and out of the way, those that were not needed on the ship, IE, the Press, and four young girls.

With them gone, the real work can begin. John led James, Winter, Ozpin, Glynda, and Summer to a conference room where things can be talked about.

James sat down and pulled out a chip and a document.

" Chief, these are some plans I and a few others drew up to further enhance and expand it." he said as he handed them over for the Chief to inspect. He slotted the chip in a reader as Cortana appeared on the plinth. Her purple avatar placed her hands on her hips as she examined the hologram in front of her. The Frigate was wider and no longer had that bulky rifle look. It was more streamlined and had what looked to be more powerful engines to carry the extra bulk.

" What are you planning James?" She asked.

James let out a breath. " If worst comes to worst, and that is a big if, I would like to have the Forward Unto Dawn be an evac ship for as most of the people we can get." he said although what he failed to say was that he was mainly thinking of Atlas first.

" This looks like it can hold only one Kingdom's worth of people. And even then just the upper class." Cortana said.

James nodded. " Right now it's more of a blueprint. Give you something to work off of. And right now I just based the bare minimum space needed to get Atlas on board. I would like to extend it to Mantel as well as the other kingdoms, but right now it's just a baseline."

Cortana gave him a sidelong look. " Just Atlas?"

" As a baseline for now, yes." I do want to get more people off-world if we have to before we get our own space program up and running." James directed back.

" Nonetheless, it's a start for something in the future. But right now, we have more important things to worry about." Ozpin said breaking any argument before it began.

James let out a breath while Cortana simply let a red flicker go before calming down to her normal purple hue.

Ozpin took a breath and opened the case to reveal a gold crown with a sky blue gem.

" This is the relic of Choice. Taken from Beacons vault. And brought up here for better storage and security." Ozpin said with utmost seriousness, " There's a reason I wanted him to get this ship done as fast as possible. With a Relic up here, Salam cant get it. Nor can it fall into the wrong hands."

James and Winter nodded, fingering that Glynda and the Chief already knew. But Winter was out of the loop about Summer.

" No offense to Summer, but what is she doing here?" she asked.

" And that is where I come in." the Spartan said in his gravely barton voice, " Cortana, we secure?" he asked.

When she gave a nod and thumbs up, he continued.

Reaching up to his helmet, he gave a twist and with a hiss of pressurized air, lifted it off.

The shock from James and Winter was as expected. James had pure shock and outrage and accusal. Winter with shock, awe, and other inappropriate thoughts that should not be thought of in a situation like this.

" JOHN?!" they both shouted in shock.

" I FUCKING KNEW IT!" James cried, slamming his fist into the table, " I should have arrested you when I had the fucking chance." he snarled.

Summer gave him a hard look. " You already tried that. And if I remember correctly, or more accurately, if Cortana remembers accurately, you invaded her privacy AND the privacy of MY GIRLS!"

Winter gave her boss an incredulous look.

" Oh, and you found nothing." Cortana said to him, her avatar hue going from purple to an angry red, " It is best to not piss off an AI that is what? 4 years past her expiration date?" She paused to consider, " I don't know. But it is best to not piss off an AI that never forgets."

By this point, James was both pissed off and scared. When she had a body, she power kicked him in the balls. Now that she was the ship? Well, what could she not do? Gas him? Send a robotic dolly to ram in the nuts again?

He let out an angry sound but did let out a " Noted."

" Now, let's get to work. And do our shake-down cruise."

/

A woman with black hair naturally fading to red towards the end done up in a crown braid, sat on a couch. She wore a black blouse with a small cleavage window, a black corset, and a skirt with white trim. On her waist and hips sat her belt with ammo, a mag pouch and a few other odds and ends. To tie the look together was a white hood and cloak with a silver rose pendant.

" State your name for the record, please." came the voice of Sienna Khan off-screen.

" Summer Rose-Mendez." the now-named woman said.

" Do you know why I am asking for this interview?" the woman asked.

" You want me to tell my story of when I was kidnapped by the Bulls." Summer replied.

" Correct. Can you tell us what you were like prior to your abduction?" Sienna asked.

Summer let out a breath. " Prior to my abduction, I was a completely different woman. I never saw the Faunas as some subservient spices, I saw them as just another person that was under my protection as a Huntress. Human, Faunas. Didn't matter to me. They were all people that I had to protect." Summer said.

" So to you, we were all equal in your eyes?" Sienna asked.

" Of course."

There was a pause.

" Can you tell us what happened? The day you were taken I mean."

Summer let out a stuttering breath. " The night I came home, I did what any married Huntress would do. I spent time with my two children and my husband. Even had a steamy passionate night with him. Little did I know it was our last. For in the morning, as we were eating breakfast, a small convoy of blacked-out vans pulled in. When we went out to face them, they spouted the typical Faunas supremacist dogma bullshit." making a crazy face and voice she spouted some of it, " HuMaNs HaVe TAken sO MucH FrOm Us, No mOre. We TAke BACk whaT wAS TaKEN frOM uS." She paused.

After a moment, she continued.

" We fought. We tried to not take lives. But eventually, we had no choice." She took a breath as the memories came back to her. Her eyes began to water and her breathing began to get more frantic. " They somehow got a cheap shot on Tai. And shortly after that, they got one on me." She paused again, " I was raped in front of him. And they killed him in front of me. I was then taken…" she paused as the memories became too great and she began to break down.

Instead of continuing, what was shown next was what all had happened to her. Her first day as a slave and being broken. Some of the stops she was at. The 'clients' she went with. The despicable acts she was forced to undertake.

When Summer came back to the screen, she was accompanied by John who had her wrapped in a protective embrace.

" Can you tell us what you were like after you were rescued?" Sienna asked.

Summer, who was slightly shaking still, shook a bit more. " When I was first rescued, I was understandably a different person." She said as John's arms gave her a gentle squeeze.

" When I awoke, I had a leg and an arm in a sling. Broken from when that animal broke them in a fit of rage. My ribs were cracked if not broken. When I first saw Blake Belladonna, John's adopted daughter, I had a panic attack. I had to run. Take my girls and run like hell. That she was one of those animals that want to only take me back and lock me in a cell."

Sienna asked what her views of the Faunas were at that time. She snorted.

" Just remember that you asked." she reminded her, " You asked my views on the Faunas right after I was rescued, if I woke up and heard that all of the Faunas were magically went extinct, or that all of your kind was placed on Minagire and forced to stay there and had their numbers kulled, I would not have lost any sleep over it." Summer said, " And before you say that is diabolical, just remember that I am sure that there are Faunas that think the same way."

There was a pause.

" What were your injuries? Aside from your arm, leg, and ribs."

Summer absentmindedly brought a hand to her abdomen. " I always wanted a big family." she said, making Sienna give her a look.

" At some point during my captivity, my body needed food. And since the only food I was getting was from the semon I ate, it needed to get calories from somewhere. The fat I had stored, and anything else that it thought I would not need." she paused, " Did you know I was given a choice at one point? To have a nice full steak dinner. Potatoes and vegetables with water and possibly wine included. Did you know that?" she waited. " No? They offered it. The catch was that I would not get my high for the night. So I could eat and have a headache from hell the next day, or I can skip eating and have sex one more time that night and get my high." she paused again, " I chose the drugs and the sex instead of the food I desperately needed."

" What does this have to do with you wanting a big family?" Sienna asked.

" When I was in the hospital, I was told that by some miracle, I had no STD. Nor did I get pregnant at all." Summer paused, " The doctors ran several tests and scans. In one of those scans, they found that my ovaries were empty." she revealed. " There might be a .00000009% chance of an egg or two tucked away somewhere in there, but to not hold my breath." she paused before continuing, " My body ate my own eggs to keep me going."

Sienna had a look of disbelief.

After a moment or five before she continued.

" And what are your thoughts now?"

Summer blew out a breath. " Now?" she looked to the right and out into space, " Now, I am more jaded. More reserved. I don't have a problem with any Faunas, but I want to know them on my own time and terms."

" If you had any advice to anyone who wants to help, what would it be? From Faunas to Humans and vice versa?"

Summer had a pensive look. " I am unsure at the moment. But small steps. Take small steps."

The screen went black.

/

That fool. How could that bitch go to a HUMAN business? Ride a HUMAN, ALAIN vessel into space. Get HUMAN interviews from a HUMAN business, about what they thought about the faunas. PATHETIC! And one of them, one of them was the slave his father took. Of the hell she went through? That was not hell. That was punishment. Punishment for what her kind did to his. All the killing and torture that her kind brought to his, is being repaid tenfold.

Adam Touras let out an angered breath as he fingered the SDC brand on his face.

" I want that woman. She is my beloved. She will be mine again." said the wolf faunas female next to him.

" That husband of hers, he killed so many of us. You can have the slut. But I want his head mounted on my throne. And those kids he took in, they will become the same thing their mother was. All under the Avenging Bulls, reborn as the White Fang." Adam let out as Coral Clay moaned at the thought of having her lover back in her arms.

/

It was late. And Sienna was going to be leaving the next day. She needed to go. She needed to help her make the world a better place.

Blake packed everything she needed. She still had school to do, but she can learn that on the run. There were bound to be teachers among the new Fang that she can get an education from. And she was sure to get her weapon made as well, as well as the training that went with it.

She snuck down the stairs and towards the door. Just a little further to the door. Just a little further.

A light turned on to reveal her new mom and dad.

' Crap.' she thought, ' grounded for sure.'

" Blake." John said.

" What are you doing?" Summer asked.

Blake, who had the look of having her hand in the cookie jar, stammered, " I, uh, um…"

" You want to go with Sienna to the Fang?" John asked.

She nodded.

Both her parents let out a breath.

" Would you resent us if we kept you here?" Summer asked.

Blake gave her a look of not understanding.

" I wouldn't stop loving you, but might not like staying here and keep trying to leave." she admitted.

" You weren't going to leave without saying goodbye were you?" Summer asked, sounding like if she said yes, she would shatter.

" I was going to leave a note." she said.

Summer, who had been on the verge of tears, walked up to her dropped to her knees, and embraced her.

" Kitty, don't leave. Please." she begged John's adopted daughter.

Blake looked to John to see him still with his neutral look, but she could see some hidden emotions. He walked up to her and held the two.

" Be safe." was all he said.

She looked up at him. He dropped to a knee and looked her in the eye.

" I want you to be safe, and to stay in contact." he told her, bringing out a folded-up scroll. It was black with a flame on it.

Blake teared up and nodded before she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him.

" Thank you, daddy. I need to see this take off." she said pulling back to see that under his neutral exterior, she could see a hint of sadness for seeing her leave, but also pride in that she was finding her own path.

" No matter what happens, we will always love you."

" I know dad. And thank you."

With that, Blake picked up her backpack and walked out the door.

/END/

And that is that. How is it going my fellow humans? It has been a while. I havnt talked to you guys since…Last Year! Eh? Eh?

Oh so much has happened. Frist of which should be obvious…it is winter. No? That is not what happened? Winter is here, but you are telling me that is not it? Ok, how about the fact it is a new year? Still not it? Ummm, Destiny 2, or should I say Bungie, celebrated their 30th anniversary in Destiny 2 with a number of things. The Forrerunner exotic sidearm. Nice tid bit of lore came with it as well. No? Still not it?

Okay okay okay, Halo Infinite came out on the 8th of December! How many of you played it? How many of you beat it? How much fun have you guys been having? You know what, hang tite, we will get to my thoughts about it as well as possible spoilers.

Lets talk story first. As mentioned last time, I wanted to get the Dawn launched and as such, a two year timeskip. Now Sienna has a softer heart then she did in canon. Why? Because reasons. I like to think that she isnt some monster that wants humanity enslaved. She wants genuine respect. In canon she kind of went about it wrong. Sure, you can boycot and protest a business that does not seem to be on the up and up.

While she did say that in canon, and going out into bad business to fuck shit up, she never killed or enslaved anyone. Nor does she want to here. Infact, she wants to make sure that the White Fang was not a suppremust group. She wants to help her sibling race and get thier respect. Going as far as to send care packages to familys that need it, soup kitchens for those that need it. The interviews are for that purpos. She needs an emotional gut punch from people that were kidnapped. How their views changed, from pre kidnapping, just after rescue, and post kidnapping.

After running into her friends house she makes for Vale.

Then we get a certain event, that those of you who are female may know all to well. Puberty. Was it necessary to include? Probably not. But it is part of being a parent with daughters. Besides, I wanted to reiterate some of my thoughts on sex.

Sister time with Wiess and Witner, Sienna meeting with John and Summer, a ship Lauch, interview and done. How was that for a recap?

My planse for next chapter are for some time with Blake as she is with the Fang. I am unsure when I want this one to take place, but I am thinking of placing it at or near her trailer. What am I looking for in this chapter? Well, I want her to run into John out in the field and kind of have words. Words of confusion from Blake as to what the White Fang have been doing, and that it is not what Sienna wanted.

Aside from that, I want John to have a run in with someone. And I am hoping to possibly squeak in something with Salam. Hoping. Could change. Nothing is set in stone yet. And I got time. But I may also through in a mini chapter

As to what I am doing next, Oly Oly Oxen Free. And then possibly some things to throw into the one shot story. I am going to do a one-shot chapter that is pretty much nothing but pure smut, and somthing that I want to keep under the hood.

The question is, what smut do I want to write. June and Summer making Taiyangs home movie? Cortana and coe having some fun while John and Summer are on Honeymoon? Or how about Summer caring for John while he was out action, by filling in some gaps in his sexual knowledge? I am unsure yet.

Sooo, games?

Halo:
Ohhhhh my. I am still in the honeymoon phase of Infinite story wise, so I cant really say much about the story yet. I need to give it time to settle in. When 5 came out, I was aboard the hype train and could not see the shit story that was given.

I like the concepts it had, but the writing… I just dont want to get burned again. So I am going to wait.

The multiplayer and the store:
Oh boy. This is where things need to be said. Now, I think I have a good idea as to the community I have built with you guys. So if this does not apply to you, dont worry about it. If it does, sit down. We need to talk.

So, I am not on Twitter or Reddit. So I could get something wrong as to where it was on. Their were people on, I believe it was Reddit, that were threatening to dox the names, addresses, and family of 343 employees as well as death threats. This is NOT okay. Have things been okay? No. Do I have my problems? Yes. Am I going to lose my shit and do who knows what on the internet? Fuck no. We are better than that. We are not toxic twelve year old COD players. No offence to Call of Duty players. I hope you all get what I am saying though.

I don't play PvP. I have enough rage issues as is. Dont know how I got it, I used to play 4 and Reach religiously back in the day. Anywho.

So, the PvP is free to play. We get a season pass. Most of it is filler. One part of it is for the Mark V B, and the other is for the Gen-III Mk VII. Then we get the shop. Overpriced items for EVERYTHING. You cant buy bits and pieces, but whole sets. 343 said that their was going to be Reach style armor customization and plenty of ways to get them. Aside from the pass, you can only get coatings, emblems, stances, and charms in campaign. No armor. At least at the moment. The lockers could contain armor on like the second play through or so, I hope.

Am I trying to shit on 343, no. Moneysoft wants money and knows that people will pay for good cosmetic items. So chances are they said " Put all the cool shit in the shop behind a pay wall and the bare minimum to earn."

" But sir…

" YOUR FIRED!"
Kind of know what I mean? Hell, I believe it was Sketch even said that they wernt happy with it. So chances are that they launched it the way it was, to show moneysoft that they are greedy bitches and that people are angery. So food for thought.

Now if I stopped their, that would just be criticism. And I like to provide Constructive Criticism. So what I would do…

Put all armor in the battle pass with less challenge swaps and xp boosts and put all the Gen-III in the Campain Mjolner lockers. Instead of just a stance or a charm, like really? A single Charm in a locker? The Banashed are going to hord charms to put on their weapons and keep the UNSC from getting weapon charms? So put a suit of armor or peices of armor in the locker with a charm, coating, emblem or stance.

Put the odd ball or gag stuff in the store. The pineapple grenades are a good example. Put stuff like that or something for lore fanatics to geek out about. Not sure what, but I am sure 343 could pull it off. So odd ball, deep lore, or wacky fun stuff should be in the store.

Make sure the store is reasonably priced. $20 for a suit of armor is way to much. I would say $10 for a set of armor with a stance and coating. And speaking of coatings and emblems…

Armor cores. I heard that 343 are looking to ditch the system. I get the idea behind the Armor core system, and think it can still work, just with a few twinks. Make the coatings cross core compatible as well as letting you use that one coating to be used on everything. Vehicles and weapons included same with the emblems. As for the armor, set each set up and have some dedicated armor and some that can be used on both sets. I remember hearing something somewhere and I cant for teh life of me remember where or who said it, but, they want to be able to have each core a personality or theme for each core. The MK.V B being a tank and teh Gen-II MK. VII being that sleek jet fighter. Well, each has a chunky and sleek variant, so make a chunky jet and a sleek tank. Problem solved.

Any way that is what I think what about you?

Moving on to Destiny…

I love Dares Of Eternity. Xur and Star Horse as game show hosts? That is entertainment.

" You must now traverse the Dares of Eternity Obstacle Course. Did you all sign your liability wavers?"

" It is time for the Obstacle Course. It is absolutely Bonkers."
" You must now trivers our wacky Obstacle Course."

God I love it. And we get some Halo and Marathon themed weapons. The BR55 as a solar pulse rifle, the two swords, the void being a fucking lie becasue I have not come across it at all, and the Exotic Sidearm Forerunner. Then we got the exotic sword and returning weapons from D1 and Marathon Grenade launcher and shotgun.

The Dungeon was fun as well. Getting the old Ghorn back is nice as well as a Thorn armor set…all set in the old loot cave.

I love the lore tag for the Forerunner. Banshee looking at the gun in wonder and amazement wondering who it was meant for. What else can I say?

But I have to be honest, I think I am going to be done with Destiny. Not because I hate it, but because Bungie is getting greedy. Separating Dungeon from content and esentlly forcing you to get the annual pass for Witch Queen so you can get everything, does not sit right. But again that is just me.

Sooo, lets get to the comments and I will let you guys get back to your day.

So lets start…

Pawn22

Hey I'm reader that really enjoys your work and with this latest chapter, this series has me really invested in the story. I love the way you portray Past trauma and it effect the people repeatedly just like in real life that would probably happen. The relationship built within the story doesn't feel like there forced it feels re natural.

Why thank you dude. I do what I can where and when I can. But I dont have experiences for some things. But I try to put myself in their shoes and go from their.

As for relationships, I do not want this to mimic the shipping wars. Do I ship bumblebee? No. Do I shame people who do? No. I went in knowing what I wanted and about how to get it. John and Summer? Well she was married to Tai so I had to get rid of him some how. Have him or Summer cheat? FUCK NO! I hate cheaters. So why have a charter do that here? I wouldn't. Plus Tai seems like the guy who commits to a relationship and gives it his all. So off with his head but in a way that I can bring some real world elements in and give a PSA. I am Christain after all and if I can bring even one person to the Lord, it was worth it…as well as letting people know that they are not alone in the dark times.

Damn…that got heavy fast. Anywho, thanks for the comment.

The crimson trucker

Awesome story so far keep up the good work

though I would like to know if the infinity would make an appearance?

Thanks. I am unsure what you are asking, is the Infinity going to show up over Remant? No. Is it going to show up at all? It sort of has when Blue Team has made cameos. And for the moment, that is where it will stay.

TheJSmooth

Spellcheck is a must. Also... you spelled Taiyang's name right once in the last chapter. Lol

Good chapter but check for grammar, punctuation and spelling before publishing.

Yea…I have horrible spelling and grammar. But that is why I am doing this. I get to exercise something I am weak in. And Google Spell and Grammer check alone sucks. I honestly wish did a double check at the beginning. I do a Google check and then take that to Grammerly.

But hopefully you got some laughs from the errors.

Sm0keyPanda

Yeah, that's the thing with AI's and rampancy. You either have to decommission them (the safer option, especially since they're usually in control of a lot of potentially dangerous shit) or basically just let 'em ride the lightning until they (theoretically) achieve metastability. Although as far as I'm aware, there are no recorded cases of an AI, UNSC or otherwise, becoming metastable.

Cortana in Guardians absolutely does not count, because the Domain very clearly did not 'fix' the rampancy, no matter what she claimed. It just gave her enough storage space and neural pathways that it would take her several million years (or longer, we have no real way of knowing) to complete the process of thinking herself to death. Her code, 'mental state' as it were, and thought processes are all still very clearly suffering from rampancy, and because the problem wasn't even fixed normally, she can't even ride it out to become actually metastable.

RIP.

All very true. Although, I believe the AI Juliana from the Cole Protocol was close to if not already Meta stable. She was an Insterechionist AI that cared a bit to much about the Ruble.

Your thoughts on Cortana in 5 shared. I dont think anyone liked what happened in 5. 5 is that black sheep of the series. Thier are a lot of concepts that people, In my opinion, would like.

Now if I could offer my head canon as to why Cortana is the way she is in 5, it comes from two sources. When Cortana is doing AI stuff on the Pillar of Autumn when it was still in Shakedown, she pulled John's complete, no black ink anywhare. Whens he got to the end, she made a promise to herself that, short of sacrificing herself, she wont let anything bad happen to him again. And in the book Tails From SlipSpace, their was a story of how teh fragments of Cortana took on the Warden. My head canon is that the lead fragment that took over, was that promise. Her protectiveness and care for John made her a space dictator.

That is my head canon, though. As always, nice talking to you..

Chadbunger

Nice to see this story added too I was starting to worry.

It's good to hear the girls might be getting some armor a shame they won't be using it in the story though. Can't wait to see what you give the other's weapons wise but for Ruby I'm partial to a pair of M6C/SOCOM pistols myself but that's just a personal preference of mine.(it's my favourite handgun in the entire franchise.)

As for the burger can it have cheese? lol

Thanks for narrowing the timeline down a bit, now I can have a rough timeframe for pitching suggestions.

So will we be seeing what happens after that in this story or is that going to be a sequel?

Also bit of a personal thing here but I've recently been diagnosed as a type two diabetic so any advice on that front?

No need to worry. I got at least two there stories I need to work on as well as a one-shot that needs to be worked on. So dont worry. I just got other projects as well as IRL things in life that needs to be done first.

The girls will be getting armor but again, not sure it I want them to use it in this book. They will get to customize it and their new toys. Since each girl has a melee weapon, and a ranged weapon. It may be a tad hard to visually see them with a new weapon, I got ideas. Blake needs a weapon with range and punch. Either a BR, AR, or a DMR. Yang will have some range as well with our dearest, purest Rose, getting something for close in work.

And the M6C/SOCOM, its a nice gun, dont get me wrong, I just would like it if the silencer actually worked in ODST. But oh well.

Dude, sky is the fucking limit. Put a Wisconsin amount of cheese on it. Bacon? Go for it. Want to make it 2 inches thick and smoak it on the grill.

Again, I am not sure when I want to jump ship. 5 is kind of a place holder because I know I wont be going past it. And feel free to pitch things. I may just use it sooner than you think.

The sequale is going to be in a different area of the sight. Don't worry, I will let everyone know when I post. So yes a sequale has been planned.

And I am sure I answered your last question, but on the off chance I didn't, but I would listen to you doctor as to what you should do on your medical situation. I have no personal experiance with being a diabetic. I have a cusion that is a diabetic, but I dont see him all that much thanks to a couple of factors. Location being the primary. My sister was diabetic breifly in her last pregnancy with my youngest niece. So no, not much advice aside from listening to you doctor.

Dasgun

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THE HUNTER96929

Is this turning into porn with plot? Or is it a few times every few chapters?

I am actually putting in all the lemons to get all the horine people in place so the Hornie Police can come and round up all the Hornie People.

All joking aside, I did not mean for this to turn into a porno. As such, I will be aluding to any lemons rather then writing them until we get close to the end. Hope that clears things up.

Now, will you join me and my horie police to protect the world from the hornie? We got BONK stick…and cookies.

And that is it for the comments. Any questions, thoughts, suggestions...looking to join the Horny Police, please feel free to comment. But with all that said and done,

Fly Fast, Check Six, And I will see you all on the Virtual Battlefield.