Here's chapter 103, everyone.

"Ugh… Huh?" The woman that Winter had brought with her on the airship was slowly waking up, as she realized she was laying in a bed. The airship they were on had a cabin for injured soldiers. "W-Where am I?"

Winter glanced over while sitting next to her in one of the chairs. "Good, you're awake. Before you ask any more questions, you're on my airship. It's still grounded, so don't be alarmed. I just have some questions for you."

The woman blinked a few times, sighing in relief since it was true. Winter wasn't part of The Relentless, since they shot first and never asked questions. "I guess I can answer a few… Oh, and my name is Olivia. I'm pretty sure that was gonna be one of your questions."

"Hmm, yes, well Olivia, clearly you should know that your claims earlier sound extremely far fetched." Winter stated, and Olivia sniffled. "You said you have the ability to become human, implying you are an animal to begin with."

"That's correct. I wasn't lying, and I gain nothing out of if for avoiding the truth." Olivia said as she sat up, pulling the covers over herself.

Winter took note of that, and she still couldn't get it. "That doesn't exactly make sense to me. I told you my sister can use her semblance to become an animal as well, so maybe you're just confused."

Olivia chuckled. "I don't know about your sister, but I am one hundred percent an actual bear… And judging from the look on your face, you still don't believe me."

"As I said, it sounds far fetched." Winter reminded as she crossed her arms.

"Okay, that's honestly fair. I mean, my kind doesn't exactly show themselves to the world, but we've been forced to use our abilities to fend off The Relentless…" Olivia shivered at the thought of the group.

The Atlas Specialist had more to ask after she mentioned the group again. "And tell me, who are The Relentless exactly? And who are you if you claim to be a bear."

Olivia chuckled a little. "I'm called a Hidden." Winter raised an eyebrow. "An animal that could tap into my aura, and with it, can transform into a human being." She smiled a little. "It's why we're called Hidden."

"We're? There are more of you?" Winter inquired.

"Yes. Not too many in the world compared to humans, but we do exist. I wish there was a way to prove to you that I'm not lying… Hmm, actually, you remember during our fight, that I shot spikes out at you and those Grimm you somehow brought out?" Olivia asked.

"That is my semblance, but yes I remember those spikes." Winter answered.

Olivia moved her arm out a bit and suddenly a small spike appeared from her arm, surprising Winter. "This. Is my semblance, not my ability to become human. Don't you know it's not possible to have two semblances?"

Winter's eyes widened as she instantly thought about how her sister had the ability to use glyphs, even though she could also become a wolf. "W-What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that my ability to change into a human isn't a semblance, but during my years as a human, I eventually manifested a semblance. I don't know how, but all of us Hidden can do that." Olivia stated.

That made Winter even more concerned for Weiss. "I still don't see how this is possible. You could be simply gifted with two semblances, and the others you know as well."

Olivia chuckled at how she was still denying it. "We all have one thing in common, and that's being animals… I can even tell you that my kind has given birth to children that start out as animals. They too have the ability to become humans."

Winter got up at that point, since the dots were connecting in her head about how Weiss was able to become a wolf, and have a semblance of glyphs. Not only that, but how she had a birth Mother that Willow said her wolf 'semblance' came from.

"Huh? Is something wrong?" Olivia asked.

"My sister… Is… Is it possible that she is one of these… Hidden?" Winter questioned.

Olivia was surprised by the question. "I don't understand? You and her are sisters, so if you were born human, than wouldn't she as well?"

Winter's heart skipped a beat, as she never did know the full story of Weiss' birth. "M-My sister was adopted, and she has the ability to use glyphs, a semblance my family can use."

"If your sister is also able to turn into an animal like you said, I'm sorry, but I do believe she's really a Hidden after all." Olivia said with a pitied look on her face, since she could see how distressed Winter looked.

Luckily Winter had closed the door to the cabin earlier, so the pilot wasn't able to hear any of what they were saying. "I… I need a moment." Winter walked away from the woman and turned from her, as her heart was racing.

"Is… Is that what Mother was hiding from us? Was her birth Mother one of these people…"

Olivia looked over at the distressed Atlas Specialist and felt bad for dropping something like that on her. "Maybe she's a special case. I mean, even if she's adopted, that doesn't mean she was born as an animal."

Winter glanced over her shoulder, not looking convinced, though a tad bit hopeful as only one person could truly answer her question.

She took a deep breath and sat on one of the beds in the cabin, and not a moment later, her scroll was out as she began to contact her Mother.

Willow was walking back with Raven as her scroll started going off, so she stopped for a moment and pulled it out from her purse. "Hmm? Winter calling this late? Give me a moment." She said to Raven, who simply kept watch over her. "Hello, sweetie. Is everything okay, it's a little late for-."

"Mother, this is serious." Winter's voice was all that needed to be heard for Willow to hear out what her eldest daughter was concerned over.

"Winter, calm down for a moment and just tell me what's wrong." Willow said, and Raven glanced over, wondering what was going on.

The Atlas Specialist took a breath. "Mother, when you told me that Weiss is adopted, did you fail to tell me the truth of her birth?"

Willow's eyes widened, and she felt her heart racing. "What do you mean? I already told you as much as-."

"As much as you could, but clearly some things were left out. At the moment I am with a person that claims they have the same abilities as Weiss. Meaning they can become an animal… Or a human in her case." Winter's words started to make Willow realize she was closer to the truth than ever. "I need to know… Was my little sister born as a wolf?"

That was it. The question she knew was coming, so Willow took a deep breath. "I guess there's no hiding it at this point? You've always been very smart, sweetie… I can't lie my way out of this one."

Winter held back a breath, and Willow bit her lip, while Raven wasn't sure what she was talking about. "I… I can't believe what I'm hearing, Mother. This is twice now…"

"I know… But how could I tell you the truth if it meant things would be different for her? You know as well as I do, that knowing this will destroy her." Willow stated.

"She has a right to know who she is!" Winter yelled loud enough for Raven to hear, so the black haired huntress chose to step a bit away to give Willow her privacy.

Willow bit her lip, hating how she was repeating what she had to deal with at Beacon. "You don't have to forgive me this time… I know what I did, and you know why I did it."

"This isn't about forgiveness, Mother. Her life is completely what it wasn't thought to be… Don't you understand what that does to a person?" Winter questioned.

"I already know! Do you not remember that I was the one to tell her at Beacon?!" Willow yelled, and tears were threatening to fall, as Raven wanted to walk over to check on her, but she stayed back.

Winter wanted to yell, but then she remembered how upset Weiss was when they argued back in Beacon. "I'm not about to fight with you, Mother… Right now I'm conflicted."

Willow took a deep breath, as she too was conflicted on the information Winter not knew. "I don't know how I can tell her… She's already learned a truth that hurt her more than anything. I can't hurt her again."

"Mother, if she finds out in some other way, it won't be any better. In fact, she'll take it much worse." Winter stated.

"She may not even hear it from anyone else." Winter tried hoping.

"If I was able to find someone out here in the world that can do what she can, there's always a chance she will too, so I suggest you tell her before that happens, Mother…" Winter recommended, as her voice was still showing how upset she was.

Willow bit her lip. "How can I even tell her? When can I even tell her?"

"That is for you to decide, Mother, but if you wait too long, I'll tell her myself. I refuse to let her not know the truth for much longer." Winter put her foot down, but did continue. "I'm sorry, Mother."

"D-Don't be… This was going to happen one day." Willow felt a few tears fall, and she looked up at the moon, hoping when she told her daughter, that she'd not be as hurt as she thought she'd be.

The moon shined down on the battle below, as Mia was only able to use one arm at that point, since the other was frozen from Ruby and Weiss' team attack. Ruby didn't give her a chance to retreat though, as she fired again at the woman, who was barely able to keep up her dodges, mostly because Nora was still trying to hit her with her hammer.

Mia was getting very annoyed, as Nel and Torn were taking refuge in one of the houses, while the Beacon students fought. "Ugh, damn arm…" Nel complained while holding her bloodied arm, and Torn had reverted to a smaller hawk form.

"My wing is still injured… Whatever her weapon can fire… It's very strong." Torn tried lifting the injured wing, but was barely able to.

"Not to mention that semblance. Dodging it a lot ended up with this messed up arm. I just hope them outnumbering her will help them." Nel said as she thought about the Beacon students.

Torn sighed, wishing he didn't have to rely on them, since technically it wasn't their fight to begin with. "I'll help them."

"No you won't. Your wing is screwed up, and that means your arm will be even if you change back. You'll be a burden to them." Nel stated, and Torn hated that she was right.

"Stand still!" Nora yelled as she kept swinging her hammer at Mia, while Yang was close to melting the ice on Blake and Ren.

Mia quickly glanced over at Ruby and Weiss, so she smirked and lifted her usable hand up, creating a circle under them. Both girls gasped as they had to dodge the pillars of rocks that shot out from under them, but Weiss ended up getting hit.

Weiss' aura took the brunt of the hit, but when she got sent back, another pillar shot out from behind her and knocked her forward again, making her land on her stomach, as she dropped her weapon.

Ruby's eyes widened when she realized another rock pillar would shoot out from under her, so she quickly used her semblance and grabbed her girlfriend, dropping Crescent Rose to do so. When she got Weiss to safety, Mia was able to strike back and Nora, as she flipped her magnum to hit pistol whip her.

Nora had been hit on the side of the head, so she gasped out in pain, and Mia swiftly kicked her away, making her drop her hammer. The Relentless member smirked since she was able to disarm three of them.

"Sorry, kids… But I'm done with you." Mia's eyes lit up once more and she stomped her foot against the ground. The biggest circle she's made yet in the fight began to appear, and as it continued growing, the Beacon students feared that they wouldn't be able to escape it that time. "Don't worry… I won't kill you, kids… But this'll hurt."

A moment later, a shot rang out through the town.

Again, not much to say here except for sorry on how it ended, since I personally don't enjoy cliffhangers all that much, but with how often I post, I felt like it was okay to do.

To JJ- Glad you liked them getting together, as it was just a go with flow relationship that sparked while writing the story, and honestly, Mia would probably be taken down easier if Pyrrha and Jaune were there.

I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 103. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 104.