A/N: This chapter will focus on our Main 4: Cinder, Ruby, Pyrrha, and Coco. Also, poll on my page for those interested.

By the way, Scroll text will be in italics and underlined.

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Cinder didn't have much of a choice. The only safe place was far away, where Salem couldn't get her. An old safehouse in the wilds of Mistral. No tech nearby for Watts to hack. Just her and Pyrrha.

Maybe, they would be okay while Pyrrha healed. She had after all just met a conflicting soulmate, so it was understandable. But they needed food. Cinder would have to hunt.

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Run. What was she supposed to do? This all felt so wrong. She couldn't place it, but there was an irrepressible feeling that she was not where she was supposed to be.

It was five days since she had woken up. Apparently. Before that, there was nothing. But she wasn't in a cavern anymore. Rather, she was racing through a forest with red grass and leaves. Forever Fall. When had she been here before?

Almost as soon as the thought crossed her mind, it was cut off, leaving her disoriented, and she stumbled. The Beowolf chasing her caught up, and she punched it best she could, her caramel Aura slamming it hard. She had no idea how she knew that it was called Aura, she just knew. She didn't know why it was caramel, either. Why that color?

The device that she had woken up next to had been a huge help, or at least according to all she had written. The past was a chalk-dust-covered slate, blurred over the last five days and blank before that. A Scroll, she was pretty sure. She had not believed most of what it said, and had gotten rid of most of it. But it was useful for recording stuff as it happened.

And the Beowolf was being a thorn in her side. Of course. She grabbed the sharp metal 'knife' and whirled around, plunging it into the Grimm.

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Poke.

Ruby stirred, and groaned. How long had it been since she had woken up in the Bullhead? Four months? That sounded about right. But she wasn't in the Bullhead anymore. She was in the city of Vacuo, with her two...companions? Friends...family? She wasn't sure.

Poke.

Ruby's eyes snapped open, and she glared up at Neo, the girl who now treated her as a sister rather than an enemy. Maybe they were family; her 'sister' seemed to think so. Neo was getting her umbrella ready for another poke. Though the blade wasn't out, she could still pack a punch, and the pokes hurt.

"Alright, alright, I'm up, you can stop poking me," Ruby moaned. She was deftly grabbed and yanked to her feet in response, causing her to yelp. Her legs collapsed and she crumbled to the floor, or at least would have if Neo didn't have one arm under Ruby's shoulders.

Blinking the sleep from her eyes, Ruby was welcomed by the scorching Vacuo sunlight, pouring into her room. The kingdom of Vacuo was a vastly lawless place, making it safer for the three people fleeing Vale. A tanned hand waved in front of Ruby's face.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it, Remnant to Ruby," she muttered. Neo shoved her Scroll in Ruby's face.

Dad says that breakfast is ready. Get dressed and get to breakfast. And do remember today that as soon as we open the door, it's Dad and Mint, and you're Nyx.

"'Kay," Ruby said, and as she was now awake and aware that breakfast was waiting, Neo left Ruby to get dressed. Nyx was a good choice of name.

Ruby enjoyed wearing a white jacket that went down just past her waist, a short black ribbon she had once found keeping it from hanging at her sides. She wore a loose dark purple top under it, and belted black jean shorts. Her boots were knee-length and a lighter purple. She had a black bandanna around her head, and the only rose in the entire ensemble was hidden. It was a tattoo on her back. Her hair was now the color of violets. Neo wore an almost identical outfit, but she had snowflakes everywhere and rather than black, white, and purple, Neo wore mint green, indigo, and silver. A far cry from her previous pink, brown, and creamy white, but Roman had insisted that she at the very least change her color palette, and she even styled her hair to be mint green and short and spiky. Neither truly resembled her past self. Both girls now had tanned skin from the past three months in Vacuo.

Their 'adoptive father', as they were saying, Roman, now went by Vern Sage. Apparently it was a completely random name, and referred to Vernal, which meant spring, and the common sage plant, so generally referred to green. He now preferred to wear a gray tunic along with a hat that shielded his eyes from the sun. Dark green cargo shorts were also a part of his outfit, and he had also dyed his hair and styled it. It now went back, and was spiky. The coloring was now black with Neo's same mint green on the tips. They looked like a normal family.

Nyx Rose Sage. Mint Summer Sage. Vern Sage.

At breakfast the three had a sort of oatmeal and a small apple each. It was small but the oatmeal was filling, and they all enjoyed it.

"So, girls," Roman said once they had all finished, "today we need to visit the market. We're low on groceries, and also today is a bit of a farmer's market. Which means fruit, and plants in general, as well as more meat."

There's a festival tonight, and we can go. It's five Lien entry per person, and lots is happening.

"Maybe, Mint. Also, we need to drop our old names completely. We cannot be caught saying our old names. So, it's Nyx, Mint and Vern all the time now, even here at home and on our Scrolls. Nyx, you can call me Dad. It's fine. I've already gone through our Scrolls completely and changed all names and updated the pictures. Nyx, you need to paint your scythe. Now much, but changing the red to white or something like that goes a long way, trust me. Mint, again change the colors of your parasol. And both of you need to change your weapon's name. I've already done all this with my cane, now called Arabian Night." He clapped his hands together. "Any questions?"

"Why all at once? What's going on?"

With a sigh, he explained. "Well, I'm a little worried. Apparently one Yang Xiao Long is learning to hack, and she's trying her damnedest to find us, or more specifically, Nyx. Doing this will at least throw her off. And Nyx, thank you for dying your hair purple. It was a lot of permanent dye to change all of our hair colors, but it'll be worth it. Come on, let's go."

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-Flashback-

Pyrrha groaned as her wounds and lack of Aura set in as her adrenaline faded after the fight. Cinder, surprisingly strong, took the girl in her arms. Pyrrha was truly beautiful. Even in her battle weary state, her scarlet red, swirly ponytail was beautiful, and her outfit only made her look even better. Though she would look beautiful in black. Cinder could feel Ruby. She was unconscious. Closing her eyes for a brief moment, she felt Ruby being picked up by somebody, and handled gently. If they were handling Ruby gently, then they were probably not going to hurt her. She could take care of Pyrrha.

The trick would be leaving unnoticed with a girl in her arms.

-End Flashback-

Cinder shook her head free of memories. She had managed to leave without any survivors noticing her. Only one person had, and they were speared by a sword moments later.

It was five months since the Fall of Beacon. She and Pyrrha were presumed dead. Pyrrha had woken up the second time clothed in black, and as Cinder thought, it was a good look on her. They was back to full health now, and thus the two were making their way to the city. No, they were not going to make their presence obvious. Cinder had cut and styled Pyrrha's hair, and the young champion had done the same for Cinder. As a result, Pyrrha now had shoulder length and straight cut black hair. Her bangs had similar treatment, but she wore a cloak anyways. Cinder on the other hand, had long, wavy ashen black hair that had a blue tint to it in some places, as Pyrrha had used blue flowers to messily dye her hair. She did not require a cloak, looking sufficiently different from her former self with the outfit and hair change.

So now the two girls were wondering what to do.

Pyrrha was quiet, but wanted to go to Vale. Cinder most certainly did not want to go to Vale. Vale meant Huntsmen, veteran Huntsmen at that.

"You're in no condition to travel anyways, Pyrrha," Cinder said. It was true; Pyrrha was not doing so well. Cinder winced, remembering what had happened to hurt Pyrrha this much.

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-Flashback-

The two turned to face the elevator when it opened. Apparently it had 'fallen' down after Pyrrha had made use of it and been used by none other than the Headmaster. "Now this I find interesting."

Cinder immediately positioned herself in front of Pyrrha, causing a slight look of confusion on the Headmaster's face before he attacked Cinder. It took the victim less than a second to mentally point out that he was attacking her specifically. Not Pyrrha.

Speaking of Pyrrha, she had Milo and Akouo back now and wondered what to do. The Huntress in her yelled at her to help the Headmaster, but the girl under the mask was whispering to her to do the opposite. As in help Cinder. One of two soulmates she had.

That was when an idea struck her.

She put her weapons away and stomped one foot on the floor. Neither combatant noticed. With a frown she activated her semblance and with a push, shook the gears slightly. That was noticed, as the two were in a bit of a standstill.

Meeting their gazes, Pyrrha spoke her mind.

"Some legends are told.

Some turn to dust or to gold.

But you will remember me!

Remember me, for centuries!

And just one mistake

Is all it will take!

We'll go down in history!

Remember me, for centuries!"

With that, she plunged into battle, having taken Milo and Akouo from their places as she finished. But nobody else would ever quite realize the true distinction from that moment. Pyrrha understood now. So much was wrong.

Time to banish the Huntress in her mind.

-End Flashback-

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Looking back at the huge place (Beacon, she seemed to remember), the girl narrowed her eyes as a brief flash of memory surged over her mind.

-Flashback-

"Coco Adel, Fox Alistair, Velvet Scarlatina, Yatsuhashi Daichi," Professor Ozpin droned.

Each of them looked up as their faces and names appeared on the screens and rearranged themselves.

"The four of you retrieved the suit of hearts. From this day forward, you will work together as Team CFVY, led by Coco Adel."

"What?" Coco and Velvet said together.

The new team considered one another thoughtfully.

Yatsuhashi looked up at their pictures. "Team CFVY," he said. "I'm a tea drinker, but I like the sound of that."

Velvet did too.

"This is going to be fun," Fox sent to his new teammates for the first time.

Velvet yelped when she heard his voice in her head. Coco's mouth fell open. Yatsu looked as placid as ever, as if he'd been expecting all of this.

Fox smiled and winked. "Yeah, that's a thing I can do."

-End Flashback-

The girl sucked in a breath at the memory. Was that really what had happened? Then her brow furrowed. The seconds ticked on, and the vivid memory stayed in her head. That was odd. Normally they disappeared by this point.

There was the slightest rustle behind her, and she whipped around to see what it was, but there was nothing. It was still as a grave. The analogy sent a shiver down her spine. She narrowed her eyes and walked away from Beacon, not once noticing the concerned brown eyes watching from the forest.

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The sisters, Nyx and Mint, were busy. The dying sunlight shone through the curtains and into the room they were in, and it was a good thing that the curtains were there, not because of the sunlight, but because of the people bound to catch a glimpse of what they were up to.

They finally had the time to work on their weapons. It was a drawn-out process.

Nyx tightened a screw in her beloved scythe. It was going to undergo a change in paint, and she had promised to use it a bit differently; moves unique to her were now forbidden. Nyx was thinking a deep purple in place of the red and a silvery white where the black was. Of course, that meant that she would have to remove ALL the paint first, but that could be done. She had thought long and hard about the name, and eventually decided upon Dawning Omen.

On the other hand, her sister Mint was a different story. Hush was a parasol; she had already selected Beauty's Shadow for it's new name; but it was the recoloring that was getting her. In the end, she decided to replace the 'lace' with a differently colored version. In truth, the 'lace' of her parasol was made entirely of metal, just strands of the stuff woven together in just such a fashion that it was graceful and strong, even without her Aura added.

It took Mint three hours to weave enough of the metal lace to do her parasol. The metal was already colored in the spruce green and black color scheme she had chosen; the armor like plating at the edge of the parasol was now silver. Vern had had a laugh when it was revealed that both sisters had chosen silver as part of the color scheme for their weapons.

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"You girls ready?"

Nyx looked up from her painting. "Almost, Dad." She gave a slight shiver. "Still feels kinda odd."

In contrast, Mint jumped up and displayed her newly recolored parasol Beauty's Shadow.

It's called Beauty's Shadow; Nyx chose Dawning Omen.

"Nice names, girls. Nyx, how much longer do you need? I've decided that we're going to the festival."

"Just a few more minutes. I just have to finish applying this one last coat of sealant," she told him.

"Great, Nyx. Mint, you're using Beauty's Shade as a normal parasol tonight, unless you get attacked. But no starting a fight. Stay close, girls. We don't need you two getting hurt, much less it revealed that you have Aura. That can cause problems, because no normal people have Aura. Trained in combat is one thing, but having Aura is another entirely. Understand?" Dad asked.

With a nod from the two girls and a paintbrush washing from Ruby, they set out to see the festival.

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A/N: Woah! Originally I was going to do a quick double update, but 2546 words before Author's Notes is a chapter for me. I just couldn't stop adding. A few things; our amnesiac's flashback is a direct quote from RWBY: After the Fall. The snippet of song that Pyrrha sings is from Centuries.

Also, I'm sorry I haven't been updating my other stories. I'm a bit disillusioned with Ruby Witch. As for Loki's Daughter, I'm actually about to get started on that.

Ciao! :)