A/N: Wow, I can't believe that I managed to type most of this while fireworks were constantly going off.

Enjoy.

Chapter 17: the things that

Sarah turned to look at me, "The name that you tried so hard to hide from me was Chris?"

I put my head down in shame, "Yes."

"Why?"

"My full name is Chris Gunnel." I watched as Blake's eyes grew wide, I had a feeling that she knew who I was. "A direct descendant of General Chris Gunnel. The very same man who gave up his life to try and put an end to the Grimm War.

"Why is that a bad thing?" Sarah asked.

I pulled out my scroll and went to a site that showed a list of names. "This should explain why." I handed the scroll to her.

Sarah's brow furrowed as she tried to figure out what I was saying. "What am I looking at here?"

"Look at the name at the very top of that list and read it out loud." I said looking away.

"Chris Gunnel. The number one most wanted person...on the planet." She dropped my scroll. I watched as it fell to the floor and shattered.

I sighed before turned to her and continued, "I am the number one most wanted person in all of Remnant. That is what I've been hiding from you since the beginning."

"Why?" I heard her say quietly.

"Why what?" I asked in response.

"Why are you the most wanted person in all of Remnant?"

"Because," I said, turning away, "I singlehandedly murdered an entire city, except for five." I heard Blake gasp. I faced her, "You know my story Blake?"

"Yes, but only the parts that my parents were willing to tell me." She said.

"Then allow me to fill in some blanks. A week before I turned seven, A week before I became a bounty hunter, I heard a voice tell me that I could get revenge on the people that destroyed my village. Not being any wiser, I did as it said. I followed the voice to a cave. Inside the cave was a crystal, a dust crystal. One that was made of pure darkness. Following the voice inside my head, I stabbed myself with the crystal into both of my hands." I activated my semblance and burned off my gloves. Two nasty scars could be seen. My left hand looked fairly normal, well as normal as a hand could look after being stabbed with a crystal, while my right hand was completely deformed. In the center of my right hand was a hole straight through my hand. "I don't remember much after that, but from the pieces that I do, I figure that one by one I tore through the city, the voice in my head saying that all were guilty. I got halfway up the tower where the thug that ordered the attack on my village was located when I was stopped and backed into a corner by a figure in a white cloak."

"Summer Rose." I heard Blake say quietly.

I nodded my head in agreement. "Though I don't remember what she said to talk sense into me, I remember what happened after she managed to do so."

Eleven years ago...

"Are you alright?" Summer said.

I nodded my head. "What's your name?"

"Chris Gu..." I started to say.

"That's not what I meant." I was very confused by this. What else could she mean? "Think of this as a chance to start over fresh, a clean slate if you will. What name do you want people to know your face by?" She thought for a moment, "Since we're talking about a clean start, how about...Soap?"

I shrugged, "Why not?"

"Then let's try that again. What's your name?"

"My name's Soap." I stated simply, holding out my hand.

"Nice to meet you Soap. My name is Summer, Summer Rose." We shook hands. "Now, how about something to eat Soap? I'm sure you're starving."

Present day...

"Summer's the reason why I ever thought to give people second chances, and I thought to do that through way of bounty hunter." I stopped to let them take it all in. "Summer's also the reason why my name is what it is."

Sarah scooted closer to me in the pew. She took my hands, feeling my mangled skin for the first time, and looked me in the eyes, "Did you truly think that I would think of you or love you any less than I do now, just because of some stupid wanted level?"

I looked her in the eyes, "To be honest, I did."

She leaned forward and kissed me passionately. "News flash, I don't. I will always love you the same. No matter what."

I smiled at her and kissed her again. I turned my head to where Blake was sitting, "What about you Blake? What will you do now that you know my secret?"

Blake sat there, and judging by her face, she seemed to be contemplating her options.

"I will not judge you if you wish to turn me in, Blake." I said. "If anything, I deserve it."

"I won't turn you in."

"Thank you Blake." Sarah said.

I leaned forward, "Why?"

"Why what?"

"I mean...You are taking this extremely well. Why?"

Blake starred at the cross that hung above the stage, "You aren't the only one with a past to run from."

"I know."

I was about to put another pair of gloves on, when I felt a pair of hands stop me. I looked to see where they came from, "Please Soap, keep the gloves off. For me?"

I smiled, "Fine." I took a deep breath. "Let's move on, that beast that we saw at the end of the General's memory, what wa-" Before I had a chance to say another word, my necklace flashed, sending us into another memory like state.

Having experienced this same occurrence earlier today, I was able to recover from the blinding effects of the flash rather quickly. I looked around and saw that I was not alone.

"Sarah, Blake, are you guys alright?" I asked.

Sarah was the first to recover, "I'm alright."

"As am I." Blake added seconds later.

Sarah, now able to see, looked at me with a puzzled expression, "What just happened?"

I opened my mouth to speak, but was interrupted by the voice of a ghost, "I brought all three of you in here to speak with me."

Sarah and Blake turned to face the ghostly apparition. "Who are you?" They asked in perfect unison.

I didn't say a word as the ghost introduced itself. "My name is General Chris Gunnel."

"General Gunnel?" Blake asked, surprised. "Aren't you the guy-" She started.

"Yes, the very same who ended the Grimm War, the very same who's memory you just saw, and the very person who Chris is a of."

I groaned when I heard my name, but no one noticed. Blake and Sarah's eyes widened in amazement, "I thought you were dead." Sarah said.

"I am, however, since I lived for as long as I did, Death permitted me to visit those that I choose after death."

I didn't want to hear his speech again, so I stopped him there. "You just talked to me earlier today, what else do you want?"

"I wanted to meet the two people that my great grandson trusts the most."

My brows furrowed, "You pulled us in here, just to say hi?" I half asked, half screamed.

"Not just that. Do you really think that I would waste one of my visits to say hi? No. I came to further clarify something for you."

"Alright then, out with it." I said, still slightly annoyed.

"In the memory that you just watched, I said that you needed direction; I also gave you a place to start looking. When you access that console, you need to be looking for something. Something that I know that you, Chris..."

I interrupted him, "I know that they know my name, but I would still prefer to be called 'Soap'. It will be easier to distinguish between me and you. That goes for you two as well." I said looking at Sarah and Blake.

"Very well then. Soap, you need to be looking for something that you will know very well. I must go now." The General said, turning around to leave.

"Hey General?" I started to say.

He stopped, "Hmm?"

"What was your curse?" I asked.

"My curse?" I nodded my head, "I was cursed to live until I found a solution to ending the war. Because of this and the contagious properties of my curse; we, both myself and the person that I loved the most, could live forever. Because of this fact, Amanda Silverlight, the person that I loved the most, wanted me to give up searching for a solution and run away from the war so we could start a new life. I didn't want that though. I wanted to end the war once and for all. However, once I realized that I got too close to a solution and had run out of time; I infused myself and my armor with as much explosive, fire, and electric Dust as I could get my hands on and did the only thing that I thought might slow the beast down. I charged it; detonating once I reached the very thing that cursed me in the first place."

I realized what the General was talking about, "That beast. That's what cursed you."

He nodded, "I was cursed by the beast that you saw. The Demon, is what it likes to be referred to as."

As soon as he said this, I grew uncomfortable, "Is there any significance in the fact that of all the nicknames that I have gained over the years, my favorite just so happens to be 'Demon'?"

"No. That is nothing more than a coincidence."

I let out a relieved sigh. "Good. Anything else we should know before we rush back over to Delta Base to find your console?" I asked.

"A couple actually. One, my aura and my semblance are stored on that necklace." Chris said.

"Yeah, what's that supposed to mean?" I asked, not understanding what he was getting at.

"It means that you can use them anytime you feel like it, though if I were you I would only do so when you need to teleport large distances or in emergency situations. My semblance was light manipulation, or as I called it, Heaven's Light."

"That explains why every time I re-live one of your memories, that strange glow occurs." I said.

"Exactly. Another thing is that you should bring your friend Dr. Oobleck with you. He will be able to find the video file that you're looking for."

"And we won't?" Sarah asked.

"No. You will not. One last thing. Do you remember when you stabbed your hands with that Dust crystal made of pure darkness?"

I was a little concerned by how he was leading his statement. "Yeah?"

"Do you also remember the voice that you followed to find the cave that it was in?"

"Yeah?" I said, now alarmed by his words.

"Both of those things were created by The Demon and was meant to possess you to make sure that it would not be fought against."

I was now speechless. I fell for that things' trap.

The General spoke again, "However, it didn't work."

I was confused. "It didn't work?"

"That's right. There are two factors that led to this, but I am only certain about one of them. Summer got to you in time after I contacted her is the one I am sure about. The second factor was your faith in what your parents believed. You have said that you no longer believe in what they did, however, I'm not so sure. But it's not up to me to decide; that's your job to figure out." Just as he said that, something that sounded like my alarm clock went off. "It seems that Death is calling me back. It was nice meeting you Sarah and Blake. Until next time." He said as he dissipated.

As soon as the General disappeared, the memory environment vanished. Revealing us to still be in the sanctuary.

We all just stood there, looking at each other, waiting for something to happen.

Blake spoke first, "So Soap, what happens now?" Sarah, wondering the exact same thing, faced me and waited for a response.

"We rest here tonight, and go investigate tomorrow. I need to make myself a new scroll anyways, so I won't be able to contact Beacon until then. Blake, you and you're team are going to be staying here along with Bucky, Drake, and Sam. You guys enjoy your time off." I said.

I took Sarah's hand and turned around, heading towards the sanctuary exit. "Oh, one more thing Blake." I said not bothering to stop walking or turn around. "Try to find a way to tell your team about your past and your faunas (this is the official spelling from Rooster Teeth) heritage while we're gone. Goodnight."

A/N: And there you have it, set up for more plot. Until next time, I'm SoapiestAuto780 and I'm out. See you guys, and have a happy new year.