"Send EVERYONE after him!" Adam shouted, making the donkey faunus relaying orders yelp and hurriedly run off. "And where the HELL IS CINDER?!"

"Right her, Taurus." She answered, standing at the doorway. Alone.

"Look at what has happened! Your plan has FAILED." He roared, more upset than he has ever let on.

"No Adam, your plan has failed. Mine has succeeded. He trusts me. Loves me. I can use him whenever I want. He will obey me. You were harsh, cruel, that helped him put his trust in me. But it also made him leave you." She sounded as calm and collected as ever, but she had her swords on her back, ready to use.

"If you have so much power, control over him, why did you allow him to escape?!" Adam asked, his tone lower but still a yell.

"We have an agent, it would be foolish to keep him by our side, instead of behind enemy lines. Don´t you think?"

"But his importance to the plan, to everything! Its at risk!"

"We can use him to our advantage. His fear and his love." Cinder smiled. "Watch." She put an ear piece on. "Hello? Alessandro? Yes its me. Where are you? By the waterfalls? Perfect. Keep going. Don´t give up." She took off the ear piece and stared at Adam, waiting for a response.

"What if he doesn´t survive this. Or what comes after." He asked.

"Then we revert to the original plan. He is necessary to speed things up, not to make them happen."

"What about all the men I have lost and could lose to him?"

"If they are strong they won´t fall to him. Right?" She turned around, leaving the building. A smirk on her face. Neo came to her, an amused look on her face. "Go, keep an eye on him. I want to know how he does." She simply curtsied and disappeared in a flash of pink.

"Cinder? Hello? Cinder!" He cursed, throwing his ear piece down. He heard it getting smashed by one of his pursuers. They were gaining. He sighed and spun, his hands locking onto the mans arms, he spun, smashing the guy into a tree and dazing him. But he didn´t bother to keep attacking, instead he dashed off again. He couldn´t waste any time. He broke through the tree line.

"Ga-ah!" Turns out there was a steep hill on the other side, he fell down and began rolling down. Luckily the fang didn´t expect it either, five of them began falling with Alessandro, trying to get a hand hold or some footing, the rest cursed. They couldn´t fire, it could kill their comrades. So they started carefully going down, this would slow them down considerably. Another stroke of luck, it had rained yesterday, this made the hill slick and slidey. Some more members fell and no one could grab on to something because it was to slippery. Alessandro took out his swords and blasted himself off, landing at the base of the hill and dashing off. The city was near. He just had to pass the wall. He had no idea what agents or people the fang in Vale, and he knew he couldn´t take risks. One mess up could be the end of him. He wouldn´t go to the authorities, at the wall or in the city. He would keep going till he could find someone trust worthy. Hunters he knew, Ozpin, team CFVY, someone he could trust. He managed to get into the wall easily. As he got closed he started limping, the guards saw him and raised there weapons.

"Hey! I´m a hunter! Let me through! I got a whole white fang base on me!" The guards at the top of the wall didn´t hear him. But they saw him, supposing the ground guards would take care of the matter and tell them if something is wrong. The ones on the ground were about to stop him, but before they could he blasted himself forward, taking the four out quickly. Yet another stroke of luck, the guards at the gate were just four. Either the rest were spread at the wall or during an attack most of the forces were positioned on top of the wall.

"Sorry guys." He blasted the security gate open with fire dust round, running into the city. Well, border of the city. Part of his mind was already hoping, already happy that he had made it into the walls. Home stretch now.

"Hes coming." Ironwood said.

"What?" Coco asked.

"He. He is coming." Ozpin said. "You know who it is."

Velvet perked up. "H-how? When? I mean, what." She didn´t really know what to say, but she was parts excited parts happy. She couldn´t explain why but she was.

"He forcefully crossed the wall. We think he is making his way to Beacon. Watch." Opzin said as Ironwood set his scroll on the desk, a holo projection of the news appearing.

"Hello, I am Lisa Lavender. We have some breaking news. The person suspected of working with the fang seems to be running around the city of Vale, but thats not all. Apparently he is running away from the fang. Now we are going to Robert who is in our ship watching him from above." The projection changed to a man holding a mic, by the open door of a passenger ship. A very small ship.

"Robert here, down below we have only glimpses of the boy and his fight with the fang. From what we´ve seen he is severly out numbered, tired and lost. He has been in the alley ways of downtown most of the time, probably to not be caught in the open by the fang, or to not get other people in the cross over. The police have been moving in but so far have only managed to recover and arrest the fang members this boy has beaten. We have no confirmation of who he is but we are certain its the boy working with the fang in the latest dust robberies. He- look! There he is!" The camera turned, looking outside the door now. Far below on the street various figures could be seen. Most were the fang members but as the camera zoomed in Alessandro could now be distinguished. He was breathing hard, with a cornered, animalistic look on his face. The first of five fang members charged him, he easily side stepped and kicked him into a wall. Two others aimed his weapons at him and he was about to attack, but he sighed and stopped.

"I can´t believe what i´m seeing. This kid, he isn´t bad. He is actually protecting the other citizens. He was about to attack but seeing everyone around he isn´t risking it. I like this kid. He is tired, desperate, probably scared. But he is keeping control for the sake of others. Hey! Hey kid!" Robert waved at him from the ship. "Everyones gone! They ran! Get them!" IN a split second Alessandro blasted himself to the two, both his feet hitting the one on the left and sending him flying into an alleyway, he landed and spun, kicking the guys knee with enough force to break it. He fell down screaming in pain. The forth and fifth come from behind him, he blasted himself upwards, landing behind them and quickly knocking them both out. Robert and the cameraman cheered him on.

"Hey!" Alessandro yelled. "Hey! Wheres Beacon?"

"What´d he say?" Robert asked the cameraman. "What?"

"WHERE. IS. BEACON." He yelled again, at the top of his lungs. Robert dropped his mic and leaned a bit out of the door, holding on with one hand, he used the other to point west. The camera zoomed on Alessandro´s face. It was now clear that he was tired, really tired. How long had he been at this? No one, not even he knew. How could he time? He had no watch. But he had left at three o´clock AM. It was now three o´clock PM. He had been running from the fang for ten full hours. He did actually take breaks when he could, he needed rest. But it was never long before the fang found where he was hiding. Robert waved at him as he continued his run, soon disappearing in another alleyway.

"All authorities be advised: The boy is heading to Beacon Academy. West from Vales downtown area. He is being chased by a lot of fang. More than you´d think. Hes obviously important." The holo projection disappeared.

"He is persistent. I think that he shall make it." Yatsuhashi said.

"Yes, but the White Fang are not to be underestimated." Ozpin said. "General Ironwood has his men searching and intercepting White Fang groups across the city. Apparently they have made...several ambushes for Fall. We have already stopped many but i´m sure he has already run into some and others still await him."

"Sir, what do we do? That is why you called for us, right? Another mission." Fox said. He looked eager to go.

"Yes, apparently he-" Ozpin frowned, hearing Velvets scroll ring.

"Oh, I, sorry Professor." She quickly took it out but before she accidentally accepted the call, everyone turned to the phone as they heard Ruby´s voice.

"Velvet! Velvet are you there? We need help. Alessandro just appeared! No time to explain, but we need to meet at the bottom of Beacons cliffs! Jaune and the others are already here! Tell Professor Ozpin Alessandro is coming. He´ll understand!" She sounded distraught, and it could be heard in the background that she was running somewhere with several others. Everyone looked at Ozpin when Ruby hung up.

"Well, it seems like you know where to go. And what to do." Ozpin served himself some coffee, taking a sip.

"The police have contacted me. They are making their way to Beacon and requesting to be airlifted. When you get down there tell them to stay. Help you and your friends." Ironwood said. "My troops will continue forcing the Fang out of the city. No one knows it, but they sent enough men for a massive offensive. Fall is of utmost importance to them. Do not let them take him back."

"Yes sir. And this time, we won´t fail." Coco said. The four left the room at a brisk pace.

"So, what do you think?" Ironwood asked Ozpin.

"I think he has come to some realization. He knows he cannot stay with the Fang. So he is coming to the only people he can trust, the only ones he knows. Us." He took another sip of coffee, sitting at his desk.

"That would certainly explain why he knocked out the guards at the wall. Tricked them instead of getting help. But, why now? Why does he now suddenly run back?"

"The answer is simple. The White Fang have over used him. Or simply scared him. You saw his face just now, he is scared."

"Yes, that is true. What will you do?"

"I will go down, of course. And take Glynda with me. When he comes I want to be there. We must hear his side of the story before anything else happens." Hearing this Ironwood nodded.

"I´ll make sure the White Fang are wiped or captured. Soon they will run out of men or be forced to retreat. Hopefully that will that by the time he reaches Beacon there will be fewer enemies." They nodded to each other and Ironwood left the room.

"What the..." Alessandro narrowed his eyes, trying to see farther. Was that...? Yes, yes it was. He let out a shaky laugh but his happiness was short lived. Two chains shot out of the alleyway he had just exited, pulling him back in. The news reporters were still up high observing him, but couldn´t see him in the alleyways. He groaned, pulling froward, but his attackers pulled again and made him fall back.

"Ok kiddo, you´re done for. Lets go." Said a women. He heard snickering.

"Yeah, can´t wait to see the punishment he´ll get from Adam." The second one said. A man. But this was a fatal mistake. Emotions could give a person power, Alessandro had leanred this today. The only reason he hadn´t given up yet, hadn´t fallen down due to fatigue was thanks to his emotions. And now another one took over, confirming what he thought. Emotions held power. Fear overtook his entire body, fear of the pain, fear of Adam, of the fang. He yelled at the top of his lungs and pulled forward, the two faunus being launched over and in front of him. The women quickly got up and charged him with a sword. He ran to meet her, ducking under her swing and slashing, cutting her neck wide open. The blood splattered onto his shirt, but he didn´t care.

"W-what? Y-you killed her! You killed her!" The second faunus was about to charge, but he froze seeing Alessandro´s face. It was a face of pure rage, of fear itself. In one second he closed the distance between the himself and the faunus, his sword going through the mans stomach. He pulled his sword out and spun, kicking him the chest and sending him flying out of the alley and into a wall. Dead. He walked out of the alleyway, and turned as he heard yells. Team JNPR and RWBY were running to him.

"Wait! Don´t come any closer! The eight hunters stopped, looking uneasy.

"Ale! What happened? Whats going on? We´ve been searching for you since you left!" Ruby said, she had a giant smile on her face. She seemed to be the only one not eying his bloody shirt and hands. They hadn´t seen the news, but were out putting signs around the city with his photo. Hoping this would help somehow.

"Don´t. Get any closer." He answered. Rather coldly compared to his old self, the self these eight knew from before.

"Alessandro." Blake said, taking a step closer. "Where have you been? Come back with us. To Beacon."

"I...i don´t know you. Any of you. Not personally. But...i hope to meet you soon." He smiled at them sadly, feeling relieved to have at least seen them. But he couldn´t go back with them now. "Listen carefully, the White Fang are after me. More than e can handle by ourselves. Go to the cliffs below Beacon, get help! I´ll meet you there." This time Ren took a step forward, looking serious.

"You can´t go by yourself. You´re obviously tired. You can´t do this forever." He said.

"Trust me guys, i´ll meet you there. And after this is all over...i´ll explain everything. Promise." Before anyone could say anything he dashed back into the alley, climbing up the fire escape t the roof as fast as he could without wasting his dwindling wind dust rounds. He used most of them already.

"So, what do we do now?" Nora asked. Pyrrha looked down sadly. So close to gtting him, but the hadn´t. Jaune put a hand on her shoulder.

"We do what he asked us to. Meet him by the cliffs." Jaune said.

"What if he doesn´t make it?" Yang said in a quiet tone.

"He will. We just...we just need to trust him. Right?" Weiss said. The eight looked at each other and began running back to Beacon. Half an hour later they were there, surrounded by Vales best officers and with team CFVY at their side.

"Did he say how long he´d take?" Fox asked.

"Nope. He just said to wait for him here." Yang answered. Looking around. Yatsuhashi had his eyes searching the rooftops for any sign of him.

"Guys! You might want to see this!" Jaune called, everyone went to where he and his team were waiting. By a truck of the Vale police department with a TV inside it. "Their talking about Alessandro." He said. Lisa was back on the screen this time.

"The police have searched the alleyway where he met with the hunters. They..." She looked a bit green. "found two bodies. Both from members of the White Fang. One had her throat cut open, the other was stabbed through the stomach the smashed into a wall. We are no sure but it seems to be the boys doing." Ren shut off the TV after that.

"He...he killed them?" Ruby asked, her voice quiet and shocked.

"He did what he had to do, Ruby. I´m sure he didn´t want to." Blake said.

"Thats right," Yang added, putting an arm around her sister. "with everything happening, all the fang is doing to get him, he probably had no choice. Just, don´t think about it." She said, Ruby nodded, then went back with the police, keeping an eye out for her friend.

"Did you mean it?" Coco asked.

"...No. I´m sure he may not want to, but, I think he had a choice. And he chose to kill them" Blake said, to which Weiss looked shocked.

"How can you say that?! Alessandro would never kill someone if he can help it!" Weiss said, the only thing keeping her from yelling was not wanting Ruby to overhear.

"Weiss..." Ren interjected, "you saw him. Hes been through a lot. Hes not the same as when he disappeared."

"But, to kill someone? You really think hes gone that far?" Yang asked softly.

"Guys, we told you we´ve been on missions looking for him. And, I hate to say it. But I think he is capable of killing at least the fang members. He was suffering to much with them, if they push him a lot now it wouldn´t be surprising for him to simply lose control." Coco said, Velvet sighed, walking over with Ruby. She had had enough of this conversation.

"Guys! Guys! Hes here!" Ruby yelled, sounding excited. A big smile was on her face. The others ran over to her and looked where she was pointing. He waved at them from the closest rooftop, but seemed hesitant to join them.

"Why isn´t he coming to us?" Jaune asked.

"The area. Its all open with zero cover. If he comes he´ll be an easy target for the fang." Fox answered. Though no one could tell how he saw this. Being blind and all. Right after he said this Alessandro jumped off the building, using a couple of wind dust rounds to help him land.

"Get ready guys!" Ruby said.

Come on, come on, come on. Only a bit more. Home stretch dude, go! Alessandro said to himself. He had the three teams and police in sight. They were so close, but he was already way past his limits. His breath was hard and his legs felt like rubber. He tripped, immediately getting up and continuing his run. They hadn´t seen him yet and he couldn´t even yell out. He felt a chain wrap around his leg and pull him back, making him fall, as he began to go back, dragged across the floor, he stabbed both his swords into the floor, using them as anchors. He wheezed as another chain got his other leg, the pull getting stronger.

Not now...i´m so freaking close... he thought to himself. He sighed and pulled his swords out, spinning so he was on his back. As the two fang members pulling him closer got in his sight he aimed his sword hilts, firing a furry of bullets at them. Two more fang members fell in front of them, deflecting all the bullets with their swords, making Alessandro groan. This couldn´t stop getting harder, could it? He was about to fire again but some faunus in a close by alley way shot the swords out of his hands. Soon he´d be in an isolated area, alone with the fang. He tried to grab something, anything to anchor on to, but couldn´t hold on for long. Thats when it happened. He saw a flash, someone jumping down from the roof. It fell behind the two faunus dragging him,sending one to a wall to the right, the other to the left. A blast of wind sent the ones in the alleyway toppling.

"Get up." Said a female voice, soft and nice. He did as she said, facing her. His swords were still behind him, out of reach. He seemed wary of this person, even if she had just saved him. She had brown skin, dark hair, amber eyes and a sweet smile. "My name is Fall. Don´t worry. I just came to help you."

"Fall...thats what Winter was calling me." He raised an eyebrow at Fall. "Why did you help me?"

She chuckled, raising her hand to his swords, the immediately flew into her hands. She offered them to him. "Because that is what I do. I help others. And you are important." She cupped his cheek in one hand and he felt a surge of energy go through his body. "Keep going. Don´t fight. Just run." She gave him another smile before putting her hood on and turning, about to leave.

"Wait! Will I see you again?" He asked.

"I am always with everyone. As are my sisters. Do not worry about that." She kept going, a gust of wind brought a ton of fallen leaves, blocking his view of her. When the passed she was no longer there.

"Well...i hope I do, Fall." He turned and ran as fast as he could to the hunters. His...friends? They seemed to think that. Now the fang had stopped being careful or smart. He could hear them chasing after him. To many for him to have ever fought alone. He couldn´t help but smile as teams RWBY, JNPR and CVFY saw him.

"Guys! There he is!" Nora yelled, smiling like an idiot. "Hes here!" The teams all went to Nora, looking down the street and waving at him, encouraging him to hurry. He felt the faunus chasing him really close, he aimed his hilts backwards, firing his remaining wind dust rounds, he sent some of the faunus flying away and himself forward. He fell behind the three teams of hunters.

"Velvet, stay with him. Help him and protect him." Coco said.

"Blake, stay with Velvet." Ruby said.

"Pyrrha, go with them to." The three girls nodded and backed up, sheathing their weapons (well Velvet already had hers in the box). He sat up with help from Pyrrha, looking at the scene. The other nine hunters, Coco, Fox, Yatsuhashi, Ruby, Weiss, Yang, Jaune, Ren, Nora, turned to face the small army of White Fang. He chuckled, thinking the looked pretty epic. He even started humming "Caffeine" a fast action type song.

"This is what you get for messing with our friend." Coco said, smiling. She took out her mini gun, beginning to fire at the small army. This forced them to start and the other eight hunters charged them as Coco stopped firing. It was an understatement to say Alessandro was a bit impressed. He was extremely impressed. He knew and had seen how good some hunters could be, but seeing it first hand, in real life was something different. Ruby was a blur between their ranks, firing her scythe and using her semblance to dash from one place to another, taking out faunus as she went. Nora was wild. She simply played baseball with those poor faunus, sending the flying with her hammer. Ren and Fox were side by side, fighting together. Ren ducked under a sword and Fox jumped over him, his fist sending one guy flying. He then side stepped another, letting him stumble to Ren who kicked him away then dashed forward, rapidly taking out three more faunus with a well placed series of kicks and slashes. Yatsuhashi brought fear to the enemy, he was alone in the thickest part, his giant sword going faster than you´d think it could. The fang couldn´t do anything against him. Jaune was farther behind the rest, holding up well against the few faunus that past his friends. Coco was helping him and the to made a weird sight. Coco smashed one into the floor the flipped backwards, letting Jaune charge ahead. He hit one enemy in the nose with his hilt, making him crumble. Then slashed at another, kicking him down when he was distracted. Coco ran forward again, her brief case sending another couple faunus a few feet back. Weiss and Yang were a great team. Weiss summoned her glyphs, jumping between multiple enemies and freezing them. Yang then would approach, taking out the vulnerable enemies with a series of punches.

"It is so good to have back up for a change." Alessandro muttered. Blake, Pyrrha and Velvet had their full attention on the battle. Thought their teammates were doing good they saw they could use help.

"Stay here. Don´t move." Blake said. The three shared a nod and dashed into the fray. He wouldn´t have minded had they not left right as he saw another group of faunus coming from the left.

"Guys! Guys our left!" He yelled, but the nine were much to busy with their current group. Dammit, the Fang weren´t that dumb. They did make a plan after all. While everyone was worried of the main group another, smaller group was flanking them. He sighed and forced himself to his feet. "Ok, you guys!" He walked between the police. Who weren´t fighting yet. The police had stayed back and let the hunters do their job. "Stay behind your cars, get those guns ready. I´m going in but support fire is appreciated." They saw what he was looking at and understood, aiming their weapons and taking cover. Alessandro dashed forward, looking determined.

"Is that all of them?" Jaune asked, looking around.

"I think so." Velvet answered.

"Yeah! We did it! Go team!" Nora yelled happily.

"Wait, wheres Alessandro?" Ruby asking, being the first to turn to check on him.

"Look! Over there!" Ren said, pointing to everyones right. They could see him fighting a second detachment of faunus.

"Whats he thinking?! He was much to weak to fight by himself." Pyrrha said, sounding alarmed.

"He isn´t alone. Look." Yang said. No one was reassured seeing the police behind him, behind cover firing at the fang. But it was better than nothing. The nine hunters nodded at each other and nodded, charging to the group with him. He at first was surprised when the other appeared by his side, fighting again. But that was quickly replaced. He smiled widely, fighting alongside his supposed friends. It was the first actually happy moment he had had in months. Soon the faunus were just bodies on the floor, most unconscious...most. But the police fired bullets which had killed some of the weaker ones.

"Well...glad thats over." Alessandro muttered. The nine turned to him and he backed up, worried. Had he said something wrong? His question was answered when Ruby ran to him, knocking him to the ground with an over enthusiastic hug.

"Its so good to see you! Where have you been? What happened?!" Ruby said, threatening to suffocate him.

"Ruby, the ribs, my ribs Ruby." Before she could let go the other three of team RWBY had joined her, squeezing Alessandro in a tight group hug. "Its great to be loved." He squeaked.

"Ok girls, let him have some air. And explain his side of the story." Coco said. They stood up, but stayed protectively close to him.

"Alessandro, what had happened to you?" Weiss asked, her voice soft. Her eyes showed sadness. He was at first surprised, but he reminded himself that for some reason they had known him. They had been worried for him and searched for him to no avail. He sighed.

"Its...a long story. Lets head to Beacon fir-" He paused, something catching his eye. He ran towards Velvet and pushed her out of the way, kicking a gun from the floor into his hand right as a lone faunus, who had hid from the fight, got up from his hiding spot and aimed his gun where Velvet had been before. He fired several bullets from his machine gun at the same time as Alessandro fired one from his. He knew what would happen, but didn´t care. The man fell down, a hole in his head.

"A-alessandro? Thank you. I hadn´t seen him. No one had." Velvet said. Ruby went up to them in a hurry.

"Alessandro? Are you ok?" She asked, a wide smile on her face. She felt that he was fine. Why wouldn´t he be?

"Ruby, did you hear any of the bullets hitting metal or stone?" He asked quietly.

"Well, no, but your aura-"

"My aura was depleted an hour ago." He said, cutting her sentence short.

"What?" Her smile lessened, then melted. She caught him as he fell, dropping the gun, and she gently laid him down, holding him. "No...no. This can´t-" She stopped, her eyes brimming with tears. His face was pained, his breathing ragged and hard. Weiss, Yang and Blake fell by Ruby´s side, surrounding Alessandro. JNPR was close behind, watching worriedly. CFVY was watching farther away, sad. Velvets eyes were also tearing up.

"Y-you´ll be fine." Weiss said, taking his hand. "Its nothing. We´ll take you to the doctor now." She muttered. He had one bullet in his stomach, one in his leg and the other had gone through his shoulder.

"Yeah, you hear her?" Yang said, her voice shaky. "You´ll be fine. Lets go, hurry guys." She was about to get up.

"Stop." He said.

"If we can just get you to a doctor-" Yang said again, cut off by him.

"Stop Yang, you know that won´t make a difference." He whispered, wincing in pain.

"No! This won´t happen! It can´t." Tears fell down her cheeks. She was hugging holding him, he saw her perfectly.

"Ruby, thanks. Thanks to all of you for this. For helping me." He croaked. He was interrupted by a coughing fit, blood coming out his mouth. He frowned, seeing he had stained Ruby´s face. One hand cupped her cheek. "I´m sorry, for everything."

"Don´t be. You´ll be fine. You can make it." Blake said, urgency in her voice. "You can make it. You´ll be fine." She gripped his other hand.

"Blake, I...i won´t." His own eyes were tearing up. He didn´t want to die. He was scared shitless. But he had to put a brave face, for them. She began crying with Ruby. Yang and Weiss didn´t cry. The had felt this before. The knew how it was.

"I...i wish we could´ve gotten to know each other." He whispered. "I´m sorry guys." He wanted to say more, but his eyes were closing. Soon his body went limp.

"No! No!" Ruby shrieked, shaking him. Yang had to pull her away. "LET GO OF ME!" She screamed, shaking in her sisters arms.

"Ruby stop! Hes gone!" Yang hugged her sister tightly and soon Ruby was just sobbing on her shoulder, hugging back. Weiss joined them, soon crying herself and it didn´t take Blake long to join. Pyrrha hugged Jaune, burying her face in him as she to cried. Nora was tearing up and Ren put his arms around here, steering her away. Team CFVY looked at them with grim faces.

"Professor Ozpin...shall I take them back to the school?" Glynda asked, looking up to him.

"No, just observe Glynda. It isn´t done." He looked serious. But kept watching them.

"Hello? Is anyone here?" Alessandro called out. He frowned, looking around, everything was black, pitch black. But he could see perfectly. Thing is, there was nothing to see. It was like a void. "Hello! Is anyone there?! Velvet! Coco! Ruby! Anyone?!" He sighed. He froze, hearing something. Was someone...crying? The sound seemed to come from the sky. He heard Ruby screaming. Sobbing. What was going on?

"Oh no. No no no no no. I am not...i´m not done. Not yet. Not after everything." He said to himself. "I am not going to die now." He looked around, for something, anything. "Come on body, you´ve been through worse. Don´t die on me." When he was nervous he spoke to himself like this. "I AM NOT DYING. YOU HEAR ME WORLD. I AM NOT LEAVING THEM...not, not again. I won´t. I refuse!" He brought his fist down on the ground and was surprised to hear a crack.

"What the?" He smiled to himself. After every punch his spoke. "I. Am. Not. Dying." He kept punching it with all his strength, hearing it crack but not break. Punching the floor. "OK guys, i´ll be right there." He took a few steps back and did a move he learned from watching Yang in a trailer. On Earth. He jumped high in the air, raising his fist, and when he fell he hit it with such force it finally broke. He stood up, looking around. Suddenly everything was turning white, bright white. He covered his eyes, but smiled widely.

"Come on guys, we, we should go back to Beacon." Yang said, sniffling. Had it not been for Ruby she would´ve cried as well. The four looked back at Alessandro, should they say some sort o goodbye?

"What...how..." Weiss muttered. The other three looked confused.

"Weiss, whats wrong?" Blake asked, looking back at her.

"Hes breathing." She said, staring at him.

"What?!" Ruby almost yelled, she turned to him, observing carefully. Suddenly he gasped for air, sitting up right, breathing hard and looking everywhere. "You´re alive!" She ran to him, crashing into him and knocking him back down. He coughed and weakly hugged her back.

"Yeah, I am. I did promise i´d see you guys again." He rasped.

"B-but how?!" Yang asked as Weiss ran to join the hug. Blake walked over, the two just staring into each others eyes. She smacked him, then knelt and squeezed him just as much as Ruby was.

"If you ever disappear again, or do something that stupid, I swear to Oum I will kill you." She muttered, tearing up as he put an arm around her to.

"Guys, Alessandro, how, you, what?" Yang was at a loss for words. She was obviously happy, but she just couldn´t understand.

"I have no clue what happened. But, i´m here. I won´t complain." He beaconed her to come and when she did he put his arm around her to. The five stayed like that for a bit until Ozpin spoke up.

"We should return to Beacon. The floor is no place for him in this state. And I think we can all say its been a very long day." He smiled at the hunters, the turned, walking off with Glynda. Team CFVY didn´t go to him, they would some other day. When the girls finally stopped suffocating him and moved back a bit, Nora tackled him to the ground, making everyone laugh. Pyrrha went up to him and gave him a peck on the cheek, more in a sisterly way than anything else. Jaune gave him and awkward hug and Ren shook his hand.

"Come on guys. We should return. And Alessandro needs some rest. You´ve been running from and fighting the fang all day?" He asked, as the rest got up.

"Yeah. Never felt more tired in my life." He tried to get up, but just collapsed back on the floor. He barely had the strength to move his head and arms, he couldn´t walk. "I-i can´t really walk. Or anything."

"I got you covered." Yang said, smiling, she lifting him up bridal style and walked back with the rest to the airship. Yang seemed to be a natural oven, and Alessandro was extremely tired. In no time he had cuddled up to her and fallen asleep.

"What do you guys think of what he said? To really meet us?" Jaune asked once he had fallen asleep.

"I don´t know, but I think we don´t need to worry about it now. Hes here, thats what matters." She smiled looking at him.

"Blake, hes a cat faunus you know." Velvet said.

"WHAT?!" Ruby, Nora, Weiss yelled. Nora and Ruby with excitement, they imagined cute little kitty ears. Weiss with surprise and shock. Ren raised an eyebrow, Jaune and Pyrrha looked at each other confused. Blake frowned, shaking her head.

"Hes human. No ears or tail."

"There is a lot you all need to learn about him now. Perhaps tomorrow I shall bring you up to speed." Ozpin said, now holding a coffee mug.

"Professor, is he really a faunus?"Pyrrha asked.

"Indeed. That wasn´t always true. I shall explain all in due time, Ms. Nikos." He took a sip of his coffee.

"Scratch where a faunus would normally have ears. Try it." Coco said, smiling. "Its actually pretty cute." Blake glared a Coco, but Nora immediately began scratching softly. After a bit they all saw it, he was purring. Just a bit. And a smile was back on his face.

"This is impossible" Weiss said, crossing her arms. "You can´t just go from human to faunus. This is some trick. Maybe he can explain it later."

"We don´t know the reason, but I doubt he did something to appear like a faunus. I mean, why would he?" Fox said.

"It is impossible whether he wanted it or not." Weiss answered, glaring at Fox.

"Weiss," Ozpin interrupted. "Tomorrow we will explain everything." She huffed, but didn´t say anything else. The ride to Beacon was quiet and calm. When they arrived team CFVY went to their dorms, Ozpin and Glynda returned to the office. On Ozpin´s request Yang gave Alessandro to Fox, who took him to a separate room for one person. Teams RWBY and JNPR went to their dorms and went to bed. Though both teams still had their heads filled with questions.

"Told you he would make it, general." Fall said, smiling at him.

"Yes, but in what condition has he come? And we know next to nothing about him. He is a huge security risk." James answered, sounding tired. The two turned to the door as Ozpin walked in, followed by Glynda.

"James, he is fine. And he is not a risk of any sort." Ozpin walked over to his desk, sitting down at his desk.

"Who knows what they have done to him. He may be, he may not. I´d prefer not to take any chances." He said, facing Ozpin.

"What would do with him General?" Fall asked, crossing her arms.

"Take him to Atlas, study him. Learn from him, and teach him." He answered. "He is unique in this entire world, he is not from here. This would be the best course of action."

"No, James, he will stay here. With his friends. He has nothing except this place, he needs to stay." Ozpin answered, putting his mug down.

"Oz, he doesn´t even remember anyone here. Or the place."

"We think he doesn´t." Fall corrected.

"We will confirm that tomorrow when I go interrogate him." General Ironwood said.

"James, it is best if we give him a stress free environment. We must show friendliness, honesty, love. I will have Fall talk to him. And be his care taker for now. She is well suited for this work." Ironwood looked like he wanted to complain, but in this matter he knew Ozpin was right.

"Very well, that I will leave to Fall." He sighed as his scroll beeped. "I must go. Keep me informed."

"Will he be ok?" Fall asked when Ironwood had left. "The boy I mean."

"There is no telling the amount of trauma he has. What he has suffered." Glynda answered. "But he seems to be well. All things considered. His friends are to be credited for this."

"With help, I think he will make a recovery. But the damage has been done, his mind will never be exactly what it used to. Still, we will do our best. I´m sure he will be fine." Ozpin gave Fall a gentle smile. She cared even for those of other planets. Amber had never given Ozpin a reason to doubt his choice, making her the Fall maiden.

"Tomorrow when he wakes I will go to him. What about his friends?" Fall asked.

"They didn´t like it," Glynda said. "but they agreed to leave him alone until he was better. If anything we can get team CFVY to help you with him."

"Very well. I´m glad hes finally here. Now if you´ll excuse me i´ll leave." She gave them a nod an exited the room.

"You were right. I didn´t think he would make it." Glynda said. "I still do not understand how he did make it. He was gone for ten minutes, with bullets in his body. The bullets disappeared, all his minor wounds were healed, all internal damage was fixed. The doctors said they found evidence of teared muscle and internal bleeding. All gone. What happened?" She narrowed her eyes at Ozpin, who had turned to look out the window. "Professor? Professor Ozpin?"

"I am not sure what kept him alive. But perhaps we should be grateful and not question it." He said, taking a sip of his coffee. Glynda was obviously unhappy but she didn´t argue. "Sometimes...Remnant takes action." Ozpin said to himself.