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As Weiss summon started to disappear they both let go of each other. "It's nice to see our Ice Princess is safe and well... And no longer in that hell hole of Atlas."
"Ice Princess? Why are you calling me that?" Weiss was confused as she turned to ask Aodh.
Aodh laughed as he rubbed his hand over her head. "Cause my Ice Queen, is Winter."
"I still don't know how to feel about you."
"Love ya too Weiss." Aodh snorted back as the trio entered Raven's tent.
Volume 5: Chapter 3: A much needed talk.
AS the four of them sat inside Raven's tent in silence, Vernal poured each of them a cup of tea. When she finished pouring Raven turned her head towards her.
"Thank you Vernal. You can wait outside." Raven spoke before she took a sip of the tea.
"So," When Yang spoke she turned her attention between both Aodh and her mother. "What's the truth?"
At first both Aodh and Raven didn't answer. While Aodh listened with his eyes closed Raven took another sip before speaking. "You know, it's better when it's hot."
"You know, you're really obnoxious." Weiss snapped back.
Raven smirked as she looked over at Weiss. "The truth is that 'truth' is hard to come by. A story of victory for one person is a story of defeat for someone else. By now, your uncle has surely told Ruby and her friends plenty of stories."
"Got to the point Raven..." Aodh spoke out towards his aunt. She turned to find that he was glaring at her with one eye open.
"Uncle Qrow hasn't given me a reason to doubt him before, so i'm not starting now." Yang followed up with in response.
"That doesn't mean those reasons don't exist." Raven stated back with made Yang glare back at her. "You know, you and your teammates might as well be the poster children for the Huntsman academies. Your motives vary, but you all enrolled to try and make the world a better place. It's adorable."
"It's what Huntsmen and Huntresses do." Yang answered back in annoyance.
"Not all of them. Some people are just in it for the money and the fame, but there's even more that are just looking to grow stronger. Your Uncle Qrow and I didn't attend Beacon to become Huntsmen, we did it to learn how to kill Huntsmen." Raven informed the girls.
Yang and Weiss gasped in shock but when they exchanged a quick look at each other they turned to Aodh who did not react they became concerned. "Did you know?"
"Yes." Aodh answered with a single word. "My mother knew as well. I only found out though until after she died."
As Aodh opened his eyes he grabbed the mug in front of him and sank it all in a single gulp. "It was different for me though... I wasn't always a big fan of the old man when I was younger. Mom also knew that telling me could have made it much worse as well, so she didn't say anything to me. It took losing my mom to realize who he really was..." Aodh paused caused Yang and Weiss to think about what Aodh was trying to tell them.
"But despite that, he tried to make things right and make up for his mistakes. Mom knew that. And when he told me I accepted it." Aodh then began to softly chuckle. "It's funny looking back at it... All that time in Beacon I thought I was growing up. Turns out I only really grew up when I graduated."
"I take it your terms there were the same." Raven asked which brought a confused look to the faces of both Yang and Weiss. "The constant attention, extra training missions, turning a blind eye whenever we happened to break the rules and get into more trouble than we should've. Sound familiar?"
Yang and Weiss share another glance at each other. Weiss then gestured for Yang to continue. "What's your point?"
"How much do you know about Professor Ozpin? About his past?" Raven asked the girls.
"He was... A prodigy. One of the youngest headmasters to be appointed to a school." Weiss tried to give an answer from what she knew.
"Because that's how he planned it. Because the man you know as Ozpin designed those schools and has followers inside every academy on Remnant that are loyal to him and no one else."
"That doesn't make any sense! How could he have...? Did you know this Aodh?" Yang asked her cousin but he had a scowl once more on his face.
"You're not helping Raven. You promised them answers and you're leaving more questions in their heads. And yes Yang I knew."
"I'm making them ask questions because they need to ask them. They need to understand that old man Oz has a great and terrible secret. One that could spread fear across the world." Raven tried to explain but was cut off by Aodh.
"And fear attracts the Grimm. Was one of Oz's many saying but it's the truth. Some secrets Raven have a time and a place to be told but you're about to spill something that they aren't ready for!" Aodh shouted at Raven.
"Don't be such a child." Raven snapped back at Aodh. "You cannot protect them from this just like you couldn't protect Amber."
Aodh's eyes widened in rage as he felt the fire dust from his lung coarse through his veins. "Don't you ever speak her name to me! You don't have the right since you're harboring a Maiden instead of helping us!"
"What happened with Amber? And what's a Maiden?" Yang nervously asked. She had known Amber from the few times she arrived with Aodh when he went back to visit them in Patch. She hadn't heard from Amber in a few years and didn't know what had happened to her.
"I'll explain more when we get to Ruby and the others Yang... But long story short is... Amber died around 2 years ago." Aodh answered the first part of Yang's questions but he didn't answer her second question.
Thankfully she didn't pick up on that as she was too shocked to hear about Amber's death. Weiss however did. "You didn't tell us about the Maiden... Is it connected to Ozpin's secret?" Weiss guessed as she asked Aodh and Raven.
"Yes, and there is another... The Creatures of Grimm... They have a master. And her name is Salem." Raven answered Weiss' question but it only caused the girl's eyes to widen even more. They both looked over towards Aodh for reassurance
"It's true." Aodh sighed as he spoke. He didn't seem happy about telling them.
"And what's also true is that she can't be stopped, she can't be reasoned with, and she will not rest until humanity crumbles at her feet." With each sentence the Girls both felt like they were becoming smaller and smaller.
With a chilling silence falling down on them Aodh thought it would be best to try and calm the girls nerves but first he needed to calm his own. So he lit a cigarette. "Do you have to?" Raven groaned as she asked.
"You brought this tension, so go fuck yourself." Aodh groaned back as he responded. "It's not all doom and gloom."
Raven scoffed. "You sound just like your father. But i'm not surprised since you're just as blind as he and Tai are."
Suddenly Yang fired off a round from Ember Celica and destroyed Raven's table. Raven looked up toward Yang and faintly smiled at her daughter. She was smiling because her daughter's eyes had turned red.
"Don't you dare talk about my family like that!" Yang growled out in anger towards Raven. However she heard a weapon being cocked and ready to fire from her behind.
"You need to calm down." Vernal ordered towards Yang. But her threat seemed to matter for little as Aodh appeared beside Vernal and softly planted his fist up against her head. She knew that if she was to make any sudden movements Aodh would activate his gauntlet and his blade would pierce through her skull, killing her instantly.
"And i'd be careful watch where you point that thing." Aodh growled at Vernal before smirking at her. "It could put someone's eye out."
"Aodh calm down, please." Weiss begged but Aodh wasn't moving. "Yang.."
"Listen to your friend, Yang. Your teammates never let you down before."
"You don't know the first thing about my teammates! About me! You were never there! You LEFT US!" Finally managing to clam down Yang's eyes changed back to normal as she continue'd. "Why?!"
"Isn't it obvious by now Yang." Aodh stated as he continue to stare at Vernal.
"It's not as simple as that Aodh. But I know more than you realize. Not just about you, and not just what I've been told, but things I've seen with my own eyes. I know the Grimm have a leader, I know people who can come back from the dead, I know that magic is real, and I can prove it." Raven finished with a smirk as she looked directly at Aodh when she finished speaking.
"Yang... You said Tai told you all about my Semblance.?" Raven asked her daughter as she moved towards the back exit of her tent. "Well, I doubt he ever told you what Oz did to my brother and me."
As Raven left by the back exit of her tent Yang and Weiss exchanged confused looks at one another. However Aodh still held his fist up to Vernal's head.
"Let her go Aodh... She hasn't done anything." Weiss tired to calm Aodh down but it didn't seem to have any effect.
"You're not a killer Aodh... You don't wanna do this." Yang also chipped in.
Taking in a deep breath Aodh flicked his wrist forward. Vernal, Weiss and Yang all at first squealed and closed their eyes but nothing happened. Soon all three slowly opened their eyes to reveal that Aodh's extended blade was millimeters from scraping Vernal's nose.
"I don't want to kill you in front of Yang and Weiss. But if I ever come across you again. I don't care who is near or in my way. I will kill you." Aodh whispered into Vernal's ear. But it was just loud enough for Weiss and Yang to hear as well sending shivers down their spines.
They were silent as they followed after Aodh as he walked after Raven. However as they exited the tent they couldn't see anyone. Just then, the three of them heard a bird cawing. Looking up they spotted a black bird watching them as it flew up and around the,.They watch it fly in front of them.
"A raven?" Weiss guessed what the bird was but Aodh simply remained silent
"I've... seen that bird before." Yang stated as she narrowed her eyes at the flying bird.
"Maybe it belongs to your mom?" Weiss tired to guess at how Yang knew this bird.
"Not exactly." Aodh answered back to Weiss.
However before the two could question what he meant the Raven flew into the air and began to encircle the trio. As it descended it flew between the trees, before shape-shifting into Raven herself.
Raven landed back on the ground on her own feet. Meanwhile both Yang and Weiss could only look on shocked from what they had seen. "How... Did you do that?" Yang asked as she pointed at her mother.
"Well, I could explain it to you..." Raven began to explain before quickly drawing her sword, creating a portal behind her with her Semblance. "Or you could ask your uncle."
"You're letting us go?" Yang asked in confusion.
"I'm giving you a choice." Raven answered back as she she sheathes her sword. "Stay here, with me, and I'll answer all your questions and more. We can have a fresh start."
Silently watching from the side Aodh loudly scoffed. "Or me and my old man can tell you the same things your mother can and also what she can't tell you."
"It's an impossible war boy and you know it. All i'm giving my daughter is a choice." Raven spat out towards Aodh but he simply rolled his eyes in response.
"I've already made my choice. I don't care if it's an impossible war. Ruby is fighting in it and all I care about is making sure my sister is safe."
As Aodh stood beside the portal he seen Yang and Weiss arriving on Bumblebee. Yang soon lined up Bumblebee with the portal's entrance. However, before they can enter the portal Raven addressed her daughter one more time. "Yang. If you side with your uncle, I may not be as kind the next time we meet..."
Weiss and Aodh both rolled their eyes as Weiss looked on ahead.
"You weren't kind this time either." Yang stated back to her mother as she and Weiss both entered through the portal leaving Aodh and Raven.
"She's stronger than you y'know. I suppose Tai taught her well." Aodh simply stated as he too exited through Raven's portal.
"I know." Raven responded as she watched her portal disappear.
(Qrow)
Back in Mistral, Qrow watched on at the sunset from the balcony of the house he was currently renting. he looked down at all the swiped names on his scroll. "This isn't right. I get one or two of them, but... all of them?"
Qrow sighed out loud as he hung he head down in disappointment. Suddenly, he could hear the familiar sound of Raven's portal behind him. "Raven?"
However instead of the sounds of feet walking towards him, Qrow heard the sound of a motorcycle coming from the portal. He smirked when he got a look at their faces. "Oh."
Yang jumped off Bumblebee and tightly hugged her uncle. "Where's Ruby?"
"Follow me kiddo." Qrow smirked as he lead the trio into the house. "Hey, uh, Ruby?" Qrow shouted as he entered.
"I'm coming!" Ruby shouted from the kitchen. Her voice echo'd through the house.
"What are they doing?" Aodh asked Qrow.
"They're cooking food." Qrow answered.
"You let Ruby cook!?" Aodh asked with horror in his eyes but he never got a response as Ruby then turned around the corner as she held out a tray of tea and cups.
"So, we didn't know how many people were coming, so we just cooked all of it." Ruby nervously chuckled before she looked up and froze.
As soft gasped escaped her as she lost grip of the tray and dropped it, spilling it's contents. the tray
She looks up, and gasps as she drops the tea tray and its contents, which shatters on the floor. She could only stare out in disbelief at the sight of her older sister Yang and teammate Weiss in front of her.
She started to panic as she watched Yang slowly approach her. "Yang, I... I'm so sorry! I, I should've stayed, and I should've talked to you more! I'd, I just..." Ruby's voice continue'd to crack as tears began to pour out of her eyes. "Wasn't sure if you wanted me around and."
Suddenly Ruby stopped as she felt her big sister wrap her arms around her into those tight hugs she used to hate as a child. Ruby's lips began to quiver as she held back her tears. "I love you."
Yang softly spoke as tears fell down her own cheeks. Ruby sobbed as she leaned into her sister and tightly hugged her back "I love you too."
Meanwhile Jaune, Ren and Nora enter the room and smiled at the sight of the two sisters embracing each other. Qrow and Aodh both smile as well, but Aodh soon stopped smiling as he looks over at Weiss.
As Weiss smiled at the sight of Ruby and Yang she wiped away a stray tear that was on her cheek. She then seen Aodh walk up and stand behind her before giving her a nudge towards Ruby and Yang.
"Hey!" Weiss quietly scolded Aodh but was confused by the heart felt look on his face.
"Go, join them." Aodh smiled warmly at Weiss. Weiss' eyes went wide as she nervously looked at the ground.
"Weiss." Ruby called out to her partner. Weiss turned around to find the two sisters smiling back at her. Their arms open for her.
After another nudge from Aodh Weiss rushed forwards and jumped in between the two sisters, hugging them tightly with each arm. As the rest of the room couldn't help but smile and cry seeing the friends back together again Aodh noticed there was another person in the room.
"Who's the kid?"
And Cut!
That was a long ass chapter! But thankfully it's over and dealt with. so let's get rolling with the Q&A!
1) Are Aodh's new upgrades supposed to make his weapon like Kratos's Blades of Chaos? A bit of a yes and no answer. While in the form that was written they do perform like the BoC but they have a different form with kind of does but doesn't at the same time.
2) Follow up to DC question: Which superhero should crossover with RWBY? I wouldn't pick a hero per se. Well if you know the show you'll understand the meaning behind that. But i'd but in Young Justice Abridged's Alfred... You stupid boy.
So that's all for this chapter folks. If you have a question do feel free to post a review or PM myself. If I don't answer your question on next chapter's Q&A I will try to reply via PM. Thank you for reading this chapter. I hope you've all enjoyed it. Till next time!