Hey, it's been over a year since the last update! Sorry about that, but it's been in my mind recently with Volume 6 coming out soon so I thought I'd pick it back up. I plan on not letting this story stop like that again. Thanks for reading!

Albus ran after Qrow as he walked into Beacon Tower with Ozpin and Glynda. He had just walked into the base of the tower when he saw the three of them step into an elevator. Albus watched as the doors started closing. Qrow turned and spotted the white haired boy as the elevator shut, taking them up to Ozpin's office.

"Dang it," Albus whispered. "Guess I'll have to wait."

"Hey, Albus!" Carmine called as he, Russ, and Laz came up behind Albus. "Why did you run off like that? We need to go discuss strategies for you and Laz."

Albus turned to his team, "I wanted to talk to that huntsman. I'll catch up with you guys in a bit."

"C'mon, man," Russ started. "You need to prepare for tomorrow."

"Guys!" barked Albus. "I need to talk to him, alone," he paused. "Please, just, go back to our room. I'll meet you there." Carmine and Russ took a half step back at that. Laz peered into Albus's red eyes, hoping for an explanation. He sighed, "This is important and I promise we'll talk about this later. I just have a few questions for him."

The rest of Team CRAL left while Albus waited for Qrow to come down from the top of the tower. After another few minutes, he saw the Atlas specialist march out of the elevators, heading to the courtyard. Eventually, the black haired huntsman showed up, looking at his scroll. Albus jogged up to him and grabbed his arm, "Hey, it's Qrow, right?"

He shook his arm free and scowled at the boy, "I have no time for this, kid. I'm busy."

"You're Ruby's uncle, right? I can take you to her room, as long as you answer a few questions on the way," he said, offering the older man.

Qrow smirked, "Fine, lead the way." He gestured his arm forward as he said it. "What's your name, by the way?" Qrow asked as he followed Albus.

"Albus Turnbull," he answered. "I know this is gonna sound weird, but don't you think we look kinda similar?"

"That name sounds familiar," he said, holding his chin. "And now that you mention it, I do see a resemblance. Wait, you're not looking for your long lost father, are you? Cuz it's not me!"

Albus shook his hands, "No, it's not, exactly that. I know who my father is. It's my mother I don't know."

"So why are pestering me about it?" inquired Qrow.

"I was hoping you might know her," he answered. "Or at least, point me in the right direction." Albus paused, then started in a low voice, "My father never talked about my mother, but after a lot of time and persistence, an older friend told me a few things about her: she was an exceptional fighter, had red eyes, and went by the name Raven."

"What!" Qrow stopped and studied him. After a few seconds, he asked Albus, "How old are you?"

"I'm sixteen," he answered. "So, do you know someone like that?"

Qrow paused for another moment. "Well, your age fits. And yes, I think I do know her. She's my sister, Raven Branwen." Albus's face lit up as he listened to Qrow, but before he could ask a follow up question, Qrow continued. "But I wouldn't get your hopes up. She's not the most, accessible person. Is there anything else this friend of yours told you about her?"

Albus clenched his fists then sighed as they began walking again, "There's not much to tell. My father was Sterling Turnbull. He was a huntsman, defending a village south of Vale. One day, about seventeen years ago, he was on patrol when he found someone fighting a pack of beowolves. He moved in and saw a women taking them down almost effortlessly, until a few Alphas showed up. She took a few hits, but my father stepped in and helped finish them off."

"He insisted on her staying with him until she was healed," he continued, "which she did for a few days. Then ten months later she came back, and left me with my father. He never saw her again."

"I don't want to believe you, but as you pointed out, we do look very alike." Qrow said. "I can't believe she did it again."

"What do you mean, again?" Albus asked him.

"Raven did basically the same thing to Yang and her father just before doing it again with you." he stated. "And if what you say is true, then Yang is your sister."

"I have a sister?" Albus whispered in amazement. "Wait, what about Ruby? If she and Yang are sisters, does that mean-"

"Ruby and Yang share the same father, Taiyang, but no, you aren't technically related to Ruby." Qrow smirked. "But, neither am I, and she still calls me Uncle so, who knows?"

Albus smiled. "Well, speaking of Yang and Ruby, here's their room," he said pointing to a door right in front of him. "I guess I'll leave you to them."

"What!" snapped Qrow. "Don't you think we should let Yang know about her brother?"

Before Albus could answer, Qrow knocked on the door to Team RWBY's dorm and announced he was there. The door opened almost immediately and Ruby jumped out giving Qrow a hug. She let go of him and noticed Albus standing beside them. "Oh hey Albus! Looks like you found my uncle Qrow. What did you need to talk to him about?"

"So we're gonna get right to it then?" interrupted the older man. "Is Yang here?"

"Right here," the blond girl said as she stepped into the door frame. "It's good to see you Uncle Qrow!"

"Let's go inside," Qrow said to the two girls. "We have something to talk about."

"What are you doing here Albus?" Yang asked as Qrow closed the door behind them.

"Well, the thing is," Albus started with one arm behind his head. "It turns out I'm your brother."

"What!" Yang and Ruby said in unison. "How?" Yang demanded.

Qrow stepped up. "He came to me and told me what he knew about his mother, and his description matches my sister, Raven." Yang looked down with a thoughtful expression on her face. "And you have to admit, we do look a lot alike," he added. Ruby and Yang looked back and forth between the two males. The differences between the two weren't much, mainly their height and hair color.

"Look, I know this is a lot to take in," Albus began, "but I really hope you two can accept me. I only had my father for most of my life. He was always distant, except when he would train me. To be a part of a family has always been a dream for me, so hopefully we can talk more about this, maybe after the tournament?"

"Of course we can!" Ruby blurted out. "Right Yang?"

Yang continued to look down and replied, "I guess it can't hurt."

"Great!" Albus exclaimed. "I have to get back to my team now. Good luck in the doubles round!"

"You too!" Ruby hollered as he left.

Albus made his way down the hall into his team's room with his hands in his pockets. Once he opened the doors, his three teammates turned their heads to look at him. "So, what was so important that you had to ditch us?" his team leader inquired.

"I noticed that huntsman looked a lot like me, so I wanted to see if there was a connection," he started. "It seems that his sister is my mother."

"What!" Carmine exclaimed. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I told him what I knew about her and he looked convinced." Albus explained. "And it seems I have more family than I thought."

"What do you mean by that?" asked Laz.

"Well, it turns out that my mother is also Yang's mother," he said with his hand behind his head. "She seemed apprehensive about it, but Ruby was quick to accept me. So, now as I promised you guys, let's talk about this doubles round."

Team CRAL then discussed ways Albus and Laz could fight together in their upcoming fight. It was late into the night when they determined they had done all they could to prepare. Albus decided to go for a walk before going to bed, and Laz went with him. They walked hand in hand along the archways in front of the school. The white haired boy sat down against one of the arches and Laz followed suit, leaning against him.

"So Albus," she began. "Are you doing ok? Finding out about your mother must be-"

"I'm fine," he interrupted. "It's just a lot to think about. Actually knowing who my mother is, it's something I've wanted for so long. I just hope Qrow can tell me more about her." He looked down and saw Laz looking up into his eyes. He smiled and put an arm around her. "But it seems Yang is in the same boat as me, so when we do find her, she'll have quite a handful to deal with."

Laz continued looking up at Albus. He leaned down, bringing his lips to hers, sharing a quick kiss. After a moment they broke apart and Laz stood up, pulling up Albus with her. "We better get back to our room," she told him. "We have to get some rest."

"And now it's time for our next fight in the doubles round of the Vytal Festival Tournament!" Professor Port bellowed.

"This match will be between Albus and Lazuli of Beacon," chimed in Dr. Oobleck, "and Sun and Neptune of Haven." The symbols around the arena spun until they stopped on the landscape they were randomly assigned to: forest, swamp, desert, and ice. The four teenagers readied themselves as Oobleck shouted, "Three, two, one, begin!"

Neptune took the first move and fired his rifle at the two Beacon students. As Laz deflected most of the bullets away, Albus yelled, "Fall back!" They both ran into the forest behind them, with Sun and Neptune following.

As the two of them were running, Albus turned to Laz, "Stay on the defensive for now, I'll be in the trees," he said as he leaped onto the branches above. Laz stopped, gripped her sword with both hands, and readied herself for their two opponents. A moment later, they caught up with her and charged.

Sun swung his staff from her right and Laz deflected it. Neptune aimed for her exposed left side with his trident, but an arrow flew in, knocking his weapon away. They heard some rustling in the trees as Albus repositioned himself. Sun quickly jumped into the treetops, trying to find him.

The monkey faunus jumped from tree to tree, searching for the white haired archer. Albus stood up with an arrow strung across Brightshot. "Sun, right?" he asked. "Let's see if you can keep up." Albus fired his arrow and while Sun dodged it, he leapt forward. He seemed to fall into the leaves in front of Sun, but a second later flew up behind him swinging on his bow.

Sun parried the incoming kick and jumped away, clapping his hands together. Two golden copies of himself appeared beside him and jumped at Albus. They attacked Albus one after the other, not giving him a second to counterattack. Albus got fed up with the constant attacks. He jumped back a little and swung his bow with one hand through the dopplegangers. Seeing this, Sun leapt forward and kicked Albus back into the center of the arena.

When Albus landed, he saw Laz and Neptune fighting on the divide between the forest and ice biomes. He quickly fired some arrows at the Mistral boy, letting Laz get a few hits in. Neptune fell back into the trees towards where Sun last was. Albus motioned for Laz to come to him, so she jumped to the center of the arena using her semblance.

"How are you holding up?" Albus asked Laz as she landed in front of him.

"Neptune's good," she replied a little out of breath. "Have any ideas?"

Albus reached behind him and pulled out their last purple arrow. "Well, we do have this. Let's find out how you and gravity dust mix," he said with a smirk.

She sighed, but still nodded. Sun and Neptune came out of the trees at that point, looking ready to continue the fight. Albus turned to Laz and said one word, "Snowball." She then proceeded to grab Albus, spun around to gain some momentum, and threw him at the approaching boys.

Sun and Neptune readied themselves as Albus flew at them, but before he made contact he shifted into Limbo and went right through them. They were briefly confused, giving Laz an opportunity to strike as she ran behind Albus. Neptune saw her coming and was able to dodge the swing, but Sun had turned around to watch Albus so he was hit by her sword. While Sun was sent sliding away into the ice fields, Neptune swung his trident at Laz, who was just able to block the blow.

Albus quickly recovered from being thrown and readied the grav arrow. He aimed it carefully at Laz and let it fly. It exploded on her sword, causing Laz and Neptune to start floating. Laz had a look of complete concentration as she was floating there. Suddenly, she started going up, then down again. She spun around and set her sights on Neptune, helplessly floating there. She grabbed him and looked to Albus, who yelled, "Throw him out!"

Laz promptly started flying over the ice fields towards the edge of the arena, unknowingly getting lower and lower as she did. About three-quarters across the field, their short-lived flight ended and they fell onto the ice, sliding towards the edge of the arena. Albus and Sun could only stand and watch as their teammates went out of bounds.

Sun was the first to come out of the trance that he and Albus were in and began walking toward the archer. Albus saw him coming and glanced at their aura levels before resuming the fight. He as at 52% while Sun was at 56%.

Albus ran into the ice fields, clashing with Sun. They stood there for a second, bow against staff in an X before backing up. The two boys slowly circled each other when Sun leapt forward. Albus shifted into Limbo and let Sun go through him. Albus swung his bow blade at the faunus, but was blocked by his staff.

"You think I wouldn't catch on to your tricks?" Sun asked a slightly stunned Albus. Sun started spinning his staff as is split in half, then in half again, revealing his staff to also be a pair of nunchuck-pistols. He swung them around, firing at Albus. He took a few hits before he was able to regain his footing and charged into Sun. He used his bow to stop the nunchucks while he kicked Sun back.

Sun recovered quickly, put together his staff, and ran back into the fight. They traded blow after blow, with Albus using Limbo to get more hits in than Sun. Both of their auras were slowly falling with each second when Sun kicked Albus back and summoned two of his golden dopplegangers. They jumped up and rammed into Albus, sending him sliding across the ice. Just as he came to a stop, Sun landed in front of him and slammed his staff down on the boy.

A loud buzzer rang out in the coliseum. "And Albus has been knocked out by aura level! Sun and Neptune of Haven are the winners!" Professor Port exclaimed.

Albus groaned and looked up to see Sun offering a hand. He took it and Sun helped him to his feet. "That was a great fight!" Sun began. "Hope you're not too hurt."

"Thanks, and I'm fine," Albus said as he got up. "See you around Sun," he waved as they walked out of the arena.