Here's the new chapter! And so far, plotting out my future chapters are going pretty well. I have a good idea of what I want, but I'll still probably need that 1 to 2-week hiatus. Need to take a little break from writing this, and probably use it to continue my Big 4 Hogwarts story a bit. Enjoy!
While Pyrrha looked over Jaune as he was in his healing trance, the others were recovering from the harrowing experiences of the previous night as well, Qrow and Taiyang woke up from their knockout punches just to find themselves strapped to the bed. They struggled for a bit before they heard coughs. They slowly looked over to see Raven, Yang, and Ruby, all waiting patiently.
"So?" asked Raven, "It's been a day, and we're all out of battle mode now. Time you gave us something of an explanation."
Taiyang and Qrow looked to each other before deciding that they couldn't hide it anymore.
"In simple terms, sis," grunted Qrow, "Ruby is your niece by blood. Figure it out from there."
Yang and Ruby tilted their head in confusion at that. Raven closed her eyes for a bit before opening them in shock.
"Ruby's not related to the Branwen family," stated Yang, "She's dad's and Summer's daughter. What do you mean?"
"It means," began Raven slowly, "That these two have kept a secret for a very long time, hiding from all of us."
"I don't get it," cried Ruby, "Uncle Qrow! What do you mean by that?"
"I didn't want to shatter the illusion," sighed Taiyang, "But you all were so comfortable with it, that we decided to keep playing on."
"Just tell us already!" shouted Yang and Ruby.
"What I'm saying is... You two aren't half sisters at all. Just cousins," answered Taiyang, finally dropping the bombshell.
Silence reigned for a few seconds before Qrow finished with "And while Yang is Taiyang and Raven's daughter, Ruby is Summer's... and mine."
At this, Yang and Ruby could only feel their world start to spin. They had to both sit down upon learning the truth, it was just too much.
"Why?" asked Yang finally, "Why did you keep this lie for so long?"
And so Qrow and Taiyang explained to what they had told Jaune before. All three of them were a bit mad that someone not of the family knew the truth, but Qrow told them that the light dragon Andusk had somehow managed to connect Ruby to Qrow, and was about to reveal it to them until he begged them to not tell, that he would tell them himself if the day came.
"And so," finished Qrow, "That's why I got so furious when Tyrian confessed to killing Summer. It was mortifying to hear that the one who robbed my daughter and my niece of a mother was that insane maniac."
Qrow looked to Ruby, who had tears streaming down her eyes.
"Listen, I know that I haven't been there for you the whole time. I know I don't deserve dad of the year, just as Raven doesn't get mom of the year," Raven glared at Qrow on that, but Qrow went on,, "but-"
Qrow was interrupted when he felt Ruby run right into his stomach, hugging him.
"Somehow, I knew," whispered Ruby, surprising them all, "I think it was when you taught me how to use the scythe. I knew that something was wrong when I had trouble learning how to fight like Yang and... Taiyang?"
Taiyang felt a small bit of heartache at this, but it was only natural that she would be unsure what to call him anymore.
"You can still call him dad," answered Qrow, "He was there more for you than I was. I'll stick with my title as Uncle Qrow."
Ruby shook her head, "I want both. I'll call him Dad Taiyang while I call you Dad Qrow."
At this, Qrow could only smile while feeling his heart stop. He had almost given up hope of being called dad by Ruby. Just hearing her say that made him hug her, letting out the emotions he had locked up inside.
However, as soon as he did, he could feel his Semblance reaching around him. It was only because Raven was around him that it was being neutralized. He slowly pushed Ruby off.
"I can't," croaked Qrow, "My Semblance... It's too dangerous."
"Bullshit," snorted Raven, "They're Huntresses-in-training. They can handle it."
"Maybe Jaune can help," piped Ruby.
"And how would he do that?" asked Qrow, actually interested on seeing how dragon boy would be able to help him with his situation.
"Dragon's Mark," replied Ruby. Yang nodded, trying to put her right hand to her chin before she remembered again that she didn't have one. She frowned at that. That would need some time getting used to.
"Dragon's Mark?" asked the three adults, curious on what they were.
"Ask Ren for more details," replied Ruby, "Sun managed to go all shiny and got armor because of it, Junior got gauntlets, Ren and Nora got sooo much stronger because of it. That, or maybe Jaune might have some sort of relic to control it."
Qrow tilted his head in confusion. There had to be a drawback to it. Still, he was interested.
"So where is dragon boy now?" asked Qrow.
"Apparently somewhere private," pouted Yang, "He gave the Mate Mark to Pyrrha, and so they had to go bang for a bit to make it official. Junior won't tell me where he is."
"And for good reason young lady," lectured Taiyang sternly, "I am not ready hear my daughter having an active sex life. Either of you, especially Ruby."
Both Yang and Ruby pouted and looked to Qrow, who shook his head, "Don't look at me, I agree with Taiyang here. I have a number of inappropriate stories, but they didn't start until near the end of my second year in Beacon."
They turned to Raven and blasted her with the full puppy eye treatment. Raven was unprepared for such a combined assault from her daughter and niece. Still, she held on. She had built a resistance to such things when she was partnered with Summer Rose and her pleads for more cookies.
"Sorry girls," smiled Raven, which was a rare sight for them all, "Summer gave me my immunization to the puppy eyes while we were still at Beacon."
For them all, it was rare to have such a family moment to which they all enjoyed, even Raven.
Ozpin sighed as he leaned back in his chair in a room. He had been fully prepared to die when Raven came in. And yet, he had to bear witness to see his students fighting against an evil that he and the other adults should've been fighting. His brain froze when he witnessed Pyrrha getting shot in the heart. His mouth went numb when he saw Yang missing an arm. All these students who were supposed to be under his care had gotten hurt, and some even killed. Perhaps he was stretching himself too thin.
He looked around to see his staff also taking a well-earned break. Oobleck was writing out a series of questions he wanted to ask Jaune, while Port was chuckling and hoping the lad himself would let him share stories to future generations about him. The fact that he kicked a Boartusk right into a Beoyeti and finishing it off was one of his favorites. The other one was when Jaune and Ren teamed up and proceeding to stab a Death Stalker with its own stinger. Peach was overseeing a few other operations.
As Ozpin went through his thoughts on how he could've prevented this, he could only imagine how furious the Vale Council would be about this. He doubted that he would have his job as headmaster for allowing this, but perhaps it was time to pass on the mantle to somebody else. Preferably Glynda, as she had the most experience with running Beacon. As for him, he could devote his time to fighting Salem full time, even take some Huntsmen mission to break him out of his rust. It had been a long time since he had taken any missions.
"Ozpin? Are you alright?"
He shook out of his thoughts and turned to see Ironwood and Glynda watching him with concern.
"Just thinking about the future," sighed Ozpin, "I doubt I'll have my position as headmaster after this."
"They-" started Glynda, but Ozpin raised his hand, forestalling her argument.
"Perhaps it would be best. It has been a long time since I was active on the field again. And I could focus my attention on dealing with Salem herself. I have been stretched too thin, training upcoming Huntsmen and Huntresses while managing the school and also trying to fight a war. One that should have never come to Beacon and threaten the very lives of the students we are training. Thus, I do not feel guilty if I leave Beacon in your hands, Headmistress Glynda Goodwitch."
Glynda looked shocked while the other staff and Ironwood had their eyes opened wide. For once, Port's eyes could actually be seen.
"Ozpin are you sure?" asked Glynda. Ozpin merely nodded his head.
"Perhaps I should do the same," sighed Ironwood, surprising them all, "I'm a Headmaster of Atlas Academy and General of the Atlas armed forces, making me have two seats in the Atlas Council. Some of this may have been prevented if I had listened Ren and Jaune's warning, as well as making sure the person who infiltrated the CCT during the dance didn't leave any programs inside. It's very obvious she planted some sort of program within, and when they took my ship, they activated it to control all my robotic forces. I'm also in the same boat as you, Ozpin. I'm also stretched thin. Though I might be forced to step down from my position as General. It was also my fault that this almost ended is a disaster. Only problem is I don't have an apparent successor like you do, Ozpin."
In reality, Ironwood wanted to let go of all his positions to be with Glynda, or have Glynda with him at Atlas. But he couldn't throw everything away to be with her, nor could he ask her to throw her new position away.
"You'll still have time to see her," smiled Ozpin, easily deciphering what was going through Ironwood's face, "And perhaps you can transfer yourself to the seat on the council at Vale be with Glynda."
At this, both Ironwood and Glynda blushed at this before Glynda whipped her crop and threw 10 pillows at Ozpin.
"Umm, guys? A little help?"
Sun was sitting on a chair, and somehow, a chibi Gwen and chibi Neon was fighting over his head, creating a cloud of cute noises. Neon was jealous and wanted to date Sun after his display of power, while Gwen was telling her that he was her boyfriend and nobody else.
"I have no comment," replied Sage.
"Why?! I wanna be loved and admired like that," cried Neptune jealously with tears streaming down his face.
"Like, maybe you should reconsider your attitude and stop trying to be so 'cool'," advised Scarlet.
"I may be her leader, but I've got no control over most of her actions," sighed Flynt.
NDGO, SSSN, Flynt and Neon were all sitting together at another corner in the cafe. They had recovered and were taking their well deserved break.
"I don't have any idea," shrugged Nebula.
"Hmm, maybe Sun can have his own mini-harem?" suggested Octavia, "I'm in one with Ren, and Dew's with Jaune."
"Wait, what!?" shouted the boys except for Sun.
"Octavia! That's suppose to be a secret!" scolded Dew, blushing in embarrassment.
"Hmm, sharing boyfriends... I'm not opposed to it," mused Neon as she dodged a punch from Gwen.
"I am!" shouted Gwen, "At least with you in it! I have no qualms about others!"
"Gwen!" gaped Sun before Gwen continued to keep fighting Neon.
"Speaking of which, you still need to explain that mark on your chest, as well as your apparent new powers," gestured Sage.
"When Jaune gets back," replied Sun, "It's because of him that I have this mark, but I'm not going to spill unless he's here so he can back me up on my explanation."
"So, the bitches show themselves."
"Shut it, Vlad!"
Xanthe and Saffron stood before a jail cell where Vlad Arc was currently imprisoned. They had been told about Vlad's attempt on Jaune's life by, surprisingly enough, Aurelian Arc himself. When asked why, he merely said he was tired of putting all their attention on someone who didn't even want to contest the title for the Arc family, that it was a pointless fight. He promised them that he would leave Jaune, provided he did the same. Jaune had no interest in continuing the fight with the Arcs.
Xanthe and Saffron had been hysterical when they heard that Jaune almost died, only to somehow been saved by luck. They couldn't inform their sisters and mother of the situation due to the CCT being down, keeping them in the dark until Atlas technicians could repair it, which they had estimated would take at least three to four months. There were still some Grimm prowling about, and they needed able Huntsmen and Huntresses to eliminate the Grimm. Surprisingly, the estimation of how many there were was off, as they had expected much more prowling about, occupying Beacon. What they didn't know was that when Bahamut appeared, the vast majority fled for their lives from Beacon and Vale.
"Why?" breathed Xanthe heavily, "Why are you so insistent on trying to kill Jaune?"
"To erase that stain from my bloodline! Why Else?" growled Vlad.
"You're incorrigible! Obsessed!" cried out Saffron, "Jaune already said he's not interested in being and Arc."
"He has power that shouldn't belong to him! Only to an Arc! To me!" replied Vlad.
"So what? You plan to capture him, have him father some children before just killing him off?" asked Xanthe. When Vlad nodded, Xanthe punched the wall in fury.
"Saffron, we're going. There's no point in convincing this bastard to change."
As they left, Henry Winchester was staring at who was one of his most hated enemies. The political power between them had been going on for ages.
"Know this," stated Henry towards Vlad, "You may be able to get out of jail due to a mere technicality, but Jaune Ryu-Long has the support of the Winchester family if you choose to pursue him."
"As if you can protect him," sneered Vlad.
"Won't need to. He's already kicked your ass, I'm just here to take care of any aftermath," replied Henry before leaving, causing Vlad to steam in anger. He would have his vengeance and justice sooner or later.
Nora, Ren, and Blake were all sitting at Junior's club, enjoying some food. Their team members were currently busy with family or bonding with one another. The three of them didn't have any or weren't available at the moment.
"So, you decided to stay for now?" asked Nora.
"Yes," replied Blake, "But later, I want to head back home. To see my mother and father again. It's been a long time since I've seen them. After watching my teammates reunite with their family, I want to do the same. I'll still come back to Beacon for the second year, if it's still open."
"Might be hard," stated Junior as he joined in on the conversation, "Lot of stuff got broken. Right now, the Vale government is concentrating on the city and the CCT. The school comes after. I heard rumors that all teams studying in Beacon will have the choice to head over to any other Huntsmen or Huntress Academy, like Atlas, Haven, or Shade academy. The repairs should be done when the first day of the second semester ends. Then, you guys will be able to return."
"Wonder where our team leader will choose to go," commented Nora.
"I think Jaune might choose Haven," mused Ren, "I recall he didn't want to go to Shade because of the Arc family lives near there. That, and Pyrrha's family is at Mistral. I'm sure they want to make sure their daughter is safe and in their sights for a bit."
"Dew won't be happy about that," smiled Blake, "For our team, I think Ruby might decide to go to Atlas."
"Really? Why not Haven?" asked Nora. "I would think your team would want to stay near Jaune."
"True," replied Blake, "But Weiss is from Atlas. This lets her see her family for a bit. Not to mention if Yang still wants to be a Huntress, which I doubt she wouldn't want to, she's going to need a new combat arm. Atlas has the best technology for that, and she would need to make sure to break it in properly. That alone could take a whole semester. That, and Ruby also wants to see Penny up and running."
"Sounds reasonable," nodded Ren, "I'm not sure Jaune could miraculously grow another arm for Yang. If we still had the said arm, it might be possible to attach it back, but her arm was burnt down inside the cafeteria."
As they were about to finish eating, Melanie and Miltia showed up, glomping Ren on either side.
"We're going to be so lonely without you here," whined Melanie.
"Perhaps you can give us something to remember you by," whispered Militia.
"Perhaps an..."
"Unforgettable experience?"
Ren looked at Nora, who nodded. He slowly stood up, making Miltia and Melanie back up. He turned around, and before they knew, Ren had kissed Melanie passionately on her lips. Militia felt the phantom pressure on her lips, and wanted to whine. Before she could, Ren had finished up with Melanie and kissed Militia with the same passion. Both girls were dazed at the end.
"You can remember me by that," grinned Ren before taking his Stormflower out. The blades were broken, and could only fire bullets. He handed them both his weapons. Miltia and Melanie now had one of Ren's weapon.
"You can keep those," said Ren, "I need to have new ones crafted to better suit my powers. Jaune said Hephaestus would be willing to help craft me one."
The girls were still in a daze and could only nod.
Junior nodded and stated "Damn. I've never seen them speechless. Kinda wish you could stay to keep them quiet like this."
"Shut up, uncle," they both replied instantly, causing Junior to cry crocodile tears.
Weiss was shifting in her seat uncomfortably. Winter was not doing much better. For right in front of them, was Jacques Schnee, who was not amused. Klein was serving them tea silently, but gave the Schnee heiress a sympathetic look. Whitley was not present, as he was in another room studying.
"So. Any of you two want to tell me something?" asked Jacques coldly, causing both of them to flinch.
"Aww don't be like that," moped Klein, his eyes changing colors before he sneezed and changed it back to brown.
Jacques ignored him for now, continuing to glare at his daughters, "I'd like the truth. Weiss Schnee, are you or are you not dating Jaune Ryu-Long?"
"I am," replied Weiss.
"Aye, so you be in relationship with someone who's also dating Pyrrha Nikos?" clarified Klein, his eyes turning red.
"Yes," replied Weiss meekly.
"And you knew about this Winter?" asked Jacques. Winter nodded her head.
Jacques leaned back on his chair and could only sigh while massaging the temples of his forehead.
"Why are you in such a relationship? The paparazzi would thrive on this. Heiress to the SDC, dating a man who is also dating the 'Goddess of Victory'. Though the said man is now being hailed as 'Hero of Vale'. Next, you'll tell me he's also dating two or more girls."
Both girls let out a weak chuckle and looked at each other nervously.
"No..," said Jacques in horror.
"I can't tell whether to be jealous at Jaune for having a harem or pity him for what's going to come next," mused Klein.
"Please tell me you aren't part of the harem too, Winter?" pleaded Jacques.
"What?! No!" shouted Winter at that question, "Father, I still put the same claim as I did in the past. He's far too young for me!"
"Well, that's at least one relief out," muttered Jacques, "But why does he want one? And why did you even allow it?"
"Father. There's actually a very good reason why," explained Weiss, "But I can't go into detail about it unless Jaune is here. All I can say is that it is related to his powers."
Jacques looked to Winter, who nodded and said that Jaune had explained it to her after she had chased Jaune around Beacon, threatening to castrate him.
"Fine," sighed Jacques, "Just.. how many does he need?"
"Six," replied Weiss instantly, "And Jaune already has them."
Jacques looked like he was about to faint when Klein splashed a bit of water on his face. He sputtered at the sudden wetness.
"You were about to faint, master Jacques. You need to be conscious to finish this conversation before you can faint. I suggest you get some rest once this conversation is finished."
Jacques muttered a few threats, grabbing a handkerchief to dry his face before turning to Weiss.
"I do hope he has enough money to even support this," stated Jacques, "Because I'm not letting six people leech off you."
"Jaune is doing quite well," replied Weiss, "He actually invested in a few stores that has given him profit."
Weiss didn't want to explain that it was Junior's business that he invested in.
"Reasonable, I suppose," muttered Jacques before clearing his throat, "However, it does put our family in an awkward position. Winter gave up the position of Heiress to become a lieutenant in the Atlas armed forces. You are the supposed Heiress now, but you're part of a harem. This could bring a nasty controversy to the SDC. However, having my daughter dating the 'Hero of Vale' would also bring some positive rep. So I will say this. If you and Jaune can not convince me of why having a harem is justifiable, then I will have no choice to give you an ultimatum. Either give up being with Jaune, or forfeit your position as Heiress, and Whitley will become the Heir."
Weiss and Winter looked at each other, horrified at the prospect of Whitley becoming the Heir. He would just drag the SDC further in the mud. Klein winced at the thought of Whitley becoming the Heir of the SDC. The kid was just full of hot air, even bigger than Jacques most of the time. With Jacques' attitude, Klein could handle it. However, Whitley made him want to let his anger personality take over and give the brat a good smack.
"Don't worry, father," replied both girls.
"I'm sure after meeting him, you won't have any qualms." Weiss assured him.
"I hope not," Jacques said with a sigh. He really did like Jaune, even if he only met him for a day some years ago. Him beating up Aurelian Arc gave him bonus points. He would be the perfect husband and figurehead for the SDC if he married Winter or Weiss. If only he didn't have a harem, though.
"Where is he anyways? I'd like to meet with him as soon as possible."
"He's recovering," explained Weiss, "He spent a lot of energy yesterday. His Aura was even shattered at one point, and fell off the Colosseum after fighting his 'family', the Arcs from a ambush."
"Wait, Jaune is part of the Arc family?" questioned Jacques.
"No. His father banished him when he was ten apparently, and Jaune has no interest in reclaiming the title," replied Weiss.
'Hmm. Something to rub on Vlad's face even more,' laughed Jacques in his mind maniacally, "Give me more details about this."
"So, what now?" asked Qrow. The four of them turned to look at him. He was looking at Raven directly.
"Now that this is over, are you going back to your little 'family'? The clan?"
Yang and Ruby turned their heads back to Raven. Ruby was confused, as she hadn't been told about the bandit clan Raven was still in. Yang, however, was begging with her eyes not to go. They had just finally gotten a family reunion.
"I... don't know," admitted Raven, "I originally left because I feared I was going soft. That I was going to get weaker by falling in love and having a child. My personal philosophy was that the strong live, while the weak perish. But my own honor was shaken when I saw Yang missing her arm. Not to mention I'm still infamous and not exactly welcome in certain parts of Remnant. It wouldn't do us good for them to know I'm related to you all."
She stood up, grasping her sword and getting ready to leave. She sliced open a portal, getting ready to leave when she felt someone glomp behind her. She looked down to see Ruby's arm had wrapped around her waist.
"Don't go, Aunt Raven!" wailed Ruby, "It's never happened before! All of us being together. I don't wanna have things be left off like this."
Raven sighed, slowly prying Ruby's arms off her before looking at her in her face. As soon as she did, her choice to leave crumbled as she was vividly reminded of Summer Rose. Her silver eyes, her face, the inner light inside her eyes, they all reminded Raven of Summer. She could also see traces of Qrow's features on Ruby's face. The cross the Qrow wears as a necklace could also be seen on her cloak. The cloak was a perfect match of Summer's, except it was red, like Qrow's cape.
"I..." stuttered Raven, "I..."
Yang walked up to Raven, grabbing her hand with her left hand, "I know I said I didn't look to you as a mom, but... is it still possible for us to try?"
Taiyang stood up to give Yang and Raven a hug, "I never told you, but I actually never filed the divorce papers. Raven is technically still my wife, and Yang is still your daughter. It would be good to have you back."
"Cmon, sis. For once in your life, think about this. It's our chance to be a whole family," pleaded Qrow.
Raven stared at the portal she made for a bit. It would directly teleport her to her clan. But she had a difficult choice to make now. Stay with her blood family, or go back to her 'adoptive' family. Raven found herself struggling on her decision. She looked at them one more time before taking a deep breath. She took out an envelope containing a letter she thought she would never have used and threw it into the portal before it closed.
"Does that mean?" asked Ruby, not finishing her sentence.
"I'm... staying," smiled Raven, "I guess Oz was right. I really can't stay away from my real family for so long."
"Yay!" cheered Ruby, "I'm going to get some cookies to celebrate!"
And with that, she disappeared, leaving a trail of rose petals behind her.
"Eager, isn't she?" chuckled Raven.
"You have no idea." Answered Taiyang.
Outside at a small camp, the bandit clan was eating and waiting when a portal opened. Instead of their leader, a letter dropped out. Duncan raised his eyebrow before picking it up and ripping it open to read it. After reading it, he threw it into the fire before smirking.
"Message received, leader."
He got up before declaring to everyone he was the leader for now, and that they continue to move. Raven would join them in the future again after she was done.
Ruby was running to the nearest cafeteria in search of cookies when she bumped into a boy.
"Sorry!"
"Watch where you're-!"
The voice stopped before coughing and offered his hand before speaking, "I mean, do be careful where you are going. We wouldn't want a beautiful Huntress like you injured, would we?"
Ruby looked up to see a boy who vividly reminded her of Weiss Schnee. She had just bumped into Whitley Schnee.
"Umm, hi," waved Ruby.
"My apologies. I am Whitley Schnee of the SDC. Soon to become apparent Heir."
"I'm Ruby Rose. Soon to be Huntress," replied Ruby happily until she noticed something wrong with that statement.
"Ummm... I thought Weiss was the Heiress. Are you her brother?"
Whitley made an annoyed face before changing back to his 'charming disposition', "Yes, I am her little brother. As for the issue of the title, it will soon be mine after some... extenuating circumstances. I cannot fathom father still giving her that position after learning that she is in a rather peculiar situation. It would draw in bad publicity."
He had done his research on Ruby. One of the leaders of the top teams in the first year teams. Also a bonus was that she was Weiss's leader. All he had to do was charm her, and she would follow his every whim. And if he charmed Ruby, he would be able control Weiss by her leader. To be able to boss Weiss around would be so... tantalizing.
"So Ruby. How about showing me around Vale? Perhaps we can grab something to eat together, and get to know each other more? Allow me to take you on... a date, perhaps? I can treat you to anywhere you want to eat."
"No thanks," replied Ruby, shattering Whitley's confidence, "I'm grabbing cookies to celebrate with my family!"
"Wait," stuttered Whitley, "How about dinner? Or tomorrow?"
"Na, I'm good," smiled Ruby, "I already have a boyfriend!"
"What!?" shouted Whitley, "Who? I can show you that I'm much better!"
"Nope. I'm dating Jaune, just like Weiss is. I'm sorry, but I doubt you'd be better," replied Ruby. "I don't mean to hurt your feelings, but Jaune is… well he's special. Sorry."
Thus Ruby walked away from a stone statue of Whitley Schnee.
A full day had passed, on there was still no sign of Jaune and Pyrrha. Ozpin was getting worried that something drastic had happened to them, but Junior told him and the others that he really needed his rest, and that he would be back the next day. Oobleck walked away, grumbling about how precious information about the past was being held from him. As Ozpin, Ironwood, and Glynda were discussing about repairing Beacon, they had some surprised visitors.
"Leo? What are you doing away from Haven Academy?" asked Ironwood.
"Dory Gale? Why are you here?" questioned Glynda.
The two people that had arrived was the headmaster and headmistress of Haven Academy and Shade Academy, Saijou "Leo" Lionheart and Dory Gale. Leo was a lion Faunus, with a golden mane around his head. He wore an orange cloak with gold lining and a white long-sleeved shirt. Dory had dark hair with braids that went down to her rather busty chest. She wore a white shirt and a blue overall dress, with red heels.
"Just wanted to make sure you were alright," replied Leo.
"And to make sure our students are safe in... your hands," sneered Dory.
Ozpin and Ironwood winced at this, but couldn't really say anything about it. It was their fault that this happened under their noses.
"Anything else?" asked Glynda.
"Well, I did have to bring the Nikos family with me. I swear, I lost a few years of my life when I first said no. Gorga was about to rip my throat out." Leo remarked shivering at the memory of that moment.
"Mmm speaking of that, I was wondering where Jaune Ryu-Long is," remarked Dory, "I was hoping I could offer him and his team a place at my academy."
"No, he'll come to my academy," boasted Leo, "Most likely Pyrrha wants to be back with her family, and she'll take them with her."
"Psh, why would they want to go to your school? Need I remind you that team CMSN was the one responsible for this mess, and they came from your Academy?" sneered Dory.
"That's not true," growled Leo, "The original team CMSN went missing shortly after they left for the trip. I had no idea they had been replaced."
"Now now," said Ironwood calmly, "You two shouldn't fight. It's obvious he'll come to my Academy instead, where they can have the latest technology to help them. Not to mention how many tactics my Academy can develop with his flying ability."
"In your metal dreams!" shouted Leo and Dory. The three headmasters started to squabble amongst themselves, while Ozpin merely sipped his coffee.
Glynda rolled her eyes at the three, knowing full well it was up to JNPR to decide. She looked to Ozpin and asked "You're not joining?"
"No need. Beacon won't be ready for the next semester, so we must send our students to other academies for the while. But we both know Jaune will return to Beacon when repairs are done," smirked Ozpin.
"Where is my daughter!?"
Junior found himself being lifted up by Gorga Nikos. He couldn't reply as he couldn't really breath with Gorga cutting off his oxygen supply. He could break out of it, but he really didn't want to hurt the mother of one of Jaune's mates.
"Honey, you're not letting him breathe, which means he can't speak," whispered Leonidas gently
Gorga huffed before letting him go. As Junior managed to get some oxygen into his lungs, he found himself staring at a rather sharp end of a spear.
"Now that you can breath, do tell us where my daughter is right now," commented Leonidas, his hand never wavering.
Hephaestus could only snicker at this situation while Junior was looking at the spear cross-eyed.
"Alright, already," grumbled Junior, "Usually I wouldn't let anyone even close to the two right now, as Jaune is still recovering. But since you two claim to be Pyrrha's parents, I guess I can take you to them."
Pyrrha had been doing some stretches in the room. She looked over to Jaune, sighing in relief to see he was still breathing, but was still asleep, recovering from using the Dragon Seed. She stretched over to him, feeling his pulse to be still going strong.
"I think you could use a bath," smiled Pyrrha.
She quickly went into the spacious bathroom and began filling the tub with warm water, afterwards she came back out and slowly stripped Jaune of his boxers before carrying him to the bathroom. After gently placing him inside of the tub she also stripped herself of her clothes She used the shower head in the shower to quickly rinse Jaune and herself before lathering herself with soap. She was about to wash Jaune with her hands when she had a naughty idea and decided to use her whole body in washing Jaune, rubbing herself against him erotically.
After making sure every inch of Jaune's body had been washed with soap, she leaned into the tub with Jaune laying against her and began to rub the soap off of both of their bodies to get them clean. At this point, certain parts of her anatomy were either hard or rather quite wet.
"If only you were awake now," sighed Pyrrha, "Then we could make love again."
She had to admit that when doing it, she had been stretched deliciously, and couldn't wait to do it again. She had reached her peak quite a few times before Jaune even reached his. Pyrrha was strong and had a lot of stamina, but she admitted to herself that she wouldn't be able to handle and satisfy Jaune alone. Her stamina would go out before his. Even that night, she saw stars too many times. It was only her willpower and love for Jaune to force her to keep going after her own stamina was shot until Jaune finally stopped.
As she closed her eyes and hugged Jaune, she heard a door suddenly open.
"We're in the bathroom Junior!" shouted Pyrrha, "I'm washing up Jaune."
She heard a raucous laughter, followed by a woman's shriek.
"PYRRHA NIKOS! YOU COME OUT RIGHT NOW OR YOU'RE SO GROUNDED YOUNG LADY!"
"Mom!?" gasped Pyrrha before looking down, remembering she was completely naked with Jaune, "Umm give us a minute!"
She quickly picked Jaune back up, trying to towel him off when the door burst open, revealing Gorga, Leonidas, and Hephaestus. Junior had wisely decided to stay away, preferring to stand at the entrance like a bodyguard.
"I can explain," blushed Pyrrha.
Hephaestus looked down at Jaune's body, or rather more specifically, at his lower region and whistled, "Well, least we know you'll be satisfied on that part of your life."
Gorga slapped Hephaestus on his head for the comment, nearly knocking him down, before turning her attention back to Pyrrha, "Well? Please, do explain."
Leonidas was looking at her daughter's body before noticing the mark right above Pyrrha's heart and raised his eyebrow at that. That mark had certainly not been there when she left for Beacon.
"And how is Jaune still asleep after all this noise?" asked Hephaestus in slight worry.
"He's in a healing trance right now," explained Pyrrha, "I was just washing his body. Can we… can you just give me a minute to dry off and put clothes on both me and Jaune? We can talk after."
A few minutes later, Pyrrha had managed to put Jaune back in bed before heading to the kitchen area, but not before giving him a quick kiss to his lips. Upon arriving, she saw Gorga already cooking up some food while Leonidas and Hephaestus were sitting at a table.
"So," started Leonidas, "Explain that new mark on your chest."
"And please tell us that arrow through your chest was just an illusion. I almost lost it when I saw you stripped down and shot at," shuddered Hephaestus at the memory.
"That was real, uncle," answered Pyrrha. Upon that answer, they heard a crash, and turned around to see Gorga drop the frying pan.
"What?" paled Gorga.
"I was dying when Jaune save me," explained Pyrrha, "It's why I have this mark on my chest now. It's why I... slept with him the other day. I guess you can say we consummated our marriage finally when we 'married' back at Mistral four years ago."
"Start from the beginning of the tournament," demanded Leonidas, "Spare us no details."
Salem was staring off to the distance. Communications had fallen, but she knew that the mission had failed. She couldn't feel Cinder's Aura.
One of her personal apprentices. Dead.
Because they hadn't expected dragons to intervene.
At the mere thought of dragons, she shuddered. She remembered the stories of the dragons, true rulers of Remnant. She was just a young Grimm girl when they left. She had heard about their powers, and witnessed firsthand on some of them. When they left, she was ecstatic. Her plan could come true with them gone. However, the accursed Dragon Clan made it difficult for her to proceed. She had spent centuries on her plan, being hindered by the Dragon Clan as well as other people. When the Dragon Clan had been scattered, she slowly pushed her plans forward. In fact, she was one of the causes of the Great War.
After the end of the war, sure the 4 kingdoms banded together, but the damage had been done. More Grimm overtook lands and claimed them. Humanity's light began to shrink. Now, with the dragons here, no doubt that light would become stronger. Not to mention she had to find the next candidate for the Fall Maiden all over again. They were still trying to find the Spring, Summer, and Winter Maidens.
"Mistress..."
She turned around to see Tyrian slowly walking to her, his tail cut before bowing to her.
"I'm sorry! Forgive me, mistress! I failed my mission, and Cinder died in front of my eye while I was busy dealing with the Wizard's Eyes."
Salem sighed as she turned back to the distance. She really couldn't blame Tyrian. The appearance of the dragon, was once again, something she hadn't foreseen.
"But all is not loss, my mistress," whispered Tyrian, "For you see, while I was traveling back, I met a very interesting group of people. Ones I believe that can be of some use to you."
Flashback begins
Tyrian was running to his ship, bemoaning the fact his beautiful tail was gone. As he approached it, his instincts told him to duck. He followed it, and there was a sound of something piercing a tree that was next to him. He rolled away and flicked his wrists, his blades ready to fight. His eyes widened when he saw a metal snake head had bitten into the tree he was about to pass by, and as it released its fangs on the tree, the tree started to decay.
"More enemies?" chuckled Tyrian gleefully, "I may not be in the best state, but I'm more than happy to guide your souls… to the AFTERLIFE!"
A group of cloaked figures appeared in front of him. One of them jerked their wrist, recalling back the snake, which had surprised Tyrian when the metallic snake slithered up the user's arm and wrapped around the cloaked figure's neck, dark green glowing eyes shined from the snake's eyes, before changing to two different colors which were Red and Blue, before staying on blue. As Tyrian prepared to fight, one of them stepped forward, raising his hand.
"Apologies," said the man, "We merely wished to test your reaction. Our young member here was eager to test your reflex, considering he knows about your status in the Assassin underworld. With that said and done, we wish to speak to your leader, Salem."
Flashback ends
They had talked and fought for a bit before Tyrian relented to allow them to come…. after slicing one of their member's throat which he pridefully let his mistress know about, that way she could take care of them personally if she didn't find them useful.
Salem turned around as Tyrian opened the door to reveal a group of people wearing cloaks. She looked at each one to observe them.
"What do you want? What makes you worthy of joining my vision, especially since when one of your members was killed?" Salem would not have such a pathetic group working alongside her if Tyrian was able to take care of a member so easily. If they had wee no use to her, they would be disposed of and fed to the Grimm.
"I prefer to think our goals are... aligned," spoke the head of the group, "We are a clan that has sworn to kill all members of the Dragon Clan. I believe that you will find our services... suitable for killing Jaune Ryu-Long. As for that member, he was just a mere servant trained in fighting, nothing special really, canon fodder if I may say."
That is when the figure who had the robotic snake around their neck spoke, "If we wanted, we could had easssily killed your pet Sssalem~, though we did need the dog to lead uss back to their owner, after all, ~" at this the member began to cackle with Tyrian becoming quite angered about being called a dog, he would have gone at the member if Salem didn't raise her hand to stop him.
"Oh? Do tell me more," said Salem as she waved them to take a seat, "I'll have my servants give you some food and water. You must be tired from traveling here."
As the mysterious group sat down, one of them shifted inside their cloak, revealing an arm with a badge. The badge had a dragon's head on it, but the said head was crushed into the ground, with a green scaled dragon on top of it, looking down evilly.
"Just call us... the Dragon exterminators. Or Dragon Slayers, if you will," chuckled the leader as darkness overtook them all, fading from view.
Dun Dun Dunnnn! A new enemy arises to ally with Salem. And the letter, what is it oohh? And before anyone says anything, no I'm not using the Dragon Slayers of Fairy Tail. I will expand more on this mysterious group in later chapters.
Hope you guys like how I named the other to Headmaster/Headmistress of Haven and Shade. Looking through, I noticed they all relate with the Wizard of Oz. And so, I chose Dory Gale as headmistress. Wonder if you guys can pick up the connection on that last name XD. As Lionheart was already revealed, I had trouble thinking of the first name. Then, it struck me. Saijou. Cookies for anyone who can make the connection on the name I chose, as it bears a close name to one of my favorite animes.
Quite surprised when I wrote Whitley in that most of the reviews were basically Whitley's screwed. Well, yes, he is going to be screwed, hahahah!
Anyways, back to plotting!
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