A/n: I'm gonna answer some reviews.
Guests: yes I chose the liberator ending as it was the one I finished at the time of writing chapter 0, plus it just felt right to me.
LightTrain: Hey all you need is a spark to set all that coral alight
Thrboi: I have something that will fit right in.
Chaininerazed: hmm allmind may come around who knows.
KitsuneTheWhite: 621 is still gonna be her mercenary self even after meeting with her daughter and brother, Ayre however I have a different plan for. Oh and yes the awkwardness is gonna be fun to write.
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Chapter 1: The truth behind a farewell
(sub-chapter Flashback)
It's been a month now, but it still feels like yesterday, the day Raven "died". It's then we see a man who has a roguish messy outfit, black hair, and red eyes. The man was deep in thought looking at a picture till he felt a tap on his shoulder. turning to face the one to taped him, it was shown to be Tai. the man's best friend. "Qrow it's that day you know…I understand it you don't want to go but be there for yang at least…tell stories of her during our time at beacon. Please just think about qrow…you still have me and summer here to support you." Tai says his voice filled with worry for the now named qrow.
"I know I have to Tai but I lost my sister. you know we may not have had the best relationship after beacon but she still was my sister…it's hard to come to terms with it…heh look at me I'm rambling on that's not like me at all…Tai did…did Oz manage to Salvage some of her items?"Qrow contrary to the facade he puts up its the one hurt the most about his sister's "death" his voice is an easy tell.
After a moment of silent Tai nods, "we have a box with all her belongings that were found…I do have one thing on me that I wanted to give you personally." Tai would reach into his funeral jacket and pull out a small booklet. Qrow's eyes widened at knowing what that book was.
"We always made fun of her for keeping a diary…look I was planning on giving this to Yang but she's too young to understand and it…looks like you need it more." Tai says leaving the book on the counter before walking away.
Qrow, now left alone, picks up his sister's dairy. He would skim through a few pages of the good memories she had written about. Like the one time summer had a clothing malfunction during combat class….turns out it was Ravens doing…it was meant to be a small prank but it quickly got out of hand when not only did her shirt came off but her bra as well…raven did comment on how she was at fault for the embarrassment summer received for the rest of the semester…
Then Qrow decided it was a good idea to check the recent entries…it was then he found out why she left Tai, her daughter, Summer and Qrow himself without a word.
"Today I found out something terrifying. the maidens oz had me and my stupid brother look for…well turns out I was unlucky…by pure chance. The old spring maiden must have died, and I was the unlucky one to inherit her powers. I know I will be hunted so with a heavy heart, I chose to leave behind my family. it hurts to leave but this is for the better…if only the maiden didn't exist i could've been happy…brother if you ever read this know…I miss you, and the others." Raven's diary entry #550
"This will most likely be my last entry…the tribe was found out by her forces…they tried to get me to join them. I refused. I may put on the act of a stone cold killer but I still care for not only the tribe but the family and friends I left behind. That was 2 days ago and I fear we may have an attack on our hands…Atlas forces have been ramping up in the area…is Atlas under her influence I can't say for sure…but I can say for sure that Mistral is under her influence for sure. Brother, summer,Tai, hell even Ozpin of any of you read this don't trust mistral and look for my right hand vernal if she wasn't killed in the attack she will be the next spring maiden, and Qrow, Tai, please tell my little dragon I'm sorry I can't be there for her and that I will always love her no matter what."
Raven entry #565.
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Mission 1: Emergency Response
Space travel was always a boring one, especially when it seems remnants does not want to be found. They would find the planet after long months but before launching a scout mission, Ayre seems to be doing something.
She's working on a computer of sorts type of away till the screen turns red and a loud "ERROR ERROR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION"
"Oh that can't be right, unless." Ayre says her voice suggesting that she's in deep concentration.
Now she seems to be checking another computer, minutes later she speaks to herself again, "ah ha so that's what's wrong, but I'll need Raven's help with this."
Ayre had gone to get her friend, for 621 she was doing maintenance on "Omen" and checking the ammunition fabricator, the device that she called in the most favors for, it takes raw materials and allows the formation of ammo. It is the key for an extended stay on her home world, but before she could finish up Ayre walks in,
"Raven If you have time can you take your AC and manually align our signal tower to the planet? Because of some sort of natural EM effect I can't lock on the plant's Communication System." Ayre said, sounding as if she could do it if raven can't.
However Raven nods and sets off to align the tower. It took hours for Raven to align it in the exact way Ayre wanted.
Ayre herself had been checking the Plants Comms and picked up on a SoS from Vale.
Raven, are you up for a mission now?"
"Omen is good to go" raven would say
"Good I am picking up on a SoS from the kingdom known as Vale. It seems that Grimm has breached the city, Raven. This is a good opportunity for you to make a name, are you will to take up my request?" Ayre says her voice suggesting that time is of the essence,
Raven responds with a simple "Afirm"
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Things could be going better for Team RWBY, what was a simple survey mission turned into stopping a criminal, then to stopping a Grimm breach of vale. The team's leader, a girl named Ruby Rose sent out a SoS, Ruby had received multiple "i'm on my way" from teams alike but what stood out to her is the "mission accepted" message she received from someone named "Handler Ayre". Well, all backups are good backups.
It's been almost an hour and the Grimm just won't end, Yang Xiao Long the older half sister of Ruby was out of dust and her aura almost depleted, her team wasn't fairing much better, the backup from Some pro huntsmen and other teams helped, but the Grimm was never ending. Until a Boom was heard. Everything was silent for a moment, then a huge what looks like an Atlas brand paladin fell from the sky, it was black and red, towing what looks like giant duel shotguns and a Spike of sorts. However Yang saw something different, the Emblem of her deceased birth mother, Raven.
To say the battle turned to their favor was an understatement. This Paladin was cleaning house, It was fast too not Ruby Fast but faster than a Standard Atlas paladin, it's shotguns tore through the amour of a death-stalker for god's sake, and that spike weapon fair just as well. With this paladin's help they continued the breach. That left Yang with questions that she will get answers to.
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621 had helped turn the tide. It was fun, these Grimm she thinks she had fun killing them in the past, it was after the battle when Ayre had told her that someone wanted to meet her so Ayre patch them in with her permission of course.
The screen showed a man in a green suit and white hair. "It would seem we owe you and your handler a thanks for what you did today, may I know who you are." The man says his voice is filled with intrigue and curiosity.
621 took a bit to respond till she finally answered. "I am the independent mercenary known as "The Raven" Me and my Handler were passing by and picked up this signal, so we lend our support".
The man seemed lost for words; the voice of the pilot sounded so familiar. "Well if that's all I'm going to head out." Just like that the line was cut.
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Ozpin was certainly considered, that pilot's voice sounded similar to the late Raven Branwen, no it can't be could it? Did she fake her death, was she found by someone, why did she not remember him, how would qrow react. With a heavy hand Ozpin called up his best scout.
"Oz? I just found out from Yang that Raven may be alive!" Qrow sounded desperate like he found hope again.
"Qrow I'll be honest I talked to the pilot of that paladin, and while I believe it to be coincidence I think Ms. Xiao long may be right, the pilot's voice sounded so similar."
And just like that Ozpin has sparked hope in his scout, "Oz! Let me find this paladin's pilot. If it is her I'm getting answers if it's not I need to have a word about using the emblem of the dead", qrow's voice made it clear he meant it.
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A/n
Hey everyone, I hope it did this justice, I'm not the best writer and I admit I did kind of just want to rush this bit. as I had no idea how to come up with a good way to have 621/raven reappear in remnant. then I remembered the breach, so I used it. It's fast here as I want to get to the drama bits, there are going to be chapters that slow things down a lot. So don't worry I have plans for that, Yang is going to have fun writing this fic as she knows her mother left for her sake and "died" anyways so she's gonna want to face words.
