Hello to everyone who liked this fanfic and waited for the next chapter, thank you for your patience. Here's the new chapter, if you're wondering if you'll have to wait that long for the next chapter.
The answer is no, since my vacation has started so I have enough free time to write.
Currently I have a schedule of at least (in case I don't feel like it) writing one hour a day, so during the holidays I hope to advance a lot of the story. Not finishing it, but getting almost to the end (or so I hope).
But well, without further ado, say goodbye and enjoy the chapter.
By the way, if you see many spelling errors, remember that I use Google Translate to translate it into English, so if you find them, you already know the reason.
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
9:48 PM
"Ruby?"
The voice of the dragon of team RWBY echoed in the silence of the office.
Hearing her, the woman in front of them focused her attention on Yang, staring into her eyes.
Violet and silver met.
"It's been a while hasn't it Yang?" The woman spoke with a soft smile.
Qrow's jaw dropped to the floor.
Weiss covered her mouth with her hand.
Tai froze.
Blake felt like a truck was crashing into her.
Ren was looking at her with wide eyes as were Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha and Glynda.
The general and Winter had a look of disbelief and confusion written on their faces. His soldiers, even though the masks did not reveal their faces, their movements said that they shared the feelings with their superiors while they looked at each other.
And Ozpin showed behind his glasses the surprise that his face conveyed and even, if you were close enough, how he squeezed his staff.
Everyone, regardless of their feelings, came to the same conclusion.
His voice…
It was the same as that of his missing partner/student.
But while everyone was shocked by this development there was someone who managed to move forward.
Yang slowly walked, ignoring anything around her, towards her sister jumping over the ice wall that Winter had made. Their footsteps echoed in the room while the others slowly recovered from the shock.
Once she was face to face she realized how changed her little sister was.
She is now taller than her, being almost a copy of her mother Summer.
And also how on his right cheek he had a fairly large vertical scar.
Yang raised her hand and caressed the scar.
"What happened to you Ruby?" Yang asked as tears began to flow and her voice cracked.
Ruby taking her sister's hand replied "Too long" She spoke with a soft and sad voice as a lone tear fell down her cheek, then she threw herself at her sister hugging her "Too long."
At the same time that this was happening, the others had an internal war with themselves regarding what they saw.
Qrow needed a drink, he wasn't drunk enough to deal with this. First something kidnaps their little girl Kiddo, they spend two days looking for her only to get nothing and it turns out that she returns in a similar way to how she left, but as an adult who looks like an almost exact reflection of her late partner Summer.
There was only one thing left to do...
He took his flask out of his pocket.
Your tool to deal with everything.
While Tai
*THUMP*
*THUMP*
His heart seemed to be about to burst out of his chest. He could only look at his daughter and think...
Her rose.
His girl.
What had happened to him?
What had they done to him?
Weiss covered her mouth with her hand, involuntarily taking a step back. When he thought about wanting his leader back, this was not what he was referring to. She shared glances with Blake who had disbelief written all over her face.
Winter was trying to remain professional and control the soldiers, who were looking at each other with their weapons still pointed at Ruby. She herself had her sword ready, but she did not know how she should proceed. Never in his career had he faced something like this, he looked to his superior for an answer.
But he didn't get it.
Ironwood and Glynda looked at this in disbelief as they tried to rationalize what was happening to make a decision of action. Failing in the attempt.
They both looked at the old wizard for a way to proceed.
Meanwhile he himself didn't know what to do.
Ozpin looked at his student trying to know what decision to make. A part of him distrusted that she was the real Ruby Rose, someone simply couldn't go from being a 15 years old teenager to an adult in just 2 days. And on the other hand, I knew that magic often achieved the impossible, besides...
Someone like him could read people very well and at least he was in front of a theater master.
The feelings were too genuine and raw to fake.
The JNPR team did not fare any better.
Jaune stood still as a statue with his eyes fixed on his friend. His eyes looked like they were going to pop out of their sockets and his jaw hung down.
The invincible girl shared Blake's disbelief, trying in vain to rationalize the situation.
Ren was not as affected as the others, living with Nora had already accustomed him to madness. Although he believed that it was the real Ruby due to the intensity of her emotions, something not easy to fake, he maintained a bit of skepticism until he got irrefutable proof, however, he would play along for now so as not to escalate the already fragile situation.
However, he realized something.
The absence of his childhood friend.
Wait. Where is Nora?
"RUBY!"
The aforementioned did not manage to look at who called her name since a weight fell on her, almost knocking her to the ground.
Ruby saw her hyperactive friend hugging her with all her might, she laughed as she wiped away her tears and returned the hug with the same strength.
"Nora, I missed you too!" He said between laughs which were returned.
"You had better!" Nora shouted, laughing.
"Ruby?
Turning his attention to his sister's side he saw the rest of his friends approaching.
Weiss had her eyes moist, trying to hold back tears.
Blake looked at her uncertainly, unable to know what to make of this development.
Ren still had his expressionless face, but his eyes did not hide that they were analyzing her.
Pyrrha and Jaune looked at her with nervous smiles, not knowing what to do.
"Is that really you?" Weiss asked, trying to hold back her tears and speak normally.
The silver-eyed girl only smiled through new tears of emotion as she extended her arms for them to join the hug.
"It hasn't been a while."
While the friends gathered with a group hug, the director made the decision which path to choose.
"James, could you…" Ozpin asked as he pointed with his eyes at the soldiers, implying.
The general looked at him uncertainly before giving in and whispering something to his specialist. Winter looked at him in surprise before nodding and transmitting the order over her radio, then created a glyph outside next to the window they entered through. She got on, followed by the soldiers, and they began the descent as if it were an elevator.
Glynda approached Ozpin and whispered, "What do we do now?" He asked with concern as he looked at the scene.
The old wizard reflected a little "For now let's just let them vent, let's wait for the waters to calm down" He ordered while watching the reunion.
After the feelings calmed down Ruby sat in one of the chairs while the others surrounded her, Yang and her father were sitting next to her and Qrow was standing behind her. Ozpin was in front of his student with James and Glynda at his sides, and the others between the two groups.
"So I was gone alone for two days?" Ruby asked in bewilderment, looking at her principal and then at her father.
"That's right," Ozpin agreed. "But from what I see it wasn't that simple for you…"
"Well… for me it was 15 years" She responded, slowly losing her voice, looking at the emptiness of the ground, Yang hugged her, putting their heads together as a sign of support. Tai and Qrow placed their hands on his free shoulder.
"But how is that possible?" Weiss questioned, still finding it difficult to believe what happened. There was no rational way for that to be possible.
Ruby thought for a few seconds before answering, raising her head. "I don't know, but I can assume that the thing I took with me was not a normal portal or if it was even one." She spoke looking at her hands. "What I do know is that I I take another…. World maybe"
"Another world?" Jaune asked in surprise.
Ruby shook her head "It could have been another world, dimension, universe or whatever I know. But it wasn't a Remnant place where I ended up," he explained.
Everyone was silent, processing the rose's words, they looked at each other unsure.
"Miss Rose" The general spoke, drawing attention "It doesn't mean that you are lying to us, but this is very difficult to believe" He commented as respectfully as possible, trying to express his disbelief.
"I know it's hard to believe... but it's the truth" He said turning his head to the place where he appeared seeing his two suitcases there "And I have evidence to prove it, Yang could you pass the left suitcase" He asked his blonde sister pointing to the object in question .
Yang looked at the object in question with surprise before nodding and completing the assigned task.
"Was that always there?" Nora asked the air, something shared by the others.
"I think we focused more on Ruby and that's why we didn't realize it," Jaune responded, so his friends nodded so as not to dwell on the matter any further.
When Yang returned with the suitcase it was seen that it was one of the old ones lined in red-dyed leather with Ruby's emblem made with metal embedded in its sides.
Weiss widened her eyes and turned to her leader. "How did you get those suitcases?" These types have an extremely high price" I ask with genuine intrigue.
Ruby in response let out a small laugh "It was a going away gift, you'll know the rest" She responded while thanking her sister and placing the suitcase in her lap before opening it.
Everyone moved behind her so they could see the content, which consisted of:
Hardcover books and one larger than the rest covered in leather with the phrase 'Memories of a Rose' written on its cover.
And two wooden boxes that occupied the rest of the space, which were adorned with Ruby's emblem.
Blake looked with curiosity and intrigue at the aforementioned objects. "What's in the boxes?" His partner asked, she had never been known for being specifically ordered.
"That's something we'll talk about another time," he said, diverting the topic, taking out the leather book and closing the suitcase to leave it at his feet. "This is what interests us now."
"That's a…?" Tai asked, already assuming it was the book.
"Yes," Ruby nodded. "It's a photo album." She said before opening it and showing the first page, which was entirely occupied by a photo.
It was in black and white. In it, Ruby was next to the 5-year-old girl, behind them there was a man with his hands on each of their shoulders and in front of her there was a woman sitting in an armchair with a 1-year-old baby in her arms.
"Who are they?" Yang asked looking at the photo and looking at the details.
Ruby had a small smile "He" Pointing to the man "It's Albert Frederick Arthur George" Pointing to the woman "This is Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes -Lyon and them" Pointing to each girl respectively "They are Elizabeth Alexandra Mary and Margaret Rosé. They were the ones I stayed with when I got there."
While everyone admired the photo with different reactions, Ruby turns to the next page which were of her with that family or of her with one of its members in different situations, in which everyone stood out for wearing clothes that were quite formal to be what were apparently casual photos.
"Why do they have such long names?" Nora questioned, noticing how her friend called them by their full name. "I only know that if they have long names it is because they are important people," she said, scratching her head.
"That's because they are" He responded as he turned to the next two pages, in which the 5 of them were seen at very formal and large events, with the rest of the people being dressed in the same way, before seeing the photo of the coronation of George and Elizabeth "They were the kings of their country."
Silence.
…
…
The boys opened their eyes wide, Qrow spit out the alcohol he was drinking, Tai looked at her in surprise, Glynda raised her eyebrows which quickly frowned at the spilled alcohol, James seemed to doubt and Ozpin raised an eyebrow.
"THAT?!" Weiss and Nora shouted.
"Wowh "Wouh , wait a while," Yang said, raising her hands, then looked at her sister and pointed her finger at her. "Are you telling me that you got together with royalty from another kingdom that is also from another world?" He asked with a look of disbelief.
"Yes" La Rosa responded instantly and without hesitation.
They looked at each other without blinking.
Yang cups her sister's cheeks. "Tell me everything." She says in the most serious way possible.
"What was it like living with them?" Support Jaune expressed his own curiosity.
"Were they very strict?" Weiss questioned, remembering her childhood.
"Were they boring?" Nora asked placing her head on Ruby.
"Nora," Ren sighed, rubbing his eyes.
"Hahaha " Ruby chuckled with a smile, this brought back an image of them laughing in the cafeteria. I really come back.
"Students," Glynda called out, looking at them with her typical look, making everyone involuntarily stand up straight and close their mouths.
Even Ruby.
Ozpin laughed to himself 'It seems that old habits never die' something shared by the vice principal who had a slight smile.
Ironwood, although still distrustful, decided to give the benefit of the doubt for now by staying silent to continue listening.
"Well look at that" Qrow commented " Kiddo in royalty, I hope you haven't left the kingdom as your room" He joked making Yang and Tai laugh.
Ruby just rolled her eyes. "No man, under no circumstances would they leave me in charge of a country because I was royalty" She responded with a smile.
"What was it like living with them?" Tai asked admiring the photos, getting the impression that his daughter became close to this family.
Ruby's smile became smaller taking on a look of nostalgia, memories of her early days coming back to her.
Their first meeting.
Ruby couldn't feel her legs, she felt the cold and softness of the grass on her skin. It would be intoxicating if it weren't for the fear I felt.
'Where I am?'
'Where's Yang?'
'Where's Weiss?'
'Blake?'
She tried to concentrate on listening to her surroundings to know where her companions were.
"It's a girl?" Ruby heard a voice that was nearby.
That filled her with relief, there were people who could help her, with that in mind she used all her strength to try to open her eyes, managing to do so with great effort she managed to see a little of what was happening around her.
In front of her there was a group of people, near her there were what looked like some kind of guards who looked with suspicion and caution, behind them there was a family surrounded by some...
"He woke up," said one of the soldiers, putting his hand on his gun holster.
Apparently they noticed that I was looking at them.
She tried to get up, her arms hurt, they trembled. When he was able to raise his head a little and try to speak, his throat hurt like never before. A dry cough left his mouth, bringing his hand to cover it because of the pain and he felt something, something hot with a slight metallic smell.
He removed his hand to look at her.
It was stained with blood.
At that moment he fell to the ground.
As the darkness claimed her, she tried futilely to resist, but was too tired to fight. Despite this, he managed to hear the man who seemed in charge shout before closing his eyes.
"Take her to the infirmary and call the doctor!"
Elizabeth's birthday.
Ruby looked at Elizabeth as she blew out the candles, applause filled the room. A photographer took a picture of the moment.
Margaret's birth
Ruby didn't remember ever being as close to a baby as she was now, Angela held the newcomer to the world, they baptized her Margaret. She slept peacefully in his arms, moving her little hands from time to time, something that made her scream with tenderness inside.
Something so fragile, innocent and small.
It was very tender.
Angela, noticing the look of the young woman who helped her so much during her pregnancy, laughed a little at her expression. The young rose had been a blessing to the family since her arrival, despite initial mistrust. She exuded so much positivity and happiness that it was contagious, and her willingness to help despite not having to help made her a wonderful person.
Although the most impressive thing was undoubtedly his origin, he was from a world called Remmant and was studying to become what they called hunters. He had seen his ability firsthand when… they asked him if he could do a demonstration for them and a few select members of the government.
And it had been amazing, his speed, strength and skill were the stuff of fantasy. As well as what she called Scroll, a piece of technology so advanced that our best engineers had a hard time explaining. There was also 'Dust', a type of crystal with elemental properties that their world uses for everything from ammunition to energy sources.
At first the question arose as to why someone so young had to know how to fight in such a way, the answer terrified her.
Grimms were what they called the creatures with whom they were in an eternal war. Ruby had in her possession some 'videos' in her Scroll of how these beasts destroyed towns and were fought by hunters, as well as their variety. They seemed to be demons from hell itself, something I personally believed, even more so with their disintegration after death and how they are attracted.
I'd be lying if I said I hadn't imagined those things attacking England.
Angela shook her mind from that fear and thought again about the impact of this.
Ruby itself was a revolution in everything, a change in everything that was known about the function of the universe.
That's why they kept it a secret.
They didn't know how the people and countries of the world would react to it.
Would they hurt him?
Would they demand that she be turned over to a laboratory as some of their own scientists were asking?
Would they ask them to go into exile?
Would they kill her when they saw that that was not possible?
They honestly didn't know, and that's why she couldn't go outside. Only your trusted personnel will be allowed to know about her and her true origin. But she knew that the isolation was affecting her guest, although she knew how to hide it quite well.
He knew he couldn't let her go out into the world, it would be worse for her. That's why I would try to make your stay as good as possible, with a show of trust.
"Ruby" I call with a whisper.
The aforementioned looked up "Yes?" Asked.
Angela motioned for her to come closer, Ruby leaned in so she could hear her better.
"Do you want to hold it a little?" He asked, laughing internally at Ruby's panicked expression. "My arms hurt and I would like to stretch them." He lied slightly, because the truth was that he was getting a little tired, but not to the point of not being able to hold his daughter.
Ruby hesitated a little before nodding. "A-are you sure?" I question a little nervous.
Angela replied "Come closer and I'll show you how to hold her" She said while moving her arms in the proper position "Place your arm here, with your elbow you support her head and… like this" She instructed, watching as the Rose tried to adjust themselves as they told her.
After fighting a little he managed to do it, with Margaret still asleep in his arms. After a few seconds he got used to it, putting aside his initial nervousness and now looking at the newborn with a soft smile.
"Hello Margaret," I whisper, touching a finger to her hand.
And to her surprise he grabbed her finger tightly, not wanting to let her go. She hummed softly at that earning a wide smile from Angela, it seemed like her plan had succeeded.
Ruby thought as she cradled him.
'So that's how it feels, huh?'
"Ruby?"
George's coronation
'Why accept? Why did I think it was a good idea?'
They were the questions running through Ruby's head, essentially wondering what decisions led her to this moment on the Buckingham balcony alongside the royal family in one of the most important moments she has ever been to.
The coronation of Albert Frederick Arthur George.
The new king of England.
She had never been so nervous in her life, not even her first day at Beacon had been like this.
'Because I can't have normal knees'
All the while trying not to do something that would make her look ridiculous in front of the crowd of onlookers before her. He felt a hand rest on his shoulder, and when he turned around he saw that it was the previous monarch of the country.
Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes
Also known as Mary of Teck, Elizabeth's grandmother
She looked at her with a reassuring smile. "Don't worry Ruby, this will end faster than you think and you'll get used to it over time, right now just inhale and exhale."
Ruby listened to her, inhaled and exhaled slowly. With which he managed to calm down and control his nerves a little better, even so, Mary left her hand on his shoulder as a sign of support.
The moment on the Buckingham balcony where the royal family greeted the spectators and decided to include her. Staying by George's mother's side.
"Ruby?"
And many more.
Ruby was reading a book on the history of England at a table located in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, next to her were Mary and Angela who also had their own books.
"Here is your majesty," said one of the maids as she placed the aforementioned substance on the table.
Some not so good.
"But I want to go help, with my skills I can minimize the deaths and end this war before it gets worse!" Ruby argued with George.
"My answer is definitive, you will not go, fighting with the Grimm is not the same as fighting against trained, equipped and coordinated soldiers!"
"People would die if I'm going to help, my appearance and aura will give me enormous superiority in the field!"
"I said no and that's it!"
AND…
Shots hit their cover.
"THEY ARE DESTROYING US!"
A metallic object is heard falling nearby.
"GRENADE TO COVER!"
The explosion causes a shower of debris along with the sound of flying shrapnel.
"ALFRED TAKES THE BREN AND GIVES SUPPRESSION FIRE!"
While the aforementioned carried out the order and began to shoot, a reflection of light is seen from the distance.
A shot rings out above the noise of the machine gun, silencing it.
"!DOCTOR!"
"Ruby!"
She came out of her thoughts when she felt someone grab her shoulders and shake her. When she came to, she saw her sister in front of her looking worried like her other friends and family.
Ozpin on the other hand recognized the look along with all the other adults.
I would have to speak to Miss Rose in private.
"Students," the principal called, gaining their attention. "I think we should leave this for tomorrow, it's already late at night and Miss Rose needs to rest." He said, looking discreetly at Ruby, which he recognized what he was doing.
Playing along, Ruby yawned and stood up from her chair, stretching. "I think the director is right, I could use a break."
"Oh come on, I wanted to know more about that royal family" Nora complained, dropping into the chair, Ren only caressed her head to comfort her.
That feeling was shared by all his friends.
Yang looked at her sister with doubt, she was obviously not naive and could read between the lines that something was up, but at the same time she didn't want to make things more complicated. With a sigh he decided to give in for now "Okay, but I'll make sure to continue this at the first ray of the sun. I want to know what embarrassing things you did; I need new material for jokes" I comment on the last thing with a mocking smile towards Ruby to lighten the mood.
"And now we're back to business as usual," Weiss complained.
Blake looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Are you really surprised?"
"No"
After a few more minutes Ruby said goodbye to her friends and headed to a room, guided by Glynda, which was provided by Ozpin for her to stay in while he, along with the general, Qrow and her father tried to figure out how to reintegrate her into Remnant.
"We're here," Glynda said, stopping in front of a door.
Ruby looked at the door to her new temporary room, she had never been in this part of the school before. And in his opinion it was not very different from the team rooms.
The deputy director took out a scroll that she placed on the panel next to the door, almost immediately, it opened revealing a room for a quite welcoming person, then she turned to look at it "The room is already synchronized with your scroll, remember that Tomorrow I will come pick her up for a private meeting with the director to discuss her situation" She spoke with her typical professional tone.
Ruby nodded "Thank you" She responded entering her room with her suitcases.
"And Miss Rose" Glynda said before smiling softly "If you need someone to talk to remember that me and the headmaster are going to listen, good night" She offered before gently closing the door to the room.
Ruby processed her teacher's words before sighing and deciding to walk around her room, although the correct word would be apartment, taking a good look at her. It had a dining room, kitchen and a bathroom, all quite complete.
'I really am home' Ruby thought.
She left her suitcases and Crescent Rose at the foot of the bed, then just turned off the lights and threw herself on the bed without even taking the time to change, just wanting to sleep.
He directed his gaze toward the window where the emerald forest expanded to the horizon, the calm green sea that hides the monsters of darkness among its leaves, with the moon rising above it.
A lone tear escaped.
Ruby smiled.
'Am at home'.