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3rd POV

In Vermont, outside of Maryville at the base of the green mountain

An hour later

Tommy waited by the nature trail. There a few groups of hunters, towns folks, and amateur bounty hunter started forming their own groups. As they bickered and talk about what they will do with their portion of the reward money. Tommy could only chuckle inwards at these armatures. Clearly, they haven't taken into the consideration that proper sleep and food is just as important as bullets and clothes. …Then again, who is he to talk about sleep. He hasn't had a proper night's rest since he was kid. As he takes a drag from his cigarette, he couldn't help but feel discomfort whenever he looked up at the mountain his birthmarks would itch uncontrollably. Just like that night he met Ruby, whenever that… thing, would try and sneak up on him, it would itch like it was warning. He wondered if that monster was going to creep up on him again, after all this time. As he takes another drag, he felt a presence behind him. Slowly reaching for his 38. Special he stopped when he felt a blade pressed against his neck.

"Well, well, well. I'd be a dead man out of their coffin. What are you doing so far east, Tommy Jr.?" A feminine and seductive tone asked as the stranger pressed the blade against his neck.

"Transferring a skip, heard about the missing kid. Figure I could use the change, for gas money." Tommy remarks as he exhales the smoke. "Though I must ask if you are here. Who's guarding the gates to Hades? Ms. Winchester?"

He gives a small grin before the knife was pulled away from his neck. The stranger grabbed his arm and turned him to face her. Before him was a woman nearly his height. She was a Caucasian in her late thirties. Her Auburn hair in a semi-neat traditional finger waves style. Her attire had an old olive military jacket opened up to reveal her white blouse underneath. It neatly tucked into a pair of grey riding breeches, that was held up by a khaki colored belt. Those too were tucked into ankle high brown hunting boots.

"Hmm, still cocky as ever Tommy boy." The woman known as Ms. Winchester said as she slid the blade into its sheath at the back of the pants. "Though I'd think for a big time Blackwood P.I like yourself would have a better selection of clientele?"

"So, say's the Pinkerton's most effective and brutal agent. But then again you ain't getting any younger, that explains why you are taking jobs any rookie who doesn't mind the hike can solve." Tommy remarks as he takes a final drag from his cigarette.

Before Ms. Winchester could say anything, she noticed a familiar young girl coming up with a kid she has never seen before. Ruby had just finished getting supplies in town with Marty. He still hasn't told her anything about Yang. As punishment he had carry majority of the camping gear back. When the two finally made it back Ruby was stunned to see her here. After a few moments she dropped the bag of can goods before racing over to Ms. Winchester.

"Ms. Winchester!" Ruby said as she jumped into Ms. Winchester arms.

"Uff, why hello there little Ruby. How long since we last saw each other? A year, maybe two?" Ms. Winchester said as she struggled to hold her balance and hug Ruby back.

"Two and half. Saint Patrick day riots in Reno. Last time we met we were fighting a hoard of drunks. Remember?" Ruby remarks as she pulls away from Ms. Winchester.

"Heh, right. I also vaguely remember telling you that you don't have to be so formal. Call me Marie." Ms. Winchester said with a smile before turning to the young kid who had nearly collapsed under the weight of supplies. He dumped it all out on the ground before huffing towards a nearby tree.

"… And who are you?" Ms. Winchester said as she watched the stranger pull a cigarette from his back pocket.

"Hmm, nobody worth either of our time." Marty remarks as he lights a match.

"Uh huh. Sure." Ms. Winchester said before grabbing a knife and tossing at Marty. It impaled itself into the tree Marty was leaning on, along with cutting the match and cigarette in half. "Well, since you are not one for first impressions let me introduce myself. I am Marie Eve Winchester, heir to the Winchester firearms and active Pinkerton detective agent. So I ask again, who are you?"

Marty looks down at the cigarette. He was trembling in rage and in fear. Because that lady nearly killed him with a knife, and that was his last cigarette. So, with a heavy sigh he then replied. "(Sigh) Marty, Marty Ricci."

"Pleasure to meet you. Now when do we leave?" Ms. Winchester asked.

"I'm sorry, we?" Tommy asked with a brow raised.

"Yes, I'm coming with." Ms. Winchester said with a smile.

"Yeah, there is no way in hell that's happening." Marty remarks.

"Agree, it be a cold day in hell before I let you tag along." Tommy states as he crossed his arms.

"Ah, you're not too sore about the china town incident. Are you now Tommy boy?" Ms. Winchester said with a grin as she pinches Tommy's cheek.

"Yes, yes I am, Marie. I lost a molar and was nearly cut into pieces by the Triad because of you." Tommy said as he wacked Winchesters hand from his cheek. "I still have the scars on my back."

"Oh how sad you can't work without a shirt no more. Truly the world is doom, if the great P.I Thomas Colt Jr. Can't take off his shirt." Ms. Winchester said in a sarcastic. This irked Tommy slightly; he was about to mouth her off when Ruby stepped in.

"Hey, before you two go into your cat and dog act. Can't we take a moment to solve this peacefully?" Ruby said as she got in the middle of the two.

"Hmm, I suppose little Ruby has a point." Ms. Winchester remark feeling slightly childish for instituting this. Then an idea came into her mind. With a small grin she pulls out a silver dollar. "How about this, heads, I'll hit the road as you so often put it. Tails you let me tag along without any complaint."

"A coin flip? Really?" Tommy asked with a brow raised.

"What? I though P.I's are good at reading people and guessing the odds." Ms. Winchester said as she rolled the coin through her hand.

Tommy looked down at the coin as she rolled it over her knuckles. With a small sigh he said. "(Sigh) Fine, but I call tails."

"Very well, heads I stay and tails I leave." Ms. Winchester said before flipping the coin.

An hour later.

On the trail up the Green mountain has proven to be relatively easy so far. Since Marty spent his youth in these woods, he knew a trail that would cut the time up the mountain in half. As they were walking up the mountain, Ruby looked back. She can see Tommy grumbling as Ms. Winchester passes by with a cocky grin on her face. Seemed that Tommy picked poorly. As they slowly made their way up the mountain Marty decided to talk with Tommy, since he isn't armed with a rifle that can take him down from miles away.

"So… where you two meet?" Marty asked.

"Who? Ms. Winchester? 1918. I was in the hospital, coming out of surgery when she was assisting the Red Cross at the San Francisco hospital. Was annoying as the first time I met her, and still is." Tommy remarks as he takes a drag from his newest cigarette.

"Huh, neat. But actually, I was talking about the kid." Marty remarks as he points to Ruby.

"Oh, well. She's bit of an enigma." Tommy remarks. "But of course, I figured her out long time ago. If you are interested in knowing her then I suggest you spill the beans on her half-sister."

"To which I say again, I know nothing." Marty said as he shrugged. "Say, can I have a smoke? Winchester destroyed my last one."

Tommy rolled his eyes before he shakes his head. As Marty pleads for a cigarette, the view pulls back on Ruby. She is currently reading a pamphlet she got in towns history society. It was located next to the store that she and Marty went too, but was close for repair. Though the old lady out front was handing out free pamphlets giving an abridge version of the local place. Seeing she left behind her newish issue of weird tales this was all she had for the road. Things have been slightly slower for Ruby. No video games, tv isn't invented yet and Radio was starting to become a thing. Didn't help that the thing was the size of a cabinet and still sounds like it's getting bad reception. Still she had to admit, catching criminals has proven to be just as fun as any video game. Plus, there was the part about enjoying nature without worrying about being attacked by Grimm. However, what weighted on her mind was how she will ever return to Remnant, at times she would have nightmares that she will never see Remnant again. Though that means Salem will never gain control of the relics of knowledge. Maybe she can ask Jinn next time if it will be possible to return home. As her thoughts drifted to how her dad must have handled the news of her disappearance, she felt a tap on her shoulder.

"What are you reading?" Ms. Winchester asked.

"Hmm, oh. Just on the history about this place." Ruby explains.

"Oh, what's interesting about this part of the boonies?" Ms. Winchester ask as she looked over at the small town far below.

"Well, it seems that there is a natural lake at the top of the mountain. Scientist suspected that it was made by a meteorite that crashed here long ago, right around the time Dinosaurs went extinct." Ruby explains as she points to the pamphlet.

"Huh, really? I've heard about this lake. Suppose to be haunted with the ghost of Union deserters. OOOOHHHH." Ms. Winchester said in an attempt to scare Ruby a bit.

"Yeah, I've read about that as well. Legend has it that multiple people go missing over the centuries near that lake. One famous rumor is of the ghostly deserted Union soldiers that haunts the lake. Legend goes that when they stop by the lake on their way up to Canada, they were afflicted by nightmares nearly daily. One day a monster appears out of the lake, and dragged all but one into the lake. He was found the next day by a regiment coming down from Maine. They brough him to Washington to be tried to which he was found guilty of desertion. Surprisingly he happily admitted to without taking any sort of deal. In return he was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to five years behind bars. After his release he fled west, never to return." Ruby reread line to line that last part from the pamphlet.

"Hmm, and do you think that's true? I mean it's no coincidence that people go missing. Just something that happens in places like this. But at the frequency that urban legends begin to spring up? Hmm, seems like there is something on the mountains. Question is what?" Ms. Winchester remarked.

"Huh, I've actually never heard you talk about urban legends before." Ruby states with a raised brow.

Ms. Winchester gave a simple cheeky grin before saying, "Well, I don't believe in them. Though I have heard rumor that Mr. Strong sent a survey team up here to check the lake for 'Precious metals.' Didn't want to run the risk of a law suit that the new reservoir contains poisonous chemicals. Probably explains why his daughter was kidnapped. Those hooligans must have heard Precious metals, and jumped at the thought that it was gold or something. Probably explains why they haven't heard from the surveyors in some time."

"Huh, maybe. I do hope they are alright." Ruby comments as she puts away the pamphlet.

"Eh, they probably were scared away by a bear. Maybe an ugly deer. Heard that is common down south east of us I think near Arkham." Ms. Winchester remarked.

"Arkham? Never heard of that town." Ruby said with a brow raised.

"Oh, it's a small town with the only thing of note is one of them Ivy League schools. Miskatonic I believe. And the " Ms. Winchester states as she notices a butterfly flying by. "Sides, I thought o'l Tommy boy would have talked about. After all he was born and raised in that small town."

"No, he doesn't talk about it much. Whenever I ask about his childhood, he would simply tell me that it was poor subject and I drop it." Ruby answered as she thought back to all the times she asked.

"Ah, well I wouldn't be surprise. From what I can did up, he lost his family in a fire that his father started. Or at least that's what he claims." Ms. Winchester remarked.

Ruby was slightly stunned. Hearing that slowly made a lot of sense why he preferred Tommy to Thomas. Her thoughts were interrupted when she noticed something off in the distance. It was faint, but she swore she see's the reflection of lens in the bushes. Realizing it was a scope Ruby quickly raced forward and tackled both Tommy and Marty to the ground. As they slowly fall to ground, a rifle shot went of as a bullet rips through the tall grass nearly clipping Marty and Tommy. Hearing the gun shot Ms. Winchester pulled out a colt 1903 and fired off two rounds towards the tree's.

"Pinkerton police! Drop it and come out with your hands up!" Ms. Winchester shouts as she slowly made her way to the group.

Everybody held their breath. They were in the open. There was no cover. And no eyes on the shooter. As the moments passes slowly for the four, Ms. Winchester was about to fire off another round when a voice came out of the woods.

"Don't shoot, don't shoot! We thought you were a deer!" A voice called out in a soft Boston accent.

Ms. Winchester kept her gun trained on the wood lines as two people walked out with rifles in hand. They looked like a father and son going hunting. As the three realized that they weren't the gangsters Marty and Tommy pushed Ruby off them as they wiped off the dirt.

"I'm sorry about that. We just came down from the mountain with no luck and then well, we just saw something and thought you were a deer. Thankfully I missed huh." The man said as he slings the rifle over his back while his young son hid behind him.

"No, you would have hit us. Just that Ruby spotted your rifle first." Tommy said as he wipes the dirt from his coat.

"I would recommend not using a scope on bright days. The lens will reflect the light if you hold it right." Ruby said with a smile.

"Hmm, maybe I will. But if I may ask, why is the Pinkerton's up here?" The man asked as he adjust his flannel Ushanka hat.

"I'm not a Pinkerton. She is, but not the rest of us." Tommy explains.

"Yes, I'm afraid Little Rose and Mr. Colt are P.I's from the Blackwood detective agency." Ms. Winchester finished before saying, "As for why well there was an incident in town. A Kidnapping gone wrong and now there are Bounty hunters and locals climbing this mountain looking for the kidnappers."

"Oh, dear. That sounds horrible. I hope that this can be resolved quickly." The man said.

"Speaking of locals, you don't look like or sound like one." Marty remarked.

"Ah, well that is because we aren't." The man said before realizing he forgot to introduce himself. "I'm Alistair Lawson. This is my son, George."

"…H-Hi." George said nervously.

"Aw, it's a pleasure to meet you George. I'm Ruby Rose." Ruby said as she leaned down to Georges level. This brought a faint smile to Georges face but he still remained behind his fathers legs. As Ruby tried to coax the kid out, the rest talked with Mr. Lawson.

"We came up from Boston for the season, what we thought would have been a good season ended up being sad waste of time for me and my son. Along with a few others." Alistair explained.

"Few others?" Colt remarked.

"Yes, these two from Lawrence. Brian Hall, and his kid Author. They went deeper into the woods in hopes of finding something interesting. Mr. Hall should be easy to spot. Has this big white cowboy hat that he wears whenever he goes hunting. Least from what I was told. His son is also the same age like mine." Alistair explains as he sways his hand over his son's head. He then continued on. "Then of course there was this group of Artist who were heading up to lake."

"Artist?" Marty remarked. "By chance they were from Harvard? Remember that every year they would head up into the woods to paint."

"Why yes, scrappy bunch of college students. Though when we met, they were a bit jumpy as we are now." Alistair remarked as he scratched his chin before muttering. "Must be have them dreams."

"Dreams?" Ruby questions as she joined in the conversation.

"Yeah, the deeper we entered these woods. The worst these dreams got for us. I can't remember them well, but Georgie does. Makes me think that I should stop bringing him out to these hills." Alistair comments.

"Huh, that so." Ms. Winchester remarked as she looked down at Georgie. "People have been having nightmares on this mountain for a long time. Specially near that lake."

"Really now, guess that explains the lack of game… still, we should get on our way. It's been a few nights since we have gotten any sleep." Alistair remarked.

"Yes, I think it's for the best." Tommy remarked before taking a final drag from his cigarette.

Alistair gives a nod, before motioning his son to follow. He did so nervously but stopped by Ruby to whisper something. "Drowning… all my dreams were about me drowning."

"Oh, I see. I guess fear of water is common. You shou…" Before Ruby could finish Georgie interrupted her.

"No, it's just. I'm on the beach… tied or standing there. Then the lake starts to glow. I blink and I'm being dragged under, by some horrible feeling slime wrapped around my leg. It feels… alive." Georgie explains as his eyes slowly goes wide in horror. He started to hyperventilate in terror as every detail of the dreams slowly crept back into his mind. Before the horror could manifest itself, he felt a feeling of warmth on his shoulder. He looks down to see Ruby had placed her hand on his shoulder. She gives an understanding smile that helped calmed him down. Before Ruby or Georgie could say anything, Alistair called back.

"Georgie! Come on. Let the police do their business!" Alistair called back.

Georgie looked over at his father before looking back to Ruby. She gave a pleasant heart warmth smile before giving a motion with her head for him to go. He nods before racing down to catch up with his dad. Ruby then turned back to her group before they left to head deeper into the woods.

Thirty minutes later

The hike through the wood continued uninterrupted. Nothing but the sound of silence can be heard in the deepest part of these woods. The Lawson's weren't kidding about the lack of animals. They have yet to see or hear any animals in these woods. No birds, no squirrels, hell no insects either. To be honest it left the group feeling uneasy. As they moved further in, Marty looked up into the tree's. He spots an old blue ribbon floating high above. With a smirk on his face he suddenly came to a stopped.

"Hey, mind if we take a break? Natures calling." Marty remarked.

"Nah, I think we can take a break once we get up on that ridge." Ms. Winchester remarked as she points up to the cliff side.

"Oh, come on! I'd piss myself before we arrive!" Marty complained.

"Eh, I think we can take a break." Ruby remarks with a huff of exhaustion.

Ms. Winchester looked over at Ruby before looking over at Colt. He was huffing from exhaustion while Marty barely managed to stand cross legged. Even her legs feel like they were going to give. So with a small sigh, she relented.

"Fine, just be quick about it." Ms. Winchester said as she found a down tree to sit on.

Marty nods before quickly moving into the woods. He walked a bit of a distance before turning around. Once he was sure he was out of sight, a small smile formed on his face before he walked to a tree with a hole in it. He looked around for a few moments, making sure that nobody was watching. Once done he reached inside and moved his hand around for a bit. After a second he found what he was looking for. When he was a kid, he hid his stash, in case he ever got pinched and needed to flee. It just so happens that this little tree held a few things. He pulls out a wad of cash, a pack of cigarettes and matches, and a colt 1908 vest pocket.

He unloaded the gun, checking it for any malfunction from the last time he was here. It seemed dusty but otherwise it was in good condition. So, he reached in and pulled out a few more six round magazine clips before stuffing them in his shirt pocket. With a small smile forming on his bruised lips he was just about to return when he heard a scream. Looking up he didn't even see anything except for a massive thud. Looking over, his eyes went wide. A body just hit a nearby tree stump. His organs were pushed through his shattered ribcage, he was gurgling blood from his lips, one branch went through the back of his skull. It missed the brain but managed to pop out his right eye socket. Taking the entire eye with it.

Marty couldn't help but let out a panicked scream as he fell back. The body still twitched as he gurgled out something incoherent as he struggled to even reach out to Marty. However, the gurgling stopped and the hand falls limp, Marty couldn't do anything but breath heavily at the sight of the corpse. It soon became to much for the young Gangster. He turned to the side before vomiting. As he does the three came running.

"What's going on?" Ms. Winchester asked as she held her colt 1903 in hand.

"Marty are you alright?" Ruby asked as she ran over to him.

"Um, I don't think he needs the help." Tommy remarked as he spots the body.

The three were horrified by what they see. Seeing the blood dripping down his cheap three-piece suit, the poor lad face showed signs of cuts, bruises and lack of sleep. Looking up, it became apparent that he must have run off the side of the cliff. As they stood there in silence a question begins to form in the three investigators head. Who the hell is this mysterious John Doe.

"… That's Billy McGuire. One of the members of Phil Jamison crew. Was an idiot but not the guy who would have jumped." Marty remarked as he slowly got up.

"Seems he didn't jump. By the cuts on his face, I have to guess he didn't see where he was running and took the express way down." Tommy comments as he points out the scars. Feeling slightly bad for the kid he offered Marty a cigarette. Taking one he was about to reach into his pocket for match when Ruby got up and walked over to the body. She then closes Billy's eye, before looting through his corpse.

"Aw, come on. I'm not one to say this, but ain't coppers supposed to show respect for a body? Hell, he hasn't even been dead for five minutes." Marty complains as he dropped his match.

"I'm looking for clues. Not grave robbing." Ruby said as she rolled her while she continued to search the body. She didn't find anything. No gun, no wallet, not even trash. However she felt something in his right front pocket. Reaching in she pulled out a small round object, it looked like a gold nugget.

"What is that, gold?" Ms. Winchester asked as she looked down at it.

"No, it's a brass button." Ruby said as she held it up.

The group gathered around to look at it closely. It was corroding, slowly turning green from the exposer. However the markings on it were easy to identify. It was in the shape of an American eagle with a shield on it. At the center was a capital I.

"Huh, a Union Infantry button. Wonder why that's in our deceased friends' pocket." Ms. Winchester pointed out.

"Maybe he found Joseph's body." Ruby remarks.

"Phs, the ghost story about union soldiers. Please. That's just a local legend cooked up by the towns dying tourism district. If it was real someone would have found them." Marty remarks.

Tommy remained silent as he looked up at the cliffside. For some reason. When ever he looked up into the tree line, his birth marks no lingered itch but burned in pain. He then remarked with a grim tone as the view pulls in on the tree line. "Or perhaps they didn't want to be found. Least not until now."

Hours later, into the night

The view pulls back revealing the time skip. The four covered the body with its own blazer before continuing the hike upwards. They continued to hike until they could hike no more. With the waning gibbous moon slowly rising into the night sky, the four decided to camp out for the night. Needing someone to stay up on watch they pulled sticks. Ruby, was the shortest one and ended up on first watch. She was fine with this. After what she had scene, sleep sounds a little overrated. As she waited, she slowly begins to fall asleep. Something caught her attention. Her three traveling companions. They were mumbling something in their sleep. Taking a moment to listen in closely she found that it was incoherent but also daunting.

Thomas closed eyes were twitching as he mumbled rotting tree's and a winding path. Ms. Winchester was sweating in a panic. She mumbled that there was a cabin. That someone walked out, someone who skin was cracking with green. Finally, there was Marty. He was gasping, breathing deeply for air. It was like he was drowning. Worried about loosing her only chance to see her sister again. Ruby quickly begin to shake Marty awake. After a few shakes Marty woke up screaming.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHH I CAN'T BREATHE IT'S GOT ME!" Marty screams as he crawled out of his bed and over Ruby.

As he scurried about like a bat out of hell, Ruby tried to calm him down. "Woah, easy there Marty. It's just a dream. You are going to be ok."

Marty looked around. He still had that terrified look on his face. Almost like he just spent a moment in the inner circle of hell. After a few moments he finally managed to calm down a bit. His hand begins to shake and he got up and walked over to Tommy. Ruby didn't know what he was doing by she notices him sliding a cigarette out from his sleeve onto the ground before acting like he pulled it. He then walked away and sat on a rock. With shaking hands, he struggles to light the dam thing. Seeing this as an opportunity to find out what was that about. Ruby walked over and lit a match for him. Marty seemed to notice the light in Ruby's hand. He was hesitant but eventually aloud Ruby to light the cigarette. He takes a long drag before exhaling. As he slowly calmed down Ruby spoke in a calm tone.

"Marty… what in Monty's name was that?" Ruby asked.

"Nothin, just a bad dream." Marty said as he takes another drag.

"No, the dream about monsters under my bed when I was a kid was a bad dream. What you had can be described as a complete mental breakdown. So I ask you again. What was that?" Ruby asked in a more series tone as she plucked the cigarette from Marty. He gave a grunt of frustration as Ruby kept the cig from him. He wanted to grab that cigarette back. But she's the reason why he has a black eye in the first place. Maybe he is related to 'Metal Arm' after all. With a heavy sigh he complied.

"(Sigh)… I was drowning. I tried swimming to the top but I just couldn't. Looking back down I saw something was wrapped around my legs. At first, I thought it was a cinder block, but it wasn't rope. It was flesh. Like a squid arm crept there was this… horrible eye, attached at the end. It brought me down into this strange, underwater ruins. Before I could do anything, it tossed me aside like gutter trash. I found myself in a mess of seaweed, where I was once more wrapped up. As I struggled to get out, I notice that it wasn't just any patch of water weeds. It was a hidden mass grave. Multiple bodies caught on it. All of them were as lifeless as they should be… then they came to life. Crawling towards me before laying their… filthy hands all over me. It was horrifying. But then that… t-thing that dragged me down swam over. Just the size alone was horrible, but when I got a better look… I think I lost it then and there and only woke up when that… thing, stuck me with something." Marty said before beginning to hyperventilate. As he does, Ruby quickly gave him back his cigarette and he begin to calm down.

Ruby was disturbed by this premonition like dream. It was something seen in those old horror movies her sister would make her watch. Though it made her wonder if everyone else is suffering from the same thing as Marty. However, her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a loud banging sound. It was a gun shot and Ruby quickly reacted by tackling Marty to the ground. She pulled out crescent Rose and looked around as the gun fire continued. After a few moments it became apparent that it was going off deeper in the woods. She expected the two to be awake now if not stirred by Marty's screams. But they were dead locked. Ruby was about to try and get them up when she hears a loud scream followed by more gunshots. Realizing someone was endanger she made a split choice.

"Marty! Get Ms. Winchester and Mr. Colt up. I'm going to see what's going on!" Ruby shouted as she quickly grabs a flashlight from her bag and ran deep into the woods before Marty could even protest.

Ruby races into the woods with the flashlight point towards the area where the gun shots and screams were heard. As she ran there was one last scream before everything became silent. As she ran, she didn't see where she was running and tripped over a root. The flashlight broke and Ruby was now left in the dark. She cursed to herself as she stands up and wipes the dust and dirt off her knees. As she does it suddenly dawns upon her that she has no idea where she is. Ruby quickly looked around; she was utterly lost; couldn't even tell which way she came from. Much less where the gunshots originated. As she looked around, she hears a sudden snap of twigs. Quickly turning around, she expected to see someone. However, there wasn't anyone. Her heart begins to beat a little faster as another snap can be heard behind her. She turned around this time pulling out Crescent Rose in sniper mode.

"Alright, Who's there!" Ruby shouts out into the darkness. She couldn't tell what was in front of her, let alone what was. However, if she could, she would have seen the figure moving behind her. As her breathing got heavier in fright the figure sluggishly aims an 1855 carbine pistol. Ruby suddenly stops dead in her tracks, as her eyes went wide to the slow cocking noise.

Hello Everybody, Wombag1786 here

… Is this the end for detective Ruby? Will she live to see another sunrise, find her sister? Find out next time? On RWBY Noir! (Oct 13th around midnight.)

… Phs heh, always wanted to do something like that. Anyways quite an interesting chapter won't you say? Can anyone here the cogs spinning in your heads? What is on this mountain? Causing the nightmares and strange deaths? With each chapter you will be getting more and more hints about what happens behind the vale. But this is just chapter two. We still have a few more to go. Now onto the comments and questions.

From Blackcross0: Heh trust me. Things are going to get confusing. Yang appeared in New Orleans at age 19 in 1924. And Ruby at age 17 has been on earth since 1920. (Meaning Ruby will be either twenty-one and Yang nineteen twenty. Only birthday I know is Ruby's.)

… Um, spoilers. Heh, heh… why would Ms. Xiao Long be a criminal, she's an honest business women who was slandered by a few screws loses, heh, heh, heh… *While saying that, it becomes apparent that there's a laser beam on Wombags head. In the far end of the theater, on the balcony, a well dress man with yang's symbol pinned to his collar points a rifle at Wombag's head with a laser beam to mark the spot. After a few nervous chuckle the laser disappears.

Well, sort of. Dreamland is fickle place. One day in the real world is a decade in dreamland. And unfortunately, Ren can't grow old. We will see bit's and pieces but for now Ren's comatose … for now.

Well, Yang was discovered in New Orleans in 1924 Blake in Scotland the same year. Weiss in Australia in 1921, Nora 1922 in Egypt, Ren and Jaune in 1923. So everyone grew up differently. Weiss should be twenty-one or twenty-two. Blake the same age gap as Yang nineteen to twenty zone. Nora would be twenty or twenty-one, Ren and Jaune should be twenty years old. And that is my best guest since I don't know birthdays. As for what they have been doing well, Wiess is back state wise. Ren, still in a coma, Nora in France body guarding, Jaune slowly rising in fame within New York, Yang still under protection, Blake in London. That's all I can say about them, and yes. I think two will briefly meet up in 1925. Which will be interesting to say the least.

Well your patience have been rewarded.

Toss some feelers out, still waiting for the result.

Thanks for writing Blackcross0.

From FEV Grim: Yes, college is coming down hard so it's swim or drown. Yeah… kind of hard to imagine Ruby being older then Yang.

Thanks for writing FEV Grim

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Thanks for writing Dasgun

From Pherix2003: Oh, just by one chapter by my count. Which is fine.

Well, I'm glad that you like Tommy. He's defiantly one of the most interesting character. Strange and possibly mystical scars, a cynical outlook on his job, and a conection to Lovecraft's Dagon.

To an extent. Makes me wonder how Ruby will take the news that Remnant no longer exist. And what are the two brothers up to? (Though I'm surprise you didn't make a crack at Jinn's affection for Tommy.)

Sorry about the state of your mind. I hope the short chapter helped.

Thanks for writing Pherix2003

Well with that done I hope you all enjoy the first chapter (In my opinion.) Of Amidst the Ancient Tree's. Please tell me your thoughts and theories if you have any on what's going on. If not that's fine, we got a few more chapters before the big reveal. With that please Fav and Fol, leave a comment or question down below.

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