Qrow heard a cry from Ruby from the storage shed, rushing over as quickly as he could. Throwing open the door, he found the seven year old in front of a circle on the ground, clutching her head and crying. And in that circle… Well, Qrow was pretty sure it was once a human or something, but whatever it was now, he decided as he watched the heart pulse in an open check cavity, could wait until he got Ruby out of here.

Scooping up the girl, he carried her away from the abomination and into the house, barking, "Tai!"

Tai came down the stairs, looking confused until he saw Ruby. Grabbing her, he asked, what happened.

"I tried to bring mom back," Ruby cried, tears running down her cheeks, "but- but things went wrong. There was a white place, abd a outline of me, and a giant door- and- and- I can't see!"

"What?" Tai asked as Qrow jerked in shock. Was that thing out there… That was supposed to be Summer? And what did Ruby mean she couldn't see-

Qrow watched with horrified realization as Ruby groped the air, like she was searching for something but couldn't find it. She was blind.

Qrow handed Ruby over to Tai, where she promptly buried her head in his shoulder and began crying harder, before turning to the door.

"Where are you going?" Tai asked.

"There was a thing back there… It was fucking disgusting Tai, I'm going to deal with it and call in some favors," pulling out his Scroll as he walked out the door, he called a number, when it picked up, he said, Oz, I need a favor. I need a top of the line Ada unit."

—

Ruby looked around the void, a giant door with a tree carved on it floated in the air.

"You've been a naughty girl, Ruby," a voice said from behind her. She turned to find a blank copy of herself sitting with one leg on the ground and the other propped up so it could rest a hand against it. It's mouth, the only feature it had, was smiling at her in the same way dad did when he got angry.

"Who are you? Where's mom? I was supposed to- supposed to-

"Who am I? You can call me God, or the World, All, One, the Truth or You. Your mom isn't here, Ruby, she's gone, and trying to bring her back was a mistake."

"I- I just wanted to see her again," Ruby said, eyes welling with tears.

"And there's nothing inherently wrong with that," Truth said, her smile turned to a small, understanding frown, "it's how you did that was the mistake. Summer's gone somewhere you can't follow yet. And instead we're in this mess."

"Mess?" Ruby asked as the edges of her vision got dark. The door behind her began to open."

"Nothing can be gained without giving something in return. You did something really bad, and now you're gonna have to pay for it… But you'll become smarter out if it."

Black hands began to reach for, Ruby, wrapping around her as her vision became a pinprick focused on Truth. She finally cracked, "I just wanted my mom back. I know the book called it "trying to play god", but I just… Just… I couldn't give up the chance."

"I know," Truth said, almost comfortingly, and Ruby thought she saw someone else move out of the corner of her quickly vanishing vision.

Then she was ripped into the door, information pouring into her mind and-

Her Ada chirped, and Ruby woke suddenly, cold sweat pouring down her back. She hated that memory. Climbing out of bed, Ruby walked through the house with familiar ease, touching certain spots to confirm her location until she entered the kitchen and began to cook for everyone. This was an important day, it was the day Yang and her went to Beacon!

—

Jaune knocked a girl aside in his rush to reach the trash bin, but moments after he was done puking, he was pulled up by a pair of hands and turned around, watching the girl climb to her feet using the blonde who had grabbed him's body as a support.

"Hey!" The blonde said, "watch where you're going!"

"Yang, I'm fine. There are just so many people here that Ada couldn't warn me in time," the girl said,before pausing, "Oh, excuse me, Miss Schnee, let me move so you can get through."

She took a big step forwards, letting a carriage full of suitcases pass by. The most beautiful girl Jaune had ever seen, with snow white hair and deep blue eyes closed her mouth, looking over the brunette carefully.

"You said you have an Ada unit?"

"Top of the line," the girl said, "We upgrade every time there's a new breakthrough. This one's only a year old.

"You must be skilled, to be let in so early when you have a disability like that," Schnee said, something glimmering in her eyes.

"I have my talents is all. I stopped a robbery from Roman Torchwick and Professor Ozpin asked me to come join early. I'm Ruby Rose, by the way, and this is my big sister Yang, Weiss."

"A pleasure to meet you," she said, "now, we should be off towards the auditorium."