We'll meet again, old friend
*(Y/N) POV*
We stand there, dumbstruck. After a while Yang gets in front and grabs the gate bars
Yang: "C'mon! You didn't even hear us out!"
Ryze: "At least let us explain!"
Guard #1: "The Atlas-Mistral border is closed. Have a good day!"
Yang: "But..."
Guards: "A good day!!!"
Qrow: "Hey, if you don't wanna believe that I'm friends with Ironwood-"
Guards: "General Ironwood!"
(Y/N): "Oh my fucking Oum..." I say under my nose
Qrow: "Yeah, general, whatever. Listen, if that's not good enough for you guys, then we have Weiss Schnee and (Y/N) (L/N) with us, and we're trying to get them home safely" Weiss lowers her head as I growl. Guards observe us
(Y/N): "Nice try to use us as your way to Atlas, Qrow"
Guards: "Approach!"
We walk over to the gate before the bend down to get a good look at us, after a while they straighten up
Guards: "Very well!"
Guard #2: "You may speak with our commanding officer!"
Guard #1: "We will fetch her at once!"
The two guards turn around and march away saying 'hup' and 'Atlas' all the way back. We are creeped out by their behavior
Mako: "Well... Anyone else think those guys were weird?" Everyone nods
(Y/N): "I just hope it's not her..."
Oscar: "What is it?"
Maria: "I may know this commander of theirs"
Ryze: "That means she's your friend? Can you convince her to let us through to Atlas?" I chuckle
Maria: "I wouldn't exactly call us... friends"
Weiss: "Acquaintances?"
Maria: "Not quite"
(Y/N): "Enemies. Grandma once brought a bag of outside cashews on one flight"
Maria: "Because of that you're suddenly placed on the additional screening list for life! Thankfully Elizabeth got my back"
Ryze: "Yeah. Why don't we just call your mom (Y/N)? She can use the shuttle from Ironwood to get us to Atlas"
(Y/N): "The last time I checked, CCT Tower in Argus had military stuff all over it. I need a clearance to make a call. Besides, she is busy"
Sam: "Great, well, if things weren't bad before, it sounds like they're about to be now"
Maria: "Now, now, let's not give up hope yet... Maybe she's dead" we roll our eyes
(Y/N): "Just hide behind me, grandma. I will try to do the talking"
Maria: "'Hide behind me'. Last time I checked you're not the senior of this family"
(Y/N): "Just do it for crying out loud!" Grandma hide behind me as the gates open up and the guards return
Guard #1: "Introducing!"
Guard #2: "Special operative!"
Guards: "Caroline Cordovin"
(Y/N): "Geez, she's alive..."
Cordovin steps in front of me and looks up
Cordovin: "Mr. (L/N). What a surprise. We thought that traveling all around Remnant made you forgot about your home"
(Y/N): "Mrs. Cordovin, we are trying to get back to Atlas. Can we get a ship?" Cordovin laughs "What so funny?"
Cordovin: "You? Why not take your mother's private shuttle back home?"
(Y/N): "Maybe because it's back home and I can't contact my mom, huh? Just give us a ship and we will be on our way" she turns around
Cordovin: "Your friends tried the same thing yesterday. I'll tell you what I told them" she turns to me "No"
(Y/N): "Well, I'm not the only one going back home. Weiss is with me" I point to her
Cordovin: "The missing Schnee?" I nod "Then I will consider-"
Maria: "Has this hag given you a ship already?" Grandma got from behind me and in front of us. Cordovin walked to her face
Cordovin: "Witch"
Maria: "She-devil"
Cordovin: "Hmph. I see now you're using your grandson in order to smuggle a larger contraband this time"
Maria: "Oh, Cordo. You know, they say that time changes people, but I see that you still have that stick up your-"Ruby stops her
Ruby: "Hello, Miss, Cordovin. My name is Ruby Rose, and I was hoping that you would hear what we have to say"
Cordovin: "I have already heard what you have to say from your other friends, Miss Rose"
(Y/N): "Don't waste your breath, Ruby. You'll not change her mind" she looks behind me and Ruby, only to see Team JNR nearby
Cordovin: "What are you doing here?! I thought I told you to leave!" she flips out
Nora: "AND I TOLD YOU WE WOULDN'T REST UNTIL YOU LET US THROUGH!" Ren and Jaune hold her back
Ren: "Nice to see you again as well" Ryze and Sam facepalms
Sam: "Ren, I think diplomatic is out of the window by now" Cordovin turns back to me and Ruby
Cordovin: "You civilians are clearly incapable of comprehending the importance of our mission here in Argus. So allow me to say this slowly, with smaller words: This base, that relay tower, the very safety of Argus are all gifts from the glorious Kingdom of Atlas! And it is my duty to uphold them, as only I have the wit and tenacity for such a task"
Maria: "I see you're still as crazy as ever, Cordo" Cordovin growls
Cordovin: "Ugh, this city wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for our Atlesian ancestors. And yet, how are we repaid for that kindness, with a world ready to slice a knife across our throats" she slices a thumb across her neck
Ryze: "Listen, old lady. We know Atlas wasn't responsible for what happened in Vale during the Vytal Festival. We know that your machines were hacked. We were all students at Beacon when it fell. We were there"
Weiss: "No one is happy about the Dust embargo or the closing of borders, but Ironwood is just worried. If we could just talk to him-"
Cordovin: "The General is not a coward! Atlas is strong! If the world plans to make us it's enemy, then so be it. Atlas will prevail!"
Guards: "Atlas will prevail!"
(Y/N): "And that's why I didn't choose Atlas Academy..." Cordovin takes a breath
Cordovin: "If Miss Schnee has truly come to her senses and wishes to return home, then the Atlas military will happily escort her back to her family. But the kingdom will not be responsible for her friends of... questionable character" she glares at Blake's cat ears, making her feel bad. Yang got shocked that someone could say that
Sam: "There is no way I would allow her go alone" Cordovin turns to him
Cordovin: "And who are you?"
Sam: "I'm Samuel Kiryuin, son of Raya Kiryuin. I have been assigned to Miss Schnee as a bodyguard on her journey. Wherever she goes, I will follow as it is my duty to protect her" We remain silent, surprised by Sam's improvisation skills
Cordovin: "... Very well, Miss Schnee and her bodyguard may go, but the others are a different story"
(Y/N): "What about me?"
Cordovin: "If you're with your grandmother, then forget about coming home until I'm in charge of this base"
(Y/N): "You fucking bit-"
Cordovin: "We're done here" the gates close in our faces once again
Nora: "Oh yeah? Well, your face looks... Like a big dumb boot!"
Jaune: "Way to show her, Nora"
Mako: "Well, that went smoothly" We groan
Weiss: "I don't-" she looks at Ruby
Ruby: "Weiss, remember what I and (Y/N) said before. We're not leaving your side for a second"
Blake: "Nice improve there, Sam"
Sam: "As much as I hated to admit I'm my mother's son, it helped. She have connections all over the Remnant and Atlesian military is one of our main clients"
(Y/N): "That bitch. 'Forget about coming home until I'm in charge of this base'" I turn to grandma "Grandma, I told you to stay behind. We nearly got ourselves a ship! But you had to argue with that hag!"
Maria: "What can I say. I hate her guts" I groan
(Y/N): "That's just fucking great..." Ruby tries to cheer us up
Ruby: "It's going to be alright guys. We'll find another way to get to Atlas. Together" Weiss smiles and nods
(Y/N): "If only I had a clearance. I would just call mom and we would be out of here right away..." Ruby gets near me
Ruby: "Cookie, it will be alright. You'll make it back home, we just have to find a way" I smile at her
(Y/N): "Thanks Petals" we notice Qrow walking away
Ruby: "Uncle Qrow, what's the plan now?" Qrow stops and glances back at us
Qrow: "The plan? The plan just got shut on our face three times over. I'm going for a drink" Ruby runs over to Qrow
Ruby: "Uncle Qrow, I really think we should try and come up with something..." Qrow walks away "...together"
Jaune: "What's his problem? It's not your fault we can't go on"
Nora: "If he's gonna be a jerk then we'll just come up with something without him. I mean, we've got Ozpin with us! He usually knows what to do" she gestures to Oscar, making me, my team, team RWBY and Oscar look down
Ren: "What is it?"
*timeskip*
We get back home, and tell Team JNR everything that Jinn told us. Jaune suddenly smashes his right fist into the wall, cracking it
Ruby: "Jaune!" Jaune is seething
Jaune: "Everything we've been through was for nothing!"
Mako: "Hey, no it wasn't"
Nora: "Really, well is sure sounds like it"
Ren: "If Salem can't be killed, then how are we supposed to win this?" Jaune crosses his arms
Sam: "The same way we did it at Haven... Together. If we give up, then everything we've been through really will be for nothing"
Ryze: "And we can't let it happen"
Jaune: "Why should that matter if we can't kill Salem. As long as she's around, this mess will never end, and unlike her apparently, we CAN die!" he turns his back to us as Ryze growls at him
Ryze: "Fucking idiot..." Oscar tries to defuse the situation
Oscar: " Look, none of this is great, we know. But we're not the bad guys here"
Jaune: "Are we sure about that?"
Oscar: "What?"
Jaune: "He's in your head, isn't he? Did you already know about this?" he walks over angrily to Oscar"
Weiss: "He didn't know about any of it!" she tries to stop him
But Jaune quickly grabs Oscar and shoves him against the wall
Jaune: "How much longer can we even trust him?"
Yang: "Jaune!"
Jaune: "How do we know it's really him?! What if we've been talking to that liar all this time?!" he starts roughly shaking Oscar
(Y/N): "That's enough!" I pull Jaune away from Oscar. He tries to throw a punch at me but I easily catch it and start crushing it, forcing him onto one knee in pain. Ren and Nora try to help but Sam and Mako use their Semblances to keep them where they are. Ryze in the meantime is checking on Oscar
Ryze: "You good, kid?"
Oscar: "Yeah. Thanks again" I turn to Jaune
(Y/N): "You need to get a grip. No one here likes any of this. If we break down, then we will play right into Salem's hands" I release him "Sam, Mako, free Ren and Nora" They do what I asked for and I turn back to Jaune "Oscar didn't know about any of this. He didn't know about Salem, didn't know about us four being Guardians. He is as much of a victim as the rest of us. And taking your anger out on a poor kid won't solve anything" I look disgusted at him "Pyrrha and I taught you otherwise, Arc. You want to be a hero, then behave like one" Jaune looks between me and Oscar, and then at everyone else and calms down
Sam: "I suggest you three take some time to calm down and think about what we told you. When you're ready, then come to us." Jaune looks away before heading upstairs
Yang: "Is... he going to be okay?"
Nora: "I don't know!" she gets up and gets upstairs too
Ren: "Sam is right. We need some time to ourselves" he follows Nora as we look on sadly. I sigh
Blake: "Maybe we could all use some space"
(Y/N): "I'm going to grandma, maybe she will tell me something about silver eyes. Petals, you coming?"
Ruby: "Sure. Just let me call Qrow first" she pull out her scroll and calls Qrow as she walks outside to the backyard porch
Sam: "Ryze, Mako" they turn to him "Saphron left us a list of groceries to buy"
Yang: "Mind if we tag along?"
Ryze: "Not at all" They went on their way to buy groceries
Before I went on my search for grandma, I walked to Oscar and put my hand on his shoulder
(Y/N): "You okay, Oscar?"
Oscar: "What if he's right? I don't even know if I'm in control anymore (Y/N)..."
(Y/N): "Hey. If magic exists then there must be a way to get him out of you. You deserve to be your own person, kid"
Oscar: "There's a big difference between what I deserve... and reality..." I hug him, trying to comfort him
(Y/N): "I may be a hard teacher but I'm not heartless. I know this all is overwhelming for you. You're Oscar Pine. We don't know for how long, but try your best while you still can. We will think in the meanwhile how to get Oz out of you. Go and rethink about what I said on your own, my apprentice"
I let him go and he walks on his own to think like I told him. I then went on my search and ended up in the backyard porch, where Ruby and grandma are talking
(Y/N): "Sorry I took so long, I tried to cheer up Oscar"
Maria: "It's quite alright, (Y/N). Come on, sit down. I was about to start telling Ruby about Silver Eyes" I sit down next to Ruby "Let's start with what you two know. Tell me"
Ruby: "Uh... Silver-Eyed people are supposed to be legendary warriors. Or something. And at the Fall of Beacon, we turned a giant Wyvern into stone" Grandma shakes her had
Maria: "Oh, boy"
Ruby: "Look, if we already knew everything we wouldn't be asking for help!" she crosses her arms and huffs"
Maria: "Yelling..." Ruby looks back up with a sorrowful look on her face "It's not yours fault. I admit, not telling (Y/N) about his gift was my mistake"
(Y/N): "Yeah, you forgot to tell me I can evaporate Grimm with my eyes. Could be helpful in numerous situations I got into-" Grandma whacks me on the head with her cane "Ow"
Maria: "Be thankful I'm still alive, otherwise you wouldn't have anyone to teach you like I had your great grandfather to teach me. And even he didn't have all the answers"
Ruby: "Was he a Huntsman?"
Maria: "It wasn't really an official title back in his day. I only knew him as an old soldier and an excellent teacher. I never attended one of those fancy academies of yours, but I scored higher on the license exam than any other Huntsman or Huntress that day" Ruby smiles
Ruby: "(Y/N) told us that too. You must've been proud"
Maria: "Heh, he would've scolded me for showing off. He'd never been able to find much information about our abilities. Just legends of warriors whose eyes shone like mirrors, reflecting the light of the world into darkness. He found so little, in fact, that it made him cautious. How could such powerful bloodlines be so rare? Unless something was actively seeking to destroy them"
Ruby: "Salem..."
(Y/N): "That part about showing off sounds familiar..." I get whacked again
Maria: "Don't be an ungrateful brat. If not for me you would've never got to where you're now" she turns back to Ruby " I tried to keep my powers a secret, but as you know, it wasn't enough. I owe my life to my training, and my Semblance. At the end of the day, those are still your most powerful tools"
Ruby: "What is your Semblance?" Lemon drops from the tree, which grandma catches before it could hit the plate of fruit
Maria: "'Preflexes'! A silly name I came up with. Hard to explain, but I can sense everything better than most and react to attacks almost before they happen. Combine that with my training and secret ability to turn Grimm to stone, or blind them, or vaporize them" she clears throat "And that's how you become the Grimm Reaper!" she smiles
(Y/N): "Well, I don't have a 'preflexes' and still you choose I should be the next Grimm Reaper. So that's two out of three for me"
Maria: "Because, like your father was, you're a Guardian. A person with powerful Semblance coming from magical beings. You don't need a silly ultra reflex Semblance to continue the family's legacy" she smiles at me
(Y/N): "Well. Thanks grandma for choosing me. I will not disappoint you"
Maria: "I hope so. I put too much effort for an old lady like me to train you" I laugh
(Y/N): "You're not that old. Just kinda grumpy, but that's why we love you" I smile
Ruby: "So, how do we laser beam monsters with our eyeballs?" grandma smacks Ruby on the head with her cane
Maria: "First, you stop thinking like that! I want you to think of all the times you've triggered your powers. What did those moments have in common?" Ruby rubs her head
Ruby: "I... was scared, and stressed. Is it emotional? Like unlocking a Semblance?"
Maria: "It's emotional but more focused than that. Think, what is it you wanted?" Ruby clenches her hands
Ruby: "I wanted to protect my friends"
Maria: "And what about you, (Y/N)?"
(Y/N): "Well, I wanted to make sure everyone I care about is safe and sound" I remember grandma's words from the basement on the farm "I wanted to protect life..."
Maria: "Precisely! It is the desire to preserve life which fuels the light inside you two. And to make no mistake, it is light. Preservation is an extension of creation, or, at the very least, an enemy of destruction. The Creatures of Grimm were made by the God of Darkness, but your light comes from his brother"
Ruby: "How do you know that?"
Maria: "I always knew how to use the light, but never why it only worked on the Grimm. Then, Jinn showed us her vision. Were you paying attention?"
(Y/N): "God of Light has Silver Eyes, at least in his dragon form"
Ruby: "What are you..." she thinks for a while, closing her eyes "Hey, you're right Cookie! Okay, where do we start"
Maria: "First of all, you two are together, right?"
(Y/N): "I think I told you Ruby is my girlfriend, right? We have been together for almost two years now. Why do you ask?"
Maria: "Well, if you two ever settle down, you might want to remember these lessons of mine. Your children and my great grandchildren would be very likely to inherit this gift after all"
Ruby: "C-children?!" she begin blushing, and i can't help but blush a little too, as Ruby starts daydreaming "I would name them Summer for a girl and Albert for a boy..." she murmurs under her nose, while I get shock on my face
(Y/N): "Petals! Are you thinking about our children's names?!" Ruby quickly wakes up and began to wave her hands before herself
Ruby: "N-No! I just- I-" Grandma laughs a little
Maria: "You got yourself a quirky girl, (Y/N). I hope you two marry each other before my time on this planet comes to an end" Now me and Ruby turn into a blushing mess
(Y/N) and Ruby: "Marry?!"
(Y/N): "L-Let's cross this bridge when we get there, okay?"
Maria: "Just don't make me wait for an eternity, you two. Welcome to the Calavera's family, Ruby"
Ruby: "T-Thank you, M-Maria"
Maria: "Just don't start calling me 'Grandma Maria'. At least not until you two get engaged" I look at her with angry frown on my face "Don't tell me you didn't planned to do so" I sigh
(Y/N): "Can we drop the topic of our relationship, our future and eventual children of our own and get back to Silver Eyes?" I take a deep breath "When do we start training?"
Maria: "I'm afraid it won't be that simple. You see, the light will only activate in the presence of Grimm. That means that any training you get will be a trial by fire"
Ruby: "But... that can't be right"
Maria: "How so?"
Ruby: "You said the light only reacts to Grimm, but... I used it during our battle at Haven. It reacted to Cinder"
Maria: "Interesting... Perhaps there was something that you just weren't seeing?"
(Y/N): "Ozpin once told me that I have a power to protect and hurt Maidens. And later asked me about Silver Eyes. I think Maiden's weaknesses are Silver Eyed warriors. We can hurt them just like we can hurt Grimm..." We then hear door opens and then Yang shouts
Yang: "Ruby! (Y/N)!" we turn around and enter the house
Ruby: "Oh, hey guys" we look around to see worried faces of our friends
(Y/N): "Something happened?"
Jaune: "What's going off"
Blake: "It's Oscar. He is..."
Ryze: "He's missing. We searched through the whole house and we couldn't find him" I look at Jaune
(Y/N): "See what you did, Arc. You own him an apology when we find him"
Jaune: "I-"
Sam: "Doesn't matter now. We need to find him"
Ruby: "Sam is right. We need to split up"
(Y/N): "Argus is a big city. Ryze, try to search for him from above"
Ryze: "Roger"
(Y/N): "Sam, Mako. You two go with girls. The six of you should search a bigger terrain like that"
Mako: "Okay, but what about you?"
(Y/N): "I will go with Saphron and Team JNR. I have a few ideas where he could be and I can be sure Jaune didn't threaten the kid again"
Jaune: "*sigh* Okay. Let's move!"
*timeskip*
Jaune: "Oscar!"
(Y/N): "Oscar! Come on! I'm with them! They won't hurt you!"
Nora: "Oscar!"
Ren: "This city is enormous. He could've gone anywhere"
(Y/N): "Yeah. Argus is quite big. And we already searched in the park, in the mall and near the city hall. Next stop is near Sanctum Academy"
Jaune: "This is all my fault. I overreacted"
Saphron: "I still don't really understand what happened. Was it about the mission?"
(Y/N): "It's... kinda complicated"
Saphron: " I know, I know, 'top secret'. Did he... do something wrong?"
Jaune: "No... he didn't. We just got some new information and... it's going to be a lot harder than we thought"
Saphron: "I mean, if it was easy, then it wouldn't be important. Right?"
Ren: "I think we're all just a bit unsure of what to do next"
(Y/N): "We're kinda stuck now Saphron. And Oscar going missing isn't of any help to us. We need to think about each of our steps now"
Saphron: "You could... stay in Mistral, get your licenses at Haven, and come back to Argus. There's a lot of good you can do here. I know your mission is important, but it's not like you're the only ones who can do it. It's not the only mission that needs doing"
(Y/N): "Problem is, we're probably the only ones... And I wouldn't be able to look at myself if I gave up"
Jaune: "It's... not that simple" Saphron lingers a bit behind while we walk forward, before turning around to look back at her
Saphron: "Well, uh... I should go pick up Adrian from daycare. I'll let Terra know what's happened, and we'll meet you later. Good luck"
(Y/N): "Thanks Saphron" we watch her leave before the three of them look down sadly
Nora: "Hey, there's a cafe over there. Why don't we get something to warm up?"
Jaune: "I'm okay. You three go on ahead" Jaune takes a seat on a nearby bench. I sit next to him
(Y/N): "I will stay with Jaune, guys. Nora, can you get me a black coffee with two sugar and cream?"
Nora: "Sure thing (Y/N). What about you Jaune?" she and Ren exchange a brief glance
Ren: "We'll be right back"
Ren and Nora walk away, leaving me and Jaune alone. Jaune keeps his head down.
(Y/N): "Jaune, listen. You just let your emotions get the better of you like when we fought back in Anima's forests. We will find a way, somehow"
Jaune: "Yeah..." Then a wind blows and a dried maple leaf flies in front of us. Leaf then flies into a nearby park as I notice a sign 'New Memorial Now Open' as I get some tears of my eyes, knowing what could it mean
(Y/N): "Come on Jaune. I need to show you something" He gets up and follows me
Jaune: "Um... Where are we going?"
(Y/N): "To where I and Pyrrha trained..."
Soon we get to the place as I open my eyes wide and tears start to fall from them. Before us stood a statue of Pyrrha, with her head down, eyes closed and shield in her hands below her waist. We slowly approached the statue. Jaune kneels down as I read the plaque with Pyrrha's symbol
(Y/N): "'In honor of Pyrrha Nikos, one of many students who fought valiantly at the Fall of Beacon'" I look at statue's face "It's good to see you, old friend" I get the tears away "I'm sorry I couldn't do anything, but I know you understand. I just miss you" I look at Jaune "Everybody miss you so much" After Jaune stood up, we start to walk away as we hear footsteps approaching
???: "(Y/N)? It's been so long since I saw you" I turn around and see... Pyrrha's mom as tears returns to my eyes and I start feeling guilty
(Y/N): " I'm sorry..."
Mrs. Nikos: "For what?"
(Y/N): "For not being able to save her... I was too slow..."
Mrs. Nikos: "No one is blaming you, (Y/N). She knew, knew that whatever she started, you would finish. Don't blame yourself for her death. Fight. Like she would do too in your place" she then turns to the statue "It's a beautiful statue, isn't it?"
(Y/N): "Yeah... It really looks like Pyrrha..." Jaune joins the conversation
Jaune: "Uh, why here?"
Mrs. Nikos: "She and (Y/N) trained here, Sanctum Academy. Everyone was crushed when she chose Beacon over Haven. No one wanted to see her go, but... it was where she wanted to be. I'm just glad she was surrounded by such amazing people" Jaune looks to Mrs. Nikos, as he gets a surprised look on his face. I wipe the rest of the tears when they start to well up in his eyes now
Jaune: "She should be standing here..."
Mrs. Nikos: "She is"
(Y/N): "And I told you Jaune, Pyrrha would not like you saying this..." Mrs. Nikos smiles
Mrs. Nikos: "She for sure wouldn't" we look at the statue again "She understood that she had a responsibility... to try. I don't think she would regret her choice, because a Huntress would understand that there really wasn't a choice to make. And a Huntress is what she always wanted to be, just like her best friend" she smiles at me as Jaune turns to her
A/N: DAMN NINJAS CUTTING ONIONS!
Jaune: "Pyrrha never got the chance to graduate... But she was a Huntress" he smiles
(Y/N): "She was everything I would expect from one... Pyrrha Nikos was a Huntress, and nothing can change my or Jaune's mind" Mrs. Nikos wipes a tear
Mrs. Nikos: "Thank you, both of you" we smile back at her. We then hear Ren calling us
Ren: "Jaune? (Y/N)?"
We look behind to see Ren and Nora searching for us, while holding our coffee in their hands. They notice us and walk over to us. I turn around to see Mrs. Nikos is gone and the only thing left are left flowers on the pedestal of the statue
Nora: "Guys, why did you-" she gasps as both her and Ren look up and notice the statue of Pyrrha
(Y/N): "I will leave you alone for a while, okay?"
Ren: "I think you should stay (Y/N)" I nod
Jaune: "I'm sorry. I've been a terrible leader, and a terrible friend, and I-"
Ren: "Jaune, this has to stop"
(Y/N): "You're not yourself since the Fall. I agree with Ren"
Nora: "We... heard what you said to Cinder, at Haven. You're not being fair to yourself. We love you, just like we loved Pyrrha. We're teammates, family"
Ren: "We don't want to lose you too"
(Y/N): "And we for sure don't want to see you doing this to yourself" Jaune looks back up to Pyrrha's statue
Jaune: "I think... I think she knew she wasn't going to win. That she might not come out alive. But... she also knew she was the only one that could try"
Ren: "So she did"
Nora: "Maybe we should too"
Jaune: "Yeah, we should"
(Y/N): "I've been trying since the Fall. But it's nice you guys got it sorted out" we smile at the statue
Nora: "Pyrrha may not be by our side anymore, but we can fight like she is"
Jaune: "And in a way... she will be"
(Y/N): "Jaune, I told this to Ruby before. I believe people's souls have two choices after death. Either go to the afterlife, or become someone's Guardian Angel. And I think exactly what Pyrrha would choose and who's Guarding Angel she would become" I smile at Team JNR as they returns the gesture
Jaune: "Thanks" Nora hand us our drinks
Ren: "We should check back in at the house. Come on" Ren and Nora start to walk away as I an Jaune stay for a bit, taking our last look at Pyrrha
Jaune: "Thank you" he walks away, as I stay for the one last word
(Y/N): "Keep him safe, Pyrrha. We'll meet again, old friend" I walk away after Team JNR
*timeskip*
We get back, only to see Team RWBY standing around the stairs, as Yang and Ryze get Qrow up and Ruby is scolding him. In front of us walks Terra and Saphron with Adrian in Terra's hands.
(Y/N): "He got drunk again..."
Terra: "I'm sure this looks great to the neighbors" Saphron elbows her side
Sam: "I guess you too haven't found him yet?"
(Y/N): "Too?"
Ryze: "I flew above all Argus, and no sign of him..."
Jaune: "Don't worry. We aren't going to Atlas without him"
Ruby: "We?"
Jaune: "We did some thinking, and with the help of (Y/N) we decided to keep going on this mission. We can't quit now" He looks back to Saphron "Sorry, we won't be staying" Saphron rolls her eyes
Saphron: "No, you're not"
Terra: "How about we get out of the cold?" Just then front doors opens up, and Oscar stands in the doorway, with new green coat
Oscar: "Oh, I was wondering when you guys would get back"
Everyone: "OSCAR!!!" we tackle him back into the house, with me and Ruby helping him up
Weiss: "We were worried sick!" her hands clasped against her cheek
Ruby: "Are you okay?"
Nora: "What are you wearing?" Oscar smiles and rubs the back of his head
Oscar: "Uh..." The rest of our group enters the house
Saphron: "Is something... cooking?"
Oscar: "Oh, yeah, I'd thought you guys might appreciate a hot meal after... spending all day looking for me, apparently"
(Y/N): "This is the moment you should apologize, Arc" I whisper to Jaune
Jaune: "Right" he steps forward "It's my fault we were all out there in the first place. Oscar, I am so sorry for earlier. I was way, way out of line, and what I said-"
Oscar: "No, it's okay. These past few days, I've been scared of the same things you were. I don't know how much longer I'm going to be... me. But I did some thinking, and I do know that I want to do everything I can to help with whatever time I have left"
Jaune: "Good. This team isn't the same without you, Oscar" we smile, when suddenly a smoke alarm goes off and Oscar freaks out
Oscar: "*gasp* The casserole!" Saphron giggles
Saphron: "We're on it, chef" she and Terra enters the kitchen
(Y/N): "Looking good Oscar"
Sam: "Yeah, it suits you"
Oscar: "Hehe... Thanks"
Qrow then walks up the stairs as Ruby follows him
Ruby: "Where are you going now?"
Qrow: "I don't want to get in the way of your celebration"
Ruby: "You've been gone all day! Just sit with us"
Qrow: "*sigh* Look, Ruby, I'm glad you kids worked out, uh, whatever all that was. But the fact is, we're not a single step closer to Atlas"
Jaune: " Actually, I think I have an idea. But... it's sort of a 'no-going-back' kind of idea"
(Y/N): "I'm up to hear it"
Ruby: "Me too"
Jaune: "With Cordo on watch, only Atlas airships have the clearance to leave for Solitas. So... we... steal an Atlas airship" we look surprised at him as Adrian laughs at him
(Y/N): "Jaune... *sigh* Listen, I'm not saying this plan is bad but, it's extremely risky...."
Weiss: "That's not just breaking the law. That's... that's definitely worse"
Ryze: "Lighten up you two. We'll only steal a ship from the Atlesian military. I did worse things in my life"
Yang: "But, how would we even get onto the airship?"
Jaune: "That part... I haven't quite figured out yet"
Sam: "We are on a good course then..." he crosses his arms
Qrow: "Hold up, just stop right there. Look, if this thing goes south, it's not something we can just fight our way out of. This is the Atlas Military we're talking about. Look, for your sake, just drop this idea"
(Y/N): "I don't see you getting better ideas, Qrow" Ruby looks back at our group, as everyone have downcast eyes, probably feeling a little down before she turns back with determination behind her eyes
Ruby: "I want to hear him out"
Qrow: "Look, Ruby-"
Ruby: "I want to hear him out! I know that you're trying to protect us, that you don't think we can handle it, but right now, I don't CARE what you think!" Qrow gets stunned by Ruby's sudden outburst "Just because you don't have an idea doesn't mean that we're out of options. Ozpin hasn't been with us for a while, but we made it this far. We've been in bad situations before, and we didn't need an adult to come save us or tell us what we need to do. We just did it our way... So I say, we do it our way. And if you think you can keep up with us kids, then we'd be happy to have you"
(Y/N): "What's your decision Qrow?" Grandma laugh
Maria: "Looks like you didn't give Ruby enough credit either"
(Y/N): "Jaune" he looks at me as I get my leader persona on "Let's figure out the details of this plan of yours" Jaune smiles and nods "Petals" she looks at me "I told you, one day you will be an excellent leader, and now look at you. Come on, let's move and get to Atlas" she smiles and nods
Ruby: "Lets"
A/N: Well, hard chapter to write, as some ninjas decided to cut onions at one part, but they got away now. We are slowly moving to the end of Volume 6, and that means Volume 7 would start shortly. After finishing Volume 7 I will wait until Volume 8 is finished and continue this story. So, feel free to vote and comment, stay safe and I will see you guys in the next chapter!
Punkie out!
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OCs belongs to me
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