Winter POV

The next morning I am late to get going because my childish guide is too bust playing with his reflection in the ice, even when we make outside the glacier (Y/n) still plays with the ice by making his reflection look silly like a funhouse mirror.

Winter: Hey. I've got a mountain to get to. Come on, kid.

(Y/n): *slightly annoyed* I told you before, my name's (Y/n). Say it with me, *slowly* (Y/n).

Winter: Sure you mom didn't ditch you, (Y/n).

(Y/n): Hmph.

We start walking and like I suspected this kid just won't stop talking, but I have to admit he was pretty cute.

(Y/n): Actually, if you want to know how me and my mom got seperated, I was saving this story for the Frozen Lake, but I'll tell you.

I am not interested though and just as he starts.

Winter: Oh, that sounds good. You should definitely save it.

(Y/n): You think so?

Winter: Oh yeah, for your friends.

(Y/n): Huh. Well, I have this other story-

Winter: Ah ah, tell you what? How about no talking?

(Y/n): Okay, then I'll sing.

Winter: No, no, no.

(Y/n): Tell everybody I'm on my way.

Winter: Stop. Stop it now.

(Y/n): New friends and new places to see.

Winter: (Y/n) stop singing.

(Y/n): With blue skies ahead, yes I'm on my way. And there's nowhere else that I'd rather be.

Our journey took some unexpected turns and stops, I unwittingly kept my tail around (Y/n) as we walked through a snowstorm so I didn't lose him, (Y/n) made quite a few stops to tell other animals stories. We discovered that Weiss was still following us, via tracks, so we just joined a group of mammoth to make it across the tundra and hide our tracks.

(A/N): End music here. Think of you're own travelling montage.

Late one night, (Y/n) is still up talking even though I told him to get some sleep.

(Y/n): Okay, if I remember right. If the snow is white, then it's alright. Yellow or green is just not clean. I learned that the hard way. Oh, that reminds me about last years Ice Fishing when Bucky totally dared me, but I told him about this other hatchling that got his tounge stuck to an iceberg, and then he started to float away and they had to rip off his tounge. So now, *talks with his tounge hanging out* he has to talk like this all the time and-

Winter: *giggles* Do you ever stop talking?

(Y/n) then points out the Aurora Borealis.

(Y/n): You can see the spirits from here.

Winter: Spirits?

(Y/n): Yeah. Both my grandparents are up there. Mom says that the spirits are responsoble for all the magical changes in the world. Like how the seasons change, or how the moon changes shape, or tadpoles change into frogs...

Winter: You know for a change, maybe they should leave things alone.

(Y/n): What do you mean?

Winter: *sigh* I guess you could say, my mother is a spirit. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here.

(Y/n): What happened?

Winter: She was killed by a Dr-... by a monster.

(Y/n): *nuzzles his head on top of mine* What's her name?

Winter: Willow.

(Y/n): *to the spirits* Thanks Willow, if it weren't for you, I'd have never met Winter.

I start thinking about what (Y/n) said as he curls up on my back and falls asleep.

That got me thinking back to when Mom passed away, all because I was stupid and angry.

Flashback 5 Years Ago

I am working a case for General Ironwood, and as usual it involves my father doing something underhanded to maintain power and "importance". I was eventually forced to talk to my dad about his involvment in my case and things got, heated, to say the least, I stormed out of his office and towards the front door.

Willow: Winter?

Winter: *stops and breaths* Mother. Tell me, why do you stay with him, you're technically Grandfather's true heir, not that pathetic lesser man.

Willow: I tried to take over after he admitted to me he married for the name rather than love, but my father had named him heir to the company and there was nothing I could do to take it from him. I was beaten for a month after, he was so angry.

Winter: Yeah, and all you did was breakdown and drink.

Willow: I kept an eye on things in case Jacques tried anything else.

Winter: He always had something to yell at me about, and you weren't there to even try and help you're own daughter or any of your children!

Willow: I love you!-

Winter: You should've been there to help me, or any of us, I had to take care of myself because my parents died long ago.

I stormed out of the house in tears, I had finally let my anger out on my own mother and Weiss hadn't gone to Beacon yet. I went outside Mantle and yelled at the sky in sadness and frustration, it was then I saw a Dragon, it was running towards me and I thought it might attack so I retaliate and use my glyphs to send several beowolf summons it's way, but it barreled right through and cintinued toward me.

Willow: Winter!

I look and see my drunk mother outside the city walls walking towards me, I look back too late the Dragon slammed into me sending me flying several feet across the snow. I am slow to recover but my mother manages to reach me and knock me back to my senses. I see the dragon coming for us again and he has red, rogueish eyes charging for us.

Winter: *still catching breath* Mom get back to the city. Get to safety.

Willow: No, you are my child. *stands* Alright dragon, you want my family, you have to go through me first.

I react too late and mom is skewered on this monster's tusks.

Winter: Mother!

The military firced the dragon into retreat but nit in time to save my mother, when Weiss found out she yelled at me and called me a selfish child. Guess she was right, I pushed away my family and it cost me everything.

Flashback End

I snap back to reality and continue following the mammoths until morning, while also fending off Grimm at the same time. One positive about this transformation is I can still use my Semblance and Aura, but I'm not nimble anymore, I'm thick blubbery and slow, thank goodness for dragon scales.

(A/N): What an emotional reveal. Clearly, I changed some things from the actual story but I still think it'll be a good story. If you enjoyed, please leave a like and I'll see you next time. PEACE OUT!!!