*(Y/N) POV*
'My name is... (Y/N)... (Y/N) (L/N)-Calavera'
A flashback of (Y/N) engaging in the fight with Tick shows up, as the two lock their blades on one of the platforms
'I'm a Huntsman...'
Another flashback of their fight shows up, and as the battle comes to its climax, Ruby gets thrown into the void. (Y/N) sees it all, and lashes out his anger at his current opponent
'I'm current Fall's Maiden Guardian...'
Yet another memory shows up, this time with Tick on death's bed, panting. Blood is shooting from her chest. (Y/N) puts a hand on her head and slowly burns her body away. After he's done he had to fight against what he was supposed to protect, the current Fall Maiden, Cinder Fall.
'I'm... nothing but a boneless coward...'
(Y/N) uses his eyes to blind Cinder. When she regains her vision, she sees (Y/N), standing on the platform. He smirks, before somersaulting into the void.
'Why?' I ask myself 'What was I thinking? I could at least hold Cinder for a little longer, give some people more time to evacuate, but no, I just had a genius idea to jump into the void to a certain death' Then, I hear a new voice, it was a man judging by the tone of it, and it was kinda familiar.
???: "Oh come on, matchstick, you're better than to dwell on yourself" Then, a light shows up, and I think I saw a ghost... of my long deceased father, Albert (L/N)
(Y/N): "Wait a second... Dad?!" my old man nods and looks at me "W-What the heck? Am I dead?" I ask, but dad chuckles and shakes his head.
Albert: "No, (Y/N), you're still very alive"
(Y/N): "But... How can I see you, or even talk to you?"
Albert: "This is because of your Semblance, (Y/N). You, I, and each one of our predecessors who were Fall's Guardians have a connection to each other. Something like Oz's multiple lives" he chuckles "Trust me, squirt, when I saw your grandfather once, I was scared shitless" he laughs, and I awkwardly chuckle "Hey, what's wrong, little guy? Or I have to say, big guy" he smiles "(Y/N), what's bugging you, I can see it. And you better not lie to your father" I look down.
(Y/N): "I... I failed, instead of fighting to the end, I... I got my tail between my legs and just... gave up" I feel ashamed,
Albert: "I saw, (Y/N)"
'Great, now my father knows I'm a coward too'
Albert: "Let me tell you, I was watching you ever since Maria started training you" he chuckles "When you cut the support beam of her-"
(Y/N): "Don't mention it, I was a beginner with a scythe" I sigh
Albert: "I know, I know. Don't worry squirt" he ruffles my hair "As I said, I saw everything. Your training, Sanctum, you getting a spot in Beacon... you courting one of Tai's daughters" I begin blushing "Hey, at least you got the cuter one. Did she like the ring?".
(Y/N): "You're worse than mom, you know"
Albert: "I may be. (Y/N), remember the story I told you, that spirit of the dead had a choice to make" I nod "Well, I made my choice. I became your guardian. I saw your fights (Y/N), against Torchwick, against Salem's soldiers in Anima and Haven, heck, you and your team beat the Ace Ops" he starts laughing "That's an achievement to have, I trained them after all" I feel a little proud of myself "You're not a coward, (Y/N). You're just confused and lost right now. When you fought that girl, you overused Guardian's powers, which means your Aura drained like crazy. And when... our Maiden showed up you were certain to die. You had a choice, die fighting, or face whatever the void holds and come back stronger. And you choose right"
(Y/N): "But..."
Albert: "No buts and no asses, young man. Us (L/N)s don't give up." he grabs my shoulder "I didn't give up fighting face to face against Salem, and neither should you. I believe... in all of you, (Y/N)"
(Y/N): "Thanks, dad... Wait!" I blush "You didn't see everything right?!" Dad chuckles.
Albert: "No, (Y/N). I respect your privacy. What you do with your soon-to-be-wifey is not my concern" he smiles "Just know, I'm expecting an heir to Guardian's powers from you two"
(Y/N): "I..." I chuckle "Ruby and I will see what we can do in the future, old timer" I smile, making dad smile too.
Albert: "Hehe. Great to hear it. Now, it's time for you to wake up, (Y/N). When you find your Rose, can you tell her something?" I nod "The last message from her mother"
(Y/N): "Summer..."
Albert: "She asked me to pass it. Summer said she was very sorry she had to abandon Ruby and Yang. Tell her she loves them, even if she's not here. She did what she had to do as a Huntress, but she failed as their mother." I nod.
(Y/N): "But... Ruby told me about Summer. Ruby and Yang were apples in her eyes, she didn't fail them, she was everything they wanted her to be!" Dad sighs.
Albert: "Summer felt like she abandoned them when they needed her the most. For her, Ruby was the only thing that mattered. When... when we understood we will not be coming back home... I could see her heart shatter into a million pieces. (Y/N)" I look at him "Summer and I sacrificed ourselves, not wanting to see you kids do the same... but fate is brutal, and now... the fate of Remnant lies in the hands of Huntsman and Huntresses of the next generation, in your and your friend's hands, (Y/N)" I sigh
(Y/N): "Well... we're on a great start then... with Atlas and Mantle"
Albert: "Hey, if I were alive and present then, I would deck Jimmy in the face at the first mention of abandoning Mantle" he chuckles "Now, it's really time for you to wake up. Go find your friends, and remember, your old man is always around you" he hugs me and I hug him back.
(Y/N): "Thanks dad" we broke the gesture and dad soon vanishes in a storm of blue flames, as the world turns black again. Then, I feel warmth, like two blazing suns shining on me. I open my eyes, only to shield them later, as there were indeed two suns in the sky. I blink two times, thinking my vision is playing with me. I sit up, looking at my surroundings. Nothing but sand and the surrounding ocean, and a jungle with a large strange tree in the distance upfront.
(Y/N): "Where the fuck am I...?" I stand up and get sand and water from my clothes "Well..." I look up at the sky and feel I'm starting to sweat from the heat "It's not Solitas' harsh climate, that's for sure"
I ditch my jacket and roll up the sleeves of my shirt, keeping my hood on as a way to block the sun and heat from my head. Deciding that by standing still I will not find anyone, I decided to walk along the shoreline. As I walk, I can see an object impaled into the ground, as it flashes off the sunshine with a blink. I walk closer to it, finally recognizing it.
(Y/N): "No way..." I walk faster "No fricking way!" I now run to it, nearly losing my balance a few times "Haha! It is!" I stop and look down at the object "I wasn't hallucinating, it's Crescent Rose!" I grab the red and black sniper-scythe hybrid, getting it out of the ground. I look at it as its blade shines in the sun "Wait if Ruby's weapon is here that means..." I spin Crescent Rose to its compact mode and put it on my hip, next to Mortem "That means Ruby and the rest must be here too!" I start looking around and shouting "Ruby?! Ruby!" I however get no response, sighing I try one last time "My Rose, I know you're here! Please, answer me!" no answer, again. I sigh and sit down on the sand, thinking "That's just great..."
'What happened after I fell into the void? Did we succeed? If not, how bad things went?'
(Y/N): "I just hope Penny, Sam, and Weiss are in Vacuo by now, talking with Headmaster Theodore" I then think about mom "Mom probably thinks we're dead... Great, that's all she needed, to learn her only son died trying to stop Salem" I sigh "Like dad's death wasn't enough pain for her" Voice of my father echoes in my mind
'You're better than to dwell on yourself, (Y/N)'
(Y/N): "What the fuck am I saying... I'm alive, I just need to find the rest and get out of here!" I get up and set my goal on the giant tree in the distance "Hang in there, Rubes. I'm coming for you. And everyone else stuck in this place with us" I get Mortem out, my scythe as sharp as ever, and cut down some vines, getting deeper into the jungle. As I walk around, I take notice of my surrounding, trees, their leaves, and even flowers, and grass... it's not normal.
'Just what is this place... Remember, (L/N)... you were done fighting Tick, and Cinder approaches you, you used your eyes to stun her, and then you jumped down, ending up on the shore in this weird world... but... Crescent Rose fell before Ruby and Blake did, which means they're really here, somewhere'.
(Y/N): "Wait for a little longer guys, I will find you, even if I had to burn this entire forest down" I pass through some trees... only to see I'm back where I started "What the fuck?" I try again, and again, with the same result "Okay, this place is messing with me" I try again, and again I get back to where I started. I growl "I swear, if I pass one more time, and I will be back here, I will incinerate it" I pass... and again I'm where I started "Aaaaaah!' I start Ignition in its second stage and punch the tree, quickly burning it down. I breathe in and out, as the Ignition dies out" Great, another magic place. I'm sick of them by now" I try to walk straight, but again, it 'teleported' me back "Fuck this shit, I'm going left then!"
*Ryze POV*
After I landed here, my first idea was to find Yang. I didn't know if others are fine or not, but I quickly learned, as I spot Mako, pulling off a strange cheese plant from the ground and trying to eat it.
Ryze: "Mako, don't!" Mako looks at me.
Mako: "Ryze... Oh, shut up! It looks edible and it smells like cheese. I'm fricking hungry" he tries to eat it, but I grab my weapon and shot it, as the cheese plant explodes in his palm "Hey!"
Ryze: "Don't go and eat strange plants, FFS"
Mako: "What're you doing here? Where is the rest? Where is Blake?!" he holds my jacket.
Ryze: "Mako, calm down a little. I only found you for now. I didn't even know you were here" I hug him "But I'm glad you are"
Mako: "I'm glad too..." we broke the hug
Ryze: "You know if anyone is here too?" Mako shakes his head.
Mako: "No... I fell after you and Yang. And I hope we don't see any of them. That they're in Vacuo, that's what we need to believe. You okay by the way?"
Ryze: "Yang... I tried searching for her, but I couldn't find her" I sigh "Otherwise I'm okay. You?" Mako hums.
Mako: "Same"
Ryze: "Okay, we need to find our way back to Remnant. Maybe we will find someone on our way" Mako smirks.
Mako: "Then lead the way, Mr. 'Navigator'" I chuckle
Ryze: "Let's go. That tree might be a good start" I point at the giant tree. Mako follows me, but not before pulling out another cheese plant from the ground "I told you not to eat it!" Mako however takes a bite.
Mako: "I told you it's cheese! Try it Ryze!" he pushes the plant to my face.
Ryze: "Mako, I will fly up, half a kilometer above, and drop you down if you don't get that plant out of my face" Mako gets back behind, munching on his food "Son of a doctor my ass. You know the risk of eating it" Mako nods.
Mako: "I'd rather have a small stomach ache than die of starvation" I sigh. As we walk we scout the surrounding area "Say, you know where are we?"
Ryze: "Fuck if I know" I sigh, as I find my cigarette pack, and light one on, taking a puff "I thought you all made it to Vacuo. You saw I wanted to save Goldie" I take another puff "But I failed, and we ended up here" Mako tries to cheer me up.
Mako: "Hey" I look at him "You tried to save your spouse, there is no shame in that" he gets sorrowful "I tried to save Blake. I... I did it, Penny caught her in time, but I had to sacrifice myself in return" he looks down now "She'll never forgive me. I heard her screaming my name before I disappeared"
Ryze: "Mako..."
Mako: "After so long... I finally found a person who understands me, who wants to know me better, and I left her" I sigh.
Ryze: "Listen, Michael, Blake is not the one not to forgive. She had experience with Taurus, and he was one spiteful son of a bitch. Cheer up. We will get back and you and her will 'advance' in your relationship.
Mako: "Hey! I didn't do anything to her! I'm not like you" he chuckles "You still owe me for a new bedding set" we laugh a little.
Ryze: "Fine, fine. Mako" I then remember "But, what about Alice, about your parents?" Mako looks at me.
Mako: "When I told them two years ago I wanted to be a Huntsman, they knew what would it mean eventually. I only hope Alice is still learning, and after she becomes a Huntress, she will be more careful than me"
Ryze: "You and I, brother" we continue onwards "What happened after I fell?"
Mako: "As I said, I fell not long after you and Yang. Ruby and Sam were still fighting Neo, while (Y/N) was taking care of Tick. Blake, Weiss, and I were keeping Cinder until Penny took her over. After that, I helped people to the gates until I saw (Y/N)'s Aura in red, I helped him, but he ordered me to keep evacuating civilians. I uppercut the bitch and later fell trying to save Blake. That's all"
Ryze: "And Penny? I felt her fighting, and later..." I gasp.
'No... No! No! No!'
Ryze: "We need to find anyone who could fall and get out of this place as soon as possible!"
Mako: "Ryze?"
Ryze: "It's Penny... she... she..." we hear the rustling of plants behind us, as a person gets out of it
???: "She died..." We look back, spotting Sam in some sort of depression "Hey guys..."
Mako: "Sam... what do you mean she died?! What the?!"
Sam: "Penny... she sacrificed herself and her powers... She was deadly wounded, Jaune's Semblance wasn't working on her... she... she asked him..."
Ryze: "Sam" I look at him "What exactly happened?"
Sam: "I... Weiss and I were the last ones standing... (Y/N) fell after he killed Tick... Jaune tried to tend to Penny, but Cinder pierced her chest..." He got the tears away "Penny asked for a mercy kill. She didn't want Cinder to get the staff or maiden's powers" he looks away from us "Winter became the Winter Maiden, and she showed up, fighting Cinder off. Cinder blasted us off the bridge while we tried to get to Vacuo. Then, I woke up here"
Mako: "You know what that means..." We all look at each other.
Ryze: "(L/N) will be furious..." I sigh "Come on, we now know the whole gang is here. We need to find them... and eventually, think of a way how to tell Ruby and (Y/N) about Penny" I and Mako hug Sam "It's good to see you're alright, bro"
Mako: "We're glad you're okay, Sam. We didn't want to see you here, but we can't do anything about it now"
Sam: "I know you guys hoped to see me in Vacuo than... whatever place this is" he sighs "Let's go" The trio continues their walk, in hopes to find either their leader or any member of Team RWBY"
*(Y/N) POV*
I make my way through the forest, as well as thinking about necessary needs
'If we're stuck in here, we will need to get food, some shelter, and a water source. Some wood for the fireplace too. Starting a fire wouldn't be a problem tho" I smile and set my finger ablaze.
(Y/N): "Best Semblance"
I continue my march, collecting resources. Some sticks, leaves, as well as these weirs cheese-looking plants. I tasted it and I couldn't believe it. The cheese was actually growing in the ground. Then, I hear a loud shriek. Pushing some bushes and tree branches, I stop and freeze down, finally finding one person I wanted to see.
(Y/N): "Ruby..." Ruby turns, and as she sees me, her eyes widen.
Ruby: "(Y/N)..." we start running toward each other arms, holding each other closely
(Y/N): "Ruby, I'm so glad to see you're okay. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I couldn't help you" I lean back and hold Ruby's face in my hands.
Ruby:" It's not your fault, Cookie. You got your fight to finish. I'm sorry you're stuck here too" she sheds a few tears. I can't wait anymore. I close the distance between our faces, and both of us close our eyes, finally feeling the lips of my beloved Rose on my own.
'Oum, I was missing kissing her so much'
We step back and hold arms
(Y/N): "I was missing you, Ruby. I thought that you died!" I start smiling "But you're alive, and you're back with me" I hug her and spin her around "And I will never let you go" Ruby giggles as we spin. A moment later I put her down.
Ruby: "I missed you too, (Y/N)" I then smirk "What?"
(Y/N): "Nothing, Petals. But I think you dropped something" Ruby looks around herself. Cape, check, ammo for her sniper rifle is still present on her belt. She looks at her left hand, her engagement ring snugly fitted on her ring finger.
Ruby: "What?" I sigh and get Crescent Rose out "You found Crescent Rose! Thank you, Cookie!" I smile, as I pass Ruby her weapon, getting a kiss on the cheek as a reward.
(Y/N): "No problem, Rubes," I notice a mouse sitting in Ruby's cape "Um, you found yourself a pet mouse, Ruby?" I point at the rodent, who looks at me.
Mouse: "Is this another one of you?" I widen my eyes at it.
(Y/N): "Okay, that cheese plant is hallucinogenic... I swear that mouse just talked"
Mouse: "What're you talking about? I can talk" I sigh.
(Y/N): "I guess with everything I went through today, a talking mouse is the least weird thing"
Ruby: "Yeah..." she scratches her cheek "It's a long story, Cookie" I sigh
(Y/N): "Déjà vu trees?" Ruby nods.
Ruby: "You too?" I nod.
(Y/N): "Self-healing trees, a plant that wanted to eat me, fireproof bush" I chuckle "It still burns, so if we need a campfire, I got it covered" Ruby giggles, before sighing
Ruby: "If I only knew they were planning something. I might've been able to prevent it" she tears up. I hug her.
(Y/N): "Ruby" I pat her back "It's not your fault, None of us could have known they were planning all that. It's neither your nor my fault. We tried to fight them off, and hopefully, Penny and the staff are safe in Vacuo" I try to cheer her up "Rubes, I saw my father's spirit" Ruby looks at me.
Ruby: "Really?" I nod.
(Y/N): "He passed me the last message... from Summer" Ruby looks at me "Your mom wants you to know that she's sorry she left you and Yang. And that she loves you both very much, even if she's not here" Ruby gets the tears away "The deed is done, dad" I whisper "Ruby, dad also said that us, (L/N)s, don't give up" I smile.
Ruby: "What does it-" I grab her left hand and lift it to our eye level, frowning "Oh, right, we're getting married"
(Y/N): "You're practically (L/N), we can't give up" I smile at the girl "The spirits of those who fell trying to end Salem believes in all of us. Come on, Rosie, we need to find out where are the others" I help Ruby up to her feet, and the mouse nestles inside her cape.
Mouse: "So, is everything okay now?" I look at Ruby.
(Y/N): "You're keeping this talking mouse, Rubes?"
Ruby: "Why not? Little seems nice" I chuckle.
(Y/N): "You named it Little?" I smile.
Ruby: "Yeah, I think it works" I chuckle
(Y/N): "Well, we need to call it something. Little" the little white and beige rodent looks at me "I'm (Y/N), nice to meet you. Thanks for trying to help Ruby"
Little: "No problem. Maybe someone in my village has seen someone like you two. They're always out foraging, you know, since we need food and stuff" Ruby sighs and smiles "Speaking of which... a few more of these wouldn't hurt!" it points to more of the cheese sprouts. Ruby and I pick a few of them and with Little as our guide, we start walking toward mouse village. Well... It could be helpful if Little didn't fall asleep on Ruby's shoulder five minutes later.
Ruby: "Are you... drooling on me?"
(Y/N): "With how loud it's snoring, I'm sure it drools too"
Ruby: "Blergh" We hear a noise ahead of us, as we walk through the forest. We move up to the source of the sound, only to find Weiss and Blake, tied up in vines and surrounded by a large number of mice... talking mice. Not sure what to do, Ruby nudges Little, who wakes up.
Little: "What's going on? Oh, hey, it's your cat friend...EEP!" it panics, screaming when it spots Blake's cat ears, gaining the attention of everyone around
Blake: "Ruby? (Y/N)?"
Black Mouse: "A new adversary approaches. We must liberate our kin!" the other mice cheer.
(Y/N): "Okay... Little, it's time you talk with your tribe" the small rodent jumps from Ruby's shoulder, and down on the ground. Mice gather around it as it explains the situation. I grab Mortem, turn it into a scythe, and free Blake and Weiss. Once Little finishes the story, the group's leader runs up to a kneeling Blake.
Leader: "You have our sincerest apologies. Please understand that our kind is a bit skeptical of cats... and snakes... and cats"
Blake: "We understand. If... we could ask, have you seen anyone who looks like us" she gestures to us "Long blond hair. Looks, kinda scary but isn't"
Weiss: "But could be if she wanted to" Ruby smiles, and I chuckle
(Y/N): "Or maybe someone looking more like me. One with spiky black-blue and red hair, having a black jacket made out of leather, he wears goggles on his forehead. One with the same color of hair, but his are longer, wearing a green jacket and silver armor with leaves on it, and another one with brown hair, with one robotic eye wearing mostly brown outfit? Any of that sound familiar to you?" The mouse leader thinks for a moment but shakes his head. I sigh "Thanks anyway" I turn to Blake and Weiss "You two alright?"
Weiss: "We're fine, (Y/N)"
Ruby: "Before all of... this, I was on my way to that cliff over there" she points at the cliff "I figured going to the higher grounding to collect my bearings would be good"
Weiss: "Sounds like the best option for now" Little sneaks its way up Blake's shoulder
Little: "If you want to go to the cliff, I can help with that. I... don't really have anything to do yet!"
Ruby/(Y/N): "Yet?"
Little: "I can be your trusty guide!"
Well, our 'trusty guide' Little has fallen asleep on Ruby's shoulder not even five minutes into the journey... again.
Weiss: "Or we can just figure it out ourselves," she tries to sway away a fly
Blake: "At least they got us on this path. We need to hurry and find the others. Yang and Ryze have been here the longest, and we still haven't found them" I look at Weiss.
(Y/N): "Weiss Cream... You fell after all of us. What happened after we fell? Is Penny okay?" I can see Weiss flinch a little.
Ruby: "I was wondering too. If you fell, are the others down here too? What happened?" Weiss however doesn't answer our questions right on..., she waits a while.
Weiss: "Beside Sam, I don't know, and if anyone else fell here too. We should find Yang and the others. We'll go over everything after we're all together again"
'I have known you long enough Weiss to see right through you
(Y/N): "Weiss... if something happened I won-" a monstrous roar cuts me off "Okay, that's not friendly at all" we all race ahead, spotting a weird creature. Its body is black and thin, almost looking like a monkey, but its head looks like a strange mask with four horns.
Creature: "Seeking... Searching... Scouring... Stalking... Searching... Scouring... Stalking..." it speaks in an odd voice, and it's looking around like it's searching for something. Little wakes up and sees it only to gasp and hide in Ruby's cloak. The sound she emits catches the creature's attention which freezes before looking around. "Detecting... Listening..." We all get our weapons out and carefully approach the creature. It turns to us "Danger... Dead!" it starts rushing at us "Wait! Rip! Tear!" it lashes out with its right claw, but I block the strike with Mortem. The creature leans in like it was... studying me. I start a fire around my right hand, throwing a flame-powered right fist, knocking the creature away. We get ready to attack it again when.
???: "I said I wasn't done with you yet!" we look up, to see a large rock fly up and hit the creature in the back of the head. We look behind it to see a hunched Yang, gasping for breath, her mechanical arm missing. She looks up, spotting us. Focusing back on our enemy, we surround it and close in.
Creature: "Recede... Retreat... Wait... Retreat," it runs away. Weiss and Blake follow it while Yang gets on her knees, catching her breath. I meanwhile look around to see if any other weird creature isn't lurking and waiting for us to put our guard down. Ruby gets to her sister.
Ruby: "Yang, I-,
Yang: "Damn it! Why are you here? You shouldn't be here" Ruby kneels before her.
Ruby: "You really think we wouldn't try and come after you? Did you forget who raised me?" Yang sighs. I put Mortem back in its place and walk to them.
(Y/N): "You know how Ruby is, Yang." I smile at the blonde "What happened to your arm? Yang, you know how much-"
Yang: "Oh stuff it (Y/N)" she smiles at me "About my arm, I... don't think you two would believe me if I told you" Little pops up from Ruby's cloak
Little: "Why not? You seem trustworthy," Yang looks at the little rodent.
Yang: "Um, Ruby what is that?" she gets tackled to the ground by Blake
Blake: "Yang, we were so worried" she cries into the hug, which our blonde brute returns. Weiss meanwhile gets back too.
Weiss: "I thought you'd be a little happier to see us"
Yang: "I am. It's just... If you guys are down here too, then-" a rustling from the bushes cuts us off, and we get our weapons ready again, only to see Sam, Ryze, and Mako jumping out. The twins with their weapons, while Mako with his fists changed to steel. We all freeze.
Ryze: "Yang" she eyes the blonde
Yang: "Ryze" Ryze runs to her and gets her in a big hug "I'm glad you're okay, honeybun"
Ryze: "I'm so fucking glad I finally found you, Sunny Dragon! I'm happy you're okay" he smiles at her, pulls back, and gives her a quick kiss. Meanwhile, the two remaining pairs reunite too. Sam and Weiss hug each other as closely as they can without any word, a slight relief present on Weiss' face. Mako meanwhile approaches Blake.
Mako: "Blake..." The cat Faunus looks at him "Hey" Blake however is in a feeling for tackling people in hugs as she tackles him to the ground.
Blake: "I'm so glad you're okay, Mako!" Blake cries on his shoulder "Don't you ever cut me off like that again!" Mako wraps his arms around her, a worry he had a moment ago, gone now. He gets his head up and pecks Blake's lips, making a small blush show on her cheeks.
Mako: "I was so worried you would be angry at me" he chuckles "All for nothing, Kitty"
Blake: "Angry? At you? You tried to save me. I was sad, devastated even. But then I fell too, found Weiss, and wanted to find you and the rest of our group" They continue to hug on the ground, while Ruby and I stand aside, watching our friends reunite with their significant other.
(Y/N): "The pack is all here" I get my arm around Ruby's shoulders "Now we can focus on finding a way out of here"
Ruby: "Yeah, I'm glad we-" we get cut off by Weiss sniffing. We look at her and Sam as she still holds onto him, and she starts to tear up. Sam looks down, his hair covering his eyes.
(Y/N): "Weiss Cream, something happened?" she nods her head
Sam: "(Y/N)... guys... we... it all went so fast... Penny got injured"
Weiss: "No one came back from Vacuo to help. And Penny... she- Jaune tried to help and... she sacrificed herself." Ruby and I listen, and our eyes wide in shock with every word she says, pupils shrinking in horror.
'Penny... no... NO!'
The news hit us so hard, Ruby started losing consciousness, despite my state of mind I catch her
(Y/N): "Ruby!" I gently lay her down on the ground. I look down at her.
Sam: "I'm sorry chief... we tried everything, but Penny"
(Y/N): "Did she?" Sam and Weiss look at me "Did Cinder get her powers?"
Sam: "N-no. Winter got them" I look up at them, my eyes surrounded by fire, I can feel tears trying to run, but they evaporate instantly "(Y/N), I'm really sorry" I walk to him and silence him down with a hand on his shoulder.
(Y/N): "Samuel... thank you... at least you tried..." I look at Weiss "You too, Weiss Cream"
Weiss: "(Y/N)... are you alright?" I sigh.
(Y/N): "I will try to be alright" I walk away from them, "I just need to do one thing" Getting a safe distance, I activate ignition in its third stage. Blue flame surrounds my body, as it grows higher and wider "I will avenge you, little sister. Cinder Fall! You're walking on borrowed time! You took too much from me! From my friends! You and your Mistress Salem will be nothing more than ashes and a black chapter in Remnant history!" I yell in no direction whatsoever, I just needed to vent myself and get it out of my chest. I start panting as the fire puts down. I walk back to the group "I'm fine"
Ryze: "(L/N)..." he, Mako, and Sam get me in a bro hug "We're sorry about what happened to Penny, you know she was important to me too" I nod
Mako: "Let a memory of her life live with us forever" Sam just sniff, mumbling he's sorry from time to time
Yang: "Should we?"
Blake: "Boys need their time too"
(Y/N): "Guys, Penny may be dead, but we aren't. We know who did this, so. Lets. Make. Them. Pay" I say with malice in my voice "Team CRMS, status report. Samuel, I told you, you couldn't save her"
Sam: "Y-yes, leader" I walk to him
(Y/N): "Sam" he looks at me "Did Penny ask Jaune to do this?" Sam nods and I smile "Then it's alright" guys look at me with questioning looks.
Sam: "W-what?"
(Y/N): "It was a mercy kill. Either this or Cinder would get Winter's power too. Penny was injured and understood that. She made a choice, just like Pyrrha did in Beacon. I always told her to follow her heart, and she just did" I sigh "Sure, I'm sad... I want nothing more than to bawl my eyes out but" I glance at the girls, and they follow my eyes "We need to stay strong, for them" Nodding, my team agrees with me "Now, Mako, where the hell is your baseball bat/mace?"
Mako: "Huh? Oh, yeah, a talking trash panda riding a violet wagon full of garbage stole it"
Yang: "Wait, yours too?!" Mako looks at her.
Mako: "He stole your arm, Yang?" Yang nods "Well... guess we will need to find him and 'talk' with him" He punches his palm.
Yang: "I like this approach" she smiles. We regroup and sit on the ground. I get Ruby's head on my legs as Little fans her with a leaf "Guys, let's talk about what we know" Ryze sighs.
Ryze: "First of all, we don't know what happened to people in Vacuo. Sure, they're there, but where exactly? They could be caught in a sandstorm, and trust me, it's not a funny experience"
Mako: "What about the Staff of Creation? Did it fall here? Did Salem get it? Or maybe Jaune and Winter got it to Vacuo? We have no idea"
(Y/N): "Last but not least... Neo is here with us. She fell with Ruby, I saw it happen. We need to be careful. Always check if the '(Y/N)' or 'Ryze' or any of us you are approaching talks back to you, if not, it's Neo" Yang sums it up, while I feel Ruby is stirring awake.
Yang: "So, we don't know what happened to the relic, the others in Vacuo, and Neo is probably here with us"
(Y/N): "I hope guys in Vacuo are fine, Oscar and Ozpin talking with Headmaster Theodore by now"
Weiss: "I hope so too, but... I've gotta bad feeling" Ruby gets up from my lap.
Ruby: "Neo's down here too" I and Yang hold her in support
Yang: "Hey, you okay?"
(Y/N): "You feeling good now, Rubes?"
Ruby: "Neo attacked me while we were falling"
Ryze: "Great... a lunatic mute is on our ass" he smirks "Let her come, there are eight of us and she's alone"
(Y/N): "Then we need a plan" I stand up "First, we find Yang's missing arm, then we will figure out a way out of this place, a way back home," Blake notices some sunlight rays peeking through the trees, as it stops raining
Weiss: "But, what if we can't leave? What if we're all..." Yang finishes her sentence.
Yang: "What if we're all dead?" Ryze looks at them.
Ryze: "I mean, I thought I was before you guys all showed up"
Sam: "I don't think hell or heaven would look like this, brother"
Blake: "No, I don't think we're dead," we look at her, as she moves the vines away "I know how this sounds but... I think we're in a fairytale," she looks out into the distance. We come up to her only to see the large tree in the center, with different areas around it, with candy, large mushrooms, volcanoes, and other strange environments. I take a sharp breath, recognizing most of the areas.
(Y/N): "The Girl Who Fell Through The World..."
A/N: Hey guys! There it is, the first chapter of Volume 9 of CtL. We find our heroes stranded in a world of a fairytale. What will await the eight teenagers? How much will they change during their adventure? Will we see Team CRMS vs Neo? This and more in the future chapters of Continuing the Legacy!
Punkie and Vera out and over!
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