At the Branwen Tribe camp, Vernal pours cups of tea for Raven Branwen, Deira Maroon, Omega Rose, Yang Xiao Long, and Weiss Schnee. They are all inside Raven's tent with the latter five seated around a table.
Raven: (to Vernal) You can wait outside. Thank you.
Vernal does so.
Yang: So, what's the "truth"?
Raven: (taking a sip from her cup) You know, it's better when it's hot.
Weiss: You know, you're really obnoxious.
Raven: The truth is that "truth" is hard to come by. A story of victory for one person is a story of defeat for someone else. By now, your uncle has surely told Ruby and her friends plenty of stories.
Omega: I can Agree what Raven said about the truth. So many know about This Salem character is. and some don't.
Yang: Well, he's never given me a reason to doubt him before.
Raven: That doesn't mean those reasons don't exist. (Yang glares at her) You know, you and your teammates might as well be the poster children for the Huntsman Academies. Your motives vary, but you all enrolled to try and make the world a better place. It's adorable.
Omega Just sips his tea.
Yang: It's what Huntsmen and Huntresses do.
Raven: Not all of them. Some people are just in it for the money and the fame, but there's even more that are just looking to grow stronger. Your Uncle Qrow and I didn't attend Beacon to become Huntsmen, we did it to learn how to kill Huntsmen.
Yang, Deira and Weiss gasp at this, exchanging a brief look with each other.
Raven: Daddy and Uncle left that part out, hm? (begins to pour more tea for herself) Aside from the Grimm, Huntsmen were the only ones capable of ruining our raids and hunting us down. Our tribe needed a counterforce. (takes another sip) And Qrow and I were the perfect age. (standing up) The entrance exams were child's play compared to what we'd already been through. We were good. So good, that we caught the attention of Beacon's very own Headmaster, Professor Ozpin. Even after we were put on a team, I could tell he was keeping his eye on us. Back then, I thought it was because he knew, but it was Team STRQ he was interested in.
Omega: If I remember That you cared for summer.
Revan: ya.
Yang: What do you mean by that?
Raven: Constant attention, extra training missions, turning a blind eye whenever we happened to break the rules and get into more trouble than we should've. Sound familiar?
Yang and Weiss share another glance at each other. Weiss gestures Yang to keep going.
Yang: What's your point?
Raven: How much do you know about Professor Ozpin? About his past?
Weiss: He was... a prodigy. One of the youngest headmasters to be appointed to a school.
Raven: Because that's how he planned it. Because the man you know as Ozpin designed those schools and has followers inside every academy on Remnant that are loyal to him and no one else.
Yang: That doesn't make any sense! How could he have...? No. Why would someone even do that?
Raven: Because old man Oz has a great and terrible secret. One that could spread fear across the world. One that he eventually entrusted to our team, and once I knew, there was no going back. I needed to know more, but with every new discovery I made, the more horrifying the world became.
Yang: Okay, then tell us. What's the big secret? What's so crazy that the rest of us don't know?
Raven: The Creatures of Grimm... have a master named Salem. She can't be stopped, she can't be reasoned with, and she will not rest until Humanity crumbles at her feet.
As she speaks, Deira and Yang's eyes widen more and more. They sit in silence.
Deira: What?
Omega: For every Light there is darkness. For Me it's XV. For Oz. It's her.
Raven: You know, you two haven't even touched your tea.
Raven takes another sip from her teacup, while Yang stands up.
Yang: Why should we believe any of this?
Raven: Now you're catching on. So far you've done nothing but accept what others tell you, (puts her cup down) but you need to question everything.
The two stare at each other face to face, before Raven turns around.
Raven: Otherwise you'll end up just as blind as Qrow... (Yang grits her teeth, and her eyes narrow, seething) ... and your fool of a father.
A shot from Ember Celica is heard, destroying the table. Raven's empty teacup clatters across the floor, stopping when it hits the heel of her boot. Raven looks toward Yang, faintly smiling. Yang's eyes have turned red. Omega Then Stands up
Yang: Don't you dare talk about my family like that!
While Yang speaks, Weiss stares up at her wide-eyed and flinches when she raises her voice for emphasis. A weapon is heard being drawn at Yang.
Vernal: You need to calm down.
Deira: (holding Yang's hand) Yang, please.
Raven: Listen to your friend, Yang.
Yang: You don't know the first thing about my teammates! About me! You were never there! You LEFT US!! (her eyes then turn back to normal) Why?! (hangs her head in sadness)
Omega: I know more than you realize. Not just about you, and not just what I've been told, but things I've seen with my own eyes. I know the Grimm have a leader now.
Revan: I know people who can come back from the dead, I know that magic is real, and I can prove it.
Deira stands up, while Raven continues addressing her daughter.
Raven: You said Tai told you all about my Semblance.
Vernal lowers her weapon while Raven heads toward the back exit of her tent.
Raven: Well, I doubt he ever told you what Oz did to my brother and me.
Omega: Don't Say it like that Aunt.
Raven exits her tent. Yang and Weiss exchange confused looks.
Vernal: Go see for yourself.
Vernal leaves. Yang and Deira take her advice and exit the tent. They see no one there.
Yang: Mom?
Deira: Yang, are you okay?
Yang: I'll be fine once we can get her to take us to Ruby.
Deira relents while Yang continues to look around.
Deira: It's okay if... you're not okay.
Yang: You didn't believe what she said, right?
Deira: I... of course not. Well, not all of it. It was crazy. We have Dust, Semblances... But, I mean, there's no such thing as magic.
Just then, the two hear a bird caw. They watch it fly in front of them.
Deira: A raven?
Omega: Don't hold your breath babe.
Yang: I've... seen that bird before.
Deira: Maybe it belongs to your mom?
The two continue to watch the raven fly in the dusk-colored sky. It descends, flying and weaving between the trees, before shapeshifting into Raven herself. Raven lands back on the ground on her feet, while Yang and Weiss have shocked expressions as she stands back up.
Yang: How... did you do that?
Raven: Well, I could explain it to you...
Raven then draws Omen, slashing behind her, creating a portal with her Semblance.
Raven: ... or you could ask your uncle.
Yang: You're letting us go?
Raven: I'm giving you a choice. (she sheathes her sword) Stay here, with me, and I'll answer all your questions and more. We can have a fresh start. (Yang glares at her) Or... (she steps to the side of her portal) you can go back to Qrow and join Ozpin's impossible war against Salem, and meet the same fate as so many others. But can you really go back to trusting someone that's kept so much from you?
Yang: All I care about is making sure my sister is safe.
Raven: (dissatisfied with Yang's response) Ugh...
Yang and Deira are then shown riding on Bumblebee And Omega Walking to the portal. However, before they can enter the portal, Raven addresses her daughter one more time.
Raven: Yang. If you side with your uncle, I may not be as kind the next time we meet...
Deira rolls her eyes and looks ahead.
Yang: You weren't kind this time either.
Yang and Deira proceed through the portal on Bumblebee and Omega Enters it. The portal then disappears.
Raven: I know...
Back in Mistral, Qrow is seen leaning against a stone railing.
Qrow: This isn't right. I get one or two of them, but... all of them?
Qrow sighs and hangs his head in disappointment. Suddenly, he hears the sound of Raven's portal behind him.
Qrow: Raven?
The sound of a motorcycle is heard coming from the portal.
Qrow: (surprised) Oh.
At the house Where Qrows squad is at is staying at, each of the members are helping prepare dinner: Ruby Rose and Lie Ren are cooking at the stove, Jaune Arc is setting up the table, Xero is cutting vegies, Eve was also measuring some spices.
Ren: Alright, the first batch is just about done.
Ruby: Awesome! Now we just need Qrow and we'll be all set.
Xero: Yep. Think he is gonna grab some liquor for this meal
Ruby: Uh, I don't know, but it sounds like we could use all the help we can get.
Qrow: (off screen) I'm back!
Ruby: Be right there!
Ren: (to Ruby) You're going to overcook that.
Eve: I got it.
Qrow: (off screen) Hey, uh, Ruby?
Ruby: I'm coming!
She looks up, and gasps as she drops the tea tray and its contents, which shatter on the floor. She stares in disbelief at the sight of not only Qrow, but of her older sister Yang, Her older brother Omega, Deira and teammate Weiss. Yang approaches her little sister.
Ruby: (voice cracking) Yang, I... I'm so sorry! I- I should've stayed, and I should've talked to you more! I'd-- I just... (tears start pouring from her eyes) I wasn't sure if you wanted me around and-
Omega and Yang hug there little sister
Yang: I love you. (tears stream from her eyes)
Ruby sobs as she leans into her sister's hug.
Ruby: I love you too.
Jaune, Ren and Nora enter the room, smiling at the sight of the two sisters embracing each other. Qrow smiles as well. Oscar Pine enters the room.
Oscar: Uh...
He looks up, seeing Ruby and Yang hugging, and smiles. Weiss smiles as she wipes a tear from her eye, before frowning while looking down.
Ruby: Weiss. Deira.
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