Family

-Three Weeks Earlier-

The rays of the sun leaked through the windows into the room of team RWBY, all of them being sound asleep despite the fact that the sun was rising and the birds sounded lively. Destiny had been the first to stir awake as she set up letting out a yawn. She moved her eyepatch and the eye that had been underneath, before doing the same with the other. When she looked around, she was a bit taken back from the surroundings as well as the people, but after a while it came back to her when she saw Cristal sleeping across from her.

"Right… Cristal and I are at Beacon."

She got out of bed and went to pick up her bag; she had been careful as to not wake up any of the others as she made her way to the bathroom that had been provided, shutting the door behind her. She removed the eyepatch before she turned on the water, splashing some of it on her face. She looked into the mirror taking a moment to look at her eye that had been hidden with her eyepatch. She soon looked into her bag where her medicine had been.

"It's starting to run out…" She said with a worried expression on her face.

She soon jumped when she heard a knock at the door. Destiny went to grab her eyepatch but stopped when the door opened, revealing a familiar girl with a red eye.

"It's just me Princess." Cristal said, shutting the door behind her, "No need to get all jumpy."

Destiny let out a sigh of relief when she realized it had just been Cristal. "Don't surprise me like that." Destiny told her, "You know I get scared easily."

Cristal let out a giggle, "Sorry, I just love to see the look on your face." She soon looked around through the bathroom before spotting a hairbrush on the sink. "Why don't I get the tangles out of your hair?" Cristal said picking up the brush, "It's been awhile since I gave you a good brushing."

"Sure." Destiny said with a shrug before turning over to the mirror.

Cristal soon stood behind her before she gently ran the brush through the strands of her hair as she started to hum to herself. Destiny couldn't help but enjoy the way it felt as she felt the strands detangle itself. As she did this she couldn't help but look into the mirror, her expression softening a bit when she looked at her own reflection. She knew eventually her and Cristal would have to tell them about their father, though she had been sure they heard of his reputation. She played out every scenario in her head, though they always ended the same.

With the two of them getting kicked out; It was the only thing she could think about.

Her anxiety rose even more when she looked to her right eye in the mirror. What would happen if they ever saw what was hidden underneath her eyepatch? Would they try to kill her if they ever saw it?

She certainly hoped not if that had been the case.

Destiny jumped when she heard another knock at the door, while Cristal stood there calmly. "Who is it?" Cristal asked.

"It's just me."

It turned out it was just Blake as Destiny couldn't help but sigh with relief; Cristal giggled at the expression on her face causing her to pout. "You need something?" Cristal soon asked.

Blake replied from the otherside, "I don't think it's crowded in the cafeteria right now. I was thinking we can go down there to get something to eat, before the others wake up."

"Well, it just so happens that Destiny is parched! Why don't you and her go and get breakfast?"

"Really? You sure you don't want anything?"

"Nah, I'm good for now. But thanks."

Destiny looked to Cristal with a certain look in her eye. "Don't you worry about me Princess." Cristal said to her as she ruffled her hair, "I'll eat a little later. You go enjoy yourself alright."

"Are you sure?" She asked.

Cristal merely nodded her head before she held her to put on her eyepatch and helped her off her seat. "Now run along, and have yourself a feast!" She said as she ushered her to the door after she put on her bag. Thus she had gotten Destiny out the door before she could protest, making Destiny stand there awkwardly as she looked at Blake.

"Shall we than?" Blake said to her with a small smile, holding her hand out to her.

Destiny didn't say anything but she took her hand as to answer her question, before they proceeded to the cafeteria building, after Blake had gotten dressed of course. Luckily when they had arrived, there wasn't even a crowd, from their own or other schools that attended, sitting at one of many tables after they had gotten their food; Blake and Destiny were both in the clear thankfully.

They had each gotten a plate of pancakes with a side of scrambled eggs, toast, hash browns and bacon and went to sit at a table just at the far end of the cafeteria, where they would be less likely to be seen by anyone. For awhile they sat in silence eating what had been on their plate. It hadn't been long before Destiny saw Blake looking through pages of what appeared to be a journal.

Curiosity peaked her and she looked over her shoulder; she noticed that she had been looking over previous entries; She had trouble making out most of the words that had been written. She saw a picture of a familiar man wearing a black coat with a flower that was of red and in a shade of white. She noticed Blake was entranced by the picture of the man, but it hadn't been long before she realized why the man looked familiar.

"...That person..." Destiny said in a hushed tone of voice.

Blake didn't take notice of her expression as she soon said, "Weiss is going to take you and your sister out shopping for some new clothes later. Is that alright?"

Destiny nodded her head nervously as she quickly avoided looking at the pages of the journal. When Blake finally turned to her, having a concerned look on her face, "What's wrong?" She asked.

Destiny clenched onto her bag a little before she spoke, "It's… It's my medicine. I'm starting to run out… If it's not too much trouble for your friend… Do you think she can help get some more?"

"What's the medicine for?" Blake asked as she had been curious.

The child soon replied as she put a hand over her chest, being careful of the tube that had been connected to it. "... It's for my heart…" She said, "... Daddy told me that I have a rare condition. When I turned 7, I was bedridden… Every time I walked, there was an intense pain; almost as if someone was driving a knife through it slowly. The medicine helps take the pain away, if I run out… I'll basically be stuck in bed."

The ears under her bow twitched a little, as Blake's expression softened; she gave Destiny a comforting pat before she said, "I'm sure if we talk to Weiss about it, she'll get you the medicine you need."

"She's… The Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company right?" The child soon asked.

Blake nodded her head in reply.

"I thought so." She said, "It's kind of weird to see her here. Cristal told me once that everyone in the Schnee Dust Company is mean, and selfish. Weiss doesn't look mean though."

Blake chuckled slightly at this, "You'd be surprised. She used to be like that when we first formed the team, but after awhile, she became our friend."

The little one gave a small smile, "That's good. At least I don't have to worry about being afraid of her."

Blake gave her a reassuring smile before she said, "You don't have to be afraid of any of us. I'm not sure what the White Fang wanted with you and your sister but you don't have to worry about them. You're safe as long as you're with us."

Destiny had an unsure look on her face before she took a sip from her orange juice.

"I hope you're right."

***

-Present; Amity Coliseum-

The fight between JNPR and BRNZ was indeed a close shave.

There were moments when Destiny found herself covering her eyes when thought they were going to bite it; Even Cristal looked nervous at one point. Team RWBY had always reassured the two of them that they would be alright, and that they had improved on their training since they started to attend Beacon.

Jaune especially from what they had been hearing. It looked as though the battle was nearing its end; Nora had just fired her weapon to the sniper that had been hiding in the trees. She managed to jump away before the shots landed where she had been causing a smoke screen.

Just as this happened, Nora had jumped from the mountain and slammed her hammer into the ground causing the rest of team BRNZ to fly.

"Alright guys!" Jaune shouted, "Let's finish them with team attacks!" He raised his sword into the air as he gave his command, "NORA! REN! FLOWER POWER!"

"Wait, what?"

Jaune put his sword down as he looked to his teammates who just had a look of confusion on their faces. "Flower Power…" He said, earning a shrug from them, "... That's your team attack name."

"Since when?" Ren asked as he raised an eyebrow.

Jaune couldn't help but let out a groan, as he gestured to Nora and Ren, "Guys! We've been over this! Flower Power is Ren and Nora! Ren brings the flower! Nora brings the power!"

"Um…" Ren started to say as he scratched his head, "... How would I bring a flower?"

"No silly, not a flower!" Nora said, "Flour, like in baking!"

"Why would I bring that?" He asked.

"No, not literally!" Jaune tried to explain, "It's your symbol!"

"So… What does that make us?" Pyrrha soon asked.

"Pyrrha!" Jaune nearly yelled.

"Sorry!" She said, "Look, I just want to make sure it's clearly defined!"

"You and I are Arkos! It's the thing where we take both of our shields, and you know--Remember?"

"Wait, Arkos?"

"Yeah it's our names put together!"

"Oh right! I get it now… I think?"

"What, you don't like it?"

"What? No--I like it! It's ummm---Good?"

"Ooo~!" Nora soon said in a sing-song fashion, "I sensed hesitation."

Team BRNZ couldn't help but watch their conversation as they couldn't help but feel ticked off since they were currently chatting amongst themselves; in the middle of a tournament no less! One of the members by the name of Brawnz shouted over to them, getting their attention, "Hey! What do you think you're doing!?"

"We're trying to have a team meeting!" Jaune yelled back, "Thank you very much!"

"YEAH!" Nora yelled, "TEAM EARS ONLY!"

Team BRNZ couldn't help but have a look of disbelief at the fact that they were being very serious about this.

"YOU'RE DOING THIS NOW!?" Brawnz yelled, "WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT!"

"AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONVERSATION!" Jaune yelled with anger in his voice, "WHAT DON'T YOU GET ABOUT THAT!?"

Pyrrha tapped him on the shoulder, "Um, Jaune?"

"Yes Pyrrha?"

"I think he means we're ALL in the middle of a fight."

It was only than Jaune had realized that they were surrounded by angry shouts from the audience around them.

"GET ON WITH IT!"

"LESS TALKING MORE FIGHTING!"

"BOO! NO CHIT CHAT!"

"JUST END THE FIGHT ALREADY!!"

Jaune sighed and slapped himself in the face, physically and mentally. "Nora?" He said in defeat, "Just hit them with a hammer."

Nora's grin grew wide at this, "Got it."

"Wait, what?" Brawnz said, stunned.

Before the team had time to react, Nora jumped right in front of them, armed with her hammer and her semblance. She hit them all with one swing sending them all flying out of the ring. They hit the shield just above the crowd of people, and slowly slide to the ground below.

"And with that, team JNPR wins the match by knockout!" Port said over the PA, "Literally!... Seriously, can someone go make sure they're okay?"

Team RWBY, Destiny and Cristal had their jaws dropped by what had just happened, as they gave each other a quick glance. "Well…" Yang said between the six of them, "... That was a thing!"

"It certainly was unexpected." Weiss said.

Destiny who sat in Blake's lap couldn't help but say, "... But… That was…" Her eyes soon sparkled a little, "AWESOME!!"

"Seriously? You're not in shock by what happened?" Cristal said, just stunned.

"BUT IT WAS!" Ruby exclaimed as her eyes sparkled as well, "THAT WAS JUST INSANE!"

Cristal shook her head as she facepalmed herself, "... I don't think I'll understand you two. Like ever."

***

-Crowbar-

A lone bar stood just near a ship's docking port, as it didn't look to be that busy, even when it was the Vytal Festival. A Huntsman sat at one of the many vacant stools drinking whatever the bartender had served him; over at his side he had several glasses. He had been looking at his scroll looking over what looked to be a series of texts under a contact the name Maize, which looked to be that of a casual conversation.

He looked in another set of texts under the name of Wren; and while his side was filled with questions and conversation starters, he had gotten no reply from whoever had been Wren.

It had been long before he switched it over a series of photos. The photos contained two familiar girls, one with golden hair, and one with silver eyes; though there appeared to be two more kids in a couple of the photos; Two girls to be exact, both with different hair colors.

This girl appeared to have black hair, and her eyes were matching his own while her skin was pale; While the other in the photo had red and black hair, and her eyes had been in the shade of a golden-yellow. The two of them had smiles on their faces as they stood between the girls with golden hair and the other with silver eyes.

The man's eyes softened when he laid eyes on the girl with red eyes who had been in practically every photo.

He soon looked to the television that had been provided in the bar, and saw what had been on. A caption under Team JNPR's name read, "Team JNPR defeats team BRNZ" and he watched as they celebrated. Though the man himself didn't seem that impressed by how they won.

"Hmm…" The Bartender said, "Those kids weren't half bad."

The man merely scoffed at this as he took a sip from his drink.

"Amateurs." He said, before he started to message the person named Melody again.

***

-Three Weeks Earlier-

The next thing the two sisters knew, they were walking through the city streets though this time they were beside the team known as RWBY. They entered a clothing store nearby where Weiss was spending most of her time trying to figure out which outfit best suited them. Most of the ones she picked out were of dresses though let's just say they weren't exactly a fan. It seemed like it was an eternity before they found a set of outfits that matched their style. Currently they were waiting for them outside of the dressing room as they were trying on their new outfits; Blake had explained to them what Destiny told her earlier that morning.

"Destiny's been sick?!" Ruby said surprised, "For how long?"

"Since she was seven, probably longer." Blake replied, "She said she's running out of it and needs to get more. If she doesn't, she'll be in so much pain, she won't even move."

"Damn…" Yang said, "... The poor kid."

"Did she say anything else to you?" Weiss asked.

Blake shook her head in reply, "I didn't want to force that kind of thing on her, so I thought it was best to say nothing."

"Don't worry Weiss." Ruby said to her partner, "I'm sure her or Cristal will tell us more if we give them time to get used to us."

"Yeah, just like Pyrrha said." Yang added.

Weiss let out a sigh, "I know that. But I've been wondering about it since yesterday. She said they were looking for their father, whoever he is. I'm just thinking about what kind of line work he did and what his connection is to the White Fang."

"I wouldn't be lying if I said I wasn't curious about it too." Blake added, "Either way, we should wait until they're comfortable."

"I mean that should be easy from Destiny, but Cristal…" Ruby said as she started to twiddle her thumbs, "... I don't know, she doesn't really think we're trustworthy."

"Don't concern yourself with that sis!" Yang said, "Lucky for us, I have the perfect plan!"

The three girls looked to them a bit confused; before one of them could ask Cristal and Destiny soon came out of the dressing rooms. Both of them were wearing brand new outfits; Destiny had on a light purple hoodie over a family bear t-shirt with a dark blue skirt and a pair of brown sneakers, while Cristal still had a set of bandages underneath a blue tube top and a dark purple cargo short sleeved jacket with brown pants and a pair green ankle high boots and a pair of brown buckled fingerless gloves.

The girls were in awe by the way they looked as some of their eyes sparkled at the sight. "I gotta admit Ice Queen, you got good tastes in this sort of thing." Cristal said as she clenched her hands.

"Why thank you!" Weiss said with a satisfied smile, "It's one of my best traits after all!"

"You're not taking offense to Ice Queen?" Blake asked.

Destiny on the other hand fidgeted nervously, "Does… Does it look alright?"

" You and your sister look amazing!" Ruby complimented with a smile.

Destiny couldn't help but turn red from embarrassment, even Cristal had that look. "Th--Thank you." Destiny stammered.

"Ye--yeah, thanks." Cristal said as she had stammered a little too.

"Sweet!" Yang said, "All that's left for you guys is to get a new set of PJs!"

Before anyone knew it, Yang hooked her arm around Cristal's, taking her by surprise as she had started to drag her, making her scream a little. "Uh Princess! A little help here!?"

"Umm--" Destiny started to say before she felt Ruby pick her up.

"Come on little Dessie! Let's go pick out your set of PJs!" Ruby said pointing forward, "Onward team RWBY!"

"Wait!" Destiny said as she couldn't help but hit her lightly on the head, "You don't have to carry me! I can walk by myself!"

"No way! You're a Princess! And Princesses need a trusty knight and stead!"

"That's just a nickname I tell ya!"

Yang soon came back over to Destiny as she gave her a playful expression. "Oh?" Yang said, "If you're a Princess… Than that would make me a dragon, which means…" Destiny tilted her head curiously as did her sister; It hadn't been long before Yang made a menacing yet playful expression on her face as she went to grab her, "I GET TO GOBBLE YOU UP!!"

"Aah! No!" Destiny said as she giggled a little, "Have mercy!"

"Oh no! The beast is released!" Ruby shouted playfully as she went to attack Yang with a playful punch, "Back! Back you fiend!"

As the three of them continued to play in the middle of the store with one another, Destiny didn't realize that a small pouch on her bag had been opened, as one of the photos seemed to have fallen out. Ruby took notice as she finally put Destiny down just as her giggles died down. She took a closer look at the photo as she picked it up off the floor.

In the photo was a girl at the age of sixteen, with magenta hair that had been braided and a pair of violet eyes. She had worn a light blue dress with a light brown sunhat and looked to be in front of a festival of some kind. She noticed that there had been writing on the back; there was a date as well as a name, one of which had read Trinity.

"Hey Destiny." Ruby said, tapping her on the shoulder, "You dropped this."

Destiny's eyes brightened a little as she took the photo, "Thank you! I guess it slipped out."

"Hey what did I tell you?" Cristal scolded, "Keep track of your things!"

"Sorry." Destiny said with a pouty expression.

"That a picture of someone you know?" Yang asked, earning a nod from the two of them, "Mind if we take a look?"

"Sure." Destiny replied as she handed the photo off to Yang. As Yang examined the picture Blake, and Weiss looked over their shoulder; Even Ruby as she had wanted to take a second look.

"She's really pretty." Blake complimented as she turned to the sisters, "Is she another sister?"

Both of them turned to each other as if they had been communicated through their thoughts before they turned back to them. "Actually…" Cristal soon replied, "... She's our mom." The team looked at them surprised at this.

"That's a photo of when she was a teenager." Destiny added, "It was when our dad took her to the Vytal Festival."

"Aww!" Ruby said with a kitten face as her eyes sparkled, "That's so romantic!"

"Your father must've your mother to do that for her." Weiss said.

"He did! He still does!" Destiny said with a smile, "He and Cristal told me all sorts of stories about her! Each one of them is so romantic!"

"I can vouch for that." Cristal said, raising her hand a little.

"They…" Blake started to say as she sounded concerned, "... Didn't divorce did they?"

This time they had noticed that their looks changed to that of sadness, as Destiny looked to her feet and Cristal turned her head to the side. "What's wrong?" Ruby asked.

"The truth is…" Cristal started to say as her hand shook, "...She passed away." Team RWBY couldn't help but gasp at this kind of information.

Destiny nodded her head, as she continued not looking at the four girls, "... She… Went to heaven when I was a baby. I don't remember anything about her… Only Cristal and daddy do."

RWBY had a sympathetic look to the two of them as they both still had sad expressions on their faces. "We're sorry." Ruby said, "We didn't mean to--"

"It's okay." Destiny told them a reassuring smile, "It's not your fault."

Yang soon noticed the open part in her bag, "Guess that's why it must've slipped out." She said still with a smile, "Hold still, I'll put this back!"

Destiny nodded her head, and turned around so that her back was to Yang. She kneeled down and went to put her picture back in the small pouch. Before she did however she had caught a glimpse of two photos; one of them she could tell had an image of a man that she had assumed had been the father of her and Cristal. She wanted to take a peek but decided that wasn't the best course of action at the moment. Placing the pictures with the others she zipped up the small pouch.

"There we go!" Yang said, "Now we won't have to worry about it falling out again."

"I appreciate it, thank you." Destiny said to Yang with a small smile.

"Now how about, we go and get those PJs!" Ruby said pointing over to the nightwear section, "Weiss may be good with fashion but we're good when it comes to the nightwear!"

"Is it really necessary though?" Cristal asked.

"Yes!" Weiss told her, "You and your sister are not going to sleep in your day clothes that's for sure."

"That's your reasoning!?" She exclaimed.

Destiny soon tugged on Ruby's cape getting her attention, "Can we find a set that has bears on it?"

Ruby couldn't help but make a kitty face again as she let out a squeal just by the mere look on Destiny's face as she asked. She had been taken back when threw her arms around her, "Aww you're so cute, I just wanna squeeze you till you pop!"

"Not again!" Destiny said as she gagged a little.

"WOAH HEY EASY THEIR MISS ROSE!" Cristal couldn't but exclaim as she tried to pull Destiny away from her, "YOU'RE GONNA END UP KILLING HER THAT WAY!!"

***

-Present; Crowbar-

The man continued to watch on the television as the fight between NDGO and SSSN had finished. However he had been left unimpressed by how they won the match. The bartender looked impressed by this on the other hand.

"Now that was a match!" The bartender said.

The man merely chuckled, "That was a mess."

"Come on man." The Bartender said, "You didn't like them? The Vale kids? Or any of the rounds before that? What fight are you really here for?"

The man turned to the outside of the bar as he heard the sound of a ship just on the outside. He had seen that the ship was of Atlas as it had been heading towards Beacon. Though this ship in particular he had known who it had belonged to as he looked at the picture of the girl with red eyes again.

"That one." The man said.

Putting the scroll in his pocket and he finished his drink; he stood up as he wobbled a little. "Happy Vytal Festival." He said slamming the glass on the table and paying for the drinks. He soon walked out of the bar with great difficulty as he made his way to Beacon.

***

-Amity Coliseum-

After the battle had ended between JNPR and BRNZ the next fight that had taken place was between SSSN and NDGO. Destiny and Cristal were told a little bit about the team, though Weiss mostly talked about Neptune and all that. They could only assume that she had a thing for him. Though they couldn't help but find the irony that he had been afraid of water.

It had certainly been a close match they were able to win. Let's just say it had been indeed, shocking.

Ruby let out a sigh of relief as she sat back in her seat, "Man that was close."

"Looks like the dorks made it to the next round." Yang said as she smiled.

Blake looked over to Sun who was doing his own victory dance along with Neptune. He stopped for a moment and flashed a smile over in Blake's direction. Destiny who had been sitting on Blake's lap noticed her face turn red as she had a bashful look.

"Emphasis on dork." She said.

Cristal couldn't help but chuckle at this, while the child couldn't help but tilt her head at this, as she had been confused. "Umm…" She said as she turned over to Cristal, "... How come she looks like that?"

"You'll learn about it when your older." Cristal merely replied as she put her hands behind the back of her head, though this only confused Destiny even more.

Professor Oobleck's voice had soon come over the PA.

"That concludes the matches for today… Please leave the coliseum in a--CALM AND ORDERLY FASHION!!" The group couldn't help but cringe a little when they heard a loud noise from the microphone.

"Come on!" Yang said as she got up from her seat, "Let's go and congratulate them!"

Blake lifted Destiny off of her lap, as the rest of the group stood up; they went to walk out of the arena. Weiss soon stopped in her tracks, which Cristal and Destiny had taken notice of, while Ruby on the other hand bumped into her.

"Um… What are you doing?" Ruby asked.

"Weiss?" Destiny said as she took her hand, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah? Everything alright?" Cristal asked.

They soon saw a smile appear on her face, and they followed the direction to where she had been looking at the sky. They saw it had been a ship from Atlas with a set of flags attached to it.

"She's here." They heard her say, which had left each of the perplexed. Before they could ask, they saw that Weiss had already taken off running to where the ship was gonna land. "HEY! WAIT!" Ruby yelled as she ran after her.

"RUBY! WEISS!" Destiny yelled as she followed, "WAIT FOR ME!"

"HEY, DON'T LEAVE ME HIGH AND DRY!!" Cristal yelled as she dashed after them.

The four of them ran ahead of Blake and Yang before they knew what happened, as they made their way to the ships docking port that Beacon had provided.