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Fire had surrounded the night sky as the sound of Grimm could be heard roaring and screeching in the distance as well as screams. Gunfire could be heard overhead as one by one more of the Grimm came into the small town, frightening that of a baby who's crying seemed to have pierced through all the chaos.

A young mother had her cradled in her arms, doing her best to soothe her as she had been going through the house, grabbing what looked to be supplies and what looked to be ammunition before she stuffed the supplies into a bag, along with a stuffed bear. She was soon drawn to the baby she was holding as the little one reached out to her.

She looked at the young baby as it looked as though the young infant had her left eye covered with a small eyepatch.

"Shh, there now little one." She said gently as she went into the living room, bouncing her gently, and giving her a kiss on the cheek calming the little one, "Mommy's here. Mommy's right here."

"I… I'm sorry…"

The young mother turned to a little girl no more then six, as she had been wearing white casual PJs. Her hair had been in the color of orange as only two sections of her bangs had transitioned to magenta, and her eyes had been that of purple, like that of her mother.

She had been in tears as she held an expression of guilt.

The young mother bared a warm soft smile as she approached the child, "Cristal…Sweetheart, it's alright."

"I was only playing!" She sobbed, "I didn't mean to use magic!"

She placed her hand on her head ruffling her hair slightly, "... I know dear. None of this is your fault. They're just some things we're not meant to control."

She set the baby on the sofa, before taking a coat and scarf; she helped Cristal put it on, making sure she was bundled up.

The child sobbed, "Will daddy really be okay?"

"I know your father better then anyone else." The mother reassured, "He's stronger then any other Huntsman or Huntress I've come to know. Even if the world tells him it can't be so, he'll fight against it to make it his own way." She took the bag she had set aside and slipped it onto her back with ease.

"Don't worry." She said, "As soon as the chaos is over, he'll find you and her in the safe house. You remember where to go, right?"

"Ye--Yes but--" Cristal said confused before her mother handed her the baby.

"I know I'm asking a lot of Cristal but, promise your mother one thing…" She said, placing her hands on her shoulders, "... Promise me no matter what happens… You'll look after your father and your baby sister. Grow to be strong, always stay safe, and most importantly… Don't ever lose sight of what is most important…"

Cristal sniffled, and hesitantly nodded her head.

Her mother soon looked at the baby, giving her a kiss on the head, and caressing her hair as her cries started to die down a little.

"My little Destiny…" She said softly, "... Mommy loves you. She always has, and always will. I will be with you… Even when you can't see me."

"Mommy?" Cristal soon said fearfully, "Aren't you coming with us?"

BANG! BANG!

Cristal jumped at the sounds and instincts took over as she ran into her mother's arms. They heard the sound of Grimm trying to break through the barricade she had put up beforehand. Her mother pushed the child out of her embrace as she still held her smile.

She gave her a kiss on the cheek and Cristal could've sworn, she saw tears from her mother as she still held her smile.

"... I love you, my Little Gem."

The sounds became more aggressive as claws soon broke through the wood making her jump. Just as Cristal turned back to her mother she found herself floating because of her. Her purple eyes had changed to that of white as small butterfly insignia appeared on her forehead; the butterfly had been in the form of a silver-studded blue butterfly.

"Mommy!?" She exclaimed as she was in tears.

"Don't forget me." She told her.

Before she could say anything, Cristal felt herself getting pushed out of the house as the back door seemed to have opened on it's own. A moment later she landed in the snow, which luckily cushioned her fall. When she recovered, she saw the door closing itself and locked it with a click.

"Mommy!" Cristal exclaimed, as she stood up wiping away her tears.

She ran to the door and attempted to get it open though she found it to be locked. Her eyes turned to gold as a blue butterfly insignia appeared as she tried to get the door open that way, however even that didn't seem to work.

"A binding spell… But why?"

She soon heard muffled voices on the inside. She had gotten her sister to calm down as she held her before she approached the window she could reach. It was then she heard the voices more clearly then before.

She looked through and saw two women and a man, standing with her mother. One appeared to be cloaked in black while the other had hair as white as the snow as she stood tall. Her eyes were gray and discolored as she looked to be burned from what she could tell, as she had worn a black dress.

The man, from what she could tell, looked to be an Atlesian scientist as he looked to be as tall as the young woman.

"This doesn't have to be difficult, you know?" She heard the man say, "All we're asking you is where your children are. Just tell us where they're hiding and we'll be on our way."

"If you do not answer… Then we will be forced to take drastic measures." The young woman told her.

She could see her mother's eyes had still been in the color of white as she didn't have a glare on the intruders. Instead… She had a look of sympathy towards them.

"... You poor souls." She said to them, surprising them, "You're supposed to be a scientist to help the people of Atlas and others that have suffered loss, and you were once a great warrior to uphold the peace between these Kingdoms even in it's darkest times."

She looked to the woman cloaked behind them as her look changed, "... How could you do this to them? Ruin their futures this way all as an effort to get what you want?"

The woman cloaked didn't answer, but instead stepped forward.

"Trinity. I'm giving you one last chance." She told her, "Where are your daughters?"

Her mother… Trinity looked at the cloaked woman; her body shook slightly as she looked to be scared, but she held her ground. "I know what your aim is with them." She told her, "I don't wish to give them a life filled with eternal misery and dread. Which is why I cannot tell you where they are."

There was silence between them as the woman's comrades looked at her, as if they had been waiting for a reaction from her. Cristal soon noticed they stepped back, giving the cloaked woman space.

The woman soon sighed, "... Don't say, I gave you any warnings."

A sphere of light soon appeared from the palm of her hands before she attacked Trinity. She was able to create a barrier before she created a sphere of her own.

Cristal let out a gasp as flashes and sparks of light emitted from the two of them attacked one another. Her baby sister started to stir at the noise, and the cracks on the windows that appeared. She quickly sat herself in the snow as she started to calm her.

"Don't cry Dessie." Cristal said to her softly, as she bounced her gently, "Just stay quiet for a little while longer okay?"

Just then she heard a scream coming from inside. She recognized them to be from her mother. She slowly and hesitantly picked herself up. Her eyes widened in horror by what she saw next.

Not only was the inside of the house now a complete wreck, but she saw her mother, hanging against the wall. What looked to be a dark blade had been what pierced her, as it had gone right through her chest; the blood rushing to her mouth as she found herself gagging.

She saw the cloaked woman had been the one who put it there.

"Mo--Mommy…" Cristal said horrified.

"Your grandfather taught you well…" The Cloaked Woman said, "... But even with all your teachings you were still weak. Though I think we both know… The same can't be said for your children."

Trinity coughed as she picked up her head, "... You may… Defeat me today... But know this… One day… Someone will stop you… If not me… If not Ozpin… Someone… Will…"

She only chuckled softly, "We'll see about that."

With a snap of her fingers, the blade disappeared and she fell onto the ground, allowing the blood to seep on the floor.

"Mommy…" Cristal said as her eyes filled with tears, "... Mommy…"

She seemed to snap out of her trance when Destiny started to cry; it drew the attention of the intruders inside.

At that point she didn't think about anything instead… She just turned and ran. She held onto her sister as she trekked through the snow. She was sure the intruders were chasing after her now, but she didn't seem to care. She just knew she had to get away, as far away as she could with her younger sister.

She ran towards where the safe house had been, hearing voices yelling at her, telling her to stop. Though she wouldn't have it. She just kept her eyes forward and her head held high.

"The safe house!" She said fearfully, "Gotta get to the safe house! Gotta get to daddy!"

As Cristal headed further into the trees and turned to where it was. As she was getting closer to where the safe house had been--

"NO! DON'T!"

Cristal froze when she had been taken back by a set of burning red eyes. She saw it was a Beowolf as it bared it's claws. The child let out a scream as her vision was soon clouded with red.

***

Oscar let out a scream at what he had assumed was some kind of nightmare. He ran a hand through his hair as he was trying to gather his thoughts together in an attempt to calm himself. He soon looked to the window, seeing that the sun had begun to rise in the distance.

He let out a sigh as he had gotten out of bed, getting on his work boots. He went across his room towards a second bed, where someone else was sleeping. A young girl looking to be that of twelve had been sleeping sounding as she had a shade of magenta with two sections of her bangs transitioned to orange.

He gave her a gentle shake.

"Destiny, come on." Oscar said, "It's time to wake up."

Destiny twitched slightly as she opened her eyes, revealing her green and her Grimm infected eye. She rubbed her eyes as she let out a yawn, before sitting herself up; letting her legs hang off the side, revealing that her left leg had a metallic nub and her hair had been of shoulder length.

"Good morning Oscar." She said with a tired smile.

"Morning to you too." Oscar said, before he got what looked to a prosthetic leg before he helped her to strap it on, "Come on. We gotta start on our chores."

Destiny tightened the straps slightly before Oscar helped her to stand, wobbling slightly as she did on the wooden prosthetic.

"Man…" Destiny said hopping a little, "... You'd think after a few months I'd be used to this kind of thing by now."

"At least you didn't fall back down like last time." Oscar said, "Now let's hurry and get started. I'll meet you downstairs when you're dressed."

Destiny nodded, and Oscar left her to her privacy. She got on her usual outfit for the day, as she put on a jean vest with a purple hoodie with simple brown shorts. She put on a set of brown work boots, before putting a red bandana around her neck and a black eyepatch to hide the Grimm eye she had. After fixing her hair a bit she headed out the door with a slight limp, meeting Oscar outside. The moment they stepped outside of the farm, they got to work.

It was strange for Oscar at first, to have this young little girl around one who had just magically appeared, and he meant that in a literal sense. The first time he found her, he had been on his way home from the department store, in town just near the farm within walking distance. As he had been halfway down the dirted path, he had been taken back by a bright light that seemed to have illuminated the sky.

The next thing he knew when the light cleared, he found her in the dirt covered in burns and her left leg completely gone. Though he couldn't find a reason or cause, he couldn't just leave her there, so he bought her home, giving his Aunt quite a shock that night; especially given the fact that her eye didn't even look human. Sometime after she woke up, he got his explanation as to why her eye was the way it was.

He couldn't believe it at first, but he was told that she could understand the Grimm, and use her gift she had been born with to calm their anger. Not only that, but she had told him she came all the way from Beacon.

True, he didn't really understand it, though he took her word for it. He didn't tell his Aunt how exactly he found her or where she was from. The only thing he told her was that she was injured in a Grimm attack and that she was separated from her family after a Grimm attack.

It wasn't exactly the whole truth, though it had been better then actually lying.

Despite her having a slight limp as she walked, she was able to get around fairly well which surprised everyone by the time her body adjusted to having a prosthetic. She was an especially big help around the farm, as Oscar found that they were getting a lot more done with two people. He was worried at first since she told Oscar she spent most of her life in the city, though she was able to adapt to being a farmhand rather quickly.

For that they were both grateful.

A few months had passed since she first came to the farm and as usual, they had their own chores to do on the farm. Oscar had been busy plowing the garden, while Destiny had been feeding the animals after she let them outside.

The child was humming to herself as she was giving some oats, allowing a horse to eat it out of the palm of her hand. She giggled at the sensation she felt as the horse nimbled to finish it all.

"How's it going over there?" Oscar called out.

"Everyone's present and accounted for!" Destiny replied with a smile before she threw some grain on the ground as the chickens gathered around her feet.

"Great!" Oscar said, "When you're done let's clean up the stables, okay?"

"Sure!" She said.

"Morning Oscar! Morning Destiny!"

The two of them turned to see it had been Oscar's Aunt as they both greeted her with a smile. "You two are working hard today." She said with a smile.

"It's nothing really Mrs. Pine." Destiny reassured with a smile.

"How's that leg doing for you today?"

"Still getting the hang of it, but otherwise I'm not tripping as much as I was before."

"That's good to hear! I'm sorry it's not the same type of prosthesis Atlas uses."

"Don't be! I'm happy that I just have a leg!"

Oscar soon finished up the garden as he let out a relieved sigh; He stretched as he set aside the tool. "I'm just about done here." Oscar said to his Aunt, "Destiny and I were just about to clean up the stables."

"Good." His Aunt said, "And after you're done with that, you can go into town with her to get a few things while I take care of things around here. Think you can do that?"

"How about it Destiny?" Oscar asked, "You up for it?"

"Sure, I could use a good walk." Destiny replied as she soon bottle fed a baby calf once she was done with the chickens and horses.

***

Only a short time passed before they finished their work along the farm. They soon headed into the small town with Destiny dragging a wagon behind her despite the fact that she had a slight limp. She nearly found herself falling to the ground a couple of times though Oscar had been quick to catch her and steady her on her feet.

They entered the market square as it had been lively as it had always been. Every Human and Fanus alike greeted each other with a friendly smile as some sparked a small conversation. They started to go through each stand, collecting what they needed and setting them in the wagon before moving on.

"Ah well, if it isn't Oscar and Destiny!"

The two children turned to an elderly man with his hands behind his back.

"Mr. Maplewood, hello!" Destiny greeted with a smile.

"Good morning sir!" Oscar said.

"Working hard again I see?" Mr. Maplewood said, "Are you running errands?"

"Just the usual grocery run for my Aunt." Oscar said.

"And you my dear child?" Mr. Maplewood said looking to Destiny, "How's that leg doing for you?"

"I'm getting around!" She replied with a smile, "I'm not gonna let tripping be the better of me."

Mr. Maplewood couldn't help but laugh before he gave her a pat on the head, "You sure do have fire in your spirit. Your parents must be some great people."

Destiny's look changed slightly at this, though she still retained her smile as she said, "Yeah, they definitely are!"

A couple of children around her age, soon approached them as they were eager to see Destiny, one was a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes, the other had been a girl with light red hair, "Hey there Dessie!" One of them said.

"Morning!" The second said.

"Sage, Coby!" Destiny greeted with a smile, "Good morning!"

"Are you all done with your chores?" Sage asked, "There's going to be a fair coming around this afternoon."

"We're gonna go check it out!" Coby added, "You wanna come with?"

"I'd love to!" She said with a smile, "Oscar do you wanna come with?"

"Oh, I uh--" Oscar started to say before Sage and Coby cut him off.

"Yeah, Oscar, come join us at the fair!" Sage said, "You're Aunt's gotta give you a break once and awhile."

"You gotta live a little you know." Coby added.

Oscar looked at them as they were all making a pleading look, as their eyes had gotten seemingly bigger right when he was about to say No. Well, how can he now after looking at those pleading eyes?

He sighed, "I'll have to put away the tools and check with Auntie."

"Yay!" The kids cheered as they couldn't help but jump.

"Meet us back here at 2 o'clock sharp, kay?" Sage said before she ran in the opposite direction.

"Don't be late!" Coby said before following behind her.

"Till then!" Destiny said as she waved.

"Come on." Oscar soon told her, "Let's get all this back home. We can tell her about the fair then."

The little one nodded before she started to drag the wagon behind her again, and they started to make their way outside of the market square. They found themselves walking along the dirted path again as Oscar couldn't help but ponder on the nightmare he had.

No… It didn't feel like a nightmare.

He could feel the fear in the girl as she watched her mother get taken from him. He knew that girl was her sister Destiny would so often talk about. Though from what he saw, she had an entirely different appearance then how she described her from when she mentioned her family before to him.

Now that he could think about it, he was wondering how she was feeling, with her being away from her family and friends. He remembered all the stories she had told him about them; how her expression brightened at every sentence she spoke.

Though, he could also remember how upset she felt about it, whenever she thought she was alone.

He wanted to ask her, though he had always been hesitant. Though she was younger then him by two years, she was still just a kid, nothing more or less. Her mind might be more fragile then his, especially considering what became of Beacon.

As they were halfway towards the farm, Oscar had been taken back when Destiny started to hum a certain tune. It was angelic and almost hypnotizing, and yet, it had been filled with solemnness as she hummed.

"That song…" Oscar soon said, "... Is that a lullaby?"

Destiny had been bought out of her thoughts after he had asked this. "Oh, yeah it is." She replied, playing with her head a bit, "It sort of got stuck in my head, and--I can't help but hum it to take my mind off a lot of things."

"It sounds really pretty." Oscar couldn't help but comment, "Did your sister sing that to you?"

Destiny shook her head, "I…" She gave a little laugh, "... You're gonna find it strange but, I heard it in a dream."

"A dream?" He said surprised.

She nodded her head, "I've had that dream for as long as I remember. There's a lady who's always humming that song. It's beautiful, even though it sounds sad. The dreams just come and go, but it always repeats itself. I guess the song got stuck in my head after awhile."

Oscar had been hesitant in his words before he asked, "... Did… Cristal have those kind of dreams?"

"She told me she used to have them when she was my age." Destiny replied, "But they stopped for her as she got older. She doesn't know why, but… It stopped coming to her." Her look soon softened, "... I wonder… If she's out there, with the others… If she's with daddy…"

She soon stopped in her tracks as she looked to the sky; he noticed that her hand had been shaking, "... I want to be able to call them, to tell them I'm alright, that I'm alive, but… With the CCT gone… I can't even do that… I want to send them a letter… But I don't even know where they are… It hurts not being with them… And... The worst part is… I don't even know if they're still alive."

She froze up when she felt Oscar's hand on her head. She looked and saw his smile to be comforting, "I wouldn't lose hope on them. If they are what you say than, they'll come for you."

"How… Do you know that?" Destiny asked.

"Because it's like you said--" Oscar soon answered, "--Even if the world says it's not meant to be, your family and your friends would fight tooth and nail to make it right."

At this the young girl couldn't help but smile a warm smile before she rubbed her eyes to prevent herself from crying. "Thanks Oscar." She said with gratitude.

Oscar couldn't help but smile back at her.

They soon reached the farm as the animals were happy to see them; especially Destiny as some went over to the fence to say hello. She wasted no time saying hello to each of them as she giggled when some of them started to kiss her cheek.

"Could you take the groceries to Auntie?" Oscar asked her, "I've gotta put the tools away."

"I've got you covered." Destiny said, giving him a thumbs up.

Oscar soon went to gather up the tools. He went into the barn to set the tools back where they were; double checking to make sure everything was in order. After brushing his hands he went to exit the barn; that was until something caught his eye in the mirror which caused him to freeze up. He went over to sink, grasping the rim as he looked into the mirror more closely.

"... Hello…?"

He waited, and waited for a reply, but none came. He let out a sigh as a thought came over that maybe he had just--

"Hello, I'm Professor Ozpin!"

Oscar let out a scream and jumped back suddenly by the sound of a voice; the tools he set aside had just fell on top of him as he landed in the hay behind him. "Oscar?" Destiny said coming into view of the barn. She ran over to his side, helping him to sit up.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

Oscar couldn't say anything as he looked back over to the mirror, just baffled by the voice he had just heard.

"Oscar!" His Aunt soon said, "You be careful with those tools!"