Family Reunion
AN: Hello guys, chapter 1 is here. I'm glad that some people read this and thank you for the small support that you gave me. Remember to favorite and follow and tell me your opinion about this.
Ace was feeling happy for once.
He can go to fix the past and prevent many things from happening. Even though he might relive some events from the future or create new ones.
Ace noticed the clothes he wore were a white blouse, black pants, and grey boots. An old outfit he used to wear before Beacon. His hair was shorter and his beard was growing up.
"Gotta say, It's been a while since I have been in these clothes." Ace said, checking himself.
"Oh, you didn't wear them ever since you went around Remnant when Zack gave you that idea."
"Whatever." Ace looked to his old weapons and spotted the Dust Decoded. "I have missed this bad girl so much." Ace said as he hugged the giant sword.
"Anyways, do you know when are we right now?"
Ace checked the scroll and saw the date and realized it's a few weeks before Beacon. Ace hummed happily. "Yeah, we're still a have some time before Beacon. (SIGHS) let's go, I want to take a bath."
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"How about your family? Would they think of something weird about you?"
"Well, I'm not doing anything, yet," Ace said as they arrived at the house. "And…If I recall, this day is" Ace opened the door. "HELLO." Ace checked if anyone is here and there was nothing but silence. "I knew it. Everyone is out today."
Then, he went to the door to the garage to check on something and find out that the Demon Rider is there in one piece. "Hell yeah. The Demon Rider is there. Oh, I missed that boy, too." Ace said as he hugged and patted the Demon Rider like his own pet.
"Okay, don't get overboard, kid."
Then, Ace went to his old room. The room has 2 bunk beds, and a baby bed, the ceiling and the walls are in blue and red, 2 windows, a dresser, and a blue carpet. Ace opened the dresser and pulled his clothes and went to the bathroom.
After he finished, He was wearing a sleeveless red shirt with the words let's rock in the middle of the shirt and blue shorts. Then, He went to the kitchen, pulled a bag of chips, and put it in a bowl. After that, he went to the couch, rested on his side, and opened the TV.
"So, you won't do anything!"
"No."
"But-"
"Listen, I well let things flow until we go to Beacon. This is the plan." Ace said.
"You serious?"
"I am. Because right now, there isn't anything to do. The only thing I will do is have some time with my family. I've missed them for a long time." Ace explained
"That's it! You won't do anything."
Ace nodded and pulled a chip to eat. Then, he starts scrolling between channels.
"Okay, I get it but what if you wanted to change something early like calling someone or doing something. Isn't that a part of the plan you made or something?"
"Like what? Going to the WF and meeting Blake? Meeting Weiss? Stopping Ruby from meeting Ozpin? There isn't something I can do to prepare. I can't just go to Salem and have a tea party with Tyrian and Hazel. If I did, I will have eyes and that will cause some bad things to happen. So, the plan will be getting the first steps to prevent Beacon's fall and if I fucked, preventing Sky's death is one thing I had." Ace explained. He was confident about going slow.
"Alright, genius. I will see and judge. But, if you didn't make something properly, don't say I didn't warn you."
Ace chuckled but will keep it in mind because he doesn't want to hear Avon's mumbling because he heard it a lot of times. Either it's before or after Salem's mayhem.
As Ace was scrolling, he stopped by a channel that starts playing music and rather a familiar guitar riff he didn't listen to for a while. As adrenaline was pumping, he stood up and felt excited.
This feeling that he didn't feel since ever and he knew this song. Caffeine by Jeff Williams.
Listen up, strap in, notify your next of kin,
You're about to take a ride a little on the blazing side,
Guzzle down your Red Bull, you're gonna need a bucket full,
You're watching me accelerate and tear apart the interstate.
A certified monster I'm an absolute trip,
Like Otis Redding, hard to handle so you better get a grip,
A super-fast, superfly, bonafide-wise guy.
Call the morgue and say goodbye, write your will; it's time to die.
Caffeine. I'm caffeine.
Caffeine. I'm caffeine.
I'm a bad dream.
I'm a rad scene.
I'm a tad mean.
But I'm not afraid to take you out.
"HELL YEAH, BABY. Woah, I have missed this energy for years." Ace exclaimed as he played air guitar.
As the song finished, Ace sat back to the coach, already feeling the adrenaline rushing in his vine. He missed how good that feeling was ever since the old scroll he had got destroyed.
Ace continued scrolling between channels while eating chips and finishing it until he heard someone coming. Ace instantly recognized the sound. A heartwarming sound he missed so much. The sound seemed to be next to the door and when it opened, Ace's tears were about to fall but he tried so much to contain them.
The person was a woman who looked in her early 40s. She wore a green blouse and blue jacket and a black, long skirt and black heels. Her hair is long light blue tied with a hair clip. Her eyes, similar to Ace, were the same demonic red. She's carrying at the moment on her left hand a baby girl with short black hair and same red eyes and in the right hand a bag of groceries.
This is Regina Reigns, Ace's mother and the baby is Luna Storm, Ace's youngest sibling.
"Oh, Ace, can you carry Luna for a moment. I had to get the other stuff from the car." Regina asked for Ace's help.
Ace, in half a second, took Luna while Regina went to get the other stuff. As Ace carried Luna, he started to cry silently, he carries his baby sister who died cause of Salem. Luna was a very great sister when she was growing up. She and Adrian started the training when they were young and pretty much gave the same effort Ace had to do for a decade before going to Beacon. Not just that, but she was a very mature person despite being young at the time and helped Ace many times either when he became half human half demon look or other hard times he needed someone to comfort him.
However, she's young, unlike the one he had to babysit before. Which is great, he wants Luna to have a good, no, great childhood before she decides where she will go. If she wanted to become a huntress, Ace will be happy to give her the training and even give her the same weapons she had before it got destroyed.
Ace heard a cry from Luna, so, he started to comfort her. "SHH. It's okay, Luna. SOBS I'm here. I'm here. SOBS" Ace continued until she stopped and started to get sleepy. Ace smiled at how cute is she with that smile. He kissed her forehead before she went to sleep.
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After Regina finished putting everything in the kitchen, she went to Ace. As she sat next to Ace, the teenager hugged her by sides tightly while still carrying Luna. Regina was surprised by her son's action but she didn't mind it. Regina patted Ace's back but also felt something wet in the side Ace was in. She was confused but quiet sobbing sounds made her realize that Ace was…..crying? She didn't see Ace crying since ever. When he trained and it was hard on Ace, he didn't cry, when she trained Ace about using hammers and getting bone-breaking hits by her weapon, Reinhardt, he simply smiled or laughed or just continued. Even, in sadder times, Ace was sad but didn't have any tears from him. She was about to question but Ace might not like to answer right now. So, she got a remote and scrolled for another channel. As Ace finally finished, Regina took Luna and went to put her in her bed.
'OH! MY! GOD! I think she's confused because I didn't cry before and she had the right to be confused. I don't remember the last time I cried before today.' Ace thought. Ace removed the tears from his face and leaned back on the couch, smiling.
"So, how was your day?" Regina asked as she came and sat next to Ace.
"It wasn't anything special." Ace answered simply. Regina simply nodded.
"About Beacon, are you gonna do anything before that other than training?"
"I have decided that I might put training aside for a bit."
"So, are you free to help me on preparing dinner?"
Ace thought for a bit but agreed to help Regina. It was nice while preparing the lunch. Ace tried to be open about some stuff like Romance, training stuff, etc.
It was normal until he heard a knock which he went to see. He checked the clock and saw that it was the time his other 2 siblings return from school.
As he opened it, he saw a 12 years old girl and 10 years old boy. The girl had the same demonic red eyes Ace and Luna had, black with dark blue tips, long hair, and a small ponytail. She wears a red and pink shirt, a pink skirt and pink shoes and has a pink backpack. The boy, on the other hand, had short, black hair with a few that covers his forehead, with the same demonic red eyes. He wears a black shirt, blue jeans, and white shoes. He also had a rainbow-colored backpack. The girl is known as Lisa Storm, Ace's second sister and the boy is Seth Storm, Ace's young and only brother.
"Yeah, if these spoiled girls who talk about fashion will continue their 'Oh, yours looks ugly' or 'You don't know about clothing' I will make sure their make-up won't last a second," Lisa said. Seth nodded bluntly because he doesn't care about Lisa's constant complaining about the girls who point out her clothes since last year. However, they didn't expect a sudden strong hug from Ace. "H-Hey, Ace you're taking our breath," Lisa said who tries to free herself. Ace carried both of them to the house.
After he stopped hugging, he chuckled. "What? Can't your big bro hug you when you come back from school?"
"Yeah, but it's not that strong," Seth said bluntly.
"Ouch. Your words hurt me." Ace said sarcastically before he returned to the kitchen. Ace contained all of those tears but he will remember to release them later.
Lisa is your typical chatting girl who talks a lot and doesn't know when to stop at a certain point. Also, Ace remembered what she talked about spoiled girls. Around that time, before she went to signal, she had a lot of comments from spoiled girls about her clothes when she goes to school, she talks about it a lot, the only person who can contain her non-stop chatter is Regina and sometimes Ace whenever he wants to talk. She's also a girl who can defend herself because she started her training a year ago and she's strong. Like one time, Zack and Regina went to the principal and got reported that Lisa nearly broke a bully's arm by using an armbar move.
Seth, on the other hand, doesn't show emotions other than the boring face most of the time. The way he talks sounds bored and it's hard at times to cope with him. He shows different emotions now and then like Birthday Parties and a few other times, but other than that, you don't see Seth expressing any emotions like joy, fright, anger, etc. The only thing he shows is pain but other than that, you don't see him in any other emotions. A good thing about Seth is that he's a great listener and doesn't comment on anything unless he had to say which made Ace and Lisa talk about anything without feeling awkward or embarrassed. But that doesn't mean he's in the 'Quiet Kid" category. He had good social skills and can give a person a good argument. He also started training a few months ago and people might start to put him in the 'Quiet Kid' category.
As time moved on, Regina heard Luna's crying and asked Ace to check her out. When Ace arrived, he remembered the worst thing about Luna when she was a baby. "God damn it. She did it again." Ace exclaimed. The feeling of a bomb out of baby fart smells like shit and it extends so fast. Ace sighed. "I will take care of her." The smell became something normal and not the worst thing Ace smelled but sure it's the top 10 worst things he smelled in his life.
After he finished with Luna, he went to make the table until Regina finishes. That's where he heard another familiar sound outside. Another old voice he didn't listen to for a long time, to be exact, a man in his 40s. As he opened the door, the male figure entered and looked tired like he came out of fighting. The man wears a white outfit consisting of a white vest, white pants, a white small coat, and a white cowboy hat. His hair is black, spiky and a bit short and he had a long black beard. He's carrying his weapon, a giant white scythe and sniper combination.
"Phew. Those Deathstalkers were very annoying, every time they appear until I got sick." Zack exclaimed. He was tired after a long day of fighting Grimm since they called his help to deal with him. Zack still works as a huntsman but he goes now and then and stayed with the family to protect them and to train his children to become hunters in the future. When he entered he got suddenly embraced by his son Ace, a strong one, which hurt because he came tired from a mission that the mayor asked for in the morning. "Hey, kiddo. Can you weaken your hug? I can't stay handle more stuff." As Zack asked, he listened to silent sobs coming from Ace. Zack was shocked like how Regina was because he doesn't even remember the last time he cried like that. "Are you okay?" He asked, concerned if something bad happened. "Yes." A simple answer by Ace which was weird. He looked around and didn't find anything weird in the house.
Finally, Ace got away and returned to preparing the table. Zack put his scythe away and entered the kitchen to see his wife. "Hello, dear. How was your day?" Zack asked.
"It was good," Regina answered and gave her husband a small kiss.
"Hey, have you seen Ace? He was crying when he hugged me tightly."
"I know too. When I sat next to him, he did the same thing. It feels weird to see him crying. The last time he cried was 12 or 13 years ago. Maybe, there's something he doesn't want to talk about or a nightmare, don't know but I will see what I can do." Both Zack and Regina looked at Ace who finished the table and had tears in his eyes and…smiling? "Something feels wrong about Ace."
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The dinner was great. Ace had a great time seeing the family alive and eating dinner together. He missed Lisa's non-stop chatter, Seth's boring talking, the story of Zack's mission. It was great to have some time with them after 2 decades without them. After they finished, Luna cried again and Ace went to check if she was hungry so Regina pulled the spoon and threw it at the kitchen which made a ricochet to make the milk bottle flying which Ace caught midair.
He carried Luna and gave her milk which she started to drink instantly. Ace gave her a small laugh. "Oh. You look very hungry, girl. I have missed this young Luna." After she finished he patted her back to burp. He sat on his bed and started to play with his sister for a bit. This moment is hard to restore and Ace would try to take a chance of having some time with his family.
The rest of the day was great, Ace had a lot of fun talking with the family. He's now on his bed, specifically, the left bunkbed. He's carrying the Demon Sword while everyone is asleep.
'Man, this was great. I didn't feel this happy since I found Carl and Violet at that time.' Ace said in his thought in a way to communicate with Avon.
"You deserve to be happy for once, kid. I have missed the happy Ace and not the stressed and concerned one"
'Oh, by the way. Tomorrow is the time where Azure will return from her mission, too. So, double the happiness.'
"Hey, remember that after the whole family and friends reunion, try to start. I won't remind you every time."
'Okay. Okay. I won't forget. Anyways, I will go to sleep, is there anything you want to say?'
"Not really."
'Okay. Good night.' Now, Ace put the weapon next to the bed and put his head in the pillow. He's finally releasing all the tears he had and pretty much will make the pillow wet. Ace can't help but release all of the emotions he kept for an entire day. He will keep crying quietly until he falls asleep. Knowing for the first time in years that he finally can sleep without being concerned about the Grimm or Salem.
AN: Here we go, lads. A new chapter is released. I'm sorry if the chapters are short but I will try to make them longer in the future.
RWBY V9 is delayed to 2022. I'm not surprised about it I wanted CRWBY to do it. I'm happy to see if this move will help the season to improve what people expect and I hope they use this as a chance to improve it further. I love V8 but the rushed production is one of the problems I have with it.
For Beacon's arc, it will start in C3 or 4 depending on when I will finish C2, and don't forget to tell me your opinion.
Sincerely, Eslam.