A/N Super short! Sorry!

There are two things that are required in order to call a hunter dead in Remnant.

The first: the body's physical state. It need enough blood coursing through its veins. Heart pounding in a stable rate, not too fast nor too slow. The brainpower to do things that makes humans different from other mammals.

And the last, but not least: aura. A hunter cannot, or at least be successful, without the ability to manipulate and use their aura. To be proclaimed dead, a hunter's aura reserves must be empty or not being able to regenerate.

The good news was that Ruby was only completing one of those criteria.

The bad news was that Ruby was technically half-dead.

So when the doctors performed surgery on the girl to prevent her from bleeding out, they didn't really expect to find out that her aura wasn't regenerating.

And since aura is what prevents pain…

The unconscious screaming from the girl would be imprinted in their brains, haunting them with their mistakes. Her voice would be one of many voices that they've once operated on.

They feared that when she would awaken her body would be too damaged, not only by her injuries but the pain.

Ruby was rolled out of the emergency room and put into the Recovery Bay. She was then swarmed by her distraught older sister, a bothered Schnee and a distracted faunus.

And they would stay there, even as the hours rolled past.

It eventually became a waiting game.

Waiting for a sign.

Waiting for any movement.

Waiting… for something at least.

Miles confronted Gray later that day.

"Dude! What the actual fuck?!"

Gray shrugged, "What? I like messing with people."

Miles looked at him, then sighed, "I'll admit, it was kinda funny…"

His expression changed, thrusting his face closer to Gray's, "But I swear to god, if Ruby kills you I'm not helping."

Gray pushed him away, "Calm your tits, Miles. I'll apologize then everything will be okay. Okay?"

Miles studied him, squinting into his eyes. "Okay," he said hesitantly.

"Everything will be okay," Gray said, leaping into Roman's voice for a second.

"Don't fucking do that," Miles hissed.

Michael dragged Ruby away from the spot where she was securely planted on. When he found her, she was still as stone, staring at the spot where Gray had left. Kerry almost pissed his pants as he laughed at her gaping expression.

Michael had asked Kerry multiple questions, all of them unanswered as Kerry rolled on the ground. Eventually Ruby snapped out of her trance and looked at Michael with a terrifyingly serious face.

"Michael," she had asked, "Are you sure you're not harboring a wanted criminal? Because I'm seriously about to run after him!"

Kerry's howling laughter echoed throughout the building, earing many odd looks.

So this is how Michael was now half-carrying a flailing girl in his arms.

"Let go of me!" Ruby grumbled, trying to pry out of Michael's grip.

Michael grinned and threw Ruby down in the ball pit that was set up for Burnie's Office Tour. Ruby pouted and crossed her arms, sitting cross-legged in the middle of the pit.

"Meanie."

Michael laughed as Ruby pelted a couple of balls at his head.

"C'mon, we're going to meet someone."

Ruby's face lit up, reaching out for Michael to carry her. Michael lifted the surprisingly light girl up.

"You're 15," he stated.

"1 plus 5 equals 6. So I'm 6!" Ruby giggled.

"You sure fucking act like it," he grumbled good-naturedly.

Ruby bonked his head with her fist, "Swear!"

"I'm an adult."

"And I'm fifteen," Ruby replied, bonking his head again.

"Six, technically."

Ruby pouted again, then quickly turned it into a curious smile, "Who are we meeting?"

Michael looked between the girl on his shoulder and the floor in front of him.

"You know about Monty right?"

Ruby frowned.

"Well, he had a wife," Michael looked up at Ruby, "And she would like to meet you."

"Oh," Ruby replied simply.

Michael matched Ruby's frown and set her on the ground gently.

"I promise you. She's really nice. You'll like her."

Ruby tried a smile, "Okay."

Sheena wrung her hands together, anxiously waiting for the girl her husband created.

Ruby, along with all of the characters in the show, was basically Monty's children. The love child of Monty and his animation programs. And of course, just like any father, Monty loved them.

It was a no-brainer that Miles and Kerry would carry on RWBY for Monty. As soon as they got the word, they immediately got to work, writing down as many things as they could remember from Monty.

They would not let his children die with him.

It was rather difficult trying to write out the plot without him. As a result of that, there were many unedited lines and fight scenes. It was still unfinished, even with Miles and Kerry's hardest work.

When Barbara announced that RTX was going to be pushed back, the team was relieved, but now it seems like that extra time just wasn't enough.

They knew that it wasn't going to premiere at RTX. Even if they tried their hardest, they would premiere an unfinished project, and they all knew Monty would raise hell if that happened.

When Sheena had gotten the news about Ruby, she knew she had to meet her straight away. Something about that name brought her, if possible, even closer to Monty.

"Sheena."

Michael's unnaturally quiet voice rang out from the doorway, bringing her to attention to the timid girl beside him.

The Jersey boy left respectfully, only increasing Ruby's anxiety. But the sight of the woman before her brought her panic down.

They said nothing, nothing needed to be said. Sheena reached out her hand and Ruby took it.

She couldn't help it, she burst into tears. Ruby, who hated seeing people cry, only joined in.

"I'm sorry," Sheena choked, covering her face with her hand.

Ruby shook her head, "Why are you sorry? You're the one who lost your husband."

Sheena smiled sadly through her tears, "But you're the one that never got to meet him."