"Mr Roman Torchwick, Malachite sisters, I welcome you." Cinder said with a smug revelry, "I am so pleased you came,"

"Hard to say no when you're offering so many credits," Torchwick said with a grin. Cinder feigned insult,

"Oh Roman, are credits all you care about." Torchwick eyed Cinder somewhat hungrily, clearly restraining himself from making any lewd comments. Cinder smiled and Torchwick gulped, "No matter, we have plenty of those in which to pay you for Ruby Rose. I would prefer if you could bring her to me unharmed, but if it comes to it, I will accept her corpse."

"What are those two doing here?" Torchwick asked, nodding his head towards Cinder's two new lackeys.

"This is Emerald and Mercury, they are my new apprentices. They too will be hunting the girl, I hope you're not afraid of some friendly competition."

"Ha, those two probably couldn't find a Wookie if it was tearing their arms out."

"Then they'd better learn quick, lest I find myself no longer needing them," Cinder said as she glared at her two apprentices. "Now go."

"Ambassadors are back on board captain, the Mistralians have agreed to join the New Republic," the communications officer relayed to Weiss. Weiss nodded motioning to the navigator,

"Alright prepare the hyperdrive, but wait until my command to jump." The navigator nodded and got to work. Weiss headed activated her comms, "Jaune, any contact from Ruby yet?"

"Not yet, she's been gone an awfully long time, I think we should send out the squadron to retrieve her."

"Yes… once Pyrrha and the ambassadors are on board go and find her." Weiss was worried, reports from the planets scouts had suggested that the Imperials in the sector were on the move. On top of that Ruby had been away far too long, meaning she was almost certainly in trouble. "Captain we have an urgent message from Mistral,"

"Patch it through," Weiss said as she stepped over to the large holoprojector on the bridge. A blue image of the planets representative appeared, clearly distressed.

"C-captain we received a warning from the Imperials, they are sending a ship to affirm our loyalty."

"Under whose command?" Weiss asked, the representative stammering out a nervous response,

"T-they are sending A-admiral Schnee?" He said in confusion, Weiss adopting a similar expression of befuddlement.

"That's not possible, I am the last Schnee. It must be a ruse of some kind,"

"I-I don't think so, s-she looked just, like you."

Weiss put a hand to her face, trying desperately to come up with a reasonable explanation for what was happening. "Captain! Enemy contact, two Acclamator class assault ships and an Imperial class star destroyer!" Weiss hurried to the front of the bridge to inspect the three Imperial ships that had suddenly arrived. "Orders captain?" The weapons officer asked somewhat eagerly,

"Lay down covering fire, head to mark one-eight and make the jump to hyperspace as fast as you can!" Weiss ordered as she headed back towards the holoprojector. "Send a communication to the Imperial class, let's have a talk with this impostor." It took a moment but eventually the projector flickered again and an image of a remarkably similar looking woman appeared. For a second both stood silently, examining the other, "Who are you!" Weiss said angrily, eyes wide with disbelief.

"It's you," the enemy officer said, words dripping with venom before composing herself with a menacing glare. "I am Winter Schnee, Admiral of the Empire, surrender your ship or be destroyed, traitor." Weiss stood in shock, still taking in the fact that she felt like she was talking to a slightly older version of herself. "Whatever you are, whoever you think you are, I am Weiss Schnee, last of my name." Weiss said adamantly, "You have violated New Republic space, if you do not retreat you will bring the full force of the Republic fleet down upon you." Winter smirked, shutting off the communication.

Looking back out towards the Imperial ships Weiss watched lasers streak out towards them. Her officers had already directed power to the front facing shields, ready to absorb the hits. Beside her the weapons officer busily shouted orders into his comm, streams of blaster fire now erupting from the Whiterose. "Focus fire on the Acclamator's, this is clearly an invasion force, least we can do is wipe out their troops and give the Mistralians some time." The weapons officer nodded and the streams of red laser shifted towards the closest Acclamator.

The shields burst quickly under the Whiterose's assault, explosions rippling across the smaller ships hull. "First Acclamator is disabled!" The weapons officer cheered,

"Hyperdrive charged and ship out of the planets shadow, ready to jump." The navigation officer called across the bridge. Weiss scowled, taking a last look at the invasion force,

"Make the jump."

Winter watched the Rebel frigate jump away. She grit her teeth and slammed her fist against the wall. "Damage report!" Winter growled down to the officers in the command trenches.

"The Ursa took critical damage, they have had to abandon ship," an officer responded.

"Move the Boarbatusk into atmosphere and begin deploying the troops. Move us into close orbit, if they resist, bombard their spaceports, trap them on the planet." Officers nodded and began following her orders, the planet of Mistral growing closer as her ship, the Beowolf, moved into orbital bombardment position. With all her orders given she stepped towards the back of the bridge. Her rigid composure broke, hands shaking. She had found the woman who had killed her father, Weiss Schnee, her enemy. Winter had let her get away, let her father go un-avenged. "It will not happen again," She snarled to herself.

Ruby popped the canopy of her X-wing, Zwei popping out of his socket and dropping down onto the enclosed landing platform. Ruby hefted her blaster pistol as she climbed down herself, surprised that the readings had said that the prison still had power and atmosphere. She didn't know why she was here, she could have just made the jump back to the Whiterose and been done with it. Yet something had called to her, made her want to step foot inside the prison again. Unlike the last time Ruby was there the corridors were dark, panels and wires laying everywhere. A thin layer of dust covered everything and smelt of decay. Zwei whistled as he rolled through the hallways beside Ruby, a bright light emanating from one of his ports.

3 years ago…

"Green three! Focus fire on the lasers-uh-turbo laser cannons, and then proceed to begin the breakout!" Oobleck called out quickly, Ruby quickly spinning her X-wing out of the dogfight. Snapping off a series of shots Ruby vaporised the first cannon, swooping around past the other cannon that tried desperately to follow her fast moving fighter. Looping up and around, Ruby's targeting brackets landed on the turret, with a quad blast from her X-wings it detonated, just before the cannon blew her into oblivion. "Cannons are down! Tell the transport we are ready to go!" Ruby said excitedly, her third Rebellion mission going exceptionally well. The promise that the prison held also excited her, finally a chance that she might actually find Coco, and her mother.

Ruby flew down onto the landing platform, transport ship landing behind her. Leaping out of the cockpit Ruby raced towards the door leading to the main facility. Behind her armoured troop raced out of the transport, rifles charged and ready. Ruby slid to a halt as the heavy set of doors cracked open. One of the soldiers pulled Ruby back into the tight formation, shielding her from the blaster bolts that erupted from the other side of the door. Ruby stared wide eyed as the soldiers around her fired back, knocking down the small contingent of stormtroopers. Beside her a Rebel trooper dropped, blaster bolt piercing his armour. Ruby couldn't take her eyes off of the now dead Rebel.

She was quickly broken out of the daze when another soldier pushed her forward and into the facility. Ruby fell behind as the soldiers rushed inside, hunting for anymore Imperials. Ruby felt the panic hit her now. Alone in the irritatingly bright and clean hallways Ruby felt like she was on a medical ship, making the prison all the more eerie.

"In here!" A soldier cried from down the hall. Ruby moved quickly, running up to the group of Rebels as they waited by a blast-door. Ruby stood at the door as the soldier opened it. Unlike the exterior, the interior of the cell was dark, dank and horrifying. Instead of a single person cell the room opened up into a massive open area, filled with malnourished beings. The soldiers moved in to get everyone to the transport, Ruby pushing through the crowd trying to find a familiar face. "Ruby!" A voice called, immediately drawing the pilots attention, "Ruby!" Coco called as she strongarmed other prisoners to rush towards the front of the group where Ruby stood.

"Coco!" Ruby said, quickly embracing her friend. Coco laughed, borderline hysterically as she gripped Ruby hard.

"I-I can't believe you found me,"

"Hey you helped me get free of the Empire, this is nothing," Ruby said still in shock over actually having found her friend. Coco pulled away, still holding Ruby,

"Ruby she's here, your mother,"

"Where!" Ruby said wide eyed as she looked past Coco and into the crowd of prisoners. Coco pushed her out of the cell and into the hallway past the soldiers. Pulling Ruby along Coco lead her deeper into the facility, "Summer was here before me, she helped me get through the first few months. A few days ago some Imperial came looking for her, real scary looking woman, took her to isolation… Bad things happen in isolation Ruby." Ruby remained silent, adrenaline still pumping through her veins. Coco halted the pair outside a door similar to the one that guarded Coco's cell. She looked to Ruby, despite appearing to be the more damaged of the two, Coco looked on in worry at the pilots reaction. Taking a deep breath Ruby opened the cell door.

The isolation cell looked the same as it had all those years ago. It was a simple square, barley enough room for a person to lay out flat. The bloodstains had turned brown like rust, but to Ruby they were as red as they had been when she had first been in the room. Waves of emotion beat down on her, rage, depression, and yearning. She felt as if she were going to collapse, break down like she did the first time. She was alone now, she didn't have Coco to drag her away. So Ruby stood her ground and closed the door.

Ruby moved quickly away from the cell, continuing to explore the facility. Zwei whistled an alert, "What is it?" Ruby asked as she followed behind the droid as it rolled off towards what seemed to be a mess hall. The hairs on the back of her neck rose as she entered the room, which had clearly been occupied by someone after the breakout. Heading in with pistol raised, Ruby scanned the room.

The walls were scratched, some scratching's appeared to be some sort of language, unfamiliar to Ruby. The others were much larger burn marks, similar to the ones Ruby had accidentally made on occasion with her lightsaber. "I got a bad feeling about this," Ruby said quietly, Zwei beeping in agreement. In the centre of the room sat a scrappy bedroll and what appeared to be a starfighter's survival equipment as well as a wealth of datapads. "Watch my back," ruby murmured to Zwei as she bent down to read through the datapads.

Cinder Fall:

I found more of Palpatine's facilities, now very deep into the uncharted regions. With each one I can feel myself grow stronger, the new knowledge is startling. It's hard to believe that he managed to hide so many skills from the Inquisitorius. The Force is now more my weapon than ever before.

Ruby furrowed her eyebrows, the cryptic messages repeatedly alluding to some 'Force'. Cinder was an Inquisitor, like Blake had been, but after the Emperor's fall she had spent her time searching for research facilities and archives that he had left behind. She didn't seek out new weapons, or military technology, she only sought knowledge of the Force. Ruby had heard the saying, 'may the force be with you' it was something that was thrown around a lot in the Rebellion. Ruby always thought it was just about luck.

"Zwei, does the datachip Yang had have any references to the Force?" Zwei spent a moment running through the data before projecting a hologram of Yang.

"So if you are seeing this, then hopefully your name is Ruby Rose, and I'm not dead…"

"AAAAAAAHHHH!" Yang screamed as pain wracked her body. Cinder stood watching on, arms crossed and smug smile on her face, using the force to cause Yang great pain. Beside her Neo watched on with enjoyment as Yang thrashed against her bonds. Cinder released her grip on Yang, stepping closer and leaning in to whisper to Yang. "So, tell me more about your sister,"

"What sister?" Yang said with a groggy smirk, before being thrown back against the table she was bound too.

"Ruby Rose, Leader of Ace squadron, daughter of Summer Rose and Taiyang Xiao-Long. That means, like you, she could be a powerful ally. Or an unavoidable enemy."

"In your dreams," Yang said as she spat some blood onto the floor. "She would never join you."

"If she is brought before me, I will show her things that you cannot even begin to imagine. Once she sees the true nature of the Force, the true power of the darkside, she will bow before me, just as the galaxy will. Or she will die." Cinder waved over Neo, "Now it's time to learn Neo. Remember the pain that she caused you, feel the strength surge through you." Yang stared into Neo's eyes, both human and robotic glowing with a disturbing light. "Now crush her."

Neo reached out with her hand, Yang immediately feeling as if her whole body were being crushed from the inside. She screamed, thrashed and cursed. Blood started to stream from her nose as the pain caused her to black out. "Enough," Cinder said, Neo ignoring the call of her master. "Enough!" Cinder commanded, hand reaching up to throw the smaller girl aside. Neo stopped, exchanging a challenging look with Cinder. "Don't disobey me again, remember who scraped you off the bottom of that mine." Neo averted her gaze, nodding. Cinder turned back to Yang, a pitiful look in her eye, "You will have plenty of chances to make her suffer. For now though, we have more important things to deal with."

"I don't know why I'm doing this. I told Blake I would never tell you, never force you into this. Well, deep down I know she's right, and you can't ignore what you are. I certainly tried to, let's just say it didn't turn out to well." The hologram of Yang sighed, hesitantly continuing. "Dad was a Jedi. Well, kind of, but that's not too important now. He was a powerful warrior, but like everyone who has this power, he was so much more."

Yang seemed to stare directly at Ruby now. "It's going to sound crazy, but trust me, it's real, all of it. The Jedi used to protect the galaxy, warriors of peace and all that, but were destroyed by the Empire. Before that though they were apparently something special, all because they could feel the Force." Yang smiled, looking down as if remembering something, "Dad taught me a little, before he died. The Force is energy, a field of power that moves around us, makes the universe turn. Some people, very unlucky people," Yang grumbled, "Have the power to tap into it, shape it and feel it. Dad could, I can, and…" Yang hesitated, "So can you. It's not all good though, it can corrupt you, make you into something evil, if you don't find a way to control your feelings. I had," Yang paused. "Well, have, a lot of trouble with that so I can say from experience that it's a never ending battle. It's tough, tiring, and sometimes impossible." The hologram shut its eyes, "But there is nothing like it, being able to feel everything on a whole different level." Slowly Yang opened her eyes and once again stared at Ruby with determination. "Ruby, you have this power, and with it you can do a lot of good. Be careful, don't stop being who you are, no matter what."

The hologram shut off, Zwei turning to Ruby. Ruby leant against one of the mess halls tables, eyes staring off into nothingness. Looking down Ruby stared at the datapads that had belonged to Cinder. With haste she began reading through them, looking for any more information. Finally she read through a passage that disturbed her.

I will create an Empire that no one can topple. I will destroy the Rebellion, and I will destroy the last Jedi. It is the only way, Blake, the Xiao Long girl, and especially Skywalker, must be eliminated before I can truly rule over this galaxy. Then I should eliminate even those closest to me, Neo, Emerald and Mercury, I will not allow myself to be betrayed like Palpatine was. No more apprentices will be trained. Once I am in control, they will eliminate them. I will be the last Force wielder.

"It's her, she has Yang and Blake." Ruby said with certainty, discarding the datapad and sifting through the other belongings that had been left behind. Grabbing a few of the more interesting datapads, Ruby left the mess hall. Walking back past her mother's cell Ruby stopped. "I'll free them mum, and I will become a Jedi, like my father before me."

Hey guys, back from my holiday. I had plenty of time to write while I was away so I have a few chapters ready to go, or near so. So expect a chapter a day for the next few days. In other news, I still think you guys are amazing. Other than that I have been thinking on possibly starting up a pateron, just to help with some financial stuff, help me justify loving this so much. If you guys have any thoughts on that send me a PM, or review or w/e.

Final thing I have to ask of everyone, is what do you guys want next? This story is coming to a close and I have a few other projects that I was thinking of starting.



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1. Vampire/supernatural themed, modern day criminal syndicate RWBY au

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