A/N: I have seen the finale to Volume 3. I was not ready for that. Please no spoilers for any who may have not yet seen it. Also I will be drawing on elements from Volume 3 but this story is its own entity and will follow it's own story. In the next week or so I plan to upload a one-shot that will actually relate to Volume 3 so be on the look out for that if you wish to read it.

I have also decided that since there aren't too many reviews per chapter I will be responding to them before each chapter. Reason being I want to be more interactive with my readers and I think that this is probably the best way to do that. If the number of reviews gets to be too much I may make some amends to it but I will cross that bridge if I get there.

Guest: I like the clones. Whether or not they appear in the story is something that I won't answer as that may give away my intentions for the story. The next couple of chapters should answer that question though so stay tuned.

Gamelover4159: First off thanks for being a consistent reader and reviewer. Hopefully, your thirst for the explanations begins to be satiated with this chapter. I think you will really like the next two as well.

Both Coco and Pyrrha paused in their movements. Kylo's eyes met Pyrrha's first and he saw the question in them. Looking towards Coco he saw the same look in her own. He opened his mouth to speak but a small moan from Blake broke the spell. Both Coco and Kylo turned back to the young woman, blaster forgotten. Pyrrha continued her rummaging. She found what appeared to be an injector and several containers of liquid. She rushed over and held it out towards Kylo.

"This was the only thing that looked medical."

Kylo offered her a small grin as he took the injector. Looking at the containers he broke the top off of one to inspect the liquid. Dipping his finger into it he gathered a small amount to taste. Instantly he spat what little he tasted out.

"Kolto. Good." He muttered.

Arming the injector with one of the containers he emptied the contents into Blake. Grabbing the broken container, he poured some of the contents onto each of the cuts on her back. For the larger cuts he cut lengths of gauze, and using some adhesive, used it to cover them. Coco looked over his work, offering a small nod in congratulation. She and Pyrrha worked together to turn make sure she was as comfortable and warm as she could be. Turning back they noticed Kylo was going through the stuff that was a part of the mysterious pack. Coco waked over and stood above him as his gaze took in everything.

"Kylo." She called calmly, "What is all of this?"

"Fossils." He turned over a red gem in his fingers, "Things that should not exist here, and yet they do."

Pyrrha had sat down near the heater once again grabbing the blaster, "Why don't you start with this."

Kylo looked over to her and nodded. After grabbing a few other items, both he and Coco joined Pyrrha around the heater. Taking the blaster from her hand he ran his fingers over it in remembrance before starting.

"This is my home's version of the gun. Commonly known as a blaster, rather than firing a metallic slug different forms of energy combine to create a projectile composed completely of plasma. However, it looks like this one is damaged beyond use. The medicine I injected in Blake is Kolto. It is a serum that works like your typical medicine towards healing wounds, however, it also boosts the body's natural healing and regenerative abilities. As for the rest, I can only speculate as to what they are."

Pyrrha and Coco paused long enough to share a look before turning back to Kylo. He was still rolling the red crystal between his fingers. Coco's eyes looked to Kylo's face, and saw the near longing on his face. Pyrrha continued to stare at the crystal he held in his fingers. She heard a noise coming from behind her, but as she turned all she saw was the still forms of Blake and Glynda. Turning back towards Kylo she noticed the sound had quieted. Coco and Kylo seemed to not notice anything and be content in the silence. After several long moments Kylo closed his fist around the crystal and offered Pyrrha a small smile.

He questioned how they were holding up. They both offered reassurances that they were good, that they were training to handle these very situations. Everyone gave off an uneasy chuckle at that sentiment. The rumbling of stomachs set everyone into a comfortable movement as they settled into eating. The conversation was fairly light as each of them tried to forget their current predicament, even for just a moment. As the humble meal ended the trio turned to their supplies and looked at the situation. Kylo pulled out his map and began trying to locate where they had ended up. Coco joined him, offering input about their travels. Pyrrha tried to use her scroll to contact the outside world. As she let out a frustrated sigh both Coco and Kylo turned to look at her.

"Communications are out. There is absolutely no signal." She relayed to the others. "Not sure if it is because of the mountain, or if the relay tower is out. But we aren't calling for help."

"Five days." Coco muttered. "We have five days before anyone realises what is going on. Then who knows how long we will have to survive."

"Don't focus on that. Work the current problem. Then the next." Kylo ordered, "We do that enough, we get to go home."

Coco turned back to the map, "The relay tower is only a day's walk from where we are. Even if it is damaged, it will have the ability to send an emergency signal. A team will be forced to come investigate."

"There is too many Grimm. Combine that with the current weather, and I'm not sure anyone can make it out to the relay." Pyrrha advised.

Coco nodded in acquiescence, "Then we have to find a way to get a signal, all while our shelter is harming us."

"Can we somehow create something that boosts the signal?" Kylo asked.

"Scrolls are designed to prevent physical tampering." Coco sighed.

A silence fell before them for several moments. Pyrrha's sharp intake of breath broke the stillness, "What about other forms of communication? Can the Force be used here?"

Kylo ignored the confused expression on Coco's face, "Possibly. I just don't really have a connection with anyone on this planet. Convincing someone who isn't Force sensitive that I'm not just a dream is tricky."

"But it is possible?" Pyrrha asked.

"Theoretically? Yeah it is. I'll have to go into a deep meditation to have any sort of chance at doing it, which will take me days. Not hours. That means you two will have to protect me, because there will be absolutely no way to jolt me out of said meditation."

Coco spoke up after exchanging a glance with Pyrrha she voiced her concerns to Kylo, "That means neither of us can venture out very far, if at all. I don't know how I feel about one of us voluntarily making themselves useless while two others already are."

"Coco, what other choice do we have?" Pyrrha asked.

Coco let out a long sigh, "None. Doesn't mean I have to like it."

Kylo nodded in understanding, "Honestly, I don't like it either. Taking more direct action has always been something that has offered more comfort. Luckily, the Force feels very strong here, which will make obtaining the deep meditation easier. Focus on keeping yourselves alive and well."

"What about Blake and the Professor?" Pyrrha asked.

"Rule number one about taking care of someone else is to make sure to take care of yourself." Coco answered before turning to Kylo, "You should get started Kylo. We can handle anything that comes up. Do we need to be quiet for you?"

Kylo smiled as moved a few meters away, "Only for the first part. Once I get the deep state necessary it won't matter if you are loud."

"And how are we to know when you enter said state?" Coco asked.

Kylo bit back a chuckle, "Trust me, you will know when I enter that it."

They watched as Kylo settled down into a meditative stance. They watched as he laid his mask, gauntlets and greaves on the ground nearby. His lightsabers were placed with near reverence on the ground directly in front of him. They watched as he his breathing settled into an easy rhythm. Coco looked at her scroll and noted that dusk was about to fall. After showing Pyrrha the two of them silently set about creating a sleeping space for themselves. Coco offered to take the first watch of the two. Pyrrha settled in for the night and cast one last glance towards Kylo.

Pyrrha sat during her watch studying the map, trying to stave off the boredom. She heard the sounds of metal clinking against one another. On reflex she was on her feet activating her semblance and calling her sword to her hand. She scanned the entrance to the cave, yet found it still laden with snow. Just as she started to relax she heard the sound again. However, this time she recognized that it was coming from behind her. Turning around she found various objects floating around Kylo. Putting down her sword she made her way over to where Coco was sleeping.

Pyrrha shook her shoulder lightly, "Coco. Coco. Wake up."

Coco's hand immediately sought her bag and transforming it into its minigun state. As she registered that it was only Pyrrha in front of her she let out groan and let her gun turn back into a bag. "Pyrrha why am I awake?"

"To make sure I am not crazy." she answered.

Coco made to retort but hesitated for a few moments when she saw what Pyrrha was pointing to, "Nope. You definitely aren't crazy. Think this is how we are supposed to know he is in a deep state of meditation?"

They exchanged a look between the two of them before turning back to look at Kylo. As they sat there watching the objects orbit around the man they saw both lightsaber hilts come to a stop in front of Kylo. Over the next minute they watched as each of the hilts disassembled themselves and the individual parts started their own orbits. A groan emanating from behind them drew their attention away from Kylo. Both turned and moved to look over their unconscious teammates. Professor Goodwitch's eyes fluttered open for a second and another groan escaped from her throat. The professor's eyes continued to fight to stay open and both woman could be see that struggle.

Coco took the Professor's right hand in her own, "Professor, don't try to force anything just yet. Just take some moments to breathe, let strength return to your body. Pyrrha get her some water, she will probably need it."

It was a tense few moments as Glynda tried to fight against the her body. Eventually she was able to keep her eyes open for longer than just a few scant moments. Taking a few sips of water seemed to be just enough for her to keep her eyes open. However, she started to fade back into the realm of unconsciousness, only to be stopped by Coco.

"Professor, I know it is difficult but you need to stay awake. Don't want to further risk any sort of coma." Coco advised.

"Ok." Goodwitch answered in just over a whisper, "How is everyone?"

"Pyrrha and I are good. Just a few bumps and scrapes. Blake isn't in such a good condition. Several deep lacerations on her back and a couple that aren't as deep on her chest."

"Mr Sain?"

"Kylo is well. He…"

"Coco." Pyrrha interrupted, "Turn around and tell me again that I'm not going crazy."

Coco shot Pyrrha an irritated look, but still turned to look where Kylo was meditating. She faintly heard a whispered impossible come from Glynda. The items were still floating and slowly orbiting around the still form of Kylo. However, now images flashed around his still from. Images of Kylo fighting back to back with another figure lightsabers blazing. Of scores of men in strange white armor adorned with unique colorations and designs. Of Kylo fighting a droid that carrying a stave of some sort. Of a room containing several figures wearing similar robes as Kylo did. Of Kylo fighting someone who also wielded a lightsaber, yet both wore smiles. Images of war, peace, death, life, fear, and serenity continued to flash around Kylo.

"Girls. What is going on?" Glynda asked, breaking the silence.

"Kylo is meditating." Pyrrha answered, "He is trying to essentially contact someone to tell them where we are."

"I've seen him meditating before, and it wasn't accompanied by images out of nothing."

"He did say that he had to go into an extremely deep state of meditation, and he implied that we would know when he entered said state of meditation."

Coco turned to Pyrrha, "Do you mind keeping an eye on Kylo? While whatever the hell is happening doesn't seem to be hurting him, I don't like it. And I need to check over the Professor and give Blake the last dose of Kolto."

Pyrrha nodded in answer. After Coco had turned her full attention to Glynda, Pyrrha took a step towards Kylo and the images. The images seemed to focus around Kylo and what appeared to be a woman. She had reddish skin and in place of hair there were two spikes that rose from her head. She saw that there were some that also fell down across her chest. The pictures continued to dance across the room as Pyrrha tried to understand all that she was seeing.

Behind her Coco worked diligently on Glynda. The two of them quickly realized that the blow to the head that Glynda took during the fight was realistically the only injury she had sustained. However, it was ingrained in both of them to be thorough when looking for possible injuries. As such the actions of Pyrrha just a scant meter away remained unnoticed, even after they finished. Coco moved over to Blake, picking up the injector and the last container of Kolto. She injected the liquid into Blake's thigh and watched the younger girl with bated breath. Blake's condition didn't change in the slightest and Coco released a frustrated sigh. Glynda watched as Coco carefully and meticulously checked the wounds on Blake's back. Glynda didn't want to talk and risk interrupting the rehearsed movements.

As Coco finished her work Glynda spoke up, "What was that liquid that you injected into Blake? I don't recognize it."

"I would be surprised if you did. Kylo says that it comes from where he does. He said it is a naturally occurring substance that aids and speeds up the bodies naturally healing process."
At the mention of Kylo Glynda turned her attention back to where the young man sat meditating. It was then she noticed that Pyrrha was moving towards him. Glynda called out Pyrrha's name trying to grab her attention. Pyrrha's reaction to Glynda's call was instantaneous. Her head dropped slightly. Mouth opened in a silent scream. Right hand came up to clutch at her temple. She stumbled back a few steps. Left arm stretched out to balance herself against the cave wall. Coco stumbled to her feet and rushed to Pyrrha's side helping Pyrrha sit down, back resting against the cave wall. It took a few moments for Pyrrha to regain all of her senses.

"There was so much…" Pyrrha whispered.

"Miss Nikos?" Glynda started.

"All those pictures… I heard them… Voices… Battle… Kylo…" Pyrrha gasped.

"You heard…" Coco started

Glynda interrupted Coco with a soft voice, "Miss Nikos. I know that what you heard is overwhelming. Focus on one aspect. And explain it."

Pyrrha nodded and paused for a moment before continuing, "Kylo's voice. It sounded like he was ordering troops around. The sounds of his saber rang loud. Yet, there were moments where he seemed to talk to someone out of reverence. Often mixed with his voice was a female's. Her voice radiated power, but it was soft. In its own way it warm."

Pyrrha's voice trailed off as her breathing finally started to even out. Coco released her hold on the younger woman. She stood back up and made her way over towards Glynda. Coco again found herself kneeling between Blake and Glynda, starting to once again look over the latter woman. Just as she started she heard a loud groan and gasp from behind her. Instinctively she turned to make sure that Pyrrha was okay. However, turning around she didn't see any sign of pain emanating from Pyrrha's posture. Following Pyrrha's gaze she looked towards Kylo, and on his face is where she found the pain she expected to see from Pyrrha. The second thing that Coco noticed was that the various objects had stopped orbiting around Kylo and instead were drawing near to him. Coco's attention was focused completely on Kylo, as she observed flashes of pain filter across his face and the objects continually drawed near. Inescapably, one of the objects came to rest against Kylo; it was one of his gauntlets. The instant that article touched him Kylo's eyes tore open and his mouth opened in a silent scream.

Coco knew what was going to happen the moment before it did. She knew that the objects would soon be rocketing in all directions. Instinctively she threw her body over the still form of she waited for the inevitable blows of the flying objects. Blows that never arrived. Turning over she saw every object suspended in air. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Glynda holding out her right hand. Coco shot Glynda a grateful look as the items all came to a rest on the cave floor. She returned her attention to Kylo and saw Pyrrha moving closing the distance.

"Kylo? What happened?" Pyrrha asked.

Kylo responded between his heavy breaths, "I don't know. It felt like… Like I was attacked."

"Because you were. You stupid, insolent, child." An unknown female voice answered.

Kylo's reaction was instant. The sounds of his lightsabers rebuilding within seconds filled the cave. He gently shoved Pyrrha away and forced himself to his feet. The instant the reconstructed hilt hit his palm the blade ignited. Spinning on his heels he brought his blade on a hard downward slash through nothing. The second his blade passed through the air the visage of a woman appeared. While she was there and moving, the image that was presented before everyone wasn't full. A slight red tinge covered bordered the woman. She calmly moved towards Kylo. Pyrrha noticed the barely contained snarl that covered his face. The others glanced at the woman and took in her appearance. Black hair She was wearing a form fitting outfit that seemed to meld with the shadows. Her arms, face, and various parts of her torso remained uncovered. The exposed skin was covered in both scars and red tattoos. Most piercing were her eyes. The dull yellow burned added a burn to the withering gaze.

"You are lucky that our current situation prevents us from harming one another." she scowled.

Kylo let the snarl go, "I would cut you down where you stand."

The woman let a smile grace her face as her hand came up to Kylos face in a nearly loving manner, "Ahhh. The son of my son; would you truly strike me down? Your own blood?"

"Yes." he growled out.

She offered a small smile, "My my my. That isn't very Jedi of you."

"Must get it from my Sith blood."

Pyrrha let out a loud gasp, "You are Sith."

"You knowing what that means borders on insolence. If death did not prevent me I would give you a proper lesson as to what you speak about."

"Death?" Glynda asked.

"Why are you here witch?" Kylo asked.

"Something stirs on this planet. You sensed it during your meditation. It is why you were attacked. Even now the nexus allows you to feel it in the back of your mind. I am here to make sure you do not forget who you are. You are the son of sith. A man of jedi. A child of the Force."

Kylo's blade extinguished. He ran his right hand over his left shoulder, "It is not who we are that defines the mantle of what we do. It is the choices that we make that decide who we are."

The visage snarled, "How jedi of you."

"It was not a jedi who taught me that. In fact it was your son. Just before I ran him through."

"The blood of the sith is strong in you indeed. Use it."

With that the visage of the woman disappeared. There were several moments of a loud silence. Kylo sat down with his back to a cave wall, head hung low. Pyrrha was standing in front of him just a few paces away.

"Kylo? That was?" Pyrrha let the question hang in the air.

Kylo's head rose, "She was my grandmother."

"So you?"

"Killed my father." Kylo continued, "Yeah."

His head dropped again. He couldn't look at any of the looks on their faces. He dared not reach out with the Force either. Closing his eyes he shut off all of his senses. It was then he felt a hand firmly grip his chin. The hand forced his head up and he instinctively knew whoever it was tried to stare into his closed eyes. After a long moment the hand did not disappear and Kylo opened his eyes and found the brown eyes of Coco bearing down on him.

"Was it during the war?" Coco continued after seeing Kylo's confusion, "While you were meditating we saw images. Many seemed to focus around a war."

"The Clone Wars." Kylo answered, "Yeah. We had just removed the Separatists from Eriadu. I was walking the empty battlefield when he came up to me. The instant I saw him, I knew who it was. He was the last of an ancient sith sect. I killed him. With fire in my heart. And vengeance in my blood. I ran him through."

As Kylo spoke, a few tears fell down his face. Pyrrha exchanged a glance with Glynda. Neither woman finding words for that released Kylo's head. Kneeling down to get on the same level as Kylo she brought her hand up to his shoulder.

"Kylo. I can't even begin to imagine what it is that you have endured. But know this: you are here, now. Your past is just that, and everyone has one."

"Mr. Sian. What was your grandmother speaking about?" Glynda asked after a pause.

"I don't know. There is something on the edge. Malevolent and malicious. Almost familiar even. I fear for Remnant."

"The our focus must be on returning to Beacon. Mr. Sian were you able to contact anyone through your meditation?"

Kylo made to answer but a ripple in the Force caught his attention. Shortly after the muffled rumbles of a bullhead could be heard echoing throughout the cave. Kylo offered a short smile before getting up and moving towards his pack. Pulling out a flare gun he made his way towards the entrance. Calling Pyrrha to his side he sent a small Force wave, blowing the snow away, everyone shielded their eyes from the daylight. Stepping out he saw Pyrrha arming herself for a fight. Thankfully there were no Grimm in the immediate vicinity. Firing off a flare he the sounds of the bullhead became louder, finally entering their view.

As the bullhead began its descent Kylo made his way back inside. Coco guarded the entrance to the cave with her minigun as Pyrrha continued to stand vigil just outside. Once the bullhead landed the rest of teams Juniper and Coffee exited and took up defensive positions around the bullhead. Both Pyrrha and Coco reentered the cave and quickly packed up their bags. Kylo had just finished packing up his own bag and as well as the contents of the pack they found within the cave itself.

Nuyi entered the cave and surveyed the situation. Kylo immediately handed her Glynda's pack. No words were exchanged as Nuyi immediately moved to help the injured professor. Gunshots were heard just outside and the urgency from the group increased. Coco silently grabbed the extra pack as Pyrrha picked up Blakes. Kylo shouldered his own pack and moved to gently pick up Blake. With Nuyi and Glynda already on board Pyrrha hoped on as well to take Blake from Kylos arms. Kylo climbed aboard and turned to help others. Coco handed him the extra pack before deploying her minigun once again. Wordlessly the rest of team Juniper boarded the bullhead. Kylo looked up and saw two other bullheads in the immediate airspace, one already beginning a landing cycle. As their bullhead started up he looked back and saw both Blake and Glynda were secure. Seeing that Kylo moved over to the starboard mounted gun and got settled in. As he got the gun set up he briefly saw Nuyi doing the same thing with port side gun.

As their the two bullheads passed one another Kylo saw the still forms of Ruby, Weiss, and Yang looking worried. He did notice that they still maintained positions that would allow them to quickly assist the team on the ground if necessary. The pick up of team Coffee occurred quickly and without trouble. Soon after the three bullheads were off towards the military base.

A/N: Thank you all for reading this chapter. Hope you all enjoyed and I will see you all next time :)

- Shadowsnake444