[RWBY] The Great Temporal Step-Sibling War!

[LordofBones]

Julian: "Oh my god! Those sleepovers with Auntie Yang weren't really sleepovers!"
Ruby: *spits out her milk*
Yang: "Hwah?"
Xia: "Wait, does that mean 'helping Aunt Rubes with the forge'...oh my god that was an euphemism!"

Ashley: "We already know about Mom and Dad playing 'the Evil Sorceress and the Brave Kniiiii-' bro Aunt Pyrrha used to wear that warrior princess outfit-"
Ash: *pale* "Auntie Em in that genie costume..."
Cinder: *listening in* *turns pale...and looks intrigued*

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Coco Adel usually held court in the Star Maiden Garden. The large round stone table in the center with its ancient carvings and elaborate stone chairs made her feel like a queen with her retinue of loyal retainers and warriors. If only the dress code allowed for her men and women to be in bikinis, oiled up, fanning her with palm leaves.

Hey, a girl could dream, couldn't she?

"Okay... How many boys aside from Vasilias want him dead?" Coco asked patiently. Her team, all of BRNZ save for May, and Bolin, Reese and Nadir from Team ABRN, sat around the stone table.

"A lot... Not my Cardin though!" Velvet insisted.

Yatsuhashi shook his head.

"I have no desire to end him, my fiance is in Mistral."

Fox sighed. "I also hold no resentment. He's as confused and frightened as you might expect someone thrown into such a ridiculous situation would be."

Russel grumbled.

"I can't believe it! How is one guy that lucky?!"

"I wish my dad was like his," Sky sighed. Dove rolled his eyes.

"I'm fine," he said blandly. Bolin shook his head.

"As long as he's good to Arslan, I have no objection."

"It's… Complicated, and not his fault after all," Reese added carefully. Nadir admired himself in a mirror, before shrugging.

"Bah! None of them were my type, anyway," he said. "And I've got plenty of admirers so I'm cool!"

Reese and Bolin gave Nadir long suffering looks. He shrugged.

"What? A joke can ease the tension a little."

"A very small joke," Coco pronounced, making some of the others giggle. She looked over at Brawnz, Roy and Nolan. "And how about you guys?"

Brawnz looked up.

"Well, since I'm gonna be favorite uncle, I'm fine as long as he treats May well," he stated, "And if he doesn't? We'll kick his ass!"

"Please, I'm the favorite uncle," Nolan sniffed. Brawnz glared.

"I can beat some sense into you a third time if you want!"

Roy rolled his eyes at the antics of his teammates.

"Please guys, I'm the favorite uncle!"

The three took to arguing once more. Reese watched them, and glanced over at everyone else. She raised an eyebrow.

"I guess that works for them?"

"Would be better if they were shirtless," Coco said. A jacket flew past, and she grinned. "Perfect!"

"That said," Reese said carefully, "There is the issue that, um, well… Ya know-"

Coco rolled her eyes.

"Yes yes, it's time travel, we know," she stated. Russel's eyes bugged out.

"The hell do you mean, time travel?!"

"Okay so not everyone knew," Coco said, abashed, as her team glared at her.

"We're supposed to keep it quiet!" Velvet hissed. Yatsuhashi shrugged.

"I think most people will believe it's ridiculous."

"That's true," Dove observed.

"But… It is ridiculous, right? Right?" Russel pushed. Velvet coughed.

"Of course it is! Th-There's no time travel involved! Not a bit!"

Cardin stalked into the garden, frogmarching Julian ahead of him. A tense smile was on his face, as Julian winced. He looked over at Velvet, and smiled.

"Hey Mrs Winches-I-I mean Miss Scarla-I mean Velvet!"

Velvet blinked a few times, then blushed bright red. Cardin followed suit. Julian coughed.

"Sorry. Oh hey Auntie Reese-DAMNIT!"

"Auntie?" Reese asked faintly. Sky and Russel reeled. Bolin blinked rapidly, while Nadir's jaw dropped.

"H-Hey! That doesn't prove anything!" Julian insisted. "Time travel is crazy! We're obviously all distant relatives of the brides come to fulfill the marriage contracts his dad made with all the other families! I come from a secret clan of-of Silver Eyed Warriors who fight the Grimm! We're like ninjas! TOTALLY more plausible than time travel!"

Dove gave him a pitying look. Brawnz, Nolan and Roy kept fighting. Coco stared.

"Cardin," she began, "Why did you bring him?"

"Uh," Cardin coughed, "He really wanted to meet Velvet, since his girlfriend is like her! Like she's directly related," he emphasized.

Velvet stared at Julian, at Cardin, and then fainted. Coco sighed heavily.

"Come on over here, kiddo-Ruby's 'relative', right?"

Julian nodded.

"Yes Aunt Coco-SHIT!"

"Language!" Ruby's distant shout echoed from far away. Julian scowled in disbelief.

"How does she know?!"

Coco patted the stone chair next to her. Julian sat down, as Cardin went over to tend to Velvet. Coco smirked as she pulled out her Scroll.

"Let me give you a lesson in how to control the gossip of a school, kiddo. And in exchange? Tell me who I marry in the future. And who's my mistress. I want to get a head start!"

"Why do you get the spoilers?!" Sky demanded, "I want to know! It's like cheat codes of the future!"

"And you call yourself a gamer," Reese snorted. Russel shook his head.

"I don't wanna know shit about the future! That's fucked up!"

"What, afraid of ending up my mistress?" Coco teased. Russel turned bright red.

"What the-You're lesbian!"

"It's so boring to limit myself," Coco sighed, and winked, "And you might be fun. Who are you when the bravado drops, hm?"

"Y-You couldn't handle me!" Russel huffed. Coco grinned.

"Oh? I think you might enjoy wearing my collar~. I don't tug on the leash too hard-Unless you like it~."

Russel sputtered, bright red. Julian looked over at Coco and sighed heavily.

"You haven't changed," he concluded, as Cardin shook Velvet to try and wake her up while Bolin and Nadir seemed to go into shock-A shock Reese tried to get them out of by snapping her fingers in front of their faces.

Coco beamed.

"Good!"

 

[John Jackson]

Julian
"Wait mistress in what sense? Also got say aunt Coco this is the first time I've seen you hanging out with your court with everybody fully clothed it's a nice change of pace"

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Beacon, Vale, Sanus

Six Months after the Vytal Attacks

- - -

Cinder Fall... Had agreed to house arrest. She, Emerald, Mercury, Neo and Roman were held in one of the dorms on campus under surveillance. Every day, they would be allowed out for meals, to talk to Ozpin and other leaders, give them intel on Salem, and would return to their dorms: All under armed guard. All while Vale recovered and those in power decided how to approach things. A civil war in Mistral was attracting most people's attention right now, and Ruby Rose was training to master her Silver Eyes.

Nikos had gotten the other half of the Maiden powers, but even so, Cinder could have escaped at any time. She could have left this all behind. Even knowing Ozpin had magical restraints he could use on her wouldn't have stopped her if she put her mind to escape.

There was only one reason she hadn't.

She entered the common room, exiting her dorm. They weren't allowed to stay together in the dorms, so they each got one room.

Standing in the kitchenette was Jaune Arc, a pink apron on, cooking something up. He looked up at her and smiled warmly.

"Hey," he greeted. Cinder allowed herself a very small smile.

"Hey," she said back. She walked over and he opened his arms. She stepped into his embrace, and hugged him back tightly.

"Long day?" She asked, still surprised she cared. Jaune shrugged.

"Well... We've been doing a lot of search and rescue, and repairs," he said quietly, "It's lucky the attack ended when it did. A lot more people could have been hurt."

Cinder bit her lower lip. It wasn't so much that she felt guilty... But the pain in Jaune's voice made her hurt too. She sucked in a breath.

"Sorry," she whispered. Jaune sighed, and stroked her back.

"I know," he murmured back. "Let's... Focus on dinner, huh?"

"Y-Yes," Cinder said with a nod. "I... You should sit down-"

"I've got it this time," Jaune said gently, smiling at her, "Besides, you're not allowed to use the oven."

Cinder sighed. Another restriction. Still... It was far kinder than she would ever be to a captive... Another thing she didn't deserve.

"All right," she murmured. She turned. "Please tell me that your teammate isn't going to-"

"HEYAH!" Nora Valkyrie cried, popping up in front of her. Cinder screeched and summoned fireballs, but Nora just kept grinning. Jaune scowled at her.

"Nora! You're not supposed to surprise her like that!"

"But she looks so funny like that!" Nora pouted. Jaune sighed, as Cinder shakily dismissed the fireballs. The orangette grinned at Jaune.

"Besides! You need cheering up!" She insisted. She grabbed Cinder's hand and dragged her over to the TV. "Come on, come on! One of Jaune-Jaune's favorite shows is on!"

"I..." Cinder looked helplessly at Jaune, demanding he do something about his subordinate. Jaune shrugged and smiled.

"It'll take me a while to get dinner done. Just relax, huh?"

Relax, he said. Cinder sighed and sat down on the couch, as Nora turned it on. She grinned as the opening titles of Space Trek appeared.

"Ooh! It's one of his favorites!"

"It is," Jaune said, going back to his cooking. Cinder rolled her eyes.

"I know."

"This episode's one of his favorites!" Nora enthused.

"They're all his favorites," Cinder stated flatly. "Even the one with Spirk's Brain being stolen. Or the one with the space ghost that bangs the doctor. Or the one with the transexual Ferongi. Or the one with the people who turn into amphibians and have sex after going to Warp X."

Nora nodded eagerly.

"I know! Makes it easy to watch!"

Cinder sighed and scowled as the show unfolded. Nora bounced excitedly next to her, babbling about basically every little thing in the episode.

"Oooh! The trobbles! I love them! I wonder how they taste?"

"Like bits of fur sewn together," Cinder huffed. Nora pouted at her.

"Aw! Cindy, you gotta let go! Imagine!"

"No I don't," Cinder muttered. She glared at Nora. "I don't even know why you insist on popping in like this. None of the other guards act this way."

Nora grinned.

"Oh, that's easy! I'm not a guard!" She chirped. "I just think you could use a friend!"

Cinder scowled.

"I do not," she muttered. "And honestly, you should hate me. The rest of his friends do."

Nora hummed.

"Well, they are angry at you, and I get why," Nora said with a nod, "But I also know what it's like to lose everything."

Cinder stared at her. Nora stared back, her smile becoming more sad.

"You didn't have anything for a long time, did you?" She asked softly. "And nobody loved you, did they?"

Cinder gaped, and trembled.

"I..."

The Glass Unicorn... She clenched her fists and turned away. She could still feel Nora's compassionate smile.

"It's okay," Nora murmured, "You don't have to tell me anything. It's not like TV where you have to reveal your tragic backstory in a few episodes-"

"I... I don't see why I have to say anything at all!" Cinder hissed, glaring at the irritating girl. Nora beamed.

"Nope! You don't!" She said cheerfully. "And you have done bad things... But you're trying to do good for someone you love. And I'm the same way."

"You were abandoned," Cinder hissed, "By your own mother. You latched onto Lie Ren. Then onto Jaune, and RWBY, and Nikos..."

Nora beamed and nodded.

"Yup! Just like you!"

Cinder grit her teeth. She sucked in a breath, let it out slowly. Then another. And another.

I'm not... I'm not going to kill her... It would make Jaune mad... I...

It didn't help... That she was right.

Nora nodded.

"So I get it," Nora said cheerfully. Cinder huffed, and crossed her arms over her chest. She glared back at the TV.

"No you're not," she muttered. Nora nodded.

"Well yeah. You're not just like me! Then I'd be banging Jaune-Jaune every night! And while he's hot, he's not my Renny!"

"NORA!" Cinder and Jaune both shouted, both with cheeks turning bright red. Nora grinned and stuck her tongue out.

"I'm not wrong~!" She hugged Cinder. The raven haired woman growled.

"I could burn you to death."

"Yeah but you won't!" Nora said cheerfully. "You love Jaune-Jaune too much to want to make him unhappy!"

"I-I do not!" Cinder insisted. "It's just... Strategically smarter to side against my former master!"

"Sure it is!" Nora laughed. "Hey, can I be godmother to your kids?"

"It's a little early to be talking about that, Nora," Jaune said, blushing hard. Cinder shook her head and scowled harder at Nora.

"Like hell!"

"Too bad! I called it!"

Cinder sighed and glared back at the TV. She saw the exasperation on Captain Irk's face as he was buried in trobbles.

"I really hate you," she grumbled at Nora.

"Which is Cindy-speak for love you! Me too!"

Cinder sighed. Like hell would she ever let this maniac near her kids with Jaune... If they had them.

 

[zMADLAXz]

You know I imagine this will be Nora on the day that Jaune bangs Cinder

Click to shrink...

Which I now realise is even funnier considering who the person in the image is.