With the arrival of what could only be called a dragon, there seemed to be no end to the Grimm that spawned from spewing pools of ooze. But Qrow finally helped secure a safe zone in Vale with the help of Glynda and a few of her students. Planes of visitors and students from the Vytal Festival start to land one after another until Qrow could step back and leave the border protection to a few of the nervous looking Beacon students. As each plane landed, the battle-weary huntsman found himself searching for his nieces and their ragtag team of friends. A flash of yellow, a streak of red, even a splash of orange or white in the mass of students rushing from the planes.

After what seemed like eternity, he spotted the blue-haired playboy supporting Yang with the help of the raven-haired Team JNPR member. Rushing over, he froze when he got a good look at his niece. She hung limp between her two friends and seemed otherwise unharmed minus the bleeding wrap where her forearm should have been. Qrow had always been supportive of his nieces training to fight the Grimm, but he had always been ready to step in before any real harm had been inflicted to either of the girls. He began to replay his last conversation with Yang after her disastrous battle until he pushed it aside for the present situation. He knew that reminiscing would get everyone killed at such a time as this.

"What happened?" Qrow asked the students in front of him.

"Blake managed to carry Yang over to the rest of the teams in front of the main gate. None of us know exactly what happened and how Yang ended up like…" the orange-haired girl trailed off. Qrow turned his head to find Yang's other teammate being supported by the girl and the blonde faunus he had seen following Blake.

Blake looked up and found the huntsman's worried gaze. "I'm so sorry," she began to repeat, her slim frame shaking while red began to seep into the bandages wrapped around her side.

Qrow scanned the rest of the teams that stood in support of their wounded friends, but he still couldn't find his younger niece among them. It was nearly impossible to separate the two sisters and Qrow's stomach dropped when he noticed the absence of his fellow scythe user. "Where's Ruby?!"

"She and Weiss stayed back to find Jaune and Pyrrha. We hadn't seen them since Ozpin came looking for Pyrrha," answered the raven-haired one.

So Ozpin had managed to meet up with Pyrrha. He hoped the redhead had chosen to become the new Fall Maiden, but he also mourned for the potential loss of the young woman's loyal personality if the transference process went awry. The roar of a Griffin overhead shocked all those present to stare at the skies. Qrow knew he needed to meet up with Glynda and find Ozpin. If all of the Maiden's protectors could reunite, there was a good chance that they could retake Beacon from the Grimm.

"Alright, take Yang and Blake over to where all the wounded are being treated and make sure they are getting taken care of. If anyone gets in your way, you have my permission to shove them aside and send them to guard the border. I'm going to take the plane and go back to give Ruby and the others support." As soon as Qrow had given orders and started to head for the waiting plane, another voice entered the fray.

"Nora! Ren!" Team JNPR's leader limped over to the others who had just began to make their way to the temporary infirmary. The three teammates hugged for a moment before pulling away. "We have to go back! Pyrrha's still…" Jaune begged before his eyes saw their wounds.

Ren placed his hand on Jaune's shoulder. "I'm sorry Jaune, but none of us are in any condition to go back for them. And you need to get your hands looked at; the sooner you take care of yourself, the sooner you can go help them. You know Weiss and Ruby won't leave until they find Pyrrha."

"I…but…Pyrrha shoved me into a locker and then went back to fight that crazy fire chick. Even with Ruby and Weiss's help, they still can't face her alone!"

Qrow looked at the distraught leader. "She shoved you in a locker?"

"And then sent me here to find you and Glynda," he confirmed.

Qrow's mind continued to spin. Ruby and Weiss had unknowingly started to run head first into a battle with one of the most dangerous people in the world right now. He needed to get back to Beacon, and fast. "Get yourself looked at with the rest of your team, kid," he ordered. "Find Glynda and tell her to join me. I'm going back to Beacon, and I'll need to know where that locker is."

"Why does everyone need a locker?!" Jaune argued.

"Just do as I say! The longer we stand here, the longer it takes for me to go and bring your teammates back," Qrow shouted, frustrated at his current situation.

Jaune slumped in defeat. "It's 5 minutes South of here. You promise that you'll bring all of them back?"

Qrow looked at the teen's face. His dedication to his team reminded Qrow of himself when he was the same age. Nodding, he replied, "Leave the rest to me, kid. Make sure the rest of your team is taken care of. And watch over Yang until Ruby and I get back."

With that last statement, Qrow began to run in the direction that Jaune had indicated. Sure enough, a weapons locker was lodged into the deserted roadway. Qrow hooked his scythe into the top of the locker, set the coordinates for Beacon's main tower, and shot off into the sky.

***AN: So, I'm technically not Rhosinthorn – just the beta reader. However, the time jump in the season three finale just wouldn't leave me alone. So I ended up writing and Rhose invited me to post my own story instead of just proofreading like I normally do. I've helped with portions of Rhose's other stories, but this will be the first 'solo' work of mine – so leave your thoughts, comments, and criticisms in the comments so I get an idea of what this whole writing thing is like. Enjoy!***