So…Im not entirely sure where this idea came from, but it won't leave me alone, so naturally I had to turn it into a story right? Now then a couple things to clear with this story and a couple of the characters because I know if I don't, some people may go like 'huh?'

Raven: Raven is featured in this story, having come back following the death of Summer. She'll be a more pleasant person than the show has portrayed, but being around Ruby Yang and Tai for over 15 years, I think its easy to see why

Jacques Schnee: He's…well there ain't a PG way to say it- in this story, he's not a total d**khead to his daughter. Whitley is the same as ever though.

Other than that, this story follows canon up until the destruction of Beacon, that being that Pyrrha survives. This is a Greek Fire story, but not only that, it features a lot of parings I wouldn't normally write, so Im excited to give it a shot. Won't spoil the rest of the pairings for you all this time though. Feedback received.

This chapter won't be as long as the others will be primarily being a intro chapter more than anything

So! Enough of my chattering, let us begin.

Chapter 1: Fallout

-Patch, 4 days after the fall of Beacon-

Vale council officials today voted for a further increase in not only troop numbers, but the speeding up the recall of any available Huntsman and Huntresses from all non-essential away missions to help prepare for possible Grimm incursions from not only the outer walls, but also Beacon academy. In a joint statement with General Ironwood, The council leader went on record as saying-

Tai had finally had to give up on watching the TV, shutting it off with a frustrated groan. All anything was broadcasting at this point was news of the attack, and you could only hear the same reports and same facts and speculation so many times before you just couldn't take it anymore. Still, the quiet of the house sent him into an uncomfortable feeling of uneasiness he couldn't stand. "What a mess..I didn't think it could be this quiet with the girls home, let alone when they had friends over," He mumbled.

He stood and walked to the kitchen, sitting the plate he had just finished into the sink. He glanced out the window, seeing the rain was getting worse. "I wish Raven would just get back here already..I hate her even being there." He knew it was stupid, considering who Raven was, but what could he do? Recent events hadn't exactly helped his nerves.

Vale, and by extension Patch was now in a constant state of chaos. Refugees from Vale who's homes had been lost in the Grimm attacks had been routed to Patch via a council decree. The only issue with that being that the spike in fear from those people arriving had riled up the Grimm not only in the outskirts of forested lands, but the waters around Patch. Tai had lost count of how many ships had been sunk, the latest being a small dust freighter.

"Enough. Not much point turning the news off if your just going to run a recap in your head." Sighing, he decided to go check on everyone while he was up anyway. He made his way upstairs, stopping at the first door which was marked with a yellow 'Y'. Turning the knob only to discover it was locked, he knocked gently. "Yang? You up?"

"What is it dad?" Came her muted reply

"Was just wanting to check up on you. Alright if I come in?" He heard her sigh but stand up and after a moment the lock clicked and the door slowly opened. Yang waved him in before flopping herself back onto the bed. "You..doing any better, kiddo?" He said slowly, kicking himself even as he said this.

"Oh yeah, Im fine dad. Y'know only having one arm isn't as bad as some people might make it out to be. Im definitely lighter on my feet without the extra weight," she snapped. Tai sighed to himself and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Okay, I probably had that one coming. Ask a stupid question right?" He chuckled a bit. Yang shrugged and went back to glaring out the window. "You hungry at all? I could make you something." Yang shook her head. He sighed softly and ran a hand through his hair slowly. "Well..sorry to bother you. I get it, you need some more time," he said. He got back up and headed for the door, Yang's face softening just a bit as she glanced his way.

"Dad I..I'm sorry. I promise it's not you or mom it's just-" he held up his hand and she fell silent. He walked over and gently ruffled her hair.

"Its fine, sweetheart. Truth be told, I can't say I would be much better off if I was in your place. When your ready to really talk about it though, your mother and I will be here for you okay?" She smiled a bit and nodded. "Good." He kissed the top of her head and made his way out, closing the door back. "Note to self..get in touch with Ironwood somehow," he mumbled as he continued down the hall to the door marked with the red 'R'. He opened the door slowly, and was met by Weiss looking up from her book to meet his eyes.

"Hello, Mr Xiao Long," she said folding the book over onto her lap. Tai winced a bit as he walked in, sitting on the chair on the opposite side of the bed.

"Weiss, I've told you a half a dozen times you can just call me Tai. Only my students call me that, and I don't even like getting it from them." She nodded and Tai let out a sigh as he looked at Ruby. "She still hasn't moved a bit has she?" Weiss looked down and shook her head.

"Im afraid not. It's rather worrying, honestly." Ruby had been unconscious ever since the end of the battle. She had gone to help Jaune and Pyrrha who were fighting Cinder, and gotten herself knocked out somehow. Qrow hadn't seen what happened exactly, but from what bits Weiss was able to give, Ruby had screamed, then there had been some type of bright white flash. "Mr.- I mean Tai..has there been any word on how things in Vale are going?"

"Well..some troops from Vale finally showed up and between them, whats left of the Atlas contingent, and the Hunters they've managed to keep a lid on things in the main city. But making any moves towards Beacon is..well risky would be the understatement of the decade. With so many Grimm migrating at once because of that thing on top of the tower, it'd be risking too many lives for an already lost battle zone. Im just happy my girl are safe. Some people can't say that after everything." Weiss nodded sadly and went back to looking at Ruby. "You really care about her don't you?"

"Well..of course I do. She's my best friend. Although the reason why she wants to be my friend confuses me to no end. But..I'm glad she does." She smiled for a brief moment before it fell away. " She's going to be in a panic when she wakes up, no doubt. That scream..I thought..well I thought we lost someone else. That we might have lost her"

"You can't dwell on that..the important thing is we didn't. Ruby's here, she's safe."

"I know just..I hate this had to happen. It's not fair," she said softly, her hands slowly clenching into fists. All the work she and her friends had put in had all been taken away from them in a single night, and despite how hard they fought, they hadn't been able to stop it. She hadn't felt that helpless in a very long time. Needless to say she hated it.

"It never gets any easier to see this kind of thing. You see things like Beacon more often than most of us like to admit when your out in the world. But it's not a lesson I would have wanted you kids to learn so early on, that's for sure. Well..I'll leave you your reading. I need to check up on Pyrrha, see if she needs anything." He stood and made his way out, stopping in the doorway. "Call me if she wakes up. Oh, and Weiss?"

"Hm?" She said turning to him.

"Im glad Ruby made friends with you too. Means a lot to me and Raven that she has teammates that care that much about her." Weiss looked at him wide eyed for a moment before smiling

"Thank you..Tai." She said

"No problem. Ice queen." He closed the door before she could yell at him, smirking as he headed to where Pyrrha was. "She's going to kill Yang one of these days for getting that bit started, but I couldn't resist." The door to the guest room Pyrrha had been placed in was slightly open when he reached it. "Pyrrha?" He heard no answer back for a moment and was about to leave when she spoke.

"Come in.." Tai walked in and found her sitting on the bed, her legs pulled up so her chin rested on her knees. Pyrrha's left foot was wrapped up tightly, damage from Cinder's arrow not having healed properly, her hair wasn't tied back, instead hanging loosely well past her shoulders. The dark orange shirt and black pants she wore was some of Yang's clothes, her combat gear being ruined and her other things still stuck in Beacon. She looked at him, forcing herself to smile a bit. "What is it you wanted to talk about?"

"Ah, nothing major. I was just making sure everyone was holding up okay, maybe see if any of you needed anything while I was at it. Ive already been to see Yang and Ruby." She sighed softly and nodded.

"Im doing well enough..thank you. Though don't feel like you have to get me anything. I still feel bad for even being here and making Weiss sleep in the living room. It must be terribly uncomfortable.."she said.

"You kidding? That pull out couch is more comfy than you can imagine for sleeping on. Besides, she's the only one not hurt and she said she doesn't mind."

"Even still I feel like Im imposing. I could make different arrangements and-" Tai shook his head

"Pyrrha. It's fine. Any friend of Ruby and Yang's is welcome here any time, just like I told Weiss's father when he came to get her. You can stay for as long as you want, it's honestly no trouble. Frankly, I think having some friends around would be good for Ruby and Yang. After what happened..well you know."

"Not sure I'm in a position to cheer anyone up right now."

"Trust me, just having someone there can make a world of difference." Pyrrha didn't look entirely convinced, but she appeared to give up the weak arguing and went back to staring straight ahead. "Look..for whatever it's worth? People think you're a hero." Pyrrha's eyes fell to her injured foot and she scoffed bitterly.

"Some hero.." She muttered. He sighed and quietly left, knowing that he wasn't going to get anywhere right now. It was just like with Yang, things were just too fresh right ran a hand over his face as he made his way back downstairs. When he reached the bottom, the front door opened, and in stepped Raven, her long spiky black hair and outfit soaked from the rain. He walked over and pulled her into a hug before looking her over.

"How'd it go? Did you find anything? Are you hurt anywhere?" She held her hand up to quiet him before putting that same hand on his face.

"Take a deep breath, Tai. Besides being freezing from all the damn rain, Im fine." He let out a relieved breath that managed to pull a half smile out of her. He had always been such a worrier, even if he tried to deny that sometimes. "Now can I get by or what? Im exhausted and want to change out of this before I freeze where Im standing." He nodded and after sitting her sword in it's usual spot by the door she disappeared into their room in the back. While she was gone, he grabbed some coffee down from the fridge and started making it. She returned a short time later and the two of them sat. "Want some?"

"No thank you. Ozpin ruined that stuff for me a long time ago, you know that."

"He does drink a lot of it doesn't he?" He chuckled

"That's putting it mildly. Anything happen while I was gone?"

"I wish. I'd just got done checking up on everyone when you got home. Yang talked a little but..more of the same other than that." He sighed and took another drink, sitting the cup to his left. "Alright lets hear it..how was Beacon?" Raven sighed and folded her arms.

"About as bad as their saying. Maybe even worse than that. I only got to the main courtyard before I had to turn around, so to be fair I didn't get a good look at everything. But what little I managed to see wasn't good. I doubt that CCT tower is getting repaired anytime soon. I don't want to even think about all the ones I didn't even see, the ones actually IN the school. It'll take a lot more than what units are in Vale to take back that place."

"I tried to tell you you'd never get close enough for it to matter." Tai said taking another quick drink. "Still..I probably should have gone with you. I never can anymore, and it's driving me nuts." Raven saw the look on his face and reached over, placing one of her hands in his.

"Someone has to be here if Ruby or Yang needed one of us. We both agreed on that remember? And it all turned out fine right?" He nodded. "So quit beating yourself up." He sighed heavily but nodded.

"Im just so damn frustrated by..all of this. Ruby not waking up, the school being destroyed and everything they saw during it, Yang has gotten so angry at everything ever since she lost that arm and her partner ran off that she won't even talk to us most of the time, and when she does its never good."

"That's another thing..I need to ask Qrow to do some digging on the white fang when he gets the chance." She stood and walked over to the window to stare out of it. "I want to know everything I can about the man who led them during that attack. Adam Taurus."

"Even if Qrow can get info on him, he's probably high tailed it off of the continent at this point," Tai said as he carried his now empty cup over to the counter. "And even if he hasn't, it'll be hard to get to him."

"I know all of that, Tai. But I don't care how far he runs..or how long it takes." Her eyes narrowed and her fingers slowly curled back into a fist. "I'll make sure he regrets the day he ever decided to lay a finger on our daughter." Tai walked up behind her and wrapped on arm around her waist.

"Not without me you won't. I wouldn't miss that for all the lien in Remnant." Raven smiled and put a hand over his. "But first..we need to get the girls better. You know that too right?" She let out a sigh but nodded.

"There's nothing we can do for Ruby though. You've got an idea for Yang?"

"Maybe..assuming Ironwood hasn't left Vale yet."

And theres that done. I gotta admit im excited to get further into this. So..yeah that's all I got.

While im here, you guys should definitely check out Novusdawn and his story 'A recut gem' its an Emerald-centered story and its very well done.

Read/review/ follow all of that and as always ill catch you guys next time