For the last few years, Ozpin had been using team RWBY to try and beat all of Cinder's plans. During their second year Cinder had finally revealed herself along with Emerald and Mercury. It had been rough with her and Roman running the streets. By their third year they were practically professionals.

This time Ozpin had a brilliant plan with the help of Professor Oobleck and Professor Goodwitch.

"What do you mean go back in time?" Yang asked with her hands on her hips, "I know we can do lots of stuff with Dust but...going back in time seems impossible."

"We managed to create a machine. It can send one person back and only one. We won't try with more than one. It actually was created years ago, but we couldn't use it until all the kinks were worked out."

"Even I don't think it's possible and I'm from Atlas."

"Calm down ladies. I wouldn't recommend it if it wasn't safe."

Blake snorted. Yang snickered beside her teammate and Ozpin looked unamused.

"You think going back in time will stop Cinder? She's a lot smarter than you think," Weiss stated.

"I know, but her right hand man is Roman Torchwick. We already know what he did and how... We just have to go back and put some snags in their plans. He already blew up half of the city's most important buildings."

"I guess that's a good idea. How far back though?" Ruby asked.

"Two weeks before he strikes the customs building. Vale hasn't acted like it hurt but it did. We need to go back."

"Who are you sending back?" Blake asked.

Ozpin smiled at Ruby.

"The fastest one."

Ruby blushed.

"If you need someone fast then I think Ruby would be best," Weiss said patting her leader on the back.

"Thank you, Miss Schnee. You'll be in charge while she's gone."

The heiress turned around, "Is that OK with you two first?"

They nodded.

"Tomorrow we'll send you in."

"I have a few questions," Ruby said, raising her hand.

"OK, Miss Rose, ask away."

"What if I see myself? How do I explain that?"

Ozpin smiled, "You won't realize it's you. They say we don't recognize ourselves like we recognize other people."

"OK... But that doesn't answer the question."

"Well... If it does, you can work together."

"Oh. I wonder if I would listen to me."

Yang laughed and shoved her sister softly, "I'm sure you would. You're both daring and crazy."

X

X

"Are you awake, Sis?"

"Yes."

"Are you nervous?"

"Yea."

Silence.

"I think you'll be OK. It'll be cool going into the past," Yang whispered.

"I just wish I knew if I was going to get through it. What if I fail?"

"Well, the worst has already happened."

"I hope it's fast so I can spend my eighteenth birthday with you guys."

"Ruby, that's five months away. I highly doubt you will be there that long."

"I don't know Yang... What if-"

"Shut up you idiots, I'm trying to sleep!" Weiss hissed.

The sisters giggled. Both of them rolled over to go to sleep. Even though she was tired Ruby couldn't sleep.

How could she sleep?

X

X

"I have another question," Ruby asked.

Even though Ozpin was a patient man, he had been answering questions from Ruby and her team for almost two hours. He was ready for more coffee before nine in the morning.

"What happens if I can't come back?" Ruby asked.

"Everything will be fine. I can promise you that."

Ruby nodded but the other three looked unconvinced. The only reason being no one has tested the machine from what they were aware of and they were going throw their leader into it without trying something as simple as a fruit.

"I'm ready whenever you are."

Ozpin nodded and led them out of his office. They took the elevator to one of the basements of the school. Glynda Goodwitch and Bartholomew Oobleck were there waiting for them. They were typing things in as they got closer to the giant glass case. Professor Goodwitch didn't look happy to see them but it could've been because they took forever to get there.

"I still think this is unnecessary," she stated flatly.

"We have to try. We lost a lot of buildings with important information. Cinder might be after people next not just equipment."

Team RWBY looked at each other uneasily. Ozpin had predicted that she might target Beacon at some point and that was something they all didn't want. Ozpin opened the glass door and held out a hand to help Ruby inside. She stood there awkwardly waiting.

"Ready?" he asked and Ruby nodded.

Professor Goodwitch gave Ruby a worried look but she pushed the switch and pressed the button anyways. Ruby watched as the glass around her lit up to a bright blue. Soon a weird humming noise came next but then she heard Yang's voice almost like she was yelling. She closed her eyes tight because the light was too bright.

Ruby felt herself falling and she hit concrete.

"Ugh!"

She looked around seeing that she was in an alley.

"I don't know... Am I in Vale anymore?"

Ruby walked out of the alley and saw that she was in fact still in Vale. The only problem was that the buildings were older looking and there weren't that many.

Oh no.

Ruby fell to her knees.

Bzzzzt

Bzzzzt

Bzzzzt

Ruby pulled out her scroll seeing a message from her sister.

Something messed up. Machine broke.

Ruby tried to send a message but it refused to send. She groaned. She replaces it back into her pocket. She looked around seeing a small newspaper stand by a small store. When she left it was 2020.

She leaned over and glanced at the paper, seeing it said May 29th 2010.

Oh my god... I would be almost eight this year.

She leaned against the wall and slid down.

I'm stuck ten years in the past. What the hell am I supposed to do now?!

That's what Yang had meant. Unless they didn't realize she had went so far back. Did it happen on purpose? Did it happen by accident? She had so many questions and no one to answer her.

What if I went to Beacon? Would this Ozpin believe me? He said nothing about messing up the future. What if I do mess up the future asking for his help? What if... What if I see Dad or Uncle Qrow?

She watched as people passed by and no one ever paid attention to her. She felt so overdressed she almost wanted to buy a coat to cover herself up. Ruby waited a little while longer before she got up and headed down the street looking around. It felt so strange seeing how different things were a long time ago.

Ruby had no idea why she felt so amazed by seeing everything but their father hardly ever took them out of Patch so it was like she was seeing everything for the first time. She came across a bulletin board with papers hanging up. She started reading all of them seeing that they were Grimm hunting quests for the outskirts of Vale. She pulled off all the papers and proceeded to the location of the quest requesters.

X

X

"They said it would take some time to fix it."

Yang kicked one of the wooden chairs into the wall reducing it to splinters. Blake and Weiss stayed quiet unwilling to stop their teammates' hissy fit. Ozpin stood in the doorway uncomfortably. He knew how bad the blonde's temper was and he had to be careful before she tried assaulting him.

"My sister is lost somewhere back in time and you aren't sure where or when and all you can say is that it'll take time to fix it!?"

Blake grabbed Yang's shoulder and gave it a squeeze.

"What happened exactly?" she asked.

"Glynda has tested the time machine herself. She had jumped back three weeks without issues. She came back two days later. The thing is anything she did in the past isn't set until she comes back. Now you have to think of the strong possibility that one of us could've messed with the machine and returned to their own time."

"You mean to say we from the future messed with it and it sent Ruby somewhere else on purpose?"

"The machine wasn't supposed to go back and further than five years. It's possible she jumped too far back and the machine broke."

Everyone looked at each other.

"Fine. How long could it take?" Weiss asked placing her hands on her hips, "She does have school work to do."

"Maybe three months."

Yang started yelling incoherently and Ozpin took his leave. Weiss and Blake grabbed their teammate trying to restrain her. Yang would beat him to a pulp if she wanted to especially when she was blinded by rage. After ten minutes, she calmed down and went to bed. She was done with today already.

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