The Child of Grimm

Chapter 6: Strings of Fate

(Opening Theme: When It Falls Ft. Casey Lee Williams)

-Two Weeks Earlier-

    None of team JNPR and the rest of team RWBY couldn't believe the photograph that they had seen before them. Roman Torchwick was actually Destiny's father! It was just unbelieveable! They both looked nothing alike, except for the green eye she had. They couldn't tell, honestly they couldn't! They continued to look at the photograph dumbstruck, while Destiny sat there awkwardly twiddling her thumbs as was Ruby. Yang was the first to say something.

    "This... Whole time, your dad is... Roman Torchwick?" Yang asked her, "One of the most wanted criminals in Vale?"

    Destiny nodded her head nervously, "I'm sorry... I didn't want to say anything about him because I was afraid. I didn't want you guys to hate me."

    Weiss looked at Ruby who was not surprised, "Did you know about this?"

    "I only found out about this when we were in that ice cream parlor."  Ruby quickly replied

    Blake had pointed out, "But... How can that be? He never said anything about having a child to the local police according to the news."

    "That's because he kept me hidden." Destiny replied, "He said I was his secret, and made sure that no one knew about me. At least that's what he thought until that lady found out about me."

    This left the two teams perplexed at this. "Lady?" Jaune asked her, "I thought it was the White Fang that kidnapped you?"

    "Yes, but they only did it because that lady made them do it." Destiny replied.

    Ren asked her, "How do you know that?"

    Destiny replied with a gulp, "Because... Because my dad talked to her, before I was taken from him."

    "Ooo, the plot thickens!" Nora exclaimed.

    Pyrrha asked her, "Do you mind telling us about that lady?"

    "I... Can't really say much about her." The child replied, "I've, never seen her face, and never heard her name. The only thing I've ever heard was her voice."

    "Her voice?" Ren said.

    Destiny nodded and began to explain.

    "The first time that, I've heard her was a month before I was kidnapped I think. He seemed to have known her, but I didn't see her, because my dad carried me into my room and told me to stay there. I did what I was told, but I listened to their conversation. He doesn't know it, but I listened."

    "What did they talk about?" Blake asked.

    "I... I couldn't hear it clearly." The child said, "But I do know this... She talked about doing something terrible, with the Dust, the White Fang and Vale. I... I don't remember what happened but when my dad refused at first, I felt something burning. That's when I realized that it was fire. But I knew that couldn't be possible... There was only one person that I know that can even posses the power of fire without Dust and that was Miss Amber."

    "Amber?" Ruby asked, "Who's Amber?"

    She replied, "Miss Amber helped me when I had gotten separated from dad in an awful storm. Anyway... I heard him stand his ground, he still refused her, and she wasn't happy. Although she still sounded calm about it. Than a week after they talked to each other, that's when the White Fang took me away. They used me, threatened to kill me if he didn't do what the lady asked. He had no choice but to do it. He had no choice but steal the dust and go forward with whatever she has planned for the kingdom."