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So in the sleeper agent Ruby AU… how much does Yang know, if she knows anything about it at all?

Is she also a sleeper?@dudeblade

“Get off me!”

“Not until you admit defeat!”

Ruby tried to get out of Cinder’s grip, struggling to do so. After a few moments, she managed to see how close Cinder’s arm was to her face, letting her lick her.

Cinder shoved Ruby away, wiping her arm. “Ruby! That’s gross!”

“I told you to get off-” Ruby was quickly interrupted by a blunt arrow hitting her in the chest. She fell back and groaned as the arrow dissipated into dust.

Cinder walked over and put a foot on Ruby’s chest, smirking. “I win.”

“That’s enough.” Salem wandered into the room, her eyes going straight to Ruby. “Ruby has another lesson with Watts.”

Cinder nodded and started walking off while Ruby stood up and put a hand on her chest. Even with a blunt arrow, it still hurt. She looked over to Salem, a hopeful smile on her face. “I get to see my mother after, right?”

Salem turned and started leaving the room. “We’ll see.” She kept walking into another room, watching Summer appear from the shadows in front of her. “After today’s lesson, you’re taking Ruby somewhere else.”

Summer hesitated for a moment. “I… what do you mean? She hasnt done anything wrong, has she?”

“No, she hasnt. However, its about time for us to move onto the next phase of our plan and your daughter is going to be a big part of that.”

Summer sighed and looked down to the ground. “I’m… not going to see her again after that, am I?”

“You shouldnt, no.” Salem placed a hand on Summer’s shoulder, almost as if she was trying to comfort her. “But her lessons are over today. Now will be the perfect time to bring her back to your old team and start getting her close to Ozpin. And I already have a few others manipulating events to get her noticed.”

“I… I shouldnt be using her like this. Not to destroy Oz.”

“You are using her as she needs to be. She’s just a weapon, just like you were. And once we’re finished, she’ll be able to be whoever she wants in my new world.”

Summer nodded and went to start packing Ruby’s things. “I’ll take her to my old team tonight then. Knowing Qrow, she’ll end up on Oz’s watch list anyway.”

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Yang glared at Raven with red eyes as she knocked the teapot off the table. “What the hell do you mean Ruby isnt who I think she is? I grew up with her!”

“Or did you grow up with who you were to think she was?” Raven gently sat down her cup, looking up at her daughter. “Ruby isnt who you think she is.”

“I think I would know who my own sister is!”

“But can you really say that? She isnt even your sister.”

Yang felt those words sting in her heart. Sure, Ruby wasnt her biological sister, but adopted sister still counted. “She is-”

“She’s an agent of Salem.”

Those words made Yang quiet. Sure, she was just learning who Salem was, but hearing from Raven that Ruby could possibly be in league with her… “No, she isnt.”

“And unfortunately, it's the truth.” Raven leaned back a bit, motioning for Yang to sit down. “Did you ever stop to think why she was found near Patch and no one claimed to know who she was or where she came from? Or why she seemed to have no problem with making sure Ozpin took notice of her? She was meant to get close to him.”

“So what… she just… pretended to be lost?”

Raven shrugged, reaching back for an old dairy. “That, I wouldnt know. But what I do know is that her mother is still alive and very much helping Salem.”

Yang eyed the old book that Raven had in her hands. “What’s that?”

“This-” Raven placed the diary down onto the table where the teapot had been. “-was Summer’s diary up until a few years ago. And in it is everything you need to know about that girl you claim to be your sister. It holds the truth on everything that’s going on, and I want you to have it.”

Yang slowly reached for the book, pausing for a moment as her fingers brushed against the spine. “How do I know this isnt a trick?”

“You came to me for answers, and I’m providing all of them for you. And if you still have doubts, then I can take you to Summer to learn more.”

Yang sighed, still unsure if she could trust her mother. As far as Qrow and her dad had told her, Summer had died years ago after disappearing. Just a missing teammate they couldnt seem to get over. But now, if what Raven was saying was true… “Just… get me to Qrow. I’ll figure this one out on my own.”

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