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"How Delightful" By ARTesst_R https://twitter.com/ARTesst_R/status/1644958490736365568

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“We’re having another girl!” By ARTesst_R TaiyangxSummer #RWBY (There will sadly never be enough TaiyangxSummer due to the hatred people have towards canon and CRWBY)

https://twitter.com/ARTesst_R/status/1452516412988157954

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ARTesst_R on Twitter making the STRQ Crossed aka STR Crossed fanart of Taiyang Xiao Long, Summer Rose, and Raven Branwen as a Bisexual pairing.

Based on the Bisexual Scene with  Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald, and Raul Esparza in “Twelfth Night”

Seems to be the only accepted STRQ OT3...which is funny...3 years ago, this type of pairing had little to no support whatsoever, and I’m not just talking about SummerxRaven, aka Rosebird.

https://twitter.com/ARTesst_R/status/1551965720442875904

https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/wc2unx/tai_and_the_loves_of_his_life_artesst_r/

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Neo is and always will be a troll.

SpyxFamily RWBY Crossover

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The Branwen camp was in flames. The bandits struggled impressively for criminals but the fire wielding woman and her sword wielding companion were not lone huntsman, but skilled killers.

Raven and Vernal were their muscle, their brains, their strength.

They were not there.

The Branwen tribe was defenseless. And they were perishing.

"Where is she!?" The Fall Maiden screamed as she blasted a man with a bazooka igniting him and his weapon into a fireball.

A swarm of bullets flew at her. Blocking them with a barrier, she over-heated them with her fire. Suddenly the bullets floated into the air hurling back at the bandits who fired them.

There was no shouting from the small girl with an umbrella sword and a hat who danced as she slashed and stabbed through the tribe.

A man slammed his hammer onto the girl, shattering only glass, before he grabbed his throat that just been slit.

3 minutes.

The mightiest bandit tribe of Vale and Mistral...massacred in only 3 minutes.

Shay D. Mann was on his knees, crying at all that had happened. It felt barely a few days ago that the Chief's daughter had forced him to bring her to the camp, confronted her mother, and forced Raven to let their hostage go.

Then the leader of the Grimm sent their agents, and they were forced to work with Cinder for their own survival.

Now Cinder had returned, and she was an enemy.

"Where is Raven?" Cinder asked coldly.

"I don't know " Shay whispered.

"Only Vernal would know best-" Cinder smirked. "Vernal is dead"Shay froze...what?

Cinder continued.

"Raven was quite clever using Vernal as a decoy to hide the fact that she was the real maiden...but she's dead..and you will be too, unless you tell me where I can find her."

Shay opened his mouth, then his eyes widened. "You couldn't beat her," he whispered.

"She defeated you...You're here because she beat you" The scumbag began laughing hysterically.

Cinder was confused. "What's so funny?"

Shay grinned. "Let me tell you something interesting about the Chief's semblance. That portal thing? Is the full manifestation of her bond with somebody. But at lower levels? She can still feel connected to us."

Cinder's eyes widened. "So she knows."

Shay grinned. "She's coming for you."

This time, it was Cinder's turn to laugh.

"Don't you get it!" Shay screamed in confusion.

"Raven is a sword-wielder and maiden, with years of experience at both!"

"And yet she bested me by sacrificing Vernal, " Cinder grinned.

"I want her powers, but it's so hard for me to take them if I cannot find her...but she'll come to me? I just have to prepare for her...so I thank you for this wonderful info"

SCHLUCK! Shay gasped, as suddenly his whole body felt like it was on fire. "I no longer need you alive."

Raven burst awake in a cold sweat, screaming.

"Raven, Raven wait!"

Raven struggled against the arms trying to stop her.

"Cinder!"

"She's not here, you're home!"

"NO!" Raven screamed. "My home is-"She stopped, looking into a pair of of worried blue eyes. She stopped, looked around. She wasn't in Mistral. She was in Patch. With Taiyang. Raven started inhaling and exhaling to control her breathing, the fire from her eyes dissipating.

"Raven?" Taiyang looked into Ravens eyes. "Are you okay?"

Raven raised her hand to touch Tai's chest, but flinched at the feeling of burn tissue.

"Tai, I-"

The brawler chuckled. "Maiden powers and nightmares don't go well together...but ill be fine...thank you "

Raven frowned. "Doesn't it hurt?"

Tai opened his mouth, then shut it with a sigh. "I've...become desensitized to stuff like this...ever since she..."

Tai swallowed. It was still hard for him to talk about Summer. But Raven couldn't blame him. While she had abandoned Tai and Yang, Summer just swooped in without hesitation to take care of both of them.

The responsibilities of a mother and wife had been so hard for raven and yet summer seem to naturally master both roles as well as the role of the huntress.

And yet...here Raven was, where Summer had been...she could have done something...she could have saved Summer...but she didn't make it in time.

Tai and yang paid the price...they lost summer...And Ruby..Raven bit her lip..Ruby was so much like her mother, yet her Uncle Qrows influence on Ruby was apparent...Qrow, who was so loyal to ozpin, was leading his nieces down a path of no return.

Just like Raven did.

Raven raised her face to meet Tai.

"Cinder survived...she's killed my tribe "

Tai's face softened. "I'm sorry".

"Why?" Raven was confused." I literally abandoned this family of ours for them, and you're being sorry for my loss?"

"Because they were important to you," Tai answered softly "because you cared about them."

Tai slowly wrapped his arms around Raven, while making sure that her arms were free at all times. Raven shivered at the sudden touch, then moved in closer to feel the warmth.

"The fact that you can still care, still grieve, still feel regret... That's more than enough proof that the woman I fell in love with is still there... And not gone."

Raven chuckled bitterly. "The woman you fell in love with was a mask, a facade...that grimm mask i wear? Its so I don't have to see my face reflected in the eyes of somebody else. I can't stand it. Why the hell do you still try to find good in me!?"

"Because I still believe people can have a good heart," Tai said with a small smile. " And there were a huge number of things you did that never offered a reward of some sort...I saw you doing the right thing because you felt the worth in doing good. Yes I know you hurt me yes I know you've done horrible things and I know you can't be forgiven"

"But can you really spend the rest of your life, unable to look in a mirror because of who you've become? Or maybe... maybe there's still some of that old Raven in there who's willing to do the right thing despite the risks."

Raven's eyes widened. "Tai, There's no way I could possibly hope to be forgiven."

" If the only reason you say sorry or do an action because you want somebody to forgive you and not because you feel bad or want to do the right thing?...then you're not sorry. And you're not deserving of forgiveness. "

"So why should I do this?" Raven demanded.

"I want to give you the chance to look into the eyes of your family and see forgiveness and understanding reflected back from them." Tai replied.

"I know there's no guarantee. But I don't want you to have to spend the rest of your life living with regret...I refuse to be that cruel".

Raven was silent.

"Rae? Are you-"Raven flipped Taiyang onto his back, pinning him to the bed.

"You're a terrible fool, Taiyang Xiao Long," Raven smiled through a teary expression. " But you still keep reminding me why I fell in love with you... And if Summer were here, she'd say the same".

"Raven, I-" Taiyang began. Raven sealed his mouth with a kiss. Tai reached his newly freed arms to hug the swordswoman.

When they withdrew from their kiss, Tai smiled. "We can stay like this till morning. You want breakfast in bed?"

"That," Raven snuggled between the blanket on her back and Tai's chest warming her front..."Sounds really peaceful".

Leaves scattered through the forest, as Raven walked onward.

A hoarde of Grimm stood between her and her goal.

Unsheathing her sword and activating her powers, Raven leapt into the fray, killing grimm after grimm. But no matter how many she killed, more came. More took their place.

Suddenly her sword vanished. Her flame died out. She was without strength. Without strength, Raven couldn't survive. Without strength, she would perish.

"Run"…"Flee"… The grimm spoke?! "You can still turn back "

"I can't!" Raven screamed. "I have nothing left to return back to!"

"Then you have chosen death," the grimm spoke as one.

"Live as a coward with regret, or stand tall and resolute despite the fate that may follow."

Raven froze. The grimm parted, and a figure in white walked forward.

The small slender figure stood in front of Raven and removed her hood.

Raven trembled, and fell to the ground sobbing.

"I'm sorry!" She screamed. "I could have done better, but all I did was try to prove to myself that whatever choice I made was the right one...so how? How did you make your decisions so easily?!"

"But I didn't," Summer Rose said sadly."Raising Yang as my own , asking Tai to move on from you and love me instead, walking into the darkness alone to fight the bogeym-...well, Salem is a woman, so Bogeyman, maybe?"

Summer sighed. "Point is, I didn't exactly just make easy choices. I struggled with the weight of each decision. You heard Tai explain it. He and I didn't marry because we were trying to find how to trust each other. My giving Ruby the name Rose instead of Xiao Long was part of that...we found ways to make it work, but we had to struggle along the way. That's life."

"A life you sacrificed!" Raven screamed. "You could have left the path of a huntress behind, and been happy with your family"

Summer glared. "I am a warrior! A protector! I'm not like you, hiding with a sword clutched to my chest every night, scared of a witch. I made a choice..a choice to protect my family!"

Summer collected herself and started tearing up. "My regret is how much Tai, Ruby, and Yang had to suffer from my death. Heck even Qrow took my death hard. Guess that jerk did care about more than skirts and booze".

Summer knelt down to Raven." It can seem so strange to risk so much for so little reward but the knowledge that you have made an impact and made a difference...That is the greatest value"

Raven shook her head. "I'm not throwing my life away for ozpin's speeches ".

"What about Ruby?"

"What?" Raven blinked.

Summer smiled "You told me you weren't following Ozpin...that you didn't trust him. Yet you followed me...why?"

"Because.." Raven has to stop and think. "Because I believed in you".

Summer smiled. "My little sunny sunny dragon already knows Ozpin is suspicious...but it's not Ozpin that Yang is following...is she?'

"Ruby " Raven's eyes widened.

"If Ozpin won't give you the answers...maybe my daughters can?" Summer grinned. "Of course, that means you and Tai have to go to her first"

"Where my brother is really going to shoot me this time," Raven shook her head wearily.

Summer laughed. "Qrow does that. Remember how we got Qrow and Tai to kiss during truth or dare? He never forgave us for that."

Raven smiled wistfully. "I did enjoy those times...you and Tai got us into so much trouble...but I really enjoyed having a jock and brat like you two in my life."

"Raven," Summer bit her lip before continuing "you can't change the past...but if you had a chance, one chance, to make the right decision...would you?"

Raven rose to her, looking at her friend and leader.

"I know this is a dream...but you're so real," Raven gritted her teeth. "Are you really dead?"

Summer smiled. "What I am...is your conscious...your thoughts...your conflict. So tell me Rae...what's your decision?"

Raven took deep breath before exhaling. "I'm ready."

Summer walked towards the giant mass of Grimm. A blinding silver light flashed, and the Grimm were all gone.

" The road is now open. Search for that which you long for."

"Thank you, Summer" "No, Raven...Thank you."

Suddenly Raven found herself in front of Summer's grave.

Her sword embedded in the ground before her, the mask on top.

She picked up the mask twirling it between her fingers... It felt so familiar so comforting.

SMASH!

She threw the mask to the ground before her and crushed it beneath her feet.

"I am done hiding," Raven growled, reaching for her blade.

" As of now, there is no turning back, I can only move forward"

As the sun shined through the windows, Raven awoke with smile on her face."Bork?"And opened her eyes to a Corgi looking back at her."GAAH!"Raven shot backwards, hitting her head on the back of the bed, glaring at Zwei, who was staring at her innocently.

Raven rubbed her head, fuming. "You can climb onto a queen size bed, you were able to survive being lit on fire while Tai and I trained, and I couldn't even sense you climb onto me...WHAT ARE YOU?!"

Zwei: "..." stare.

Raven: "..." stare.

"Bork!" Zwei barked happily.

Raven sighed. "You're trying to mess with me, aren't you?"

"Bork," Zwei said less vocally.

Raven chuckled "Well you're honest like Tai at least...listen, can I...just have a little alone time? I've got a lot to think about."

Zwei hopped off the bed and left the room to head downstairs to the kitchen.

Alone at last, Raven assumed a meditation pose, closed her eyes, and thought about the previous night, and the dream.

Her tribe was gone. Her only daughter had disowned her. Her brother would try to kill her on sight. She was wanted in at least 2-3 kingdoms. Ruby would not be willing to give her trust like last time. Her daughter's friends would be hostile. Ozpin and Salem...and Cinder, would want her magic. She has to keep Taiyang alive at all costs,or her death would be certain. The one woman who might have given her a chance was gone. She would never receive forgiveness for any of her actions moving forward, no matter how much good. And Salem's agents were many. The world was against her, moreso than ever before. She could either keep running...and be safe. Or face everything by resuming the role she had cast aside.

"Yang...you don't want to do this" "I know...but I'm doing it anyway" No reward...no glory...a risk of death unlike any other...and all of her fears combined to face her.

Red eyes opened with fire surrounding them, as Raven grinned. This time...she would commit. This time, she would face the world. This time...she would stand her ground.

If Ozpin's war was a losing battle...then she would fight Ruby's war instead..she chuckled, imagining everyone's expressions were they to hear her say that to them.

"Now there's a look i haven't seen in quite some time"

Taiyang stood in the doorway, breakfast in hand. A giant grin threatening to split his face made her realize he had been watching her think...and knew her decision.

"Welcome back...My Huntress"

"Yes," Raven stood up, rubbing her legs to restore blood circulation. "It's so good to feel whole again" She had made her decision.

This time, Raven Branwen would embrace the call of the Huntress once more.

RUUMBLE! GROWWLL!

Then again, she couldn't help save the world on an empty stomach, so breakfast would have to come first.

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