Alright, another RWBY story I've been wanting to write for awhile now. I'm looking forward to this and I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or any of the characters, they are owned by Rooster Teeth.
It was hard to believe, but it was true, it was all over.
After over four long years since the attack on Beacon, the nightmare had been brought to an end.
With the combined forces of the four kingdoms, lead by Team RWBY, and the ancient powers of the maidens, Salem had once and for all been overthrown.
But for every upside, there is a downside and for Oscar, it was losing his friend and mentor.
Flashback.
As the Grimm slowly faded away, light seeping its way through into Salem's realm, Oscar took notice of a difference he began to feel.
He had begun to feel a bit weaker, but also like a weight had been lifted off of his shoulders.
Looking for guidance, he started to realize what was happening.
Ozpin's presence was slipping away.
"What's going on?" Oscar asked.
"My time has come, it is time for us to part ways and for me to finally move on." Ozpin told him.
"Why, we've defeated Salem?!" Oscar questioned.
"Precisely, with her gone, my debt to the gods has been repaid, I am no longer cursed, I'm free." Ozpin told him.
Oscar began to tear up a bit, knowing one day he would have to say goodbye, he just didn't know it would be so soon.
"So, this is goodbye?" Oscar asked.
"I'm afraid so." Ozpin said.
Oscar sighed as he hung his head low.
"It has been an honor to fight alongside you." Ozpin said.
"The honor was all mine." Oscar said.
Oscar looked down at the cane, gripped in his hands.
"Keep it, it will serve you well and I hope you continue to move forward." Ozpin said.
"I will, I promise." Oscar vowed.
With those last words, Ozpin was gone.
"You okay kid?" Qrow asked, knowing full well what was happening.
"Yeah, just hard to believe, that's all." Oscar said, trying to put on a brave face.
Qrow nodded in understanding and the two of them then joined the rest of the crew, who were celebrating.
Oscar looked at them, all of them with smiling faces, it almost seemed unreal.
"Oscar!" Ruby called out.
Ruby ran up to him, pulling him into a back crushing embrace.
"We did it!" Ruby cheered.
"Uh, Ruby?" Yang said.
Ruby was too excited to notice.
"I think you're holding on, a bit too tight there." Yang pointed out.
Ruby looked at Oscar, realizing his face had basically gone blue.
"Oops, sorry." Ruby apologized, letting him go.
"It's alright, we have all the reason to celebrate." Oscar said.
"Yeah!" Ruby cheered, rejoining the group.
While they celebrated, Oscar kept up his false smile.
While he was genuinely happy that the madness was finally over, he would still be saddened by the fact that Ozpin was gone.
He wondered what he would do without him, the very reason he had traveled away from home , those few years ago.
"So…what now?" Oscar asked himself.
End of flashback.
Oscar stared out at the fields bathed in moonlight, admiring the beauty of the farm he had not seen in so long.
Needless to say, the reunion had not gone quite as well.
He got an earful since he had forgotten to mention he was leaving home as well as forgetting to write.
Luckily, he only had to do his old farm chores for a month.
Oscar accepted, seeing as how in a month, he would be going to Vale to train alongside Ruby and the rest of his friends.
Oscar began to think of what it would be like, spending his last year in school, let alone one with Team RWBY.
For so many reasons and one reason he hadn't even known yet, he couldn't wait.
That day, everything would change once more.