Break periods in the Beacon Cafeteria were never boring.
Most of the time, a rather rowdy team would be yelling about while they had their meal or start a small food fight only for a professor to break them up.
A notable team which was notable for this was team JNPR. First years and still rather inexperienced in combat, this team showed some potential in becoming a Grimm slaying foursome, though many still agreed that they still had a long way to go. Though to be fair, the same was said to fellow First year students, Team RWBY, and even Second years such as CFVY.
Team JNPR was made up of four members. Their leader was the rather weak yet good willed Jaune Arc, and his fellow Huntsmen/Huntresses in training were the energetic Nora Valkyrie, the kind hearted Pyrrha Nikos and silent but deadly Lie Ren.
On a normal day, all four members would be gathered on a random table in the cafeteria, chatting about random topics which were of interest to them. However, on this occasion, Nora was suspiciously missing, something which both unsettled and worried Ren, even if her absence did make the cafeteria much quieter.
"Man, Nora's been gone for quite some time," piped up Jaune after some time, poking at the food in front of him with his spoon.
"Yeah… I hope she's alright," said Pyrrha in response, holding a hand to her heart in a mild form of worry. She knew that her fellow teammate could handle herself, but it didn't stop her from being worried. "Do… you have any idea where she is, Ren?"
"Unfortunately, no," replied Ren, giving a sigh as he propped both elbows on the table and cupped his hands together. "I just hope she isn't messing anything up.
The thought of Nora being missing and destroying stuff behind their back made the three members of JNPR shiver a tad. For a long moment, they did try to ignore that thought. Thankfully, however, Nora suddenly zipped in from the cafeteria entrance rather abruptly and took her place beside Ren, making the boy jump a tad.
"REN!" exclaimed Nora, a rather normal greeting from the valkyrie.
"Nora," was Ren's response to Nora. "Where wer-"
"RENRENRENRENRENREN!" proclaimed Nora, cutting Ren off, not only with her yelling, but also by placing both her hands on his shoulders and shaking him back and forth with God-like strength. Her yelling and action caused the entire cafeteria to turn to stare at them, though she paid them no mind. "GUESS WHAT!"
"NORA!" proclaimed Ren after some time, prompting Nora to stop what she was doing. Though it didn't stop her from smiling very widely. "Nora… what is it…?"
"I JUST GOT A MESSAGE!" proclaimed Nora, still shaking with energy, and her sudden yell made Jaune and Pyrrha jerk backwards. Ren, on the other hand, stayed as neutral as he could.
"...from who?" he asked.
"UNCLE WILHELM!" replied Nora, and Ren took a few seconds for that to sink in.
"Wait… Uncle Wilhelm…?!" he asked, eyes wide and his usual, neutral expression turning into one of shock.
"YES! UNCLE WILHELM!" confirmed Nora, shooting both her arms into the air, an action which nearly whacked Ren in the nose. "UNCLE WILHELM SAID HE'S COMING OVER TOMORROW!"
"Wait, what?!" demanded Ren, a small smile appearing on his face as Nora whooped.
"I KNOW! IT'S CRAZY!" exclaimed Nora before she shot out of her seat. "ALRIGHT I GOTTA GO GET READY! GOTTA GET MAGINHILD READY! SEE YA!"
With those words uttered, Nora zipped right off, leaving two members of JNPR and everyone else in the cafeteria confused. The only one not so was Ren, who still had a rather out of character-ish goofy smile on his face.
"Ren?" came a voice behind Ren, and the boy turned to see none other than Ruby Rose, leader of team RWBY, standing behind him. Behind her, on an opposing table, were Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long.
"Yes, Ruby?" replied Ren as he turned to face her.
"I never knew you had an uncle!" said Ruby, smiling as she placed both hands on her hips. "And he's visiting out of the blue, too!"
"Heh, Uncle Wilhelm tends to do that," said Ren as he stood up.
"Hey Ren, aren't you gonna eat? You didn't even touch your plate!" piped up Jaune, making Ren turn and smile at him.
"No, I just... suddenly lost my appetite," replied Ren, moving towards the exit of the cafeteria, all while everyone stared at him, wondering who this 'Uncle Wilhelm' was.
"I'm still skeptical about hiring a retired Huntsman, Ozpin."
Chuckling at that statement from his assistant, Headmaster Ozpin turned away from the huge window which oversaw the entirety of Beacon to face her.
"Perhaps, Glynda," replied Ozpin, smiling as he took a sip of coffee from his cup. When he swallowed, he went on. "But we both know that Lieutenant Reinhardt Wilhelm is perhaps the most experienced Huntsman out there."
"Yes, but he's 61 years old," retorted Glynda. "Surely, you must see the issue in that."
"I do, but Reinhardt accepted the invitation, so in the end, it is kind of his fault if he gets injured," defended Ozpin, sounding rather sheepish. Glynda simply rolled her eyes at that. "Besides, he may be retired, but it was not because he wished to do so. It was mandatory retirement when he reached the age of 50. If my memory serves me correctly, he still travels the kingdoms and deals out justice wherever he sees fit. Such a battle hardened soldier is a goldmine of experience, someone our students could learn from, do you not agree?"
Opening her mouth, Glynda was ready to retort, but she stopped when she realized there was no way she could counter that, so she simply sighed. "I suppose so. He will be over by sunrise tomorrow, yes?"
"Yes, he will be," confirmed Ozpin. "And if I remember correctly, the Lieutenant has a nephew and niece in our academy, does he not?"
"He does," replied Glynda, pulling out her scroll and tapping it a few times. It took her awhile, but she eventually found the two she was looking for. "Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie. No blood relation, most likely adopted by him on one of his missions."
Ozpin nodded in response. "Perhaps we should inform them about this?"
Opening her mouth, Glynda was ready to respond, but a ring from her Scroll cut her off. Answering it, Glynda held the thing up to her ear. "Yes? Port?"
Staying silent for a moment, Ozpin watched as Glynda pinched the bridge of her nose as Professor Port spoke of things he could not hear. After some time, she hung up, chuckling a little as she did.
"It seems as though the Lieutenant has already done so," said Glynda, sliding her Scroll into her… pocket. "Nora Valkyrie is currently tuning her weapon in the Weapon Stall. Lie Ren recently joined her in sharping his."
"They seem to be enthusiastic about meeting their uncle," said Ozpin with a smile.
"Yes, they really are."
Yes, this is very random.
So if you're wondering, this story kinda popped into my head while I was editing some other stuff. I didn't want it to go off the top of my head, so I immediately went and wrote it, and here it is. And if you're wondering: "Why Reinhardt?", it's cos I main the dude in Overwatch. That and Nora's hammer gives a perfect excuse... and maybe because I saw a piece of fanart online which may have prompted me to do so too... know what, I'll let you decide on the reason as to why I wrote this.
Unlike most of my other stories, I probably won't over-explain stuff. And this story starts somewhere between Volume 1 and 2. Reinhardt will be in his Classic Skin, basically his normal look.
Alright I don't exactly have much else to say but see y'all… well, see you guys whenever I see ya.