Team ATMC: 8 Phase poem

Chapter 2: Jade's truth

(Note: I do not own RWBY, all rights to RWBY go to Rooster Teeth in honor of its creator, Monty Oum)

Professor Quartz is kinda... out of it.

Aidan: "Um, Professor? Are you ok?" She stays silent just sipping her coffee rather stressfully.

Jade: *sigh* "No... I'm not! Students... there's something I need to tell you... something very important that may be linked to your case!" Why do I get the feeling I'm not gonna like this? "You see... last night I got a visit from... your old teacher... Masters von Shang!"

AMC: "WHAT?!" Tyler and Angel staying out of it.

Makayla: "We got a visit from him last night too!"

Jade: "Not surprising to me... he asked for your dorm room number before he left... *sigh* He said he wanted to 'see how much his best student had grown since he graduated Signal' but I think he had other intentions like he always tends do to. But more to the point... I asked him questions about these recent events with his appearance in the village and on the sparring room screen as well as why Devon knew his fighting style, he admitted to the village and somewhat admitted the screen but he tried saying that the screen coincidently glitched out when it transitioned to him, and finally he didn't really... 'answer' answer the Devon question but his response kinda confirmed it... he must've taught Devon his fighting style in secret."

Angel: "Was there anything else you got from your talk with?"

Jade: "Well like always he somehow knew about what was going on the entire time, he knew about the events of the Merlot Twins, and given the type of person he his I didn't question how he knew this or the conversation would've went on forever."

Chris: "That's Masters for ya."

Tyler: "Not to get off topic too much but I'm a little concerned about you Professor, why are you so stressed out today? The other Professor's say you've been like this since your meeting last night, did Masters do something to upset you?"

Jade: "You could say that... he somehow got ahold of some personal information about me that I absolutely wanted NO ONE to know! Not even the other Headmasters. I don't care if he's the type to mysteriously know everything! That information was to be kept COMPLETELY private!" She is just crying her eyes out, you can tell she's not stressed regularly, but emotionally.

Aidan: "Hey! Hey! Calm down! Now if it's so secret we won't meddle but maybe if you tell us what this is all about then we might be able to help."

Jade: *sniffling* "You'd really listen and help me?"

Angel: "Your our Headmaster. Our most trusted ally. A leader takes responsibility for their followers, but a follower can also take responsibility for their leader too! Let us try to help you!" She stays silent for a moment, probably debating on weather or not to tell us.

Jade: *sniffling* "Thank you... alright... I guess you deserve to know anyway. He somehow found out who my grandfather is. Given how my grandfathers life is right now he didn't want anyone to know I was his granddaughter because he loves me very much and he didn't want his enemies to know that and use me against him so he and I removed our connection from all official family records and as for anyone who knew this before we did that, my grandfather gave them a gag order."

Makayla: "And who was your grandfather?" Staying silent for a moment.

Jade: *sigh* "My grandfather was Beacon Academy's Professor Ozpin!" And we all just gasped out complete surprise and shock.

Aidan: "Ozpin?! Are you for real?!"

Jade: "Yes... he became my guardian figure when my parents died in a Grimm attack and taught me everything I needed to know to become a Huntress and as for my place as Headmaster I earned all by myself."

Chris: "Well... this is an unexpected turn of events."

Tyler: "Professor... I'm sorry for your loss."

Jade: "Actually... I feel like you deserve to know this too... My grandfather is always one to keep secrets, but only a select few he only shares with his absolute most trusted like the other Headmasters and a select few Huntsmen. My grandfathers soul is... cursed. He has the ability to reincarnate. His soul can merge with that of another when ever his current form dies. The Ozpin you all met wasn't his first form... and for the record it was the form I grew up with, Ozpin has wandered in different forms for centuries."

Makayla: "He's been around for that long? But... how exactly does it work?"

Jade: "He was cursed by the gods of Remnant because he failed to stop a very powerful enemy the first form. When he dies his soul merges with that of another man and he becomes a voice in that mans head but Ozpin can be given control over the body. Ozpin explains the situation to his host and convinces them to help him with his cause."

Angel: "But what about the selection of his host? Can he just chose whoever he goes too?"

Jade: "No. Even he has confirmed that the selection is completely random, not even he has figured out why he goes to certain host. *sigh* Speaking of which... I just hope his current host doesn't get into too much trouble."

Tyler: "Well right now me, James and Leo, the Headmaster of Haven Academy, still haven't gotten word from Ozpin yet, he tends to come to one of us depending on who's closer to him and they report in to the other two. It's taking a little longer than usual this time."

Aidan: "Well with how strong the Grimm are after the fall of Beacon they must be getting in the way."

Jade: "I suppose."

Chris: "Wait a minute! You said he failed to stop a very powerful enemy the first time right? Who are you talking about?"

Aidan: "Isn't it obvious? Cinder Fall! And he's failed again!"

Jade: "No. Besides that's impossible. She and her crew claimed to be from Haven so Leo searched their files after the fall of Beacon and found nothing but lies and large criminal records. Only very few things he found in their files were true, then James did a background check in Atlas and found that Cinder is merely in her mid twenties, while grandfathers form at that time was only in his eighties or so, Ozpin's soul itself is centuries old. The real enemy... is a woman named Salem, and no doubt Cinder is one of her associates."

Makayla: "Salem?"

Jade: "Yes. She's not human like us, she's the master of all Grimm, and grandfather has been at war with her for centuries."

Angel: "And what is she after?"

Jade: "She wants what's hidden in all four of the Huntsmen Academy's! Four relics left behind by the gods that created Remnant before they abandoned it. These relics are the four gifts of mankind: creation, destruction, knowledge, and choice. They are hidden in sacred vaults underneath the schools that can only be open by the powers of the four Maidens."

Aidan: "Wait a minute! Maidens?"

Jade: "Hm? Have you not heard the story of the seasons?"

Aidan: "I can't say we have, our parents never told us fairy tails when we were kids."

Tyler: "And the only story I've heard in my childhood was the man with two souls. So I've never heard it either."

Angel: "I have. 'A callous old man, who refuses to leave his home, is visited by four traveling sisters. The first understands his reclusive nature and urges him to use his time in solitude to reflect and meditate. The second brings him fruits and flowers, tending to his crops and revitalizing his garden. The third warms the man's heart, convincing him to step outside and embrace the world around him. And the fourth and final sister begs him to look at all that he has, and be thankful. In return for their kindness, the man grants the maidens incredible powers, so that they may continue to help others all over the world. They graciously accept, and promise to share their gifts with the people of Remnant 'til the end of days. Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall; the four Maidens.' My dad told me that story when my brother moved out."

Jade: "Well that story is indeed true! And the old man in the story was my grandfathers original form. The Maidens still exist to this day. How it works if that when a Maiden dies their powers leaves her body and go to the very last person in their thoughts, however the selection is rather specific. The power only goes to young women, about under 50 years old. If the last person in their thoughts is a male or over that age then the power goes to a random host, but the relics only open to a Maidens power so it doesn't matter who the Maiden is. Each relic vault can only be open by a specific Maiden: Winter for the gift of Creation, Summer for Destruction, Fall for Choice, and Spring for Knowledge."

Chris: "And each relic is at a different school?"

Jade: "Yep. Beacon holds the gift of Choice, Shade holds Destruction, Haven holds Knowledge, and Atlas holds Creation. Salem wants the Maidens to get ahold of the relics. James has found out that Cinder has gotten the Fall Maiden powers during the fall of Beacon, but we also know that she doesn't have the relic of Choice, grandfather was the one who built the schools and when he made Beacon he made just finding the vault itself a challenge."

Makayla: "Well at least we have that. But a thought just popped in my head... what if Masters is working with Salem?"

Jade: "Preposterous! I admit Masters is rather mysterious but he's not the traitorous type! *sigh* Grandfather found a most trusted ally to his cause but even now I don't understand why, just like how I don't understand why he see's so much in the Branwen Twins when one left this inner circle and the other is a drunkard lone wolf!"

Aidan: "Wait! Qrow knows all of this too?"

Jade: "And his sister Raven, yes, they know about Salem and the Maidens and the relics but they don't know about my grandfathers reincarnation abilities. Raven left the group for her own selfish reasons and Qrow came to his senses to stick with us. I heard from Qrow that he'll be out of contact with us while he's in Anima with his niece and her friends."

Aidan: "Ruby..." And right there one of the other Professors comes in the door.

Professor: "Professor Quartz! We have a problem on the launch bay!"

Jade: "What's the matter?"

Professor: "A student has gone haywire and we can't get him to stop! He keeps requesting a fight with... the Turnabout Terror!"

Aidan: "That would be me! Who is the kid? If it's a fight he wants it's a fight he'll get!"

Professor: "Its... Devon... the Fiery Lion!"