"The preparations for the Vytal festival have been made. However, General Ironwood, I do believe the presence of your army will incite some… uneasiness among the people attending," Glynda Goodwitch stated. Ironwood stood at attention, like he almost always did. He was very much a soldier, after all. Can't shake old habits.

"The Vytal festival is the largest event in all of the kingdoms. Added security is necessary, if not required if we are to ensure the safety of not only your people in Beacon Academy, but the people in all of the surrounding kingdoms who visit, especially with the recent Grimm attack led by Torchwick and the White Fang!" He retorted. Ozpin sat there in his chair as usual. Every now and then he would take a sip from his mug, but for the most part he sat and listened. He knew that the added security for the festival would indeed protect from any threats, and may even be a necessary show of force to dissuade any would-be assailants. He took another sip from his mug.

But then people will know that they are in danger. Where there is danger, there is fear and anger. Where there is fear and anger, there are Grimm. He noticed that one of the elevators was coming up.

Strange, I wasn't expecting anyone else today. Maybe it's that drunk Qrow. While Glynda and Ironwood were arguing, the elevator settled, and the doors opened. All three of them turned to see a… man? The figure looked like it was wearing some kind of suit over its body. There was a strange, alien feeling about this thing. It looked otherworldly and outright creepy if you looked at the details of its figure. Worst of all, it had a bloody katana in one hand, and a detached Atlas bot head in the other. Immediately, Glynda and Ironwood drew their weapons. However, Ozpin remained in his seat, his hand on his cane.

"What the hell is this?" Ironwood demanded, pointing his revolver towards the newcomer. The thing dropped the bot's head, making a loud Clank! on the ground as it rolled to a stop. It sheathed its katana, still keeping its hand on the grip.

"You tell me. When I landed, I was greeted by your soldiers. At first I presumed I landed on a Corpus-controlled planet, due to the robots. But I realized that no Corpus-controlled planet still has plantation growing on it, much less grass, because they harvest the wildlife for their own needs." He looked directly at Ironwood, who suddenly had chills running down his spine.

"What are you blathering on about? What are the 'Corpus?'" Glynda demanded. The thing looked at her.

"You don't know? Not surprising, you aren't military." He looked back at Ironwood. "But you are. So tell me, General Ironwood, why did my Liset malfunction as I was just flying over your planet?" Ironwood tried to regain his composure, but the strange man had an unsettling feeling to him, an alien feeling which kept him off balance this whole time.

"I don't know. A scouting team reported a crash in the fields, but since then, they haven't contacted me." He eyed the man's bloody sword, and came to a staggering realization. However, Glynda spoke before he did.

"You killed those men!" Glynda shouted. The man seemed to shrug.

"They took me prisoner. My past experiences taught me that being captured is certainly worse than death, and I acted accordingly." He seemed to notice Ozpin, who was startlingly quiet.

"You. Who are you?" He asked. Ozpin stood up from his chair.

"My name is Ozpin, and I am the headmaster of Beacon Academy, this complex you have just walked into. If you aren't from this world, I understand that you may be confused with your current situation. But I need you to tell me why you are here so that we can understand each other, and talk in a less… tense setting." Ironwood shook his head.

This thing is a cold blooded killer. There isn't anything it understands more than combat. How can we possibly reason with such a thing? So he was surprised when the thing let go of its katana, and did some sort of bow.

"Fine," was all it said. It stayed standing, like a statue. Ozpin nodded, and sat back down.

"So who are you, and what is your purpose for coming here?" Ozpin asked.

"My name is Excalibur, and I am fleeing from my fellow Tenno."

"And what are these Tenno?" Ozpin asked. Ironwood and Glynda started to relax, but still stayed a "safe" distance from Excalibur.

"We Tenno are a race of warriors who follow the Lotus." he seemed to cringe when he said the last word.

"We followed her, killed for her, and risked our very lives for her."

"So what changed with you?" Ozpin asked.

"I discovered something which was not meant to be seen by the Tenno, hidden from us by the Lotus."

"And what was it?" Ozpin asked.

"A file on an enemy of the Tenno: The Stalker, along with other names such as Progenitor and Alpha. The last two I cannot say I know, but I know the Stalker well enough. He hunts down and attacks Tenno, wherever they may be. Why the Lotus was hiding this information, I don't know. But it seems important enough that she sent three other tenno, Oberon, Trinity, and Ember, to stop me."

"Well, that seems very interesting. If you are trying to hide from your fellow Tenno, you may use one of our vacant rooms in the academy. Just make sure you aren't caught by the students." Both Ironwood and Glynda shot Ozpin dirty looks. Excalibur hesitated for a moment.

"Fine. Where is the room?"

"280. At the edge of the dorms."

"We Tenno do not need sleep, only meditation. However, I thank you for this accommodation." He bowed, and stepped into the elevator, riding it down to the dorms. Ironwood slammed his fist onto Ozpin's desk. Ozpin didn't flinch.

"Have you gone insane? You would let that thing around civilians? Students?" Ozpin glared at Ironwood.

"The decision was not an easy one. But what was I going to do? Turn him loose on the city, without a ship to bring him off of Remnant? Your ships can't go out of orbit, Ironwood. And until they can, he will stay with us, understood?"

"Understood," he said through clenched teeth.

Excalibur made it to his room with little difficulty. Loki was usually the one for tricks and stealth, but Excalibur snuck past through the students with ease. He entered the room, and saw through the window the city these Humans called Vale. He wouldn't admit it openly, but the city was beautiful. People walked up and down the busy streets, vehicles moved across the winding roads, airships patrolled the sky. To Excalibur, it was the only humane thing he had ever seen in his years of service to the Lotus. Suddenly, he began to see shadows in the corners of his eyes. A wave of nausea overtook him. He knew this feeling all too well. It was the feeling of Dread, Despair, and Hate. It was the Stalker. He appeared next to Excalibur, his dark bow drawn. Excalibur had both hands on his Nikana, ready to strike.

"So, Excalibur, you run from your Lotus? For what reason?"

Excalibur hesitated. He didn't want to tell anything to the Stalker, the one who murdered Nyx, but strangely, he felt almost familiar to him. The Stalker was his only link to the old world, the world of the Grineer, the Corpus, the Infested, and the Tenno.

"I discovered a file about you. Tell me, do the words 'Progenitor' and 'Alpha' mean anything to you?" The Stalker relaxed his draw on the bowstring a little.

"Yes, they do. But I didn't come here to kill you, Excalibur, I came here to warn you."

"Warn me of what?" Excalibur asked.

"Of your fellow Tenno, obviously. The Lotus has sent some of the newer ones to find you. I'm sure you know which ones I'm talking about; Ivara, Wukong, the new ones who were freshly indoctrinated by the Lotus. You were that way too, Excalibur, when I first fought you. You wouldn't stop going on about the glory of the Lotus and how she saved you. Funny, now look where you are. A foreign planet filled with people who aren't too fond of their own people, much less actual aliens."

"We are Human too, Stalker. Do not forget that."

"Oh, is that the Lotus talking? Or do you really believe that the powerless individuals on this planet are in any way similar to you and I? Think, Excalibur. And goodbye, for now." He threw down a smoke bomb, and disappeared. Instantly, the feeling of nausea passed, and he was back to normal. Only now, he had more pressing matters to attend to. Mostly the Tenno coming to hunt him down.