A.N: Hello! I would first off like to apologize about the long gap between chapters, as much I would like to devote more time to my writing I do have a job going on full time as well as other responsibilities to handle, however, that doesn't mean I am going to stop all together! HELL NO! I am enjoying this writing thing way too much to stop and I hope at least a few of you are as well. A Special thanks to ProAJ13 for being my beta reader and just overall making me laugh with his fanfics, you all should totally check his stuff out, not only laughs but just over all enjoyable writing to be read over there. Without any further distractions, ON WITH THE SHOW!

A.N Part 2: RWBY and all characters are belong to Rooster Teeth and not us. Otherwise horrible dubbing would be very apparent.

Chapter Two: Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome...?

I could see the structure getting closer but I was still far away, and not to mention my stamina was already starting to fail me, Dante was squirming in my arms and scratching me trying to break free and run on his own from the threat behind us. It's amazing what you can do with a little adrenaline and the will to keep alive, I was by no means a star athlete yet I was able to keep a fair distance away from whatever was chasing us, without a proper weapon or an knowledge on what it even was I knew that my chances of fighting it and winning were pretty much non-existent. I saw and opening in the trees and dove through to find myself at the base of a rocky cliff with a old and weathered stone bridge crossing a huge open gorge, I smiled and looked down at my very freaked out companion and said

" Look Buddy! We are almost home free!" Just as I stopped to catch my breath I turned at the sound of snapping wood and saw what had been chasing us for so long. Now, seeing Grimm on my computer screen was one thing but being in front of a living and breathing creature is a completely different story all together. Its red eyes burned with hatred, it's claws looked sharp as freshly ground knives, and its black fur looked greasy and stuck out in wild tuffs in almost every direction, but that wasn't even the worst of it. The smell was almost unbearable, it reeked of death, and I do not just mean that in a ominous way. The Grimm before me reeked of rotting meat and it made a metallic taste stick to my tongue, I had to try my best to not retch on the spot. I was stunned, too scared to move, this Grimm had many spikes of what I could only assume were bone coming out of its back so I thought it was an Alpha Ursa, perfect, just what I need, I knew that the longer Grimm were alive that they could learn and adapt so this one probably had some degree of intelligence. It started to advance towards me and I knew then out running it was no longer an option, it had my scent and I was far too tired to keep running at the speed I had been so I put Dante down at my feet and held the iron rod I had in front of me and whispered to Dante

"It's been fun Dante but looks like this is it. Too bad, maybe if I had decided to stick around I could have met Teams RWBY and JNPR, haha, like that would happen... Maybe I am already dead and this is just my brains way of dealing with it? I don't even know anymore, but get out of here. GO! NOW!" I screamed at the little house cat and he did something I had no idea was even possible. Instead of running across the bridge or even back into the woods to find cover, my little cat, my best friend, stood in front of me and hunched out and I saw the hair on his hind legs stand up and I heard a high pitched growl come from him, what was he thinking? There is no way in hell he can be thinking of fighting this Ursa can he? My question was answered as Dante ran at the huge monster with blinding speed and jumped onto the beasts chest and gave all his might into biting and clawing the giant creature. It was an awe- inspiring sight to be sure, but the outcome was already determined the second he ran at the Ursa, the Grimm didn't even flinch from Dante's assault and with one swing of its arm sent him flying toward a tree.

"NO!" I screamed as I ran over to where my little friend had landed and I knelt down and looked at him, he was breathing but he had a large gash down his back leg and his breathing wasn't strong at all. "You stupid cat... you got hurt because you tired to protect me you idiot.." I was crying at this point and had covered my mouth to try to stifle the noise. The Ursa roared and started to walk towards us, and I snapped. "YOU MONSTER! YOU WANT SOME? FINE! HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT!" New drive had been thrust into my soul, no way in hell was I going to let him hurt Dante again. The Ursa started to charge on all fours at me and I ran at it, it leapt up as it tried to tackle me to the ground but I side stepped and it landed in a heap a few feet behind me, it took this chance and started swinging wildly at its side hoping to at least crack some for its bone armor off of it but all I seemed to do was make it angry. It stood up and slashed with its left arm and I just barely blocked it in time, and even when I did I was pushed back almost two feet from the impact. I recovered quickly and tried a few lunging stabs at its chest where the amour showed some wear and damage but I still wasn't strong enough to break it. I left one opening too many and then the Ursa slashed again and connected with my left shoulder all the way down to my elbow, I screamed, the pain was almost too much but I jumped back a few paces and stood my ground. I could feel a lot of blood drip down my arm and when I looked down I saw a puddle had already formed under my arm. I then glanced over at where Dante lay, renewing my determination to not let this monster win. I charged and swung again, this time at it's head and I felt the end hook of my fire iron pierce its left eye. The Ursa jerked backwards wrenching my only weapon out of my hand and it roared. I braced myself for the next onslaught but it never came. It happened so fast I couldn't believe it, as the beast was running back at me I saw a faint purple flash stop it in its tracks, then it went flying back into the forest crashing through several trees on its route back. I looked up and saw two figures floating down from the cliff face on what looked like a magic circle of some kind.

"My my, that was close wasn't it Glynda?" The man said to his blonde companion. It was impossible, it was Professor Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch, either I was hallucinating from lack of blood or I really was here, on Remnant.

"It would not have taken so long if you didn't feel the need to test this poor child Ozpin. Look! He doesn't even have his aura unlocked!" Glynda then walked over to me and stared right into my eyes. " And you! How reckless do you need to be to try and attack a creature of Grimm that powerful without having any of the proper tools or skills to do so? There is a very large line between bravery and foolishness young man and you seemed to have crossed it long ago!" I just stared for a second and then came to my senses after hearing a very faint meow. I ran over and with my good arm I carefully picked up Dante and cradled him with my arm

"Please, you have to help him... He is going to bleed to death if he isn't taken care of soon!" I tried to look into their eyes but my vision was blurring with tears at the thought of losing the only friend I had.

"Do not worry." Ozpin said stepping forward. As if on cue, an airship flew over the cliff and descended on the other side of the stone bridge. "You and your companion will be well taken care of, all you need to do is answer a few questions when you are feeling better."

"*Sniff* *hic* Thank you so much..." The tears were free flowing and I felt my legs buckle with relief as I saw some armed guards climb out of the aircraft and advance towards us. A person in a white lab coat rushed up pushing a stretcher and commanded me to lie down. I listened and as soon as I laid down my world went dark.

Location Unknown

I awoke and I was staring at a white roof and a blinding light. Taking in more of my surrounding I was laying in what looked like a hospital bed with several wires hooked up to my arm, probably monitoring my vitals or what have you. I tried to stand with little success, then I tried rolling over on my left and pain shot through my whole body like a thousand hot irons. I yelped and laid back down. With that the curtains were pulled back and I saw Glynda and Ozpin standing at the side of my bed.

"It seems your awake. How are you feeling Young Man?"

"Haha, Like I survived a run in with an Ursa... Thank you. Without the both of you I know I would have died back there, and you have even brought me to this place and patched me up, so I owe you both.. well.. my life." I smiled at them and Ozpin returned the gesture, Glynda staying resolute as always.

"Now, we have some questions for you." Glynda said cutting in. she then held a tablet in front of me and pressed play on a video. "We had increased activity of Grimm over the past few weeks so we set this new system up as a precaution, we never thought we would see something like this however." I watched as I saw some figures who were all wearing black cloaks gather around a huge clear crystal and I watched in awe as I saw it start to glow. Then, the portal I saw back home ripped through the space in front of them, there seemed to be a panic and using different portals the hooded figures transported somewhere else. A few minutes later you could see Dante jump through landing on the ground and walking toward that root system I saw him perched on, then I fell through, tumbling not so gracefully on the ground.

"We have seen transportation dust before but this seems entirely new, I have done a little research while you were asleep and came up with nothing, Nothing on the official market at least so tell me young man, how far are you from home?" I stayed silent, there is no way they would believe me. "You have no need to fear, this is something completely new to everyone here so I would like to help if possible." Ozpin's words seemed true and I did owe them.

"I come from a place called Earth. I am not from Remnant." I watched them and felt like the air was getting to thick to breathe. I didn't know what to expect from them. Will they think I am crazy? Will they believe me? "I was at home when I saw this strange portal open up in my backyard, I wasn't going to go near it but my cat ran into it and I followed him. We don't have dust or use aura in my world. There are no creatures of Grimm, I know of them only because your world, Remnant, is a sort of performance (I think that would be a good way to put it anyway) that people watch for entertainment, never in my life would I have though that this was a real place." The two professors just stared at me for what I thought was an eternity.

"Well, that certainly is a hard story to swallow... but, the proof is right in front of us." I brighten up instantly when Ozpin said that, he then walked over and lifted my backpack and brought it over. "We had to search you bag to make sure you were not a threat to us in anyway and that at least explain this odd scroll you have." He pulled out my phone and gave it to me.

"We call it a cell phone back home, looks like it will not be of much use here." I turned it on and selected a song and it started to play. "Well, at least that it still works as a music player."

"Fasinating." Glynda walked over and examined my phone further. "Who knew that there were other worlds so close to our own yet so different. This however creates more questions, what will you do now? We unfortunately have no knowledge on how to return you to your home Earth, so what are your plans..." she paused and looked at me

"OH! my name is Terry, I am sorry for not introducing myself sooner."

"Well Terry, I would introduce us but I seems you are already familiar with Glynda and I."

"Hahaha, yes, you two are quiet important characters in the performance back home. Ozpin: Headmaster of the Illustrious Beacon Academy, and his right hand, Professor Glynda Goodwitch, combat instructor and second in command. You two are heroes to me!"

"Well I am quiet honored that someone not even of this world looks up to Glynda and I so much. Back to Glynda's earlier question though, What are your plans now that you have had some time to think on it Terry?"

"I already know what I want. Please sir, let me train here at Beacon! I want to help protect this world, I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would ever get to see Remnant. The REAL Remnant, and seeing a Grimm up close, being so powerless to stop it, not being able to protect myself or... DANTE! Where is Dante?" I panicked slightly noticing for the first time my little friend absence. Ozpin held up his hand telling me to relax. He the silently motioned for someone outside the curtain to come in. The nurse who first took care of me back at the forest edge walked in holding a purring and slightly sleepy looking orange cat. I sighed with relief as she handed him to me.

"You have a very brave little creature there Mr. Terry, I'm no expert with animals but his wounds were only flesh ones, give him a week and he will be running around trying to take down Grimm in no time." The Nurse giggled and I then noticed how cute she was! She was young, maybe a few years older than me at best, she had long brown hair tied back into a ponytail and a small beauty mark under the left side of her red lips. "My name is Karin, it's a pleasure to meet you, hopefully I won't be seeing you too often, no offence tee hehe." Durr... what's name again is mine? I shook my head to get my thoughts back in order

"Thank you Karin, I hope not so to, wait, did I get that right?" She giggled again and excused herself, I sighed, there goes my good old nonexistent charm again.

"NOW! Back to the topic AT HAND!" Glynda said really starting to show her irritation for the constant interruptions.

"Yes! Professor Ozpin, Professor Goodwitch, It would be an honor to train at your school... so please... Let me train here, help me get stronger, maybe throughout my travels here I will find the people who were experimenting with that weird dust and I can get home. Until then though, I will serve the two of you and your cause!"

"Hmm... I cannot just let you start at this school without showing your abilities, and judging from what we saw in the Emerald Forest, you do not have a lot of combat experience do you?" I looked down, disappointed. "But, the new school year starts in two months, if you can prove to me in initiation during the new school year that you are ready then you can join my school."

"Are you serious?" I said beaming with delight.

"Yes, Ozpin, are you serious? Terry has next to no combat experience, he hasn't even unlocked his aura, you expect him to be ready within two months?"

"He will be ready, Because you are going to teach him, your one of the best teacher I know Ms Goodwitch so he is in capable hands." With that he backed up two steps and hit the floor with his cane and fell down a trap door leading to Arceus knows where.

"OOOOOOOOOZZZZZZPPIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNN!" Glynda's aura flared causing light purple pulses of light to dance from her body.

"Sooo... When do we start Teach?" I smiled trying to break through the rage that was Glynda but to no avail.

"First off, its Professor Goodwitch, not 'Teach'. Second, if I am going to do this, unlocking your aura is a must, has this been shown in the performance of this world you were talking about?"

"Yes, once, but I have no idea what to expect, nor do I know how it's going to feel."

"Just relax." Glynda then walked over and placed her hand on my good shoulder. "This won't hurt at all." I saw her start to glow with her own aura then I felt something wash over me, it was so hard to describe but it felt like a huge power was surging forth, I felt like I could take on the world with one hand! Then all of a sudden I flashed dark purple and a huge burst of aura surrounded my body pushing Glynda back a good five or six feet, I then noticed Dante had a bright green aura surrounding him as well, the cat stood up and stretched ripping his bandage off and I saw the last of his wound seal itself completely. I then checked my arm by ripping off my bandage and saw my would now were just light scars and nothing more. I looked up and jumped out of bed and rushed to Glynda's side.

"Are you alright Teach?"

"It's...not... 'Teach'..." She said in between heavy breaths. Yes, she was fine.

"I have never witnessed someone with this much aura when it's been first awakened. It was a bit of a shock to be honest but I am.." She stopped mid sentence and looked over my should and I saw a rare moment of shock on her face. I turned and saw what looked like a huge tiger standing behind us. the only difference is that this animal didn't have black stripes, just darker orange ones and a little tabby cat M on its forehead just like...

"Dante?..."

"What's up?"

"Oh my Arceus! Who said that?"

"Um... Me Dumbass, you did just ask if it was me right?"

"Don't get smart with me young man! I want to know how you are speaking right now and how you went from eight pound to about six-hundred!"

"It must have happened when Goodwitch unlocked your aura, I seem to have had mine unlocked at the same time and now I turn into this! and for some reason I can hear you in my head and by the sounds of it it's the same for you eh?"I blinked a few times, just trying to process what was going on. I then smiled and then ran and wrapped my arms around my friend.

"Dante! This is too cool, I can't believe I can actually talk to you!"

"Yeah, this is great, sure, whatever. Hey, can you ask the walking Van Helen song right there if there is there is a place I can get some food? Saving your ass and getting this new ability to turn into a tiger kind of has me starvin'."

"Dante, that's rude, be nice and I might ask politely." I chided He then stared at me and growled. Glynda stood back and was about to take out her riding crop when I held out my hand to stop her. " Don't worry Teach, this kitty here is all bark and no bite."

"Oh really? You really might want to feed me before I put that theory of yours to the test Terry."

" But maybe feeding him would keep him happy." I said quickly.

"Are you sure that having him around is safe?" Glynda looked at Dante cautiously. I then looked over at my pet and he then shrunk down back to his house cat form and jumped onto my shoulder and meowed at me. Glynda sighed and adjusted her glasses. "Very well, follow me and we will get you something at the staff lounge since the student cafeteria isn't open during the summer break. Now, don't dawdle, keep up!" She then lead me out of the clinic and out to the open grounds of Beacon.

"Wow, it's even more beautiful than I thought!" The white structure of all the various buildings were amazing. Off in the distance I saw a large spire and a couple smaller buildings surrounding it. I looked to the other side and saw in the distance a fountain and a path leading from it to a huge building which I could only guess was the main school itself. It was all so breath taking I was still trying to take it all in, I mean I was here, at THE Beacon Academy, and I had a chance to go here and learn to become a Hunter! It was every nerds dream! We quickly arrived at a smaller building and went inside and I saw a sitting area furnished with fine wooden chairs and tables, what looked like a state of the art coffee machine in the corner and a pair of double doors leading to a kitchen area. Glynda opened the doors and told us to enter. The kitchen was decently sized with a bunch of familiar looking accessories such as a gas burning stove and a flat top griddle, some food processors, and some industrial sized ovens and a huge collection of almost every kitchen utensil your mind could conjure. " I have died... and gone to Heaven." I stared wide eyed at the all the cool toys in front of me and sqweed with joy.

"Do you know your way around a kitchen Terry?"

"Hell yes! I love to cook, it's one of my favorite things to do! Whenever I am down or need to clear my head I just go and play around in the kitchen and create magic!" I said smiling so wide it almost hurt.

"Well then, fix yourself and your cat something and then I can show you to the room your will be staying in during your training." Glynda said with the hints of a smile playing at her lips. She quickly composed herself and went to go sit in the lounge area.

"Finally! Now, if you can find me some salmon in the place I would be one happy cat."

"Alright I will see what I can find."

About an hour later I was carrying a very full and sleepy house cat toward the student dormitories. During dinner Glynda filled me in on what I would be going through during my training and how I had tomorrow to rest up and make sure my wounds had healed properly and then the training would start. First with basic combat and weapon training, then work with aura and she would also gather me some books on the history of Remnant and Vale to help me with my transition to my new surroundings. When we arrived at my room she opened the door and handed me a scroll for opening the lock and communicating with her and Ozpin if necessary.

"Take tomorrow and rest, make sure to check in with Karin and get her to sign off on your condition without that I won't give you access to the training halls, are we clear?"

"Crystal clear Teach!"

"For the LAST time its Professor Goodwitch and not 'Teach' alright?"

"Yes, yes. Now, if your will excuse me I am rather tired so I will be getting to bed now. Goodnight to you."

"Goodnight Terry, sleep well." As Glynda walked away I looked down the hallways and noticed a very fast brown blur just rush down the turn at the opposite end of where Glynda exited the floor.

"Strange, I thought I would be the only one here, is someone else staying at the academy during break?"

"Who cares? I want to check out our new digs!" Dante, now fully awake jumped out of arms and walked into the room. It was fully furnished with four beds, a small kitchen and a single bathroom. It had red carpet and drapes giving the room a cozy and warm feeling. I smiled and chose the first bed I saw, dropped my backpack at the foot of it, kicked off everything but my boxers and dove under the blankets. Dante then crawled up and curled up on the pillow next to mine and closed his eyes. Before sleep took me I needed to say one more thing

"Hey Dante?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm really glad your okay buddy, I was so scared when that Ursa swiped you off like that I thought... I was going to lose you."

"Yeah, well, I'm not that easy to kill okay? Now go to sleep I am exhausted."

"Haha, Alright, Night night Dante."

"... Night... Glad your okay to kid." With that he moved slightly closer to my head and curled back up and nodded off almost instantly. I was just about to drift off when I noticed that the light coming from the hallway under the door was casting a shadow of a person, was it the same person I saw down the hall when I was talking with Glynda? The door was locked so I wasn't too worried, and with that I went to sleep, looking forward to getting my training started.

A.N: Whew, that was a doozy to write, but hopefully you guys will enjoy it. Who is this mysterious person that Terry keeps seeing? Will Dante turn Vale Salmon into an endangered species? Will Glynda totally wreck me during training? Probably... That chick is vicious, and I am not really a Van Halen fan per say but teacher with riding crop? I'm sorry but Van Halen's Hot for Teacher just springs to mind ok? Now, Have a fantastic day and I wish you good fortune in your travels.