"What is your name?", asked Ozpin. Venom Snake, was quiet for a minute or two, but he eventually responded.

"Snake. But call me Ahab."

"Very well, Ahab. Now, what is your question?"

"Where the hell am I? What were those things in the forest? How did I get here?"

"You are at Beacon Academy. It is where students here go to train to eventually become Huntsmen and huntresses. From there, they fight the creatures of Grimm, the things you fought in the forest a few days ago. And how you got here... I have no clue.", explained Ozpin.

"Ok. Now you ask.", Ahab said, as he kept his blank face.

"How did you get that shrapnel in your head? And all those scars... Including your right eye?", Ozpin asked, wondering what happened to the man in front of him.

"Long story.", Ahab started to explain...everything. From him joining MSF and the Peace Walker incident (including the San Hieronymo incident which he wasn't present for at the time), to what happened to their home: Mother Base, just several months later thanks to Skull Face's XOF rogue division. From him waking up in the hospital nine years later, to his death in 1995. He obviously left out some things like the real Big Boss, his hypnotherapy, etc. Instead, he told Ozpin he started MSF and from 1970 to 1995, he said that he was Big Boss... But not anymore. He no longer bared the burden. The curse of that title. He was free. Free to do whatever he pleases, free from the endless battle. However, part of him wanted to return to that life.

"Interesting... I'll have Glynda give you a tour of the school if you want. You may even become a teacher here, thanks to your skills. Additionally, you'll have access to the rest of the facilities if you do so, and on top of that, you'll learn more about this place. Not only Vale, but Remnant itself.", said Ozpin. Just as he said that too, the elevator's door opened revealing not only Professor Goodwitch, but team RWBY as well.

"Hello, Professor Ozpin.", said Ruby, enthusiastic as always. They all stopped, except for Glynda, who was typing away at her scroll, and looked at Ahab, who looked very intimidating at the moment.

"Hello team RWBY, I assume you are getting used to your dorm?", asked Ozpin.

"Uhhh...yeah...what is he doing up? He got hit by a deathstalker, and from what team JNPR told us, he has NO aura!", objected Weiss. The snowflake was stuck up, as far as Ahab could tell. The "perfect little princess"... Not that fond of her.

"I think we've met before. I'm Yang Xiao Long, this is my little sister, Ruby. Over there is Blake, and this is of course Weiss. Nice to meet you formally now that you're up and about." Yang reached out her arm and opened her hand, waiting to shake Ahab's. He responded by sticking out his prosthetic. It was red. And it reached up to where his elbow would be. Yang stared at it for a second, before finally grabbing the hand and shaking it.

"Ohmygoshwheredidyougetthatarmitissocool!", yelled Ruby, without catching a breath. To which the rest of the team scolded her for possibly insulting Venom Snake.

"It's fine. Better than having a crude hook for an arm though.", Ahab responded. Ruby, in her mind, thought of him as a pirate.

"Wait, what even happened?", Asked Blake, intrigued and no longer focused on her book. Venom Snake looked back at Ozpin for a few seconds and said,

"Students, huh?", and he walked back to the elevator. As he turned around and looked at the door, Glynda Goodwitch was in the elevator as well. Snake took out his Phantom Cigar, and lit it with his I-Droid. He was about to put it in his mouth, until Glynda smacked his hand and told him that there is no smoking anywhere in the school. Well at least he still has the option to become a teacher, but he felt like he wasn't cut out for that... Not yet at least. And besides, he could probably ask Ozpin if their was anything going on that was too much for the students to handle. But that would hopefully be soon. It was time for a tour of the school... ND when it finally ended, hopefully Venom Snake could find a place to rest, other than a crappy hospital bed. He opened his I-Droid. It was old and outdated, but it still worked thankfully. However, it couldn't connect to whatever thing these people used as internet or wifi or whatever the hell it was. The map almost worked... But it died before it fully loaded. He put it away, just walking in silence with Goodwitch, still on the tour... Hopefully, he could rest. He needed a shower, like the ones back on mother base with diamond dogs.

'Maybe Quiet's still around to help me with that', he chuckled. He wondered where everyone else was. Ocelot, Kaz, Quiet? He never saw them since Diamond Dogs. Quiet had left to protect everyone there in case of the vocal cord parasites within her wouldn't cause a third and possibly final outbreak. Ocelot told Kaz the truth on Venom Snake, and how he was just a stand in for Big Boss. Understandably angry, Kaz left a while after that. Ocelot stuck around for a while longer, but after that, he just disappeared. Hopefully he could see them all again, but for real, and not just as Phantom's of the past. He sighed, realizing the tour was finally over. Glynda took him to his room, small but good enough. She also told him that Ozpin will meet him here in a while and left. Snake took a shower, thought he heard "you are physically and mentally refreshed", but shrugged it off. He looked in the space next to the bed... Empty. Maybe he could find DD and have him back. The wolf had passed a few months before the outer heaven uprising, but now that Venom had died, and was somehow still kicking, he hoped to find him again. Besides, at least he'd have a buddy again. He could use the company. There was a knock on the door, and in stepped Ozpin.

"I hope you're getting comfortable here. It isn't much but it should do."

"It's fine. Is there a way I can connect to whatever you have with this?", Venom pulled out his I-Droid. Ozpin took it and mumbled something about having Oobleck give it a try.

"In the meantime, here's a scroll. It should work just like this machine, but it will only be temporary if we can fix this."

"Thanks. And two more things. Any things I can do in the area that your students can't handle? And is that teaching position still open?", asked Venom. To which Ozpin smiled, and responded.

"Well I don't think you'd be that prepared for any operations around Vale, but I know a few friends who might be able to help. And if you're up for it, you'll be a combat teacher. That fighting technique will be very useful in the event if any of the students are defenseless and without a weapon. You start whenever you're ready."

"Well let's get to it then.", said Venom, as he looked into the glass of the nearby window and smiled.