"There are no secrets that time does not reveal." - Jean Racine
EVOs of Remnant
Chapter 3: Back to Work
Beacon Academy - Dorms
The Next Day
Rex was not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination, something everyone in his previous life knew very well. They all knew he despised the idea of waking up just as the sun was starting to rise over the horizon, which made the teenage EVO groan in annoyance right now as he was heading to the school's cafeteria for breakfast.
He went alone because when Rex tried waking up Bobo, the EVO chimpanzee gave him the bird.
Wasn't exactly the first time Bobo had done something like this, in fact, Rex had gotten used to his partner's crude manners after working with him for as long as he has. As he was walking along the outside paths in the chilly morning air, the teenage EVO was given a chance to explore the school and realize just how massive it was.
Compared to the HQ of Providence, it made it look like a dollhouse. This school looked resembled a castle from some sort of story, unlike the one Van Kleiss resided in.
Letting out a yawn, Rex sauntered along one of the numerous paths which lead to the school's cafeteria. Before leaving the dorm area, Rex used his ability to hack into computer systems and found out the layout of the school and where everything was located.
It was the only reason why he was able to find his way around the school, that and because there wasn't any else around to ask.
After a few minutes of walking around, the teen soon found himself standing in front of a pair of wooden doors. Just as he put his hand on the handle.
"Rex?"
Hearing a familiar voice behind him, Rex turned around and saw Ruby. Instead of wearing that red and black outfit he saw her wearing last night, Ruby was wearing a uniform of some kind, even thinking that it looked cute on her.
'Wait, did I just think that?' Rex asked himself.
It hadn't even been a week and he was already thinking about girls. Deciding to say something, Rex greeted the girl, "Oh, hey there, Ruby."
"Morning, Rex. I was wondering who that was walking around the school," said Ruby.
Rex scratched the back of his head, "Yeah, I was just walking around, getting used to the place. Also, trying to get some breakfast."
"Oh, you too?" Ruby asked, surprised to hear this.
In reality, Ruby just said that because the real reason why she was even awake at this hour was because she saw Rex from her window at the right moment. Not wanting to waste this opportunity, the girl got changed into her uniform as quick as she could and started looking for the teenage boy so she could talk to him.
She didn't know why maybe it had something to do with Rex being able to create weapons from his own body or maybe because she wanted to make feel comfortable since he was far away from home by the looks of it.
Honestly, Ruby thought he could use a friend here.
"Ruby?"
The girl then shook her head and realized she had spaced out and didn't hear what he had to say. She then noticed how Rex had been waving his hand in front of her face for about a few seconds since she hadn't responded to anything he said.
"I'm so sorry! I spaced out!" she exclaimed, feeling terrible for not listening.
"Uh, it's no big deal. I just asked if you wanted to get some breakfast with me, I mean, you are here, so might as well," explained Rex, still trying his best not to seem nervous because he just met this girl yesterday.
He then quickly added, "And you don't have to! I mean, you just met me the other day."
This time it was Ruby's turn to be nervous as a light shade of pink covered her cheeks, "S-Sure, I don't mind."
"Wait, really?" questioned Rex.
Ruby nodded, "Yeah, I mean... sure we just met yesterday, but I'm pretty sure you're a good person. And you're pretty cool too."
The teenage EVO caught onto the last part of her reason and raised an eyebrow at it. People very rarely used the word 'cool' when talking about Rex and his abilities, usually, it consisted of less than pleasant words because of him being an EVO.
"You think I'm cool?" asked Rex while opening the door.
Ruby walked past him and entered the expansive cafeteria, answering his question, "Yup! Who wouldn't think you are?" she said with a bit of excitement.
"I can think of a lot of people who would disagree with those words," muttered Rex, low enough so Ruby couldn't hear.
Following close behind her, Rex looked around and couldn't help but be in awe of how big it was. He had been to a lot of different places in his life; Hong Kong, the Amazon rainforest, and other exotic places around the world. But to see a building this large for students to use was, strange, to say the least.
Another thing he noticed was that there wasn't any else besides the two of them.
"Is it this empty in the morning?"
Ruby heard his question and gave him an answer, "It is, but doesn't really fill up till later in the morning."
Then Rex asked his next question, "So do you usually wake up this early. I can tell you that I'm almost never up at this time."
Hearing this, the girl in question was glad to be facing away from Rex since her cheeks were bright red, "Sometimes, I do." she lied as best as she could, hoping he wouldn't dig any further than what he was told.
"Oh okay," said Rex.
Letting out a sigh of relief, Ruby was happy to know anyone wouldn't find out anytime soon why she left so early in the morning. Compared to the rest of her team, outside of Yang, Ruby tended to wake up later than both Weiss and Blake, but she was younger than them by a year and stayed up late at times to work on assignments for class.
Which she happened to have done last night.
She was still trying to get this leader thing down and was trying her best, even if she did stumble at times.
After getting on line, Ruby grabbed a bowl of cereal while Rex grabbed a cup of coffee and grabbed some bacon and eggs. Since they were the only ones besides the cooks, it was easy to find some seats. Once sitting down across from each other, Rex didn't hesitate in shoving food into his mouth.
Seriously, he hasn't eaten anything since the morning before taking on the equivalent of a god.
"Guessing you were hungry?" Ruby asked while giggling.
Rex looked up at the girl, "You have no idea." he answered.
As they ate in silence, the questions they for one another were building up. Rex knew he needed to ask questions about this world because he couldn't walk around, knowing anything. While Ruby wanted to know more about Rex after witnessing his ability to create weapons from his body and the experience he has, especially with what his... friend, said.
'I'm never going to get used to a talking monkey.' Ruby thought while shaking her head.
Catching onto that, Rex called out to her, "Pretty sure you guys are still getting used to seeing a talking monkey, aren't you?" he guessed and smiled when Ruby laughed sheepishly.
"Was it that obvious?"
The EVO nodded, "Yeah, and Bobo told me about the looks you guys were giving him. I'm not surprised, I don't think talking animals are a thing here, are they?"
Ruby shook her head and laughed, "No, they're not."
"Figured," replied Rex, "I can admit this much, seeing this school of yours, I can tell that it's so much better than where I used to work and live at."
It was here Ruby remembered Rex mentioning a place called Providence. Outside of a few names, Rex hadn't mentioned much of the place. Granted, they just met so she didn't expect him to talk about everything at once.
"Uh, Rex, I was wondering... you mentioned Providence when we found you. What is 'Providence', exactly?"
Taking a moment to take in her question, Rex leaned back and thought about it. In his time working with Providence, Rex learned about the harsh reality of the world and realizing he couldn't save everyone he came across.
"Where I'm from, Providence is a worldwide agency created to deal with EVOs. I was one of their best agents when it came to fighting EVOs and dealing with threats that the average Providence grunt couldn't face off against," explained Rex, trying his best to make it better than they seem.
He knew people didn't exactly approve of their methods, mainly about them using an EVO such as himself to fight other EVOs.
Ruby then asked the next logical question, "EVO?"
Putting down his cup of coffee, Rex tried his best to answer her question, "To put it simply, where I'm from some people were affected by an event a few years ago and became these... monsters, creatures, or whatever you would call them. For the most part, EVOs acted wildly and caused trouble for those who didn't change. That's where I come in, Providence thought of the idea of using an EVO to fight other EVOs."
It didn't take long for Ruby to understand what Rex had said.
"What?!" she exclaimed, "They used you as a weapon?!"
Rex bobbed his head from side to side, "I guess you can say it like that, but it's a lot more complicated than that, believe me, it is."
The teenage EVO took another sip of his coffee. After going through everything he's been through in his life, Rex got used to drinking coffee to keep him going sometimes, especially after Black Knight came to power and took over Providence. Needing to stay awake and alert at all times, took its toll on everyone, even Rex with his Nanites keeping him running.
After answering her question, it was Rex's turn to ask a few regarding Remnant and some of the basics he needed to know, and keeping Ozpin's deal in mind, the teen needed to know a few things at the least. Putting his cup down, he looked at Ruby, "Hey, do you mind if I ask you a few things?"
Nodding her head, "Yeah, sure. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. So, what do you wanna know?"
"Like, the basics of this... world," answered Rex, "Yeah, I'm never gonna get used to saying that."
Not being to help herself, Ruby laughed at his response.
"Hey," said Rex with a frown, "It's not that funny!"
Granted, it didn't take long for him to start smiling and, eventually, laughing himself.
From there, Ruby started to explain some of the basic facts about their world, like the four Kingdoms of Remnant. With Rex realizing how different this world was compared to his in quite a few ways. After the four Kingdoms, she then talked about the hunters and huntresses of their world, talking about their importance in keeping peace and fighting back the creatures of Grimm, a race of beings who want nothing more than to destroy humanity. The girl then talked about another sore topic of their world; the Faunus, a topic she knew involved one of her teammates; Blake.
Ruby talked about the hate and discrimination towards the Faunus, a sub-species of humans who've gained animal-like traits. Even talking about a conflict that was all about the Faunus wanting to be treated as equals, which ended with the situation getting somewhat better.
"Wow."
That was all Rex could say when hearing the Faunus's situation.
To be honest, it sounded somewhat like the situation back where he's from, but on a completely different scale. On this world, Rex saw how there was a common enemy in the Grimm, but even humanity still had their internal issues, but from his world, Providence had done things differently, like using Rex to fight them and cure them whenever he could.
"Looks like neither of our worlds are all that different in some places," commented Ruby.
Rex nodded, "I guess so."
There was a bit of time where neither one said anything. Both of them were still trying to digest all they were told. The teenage EVO knew this world was as dangerous as his own but was different in some ways like some of the internal problems humans were having with people who looked like them, but with a tail or something like that. Though if he needed to, Rex could hold his own in a fight.
For Ruby, all she could think about was how messed this 'Providence' was in using Rex as a weapon to fight the same species that Rex is a part of. He had to fight those who were just like him, but for what reason could there be? How could he even agree to do such a thing?
All these questions were floating in Ruby's mind, however, she knew Rex wouldn't give such personal reasons to a stranger like her, and the girl put those thoughts away, for now.
Once they both finished exchanging information, they continued to sit there and eat their breakfast while talking about a few things here and there.
"Thanks though," Rex said, completely out of nowhere.
Surprised by his words, Ruby started blushing, "W-What? I didn't d-do anything?"
"I mean, it was nice to talk to someone outside of, um, a talking monkey who needs a bar of soap in his mouth sometimes."
Hearing that, Ruby shook her head, "It was nothing, besides, who doesn't mind making a new friend, I hope?"
For the first time since waking up in this new world, Rex was feeling a lot better than before. Sure, he had Bobo with him for the ride, but outside of him, there wasn't anyone else the guy could've talked to. Now, Rex has Ruby he can talk to sometimes.
Rex nodded with a grin, "Yeah, friends."
Before either one could say anything, Rex looked up at the clock and realized he had a few minutes before other students would show up. Remembering what Glynda told him, the teenage EVO sighed, "Sorry, Ruby, but I gotta go."
As soon as she heard that, Ruby felt a pang of disappointment when hearing Rex needed to leave.
She understood why he needed to go because since he wasn't an actual student at the school, people would question why someone like him was doing at the school. The whole thing would turn into a mess for the headmaster and Rex.
"I understand. Hopefully, I'll see you around."
Standing up, Rex looked at her and gave her a smile, "Oh, you'll see me around. If there's one thing people have told me; it's that I'm pretty persistent, or is a pest. Could never really tell the difference."
With that, the teenage EVO took his leave and left the cafeteria, hopeful that he was going to be able to do something other than being stuck in that room all day long.
However, what Rex didn't see was the massive smile plastered on Ruby's face.
In that time she got to talk to Rex, the girl couldn't help but realize how much there was to him. Talking about his job and saying there was more to it than what she assumed it to be like. He seemed so carefree and laid-back about so much. Heck, Ruby saw how easily he was adjusting to life here, but knew he was probably feeling a lot different than what he showed her.
'Now, I can't stop smiling after talking to him... ugh, what is wrong with me?' thought Ruby.
As quickly as her smile appeared, it disappeared when she saw the door to the cafeteria open, revealing the rest of her teammates. Ruby saw each of them staring right at her with their own expressions, Yang had a grin plastered on her face, Blake looked Ruby with an eyebrow raised and her mouth in a thin line, and Weiss had a frown present on her face while glaring at their leader.
"Oh boy..." muttered Ruby, acting like a child who was just caught by their parents.
EVOs of Remnant
Chapter 3: Back to Work
Beacon Academy - Ozpin's Office
Few Hours Later
"Does this elevator come with music?"
"No."
"Are you sure? Cause all the elevators I've been on, have music playing."
"Yes, I'm positive professor Ozpin does not have music on this elevator."
"Come on, don't li-"
Before Bobo could speak another word, the woman named Glynda Goodwitch turned around in an instant and glared at the talking monkey, telling him, "Yes, I am positive, now no more questions, Mr. Bobo."
Meanwhile, Rex smirked at his partner's actions, leave it the talking chimp to piss off a teacher. The only reason why they were even in this elevator in the first place, was because they were heading up to see Ozpin, who requested both Rex and Bobo's presence. It doesn't take a genius to know Ozpin was probably going to assign them a mission or something of that sort.
After Rex managed to make it back to him and Bobo's room, with the teen having a few close calls along the way.
However, it was here he thought back to the conversation he and Ruby had in the morning, one which brought a smile to the teen's face. There was something to Ruby he couldn't figure out, this kind of innocence surrounding her, making her this kind of beacon of light. For most of his own life, Rex was always surrounded by secrets and lies about his old life, either the ones he told in the past or those around him.
It was... nice, for once.
What Rex didn't realize was Bobo had caught the smile on the teen's face.
'Well, well, what do you know? Nice to see the kid adjusting.' Bobo thought, amused by his partner's expression, thinking it probably had something to do with the girl in red from yesterday.
Before anyone could say anything, the elevator came to a stop and the doors opening moments later. Both EVOs had seen White Knight's office before, but Ozpin's office was on a completely different level with his office looking like the inside of a clock, with the gears ticking above and below them.
Not being able to help himself, Rex let out a whistle, "Man, this place looks a lot cooler than White Knight's old office."
"Even if none had seen it for years," Bobo added.
Walking inside, they saw Ozpin sitting a desk at the back of the room, behind him was a large window where one could see the entirety of the school. As they walked towards his desk, Bobo and Rex stopped when they saw Glynda walk around and stand behind the man.
It was silent for a few moments until the older man put his cup of coffee down, "Mr. Salazar and Mr. Bobo, I hope that you're adjusting to being here."
Rex shrugged his shoulders, "Been about a day and a half, so yeah."
"I see," Ozpin said with a small smile, "And, Mr. Bobo, how have you been?"
The EVO let out a 'clicking' sound with his teeth, "Not having to get up to get food and not having to work, it's been pretty good so far."
Ozpin nodded, "Good. Now, as for why I've called you two up for, I have a mission for you two."
"What kind of mission?" asked Rex as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Picking up his cup of coffee, Ozpin took a sip before putting it down once more and letting out a sigh, "A few days ago, a good friend of mine by the name of Qrow Branwen, an experienced hunter, and a good man, sent us information regarding a recent attack on a town, involving the sighting of these new creatures. However, he's gone missing and hasn't sent us a message since leaving the town which was attacked."
Taking in all that they were told, Rex asked the question in his mind, "And you want us to go looking for him?"
Ozpin shook his head, "No, I want you to continue following his leads surrounding the attacks and find any information regarding the creatures and where they could have possibly come from, and find out why they've also been spotted attacking the Grimm as well. That all is I ask you two to do."
Hearing the man simply discard his own friend's life like that, Rex spoke up, "You're gonna leave your friend to die."
"That is not my intention here, but I know my own friend well enough to realize this much about him, Qrow would want us to follow the trail he was looking into. Mr. Salazar, please don't think I'm letting my friend die, but finding him isn't the primary goal here." reasoned Ozpin.
Taking a moment to breathe, Ozpin looked Rex in the eye, "I'm simply doing what's best for everyone here in the kingdom. Please, just help us find out what these creatures are and what they could possibly want."
Rex and Bobo looked at each other, both of them knew these words well enough.
It was one White Knight told them on a daily basis. Everything Providence did was for the sake of everyone, not just a few.
After taking a few seconds to think, Rex gave the man his answer, "Fine, we'll go. But, let's get one thing straight; If I even find a single clue that helps me find your friend, I'm going, are we clear?"
Ozpin let out a soft chuckle at the young man's words, "Yes, you two will be leaving tonight. I and Ms. Goodwitch will escort you two to the sky docks where a Bullhead will take you to the last known location of Qrow. From there, you two are to follow the information we've gathered about these creatures and from Qrow had gathered since he was last heard from."
Rex nodded, "Got it."
With that, the two EVOs walked towards the elevator. Rex pressed the button, causing the doors to open. As both of them walked into the elevator, Rex and Ozpin looked at each other one last time before the door closed.
Taking a long sip from his mug, Ozpin rubbed the bridge of his nose, "Glynda," called out the man.
This made the woman in question surprised, Ozpin rarely called her by her name, making Glynda surprised when he did, "Yes, professor Ozpin?"
"Please get a Bullhead ready for Mr. Salazar and Mr. Bobo's departure tonight," he asked of her.
Glynda did what he asked of her and walked away, but not before asking the man a question she's had on her mind since hearing what he asked of both Rex and Bobo, "Ozpin, why did you ask those two to deal with this? Wouldn't a more experienced group be better suited for this type of mission?"
Ozpin let a humorless laugh before speaking, "Ms. Goodwitch, I believe asked you to do something for me. Did I not?"
Hearing his response, the woman nodded, "Of course, have a good day, professor Ozpin."
EVOs of Remnant
Chapter 3: Back to Work
Beacon Academy - Dorms
Few Hours Later
"Yang!" Ruby whined, "Can you please stop with that?!"
"Nope," Yang replied.
Ruby groaned in annoyance as her older sister continued to make teasing remarks about her ever since what had happened this morning with Rex. Every chance there was to speak, it was all Yang would talk about. However, both Blake and Weiss were getting tired of hearing this.
As the four girls were walking back to the dorm, besides Yang's remarks, they were talking about their impending break before the start of the second semester. A time where they would be allowed to be off from school and catch up on some stuff. Since it was around two weeks long, both Ruby and Yang were planning on visiting their father on the second weekend of the break.
It had been a few months since they saw their dad, so they were going to use this opportunity to do so.
Curious what the others were planning on doing, Ruby looked at Blake and Weiss, "So what are you guys gonna do for the break?"
Weiss was the first to respond, "I might go home and visit my father and sister if she's home. Outside of that, I'll probably come back to the school a few days early to prepare for the start of the next semester."
"Blake," Ruby called out.
The girl didn't respond at first until Ruby called out to her once again, "Blake? You okay?"
Realizing what happened, the girl nodded, "I'm fine, just tired. What was the question again?" she asked.
"I asked what you were going to do for the two weeks we're off for," Ruby repeated.
The girl didn't respond for a second, "Uh, I'll probably be here, catch up on some stuff."
None of the others were too sure to take Blake's words. Ever since what had happened at the docks a few weeks ago, Blake had been far more reserved than before. They all knew her former ties to the White Fang, but none of them held that against her now, why should they?
They all came from different walks of life. Ones who came from mundane beginnings, one who came from the elite of Remnant, and one who was part of a terrorist group. Now, they needed to trust and lean one another.
"Blake, are you okay?" Yang asked, concerned about her partner.
Blake looked at Yang, her expression conveyed how irritated she looked, "I said I'm fine, didn't I?"
Yang saw this and replied with, "Just... checking, you know."
They were all concerned that Blake would go after any leads involving the White Fang. Once they reached their dorm room, Blake opened the door and walked inside, leaving the other three outside the door. Yang, Wiess, and Ruby, all of them looked at each other and knew what this was about.
Yang was the first to speak, "Guys, Blake is scaring me right now. Ever since that night, something's been bugging her."
"That's quite obvious," Weiss said.
"What are gonna do then?" Ruby asked.
Weiss stated the obvious, "Someone has to stay and watch her before Blake gets herself killed."
Knowing Weiss's suggestion was the best option, Yang and Ruby looked at each other, "How about we stay, Weiss?"
The Schnee heiress shook her head, "No, you two go. I'll stay. It's not like I'm rushing to see my father anyway and the chances of my older sister being there are quite low. Besides, you two should go see your father."
Ruby couldn't help but smile and hug her partner, "Thanks, Weiss. You're pretty nice, you know."
Pushing Ruby off, Weiss looked away and let out a huff, "Don't think I'm doing this for you, Ruby. I'm only doing because I'm the one out of us three who really needs to patch things up with Blake."
Yang smiled at the girl's response, "I think Weiss might finally be warming up to us."
"Whatever," replied Weiss, "I suggest you two get ready because I don't feel like spending another minute in this school, why don't we head out into Vale while we can."
Both sisters agreed to the girl's suggestion in going out for the night, but as they're walking into the room, Ruby had remembered she left one of her textbooks in her last class, "I'll be back, I just left one of my books in our last class."
Weiss looked at Ruby and muttered, "Unbelievable."
As Ruby walked out their room and headed down the hallway. Now that she was alone, Ruby could think to herself without having to worry about Yang's constant teasing or Weiss's remarks about her eating breakfast with Rex.
The girl was about to turn the corner when she heard a familiar pair of voices around the corner, "I don't trust that guy," one of them said, who sounded like Rex, "He's hiding something from us."
"He reeks way too much like White Knight and Black Knight when it comes to secrets." the other one said.
Then Rex replied to the other person, "Doesn't matter, we have to keep our end of the deal with Ozpin or we get thrown out."
It was here Ruby realized it was Rex and Bobo, but the way they were talking made her curious. They can't trust him? Deal with Ozpin? And who are Black Knight and White Knight?
'What's going around here? Rex and Bobo don't trust who? Ozpin? And who the heck is White Knight and Black Knight? I remember Bobo talking about those names earlier,' Ruby thought.
Just as she finished that thought, the sound of footsteps grew louder, Ruby started to panic and used her semblance to move away as fast as possible from where she was. Once she was as far away as possible, Ruby tried to figure out what was going on.
'Crude, I still have to get my book!'
EVOs of Remnant
Chapter 3: Back to Work
Beacon Academy - Sky Docks
Few Minutes Later
Rex and Bobo stepped outside the dorm building and felt the cold, fresh night air. They soon headed for the sky docks where they would be picked up by a transport and taken to the last known location of Qrow. For the two former agents of Providence, it felt like any other mission to them, but in another world with new threats.
Just another day in the office for them.
"You ready to go, Bobo?"
The chimp merely smirked at the kid, "Come on, Rex, you know I'm always ready for a fight."
"Let's hope so."
Both of them walked in silence to the sky dock. Within a few minutes of walking, the two former agents approached the area where transports would usually land to load off supplies or other things needed by the school. The closer they got to the dock, the more they were able to see the headmaster of the school standing there, with a cup of coffee in hand.
Once they stood in front of Ozpin, the man spoke up, "Mr. Salazar, I hope you're ready to jump back into the mix."
"Yeah, I'm always ready for a mission," said Rex.
Taking a sip from his mug, Ozpin looked towards the night sky and saw the Bullhead approaching in the distance. He then reached into his pocket and took something out of it. In his hand was a small, tablet-like device.
"Here," said Ozpin, "This scroll contains all the information we have on the creatures, from their sightings all throughout Remnant, their attacks on both towns and Grimm alike, as well as locations of large masses of them. Mr. Salazar, I cannot express the importance of this mission as well as the importance of discretion."
Just as the transport landed, Rex and Bobo walked towards it. Bobo hoped on board and just as Rex was about to do the same, he looked back at the headmaster and asked him a question that's been gnawing at him ever since earlier today, "Why? Why me and Bobo?"
Ozpin smiled at the young man, "Because, Rex, I believe that you possess the necessary skills when it comes to dealing with these creatures. So, please do your very best to find out anything you can and if you do find Qrow out there, help him to the best of your ability."
Hearing his words, Rex nodded.
"I'll bring him back, Ozpin. That you can be sure of." Rex said with conviction in his voice.
Ozpin chuckled, "I hope so."
With those final words, the transport door closed. The Bullhead then took off from the sky dock and started flying away from the school, leaving Ozpin on the dock all by himself, and to his own thoughts.
'This better work, Van Kleiss.' was Ozpin's final thought before walking back towards the school.
Yeah, that last line will be a source of debate for many of you!
Also, I decided to mess around with Ozpin's character, so there's that for many of you to look forward to. This chapter is a stepping stone for what's going to happen as things are going to be set in motion, especially for Rex and Ruby in this story.
Just know this, there will be changes and there will be explanations as well as flashbacks to explain certain things in the story.
Now, I leave you, people, to think about where this story could while I start writing the next one and getting it out as soon as I can. While also getting my shit together for school, cause I'm gonna need it.
Until next time guys, I'll see ya later!
