A resounding WHAP came from the pillow that Yang had yote at Nora and Minako as it hits the headmaster straight in the face. All other pillow fight shenanigans had stopped when everyone realized that the pillow hit Ozpin and neither Nora nor Minako. However, the three teams relax upon hearing a chuckle come from their headmaster after the pillow falls to the ground. There were various sized grins on each of the twelve teenagers' faces. Ozpin smiles after his little bout of laughter and looks at the students.
"I definitely was not expecting a pillow fight to be happening when I came to check in on my new students," Ozpin says amused.
"Yang and I kinda sorta started it," Minako says, grinning a bit more.
"Well I'm glad you're all already bonding and becoming friends. After all, you all did survive initiation together," Ozpin says, sipping from his mug of hot chocolate.
"Yeah! We all figured that since we fought together in one way or another that we should get to know each other better," Yang chirps.
"That's good. I can see that you're all settling in and adjusting well too," Oz says. "Though there was another reason I came to Team AMMY's room first. I would like to speak with them privately. Don't worry, once I'm done speaking with them you may continue your activities."
"Don't worry guys! It won't take long, right Headmaster?" Akira asks.
"It shoudn't, Mr. Kurusu," Ozpin says with a nod. Teams NBRY and JWNR exit Team AMMY's room, a little worried and curious as to what the headmaster would want to talk to their fellow team about so soon. Once it was just Team AMMY and Ozpin, the silver haired headmaster takes a seat on the couch. Setting his cane to lean against the couch, Ozpin holds his mug with both hands and looks at the Persona users in front of him.
"Sooooooo what's on your mind Ozpin?" Minako asks, tilting her head.
"I'm curious if you have run into Igor since you're time here on Remnant. And what he might have told you," Ozpin answers.
"Only Minato-senpai has been to see him and that was by falling asleep," Yu says, sweatdropping.
"Actually, I found a door, Yu-kun," Minato says.
"Oh is that what that look was about earlier when you said that you hadn't found anything?" Akira asks. He gets a nod.
"Well what did he say?!" Minako asks, growing a bit impatient.
"That he's returning a favor to Ozpin. Apparently Ozpin sent a Huntress to help a Wildcard who was failing heavily in their mission," Minato says.
"That I did. I stumbled into the Velvet Room one day and had a nice chat with Igor. I even met the Wildcard. However, the Huntress I sent never returned. I know not if she died while assisting the Wildcard, is stuck in your world or if she's stranded in between worlds," Ozpin says.
"Well, depending on what happened to her, if Igor knows, we could try to get her back," Yu says.
"Oh! I bet if she's stuck between worlds then she's probably in the Metaverse!" Akira says, hopping up from the seat he had taken. Four sets of eyes stare at the youngest Wildcard as if he had three heads.
"...Metaverse..?" Minato asks, tilting his head, some of his blue bangs moving out of his eyes as he did so.
"...Right. You guys had different ways of fighting the Shadows..." Akira says, stroking his chin.
"Would you all enlighten me? As this was a detail that Igor never divulged to me," Ozpin says.
"Might as well! I think the Metaverse is probably the most complicated to explain, so the twins, then Yu-senpai and then myself?" Akira suggests.
"Works with me," Yu says, nodding. Team AMMY gets settled once more so that they could tell the headmaster about their different worlds of fighting the Shadows. The Arisato twins alternate talking about the Dark Hour and Tartarus. Yu explains the Midnight Channel and the television world. Akira then explains the Metaverse, along with the Palaces of a corrupted individual and then Mementos. Ozpin leans back and mulls this information. It was useful information and it seemed like that out of the three, the Metaverse was most likely the place if his missing Huntress was indeed stuck between worlds.
"Interesting. You should ask Igor if he knows. If he does, I would be forever in your debt if you could save her if she is not dead.. As would a certain fellow student of yours," Ozpin says.
"Who is the Huntress?" Minato asks, his blue eyes lock with Ozpin's brown.
"Summer Rose. Mother of one Ruby Rose," Ozpin says. "Do not bring this up with her, I beg you. All of what we talked about cannot be heard by others until the correct time."
"That's the plan. Need anything else?" Akira asks. Ozpin shakes his head. He stands up and grabs his cane before leaving the room and heading back to his office.
"You better show us that door when we get the chance," Minako says to her twin as Akira and Yu went to get the others so they could continue hanging out for the rest of the day before sleep.
Later that night...
Minato, Minako, Akira and Yu were all sneaking out of their dorms. None of them wanted to be caught by other students or by any possible teachers that could be patrolling. Did they think that there would be patrols? Not really, but better safe than sorry! Minato was leading the way to where he found the door, going out the window he found earlier. They figured that they would also come back this way as coming in through the way that Minato came back would get them caught. Minato and Minako were getting memories of their time with S.E.E.S. and their missions to Tartarus during the Dark Hour. Yu got similar memories but of the Midnight Channel and then planing the next day to save whomever he and his friends saw. Akira was just getting the feelings of being a thief again since they were sneaking around. His Shadow fighting was always done in the afternoon. Soon enough the blue war room door was in front of them.
"Here we are," Minato says before entering. Minako followed shortly after, Yu and Akira not far behind. The four Fools take a seat at the war table where Igor was seated and the attendants were standing nearby.
"Welcome Honored Guests~ How may the Velvet Room assist you today?" Igor greets.
"What do you know about Summer Rose?" Minako asks, just getting it out there.
"Ah, so Ozpin told you about her. Well, she is alive as far as I'm aware. But she is not in your world," Igor says.
"Alright, so looks like we have to search for her in either the TV world or the Metaverse?" Yu says.
"Metaverse more likely since it sounds like your TV world was closed off completely after you and your friends won," Akira points out.
"That's correct Inmate! But you're not completely right either!" Caroline says. Akira arches an eyebrow at the mini warden.
"What Caroline here means is that there's ANOTHER alternate world that you four can enter. Summer Rose was on her way back to Remnant but she got trapped by some Shadows," Elizabeth explains.
"...How do we access it?" Minato asks.
"Heeheehee~ Good question! This will be the hardest place to get to. It's similar to Tartarus in that you only have a limited time to get there. However, unlike Tartarus, the place where it is changes. You will face Grimm there since Shadows do not exist on this world. Every night at 10PM a rift will open and you four will be able to enter what is known as the Lost Sea. You have two hours before you are forced out. It is also similar to that of Tartarus and the Palaces as they will not change their layout until you find the one you are looking for," Igor explains.
"And! To help you navigate the Lost Sea with ease, we've come up with a scroll program that will act as a map!" Theo says.
"Yes. This program tracks where you've been and shows the layout of each floor and area. Additionally, if you know who you're looking for and have that person's data, there is a sensor. The closer you get to the person, the more frequent it will beep," Margaret explains.
"If you will give your scrolls to us, we can put the program onto it and you can be on your merry way," Justine says calmly. The four Persona wielders nod and they hand their scrolls to the Velvet Room attendant they had during their first adventure. After the program was installed and set up for them, Team AMMY takes their leave and they scurry on back to their dorm, knowing they were going to need their rest for their first day of class.