Meeting of two worlds

After the Gaestra were dealt with, the Bullhead made its way to the ground, and the doorway was instantly blown off its hinges.

"Here it comes…" Jaune smiled knowingly.

"3….2…." Ruby counted down.

"JAUNE! RUBY!"

A familiar blur with orange hair whizzed past the others and the two former Huntsmen found themselves wrapped in the arms of a tearfully smiling Nora, who had complexly missed the two Cursed Children.

"Where the heck have you been? Why did you run off? How did you get so strong and tough? Do you have pancakes?"

Ruby and Jaune giggled at Nora's order of importance as another pair of arms joined the hug

"Hey, Ren." Juane smiled weakly at his old friend.

"Missed you." The ninja smiled.

"You have so much explaining to do, fearless leader!" Nora cried, too happy to see her old friend and leader to really be as mad as she wanted to be.

"So, these must be the legendary Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren."

The two Huntsmen reluctantly broke their embrace to take a better look at the people who had accompanied their old friend…and their vision focusing solely on one in particular:

A girl no older than 10 years old, with blood red hair and eyes, were long black gloves….and dressed practically exactly the same as their late teammate

"J-Jaune?" The girl asked, inching closer towards him. "Why are they?"

Jane knelt down and patted her shoulder affectionately.

"The same reason I did when we first met." He answered. "Only know you really look and act the part."

Her eyes widened.

"Does that mean they're….?"

"Yep." Jaune smiled.

"Um…" Ren started when he finally stiffed up his jaw.

"W-who is she?" Nora asked, quieter than usual.

"We're Ruby and Jaune's Initiators." A girl with a wolf ears and a tail with a scythe-flame thrower on her back bowed respectfully. "Rank 275, Wolf-Model Kitaliya Rose."

The girl who'd hid at Jaune's side then stepped forward to introduce herself.

"Rank 301, Horse-type model Pyyrha Arc. It is a grand honour to finally meet you, Nora and Ren"

Nora and Ren were, for lack of a better term, still awestruck at the sight

And then a squeal filled the air.

"Look at you two!" Nora beamed as she took the girls into her arms. "You're so cute I just want to eat you up! Num, num, num, num, num!"

"Jaune, help!" Pyyhra playfully cried out, Kitaliya just giggling at the hammer-user.

"Ms. Valkyrie! Mr. Ren!"

The two huntsmen stood alert as Winter descended, team CRDL following her. The two Cursed Children raced behind their Promoters, unease filling their forms at the sight of the newcomers.

"There will be plenty of time to catch up later." The elder Schnee sister smiled softer. "We have business to attend to."

"Yes, mam."

Winter turned her gaze towards the two formerly-missing Huntsmen, her gaze hardening.

"You two have quite a lot to explain, don't you?" She asked, not even acknowledging how they looked down at their feet.

"You're in trouble…" Cardin started, his goons laughing with him.

"Did I say you could speak, Mr. Winchester?" Winter snapped at the tall man, who shut up. She then returned her attention to the two she'd been talking to. "Nevertheless….it is good to see you two unharmed."

"Thanks Winter." Ruby smiled back. "Can I just say…if it doesn't sound weird…the years have treated you really good; what's your secret?"

"Years?" Winter asked in confusion. "It's only been two weeks since the breach of Beacon."

….

…..

…..

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WE'VE ONLY BEEN GONE FOR TWO WEEKS?!"

Those words had shouted all over the Tokyo area as Jaune Arc and Ruby Rose were dealt what was both a cruel twist of fate and blessing in a not so obvious disguise:

As stated above, as far as Remnant was concerned, they'd only been missing in action for half a month, rather than the two years they'd lived; in which they'd joined Tendo Civil Security, found their respective partners, faced monsters of the worst kind in both Gaestra and human form…and fallen in love.

"Just that….it's only been two week since you vanished." Winter repeated.

The two former Huntsmen fell to their hands and knees.

Two years in two weeks.

Two years in two weeks.

"Um…guys?" Tina asked.

"Y-you guys go on ahead and take them to Seitenshi." Ruby waved the group away.

"W-we're…going to need a minute." Jaune followed.

The Promotors shot each other confused looks before motioning the newcomers to follow them into the city, where Seietneshi awaited them

"So….should we?" Pyyhra asked her friend.

"Nah." Kitaliya mused. "Give them a couple of minutes."

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The tele-conference took place early the next morning at the same meeting room that the race for the Legacy of the Big Dipper had taken place. This time, Atlas droids were providing security as a sign of trust.

No one in Tendo Civil Security or their immediate associates had slept well enough for reason or another. Be it excitement, worry or both, they all had bags under their red eyes (and n0t just the Cursed Children)

"Hot chocolate?" A receptionist offered the group.

"Please."

They each took a paper cup and sipped the delicious hot beverage, letting out content sighs and feeling much better.

"Ozpin had the right idea…." Jaune smiled in recollection.

"Who?" Tamaki asked.

"The headmaster of our old school." Ren added. "Never without a cup of hot chocolate."

"You think he ever slipped something into it?" Nora asked out of the blue as they came to the door, where they were greeted by an odd sight:

Team CRDL standing at the ready.

"Jauney-boy." Cardin smirked, and Jaune felt his stomach turn

"Cardin." Jaune growled.

"You're still not sore about…?"

"Yes."

Cardin looked down to see what he could swear was the reincarnation/baby version of Pyyrha Nikos glaring at him

"The hell are you?" Russel asked

"Pyyrha Arc." The girl glared. "IP rank 301st in the world, Horse-Type Model Initiator and apprentice of Jaune Arc."

CRDL gave each other looks before they burst into jeering laughter

Cardin soon found the tip of a sword between his eyes. A sword that belonged to a very pissed off Jaune.

"Disrespect her again…." Jaune growled. "And I will kill you where you stand."

Team CRDL realized that was not a threat. It was a promise; one that Nora, Ren and Ruby, along with her own companion, shared.

"Stand down."

All looked over to see Winter glaring at team CRDL for what could only be the billionth time.

"After this over, you lot are suspended without pay for a month." Winter growled. "Now, let them in and do your jobs…and I may just give you a passing Practicum mark."

Not stupid or arrogant enough to deny a high ranking military officer, CRDL did what they were told, even restraining themselves when Kitaliya, Pyyrha, Yuzuki and Enju blew raspberries at them,

On the three screens were faces that Ruby was very familiar with; Seitenshi of course in the center one, while Ironwood and Glynda Goodwitch each occupied their own view.

"No surprise Glynda took over." Jaune said, Ren nodding in agreement.

Said teacher noticed the newcomers

"Ruby Rose and Jaune Arc." She sighed, already knowing the headache she was dreading was coming, before a light smile crossed her face. "Good to see you."

"You too, Glynda." Ruby smiled

"Now that the two of you have arrived, the meeting can begin." Seitenshi mused before turning to the other two screens. "I thank you for being able to make this early morning meeting, General Ironwood, Glynda. I shall try to keep this as brief as possible."

"Understood, milady." Ironwood and Glynda said together.

The assembled took their own respective seat.

"The purpose of this meeting is to begin alliance talks between the people of Remnant and the city of Tokyo." Winter started. "Lady Seitenshi, what are you aware of about our world already?"

"The basics." Seitenshi explained. "Your world is comprised of four kingdoms currently in alliance, populated by both human and Faunus who, unless they have the proper training, live under threat of the Grimm monsters. That is where your Huntsmen come in. Most promintantly in the eyes of my country, you possess the Dust resource."

"On our end," Glynda nodded. "Your world seems both industrial than ours, though air transport is not relied on so much as ours. And the vast majority of the populous is human."

"You also have varying military powers." Ironwood added. "Including mercenary ones capable of…."

"John." Glynda glared.

"Before we proceed any further, I have to add another speak to this meeting." Seitenshi said as another screen popped up, revealing a darkened lab that Tendo Civil Security was familiar with, along with a face they could never forget.

"Hey doc…" Rentaro sighed at the smiling woman, already dreading the teasing she'd inflict on him.

Sumire Muroto, clad in a lab coat and purple top with a black dress, was a young doctor of average height and body frame. She had messy, purple hair that covered the whole of her forehead, as well as a prominent bang entirely covering her right eye and parts of her cheekbones. Arching around her eyes were a pair of thin eyebrows and, underneath, two slightly thick eyelashes which encompass her oval eyes and light irises. Her hair jetted out in every direction, but was kept moderately straight in the back, falling below her neck.

She shot Rentaro a tired grin before turning to address the leaders.

"Good morning." She smiled, not subtly checking out Ironwood. "I've been called in to answer any questions you may have regarding the more…scientific aspects of this proposed meeting."

"My only question is about these so called…Cursed Children." Glynda started. "From what Winter's report stated, they are similar to, and yet vastly different to our Faunus."

"Faunus?" An official asked.

"A person with an animal like attribute." Ruby explained, putting her scroll and bringing up images of her team. "Normally a tail, ears or horns, but not always so obvious. My teammate Blake Belladonna is an example of a Cat Faunus."

"Filthy beasts." Someone said.

"Satomi."

Renatro drew his gun and fired into the man's arm

"Any other outbursts will result in execution." Seitenshi said plainly and confidentially. However, Ironwood and Glynda could tell the choice was hard for her to make. "I will tolerate no more ill word to either the Cursed Children in our world or the Faunus of Remnant. Please continue, Ms. Rose."

"Thank you, milady." Ruby smiled. "As far as I know, there can be any type of Faunus, although I've only seen mammal variants. They are often naturally faster or stronger than a human without Huntsmen training…and do suffer some predjuce that led to the creation of the formerly peaceful, now terrorist group White Fang."

"I regret to inform you, our Remnant correspondents, that there is more. Doctor?"

Sumire let out a sigh

"You might want to have something nearby. Tissues, string drink…anything. This is going to be rough."

"Wait!" Rentaro shouted suddenly, only to have all eyes fall on him.

"Rentaro?" Enju asked her partner. "Is something wrong?"

The cyborg struggled to find the right words, but they left his voice and he sighed in defeat as he felt Tamaki, Jaune and Kisara each put a reassuring hand on his shoulder

"The eventual fate for most cursed children is that they since they are born with the Gastrea virus in their own blood, they'll become like most victims of the Gastrea virus, creatures of terrifying power and form. The treatment and medication for the cursed children are only a temporary relief, as it only suppress and slow down the Gastrea erosion rate in their bodies…"

"Huh?"

"It doesn't stop it completely." Rentaro sighed.

"Right," Sumire continued. "…and it's only manageable under 50%. Once the erosion rate reaches above 50%, then the cursed child have no way to maintain her human form."

Enju held on tightly to Rentaro, out of a mix of fear and wanting him to deny what she was hearing

"I-Is that why…?" She whimpered. "W-why didn't…?"

Rentaro quickly took his Initiator into a deep embrace, tears flowing down his face. Enju briefly tried to push him away in anger, but soon wrapped her arms around him.

"And…" Glynda asked. "There is no alternative?"

Sumire brought her hands together in a thinking manner.

"Usually a mercy kill is the only option. To make matters worse, the overuse of abilities or pushing beyond limits to obtain new powers accelerate the process faster."

"And that is why they should be eliminated."

All heads turned to see Kikonojou Tendo marching into the room

"Forgive me for being late, milady." He bowed to Seitenshi. "I ran into another band of outworlders."

"Thanks for that."

In stepped another group of familiar faces to both Ruby and Jaune; Team CFVY

"Ruby?" The bunny eared girl asked

"VELVET!" Ruby beamed, racing to hug the rabbit Faunus.

"Well, well." Coco smiled at the reunion. "Little Reaper. Good to see you doing so well. Know any good shops around here?"

"Coco…"

"Easy Fox, I'm kidding." The team leader said.

"Lord Tendo, please take your seat." Seitenshi sighed before shooting a glance to Kisara. The look in her eyes told the president of Tendo Civil Security to wait. Please continue doctor."

"As I was saying….a mercy kill is USUALLY the only option." The doctor mused, turning her attention Jaune. "That little trick of yours? It works."

All eyes turned to Jaune

"Aw, crab-apples."

"What trick is she talking about?" Enju, now clearing her tears, asked in hope.

"Apparently, if one of the Cursed Children is to awaken their aura, they'll keep the animal abilities, but the virus itself will be gone."

Juane and Pyyrha's eyes widened, some tears welling up. The Horse-Model then gave her Promoter a tight hug.

"Although from what Jaune told me, there is an actual process or spell to do it. He was lucky enough that his overloading his aura into Pyyhra's body ended up working after all."

The aforementioned duo chuckled lightly

"Baka Jaune." Pyyhra added.

"So, what you're saying is…" Glynda asked for clarification. "They'd keep their abilities without the worry of turning into one of those beasts?"

"It appears to be the case." Sumire smiled. "I'd like to run a couple tests on multiple models and blood types before I confirm. Something that should not be a problem now that we have several who actually know the incantation?"

"I'd be happy to help." Velvet said. "I may not look like it, but I am a mage."

"And a damn good one at that." Coco smiled.

"Absolutely not!"

Rentaro prepared to fire, only to see the speaker: Lord Tendo himself.

"They cannot become any more powerful than they already are! Society is already on the brink since the Gastrea war all those years ago…!"

"Which directly leads to one our proposals." Ironwood cut in, already not liking Lord Tendo. "If and when the good doctor's research proves what some of us hope, we of Remnant would be more than happy to take these Cursed Children off your hands."

"I can assure you, Lady Seitenshi." Glynda followed. "That they, should they accept our invitation of course, they will have a better life on Remnant; one where they can make lives for themselves."

"Where will they be kept?"

Neither Remnant leader had thought of that, but someone else had.

"The Arc family has over 200 acres of land that, last I was home, we had yet to use." Jaune said. "There was a lake with fish, rich soil for gardening and the occasional wild beast and Grimm to heighten your skills."

Everyone looked at the blonde, surprise at his words and act. Ruby and Pyyrha beamed with pride, while Nora and Ren gave their leader a salute.

"And you're certain your family wouldn't mind housing these girls?" Seitenshi asked.

"I'll accept responsibility for anything that happens." Jaune said. No doubt in his mind.

With a smile on her face, Seitenshi then broke her professional ettiqutte

"If you don't mind a quick break, I'd like to share something with you, Miss Goodwithch, General."

She then played the video of Jaune calming down the mob from the morning before.

"That's right, they belong here!"

All eyes turned to a nameless politician.

"The Cursed Children are weapons that we own! They can't leave for some dumb old Dust! We won't allow it!"

Jaune and Ruby sighed. The stupidty/ greed of poltics never ceased to amaze them.

"Last I checked, aside from the ones Lady Seitenshi took in, none of them are registered." Rentaro noted. "And if you never had to see them again, you'd be grateful."

None of the politicians had an argument for that…

"A HA HA HA HA HA!"

Laughter suddenly burst through the room, putting everyone on alert. It was laughter that Ruby, Jaune, Seitenshi, Rentaro and Kisara knew all too well.

"Oh no." Jaune whispered.

"Not him!" Ruby whimpered, bringing Kitaliya closer to her.

"Typical politicians, am I right?" An eerily cheerful voice boomed throughout the room. "Bitch and moan about how much they hate something, only to become protective of it the second that something offered a something better."

"Who's there?" Winter asked.

"That would be moi, mademoiselle."

Everyone turned to see the source of the voice and found its owner sat comfortably in an empty chair, twiddling his gloved thumbs.

He was a lean fellow, dressed in a red shit and top-hat with dark pants and combat boots. His face, aside from his yellow eyes, was completely covered by a smiley face mask. Under his jacket was a white button-up dress shirt with a bow tie.

The man lifted himself forward, almost like a puppet being pulled upwards. He then removed his hat, revealing grey hair, and faced the assembly.

"My name is Hiruko." The man explained as he took a bow. "Kagetane Hiruko. Veteran of the New Humanity Creation project. Former ground forces Tobu Area army, specialized mechanized unit 787. A pleasure to meet the compatriots of Ruby and Arc-Lad."

The Huntsman and their closest comrades drew their weapons and aimed at the man.

"Oh, Arc-lad!" The newcomer beamed. "You're looking much better than when we last crossed paths….Ruby and Pyyrha treating you well? How's the…?"

"How did you get in here?" Winter growled, unknowingly saving Jaune from an uncomfortable subject.

"Why, through the door, my dear." Kagetane cooed. "Naturally, we had to swat a few pesky flies that blocked our path….oh well, at least this time the flies actually put up a fight. Gopd thing to, otherwise I'd be having the strangest feeling of Deja-vu. Oh goodness, I almost forgot."

He snapped his fingers

"Kohina darling?"

"Coming papa."

The crowd turned to see a little girl rush through the room to join her father on the table. She wore a small dress with many intricate designs in the middle areas, connected to a bottom skirt that covered her entire lower body. The dress's blouse displayed a set of lighter color edges on either side of the loose shoulder garments. And most worrisome of all; on her back were two katanas.

She gave a lady-like bow and then introduced herself

"Kohina Hiruko, 10 years old. Former IP rank 134."

That number instantly put the Huntsmen on alert: Ruby and Jaune, respectable fighters in their own rights, had the rankings of 275 and 301 respectfully. The Katagiri siblings were 1800, Rentaro 290, and Kisara was probably in the low 280s at worst.

"My darling daughter and Initiator…Kohina, please stop glaring at Kitaliya and Pyyrha, it's rude."

"But papa, I want to kill them!"

"The feeling's mutual!" Kitaliya hissed

Kagetane simply patted his daughter on the head.

"Later, my dove, later."

Kohina pouted but did as her father asked.

"Why are you here?" Rentaro growled. "Aldebaran or not, you're lucky we don't arrest you for what you did during the Big Dipper incident."

"You're still mad about that, Satomi my boy?" Kagetane teased. "I thought we'd bonded!"

"Uh….What're they talking about?" Nora whispered.

"He basically challenged every Civil-Sec group in the area to a scavenger-hunt race and killed everyone but Rentaro and Enju, fighter or not." Jaune whispered back.

"And where were you two during this?" Ren asked

"Fighting off an army of Gaestra." Ruby said plainly.

"And Kohina over there." Pyyrha noted, her and Kitaliya's eyes having never left the Mantis-model's.

"I still have a bruise from that fight, horsey." Kohina grinned madly

"And I smell you still have the nip I gave you."

Kitaliya blocked the sword girl's view and reached for her weapon, only for Ruby stop her by placing her hand on her head. Kohina realized her father was doing the same and sheathed her swords.

"Oh not to worry, my boy." Kagetane smiled. "I'm merely here to announce that Kohina and I will be leaving this world forever and be joining Arc-lad and Ruby in their journey back home."

"….What." Ruby and Jaune said together.

"And…just why would you do that?" Glynda asked.

"Is not obvious?" Kagetane mused, "Ruby and Jaune have mentioned that the Faunus of your world, in comparison to the Cursed Children of this one, are at least accepted and not hunted down for sport. I'm what you call a Social Darwinist; my motto being the strong thrive, the weak whine. And this world I'm currently in has the audacity to deny that basic right; the weak whine and whine, belittling the strong and treating them like less than garbage. And don't bother with some speech about equality, I know fully well about. Unlike Satomi, Ruby and Arc-Lad, however, all the other proeyvours of an idealistic world are all talk and no bite."

He then looked down at his daughter

"And of course, the father in me wants my daughter to live in a world that will accept her for the jewel that she is."

Team CRDL then burst into the room, battered and bleeding

"…Kohina, you missed some flies." Kagetane pointed out.

"TAKE HIS ASS DOWN!" Cardin shouted as he and his team leapt onto the masked man.

"No, wait. Stop." Jaune said slowly and quietly, secretly delighting the prospect of what was about to unfold…

Which was team CRDL's weapons suddenly bouncing off their target and being imprinted into wall behind them.

"Oh, the little boys' toys broke." Kagetane smiled. He then dealt a brutal palm heel strike to Cardin's neck, sent Dove flying with a back kick, side chopped Sky into a wall and slammed Russel Face-first into the table

"Please give me a reason to make your head fall off." Kohina grinned, delighting in Cardin's sweating brow. "You're hogging all the fun, Papa…please let me kill them."

"You can have the ones I just dealt with and the politicians. Leave anybody who Arc-Lad and Ruby seem to care about." Kagetane beamed

"Even…?"

"Yes, even Enju."

Kohina pouted and sheathed her blade.

"You're no fun today, papa."

"Oh?" Kagetane cooed, some hurt in his voice. "Am I not? What about you-know-who?"

Kohina's eyes lit up and turned redder than usual

"Can we…?"

"Of course, sweetie." Kagetane smiled. "Go get him, we'll be waiting."

As Kohina dashed out of the room, Kagetan turned his attention to the silent Lord Tendo, who face was now as white as his hair.

"Well hello again, sir." He waved. "Courtesy demands that I thank you for using my and Kohina's services with the Big Dipper incident."

Tendo stayed silent.

"Nothing? Not even a denial? You are a tough bastard. Makes me wonder how you ever got a family out. Speaking of which….What would wifey say if she saw you now?"

That did it.

Lord Tendo, sword drawn, raced towards Kagetane with the intent of taking his head

"Lord Tendo, wait!" Rentaro said, trying in vain to aid his adopted father and Kisara's grandfather when he saw Kagetane snap his fingers in a familiar way.

"Maximum pain."

The old man was sent flying back into his chair just as Kohina came back with a struggling 10 pound sack she flung onto the table.

"One last gift and service to my former world." Kagetane beamed as he unzipped the bag, revealing the bloodied and whimpering form of Takuto Yasuwaki, Seitenshi's former bodyguard. "I know you were probably looking to killing this fellow yourself Satomi, but….he said rather rude things about you and I took exception to them."

His mood then soured, and everyone, even the normally fearless Ironwood, began to shudder. He then pulled out a book and tossed it to the Huntsmen.

"…To say nothing of what Kohina found in his journal involving his….thoughts on Miss Rose."

Shooting his girlfriend a glance she nodded to, Jaune reluctantly sheathed his sword and pried open the book, scanning…and what he scanned disgusted and enraged him.

"He's all yours." Jaune growled as he slammed the journal shut and gave the violent bodyguard a hateful glare.

"Jaune?" Ruby and Pyyrha asked when he took them into a hug.

"A week before you came, Huntsmen." Seitenshi began. "Our city was being attacked by a creature roughly on the same level as a Grimm Dragon. The peril of the sitation was the added fact that one of the monoliths that protects our city was falling apart. Mr. Satomi, Mr. Arc and Ms. Rose led a militia dedicated to stopping the beast in spite of overwhelming odds and they were supposed to get supplies to aid them…but the man before you, out of a grudge, had these destroyed in the hopes of killing at least Mr. Satomi."

Ironwood's eyes filled with rage at the man. Had something like that happened in his army, he personally would've shot the man dead.

"The reason for said grudge," Seitenshi continued. "Came from the fact that young Miss Tina Sprout, when sent to assassinate me, reformed and he attempted to kill her. Before you ciet him doing his job, he took great pleasure in shooting Miss Tina with regular bullets…"

"When Viranium does the process quicker." Kisara growled.

"Indeed." Seitenshi began to finish up. "Luckily, I arrived at the scene and witnessed said brutality, In lieu of said act, I promoted Mr. Satomi to rank 300, which outranked Yasuwaki. Satomi reprimanded the man by shooting off his finger."

"I should've shot him in the head when I had the chance." Rentaro growled.

With his broken jaw, the former bodyguard screamed as he was thrown upwards and a small ball of energy appeared in Kagetane's palm, waiting for him when he returned.

"Endless Scream."

The man was dead before he hit the floor.

"Not nearly as fun as killing Grimm will be, I reckon." The masked man grinned as Kohina, in a state of boredom jabbed his corpse with her swords.

"And just why would we allow a war criminal into our ranks?" Ironwood asked. "Judging by Mr. Arc and Ms. Rose's reactions…"

"All due respect sir," Winter cut in. "If what has been said is true, this man is far too dangerous to let run wild, and he is offering his services to us in a time of crisis."

"As much at it pains me to say this…I agree w. Mr. Hiruko, you and your daughter are hereby welcomed into the ranks of the Huntsmen and Huntresses of Remnant, under strict initial watch of course."

"Happy to serve." Kagetane bowed before shooting a glare. "Just keep it fun. Speaking from personal experience...I'm not the sort of fellow you want to be on the opposing side of. Kohina, come along. You'll have new playmates soon enough."

"…Okay, papa." Kohina pouted. Before she left, she shot Enju, Kitaliya and Pyyrha a demented glare.

"Darling…." Kagetane cooed, a tiny bit of force in his voice as he motioned his daughter to follow him.

"Sorry, papa."

"Be afraid and choose your decisions well, Tokyo." Kagetane smirked under his mask. "The day of despair will be upon you soon."

Father and daughter then vanished into thin air, laughing manically as they did so.

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"..We'll see them later." Jaune sighed as he took out his own scroll and pressed a button.

"Don't bother looking for them." Ruby sighed. "Uncle Qrow in a booze-fix is easier to find than those two."

Lord Tendo awoke from him place and glared at the room, looking for

"Lord Tendo." Seitenshi said after taking a sip of water. "In light of what Kagetane implied and what I just received, I am removing you from your psot and being placed under house arrest."

The older man cringed when Seitenshi brought up what she was talking about; a transcript an audio file of his talks/contracts with Kagetane…along with Kazumitsu's confession of his involvement in killing Kisara's parents.

Tendo glared at the young woman he'd served before turning his attention to Jaune and Ruby.

"What?" Jaune asked. "You thought I was just going to up and forgot about what I warned you about? Make no mistake, I'm grateful for everything you did; but I'm going back home and I'd rather leave with a clear conscience."

Kisara smiled evilly as her grandfather's actions were laid bare for all to see.

Under normal circumstances, Tendo would've surrendered and gone peacefully. But these were not normal circumstances at all, and he grabbed his blade in an attempt to slay the traitor to his bloodline and maybe one of the Huntsmen. In spite of his age, he moved so fast no one could keep up immediatlty.

Kisara drew her blade as Renatro prepared an attack, only for Tina to leap in front her Promoter, ready to take the hit…

Kitaliya suddenly pushed her friend out of the way and waited for the low to come…

It never did.

Opening her eyes, Kitaliya saw the familiar red cloak of Ruby standing in front of her. The Huntress' fist was outwards and shared the same direction that Tendo found himself in,

For a good 10 minutes, nobody moved. Not a word was spoken.

Ruby Rose, the kindest scythe-wielder you'd ever meet….had punched Lord Tendo into a wall. Scracth that, THROUGH a wall.

"Oh no, look at that." Ruby said aloud, fake acting obvious in her tone. "Looks like I just committed treason. Guess I can't stay in Japan anymore."

The Remnant members smiled.

"Ruby Rose."

"Yeah, Seitenshi?"

"You and your entire team are being placed on paid leave. Once your reports of last night's battle are filled out, I don't want to see any of you here again until the day that the Bullhead departs. Until then, I want you to go home, rest, relax and think about the grave severity and dire consequences of punching such pretentious assholes who upon being offered cake, ice cream and cookies, complain about the lack of whipped cream and sprinkles on top and deserve to have their ungrateful asses kicked."

The young leader let out a smile

"And no, I do not have cookies on me." Seitenshi added for fun. "But I would be delighted if you'd be willing to share that recipe of yours once your suspension is lifted."

"Understood, milady." Ruby bowed,

"Well, I'd say this meeting has been rather successful in spite of the interruptions." Ironwood mused. "We've already begun this alliance on a positive note, though emissaries still need to be decided…."

"Right here!"

The Katagiri sibling stepped forward

"Been waiting all morning for this! Rank 1800, Tamaki and Yuzki Katagri, at your service!"

"I thank you for your understanding and patience." Seitenshi smiled to the other leaders before turning to the others. "Thank you all for coming. Have a lovely day."

The calls then ended and people began to pack up

"Well, that was something." Coco mused, with her team, Nora and Ren nodding in agreement.

"At least its over now." Rentaro sighed as he picked up an exhausted Enju. "jaune, we may come by for…"

"Got it." The blonde smiled, only to suddenly feel some cold going down his spine.

"Oh, Jaune…?"

"Y-yeah Ruby?"

Whenever Ruby smiled like that…things did not end well.

"…When exactly did that happen and why am I just learning about it now?"

Jaune began to sweat

"Um…which 'that' are you….?"

"You awakening Pyyhra's aura." She finished.

"…Um….well, y-you see…."

"No, I don't see." Ruby smiled, invading Jaune's personal space. "Well? I'm waiting…"

Crescent Rose's blade suddenly touched the back of the blonde's neck, and he let out an 'eep!' in fear. In spite of himself, he shot a 'help me' glance to his friends….who disappointed him greatly.

"You're in the doghouse now, dude!" Tamaki smirked.

"Good luck." Rentaro mused.

"You'll need it." Ren added, dragging Nora along with him

"BREAK HIS LEGS, RUBY!"

"WHY NORA, WHY?!" Jaune whined.

"Well, I best make my report!" Winter smiled as she departed the room, turning to a droid. "Please take team CRDL to the medical wing and make sure they stay there until we return home."

Soon the only ones in the room were the two teams of Huntsmen and their respective Initiators, who watched as Ruby chased a screaming Jaune throughout the room, demanding he explain his actions

"Should we?" Kitaliya asked.

"Nah." Pyyrha cut off. "It's good for them."

"…You're right."

Read and Review, would ye kindly?

Is the aura negating the Gaestra virus a slight cop-out? How about the fact only two weeks have passed in Remnant? Yes, they probably are. But the ideas wouldn't leave my head, so I rolled with them. Besides, the time difference will add some comedy to the story when the two come home older and bolder.

This chapter has been split into two, I'll upload the rest later tonight or tomorrow. Qrow was supposed to appear in this chapter, but his presence has moved back due to, after rereading the chapter, he was out of place.

Next chapter the cast must make the hard choice between staying in Tokyo (Tendo Civ-Sec in particular) and joining the others in Remnant, with some sibling-fluff between both Ruby, Jaune and their respective Initiators…and a homage to one of the most beloved scenes in RWBY volume 2.

Guess which one and you get a free virtual cookie.

Feel free to offer plot suggestions in your reviews or PMs.

Have a good and safe one.