Beacon Campus, 2 days after Ozpin enrolls Zeta

A young man walked around the fountain, looking lost. His golden hair was cut short, no longer covering his emerald eyes. Golden scales covered his neck, and continued down his back and arms. He walked around, shirtless and in black cargo pants, as if he was looking for something, or someone...

"N'than'el! Where are you, N'than'el? Please put on your shirt, this is a school!" Came from far behind. He took this time to hide behind the statue, opposite of the man who called out. He smiled.

'It pays to be a Faunus. Ugh, why do they want me in a shirt? These pants, I understand, but the shirt is meant for females. Wait, what was the other word for that? That's right, it's Wo-'

When Glynda grabbed his ear, and started to pull.

"Owowowowowowow okay okay I'll put it on Goodwitch! I'll put it on, so release the hostage!"

She ignored him, pulling his ear even harder.


N'than'el sat, chained to the chair and Goodwitch standing right behind him. Ozpin sat behind his desk, sighing before taking a sip of coffee.

"Do we have to have another talk on the importance of clothing?"

"PleaseGodnononononoPort'slecturesarebadenoughastheyarebutpleasedon'tmakehimgivemethetwentyfourhourlectureofdoooooooooooooooooooooooom!"

Ozpin and Glynda sighed in unison. To think that he couldn't even remember how to talk, his was astonishing. While there were moments where he didn't even want do anything, he still relearned everything within two days, and his body remembered all his training, whatever kind it was.

"Then we won't do the 'twenty four hour lecture of doom', which was only an hour long. Glynda, please release Mr. Drak. He really doesn't need to be bound like that."

Glynda hmphed. "He needs to be bound like that or else he'll use his semblance and escape. And besides," she said, putting her face close to his, "He needs to be taught a lesson."

N'than'el moved his head closer to hers and whispered, "I'd love to get some private lessons from you, but please..." He pulled his arms and legs free, putting the white t-shirt on, "...Be gentle." And then he ran, Glynda right behind him as she tried to smack his head but missed. The doors closed before she ran through, stopping her in her tracks. She sighed again.

"Why does he think he can sexually harass me like that? If I ever get my hands on him I'll..." Glynda said as she strangled the air in front of her. After a few minutes, she calms down, and turns to an amused Ozpin. She hmphs again, and walks out of the room. Ozpins sips his coffee, sighing in contentment. He pulls out his scroll, and looks at it, tapping on it. He puts it down, sips his coffee again and looks out the window.


"So you found Mr. Drak, Glynda. How do you do it? I couldn't do it for the life of me."

Glynda turned towards Professor Oobleck, a frown on her face. She didn't want to talk about that young man, and yet here was a topic about him. Luckily, Port turned into the hallway they were in, and he quickly got their attention.

"Ah, my fellow teachers! Have you seen dear Malthazar? He seemed to have slipped off, and I was about to tell him of my exploits. Like the time where I fought off a Deathstalker with a cabbage..."

Glynda sighed. "First, N'than'el, now Malthazar. If Dan was a headache before, these two make him seem like an angel. Bartholomew, go help him find Malthazar, I need to keep an eye out for the students. Trying looking in Forever Fall, since he discovered the sap there, he's been there daily since arriving."


At that moment...

Malthazar was slurping up the sap from a jar, sitting on the biggest of the Ursa corpses. After finishing it off, he sneezed, and he wiped off the sap with a napkin, throwing it into the fire. He sighed.

"This sap is the best."


"And where are you going, Glynda?" Port asked.

"To have tea with Peach. She wants me to join, and hopefully it'll soothe me. And I need it, thanks to these...children giving me non-stop headaches."


Also at that moment...

Peach poured tea in Dan's cup, who was eating her cookies. She giggled, and wiped his face with a handkerchief. He looked at her, frowning slightly.

"Don't treat like a kid, Miss Peach."

"I can't help it, you are still so messy while eating."

"I can't help that, all your cookies are too delicious to stop eating and wipe my face."

She giggled again, then put on a thoughtful face. "Then maybe I should stop making the cookies."

"MOFEASCODMO!" Was all that came out of Dan's stuffed mouth. Peach giggled, and went back to wiping his face. A knock came from the door, which Dan answered (after he finished chewing) and there stood Zeta.

"I'd like to try that stuff Professor Peach called tea, is she there?"


Half an hour later, just outside of Beacon

The first airship had just landed, and with it, all of Beacon's newest students had arrived. As Oobleck watched over them, he saw three cloaked figures. As he tried to call out, they walked away.

'Hm, well there shouldn't be any problem. We always have students like them, trying to hide their skill in any possible way...'

He lost his current thought, as a clink sound grabbed his attention. He turned, and saw a small grappling hook on the top of the walls. Soon afterwards, Malthazar pulled himself up over the wall, a bulging bag on his back. He jumped down, landing perfectly on his feet. He began to walk, only to have Oobleck grab his shoulder.

"Just a moment, Mr. Malthazar. We have told multiple times, stop getting more of the sap. We already have enough jars that you have so graciously left in our fridges. We don't have anymore space for more."

Malthazar just shrugged. "Well, luckily there are some potential customers that just happened..."

"There will be no selling the sap. Or do we have to remind you of the 'Sap Tower' incident?"

"Hey, that wasn't my fault. That was Port's for trying to use the sap to feed the captured Ursa. It also didn't help that he kept them in the same room with the sap. And I was the one who got rid of them, so I should be thanked. But no, I brought the sap here, I should be the only one..."

Oobleck sighed. "If you were a student you would've been punished more severely. Be glad you didn't get lectured like Port was."

Malthazar shivered. "If Goodwitch ever gets that mad at me, I might not survive. Well, I've got places to go, and time is money, so... kthnxbye!" And off he went, firing his crossbow grappling hook and swinging around towards the hangar.

Oobleck turned back towards the crowds of students, now even larger as the second ship had landed and dropped off more students. He sighed as he took a sip of the coffee, and watched the new students.

He hoped Ozpin knew what he was doing.


All the students were gathered in the auditorium, with Ozpin giving them the usual speech. Dan was in the rafters, napping while Zeta, N'than'el and Malthazar were at Ozpin's side. After his speech was done, he cleared his throat, and spoke again.

"In order to make sure of your safety, we have gathered a special team that will guard you after I am done speaking. Each one has proven themselves to either myself or one of the teachers, and they will given privileges equal to fourth year students. They are..." He motioned towards the trio.

"Malthazar, a mercenary whose accuracy is better than those with sight." Malthazar had just thrown an apple over the newer students heads, and shot it when it was just about to land on a student, causing her to faint. He grinned and waved as she was taken out of the room.

"N'than'el Drak, a faunus whose semblance allows him to change the flow of battle." N'than'el simply looked on, unaware of the female part of the students had already fallen for him and the boys to hate him. He smiled, flashing his white, pointed teeth, already quelling the boys rebellion.

"Zeta Jones, another mercenary who doesn't even need to draw her sword to beat her enemies." Zeta winked, and slammed her sword into the platform, her sword going right through it. The students had been shocked silent by the show of force, which she answered by blowing a kiss towards no one in particular.

"And last, but certainly not least, Dan Kitari, a student who has never failed a mission." Dan was still in the rafters, napping, yet he needed no action to show of. All of the older students were whispering, and comments could be heard.

"Uwah, you mean Merciless Dan?"

"He's in that team? Oh god..."

"Him? But all I've ever seen him do is nap!"

"Yeah, same here!"

"Well, no one has seen him in action unless they are fourth years like he is."

"Eh? But I heard he's only 16!"

Murmurs were silencend by Ozpin clearing his throat. He took a quick sip of his coffee, and continued.

"Together, they make the Team DMNZ, led by Da..."

When a large red rune appeared in front of Ozpin. Glynda stepped between him and it, when a voice spoke.

"Are you kidding me me Ozpin?"

Everyone looked up, and saw a pair of orange eyes glaring at Ozpin. Glynda started to speak when he interrupted her.

"I said, are you kidding me, Ozpin?" His eyes glowed woth an intensity that made even the fourth year students shudder. The trio behind Ozpin were confused by Dan's sudden change.

"This is no joke, . Now, come down h..."

Dan landed in front of Ozpin, his face inches from Ozpin's. Glynda turned to scold him, but his next words stopped her.

"Then here's my answer. Goodbye." He turned and walked away.

"You will come back here and listen to what he..." Glynda started to say.

"The day he comes and makes me. Unless you want to try?" His icy words rung through the air as he continued to walk. She was about to cast a spell when the rune from earlier moved to right behind him.

"Let my enemies not see me coming." Came out of Dan's mouth as red smoke blew out, obscuring everyone's vision. When the smoke cleared, he was gone.


Dan was already at Beacon's gate, about to leave when a voice he knew too well spoke.

"Leaving, Dan?"

He stopped, and turned towards Professor Peach, who was standing a few feet away. He said nothing, his eyes glowing with fury. She smiled a sad smile, and was about to talk when Zeta caught up.

"What the hell, Kitari?! You should be happy your leader! Why'd you go beserk back there?!"

"Happy?" His voice barely a whisper, he pulled up his hood. His orange eyes shone bright under his hood. "You think I should be happy? That he gave me another chance?" Malthazar and N'than'el had just caught up when he laughed. His laughter was cold and mocking, as his hand covered his eyes for a second.

"Oh, but I'm fine with being pissed. You see, now I see Ozpin as he is, a senile old fool who's belief in second chances is misplaced."

"I don't believe it is, Mr. Kitari." Ozpin, along with the rest of the teachers were standing in front of the door inside Beacon. He walked foward, his cane tapping the concrete below. "I believe that you are going to stay and defend the students."

Dan looked at Ozpin, when Glynda strode towards him, and slapped him. She adjusted her glasses, her riding crop in hand.

"Apologize, Mr. Kitari. You know better..."

When he slapped her back. She was sent reeling, her glasses sent flying. She turned to him in disbelief. Everyone, including Ozpin, was shocked beyond words.

"I will never apologize to that fool, and anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool as well."

He turned back around, and looked up. He raised his hand in the air, as if he was grasping something, then let it fall.

"I will never again be a leader, even if I get killed by a thousand Grimm. Even if I was tortured for a hundred years. If any one of you think that I will stay, you're wrong."

He turned back around, his eyes glowing brighter than before.

"If anyone wants me to stay..."

He drew his sword, and gripped it tightly.

"Make me."


Aaaaaaaaaand cliffhanger!

Yeah, I decided to take a few days to write a chapter, and I feel that it works best that way. Better than spending the entire night on a chapter and then find out I didn't proofread it enough. Ah well, as long as you guys enjoy it.

Also, thanks for the reads. Only one fav, but that doesn't really bother me. Much. *cries in a corner* No really. I'm crying because there's 70ish readings of my fanfic. Not alot compared to the bigger ones, but it's great news for me. I was expecting only a few.

Ruby: Eh? But I liked the fanfic.

Thank you, Ruby. Can I get a hug?

Ruby: Sure. *hugs*

Yang: LET THE SHIPPING BEGIN!

Eh? Wait, I'm being shipped?

Ruby: Yeah, where are we getting shipped to?

...

Yang:...

Weiss: Now look at what you've done. Besides, everyone knows it's WhiteRose.

Blake: *holds sign with a ladybug on it*

Oh god, this is the shipping wars.

Ruby: I still don't onow where we're going...

Ugh, well... I'll explain it tomorrow. I need some sleep. In the meantime, time to let my readers suffer while I rest in comfort. Muahahahahahaha!

...But I am a benevolent being. Once I rest, I shall start the next chapter. And if you support DarkRose, then please keep doing so.

Yang: But what about...

Yang, no. That's incest. I think it is, anyway. You guys have the same dad.

Yang: Ew, no. I was going to ask if you where going to write more fanfics.

No you weren't. But yeah, I plan to. Why?

Yang: No reason.

Well, Night all!

~DarkJester420 amd Team RWBY