Chapter 7: Team Start

They had all been grouped in the auditorium after arriving by bullhead. Zin wanted to see the forming of the teams. Professors Ozpin and Goodwitch stood on the stage during the proceedings.

" Dove Bronzewing, Sky Lark, Russel Thrush, Cardin Winchester. The four of you retrieved the Black Bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as team CaRDnaL. Led by... Cardin Winchester." announced Ozpin as images of the first teams formed.

Everyone gave a small round of applause as team CRDL left the stage.

Ozpin continued forth, "Jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren, Nora Valkyrie."

The four took the stage in front of Ozpin.

"You four retrieved the White Rook pieces. From today onward, you will work as team JuNiPeR."

Nora hugged Ren happily.

"Led by... Jaune Arc."

"M-me?" Jaune was shocked. Him? A leader?

Zin didn't see it at first, but he understood.

"Congratulations young man." said Professor Ozpin.

Pyrrha smiled as she smiled and bumped Jaune in his shoulder with her fist, knocking him over. They were about to take their leave before team JNPR was stopped by Ozpin.

"Just step back please."

They all took steps back, leaving room on the stage.

"Blake Belladona, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the White Knight Pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as team RWBY. Led by... Ruby Rose."

A large round of applause sounded through the auditorium.

"I'm so proud of you, sis!" said Yang as she hugged Ruby.

They too were about to leave, but like team JNPR, team RWBY was stopped as well.

"Now... this year, we have decided to do something different. We will select a single person to spearhead two of the formed teams, the current team leaders will be formed as co-leaders with a commander." announced Ms. Goodwitch.

"Step forward... and take the responsibility of leading both these teams and the co-leaders for the four years you are here. Please step forward... Zin."

What?! Oh the fun I'm going to have! So this was his decision! Better accept this.

Zin stepped onto the stage as Professor Ozpin extended his hand. Zin extended his hand as well and shook with Ozpin.

"Congratulations young man. Lead your teams with honor and courage."

"Of course, sir." replied Zin with an evil smile.

"This is going to be an interesting year." said Ozpin.

They were all gathered around a table in the dining area. Teams RWBY and JNPR all sat around Zin.

"You. Answers. Now. How did you end that second Nevermore?" Weiss demanded.

"I owe you guys an explanation for that awesome you saw. Just remember that."

"What's so unbelievable about what you say?" asked Ruby.

"It's just... ridiculous to people who considered it before."

"Well... tell us then." said Pyrrha.

"Well tell me what you guys know about the Multiverse Theory..."

"…What?" asked Yang.

"You know what meet me in the simulation room in 15 min." Zen states while walking into a simulation room.

At the appointed time the teams entered the room and were surprised to find the professors as well. After typing a few things on the keypad Ozpin brought up Remnant in a large 3d scale.

Zin tests a laser pointer and says, "the hypothetical set of infinite possible universes, including the universe in which we live. The best way is to say that I came from another dimension that is comprised with its own laws and physics. So a different universe."

"And why did you come here?" asked Blake.

Zin hummed a bit, recalling the memories of home.

"Simply put, was bored and needed something to do, I was also working on an experiment that had gone wrong."

"Wait... ok I get that you are from somewhere else, but…" asked Jaune.

"How do you do have so many semblances?" Ren questioned.

"Yes... about that I spoke to professors here and had a chat with them and decided that this is the easiest way to describe this. Upon arriving to this world I discovered a few changes to my physical makeup first is that I…" Zin part his hair after extracting contact lenses revealing reptilian slit-pupils, "grew horns and my eyes have changed."

I was originally with white hair with blue highlights. Now I'm black with red. Anyway, where I'm from there were creatures called dragons, now I will let my friend take over this conversation ask him questions but do not touch him, will be easier to have him to explain just do not pull out your weapons and attack him. DUR NEH VIIR

After Durnehviir disappeared Zin turned to the crowd and said, "So, that's my life story. I'm here to stay. And I love it here."

"By the way, I have yet to have an aura activated so I was hoping to ask everyone a favor, and I mean everyone because I have over 70 souls including my own inside of me."

So you want us to help you unlock your aura?!" asked Nora excitingly.

"Yes, please."

"well I'm game for this as long as you give me a fight worth-while!" demanded Yang.

"This is certainly an interesting turn of events." Ozpin stated

"I think that we should unlock as much of your potential as possible." said Weiss.

"I'm up for this." Ren responded

The staff and students surrounded Zin and extended their palms toward him and began chanting as one.

"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality, through this we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all infinite, and distanced, and unbound by death. I release your soul. And by my shoulder protect thee."

After five seconds of silence everyone began to look at each other. Zin turned toward everyone.

"Well that was uneventful…" Blake started.

Zen fell over hard.

"Zin!" shouted Pyrrha.

"What just-?" yelled Ms. Goodwitch.

"Aura is energy within people's bodies. Is there a limit to how much his soul can hold?" asked Weiss.

"Um, guys, I forgot to say that even my soul is that of a dragon so you might want to barricade me in a vault or something and RUN!"

"We can't leave y-"

"Ozpin get them out now!"

"Move move move!" Professor Port shouted.

Zin raised his arms and used his telekinesis to bar all entry to the room after everyone left the building as a light of Gray radiated from himself.

"Yang, do you think we can go back inside?" questioned Ruby.

"I honestly can't say… how many souls did he say that he had Weiss?" Yang rebounded.

"Over seventy." She answered.

"And how many wave of light did we see?"

"I counted seventy-three… I think we can go in now… wasn't it cloudy a second ago?"

Everyone looked up to see the clouds had moved miles away in a perfect ring surrounding the campus.

Blake took the lead inside the building and everyone surrounded Zin, who was face down on the floor.

"Hay Blake, I heard you were reading a book about a man with two souls fighting for control over his body… well I don't think you need to finish it because I can give you first-hand account of what it feels like to have about 76 winged fire breathing reptiles trying to tear their ways out of my body… well their souls at least."

…

"Do you need help?" Blake asked

"I just need someone to help me to my dorm…"

Yang laughed, "I got this"

It was late night. Roman Torchwick was reading the map in the dark room, plotting his next scheme. Roman had slanted dark green eyes and bright orange hair, with long bangs covering his right eye. He dawned a black bowler hat complete with a red band, with black eyeshadow around his eyes. A man entered the room wheeling a large crate. Torchwick handed lien to the man who opened the crate of uncut Dust Crystals of different shapes, sizes and colors. Roman grabbed a blue crystal and gazed at its splendor.

"We're going to need more men." He said.