Sirens blazed through the who facility as soldiers rushed in every corridor. Just a few years ago, the personnel Blacksite 1 clamoured for action ; now, it seems they were about to get too much of it.

A unit of soldiers marched towards sector 7, weapons in hand. As they reached the outer edge of the sector, they were treated to a horrifying sight. A sea of corpses;... corpses of their colleagues, friends and comrades, all butchered. The culprits stood there, theirs robes concealing their faces yet failing to hide the blood in their hands. Turning their heads, they simply stared at them with a sense of apathy in their hidden.

The soldiers quickly responded to this threat, forming a defensive formation; blocking their access to the rest of the facility. Backing them up were their robotic Atlesian Knights and drones, ready to assist their masters.

"Alright, hold your line people!"

"What the hell are they?!" a soldier murmured. Fingers on the trigger ready to pull at pull at a moment's notice against enemies who were unpredictable at best. Lines were now drawn against two sides in a showdown. The very best men and women of Atlas were ready.

"General, they're just standing there. Orders?" an officer radioed in nervously.

"Just hold your ground. Don't let them get anywhere past this sector" Ironwood replied over the radio. He looked intently at the security cameras from the communications room. If they were the unknown forces that Ozpin was talking about then they were truly in trouble. They were now up against an enemy whose strength and tactics were yet to be determined.

As they continued their stare down, one of the hooded figures did something strange. He stepped forward and spread his arms opened. As he did so, his body started to twitch violently and he growled menacingly at the ceiling. The defending party startled as they got ready to fire.

"Wait! Not yet" the officer ordered.

As they held their fire, they were treated to a sight of a man whose body was starting to change into something else.

"Hey it's just like that kid's "

"Oh shit! He's turning into one of those things! Open fire!" the officer shouted.

But it was a little too late, for the beast had now been unleashed. It lunged at one of the soldiers, tearing him apart before the bullets could even reach him. Subsequently, the other joined in, some transforming into things that resembled Grimm to an extent, while some didn't, preferring to use their sheathed blades as weapons.

The sound of gunfire erupted as bullets flew everywhere while bodies of both sides lay on the ground. Even the machines were not spared; Knights and drones alike were getting smashed to bits. Ironwood looked at the monitor with a tensed face as fight was currently not going in his favour.

"Everyone fall back to the sector 5 and rendezvous with the backup team. That's an order" He barked over the radio.

"Yes sir!" the soldiers all replied. "Let's move it! Fall back!" they screamed as the made way for a hasty retreat.

"Damn it!" Ironwood muttered as he hit the table in frustration. This was certainly a worst case scenario for him; being completely blindsided by an enemy whose existence he had no idea of. However, the one thing he did pick up on was the fact that they all could transform into Grimm-like beast: much like Lucien. As he inspected closer into the security cameras, he had another moment of eureka: some of the beasts resembled the one Lucien transformed into. They walked, crawled and attack like Beowolfs yet with slight, subtle differences in their features to somewhat distinguish them from their brethren: exactly like Lucien. Others still were turning into giant snakes and other sorts of monstrosities.

"James what's happening!?" Ozpin shouted from the radio, snapping Ironwood off from his stupor.

"We're being overrun! I've ordered my men to fall back."

"Overrun by what?" Ozpin asked.

"I don't know. They can turn into things that look like Grimm...Oz you don't think..."

"Then it seems our worst fears have come true. Lucien was not the only one of his kind. Still, have you tracked him down?"

"He's rampaging through the RnD labs. I've blocked all exits and ordered my men to stay away from him. But the Drones and Knights can't hold him off for long." Ironwood replied.

"Is there any way for him to turn back?"

"I think there is a way. I was planning to use it bu-"Ironwood was interrupted as thumping sounds of footsteps echoed through the room. Growls of monsters which seemed to be getting closer and closer.

"James, what's happening?" Ozpin called through the radio." James!"

"It looks like I have some uninvited guests. There's a sedative in one of the bio labs. It's a prototype but if he's still technically part human then it should subdue him long enough for him to turn back. Good Luck Ozpin". And with those final words, the General cocked his gun, readying it against the impeding intruders.

"Alright. Be careful James" Ozpin replied as he quickly made his way towards his destination. "Qrow meet me at the bio labs, we need to stop Lucien before they get to him." "On my way" Qrow replied.

Limb after mechanical limb flew across the RnD room as the beast that was once Lucien tore them apart. The Atlesian knights were the perfect weapons to keep a beast under control. They lacked fear, anger, rage or any irrational thoughts or beliefs that their organic comrades would have. Instead their minds were filled to the brim with analytics, statistics and estimations of the most logical choices. With such a mental design aiding them, they rushed in and fired a volley of shots at the beast. Despite their overwhelming combination of fire, the Grimm quickly took cover and hid behind the crates. Amidst the pressure of firing in the same cover, they suddenly stopped to check in to see if the creature was still there, as they scanned the area, but to no avail.

As one of Knights scanned through a corner, a hand bursts from its chest. Sparks flew and cackled all over its body; it struggled to break free from the Grimm that emerged from the shadows. Before the other robots could quickly respond, it lunged at one of them and viciously ripped the robot's head apart with its jaw, gnawing at it till there was nothing but chips and wires. With a knight's head still stuck in its jaws, the half-Grimm ran towards cover before the bullets could reach him. As the Knights rushed forwards, the desk suddenly flew towards them, and crushed the upper half of one unfortunate robot. With only one knight remaining, the Grimm charged forward, simultaneously dodging the shots fired by the robot. As it reached the knight, it grabbed both of the robot's arm, separating limb from body and soon, torso from legs as well and with a viciously howl it stood over a pile of mechanical corpses.

Suddenly, the door opened as more Atlesian knights emerged. As they scanned over the sea of their dead brethren, they quickly split and formed a circle around the Grimm. This was certainly not the same Grimm that was fought years ago. Probability of success demanded a new tactic. The beast simply roared in anticipation.

The corridors were riddled with bodies everywhere, friend and foe alike. As Ozpin raced to bio labs all he could see before him was untold death and destruction. The whole facility had become a bloodbath. It seems they've reached a stalemate...good Ozpin thought and continued running.

As he neared the labs, glazing eyes crept behind, stalking and following him , move for move. Ozpin suddenly stopped briefly, observing at how the atmosphere had suddenly changed; In comparison to the previous rooms which was rifled with tension and anger, the mood here felt dark and quiet...too quiet. Ozpin looked around before quickly continuing on his journey.

The doors of the Bio labs opened as Ozpin entered the now devastated room. Shattered glasses, upturned tables, destroyed lab equipments and samples, dead bodies on both sides everywhere...it was a classic example of a raid. "Hmmm...so it seems their bodies revert back to human form when the die...interesting..." Ozpin muttered as he carefully observed the room, looking for any signs of hostility. He had been feeling a presence stalking him for a while now, matching his every move and masking its own presence. He struck his cane to the ground, closing his eyes and waited for his 'stalker 'to reveal itself.

He waited as the perception of time slowed down; baiting himself to let whatever it was that was following him to reveal itself. With the sensation of his ears at its peak, the sound of thumping, running, animal-like grunting and clawing echoed through the ventilation systems. And with that he waited...and waited...and waited...

True to his suspicions a massive king taijitu burst from the door behind him, lunging at him to which he simply rolled out of the way. The serpent crashed onto the lab, unable to stop the momentum of its lunge, hitting the main portion of the lab with a devastating impact as the lab exploded. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, more Grimm emerged from the ventilations as they surrounded him. Looking around to see himself be surrounded by monsters everywhere, Ozpin smiled and let out a small chuckle as he tapped his cane onto the ground in response. Within seconds, the monsters charged at him full force, with every intention to tear him apart.

But they couldn't. A massive force field surrounded Ozpin as the Grimm attacked him with vain. Tapping into his cane again, he let out a massive burst of energy which sent every Grimm flying in all directions. Some seemingly knocked out, others killed by force itself; a testament of the immense power and experience the Headmaster of Beacon Academy had. But it was not yet over, for the king taijitu had recovered, coiled up, angry and ready for a second strike. It lunged forward, jaws widened as it ever got closer to Ozpin and then...

* Ka-ching*

The serpent's head flew off into another direction before it could even reach Ozpin, separated from its body. Ozpin simply stood still as Qrow whizzed past him , his sword in hand as he moved in one swift motion. By the time he landed, the snake's headless body was already lying prone on the ground.

"You certainly took your time" Ozpin remarked.

"Not even a 'thank you'? Hmmph, fine "Qrow barked back, sheathing his sword.

Ignoring Qrow's words, Ozpin walked up to one of the chamber pods containing a vial of strange liquid. Taking the vial out of the pods, Ozpin places it inside a massive syringe.

" So, what's inside it?" Qrow asks.

"It seems to be some sort of neuroleptic "Ozpin answered.

"Say that again? I don't speak nerd language"

"Tranquillisers" Ozpin bluntly replied.

As they were about to commence onto their objective, the sound of rumbling echoed through the vents again.

" it seems we have more uninvited guests coming our way. Qrow take the syringe and Injected it onto Lucien. He's trapped in the RnD labs. Ironwood will guide you." Ozpin ordered. " I'll keep our friends here occupied. Now go!"

"Got it! Good luck Oz" Qrow said as he took the syringe and took off.

The communications room was in the process of a long drawn out battle. The hooded men attacked Ironwood with their blades, slashing and thrusting at every attempt they could get. The general in return dodged and moved out of harm's way at every chance he got. As one attempted to stab him, he moved away from the direction of the thrust, placed a gun in the assailant's head and in seconds, blew his brains out. The rest soon followed as they were each received a fatal shot. Even when they tried to simultaneously gang up on him, he simply grazed through them and riddled their bodies with bullets.

As he stopped to take a minute to rest, the radio suddenly lit up as static noises came out of it. After a few moments, the static cleared up as a voice came from the other side.

* Jimmy ...hey James...Ironwood! You there?" the voice barked. "Qrow?" Ironwood muttered as he walked over to the radio. "Qrow, is that you?"

* Yeah it's me. Listen I gotta this little needle you said was gonna stop the kid. Oz told me you know the way to the RnD labs. Point me there*

"Understood. It's not far from where you are. I'm sending in the co-ordinates to your scroll". Ironwood dabbled a few controls in his scroll and with a click it was done.

Qrow opened up his scroll to see that a directional waypoint had now been provided in his map.

"Alright. I'll be going now."

As he ran, a group of hooded assailants stood in his way. Seeing them he simply took out his sword, and rushed towards them as they were charging towards him. In one swift motion, he decimated them, .slicing them apart before they even had a chance to hit him. Their blades fallen on the ground as blood splattered all over the room. Qrow didn't even bother to stop and look at them; he simply went on his way.

The whole place was becoming more and more devastated with each passing second as the casualties kept on rising. "Hmm, a somewhat better challenge, but only a meager one" The lion masked man said, while casually throwing a dead soldier to the ground.

"Too bad they die out so quickly. No even their Atlesian knights seem to last more than a second" the serpent masked man replied. He sat and looked over at the damaged robot, twisting and twirling with his knife.

" I'm disappointed in them; I risked compromising myself , coming to their turf, yearning for a worthy challenge from their legendary ' huntsmen' and this is what I get?" the big man said, clenching his fists.

"Whoa, easy there big boy, you know why we're here right? We got our orders…no going around that. Besides all this chaos and bloodshed is just what the doctor ordered".

"Hmm, a reasonable excuse. It seems we have to compromise". Suddenly the man's nose worked up as he sniffed into the air. "Wait *sniff*…I can smell him..* sniff* *sniff*...Male…Juvenile? His presence is nearby".

"Yeah I sense too alright. Let's go. I wanna have some fun" the serpent masked man said with a menacing grin on his face.

No sooner said than done the two men walked over their destroyed enemies as the continued on their

Objective, leaving a path of death and destruction in their wake.