I'm back!

And those that did guess, let me say…WOW! You did not get it did you?! When I said Tony Stark, I meant STRQ!

Sorry for being mad, but I thought that those that are die-hard RWBY fans would know, right?

August 24, 2016

Noon

Beacon

RWBY, DIMD, and JNPR were having a study session together at the library. Everyone that is…except Darrel.

"Hey Matt, where's Darrel?"Ruby asked. "He said that he was finishing up an art project for Blake."

"Really? What is it?"Blake asked eager. "He said that he would tell you when it was ready."

Darrel then walked into the library. "There you are, Danny."Blake walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek, wrapping her arms around him. "So, what were you making me?"

"That will have to wait since on my way here, someone told me to talk to Ozpin."He stated. "I just wanted to inform you all so that you guys didn't get worried." He then left.

"Be safe!"Blake called out.

Darrel arrived at Ozpin's office and he noticed there was a new figure in the corner of the room. He saw two important things: he had a red slightly tattered cape and a large sword with gears at the base.

"So, this is the huntsman who can 'shape-shift'."He said. "I recognize you; you're Ruby and Yang's uncle, Qrow Branwen!"

"Of course: I remember my nieces talking about you quite a bit and I also remember teaching you at Signal."

"Gentlemen, the reacquainting will have to wait for another time. Right now, you two have a mission. Qrow will explain the details on the way."

August 24, 2016

1:15 p.m

Above Vale

"So, what's the mission?"

"We're heading to the farming district of Vale. A farmer has lost two of his pigs. He thinks the culprit is a Panthera Grimm, but these photos say different." Qrow handed him a couple of pictures.

The photos were of the pig corpses. Both had multiple lacerations on their sides and puncture wounds on their necks.

"It makes sense how he would mistake it to be a Panthera: claw marks on their backs and sides where they were grabbed, and finished off with a bite to the throat. But, Panthera's are as big as an Ursa Minor. This…is too small. Any other evidence?"He asked.

"I found some foot prints, and they're too small to be a Panthera." Qrow hands him a cast of a footprint.

Darrel pulled out his Encyclopedia Scroll and input a few commands and then it displayed the owner.

It looked like a lion, but was longer and stockier, and had a smaller mane and fluffier ears and tail. "Panthera Leo Spelaea aka the Cave Lion."The monotone voice said. "At 7 feet long, 4 feet tall, and 350lbs, they're one of the largest felines to exist. They lived in Mistral and Atlas for most of the Ice Age. And much like modern day lions, they hunted in prides."The voice explained.

"Wait, we're dealing with only ONE lion. Where's its pride?"Qrow inquired. "Maybe, it was pushed out of its pride and is on its own."Darrel guessed.

Their airship touched down on a landing pad and the two disembarked.

"Hey, where's your weapon?"Qrow questioned. "I got my powers, so I'm good."

Qrow rolled his eyes as they walked to where the farmer was.

They arrived at the simple farm house and the farmer walked out. He resembled your generic farmer: blue overalls, red plaid shirt, brown khakis and pants, straw hat, and a good deal of gray stubble. He also had very dark skin. "Ah, you've arrived. The name's Mr. Spaulding."The farmer introduced himself.

"Can you show us where the killings where, sir?"Qrow asked. "Of course."

He led them to the back of his farm and to his pig pen. "I used to have 12 pigs, now I have 10. I found their corpses roughly a mile here, deep in the forest."He explained.

"Sir, could you give me some pork meat, if you have any?"Darrel asked. "Uh, why?"

"I have a plan to deal with our feline assailant, but I need bait." "Sure, just let me go find some." He returned with a bag of raw bacon jerky. "This should work."

"Thank you, sir."

The two walked towards the woods and stood amongst the trees. "So, how do we find the cat and the anomaly?"Qrow asked.

Darrel hands him his anomaly detector. "Use this to locate the anomaly. When you find it, whistle." "Okay then."

Qrow walked off, with the anomaly detector and the bag of jerky, walked aimlessly, searching for it. The detector started beeping like crazy and just 20 feet ahead of him was the anomaly.

He pulled out his whistle and blew it. He then saw running towards him, was a Cave Lion! It had a white coat with faint gray stripes on its sides and blue eyes.

Qrow almost attacked when it spoke with Darrel's voice, albeit deeper. "Wait! Don't attack!" He skidded to a stop. "It's me, Darrel."

"So, Ozpin wasn't joking when he said you could shape-shift."Qrow said, slightly in surprise.

"I see you found the anomaly then; good."Darrel stated.

Qrow placed the jerky directly in front of the anomaly. "Now what?" "We wait."

Several hours later, it was now 50 to 7. Qrow saw something approach the jerky, but it wasn't the Cave Lion.

"Leave that! Leave that!" Qrow attempted to chase away the coyote away from the pork but in the end, only a small amount remained.

"This is not enough to attract it, now what?"Qrow questioned, annoyed.

"I lead it here." "How?"

"Simple: I made a scent trail all the way here. He'll be drawn by the scent and challenge me to a territorial battle. Winner gets this land."Darrel explained.

Within 15 minutes, the extinct cave lion showed up, only its eyes were orange and it sported a few scars.

Both felids- real and Darrel- circled the other before they pounced at each other, wrestling. Darrel was able to wrestle his extinct counterpart off and delivered a powerful bite to its side. He roared loudly at it and the cave lion limped away to the anomaly and then the anomaly closed.

Darrel changed back…albeit his fluffy white cat ears and tail remained. "Let's head back."

August 24, 2016

7:00 p.m

Beacon

Darrel walked back to his dorm and when he entered, Blake was the only one in there. "I'll ask only one more time. What. Did. You Make. Me?"She asked, rather miffed that she had to wait.

"I'm sorry you had to wait so long, and your gift is in my nightstand drawer."

Blake opened it up, revealing a black clay tablet with the letter B painted her eye color and four pink hearts, one in each corner.

"Darrel, its lovely, thank you." The embraced and then kissed.

For those who want to know what a Panthera Grimm looks like, basically a black panther as big as an Ursa Minor with your characteristic Grimm package.

Cave Lion

7 feet long, 4 feet tall, 350lbs

Usage: Mauler

Melee Attacks: Teeth and Claws

Abilities: A DNA-enhanced version can breathe an icy wind from its mouth that can also function as a knockout gas.

Appearance: Far Cry Primal.

Until then, R&R my friends!