Stories, Warriors, and Drop In's
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Here, we have Ozpin moderating the true stories of Teams SVRX, RWBY, and JNPR. Secrets and backstories will be revealed. Will the knowledge presented to the groups strengthen their friendships, or tear them to pieces. And the appearance of a certain close friend will only add to the chaos. We will be brought to a powerful conclusion to the first arc in the next chapter.
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Bullhead flying over Emerald Forest.
The flight back was dead silent. No one dared to say a word. Sora's team sat as a group, Ruby's and Jaune's as another, with Glynda and Ozpin in the cockpit with the pilot. The atmosphere could only be described as tense. Tension was so thick, it could've been cut with a knife. It was obvious that no one had forgotten the fiasco at the arena, as there were frightened glances from JNPR, threatening and overprotective leers from RWBY minus Ruby, who was looking rather piteously at a sorrowful Sora, surrounded by his team who were consoling Sora, while looking defensive at the others.
It looked like Yang was about to speak, but then Ozpin's voice crackled through the intercom. "We will be arriving at Beacon in five minutes. All will be explained there. Report to the Vault upon arrival." Teams RWBY and JNPR looked shocked and alarmed at this news. Sora gave a questioning look to Ruby, who mouthed 'later' to him while her team wasn't looking. Sora nodded, and the tension thickened again the entire way back.
Elevator #1 to Ozpin's Office
To say that it would be tightly packed if Teams RWBY, SVRX, and JNPR, along with Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch, tried to get on the same elevator at once would be a HORRIFIC understatement. Lucky for them a second one was provided for the company and Glynda took the native Remnant students in that one, while Ozpin and SVRX took the first. Ozpin activated a special keypad and, instead of going up, the teens felt themselves going down.
"You will tell everyone present of your entire travels throughout the worlds," Ozpin instructed seriously. "Leave nothing out. If you died, I want them to know. Glynda is telling the others the same thing. There are too many secrets between your team and theirs."
Sora nodded. He was determined to make things right with his new friends, for Ruby's sake. Then a thought popped into his head. "Professor, where are we going? It feels like we're traveling deep underground."
Ozpin nodded back slightly. "We are heading into the Vault, a secret operations base few know about hidden deep under the school. It used to be a safe house for an important asset in the Fall War two years ago, before the school was evacuated and the asset eliminated. When Beacon was reclaimed, the Vault's security was increased dramatically and now it houses numerous key factors of the war, powerful criminals down for the count, and the Four Kingdoms' intelligence agencies in its now sectioned and reinforced walls. The things that are kept secret and you won't find in the textbooks."
Ven shuffled uncomfortably. "What are these 'key factors'?"
"Classified. For now."
The four Keyblade wielders turned to each other and each bore a concerned expression.
The Vault- Beacon Tower Entryway
The elevators opened simultaneously and the fourteen people walked out to four fireteams of Atlas troopers in white armor with color strips to denote rank, each man armed and ready, coming to meet them. One of the men in a purple stripe called out. "Passwords."
Pyrrha spoke first and in a firm tone responded with, "Fall has risen again after her end."
Ruby went next. With emotion in her voice, she said, "Summer gives birth to the Winter."
Ozpin's voice grew powerful as he voiced his phrase. "To the Scarerow, a brain. To the Tinman, a heart. To the Lion, courage."
"Are you a good witch or a bad witch?" Glynda then glanced at Sora's team. "And those who follow the yellow brick road."
The commander nodded. "Welcome back Ozpin."
Ozpin motioned the group forward and the soldier to walk with him, which he complied with. "Where are the twins?"
The Vault
As they tried to keep up, the Keybearers grew impressed to say the least. The vaulted ceiling was four stories high, at the very least. Every hundred yards or so were security checkpoints with at least two squads in front of them. Hell, some had robots and mech suits patrolling the entrances. There were Atlesian Soldiers armed with rifles walking around with people who were probably Hunters and Huntresses due to their clothing styles and sometimes insane armaments.
The most impressive part was the giant hovering command tower in the center of the complex. Even from the vast distance Team SVRX was away from it, it was obvious it was armed to the teeth. It was shaped like a rook piece in chess, but with way more mounted weapons on any place the designers could put them, along with what looked like a hangar with transport vehicles floating to and from it. Two or three single-seater flying vehicles flew around the building in a slow formation. It was overkill to say the least.
"The crow is out on a recon mission," the officer reported. "But the raven's in her nest." This peaked Yang's attention greatly.
The group passed an alcove with a device that had two human sized pods with glass windows connected by all sorts of tubes and wires. The first pod's glass had a hole in it, and cracks around it. Someone had shot it. Pyrrha was noticeably uncomfortable when she passed by it. She was snapped out of it when Jaune took her hand in his though, giving the boy a blush and smile. Sora made a note of her reaction for later.
Ozpin continued with his conversation with the soldier like nothing had happened. "Inform her to report to the conference room."
"Yessir!" With that, the commanding officer of the squads ran back towards his post, sending a message via scroll to someone.
The next sight they passed was a sealed blast door marked: "Weapon and Contraband Lockup." Two mechs and a squad of human soldiers guarded it. This door had what looked to be a laser grid in front of it too. Sora couldn't help but stare. 'What in Kingdom Hearts is that contraband?'
Vault Conference Room
Ozpin guided them to another door, this one less guarded, and everyone sat down in the chairs around the large, circular table with a map of Remnant in it. Ozpin cleared his throat and begun to speak. "Now, in light of the incident upstairs, it has come to my attention that Team SVRX's secrets cannot be kept anymore. In turn, Beacon's true history could not to be kept away from you four for very long. We have come down here to the school's chamber of secrets to reveal yours. Now Sora, I would like your team to tell the group your stories. The truth is necessary."
Sora shifted uncomfortably. "Well, we should start with this big issue: we're not from this world." He braced for the laughing and mocking, but it didn't come.
The group looked around. The myriad of looks, from disbelief, confusion to betrayal, to distrust were everywhere. Ventus spoke first, sighing as he readied himself. "Well, I guess the story starts with me and my former master, Xehanort." Ven told his tale, of him losing all darkness in his heart, Vanitas's creation, becoming a warrior of the Keyblade with his two best friends, what a Keyblade actually was, the magic that they had contained in them, Aqua's wayfinders, his, Aqua's, and Terra's adventures against the Unversed, the plan Xehanort had, them saving Kingdom Hearts, destroying the x-blade, their downfalls and defeats. Ven ended with a young Sora taking his destroyed heart into his.
Sora then picked up with his adventures when he first obtained his Keyblade. He started by telling of his world and his friends. How he lost his home to darkness. Meeting Donald Duck and Goofy, then their insane quests. Maleficent and her Heartless. Keyholes and Princesses of Heart and their relation to Kingdom Hearts and what Kingdom Hearts was exactly. His encounters with his corrupted friend, Riku. How he killed himself to revive Kairi. He ignored any reactions made and pressed on. How Kairi saved him from being a Heartless forever, and the oath he made to her. He made to summon Oathkeeper, but he forgot he threw the charm away. He finished with how he defeated Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, saving Kingdom Hearts, but leaving Mickey and Riku in the darkness.
Roxas told of the creation of Nobodies, how they weren't supposed to exist, and him being Sora's Nobody. He told the group of Organization XIII, who led it, its goals, and how and why he was inducted into it. He told of his friend Axel, of their times on the clock tower, and how he went to Castle Oblivion. Xion adding in her side of the story until that part as well.
Sora continued with the story and how he and Riku wiped out the members in Castle Oblivion. How Sora was getting his memories changed and erased, Namine, Repliku, Marluxia. He ended on how he went to sleep to get his memories back.
Xion continued on, as Roxas had fallen asleep when Sora had. How she carried on the work alone and when Roxas woke up. She recalled fondly the times when Axle, her, and Roxas would eat ice cream together after work. She smiled a little as she told of when she had lost, then found her ability to summon the Keyblade. Then the fateful day came when she met Riku, their fight, his revelations, Xion's true purpose. Xion was crying during these next parts, Roxas too. She told of how she went rogue, fleeing the Organization, then forcing Roxas to kill her I self defense. Xion couldn't continue; her memories were too much.
Roxas finished her tale. He admitted to forgetting her, just like it was supposed to have been. Oh how he remembered now. Holding her close as she faded in his arms. He pressed on. He gained his dual wield ability and what it truly meant. He ran from the Organization, leaving Axel alone. He was caught by Riku, then thrown into a data version of his world where nothing was real, even his memories. He spat how DiZ used him, making him forget his best friend. He grew quiet as he told of their final duel and joining with Sora.
Sora recounted his third set of adventures. He remembered meeting a hooded Mickey at the train station. He grinned when he got his Drive Forms. He recounted the final Organization members he defeated. He relished over his battle with the thousand Heartless. He looked down as Axle died before his eyes, saving him. He looked regretfully away from his Nobody as he described himself killing his Nobody. He told of Riku changing his form to rescue Sora. Then came his recount of Riku's change as Ansem the Wise, the real one, blew up foolishly. He smiled as the gang was all reunited just after he fought off Xemnas. He finished by retelling His and Riku's final fight against Xemnas, the laser fire they had to endure, and their banishment to the Realm of Darkness and the subsequent rescue from it.
Then came Sora's Mark of Mastery exam with Riku, the Realm of Dreams, meeting the thirteen Darknesses, his internal conversations with those in his heart, getting trapped by Master Xehanort, Riku and Lea coming to rescue him, his failure in the exam while Riku becomes a Master. He ended by explaining the beginning of the Seven Lights.
Becoming tired, from both talking for almost an hour by himself and the emotional stress, Sora recounted the Second Keyblade War slowly. How they saved Aqua from the realm of Darkness. The defeat of the first six Darknesses. Then he described the bonding of the Lingering Will to Terranort, defeating the Seventh Darkness while recruiting the Seventh Light. He then went on to describe the battles and armies that fought for ground and those that died to defend the light. He was emboldened when he spoke of the defeat of anyone the Darknesses. Although his breath hitched when describing the aftermath of one, murmuring words of betrayal. He had lost his chance to love the girl he had saved. Twice. He trudged on, telling of Xehanort's defeat and KH's gift to send him here.
He finally finished his storytelling. Looking up to see so many emotions. Ozpin had a grip on his, looking stunned, but not as bad as Glynda, who had her gaze glued to the four. Jaune looked at these men with respect. They were heroes. The girls: horror, shock, pity, regret.
Blake started the talking. "Oh my Oum.…" She couldn't say anymore. They had suffered more than any Faunus alive. How could the world(s?) be so unfair?
"You have seen worse then?" Yang directed her question to Ven, who grimly nodded. "Oh guys.… can you forgive me?" She was regretting her words to Sora. She called him a monster for Fuck's sake.
"Your tale is far worse off then ours was." Pyrrha was crying. "Then mine was." Sobs racked her form, she was shaken to the core. Jaune let her cry into his armor, stroking her hair and whispering words of comfort to her. Nora and Ren stayed silent, Nora hugging Ren by his torso and silently crying into his shoulder.
Weiss was frozen in shock. Her hands never left her mouth. She feared the things these four had done. They were more scarred than anyone else she knew of. Way more so than her. She didn't know what to say. All four of them had DIED at least once. Two had been forgotten by those they cared about. Two were never meant to exist. Two were killed by one of their teammates.
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Sora felt a powerful force hit him but didn't knock him over. He looked down to see Ruby hugging him tightly, as if he'd disappear again. He felt her tears soak his shirt but he didn't care. He hugged her back just as tightly. She relaxed a bit, before stepping back to sit with her team.
"I guess it's our turn." Ruby sighed then started the tale. She began at the Dust shop, how she was able to get into Beacon, her initiation, her team, her school insanity, even how they met Penny, before she then passed a glance to Blake. She nodded, and continued.
Blake took off her ribbon and revealed her Faunus ears to Team SVRX, who awwed a little bit at how cute they were, while a hundred mummy was passed to Roxas from Sora. Roxas had bet on it, winning fair and square. Blake told of her running away, with Weiss looking down in shame, before they all met up during and after a battle at the docks.
Ruby then related the background of their second semester, how the Vytal Festival was being set up, then meeting the mastermind of the entire war as she hid among the students. They bragged over how they destroyed an Atlesian Paladin, which apparently are the giant mechs that were patrolling around here. They described how their actions in the Southern part of Vale were a catalyst for the Breach, which Sora and the gang had heard about, including Roman Torchwick's arrest.
Then they told of how things soon started to fall to pieces during the Tournament. When Yang was accused of maiming a student, that ticked off the group. Why would anyone do that? But then someone cleared their throat. It was Pyrrha. "I know why they did it. Why they made me destroy Penny. Because Cinder Fall was after the powers of the Fall Maiden and she wanted to terrorize the world."
Ozpin took the time to inform the group on the Four Maidens and how their power worked,how it could be transferred, and why Cinder could take it. "Pyrrha here was to be the true Fall Maiden."
"Then cinder killed Amber before the Headmasters could transfer her power to me," Pyrrha finished. "I went after her, leaving Jaune to find help alone. She was too powerful, I fell in battle."
SVRX was stunned. She died too? What saved her then?
Ruby spoke up again. "Before this happened, the invasion of Beacon had started in full force. Torchwick, with the help of Neo, his right hand gal, he took over a flagship, taking control of every Atlesian robot in Vale. The White Fang had attacked too, led by Adam Taurus, Blake's old partner. The Grimm also came out in force, including the Dragon, a terrible creature that spawned other Grimm from its body."
"Blake and I met with Adam," Yang cut in, with hatred dripping in her voice and her hair lighting up a bit. "That bastard wanted to kill Blake and stabbed her in the abdomen. Sure as hell, I came after him, only to get my arm cut off by his first attack. Blake carried me out to safety after duping Taurus."
Ruby then summed up how she encountered Roman and Neo, how Neo was sent sailing away by her annoying parasol and Roman swallowed whole by a large Grimm. Then what happened at the tower. What threw the group off was when she froze the Dragon Grimm solid and routed Cinder. She was, incidentally, the Winter Maiden.
The next six months was spent getting her team back together, finding Blake, sneaking Weiss away from her cruel father, Alabaster Schnee, and getting Yang's arm replaced. Then Team RWBY and the remains of JNPR went off to combat Cinder's remaining forces. They were also grudge matches. The actual fighters narrated their bouts.
Blake dueled Adam, getting revenge for Yang. He had fallen in the fight against his partner while Ruby decimated his forces with her newfound powers. Instead of stooping to Adam's level and killing the murderer, Blake told Ruby to freeze him. He's now here in the Vault, in a veritable glacier of ice. His cell is always negative fifty degrees.
Mercury Black? Yikes… it wasn't pretty to see. He had unfortunate met up with the powerhouses of Teams RWBY and JNPR. Nora broke his legs. Yang broke his face and arms. The ground broke his fall off the cliff. K. I. A.
Emerald Sustrai met up with Jaune and Ren. It was Emerald who had caused both Yang and Pyrraj to go too far in their matches. Whe Emerald had her illusions, Ren didn't need to see to fight, so he blindfolded himself. Jaune had recently learned his Semblance was a shield. It reflected any damage dealt to him right back to his opponent. It didn't just work on physical attacks Emerald learned, but mental too. Emerald went insane by her own illusions. She is currently in an asylum somewhere in Vacuo's desert, probably very comfortable in her straight jacket.
All that was left was Cinder, who was hellbent on killing everyone ruining her plans. It was Ruby, Jaune, and Weiss still standing. Weiss used her summoning glyph to create a giant suit of armor around Ruby, while Jaune shielded her with his Semblance. Her icy winds broke through Cinder's fiery torrents and she was gone for good. Ozpin soon appeared with Qrow and Raven at his side from a portal. He had been to distant times with his Semblance to find any way of bringing back Pyrrha. And he'd found it. He had talked with the old man from the fairy tale himself who had gifted the power of the Maidens. He explained if the power is ever forcefully captured and the true maiden killed, that woman is placed in a spiritual stasis by the magic and with the help of another Maiden, she can be revived.
And that's what Ruby did. There was a flash as all the ashes Pyrrha was turned into reformed into the true Fall Maiden, before she collapsed from the exhaustion. Jaune raced to her side, crying tears of joy and repeating her name. Pyrrha came to, and the first thing she did was kiss Jaune like her life depended on it.
Sora breathed a low whistle. "Wow. That's quite the history there." Roxas nodded, secretly holding Xion's hand under the table. Ven saw it though ginning like a madman, but said nothing.
Ozpin cleared his throat. "If there is nothing else, we should be-" but he didn't finish as a soldier rushes in.
"Headmaster, there is an unidentified flying craft above the school!" Ozpin sighed and rubbed his temples. "It has not engaged yet and is flying at a safe altitude. It seems to be a space worthy vessel, no identification from any know Kingdom."
Ozpin glanced at Sora, then turned to the soldier. "Bring the images up on display. And where is Raven?"
"She'd gone off on a mission right before you called for her. Sorry sir. But bringing the display up…now."
It was a Gummi Ship. No doubt about it. The designs were flames and fire, with a pair of familiar Chakrams on the weapon systems.
"Aw crap." Sora deadpanned.
"You know this vessel?" Glynda interrogated.
"Yep. I got it memorized all right. Can you call an elevator? We need to see an old friend." Ozpin raised an eyebrow, but called the elevator from his Scroll.
Ven, Roxas, and Xion turned to Sora, before they dashed out into the Vault and to the entrance.
Beacon Halls
As the four barreled down the empty halls (It was almost 11 PM) Sora grabbed a bracelet from his belt. It looked like a regular old Firagun band, but this was different. It was Sora's communicator with any Gummi ship in a large radius.
Sora activated it and set the bandwidth to atmospheric. "Hello? Anyone out there?"
A familiar voice crackled through the radio. "Yo dude! I was wondering if I'd ever hear from you. Where were ya? In a tunnel?"
Xion leaned over Sora's shoulder. "Axel!"
The voice sighed. "Ugh for the last time it's… wait… XION?! Xion is that you?!"
"Yo you forgetting anyone Hothead?" Roxas called over.
"Get out! Roxas?! You too?!" Lea was ecstatic through the static.
"And you know, the guy you met with the weird wooden Keyblade." Ven shrugged. He remembered Lea but wouldn't hold it against him if he didn't remember him.
"VEN!? That you man!? Dude! It's been like twelve years! You still a good fighter?" Holy Nomura, he's got it memorized.
"Tch. You know it." Ven's been around Roxas too much. He's getting an ego.
"Man, I thought I'd lost you guys. But I had ya memorized." Lea's loving having his emotions back. He's getting soft. "Tell ya what, I got some Ice Cream up here of a certain flavor that I KNOW for a fact three of you love. I spy a great clock tower in front of me. Anyone up for a sunset?"
"Sure," Sora agreed. "But I may bring some friends."
Lea's grin could be heard through the comm. "Hey, it's fine with me."
"Alright. See ya in a bit!" Sora deactivated the comm, turned to his team, and grinned. "Let's go guys! We got ice cream to eat!"
The gang raced off, messages being sent to RWBY and JNPR to meet them at the clock tower.
It is 4:01 and I am done! Whew! That was a long chapter of filler shit that I REALLLLLLY didn't like. Don't hate on me too badly for the content of this chapter, I just knew this would be crap. Well, review on what you'd like to see next arc or just how bad my grammar was this chapter.
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