Chapter 10

Orion

'God damn conscious.' I thought to myself before turning around and running back to my house. I had no time to lose so I kicked my couch out of the way and punched in the code before yanking in the door, almost tearing it off the hinges in the process. I jumped down into my dark bunker before turning on the lights. I only managed to take a couple of steps before a dark blur tackled me. I looked up to see that it was Eclipse and he looked pissed.

"YOU ASSHOLE! YOU LEFT ME DOWN HERE ALONE! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?" He barked out at me.

"Hehe sorry," I replied sheepishly while scratching the back of my head, "Anyway Nix, Scalic, and Cynthia got taken by some hunters from Beacon and I need to help them." I said while standing up and running over to my ammo stock.

"Who are Scalic and Cynthia?' Asked Eclipse who ran up beside me.

"Some … friends of mine along with Nix and I need to help them." I said after some hesitation, while reaching for some of my more deadly ammo.

"Friends? But you haven't been this close to anyone other than Mychael and the nice cookie lady you told me about." Asked Eclipse. I stopped before letting out a sigh.

"I don't know why but for some reason I … can't just leave them there to get arrested. Their the first people in a year who actually seemed to care if I was okay or not and just thinking about leaving them just doesn't sit right with me." I said before grabbing the last of my ammo and running over to the my computer and grabbing my scroll.

"Hey Alpha you there?" I asked out loud.

"Yes Creator. What can I do for you?" Asked Alpha, whose voice was feminine this time. Alpha switches between male, female, and a mix of both every now and then, but Alpha mostly goes with female. I don't know why.

"Can you upload your self into my scroll, we got some friends of mine to save and I could use your help?" I asked Alpha even though I already know she would help.

"I believe you already know the answer to that." She replied before she appeared on my scrolls screen.

"Okay let's go. Eclipse do you want to come or are going to watch over the house?" I asked while running over to the ladder leading up to my house.

"I'll come with you, I need to move before I go crazy." Replied Eclipse as he jumped up into my house after me. I closed the hatch and shoved my couch back over the hatch before running out of my house.

"So Orion, how exactly do you plan on getting their before they go to jail without blasting through your aura?" Asked Eclipse as I started running back into the forest towards Vale. I pulled out 'NightFall' and transforming it into it's spear form.

"Oh I have an idea." I said while giving off a wolfish smile and running my semblance through 'NightFall' causing it to spark with my signature silver electricity.

30 Minutes Later

"I'm starting to think my idea wasn't that good!" I shouted while gripping 'NightFall' with both hands to stay on. The Beowolf kept trying to buck me off or trying to grab me and throw me off. Yes Beowolf. My grand idea was to hitch a ride on a Beowolf, using my semblance to control the muscle of the Beowolf. It doesn't require much electricity to manipulate the muscles of a living being but it does require a lot of concentration, especially if the being resist, like a Beowolf for instance. So here I am latched onto the back of a rampaging Beowolf trying to control its muscle movements. Yeah not one of my best ideas.

I finally managed to get control of the Beowolf by first paralyzing it before attempting to gain control of the limbs one at a time. I sat on the Beowolf's back trying to stop the world from spinning while still keeping the Beowolf under control. A few minutes later, after the world stopped spinning I tightened my grip on 'NightFall' before forcing the Beowolf forward towards Vale.

"Hold on. Where's Eclipse?" I asked out loud, while looking around the forest.

"Wait up Orion!" Shouted Eclipse as he ran out of the trees behind me.

"Where did you go?" I asked him while making the Beowolf sit down.

"Once you landed on the Beowolf it took off while trying to buck you off. I almost lost you several time trying to keep up." Replied Eclipse while he flopped down next to the Beowolf, "To be honest I didn't expect your plan, a bad plan at that, to actually work. Nice job."

"I didn't expect it to work either but here we are, so what do say we go rescue some friends?" I asked him while giving a fanged grin. Eclipse gave me a wolfish grin and nodded his head before getting up and running off towards Vale. I let out a laugh before making the Beowolf get and start running towards Vale behind Eclipse.

It took several hours to get to Beacon, or at least to the Emerald Forest behind Beacon. I looked around but I didn't find any stairs so I was stuck.

"How am I supposed to get up to Beacon without wasting too much time?" I asked out loud since Eclipse went to look around for a way up. I made the Beowolf sit down before paralysing it. I sat down on it's back while trying to think of a way up.

"Eclipse still isn't back and been about 30 minutes already." I said to the Beowolf not expecting an answer.

"Wait… what was that?" I asked out loud after hearing a faint noise in the background. I let out a stronger pulse of electricity to make sure the Beowolf stayed still, before closing my eyes. I drew in a large breath before letting it out. I completely shut off my other senses and focused solely on my hearing. The world went dark, I couldn't feel the Beowolf any more, I couldn't feel the wind on my skin, I could no longer smell the forest. I could only hear my own heart beat, the breathing of the Beowolf, the faint voices of Beacon students, the sound of someone screaming… wait!'That sounds like,'

"Scalic!" I shouted while jumping up. I grabbed NightFall, still in its spear form, and jabbed it into the Beowolf's back before forcing it to run towards the Beacon cliff. I don't have time to go around so I'll just have to go up. I made the Beowulf jump up before latching onto the Beacon cliff and start to climb up, at slow pace.

"Come on, I don't have time for this hurry up!" I shouted before running more electricity through the Beowolf forcing it to go faster.

"Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!" I was starting to run dangerous amounts of electricity through the Beowolf. Eventually the Beowolf will die if I don't make it.

I made it to the top of the cliff about five minutes later, but the Beowolf was on death's door, so I had to hurry. I could hear Scalic clearly this time, he was screaming in pain. 'Don't worry guys I'm on my way!' I thought to myself before forcing the Beowolf to run faster than it's body could handle. Scalic screams were getting louder the closer I got the main building of Beacon.

I saw a group of students standing near the building. I didn't want to cause any more trouble than was about to cause so I made the Beowolf jump over the group of students. When I was above them I couldn't help but smell a rabbit but I didn't know where. The students let out a gasp before running off somewhere, I wasn't paying attention. When the Beowolf landed I heard Scalic scream some more, so I forced a lethal amount of electricity through the Beowolf killing it but since Grim don't dissolve until a couple of moments after they die I still had at least a couple of seconds.

I was forcing the Beowolfs body way passed it natural limits, but I could see the tip of the Beowolfs tail start to dissolve. I singled out Scalic scream it was inside the building so I rammed the Beowolf through the wall of the building. I was inside a classroom of sorts so I just started making the Beowolf continue to bust through the walls of the building.

The Beowolf's leg dissolved causing it to trip and skid into one final wall breaking it. This was the room Scalic was in. I yanked out NightFall held it with both hands and charged with electricity. The Beowolf finished dissolving, leaving me standing in a pile of rubble. I was in a cafeteria and a small group of the students were staring at me. I looked over towards where Scalic's scent was, … only to find Cynthia sitting at a table with some food hanging out of her mouth and Scalic frozen in pain with Nix twisting his nipples. I stared at them while lowering 'NightFall'.

"What the hell is going on here?" I asked out loud. Nobody spoke. Their was nothing but an awkward silence. I stood there for several seconds contemplating whether I should leave or slap some sense into the people I came here to 'rescue'. I sighed while putting 'NightFall' back into its compact form before attaching it to the back of my belt.

"You know what, screw it, I'm going ho-" I started only to be cut off when something shatters against the back of my skull.

"Hey! Who the he-" I began to shout while looking around, only to get cut off again when something else shatters against my head again.

"WHY-" I started while grabbing my head feeling the blood run down the back of it, only to see a cinder block fly into my face, breaking my nose in the process if the snapping sound and flare of pain meant anything.

"THE HELL-" Another block slammed into the side of my head causing everything to spin as well as the ringing that started up.

"IS NO ONE-" A fifth one it the other side of my head making the ringing worse and little black spots start to swim in my vision.

"HELPING ME!?" I finished only to see a large cinder block fill my vision before my entire face flared up with pain and then everything went dark.

"Ugh…" Was the only thing I managed to get out when I came to. My skull was throbbing and very time I attempted to move my head a small jolt of pain would flare through my head. I reached up to feel my nose only to find that it was fine, if not a little sore. I checked the back of my head as well only to find that it was fine.

"Huh, I'll have to thank whoever patched me up." I said out loud.

"Their will be no need for that young man, your injuries were only minor so your aura healed them. Though I must say, they healed much faster than I expected?" A voice spoke up.

"Oh really, I guess my sembla-" I froze mid-sentence and looked up to find that it was the old grey haired guy that had spoken, "Who the hell are you?" I asked a bit rudely.

"You will give Headmaster Ozpin the respect he deserves!" An angry female voice spoke up behind me. I whirled around to find myself face to face with that blonde lady who through a desk at me for no reason. Though I can't help but feel like I've met her before. She glared at me for couple of seconds before it finally clicked.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" I yelled while jumping up and latching onto the roof with my claws, "It's the mean scary witch lady!" To this day I will deny any claim that states I was shaking, uh uh, nope I wasn't shaking. The old man, Ozpin I believe, merely chuckled before taking a sip of the coffee cup that appeared in his hands somehow, and the scary lady was still glaring at me.

"Now now Glynda, I believe you've scared or guest here enough, I you be as so kind as to leave us alone for a while?" Ozpin asked the scary la- I mean Glynda who gave Ozpin a look that said 'Seriously' before sighing and walking out of the room. When she left I actually looked around the room I as in. It was a standard interrogation room with the one way glass behind Ozpin, a table in the middle, and two chairs. Ozpin wa in one while still sipping his coffee and the other was knocked over when I latched onto the roof.

"It's okay young man you can come down now." Ozpin said while hiding his chuckle behind his coffee mug.

"Are you sure the scary witch la-," I froze when I felt like someone was trying to glare holes into my head, " I mean Glynda, is gone?" I asked while letting out a breathe when I felt glare lessen.

"I am quite sure young man, now if you be so kind as to introduce yourself so we can talk?" I let out a sigh while letting go of the roof and flipping over mid air so I could land on my feet. 'I guess I don't have much of a choice.' I thought to myself before sighing and picking up the chair so I could sit in it.

"Name's Orion, Orion Knox Forsythe." I started, "So your Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon, huh?"

"Indeed I am."

"So … am I going to jail or something?" I asked only for Ozpin for chuckle lightly.

"Well you did shock Jaune into unconsciousness, ride a Beowolf into my school, destroy several classrooms, break through several walls, and scare several of my students into thinking the Grimm were attacking." Ozpin said sipping his coffee.

"I regret nothing, but at the same time I feel like there's something else you want to talk about other than all the damage I did to your school."

"Indeed, when Glynda looked you up we had nothing but some papers from an orphanage in a small town that to our knowledge was destroyed several years ago. So I would like to ask you, what happened there and how are you still alive?" Ozpin's voice gained an edge when he asked. I stared at Ozpin for several seconds before letting out a sigh and slumping in my chair.

"Where do I begin?" I asked.

"Why don't you start from the beginning." Ozpin stated.

"I guess it all started back when I was a kid at the local orphanage, the caretakers and the local people didn't really have a good opinion about Faunus so while I wasn't abused by them, they did triple all the prices when I tried to buy stuff and openly glare at me in public. This continued until I was around eight and ran away from the orphanage. I resorted to stealing to survive and since I couldn't go to school I snuck into the library and started reading some the books so I could at least know how the world worked. Things went on like this for a while until I was 11 when everything just went to hell. A large pack of Grimm attacked. I was hiding in an abandoned house when it happened but the house caved in with me in it knocking me out. When I woke up the town was in ruins and no one was left alive and the Grimm were gone. I wandered around in the ruins for a couple of months before alone Beowolf wandered into town and attacked me. I tried to run but the Beowolf was too fast so with no other options left I grabbed a steel bar and tried to defend myself. I managed to wedge the bar under the grimms mask before tearing it off but after that I was too exhausted to do anything else. Right before the maskless grimm could finish me off a huntsman showed up and killed the grimm." I stopped to pull out 'NightFall' and started to tinker with it.

"After the grimm was killed the huntsman introduced himself as Mychael and said he was impressed with my skills especially since I was young and offered to to help train me. For the next four years me and Mychael trained non-stop day after day until he helped me make my weapon 'NightFall' when I was 15. For the next year we trained even harder now that I had my own weapon. Life was good until I turned 16, that's when everything went to hell again. A large group of mercenaries and bandits must have heard a rumor of the ruined town cause they showed up and started to scrap the town for useful parts. When they found us they attack, I managed to injury a few of them but Mychael … he … didn't make it. They must have know he was a huntsman because they all focused on him. When I saw him fall to the ground and didn't get up I pushed my semblance to it limits and," I hesitated and tried to cover it with a cough, " scared them away. I buried Mychael and his weapon with him. Then a couple of months later Nix stumbled upon the town ruins before we ran into each other, then Cynthia and Scalic showed up before you, the mean witch la-," I froze when I felt the glare again, " I mean Glynda, and you students showed up to arrest them. And that's that." I finished with my life's story before I put 'NightFall' away.

"Hmmm, I know you left out some stuff, but then again I can't expect you to tell me everything now can I." Ozpin said before he sipped some of his coffee, I'm surprise he still has some in his cup, it should be empty by now.

"Well duh, it's not like I'm gonna tell you everyth-" I was cut off when my stomach started growl which sounded like wolf growling, don't know why. Ozpin let out another chuckle before gesturing to the door.

"Why don't you go get something to eat before we continue."

"Okay." I said while getting up and walking towards the door. I stopped in front of the door before turning around.

"Hey Ozpin, I would appreciate it if you kept this between us."

"Don't worry young man, you have my word."

"Hehe, thanks old man." I said before opening the door only to come face to face with Nix, Cynthia, Scalic, Jauney, red riding hood, the orange haired one, the yellow haired one, the white haired one, the red haired one, the magenta strand one, the black haired one with a bow, and the mean witch la- I mean Glynda. I froze. I slammed the door shut before opening it again. They were still there but they look mildly annoyed. I slowly closed the door this time before looking back at Ozpin, who was trying to hide his grin behind his coffee mug.

"You wouldn't happen to have a secret tunnel that leads to the mess hall would you?" I asked while trying to stay optimistic. Only to have that optimism crushed violently when Ozpin shook his head.

"Yeah, I thought so." I said while dropping my head and sagging my shoulders. Well only on thing left to do. I opened the door and raised my hand to stop the questions from starting.

"Now before you bombard me with questions at least let me introduce myself." I started, " My name if you don't know is Orion Kno- OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT!?" I shouted while pointing at the hallway behind them. When they all jumped up and looked towards the empty hallway I rushed past them and ran start towards where I assumed the mess hall was if the scent I was following was anything to go by.

I was infact following the right scent when I found myself in front of the mess hall. Thankfully it was empty, mostly, there were four students in the back corner so I steered away from them and walked towards the food that they had out in a buffet style, nice.

I grabbed several plate before loading them up with all the meaty food I could fit on them. I walked over to a random table and set my food down before I started to devour all of the food at incredible rate. Mychael once asked how I haven't choked on my food before but I was to preoccupied with eating my food to answer. When I finished the first several plates I got up and went to get some more only for someone to grab my shoulder roughly and turn me around. The person holding my shoulder has burnt-orange hair that is combed backwards with a slight peak at the front, and indigo eyes. He was wearing silver-gray armor with gold trim and the chestplate sports a bird with its wings outstretched. Underneath his armor, he was wearing a black shirt with red trimmings and black pants with a red belt tied around his waist.

"Can I help you with something?" I asked him.

"Yeah I was wondering why an animal like you was here?" The student asked in a gruff voice. I frowned at him.

"Oh, so you're on of 'those' people, huh?" I asked putting emphasis on 'those'. The student looked down at me with a frown before asking.

"What do you mean 'those' people?"

"People who are ignorant, arrogant, and racist dumbassess." I replied. The student didn't take kindly to my comment shoved me back before raising his fist in a threatening manner.

"Now you listen here you animal freak-" He started only for me to cut him off.

"What are you going to do? Hit me? I'd like to see you try." I heard the door to the mess hall open up, right before he sent his fist towards my face. I fell back right before his fist hit to make it not only look and for him feel like he hit me, but it only felt like a flick to me. Right before my back hit the ground I caught myself with my arms, pulled my feet up to my chest, and kicked out as hard as I could, striking his knees dead on. The mess went silent when a large crunching noise was heard before the student fell down, out before he hit the ground, with his knees bent an awkward angle. I slowly stood back up and looked towards the three other students who were with him, only to find them staring at me wide eyed with a little fear. I let out a small sigh before turning around on for a familiar voice to shout out,

"Finally!" Was all the warning I got before I engulfed in a large, bone crushing hug, and spun round like a ragdoll. I could feel my heat up when I felt something soft push up against my back but couldn't tell why."I've been wanting to do that forever after what he did to Jauney but Renny and everybody else said it was against the rules and to not do it, but then you came along and was all like 'BAM' and broke his legs!" I couldn't help but feel like I should know this voice. I turned my head around only to freeze in shock. I was face to face with the orange haired girl who looked to be on a permanent sugar high. Then that means … the soft things … pushed up against … my back are … her … her … her br-br-bre-bre-brea.

'TOO CLOSE TOOCLOSE TOOCLOSETOOCLOSETOOCLO-' Was I could think before I fain- I mean before I passed out from lack of sleep, yes lack of sleep.

"Ugh … what happened?" I asked out loud, not expecting to get a response.

"You fainted after Nora spun you around like a ragdoll." I jumped up raised my hands to fight only to stop when I saw, Jauney I think, laying a bed reading a comic, the black haired guy with a magenta strand reading a book on another bed, and the red haired girl sitting on a third bed sharpening her javelin looking weapon.

"Uh, who are you people?" I asked while sitting on the fourth and final bed.

"The name's Jaune, Jaune Arc." Oh so Jauney must be a nickname.

"Lie-Ren, but everyone just calls me Ren." The black haired boy with the Magenta strand said.

"Oh hello, I'm Pyrrha Nikos. Nice to meet you." The red haired girl said. I looked around the room I was in to find that it was quite cozy, but something was bothering me.

"If you don't mind me asking, why are there four beds if their are only three of you?" I asked while looking around only to freeze when I felt someone grab my tail and start stroking it. My face lit up, my body refused to move, and as much as i'd hate to admit, it felt really good.

"Oh your tail is so soft and fluffy. It makes me want to curl up and sleep forever." the voice of the orange haired girl spoke up behind me. I was stuck unable to do anything as she continued to stoke my tail.

"Nora I think that's enough, you're scaring Orion." Ren spoke up when he saw my face.

"Okay." Nora said in a childish voice before letting go if my tail. The second she let go I bolted up and leapt under the closet bed, which happened to be the one I was on. Once I was under the bed I curled up into the fetal position and closed myself off from the world hoping this is was all just a bad dream.

Jaune

"Do you think we should tell him that he's under Nora's bed?" I asked out loud when I saw Orion leap under Nora's bed. Ren and Pyrrha looked at each other before looking back at me.

"He'll be okay." They said simultaneously, while Nora continued to pout, probably do to the fact that she can't pet Orion's tail anymore.

"Okay." I said while shrugging before going back to my comic.

Eclipse

"Finally … I … made it." I said out loud when I reached the top of the stairs. " I … should probably … go and find Orion … see if he's okay." I looked up in the skin to see that shattered moon was already up.

"On second thought … I'll tell him tomorrow." Was the last thing I said before collapsing on the ground and falling asleep.

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