On his way to the main tower where professor Ozpin's office was located, Andrew was taking note of the sheer amount of Atlas personnel and even more annoyingly their mech's that were filling the campus. He knew that if he went into Vale itself there would be even more evidence of Atlas' arrival and the worst part about this was who would be here with them.

"Couldn't he just send his students and stay up there? This just feels more like an occupation rather than a security detail." As he kept on walking, he passed by a patrol of mech's and had to contain himself in not trying to destroy them all on sight. They were necessary just like their boss but not where he could see them.

When he arrived at the tower there were even Atlas soldiers standing outside it like this was no longer Vale territory. His eye started flashing red as he felt his anger start taking over him which was only made worse when he passed by the men near the entrance to the tower and they saluted him. I'm a teacher not a fucking commanding officer his mind screamed but the last thing he would want to do would be to cause a problem for Ozpin so he simply walked passed them. He was sure though that there must have been steam coming off his head because both the soldiers gave him a much longer glance than they needed to.

He walked through the main tower reception and went for the elevator at the back of the room and enter the floor number for Ozpin's office. Before it opened, he heard Glynda call him.

"Wait for me Andrew, I'll come up with you." He gave her a friendly half smile and waited for her to catch up. "Thank you, how are you this morning anyway?" she asked

"Pissed off. All these Atlas guys and robots are making me very nervous. I'm just happy to see a friendly face."

"I know how you feel. Hopefully they won't be here long." Suddenly the door opened and they both stepped in. It went up in a flash and before they knew what was going on the door opened to reveal the headmaster's office. Standing there, looking out the large window that circled the office was Ozpin with his hands clasped behind his back.

"Good morning professor." Called Glynda which made Ozpin turn around.

"Ah good morning Glynda, and Andrew too. I trust you both are well?"

"I'm fine although I doubt Andrew is." Glynda replied

"No, I'm not. This is stupid. Can't we tell him to take his toys back home?" Ozpin turned back to the window.

"I'm afraid not, the city council would say otherwise." Andrew scoffed at that notion and with Glynda walked over to the window to join Ozpin. They all stood there as they took in the unnecessary spectacle before them in the form of Atlas' armed forces.

"Ironwood certainly likes bringing his work wherever he travels." Glynda said

"He's just a big show off, nothing more. Trying to prove he's better than everyone else." Andrew added.

"Running an academy and a military makes him a busy man. He's simply doing what he believes is for the best, although I wish he could do it without causing such an eyesore."

Andrew shook his head and then he heard the elevator door chime as the door opened to reveal General James Ironwood. The general walked into the room and greeted Ozpin with his arms out.

"Ozpin!"

"Hello General." Ozpin replied while standing to attention

"Please, drop the formalities." And both the men walked towards each other and shook hands. "It's been too long. And Glynda its certainly been too long since we last met." From her look, Andrew knew that she didn't feel the same way.

"Oh James… I'll be outside." She responded which made Andrew smile while holding in a laugh.

"Well she hasn't changed a bit." Ironwood said and just then he noticed Andrew was still standing by the window. They gave each other a far more serious looks and Andrew then walked over to him. Ironwood didn't even attempt to joke with him as he knew what sort of response it would yield so acted more professional.

"Hello Andrew, I trust you have been well?" Ironwood said as he offered his hand. He was lucky that Andrew was restraining himself as he really wanted to punch him in the face rather than shake his hand. Instead he just said

"Fine, I trust you're still a jackass?" Ironwood retracted his hand and gave him an unimpressed grimace. With a sigh, Ozpin said

"Andrew, perhaps it would be better if you wait outside too?" Andrew looked at Ozpin and from the look in his eyes he could tell this wasn't a suggestion but more like an order. Andrew took a deep breath and nodded.

"Yes sir." He then walked passed Ironwood without even acknowledging him, just as if he was passing a bag of trash on the streets. As he got in the elevator, he just heard Ironwood say

"He's still as pleasant as always. How do you put up with him?"

"Because he is my friend. So, what in the world has brought you all the way down from Atlas?" Ozpin replied which made Andrew half smile as the doors closed, cutting him off from the rest of the conversation.

He hated Ironwood with a passion, he could understand that he was only trying to protect the world, but it was the way he went about it that really made him angry. As his mind replayed some of his "fondest" memories of the general the lift opened putting him back on the ground floor of the tower. He stepped out and saw that even in his short time in Ozpin's office that even more soldiers were now in the tower.

"You've got to be kidding me." He said in a harsh tone and walked as fast as he could out of the tower to get away from this Atlas invasion. Once outside he took a breath of fresh air and went about his duties for the day. Now that he was free for a while as he thought he would have been longer with Ozpin and Ironwood, he thought about what was more urgent. He could do paperwork if he was desperate for something to occupy his time or he could do some maintenance on his cybernetic parts which was overdue.

"Maintenance it is." This time he could justify leaving his paperwork for if his parts were not functioning properly then he couldn't do any of his teaching duties. He chuckled to himself as he imagined Glynda being mad at him but unable to argue with his logic which made him almost forget about Ironwood for a moment.

Returning to his office he caught a glimpse of Team JNPR who looked as though they had just finished a class with professor Oobleck judging from there worn faces and he didn't envy them. Barty was a close friend to Andrew although he had to admit that being in one of his classes would be far too draining for him to sit through. He walked over to the team believing this would be a perfect opportunity to follow through on his threat from the other day. When he got close enough, he could start to hear what they were saying.

"AHHH! I thought he was never going to shut up that time!" Nora complained

"He teaches a class that is important to the curriculum. He has to teach it and we have to learn it." Ren replied.

"Then do it in a way that I can follow! He's so dull that I almost fell asleep again."

"I know what you mean." Jaune added with a tone of experience in his voice. Before they said anymore Andrew interrupted

"Good day Team JNPR." They all stopped and turned to face him.

"Professor Tinman! What do we owe this surprise?" Pyrrha said while the rest of the team looked on in terror. Andrew gave an evil half smile

"Call it a surprise inspection. I just wanted to make sure that all of you where presentable. It's a nice day, many people are around and I want you to be at your best for the other visiting students. Show them Beacon students at their finest."

"Oh no." Jaune whimpered as they all frantically checked themselves over knowing what the consequence would be if they didn't meet his expectations.

"Line up now." Andrew told them and they did as they were instructed. His cybernetic eye started to scan them as he walked down the line and could find no evidence of the colossal food fight they had cause the other day. When he reached the end of the line, he walked back the other side checking the backs of their uniforms. When he reached Jaune he noticed something and reached out with his left hand and touched the back of Jaune's collar.

"No crap! I knew it, I'm done for! Please don't make me strip! I cleaned them honestly, I did it four times just to make sure! Please Professor have mercy on me!" he was starting to sound desperate at the end of his plea's, but Andrew waited for him to finish before he spoke.

"Your shirt label was sticking out, I was just turning back inside."

"Oh, thank god!" Jaune wheezed out and slumped forward.

"Everything looks fine. Nice job in taking care of those uniforms. Now I hope you all think twice before decimating the cafeteria again?"

"Don't worry professor, I think we've learned our lesson." Replied Pyrrha

"Glad to hear it. I don't suppose any of you have seen team RWBY around? I might as well check them while I'm at it."

"They were still in professor Oobleck's class when we left. They should be along anytime now." Answered Ren.

"Good, I'll catch them as they come out. Why don't you guys run along now, and I'll see you later this week in class." As the team went to move away Andrew added. "Oh, and don't think about warning team RWBY about my inspection. Since yours was a surprise it's only fair that theirs is too." They nodded but didn't say anything as they looked as though all the energy had been drained out of them.

Andrew then leaned up against the wall next to the exit of the building and waited for his next set of victims to arrive. Many other students came out in the meantime and most acknowledged him with a quick "Hello Professor" or a simple wave and smile. This started to make him feel much more like himself as this was the part of his job he enjoyed, turning young kids into mature hunters. When each one of them graduated he always felt pride in what they had become and would then go out into the world, to do what he could no longer. After a few more minutes he heard a very familiar voice approaching.

"I know! I'll go and grab a game from our room, and we can go and play in the library. We need to chill out after that class, and I know just the game to get!" It was Ruby all right and Andrew half smiled and snorted through his nose. What destruction will they cause this time he wondered to himself.

"Great plan sis. We'll go and grab a table while you get the game." Yang answered to her sister.

"Awesome! Be right there" There was a whoosh noise as she activated her semblance and ran right around the corner and straight into Andrew. She hit him with a thud and fell backwards landing on the floor, while dazed she looked up at what she hit and after a moment or two she realised what or rather who it was.

"Erm…. Hi professor Tinman." She stuttered out. He was still half smiling whilst he offered her his hand to help her up.

"Good day Miss Rose. Going somewhere important, it must be if you're in such a rush." He asked

"Well nowhere special sir, just going to grab something from our dorm." As she said this, the rest of her team came around the corner after only just catching up to her and witnessing her fall.

"Professor Tinman!" the rest of the girls answered, and he nodded to them.

"I see. Well since the rest of your team is here can you all spare some time for a surprise inspection?" They all suddenly remembered what he had said the last time they saw him and also remembered the punishment for failing it.

"I take it by your silence that you're O.K with this. Good, now don't move." He sounded sinister at the last part and his eye changed to a deep green in colour to reflect his mood. "I'll start with you then Miss Rose." She was shaking as his scanner ran a quick look over her uniform but soon stopped as he moved on with an approving half smile. Yang was next and she was far more relaxed about it, he had a feeling that even if he did find any stains on her uniform she wouldn't care so much.

"All good teach?" she asked.

"I suppose." Was his answer as he moved on to Blake which made Yang smile quite proudly. As he scanned Blake however, he noted she was very quiet. She seemed normal after the food fight but now it was almost like she was drifting away subconsciously. When he was done, he said

"All good Miss Belladonna." She snapped back to reality and answered

"Oh, right. Thanks sir." He wondered if she was still struggling with the events of the end of last semester, but he didn't want to say anything about that right now. If she did have a problem, he hoped she would come to see him and discuss it like he asked her to. Finally, he ended on Wiess

"I'm certain you will find nothing wrong Professor Tinman." She said as she stood straight, pride showing in her face over her clean uniform. Andrew knew that out of all of them she was going to be the only one he had no worry about being clean as even on a normal day she was far cleaner that nearly all other students. After the scan was complete, which found nothing, he took a deep breath.

"All clear." The girls let out a breath he didn't notice they were holding. "Now I hope that nothing like this will happen again. Do I make myself PERFECTLY clear?" his now red coloured eye reinforced his point and all of them saw this.

"Yes Professor." They all said in unison.

"Good, now I have work to do. Enjoy the rest of your day ladies." He said as he walked off but before he got too far, he heard Wiess say

"You go, I'll catch up with you in a while." And she ran after Andrew and called out "Professor." He then turned to face her.

"Yes Miss Schnee, is there something I can do for you?" from her face he wasn't sure if he said that in a way she wanted. She looked like she was going to regret that she had stopped him. After a few seconds she recomposed herself and said

"I just wanted to apologise for that incident the other day in the cafeteria. I felt as though you deserved that much after what we all did." He half smiled.

"Apology accepted. I'm happy that you have shown some responsibility for that, unlike the rest of the students involved. They would just rather that the whole thing was forgotten."

"Well it shouldn't have happened in the first place and we should have been better than that." Andrew let out a short laugh.

"At least one of you understands that you have to be somewhat mature to be a huntress." She was now looking much more like herself. He then remembered what Ozpin had said about them still being kids and that they didn't have long to cherish it. He then sighed. "You'd better get going and join the rest of your team. Don't want them starting that game without you."

"It wouldn't bother me so much if they did. Maybe I could assist you Professor, surely I can help you and be far more productive." With a shake of his head Andrew replied.

"All I've got planned is some much-needed maintenance and I can do that just fine on my own. Please Miss Schnee go and have some fun and forget about this old man. At least till our next class together." She looked a little shot down but did smile back at him.

"Okay sir. Have a pleasant day otherwise." She curtsied to him and he responded with a short bow of his own and she walk away from him. When she was out of sight, he remarked

"Just because I never enjoyed myself when I was young doesn't mean I can always stop them from having fun. If Ozpin was here to hear me say that then I bet he would smile." Andrew laughed and then carried on with his day, doing his cybernetic maintenance was as close to fun as he ever got these days.