"So the White Fang has a Bingo-Book, and there are more than a thousand members who left their organization that are listed." Ozpin stated looking over the list.
"Yes sir, I believe that they are members who left when the older leader stepped down and the new one turned it into a criminal organization." Scythe explained.
"Well, that certainly would make sense. They want peace not war, so the victim stole the Bingo-Book in hopes of giving it to the police. Good job you two, Ironwood will transfer your payments and you may return to class." Ozpin explained, a small smile across his face.
"Thank you Professor Ozpin, um, one question though." Ruby stated.
"Yes Ms. Rose?"
"Well, Scythe and I have formed our own bit of an organization, we call ourselves Guardians." Ruby explained.
"So you're wondering if there'd be anyplace on campus for your organization to have meetings, train, or all that?" Ozpin questioned.
"Well, yes sir." Ruby sighed.
"Hmm, the ruins at the edge of the Emerald Forest, where you finished initiation is Beacon property, there are still some buildings in tact there. If you want, I can have Ironwood send a team over to rebuild the sight and that can be your base, since I assume you're going to have a lot more members joining pretty soon." Ozpin stated.
"Thank you sir, we appreciate it."
"But in return, I need Mr. Knight to guard something for me." Ozpin stated. "It's down in the lower basement. Ms. Goodwitch will show you the way down tomorrow, and that item will be moved to your Guardians base."
Scythe agreed to the terms and left with Ruby, unaware that Glynda had swiped a piece of hair from him.
"Are you sure you want to call in your favor to Ironwood for this?" Ozpin asked as the two Guardian founders left.
"I'm sure, I'm sure that I want this done." Glynda stated putting a piece of her hair in the same bag as Scythe's.
"You know as well as I do that his body didn't survive that incident with the Grimm, there's a high chance that he's not him." Ozpin stated.
"I still want to know." Glynda sighed putting the bag on the table.
"Very well then. Once he's here, I'll let him know you're calling in that favor he owes you. But don't hold your breath about this." Ozpin sighed, seeing the pain in her eyes.
"I understand, I'll be sure to show Scythe to the location to Amber's pod." Glynda stated before leaving.
The next few days, Scythe and Ruby were training, eventually Ruby ended up sitting in the library, while Scythe followed Blake back to the dorm.
"Still thinking about Torchwhick?" He asked her.
"How did you…?"
"A dragon is good at reading emotions. So I assume it's more than just that bandit huh?" Scythe questioned leaning against the doorframe.
"Torchwhick the White Fang, all of it. I'm scared that something is going to happen. The police and huntsmen think they can handle it, but I've seen Adam take down the strongest of huntsmen out there. Whether it's human or Faunus opposing him." Blake sighed.
"I actually know the feeling of weakness, all too well." Scythe sighed pulling a chair across from her.
Blake just gave him a look of doubt before he went on to continue.
"There was a moment in my life, when the farm was under attack. The creatures were Wyverns, dragon like creatures. Except they weren't, they were animals, the only thing relating them to dragons is their appearance, that's it. My sister was only five, I was ten, I was helpless and the day I was born. As the beasts tore apart our home, I went to grab my sister. Just as we had made it to the living room, the support beam fell on us, I pushed my sister out of the way, but I was caught by it. It was thanks to a passing member of the Fairy Tail guild that we survived with a home we could easily repair. His name was Macao, he was the guilds master during the seven year duration the Tenrou team was gone, and thanks to his help, he taught me true power doesn't lie in the muscles, it lies in the heart. So if you believe you can take down these people, I'm right by your side, and I'm sure Ruby is to." Scythe chuckled.
"We all are," Weiss said walking through the door.
"What happened with your game?" Scythe inquired.
"Yang lost to the new guy, Neptune I think his name was, and stormed out. Gasp, I left my board game at the library." Ruby stated.
"We're doomed." Weiss sighed.
"I'll be right back." Ruby shouted running out the door, only for the rest of them to hear her bump into somebody. "Uh… sorry. Are, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, just watch where you're going." The person she ran into, said with a kind voice. She had green hair, tan skin, and a black and white school uniform.
Scythe's nose twitched after coming out to see if she was alright. He recognized those scents, from the bookstore, all three of them.
"Oh… Right… Sorry." Ruby replied taking her offered helping hand. "Um… I'm Ruby! Are you… new?"
"Visiting from Haven actually." Their third member stated.
Ruby was silent for a moment then smiled excitedly.
"Ooooh, you're here for the festival." Ruby smiled. "Oh, but exchange students have their own dormitory."
"I guess we just got turned around." The silver haired boy stated.
"Don't worry, happens all the time." Scythe stated walking up to them.
"Your building is just east of here." Ruby added.
"Thanks, maybe we'll see you around." The black haired girl smiled.
"Yeah maybe." Ruby smiled.
"See you around." Scythe stated, acting out his joy.
"Oh, and welcome to Beacon." Ruby shouted before running back off to the library.
Scythe's eyes winced in suspicion as the trio walked off to their building through the halls.
"Hey girls, I need to go talk with Ozpin real quick." Scythe stated.
"Alright, hurry back you dunce, I want to get this plan going." Weiss stated folding her arms.
"Yeah, whatever ice-queen." Scythe remarked before running down the hall, then turning the opposite direction Ruby took.
Once at the elevator, Scythe caught the scent of someone he had never met before. He stayed on his guard, hopping that Ozpin wasn't hurt in anyway. Once the elevator brought him up to the Head Masters office, Scythe sighed as he recognized the face of the newcomer.
"Ozpin, Ironwood, we need to talk." Scythe stated firmly.
"Mr. Knight, we were actually just about to call for you and Ms. Goodwitch. She arrived mere moments before you, your timing is impeccable." Ozpin explained.
"What's this about?" Scythe asked. "Why would you call me? I usually come when I have something important to tell you, which I do at the moment."
"That can wait Mr. Knight, though I'm curious, when I saw you, your body seemed to relax a bit after seeing me. May I ask as to why that is?" Ironwood explained.
"I wasn't able to memorize your scent at my memorial, rain was too heavy for that. I could barely smell Ruby and she was hugging me tight like an Ursa." Scythe remarked.
"Well, Ms. Goodwitch, Mr. Knight, I have some results that I'm sure will shock you both." Ironwood stated handing Glynda a piece of paper.
Glynda hesitantly took the parchment and opened it to read it over. Her eyes skimmed over it until she found the results. After reading it over quite a few times, she handed it to Scythe, who read it aloud.
"DNA test results of Mr. Knight and Ms. Goodwitch." Scythe stated. "Why…?" He asked giving Glynda a questioning look.
"Continue reading." Glynda smiled.
"Alright." Scythe sighed before he continued. "After thorough studying of the DNA samples provided to us by General James Ironwood, we have found a match in the DNA… sequence, stating that Mr. Knight… and Ms. Goodwitch, are indeed… related by blood." Scythe finished, slowing down as he neared the end.
After finishing the letter, Scythe looked up just in time to see Glynda wrap her arms around his neck.
"My baby boy…" She cried, tears of joy streaming down her face.
"Hold up… we have to get something straight here." Scythe stated sitting in the chair by Ozpin's desk. "First of all, how did you get my DNA?"
"A hair sample, blood sample from the nurse's office, pick any location you've been, we could have even used that giant scales you provided when you returned." Ozpin explained.
"Alright, makes sense, next question. How am I related to Glynda if I'm from Fiore?" Scythe questioned.
Glynda was silent for a moment before she decided to speak up.
"About sixteen years ago, I was just a huntress, living on my own with a newborn child in need of my love and attention. But work had me stressed, it didn't matter however, as long as I had you. One day, Grimm appeared from nowhere and attacked the home we lived in. I was out at the time, Ruby's mother, Summer Rose, was watching you as she always did for me. When I heard a loud explosion, I knew it was from our home. I raced back as fast as I could, I managed to find the front door blown out, and Raven was standing in the family room, with the bodies of Beowolves starting to evaporate. The second she noticed I was there, she vanished, I searched the entire house for you and Summer, but found neither of you. Finally I came to the conclusion you two had been killed by the Grimm Raven had taken down. I was devastated for months, I took this job as a teacher and assistant headmaster, and I've kept my mind focused ever since." Glynda explained.
"Raven must have used her teleportation abilities at the magnitude required for interdimensional travel for the first time, accidentally sending you to Fiore. Did the people who raised you ever tell you about being adopted." Ironwood questioned.
"Well, when my mom, or I guess my adoptive mom, was pregnant with my sister, she and my dad told me everything, about how they found me in the arms of a woman, then how they buried her after her death, and how they took me in, to raise me." Scythe explained. "They even gave me her cloak."
Scythe reached for his pressurized military bag and pulled out a white cloak and hood, similar to Ruby's, and Glynda gasped when she was the floral pattern on the design.
"That's the cloak she wore the day I thought you died." Glynda explained.
"I should give it to Ruby, it was her mother's after all." Scythe sighed getting up, bringing the test results with him. "Oh, before I forget. I have some news for you."
"What may I ask?" Ozpin inquired.
"The people who murdered the Puma Faunus at the bookstore, they're here." Scythe stated before taking off, leaving the three adults slack jawed.
"Finally, where have you been?" Weiss asked as Scythe returned to the dorm to find all four of his RWBY teammates ready for action.
"With Ozpin, but before we head off. There's something I think you all deserve to know, even you Sun, Neptune." Scythe stated, then shouted out the window.
"Dang, how'd you know we were here?" Sun asked hanging from the tree.
"Nose…" Scythe stated tapping his right nostril.
"Right, I forgot, you're a Dragon Faunus." Sun stated swinging from the tree, letting the momentum carry him into the room.
"C'mon you…" Scythe stated, pulling Neptune off the ledge and into the room.
"Alright, what is so important that you have to delay our adventure?" Weiss asked.
"This…" Scythe stated, handing her the test results.
"No way…" Weiss stated handing it to Yang.
"Seriously?" Yang questioned handing it to Blake.
"Oh my…" Blake said before handing it to Sun.
"You've got to be kidding me." Sun said slack jawed, then handing it to Neptune.
"Whoa…" Neptune said, passing it to Ruby.
"Oh my… this is very exciting." Ruby said, a bright smile upon her face. "But wait, I thought you were from Fiore."
Scythe sighed and handed her a folded up cloth. Ruby looked puzzled, so she opened it, before she gasped at the cloak she now held.
"This… this is…"
"Summer Rose's." Yang finished.
"Moms," Ruby stated looking up at him.
Scythe sat everyone down before he explained to them the story and theory of Summer's demise, and his childhood in Fiore. Ruby just sat there, crying a bit before she regained herself.
"So… she really is gone." Yang stated, sounding glum.
"I'm sorry Ruby, I know this must be hard to take in." Blake stated, putting a comforting hand on her friends shoulder.
Ruby was silent before she looked up at Scythe, her eyes filled with sorrow.
"Here…" Ruby said handing back the cloak.
"But… Ruby, that's your moms." Sun stated.
"I don't need it, I still have her, in here." Ruby stated putting a hand over her heart.
Scythe sighed, deciding to remove his lower cloak half and put the white cloak on his shoulder straps, symbolizing her respect for Summer Rose.
"Now what's say we go catch some bad guys?" Scythe smirked.
"Yeah." The rest shouted pumping their fists, forgetting the gloom that hung around in the air.
About three hours later, after agitating the enemy more.
"Bad idea, bad idea." Ruby shouted as they ran from the giant robot war machine.
"Leave it to me," Scythe shouted jumping from a lamp post. He took partial transformation, and instantly slammed his face against the bullet proof glass, scaring Torchwhick half to death.
"Why you little…" Torchwhick shouted, regaining himself.
Scythe pulled a fist back and slammed down on the glass, cracking it largely with the single blow.
"Oh that's not good." Torchwhick stated realizing what would come next.
Scythe slammed his fist against the glass, this time shattering it.
"Remember me?" Scythe smiled, reverting back to his human form.
"You're that metal eating brat who helped ruin my plans. I thought you were the silent type?" Torchwhick asked.
"Well, let's just say I had a little help breaking out of my shell." Scythe smiled. "Ruby, you up for a little iron-snack?"
"Toss me some babe." Ruby shouted, excited to eat an iron sheet for the first time.
Scythe went to the left arm of the mecha-suit Torchwhick was wearing and tore it off before tearing it in two, tossing one half to Ruby.
Weiss, Yang, and Blake, having lost Neptune and Sun a while back, stared slack jawed as Scythe and Ruby at the mechanical limbs like candy sticks.
"What, her to?" Torchwhick questioned.
"Alright, I've been meaning to try this." Ruby smiled after finishing the metal, she puffed up her cheeks as she drew in her breath. "Logia Demon…"
"Later dude." Scythe stated, pulling Torchwhick from the cockpit and throwing him to the ground away from the blast radius, while jumping to a nearby lamp post.
"ROAR…" Ruby shouted as a purple beam of fire flew from her mouth, not as big or as powerful as Scythe's, but still did the job on destroying the mecha-suit.
"Wha…?" Torchwhick asked, fear completely visible on his face. "Neo help, now…" He shouted.
Just as he shouted, Scythe ran over and threw a punch, only to shatter an illusion like glass, created for Torchwhick's escape.
"Damn, he got away again." Scythe hissed.
"That was incredible." Yang shouted hugging her sister tight. "Wait, did you say demon instead of dragon?"
"Yeah, I'm a Demonslayer, not a Dragonslayer." Ruby explained.
"How is this even possible?" Weiss asked. "Did you develop these skills on your jobs with Scythe?"
"Well…" Ruby started.
"She ate a whole bag filled with Lacrima that contained Demonslayer magic. Raven gave them to me when she rescued me from the White Fang, a note explained for Ruby to eat all of them, and she did, thinking they were sugar free candies." Scythe explained, giving the short version as he examined the rubble.
"How did mom even get a hold of these crystals?" Yang asked.
"Lacrima. She got a hold of them, the same way she got a hold of me and Wendy, she traveled to Fiore and retrieved them from the Slayers Caverns. It's a maze of caverns within the Fiore Northern Mountains filled with different types of slayer Lacrima's." Scythe continued returning to their side. "From what I can tell, Ruby is the Demonslayer version of me."
"Well, could you somehow take us to this mountain, the Schnee Company would benefit greatly from mining and selling this stuff." Weiss question.
"Hell no, I'm not going to take a questionable company to make money off something three times more deadly than Dust." Scythe stated. "Ruby, I need to take off and meet up with Ozpin, think you can handle things on your own here?"
"Yeah, no problem." Ruby smiled before Scythe took off.
As Scythe made his way to Beacon, he heard the sound of a rifle going off before feeling something pierce his skin. Not being within shouting or sight range of the others, he landed on the ground, he reached the back of his neck to pull out a dart. From the smell of it, the thing was loaded with a strong enough sedative to knocking out five Ursie.
"I'm sure Mr. Schnee will pay good money for you." An unfamiliar voice stated. Scythe looked up to see a man dressed like an archeologist, with a rifle on his back, and an Australian cowboy hat.
"Schnee…?" Scythe questioned before blacking out, the sedative taking effect.
As Scythe was dragged off to the hunters van, a sense of fear and dread ran down Ruby's back.
"What's wrong sis?" Yang asked.
"I just got the feeling something bad has happened." Ruby explained shivering.
"Don't sweat it, I'm sure he's fine, he's a Dragonslayer after all." Blake stated.
"She's right, now c'mon, the police are wanting to get our statements." Weiss sighed leading them to the police cars.
A few hours later, Ruby went to Ozpin's office, happy to see he was still awake.
"Good evening Ms. Rose, I'd assumed that fighting earlier tired you out."
"I came by to see if Scythe was around." Ruby explained.
"He hasn't been here since we gave him the DNA test results." Ozpin stated.
"But, earlier he said he'd be coming here to talk with you about something." Ruby stated, fear filling her eyes.
"I can assure you that he's not here, have you checked your dorm room?"
"Yeah, the only thing there was Loki, he left it there so he wouldn't draw attention with two reapers in the battle." Ruby explained. "His badge to."
"I see. This is very alarming, according to the cameras he hasn't come back to campus yet." Ozpin stated looking over the footage.
"Then where could he be?" Ruby asked.
"I don't know. I'll contact Ironwood to alert him. He'll send out a search team, they'll find him." Ozpin explained, seeing the worry in her eyes. "It'll be alright, I'm sure nothing bad has happened, but if anything has, I will personally make whoever did this, pay with their life."
Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Atlas, Scythe was starting to wake up to the voices around the room.
"So Mr. Schnee, what do you think? He's a big one aye?" The hunter asked.
"He is indeed, he should be able to handle working in the mines for years to come." A new voice stated.
Scythe looked up to see a man dressed in a white suit with a blue shirt, and a matching tie to his suit.
"What say, ten thousand?" The hunter asked.
Mr. Schnee chuckled and went to his desk for handing the man four Lien Cards.
"Enjoy your new employee Ms. Schnee." The hunter stated leaving the room.
Scythe growled as Mr. Schnee came back to look him in the eyes.
"I paid good money for you sir, so I suggest you behave and do your mining like you're told." Mr. Schnee stated.
"Ya know… grunt…" Scythe stated getting to his knees, unable to use his arms. "Weiss and the others won't be happy about this."
Mr. Schnee's eyes widened a bit before returning to normal.
"You know my daughter? Please enlighten me on how."
"I'm a student from Beacon. I'm on the same team as her, she probably informed you of the name. RWBYS." Scythe hissed. "My name is Scythe."
"Aw yes, she's written about you. But unfortunately I just paid good money for your services, so I'm afraid you're stuck here." Mr. Schnee stated.
Opening the door, three guards came in and dragged Scythe by the arms.
"Try not to take it personal old chap, it is business after all." Mr. Schnee stated before closing the door.
"SCHNEE…" Scythe shouted, struggling to get free from his bonds.
