Hey guys! The school finals are over, and now, I can write more Remnants of the Sea, indiscriminately of what I'm doing! Yay!
On a different note, the poll for Percy's pairing is now over! *channeling the power of Family Feud* Now, let's see what the survey said:
Ruby Rose: 21 votes
Yang Xiao Long: 11 votes
Pyrrha Nikos: 9 votes
Weiss Schnee: 9 votes
Neopolitan: 7 votes
Blake Belladonna: 6 votes
Cinder Fall: 5 votes
Velvet Scarletina: 2 votes
Other: 1 vote
Emerald Sustrai and Coco Adel: 0 votes
Winner: Ruby Rose!
There you have it folks; Percy will be paired with Ruby in this story! Now, for those of you who worry, and I am one of them, do not fear. I won't be rushing into anything romantic, and I won't be altering my writing style, or alter my plot, just to add in romantic scenes. No need to worry.
Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, favourited, and followed this story. WE HAVE BROKE 100 FAVOURITES! It would not have come this far without you all. Thank you again, and here's to another 100!
I've also been consulting with my… assistant? And I've already discussed some critical plot points; rest assured that everything will work out properly.
That's enough pre-amble for now. On to the story! Enjoy, Chapter 11 of Remnants of the Sea!
"Percy" means speech
'Jackson' means thought
*RWBY* means telepathy/illusions
Percy laid in his bed, the three others that had been in his room finally having been removed, staring out the window. Looking up in the night sky, Percy gazed up at the moon. He did this almost every night. He would watch the moon, analyzing each and every little chunk drifting away from the main portion. 'What happened up there?' Percy thought. He would frequently ask himself this.
Rolling over, Percy glanced at the alarm clock by his bed. The clock display read "1:34 am". Groaning slightly, Percy took one last look at the lunar objects shining through his window. Reaching up, he pulled the curtains shut, shrouding the room in darkness. 'I better get some sleep. Ruby mentioned something about taking everyone on "team-building events" tomorrow, and if I know Ruby, she's going to drag me along too, and if I refuse, she's gonna get Yang to tie me up so Ruby can literally drag me along.'.
Percy shuddered at the thought. He had gotten quite close to the members of RWBY, and their sister team, JNPR. Weiss and Jaune still remained slightly hesitant around him, but seemed to finally be warming up to him; Jaune more so than Weiss. Pulling the bedcovers up, he shut his eyes, slowly drifting off into the deep recesses of sleep.
Percy stood in an alley, right outside a small shop. Confused slightly, Percy looked around, reaching into his pocket. When he felt nothing, he furrowed his brow, and began to search more furiously. He stopped as the scene shifted to inside the shop. Books filled the room; on shelves along the walls, on small stands throughout the room, and even a small pyramid of books on the ground.
In the room were three people: a black-haired man behind the counter was talking with a mint-colour haired girl. Her skin was dark, and her eyes were a vibrant red. The last person was a grey-haired teen, walking about the store, occasionally snapping a book shut after skimming it. The girl continued to question the man, and he began to grow wary. Percy narrowed his eyes; something wasn't right here.
As the teens continued to question the man, he grew more and more anxious he got, almost like a cornered animal. The grey-haired teen darkened the windows, throwing the whole room into darkness. "So, are you going to fight back?", the mint-girl asked.
The man shouted "Yes!". His fingernails grew incredibly long, sharper than a dagger. He kept up on the counter, and jumped at the mint-girl. She ducked easily, letting him sail over her, and into the striking distance of the grey-haired teen. Doing a quick shuffle forward, the teen kicked at the man.
A deafening gunshot woke Percy from his dream, the alarm clock beeping loudly. Sitting bolt-upright, Percy was panting and sweating, something that commonly happened after waking up from a demigod dream. "Great." Percy mumbled. "There's two teenage murderers running around killing book salesman.". Standing up, Percy swiftly shut off the annoyance that was his alarm, and pulled on a blue shirt and some shorts. The teachers, despite much resistance, had eventually given up on trying to get Percy to wear the school uniform. It was a lost cause.
Making his way to the door, he grabbed his school-issued scroll, and made his way out the front, heading down to the cafeteria.
As he walked across campus, he heard a great crash, an watched as something yellow flew out from the roof, spinning randomly. Opening the door revealed pure chaos. The tables, food, plates and cutlery, hundreds of cans of soda pop, and team JNPR, all swirling in a cyclone. The cyclone followed after a red blur, which soon revealed itself to be Ruby, who quickly got out of the way. Everything, and everyone, crashed into the wall, covering them in various foods, and staining the wall a myriad of colours.
As they slowly peeled off the wall and fell to the ground, Professor Goodwitch stormed past Percy, growling as she walked by. With a wave of her riding crop, the room swirled with the tables and benches of the cafeteria. They slowly moved back to their original positions, on the floor, where they were supposed to be. "Children, please." Ms. Goodwitch said, adjusting her glasses. "Don't play with your food.". Right after saying this, Yang came crashing in through the roof, shattering the table she landed on.
Percy chuckled to himself as he saw Yang stand back up, and give a thumbs up in their general direction. "Let it go.", an man's voice said. Glancing behind him, Percy saw Ozpin. Over the course of the semester, Percy only continued to grow more wary of the old Headmaster. He spoke in riddles, and would always tell you things in the most cryptic way possible. "After all," Percy snapped out of his thoughts, tuning back in to the conversation between the two teachers. "it isn't a role they'll have forever." Ozpin finished, walking past a blue haired boy and Sun Wukong, and out the doors.
Percy narrowed his eyes at the departing figure of the Headmaster. 'Yeah, but what are you planning on using them for.' Percy wondered. As the doors closed, Percy turned back to his friends, who had begun to clean themselves off. He walked over to their table, greeting them as he did so.
-Line Break-
Ozpin sat at his desk, his hands clasped in front of his face, as he watched the news. There was a report showing the killing of a bookshop owner, found dead with a gunshot wound to the head, in his own store. Sighing, he turned the report off, lightly massaging his temples. The flapping of wings drew his attention, and looking up, saw that Qrow was standing before him. "Ah, Qrow. I'm glad you came. Did you see the footage I sent you?" Ozpin asked.
Pulling his flask from his pocket, Qrow unscrewed the cap, saying, "Oz, it's basically my job to send and receive messages to you.". Taking a brief pause to take a drink, he continued, "But yes. I watched the footage. What of it?" Qrow asked dismissively.
With a few taps on his keyboard, Ozpin pulled up the footage from the fight at the docks during last semester. There were several scenes playing, depicting various stages in the battle. Picking one out, he zoomed in on one in particular. The footage showed Percy, bleeding and in pain, still using his Semblance, and ripping the Bullhead apart before crushing it. Even though he had seen it all before, Qrow had to admit he was impressed.
"It's about Mr. Jackson." Ozpin began. "I take it you notice the wounds on his stomach and shoulder?". At Qrow's confirmation, he continued. "Throughout the fight, he never once showed any sign of using his Aura. Even when the mystery henchgirl of Roman cut him, his Aura never did anything to protect him from harm.". Qrow raised his eyebrow at this, silently prompting Ozpin to continue. Sighing, Ozpin elaborated. "Qrow, as a teacher, you should know this." Ozpin sighed dejectedly. "A person's Semblance cannot be used without their Aura.".
Ozpin looked at Qrow pointedly, who still didn't seem to catch on. "So the kid doesn't have Aura. So what?" Qrow asked, taking another drink from his flask. At Ozpin's frustrated glare, Qrow looked back to the footage, hoping to find what he was missing. "If he doesn't have Aura… then how did he use his Semblance?".
Ozpin relaxed slightly, pleased that he didn't have to explain everything to the drunken huntsman. "It's quite simple, really. He doesn't have a Semblance; he hasn't even unlocked his Aura yet." Ozpin stated. Qrow looked perplexed, and before he could voice his questions, Ozpin continued speaking. "I believe he has far more power than a common Hunter.". Ozpin then proceeded to zoom in on the footage of Percy crushing the Bullhead. He focused the screen on Percy's face, or more specifically, his eyes. As he used his powers to destroy the aircraft, his eyes burned furiously, glowing in the dark of the night.
As Qrow watched the footage, Ozpin pulled up another clip of footage. This one showed Percy and Ruby sparing in, what looked to be, Glynda's combat class. Ruby was shooting round after round of fire-Dust at a barrier made of water, seemingly being held up by Percy. After firing her last Dust round, Ruby loaded her lightning-Dust magazine, taking aim at Percy once more, who stood still with his hand outstretched. Firing, Qrow thought that the round was going to hit Percy, who did nothing to evade, only for water to form directly in front of him, protecting himself from Ruby's attack.
As he watched the footage, he faintly noticed something. It was extremely subtle, but the seasoned Hunter managed to catch on. When he order the water out of mid-air, Percy's eyes began to glow slightly. It was much fainter than the footage from the docks, but it was there. "According to Glynda, as well as all the students present at the time, when Mr. Jackson used his water powers in the Forest, they all stated that his eyes glowed violently." Ozpin informed.
"What are you thinking, Oz? That this kid is some sort of Silver-eyed Warrior?" Qrow asked, scoffing at the very notion.
"No, I don't believe he himself is a Warrior. I believe that he is a new kind of Warrior. It would explain why he was hidden from the world, and why he would be trained by a Warrior." Ozpin explained.
"Even if your mad theory is true, then why haven't we ever heard of one before? I mean, you've been around longer than anybody, and you've never once heard of someone like this!" Qrow shouted, his voice slowly growing louder as he went on. "We know nothing about this kid; where he came from, anything of his past, hell, we don't even know if he even is special!".
Ozpin was growing tired of Qrow's ranting. As the grizzled Huntsman paused to take a breath, Ozpin spoke up, silencing the younger man. "Qrow! I have a plan to remedy our lack of knowledge; all we need is for someone to get close to him. To earn his trust." Ozpin tried to calm the man.
"And who're you gonna get to do that? Ruby? Yang? While they both trust you, if they get close enough to him that Percy reveals some of his secrets, they aren't going to betray his trust." Qrow angrily replied, trying to shoot down Ozpin's plan.
"Your nieces were not whom I had in mind for this.". Qrow quickly caught on after seeing Ozpin's pointed stare. "I intend for you to gain his trust. He is far too wary of me, and would be willing to give you a chance, seeing as you are Ruby's uncle." Ozpin explained. At Qrow's dubious expression, he continued. "I will arrange for you to be his mentor, under the guise that he is too superior in combat class for the other students to fight. You will gain his trust, and report your findings back to me." Ozpin told the astonished Huntsman.
"And what if he doesn't trust me at all?"
"That will be your problem to figure out, Qrow." Ozpin smiled. Qrow groaned, before slowly making his way to the window. He promptly turned into a crow, and flew away. 'With the Vytal Tournament, as well as Mr. Jackson, it is shaping up to be an eventful semester.' Ozpin thought, rewatching all the clips of Percy using his powers. 'Very eventful indeed.'
-Line Break-
"My armies! My grand and powerful armies!" Jaune sobbed. His sentiments were met with similar groans all around the table. Percy just sat back and soaked it all in. He had played similar board games back at Camp, and while this wasn't in Ancient Greek, it didn't take long for him to understand. Conquering Remnant wasn't as hard as he initially thought.
Yang just sat there, staring at the board, unable to comprehend the fact that she had lost, for the fourth time in a row! This last round, they had even all teamed up against Percy. Even Jaune, who had shown that he was almost skilled enough to be in a competitive league, proved no match for Percy. "Well guys, I think that's enough destroying you for now. We should probably take a break." Percy said, standing from his seat. Ruby and Jaune continued to weep, whilst Yang began to mutter curses under her breath.
After they packed up their game, they all exited the library, going for a slow stroll around the campus. The evening lit up the sky in a brilliant orange. The group chatted animatedly, not a care in the world. Percy was a little more reserved, however. He usually would also be talking quite happily, but ever since the event at Camp, Percy had become far more reserved.
As they passed by a lamppost, it's light shining, Percy noticed a large black bird sitting atop the post, looking down at them. The way it watched them, like it was far more intelligent than an average bird, unnerved Percy. As they passed beneath, the crow took flight, soaring somewhere out of sight. 'Probably just a random bird.' Percy thought. 'I mean, this world doesn't have any monsters, aside from the Grimm.'.
The group continued to walk around, the chatter slowly growing quieter and quieter. Deciding to walk one more lap around campus before turning in for the night, the group continued to stroll. As they came up to a bench, on it was a man that Percy didn't recognize. The others quickly stopped talking as they approached the man, cautiously.
It wasn't until Ruby squealed and rushed the man, did they relax slightly. "UNCLE QROW!" Ruby shouted, running up in a cloud of rose petals to the man. Instead of stopping, she launched herself at the man, latching onto him, and enveloping him in a hug. "What are you doing here? I haven't seen you for months!" Ruby cried, buzzing with excitement at seeing her uncle.
"Hey there kiddo.", the gruff man said, ruffling Ruby's hair. Looking up from the girl wrapped around him, he said, "How's it going, firecracker? Burn a part of the school down yet?". Yang just snorted, walked up, and greeted the man with a punch to the shoulder.
"What are you doing at Beacon, Qrow? I thought you had classes to teach back at Signal?" Yang asked.
"Well, I've actually been transferred to Beacon for awhile. I think Ozpin just wanted me to keep you two in line.", the now named Qrow said. "Now, who're your friends?". Zipping around, Ruby introduced everyone; first her teammates, then the members of team JNPR, and then Percy. "So, what team are you part of, kid?" Qrow asked Percy.
Percy relaxed. Though he didn't know the man personally, he trusted Ruby and Yang enough to give Qrow a chance. He seemed friendly, if a little crude. "Don't have one." Percy replied, "I joined halfway through the semester.".
Qrow just raised his eyebrow quizzically. "You musta done something pretty impressive to get in midway through the year. You fight somebody important, or something?". Qrow already knew the answers, but he had to play the part of not knowing anything about the kid.
"Well, unless you count Professor Goodwitch as "important". Other than that, no. Nobody noteworthy.". Percy smiled as his comment was met with a chorus of "hey!". None of the students mentioned anything about Percy almost gutting Yang. It probably wouldn't be in Percy's best interest to say that he almost killed the Huntsman's niece.
Qrow smiled before he began to tease Ruby and Yang. "So, either he's really good, or you all have been seriously losing your touch!". The group continued to talk with Qrow, mainly Yang and Ruby, for a little while longer. They would have kept talking had it not been for Qrow sending them back to their dorms, seeing as they had school starting back up tomorrow.
Qrow felt a little bad after they had left. He had been teaching at Beacon as a substitute for half of the semester already, but he never had a chance to talk with his nieces. Ozpin would send him on short missions, or teaching, would get in the way of him talking to the two. Speaking of which, he should probably visit Tai sometime. 'Gotta make sure he doesn't burn the cottage down, if he hasn't already.' Qrow thought to himself with a smirk.
As Qrow got up to leave, he quickly glanced up at the security camera atop a nearby lamppost. With a nod to it, he walked off to his quarters, hoping to get some sleep before teaching tomorrow.
In his office, Ozpin had watched the whole meeting. He was pleased to say that his plan was working. Qrow had played the part perfectly, something he was only slightly surprised at, seeing as how the man was drunk most of the time. Then again, if it was to ensure the safety of his nieces, or if it would strike a blow against Salem, Qrow would do whatever it takes.
-Time Skip-
As the morning light filtered in through the window of Ozpin's office, the man leaned back in his chair, sipping from his second cup of hot cocoa. Though he drank coffee much more frequently, it was only because he needed the caffeine. He was roused from his drink selection as the elevator door dinged.
As the doors opened it revealed a rather haggard looking Percy. His already untameable hair was even more messy, his eyes were partly glassy, and he slouched slightly. "This better be good, Headmaster. I had a late night, and getting up even earlier than normal isn't something I want to do often." Percy mumbled as he shuffled in, plopping himself down in one of the seats in front of Ozpin's desk. "Now, what's so important that I had to get up at the crack of dawn, just to talk to you for?".
"Well, Mr Jackson. It is about your combat class." Ozpin began.
"Hey, it's not my fault that Cardin guy couldn't hold his own. He chose to fight me, and couldn't back up his boasts. Any injuries he got, he had coming." Percy said, slightly peeved at the memory of the bully.
"I did not call you here to talk about your fight with Mr. Winchester." Ozpin said, mentally amused at the thought. Percy just mumbled an "oh". "Although, your fights are what brings you here today.". At Percy's confused look, Ozpin elaborated. "It is blatantly obvious that you far surpass your peers when it comes to combat. It is for this reason that it has been decided that you are to receive a mentor.". This only confused Percy further. Why would he need a mentor if he was so good? His question was answered when Ozpin continued to speak. "You will shadow a fully trained, and experienced, Huntsman for the duration of your stay at Beacon. Whilst you are incredibly capable, your new mentor will help refine your skills, and hopefully, to expand your combat prowess.".
Ugh. Great. Now he had to tag along with either a strict, know-it-all, teacher, or some old guy pining for their glory days. "Ughhh." Percy groaned. "Fine. When will I meet my "mentor"? Just giving you a fair warning, this guy might end up smashing his head against a wall. I've been told, by some teachers before, that I am almost unteachable.". The days of being in school, before he knew he was a demigod, resounded through his mind.
Looking back on things, he had probably driven a few teachers crazy. And not "I don't want to deal with this kid anymore" kind of crazy. More of the asylum-type crazy. Good times. "So," Percy continued, "when will I meet this person?".
Ozpin chuckled lightly to himself. "Oh, he will be the teacher of your first class today.". Taking this as a dismal, Percy got up to leave, heading for the elevator. "Oh! And Mr. Jackson? Please try to refrain from… unnecessary property damage. Ms. Goodwitch is getting quite tired of having to fix the combat arena after every class with you.". Percy simply nodded his head and entered the elevator.
-Time Skip-
Percy sat in the bleachers, beside him were teams RWBY and JN P R. After his wonderful talk with Ozpin, Percy had shuffled to the cafeteria, where he had almost fallen asleep into his scrambled eggs if it hadn't been for the timely arrival of Yang, Nora, and Ruby. After breakfast, they had made their way to combat class, where they were all waiting for Professor Goodwitch to arrive. "Strange. Ms. Goodwitch is usually here before we are. What could be taking her so long?" Percy asked no one in particular.
As if to answer his question, the doors flew open, and in stumbled someone who was certainly not Professor Goodwitch. It was Ruby's uncle, Qrow! "Alright everyone, settle down!" the grizzled man shouted. "Now, because Glynda had other obligations, I will be teaching you today. If you have any questions, just call me over; and please, don't call me "mister" or "professor". It makes me feel old.". Several student snickered at this.
Ruby and Yang were beaming in anticipation of their uncle teaching their class. "Now, I'm going to be doing things a little differently today. I'm going to call down one of you, and the rest of the class will watch." Qrow stated. Murmuring broke out amongst the crowd, only to cease once Qrow spoke up again. "Those watching the fight will be required to hand in a small report on the student's performance. Now, will Mr. Percy Jackson please come down to the stage.".
Standing from his seat, he heard the giggling of Yang and Ruby, obviously thinking that Percy stood no chance. Making his way down to the arena, Percy stood across it from Qrow. "Alright, Qrow. You ready to be humiliated in front of your class?" Percy asked mockingly, trying to rile the man up, and hopefully through him off his game.
"Heh, I guess I'll just have to beat that attitude out of you. At least I have four years to do it." Qrow shot back. Percy's eyes widened before he remembered what Ozpin said, groaning as he did so. "I take it Ozpin talked to you already, hm?" Qrow laughed at his, now, pupil's displeasure. "Well kid, whenever you're ready.".
'Let's start this off easy.' Percy thought, slowly advancing on the unmoving Huntsman. Taking a very brief glance at Qrow's stance, he noted that, whilst the man seemed relaxed and uncaring, he was actually poised to move at any moment. Deciding to take the initiative, Percy charged forwards, feinting a punch to the stomach. Qrow took the bait, going to block the punch. Percy instead spun around, swinging his leg out for a devastating spinning back kick… only for his leg to soar right over the man. Qrow used Percy's temporary unbalance to strike; shooting up, and driving his knee directly into Percy's stomach, knocking the air out of the teen.
Stumbling back slightly, Percy looked at the smug face of Qrow, hearing the sounds of Yang and Ruby's cheering from the stands. "Well, I was never really one for unarmed combat." Percy said. "Why don't we kick things up a notch?". Percy reached into his pocket, and pulled out Riptide. He didn't uncap it though, he had no clue as to what type of weapon Qrow used, and didn't want to give away too much just yet.
Charging in once more, Percy threw several more punches and kicks, never hitting Qrow, who didn't even counter him. As Percy went to punch the man in the jaw, he finally reacted; moving back, slightly, and went to grab Percy's wrist, only noticing too late the smirk on Percy's face. After he had gone to grab Percy, he was taken off-guard when the boy shifted his arm down slightly, and pushing upwards, creating a nice, wide opening to exploit. Before Qrow could react, Percy had spun around, uncapping Riptide, and slashed Qrow across the ribs.
Pulling out Harbinger, Qrow was barely able to block the flurry of attacks that rained down from the teen, his Aura flaring whenever Percy's blade scored a hit, however small. To the rest of the class, it appeared as if Percy was a literal hurricane, his movements being so fast that they simply turned into a blur. The clang of metal against metal was deafening, filing the entire room with noise. Ruby and Yang watched is awe, and incredible surprise, as they saw Percy not only take on, but actually begin to beat back their seemingly invincible uncle.
Qrow was doing his best to concentrate on the fight. Unfortunately, there wasn't much for his Semblance to effect, and his Aura wouldn't last forever. 'I can't just let this kid beat me! That would ruin my reputation!' Qrow cried mentally in anguish. 'I can't beat him like this; I have to use Harbinger's other form.'. Swinging his massive blade, the resulting clash sent Qrow flying back through the air, gracefully landing on the ground, whilst Percy was sent skidding across the ground, struggling to stay standing as he did so. "Well kid, you certainly are strong, but here's where I end this." Qrow said, flicking a switch on the handle of his sword. He smirked when he heard Ruby squeal in delight, obviously excited at seeing him use Harbinger in its scythe form. 'No matter how many times she sees it, she always gets so giddy when I fight with this.' Qrow chuckled to himself.
His blade, whilst already rather large, began to grow. The blade separating into five segments, which began to curve around, making a crescent blade, with smaller red blades coming out from the inside. The handle of the weapon elongated, creating a long, eight-foot pole with which the blade attached to. Twirling it around once, he couldn't help the grin spreading across his face at all the sounds of awe coming from the class. His smile soon faltered when he looked back to Percy, who didn't seem too impressed, and wasn't even in the least bit surprised.
It didn't really shock Percy when he saw Qrow's giant great-sword turn into a giant, serrated scythe. It wasn't the first time he had seen something like that; case in point, Luke's sword, Backbiter. Admittedly, Luke's weapon shifting was much more magical, and was the result of Kronos' power, but hey, the point still remains. His fights against Kronos also provided him with a decent amount of experience against scythe-wielders, and Percy doubted that Qrow could move faster than the Titan of Time.
"Cool trick you got there." Percy said, smiling at Qrow's face. "Now, let's see how well you handle it.". Charging forwards, Percy primarily focused on stabbing techniques, now that the bulk of Qrow's weapon was on a large stick, he couldn't deflect them as easily using the blade. Qrow did block a good amount of Percy's strikes, spinning his scythe around, whilst taking a few swipes at Percy.
Qrow's technique was almost flawless; there was no wasted movement, and his attacks seemed to fly from each one to the next. 'He's basically just a more skilled, and much stronger, Ruby. Huh, he must have trained her, or something.' Percy thought. As skilled as Qrow was, he wasn't good enough; his attacks, whilst blindingly fast, needed space to work well, and Percy fought rather well up close. Plus, it also helped that Percy fought the being that controlled time, and thus, was much faster than anything Qrow could hope to achieve.
Slashing downwards at the man, Qrow managed to block Percy's strike, Riptide biting into the poll. "Well, This has been fun, but I think that that's enough for today." Percy said, smirking as Qrow struggled to keep up his guard. Pushing upwards, Percy used the guard of his sword to hook onto the poll of Harbinger, exposing Qrow's chest for attack. Giving a final shove, he leapt up, and kicked Qrow in the chest, propelling himself away from the staggering man.
Qrow was beginning to lose it. His technique was getting sloppier and sloppier, all due to the fact that he couldn't land a hit on the kid. Firing the shotgun on his weapon, it propelled him forwards, his scythe spinning in his hands, moving in to slash at Percy, who stood perfectly still.
It was then that Qrow heard the groaning of pipes, both above him, and underneath the floor. All at once, the room erupted; floorboards shot from the ground, and all the pipes overhead exploded. Water came rushing out, forming a massive barricade in front of Percy, and barring him off from any of Qrow's strikes. Quickly, and before Qrow could escape, the water circled around him, making a giant orb. 'Why didn't I ever do anything like this before?' Percy thought, looking on at his handiwork.
Qrow was trapped inside the orb. His slashes and gunshots would merely cause the surface of the water to ripple before closing back in. He couldn't push his way out, and nothing he did had any effect. He was stuck. "Alright, kid. Let me out of here!" Qrow shouted, his voice being muffled by the water.
A small hole opened up before him, not big enough to climb through, but large enough to see out of. "Soooo… does this mean that I win?" Percy asked cheekily, his signature lopsided grin adorning his face.
Yang and Ruby were in a stunned silence. Uncle Qrow had been beaten by Percy. Whilst Percy had grown to be quite a close friend, Uncle Qrow was family, and they thought that he would have laid the smackdown on Percy. Slowly, the orb of water dissipated, leaving Qrow standing in the middle of the room, his clothes wet and damp. Choosing to take pity on the man before him, Percy snapped his fingers, drying Qrow's clothes.
"Well, if anything, you're at least better than me in hand-to-hand combat." Percy said, his smile still on his face.
As the bell rang, signalling the end of class, everyone began to disperse, Percy faintly hearing Qrow mutter something about "cocky teens", and "stupid water powers". His statements only causing Percy to smile wider.
Well, that's all for now.
Sorry if not a lot happened this chapter. And I'm not sure about you guys, but something seems off in my writing for this one. I just got my wisdom teeth pulled, and I'm still a little tops turvy today. Probably why my writing is off.
With regards to the pairing, again, do not worry. I have it under control, and the story won't drastically shift gears to accommodate this; I have a way to work it into the story, later on, so that it won't feel forced. To be honest though, I'm not really surprised that Ruby won. She's the main character, and from what I've seen, whenever a crossover I'd written, the two main characters will either: A) Get together, or B) Become the best of friends. There's also the ones where the two main characters despise each other, and end up on opposite sides.
As a little bit of a teaser, next chapter will have Percy finally unlocking his Aura! Who will unlock it? Why now? Who knows? (I do, as well as my assistant).
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