Yang Xiao Long's POV:
When the Bullhead lands on the ground, we head off for a quick walk around the fair grounds. However, the second our backs are turned, Team HTPT ran off to the closest snack stand and got their hands on a couple of granola bars or nacho-flavored chip bags to get their energy back from their rather action-packed fight against Team CFVY. Hadrian is the only one of his group who got the chips, since he's a sucker for nachos of any kind. After about 30 minutes, Ruby's scroll got a notification, which said that my team will be fighting next in the tournament. When we started making our way back up, Team HTPT looked up and seem to know what's going on.
"Good luck," Hadrian says. I nod in gratitude and we run off to the ship to return to the floating stadium for our match. Along the way, I saw 3 exhausted looking men being escorted off by Atlesian Knights.
What an unusual sight.
=Time Skip=
Many hours later, all of Beacon Academy's students and the transfer students are back on the Bullhead, heading back to our school.
I am relieved the Tournament went as well as it did.
The first round of the tournament is over. My Team, Team HTPT, Team JNPR, along with our newer friends Team SSSN all made it to the doubles round. I will admit, it was kind of amusing seeing Neptune act all nervous around the water during Team SSSN's match. Anyway, we're heading back to Beacon Academy to relax a little and watch the upcoming redemption matches where teams who lost in the 1st round get a chance to make it to the doubles round.
However, we wouldn't be able to watch those matches.
By the time the airship lands on the landing docks at Beacon, a beep goes off on both Ruby's, Jaune's and Hadrian's scrolls. They both pick them up and quickly run through the email.
"It's from Uncle Ozpin. He wants us at his office as soon as possible for some reason." Hadrian said, frowning slightly. I was honestly confused. Why would the Headmaster want to see us so soon after the first round of the tournament? Something's most definitely up.
We make our way through the familiar halls and took the elevator that went up to the Headmaster's Office. The elevator stops and the doors swing open and we walk in. Ozpin and Glynda are both there, along with…General James Ironwood? But when I notice Ozpin and Glynda's faces, I somewhat shudder when I notice that they both looked absolute furious about something.
"Hey kiddo," a very familiar voice rings out. We whirl around, only to come face to face with…
"Qrow?" I ask, hardly believing my always drunk uncle is here. He nods in acknowledgement, smiling a little while he's leaning up against one of the stone pillars in the room.
"Who's that?" Weiss asks, looking curious. Blake also looked interested to know who he is. I will admit, Uncle Qrow does look like a drunk psychopath, but he really is a good person.
"That's our uncle Qrow." Ruby supplies, also looking delighted to see him again. However, the reunion is cut short when Ozpin coughs, getting our attention.
"Thanks for coming on such short notice. Ironwood brought back some…interesting information on a very sensitive topic." He tells us.
I felt my eyes widen in anxiety. My fellow students also looked mighty anxious as well. General Ironwood pulled out his own scroll. "Today, we arrested 3 men who we found at the Vytal Festival grounds when the Bullhead, carrying Teams HTPT and RWBY. We arrested them because the Alas drones that are keeping the people safe can't pick up any identity on the 3 men. However, the real interesting bit is that the leader's name is James Potter."
Something about that name was very familiar, but I couldn't place it. I wonder what Hadrian thought of this. That's when it hit me hard.
'Harry Potter. Hadrian's old name!' I think dramatically. The others seem to have realized it as well and stared at Hadrian with shock.
About a month ago, Team JNPR and the rest of my team caught Hadrian honing his lance that goes with his golden armor. So, left with no choice and inviting his team into the talk, he told them his life story and how his public façade, the Golden Dragon, was born. At first, Pyrrha was dumbfounded when she found out that her friend was also her sworn nemesis, but afterwards accepted that fact and is now impressed with Hadrian's acting skills. At this point, they are just friendly competition.
Knowing this, we all understand when sparks literally begin flying out of Hadrian's hair. He does that when he gets really mad.
"Lets have a friendly chat with these men. I want to see them in person." Hadrian said through gritted teeth. We all head off towards the detention levels where they're keeping the 3 people locked up. Now I understood why Ozpin called all of us here. He knows that we are close friends and help each other in difficult situations, and he wants us around to help Hadrian keep his temper in check and not accidently kill the mysterious trio.
We head down to the detention levels, where the 3 men sat at a table facing us on the opposite side of a spindly metal table. Sure enough, they're the trio I saw get hauled off by the Atlas soldiers.
The man on the left had mousey brown hair with a couple streaks of grey in it and looked the most ragged of the three. The man on the right had messy black hair and grey eyes. For some reason, I thought of a dog when I saw him. As for the man in the middle, he had shaggy black hair and had some resemblances to Hadrian, only that this man has hazel eyes and nerdy-looking glasses. The man who greatly resembles Hadrian is, logically, his natural father.
When Hadrian walked forward to get a closer look at them, they rightfully shuddered under his death glare. "So, let's have a civil chat, shall we?" he asks coldly, then asks his first question, "OK. My first question: What do you 3 know of the name Harry Potter?"
The trio looked very nervous, but their leader spoke up. "Yes, we know the name very well. That's the name of my son. He went missing over 16 years ago after the most sadistic terrorist of the century invaded my house and tried to kill us. The last thing I saw to show Hadrian even existed was his crib and scorch marks around the room."
Just out of shock, some of the anger melted away, but I still glared at them fiercely. "Why should we believe what you say?" asks Uncle Qrow, who unsheathes his large sword from his waist sheath.
The trio look even more terrified now, leaning back in their chairs, while Hadrian looks to be in deep thought, staring at James with interest.
"You know, even though it's very fuzzy, I do seem to remember you three. As for the scorched room and the attack, that would explain why both my aura and semblance were already partially unlocked. But I would like to ask one last thing, where do you REALLY come from?" Hadrian says, his rage now completely under control. I am a little surprised by what Hadrian's doing, but decided to keep quiet. However, the rest of my Team and Team JNPR didn't quite catch on and their faces showed it. Thankfully, like me no one demanded answers. Glynda seems to completely understood what's going on and gave Hadrian a small nod in compliment. James sighed and answered.
"Well, you most likely won't believe me, but please hear me and my friends out. It's pretty obvious we're not from around here. We're from a place called Britain on the planet Earth."
Now this is getting downright absurd. Yet it also kind of made sense. It would explain how we couldn't find this man before Hadrian got adopted by Glynda.
"As much as that statement is absurd, I believe you. You have no records or identification anywhere here on Remnant, supporting your statement. So now for the big question I've got: Why are you here now?" Ozpin asks.
"We've been trying to find him for 16 years. Today's the first day we've had any luck on the problem. However, because Hadrian seems to be very happy here, would you like to briefly visit our world to see what it's like, but not stay for long?" the man on the left asks Hadrian.
I was somewhat caught off-guard by the proposition. I could tell everyone else is just as surprised. Hadrian glanced at Glynda and Ozpin, who hold blank looks and shrug.
"Alright, I will visit your world very briefly. No more than 3 days so we don't miss anything too important here. Also, I would like to bring with me the rest of my team and the other two teams with me." Hadrian answers.
I couldn't help but give a small smile. While the redemption rounds go on, we'll be visiting a parallel world. Adventure! Yet why he wanted my team and JNPR with us is weird. The trio of foreigners quickly agreed to the terms. Tomorrow we'll start packing up and head off.
When everything was laid out and made an official mission, we all left. We walked back to our dorms and prepare. However, I held Hadrian back for a few seconds. "Out of curiosity, why do you want us to come along as well?" I ask.
He stares at me and answers slowly, "I know this might sound weird coming from me, but I want you guys along for companies' sake. Quite simply, I want to have people I know well and trust because I don't know those guys in the interrogation room, or what is on the other world. I'm not ready to fully trust them yet. Besides, you'd miss me if I was gone for the whole time." He teased me a little there, then smiled.
He leans in and gave me a quick kiss. When we pull away, I smile at the comfort while blushing a little and head off to bed. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Having something familiar when trying something completely new makes the experience all the better.
Earth, prepare yourself.
The Hunters of Remnant are on their way!