Qrow had returned from a long mission that Ozpin had sent him on. As he was making his way to the dorms, he noticed his nieces heading out of the dorms with what he assumed were their teammates and friends. Being in his crow form, he flew above the group of 12, spotting the four Ozpin had told him about. He then followed the group towards the training rooms and flew to the windows, trying to see which room they had gone into. Qrow quickly found it and settled himself on the window sill and decided to watch the sparring matches. The most interesting match to him was the one Ruby was in. He could tell that the redhead, whose name he couldn't remember, had some sort of affect on Ruby and saw that it was a positive one, much to his relief. When the match had ended, Qrow couldn't help but chuckle as it was rather comical to him - Ruby accidentally flailing Crescent Rose as she got punched. Even though the Huntsman wanted to watch Yang's fight, his beady little crow eyes had caught Ruby's actions towards the redheaded male. Despite not being able to hear the two, Qrow knew something serious was happening as he caught Ruby's nervous tick. Qrow then assumed, based on how Ruby had practically launched herself at said redhead and how the male had scooped up Ruby, that his niece had asked her temporary partner out and he had said yes.
'Tai's not going to be happy about that... That's for sure,' Qrow thought to himself before turning his attention to his other niece and her match. He shook his head at Yang literally just throwing her opponent out of the arena. When the final match had ended, Qrow took off and flew to the entrance of the building. He lands and leans against the wall near the door.
"OHMAIGAWSH IT'S UNCLE QROW!" Ruby squealed upon exiting the training rooms and spotting her uncle. Leaving Reno's side, she dashes over to Qrow and hugs him tightly. Yang laughs at her sister's excitement and looks at Reno. Said ex-Turk had a slightly bad feeling about Qrow.
"Hey squirt. How ya doing?" Qrow asks, chuckling as he patted Ruby's head before giving her hug.
"I'm doing amazing! Ooo! Lemme introduce you to the friends Yang and I have made!" Ruby says excitedly. At this point the rest of the teens that had spared had walked over to where Qrow and Ruby were. The tiny team leader introduces her teammates and friends to her uncle. Yang throws her arms around Zack's and Aerith's shoulders, grinning cheekily.
"And we like to call these two Mom and Dad!" Yang grins. Aerith giggles and waves.
"I'm never gonna get out of that nickname, am I?" Zack groans, face in his hands.
"'Fraid not. Yang doesn't drop nicknames that easily," Qrow says with a light chuckle. He watches as Ruby goes back to Reno's side, leaning into him. Reno, out of instinct, gently drapes an arm around Ruby's shoulder. "So, you're dating my niece?"
"Yessir," Reno says, not letting Qrow intimidate him. He locks eyes with Qrow, waiting for a response. Qrow looks over Reno and then looks at Ruby. He looks back at Reno.
"Just a warning kid, you hurt Ruby, not only will you have to deal with Yang, you'll have to deal with me and her father. Trust me, you won't want to deal with Tai," Qrow warns.
"Wouldn't even dream of it," Reno says, "Not to mention my own team would collectively kick my ass seven different ways to Sunday." He knew that Qrow was giving him the warning as one, Qrow was obviously the protective uncle and two, Reno knew that he came off as a bit of punk. Normally he wouldn't be one for an actual relationship but this was different. Ruby was different and he always knew that if he ever ended up in a relationship, he was going to be loyal as all hell.
"Good," Qrow says, nodding. He was wary of Reno at first but seeing that he wasn't backing down, and how protective he was of Ruby, the Huntsman decided that Reno wouldn't need a good scaring. Ruby was just relieved that Qrow didn't want to beat Reno up.
"So what brings you here Uncle Qrow?" Yang asks, having released Zack and Aerith and walking over to her uncle. The two share a fist bump as was their usual greeting.
"Well, I just finished a mission for Oz and figured I'd stop by to see my nieces and meet their friends before going to a boring report mission," Qrow answered.
"Would you like to join us for lunch sir?" Aerith asks politely, just a few moments before Pyrrha would have asked.
"It would be nice to get to know some of Ruby's and Yang's family," Pyrrha added in.
"No need for the whole 'sir' stuff. Makes me feel older than I already am," Qrow says, wrinkling his nose a tad. "Just call me Qrow."
"Alright. So, losers buy lunch?" Yang asks mischievously.
"Losers?" Qrow asks, playing dumb.
"Oh yeah, we just did some sparring matches! We mixed up the teams so partners were of different teams. Reno and I tied with Zack and Ren. That was because just as Zack punched my Aura into the red, Crescent Rose smacked him in the face causing his Aura to be in the red," Ruby says. Qrow snorts. That was a sight that wasn't leaving his mind's eye any time soon.
"Jaune and I lost to Cloud and Pyrrha," Weiss says, a tad unhappy about that but then again it was Pyrrha! The only known person to beat Pyrrha was Zack.
"And the other set of losers?" Qrow asks, looking at Yang.
"That would be me and Blake! And I know the perfect place to go!" Nora says, heading off.
"How does she always know where to go...?" Cloud asks, mentally sweat dropping.
"Nora loves food. That's all you need to know," Ren answers. The group of now 13 head off with Nora leading the way to their lunch destination. The place Nora had picked was a snazzy little cafe that was faunus friendly. The menu consisted mostly of sandwiches. As the 12 teenagers and one Huntsman ate their lunch, questions and answers were shot around the table. Ruby was talking to most, telling awesome tales about Qrow who couldn't help but smile at the admiration his youngest niece had for him. When the bill came, Weiss, Jaune, Nora and Blake paid for the other eight as Qrow said he would pay for himself. The 13 exit and Ruby and Yang hug their uncle, knowing he had to go talk with Ozpin.
"Before I go talk to Oz, I'd like to speak with Zack, Aerith, Reno and Cloud for a few moments," Qrow says. It was obvious that this was a private conversation between those five. Teams RWBY and JNPR head back to the dorms to wait for Team ZARC, curious about why Qrow would want to talk with them.
"I assume this has to do with us not being from Remnant?" Cloud asks once the other two teams weren't in hearing range.
"Yeah. In fact, I need you four to either come with me to Oz or just confirm some things here and now," Qrow says, looking at the four of them.
"Well, we can try to confirm it here. If we can't do that quickly then we'll come with you, yo," Reno says, hands in his pockets.
"Alright. What do you know about three males, who are probably triplets, with silver hair and acid green eyes? Also with a bad taste for leather and mommy fetish?" Qrow asks, arms crossed over his chest. Zack's and Reno's faces pale at hearing that. Aerith looks worried and Cloud's face darkens.
"Let's go to Ozpin. This needs to be heard by all who know the truth behind our pasts," Zack says, looking at Qrow. With a nod, Qrow heads off towards Ozpin's office with Team ZARC. As they made their way there, Aerith grabs Zack's hand in attempts to help calm the wolf faunus down. Qrow also messaged Ozpin to call in Ironwood and then messaged Glynda himself. Glynda joins them in the elevator. After what seemed like an eternity, the elevator finally got to Ozpin's office and when the group of six entered, Ironwood was already on call in his office.
"I assume these four students not from Remnant, Ozpin?" Ironwood asks, looking at the grey haired headmaster.
"Yes. James, meet Zack Fair, Aerith Gainsborough, Reno Sinclair and Cloud Strife of Team ZARC. Team ZARC, meet General James Ironwood of Atlas and Headmaster of Atlas Academy," Ozpin says.
"It's a pleasure to meet you sir," Aerith says with a smile. The boys voice the same statements.
"Nice to meet you as well. So, Qrow. What seems to be the issue and why have you brought them?" Ironwood says.
"Well, Salem is indeed stirring. I don't know what exactly she's planning but we need to be on the outlook during the Vytal festival. Also, I believe she got help from whatever world those four are from as they reacted negatively to the description of the three I gave them," Qrow says.
"Before they explain why they seem to know these three particular people?" Glynda asks, a frown creasing on her lips.
"I believe they are triplets. They all have silver hair, acid green eyes, have a tacky amount of leather on and are obsessed about their mother," Qrow says. Zack and Reno knew this had something to do with Sephiroth and they looked at each other.
"Well, we don't know those three in particular but it sounds like it has to do with the reason we were sent here. The man who killed us, Sephiroth, has that exact description but there was only him," Zack starts out.
"The whole mother thing has to do with this weird alien named Jenova. Basically, she's trying to destroy Gaia, our original world. If these guys look like Sephiroth that means Sephiroth is dead, yo," Reno adds on.
"That would mean that Sephiroth is in the Lifestream but somehow had his will formed into physical manifestations.. Which is possible.." Aerith says, frowning heavily.
"What's the Lifestream again?" Ironwood asks.
"It's what gives Gaia life. All are born from the Lifestream and all will return to it," Aerith explains.
"I bet Jenova told Sephiroth to sacrifice himself and to send his will to another world," Cloud says.
"But why would Jenova do that? And why here? Sephiroth already killed us," Zack points out.
"I don't think we're going to be able to figure that out until we confront those Sephiroth lookalikes, yo," Reno says. The office goes silent as everyone takes time to digest the information that Qrow and Team ZARC revealed. Ozpin looks at Team ZARC.
"How would you four like to join our inner circle?"