Author's Note:

I know this chapter's short, but just read my announcement if you wanna know why. Well, that and the fact that the next few chapters are probably gonna be bigger than normal.

Onyx

Monday, 9:00am

RWBY had set off for their mission, and the CME part of his team was nowhere to be found. The moment he had realised his team was gone, he had vanished, using his semblance to get to the air docks as fast as possible. However, Beacon was big. He wasn't even halfway there, so he pushed himself further and further, speeding along. Strangely enough, it didn't seem to be impacting his Aura like it used to. In fact, he barely felt it. Maybe this was the upgrade Death told him about?

As he pushed himself to his limits, he noticed 1 thing as he sped by the classrooms.

Everyone had stopped.

Time, had stopped.

No, that was the wrong word. It hadn't stopped, he could still see the figures moving slower than a snail's pace, but he was moving faster than ever. As he ran past a classroom still staring, he saw someone he had not expected to.

The headmaster of Beacon Academy stood, moving as slowly as the others. However, even as he watched, Onyx noted something.

The gears on the headmaster's cane handle were moving. Before Onyx's eyes, they got faster and faster...

So did Ozpin.

As the gears reached a steady speed, Ozpin turned and stared at Onyx. Well, at where Onyx was - it would've been impossible for the headmaster to actually see him... right?

The assassin could only stare at the headmaster as his jaw dropped. Meanwhile, the headmaster simply took a sip from his mug.

"May I ask, Mister Onyx, why you have slowed time?" The headmaster appraised him with a cool look.

"U-uh, I... yeah, I got nothin'."

To this, Ozpin merely raised an amused eyebrow. Which, for Ozpin, might as well have been the equivalent of a bout of laughter.

"I see. Well, when you are finished with...nothing...make sure to reset time to its normal state, hm?"

"Of course Professor Ozpin." Onyx felt fear even being around the man, not to mention holding a conversation. As Onyx walked away, however, it appeared Ozpin wasn't out of things to surprise him with.

"Oh, and Headhunter?"

Onyx froze in sheer terror. As he slowly turned with a terrified expression on his face, he was surprised to find nothing but warmth in Ozpin's eyes. How was he even able to see Onyx?!

"Keep Ruby and her team safe."

Despite the terrified feeling he felt, he still managed to reply to Ozpin before running in the direction of the Bullhead bays.

"Always."

Ruby

Monday, 3:30pm

"Uh, boss? We found something!" Ruby woke up to the White Fang member holding her shouting at someone.

"Is it good or bad, Perry? Because let me tell ya, I have haaad a day." Ruby's eyes widened at the voice she heard.

"Uh... It's a little girl?"

Roman Torchwick suddenly poked his head out the door of the train car, and Ruby saw his eyes widen in surprise. He drew a sharp breath between his teeth before replying.

"That... would be bad." He seemed to consider something for a moment. "Bring her in here and tie her to the chair."

As Ruby was brought inside the train car, she looked around at all the Dust in the car, knowing if 1 thing went wrong, they would all die. She couldn't help wonder where Zwei had gone - her Corgi had fallen with her, but that was the last she'd seen of him before the White Fang had knocked her out.

Roman stepped in the train car and shut the door behind him. Alone in the car, they simply stared at each other before Roman spoke.

"Little Red, Little Red. You know, you have quite the knack for being at the wrong place, at the wrong time."

"I prefer to think of it as 'right place, right time'." Came Ruby's reply.

Roman simply put a hand over his face and muttered unintelligably.

"You know, Red, now you've gone and presented me with a problem. I can't kill you, because Hell hath no fury like an angry Onyx, but I can't let you go, because your team's probably here." Roman scowled. "Oh, and since killing them would make you sad, Onyx would then kill me. Can you see the dilemma?"

"You'll never get away with this, Torchwick." Ruby spat out angrily. Roman simply looked exasperated. "What are you doing with all this Dust? Where are you taking it?!"

Roman simply looked at her and smiled, before walking out of the train car, leaving a yelling Ruby behind.

Author's Note 2:

I've written the next chapter, but I won't release it for 2 or 3 days, long enough for me to hopefully write the one after.

Feel free to review and/or PM any questions, hope you enjoyed.