Note: I've tried writing this for a week now but I found myself going to yet another new project. I should stick with what I got on here already and work with new stories later, unfortunately that ain't what my brain wants. Well, at least it's out now.
Okay begin!
James Ironwood stepped out of the elevator and into the headmaster's office to have a chat with the professor but found that he wasn't there.
"Ozpin?" he asked.
No response.
The general turned around to leave when a voice caught his attention.
"HELLO, GENERAL." Gamma said as he popped up from Ozpin's computer and showed himself in his humanish, glitchy form with his hands falling to his sides.
Ironwood whipped around when he heard the unfamiliar voice and pointed his gun at the AI.
"Who are you?!" he demanded.
"I AM YOUR RUNAWAY AI." Gamma lied.
"How did you get in here?!"
"I'VE BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME."
Ironwood's arm fell slightly. "... What?"
"ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE HEADMASTER AS WELL? I WISH TO SPEAK WITH HIM IN REGARDS ABOUT THE META. OR AS YOU CALL HIM, 'JAUNE ARC'."
"How do you know Ozpin?"
"I AM HIS NEWEST ASSISTANT AND AM CURRENTLY KEEPING WATCH OVER AUTUMN."
The headmaster of Atlas' eyes grew. "How do you know about her?!"
"PROFESSOR OZPIN HAS GIVEN ME ALL THE DETAILS ON HER SO THAT I MAY HELP KEEP WATCH OVER HER."
"And why should he believe you?"
Gamma's image flashed into a recording of Ozpin and Glynda from when they first recruited him. "Once again I am aware of your concern, but given the circumstances I would like to have eyes on her at all hours. We also have to be wary of the other programs, we couldn't do a thing if one of them decides to take her over; and Gary has already earned my trust by not targeting her."
This made the general's arm fall completely. "How long have you been with them?"
"EVER SINCE I FIRST ESCAPED YOU."
Ironwood put his hand to his chin.
"I WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD INFORM YOU OF THIS." the AI of deceit sneakily said.
'So would I.' the General of Atlas thought. "What did you need to discuss about the boy? Arc?"
"ABOUT HIS MENTAL STATE."
"Ozpin told me that he gave him an AI to help with that, and that he's been improving."
"HE HAS, BUT HE STILL NEEDS A FIRM EYE ON HIM. AFTER ALL, IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE QUEEN FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS FACT. SHE IS PROBABLY ALREADY AWARE OF HIS EXISTANCE BY NOW, BUT IF SHE ONLY KNEW ABOUT HIS MIND... SHE COULD EASILY MAKE HIM SNAP AND CAUSE MASS DISTRUCTION."
Ironwood's face lost some of it's color from this thought. Ozpin had spoken to him of the teen's enormous power. If the Queen was to get him... may God help them all. He snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Gamma say: "EXTRA CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN... ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FALL MAIDEN NOW THAT THE META IS ON THIS WORLD."
"You don't think he would go after her? Only females can become the Maidens."
"THE META HAS ALWAYS SEEKED POWER TO BECOME STRONGER. TO 'BE WHOLE' AS HE PUT IT WHEN WE WERE HIS SLAVES, AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT HE WOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SEX-LOCK. EVEN IF HE DID, IT WOULDN'T STOP HIM FROM FINDING SOME WAY TO HAVE HER POWERS."
"You're right, we must be on guard and strengthen our defenses. We cannot take any risks." Ironwood stated and began to walk back towards the door but was stopped by Gamma.
"GENERAL, DON'T GET MAD AT OZPIN OVER MY NEW POSITION. THINGS HAVE BEEN SO CHAOTIC LATELY THAT HE HASN'T HAD MUCH TIME FOR A CASUAL CONVERSATION."
"... I suppose you're right."
And with that, the general left; leaving behind an evilly smirking Gamma. That went nicely.
Ozpin sighed and took a sip from his mug as he and Glynda walked back to the headmaster's office building. They were just coming back from Team RWBY's dorm from when the leader of the team told them about Grif's appetent de-aging... which did not go well for anyone but Yang and the headmaster. The two watched in amusement between Grif and Glynda's argument about underaged drinking with the former's main being that he was previously a man, meaning that he should still be able to drink... and then admitted to having his first bottle of beer at the age of twelve. Grif threatened Ruby for "tattletaleling", Weiss, and Blake gained headaches from the situation, and Glynda was just flat out angry that she couldn't get Grif to give up from anything that she tried.
"Well, he did have to work for Sarge." Ruby had said to everyone.
Before the two professors made it to their destination however, a certain writing of text appeared on Goodwitch's scroll.
"HELLO." Gamma's said.
"A fine hello to you as well, Gamma. What do you wish to discuss?" Ozpin asked.
"GENERAL IRONWOOD CAME TO CHECK ON OUR SPECIAL GUEST AGAIN. AND IN ALL HONESTY, I AM CONCERNED." said the AI of deceit.
"About?"
"THE GENERAL."
At this, Ozpin raised a brow.
"I KNOW THAT YOU BOTH ARE FRIENDS AND COMMRADS, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST KEEPING AN EYE ON HIM."
"And what makes you say that?"
"YOU COULD SAY THAT HE IS BEING CAUTIOUS, BUT HIS DECISIONS DON'T SEEM TO BE THE BEST. ESPCIALLY WITH THE FLEET OUTSIDE."
"What are you getting at?"
"BY SENDING SUCH A LARGE PORTION OF HIS ARMY HERE, HE HAS BASICALLY LEFT ATLAS DEFENCLESS. LET'S PROPOSE THAT THE ENEMY KNOWS THAT AUTUMN IS HERE, IRONWOOD HAS INDEED BROUGHT HER GREATER PROTECTION. BUT WHAT IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT? IN ORDER TO PROTECT HER, THE GENERAL HAS SEPERATED HIMSELF AND MOST OF HIS FORCES FROM ATLAS TO VALE... BUT BY DOING SO HE HAS LEFT THE MOST ADVANCED AND PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT KINGDOM WIDE OPEN FOR AN ATTACK."
This theory made Ozpin and Glynda glance at one another.
"THEY ALSO MORE THAN LIKELY KNOW HOW THE GENERAL IS AND WILL REACT. HE WOULD SEND MOST IF NOT ALL OF HIS FLEET INCLUDING HIMSELF BACK TO ATLAS, LEAVING VALE AN EASIER TARGET WHILE YOU ALL BECOME CONCERNED FOR THE SURVIVAL OF ATLAS, DISTRACTING YOU FROM THE FALL MAIDEN AND LEAVING HER WIDE OPEN... OR TRY AND TAKE HER WITH HIM SEEING AS HOW HE CHECKS ON HER CONSTANTLY DUE TO HIS LACK OF TRUST IN AGENT MAINE AND THAT THERE IS A MISSING AI."
Ozpin thought for a second. "That may actually be possible."
"What?" Glynda asked.
"Our opponent is no pushover and likely has a few tricks up her sleeve, so anything could be probable... and James has been acting rather rash in his concerns with both the Queen as well as Mr. Arc."
"THAT IS THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP." Gamma informed them, regaining their attention.
"Yes?"
"... THE META."
"Mr. Arc has been improving..." Glynda started but was cut off.
"THE GENERAL CAME INTO YOUR OFFICE LOOKING FOR YOU AND I OVERHEARD HIM MUMBLE SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING EXTRA SOLDIERS AND 'KEEPING AN EYE ON HIM'. I FEAR HE MIGHT TRY TO DO SOMETHING RASH AGAINST AGENT MAINE IN WHICH COULD IN TURN ENRAGE HIM AND CAUSE IS MIND TO SNAP."
"You're certain of this?"
"Remember, Gary was inside of Mr. Arc's head for a while after he had returned to us; even Church has let us know how... *ahem* 'fucked up' is mindset really is and that we should try and refrain him from getting his blood pumping." Ozpin informed her.
"You're right... And we can't forget about that missing AI either. Things are looking bad."
"Indeed. So Gary, have you come to any theories on the possible runaway?"
"AS I HAVE STATED BEFORE, OMEGA IS NOT POSSIBLE BY THE FACT THAT HE COULDN'T GO TWO SECONDS WITHOUGHT KILLING SOMEONE. I HAVE CONSIDERED THETA BUT RULED HIM OUT BECAUSE HIS FEARFULNESS AND CHILD-LIKE NATURE WOULD JUST LEAD TO HIM RUNNING BACK TO AGENT MAINE. I BELIVE THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATE WOULD BE BETA/AGENT TEXAS AS SHE IS KNOWN TO DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE AND IS A MASTER OF THE SHADOWS AS WELL." the most computer-like AI lied. "HOW IS THE MURDER CASE SOMING ALONG?"
*sigh* "Not well I'm afraid."
"HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT BEING CAUSED BY THE META?"
"... It is a thought that I have had, yes. After all, Team CRDL was always hard on him from what I've come to learn, and the facts that he has already fought and beaten them once and is as mentally unstable as you say he is... it's not impossible nor unlikely. However, I do not believe it was his doing because I trust that Church would have let us know. There is also the fact that Mr. Arc is not in the position of a weapon and that Team CRDL was attacked by someone with one."
"ACTUALLY, AGENT MAINE WAS GIVEN A NEW WEAPON COURTESY OF RUBY ROSE."
Ozpin and Glynda then exchanged looks of concern and Gamma waited for one of them to say something in silence for a few moments. Omega may have royally slipped up like the massive idiot he is, but Ruby's love of making weapons may just have gotten them out of the predicament they were in and then some... maybe the AI of rage didn't completely screw everything up after all... he may have even made things easier.
"Gary, I would like you to inform James of your theory about the possible move on Atlas while we shall discuss what to do if Mr. Arc really is the culprit." Ozpin finally said.
"CERTANTLY." Gamma said. Ironwood would never know a thing.
RWBY's dorm...
Weiss was pacing back and forth across the room with her right hand on her mouth and chin while her elbow rested on her left arm that was currently across her stomach as she waited for either Blake or Yang to enter. The two were with Ruby in the library and she didn't want to raise her suspicion by just calling them but not her. She thought about announcing that the red reaper was under Omega's control while they were with Ozpin and Goodwitch, but she held back from it seeing as how that may not have been looked at as actual proof.
Weiss looked at the door hopefully when it started to open, but it just ended up being the one person that she didn't want to enter.
"Hey, Weiss." Ruby said. "Whatch'a doin'?"
"Oh nothing, just thinking about... uh."
"Uh?"
"Uh...rsa and the other types of Grimm." the Schnee Heiress said hopefully.
"Oh, okay!"
Ruby then sat down on her bed and got onto her scroll.
"So... did you find your binder that I borrowed?" she asked.
"Huh?! Uh, yes. Yes I did. Thank you for returning it." Weiss said.
"..."
"..."
"Did you read it?"
"Yes. You wrote quite a lot actually, it was a process to get it all out."
"... What did you think of it?"
"Oh, it was... interesting."
"Cool."
"..."
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"..."
'What the hell is with this atmosphere?' Omega thought. 'What's wrong with you?' he questioned Ruby.
'Nothing! Ah! I mean... nothing.' Ruby told him immediately after he asked. Her nerves were getting the better of her.
Both Ruby and Weiss were sitting uncomfortably and he wanted to know why. They never acted like this... especially the sugar freak. Ruby had looked over to Weiss' binder for a second without thinking to see the lone paper still inside but jerked her eyes away the moment she realized it. It was too late however. With both Ruby's sudden reaction and Weiss stating that the papers were all dumped, Omega's interest was peeked. He took control of Ruby's body and moved over to the binder. Weiss had seen her move out of the corner of her eye and turned to her in the hope that she was leaving, but her heart dropped when she saw her reading the paper. The Schnee heiress was too scared to move in the fear that if she did, the AI would get what Ruby had done immediately.
When Ruby was writing the paper, Omega didn't pay attention because he viewed it all as stupid, and after reading it... he still didn't understand what was so important about it. It looked like a dumb child's game to him. … He wasn't the smartest AI after all. But he eventually noticed something. Some words were darker then the others... and he finally realized the code.
Weiss had never been so petrified as the glowing white eyes of the psychopathic killer looked up from the paper and at her. He noticed her glance to the opposite side of the room making him look that way as well. She was looking at her weapon. The two then turned their eyes back to one another.
They both made a break for Myrtenaster.