A/N: Okay, 'familiar figure' that's gotta make ya freak out, right? I hope so, now get more hype on this informative chappy because GlyndaQuest begins. Hahah.

Promptly flip the fuck out at all these startling developments.

"Oh fuck."

Ruby proceeds to flip the fuck out. She gasps in equal shock and surprise, covering her mouth with both hands while doing so.

"Miss Rose...Please watch your language- we are on school grounds, after all." Glynda Goodwitch says to her while putting her glasses on.

Ruby rubs the back of her head in embarrassment. "S-Sorry."

That's prof. Goodwitch alright.

Ask King if he's okay.

See what his reaction is.

Ruby takes a glance at King to see how he's handling the sudden turn of events. King is quiet, as he simply stares at the professor. Ruby returns her attention back to Glynda.

Check if Glynda is alright.

"Um, professor, are you okay? You're not in any pain right now, are you?" Ruby asked.

"...Yes, I am fine. Thank you for your concern." She answers a bit stoically. Ruby notices Glynda's attention is occupied as she looks over at King, who had moved past her to reach for something. "...What are you doing?"

King turns to face her, a slight blush of nervousness apparent on his face. He points a finger toward the back area.

"...Ｔｈｅ ｋｅｙ-" He starts nervously, but Glynda cuts him off.

"...How do you know where the key is? The only one who knows that is-"

King acquires the key during this pause, and looks to Glynda sadly. "Ｇｌｙｎｄａ, Ｉ-" Once again she cuts him off.

"Excuse me?" She says with a growl. "I'm sorry, I don't recall being on a first name basis with you." Her emerald eyes seem to exude a menacing glow. "...Who exactly are you?"

The group fidgets nervously, feeling like a bunch of awkward third wheels. King panics as he looks to Ruby.

"Ｒｕｂｙ ｗｈａｔ ｄｏ Ｉ ｄｏ Ｒｕｂｙ. Ｒｕｂｙ, ｈｅｌｐ." He says frantically.

Calm Glynda down.

Reason with her to listen.

Tell her the truth.

"I am calm. I am listening. And I am eagerly awaiting an explanation." She says.

Get Glynda out of those chains.

Introduce King to Glynda.

Explain who he once was.

Explain what you all have been through.

While King opens the locks, Ruby explains everything that happened so far, starting with Weiss' disappearance.

Certain points of her retelling leave Ruby feeling drained and very melancholic. She had to pause occasionally, being unable to speak sometimes. Glynda waits patiently during these moments, not saying a word, though she gives Ruby a sympathetic look. Even with the few pauses, it doesn't take too long for Ruby to complete her retell of all the events.

Everything seems so long ago.

Glynda massages her wrists to stimulate the blood flow, her features somber. "Thank you for the explanation..." She then turns her attention on King. "So. Ozpin turned into you, did he?"

King rubs his head bashfully. "Ｕ-Ｕｍ, ｙｅｓ."

Glynda stands up abruptly and approaches King. King looks down at her like a kicked puppy, while she stares back stoically.

After a beat, she then crosses her arms and lets out a chuckle. "Ha. Well. It could be worse." King looks at her quizzically. "I mean, you could be hostile." She says as she places her hands on her hips.

"Ｈｅｈ, ｙｅａｈ..." King rubs his head shyly.

"Or you could be a spitter!"

"Ｈａｈａｈａ, ｙｅａｈ."

Ask Glynda what she remembers.

"Recently, not much. You know the feeling, I'm sure- when you are having a bad dream, and you fight to wake up. You're not there, might as well be dead- then, all of a sudden, you exist again. However, you are not yet awake- fighting your own mind, you are in the dark, cut off from your senses. I remember that feeling. Somehow, I held on. I kept being pushed back down into the dark, but every time those things I had become remembered that they were alive, that they were more than what they had become, I was there. I remember hearing a voice- it said to go back, to revert, to let myself be pushed under again...A few times, I did. It was...better that way. Easier. It didn't hurt as much- how do you feel pain when you don't exist?"

Asks Glynda if she has anything in her inventory.

"I don't have anything of use. Sorry."

Have King show her the journal.

Maybe she can tell you what Ozpin did to seal off Beacon.

Ruby asks King about his journal and he dutifully hands the tome over to Glynda. As Glynda peers through its contents she seems to pause at a certain point for a while. "I miss her." She closes her eyes and shuts the book, silently crying. Ruby decides not to push her further into reading it.

Ask Glynda if she is able to come along or if she needs a rest.

Glynda looks at Ruby with glowing green eyes. "I'm okay. Ready when you are."

"A-Are you sure? Uh, you look really tired."

"Ｙｅａｈ ｄｕｄｅ, ｙｏｕ ｌｏｏｋ ｌｉｋｅ ｓｈｉｔ." 3D says.

"I assure you, I am fine and ready to move out at any time. Additionally, I will do my best to answer any questions you have."

See if she can answer a few things.

What's a spitter?

Ask her how entities are made.

See if she knows how the infection spreads.

"First of all, infection spreads via contact with infected blood. Direct skin contact. For example, from what you told me, miss Nikos' hand was covered in infected blood- TTSE'S, to be specific. If we assume TTSE lifted her off the ground, it all becomes easier to visualize. In an effort to escape, she may have opted to drive the knife into its hand- splashing her own hand with its blood...you know the rest. Now, a 'spitter' is what we call an entity that, well, spits- it uses its blood as a defense or weapon, spraying- and thus infecting- those who get too close. And that, dear students, is how entities are made. And that, as they say, is that. Anything else?"

A/N: Glynda is so informative. It's great that we're able to have her on the team now. Ya just gotta hope she doesn't do some sort of heroic sacrifice bs xD.Ya got educated in the art of entity origins, ya betta be happy. lol

Thanks for reading ya'll!