Ashbel: Hello Fanfiction readers! It is I, Ashbel Longhart!
Seth: And with him is me, Seth Aberrant, here to bring you the next chapter of the story.
Ashbel: That's right. Sorry if it's been long, but when you have school and other stories to work on, you really don't have a lot of free time. But now that we're here, let's get started. Seth, disclaimer!
(Disclaimer: Ashbel Longhart does not own RWBY, Bleach, any songs, any anime elements, or anything else that may appear familiar to you. They all belong to their respective owners. He just owns this story and his OC's)
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
"Kuro"
"Shiro"
"Crescent Rose"
EP 21: Shinigami Vs. Quincy
(Cue Rolling Star by YUI)
(Yume ni made mita you na sekai de, Arasoi mo naku heiwa kurashitai) The song starts off as we pass over the town of Vale. Then, going up, we see Seth preparing to unleash Bankai before an explosion happened in front of him as the title appeared within the dust cloud.
(Mou gaman bakka shiterannai yo) We see Seth with Teams RWBY and JNPR, all having lunch in the cafeteria
(Iitai koto wa iwanakucha) Jaune had just come over with his lunch, joining in on whatever the guys were talking about.
(Kaerimichi yuugure no basutei) Then, we go into Seth's Inner World where all the weapon spirits were having a good time except Shiro who was chained up.
(Ochikonda senaka ni Bye Bye Bye) We get a close up on the chained Shiro until he raises his head to show off his sadistic smile.
(Kimi no Fighting Pose misenakya oh oh) We then see Ozpin, Kisuke, and Glynda in Ozpin's Office with a black cat on his desk. Then, Ozpin looks out the window to see tons of ships down at the docks.
(Yume ni made mita you na sekai wa) Jump on the roof, Seth comes upon Grimmjow who smirks at him.
(Arasoi mo naku heiwa na nichijou) There's something in the distance we can't see, but whatever it is, RWBY was heading towards it.
(Demo genjitsu wa hibi to rabu de) JNPR all make it to somewhere as something over shadows them, prompting them prepare to draw their weapons.
(Tama ni kuyandari shiteru) There was a big explosion and the next thing we know, we're in Seth's Inner World.
(Sonna Rolling Days) Seth was there and was looking around until not too far from him was Shiro, now free. A fight takes place as both Seth and Shiro enter a dead lock with both of them holding a Zangetsu of their own. They both draw back and while Seth stabs forwards, Shiro smiles as his face was replaced with the Grimm Mask before Shiro slashes forward. Then, we see Seth dropping to his knees as his Zangetsu was embedded next to him, showing us a tiny reflection of Kuro.
(Kitto uso nante sou) Then, we see the charm Ruby gave to Seth long ago when he was fighting in that tournament.
(Imi wo motanai no) Then, the charm starts to burn away like paper as we see Ruby on her knees, crying.
(All my loving...) We then see Ruby and Seth at the docks.
(Sou ja nakya yatterannai) Ruby was crying for some reason but was then surprised when Seth suddenly kisses her on the lips.
(Yume ni made mita you na Sweet Love) We now see Seth on the roof of Beacon as the setting sun was in the background.
(Koibitotachi wa kakure ga wo sagasu no) We then see see faint images of some faint battle where it ends with Shiro.
(Demo genjitsu wa aenai hi ga) The image starts to become as we see half of Shiro's face replaced with the Grimm Mask.
(Tsuzukinagara mo shinjiteru no Lonely Days) As if knowing Shiro was smiling at him, Seth opens his eyes and looks forward with determination.
(Oooooh yeah. Oh Tsumazuitatte Way to go) Slowly, Seth draws Zangetsu and transforms it into its Shikai form.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah!) Then, in a burst of Aura, Seth transforms into his Bankai as he prepares a black Getsuga Tenshō.
(Doro doro ke Rolling Star) Then, with a roar, Seth sends the Getsuga Tenshō towards the shattered moon of Remnant as the song ends.
(Library)
It was quiet in the library, as it should be. It was still pretty early in the morning and students were currently in class, but one student decided to ditch class for the whole day. Who would do something like that you ask? Why, it's Seth Aberrant himself, at a table with books surrounding him. They all ranged from History Of Remnant to Myths Of The Ages.
If you're wondering what's going on, allow me to explain. Now that Seth was done being gloomy, he now had the energy to go research about the clue he was given to him some time ago which were something a Shinigami clan. He decided to ditch class today to do some research about the unknown clan and so...he's got nothing.
"Dammit!" Seth muttered under his breath. He was respecting the quiet rule in the library and was right now resisting the urge to flip the table he was at. "Fifty books. Fifty and not a single thing about this Shinigami clan. Not even the internet has any information. Shiro was right, when you want to know something, the internet does not have it."
"Ha! Told ya!"
"That Uryu guy did say that the clan was a myth to the people."
"Then how come there isn't a single mention of said clan in one of these myth books?" Seth asked as he gestured to the pile of book to this right.
"He also said that the clan was some sort of secret organization so it stands to reason that it might be unknown to even Remnant as a whole."
Seth understood his white look alike and sighed, closing the book in front of him. He then had a thought.
"Wait a minute. If this Shinigami clan is so secret to even all of Remnant, then how come Uryu knew about it?"
"That is a good question. Maybe he might know more if you go ask him?"
"I doubt he'll tell you willingly. In case you two have forgotten, the guy called King an enemy."
Now that Shiro mentioned it, Seth thought back and now started to wonder why Uryu, a guy he barely knew would call him his enemy. He doesn't think he did anything that might have caused anyone to be angry at him.
"Still, I have to try. As of right now, he's the only one who could give me any clues to who I might be." Seth said before he started to gather all the books he read. "Let's put these back before heading out."
(With RWBY)
"I can't believe he actually ditched class!" Weiss exclaimed angrily as she and the rest of the team were now walking around campus, having finished their first class. "Doesn't he know that his actions will reflect poorly on us as a team?"
"He can't help it." Ruby said, defending the amnesiac they have yet to find. "Seth said he finally found another clue to who he might be and wanted to do some research right away."
"While I am happy for him, he could have least waited until all our classes were done." Weiss said. "And if he was doing research, then how come he wasn't in the library?"
"He must not have found anything that may help." Blake said, her face stuck in a book as always.
"If he didn't find anything, then why didn't he come back to class?" Weiss asked.
"He's probably out searching for more clues." Yang guessed when she noticed someone passing by them and that person happen to be Sado. "Hey Chad."
"Hm?"
"You wouldn't happen to have seen Seth around, have you?" Yang asked.
Sado just shook his head.
"...You don't talk much, do you?"
Again, Sado shook his head.
"Grrrr, where the hell did Seth run to?" Weiss growled before the five had to move to their next class.
(Back With Seth)
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"No."
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"No."
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"No!"
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"No!"
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan!"
"NO!"
Everyone jumped back at the sudden volume of the bespectacled man that shouted at the amnesiac.
"Why not? The library doesn't have a single info on this Shinigami clan you mentioned before and you're the only one I can turn to." Seth said before asking again. "Now tell me about the Shinigami clan...or else."
"Or else what?" Uryu asked.
"I'm gonna keep asking you to tell me about this clan where ever you go until you tell me." Seth said.
Uryu thought that was a bluff and decided to walk away from the amnesiac. Oh how wrong he was later on.
(In class)
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"What are doing here under my desk!? No, better question, why are you here? This isn't your class."
(In the Bathroom)
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"What the hell!? I'm trying to take a leak here!"
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"Go away!"
(Dorm Room)
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"How did you get into my room!?"
(Vale)
"Okay, he couldn't have followed me here." Uryu said as he boarded off the airship but the minute he turned, he was met with the face of Seth. "Wah!?"
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"Leave me alone!" Uryu said before running away with Seth giving chase.
"Tell me about the Shinigami clan!"
"Why are following me!?"
"I told you. I'm gonna follow you until you tell me about the Shinigami clan. Now tell me about the Shinigami clan!"
"For the last time: NO!"
(Back With RWBY and Sado/Chad)
"Who knew that we had classes together?" Ruby said as she, her team, and Sado were exiting their fifth class for the day. Now is the time for lunch.
"Small world." Sado said.
"Hey, if we had the same classes together, then how come we've never noticed you before?" Yang asked, curious. "I mean, look at you! You're huge!"
"Yang! Don't be rude!" Ruby said.
"It's okay." Sado waved it off before answering. "I guess you can say it's thanks to my quietness."
"True. You are pretty quiet." Blake said and she meant that. Even with her Faunus senses, she never noticed him!
"Hey guys." Turning, the group saw Team JNPR making their way towards them.
"Hey guys." Ruby greeted them back. "Heading to lunch?"
"Yeah. Where's Seth?" Jaune asked.
"We don't know." Ruby said. "We haven't seen him since this morning."
"I think I saw him following someone." Pyrrha said.
"Following someone? Who?"
"I think his name was...Ishida. Uryu Ishida." Pyrrha said after a moment of thinking.
"Uryu?" The name rang bells inside the groups head. Then, a light bulb flashed.
"Hey, wasn't he the guy that helped Seth take on those guys back under the highway?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah." Yang said. "But why would Seth be following someone like him?"
(Back in Vale)
"Okay, I think I've finally lost him." Uryu said, looking behind him to see no Seth on his tail. "There's no way his feeble powers can track me."
"Who you calling feeble?" Uryu almost let out a girlish scream when he turned and saw Seth.
"How did you find me!?"
"Instinct." Seth simply said like it was normal. "Now tell me about the Shinigami clan."
"You want to know about the Shinigami clan that badly?" Seth nodded. "Okay then, how about playing a game with me then?"
"A game?"
"Yes. A game. Between me, a Quincy, and you, a Shinigami." Uryu said.
"He's planning something. Don't accept his challenge, Seth."
"Why not? Sounds interesting to me."
"What's in it for me?" Seth asked, deciding to be cautious.
"Do you really have to ask?" Uryu asked. "If you win, then I'll tell you everything I know about Shinigamis."
Seth wanted to accept right then and there, but he had one more question. "What about you?"
"Well, besides you leaving me alone, there's really nothing I need when I win."
"When?" Seth caught that word. "You sound confident that you can win."
"Of course. Unlike you, I'm not afraid to break the rules." Uryu said, talking about the rule of students not fighting outside of campus. "It makes me wonder if you're really a Shinigami or a dog with you following the rules and all like a dog on a leash."
...That did it.
"Alright, fine." Seth said, a visible tick mark on his head. "I'll play your little game."
"Seth!"
"Oh yeah, things are about to get interesting."
"All I wanted was to know more about Shinigamis. If I have to earn it, then that's fine by me."
Uryu just rolled up his sleeve, showing off his Quincy Cross.
"So tell me, what are the rules for this game of yours." Seth asked.
"The rules are quite simple really." Uryu said before he dug into his breast pocket and pulled out something. "The game starts with this."
Seth blinked in confusion. "Hu? What 's that?"
"It's Grimm Bait, specially designed to attract the Hollow kind." Uryu explained. "After I scatter it, Hollow Grimms will begin to converse into the city."
"What!?"
"What did he say!?"
"That bait's making me hungry."
"Whoever defeats the most Grimms in 24 hours wins." Uryu explained. "Is that simple enough for you?"
"Are you kidding me!? If you do that, the people of the city will be in danger!" Seth said. "What kind of sicko are you!?"
"You're starting to bore me." Uryu said, crushing the bat before scattering the remains into the wind. "No need to worry about innocent bystanders because I'm going to kill every last Grimm that shows up here!"
"Man, that baits smells good."
"Can you think about something other than your stomach right now!?"
Suddenly, not too far from the two, a crack opened up in midair and appeared a Grimm, a hole in its chest confirming it to be a Hollow Type. Before it could even get out of the crack, it was destroyed as an arrow of Aura pierced its head, killing it instantly.
"That's one." Uryu said, his Ginrei Kyojaku already out. Suddenly, he was grabbed by Seth and was pushed against a wall. Just from his face alone, one could easily tell that Seth as pissed. "What's that matter, Aberrant?"
"Don't screw with me!" Seth said. "Call it off! Get rid of that bait! This is between you and me, don't get innocent people involved!"
"Be sensible, Aberrant." Uryu said, pushing Seth back. "The bait is spreading throughout the wind, there's no way I can recall it. The die is cast. Soon, Grimms will will flock to this city, lured by the bait. Instead of pushing me around, you should be running off to take down as many Grimms as possible. It won't be easy to defend an entire city from a Grimm horde."
"Bastard!" Seth said before he took off running.
(Back at the academy)
The day was almost over. Just a few more classes and the students were free to go for the day. But while students were busy getting to classes, Teams RWBY and JNPR plus Sado were all looking towards the sky as they stared at some sort of of rip in the sky.
"What...is that?" Jaune was the first to ask the most obvious question.
"If we knew, we wouldn't be standing here." Weiss said.
"I've got a bad feeling about this." Ren commented with everyone agreeing with him.
Ruby then took our her Scroll and dialed a number. Seconds later, her rocket locker appeared, crashing not too far from the group as Ruby walked up to it and took out Crescent Rose from it.
"Ruby, what are you doing?" Pyrrha asked.
"That rip in the sky is right above the city." Ruby said. "Something's happening and I'm gonna go find out what."
"Not without us you're not." Yang said as she shifted her Ember Celica to their weapon forms as Blake dialed for her locker.
"We're coming too." Jaune said before he and his team dialed for their lockers.
"But what about classes?" Weiss asked as tons of lockers crashed around them.
"No time." Sado said. "I'll go on ahead." Sado then took off running, having no need to dial for his locker.
"Hey, wait up!" Yang said before she quickly followed.
Weiss just groaned before she followed everyone's example and dialed for her locker and retrieved her weapon minutes later.
"Alright, let's go." Ruby said before they headed for the docks.
(Back with Seth)
The people screamed, running away from the horde of Grimms that have appeared and like most Grimms, they were hungry for blood.
"Getsuga Tenshō!" Too bad they'll never get the chance as they were soon wiped clean off by a blast of Aura with Seth soon appearing. "Run! Get to somewhere safe!"
No citizen argued with him as they all nodded and ran. Seth then Shunpoed to a roof of a random building and saw more Grimm appearing around the area.
"Shit! They just keep coming!" Seth cursed.
"The whole city will turn into a blood bath as this rate."
"Damn you Uryu!" Seth shouted before running off to save more people. "When I find you, I am going to beat the living crap out of you!"
Imaginary Uryu: "Can you find me with your feeble powers? Can you...? Can you...? Can you...? Hahahahahahaha!"
"Oh, I'll find you alright! Jerk! Don't underestimate my instincts, Uryu!"
"You have one weird imagination, King."
'Shut it!'
(With Uryu)
Firing a single arrow, Uryu easily kills a Grimm in front of him. Two more Grimms attacked from behind, but he wasn't worried, using Hirenkyaku to get behind them before killing them.
"Too easy." Uryu said but his mind thought differently.
'Something's not right. There are way too many Grimms appearing. The bait shouldn't have attracted this many Grimms at a rate like this. What is going on? Was there something I miscalculated?'
More Grimms soon appeared and surrounded the bespectacled man. They all attacked, but Uryu quickly destroyed them in an instant,
'No! Despite this unexpected predicament, I must keep going! I can't lose! I will show that Shinigami and the people the powers of a Quincy!' Uryu thought before he took off running, the area he was in now clear of Grimms. 'I'm not wrong, am I...master?'
(With JNPR)
With a slash of his sword, Jaune managed to take down a Grimm, cutting off its head in one go.
"Okay, so far so good." Jaune said. "You got this Jaune, you got this. Just remember what Pyrrha said: Stay calm and stay focused. Wonder how the others are doing?"
Pyrrha threw Miló, shooting it through multiple Grimms before it bounced off a defending Grimm, but that didn't stop her as she caught her weapon and stabbed it into the Grimm's exposed head. It roared in pain until Pyrrha decided to end it, pulling out her weapon and switching it to its sword mode before slicing it's head off.
With Ren, he had both his guns blazing, shooting Grimms at random. One pounced at him, but he was worried as he used his reflexes to jump and flip over the Grimm before unloading bullets into its skull. Once back on his feet, he turned, threw StormFlower into the air, and struck the body in front of his with an Aura infused pal strike, sending the body crashing into others before he caught his weapons.
With Nora, she was being...well, Nora. She was swinging Magnhild, slamming her hammer down onto the ground thus causing a shockwave that blew away any Grimms surrounding her. She switched to her grenade launcher and blew up any Grimms running toward her before switching back to her hammer and making the first ever Grimm pancake...all the while humming a tune of a song Jaune couldn't make out.
'I'm still no where there levels.' Jaune thought. "But, I'm slowly catching up.' With practiced reflexes, Jaune turned and took down a Grimm that was creeping up behind him.
"Looks like this area's clear for the time being." Pyrrha said, finishing off her last Grimm. "We should move to another area."
The team nodded and were about to leave when they saw Uryu arriving.
"Good. Looks like it's safe here too." Uryu said.
"Who are you?" Pyrrha asked.
"Uryu Ishida. I'm an exchange student from Mistral." Uryu answered. "I suppose I should say nice to meet you. This is the first time we've met, friends of Seth Aberrant."
"How do you know Seth?" Ren asked.
"I know him because we're enemies." Uryu said.
"Enemies?" Nora repeated, tilting her head in confusion.
"That's right. This contest was designed to see which one of us is the better Hunter." Uryu explained.
"Contest? Wait, you caused this mess!? You're the reason why there are so many Grimms within the city!?" Jaune asked.
"That's right."
"What's wrong with you!?" Jaune asked. "Are you trying to get innocent people killed!?"
"I knew the risks when I started this, but believe me when I say that I don't intend to let anyone get killed. If Aberrant runs out of strength, I will protect the citizens with my life. While he watches, I'll protect everyone from the Grimms. If I can't do that, then this contest was for nothing."
Everyone on the team was confused until Pyrrha had a hunch.
"You…What are you trying to prove?"
Suddenly, a screech drew everyone's attention. Looking up, it was what looked like a Nevermore Grimm except this one was bigger than the one Team RWBY faced as it also had a hole in its chest, making it a Hollow Nevermore.
Reacting, Uryu summoned his bow and took aim when suddenly, a wave of Aura appeared and obliterated the Grimm completely as something-no, someone crashed to the ground.
"I finally found you…" From the smoke was none other than Seth, smirking. "Uryu!"
"Aberrant…"
"If I could, I'd make you cry right here and now, but there's something I gotta do first." Seth said.
"And what would that be?" Uryu asked.
"Hey guys! Long time no see!" Uryu face faulted when Seth greeted JNPR.
"Hey Seth, how've you been?" Jaune greeted back. It has been a while since Seth and JNPR had talked with one another.
"I've been doing well, besides dealing with all of my homework and all." Seth said, shouldering Zangetsu.
"That's what happens when you're a no show to class." Nora said. "The sooner you get all that paper out of the way, the more time you get to play!"
"Like your one to talk." Ren said.
"Were you sick, Seth?" Pyrrha asked. "You didn't show up to classes last week."
"Uh, something like that." Seth said.
Right now, Uryu felt forgotten. "Um…Ahem! That's enough! I'm your enemy! This is no time for some small talk between friends!"
Unfortunately, his words fell to deaf ears as Seth and JNPR continued talking.
"So, how's the singing coming along?" Seth asked. "You guys ready for when it's time to hit the stage?"
"Yep. We got the instruments ready, speakers are in good condition, and we know what songs to sing." Jaune said. "Now all we have to do is wait for Vytal Festival to officially start."
"Remember Seth, you and the others are helping out." Pyrrha reminded the amnesiac.
"I know, I know. And in return, you guys are helping us out in our play." Seth said.
"U-Um…"
"So, you guys remember your lines yet?" Seth asked.
"Almost." Ren said. "A bit more practice and we should be good."
"Oh~! I'm so excited for this! It's going to be so much fun!" Nora said.
"By the way Seth, we wanted to ask you something." Pyrrha said.
"Hm? What is it?" Seth asked.
Before the redhead could speak, Uryu had had enough of being ignored.
"That's enough, Seth Aberrant!" Uryu said loudly to get his attention, summoning his bow. "I'm your opponent!"
Seth then decided that Uryu was right and turned to face him.
"Yeah, you're right. This fight is between you and me." Seth readied Zangetsu. "So stop talking about who can kill the most Grimms! Let's face each other now! Ain't that what you really want, Uryu!?"
Uryu didn't reply. His expression, unreadable.
"Hey, say something Ur-"
"Seth! Look!" Seth turned and saw Jaune pointing to the sky. Following, Seth looked up and saw all the cracks in the sky gathering.
"What the hell!?" Seth said. "The cracks in the sky, they're gathering at one point!"
Uryu's senses alerted him of something and turned. "Wait! That's not all! Take a closer look!" Everyone turned and saw what Uryu meant.
(With RWBY)
A woman screamed as a Grimm pounced at her, but the soulless creature of darkness was quickly sliced in half and killed by none other than Ruby.
"Hurry! Get to safety!" The woman nodded and took off running. Ruby then took out her Scroll and dialed for Weiss. "Weiss, I'm finished clearing the area on my end. How're you doing?"
-I just finished here on my end, but it doesn't look good for the others. There's a ton of Grimms and-wait, never mind. They're good.-
"What happened?"
-Sado just finished the rest of the Grimms off.-
"That fast?"
-When you can fire huge waves of Aura, it's not that surprising.-
"True." Ruby said before her eyes widen when she looked up. "What the!?"
-What? What is it?-
"Up in the sky!" Ruby said getting to higher ground. "The cracks in the sky, they're gathering at one point and not only that…" Ruby looked down and saw Grimms all around under the crack. "Grimms are gathering at that one point."
(Back with Seth and the others)
Uryu raised his bow and aimed at the horde.
"Wait Uryu. Look at how many of them are!" Seth said. "Think before you attack."
"Don't underestimate me." Uryu said, firing dozens of arrows and killing tons of Grimms. "or could it be that you're scared?"
"Huh?" Seth did not take that comment well. "I'm not-!"
"If you're scared, then just sit back and watch." Uryu interrupted before running towards where the Grimms were gathering.
"Gee, what's his problem?" Seth said before turning to the others. "Come one guys, we gotta help him."
JNPR nodded before they chased after the bespectacled man.
(With Uryu)
An arrow of Aura struck a Grimm's head as a thousand more killed many more Grimms in the area.
'Dammit.' Uryu thought as more Grimms started to appear and surround him. 'These numbers are no threat to me, but the more I kill, the more appear to replace the one's I just finished off. Just how many Grimms did that bait attract?'
Three Grimms pounced at him from behind. Noticing this quickly, he quickly turned around and was about to release more arrows…
*BANG-BANG-BANG!*
When the Grimms' heads were blown off as they fell to the ground and dissipated.
"Hey! Are you OK?" Looking up, Uryu saw none other than Team RWBY and Sado making their way over to him.
"I'm fine." Uryu said. "I don't need your help in dealing with these things."
"Hey! We just saved your ass." Yang said. "A thank you would have been nice."
"Just stay out of my way." Uryu said before he turned and killed another Grimm.
"Why you-!" Yang, not liking Uryu' attitude, went to go punch him , but Sado held her back.
"This is no time to fight each other." Sado said.
"Sado's right." Weiss said as she quickly took a stance. "We got bigger problems to deal with."
True to her words, the group was still surrounded by hundreds of Grimms. Everyone readied their weapons and got ready to fight.
"Uryu!"
When a sudden scream caught everyone's attention.
Turning, everyone saw Grimms getting killed and thrown into the air like rag dolls.
"Uwaaah!"
'Is that Aberrant!? What a berserk way of fighting!' Uryu thought. 'And he told me to think before I attacked!?"
"Yeah!" Seth yelled as he stood on top of a pile of Grimms that have yet to disintegrate. "Uryu! I came to help!"
"Seth!" Ruby said.
"Seth Aberrant, where the heck have you been!?" Weiss asked. "You didn't show up to our classes! Don't you know what your actions will reflect badly on our team!?"
"Blame four-eyes there." Seth said, pointing at Uryu who didn't seem amused at being called four-eyes.
"Seth!" Climbing over the pile of Grimms was Team JNPR. "Do you know the meaning of slow down?"
"Sorry guys." Seth quickly apologized.
"You said you're here to help me." Uryu said, getting Seth's attention. "Well, I'm sorry to say, but I don't acquire your assistance in this situation."
"What!? Do you know how many Grimms I had to kill to get here!?" Seth said. "Look around us, we're completely surrounded. So wouldn't it be better to work together to get out of this mess? And don't you dare use that 'I'm a Quincy and you're a Shinigami' excuse cause it's getting old."
"Sorry to say, but that is exactly the reason." Uryu said.
"Dammit! Just what the hell is a Quincy anyways!?" Seth asked.
"Did you say…Quincy?" Seth blinked before turning to both Weiss and Blake.
"Weiss? Blake? You two know something about a Quincy?"
"Well, I have some knowledge." Weiss admitted as Blake had a look of anger.
"Well, since we have some time…" Uryu killed some more Grimms before turning to the group. "Why don't you two educate that brainless fool on what a Quincy is?"
"Don't tell us what to do!" Weiss said.
Seth ignored the insult thrown at him as he asked, "Weiss, Blake, tell me, what is a Quincy?"
"We would also like to know." Pyrrha asked, Ren in the background chasing after Nora who was riding on a Grimm.
Weiss was the first one to explain. "I can't say how accurate this is, but according to some very old history books my family managed to acquire, Quinces were a clan of Hunters and Huntresses who had the unique ability to use the Aura of other things besides their own. Trees, rocks, even the very air itself, they gathered Aura and manifested it into weapons. A Quincy's most common weapon were bows, making most Quinces expert archers. They existed before the discovery of Dust and were called upon constantly by anyone to help them anything concerning the creatures of Grimm, but they were later wiped out by unknown forces around the time Dust was first discovered. That's all I know."
Seth took in everything Weiss said before turning to Blake. "Do you have anything to add, Blake?"
"Yeah, I have something to add." Blake said, still looking angry. "Quinces were the Faunus' greatest enemies back then."
"Enemies?"
Blake nodded. "That's right. While the Quinces sound great to the people back then, they were a pro-human group, and thus us Faunus as something as unnatural as the Grimm and thus, were hunted to the brink of near extinction." Blake was told this like any other Faunus back when they were still little. Parents and grandparents would talk of the horrors the Quinces would do to their kind and that just made her extremely angry back then.
Everyone except Uryu gasped at this information before turning to the bespectacled man.
"That's ancient history." Uryu said. "I have no negative feelings towards the Faunus and in my opinion, my ancestors were a bunch of idiots."
Blake said nothing, but calmed down somewhat after what Uryu had said.
"While what you two have said so far is true, you've only scratched the surface." Uryu said. "None of you know how the Quincies…came to an end."
What Uryu had said got everyone's attention as the Grimms stayed back after seeing so many of their kind get killed.
"To save time, I'll keep it short and simple." Uryu said. "Almost the entire Quincy clan…perished at the hands of the Shinigamis!"
Seth's eyes widen. "What!?"
"Uh…Shini-what now?" Ruby asked, she and the others having no clue on what a Shinigami is since it was their first time hearing the name.
"I'm not surprised you people besides Aberrant have no idea what I'm saying. This is mostly directed towards Aberrant here anyway." Uryu said.
"Then, the reason why you say we're enemies is…"
"Is because the conflict between Quinces and Shingamis?" Uryu finished for Seth. "No, that's not the reason why."
"Huh?" Now Seth was really confused.
"I don't care what happened to the Quinces years ago." Uryu said, adjusting his glasses again. "It's ancient history to me, an old legend. That's not the reason why I fight."
One Grimm then had the courage to attack Uryu, but it instantly found an arrow through it's head before falling to the ground, dead.
"I'm not so sentimental as to hold a grudge against just because you're a Shinigami. But, all of that changed when I saw my grandfather, my master, die right before my eyes."
Everyone's eyes widen in shock.
"It was my master that told me all about the Shinigamis; blacked robed Hunters going around and kill Grimm. He had the idea that Shinigami and Quinces should work together as Shinigamis are always slow in responding to Grimm, but do you know what they said? They said, 'Don't interfere with our work.' No matter how much my master tried, his philosophy never reached them."
"But why?" Ruby asked. "How come the Shinigamis didn't listen?"
"It's because Shinigamis and Quinces will never see eye to eye. And because of them, my master was killed." Uryu said. "I remember that day clearly as if it were yesterday. The enemies were five large Grimms, all Hollow type. Despite my master having more experience than me, he was old, the days of his prime having passed long ago. It was obvious that my master stood no chance without the help of the Shinigamis, but as always, they were slow to arrive. They later came two hours later after my master had started fighting and defeated the Hollow Grimms . Master had been dead for an hour before they arrived. His ideals never reached them in the end."
"I'm sorry for your loss." Sado said, knowing what it was like to lose a loved one, especially a grandfather.
"Save it. I don't want your pity." Uryu said. "If the Shinigamis had embraced master's ideals, if they had recognized the strength of the Quinces, they would have arrived on time to save him and master wouldn't have had to die. Do you understand now, Seth Aberrant? I must demonstrate to you the strength of the Quinces!"
Seth chose to stay silent, finally understanding why Uryu had said they were enemies the first time they met and why Uryu was so hell bent on winning this contest.
"I don't want you or anyone else's help in this battle." Uryu said, turning back to the Grimms surrounding them. "As I've said before, you're a Shinigami and I'm a Quincy. Our ways of thinking are totally different. If you think my way of thinking is wrong, then please, stand back and watch. I will demonstrate its effectiveness."
Everyone was silent once Uryu had stopped speaking.
"You…" Seth began before he dashed towards Uryu…and kicked his head where he hit a random Grimm! "You talk too much!"
"Oi! What the hell was that for!?" Uryu asked, holding his head in pain.
"Shut up!" Seth said, kicking Uryu again. "Holy smokes! I've never seen someone talk so much besides Prof. Port!"
"And that's saying something."
"I think I forgot the beginning."
"You call me an idiot, but the real idiot here is you!"
"What did you say!?" Uryu said, feeling insulted.
"Don't you get it? You're master's number one goal wasn't to prove that Quinces were better than Shinigamis, his desire was for the two to work as a team! If we don't do that now, we may never get another chance! So what if Shinigamis and Quinces are as opposite as bookends? Fine!" Seth said, getting Uryu back up to his feet. "Fighting overwhelming odds is still done better when you got people backing you up!"
Uryu soon found himself part of a human circle made up of him, Seth, and everyone else. To his left as Seth, Ruby, Jaune, ren, and Nora. To his right was Sado, Weiss, Yang, Blake, and Pyrrha."
"A Quincy, a Shinigami, and a bunch of Hunters-in-training? Fighting together?" Uryu asked.
"That's right." Seth said.
"Ridiculous! We're like cats, dogs, and mice."
"Hey! Did you just compare us to mice!?" Yang asked angrily.
"Are you still hung up on that?" Seth asked before killing an attacking Grimm. "In case you've forgotten, one of these 'mice' helped us fight against those guys in white last night." Seth threw a thumb up to Sado who returned it before punching a Grimm.
"We each fought a different opponent separately. I wouldn't call that working together." Uryu said, killing a Grimm that was pouncing at him.
"Oh it does so count!"
"Does not."
"Does to!"
"Does not."
"Does to!"
"Does not!"
"Does to!"
"DOES NOT."
"DOES TO!"
At this point, Seth and Uryu were lost in their argument as the others were bust killing the rest of the Grimm while watching the two.
"Is anyone else getting a sense of déjà vu?" Jaune asked?
To answer Jaune's question, everyone turned to Ruby and Weiss who noticed their looks.
"What?" The both of them asked.
"Nothing." Everyone replied quickly.
"DOES NOT."
"DOES TO!"
"DOES NOT!"
"DOES NOT!"
"DOES TO!"
"DOES NOT!"
"DOES! TO!"
"Fine, have it your way." Seth gave up with a hidden smile.
"Glad we've come to an agreement." Uryu said, adjusting his glasses until he realized what had happened. "Wait a minute!"
"Ha! You just got Looney Tooned!"
"I can't believe he fell for that!" Shiro said before laughing uncontrollably as Crescent was trying to hold back a laugh of her own.
Uryu blushed from embarrassment as everyone laughed at him, Weiss, Pyrrha, Blake, and Ren being the only ones trying to hold back.
"Why you-!" Uryu went to attack Seth, but was pushed down by Seth, sending a wordless Getsuga Tenshō to kill some Grimm that were attacked from behind.
Looking up, Uryu saw some more Grimms attacking and quickly dealt with them with quick arrows to their skulls.
"See that?" Seth asked. "That's teamwork."
"Make no mistake; I shot them so they wouldn't get me." Uryu said. "I wasn't helping you."
"Fine. Have it your way."
"Excuse me?" Uryu said, having expected a retort from the amnesiac.
"It's kill or be killed and fighting alone is tough with this many enemies. We have no choice, but to help each other." Seth said. "Isn't survival a good enough reason to overcome our differences?"
"What are you implying?" Uryu asked.
"I'm saying that I'd like us to be friends after all this."
"Friends!?" Uryu did not expect that. "Us, a Shinigami and a Quincy, friends!? Prosperous!"
"So you say." Seth said. "I have no memories of who I really am so I really don't know much about Shinigamis. But, I will take down anyone, humans, Faunus, Grimm, even the world itself if it threatens to harm my friends or the people."
"Why?" Uryu asked, curious.
"Believe or not, I had a daughter once." That threw Uryu in a loop. He wanted to ask, but let Seth continue to speak. "However, it was awhile back that I lost her."
"Lost her?" Uryu asked before catching what Seth meant. "You mean…"
"Yeah. She died, giving up her life for the greater good." Seth said, the sadness in his voice as clear as glass. "It's unfair, isn't it? We've both lost who we care for deeply and we're not the only ones either. A lot of people have lost loved ones. We've all cried, fell down, grieved, and yet here we are, standing and talking as the world continues to spin. And I think that's because we've still got reasons to keep going. You got your goal of proving your clan's strength, and well, my reasons are different."
"…What are your reasons?" Uryu asked, Seth now having his full attention.
"My reasons are making sure no one has to feel what we felt." Seth answered. "I want to make sure no one loses a loved one like us. It's the same for you, isn't it? You don't like seeing sad faces."
Uryu stayed silent, remembering his time when he still trained under his master, his grandpa and remembered how much his grandpa hated seeing sad faces.
"I'm no superhero. I know I can't protect everybody in the world." Seth admitted. "But I don't just want to protect the few I can hold in my arms either. I want to protect as many people as I can, especially my friends. Don't get me wrong, Uryu. This contest you challenged me to is endangering a lot of people. It was irresponsible and I won't forgive you. But now is not the time. Whether we like it or not, we got to work together to see tomorrow. Your ass kicking will come after that. But even still, once everything is over and done, I'd still like for us to be friends. So, what do you say?"
Instead of answering, Uryu fired an arrow where it struck a Grimm behind Seth, leaving a small cut on his cheek.
"Geez, you talk too much too!" Uryu said. "But I understand what you're trying to say. You're saying that if we don't make it out of this alive, we won't get a chance to get to know one another and fight. Isn't that right?"
Seth smirked. "That's the idea! But don't worry, I'm still gonna make you cry!"
"Just try if you can survive!" Uryu said, smirking.
With the others, Yang was bust faking tears.
"Our little Seth, making friends! Oh they grow up so fast!"
"Shut up, Yang!"
Yang then dropped the act before firing two shells, killing and blowing away a lot of Grimm. "I'm just teasing you. Make sure you leave some for us!"
"That should be my line!" Seth yelled before he and Uryu charged at the army of Grimm.
"Team RWBY, engage!" Ruby shouted before the team dashed off.
"Let's go too!" Jaune said before his team dashed off, leaving him behind. He sighed before running after his team.
With Seth, he decided to start out big. "No holding back! Subete Mamoru! Zangetsu!" Now with the Shikai in hand, Seth gave no mercy to the Grimm around him, slicing them apart from either head to toe. One pounced at him, but a simple slash to the head quickly took care of it. Another one, about as big as a truck went to stomp on him, but he just held up his hand and stopped it, pushing it back before jumping and slicing off its mask, killing it. They attacked in groups this time, hoping to overpower him with numbers, but Seth had a counter for this. With one swing of his sword, a wordless Getsuga Tenshō quickly dispatched the Grimm in no time.
"Alright, who's next!?" Seth said, charging at the nearest Grimm.
*BANG-BANG-BANG!*
With Ruby, she was making full use of her Sniper Scythe, shooting down any Grimm coming after her. One managed to get past her fire so she quickly removed her scythe she had stabbed to the ground and shot the creature of darkness right in the face, the recoil sending her back. She skidded across the floor, stabbing Crescent Rose to the ground to stop and looked up to see an attacked Grimm, ready to bite her head off. Acting fast, she removed her weapon from the ground, twirled around, and caught the Grimm's neck by her blade before shooting, the recoil slicing the beast in half horizontally.
With Weiss, she used her Glyphs and the Dust in her Myrtenaster to keep the Grimms at a distance. Her fighting style was based around fencing and was not very good against numbers like these so with no other choice, she used the Dust in her weapon to its fullest, setting some ablaze while freezing others, and even electrocuting them. A big one, about half the size a Paladin, swiped at her, but with timing, she jumped and landed on its arm, running on it before stabbing her weapon right in between its eyes before she lit the head on fire from the inside, instantly killing it.
With Blake, she cut off the head of a Grimm before flipping back to avoid a swipe from another Grimm. Backing away flipping, she landed back on her feet, shooting a couple of them before switching back to duel wielding. Her Faunus senses picked up a Grimm sneaking up behind her so she quickly turned and threw her Gambol Shroud at the Grimm, the blade stabbing its head before she pulled on the ribbon, triggering the gun to fire with the recoil flying back to her where she jumped and expertly unleashed a flurry of unreadable attacks down at the Grimms.
With Yang, she punched a Grimm in the chest about a head taller than her before firing a shell, the recoil sending her back where she elbowed another Grimm. Turning, she punched another in the face, blowing its head off while kicking another away. Spinning around, she unleashed six shotgun shells, all exploding upon contact with either the ground or when they hit their mark. Cocking in another shell, she dashed before punching a survivor, sending it flying. Without even check, she knew that she was out of ammo so she quickly got rid of the empty shells and replaced them with new ones, already locked and loaded.
"Come on, is that the best you can do?" Yang asked playfully, enticing more to attack her.
With Uryu, he was having no problems on his end. Thanks to the astonishing amount of arrows that fires from his bow, he didn't even have to aim as Grimms were getting mowed down. Two snuck up behind him and went to strike him with their claws, but he flashed out of the way and appeared behind them, placing three arrows each into them. Another truck size Hollow Grimm went to body slam him, but instead of using his bow, he stuck out his hand, and motioned upward as a spike of ice seemingly erupted from the ground and pierced the Grimm through the stomach.
With Jaune, he was currently facing one enemy unlike everyone who was facing multiple enemies. His opponent was a Hollow type Ursa, bringing back memories of when he faced on in the Forever Fall. Right now, all he was doing was defending himself as the Hollow clawed at him.
"Come on, Jaune. You'll get nowhere if you just keep defending!" Jaune said to himself. He waited for an opening to present itself and just like he wished, he saw the Ursa going for an over swing, giving him the perfect chance to attack. But, he saw that if he just ran in there, then the claw would hit him so he charged in, shield raised and as he felt the force of the Ursa's attack on his shield, he swung and took its head off.
"Huh…Déjà vu." Jaune commented before he went off to fight more.
With Pyrrha, she was expertly dodging and countering any attacks thrown at her. She would block with her shield, before either stabbing or slicing the Grimms around her, or put bullets in their heads. She twirled Miló, which was in spear form, around like a bow staff before throwing it where it pierced a Grimm's chest where she ran up and kicked the spear through, stabbing another one behind it. She landed back on her feet before throwing her shield, the protective gear slicing off the head of the Grimm that had her spear before it spun back to her where she caught it easily and removed her weapon from the remains of the Grimm's body.
With Nora, she was currently playing a game of whack-a-mole, except the moles were Grimms and since they didn't appear from underground, it was a massacre followed by Nora who was having the time of her life. She saw some trying to get away and she wasn't about to let them get away as she switched her weapon to its grenade launcher mode, the front opening up to let Nora fire all her grenades at once, the smoke forming a heart as the explosives struck the escaping Grimms.
With Ren, since he didn't have a lot of stamina, his numbers were less than most. He ducked under a swipe to his head before turning to the attacker and unleashed bullets into it before turning around and blocking a fist the size of him, his hands infused with Aura to help him. He pushed back the fist before jumping and kicking the Grimm's head, making it stumble before he threw his weapons in the air, ran up to the Grimm and gave it an Aura infused force palm strike, the blow breaking every bone in its body as Ren landed back on his feet and caught his twin bladed pistols.
With Chad, he was either punching Grimm to death or throwing them like rag-dolls. With Aura surrounding his fist, he punched Grimm after Grimm, all being killed from just one punch before sending a wave of Aura, killing hundreds. He stopped a punch from a bigger Grimm and threw it over his shoulder, the Grimm landing on other Grimm before he jumped towards it and punched the Grimm and those under with another wave of Aura.
"Alright!" Seth shouted as the numbers of Grimm were decreasing rapidly. "We got them on the run! Let's finish this up!"
"Yeah!" Both Ruby and Nora agreed with him.
"Hold it!" Weiss said, stopping everyone.
"What's wrong?" Ren asked.
"The Grimm, they're acting strangely." Weiss pointed out. "They're all looking up at the sky."
Everyone saw what the heiress meant as the Grimms around them had stopped trying to attack them and were now looking towards the sky.
"She's right." Uryu said. "It's as if…they're praying."
"Praying for what exactly?" Ren asked for everybody.
Looking up, everyone's eyes widen when they saw cracks in the sky forming. And as more cracks formed, both Team RWBY(S) and JNPR had a sense of déjà vu.
"Is that what I think it is?" Jaune asked.
Then, from the cracks, giant hands appeared and from the cracks was the beast that appeared during the initiation. It was a Menos Grande.
"A Menos Grande!?" Blake said in surprise since the last time they saw one, it was during their initiation.
Then suddenly, two more cracks appeared in the sky, surprising everyone as two more Menos' appeared.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Jaune said.
"One was bad enough last time. Now there are three!" Weiss said.
Seth felt his hand being grabbed and squeezed, turning to see Ruby looking up at the three huge Grimms fearfully.
"She must be remembering what happened last time."
Seth agreed with Crescent before squeezing back, getting Ruby's attention and making her turn to him. "Don't worry. It's not going to as the same as last time. I promise."
Ruby looked like she wanted to think differently, but after spending a semester with him plus the events they experienced, she nodded and let go of Seth, trusting him that he'll be alright this time around.
Seth smiled thankfully before turning towards the Menos'.
"They're so huge." Uryu commented. "What inconceivable dimensions!"
"Heh, scared?"
"Hmph! Not on your life."
Some Grimms then flew up to the Menos, all roaring and screeching in prayer as if the huge Grimms were gods. Then, the three opened their mouths and huge, long tongues appeared, piercing any Grimms close enough into a Grimm cabob.
"What the!?"
They then retracted their tongues and ate the Grimms whole, surprising everyone and making a few wanting to throw up their lunch.
"They…ate those Grimms!" Uryu said, disgusted.
"How revolting!" Weiss commented.
"So…anyone want to join in helping me take those guys down?" Seth asked.
"I'm going." Uryu said. "I can't have a Shinigami one up me."
"Whatever you say." Seth said. "That just leaves one more Menos. But who can take one on?"
"It would have to be someone with a lot of power." Uryu said.
"Someone who can really pack a punch."
"Someone who can fight without fear."
…Slowly, Seth turned to his friend, Sado who noticed his gaze.
"Let's go! Uryu! Chad!" Seth yelled as he ran off ahead, dragging Sado with him.
"W-Wait! Seth!" With no other choice, Uryu quickly followed.
"And there they go." Yang said before she and the group turned back to the remaining Grimms. "C'mon guys, let's finish things up here."
Everyone nodded in agreement and worked together to finish off the last of the Grimm.
(Meanwhile, Back In Beacon)
In the office of Prof. Ozpin, said headmaster was currently watching through his Scroll what was happening within the city, a hot mug of coffee in his hand as always as Kisuke was watching with him, a cup of coffee in his hand as well.
"I'm surprised you haven't done anything about this." Kisuke said.
"I would have, but after seeing this," Ozpin gestured to the video which showed Seth, Uryu, and Chad. "I decided not to."
"Ah, our little Seth, trying to make friends." Kisuke said before taking a sip of his cup of Joe.
"He's the complete opposite of what he used to be." Ozpin commented, also taking a sip. "It's as if we're seeing old Mamoru Go before he became the Zero-taichou."
"There's a name I haven't heard in a while." Kisuke said with a small smile. "He was so innocent back then."
"Yes, but that innocence was snuffed out way too soon." Ozpin said before going back to the video.
(With Seth, Uryu, and Chad)
"Let's do this!" Seth shouted before he went on the attack.
"Wait! Seth! We need a plan of attack first!" Uryu said.
"I have a plan: Attack!" Seth said before he ran towards his Menos.
"Wait! Argh, that idiot!" Uryu said before turning to Sado. "Sado, we need-" But when he turned, the big man was not there. Turning, he quickly found him charging towards his Menos. "Argh, I'm surrounded by idiots!"
"Take this!" Seth shouted, swinging Zangetsu at the leg of the Menos. He was half way in when the Menos just kicked him away.
With Sado, he threw a punch, but he was swatted away as both he and Seth crashed to the ground.
"Seth, Sado, you two alright?" Uryu asked, running up to them.
"Hey, what do you know?" Seth said, blood dripping from his head. "I didn't die this time." He got back up and shook his head to get rid of the dizziness in his head. "Okay, attacking won't work. We need a new plan of attack."
*WHACK!*
"You think!?" Uryu said, a tick mark somehow visible on him as Seth held his bruised head.
"You have a plan?" Sado asked the Quincy.
"Not at the moment." Uryu said before turning to Seth. "Seth, you've faced one of these things before, right? Can you give us any information on these guys?"
"Well, besides being freakishly huge, they're pretty slow and are weak to Aura based attacks." Seth said, remembering any key facts the last time he fought a Menos. "But watch out for this red beam of death it fires. I took one last time and almost died. It charges pretty quickly too, but if you can disrupt it, the energy will blow up in their face."
Uryu took in the information given to him before nodded, a plan forming in his head.
"Seth, how big can that wave of Aura move get?" Uryu asked, talking about the Getsuga Tenshō.
"Depends on how much Aura I use." Seth said.
Uryu then turned to Sado. "Sado, right? How powerful is your punch?"
"Powerful enough to punch through a Deathstalker's armor."
Uryu nodded again before asking the both of them, "How fast are you two?"
Seth and Sado looked at one another and replied at the same time, "Pretty fast."
"Then, I need you two to buy me some time." Uryu said. "I have this one technique that will take care of these three behemoths, but it takes time to prepare. Plus, it can only happen in a certain amount of area. Can you guys do that?"
Seth and Sado nodded.
"Then let's do this." Uryu said before he flashed away.
"Well Chad, you heard the man." Seth said as he and Sado turned to the three humongous Grimms. "Let's get to work."
Sado nodded before the two charged at the three.
(With Uryu)
Uryu flashed into existence, looking around.
"This spot should do." The bespectacled teen said before bringing out one of those silver handles he was carrying with him. "Damn, I really didn't want to use these until the tournament, but the situation calls for it." He then used his natural ability as a Quincy and gathered Aura around him before transferring it into the handle, a blade of Aura later forming. He twirled it around before stabbing the sword into the ground before flashing away to another part of the city.
(Back With Seth and Sado)
"Seth."
"Hm?"
"Why did you ask Uryu to be your friend once this was all over? He isn't exactly the type of person someone can just put on their friend's list."
'Well, he and I are a lot alike.' Seth thought as he Shunpoed out of the way from being stomped. After his first experience, he was not about to be stomped on a second time. 'We've both lost loved one and we have reasons to be strong. His attitude does need some work, I think the saying, 'Opposites attract,' applies here.'
Crescent just sighed. "You are making some of the weirdest friends since Sado."
'Hey. What does that mean?' Seth thought before dodging another foot attempting to stomp on him. Glancing to his far left, he saw Sado punching a Menos, almost knocking it off balance before running off.
"What is taking Uryu so long?" Just as those words left Seth's mouth.
*RING-RING-RING!*
His Scroll went off and he answered it immediately. "Hello?"
-Seth, it's me, Uryu. My preparations are complete.-
"How did you get my number?"
-I borrowed one of your friend's Scrolls. I need you and Sado to lead the Grimms to the center of the area you're in now.-
"Got it." Seth said, hanging up before shunpoing to Sado. "Chad, Uryu gave me a call. He wants us to lead these guys to the center of the area."
Sado nodded before they turned to the Menos'.
"Hey! Uglies!" Seth yelled out. "Catch us if you can!"
That seemed to anger the Grimms a bit as they gave chase.
"Let's move!"
(With Uryu)
Uryu, who was not far from Seth and Sado, was watching as Seth and Sado ran from the Grimms, waiting for the perfect moment.
"Wait for it…" Uryu muttered to himself as he took out a small cylinder object. "Almost there…" He waited until he saw the Menos' within his target area, opening up the cylinder object in his hand and pouring out some sort of liquid onto one of those swords he pulled out earlier, saying one word. "Sprenger."
The minute a single drop of that liquid touched the handle, a stream of Aura not only erupted from it, but from others that Uryu had planted around the area, making a pentagon as the streams of Aura all traveled forward until they met up at the center of the area where the three Menos Grande Grimms had just entered. They gave out loud roars of pain before they're bodies started to disintegrate within the pentagon.
Uryu discarded the cylinder object in his hand as he admired his handy work, his glasses reflecting the light his trap was giving off.
(With Seth)
"Whoa…" Seth said as he and Sado stared at what Uryu had just done.
"I will not lie, that was impressive."
"I wonder how many tricks Uryu has under his sleeves."
'We may never know.' Seth thought, sheathing Zangetsu and returning it into its sealed form.
"Uryu's not so bad, isn't he?"
Sado just nodded.
(
With RWBY and JNPR)
"Whoa…" Jaune said as he and the other stared at the light in the distance as they had finished off the last of the Grimm in the area.
Yang whistled. "Those guys sure know how to put on a light show, am I right?"
Everyone groaned before putting away their weapons.
"Those three sure are in a league of their own." Pyrrha commented.
"It's almost enough to make a person jealous." Ruby said as the light of Uryu's trap died down. "I wonder what they're doing right now."
(Back with the guys)
Both Seth and Uryu faced one another, weapons out and ready. To the side, Sado simply watched, not bothering to interfere.
"So, now that those Grimms are out of the way, let's say you and I finally finish this once and for all." Seth said, drawing Zangetsu.
"Yes. It's time I show you the strength of the Quinces." Uryu said, his bow out and ready.
Crescent sighed. "Boys."
"Midget! Pass me the popcorn!"
"I told you to stop calling me that!"
The fight between the two then began…once Sado held up a sign that said: Fight!
(Unknown Location)
Unknown to everybody, there was a spectator that watched everything that happened since the very beginning.
That spectator was none other than Aizen himself, his focus mostly on Seth.
"Hmm…"
(The Next Day, Beacon Cafeteria)
Both Team RWBY and JNPR blinked in surprise at what they saw.
"Hey, guys?"
"Yeah, Yang?"
"I'm not the only one seeing this, am I?"
"No, we're all seeing it."
If you're wondering what they were all seeing, it was Seth, Sado, and Uryu, all eating together…with an awkward silence hanging over them.
'I-I don't know how to approach them!' They all thought. Even Nora didn't have a clue on what to do, and she's usually the first to just step into situations like these.
"Why did you invite me, Seth?" Uryu asked.
"Well, you looked pretty lonely when I saw you eating alone." Seth said. "Food always tastes better when you're eating with friends."
"Are you still on that?" Uryu asked, taking a bite out of his sandwich. "I told you, we're not friends. Yesterday's fight proved that."
"Hey, that fight ended in a draw." Seth said. "Besides, if you say we're not friends, then why did you accept my invite?" Seth smirked when he saw Uryu flinch.
Wanting to change the subject, Uryu asked, "Well, why is he here?" Uryu pointed towards Sado.
"Big guy was eating by himself too. So I invited him as well." Seth explained. "Hey, Chad."
"Hm?"
"Wanna…trade that sandwich for this burrito?"
If his hair wasn't covering his eyes, people would have saw Sado blink. "…Sure."
And like that, they traded lunches.
Uryu just continued to eat until his eyes wandered towards Seth's pudding. "Hey, Seth."
"Hm?"
"Want to…trade your pudding for this muffin?"
"Yes!"
'That was fast.' Uryu thought as he and Seth traded.
And during all this, both teams watched everything.
"You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say those three looked like a team." Yang commented.
Everyone nodded in agreement before they went to go join them, the awkward silence now gone.
(Somewhere Around The Academy)
"Now that was a good lunch." Seth commented, patting his stomach as he was heading to Kisuke's classroom. There were too many things that got in his way, not that he was against those distractions, but now he finally has the time to go see Kisuke and hopefully, a solution to his problem with Shiro.
"Well hello there." If it wasn't for the fact that when Seth turned the corner, he was met with none other than Aizen himself.
"Oh. Hello." Seth greeted. "Aren't you that guy that stopped Grimmjow last time?"
"Why yes I am." Aizen said. "I'm glad you remember me."
'Pretty hard to forget someone with an Aura such as yours.' Seth thought. "So, do you need something?"
"Yes, actually." Aizen said, his smile never leaving his face. "Now, don't be alarmed when I say this, but I hear you've been having some…inner trouble."
Seth took a step back. "What do you…"
"The Grimm inside of you. I know all about it." Seth's eyes widen when Aizen dropped the bomb right then and there.
"How did you-!?"
"It's not that hard to figure out when you've had your eyes on someone for a while." Aizen said. "Yes, I have had my eyes on you for some time, Mr. Aberrant."
"I…need to get going." Seth said, attempting to get away, but he didn't get far.
"What if I told you that I can help you?" Seth had just run past him when Aizen spoke those words.
"What did you say?" Seth asked, turning to him.
"I'm saying, Mr. Aberrant, that I have a solution to your Grimm problem." Aizen said, turning to him.
"I don't trust this guy, Seth. He's got to be lying."
Seth agreed with Crescent, but his curiosity got the better of him. "How do I know you're not lying?"
Aizen simply chuckled. "Mr. Aberrant, you only need to look at my students to know that I speak the truth. I'm sure you've noticed how…Grimm like they are."
Seth didn't talk back for what Aizen said was true.
"I can help you, Seth Aberrant." Aizen said. "Not only that, but I can teach you to not only get the Grimm in you under control, but to also use its power for your own, how to properly control it. You seek to get stronger, right?"
Again, Seth stayed silence for Aizen was right again. Here was a solution to his problems, right in front of him. Sure, there was still the chance of Kisuke might have a solution of his own, but Aizen here did too, and with evidence to back it up.
"…What's the catch?"
Aizen simply smiled and offered his hand. "Seth Aberrant, how would you like to join my academy?"
Seth did not expect that.
"Eh?"
(Insert Shiawase no Arika by LOCAL CONNECT)
(Instrumental) The song starts as the night sky was illuminated by the shattered moon of Remnant as shooting starts were falling down.
(Massugu ni aruitekita) We see Seth outside walking while gazing at the night sky.
(Bukiyou na kono kokoro) The sun then starts to rise as we now see Seth walking along a beach.
(Itsuwarinai sono me ni utsuru) Seth continues to walk along the beach, gazing out over the horizon before notices something from the corner of his eyes and and turns.
(Atatakai hikari) Squinting his eyes, we see in the distant Seth's team, Team RWBY
(Afureru kibouno nakade ima bokura) All of Team RWBY wave towards Seth and gestures for him to come over.
(Doredake no ai ni deaeru no darou) We then focus on Ruby who was smiling brightly as Scarlet's Heart Jewel shined brightly in the sun.
(Onaji toki wo ima ikiteru) Seth blinks dumbly before he slowly makes his way towards them.
(Aisuru koto no yorokobi ni furete) When Seth finally makes it to his team, Ruby runs up to him and smiles. Soon after, Seth smiles back just before the scene shifts to show the good luck charm Ruby had given to Seth laying in the sand next to a wooden badge that had a skull in the center.
Ashbel: And done! Finally, after months, I am back and have returned!
Seth: Took you long enough.
Ashbel: Blame the life I live. Anyway, congrats on making a new friend in the form of Uryu Ishida, Seth.
Seth: Thanks. I have a feeling that it's gonna take some real work in getting past his shell to get to really know him.
Ashbel: So, what are you gonna do about Aizen's offer?
Seth: Why are you asking me? You already know that answer.
AshbeL: True. I do, but I want to know what you think.
Seth: Honestly, I don't know.
Ashbel: Well, you'll be surprised at what I have planned for you in the future. In the mean time, next chapter, we'll get some more of Sado/Chad and maybe you readers will get to see what Seth will decide concerning Aizen's offer to Seth. Until then, this has been Ashbel Longhart here, signing out.