Chapter 26: School Starts FIGHT!
"You're not saying what I think you're saying are you?" Qrow asked as he stood behind Ozpin's desk as the Headmaster sat and looked out the window.
"That's exactly what I'm saying, with his help our Guardian can win her fight with a better chance." Ozpin said as he turned to face Qrow.
"But he's a kid, who lacks experience and motivation, do you really think that he can help in any way at this point?" Qrow asked? Ozpin just nodded as he stood up and took a sip from his coffee.
"Anton is more experienced then you come to think, however you're question about motivation and help are the two things he needs to become what we need him to be, and I believe with your help he can." Ozpin declared.
"Wait my help, but what about-" Qrow was cut off.
"Train the boy then we'll talk about Autumn and Raven, agreed?" Ozpin offered. Qrow stood there is defeat and disbelief.
"Fine." Qrow said as he turned around and started to walk out. "Have you chosen a Gaurdian yet?" Qrow asked as he stopped at the elevator door.
"PYHRRA!" Jaune yelled as he ran down the hallway of the Coliseum away from something.
"Jaune what happened?" Pyhrra asked as she came running for the dork as they crashed into eachother and landed on the floor with Jaune on top.
"Oh my gosh Pyhrra we have a problem a very big problem!" Jaune decleared before noticing the spot they were in.
"Uh ok can you tell me after you get off of me?" Pyhrra asked. Embarrassed Jaune got up and gave Pyhrra a hand. "Ok what happened?" Pyhrra asked.
"It's, it's-"
"Right behind you." Anton said, scaring the boy out of pants.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Jaune's yell could be heard from anywhere at this point, but it's was till ridiculous, even worse is when he jumps on Pyhrra for protection.
"Jaune what's the matter it's just Anton?" Pyhrra asked as Jaune clinged onto Pyhrra.
"Yeah but that's it, wherever he is he's got that giant Nevermore with him." Jaune explained.
"Nope Jaune it's just me … and my team, I left Storm under someone else's care while attend Beacon." Anton explained. Putting a shocked face on the two.
"Wait what?" Jaune asked as he let go of Pyhrra.
"Did you just say, attend Beacon?" Pyhrra asked.
"Yeah, I'm not just here for the tournament, yesterday Ozpin offered me and my team spots at Beacon." Anton explained.
"Well that's grand." Pyhrra said.
"But I thought you were a lone wolf?" Jaune asked before getting decked by the amazonion. Anton just laughed at the two.
"Normally yes, but then I got an idea." Anton said before walking away.
"And what idea was that?" Pyhrra asked as she followed before Jaune recovered.
"The people know me now, they say what I did, but they don't understand why, so I'm going to give a good name to my team and I, and give the people something to have hope in, instead of fear." Anton explained.
"Well that sounds cool." Jaune mentioned.
"Yes that does seem noble." Pyhrra added.
"Well I hope so." Anton said right before he bumped into the girl with orange hair.
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't see you." She said.
"Oh no it's my fault, I wasn't really watching where I was going." Anton said.
"PENNY!" a familiar voice called out. The girl now known as Penny turned and found Ruby waving at her.
"RUBY!" Penny called out as she tackled her to the ground. Anton chuckled as he began to walk away. Pyhrra and Jaune noticed this and chased after him.
"Wait Anton where are you going aren't you going to watch the next fight?" Jaune asked as they caught up to him.
"No my team will though." Anton said as he continued to walk.
"But our friends our fighting next." Pyhrra stated. Anton stopped and turned to face them.
"Listen I would love to watch Yang and Weiss fight, but I have … a thing to do real quick, so just for now, keep my attendance a secret ok?" Anton asked.
"Ok but when should we tell everyone?" Jaune asked.
"Oh you don't, but they'll know soon enough." Anton said before he sprouted his wings and flew off.
"Well he certainly knows how to make an exit." Pyhrra stated.
Anton flew up to Ozpin's office window and knocked three times before watching it open.
"Do you ever use the front door?" Qrow asked as Anton hovered in.
"Only for certain occasions." Anton stated as his wings folded in.
"Now that you're here, how's adjusting to the school routine?" Ozpin asked as he closed his window.
"Uh it's good, we're all settled in our dorm, though Jarvis took most of the space, but we're fine other than that." Anton explained.
"Good to hear, now as usual there is a reason I called you here." Ozpin stated.
"Yeah I expected as much, so what's the sitch, Grimm attack, White Fang near the city, Ice cream melted?" Anton asked.
"You're because there's something we need to talk about." Qrow stated.
"Like what?" Anton asked. There was a pause of silence as Ozpin nodded to Qrow.
"Anton, I already told you the people are afraid." Ozpin stated.
"Yeah, something big is coming, Fear as you put it, but what exactly?" Anton asked.
"That we don't know for sure, but we do know what it is capable of, and we need you to be ready." Qrow said.
"So that's why you wanted me to attend to academy, to train and get better?" Anton asked.
"Not exactly, though attending Beacon makes it easier, but for training, I have assigned Qrow here to work with you." Ozpin explained.
"So the legendary huntsmen, and the well known rookie, why does that sound like a fairy tale." Anton said.
"Save your jokes for after we start training kid." Qrow stated.
"When do we start is my question?" Anton asked.
"WILL ANTON SONREEF AND SAMUEL CRAWFORD PLEASE ENTER THE RING!"
"After your fight." Qrow said as Anton turned to Ozpin.
"I thought I was only in the singles round?" Anton asked.
"Consider this a test." Ozpin said as he smiled at Anton.
Samuel stood there in the ring with the other oppenets across from him. Samuel had analyzed them as, Tuck Cream and Shafe Baize. Tuck seemed to like dual swords while Shafe was … … … well he was different, instead of any kind of traditional or exotic weapon he had a DJ stand with speakers.
"Hey is your teammate coming or what." Tuck called out as his dreadlocks flew behind his head. Just as he asked that they stadiums speakers went off, at first it was a loud screech but then the music started blasting.
(Thunderstruck intro-AC/DC)
"Well he does love to make an entrance." Samuel stated as he put his hood on before the field began to form. The field turned to be Ocean, Forest, Mountain, and Desert. Everyone in the Audience was confused and started to look around in confushion.
"What the Shafe?" Tuck asked as he turned to his team mate.
"Uh not me, wait look." Shafe said as he pointed to the sky and everyone in the audience watched as an arrow was formed by clouds pointed right at Tuck and Shafe.
"Tucker Cream and Shafer Baize of Team STAK from Atlas Versus Anton Sonreef and Samuel Crawford of Team JAFS from Beacon." Oobleck stated.
"Wait what?" Ruby asked from the stands.
"Did he just say what I think he said?" Blake asked.
"BEGIN!" Port called out, just before everyone watched as Anton flew right down the arrow and into the ground in between Tuck and Shafe, sending Tuck into Samuel while Shafe and his DJ stand still stood.
"Get ready for the sound to take you on." Shafe as he changed the music and used the sound out of his speakers to blow Anton away.
(Welcome to the Jungle-Guns and Roses)
"Well this turned into a battle of the bands fast." Anton stated as he flew above the sound blast.
Samuel threw Tuck behind him into the desert and ran after him as Tuck crashed into a pillar. Anton flew around as Shafe kept working the DJ stand, blasting the music in Anton's general direction. Tuck pulled out his two swords and readied for Samuel as he charged him. Shafe the pressed a few buttons and flipped a few levers before turning up the volume, knocking Anton out of the sky. Tuck ducked under Samuel's punch before deciding to pick him up and throw him back to the middle of the field. Samuel recovered from the throw as he back flipped and landed on his feet before pulling out a small cylander. As Tuck charged Samuel, he pressed a button on the cylander before dropping it and jumping out of the way. Anton recovered and hovered in the air to get a quick look at the battle and say Samuel jumping away from a flashbang and flew to him and picked him up before flying over to into the forest. As it hit the ground there was a giant flash before Tuck and Shafe found themselves blinded. Giving Anton and Samuel some time.
"Ok, that DJ is tougher then I thought." Anton said.
"Same with my oppenet, not what I expected." Samuel said.
"Alright we need a plan, any suggestions." Anton asked.
"Oh now you listen to me." Samuel stated.
"This is tournament, how bad could it be?" Anton bargened.
"Ok, how about a good old misfire?" Samuel suggested.
"Alright let's do it." Anton said.
Back with Tuck and Shafe as their blindness went away.
"Hey where did they go?" Tuck asked.
"Cowards they probably ran away." Shafe stated and the music changed again.
(We Don't Run-Bon Jovi)
Anton flew up to Shafe, just as Samuel ran up to Tuck. Tuck charged Samuel and swung at his left only to watch as Samuel ducked and tripped him to the ground before quickly disarming him of his left sword. Instead of charging Shafe lie everyone thought Anton quickly made a right turn before flying in circles around him really fast. Shafe tried blasting him out the sky again but found it difficult with Anto flying so close and so fast.
"Can't touch this." Anton started with puns.
"Yeah I can." Shafe said rather annoyed by this tatic.
"Sorry I'm too sexy." Anton remarked.
"I have way more girls on me then you." Shafe said in a rather angry tone.
"DJ got you falling in love tonight." Anton teased.
"Yeah I do." Shafe came back.
Samuel and Tuck sword clashed before pushing each other off. Tuck came in for the attack but Samuel only blocked every attack. Left, right, over head, under swipe, there, Samuel found his opportunity as Tuck tried to swing straight for his head. As he did that Samuel grabbed his wrist and twisted it until Tuck dropped his sword where Samuel then kneed him in the chest before kicking him in the face.
"SAM NOW!" Anton called out. Samuel then threw Tuck in the air as Anton Flew above and grabbed him before flying back to Shafe.
"HOLD STILL DAMNIT!" Shafe called out as he cranked up the volume and changed the music. Anton dove straight for him.
"You want me, well here I come!" Anton called out. Shafe smiled as he cranked up the volume even higher and blasted death metal at the flying boy. Anton only smiled as he dropped Tuck and did a complete ninety degree turn. The sound blast was hard and loud enough to send Tuck flying out of the stadium as a loud bell was heard.
"Oh my, what is this?" Port called out.
"It appears that Anton and Samuel have used Shafe's own attack to take out his own teammate." Oobleck explained.
"I can see that but what I'm asking is what is Shafe doing?" Port asked as the audience saw Shafe and his gear floating in the air before quickly forming together, making a Mech of some sort with speakers all over it.
"Ah it would appear Shafe has activated his semblance, and with it he can manipulate any electrical technology, so hold on to your scrolls everyone, because has gone Technomancy." Oobleck explained.
"Technomancy … oh no." Anton said before Bone Flier started freaking out and flying all over the place.
"Anton what's going on?" Samuel asked.
"I've lost control, Shafe is a technomage." Anton said before he started flying towards Samuel. Samuel quickly jumped up and onto Anton as they flew up.
"What can't you move?" Samuel asked.
"Wings and legs, basically I'm under his control." Anton said.
"Great, See if you can get control, I'll try to mess with Shafe." Samuel said before he jumped off. Anton tried pressing buttons on the waist belt only for nothing to happen.
"That's it Plan-B." Anton said as he brought out Vibre and held down on the grip before it started vibreating. "Damn." Anton said before he sliced one of the right wing off and started down in a spiral.
Samuel landed in a tree before charging the Sound Mecha that Shafe made. Shafe saw this and blasted death metal with the flick of his wirst at Samuel. Samuel dodged the attack but only to be knocked out by Anton's wing. A loud bell was heard as Anton quickly quickly cut the other wing and gained control as he went into a nose dive towards Shafe. Quickly Shafe started throwing Death Metal at Anton as if to slow him down. It looked like it was working at first, but Anton activated his thruster pack and repulser boots to maximum power and shot like bullet at Shafe. As Anton landed his hit on Shafe dust in the air collected to for a dust cloud as a loud bell was rung. But for suspense reason Port and Oobleck didn't announce who won. As the dust cleared the audience could see Anton kneeling behind Shafe's standing Mecha. There was a long suspenseful pause before Shafe's Mecha disassembled and he fell to the floor as Anton stood up and sheathed Vibre before pressing a button on the waste belt. The Audience cheered as Anton's wings reassembled themselves onto Bone Flier and folded into the pack.
"Well that was a great fight." Jarvis claimed as everyone walked into their dorm. The Dorm was like any other, only full of weapons everywhere and I mean everywhere. On the floor, under the bed, on the walls, in the closet, even hanging from the roof.
"Yeah I got to admit, Sammy here wasn't too bad." Forest stated.
"Shut up." Samuel said.
"Well Anton, you out did yourself … … … say where is the lad?" Jarvis asked.
"Forget Anton, I may never get used to these uniforms." Samuel said as he commented on everyone's new attire.
"Oh come on, I think they make me look great." Forest said as she gave the bys a twirl.
"Easy for you to say, you're just a cute little girl." Samuel … … .. yeah he regretted saying that.
Anton found himself on the balcony looking out towards Beacon tower and the Coliseum. Thinking back to when he just started living in Vale, how different it was from now, but in a good way.
"Well if it isn't the mighty hunter." Ruby in her uniform said as she walked up to him. Anton smiled as he kept looking out to the horizon.
"I'll admit, this is new." Anton said as Ruby stood next to him.
"What, going to school?" Ruby asked.
"No, having to wear a uniform during school hours." Ruby laughed at his remark. After that they never looked at each other, they hardly spoke, it was like blissful silence between the two. Ruby looked down to his hand and held it with hers as she laid her head on his shoulder.
"Did it hurt when you had to cut your wings off?" She asked.
"Why do you ask?" Anton asked.
"Because this time it was you that did it, and not your parents." Ruby stated. Anton thought for a moment before giving an answer.
"Physically, no." Anton said. Ruby chuckled.
"Why do you do that?" She asked.
"Do what? Anton wondered.
"It's like you block your emotions every time someone asks you about you." Ruby stated.
"I don't block them." He said as they faced each other. "I just surpress them." Anton stated as he kissed her forehead.
"Surpressing them is bad to." Ruby stated. Anton had to think about that for a bit.