RWBY: Lost and Forgotten

Chapter 35

Chrome

After saying goodbye to our parents, me and Blake followed the others to the house they were staying in. Ruby and Yang's uncle, Qrow, told us about the relic's importance. And about Salem.

Walking inside, Qrow sat down on the couch. "So..." I said, breaking the silence. "What now?"

Qrow took a swig of his flask. "We gotta take the relic to Atlas."

"Atlas?" I repeated.

"It's what Oz said." Qrow shrugged.

Everyone turned to Weiss. "You've got to be joking..."

"Trust me, I'm not crazy about it either. And without the Spring Maiden here to seal the Relic back in its Vault, it's our best option." Qrow said.

"Atlas may be the safest kingdom we have at the moment, but their borders are closed. General Ironwood called everyone back." Ren said.

"Eh, not everyone." Qrow activated his scroll, showing a hologram of a highlighted portion of land. "The city of Argus is a ways north of us and it's the primary trading port between Anima and Solitas. They've got the largest Atlas military base outside the kingdom. There's no way they'd leave it abandoned, and if we play our cards right, I think there's a good chance we could convince them to escort us straight to Ironwood."

"I mean, we do have the missing Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company." Blake added.

"Ex-Heiress, actually."

"True, true. But if there's a chance of reward money, I say we go for it." Yang smirked.

"Ugh..."

"Hopefully the first option will suffice." the kid from Haven said as he walked into the room.

"Before we continue, can I ask a quick question?"

"What is it?"

"Who are you?" I asked the kid. "Mind filling me and Blake in?"

"Right, I forgot." he gave a soft smile as he placed his cane in front of him. "The person you see before you is Oscar Pine." he said. "However, the person you're talking to is Professor Ozpin."

"Uh...what?"

"In simpler terms, I have reincarnated as this boy." he replied.

I chuckled again. "That's not..." seeing the look on his face, I realized he wasn't kidding. "Oh my God, you're serious. But...how?"

"It's a curse from the Gods." he replied. "Now, if you wouldn't mind, I would like to get back to the task at hand."

"Right." I rubbed the back of my head. "Sorry, sir."

"So," Ruby said softly. "What exactly does the Relic do?"

"Of course." Ozpin detachted the relic from his hip. "The Relic of Knowledge has a wonderful, and incredibly dangerous ability." the Relic grew into it's original size. "Its user can ask any question, and the lamp will provide an answer."

"Intriguing..." Ren said.

"That's incredible..."

"Indeed. However, it's not without drawbacks. The lamp cannot tell of events that have yet to happen, and it will only ever answer three questions every one hundred years." Ozpin added.

"Well, I guess that's not so bad. Adds a lot of pressure though." I said with a sigh.

"Then let's put it to a vote! What should we ask first? Oh! Can we ask for more questions? CAN WE ASK FOR MORE QUESTIONS?!" Nora shouted with excitement.

"They're not wishes..." Ren said as he facepalmed.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to ask it anything at the moment. The questions were used before I sealed it away." Ozpin said with a chuckle.

"Well, at least now we know what it is. And we'll be sure to keep it safe!"

"Right." I nodded in agreement. "So, I guess we should pack up for Argus?"

End of chapter 35