Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. Here, the group is gonna see how the other Weiss fight the Grimm, as well as what happens after class. So, I hope you enjoy.
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Reading Ch 12: The Badge's Heavy Burden Part 3
"Goodbye, General," Port said as the video feed ended. "Well, now that that's out of the way, I think we have time for a demonstration. Would anyone like to come forth and show us their skills?" Many hands were raised. "Let's see…Miss Schnee!" he called out, making the girl smirk.
"Another small difference." Blake mentioned, getting the attention of magic users.
"What do you mean?" Harry asked her.
Blake ignored Weiss's pleading to stay silent and continued. "In our class, Port ended the lecture by saying a huntsman or huntress must be honorable, dependable, strategic, well-educated, and wise. When he asked who thinks they're the embodiment of those traits, Weiss stated that she was."
Cue the looks of disbelief from the Golden Trio. "Seriously?" Ron was the first to speak. "Not even Hermione was that arrogant in the past."
"I was arrogant!" Hermione protested while Weiss flushed in embarrassment.
"Sorry Mione, but you kinda were." Harry admitted, getting a betrayed look from the girl. "You always showed off your intelligence to everyone during first year, especially Ron."
That caused Hermione to flush as well, and look away.
A few moments later, Weiss was in her usual attire with Myrtenaster held out in front of her. Port had moved a large cage into the room, which was moving around like something was trying to get out of it.
"Wait a minute, he got a Grimm inside a cage?" Hermione asked in disbelief. "How did he do that?"
"Professor Port always had a knack at capturing Grimm alive." Ozpin explained. "His boasting are not always just talk. He possessed a high level of skill to be a teacher at Beacon."
"And love to display it." Glynda muttered, recalling the times Port spoke and showed off his skills. Some of those times come to bite him in the butt.
"Go get 'em, Weiss!" Yang cheered with her fist in the air.
"Fight well!" Blake cheered quietly, waving a small team RWBY flag around.
"Go and represent team RWBY!" Ruby exclaimed loudly, excited to see her skills in full.
Cardin looked at Ruby irritably while Weiss smirked. "No problem," she told her partner. Compared to what Harry put her through, what was the worse Port could dish out?
"And there's another change!" Yang chirped. "When Ruby tried to cheer her on, Weiss got really pissed."
"Well, she wasn't paying attention in class, and it was irritating me," Weiss defended herself. Ruby pouted.
"It's not my fault that he talked about himself more then he teached! He was boring!" she said, crossing his arms.
"I don't blame her," Ron said. "I've had enough of Lockhart talking about himself. If I had to listen to another teacher talk about his life story, I'd probably poke my eyes out with my own wand."
"I think I'll need to have another chat with Port about actually teaching again," Ozpin muttered into his coffee.
Glynda frowned. "That aside, you really shouldn't grow too confident, Miss Schnee," she lectured. "Fighting Grimm is not something you need to take lightly.
Weiss didn't look offended. "No offense, Professor Goodwitch, but have you SEEN the craziness this other Harry can do? I think my other can handle herself." Harry smirked.
"Are you ready?" Professor Port asked, hefting his large blunderbuss/axe off his shoulder.
"Yes, sir," she said, locking into her stance.
Port nodded. "Very well!" he said loudly and slammed the axe head of his weapon down on the lock of the cage. A boarbatusk came rushing out at Weiss, who reacted quickly and jumped over the Grimm, rolling as she hit the ground and turning sharply to face her opponent.
"Ho, Ho! Exceptional skill!" Professor Port praised. "Very well executed, Miss Schnee!"
Weiss smirked. This was nothing. She worked to try and predict Harry's movements. A boarbatusk's blind charge? Child's play.
"She does have a point there," Ren spoke. "From what I've seen, Harry is rather unpredictable with his fighting style and reacts more on instinct and opportunity rather than uniform and coria graphed attacks."
Ozpin hummed. "That's true."
The boarbatusk turned and pawed the ground angrily as it started to charge again. Weiss stood her ground as the Grimm ran closer. Just as it reached her, she used a Glyph to quickly move to the side to avoid the Grimm. She was analyzing the Grimm, something Harry had drilled into her head numerous times. Don't attack until you're sure it won't change its tactics on you.
"Smart," Glynda nodded.
Hermione beamed. "You seem to have gotten over your 'jump in without a plan' phase, Harry," she teased.
"Well it was bound to happen," he huffed.
"Come on, Weiss!" Ruby encouraged from her seat, her hands clenched in front of her chest. Cardin glared at Ruby, but no one noticed but Blake and Harry, both of whom frowned at the orange haired kid.
Weiss dodged another charge and was satisfied with her observation, she jumped a few feet away from the boarbatusk and prepared to attack. "Weiss!" Ruby called out from behind her. "Go for the underbelly! There's no armor there!"
Weiss was about to reply when she was interrupted by Cardin's loud shout of, "Would you just shut up?!" Ruby cringed at the statement, and Weiss turned and glared at Cardin. While Ruby's statement wasn't needed, at least she was being nice and trying to be helpful!
"Another change!" Yang shouted, earning a glare from Weiss.
"What's your problem?!" she asked the irate Hunter in training.
"Weiss! Pay attention!" Harry shouted. Weiss turned and saw the boarbatusk spinning in place, preparing to charge her. Her eyes widened as instinct took over. She created a Glyph under the Grimm and herself. The Glyph under the Grimm flashed and the Grimm was sent into the air. Weiss kicked off hers and thrust her sword into the soft underbelly of the boarbatusk and sent it flying at the wall. The boar Grimm flew past Professor Port's head. He looked to the Grimm when it hit the wall. He laughed joyfully.
"Stupendous! We have the makings of a future Huntress in the making here!" he praised, and the class clapped. "I think that's enough for today! And remember, my students! Stay vigilant!"
'Heh. Constant vigilance!' Harry mused in amusement and turned to look at Weiss. Weiss panted lightly as she tried to catch her breath. She turned back to Ruby and nodded a small smirk on her face. Ruby's lit up and nodded back eagerly, a silent question being answered. Weiss, however, broke away and turned to glare at Cardin, who sneered and walked out of the classroom. Harry frowned at the guy's attitude.
Harry frowned at Cardin as well. Glynda, Ozpin, and McGonagall did as well, but the others were too busy complimenting Weiss.
"You were awesome, Weiss!" Ruby exclaimed.
"Was there any doubt?" Weiss asked haughtily, obviously proud of herself.
Glynda shook her head at his. "Ms Schnee, did you forget that you let yourself get distracted by Mr Winchester's comment? While I can't fault you defending your teammate, you still allowed that to happen. And that could lead to injury or death."
Weiss felt herself discouraged at her teacher's, until Harry spoke up. "But still, you did a good job and reacted quickly on time." Harry told her, smiling. "So you still did good."
Weiss's discouragement was wiped away at Harry's word and smiled slightly at him in thanks.
"Yes, there was," Harry said. Weiss turned and glared at him. "You got distracted. And while I can't fault you for it, you still allowed yourself to get distracted." He smiled at her and said, "But good job, nonetheless."
Ozpin nodded to this. "I'm glad to see that you point out what she did wrong, yet still compliment and encouraged her." Ozpin told Harry.
Harry shrugged. "It's best not to let every thing you did wrong discourage, but you can't forget about them either. Otherwise, you will never improve."
"Wise words, Mr. Potter."
Weiss had been discouraged when Harry told her, her mistake, but she smiled slightly when he said she did a good job. Harry nodded to her. "Come on, let's get to our last class."
They all nodded and stood and made their way out of the classroom. Ruby took a bit longer to get her stuff gathered up, so she came out last. She walked out when she heard, "Hey, kid." She turned to see Cardin leaning against the wall beside the door.
"Um, Hi, Cardin?" she asked uncertainly. "What's wrong-"
"You're pathetic."
She looked at him, startled. He glared at her. "I don't know how you snuck into Beacon, but it's obvious that you don't know shit about being here," he said darkly.
Immediately, Yang got angry. "Excuse me?!" Yang exclaimed, scowling and clenching her fist. "What the hell does he know?!"
"Ruby did not sneak in! She earn her place here!" Blake stated, hating the bully more and more. The others look angry at this, as well.
"That's not true!" Ruby protested.
"Then why the hell were you distracting your partner when she was fighting a Grimm?!" he demanded. Ruby flinched a bit at that but she didn't back up.
"You distracted her more than me, and she was doing fine until you shouted at me!"
"I shouldn't have had too! You're nothing more than a child trying to play grown up!" Ruby flinched away from him. Cardin scoffed. "It's quite obvious Ozpin made a mistake. Leave Beacon and go home, little girl." He walked around her and left. Ruby stood there, shaking slightly.
Yang growled, her eyes turn red while Ruby looked down, remembering her own first days at Beacon. The other teens are scowling and/or growling in anger as well while the teachers all have disappointed frown on their faces.
"What right does he have to say that?" Hermione hissed in anger. "He does not know the Headmaster nor Ruby!"
"He's just jealous that Ruby manage to get to Beacon at age fifteen rather than wait to become seventeen like everyone else." Ren said with a frown and crossed her arms. "That's still no excuse to tear her down like that." Weiss winced a little, recalling herself doing the same thing Cardin did, albeit less cruel.
Was he right? Did Ozpin make a mistake? Ruby wanted to think he didn't, but Cardin did have some good points. Maybe he was right. Everyone glared at her like she didn't belong. She wasn't wanted here.
Yang looked at her little sister in concern. "Ruby….were you thinking the same thing back then?" Yang asked her. Ruby look away for a moment before deciding to speak.
"...Whenever you aren't looking, there are some who would glare at me like that." Ruby admitted softly. "Because of those glares, as well as Weiss's words, I probably would've quit Beacon and try to go back to Signal if not for Professor Ozpin." Again, Weiss wince at this.
"I was wrong back then." Weiss told Ruby, looking a bit guilty. "You've become a good leader, and haven't steered us wrong before, not counting your childish moments." Ruby pouted a little at that. "You don't feel that way now, do you?"
Ruby shook her head. "I had some doubts from time to time, but not anymore. I know I can be a leader now." Several of her friends smiled at that.
Ozpin smiled as well. It seems like he made the right choice in making Ruby the leader.
"What a jackass," Ruby heard from behind her. She turned and saw Harry and Adam glaring at Cardin's retreating back.
"What are you two doing here?" Ruby asked.
"Coming to find you," Harry responded, turning to look at her. "You were straggling behind, so Adam and I volunteered to come find you. Imagine our surprise to hear that asshole talking smack about you."
Ruby looked down. "Do you think he was right? Did Ozpin make a mistake?" she asked quietly.
"Do you honestly think Winchester knows more than the headmaster of Beacon?" Adam asked incredulously.
"Adam have a point." Blake said. "It's stupid to think that Cardin, of all people, knows more than the Headmaster of Beacon."
Ozpin slightly nodded to this. He doesn't choose team leaders recklessly.
Ruby looked down, flushing with embarrassment. "No."
"Then don't worry about it," Harry told her. "After all, you're more of a leader than he will ever be."
Ruby looked to him. "How can you be so sure? What Cardin said…"
"Was bias as hell," Adam interrupted. "And hypocritical."
"Two more good points." Jaune stated. Then he smiled. "He always was more of man-child, considering he's acting like a typical high school bully."
Several laughs come from the statement. "Oh, we have to use that at Malfoy if he decides to mess with us again." Ron laughed, with Harry and even Hermione agreeing.
"A real leader isn't the one who just leads their team," Harry said. "A true leader is the one that encourages their team, making sure they are doing their best, and working to better them."
"But you've got to bear the burden when something goes wrong," Adam muttered forebodingly.
'So true.' Harry and Ozpin thought at the same time, unknowingly. The two of them have been in leadership positions, Ozpin more than Harry, and also observed leaders, good and bad.
"Well, said, Mr. Potter, Mr. Taurus," Ozpin's voice came from behind Ruby. They turned to see him standing there, mug of coffee and cane in hand. "It still remains to be seen if I'm wrong or not."
"Professor Ozpin," Ruby mumbled.
"Miss Rose," he said. "I understand what Mr. Winchester hurt you; and please take solace in the fact that while I've made more mistakes than any man, woman, and child on the planet, I don't think naming you leader of team RWBY was one of them." He smiled at the young girl, who blushed at the praise.
Harry narrowed his eyes at Ozpin. What does he mean when said that made 'more mistakes than any man, woman, and child'? What mistakes was he talking about?
While most would just dismiss it as the price of being a leader, Harry has a good nose on suspicious like that. What kind of mistakes does that man mean?
Ozpin turned around. "You've been gifted with a heavy burden," he told her. "And sometimes, that is the worst curse anyone can bear." He started walking off. "Just remember, Miss Rose, it's not the title that makes you a great leader, it's the attitude you exude to your teammates. Remember that."
Glynda nodded. "A lot of these things Professor Ozpin, Mr. Potter, and Mr. Taurus are true."
"Well, they've all been a leader for a long period of time, Ozpin the longest." Blake said. "They bound to know more than Winchester."
Ruby nodded. Harry and Adam smirked at the words. "He's not wrong, you know," Adam told the young leader. He knew better than most that if your attitude was poor, your subordinates would not listen to you. He used to have that problem with the White Fang.
Harry nodded. "Never doubt yourself, Ruby," he told her with a smile. "Otherwise, idiots like Cardin win. Trust me, I've dealt with enough to know." He flashed her a manic smile, and she giggled slightly. He laughed as well. "Come on! The others are waiting for us, and combat class is about to start."
Ruby nodded quickly and started walking to the next class, her head held high. Adam smirked as he followed her, with Harry bringing up the rear.
"It look like Mr. Potter and Mr. Taurus words helped bring her spirits up even more so." Ozpin said, getting nods in agreement.
Harry blushed and shrugged. Honestly, he felt that Ozpin could still handle it.
A few minutes later; Auditorium/ Combat classroom, Beacon Academy
Ruby, Adam, and Harry walked into the auditorium and found the others on the benches closest to the stage. They walked up to the benches and sat down where they could find a seat. Adam sat next to Nora on one bench. Ruby sat in-between Yang and Blake on the same bench. Harry sat at the end of another bench beside Lily.
Harry looked over and noticed Isabella seemed irritable. "What's up, Isabella?" he asked.
"Winchester," she said with gritted teeth. Harry sighed tiredly. He looked over to the guy in question and saw him laughing with his team. Harry scowled.
"Just when I think I've left Malfoy behind," Harry mumbled, "I find another equally prejudiced snob to take his ferrety place."
"No kidding." Ron muttered. "It seems no matter where we go, we bound to find another kind of Malfoy."
"Bullies are always gonna be around schools." Hermione sighed. "I've come to accept that for a long time."
"Here, here." Harry agreed.
Ruby look at them curiously. "Why did you call this Malfoy guy a ferret?" Harry and Ron smirked.
"He has the face of one, as well as the hair." Harry stated, getting a few laughter from the mental image.
"Huh? What about ferrets?" Ruby asked. Everyone looked at Harry in confusion. He realized what he said and chuckled sheepishly.
"Just saying Winchester reminds me of an old bully back home," he said. The three teams were curious about more information about his home, but before they could ask, they heard something slam onto the stage floor. Everyone in the room jumped at the sudden noise.
"Alright, you cute little would-be Hunters and Huntresses!" a familiar voice called out, making RWBY, JNPR, and HAIL look up in shock. "I don't care who you are, or where you came from! From here on out, however you were taught up to this point is wrong! And it's up to me to make sure you know how to fight the right way!"
The teens' eyes widen in shock before Blake remembered something. "Oh right. Summer is going to be our others' combat instructor."
Ruby's eyes shined with excitement and a bit of envy for her other. This is going to be so cool!
The three teams stared in shock at the woman on the stage. Her legs were covered with dark denim jeans tucked into dark colored knee high boots. She wore a dark colored vest with red accents and of course a pristine white cloak. Her hair was a bit shorter than when team HAIL found her, but not by much. Her silver eyes sparkled with mischief and glee as an almost sinister grin graced her beautiful face. At her feet was a large metal box for some reason.
"Um, why does she have a box?" Ron asked out loud. The others were wondering the same thing.
Glynda and Ozpin look at each other. "You don't think she…." Glynda trailed off.
"I think she did." Ozpin sighed.
"My name is Summer Rose!" the matriarch of the Xiao Long-Rose family announced loudly. "And for the next four years, I'm your new combat instructor, best friend, and of course…" She stared evilly down at the students. "Your worst fucking nightmare!"
'MOM?!/MRS. ROSE?!' were the prevailing thoughts of RWBY, JNPR, & HAIL.
Blake, Jaune, Weiss, and Ren gulped a little at the stare Summer is giving the class, as well as Summer's last words. "Why do I have the feeling that our others are doom to have constant aches?"
"For what is worth Mr. Arc, I sincerely apologize for what Summer is going to put all of you through." Ozpin said sympathetically. That didn't reassure the boy, not one bit.
And that's the end. Next up, the Ruby and Cardin, as well as Pyrrha and Harry fight. That chapter might be a bit tougher to do than most of the others. Review, favorite, and follow and I will see you later.