In the commercial district of Vale was a humble book shop with the name of 'Tukson's Book Trade', run by the namesake Faunus. Emerald and Mercury walk up to the building. As its name suggested, the place was filled with all types of books.
However, no one seemed to be the manning the counter. Mercury walked up to the books near the door while Emerald went to ring the service bell.
"Be right there!" exclaimed a voice from the back room, presumably Tukson.
He pushes through the set of double doors, carrying a mountain stack of books as he walked backwards. Changing directions, he placed the books onto a near-by shelf, clapping the dust off his hands.
"Welcome to Tukson's Book Trade, home of every book under the sun. How may I..." He turned around to face his customers, seemingly taken aback before giving them a 'smile'. "How can I help you?"
"Just browsing." informed Mercury as he slammed a book shut.
Emerald shook at her colleague and looked at the large man. "Actually, I was wondering, do you have any copies of 'The Thief and The Butcher'?" she asked.
"Yes, we do."
"That's great." Emerald said with an excited tone.
"Would you...like a copy?" Tukson asked.
"No, just wondering." The verdette shook her head, as Mercury closed another book, louder than it should be. "Ooh! What about 'Violet's Garden?' In paperback?"
The gray-haired male picked up said back, a bored looked on his face. "He's got it. In hardback too." Taking a peek, he loudly closes the book once again in disappointment, tossing back into the stack. "Eh. No pictures. Hey, do you have any comics?"
"Near the front." aptly answered Tukson.
"Oh, no, wait!" Emerald's eye lit up, a mischievous smirk crossing her face. "What... about... 'Third Crusade'?"
Tukson was now unnerved under the stares of the two, a feeling of dread coming up. "I...um...don't believe we carry that one."
Once again, Mercury loudly closed another book, a quirked brow and a smirk on his face. "Oh."
"What was this place called again?" Emerald questioned.
"Tukson's Book Trade." he supplied.
"And you're Tukson?"
"That's right." he confirmed.
"So then I take it that you're the one that came up with the catchphrase? Which was...?" prodded the dark-skinned female.
"Tukson's Book Trade, home to every book under the sun." he repeated with a sigh.
"But not 'Third Crusade'?" pointed out Mercury.
By now, Tukson was getting agitated, not liking how these two kids were pushing him around. "It's just a catchphrase." he defended.
"It's false advertising!" retorted Mercury.
"You shouldn't make a promise you can't keep, Tukson." Emerald threatened in a calm tone.
Her colleague moved to activate a switch to darken the room, and give them a little... privacy for their alone time. However-
"When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend."
The three swiveled around, seeing Luna stride in with a neutral expression. Both Emerald and Mercury grew nervous at the sight of a Huntress, meanwhile, Tukson was relieved, and hoped that the bloodshed that was about to ensue would be avoided.
"William Blake, right?" he asked, regarding the quote she just said
Luna nodded with a smile. "That's right. He was my father's favorite, and I picked up on reading some of his works. They're quite amazing."
"Well, I have a complete collection of all of his works. Would you like a copy?"
The blonde chuckled, giving the Faunus a nod. "That is the reason why I came to this shop."
Tuksin smiled and went to go grab the copy from out the back. Meanwhile, Emerald and Mercury slinked away, undetected. Luna raised an eyebrow, noticing the two's sudden disappearance, but didn't think much of it.
Outside, Lady was leaning against the shop's front window, watching as the people minded their business and went on with their lives. By her feet, the familiar briefcase that was Pandora rested there. She craned her head to the right, seeing Luna exit out of the shop.
"You got what you need?"
The Deadly Moon nodded, showing her the new books she got.
"Then come on. I'm up for some grub. I know a decent diner we can eat at. They sell some good noodles."
Back at Beacon, team JNPR and RWBY were lounging at the cafeteria. Although strangely, Ruby wasn't present. The seven of them were absolutely bored out of their minds. Blake was skimming through some old notes, Weiss was filing her nails, Nora was tossing grapes at Yang with her spoon, Ren was catching up on some reading, Jaune stared aimlessly around while Pyrrha was the only one actually eating.
Then, Ruby came, carrying a rather large binder. She placed it down on the table with a loud thud, catching everyone's attention. On the binder's cover 'Vytal Festival Activities, Property of Weiss Schnee' was crossed out in red, while the words 'Best Day Ever Activities' were written underneath by the same marker.
Ruhy cleared her throat, gesturing to her team and friends. "Sister... Friends... Weiss."
"Hey!" the aforementioned heiress exclaimed.
"Four score and seven minutes ago, I had a dream." the Rosette continued.
By now, their attention was solely on Ruby, though Nora still continued to fling grapes at Yang's direction.
"A dream, that all of us will come together, and have the most fun anyone had...ever!"
"Did you steal my binder?" Weiss accused, after having taking a much closer look at it.
Ruby denied such accusation, giving her partner a peace sign. Blake seemed to be confused, asking what her leader seemed to being going with.
"I'm talking about kicking off the semester with a bang!" she clarified, pointing at Blake.
"I always kick off my semesters with a Yang!" she punned, very lamely. "Guys? Am I right?"
Her friends looked at her, very unamused by the lame joke she just made, with Nora even booing and throwing an apple at the blonde to put her point across, making Yang glare at the ginger.
Jaune lost a bit of interest and only listened to Ruby idly as he sorted through his messages on his Scroll. Most of them were from his family, asking him how he was, with the occasional notifications from his subscriptions to some magazines. Then, there was also the notification about a game he wishlisted being on sale.
The blond blinked as he was faced with a spoonful of strawberries. Jaune looked over at Pyrrha, who smiled at him and kept it steady. He smiled back and happily accepted the delectable fruit.
But his smile was quickly dropped as he saw Nora pick up the pie and throw it at Yang. Unfortunately, however, her aim was a little bit off and hit Weiss straight in the face.
The rest of the white-haired girl's team looked at Nora in disbelief, who immediately pointed at Ren in an attempt to shift the blame. Jaune shook his head in bemusement until he saw Ruby grin impishly. But soon, he matched it when he heard the words that left her mouth.
"FOOD FIGHT!"
Team RWBY grabbed some of their dishes and threw it at their sister team. However, JNPR's reflexes proved excellent as they dashed back to a different table and flipped it over, blocking the food, using it as a makeshift shield.
By now, some of the other students began to run out of the cafeteria to prevent themselves from getting dirtied, while some remained, participating in the endeavor.
In the middle of it all, was RWBY and JNPR, the latter having managed at amass an amount of tables, stacking them into an even better fort, Jaune being above it, while his teammates were below.
Ruby stomped down her foot and pointed at them in a dramatic manner, holding a milk carton in the other. "Justice will be swift! Justice will be painful!" She crushed the milk for emphasis. "It will be delicious!"
Behind her, her team screamed in agreement, with Weiss having quickly cleaned herself up. Jaune ran a hand through his head, his eyes glinting.
"Let's have some fun..." he smirked in excitement.
He flipped down from his position and landed besides his team, signaling them. Ren stomped down on a tray holding four watermelons and spin kicked them towards their opponents. Pyrrha, meanwhile, hurled two, and Nora just threw a table full of them. Jaune chuckled, and discreetly pitched an apple.
"Yang, turkey!" ordered Ruby.
The blonde picked up two turkeys and used them like makeshift gauntlets, slamming them together. She rushed in and started punching through the melons sent by the three.
Blake jumped in, having grabbed a pair of baguettes to assist her partner. Yang was caught completely off-guard by the apple and was struck in the stomach, pushing her out of the turkeys.
The Belladonna quickly used her baguettes and smacked the turkeys toward Pyrrha. The redhead grunted and spinkicked one, before axe kicking the other.
Jaune grabbed a baguette and dashed into the fray, engaging in a duel with Blake. The two clashed, exchanging swift blows. But despite her best efforts, she couldn't beat him and was promptly knocked back with a rising strike. The blond quickly jumped back and reflected the thrown baguettes courtesy of Ruby, losing his own in the process.
The young Rose slid on a tray, using it to get within Jaune's range, and started throwing grapes at him in a rapid pace. Ren jumped in and started deflecting them with leeks he had grabbed, defending his partner.
Weiss quickly used this as a distraction and sprayed maple syrup in their direction. While Jaune managed to evade, Ren wasn't so lucky, deeply coated with the sticky substance. Yang followed this up by tossing some waffles at the guy, sending him slamming into a couple of tables.
"Renny!" screamed Nora.
Bloody vengeance was the only thing that screamed in Nora's mind. She impaled a metal pole into a melon, turning it into a makeshift hammer. The ginger screamed and swung, hitting the White Rose partners straight into a pillar, causing it to crumble down. She moved onto Yang, who had equipped new turkey gloves. The two fought for only a second, and the blonde was immediately sent crashing through the roof.
Blake dodged around the failing debris and grabbed a chain of sausages. She whipped it at Nora, using it to disarm her, before throwing it back, causing the ginger to crash into the soda machine, causing some cans to spill.
Pyrrha smirked and activated her Semblance, gathering all of the fallen cans, and converged them into one point. She grunted and began to barrage Blake, before using it to swipe her away, covering her from head to toe in soda.
Ruby stood up, the only one left in her team. She glared at her opponents in determination and disappeared in a flurry of rose petals. In actuality, she was just running around, gathering food via tailwind, which also led to JNPR being sucked in.
Ruby spun rapidly, creating a tornado of food and stopped, the force slamming Nora, Pyrrha and Ren in to the wall. Just as she was about to celebrate, she noticed that Jaune was missing. The young Rose spun around, seeing Jaune stand atop of the table, clapping sarcastically.
"So, you spin to defeat. Spin to defeat. It's almost hilarious to think. Is, Ruby Rose, in actuality, a Beyblade?" he spoke in an over exaggerated Shakespearean tone. "But it matters not. For I am here, to claim vengeance, for those you've defeated."
The two team leaders stared down, waiting for the other to make a move. Jaune smirked and grabbed the bottle of ketchup and mustard and started rapidly squirting them at Ruby, acting like they were a pair of guns.
The young Rose dodged them in a flimsy manner, almost getting hit by some of them. Ruby skid to a stop, looking for a way to counterattack. She grabbed a bunch of bananas and started firing them at her friend.
Once he was out, Jaune ducked under the barrage of bananas and flipped over to the side, grabbing a swordfish. The blond cocked his head and sliced through the yellow fruits that came his way.
Ruby didn't stop, and just kept on pelting her first friend with bananas, until she ran out. Jaune stared at the oncoming attack and performed one massive swing. Pointing down the sword fish, the bananas were immediately revealed to be sliced in perfect cubes.
Ruby panicked. She looked over, trying to find something else to throw, until her eyes locked on to some cartons of orange juice.
"Fire in the hole!" she screamed then threw the cartons.
Instead of slicing threw them, Jaune back flipped away from them, and towards some soda cans on top of a tray. He grinned and stomped down on the tray, launching the cans into the air. He grabbed them all in one swoop and started shaking them. One by one, he threw them at Ruby, the cans exploding, unable to contain the fizz.
Ruby meeped and ran in circles, trying not get struck by the showers of soda. A can fell in front of her and blew up, causing her to stumble. She wiped her eyes clean and it widened as she saw Jaune rushing towards her, pie in hand. Ruby grunted as the blond slammed the pie into her face, sending her skidding right next to Weiss.
Jaune smirked and knelt down, silently spreading his arms across as he reveled in his victory. In the background, Sun was watching with a wide grin, accompanied by his partner, Neptune. Surprisingly, there was not a single stain on him. The same couldn't be said for Neptune, however.
The door besides them were shoved open, revealing an angry Goodwitch. Even Jaune was intimidated by the glare on the blonde teacher's expression. With a wave of her riding crop, she uses her Semblance, Telekinesis, and re-oeganizes the entire cafeteria, even removing the stains the good left or some of the rubble being put back into place as if they had never been broken before.
"Children, please." the anger in Goodwitch's face had disappeared, replaced only by a scolding look. "Don't play with your friend."
Nora burped put loud in respond, eliciting a laugh from the two teams. Yang came crashing back down, making RWBY and JNPR fail even harder in composing themselves as they just laughed at the events that had just happened.
Glynda sighed in irritation as she walked away, only to be approached by the headmaster, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Let it go."
"They're supposed to be defenders of the world." she pointed out.
"And they will be. Besides, they are still children." Ozpin reminded her. "So why not let them play that part? After all, it isn't a role that they'll have forever." he finished with in a cryptic manner.
The two of them watched as their students exited the cafeteria and head out for their next thing to do. The eight of them chattered joyfully, trying to decide what to do next.
Jaune hummed in curiosity, hearing the familiar vibration of his Scroll. He pulled it out and smiled at who it was. He then excused himself. Clicking accept, he greeted the contact.
"And how's my favorite little sister?"
"I'm your only little sister, dummy." rang out Patty's voice with a giggle.
"Which is exactly why you're my favorite. So, how have you been squirt? You been good?"
"Yep! I just got done with my lessons, so mommy's gonna be taking me out to the sundae parlor. She's really good at teaching homeschool!"
Jaune chuckled nervously, remembering how much of a slave driver his mother was when it came to teaching him how to properly use Yamato. She didn't accept anything that wasn't perfection, but hey, it worked out fine. It did leave him bed-ridden for a few weeks though.
"But enough about me, what about you? Have you been enjoying Beacon lately?"
"Yeah, I have. Like, a lot, actually. It's great."
"Ooh! Just remembered! Big sister Luna said she has a surprise for you."
The blond quirked an eyebrow. "Surprise? What kind?"
"She didn't say. Ooh! Mommy's calling for me. Until next time, big brother."
"Yeah. Take care, Patty-cakes."
Jaune clicked goodbye and wondered what his little sister meant by surprise. He shook it off, deciding to think about it some other time and moved to catch up with his friends.
A few days later and most of the students from the different academies have arrived, numerous airships are seen entering, though they were far different from the regular Bullhead.
From his office, Ozpin and Goodwitch can all see it unfold, with the latter sending a disapproving look right at the aircrafts.
"Ironwood certainly loves bringing his work whenever he travels." she spoke, annoyed.
"Well, running an academy and a military makes him a busy man... But yes, those are a bit of an eyesore." he agreed, seeing more come in to view.
The headmaster turned around as his desk beeped, a holographic message popping up, asking permission to enter. "Come in." Ozpin said.
The doors slide open, revealing Ironwood. The good general approached the man with a friendly expression.
"Ozpin!" he said with an amicable tone.
"Hello, General." he kept himself rooted in his position, nodding his greeting at his fellow headmaster.
Ironwood chuckled, telling him to drop the formalities. The two men smiled at each other and shook hands as Professor Goodwitch approached.
"Glynda! It's certainly been too long since we last met as well." he spoke with an almost flirty tone.
The blonde chuckled, giving him a wave before walking outside, leaving the two headmasters all alone. Ozpin faced his desk, picking up a mug and a kettle, pouring in a drink.
"So, what in the world has brought you all the way down from Atlas? Headmasters don't typically travel with their students for the Vytal Festival."
He handed over the mug to Ironwood, whom accepted it. "Well, you know how much I love Vale this time of year. Besides, with you hosting, I thought that this might be a good opportunity for us to catch up."
Ozpin sat back down on his desk, holding a new mug filled with coffee. "Well, I can certainly appreciate that thought...but the small fleet outside of my window has me concerned."
"Oz, you know why I brought them here." interjected.
The headmaster didn't deny it and nodded. "I do, but we are in a time of peace. Shows of power like this are just going to give off the wrong impression."
"But if what Qrow said is true..." urged the general.
"Then we will handle it tactfully." answered Ozpin. "So I suggest that you not scare people by transportinf hundreds of soldiers halfway across the continent."
Ironwood sighed, explaining himself to his friend. "I'm just being cautious."
"As am I. Which is why I've procured the service of three certain devil hunters. From what I've gathered, they were at the epicenter of the R-Incident. They can handle this. What's more, there is also the new class that the councils want to implement. Things will be fine, James."
Ironwood remained silent, setting down the mug. He nodded at Beacon's headmaster and walked to the exit.
Jaune's jaw dropped, his eyes widening to the size of dinner plates. To his side, his team had the same reactions. There had been an announcement for all students, disregarding on what Academy you were from, to head to the arena that usually housed Professor Goodwitch's class.
When they arrived, all of the faculty were present, except for Ozpin. Almost immediately, the students broke into loud murmuring with each other in wonder at what was happening. That was, until, Lady and Luna strode in, the both of them pushing in a cage covered with a tarp.
"I guess this is what Patty meant when sis said she had a surprise..." he muttered to himself.
The Deadly Moon loudly cleared her throat and gathered everyone's attention on her. "Hello, everyone. I'm Luna Arc. Yes, before anyone asks Jaune's my brother. And no, I'm not interested in dating. Shove it."
"And I'm Lady. Yeah, it's my real, legal name. Don't ask." she spoke in her business tone. "Now, I'm sure you're all wondering why you all got called here, and what's the cage we got in the back."
Luna then took over again. "Tell me, have any of you heard of the incident that happened in Mistral that happened months ago?"
"You mean the terrorist attack? The R-incident?" answered one of the Haven students in a questioning tone.
Lady nodded. "That's right. Except it wasn't actually a terrorist attack. That's what the Mistralian government said to cover up the actual reason so the people wouldn't panic, but now, at the urging of the council, they decide it was time to tear off the curtain and reveal what it was."
The two Huntress unlocked the cage, and almost immediately three Kobeas slithered out, hissing very menacingly. The reactions of the students varied. Some spoke in curiosity, while most became fearful of these unknown monsters.
Of course, team JNPR felt their bodies tense up at seeing the demon lackeys that served Orochi. The serpentine monsters hissed at the students and spat out globs of acid. Good witch quickly reacted and summoned out Glyphs to block the projectiles.
Distracted by it, the Kobras were caught in Luna's shadow snare, forcing them to remain still. Lady walked up to the front, gesturing to them with a serious look.
"Your eyes don't deceive you. These are demons. One of the two kinds that wrecked havoc in Mistral. They're as ferocious as the stories and tales you've all probably heard as a kid. Now, let's make something clear? Are they more dangerous than Grimm? Absolutely. Here's why."
The Walking Arsenal gave the Deadly Moon a sure nod. Luna manipulated one of the Kobras and swiped at Lady's arm. The heterochromiac woman grunted as blood coated her arm, shocking all of the students. She raised it up for all of them to see.
"Most demons have an inherent ability to bypass Aura, something that the Grimm can't do. What's more, they have a plethora of dangerous abilities that you can imagine. But, we're not here to scare you." she assured.
"The councils of the kingdoms have made a decision that a student in any Huntsman academy must be to taught to have at least basic demon hunting knowledge." explained Luna. "And that's why we're here. To teach you how to properly defend yourself agasint them, should the need arise."
"Psh. I can take 'em." proclaimed Yang with a cocky smirk.
The two female devil hunters glanced at each other with a quirked brow. "You think you're up for it?"
The blonde nodded, her smirk never disappearing. Lady could only shook her head as she joined the teachers to spectate. Luna released her hold on one of the Kobras, surprising Yang as it immediately pounced.
"Woah!" she cried out before rolling out of the way.
"Lesson 1 - Always be on your guard." lectured Lady. "Unlike the Grimm, most demons have a shred of intelligence, so they can plan out their attacks and take you by surprise."
Yang then spent the next couple of minutes weaving around the snake demon's slash attacks, reading its attack pattern. She dashed back and threw a Straight, managing to disorient it. The Blonde Bombshell grunted and fired out a barrage of kinetic blasts.
The Kobra hissed in annoyance, shrugging off the attacks and shifted its legs into a tail, slithering towards the blonde. Yang reacted in surprise and tried it again. This time, she now knew her attacks seemed ineffective.
Once more, she rolled out of the way as the demon tried to pounce her. Yang roared and stepped on its tail, barraging it with a series of punches. As she prepared to strike her uppercut, the Kobra bashed her head with its own, sending her stumbling back
"Lesson 2 - Most demons have no sense of honor. This should be obvious. Don't be afraid to use anything to your advantage when fighting demons if you wanna live."
Yang's eyes widened as she tried to block the attacks with her gauntlets. She took up a boxer stance and swerved around the follow up attacks. Dashing in, she jabbed and jabbed the serpentine monster and clocked it straight on the head.
This time, she did some more damage. The Kobra shook off its headache and spat out globs of acid at her. The blonde hurriedly fired out kinetic blasts that canceled out the attacks, luckily. However, it caused a small smoke screen to erupt.
Yang's eyes widened as the Kobra jumped from out the smoke. She tried to push the demon off as it snapped its jaws at her, trying to bite off her face.
"Come on, Yang! You can do it!" cheered out Ruby.
"I'm...trying!" she responded.
Her eyes shrunk as she saw a strand of her golden locks in the Kobra's maw. A furious scowl overcame her expression and she literally exploded. Lady and Luna raised an eyebrow at the development, wondering how things would now turn out.
Yang stood up, her Semblance active and her eyes blood red. She howled in anger and charged at the Kobra, punching off its fangs. The blonde didn't let up and bombarded the snake demon with strike after stroke, her strength partially increased by the earlier head bash, but magnified because of her fury.
She sent it into the air with an uppercut, quickly chasing after. Yang threw out three heavy punches, following it up with a forceful downwards kicks, crashing it back down. Wounding back her fist, it glowed a burnt orange as she descended and slammed it into the Kobra's chest, hard.
The Orochi demon let off one last hiss at it shriveled up into a husk and loss its life. Yang panted as Lady looked at her Scroll. Assessing her performance.
"It took you ten minutes to kill a Kobra. Not bad." she commented. "But seriously. Freaking out over your hair? There are better things to be worrying about than hair."
"Hey, if you're gonna fight, you might as well make it look good and look your best while doing it, amirite?"
Lady didn't refute it and only smirked. "Well, let's see if someone can beat your record." She scanned through the students, only a short few of them have their hands raised. The Walking Arsenal then spotted a certain ginger waving her arms wildly, trying to get her attention. Lady shook her head in amusement.
"Alright, fine, Nora, you win. Come on down here."
The Ginger Bomber cheered excitedly, bringing confusion to her classmates. She merrily skipped down to the arena, carrying her trusty Magnhild.
"Ready!" she called out.
Luna released the second Kobra and immediately it spat out a glob of acid at the orangenette. Nora grinned and whacked it back the sender, splashing the snake demon in the face with its own attack.
As it hissed in pain, trying to recover, Nora slammed down her hammer, creating a shockwave that repulsed it into the air. She sent herself towards it with a grenade explosion. With a giggle, she smacked around the Kobra, not even letting it get an attack on her. Spinning around, she slammed it back to the floor.
Nora shifted her hammer into its grenade launcher, a large grin on her face. Pulling the trigger, she shot a grenade right in its maw just as it opened it. The Kobra blinked, not getting the time to react it blew up
Nora dropped back down, twirling Magnhild around as she put it away and flashed a peace sign. Lady looked at her Scroll, and nodded expectantly.
"Thirty-five seconds. Great job, Nora!"
Jaws were dropping in surprise. The fight with Yang made it seem like the Kobra was a slightly difficult fight, yet Nora easily beat like a tutorial.
"Alright. Time to show you kids how it's done." exclaimed Lady, hefting up Pandora.
Team JNPR's eyes widened at the sight of the Devil Arm, surprised that Lady had it when it was normally under Dante's possession. The female devil hunter nodded at Luna, prompting her to release the last Kobra.
Orochi's Demon lunged, only to be smacked away with Pandora. Lady lifted up, switching it to Epidemic, before turning it into Hatred and fired out three powerful rockets at the stunned Kobra, engulfing it in a large explosion. When the smoke died down, there was nothing but ash left in its place.
Lady smirked as the Devil Arm turned back into its base form, checking her Scroll for the time.
"Twelve seconds, huh? Maybe I should've just gone the SSStylish route. And made it go longer."
Packing away the weapon, the Walking Arsenal turned to the shell-shocked students, who expressions were still marred with disbelief. Lady gazed at Goodwitch and gave a brief nod. The blonde professor understood and whacked her riding crop, bringing them all back to reality.
"You may be all thinking, 'Wow! She killed off that demon so quickly, that must mean they're exaggerating over how lethal these demons are!', but that's wrong. Lady's been in the demon hunting business for over twenty years. So she's got the experience advantage. Imagine, someone like Ms. Xiao Long took ten minutes to kill that demon. What if they swarmed in numbers? She'd been killed. We just wanted all of you to get a glimpse of what the actual first class will be like. This? It's just a preview. A taste of what's to come... That'll be all. Go ahead, clear out your minds, and get settled back in Beacon. And apologize for the inconvenience."
Every student silently filed all out of the doors, processing this revelation that was, frankly, shoved right in their faces. JNPR met up with RWBY in their dorm room, who still had rather downcast expressions on their faces.
"Wow... This is a lot to take in." commented Yang. "It's hard to believe. Who knew demons existed?"
"We did." silently commented Jaune. "We've known, since we were kids. Hunting 'em for that long."
His teams nodded, confirming what he had said. The all-girl teams looked shocked. Ruby then asked a question. "Why didn't you say anything?"
"Demons aren't your every day occurrence, Ruby." simply answered Pyrrha. "None of you would have believed us."
Ren continued. "And you saw how other reacted. Some of them still think this is all a trick. Others may not seem like it, but no doubt they're breaking down. They have the Grimm to worry about, now another problem's dumped onto their laps."
"Besides, it would've spooked out people, make them even more afraid. And you know what happens? That leads to attracting more Grimm." concluded Nora, speaking seriously.
RWBY glanced at each other, still unsure. They whispered among themselves, seemingly arguing regarding something. It took them a while until they came to understanding. Ruby stepped forward, being the one to speak for them.
"Since you guys are already experienced with this sort of stuff, we were wondering if...you guys can teach us?" she asked with a hopeful look.
NPR had no objections, but ultimately, Jaune held the final choice. The blond looked at all of them with a serious glance, before it melted away with a smirk.
"Sure."
"Demons, hmmm?" mused Cinder.
The femme fatale stood in the dorm room assigned to her cohorts. With this new tidbit of information, she thought it best to inform her mistress of a suggestion that she had.
"Perhaps we can tame and control one? It'll be a lot easier bringing these fools to their knees."
Her eye momentarily glowed as a chuckle escaped her lips.
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