Chapter 48: Class in Session
Team GRMA Dorm Room
Later at night, GRMA and CFDT were all discussing the attack they pulled on the White Fang.
"I can't believe we actually kill so many of them, man. This ain't right," Ricky said.
"Tell me about it," Rebecca said.
"During hunting trips with my dad, I had no problem killing animals. But killing other people… it's just… wrong on so many levels," Robert said as Kendra leaned on his shoulder.
"Speak for yourself. I cut a guy's stomach open," Kelly said as Allen put a hand on her shoulder.
"What are my parents going to say about this?" Britney asked.
"Just tell them that this was all my idea," Jacob said.
Everyone looks at Jacob as he sits on his bed.
"Look, I told you all to kill them. And I told you it was like ripping off a band aid... but it's not. There may be no wrong in killing a group of terrorists, but the way we killed them... the way I told you that you can kill them however you please was completely wrong. This whole thing is entirely my fault," Jacob said.
Everyone was in complete silence for a few seconds until Allen spoke.
"Hey Jacob, don't beat yourself up about it," he said.
"Yeah, we are all to be blamed for this," Kendra said.
"And what's done, is done. Nothing can change what we have done, but we can try to move past this," Britney said.
"I guess you're right. All we can do now is try to forget this happened and try to move on," Jacob said with a sigh.
"Let's just try and get some sleep," Robert said.
"Goodnight, you guys," Jacob said.
"Goodnight," all of CFDT said as they left the room.
Jacob sighed as he and his team prepared for bed.
January 24, 2020
It was morning and team GRMA were all sleeping in their beds. The alarm on their clocks then went off as the team then woke up and got out of their beds.
"Morning, team," Jacob said.
"Morning," Allen, Kelly and Ricky replied.
"Alright everyone, let's get ready, get our new school uniforms on, and get our breakfast so we can get to class," Jacob said with slight discomfort.
"Um, Jacob, are you-" Allen was interrupted when a knock came at the door as Jacob walked over to answer it.
He cracks the door open and pokes his head out, seeing Ruby and Britney outside.
"Good morning, Jacob," Ruby greeted.
"Good morning, Ruby. Britney," Jacob replied.
"When will you guys be ready?" Britney asked.
"In a few minutes," Jacob answered.
"You better not peek while I'm dressing, you perverts," Kelly said.
"As long as you don't look at us while we're dressing," Ricky said.
"Alright will meet you all at the cafeteria when you're through," Britney said.
"Alright, later," Jacob said as he pulled his head back inside and closed the door.
Ruby and Britney then heard voices through the door.
"Nice ass, Allen," Kelly said.
"Kelly!" Allen shouted.
"Kelly, go dress in the closet," Jacob said.
Ruby and Britney couldn't help but laugh at what they were hearing.
A few minutes, RWBY, JNPR, GRMA, and CFDT all met up outside, wearing their Beacon Academy uniforms. For the boys, their uniforms consisted of black suits lined with gold, accompanied by a blue vest and a white shirt with a red tie. And for the girls, they wore a red plaid skirt, stockings of various length, and a brown jacket with a tan vest and white shirt with a red ribbon tied at the collar.
"You guys ready?" Yang asked.
"Ready when you guys are," Kelly said.
"Great! Let's get some breakfast and then get to class," Nora said.
"Yeah, let's do this," Jacob said with a fake cheeriness.
As Jacob started walking, everyone else looked a little concerned with Jacob's mood. They all then followed and made their way to the cafeteria to get some breakfast.
Port's Lecture Hall
After having their breakfast, RWBY, JNPR, GRMA, and CFDT all went to their first class.
"Every single one of you are all training to be huntsmen. But first: A story. A tale of a young, handsome man... me! When I was a boy..." As Professor Port told one of his stories, Rebecca, Kelly, Ruby, Jaune, and Yang all then fell asleep.
"I guess the rumors are true. Professor Ports stories can put anyone to sleep," Jacob thought as he was struggling to stay awake.
"I was face to face with a Goliath, armed with only a toothpick," Port said with confidence.
"How are you going to kill a Goliath with a toothpick?! Regular bullets aren't enough to kill them," Allen thought.
"I call B.S. on the toothpick part," Robert thought.
"I held on to that beast's throat, choking it as much as I could as it tried to throw me off," Port said to his class.
"Okay, how is this story so interesting and yet so boring at the same time? It shouldn't be possible!" Britney internally yelled.
Amphitheater
After a couple of classes RWBY, JNPR, GRMA, and CFDT all went to the amphitheater for their next class with Professor Goodwitch, combat practice. The entire class all had their original outfits put on.
"Okay class, for our first match who would like to volunteer?" Glynda asked.
"I'll go," Cardin said.
"Very well, Mr. Winchester. Who would you like to spar against," Glynda asked.
"That new kid, over there," Cardin answered, pointing at Jacob.
"Very well. Mr. Gordon, please step into the arena," Glynda said.
Jacob and Cardin both walk into the arena as Jacob readied God's Trust in its sword form while Cardin pulls out his mace, The Executioner.
"You're gonna regret messing with me, Jakey-boy," Cardin said pointing his mace at Jacob.
"That's a big mace you got there. Are you trying to compensate for something?" Jacob mockingly asked with a smirk, making Cardin grit his teeth.
The monitor turns on, showing Jacob and Cardin's aura meters.
"Three. Two. One. Begin!, Glynda called.
Cardin charges at Jacob, but Jacob quickly steps aside and strikes at Cardin's legs, making him trip and fall on his face. Caridn quickly gets up and tries to whack and strike at Jacob as Jacob dodges and parries every attack made at him. Jacob slashes at Cardin's stomach, then elbows him in the jaw. He then kicks him in the stomach then kicks him in the face making him fall on his back. Cardin quickly gets up and gos for an overhead strike, only for Jacob to block his attack as both students have their weapons locked.
"This is the part where you lose," Cardin said.
"I don't think so," Jacob said.
Jacob quickly punches Cardin in the face, then kicks his legs, making him fall on his stomach. As Cardin starts to get up, Jacob strikes him in the back with his sword, making Cardin slam on the floor by his stomach. Cardin's aura wasa now at forty percent.
"Just give up already. This is starting to get sad at this point," Jacob said.
Cardin gets back up and charges at Jacob, yelling in rage. Just as Cardin was about to strike, Jacob grabs Cardin's mace by its handle and yanks it out of his hand. Jacob whacks Cardin in the chest with his own weapon, sending him flying a few feet away. Jacob throws the mace right at Cardins stomach, making him groan in pain. Jacob's large opponent's aura was now at twelve percent, in the red zone.
"And that's the match," Glynda called.
"Well done, Mr. Gordon," she said, walking in the arena.
"Thanks," Jacob replied.
"And Mr. Winchester, next time when in combat, don't charge at your opponent without a second thought," Glynda said as Cardin groaned in response as he was getting up.
"Okay, who would like to go next?" Glynda asked the class.
Oobleck's Lecture Hall
After lunch and a couple more classes, RWBY, JNPR, GRMA, and CFDT all, back in uniform, went to their last class for the day with Doctor Oobleck, History and Legends of Remnant.
"And that is how Mountain Glenn fell to the Grimm," Oobleck said as he sipped on his cup of coffee.
He zoomed in front of his desk as the class paid more attention.
"Now then, to make sure you know everything about the fall of Mountain Glenn, you will all be presented with a pop quiz," Oobleck said.
GRMA and CFDT silently groaned when they heard the words 'pop quiz.'
And to make it worse, a few of them could barely keep up with what Oobleck was teaching due to his fast talking and hyperactive nature. Oobleck zoomed past every desk, passing papers to every student.
"You all have two minutes to put down as many answers as you can fill in. Now begin," Oobleck said as everyone started to write on their papers.
After a couple of minutes had passed, Oobleck started to call to the class.
"Please put your pencils down and pass your papers forward," he said.
All the students passed their papers to the teacher's desk. The bell suddenly rang as the students then started to leave.
"I see you all at the Vytal Festival next week and those of you that are competing in the tournament, be sure to prepare," Oobleck said.
A few minutes later RWBY, JNPR, GRMA, and CFDT all started to make their way to their dorm rooms.
"So guys, how are you enjoying Beacon so far?" Pyrrha asked.
"Just like high school," Allen answered.
"Except longer," Rebecca added.
"It may have ups and downs, mostly ups, but all in all better then high school," Kendra said.
"Yeah, Beacon is pretty awesome," Yang said.
"It is," Jacob bluntly said.
"Jacob, is something wrong? You haven't been yourself lately," Pyrrha said.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Seriously," Jacob answered, giving a nervous smile.
"I'm having a hard time believing that," Blake said, unconvinced by Jacob's answer.
"Come on, Jacob. You can tell us anything. We're your friends," Britney said.
Suddenly everyone's scrolls started ringing. They all checked their scrolls to see a message on them.
"It's from Professor Ozpin," Ren said.
"Meet us at the spot," Robert read the message on his scroll out loud.
"The Vault," Kelly said.
"We better get going then," Jaune said.
The Vault
A few minutes later, the four teams met up with Ozpin's inner circle and Keaton and his team in the vault, along with teams CFVY and SSSN and Penny. The inner circle stood in front of two pods. The pod on the left contained a young woman with a light brown complex, with shoulder-length, straight brown hair. She had a beauty mark below her left eye and has some extensive facial scarring. She was wearing a tube top and a white skirt. This was the current, comatose Fall maiden, Amber.
"Thank you all for coming. Now I'm sure you all are wondering why you are all here right now," Ozpin said.
"Professor, what's going on?" Yatsuhashi asked.
"We have a problem here," Qrow said.
"Our hackers can't erase the virus within the systems," Keaton said.
"Are you kidding me right now?!" Sun asked.
"There is however a way to get rid of the virus," Glynda said.
"Our hackers said that they need access to where the virus came from," Cassandra said.
"So Ironwood and the rest of us made this chip to put into the source of the virus to help us gain undetectable access to erase and gain control of the systems again," Alex said, holding the chip.
"Which leads to another problem," Qrow said.
"The source of the virus happens to be within Cinder's scroll," Jacob said.
"And we need to put in her scroll so you guys can get undetectable access to it," Weiss added.
"And Cinder keeps her scroll with her the entire time," Ricky also added.
"Correct," Ironwood said.
"So we're open to suggestions," Glynda said.
Everyone stood thinking of any ideas to get to Cinder's scroll for a minute until Jacob spoke.
"I think I have an idea. It's risky but it might work," he said.
"What is your idea, Mr. Gordon?" Ozpin asked.
"We talk to Neopolitan to help us get the chip into Cinder's scroll," Jacob answered.
"WHAT?!" RWBY, JNPR, CFVY and SSSN asked in complete shock.
"Why do that?!" Yang asked.
"Are you crazy?!" Neptune asked.
"That's nuts!" Velvet exclaimed.
"Wait, Jacob may be on to something," Allen said.
"Yeah, in the show, Neo doesn't seem to enjoy working with Cinder," Britney said.
"So?" Qrow asked.
"So If we convince her that Cinder is just using Neo, she'll have to side with us," Jacob said.
"It won't work because her boss, Roman is sided with Cinder and she only listens to him," Sun said.
"Look, Roman is just in this to survive, right?" Ricky asked.
"Yeah, and it didn't end well for him," Qrow said.
"If we show him what happens to him in the future, he'll have no choice but to listen to us," Jacob said.
"In other words, get to Roman, we get to Neo," Britney said.
"Are you crazy, Mr. Gordon? You'd risk exposing Earth's existence to them," Ironwood said.
"Now James, it may sound risky like he said, but if we do so, then we can get access to Ms. Fall's scroll. Captain Gordon, what do you think?" Ozpin said.
"It may be risky, but it is our best bet," Keaton said.
"Let's do it!" Fox exclaimed.
"Then it's settled. Tomorrow you and your brother will talk to Roman. Once that's done one of you all will talk to Neo into helping us," Ozpin said.
"You may all go now," Glynda said.
"Wait, before we go, something has been with Jacob," Ruby said.
"Ruby, I already told you, I'm fine," Jacob said.
"No, you are not fine. Something is up with you right now. So what is it?" Ricky asked.
"Yeah, whatever it is, I'm sure it's not that bad," Weiss said.
"You wouldn't understand," Jacob said.
"Was it about yesterday with the White Fang?" Ozpin asked.
"Guys, I don't want you all to worry about me," Jacob said as his fist tightened.
"Why is that, Jacob?" Blake asked.
"BECAUSE THAT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME I KILLED SOMEONE, ALRIGHT?!" Jacob screamed out.
Everyone was caught off guard by Jacob's answer. Even Keaton looked shocked to hear this.