Chapter 52: Winter Has Come
Main Avenue
A few hours have passed, and the matches between JNPR and BRNZ, and SSSN and NDGO have passed. Ruby, Weiss, Jacob, and Britney were all at the courtyard, running towards the docking bays.
"Alright, my sister should make her landing at any moment now," Weiss said.
"Once she lands we'll tell her to go up to Ozpin's office, so she will know about what's really going on," Jacob said.
"Look, there she is," Britney said pointing to the sky.
They all saw an aircraft with elegant ribbons flying from its wings making its landing on one of the docking bays. After it made its landing, the doors open as four androids possess a more slender, humanoid appearance than their predecessors. They are clad in white armor, with their black robotic workings visible underneath. Their armor is thin at the midsection, neck and joints, but their chest and legs appear well-protected. They are often seen with their rifles slung diagonally across their backs.
"Awesome those Atlesian Knights may be, I still feel like they would go Order 66 on our asses right now," Jacob said.
"There she is," Ruby said, pointing at the person coming out of the ship.
The person walking off the aircraft is a tall and fair-skinned young woman with slate-blue eyes. She wears her white hair tied up in a bun, high on the left side of the back of her head, while her bangs are shaped around the right side of her face, a small curled lock of hair reaching almost to her left shoulder. Her outfit consists of a white long-sleeved coat with a single dark blue clasp around the centre waist holding it shut alongside a red jewelled brooch on the collar. The coat's length runs down to her ankles and the sleeves are split from shoulder to elbow. She wears a white pleated sleeveless blouse with a dark blue waistcoat. A pair of white trousers with dark blue garters alongside a pair of gray thigh boots with black detailing around the knees. She also wears a pair of black forearm length gloves with gray trimmed cuffs. This is Weiss' older sister, Winter Schnee.
"Winter!" Weiss called as she, Ruby, Jacob, and Britney ran up to the elder sibling.
Winter turned to see the four students running up to her.
"Winter! I'm so happy to see you!" Weiss exclaimed.
Winter raised a confused eyebrow at Weiss.
"Oh! Your presence honors us," Weiss said with curtsy.
"Beacon... It's been a long time. The air feels... different," Winter said.
"It is fall, so, eh, it's probably colder," Ruby said.
"It is great to see you," Weiss said.
"It is good to see you too. But can you explain why you haven't answered Father's call for the past few months?" Winter asked.
"We can answer that," Jacob cuts in.
"And you are?" Winter asked.
"I'm Jacob Gordon and this is Britney Connor," Jacob introduced.
"And why hasn't my sister contacted our father in months?" Winter asked.
"If you can come with us to the Headmaster's office, all will be explained," Britney said.
"Professor Ozpin and General Ironwood will be expecting you," Ruby said.
"If they are, then lead the way," Winter said.
They all then started to make their way to Ozpin's office.
"I'm Ruby, by the way," Ruby introduced.
"So this is the leader you wrote about. How appropriately... underwhelming," Winter said to her younger sister.
"Looks can be deceiving, Winter," Britney said.
Headmaster's Office
Meanwhile in Ozpin's office, Ozpin, his inner circle all, and Keaton and his team were all making plans for Salem future moves.
"I would suggest once this whole Beacon escapade blows through, we launch a raid on the Branwen Tribe so we can take Raven into custody," Keaton said.
"And we won't tell Professor Lionheart about this because he'll just rat the plan out to Salem," Alex said.
"I'm with them on this. As long as Lionheart is kept in the dark, we can get a better advantage," Qrow said.
The elevator doors open, revealing Ruby, Weiss, Winter, Jacob, and Britney as they all walked in the office.
"Schnee," Ironwood said.
"General Ironwood, sir," Winter said, standing at attention.
"Ms. Schnee, glad you can join us," Ozpin said.
"I was told by these four that you wanted to see me," Winter said.
"Yeah, Oz and Jimmy here wants you here to be informed of something very important here, Ice Queen," Qrow said.
"Despite the General and the Headmaster wanting to see me, I don't have time for your immature games, Qrow," Winter said with a glare.
"Geez, you Atlas Specialists think you're so special," Qrow said.
"It's in the title," Winter said.
"Geez, you too. Just shut up, find a broom closet, and fuck already," Jacob cuts in.
"WHAT?!" Winter and Qrow angrily asked, glaring at Jacob.
"Mr. Gordon, that was a very inappropriate response," Glynda scolded.
"And I regret nothing," Jacob said with a smile.
"We'll leave you guys now," Ruby said. Ruby, Weiss, Jacob, and Britney all walked into the elevator as the doors then close.
"Now that you are here, we have some classified information to share with you," Ironwood said.
"Classified information?" Winter asked.
"Yes, I'm Captain Keaton Gordon, United States Marines," Keaton introduced.
"Sergeant Cassandra Rogers," she said.
"Sergeant Alex Barker," he followed.
"Specialist Winter Schnee, and I have never heard of this... United States Marines," Winter said.
"Ms. Schnee, what you are about to hear may sound unbelievable, but we can assure you that what we are about to speak is the truth," Ozpin said.
"What do you mean?" Winter asked.
"These three people here are from another world," Qrow said.
"I'm not in a mood for your jokes today, Qrow," Winter said.
"He's not joking," Glynda said.
"What?" Winter asked, giving a confused look.
"Qrow is telling the truth. These three people here are from a military faction that is not from Remnant," Ironwood explained.
"I don't understand, sir. Are you saying that they are aliens?" Winter asked.
"We are humans from another world known as Earth," Keaton said.
"So you can either call us Earthlings or Terrans for short," Alex said.
"And the two students that were with you, they and their teams are also Terrans," Cassandra added.
Winter looked neutral, but she was internally shocked to hear this information.
"You sister, her fellow teammates, and Team JNPR have all accidentally transported the planet Earth, thanks to the new dust that the SDC has discovered," Ozpin said.
"And I already had the Atlas military buy out of this new dust that the SDC can find from your father, much to his reluctance," Ironwood said.
"And they are hiding it all to make sure that nobody in this world can do anything stupid to their world," Qrow added.
"And there is more information that we should share with you," Ozpin said.
"More?" Winter asked.
"Tell me, what is your favorite fairytale?" Ozpin asked.