Airships and jets had been swarming Beacon Academy for a while as Glynda and Ozpin gazed out the window of his office.
Glynda groaned as she witnessed what was happening down below.
"Ironwood sure does love bringing his work with him, doesn't he" groaned Glynda.
"Well running an academy and a military does make him a busy man" quipped Ozpin. "But they are an eye sore" continued Ozpin as his heard beeping.
"Come in."
Out of the elevator stood a man in a white suit and short black hair known as James Ironwood
"General" greeted Ozpin.
"Please. Drop the formalities. It's been too long" said Ironwood shaking Ozpins hand.
"And Glynda. It's good to see you too" as James held out his hand for her to shake.
All Glynda did was see grunt in annoyance and said "I'll be outside of you need me" as she took the elevator down.
"Well she certainly hasn't changed in years" said James.
"So what has brought you to Atlas. Its not normal for headmasters to come with their students to the Vital festival" said Ozpin pouring some tea.
"Well you know how much I love Vale this time of year. Plus with you hosting the festival, I figured this would be a good time to catch up" said James as he walked over to Ozpins desk.
" I am all for meeting old friends but the fleet outside has me concerned" said Ozpin.
"Well concern is what brought them here" said James
"I understand that travel between kingdoms has become increasingly difficult..."
"Oz... You know why I brought those men here" said James in a concern voice.
Ozpin sighed in worry and fear saying "This is a time of peace. Shows of power like this are going to give off the wrong impression" said Ozpin.
"But if what Qrow said was true then..."
"If what Qrow said was true then we'll handle it" snapped Ozpin. "It's the Vital Festival. A time for unity and peace. I don't want you scaring people by transporting soldiers across the continent" said Ozpin.
"I'm just being cautious."
"As am I. Which is why we will continue to train the students to become hunters and huntresses" said Ozpin.
The thought of hunters and huntresses reminded him of something that he wanted to discuss with him.
"Speaking of hunters, I've heard you have a very... special student here" questioned James.
"Well I have many students here. So of course there are going to be..."
"You know what I mean" snapped James.
Ozpin sighed as he knew who he was talking about but he knew his friend all to well to know where he was going with this.
"Yes, he is a very interesting student, I might add. Never in my many years at this academy have I seen a boy with powers such as this" said Ozpin pulling up a video file of Rex, battling the grimm.
Jame looked at the video and was intrigued by Rex's powers. How he took down two giant grimms on his own and seeing his different builds gave Ironwood more intrigue.
"Extraordinary. His powers really are incredibly. I too hav never seen such power. Who is this strange boy. Have you any idea of his background" said James acting excited.
"Well that's the thing. We have no information about him. On our first week of the academy, he was founded by Ruby Rose. Just laying on the ground. Not even the boy himself knows how he got there. Normally I wouldn't allow him into the academy but after his display of power, it sort of... caught my interest."
"Well of course. With powers like those, I'd be surprised by anyone that wasn't interested in him. He's like a one man army. Could it be his semblance" asked James.
"I don't believe it is since when he get hit, his body doesn't glow when a semblances defenses are used. So no, its not his semblance but just his own abilities."
"If its not his semblance and it is his own abilities, it reminds me of..."
"I ask that you don't go saying those names around, even if we are alone" scolded Ozpin.
"Fine but I must ask you about this boy. What is his name" asked James.
"He said his name is Rex Salazar. But after searching through many records, none of them have his name. As if he never existed" said Ozpin as he gazed at his computer.
"I see. Well whether we find more about him, I'm more interested in his powers. Could it be possible if I use him on our dangerous missions, perhaps."
Ozpin slammed his cup on his desk, shocking James out of his trance. "Now James, I'm not going to tell you how to run your military but that boy is off limits. I don't want him on your dangerous missions. He is my student and he is to remain here until he is a fully fledged Hunter" scolded Ozpin.
"But look at his powers. He could easily win a fight and not have problems on our missions. If he can take down two giant grimm where several people couldn't take down one, then this kid is almost invincible" retorted James.
"My answer still stands, James. Mr Salazar is not joining your military."
James grunted in annoyance and began turning around until he began to think why Ozpin was acting different. He turned around and said "That boy may have powers this world has never seen before but do you really think that boy could win a war" said James as he got on the elevator.
As he left Ozpin thought in silence until he said
"I hope it doesn't come to that but I feel like he could be the key to ending it all. But the question is how to approach him with our problems at hand" said Ozpin as he looked at the screen and pondered in thought.
Library
Team RRWBY, minus Rex, were playing a card game across from JNPR.
Rex was reading, yea you heard me, reading, up on the history of this world. Since he knew nothing about it he figured he could at least get the lay of the land so he knew what exactly he got himself into. He learned about grimm, Faunus, and the kingdoms of the world. But still didn't find anything about why he was there.
He couldn't find any life threading things about this world. But he still thought about the White Fang that Blake talked about. He figured that maybe stopping them might be the reason but he wasn't sure. And he also didn't find any history on why their moon was broken and looked like it was almost in the shape of a crescent moon. As he read he heard his team laughing and crying and Weiss acting like an evil master mind, then started crying.
He tuned them out until a certain monkey boy showed up.
"Sup losers" said Sun with Neptune next to him.
"Hey sun" said Ruby.
Sun began saying hello to team RRWBY but called Weiss "Ice Queen" to which she replied "why does everyone keep calling me that."
"Because I was the one that gave you that name. Suits your personality, if you ask me" said a voice from behind a bookshelf which revealed to be Rex.
"Hey man. How's it going" said Neptune as the Goggle Duo bumped fists.
"I didn't get a chance for you to meet my old friend here. Meet Neptune" introduced Sun.
Neptune began walking over to Weiss saying "I don't believe I caught your name, snow angel" as Jaune silently said "are you kidding me".
"Come on dude. You can pick better than that" thought Rex in disbelief.
He then heard Blake said something about not playing anymore and began walking away. He looked towards her and wanted to follow her but figured she didn't want to talk to anyone.
He felt sorry for Blake. This world seemed to be discriminated when it came to Faunus. And since she was part cat, she had felt that part of the world she wish didn't exist.
To be honest, Rex saw a little bit of himself in Blake. They both wanted to become heros and they've been hated by people of their world.
On Rex's world, people didn't like that an Evo was the supposed "Hero" of their world. They threw garbage at him and telling him to get lost. At first, Rex decided that if they didn't want him then he wasn't going to risk his life for people. But then he realized that being a hero isn't about the fame or glory. It's about doing the right things for the right reasons. And he continued to do his job even if people hated him. And he's stuck by that reason for a long time now.
He broke out of his train of thought and figured that he should go and talk to her.
Timeskip
Blake was sitting alone in their dorm reading her journal until she heard a knock at the door. She looked up and saw Rex walking in. "Hey" was all he said as he walked over to her.
"Whatcha reading there" he asked.
"Just...uh... notes for this semester" stuttered Blake as she shut her book.
"That's reminds me I have to...uh... talk to Professor Port about an assignment" said Blake as she sat up and began walking out of her room until she was stopped by Rex grabbing onto her arm saying "don't just run away. Stay. Tell me what's wrong."
Blake was reluctant as she didn't want to talk about it but she knew that Rex wouldn't let it go so she obliged. She sat down on her bed as Rex did the same.
Blake sat quietly as to try and gather her emotions. She mustered up whatever courage she had and said "How can you be so calm about this" yelled Blake.
"The W.F. could be planning an attack and were just sitting here, doing nothing" she continued.
Rex moves back a little at her outburst then said "Blake I get that your angry but you can't keep worrying about them. Worry about..."
"I can't stop worrying. The W.F. are ruthless. They want to hurt humans because of how much they hurt us" said Blake as she looked at her bow and drooped her head down a little.
"You don't understand what it's like to be discriminated against. To be hated for what you are" said Blake sadly. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder as she then looked at Rex as he said "Actually, I do."
Blake was surprised by this. Blake was curious as to what he meant by that and asked "what do you mean you know."
Rex sighed as he knew he had to at least tell her a bit about him. He looked at her and said "you remember when I said that I didn't have a good past. That I've done things I'm not proud of." Blake nodded at his words. He continued saying
"You may not believe but before I met you guys, people hated me and called me a freak before. They were scared of my powers and because of them, I was an outcast." Blake was surprised by his words but then asked
"wait, I thought you said you don't remember anything from before we met in the forest."
Rex's eyes grew a little in shock as he was surprised she remembered that. He forgot that he had said that and now he knew that he was backed into a corner again and knew he couldn't get out of it. He knew he had to at least try to tell the truth, but still through a lie. Rex sighed and said
"What I said was both half right and half wrong. I still don't know how I ended up in the forest on the ground but I know I can remember some of my life before that."
"How long" asked Blake.
"But I know that what I did before doesn't..."
"DON'T DODGE THE QUESTION" yelled Blake as Rex jumped back from her outburst.
Blake settled down and took a deep breath and said "Rex, how long ago do you remember." Rex was hesitant to ask as he was afraid of the outcome. Blake reached out and held his hand as she said
"Rex, you're scaring me. You keep telling us stuff that makes us question you. And I've never seen anyone with powers like yours. And I guess its because of what I've done in the past that I'm scared to open up to people but if you want to help me or for us to be a team, we have to understand each other. Now, how long ago do you remember" said Blake, trying to be sincere.
Rex knew she was right. He was a part of her team and he knew he had to try to trust them to tell them. He gathered up his courage and spoke in a low voice saying
"6 years" was all he said.
Silence filled the room as Blake was surprised by his words.
"What happened. Why only 6 years." She asked.
Rex looked down at his hands and moved them back and forth as he told her "remember when I told you that my powers are driven by my emotion."
Blake nodded at his question as he said
"Well sometimes my emotions and my powers can get so overwhelming and tough to control that they can leave a, Big, impact on my body. I don't know what happened but something bad happened to me that made me lose my memories from before 6 years ago. I may have awesome powers but they come at a price."
Blake just stared at Rex as he continued to stare at his hands. What she saw before her wasn't the mysterious boy that she was skeptical of but a boy with a broken past.
"And that's why I didn't tell you guys. Because we have so much to worry about now in the present so I didn't wanna bother you with my past. I know that might sound silly but it's just who I am. I still have many regrets of my past self but at least I can try to make up for them now."
Blake had no words to say after hearing what he told her. Rex lifted his head and looked at Blake and said "I get that you're scared of me because I haven't told you everything but you have to understand it's not about my past I'm scared of. It's about losing myself again. I'm scared to lose my memory again. That's why I haven't told you everything because I don't want you and the others to worry about me. We have things to do but worrying about who I am shouldn't be one."
Then Rex noticed Blake's bow moving so he knew she must've heard something and said "what is it."
Blake then turned to the door and said "you can come in now."
Upon her words, their Dorm room opened it and stepped Ruby, Yang, and Weiss. Rex's eyes grew in shock and said "you knew they were there. Wait, how much did you hear."
Weiss walked up to him and said "Enough for me to do this."
BONK
Weiss clobbered her hand over Rex's head. He held his head in pain and said
"Why did you do that."
"That's for being stupid." Yelled Ruby.
Rex was taken back by Ruby yelling at him. He knew her as the cheery girl but to see her yelling at him was new to him.
"Why didn't you tell us the truth from the beginning" said Yang.
Rex sighed as he said "because knowing who I am and worrying about my powers shouldn't be our priority. It should be finding out what the white fang are doing, like Blake keeps saying. Plus I'm scared you guys will turn on me for knowing who I am. That and I'm scared that the truth might come back to bite me in the butt."
"You idiot. We're a team. We're suppose to be watching out for each other and you think that not helping you isn't a priority." Said Ruby.
"It shouldn't. There are bigger things to figure out and worry about than helping me and my powers." Said Rex as he clenched his hands and continued saying "there are bigger things to worry about than me" as he closed his eyes.
He then felt several hands holding his own as he opens his eyes and saw the girls holding his hands as he released them. He then looked at Ruby and said
"We're team RRWBY. We have each other's backs. We look out for each other. You've done so much for us Rex. So please, let us help you and make sure that you don't lose your memories this time."
Rex then began to look at the rest of his team and he could see that they wanted to help him. He still wasn't ready to tell them he's from another world but he knew that they could be trustworthy. He then smiled and said "you're right. It's time that we start trusting each other more. Blake" as Blake gazed at him as he said "I know that you don't trust me because of my powers. But like Ruby said we're a team so at least trust me that I can help you stop the white fang."
Blake knew that he was right. They were a team so she knew that she shouldn't let her past stop her from making new friends. She then nodded and said "right."
He then turned to the others and said "I'm still not ready to tell you everything but that's because we have a job to do as hunters and huntresses and taking down the white fang should be our top priority. I just need some time to breathe a little."
Ruby then got all giddy saying "yes Team RRWBY is back together."
"But we didn't separate at all" said Weiss.
"Shush. You're ruining the moment. Now all in favor of becoming the youngest huntresses"
"Ahem"
"Sorry youngest huntresses and hunter Who bring down a corrupt organization conspiring against the kingdom of Vale... say I."
"Yes, I love it when you're feisty" cheered Yang
"I guess it could be fun" said Weiss.
"None of you said I" pouted Ruby.
"I" smirked Rex.
Ruby gasped and said "thank you" and rushed over and hugged Rex.
"Hey don't leave me out of the hug" smirked Yang and squeezed Rex and her sister.
"Oh no. I forgot my game in the library" said Ruby.
"We're doomed" groaned Weiss.
"Well good to know our priorities are in check" said Rex sarcastically.
"Come help me pick up" said Ruby as she pulled Rex along with her.
"Woah" said Rex as he tried to keep up with Ruby until they hit someone.
"Ow. Sorry are you alright" said Ruby as the person held out their hand.
"Yes we're fine. Just watch where you're going."
Ruby excepted her hand as Rex got up on his own saying "sorry about that. She doesn't know when to stop."
"It's cool. Just keep a leash on her, why don't ya" said the boy.
"I'm Ruby and this is Rex" said ruby as he waved hello to them. This caught the eye of the two which caused Rex to internally flinch.
"So are you guys transfer students" asked Ruby.
"Just coming in from Haven, actually" said a voice from behind the two who revealed to be a woman with black hair and amber eyes.
"Oh, so you're here for the festival. Well, exchange students have their own dormitory" said ruby.
"I guess we just got lost" said the boy.
"Oh don't worry happens all the time. Well your building is east of here" said ruby.
"Ok. Thanks for the directions" said the black haired woman. The lady and the others began walking past Ruby until she stopped by Rex and gazed at him.
Rex looked at her and she looked at him. He began feeling uncomfortable until she said "so you're Rex, right. I've asked the people here and heard that you have some... interesting abilities" said the woman in a intrigued way.
"Word travels around that fast, huh" said Rex scratching his head. "But yes. I do have awesome abilities" said Rex in a cocky attitude.
"Indeed. Well it was nice meeting you. I can't wait to see what you can do at the festival" said the woman as she began walking away.
"Uh, yea. Same to you" said Rex as he watched them walk away.
"Oh and welcome to Beacon" yelled Ruby.
The lady smirked at what she said and said "yes. I'm sure that our time here will be something to be...
Remembered."