"Alright my friends, it's time to introduce a new friend." Sparta said bringing in to Ben's surprise, Rex Salazar.
"Rex!" Ben cheered.
"Ben!" Rex greeted.
"Boys! Read." Sparta ordered
Volume 1 Issue 5: Deal or No Deal?
Kingdom of Vale
6:32 A.M.
Bleary green eyes open up and squint at the sunlight coming through the window. Ben Tennyson just leans forward in his bed and blinks the sleep from his eyes. He managed to somehow get a good night's sleep in the place he is sleeping at despite missing sleeping in the shed in the town Velvet and her family live.
"I think you just miss seeing that cute rabbit every morning." Said Qrow getting a blush from Ben and Velvet and a ugly feeling in Yang stomach.
He swings his feet over the sides of the bed as he scratches his head. And with a yawn, he walks into the bathroom and looks himself in the mirror. Ben sighed before he took off the Ultimatrix
" Wait you can take that off at anytime?" Said Winter while thinking 'I need to have Weiss get close to steel it.'
and placed it outside the bathroom underneath a white cloth, he then began stripping off his pajamas and underwear off as he steps into the shower and turns on the water.
He then closed the curtain behind him and sighed in relief as the warm water of the shower starts waking him up.
"Were did he find a place to sleep?" Asked Jaune
A Few Minutes Later...
As the sound of the warm water of the shower stopped and the curtain being opened, Ben came out of the shower with a white towel wrapped around his waist. He smiled happily as he began to dry himself.
"Ok we really didn't need to see that." Said a disgusted Rex getting nods from everyone and a blush from Ben.
After finishing his morning shower, washing his face and brushing his teeth, he began to put on his clothes. First, he put on his black shirt and blue pants. Next, his white socks and black shoes. Then, he slipped on the Ultimatrix as the gauntlet shrink to fit on his left arm. Finally, he slipped on his signature green jacket with the white stripes and the number 10 on it, as simultaneously putting on his emerald green backpack.
Ben received this from Velvet before he left to find Professor Ozpin. Before he left for Vale to find Ozpin, Velvet told him to take it with him on his destination and whenever he goes and as a thank you for saving him.
The backpack contains crystal and powdered Dust, extra clean clothes and underwear that were folded, a few currencies of Lien cards and coins, and finally his own map of the World of Remnant containing all the information of it.
Now that the young hero was already cleaned up, it was time for him to hit the road and eat Breakfast. He opened the curtains in his room and he looked outside from his motel room, he saw the view of the City of Vale itself in the Kingdom by the same name as he smelled the morning warm breeze of the air.
Ben grinned as he ran out the door of his hotel room to the lobby area where they serve piping hot breakfast.
As he reached the dining area, he got his plate and started to put some food on his plate. On his plate, he ate scrambled eggs, sausage, toast with butter and jam, cinnamon rolls, and two glasses of milk and orange juice.
Needless to say, Ben was very satisfied with the delicious breakfast he just had at this hotel. As Ben was full his memory drifts back to the previous night of how he managed to find this hotel and stay here for the night for free.
"That was really convenient..." Said Ben, before narrowing his eyes.
"To convenient." Ben added.
*Flashback: Last Night, after Ben was walking away from the scene of the Robbery*
Ben sighs as he walking down the sidewalk in the Commercial District in the City of Vale. The young hero was feeling tired as it was like approximately eight o'clock p.m. as he really needed a place to lay down even though he had to sleep in a shed, but if he finds a motel or hotel to stay at it would probably cost a lot of Lien for check in, check out, and the room.
However, with his luck his eyes widen as he found a hotel in front of him, he found a hotel in front of him that has a sign on the top of the building called "Holiday Oum Express w/ free Breakfast. Check In, Check Out, and Rooms is FREE!"
"Ok that is way to convenient to be A coincidence." Said Rex with everyone agreeing.
Ben shakes his head with a grin on his face as he screamed in his mind, 'Finally, a place where I could stay at! Also, checking in & out, along with a free room to stay in and breakfast in the morning, YEAH!'
" you're not even going to question it?" Asked Azmuth not surprised at all by the no answer.
Ben then ran towards the hotel in his direction as the young hero entered the building through the main entrance. He walked inside as he walked to the front desk in the lobby, and saw a beautiful young woman in her twenties with a smile on her face as she saw him walking towards the check in & check out desk.
"How can I help you, young man?" the woman asked the brown-haired youth. Ben then looked at the young woman as he started to speak.
"Um... good evening, I would like to rent a room, please?" Ben asked while looking at the woman.
The woman smiled and nodded as she handed him the key to his room. Ben looked at the number of his room he would be staying at. His room number is number 10, ironically, just like his last name and nickname.
"Thank You," Ben said to the woman as he headed off to his room. He finds his room number and puts the key in the slot, unlocking the lock. The door clicks as he opens it and Ben looks inside as there was large king size bed in the middle of the room, a small nightstand next to it on the left side of the bed, a huge holographic TV from the projector in the front of the room, and a bathroom with a clean sink and shower.
Ben smiles as he closes the door behind him and gets ready for bed. He kicks off his socks and shoes, takes off his current outfit, brushing his teeth, and finally putting on his pajamas. Ben walked over to the bed and jumped on it. He sighs happily at the soft mattress and looks up at the ceiling.
'I'll worry about finding this Ozpin guy Qrow told me about, but right now it's time for me to go to sleep since I'll try to find Ozpin tomorrow morning.' Ben thought as he yawned. He then pulls the blanket over himself and wraps himself in it as turned off the lamp at the nightstand. His emerald green eyes drooping close as the teen hero falls asleep.
*End of Flashback*
Ben smiled at the memory, he was glad that he found a nice place to sleep for the night in Vale. Don't get him wrong, when he first slept at the shed in Velvet's village he admitted it was kinda not that bad since it was a little uncomfortable as there were a bunch of tools for gardening.
Now, as the hero got up from his table, he put on his green backpack and went back to the front desk to return the key. He then checks out of the hotel and went outside to a nearby alleyway. Now that Ben had a good night's rest, it was time to find this "Professor Ozpin" guy that Qrow told him to find and meet. Since this guy was the headmaster of the school that Velvet goes to which is Beacon Academy.
So, the shapeshifter decided that the only way to start searching for this guy was to use some of his alien forms, but in order to transform, he must go into an alleyway so the people of this dimension don't find out about his powers.
"If you didn't have to push down the button then you probably could pass it off as a semblance." Said Jaune not noticing the tensed look of Azmuth.
Ben soon arrived in an alleyway, he looked both ways to make sure no one saw him as he hid near a dumpster. He then activated his Ultimatrix and found the hologram of a Mothman with wings and antenna. He slammed the dial in a flash of emerald green light.
A green ball of energy rushed through his veins altering his DNA from within his cells. Ben rolled into a ball in a cocoon-like state as his body began to painfully morph into a blue Mothman-like creature.
When the light died down, in Ben's place was a humanoid, moth-like alien whose four wings and antenna can fold up into a hooded robe (much akin to a poncho), giving him the appearance of a phantom.
"Now that I am looking at it from the outside it really does look like a phantom I just hope that we don't have to see Ghostfreak." said ben getting nods from everyone (except for James, and Rex) they had seen what that freak was capable of.
It has a black body with cyan patches on his arms, shoulders, legs, the back of its wings, and the back of its neck that resemble ice chunks. Each patch has thick blue outlining except for the ones on its wings, which are outlined in black. There is also a black line that runs on the edge of the outer margin on the back of each wing. On its torso are three plates. One resembling the chest, a shorter plate under the chest, and one resembling the stomach. On its face are blue cheeks and underjaw, a mouth that always shows bluish white teeth, and large green eyes with dark green spots. The top of its head also sports a blue Y-shaped marking that extends over its scalp. It has three pointed fingers and a thumb on each hand, and two toes on each foot and a third toe-like extension on its ankles. It also wore the Ultimatrix symbol on its chest and has a paler color scheme.
"Big Chill!" Ben shouted.
'Alright, now to search for clues on where to find this Ozpin guy Qrow told me in this Kingdom.'Ben thought.
Big Chill then unfolded his wings and antenna as he ascended into the sky.
He then started to gain altitude and took off flying as he began his search.
Five Hours Later...
'Man finding this Professor Ozpin guy is harder than it looks... Well, I guess I can take a break first and continue my search after.' Big Chill sighed.
He then continued flying over the Kingdom of Vale to search for a place to eat since he spent the last five hours all afternoon flying every district in the Kingdom of Vale searching for Ozpin.
"I am surprised that the timer has not kicked in yet." Said Azmuth
As he was thinking of a place to eat, his thoughts were cut off by a loud explosion. Big Chill turns his head and his eyes widen as he saw a building in the Industrial District across from him explodes. He was shocked as he looked down at the ground and witnessed innocent people screaming and running away from their lives. He looked around and saw a large group of Faunus stealing containers full of Dust from that same burning building that exploded right in front of him. Some were in a similar aircraft that the criminal with a cane used to get away from during that robbery.
"Just my luck about to take a break something happens." Said ben getting nods from the teachers,Rex, Winter and team RWBY.
These Faunus were wearing a uniform that consists of a Grimm Mask that covers the eyes and forehead and a uniform consisting of a white sleeveless jacket, a sleeveless black hood, and black pants. They also have black fingerless gloves, metal foot guards, and boots. The White Fang's logo is prominently displayed on the back of the uniform. Three red claw marks can be seen on the top left of their jackets. Some have their Faunus traits, such as ears or antlers, visible along with their uniform.
Ben recognized those Faunus wearing Grimm Masks as members of the White Fang. He remembered a few months ago when Velvet taught him about the Faunus and how they were treated back then in Remnant's history as they went from a civil peaceful protest group to a very violent turn of terrorism and warfare against the humans of this dimension. This was due to the previous leader, Ghira Belladonna,
"Is that your dad?" asked Ruby getting a nod from her cat eared partner.
stepping down to become the Chieftain of Menagerie, the safe haven for Faunus, as a new leader who went by the name of Sienna Khan took his place, and changed the White Fang from the once peaceful civil protest group to the present day of a violent terrorist organization.
Ben learned from Velvet that not all Faunus join the White Fang, but they still believe in equality as some try to endure the racism in public or even attending the Huntsmen Academies in Remnant. Although, Ben learned that not all humans are bad. Besides, in his universe, all members of the Plumber's group include humans like his grandfather, Max Tennyson working alongside alien Plumbers including the Plumber kids.
"Is it possible for a alien and a human to have a kid?" Asked Weiss making everyone (except for the ben and Azmuth.) freeze at the possibility.
"Yes it is possible some of my friends are part alien like manny he is part four arms." Replied Ben making James more desperate to get the matrix or Azmuth.
Ben would not tolerate such bullying of the Faunus and will stand up to bullies who bully them since he had dealt with JT and Cash when he was just ten years old and still five years later he still had to deal with them again.
"I really don't think that they have learn there lesson."Said ben.
But back to the matter at hand. Ben realized that he must stop these misguided Faunus from hurting people even though members were trying to achieve equality by violent and means of harming innocent people which Ben would not allow. Ben then flew to the site of the White Fang Goons as he descended towards the ground ready to fight.
The White Fang Goons were busy trying to get all the Dust needed, even though despite their commander has to be a petty human thief, but they got to admit he is good at leading but it doesn't mean they have to like him.
As the misguided Faunus were doing their job of stealing Dust Crystals and Powdered Dust, one of the White Fang members spotted something coming towards them.
BGM - Hidden Leaf Riverside Theme - Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
"This sounds like you would here this on a Saturday night anime." Rex said getting nods from team RWBY and ben.
They then looked up and saw a blue Mothman-like humanoid creature landed with its wings and antenna folded into a cloak enhancing the creatures phantom-like appearance.
The goons then get out their weapons and aimed at the creature until it spoke in a chilling male voice.
"Excuse me, but I'm going to ask you to surrender now...all of you, and I promise that you will not harm any innocent people, despite your goal of wanting equality and peace with the humans." The Necrofriggian said to the White Fang Goons.
The White Fang Goons were shocked, this blue Mothman-like creature can talk, but it begs the question to them. Is this thing a human or their own kind with a mysterious semblance they just witness.
"I don't know who or the what the heck you are, but if you interfere with our plans for equality... you will die!" a White Fang Goon with Deer antlers said to Big Chill.
"If That is there plans for equality I hate to see there plans for terrisom." Said a disgusted Rex thinking of Van Kleiss and he pack.
"I'd like to see you try," Big Chill said in a cocky gravelly voice.
"Alright, get him!" The W.F. Deer Faunus shouted as his Faunus brethren heeded his command.
The W.F. Goons then fired their guns at the Necrofriggan, but Big Chill activated his intangibility as the Dust bullets made contact with him it passed directly through him.
This caused the misguided Faunus to have their jaws wide open as they were confused on how the bullets didn't kill him.
"Did you really think that would hurt me?" Big Chill said in a slightly arrogant tone.
The White Fang Goons flinched at the Necrofriggan's tone, as some were completely scared. While some try to hide it with their anger others still keep their weapons trained on him despite shaking in their boots of how their Dust bullets didn't kill it, which begs the question... does this thing have an Aura and what kind of Semblance does it possess?
"If you think that would kill me, think again! Now, if its the time to go, hero then its time to go ULTIMATE!" Big Chill shouted as he opened his cloak and pressed the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest. Four spikes appeared as a ring of emerald light consumed the Necrofriggian. Big Chill opened his wings as he hyper-evolved into his Ultimate Form.
"Ultimate Big Chill!" Ultimate Big Chill yelled.
"What the hell was that.?" Asked Qrow before putting another dollar in the jar
"That was what makes the ultimatrix unique from the previous variance it makes done aliens evolve through survival of the fittest the strong survive and the weak die making Evolution happen in seconds instead of millions of years giving it new powers then ever before." Said ben making James even more angry.
As The White Fang Goons witnessed the transformation of this creature dubbed "Big Chill" and it's "Ultimate Form," some of them were now intimidated of not only his voice but his transformation.
Big Chill had changed. His new appearance was similar to his devolved form, but with a few changes. His wings and antenna now have a flame-like design. He now has crests over his eyes with the same design. He also wore the evolved Ultimatrix on his chest.
He can still fold his wings and antenna into a cloak, but it was red instead of blue. His voice is more gravelly, having a deeper tone behind it.
"That's it? Some crappy green light show is supposed to scare us...," a female White Fang member with rabbit ears said, completely unamused and angered simultaneously, while trying not to fear the moth man in front of her.
"No, But you all need to Chill Out!" The hyper-evolved Necrofriggian retorted in a more deep gravelly tone.
Ultimate Big Chill began to breathe a huge blast of fire from his caused the White Fang Goons to completely shield themselves with their arms while some stand back.
Once the fire made contact with one of the goons, he was completely frozen in ice.
"How does that work.?" Asked Jaune A Bit freaked out but got no answer.
Once the W.F. Goon with the Deer antlers is frozen, the rest of them were completely frightened by Ultimate Big Chill's attack.
"Wait... Ice?! But that's impossible?! You just breathed out fire?!" The W.F. rabbit Faunus goon said in a frightened voice.
"You think you're tough with your army of brethren behind you, and fire is so cold it burns!" Ultimate Big Chill said in a gravelly tone. Ben then began to breathe more Ice Flames at the White Fang Goons, until they were finally frozen, trapping them for good as soon he hopes the authorities here in Vale can apprehend these misguided Faunus.
BGM Ends
However, as soon he finished trapping the White Fang Goons, he felt a purple energy encasing him, keeping his arms and legs from moving.
"Oh god, it's like Going to Miia's village." Ben mumbled.
Ben then turned his head and recognized the figure who encase him in this violet energy. It was the same blonde woman with the riding crop who saved him and the silver-eyed girl from the rooftop of that Dust Shop robbery. Now immobilized, he can't press the Ultimatrix to turn himself back to normal because he had to wait for the time limiter to turn him back. So for now, the Ultimatrix bearer now has to deal with the authorities here in Remnant.
"You are coming with me whether you like it or not." The blonde Huntress said with authority in her voice.
"Wow I haven't heard that tone since I got drunk for the first time." Said Qrow with a nostalgic smile before he was hit with the riding crop.
Ben now couldn't do pretty much anything since he is trapped at the moment. He saw the blonde Huntress pulled out her black Scroll and used it to call the cops probably just to get the W.F. Goons apprehended for the stolen Dust. He hoped that he can endure what's about to happen next as the blonde Huntress held him in place with her Semblance.
'Oh Man, great it's the same blonde woman that saved me and Little Red from the bad guy, ironically, at the same time tried to take me to the authorities, even though I doubt she isn't cop... Great, it's like I'm arrested for playing superhero...,
"Again I hate it when that happens." Said Ben with Rex nodding in agreement.
Ben thought, despite the current situation he was in. 'At least, maybe she knows where this Ozpin guy is, and hopefully, he can save me from being arrested.'
Ten Minutes Later...
As soon as Professor Glynda Goodwitch and Ultimate Big Chill arrived at the VPD, Ultimate Big Chill was consumed by a green light, as he devolved into Big Chill, and then another light engulfed him turning him back into 16-year-old Benjamin Kirby Tennyson.
"Hey is that the same room you took ruby into?" Asked Blake getting a nod from Glynda.
Ben just couldn't believe his luck. One minute he was doing his job of stopping the White Fang form stealing more Dust, despite the World of Remnant not being his home universe to protect.
"Even when you are not in your own universe you still will risked your own life a very admire quality." Said Ozpin with Azmuth agreeing.
The next thing he knew, he was at the Vale Police Department in the City of Vale where he was being held at the interrogation room. He was being lectured and scolded simultaneously by the same blonde Huntress who tried to force him to come with her back at the Dust Shop Robbery a day ago.
Ben was sighing that he now has to deal with this blonde Huntress who thinks she has authority over him. He looked at the blonde woman looking at her scroll as she watched a recorded compilation video of him as Four Arms fighting the Alpha Beowolf and it's pack, Spidermonkey webbing up some Ursas and saving Velvet, Swampfire taking down the group of Grimm with his flames in the village he helped defend with Qrow, Heatblast shielding the silver eye girl from the explosive Dust crystal, Diamondhead shooting shards of diamonds at the Bullhead during the night of Dust store robbery with the silver eye girl, and finally it shows him right now as Big Chill pressing the Ultimatrix on his chest, hyper evolving into his ultimate form; Ultimate Big Chill as he released a breath of ice flames to freeze the White Fang into popsicles. The video paused as the blonde woman was furiously lecturing him of his actions.
"I hope that you realize that your actions tonight would not be taken lightly, young man. You recklessly took on a group of Faunus terrorists who were armed and have years of experience of guerrilla warfare despite their misguidance for their goal of equality," Glynda
"So has Rambo but no one stops him." Ben said.
said seriously, as she looked at Ben while analyzing the recorded video of him and his transformations on her scroll.
"Ma'am, I was just doing my job as a hero. I couldn't let those misguided Faunus hurt innocent people despite how they were treated, and they just want equality between us and their brethren. It's the reason that if I failed to save innocents, I become violent and angry at people willing to hurts others." Ben said to the blonde Huntress, with a bit of annoyance in his voice.
"Honestly usually the best policy." Said Rex
Sure, he admits that he is initially cocky, childish, and arrogant, but he is selfless and heroic, willing to sacrifice his own life for others. He just knows that if he fails to save someone or his close ones like his family are hurt, he loses some self-control and becomes more angry and violent. Like the time Kevin willingly mutated into Ultimate Kevin to stop Aggregor, Kevin lost control of his actions forcing Ben to almost kill him, but Gwen stopped him because it wasn't worth it since he is still his friend.
"Also, I helped stopped a robbery with that silver eye girl, and yes I can be reckless at times, but that's beside the point Ms?" Ben said, as he politely tried to ask the Huntress for her name.
"Goodwitch. Glynda Goodwitch." The blonde Huntress stated flatly. "And the only reason I got involved because the news stated a blue Mothman-like creature is spotted in the Industrial district in Vale stopping a group of White Fang Goons from stealing crystals and powdered Dust."
"Well Ms. GoodWitch of the North," Ben said sarcastically, inciting a glare from the blonde Huntress. "Are you going to throw the book at me or what?"
"If it were up to me, you'd be sent home... with a pat on the back..." She said calmly.
"And a slap on the wrist!" she added firmly, hitting the table top with her crop.
"Sorry but I'm not into that." Ben said.
"Kid, you got balls." Qrow said.
"But, there is someone here to see you. Wait here," Glynda said as she exited the room quietly.
" déjà Anyone?" Said Ruby
Once she left the room, Ben leaned on the table and let out a heavy sigh. This adventure was just going well as the last time he was pulled into another universe, which was actually a parallel universe to his own by complete accident. He figured that if he was going to be stuck in this universe for a while, he might as well become a bit friendlier with at least some of the locals.
'She sure knows how to deal with people,' Ben thought sarcastically. He was just doing his job of protecting people whether it was his universe or not. Miss Goodwitch just had to scold him like a child, but hey she was doing her job to protect people from her world. Plus, she didn't have to be so aggressive to him.
"He has a point you could be nicer." Said Ozpin earning a glare from Glynda.
Ben's thoughts were cut off as heard the door of the interrogation room opened and through it came Glynda Goodwitch and someone new behind her.
The person Ben saw was a man in his middle age. He had tousled silver hair and thin brown eyes. He wore shaded glass spectacles and a dark green scarf with a small purple cross-shaped emblem on it. He wore an unzipped black suit over a black-buttoned vest, with a green undershirt beneath. He also wore black trouser shoes and long, dark-green pants. In his left hand was a mug of what Ben presumed to be hot cocoa, basing that theory of the steam rising and the smell of cocoa from the cup. In his right hand was a long cane with a patterned handle.
"Do you just bring some food or drinks for people that you just meat in prison.?" Asked Qrow with Ozpin looking everywhere but at him
"So, you're the young man that can transform into different unknown creatures... am I right?" the man asked.
Ben sighed and began to drum his fingers on the table while answering the man's question.
"Yes sir," Ben responded.
"And I believe your name is Benjamin Tennyson?" the man asked again.
"Yes," Ben said not knowingly on how this man knew his name despite not telling him given the situation.
Glynda then took out her tablet and then displayed the same compilation video Ben of him as Four Arms, Spidermonkey, Swampfire, Heatblast, Diamondhead, Big Chill and Ultimate Big Chill each using their abilities to perform their feats in Vale. The video stopped as it zoomed in on the green hourglass symbol, which caught her and Ozpin's attention as it appears to be in every form the young man transformed into each respective creature.
"How did you get those recordings?" Asked ben.
'That was being recorded?!' Ben asked himself when he saw the video, as he had no idea how Goodwitch got a recorded compilation video of him in his alien forms. It was about strange as the time Will Harangue, a loud-voiced television newscaster in Bellwood who hosts his own show, Harangue Nation. His show gained ratings since he launched a smear campaign against him, claiming that he is a threat to humanity and constantly tries to denounce him, including turning the public against him. Like J. Jonah Jameson launching his campaign against Spider-Man in New York City. Apparently, only a few adults believed him and didn't trust him while the rest of Bellwood including some fanboys and fangirls really liked him as a world-famous superhero/celebrity. Well over time, Ben has proven himself to the public he is a hero, not a villain since most people now don't want to watch Harangue's
"You have to deal with just about every single superhero cliché when it comes to smear campaigns." Said Rex with Azmuth looking at ben with sympathy.
show anymore, due to his credibility of lacking evidence and just really really useless footage to prove that Ben is a bad guy.
"So, would you mind explaining how were you able to do such capable feats? the man asked, referring to the video. Ben glanced at the man before finally giving his answer.
"Well, things might get a little weird. My story is very wild." Ben stated in a warning tone.
"What story isn't s little weird and wild in this room?" asked Nora with everyone realizing that she had a point.
"Try me," the man said confidently.
Sighing, Ben began to explain himself. "Let's just say, I'm not from around here," he said. "I'm from another universe.
Ben paused for a moment to gauge everyone's reactions. Ozpin stayed completely looking stoic but looked like he was eager to learn more as his eyes slightly widen. Glynda Goodwitch, however, looked like she just heard the biggest lie anyone has made up in the history of the universe, not that Ben blamed her.
"You are not very opened minded are you?" Asked Ben before he had to jump away from her riding crop.
"That's... unexpected," Ozpin stated simply.
"Yeah, you see it's like this," Ben continued. He then placed his left arm on the table as he rolled up his jacket's left sleeve and displayed the Ultimatrix on the tabletop. "My watch here is called the Ultimate Omnimatrix or Ultimatrix for short," Ben explained. "It contains the DNA of over a million different extraterrestrials or aliens. This device was created by the leader of one of the most super-intelligent alien species in the galaxy called the Galvan as a symbol of intergalactic peace, harmony, and understanding. What it does is it artificially rearranges my DNA to transform into every sentient alien species in the Milky Way Galaxy in my universe. Like I said before, the creator originally intended it to be used for peace and understanding others. It makes the 'walk a mile in someone else's shoes very literal.' Eventually, I convinced the creator, Azmuth, that I was a worthy wielder by using it as a tool to become a superhero, something that never occurred to him, the smartest being of three (arguably five galaxies), and recently before I arrived here, he installed some repairs to the glitches, and errors that cause malfunctions, new features, and upgrades ever since I save my universe multiple times," Ben explained, as he finished his story. He decided that he would be just open enough to gain this man's trust, but not tell him everything just yet.
Now even Ozpin's mouth was open in sheer shock.
"You have just done the one thing that me and the rest of my team minuses Raven tried to do for our entire time at beacon." Said Qrow with a little bit of jealousy
"That is just completely ridiculous. Now I know you're probably making this up," Glynda said in outrage as she glared at the boy, thinking he was joking. Ben glared back at her for jumping straight to the conclusion that he was lying.
"Glynda, please, his story seems viable enough, given how otherworldly his abilities appeared to be," Ozpin said in Ben's defense.
"Yeah, like he said, you saw me transform with your own two eyes," Ben said, as he glared at the Blonde Huntress to prove his point.
"I don't care what I saw, but the idea of such a device that small is ludicrous," Glynda argued
"Wow this story is really accurate with our personalities." Said Winter but everyone ignored her.
Seeing that she still didn't buy his story, Ben activated the Ultimatrix as the dial popped up revealing an emerald green hologram of an alien. He then cycled through his playlist trying to find the right alien to prove to Miss Goodwitch that he wasn't joking. Ozpin and Goodwitch just watch as the young man in front of them turned the dial on his watch counter-clockwise as he stopped on a hologram of a frog-like, bipedal alien. Ben then held out his left arm with the Level 20 gauntlet to the skeptical Huntress. "If you still don't believe me, I'll transform right now. Just slap my wrist," Ben challenged, "You did say you would send me home with a pat on the back and a slap on the wrist if you had things your way." Hesitantly, Glynda gently slapped the Ultimatrix Core, causing it to activate and engulf Ben in a emerald light.
When the light subsided, in Ben's seat is a small, gray-skinned, bipedal alien that is only four inches tall with large green eyes, which have rectangular pupils and horizontal eyelids. It wore a white jumpsuit with a thin black vertical line going down it (a larger version of the same stripe exists on his head, in-between the eyes). It also wore the Ultimatrix symbol on its chest.
"Grey Matter!" the frog-like creature shouted in a high-pitched voice.
Ben had transformed into a Galvan, which he nicknamed Grey Matter. He then jumped on the table and explained to the two professors that all they needed to know about the species and the creator that he was allowed to tell them. He even demonstrated his intelligence by performing the Hephaestan Neuro Grip
"The what?" Asked Velvet confused.
"it is a technique that make just about anything go limp." Said Azmuth.
on Miss Goodwitch and pinching a few nerves to instantly heal her. This just earned a glare from the blonde professor as she had been used as an example of the young hero's powers.
After he finished his performance, Grey Matter stood on the table and requested Glynda to tap the Ultimatrix on his chest to change him back. Once she did, Grey Matter transformed back into 16-year old Ben Tennyson, but he hit his head on the overhead light when he turned back to normal. Probably shouldn't have been standing on the table when I did that," Ben said as he rubbed his head and sat back on the chair.
"Not the worst place to change back I have once changed back while jumping over a river of lava when I was ten."
"I believe you showed us enough evidence that you are telling the truth," Ozpin said, continuing the interrogation, "Care to explain why you are here in the World of Remnant?"
"Well, it's kinda not my fault, some space-time rift just appeared in my universe and out of curiosity, I decided to investigate it to see if leads right to an alternate universe I been to in order to satisfy my thrill-seeking of action and adventure, but the next thing you know, I found myself here," Ben explained. "I'm sure the Plumbers already noticed that I'm missing and trying their best to find me and get me back home to my universe though."
"How exactly is a group of water pipe maintenance workers supposed to get you home?" Glynda said skeptically.
"Note to self make move to change the name." Said ben to Azmuth getting a nod in response.
"Not that kind of Plumbers. The Plumbers I'm talking about are the intergalactic police force that my grandpa Max, a couple of my cousins, my friends and I work for," Ben explained, getting a bit annoyed of that same mistake people make.
"In the meantime, I believe I forgot to introduce myself to you, Benjamin Tennyson, forgive me for forgetting to introduce myself to you," Ozpin said as he introduced himself to the Ultimatrix bearer. "I am Professor Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon Academy. And you already know Professor Glynda Goodwitch as she is the combat teacher and my second in command at Beacon."
"Well if you ever need to find someone just get arrested and he will come to you." Said Rex with everyone looking as if he was high on something.
Ben's eyes just widen as the man in front of him was actually the person that Qrow Branwen told him to find. "Wait, you're Professor Ozpin, the person that Qrow told me to find?!" Ben surprisingly said with shock in his voice.
"Why yes, Mister Tennyson," Ozpin explained, "Qrow Branwen is an old colleague of mine, his nickname I gave him 'a dusty old crow'. He was one of my students as he was part of a team I put him on called Team STRQ (Stark)." He opened up his scroll as he then pulled up an old photo and held it up for Ben to see.
Ben looked at the picture in front of him. The picture he was looking at has four people in their twenties, one of them he recognized was Qrow Branwen himself in the same outfit, but with no stubble. The other three in the photo, however, caught his interest the most.
The person on the far left was almost a spitting image of the silver eye girl he met on the night of the Dust store robbery. She had the same silver eyes, fair complexion, and gradating black-into-red hair. In the only image of her, her face is partially obscured and her hair is longer than the girl he met during the robbery and she appeared to be the shortest. The only difference he noticed is that the woman wore a white cloak and Ben could assume that this silver eye woman could be that girl's mother since he figured out that the girl he met during the robbery wore a red cloak and she was a year younger than him.
Next, was a man with blonde hair that has two strands sticking out from the top and blue eyes. He wore brown cargo pants with a dark brown belt, black shoes, an orange bandana on his left arm, and a brown leather vest over a tan dress shirt with the right sleeve cut off. For armor, he wears a metal spaulder, leather vambrace, and a brown fingerless glove, all on his right arm.
Finally, the person between the blonde man and Qrow was another woman. She is a fair-skinned young girl with red eyes and ravenous black hair with red highlights, her hair loosely down in a ponytail, tied by a red shawl, with the ends resembling curved black feathers. Her complexion is significantly lighter. She wears a shallow cut black and red dress, five necklaces with an assortment of beads, a red girdle-belt, and a pair of matching gauntlets. She wears black fingerless gloves. An object that looks to be made from feathers hangs from the right side of her skirt. She also wears detached solid black leggings. Under her leggings, she wears black boots, which have red high heels and soles. In the photo, she appears to be holding her personal weapon just like Qrow in the photo, which appears to be a sword sheathed in its scabbard with a rotary chamber filled with different types of Dust Blades.
Ben was impressed, he didn't know that Qrow Branwen was part of a team of Huntsmen and Huntresses in training back then in his younger days.
"So, this is Team STRQ (Stark)?" Ben asked, looking at Ozpin for answers.
"Yes," Ozpin explained, "Qrow here was a member of Team STRQ, and they were ever since, the team I kept an eye on as him and his teammates showed a lot of potentials. Now, since they graduated, Qrow became an official Huntsman and is now on a secret mission I gave him right now. While his partner, the blonde man, Taiyang Xiao Long, became a retired Huntsmen and began to start a family in the Island of Patch. He married Qrow's fraternal twin sister, Raven Branwen. The woman between Taiyang and Qrow in the photo."
Ben listened to Ozpin's explanation as he continued to look at the photo. He was surprised that Qrow has a family. "However, ever since Raven gave birth to his first daughter, she left him in order to start leading a group of bandits, that she and Qrow came from in the continent of Anima, The Branwen Tribe. As a result, Taiyang went into a depression, and he got over it by marrying her partner, Summer Rose, she too has given birth to his second daughter as she became the half-sister of Raven's first child. But, that soon came to an end as she never returned and was believed to be killed in action. Taiyang was left heartbroken once again, though he continued to raise his two daughters along with Qrow as he is the maternal uncle of his sister's daughter, and became the honorary uncle of Summer's daughter," Ozpin finished explaining Team STRQ's origin story to the young shapeshifter.
"Do you just know everything about our family?" Asked Yang ready to beet him for " stocking."
"yes I keep an eye out for the best hunters and there families if something were to happen." Said Oz not noticing the murderers aura coming from Yang or carting.
"Well, I'm sorry for what happen to his closest teammate and his sister," Ben said with sympathy in his voice.
"Yes, Indeed," Ozpin agreed with a sad tone, while Glynda shed a lone tear from her eye as she too remembers Summer's disappearance
"So you do have a heart." Said Qrow but immediately regret it when she used her power to make him slap himself.
. She was just like her daughter Ruby due to her personality and mannerisms. "But, with some advice from Qrow, he had to learn to keep moving forward and not let the loss of his second wife consume him." Ben now understood of why Huntsmen and Huntresses defend the world of Remnant, their job is to make the world a better place, and some of them had to learn to keep moving forward in order to move on with their life.
"So, now that I understand everything, what am I suppose to do now in the meantime right now?" Ben asked the Beacon Headmaster.
Ozpin smiled at the young hero's question, Glynda, however, crossed her arms and looked at her boss's face and rolled her eyes. She knew what was coming next, but was powerless, no matter how much she objected.
"Well, I have a proposition for you, Mister Tennyson," Ozpin said, "I would like you to come to Beacon Academy. We can provide you with a place to stay, any living necessities you may need, information about our world, and you can continue your hero work here in Remnant. All that I require is that you must attend classes and follow campus guidelines."
"Do you just recruit everyone you meet in jail?"Asked Azmuth looking at a sweating headmaster.
Ben was surprised... kinda. To be honest with himself, he thought he was going to be arrested for vigilantism here in this universe. But still, with the thought of going to this school, clearly was an exclusive place.
"And in return, I will do everything in my power to send you home," Ozpin said.
Ben smiled, "Okay, since I've got nothing better to do at the moment, and nowhere else to go, despite the village I stayed back in with Velvet. But, I'm pretty sure that my cousin, Gwen, and my friend, Kevin, already contacted the Plumbers about my disappearance," He assured Ozpin.
"I am sure they are looking right now that I think about it" Said ben.
"Do you know how long that will take?" Ozpin asked in response.
"Uh... not exactly, no," Ben admitted. He knew his cousin was good at magic, but pulling someone out of an alternate universe she didn't know about would probably be challenging for his Anodite cousin.
"What is an Anodite?" Asked Qrow looking at Ben and Azmuth.
"Anodites are a free-spirited race of powerful energy beings from the planet Anodyne they are usually pink or purple humanoid females a male Anodite is very rare but not unheard of." Answered Azmuth.
"Can they alter reality on a small scale?" Ozpin asked to the two teams confusion.
"How did you know?" Ben asked, only receiving silence.
"But, even though this is not my world to protect, sure. I'll go to Beacon." Ben answered.
"Excellent!" Ozpin said. While Glynda herself hung her head in defeat.
"Alright, but, when is the first day?" Ben asked.
"Well, it goes like this; the first day of classes for the upperclassmen are a week before the first years, but since you're a special case, I've decided that your classes will start on the day of the semester after the first years finish their entrance exam, but you're more than welcome to do your hero work before I contact you about the schedule of your entrance exam, Ozpin said to the young man in front of him.
"Are you serious?!" The shapeshifter exclaimed.
"Yes, but don't worry, you'll be given no homework assignments on the first day of the semester, due to your hero work and being a special student," Ozpin said, calming the boy down.
"Oh, thank gosh..." Ben sighed in relief, no homework for him in this new universe, lucky him
"Homework truly the bane of slackers and Busy people."Said Sparta.
'This will be an interesting year indeed,' Ozpin thought, as he then stood up from his seat. "Now, why don't you come along with us now to Beacon, Ben Tennyson, you must have been very hungry now of using your energy from the Ultimatrix all day finding me," Ozpin said with amusement, as he noticed Ben's stomach growling since he forgot that he was hungry. They were in the interrogation room for more than ten minutes and Ben was blushing due to him forgetting to eat lunch since he used up all his energy all day.
"Okay, you've got anything to eat the cafeteria? Because, one, I could really go with some chili fries and smoothies." Ben said as he literally hopes that Beacon Academy's cafeteria served piping hot chili fries with cheese, onions, and jalepeños along with some ice cold smoothies.
"Are smoothies and chili fries the only thing you eat?" Asked Rex.
"No I also eat alien food like deep cried beetles." Said ben ignoring the looks of discussed from everyone except for Azmuth
"I'll see if I can ask the chefs to cook up your favorite food and drinks," Ozpin assured the young hero, as they approached the limousine that would take them to Beacon.
"That is the end of that chapter who would like to read next?" Asked James before handing it to Jaune.