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Chapter:28 For Better or Worse
Inside the Belladonna Family Home. Ghira, wearing glasses, paces back and forth looking at a piece of paper in hands, while his wife Kali, his daughter Blake, Sun, Drago, David, Charles, and John all wait for him to be ready. Ghira then stops pacing and takes one last look at the speech he has written down, before sighing as his wife places a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
"Are you ready?" Kali asked.
"Yes. It won't be easy for the people to hear, but the truth often isn't. I know they'll do the right thing," Ghira said.
"They better be," Charles said as he hold on his sword's handle that is inside its sheath.
Blake then comes up and places a hand on her father's arm, giving an affectionate snuggle. Suddenly, the three are taken by surprise when two more hand pats on Ghira's back. He looks behind to see Sun and David.
"You got this," Sun said.
"Break a leg chief," David said.
The three give a brief look at the two as he stands back and smiles. Ghira then opens the doors as his family, Sun, and the other four step out of the home to greet the crowd gathering outside. Some people in the crowd are wearing press badges and holding scrolls up to record the event. Others in attendance include Corsac and Fennec Albain, who are bowing their heads, as well as the head guard of Menagerie and his squadron. Ghira steps up to the podium and raises his hand to quiet the crowd down.
"Thank you all for assembling here. I wanted to take time to address some of the rumors that have been circulating around our island. I believe that it is important for the people of this territory to understand the truth. No matter how you feel about the human race, I think we can all agree that the event now known as the Fall of Beacon was a tragedy. A tragedy that will set both man and Faunus-kind back. While the main aggressor is still unknown, we do have official confirmation that Adam Taurus..." Ghira paused for a moment to glare at the Albain brothers. "... the leader of a powerful splinter group working inside the White Fang, was partially responsible for these attacks. His actions not only tarnished the reputation of an organization originally created to bring peace and equality to all, but to our entire race. With each day that this man remains unpunished, it becomes increasingly difficult to condemn those that look down upon us."
The crowd starts murmuring among themselves as the four Pokemon turned Faunuses look around warily. Ghira raises his hand again to quiet the crowd down.
"Recently, a spy from the same splinter group set their sights on this very home. My own daughter, Blake, and her friends did their very best to apprehend this individual. While they were unsuccessful after being physically assaulted and seriously injured, they were successful in obtaining the assailant's Scroll," Ghira took out the evidence. "With this, we have been able to ascertain that Adam Taurus has plans to overthrow the current leader of the White Fang, Sienna Khan, and take over the reins himself."
At this, the crowd starts to loudly murmur in concern.
"His radical plans do not stop there, the documents on this scroll proclaim his next target to be Haven Academy and its attached CCT Tower. Their plan is to strike on the last full moon before the beginning of the Fall semester, roughly two months from today. I have sent my swiftest messenger to the government of Mistral, but I believe we have a greater responsibility. My relationship with the White Fang has been... an interesting one. Years ago, I led the organization to help try and create a world where I, and every Faunus who wished, could walk alongside the human race. And while I believe we made great strides toward this goal, it was made clear to me that the people both in and out of the White Fang wanted faster results. So I stepped down, and Sienna Khan was appointed as my successor. It's true that I do not fully condone many of her methods. What I do condone is what Sienna fights for: the idea that the Faunus and humans are, and should be, equal. Adam Taurus does not seem to have that goal in mind. What he has done benefits no one but himself. I think it's time that the Faunus showed the world that we are equals! Time that we snuff out this splinter group, and restore the White Fang to what it once was!" Ghira declared as crowd begins to cheer at this remark. "To do this, I think the answer is clear, we must go to Haven and protect it at all costs!"
At this, the crowd suddenly stops cheering, showing some hesitance. Ghira sees this and clears his throat.
"Before we proceed any further, I'd like to invite my daughter to come and share her story. Not only as a former member of the White Fang but also as a survivor of the Fall of Beacon," Ghira said as Blake steps up to the podium and faces her father. "You can do this."
"TRAITORS!!" The four of Randy's Pokemons then look around to see that it was Ilia wearing her Grimm mask and clenching her teeth angrily. Blake gives a surprised look before glaring back at her. Sun and David glares at her intensely.
"Ilia," Sun muttered as he clenched his fists.
"Cowards... After everything the humans have done to us, everything they've put us through, you're asking us to help them?!" Ilia yelled at them.
"I know we haven't been treated fairly..."
"Where was their help when the Dust companies treated our people like slaves?!" She cut him off as she continued yelling. "Where was their help when Kingdoms hunted Faunus just for being who they are?! Where wasmyhelp when my parents were killed in a Dust mine?! WHERE?!"
"Young lady, progress takes patience and cooperation!" Ghira tried to assure her.
"The Belladonnas are the worse kind of Faunus! They want us to work with the same people that are trying to hold us down! If you truly,trulywant to help your people."
"Girl! Enough!" Drago yelled at her while Sun and David sneak behind her.
"Now is the time to support Adam, not the Belladonnas! He will bring about the future that you deserve. And if you are unwilling to fight, know that the White Fang will do it for you!"
"SHUT UP!" Both Sun and David shouted as they leap out of the crowd toward Ilia, but she uses her weapon to get out of the way and flee. When Sun and David lands, he looks around to see where she has gone, but no sign of her is found.
"After her!!" The head guard ordered his men as he and the rest of the Menagerie guards move to chase down Ilia, while Corsac and Fennec exchange evil smiles. Blake and Ghira angrily glare from the stage, while Kali has a worried look on her face.
Within the crowd, someone saw the whole thing and couldn't help but sigh.
It was an elderly male Turtle Faunus with wrinkled tanned skin, brown eyes, short pale blue hair, and a brown turtle shell covering his back.
He wears a blue hanfu over the shell, a pair of wooden sandals, and a large stick being held on his right hand.
"Kids this days," The elderly Faunus then left within the crowd to who know what.
Back in Haven, Oscar, along with Ukulele Pichu, is seen sitting on a red armchair, nervously looking at Ruby and the members of Team JNPR as they fawn over him.
"Did he age backwards?" Nora questioned.
"He's possessed!" Jaune freaked out.
"Or reincarnated!" Ren added.
"This is really shocking!" Pyrrha said.
"Oh! Isn't it weird?" Ruby asked.
"It is very weird, yes," Oscar said as Pichu is with the other Pokemons eating some berries.
"Okay, okay," Qrow then emerges from the kitchen holding a cup in his hand, and said. "Let's all just take a second and remember that this is very overwhelming for everyone."
Ruby and Team JNPR then all step back together and nervously chuckle.
"Thank you," Oscar said to Qrow as the drunkard then takes a seat on the couch next to Oscar. Ruby and Nora have taken a seat on the couch perpendicular to Qrow's, while Jaune and Ren remain standing. Oscar then shares a brief look with Ruby, who giggles, causing Oscar to blush.
"Ah, sorry!" Oscar quickly walk away. "It's just I've never really met Huntsmen and Huntresses before."
"Well, uh... we've never met a person with two souls! So, first times all around," Ruby said as Oscar chuckled before they heard Qrow clear his throat.
"Not to break up the whole 'getting-to-know-you' game, but we need to have a talk. Mind showing us your little parlor trick, kid?" Qrow said as Oscar groans.
"Yeah, okay. Just so you know, I'll still be here," Oscar said as Ruby and Team JNPR look at him in confusion. Oscar then lowers his head and closes his eyes. Suddenly, a green and white aura shines from his body for a moment, Oscar opens up his eyes, which are now glowing, and he smiles. When he speaks, they all hear a familiar voice overlapping with a bunch of other voices, including Oscar's.
"It is so very good to see you again, students," All of the teens share brief looks of confusion.
"Wait, what just happened?" Jaune asked.
"Professor... Ozpin?" Ren could only guess.
"Correct. And though I may be the one speaking, Oscar is still present mentally. He's merely handed over the control, so to speak." Ozpin said through Oscar's body.
'Just don't make us do anything embarassing...' Oscar said through his mind.
"I'm afraid this all must be very perplexing," Ozpin said.
"And alarming, and bizarre, and just really kind of hard to believe overall!" Nora said as Ozpin chuckles.
"It's good to see you children still have your sense of humor," Ozpin then frowns with guilt shown from Oscar's eyes. "I know you've all been through tremendous hardship already. I'm sorry."
"I mean, it's not your fault," Ruby said as Pyrrha agreed with the young leader.
"It's all my fault," Ozpin countered honestly as Qrow went to the kitchen to get something. "I told you once that I made more mistakes than any man, woman, and child on this planet, and I wasn't exaggerating. I'm... cursed. For thousands of years, I've walked the surface of Remnant, living, dying, and reincarnating in the body of a like-minded soul. The Professor Ozpin you all met was not my first form, and clearly wasn't my last. It's... an extraordinarily strenuous process on everyone involved."
"So who... what... are you?" Jaune questioned.
"I am the combination of countless men who've spent their lives trying to protect the people of Remnant," Qrow then came back with a cup of tea as Ozpin continued. "With every rebirth, my soul is eventually merged with another and I am changed, but my memories stay with me. This curse was bestowed upon me by the Gods, because I failed to stop Salem in the past. But we must stop her now."
"And how do we do that?" Ruby asked.
"We start... by ensuring the safety of the Relic of Knowledge."
With Weiss, she woke up to find herself trapped in a cage and her wrists bound by rope. She looks around and notices the bandits from earlier that took her. One of them is drinking, while the other notices Weiss waking up.
The second bandit chuckled and said, "Well, well, well, look who's awake."
"Wha... what's going on? Where am I?" Weiss questioned in fear.
"You know..." Suddenly a young female woman entered the tent. "I never thought I'd see a Schnee in this camp."
She has tan-colored skin, short brown hair and icy blue eyes. She had a tattoo of a bird rising from flowers on her left arm. She wore a light brown vest with dark brown panels on the top and a dark brown buckled strap on the back, over a torn white shirt that was partially unbuttoned revealing what appeared to be a black bra, alongside a collar that appears to be slightly turned up behind her neck.
She wore a maroon-colored jeans with the right side rolled up to her thigh revealing the dark pink lining alongside a brown belt with a pouch attached to the right side. She also wore dark brown calf guards with one having a garter styled strap that went under her rolled-up pant leg. She wore a pair of beige and dark brown lace-up boots with folded over sides, showing over the white lining accompanied by a pair of maroon socks that partially covered her calf guards.
She wore dark brown gloves of different sizes, with the right being fingerless and wrist length with large cuff whilst the other was elbow length and covered with a dark brown vambrace. Lastly, she wore a narrow dark brown chocker strap around her neck.
"Vernal!?" The first bandit said in fear as he and his fellow bandit suddenly stand at attention. The now named Vernal walks over to Weiss' cage, holding Myrtenaster in her hand. Weiss stands up, while her captor admires her weapon.
Weiss glares at her and said, "What do you want?"
"Straight to the point. I like it. We don't normally deal in trafficking people - not really worth our time. But, once we realized we had a Schnee," Vernal said as she points Weiss' own weapon at her."
"You're going to ransom me back to my father, is that it?" Weiss questioned.
"It's a shame you're a Schnee. You'd probably do quite well around here," Vernal said.
"I wouldneversink to your level," Weiss said with venom as Vernal quickly frowned at this.
"Just keep quiet and cooperate and you'll be back in your mansion before you know it," Vernal said as she began to walk away from the heiress' cage. "Don't make this complicated."
"What's going to make this complicated is when my sister finds out I didn't make it to Mistral. You know my sister, don't you? Winter Schnee? Special Operative of the Atlas Military? She's in Mistral now, and when she hears I'm missing, it won't take her long to find me - and you," Weiss threatened but the bandits start laughing, much to Weiss' surprise. "What's so funny?"
Vernal turned around, laughing, and said, "Oh, I don't know if it's more funny or sad, but you're clearly out of the loop. Your sister isn't in Mistral anymore. No Atlas personnel are in Mistral anymore. General Ironwood closed the borders and recalled all his little troops and tin cans. No one is coming to rescue you."
The bandits are once again laughing as Vernal walks away from Weiss, who closes her eyes forlornly.
Unbeknownst to them, a sudden cold breeze entered the tent but no one felt it.
Back in Haven, Ruby and Team JNPR are planning something with Ozpin and Qrow.
"This is perfect! We were stuck at a dead end, but now, we can just take little cute boy Ozpin to Lionheart and have him set things straight!" Nora said in glee.
"Please don't call me that," Ozpin said as Oscar blushed from within his mind.
"We're not sure that's the best idea," Qrow said as Nora pouts and groans and goes back to sit down next to Ruby and Ren.
"But I thought the Headmasters all took their orders from you," Ren said.
"That was the intention. Four lieutenants I can trust, especially during times of reincarnation. But Qrow told me about your meeting with Leonardo," Ozpin said as he used Oscar's body to gets up and walks towards a painting of Mistral. "He isn't just behaving irrationally, he's disobeying specific instructions I had left him. Something's wrong. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but I don't want to rule out any possibilities, either. No one outside of this room knows that I've paired with Oscar, and I think it may be best to keep it that way."
"Play things close to the chest until we get a better hand," Qrow said to simplify it.
"Precisely. Now, we have two steps ahead of us," Ozpin then faced everyone. "The first is enlisting the aid of more Huntsmen."
"But the Mistral council-"
"Doesn't own every Huntsman in the Kingdom," Qrow cuts the silent bog off. "And I've been here enough times to know where we can find some more."
"So long as they're trustworthy," Ozpin said.
"You can trust them to put up a good fight. I'll throw together a list tonight," Qrow said as he his foot on the table, but his Semblance causes one of the legs to break and spill his cup of tea.
"Good luck with that," Nora teased as Qrow groans and cleans up his mess.
"After that, we can move on to step two," Ozpin said.
"What's step two?" Nora said as Ozpin suddenly has his cane.
"Getting you five into fighting shape," Ozpin said as Ruby and Team JNPR once again exchange looks of confusion.
"But, uh, we already know how to fight," Ruby said.
Ozpin points to her and said, "You can only fight so long as you have Crescent Rose, but you're still lacking in hand-to-hand combat."
"Well, uh, yeah," Ruby admitted it with a downcast look.
Ozpin then points to Jaune and said, "Mr. Arc, I'm glad to hear you've improved, but sorry to say, you've yet to unlock your Semblance. All of you still have a-ways to go before you're ready to pose any real threat against Salem and her forces. And though Oscar can give me temporary control, he'll need to strengthen his body and his Aura."
'Wait, what?' Oscar asked to make sure that he heard it right.
"He'll inherit my muscle memory in time, but practice will expedite the process," Ozpin explained.
"But if Qrow's out looking for Huntsmen, then who's going to teach us?" Ruby asked as Ozpin then propels himself into the air with his cane, spinning counterclockwise into a barrel roll before landing onto the seat of the armchair, twirling his cane.
"Well, I believe I was the Headmaster of Beacon Academy," Ozpin reminded them as Ruby and Team JNPR have various looks on their faces.
"We have approximately one month before classes resume at Haven. If Salem were to plan an attack, it would make sense that it would occur prior to students' return. It's not much time, but it's better than nothing," Ozpin said as he twirled his cane. "Just don't expect me to go easy on you."
Suddenly, he glows green and white again, switching control back to Oscar. He has a hard time keeping his balance on the armchair before falling backwards.
Oscar then groan and said, "You've gotta be kidding me."
Qrow and the five teens look on with various expressions again.
Back at the bandit camp, the two bandits have fallen asleep. Weiss notices this, and silently uses her Semblance to create a small summoning Glyph. A small Arma Gigas appears in her hands, sword at the ready. Weiss smiles before nodding at it as it began to pick the lock.
Unaware about a third party, a soft cold breeze covered the lock and very slowly freeze it from the inside.
And that is it for this chapter.
I really have reached further than my other stories and my only story that is not a reaction story, and I am quite proud of myself.
But at the cost of focusing more on this since I have a firm schedule on this story than the others, so expect for this story to be updated a lot while my others while take a lot of time to even get an update.
And I really suck for a good drama, and have a hard time focusing on my stories so I made the schedule along with my studies.
I am creative in mind but not smart. My mind imgines a lot of scenes that I always thought with my OCs, and I have a hard time thinking of math and chemistry. Its just not my forte since I have a more greater interests in myths, history, and arts. I think character designing is my greater talent since I made a lot in my younger years and I am creating more along with some good informations about them.
I also did the 16 Personality Test and I got INFJ-A, so I am a big introvert and very intuitive which is kinda is the big problem that I have, but I think I'll eventually retake it in the near future.
Anyways, the next member of Team VRMN arrive soon while the other one is still in ghe future, so just expect them to come.
I also kinda have a hidden idea for the story that only me and my bestfriend Mel know since Mel is my classmate. I also plan for some side stories for Arc Music Album since its pretty much my most known by everyone, but I am not doing it right away.
I am also a big dreamer so I expect a lot of things for the future and I hope that this story will reach my expectations.
So that is all everyone so see you next chapter.
Vic out Peace.