We were now in the class of our live wire teacher Mr. Oobleck, who drinks so much coffee he moves as fast as Ruby, whose SEMBLANCE! is unrivaled speed. "This! Is before the faunus rights revolution, also known as the faunus war. Human kind was quite, quite adamant about centralizing the faunus population in menagerie." He explained, taking another sip from his mug.

"Man, humans are fucked up sometimes." Draco said.

"No wonder Damion and my brother think they're going to be the cause of their own extinction." I said (true fact: They do).

"They're violence and arrogance certainly outweighs their kindness." Damion said.

"Lucky we're not human. We can get away with saying this." Nicolas said.

Oobleck then zipped up in front of his desk. "Now then, while this may feel like ancient history to you, it is imperative to remember that these are relatively recent events!" He said, continuing to zip around in front of the class as he explained.

"Damn. And I was just about to be a smartass and go 'funny, nothing ever happens nowadays.'" I said, Damion rolling his eyes.

"Why the repercussions of this uprising can still be seen to this day!" He continued.

"Yep. People still hate the faunus and treat them like dirt." Serena said, glaring at Cardin, who had recovered enough since then to at least move on his own, but he was still hard to look at, covered in bruises, bite marks and claw marks.

"And that's not all. There's also..." Selene started.

"The White Fang. The reason for more trouble now." Umbra said.

"Now, have any among you ever been subjugated or discriminated because of your faunus heritage?" He asked, looking around. A LITERALLY faceless student (one of the silhouette characters) raised his hand at the same time as Umbra, Velvet slowly and shyly doing so afterward. "Dreadful, simply dreadful! Remember, students, it is precisely this kind of ignorance that breathes violence.

"Indeed, you can literally FEEL where the ignorance in this room is stemming from." I said, pointing to Cardin.

He took another sip and looked as though he was writing something down. "I mean, I mean, I mean just look at what happened to the White Fang." He said, continuing to zip around. "Now, can any of you young scouts tell me what MANY theorists believe to be the turning point in the third year of the war?" He asked, Weiss' hand shooting up first, OF COURSE.

"The battle at fort castle." She said in her usual "proud-of-herself-for-knowing-the-answer" tone.

"Man, we should hook her up with Hermione Granger. They'd click instantly." Draco said.

"Until they try to kill each other when they start debating who's smarter." I said.

"Precisely! And who can tell me the advantage the faunus had over general Lagoon's forces." He asked. Selene and I were both about to raise our hands, but then Cardin flicked a chip of something that bounced off the back of Jaune's head.

"Hey!" He asked, snapping awake, as he had fallen asleep shortly after Oobleck started talking.

In an instant, Oobleck was right in front of him. "Mr. Ark! Finally contributing to class! This is excellent! Excellent! What is the answer?" He asked.

Jaune was confused, looking at Pyrrha and the rest of us for guidance, as Oobleck's focus was on him, not us. "Uh... The answer... The advantage... The faunus... had, over that guy's stuff was..." He said, looking as Pyrrha put her hands up to her eyes as if she was looking through binoculars and as I pulled a pair of night vision goggles out of my trench coat, holding them up enough for him to see. "Uh, binoculars!" He said, the class laughing at him as I looked at the goggles in my hand and back to him like "WHAT. THE. FUCK?". Pyrrha facepalmed and Cardin was bursting out in laughter.

Oobleck then zoomed back behind his desk. "Very funny, Mr. Ark. Cardin! Perhaps you would like to share your thoughts on the subject!" He said, looking at the taller and more irritating student.

"Well, I know it's a lot easier to train an animal than a soldier." Cardin said.
"Because you're an animal yourself, right?" I asked him in an aggressive tone as Draco and Nicolas hummed Tenacious D's "With Karate I'll kick your ass".

"Yeah, Cardin, you're no soldier. What you are is an ugly tough guy wannabe. You pick on those who are weaker than you are because you know they won't fight back because they are physically weaker than you are, but when it come to one of us, you're way outta your league." Damion said, glaring at the asshole.
"Couldn't have said it better myself, brother." Selene said.

"I agree with them. You're not the most open-minded of people, are you, Cardin?" Pyrrha asked.

"That should be obvious." Umbra said.

"What? You got a problem?" He asked Pyrrha, trying to be tough again.

"Not as many as you have and WILL have later." I said, glaring at him.

"No, I have the answer." Pyrrha said, looking to Oobleck. "It's night vision. Many faunus are known to have nearly perfect sight in the dark." She answered, Cardin grumbling either at his own stupidity or that she upstaged him.

"General Lagoon was inexperienced and made the mistake of trying to ambush the faunus in their sleep. His massive army was outmatched and the general was captured." Blake answered, then looked at Cardin. "Perhaps if you'd paid attention in class, he wouldn't have been remembered as such a failure." She said.

Cardin growled at this and stood up like he was gonna do something, Pyrrha and Blake looked ready, while the rest of us gave him a look like "What are YOU gonna do?". "Mr. Winchester, please take your seat." Oobleck told him, zipping in front of Jaune as he giggled at the bigger student's idiocy. "You AND Mr. Ark can BOTH see me after class for additional readings." He said.

"Tough break, sucks to be them." I said.

"That's what happens when you don't pay attention." Selene said.

"On this we agree." I said, nodding at her.

"Yeah. And paying attention in class is the most important thing for you, since you never study." Serena says.

"Hey, homework is my studying." I said, the guys nodding.

Class was then over and our social group reconvened and walked out of class, stopping when Pyrrha held back. "You guys go ahead. I'll wait for Jaune." She said.

"I'll wait behind, too. I have a few words to say to Cardin." I said once again in the Spawn Voice (it's the most badass voice I can think of), leaning up against the wall beside the door.

Back in the class...

Oobleck took another sip from his mug before speaking. "You two have been struggling in my class since day one. Now, I don't know if it's a lack of interest (he turns to Jaune when he says this), or just your stubborn nature (to Cardin), but! Whatever it is..." He said, stopping to take another drink. "It stops now! You've worked hard to gain entrance to this school and we only accept the best of the best, so! I expect you to act like it. History is important, gentleman! If you can't learn from it... You're destined to repeat it." He said dramatically. "Page 51 to 91! I want an Essay on my desk by next class! Now, run along." He said, zipping out of the classroom before them.

Jaune stepped out and stopped when he saw Pyrrha, Cardin pushing him to the ground, then getting knocked to the ground after a chain flew out from nowhere and smacked him in the face, sending him to the ground. "That wasn't very nice, Cardin. Remember what I said to you at lunch the other day before your ass got mauled? I told you to quit messing with people. Well, you kept on doing so. So I guess it's time I messed with you." I said, using the chains to smash him against the wall and the window over and over before flinging him down the hall.

"You know, I really will break his legs." Pyrrha said as she helped him up.

"Don't worry about it, me and Nora already got something planned for him." I said.

[Spoiler alert!]

"What?" They both asked, looking at me, confused.

"Sorry, I can't say anymore. It will ruin it." I said. Jaune sighed, but Pyrrha suddenly brightened up.

"I have an idea Here, come with me!" She said, grabbing him and dragging him off somewhere, me deadpanning and following them. We then got up to the roof somewhere above the dorms. However, Jaune completely misunderstood the message.

"Pyrrha, I know I'm going through a hard time right now, but I'm not THAT depressed. I could always be a farmer or something." He said. I rolled my eyes as she looked at him, then back and forth between him and where he was looking before panicking.

"No!" She said, pulling him away from the ledge. "That's not why I brought you up here!" She said.

"Yeah, maybe we could start with some personal counseling or something." I said.

"Jaune, I know you're having a difficult time in class and that you're still not the strongest of fighters, so... I wanna help you!" She said.

"I could lend a hand as well. I'm the 7th strongest member of my family, but considering my family, that's impressive." I said.

"7th after who?" Jaune asked.

"My dad, my mom, my 3 brothers and my two older sister. Each capable of ending the two of you together with one move." I said.

"Wow." Pyrrha said in slight disbelief, then turned back to Jaune. "We can train up here after class where no one can bother us." She said.

I then pulled out my map of the school and tilted my head to the side in confusion. "Hey, aren't we RIGHT above team CRDL's dorm?" I asked (true fact: Earlier when they're looking over the building, you can see Cardin sitting on the windowsill of the window right below them... If only he fell out).

"You... Think I need help?" He asked.

"Personally, yes. In more ways than one." I said.

"No! No, that's not what I meant." She said.

"But you just set it." He said.

"This is starting to feel like some kind of soap opera and I'm starting to feel like the 4th wall here. Anyway, Jaune, you may not need help, but you need to hone your skills and mix your offense and defense better. In which case, we could assist you. Spartan warriors like Pyrrha are excellent fighters in both attack and defense and if there's anyone on the planet that knows how to mix attack, strategy and defense, it's a ninja." I said, pointing to me.

"Exactly! Everyone needs a little push from time to time. It doesn't make you any different from the rest of us." She said.

"Exactly, but sucking does and that's what we're trying to fix." I said.

"You MADE IT to Beacon. That speaks volumes of what you're capable of." She said.

"Exactly. From what I've heard, you have pretty impressive transcripts." I said.

"You're wrong. I don't belong here." He said.

"Not with that attitude." I said.

Still feels too much like a soap opera.

[And it will only continue to do so.]

"That's a terrible thing to say, of course you do!" She said.

He then turned around rather angrily. "No, I don't!" He said, then sighed. "I wasn't really accepted into Beacon.

"[What? Seriously?!]"

"What do you mean?" Pyrrha asked.

"I didn't go to combat school, I didn't pass any test, I didn't EARN my spot at this academy!" He said, turning around. "I lied! I got my hands on some fake transcripts... And I lied." He said.

Damn! I didn't think he had something like that in him!

[I'm amazed he had the brains to pull that off.]

"Wow, Jaune, I never took you as the bad-boy/rule-breaker." I said.

"What? But, why?" Pyrrha asked.

"Because this is what I always wanted to be! My father, my grandfather and his father before him were all warriors! They were all heroes! I wanted to be one, too!" He said.

"Wow. We're on the same boat. I have a story almost exactly like that one and it ends with me getting killed by my brother." I said.

[That... Was not a good day.]

It hurt, too!

"I was just never good enough." He said.

"Preaching to the choir on that one, but remember what you did back during the initiation? If it weren't for you, your team wouldn't have brought down the Deathstalker." I said supportively.

"Exactly! And let us help you!" She said, putting her hand on his shoulder.

"I don't want help! I don't want to be the damsel in distress, I want to be the hero!" He snapped.

"You're following in my footsteps WAY too close, buddy. I was exactly like this THE NIGHT before I was killed." I said.

"Jaune..." She said.

"I'm TIRED of being the lovable idiot stuck in the tree while his friends fight for his life, don't you understand?" He demanded.

"And I was tired of being compared to my brother, I tried to kill him and I got killed. The path you're on only leads to tragedy my friend." I said.

And a painful death!

[You know it was kind of our fault we couldn't stop in time before we ran into two swords sticking straight out at us...]

"I appreciate the message, but it won't happen to me! I'll become a warrior in my own way!" He said.

"Good luck with that." I said, leaving.

[What a bitch!]

"If I can't do this on my own, then what good am I?!" He demanded. She reached out for him, but he backed away, causing her to do so. "Just leave me alone!" He said.

"If that's what you think is best." She said, leaving.

"[What an asshole!]"

Jaune then took a few steps before Cardin climbed up, chuckling. "Oh, Jaune." He said.

"Cardin!" Jaune said nervously.

"I couldn't help but overhear you two from my dorm room." He said, crossing his arms. "So, snuck into Beacon, huh? Gotta say, Jaune, I never expected YOU to be such a rebel." He said.

"Please, Cardin, PLEASE, don't tell anyone!" Jaune pleaded.

"Jaune, come ON. I'd NEVER rat out a friend like that." He said, walking up to the blonde.

"A friend?" Jaune asked, before the bigger male put him in a headlock.

"Of course! We're FRIENDS now, Jaune-y boy! And the way I see it, as long as you're there for me when I need you, we'll be friends for a LONG time." He said, letting Jaune go, who dropped to his hands and knees, coughing and trying to breathe. "That being said, I really don't have time to do those extra readings Professor Oobleck gave us today. Think you could take care of that for me, buddy?" He asked, messing with Jaune's hair. Jaune simply looked at him. "That's what I thought! And don't worry, Jaune. Your secret's safe with me." He said, going back into his dorm.

Back with us...

"Well, I sure hope someone picks up that phone." I said.

"Huh?" Draco and Nicolas asked at the same time.

"Because I FUCKING CALLED IT!" I said in sing-song, referencing when I said the path Jaune was on would only lead to pain and tragedy.