Ashley's classroom 8:00AM."
Ashley looked at her watch.
" Ok Charlie, The students should be here right about...
The door opened as the students who signed up for Ashley's class.
"Now." Ashley shrugged putting the watch in her pocket.
"Welcome everyone," she said cheerfully. "please take a seat"
Everyone took a seat. Ashley noticed that only 3 teams worth of students showed up.
"Huh I thought there'd be more of you." She scratched the back of her head. "Although I shouldn't be surprised."
"So before we begin I gotta do roll call, anybody who isn't here will be automatically kicked from my class."
"Coco Adel?"
"Here." Said the fashionista.
"Fox Alistair?"
"Here." Said the dark skinned boy with white eyes.
"Yatasushi...dicey???"
"It's Yatsuhashi Daichi." The big one corrected.
"Sorry I'm not good at pronouncing Asian names." Ashley apologized.
"What's an Asian?"
"...ok moving on."
"Velvet Scarlatina."
"Here." Said the bunny girl from the cafeteria.
"Huh so that's her name." Ashley thought.
"Lilac been taking care of you?" She asked Velvet.
"Yes she's been very kind to me, and kept Cardin and his team off my back."
"Good to hear." Ashley smiled.
"Ruby Rose?"
"Here." She said raising her hand.
"Someone seems excited." Ashley chuckled.
"Yang Xeeaow Long???"
"It's Xiao, but you can just call me Yang." The blonde brawler smirked.
"Great she's one of those girls." Thought Ashley.
"Weiss Schnee?"
"Present." Said the heiress.
"Blake Belladonna?"
"Here." She deadpanned.
"Lie Ran?"
"Ren." He corrected.
"Nora Valkyrie?"
"Here Dino Lady!" screamed the orange haired girl.
"Pyrrha Nikos?"
"Hello." Said the red headed girl.
"Jaune Arc?"
...
"Jaune Arc???"
...
"Well I guess I'll have to-
The door suddenly burst open as a blonde boy staggered inside catching his breath."
"I'm here." He huffed.
"Ah well nevermind then." Ashley shrugged. "Just make sure to hustle next time ok Mr Arc?"
"Yes Professor." He said heading to his seat.
"Ok looks like that's everyone." She said putting the list down.
"So during my time here I've noticed that you all happen to rely on a single primary weapon you've grown accustomed to."
The students muttered yes and nodded their heads.
"Well what will happen in the event you are disarmed and cannot reach said weapon in time to save your skin?"
The room went silent.
"Not much you can do is there?" Ashley raised a brow. "Well this class is gonna be about getting you kids a sidearm and how to create hand held explosives to aid you in combat."
Ruby's mouth began drooling at the possibilities.
"Since this is my first day in teaching, we're gonna start off today learning how to make a smoke grenade."
"Aw." Ruby poured.
"Don't worry Ruby you and your classmates will all have your sidearms by the end of the week." Ashley smiled.
"Do you have a T-Rex?" Asked Nora.
"Ms. Valkyrie you gotta raise your hand first if you have something to say or ask."
Pyrrha raised her hand. And Nora after her.
"Yes Ms. Nikos?"
"Will we be creating the smoke grenades with our teams, or individually?" She asked.
"You will be doing individually, your teammates won't always be around to help you so you will need to learn these things for yourself." Ashley explained. "However I will allow you to help others with their project if you wish."
Pyrrha smiled and nodded. Nora still had her hand up.
"Yes Ms Valkyrie?"
"Do you have a T-Rex?"
"That has nothing to do with the less-
"DO YOU...OR DO YOU NOT...HAVE A T-REX????"
"Yes Ms Valkyrie, I have a T-Rex his name is Terry." Ashley sighed "Now can we please get back to the lesson now?"
Nora raised her hand once more.
"No I will not show you him."
"Oh come on!" Nora whined.
"No means no."
"Please!"
"No."
"Please!"
"No."
"Please!"
"No."
"Please!"
"No!"
"Please!"
"No!!"
"Please!"
"NO!!!!"
"Ple-
"FINE I'LL SHOW YOU DAMN T-REX AFTER CLASS OK?!?!"Ashley snapped.
"Yes." Nora whispered in victory.
"Where was I." Groaned Ashley. "Right."
Ashley begun to write the blueprint and ingredients for the smoke grenade down on the chalkboard.
"Alright the materials you will need will be in the storage crates in front of my desk," Ashley explained. "You will have an hour to complete your project, after which we will test them outside."
"Timer starts now." She said starting the timer and putting it on her desk.
meanwhile...*
The federation sharpshooter guarding the camp entrance on top the gate noticed 2 figures coming out of the forest he took aim but before pulling the trigger he noticed the guess passes around their necks. He lowered his weapon and signaled the gatekeeper to open the gate.
The tek gate opened letting the 2 inside upon seeing them every soldier in the vicinity immediately aimed there weapons at them.
The commander walked up to them and gestured everyone to stand down.
"You must be Ms. Falls mistress." She assumed.
"My name is Salem queen of the Grimm." The pale woman said.
"I see well Salem, we have Lady Rockwell on the line if you would kindly follow me."
Cinder and Salem followed the commander into a room with a large screen in it.
"Lady Rockwell they are here now." The commander said standing at attention.
The screen turned on to reveal an old woman but parts of her skin seemed reptile like. Her chest and face were normal but her eyes looked exactly like a snakes, her arms and hands were that like a raptor, with sharp claws for fingers, her legs were covered in scales. And her teeth were razor sharp.
"Lady Eleanor Rockwell I presume?" Asked Salem.
"You presume correctly." The woman deadpanned. "And you are?"
"Salem Queen of the Grimm." Salem said. "I believe you have been informed of what I had to offer?"
"Indeed I have." She said before coughing. "But if we are to do business Salem...you must have more to offer then simply your...pets."
"You see Salem, unlike my idiot grandfather Edmund...I actually take the time to think things through, that is why you must answer me a question."
Salem raised a brow. "And that would be?"
"why should I bother wasting resources on this broken planet of yours, the Grimm alone won't make up for the finances that would be spent bringing my army and weapons over here." Eleanor scoffed. "What I am asking of you...is what Remnant would have that is of value to the Federation?"
Salem smirked. "I see," she said pulling out a vial with a strange red powder in it along with an odd bullet.
"This is Dust, Remnant's greatest resource," Salem explained "its used as an energy source as well as enhancing weapons and ammunition."
Eleanor gave Salem a skeptical look, Salem turned to the commander.
"You there... try it for yourself." Salem smirked handing the commander the bullet.
True commander hesitated for a moment before turning to a operator that was maintaining the devices around the room.
"Lieutenant...you wouldn't happen to know who was supposed to be guarding the gate last night would you?"
"I believe it was Sargent Flores." The operator replied.
"Call her over here." She said
The operator rang up the Sargent as the Commander loaded the bullet into her magnum and lining the chamber up with the barrel.
The Sargent walked in.
"You wanted to see me commander Diaz?"
The commander didn't even bother to speak as she fired the bullet into the Sargents chest.
"OH FUCK!" Screamed the operator in fear.
The bullet left a giant see through hole where her chest used to be. The Sargent let out a weak gasp before she collapsed to the floor dead.
Salem wiped off a bit of blood and guts that managed to land on her cheek before turning to Eleanor.
"Impressive." Eleanor said scratching her chin. "Very Impressive."
"You can take all the dust you want, you could strip it clean for all I care." Said Salem. "As long as you help me conquer Remnant."
Eleanor started coughing again.
She then smiled. "I look forward to doing business with you."
Beacon academy 9:00am*
"Ok class does everyone have their smoke grenades ready?" Ashley asked leading them out to the courtyard.
They all nodded there heads.
"So that talking gallimimus was actually a person who switched brains with it?" Asked Nora.
"Yep that's what Ashley said." Replied Yang.
"That's so awesome." Squealed Nora.
"I can hear you two you know." Deadpanned Olivia who was following them.
"Can I switch brains with Ren?" Nora asked the Gallimimus.
"I don't have the device with me you simpleton." Olivia said rolling her eyes.
"Aww."
"Alright this looks like a good spot." Said Ashley.
"Can we see the T-Rex now?" Asked Nora.
"Ok I'll tell you kids what," Ashley put her hands up. "I'm gonna have you throw your grenades into that field over there, and time how long the smoke lasts from each one, whoever made their grenade last the longest gets to ride the T-Rex for a bit."
Nora immediately pulled the pin on threw her grenade.
"...ok then I guess Noras first." Ashley said starting her stopwatch.
The smoke ended up spreading out a fair amount of distance before eventually dissipating.
"1 minute and 10 seconds." Ashley read aloud.
"HAH GOOD LUCK BEATING THAT!" Nora yelled to the others.
Ren then threw his grenade.
...
"1 minute and 15 seconds."
"...why you do this to me Ren?" Whimpered Nora.
timeskip.*
"Nice Ruby your grenade lasted 2 minutes and 3 seconds." Ashley said with a smile.
"Ok Pyrrha your turn."
Pyrrha threw her grenade with precision.
...
...
"Wow yours lasted 3 minutes,"exclaimed Ashley. "That's really impressive."
"Ok all that's left is Jaune."
Jaune nervously walked up and got ready to throw his grenade.
"Uh Jaune, you need to pull the pin first." Said Ashley.
"Oh right heh heh." Jaune chuckled doing just that.
Then he leaned back and threw the grenade with all his might... only for it to land 5 inches in front of him.
"Oh dear." Said Olivia.
"WORST.THROW.EVER." Ashley deadpanned.
Emerald Forest 9:30am.*
"My I must say Commander Diaz your technology would vastly out match that of Altas." Salem said with a slight smile on her face.
"The money it took to create all this was very wounding time our finances." Diaz replied. "But the end results proved highly beneficial for the federation as a whole."
"I see," said Salem.
A woman in a safari outfit and hunter hat walked up to them twirling her Kukri before sheathing it.
She then spat at the ground. "So these the bloody sheilas the big boss ladies gettin friendly with?"
"Salem, Cinder, this is Audrey Taylor," Commander Diaz introduced them to the woman. "The best poacher/assassin we have at our disposal."
"Cruel, sociopathic, sadistic, and just plain rude...I'm certain you 2 will get along just fine with her."
Audrey looked over to Salem.
"Yer face looks like the inside of a public toilet." She said.
"So far I doubt it." Salem said glaring at the Aussie.
"Cinder you will take Ms. Taylor here with you to this kingdom you call Vale, show her how we can smuggle soldiers into there until we can have the rest of the Federation come here."
Cinder looked to Salem who nodded in approval.
"Very well Ms Taylor follow me." Cinder sighed.
"Aight then lead the way firefly." Audrey Smirked.
Salem turned to Diaz. "Oh before I leave Commander," she said. "May I see the beowolf you cyberized?"
Commander Diaz raised a brow before smiling. She pulled out a radio.
"Bring out the New Tek Beast." She said.
Salem heard growling as out came the beowolf guarded by soldiers with electric prods. It's fur was gone and replaced by dark metallic hide, it's claws glowed with blue plasma as well as its teeth. It's eyes now blood red visors.
A soldier got a little too close giving the beowolf the chance to back hand him sending him flying out of the camp.
"It's...magnificent." Salem stares at awe at the now enhanced Beowolf cyborg.
"Tell me how many can you cyberize at a time?"
"Up to 5 at a time as of now." Stated Diaz. "We cant do anything bigger then an ursa yet unfortunately."
"The smaller Grimm will do for now," Salem said. "How long before the rest of the Federation show up?"
"3 months at the most."
"I can wait then." Salem smirked.