"Raven." Qrow said, the man frowning at her sister's presence before turning his attention towards the blonde man standing next to her, "Tai, do you mind telling me what you're doing with her?"
"I wasn't. I was back home, watering my plants when suddenly, I was engulfed in this white light. Next thing I knew, I was here." Tai said as his daughters rushed over to him.
"Dad! You're here!" Ruby said.
"And so is she…" Yang said, glaring at the woman who gave birth to her.
"Something you want to say, Yang?" Raven asked, the woman smirking at her daughter.
"Yang, you don't have to-" Qrow started to say before the blonde girl cut him off
"It's alright, Uncle Qrow. I know exactly what to say to the old hag." Yang said as the girl walked up to the woman. As the two of them stared at each other in silence, Yang, without even a second thought, delivered a quick right hook at the woman's face, shocking everyone present.
"Hey! What the hell?! I thought violence wasn't allowed in this place?!" Raven asked, the woman clutching her cheek in pain.
"Oh, right… Sorry. I forgot to turn that feature on." Eternity said, the entity making a motion of turning on a switch before shrugging, "My bad. That won't happen again."
Glaring at the entity, Raven slowly made her way to one of the seats in the back as the rest of the occupants in the theatre tried their best to ignore her.
"Yang, while I don't normally like you resorting to violence-" Tai said, the man walking up to his daughter before ruffling her hair, "-I'll give you a pass just this once."
"Condoning violence, Tai? Not very father of the year material, is it?" Qrow said, chuckling even as he shot Yang a thumbs up for what she just did.
"Shut it, Qrow. You're the last person I want to hear that from." Tai said as the family of four took their seats.
"So, that's Yang's mom, huh?" Nora whispered to her team.
"They're spitting images of each other." Jaune noted.
"Well, they are mother and daughter." Pyrrha added.
"Sure, but do you look exactly like your mom?" Jaune asked.
"Right, well… I'm sure nobody would mind if I started the next scene right now, would they?" Eternity asked, cutting off JNPR's discussion from going any further, "Wonderful. Now then, as Mr Branwen very clearly asked for a more light-hearted showing, please enjoy this next one."
The screen in front of them then came to life as it showed Qrow himself dressed in a bathrobe, the man brushing his teeth while watching the television.
"Here's the weather today for Vale. We'll see a clear autumn sky all day. However, since autumn weather changes like a woman's heart, please don't blame me if it rains." the woman on the news said, "Now then, without further ado, it's time for Dark Astrology with Ketsuno Ana."
"Hmm… Clear skies all day today, huh?" Qrow thought aloud.
"Today's worst misfortune is reserved for Virgos. Everything will go wrong for them today." the woman on the TV said.
"Geez, what a terrible way to start the day." Qrow said, the man being a Virgo.
"This goes especially true for men with black hair with a stubble along their jawline who are currently brushing their teeth right now." the woman said, "They will die today."
"The hell kind of fortune is that?!" Qrow shouted at the screen before looking at Eternity, "I thought you said this was going to be a comedy?!"
"Oh, I don't know. I find it pretty amusing to be able to witness something like that, Qrow." Raven said.
"Shut up, Raven!" Qrow fired back, glaring at her sister.
"Now, now Mr Branwen, I assure you, I meant what I said when I told you that this is a comedy." Eternity said.
"...Huh?!" Qrow said.
"Their lucky color of the day is red. Plus, the color red will make all the blood less obvious." the woman said.
"What kind of luck is that?! There's no way that's lucky, damn it!" Qrow shouted. Behind him, a young adult dressed in a with dark brown hair and hazel eyes also seem shocked at the surprising fortune of the day.
"Now then, I hope you all have a wonderful day." the woman said, a smile on her face as she waved to her unseen audience.
"There's no way I can do that now!" Qrow shouted as he shut off the television using a remote, "What a dumb show. Besides, if all the Virgos of the world disappeared, we'd turn into a society being run by savage old men. Right, Oscar?"
Turning to face the person he was talking to, Qrow was surprised as Oscar handed him a red loincloth.
"Here, take this, Mr Qrow. I used it when I was a kid but don't worry, I wash it constantly." Oscar said before leaving the room.
"W-what do you mean, don't worry? What do you think is going to happen, anyway?" Qrow said, a strained smile on his face before turning to the other person in the room, "Can you believe this gun, Ren?"
"Mr Qrow, take this. It's a red scarf I used a long time ago." Ren said, the man leaving the room shortly after.
"H-hey, would you guys stop it already? What happened? Or rather, what's going to happen?" Qrow said aloud. The man was so absorbed in his fortune that he failed to hear the rapidly approaching footsteps outside the room.
"You stupid! Alcoholic bird!" a voice shouted before the person delivered a devastating kick to the back of Qrow's head that sent him crashing to the ground.
Rubbing the back of his head in pain, Qrow turned around to see just who had kicked him only for his eyes to widen in surprise at the culprit.
"I-Ironwood?!" Qrow said, the man surprised to see his boss show up from out of nowhere. Dressed in his usual attire of white and gray as well as a pair of sunglasses, the man glared at Qrow lying before him.
"Qrow, you alcoholic bastard. You have three seconds to get up before I blow your brains out." James Ironwood said as he took out his gun. Pointing it at the man, he said, "Alright, one…"
That was all Ironwood said before he pulled the trigger. Fortunately for Qrow, he was able to react fast enough, the man rolling to his side as he avoided having his brain splattered across the floor. Staring at the bullet embedded just beside his head, he turned his attention back to Ironwood.
"What the hell happened to two and three?!" Qrow shouted.
"Huh?! I don't know those numbers. All a man needs to live is the number one, after all." Ironwood said, his gun still pointed at Qrow.
"What the hell, Jimmy?! Is this how you treat all your soldiers?! No wonder Atlas has so many deserters." Qrow said.
"Obviously not but if you were my subordinate, I won't be surprised if this is how I would treat you." Ironwood said.
"A shame that your on-screen counterpart missed, dear General. That certainly would have been a comedic sight." Raven commented from her seat, earning a glare from Qrow, Yang, and Tai.
"But you just said you were going to give me three seconds! What the hell do you even think you're doing?! Even if you are the Chief of Police, there are things even you can't do, damn it!"
"Huh?! What are you talking about? Because of you lot, this old man… this old man's head is going to roll, you know?"
"Huh? What are you talking about, old man?" Qrow asked, the man still clueless as to why Ironwood was even here.
"I told you lot not to cause trouble, didn't I? Ah, maybe it was a mistake to have you idiots working under me." Ironwood thought aloud as he lowered his gun, "I knew you guys were fools but I never thought you'd up and get yourselves involved with the Rengokukan."
"Huh? Rengokukan? What the hell is that?" Qrow asked as he got back on his feet, "Some sort of cabaret club? Ironwood, you know I'm not into those sort of places."
"I'm not talking about a cabaret club, fool! It's an illegal fighting ring." Ironwood said, "Get dressed already! We're going for a drive!"
"A drive? Where are we going?" Qrow asked. In response, Ironwood merely shot at the man's feet.
"Just get dressed and don't ask too many questions, you stupid bird!" Ironwood shouted as the sound of gunshots rang through the whole room.
[~]
"Eh?! The Tendo Sect?!" Qrow shouted, surprise written all over his face, "I heard that they were the ones controlling the Shogun and that they're the real power behind the council!"
"Don't talk so damn loud, you idiot! And you're right. They're the ones controlling everything behind the scenes." Ironwood fired back.
"You're the one that's loud, damn it!"
"Like I said, you guys were meddling in their territory." Ironwood said.
"Eh?! The Shinsengumi were?!"
"Shinsengumi? What is that?" Ozpin asked.
"They're the police force of the Vale of this world." Eternity said, "And within the Shinsengumi, Qrow is the Chief with Lie Ren serving as the Vice-Chief."
It took the audience several few seconds to process the information Eternity had just told them before Ruby, Yang, Tai, Raven, Ozpin, Glynda, Ironwood, and Winter all burst into laughter.
"No offense, Mr Eternity, but what kind of police force would make Uncle Qrow the chief of a police force?" Ruby asked, the girl barely able to contain her laughter.
"Rude." Qrow commented from the side.
"Come now, Qrow, can you imagine yourself being the one to uphold the law?" Ozpin said.
"Vale would fall into chaos within the week." Glynda added, the woman wiping away a lone tear from her eye.
"I see now why this is called a comedy, Mr Eternity." Winter said.
"Man, you guys suck." Qrow said, a frown on his face.
"Aww, don't worry about it, Uncle Qrow. I'm sure you'd make a very good… police chief…" Yang said before the same crowd burst into laughter once more.
"Ugh, can we just get this stupid scene over with already?!" Qrow shouted.
"Ah, you're playing dumb, aren't you?! You're so transparent I can see right through you! How about I just shoot you right now, huh?!" Ironwood said, not even bothering to look at Qrow.
"So, we were called in for… punishment?" Qrow asked, a worried tone in his voice.
"Well, I'm sure we're an eyesore for them but I don't think they'd go that far." Ironwood said, the man crossing his arms as he thought deeply into the matter, "They'd probably call us in to get the two of us together before BAM!" Ironwood shouted, startling Qrow, "A hired assassin would then kill us before they pinned the blame on a Terrorist Faction… or something like that."
As Ironwood spoke, the words of the news lady from before came back to haunt Qrow. Shivering in fear, Qrow did the only rational thing he could think of.
"I'm going home!" Qrow shouted as the threw open the car door beside him, the man fully prepared to jump onto incoming traffic.
"What do you think you're doing, you fool?!" Ironwood asked as he grabbed Qrow from behind.
"No! I don't want to die with an ugly and heartless old coot like you!" Qrow shouted as he tried to free himself from Ironwood's grasp, "I want to peacefully die in my sleep as I lay my head down on Winter's lap!"
"Uh, what did I just say…?" Qrow asked, "Lying on whose lap?"
"Well, in this universe, aside from being the chief of a police force, you are also a part-time stalker with the object of your constant stalking being Miss Schnee." Eternity said as all color drained from both the faces of Qrow and Winter.
"Are you kidding me?! Why the hell would I ever stalk anyone let alone Ice Queen over there?!" Qrow shouted.
"Jeez, Qrow. The girl's half your age. Have some standards, man." Tai said before Qrow threw a bottle of soda at the blonde.
"Stay away from my sister, you creep!" Weiss shouted, the girl standing before Winter protectively.
"Weiss! Don't call my uncle a creep!" Ruby shouted before standing next to her partner, "But she's right, Uncle Qrow! You need to stay away from Weiss's sister!"
"Weiss, please, I am more than capable of defending myself from a degenerate like Qrow Branwen." Winter said.
"You idiot! Dying is part of the warriors code. Don't you know that?!" Ironwood shouted.
"No! I don't care about the warrior's code, damn it! I want to live my life with publicity!" Qrow shouted, the man still trying to escape Ironwood's grasp.
"Listen up, if we're careful, we might just be able to reach our destination safely. We'll survive, you hear me?!"
"We'll survive?" Qrow asked, the man calming down somewhat.
"Probably."
"Ah, I want to go home!" Qrow shouted, resuming his struggles.
"Just stop squirming and get in already!" Ironwood shouted as he dragged the Shinsengumi chief back into the car, "Calm down, would you? Everyone dies eventually. The important thing is how you live your life."
"No! I want to live my life full of joy and girls, damn it!" Qrow argued.
"Impressive priorities, Qrow." Ozpin said.
"Shut up and just drink your stupid coffee, Oz."
"Listen, Qrow, it's all about fate and fortune. Trust in your fortune."
"My fortune, huh?" Qrow said as he contemplated Ironwood's words, "Jimmy, what's your sign?"
"Huh? I don't know why you're asking but it's Virgo." As soon as he heard those words, Qrow immediately opened the door once more in an attempt to flee the vehicle.
"This is the worst! We're definitely going to die today! This is a certified death drive if I've ever seen one!"
"Be quiet, fool! Get back in here before I blow both of your kneecaps. Hell, I'll drag you to the Tendo Sect myself if I have to!" Ironwood said as he dragged Qrow back into the car.
"Shut up! There's no way you're a Virgo! You don't look even look like one, damn it! You must have been born under…" Qrow said, as he thought of his next words, "Yeah, I'm sure you were born under the Heartless Tin Man constellation."
"You're the last person I want to hear that from, you bastard! How about I blow your brains out right now and make you a new constellation in the sky?!" Ironwood said as he pointed his gun at Qrow's head, "Yeah, you can be the Drunk Bird constellation for all I care."
"B-both of you, please! Calm down!" Ironwood's driver said from the front of the car. The man was so occupied with the argument between the both of them that he failed to realize the truck in front of them until the car crashed into it.
"Hey, hey, hey! Watch where you're driving, would you?" the truck's driver - a dog faunus with long green hair wearing a pair of sunglasses - said. Before the man knew it, Ironwood had walked up to him before pointing a gun at the truck driver's face.
"You bastard, you're an assassin, aren't you?" Ironwood said, surprising the driver. Without even listening to the man's response, James proceeded to shoot the back of his truck a few times. When he was done, the Chief of Police casually walked back to his car as the truck exploded in a blaze of fire.
"Winter… Remind me to buy Marrow a drink after all this is over." Ironwood said, a dark look on his face as he witnessed what his on-screen counterpart just did.
"Of course, General." Winter said, not bothering to comment on what she had just witnessed.
Forcing his driver to relinquish the car to him, Ironwood then proceeded to get into the driver's seat himself.
"J-Jimmy, what the hell did you just do?!" Qrow asked, the man speechless at what had just happened, "No matter how you slice it, he was just a normal civilian, right?"
"You idiot, couldn't you tell? That bastard was so obviously an assassin." Ironwood replied, startling Qrow, "Nine times out of ten, anyone wearing sunglasses during broad daylight is an assassin."
"You're wearing them, too, aren't you?" Qrow fired back as Ironwood drove away from the scene without another word.
"Um, excuse me? I seem to have lost my glasses back there." a woman said. Looking to his left, Qrow was startled to find a new passenger had entered the car without his notice. It was a woman with flowing red hair dressed in a red and bronze attire with a protection cup covering her left breast.
"Who the hell are you?!" Qrow asked.
"I don't know. I can't see without my glasses. In fact, I can't even see what I mean without my glasses. That's how dependent on my glasses I am." the woman said, confusing Qrow.
"Look, Pyrrha! You're in this one, too!" Nora said, excitement bubbling out of the girl at her friend's on-screen appearance.
"Hmm… I'm not sure how I feel about appearing next to a pervert stalker on-screen…" Pyrrha thought aloud, much to Qrow's annoyance.
"Huh? What the hell are you talking about? You need to figure that out and quick…" Qrow said.
"Hmm? And who might you be? Are you Mr Ironwood's pet or something? Like a bird? Ah, you look like a crow, don't you?" Pyrrha said as she gave Qrow a pet on the head, "Sorry but I don't have any crackers for you today, Mr Birdie."
"No, I'm not a bird, I'm a human."
"Ah, you don't need to worry about her. She's on our side. Nikos, take this. You're going to need it." Ironwood said as she handed the red-haired woman a gun, "She may not look like much but don't let her looks fool you. She used to be an elite ninja, part of the Oniwabanshu."
"Mr Ironwood, what is this thing that you gave me?" Pyrrha asked, the woman's vision having turned incredibly blurry thanks to her losing her glasses as she pointed the gun at herself, "Might this be one of those Pez dispensers I've heard so much about? I heard they stop you from having bad breath."
"No, stop that! That's dangerous!" Qrow said as he attempted to take the gun away from Pyrrha.
"No, get your hands off me! I've already given my heart to another, damn you!" Pyrrha shouted as she struggled against Qrow.
"Hey, be quiet back there! You're interrupting my focus, damn it!" ironwood shouted. The man was so focused on driving that he failed to notice a person in a giant cat costume walking across the road as Ironwood rammed into them at full speed.
"I-Ironwood, what the hell was that?! You just hit something, didn't you? You definitely hit something back there!" Qrow shouted as he stared at the unmoving body on the side of the road.
"...That was an assassin back there." Ironwood said after a few seconds of silence.
"You liar! That was no assassin! You're just making stuff up at this point!" Qrow shouted even as Ironwood continued to ignore the man. To the surprise of both men, a truck had pulled up beside their own car and at the back of it, a man with red hair, the horns of a bull and dressed in black and red robes appeared.
"You hurt Blake back there, didn't you? I won't forgive you for that!" The man said as he took out a round explosive from inside his robes.
Blake, Kali, and Ghira froze upon seeing Adam appear on-screen but even more surprising than his appearance was what he just said.
"Wait, did he say Blake? Is he talking about that person in the cat costume that Ironwood hit a few seconds ago? That's me?!" Blake asked as she looked at Eternity.
"Yes, that's correct."
"How?! That was so obviously someone wearing a giant cat costume!" Blake asked. Eternity, meanwhile, let out a nervous cough before turning back to the screen, "Hey, don't ignore me!"
"So you've come for me, have you, Assassin?" Ironwood spat as he swerved the car into an alley.
"You're scraping the sides of the car, Jimmy!" Qrow shouted.
"Heh, what do you think of my driving technique, Qrow?! Just like a professional driver, wouldn't you say?!" Ironwood said as he looked towards the backseat.
"This is no driving technique I've ever heard of, damn it!"
"Ah, shut up, will you? Did you think I rose to my position with the driving skills of an amateur or something?" Ironwood said, the man not paying a single attention to what's in front of him as the car crashed into a street light.
[~]
"Phew, that was close, huh? We barely managed to escape with our lives from that damned assassin." Ironwood said as the car he had crashed a few seconds ago lay in ruins just a few feet behind him.
"Huh?! What assassin are you talking about?! This was clearly a one-man car accident no matter how you look at it!" Qrow shouted. As the trio contemplated on their next course of action, three people riding a three-man bike passed them.
"Nikos, commandeer that vehicle. If they protest, that makes them assassins which makes it okay for you to kill them." Ironwood said as the red-haired woman gave an affirmative nod.
"Yes, sir, Mr Ironwood."
"Wait, wait, wait! You don't need to kill anyone!" Qrow shouted as he went to ensure the three people gave up the bicycle peacefully. The scene then changed to show the trio cycling through the streets of Vale, with Pyrrha at the front, Ironwood at the middle and Qrow at the back.
As the trio reached a traffic light, they stood across from a woman with blonde hair tied up into a bun and dressed in a black kimono. Beside her stood a portly man with grey hair, gray moustache, as well as a pair of cat ears on top of his head.
"Oh? Glynda and Peter? That's an interesting pairing." Ozpin noted aloud.
"Is it just me or are the wrinkles on her face a lot more notice-" Qrow said only for his words to be cut off as the woman in question threw a box of popcorn as well as a soda can into his face.
"Anyone else have anything more to comment about my on-screen appearance?" Glynda asked as she sent a death glare at everyone present. When they all shook their heads, Glynda nodded to herself, "Good."
"What do those people think they're doing?" Glynda asked as she glared at the trio standing across the street from them.
"It seems like they think they're a bunch of washed-up celebrities or something, riding something as ridiculous as that." Port noted as he spat on the ground.
"A washed up celebrity would be better, honestly." Glynda said.
"Hey Qrow, you see those two across the street?" Ironwood asked, "They're assassins."
"Huh?! What are you talking about, Jimmy?!"
"Can't you see?! The aura they're exuding. They're nothing if not assassins." Ironwood noted.
"I agree. Those movements of theirs, only trained assassins carry themselves like that." Pyrrha noted as Qrow's protest fell on deaf ears.
"We should kill them before they kills us." Ironwood said as the traffic light signaled they could cross. As they made their way across the road, so, too, did Glynda and Port.
Ironwood grabbed his gun inside his jacket, the fully prepared to fire on Glynda and Port but before he could do so, Glynda sent a glare his way.
"Bicycles belong on the road!" Glynda said, her eyes as cold as they come.
"A-alright…" Ironwood managed to say as he silently put his gun back into its holster.
"...What the hell was that, Jimmy?"
"I was scared, alright?! I thought I was going to wet my pants back there!" Ironwood argued as snot began to drip from his nose.
Qrow burst into laughter seeing how scared Ironwood had been.
"Man, never would have thought I'd live to see something pathetic like that from the great General Ironwood!" Qrow said, earning a glare from the man in question.
"Shut up, Qrow! At least I'm not a stalker!" Ironwood fired back as the two men stood up.
"Sit down, you idiots. You're embarrassing yourselves." Glynda said as the two of them unwillingly complied.
The scene then changed to show a boy with a slender build, white hair, and dressed in a short-sleeved white dress shirt and a pair of black pants. The boy was currently kneeling over a box of multi-colored chicks with an elated expression on his face.
"Klein, I'll buy all of them." the boy said as he looked towards his butler.
"You are a NEET, a loser, and a Parasite." the butler said as he gave a small bow towards the boy.
"Alright!" the boy said before he felt something pressed against the back of his head. Turning around, the boy was startled to find himself staring down the barrel of a gun.
"I finally found you, assassin." Ironwood said as Qrow let out a tired sigh.
"I'm not even going to bother commenting anymore." Qrow said, exhausted from the day's events.
"W-what are you doing?! Don't you know who I am?!" the boy shouted, "I'm Prince Whitley, damn it!"
"Huh? Idiot?!" Ironwood said as he pressed his gun deeper into the boy's head.
"Not idiot, you fool. Whitley doesn't even sound like idiot!" the boy, Prince Whitley, said before turning his attention to his butler, "Klein! Do something about this!"
"Yes, sir." Klein said, walking up towards Ironwood before giving the man a deep bow, "Please, just spare my life! Kill him if you want but don't hurt me!"
"Fine but I'm taking your car." Ironwood said as he put away his gun.
"As long as you spare my life, that's fine!" Klein shouted as Ironwood, Qrow, and Pyrrha all got into the car.
As Qrow sped off towards their destination, his eyes widened in delight upon seeing Winter and Weiss at the side of the road. Thinking quickly, Qrow then brought the car to a halt to have a quick chat with the woman.
"Ah, Miss Winter! You do your shopping around here, too? What a coincidence. It seems we really are destined to be together!" Qrow said as he stuck his head out of the driver window.
"Oh, no. Weiss, are you seeing this? A dirty little bird has escaped from the local zoo." Winter said as Weiss took a step back from her sister, "Should I call the National Hunting Association to have it shot? Or even locked up in a new cage?"
"W-Winter, what are you talking about? Don't you recognize me?! It's me, Qrow! Qrow Branwen!" Qrow shouted.
"Oh, no! Stay back, Weiss! This bird is trying to act all sassy towards us humans!" Winter said before she reared back her fists, "I'll teach you a lesson or two about that, you stupid bird!"
Using the two grocery bags in her hands, Winter then proceeded to deliver a devastating beating on Qrow's face.
"Sister, stop! That's Mr Qrow you're beating up! Not a bird!" Weiss said in an attempt to stop any more of her sister's rampage.
"Oh, my. Qrow, it was you all along? I didn't notice." Winter said, a nonchalant smile on her face.
"Again, how is any of this comedy?!" Qrow shouted.
"What are you talking about, Qrow? This is extremely entertaining not to mention satisfying to watch." Winter said, a satisfied smile on the woman's face at her on-screen counterpart's actions.
"You have until the count of ten before I blow your brains out." Ironwood said, his gun pressed to the back of Qrow's head before he pulled the trigger. Fortunately, Qrow had the presence of mind to duck a moment before.
"You didn't even count that time! I swear, you didn't even count!" Qrow manage to shout through his injuries.
"So close." Winter muttered to herself.
"Winter, what did you just say?! How can you say something so cruel with such an easy smile?!"
[~]
As the trio sped across the road in their car, the same assassin from before appeared, still holding to the back of the same truck as before.
"Don't you think you can escape me, especially after what you did to Blake! Take this, divine retribution!" the assassin said as he threw a round explosive through an open window.
"Oh, my. What's this? A present? Oh, you shouldn't have, Mr Bird." Pyrrha said as the bomb fell into her grasp.
"Stop talking and just throw it away already!" Qrow shouted as Ironwood quickly rolled down a window.
"Alright, leave it to me!" Pyrrha shouted. However, just before she could throw the bomb far away from them, Jaune appeared beside them in a scooter, the man currently digging through his nose.
"Huh? Oh, hey Pyr-" was all Jaune managed to say as the bomb fell from Pyrrha's grasp and onto the floor. A second later, the bomb exploded as the trio were immediately engulfed in flames.
"Eh? What happened? Did I do that? Or rather, did my booger do that?" Jaune asked himself as he stared at the flaming wreckage.
"Explosive boogers?! That sounds awesome! Think of all the cool things we could do with them!" Nora shouted in excitement as she looked at her team, "Jaune-Jaune, we should totally do that, right?!"
"Nora, no." Jaune said.
"Nora, yes!" Nora countered.
The scene then shifted to show the trio standing on the edge of the cliff.
"It's time." Ironwood said as he looked at the watch on his wrist just before a massive battleship descended before them. Walking into the designated meeting room, they were greeted by multiple people, with each of them sitting on top of tall pillars.
"National Police Chief, James Ironwood. Shinsengumi Chief, Qrow Branwen. Thank you for responding to our summons, especially with such short notice." one of them said, "We summoned you here today to discuss a recent incident, namely the one involving the illegal fighting ring, the Rengokukan."
"I must say, the Shinsengumi performed admirably, especially when you consider that it only took thirty of your men to sack the place." another said.
"I've been told that the warriors of Vale were of little value but it seems that was not the case. Truly, your performance has exceeded expectations."
"That being said, I hope your group isn't too eager for success. After all, you never know when the tail you bite might turn out to be the tail of a wolf instead of a dog." one of them said, a dark chuckle escaping his lips, "Do you understand what I'm saying? Piss of the big guys and they'll wipe you out. Do the smart thing and try to live a long life."
[~]
"Qrow, I'm asking you nicely here, make this the last time, got it?" Ironwood said as he and Qrow stared at the sunset, "Penny may not be my daughter by blood but she's still my daughter. If I'm gone, there won't be anybody there to look after her."
"Yeah, I understand. Sorry for causing you so much trouble, Jimmy." Qrow said as he gave Ironwood a sincere smile.
"Hmph. As long as you understand." Ironwood said as he walked away from the Shinsengumi Chief.
"Which reminds me, that stupid horoscope from this morning…" Qrow said to himself, "As I thought, that was a load of crap."
The man then spotted Winter walking alongside Ruby a few meters in front of him. A wide smile on his face, the man proceeded to run towards the two, specifically Winter.
"Winter! What a coincidence it is to see you again!" Qrow shouted as he ran towards the two only to trip over a rock. The next moment seemed to happen so fast as the man accidentally delivered a chop block on Winter's head.
"Ah…" Ruby said from the side as Winter gripped Qrow's wrist to the point where the sounds of his bones cracking could be heard.
"Oh, yes. It is a coincidence, isn't it?" Winter said. The camera then panned over the sunset as the sound of Qrow screaming in agony could be heard in the background.
"Booo! This scene sucks!" Qrow shouted as threw a thumbs down at the screen in front of him.
"Uncle Qrow, sit down! You're embarrassing yourself!" Ruby shouted as the man in question sat back down with a frown on his face.
"Ah, lighten up, Uncle Qrow. It's just a different universe." Yang said.
"Yes, do try to not take things too seriously, Qrow." Ozpin added.
"Hmph. You wouldn't be talking like that if you were the one on-screen being made fun of." Before anyone could say anything further, a white light engulfed the theatre, signifying the arrival of another audience member. When everyone's visions returned, Eternity was the first to speak.
"W-where am I…? What is this place…?" asked the new arrival.
"T-that voice… it can't be…" Tai thought to himself as the blonde tried to desperately clear his vision.
"Hmm… How odd. You are from their universe but your timeline doesn't seem to match up with the others who are present." Eternity said, "Well, I'm sure it's nothing to worry about."
"Uh, can you explain exactly what is going on?" the person asked again as everyone's visions started to return to normal.
"M-mom…?" Ruby managed to squeak out, the girl rising slowly as she stared at the woman in front of her in disbelief.
"...Ruby…? Yang…?" the woman said. Before she could even say anything else, the two girls tackle the woman to the floor, tears flowing out of their eyes, "You're so big… both of you…"
"Summer…? Is it really you?" Tai said as he joined the rest of them on the floor.
"It's… it's me, Tai… But, would you mind explaining to me why Ruby and Yang are all grown up? Last time I checked, they were still babies." Summer noted. Despite her confusion, she refused to end the hug.
"It's a… Actually, I'm pretty confused, too." Tai said before shrugging, "But it doesn't matter. Not to me. We're just happy you're here with us. Again."
"What do you mean? Did something happen?" Summer asked as she and her daughters finally stood up.
"Summer, what's the last thing you remember?" Ozpin asked as he walked over to the confused woman.
"Professor Ozpin…? Well, I was at home, baking cookies for Ruby and Yang." the woman replied.
"Well, like I said earlier, she is the Summer Rose you all knew but she is from your past." Eternity said before looking at Summer, "Summer, if you don't mind, please take a seat. I'll explain everything shortly."
[Chapter END]
A/N: And that's a wrap on Chapter 5. I hope you guys and gals enjoyed this one. This is one of the Gintama episodes that really inspired me to write this series in the first place.
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