After Oscar and Qrow met up a month back.
Oscar is seen sitting on a red armchair, nervously looking at the members of Team RWBY and Team JPNR as they fawn over him.
"Did he age backwards?" Nora asked
"No, I don't think so." Blake said.
"He's possessed!" Jaune exclaimed
"Or reincarnated!" Ren suggest
"Just what in the world is going on?" Weiss asked
"Seriously." Yang nodded.
"Oh! Isn't it weird?" Ruby asked with a smile on her face.
"Definitely weird." Pyrrha amused.
"It is very weird, yes." Oscar said nervously.
"Okay, okay." Qrow said as he emerges from the kitchen holding a cup in his hand. "Let's all just take a second and remember that this is very overwhelming for everyone."
"Whoops, sorry." Yang nervously laughed as she and the others all step back together and nervously chuckle.
"Thanks." Oscar turn to Qrow and smiled.
Qrow then takes a seat on the couch next to Oscar, while everyone else take their seat.
"Ah, sorry!" Oscar said as he briefly looks 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.
"Well, she's not wrong." Blake said as Oscar smiles and chuckles at Ruby before he hears 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 asked
Oscar groans. "Yeah, okay. Just so you know, I'll still be here."
As everyone except Qrow look at Oscar 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.
"It is so very good to see you again, students." Ozpin smiled as RWBY and JNPR share brief looks of confusion.
"Wait, what just happened?" Jaune asked
"Is that really you... Professor Ozpin?" Pyrrha asked
"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 answered while Oscar hope he doesn't do anything stupid while using his body. "I'm afraid this all must be very perplexing."
"And alarming, and bizarre, and just really kind of hard to believe overall!" Nora agreed as Ozpin chuckled of her response.
"It's good to see you children still have your sense of humor." Ozpin smiled before he begin to frown. "I know you've all been through tremendous hardship already. I'm sorry."
"I mean, it's not your fault." Ruby trailed off but Ozpin shake his head.
"It's all my fault." He said as Qrow got up and went back 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?" Blake asked
"I am the combination of countless men who've spent their lives trying to protect the people of Remnant." He answered as Qrow return and hands him a cup of tea. "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
"At the moment, we must keep the Relic away from her. And Unfortunately... I have just been told that... the Relic of Knowledge was already taken." He said which surprised everyone.
"What? What do you mean?" Qrow asked.
"Let's just say I received unexpected guests. And they told me that the Relic of Knowledge was taken by Ouroboros."
"Ouroboros? That shadowy organization again?" Yang clenched her fist.
"Hold up, are you certain about this Oz?" Qrow asked
"Yes. I heard it from their own words themselves. But just to be safe. Let us see for ourselves. Qrow, can you look for it?" Ozpin said.
"Right. Come on." Qrow nodded as he got up and then they all headed to Beacon Academy. As they made their way, Qrow knock on the headmaster's door. "Leo. We need to talk."
"Uh, coming!" He said on the other door and then open the door was Leopold himself. "Qrow, and everyone else. What's with the-"
"Leo, are you certain the Relic is in the vault right now?" Qrow asked.
"Why yes obviously, why?"
"Just to be sure."
"Um... okay..." Leopold gulped and look a little nervous and then they headed to the statue down the first floor and then use his locket on the statue. Then activated the elevator. Then they proceed to to go down. "Qrow, what's going on?"
Qrow said nothing as they were going down. Once they arrived at the vault. Qrow and Leopold eyes widen to see the Vault... has disappeared.
"Wha... What?!" Leopold gasped as he, Qrow and the other went in further.
"So... this is the vault?" Weiss asked.
"Looks... completely different then the one in Beacon." Pyrrha said as they got closer to the location of the vault.
"No... no no no no!" Leopold panicked. "H-How! How is this possible?!"
"Damn... so he was right..." Qrow clenched his fist.
"What? Who? Who was right?!"
"Let's just say a little birdy told us. He told us that the Relic of Knowledge was taken by Ouroboros."
"Ouroboros? What's Ouroboros?" Leopold asked in concerned.
"It's a shadowy organization from the continent of Zemuria. But now they run throughout everyone since Remnant was merged with the Mushroom Kingdom and so forth. I don't want to believe it... but it seem he was right..."
"A...Ahh..." Leopold fell on his eyes. "How... How did they get their hands on the relic? How did they get in here?"
"This is exactly what I meant by reckless, leaving the relic unguarded!" Qrow said as he grab Leopold's collar.
"Qrow, listen to reason! How could the maiden even know where to look? I have the only key to unlock it! I kept it very close at all time! More importantly, how did they manged to get the hands... unless... did they get their hands on the Relic? Don't tell me... did they seize the maiden already?"
"No. According to that little birdy... Ouroboros use a different method that somehow managed have access the vault. I'm even sure what." Qrow said as he let go of Leopold.
"Oof!" He fell on his butt as Qrow sighed.
"Damn it! Ouroboros truly is more dangerous..." He muttered. "We're heading back and figure out what to do next." He said as he and RWBY and JNPR left the Valut as Leopold place his hand on his head, questioning about what to do. He knows what to do once he look back at the vault. He hurry and made leave the vault as well.
Once Leopold check around to make sure Qrow and the others are gone, and then headed back to his office, close the door and then begin to contact Watts as a holographic W projects up from his desk.
"Watts, we got a big problem!" Leopold exclaimed.
"What's wrong Leo?" Watts asked
"The Relic was taken!"
"What? What do you mean "taken"."
"Qrow ask me to check the vault. I had no choice but to let him. By the time we arrived... the Vault was gone!" Leopold explained.
"You're telling me that someone took the Relic?" Watts asked as he sound annoyed.
"Yes! I'm not sure how it was possible! But Qrow told me that some organization called Ouroboros took the relic without using the Spring Maiden!"
"Ouroboros... I haven't heard that name around... Hmm IF what you say is true... I'm afraid this does not bold well."
Back with the others...
"So... the Relic was taken?" Ozpin asked.
"It was..." Qrow clenched his fist.
"Don't blame Leopold for this Qrow. I'm sure he was shocked as I was." Ozpin sighed. "Ouroboros... How could they possess that kind of power to open the vault without using the Maiden?" He wondered. "It seems staying here in Mistral is no longer an option."
"What must we do now?" Ruby asked.
"First." He said, suddenly, Ozpin has The Long Memory in his hand. "It's time we get you all into fighting shape."
RWBY and JNPR look at him with various and confusing look.
"But, uh, we already know how to fight." Ruby said until Ozpin point at her.
"You can only fight so long as you have Crescent Rose, but you're still lacking in hand-to-hand combat. After all, didn't you all encounter an Enforcer and lost to him singlehandedly?" Ozpin asked.
"That's... can't be deny." Blake sighed.
"And we face him again... until we were beaten by those Knights girl." Ruby trailed off.
"Exactly." Ozpin nodded as he point to Jaune next. "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. Such as Salem and her forces, even other from different world. Such as Ouroboros. And I know a perfect place where you all can train again."
"You do? Where?" Yang asked
"Smash Bros Castle." Ozpin answered. "Everyone in there are experienced and well-suited fighters. Each of them can teach you something and even hone your skills. Even people within their world can help you. Now, let us return to the Mushroom Kingdom."
A few days later...
Back at the Vault. Leopold, accompanied by Watts and a Grimm known as Seer. They stare at where the Vault was previously was.
"Leopold." Salem's voice called out as the Seer told to him.
"Y-Yes Your Grace." Leopold gulped as he shivered in fear.
"I'll let you live for now. I have more important things to worry about." She said as the Seer begin to exit the vault. "Come Watts."
"As you wish." Watts said as Leopold fell on his knees in fear.
In Evernight Castle...
"What must we do now, your Grace?" Hazel asked.
"Find the Maidens, and also... Keep your eyes on the vaults... and any movement on Ouroboros." Salem said with much rage she's holding.
"As you wish.' Hazel bowed as he left the conference Hall.
Things are looking so dire now! Ouroboros, RWBY, Salem and her forces, things will get more interesting now!
