This chapter took a lot longer to finish than it should have. I had been writing a lot less the last couple of weeks due to allergies. The one thing I hate about spring. I was imitating a foghorn for days and my head felt like it was being beaten like a bongo. Then SilverFang had some car trouble and couldn't review for a couple days. To top it off, the new God of War game came out and that distracted him again. Things kept delaying the release of this chapter, but we finally got it out. The plot is beginning to move again in this chapter, along with some character development. It's only a matter of time until things start going haywire. Time to answer all the comments and then to the main event. There were a lot of comments.

Sergio644: Neo is just a great girl and Ruby is so innocent, even if she isn't stupid.

dickythamrin077: Twins won't show up until they go back to Junior's club for some reason. Don't think Othinus will appear in this story. If she does, it will be near the end.

HikariNiwa: Cute, smart, and deadly; a dangerous combination.

Inacio: Yes. Maybe. Probably. That definition was kind of what I was going for. Nah, Pyrrha needs to learn on her own.

G119: A good story requires a strong foundation.

Ahsoei: She's obviously multitasking. Spy for Roman, tease Touma, get free schooling and the chance to annoy the other girls.

guest: Caught that small detail, did you?

LL: Lessar would teach the other girls a thing or two and make Yang reconsider what age is appropriate for such things. Touma tried to capture the heart of a Wild Velvet, but her favorite person was nearby. Oh man, Tsuchimikaido teaming up with those two? Someone would die in the end from embarrassment. Neo is really good at pissing Yang off. Touma's hand might become important to Cinder once she investigates.

Khorale: I don't know if it's tolerant? I think it's simply she is a lot less annoying than the others to him.

Wrandral: Yes. Yes it will.

zek-xz: Touma is always in the wrong place at the right time. From what Rooster Teeth has said about her, she's kind of unstable. She's also Roman's number one assassin and no doubt has tortured quite a bit of people. If you get on her bad side, you die. Accelerator isn't actually untouchable, you just have to either have a very unusual ability or find a way around his filter. Everyone wants Cardin vs Touma, but you have to realize Cardin wields a large mace capable of crushing poor Touma. Even though Cardin is a lot weaker than the main cast, except for Jaune, he's still a trained fighter. Touma would not stand a chance in a real fight. Maiden vs IB and Skinny White Boy vs Ancient Grimm. Place your bets now.

Cthulujr: You bring up an interesting point. That might be an underlying reason for his tolerance. Accelerator with a heart of gold? Okay… I can see how you would come up with that. Still, that's not something people associate with him.

Guest: Heh, SilverFang fell for it too during his review. He got a good laugh from it.

RandomReview: RWBY asked, but Accelerator wouldn't answer and Last Order said it was classified. Touma is really good at making the bad girls turn good. He needs to meet Cinder's and Raven's crew. I put the names at the end for that very reason. People don't have to read them there. As for reviews, I'm a firm believer if people take the time to review, I should acknowledge them. I have a plan for a dragon encounter, but I can't do it often or it loses impact.

tierboook: Uh huh. As for rescue party, I figured that will happen eventually, but it will be closer to the end. There are TONS of RWBY characters to use.

mervinr170: Right now.

Kuvukiland: It's more some people expect perfection, advanced plot, and characters perfectly in character in every scene. I do what I can and if people enjoy it, just makes the effort worthwhile. This is by far my most popular story.

furukawa023: Emerald should be his next target, or Cinder.

TykkiMikk: Someone needs to reprimand Accelerator when he acts like a brat. He probably likes it because it's almost like someone cares enough to try to correct him.

JumpingToaster: Roman will do what he is best at: lie, chest, and survive. You know he never liked working for Cinder, but it was either that or death. Animal saying isn't so much that Roman hates Faunus. He insults everyone under him. A Faunus of equal standing would get a lot more respect. Neo is a very self-serving individual. As long as she doesn't have to choose, she can have her fun. The question would be who she decides to go with if she is forced to make that choice. Wait until she finds out about how Touma and Accelerator truly met and why they fought. I can see Yang and Qrow not being happy Ruby is falling for a hero-type. It led Summer to her death because she took that path. Fate and destiny for sure.

Guest: Maybe? Since I can make up whatever I want and no one can contradict me, the cast may find out another reason. Touma will meet Tsune when he gets injured.

Guest: I really should do some more Omakes. I was only going to do them when a chapter fell short, but all the recent ones have been about equal length and flowing well. That is a pretty funny Omake and I'll keep it in mind. Neo is strong, but she's not invincible. Experience has told her who and who not to mess with. Accelerator falls into the obvious category.

Bluejack222: Neo is a great spy.

Oracle14: Some people expected it and some didn't. It makes perfect sense though.

Guest: Aogami would be PISSED.

Adv: Thanks.

Handsomistic1: A respectable time. Ruby is so innocent. Velvet's camera will not be able to mimic the IB, but she could mimic his fighting style, if you can call it that. Touma wins with a single hit in combat class, but he doesn't have Aura to protect him. He probably will have to be sidelined.

Maxxuzumaki: Accelerator will definitely stand out a lot more than Touma will.

Firlz: Come up with one.

Neema Amiry: Thanks.

HydraLightning: SilverFang yells at me for harem routes. Something about being indecisive.

Fernandamichelleraya: The reason Accelerator trusted him was because he had no choice back in the Emerald Forest. Jaune was the first person he saw before collapsing. When he woke up, he found out Last Order was safe and liked to hang out with Jaune and Weiss. Between those two, Weiss is a lot more uptight than Jaune, so at first that would come off annoying to Accelerator. That left Jaune being the one he could trust the most. Black Sun is popular because it's pretty much Blake's healthiest canon pairing. I supported Arkos and then season 3 happened. With so many different characters and how their personalities are, large group scenes are tough to get everyone to react. Accelerator will not hesitate to kill if it's to protect Last Order. His eyes reflect that and Neo senses it. While Blake and Neo fight, Ruby sneaks in for the win. It's after the docks, but then the timeline got pushed for a few weeks. Touma's presence allowed the White Fang to finish faster and caused more Grimm to congregate nearby, prompting an emergency mission. This caused the villains to not yet be prominent enough to join in the breach. They will arrive at Beacon soon. Accelerator loves them all obviously.

M1nhTre37: I don't have any plans to end this anytime soon.

Zenkichi: Touma can charm anyone.

ToAnon: Some of those are WAAAAYYY off. Others are right on the money. I can't really say which ones because that would be huge spoilers for a lot of people. Let's just say at least one of them is spot on and will happen next arc.

A certain guest: Touma can't beat any Hunter or Huntress in a straight up fight. They are trained fighters while he only has basic street fighter skills. Bullets will still hurt him. Touma can't block bullets and the LN has proven they are an effective counter against him. Pyrrha would own him. Ruby would lose in H2H, as the fight in Mount Glenn proved. Jaune could actually beat Touma, since he has had his aura the least amount of time and would be more used to not having it. Maybe someone could teach him some fighting skills…. Hint hint. Mikoto would just love Touma asking her to spar with him so he could practice grappling. Won't be much training if she keeps freezing up in the middle of a fight. I wonder what weapon Touma would accept from Ruby, maybe a shield that turns into rifle? She knows the birds and bees, but not all the euphemisms. It's part of her innocence. Once someone suggests that Neo was referring to a different type of sword, she's going to be mortified.

Croniklerx: Everyone gets busy at some point. If Last Order was only older it would be the perfect team. Well, Neo only knows him for a short time and still has her entire history with Roman. It will take a little more effort to break those bonds. Maybe saving her again after she betrays everyone to show her that he still believes she can change. Ozpin makes a lot of mistakes for the purpose of protecting humanity. Sometimes, he has to gamble. Trying to decide when their accident occurs. Touma will become a living legend. If he lives, because you know, Glynda might kill him. I think Emerald will go first for a specific reason. Cinder wants to lay low. Mercury will record the incident and watch it twenty times a day. Jaune's not mean like that. Ren might if Nora falls for Touma though, but I don't think his power works on couples who are a perfect match. For reviews, I tend to filter the last chapter to locate the first review easier. Yang x Aogami would be a good ship. You and your male x male ships. I trolled a lot of people with Touma's little rubbing scene. For that last line… do you really want to know?

A certain guest: Finally, some Summer pairings.

Guest: Roman lies, but a good lie always has a grain of truth.

Formboy1: That skin there… will happen at the end of the story. It has to because it's so perfect.

WiliamZ0: You pointed out a lot of good possibly events that will happen at Beacon. Fighting monsters aside, they are all teenagers and are proved hormonal acts. Ruby and Touma making something is bound to happen eventually. It just seems natural.

NJred2000: Mmmm, probably won't. I'm not a huge BNHA fan.

Wiliamsusanto: I kind of don't want them to. Fighting for Touma's hand will be much more interesting. Heh, bunch of women on both sides fighting for his hand. Hehehe.

Shikaku Zetsumei: Your hate makes me stronger. Always a proud moment when you get someone into a fandom with a fanfic.

Xpegasox: That is a popular choice.

ToAnon: Huh, did not notice that.

Elias: I always found Accelerator easy to write and he has a lot of potential for character development. These two universes did merge together unusually well.

Disclaimer: I do not own Toaru Majutsu no Index or RWBY.


A sharp beeping punctuated the silence.

Accelerator half groaned, half growled and swung his hand down to silence his Scroll. It was too damn early for him. He sat up and rubbed his eyes; once again asking the question of why he willingly went along with the pretense of being a student at Beacon. The lessons were pointless to him. He already showed his combat prowess was light years ahead of the others and the history of Remnant was useless.

Once Ozpin found a way back home for them, he could forget this dreary place existed. Maybe the medical facilities back home could fix the hormone problem the whack job doctor did. Trying to ignore the girls' useless chatter was incredibly difficult when his body kept trying to get involved in its own way. He yawned and glanced over at the bed next to him where Last Order was sleeping.

At least, where she was supposed to be sleeping.

His eyes shot open and he looked around. The only two people in the room were Touma and Neo. The former was beginning to get up after hearing Accelerator's alarm. The latter only pulled the blankets over her head in irritation. Accelerator turned his head toward the bathroom and registered the door was open and the lights were off. The brat wasn't there either. He kicked off the blankets and threw shoe at Touma.

"Bastard." He growled. "Get up, the brat's missing; be useful and help me find her."

"Last Order is gone?" Touma said groggily and then shook his head. "She's not in the bathroom?"

"No, you idiot." Spat out Accelerator as he quickly got dressed. He didn't care that the stupid school uniform he got wasn't neat. All he had to do was get it on. "If she was, I wouldn't be wasting time talking to you."

"Then I bet she left the room for some reason and got lost." Touma said and began to throw his own uniform on.

"Pretty much what I was thinking." Accelerator agreed. "There are some bastards here, so I have to find her."

"Neo," Touma said to the girl. "Get up. We need to find Last Order." The lump under the covers didn't move. Apparently, Neo was not a morning person. "Okay, I'll be back in a few. Just… don't leave the room without me or Accelerator. Remember those rules?" A hand stuck out of the sheets and began to shoo him away. He took that as a sign of consent and prepared to leave with Accelerator. "Man, I hope she stays behind; there's going to be way too much trouble for me if she doesn't."

"Stupid brat forgot her Scroll." Accelerator muttered, ignoring Touma, and picked up the Scroll. "Can't even contact her."

He left the room and Touma followed after him.

"Maybe she's with Ruby's or Jaune's team?" Touma suggested. "I saw how much she bonded with them yesterday."

Accelerator's steps faltered for a fraction of a second and then he nodded.

"Right." Accelerator agreed sharply. "For some reason, she's gotten incredibly attached to the Snow Angel."

"Why do you and Jaune keep calling Weiss, Snow Angel?" Asked Touma as the two of them headed to Team RWBY's room.

"I do it because it annoys her." Accelerator answered. "The idiot calls her that because he likes her."

"Did you try calling the others by their names?" Touma suggest. "You might get closer to them that way."

"Listen." Accelerator growled at him, as he swiveled around and grabbed Touma's collar. "I put up with that shit from the brat, but I don't have to take it from you. Friends this, friends that. Listen, hero, once that bastard Ozpin finds a way to send us home, we aren't going to see any of them again. The brat is going to bawl her eyes out when it's time to leave and I'll have to put up with it for god knows how long. There's no point in getting close to anyone you are just going to leave behind."

He muttered another curse under his breath and let Touma go. He turned and continued walking while Touma stood there, momentarily stunned.

"Isn't that just… your opinion?" Touma asked and Accelerator froze. "You will still have the memories with everyone. And I can tell you, those are precious things that you take for granted until they're gone. Trust me, I can speak from experience on that." He gulped when Accelerator turned slightly to glare at him. "However, it sounds like you are just creating excuses to avoid getting close to people. Those names you call everyone, you use it as a shield."

"Shut it." Accelerator hissed. "What the fuck do you know about me? I've dealt with being used by countless people pretending to understand and respect me."

"I've been used by plenty of people before as well." Touma pointed out. "Why do you think I get sucked into all this weird stuff?"

Accelerator almost chuckled at that… almost.

"I've had friends before." Accelerator spat out. "And they turned and ran when my ability developed. Nearly killed them when I discovered it. Now every piece of trash in existence just finds me to prove themselves or falsely believes it will make them stronger. I've lived a good number of years without friends; I don't need them. However, that brat has gone through so much shit because of me. I put up with them because they make her happy, at least until she has to say goodbye."

"Goodbyes are hard." Touma admitted with a frown. "Everyone knows that; especially when you know it's likely the last chance you'll ever get to see them. But what sounds better to you? A bitter goodbye that's filled with regrets or one with tears, smiles and no regrets? If I have to choose one, then I'll gladly take the second option. It'll hurt, but at least I can reflect on these moments without feeling too sad."

"Knock off the sappy bullshit, hero." Accelerator snapped. You might as well go fuck one of them.

"I feel I should also point out nicknames are usually what friends give to other friends." Touma said, knowing he was putting his life on the line. "So I think you're subconscious wants to be friends with them. Are you scared of that?"

"Do you want to die?" Accelerator asked, flexing his fingers. The air around him began to spin.

"Let's not get hasty!" Touma answered alarmed and held out his hand. "Besides, we are here already."

He pointed toward Team RWBY's door. Surprisingly, it was open a crack and they could hear voices.

"Time to see if those annoyances have seen the brat." Accelerator mumbled and reached for the door.

Every alarm went off in Touma's mind at this. Way too often, opening doors to girls' room ended up with him getting hurt.

"Wait!"

He cried and reached forward, but he was a second too late. The door flew open and Accelerator stepped into the entrance way.

"Is the brat here!?" Accelerator demanded and Touma found himself right behind him.

No answer was given, as Last Order was sitting at the edge of Blake's bed in plain sight. The other four girls were there too and everyone froze when the two boys appeared. Weiss and Ruby were dressed and standing, while Blake was sitting on her bed, legs pulled up to avoid kicking Last Order. Naturally, she was reading a book but looked up when the door opened. Everything turned awkward because of Yang. She had just stepped out of the bathroom.

Topless.

It was lucky she had her bra on, mostly thanks to Weiss's incessant nagging when they first became roommates. Otherwise the two boys would have gotten a full view.

Not that it was really much better to the girls.

"Er…," Touma began as his eyes widened and he turned into a deer in headlights.

"Tsk." Accelerator clicked his tongue. "Is there any world where women know how to lock a damn door?"

The girls snapped back to reality.

"Get out!" They yelled and a soup bottle flew at the boys. It missed Accelerator, but Touma wasn't nearly as lucky. The full container hit him in the face and knocked him back. Ruby appeared at the door in an instance and slammed it shut.

"That's why you knock." Touma muttered with a groan and rubbed his aching face.

"They should know better." Snapped Accelerator. "Not like anyone would want to see that bitch naked."

"What was that!?" Came an enraged yell from behind the closed door. "You want to say that again, Beansprout!? Every boy in the school would kill to have seen that!"

Touma saw a shadow of a grin form on Accelerator's face. Little did he know, Accelerator had been momentarily stunned by the sight and used the insults to play it off. The two of them headed back to their room, now that Last Order was found. Touma only wanted to get away from the danger zone and Accelerator didn't have anything else to really do.

Inside Team RWBY's dorm, things were a lot more hectic.

"Stop, you dunce!" Weiss yelled at Yang. "Don't open that door!"

"I'm going to kill him!"

"Yang, shirt!" Ruby yelled.

She was the one desperately clinging to Yang to stop her from opening that door and stepping out into the hall. Her words got through to her sister and Yang came to a halt.

"Ah, right." Yang muttered and chuckled. "Can't give the boys a free show. You know Vomit Boy would probably pass out if he saw." She started rummaging through her clothes. "Need to think of some good material to tease them with after we meet up with them."

Her eyes flashed red, something Ruby noticed.

"It was an accident." She said softly.

"I can forgive Touma, his reaction was understandable." Yang stood up once she got her uniform on. "Accelerator, he's getting the full Yang Experience."

"Do we have to listen too?" Weiss asked. "I rather not listen to your jokes all morning."

"Too late, Ice Queen." Yang declared. "No one insults my looks and gets away with it."

"MISAKA realized she should have left a note for Accelerator, MISAKA mutters as MISAKA stares at the floor in shame."

"Yes, that would have been better." Blake remarked in agreement.


Team JNPR could tell at breakfast something was up.

Team RWBY was sitting with the members of Team TAN. This name was a joke made up by Nora last night by using the first initials of Touma, Accelerator, and Neo. Last Order was too young to fight Grimm, so her name was allowed to be excluded. Their name made a color so Nora prided herself on it. No one voiced any objections, so her suggestion stood. When JNPR sat down, the tension in the air was palpable. Team RWBY was deliberately avoiding eye contact with Accelerator and Touma. Blake had the easiest time doing so, as her nose was buried in a book. The two boys were eating silently, though there was a small discoloration on Touma's cheek.

Neo was poking it constantly, which was causing Touma to flinch.

"What's going on?" Pyrrha asked, as she set down her tray.

"Nothing!" Yang and Weiss stated immediately. Nora raised an eyebrow and, it was only thanks to Ren pushing her tray of pancakes down in front of her, that her questions remained unasked.

"O…kay?" Jaune said and sat down.

'They won't tell me!' Neo fumed, as she held up her tablet to team JNPR. 'Something happened this morning.'

"Was it fun?" Nora asked, through a mouthful of food.

"Don't talk with your mouth full." Ren scolded lightly.

"Sorry, Renny." Nora apologized, almost spraying him with food.

"I take it this incident involved both of their teams." Ren added, glancing from Touma and Accelerator, to Weiss and Yang.

Blake wasn't looking up from her book and Ruby was hiding her face with her hood.

"MISAKA can safely say nothing important happened, MISAKA lies as MISAKA shakes her head. Nope. Nothing at all!"

Accelerator and Yang face palmed, while Weiss rubbed the bridge of her nose. Ruby and Touma sunk further down in their seats.

"Was it serious?" Pyrrha asked. "Anyone hurt?"

"No." Yang answered.

"So what happened?" Jaune asked, digging into his cereal.

"Stupidity." Accelerator answered and Yang's eyes flashed.

"Just an accident," Touma elaborated. "And nothing happened after that, except for us coming down here."

"If you say so." Jaune shrugged.

"What classes do you have today? MISAKA asks. When you were gone, Accelerator and MISAKA didn't go to any classes."

"You didn't?" Weiss asked and then glared at Accelerator. Accelerator stared back completely unashamed. "Well, Last Order, we have combat class this morning and then history and math in the afternoon."

"I'm surprised you still have normal subjects like math." Touma pointed out. "I figured most of your time would be spent purely training against Grimm."

"A good percentage of our time is." Pyrrha answered. "But we still need to learn basic skills. Math, sciences, reading are all skills we need to develop to a certain degree. We won't be scholars by any means, but we have to be able to read and understand contracts."

"Sometimes Hunters and Huntresses are also tasked to retrieve data and archeological items in Grimm infested areas." Ren added. "Being well rounded is a key to succeeding on missions that don't involve directly facing Grimm in combat."

"We still get plenty of training time." Ruby added. "The training rooms and gym are open all day for us to use whenever we don't have class."

"Speaking of combat class." Yang added and pointed to Neo. "I hope you didn't forget. If Goodwitch doesn't save you, I'm going to give you a real lesson today." She slammed her fists together.

Neo raised an eyebrow, before flipping her hair back with one hand. Her smile indicated to everyone she was not worried at all. Blake frowned and finally looked up from her book.

I warned Yang last night not to underestimate her. That small girl appearance is deceiving.

"Is there any way we can stop them?" Touma whispered to Ruby.

"Not unless you can get Neo to apologize." Ruby giggled when Touma groaned. "That's the same way with Yang; she's stubborn. As long as it's in class, no one will get hurt. Well… maybe their pride, but they will get over it soon enough. It's why we go to class, to learn."

"Don't mention pride anywhere near me." Jaune mumbled. "I'm going to get creamed by Cardin again."

"Relax, Jaune, you get him closer to the red every fight." Ruby encouraged him. "It's only a matter of time."

"Tell that to the pain of my head being split open." Jaune muttered and Touma immediately felt a sense of comradery. "Sucks being at the bottom."

"Then you can only go up from there." Touma pointed out, which caused Jaune and Ruby to laugh. "I'm at the bottom of my class, but that hasn't stopped me from doing anything. You're the one who gets to choose how you use what you're born with."

Blake's brow twitched ever so slightly.

"And think how far you have come." Ruby added to Jaune. "You fought side by side with all of us at the breach." Jaune rubbed the back of his neck embarrassed.

Out of nowhere, Accelerator stood up.

"Where are you going?" Yang asked.

"Somewhere." Accelerator mumbled. "Things I want to do. Brat, just follow the Snow Angel around."

"Okay! MISAKA agrees as MISAKA salutes."

"Are you skipping?" Weiss asked.

"There's nothing I need to learn here."

There was a collective shudder from Team RWBY and JNPR. It was one thing to skip class, most students did it at least once or twice.

It was another thing entirely to skip Glynda's class without a good excuse.


Everyone settled down the moment Glynda walked into the room.

"Good morning, class." She greeted them. "I hope you are all prepared for today's lesson." Her eyes passed over the room and then stopped on Touma. "Mr. Kamijou, where is Mr. Accelerator?"

"Uh," Touma said. "He… wasn't feeling good?"

"Not feeling well?" Glynda repeated and raised an eyebrow. "Mr. Kamijou." The tone when she repeated his name was much colder and Touma stiffened. "I do hope you are telling the truth. You may be new to Beacon, but I do not tolerate lies."

Touma gulped and Neo raised her tablet.

'He's skipping.'

Glynda's eyes narrowed and the entire class gasped.

Skipping Glynda's class was always risky. She could be understanding if you had a real reason, like being sick or called to the headmaster's office. Blowing her class off, that was another thing entirely. Accelerator wasn't the first one to do so, but usually if someone did, their teammates would cover for them. This was because Glynda tended to punish the entire team if one member ditched. The logic was it forced team unity and caused others to ensure all members received the education they needed. Team leaders were also expected to be able to control said members.

Neo throwing Accelerator under the bus was something new.

Though a couple people, like Yang and Blake, expected it.

"I see." Glynda's tone indicated how she really felt about it. Several people in the front row avoided eye contact for fear of her wrath coming down on them. "Well then, I will have to talk with him about his attitude the next time I see him." She jotted down a note on her tablet and then looked back up at Touma. "As the Leader of Team TAN, I expect you to do your best to ensure he attends class."

"Team leader?" Touma asked confused. Did Ozpin really think I can control Accelerator?

Neo was using her hand to cover her mouth.

"Told you." Nora whispered to the others.

"While you may be new, you still have a team; even if incomplete." Glynda explained. "It has been decided that you shall be temporarily assigned as team leader. I trust you will perform your duties admirably. It is not often Beacon takes transfer students in the middle of the semester."

Touma could only nod under her stare.

"He doesn't even look that tough." Cardin whispered to his team. "And that little girl next to him looks like a strong breeze would knock her over."

Neo's amused look turned dark and she immediately thought of twenty different ways to cause that boy to experience castration. She wouldn't kill him, Touma would get mad at her for that, but if an accident occurred? That wasn't her fault. Interesting enough, she noticed most of Team RWBY and JNPR glaring at Cardin too. Only Jaune was avoiding eye contact, probably because he kept losing to Cardin.

"Enough, Mr. Winchester." Glynda stated sternly. "That little girl as you so eloquently put it is at a much higher level than your entire team. Miss Neopolitan would not have been invited by the headmaster personally if she wasn't."

Neo scowled at Glynda's words. She hated her full name, which is why she went by Neo. Ruby, however, brightened up at her words as she too had been invited to Beacon because of Ozpin.

"Pssh." Cardin continued, being a glutton for punishment. "How strong could a midget be?" Ruby glared and the rest of her team didn't look all that happy with him either.

"If you are so insistent that size equates to strength." Glynda added, her eyes flashing dangerously. "Perhaps your team would like to face off against Mr. Accelerator?"

The faces of every member of Team CRDL grew pale.

"If I hear you insult another student again, I will give you detention." Glynda continued. "Do I make myself clear?" Cardin nodded quickly. "Good, now we can begin." She looked down at her clipboard. "Miss Xiao-Long, you requested to have a match today, so why don't you start us off. Your opponent will be… let's see… Miss Ni-…"

"Can I make a request?" Yang interrupted.

"A request?" Glynda asked, a little surprised.

"Can I face off the new girl?" Yang asked, jabbing a thumb in the direction of Neo. "For… umm… a change of pace?"

"If this is some kind of-…" Glynda started to say, but stopped when she saw Neo hold up her tablet.

'I don't mind.'

Glynda pressed her lips together.

"Fine." Glynda relented. I'm going to regret this. She did not miss the surprise muttering from some of the other teams and took a preventative measure. "I suppose having you face off against a new opponent will be beneficial. I need to see an accurate display of Miss Neopolitan's skills anyway."

"Awesome!" Yang cheered and fist pumped the air.

She stood up, after giving her teammates a thumbs up, and began to descend down the stairs to the changing room. Neo also stood and followed. Touma felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up at the smile she gave him before leaving.

Please don't get in a fight outside the ring.

"Will they be okay?" Touma asked the others, hoping for some reassurance.

"Yang won't get into a fight in the locker rooms." Ruby replied and then a frowned formed. "…probably."

"As much as Yang dislikes Neo, she fears Goodwitch even more." Blake added, seeing Touma's face. "Unless Neo is the one who attacks first, she won't do anything."

"Neo also left behind her tablet." Jaune added and pointed to the seat she vacated. "So I doubt she will be able to antagonize Yang like she usually does."

"Yang needs to just grow up." Weiss sighed. "Neo is manipulating her and she's going to let her anger dictate her fight."

"I see that." agreed Pyrrha. "When I fight Yang, I try to get her to move to my tempo. Her attacks get stronger once she loses herself to her anger, yes; but they became a lot more predictable."

"Yang's going to try to break her legs." Nora added and Touma looked at her in alarm.

"Not really." Ren amended his friend's words. "But I don't believe she's considering holding back. Regardless if Neo is turning over a new leaf, she did threaten Ruby."

"I can take care of myself." Ruby pouted and crossed her arms. "She doesn't need to baby me."

"Right." Touma agreed, knowing they all had a point. "What was that bit about Accelerator fighting that guy and his team?"

"You wouldn't know." Weiss realized. "That's Cardin and he's the leader of team CRDL. He tried to bully Last Order when she and Accelerator first arrived. You can guess how your friend took to that."

"Surprised they are still walking, to be honest." Touma admitted.

"Aura; that and he did hold back." Ren explained.

"One of them was sent to the infirmary, MISAKA remembers. He crashed through the wall, MISAKA adds as MISAKA points to one of the guys in the front row."

"So combat class just consists of sparring matches?" Touma asked. "Is there like a ranking system based on win percentages or something?"

"Not really." Jaune answered. "Though I'm at the bottom and Pyrrha's undefeated."

"Was undefeated." Pyrrha amended. "Accelerator beat me pretty thoroughly and I haven't come up with a counter strategy for him yet."

"You aren't upset over your loss?" Weiss asked surprised. She always took her losses hard and worked tirelessly to improve to avoid making the same mistakes again.

"Not really." Pyrrha waved her hand dismissively. "While I like to win, it's good to know there are stronger people out there and that I can improve. Hopefully, that loss will spread through Beacon and people will stop keeping me on some pedestal. Being the Unbeatable Girl all the time was rather tiring."

"Heh," Touma chuckled. "I know a girl back home who complains about that; she's pretty powerful."

Blake realized he was lucky at the timing of that information. If Yang heard it, she would immediately have started prying to find out their relationship. If she started, Blake would have to stay and listen; purely to make sure her partner didn't go too far.

No other reason.

"I bet Goodwitch let Accelerator skip because he beat her." Nora said. "It's not like fighting is going to improve his power and he's way to stringy to start practicing hand to hand combat." She looked Touma up and down. "Not you though; you're built pretty solid. I bet I could help you get super buffed."

Touma was about to answer when he saw Ren, Jaune, and Pyrrha shaking their heads out of view from Nora.

"Thanks for the offer." Touma replied slowly. "But I'll have to see; I'm still getting used to everything here."

"Aww." Nora looked crestfallen for a moment and then smiled. "Well, just let me know."

"Good save." Jaune whispered. "Nora doesn't hold back. I wouldn't doubt she would have you lifting three to four hundred pounds as a warmup."

Touma shivered at the thought.

"Here they come! MISAKA announces excitedly."

The groups turned to look as Yang and Neo both entered the ring. Neo was wearing her white, pink, and brown outfit Touma had groaned accustomed to. She stopped and leaned on her parasol, the tip pressed against the ground. His eyes did briefly fell on Yang and the spots her outfit revealed that the Beacon uniform covered. A small rubber eraser hit him in the back of the head. He turned around and looked for the culprit, but everyone was focused on the ring. He sighed and turned back too, missing Blake's eyes darting toward him again.

"Okay you two," Glynda began. "Remember, once your opponent's Aura hits the red, you are to immediately stop. Should you fail to, I will step in and there will be consequences. The match will also end if someone lands outside the ring or if I feel the situation calls for it. Do you both understand?" Neo and Yang nodded. "Are you both ready?" Again, they nodded. "You may begin!"

Yang and Neo squared each other off, but neither moved immediately. It looked as though they were sizing each other up. This was kind of funny since Neo barely came up to Yang's neck. Yang's face was stony, a sharp contrast to the amusement etched on Neo's. Yang flexed her fingers before they were balling up into a fist.

Without warning, she punched directly at Neo's face.

"Ahh!"

Yang staggered back after the unexpected counter. Neo tilted her head and twisted her parasol before striking Yang in the face with it. As Yang regained her balance, Neo's sadistic smirk grew and she twirled her parasol similar to a certain red headed thief. Yang growled and balled both of her hands into fists, before charging forward.

Every punch from her barrage missed, as Neo used her small frame to weave in and out between the blows. Realizing she wasn't getting anywhere, Yang pretended to deliver another round of punches, before suddenly jumping into the air. She swung her leg down in an axe kick, but Neo used her parasol to divert the blow. She wasn't as strong as Yang, but a small force directed at the side of the leg was more than enough to change the trajectory. Yang landed, delivered another straight punch, and then followed by a quick jab. Neo dodged the first blow and deflected the jab with her parasol. During the parry, her body was open and Yang kicked upwards, planning to lift Neo into the air where she couldn't dodge.

Neo responded with a spin on one foot, dodging the kick by a hair's breath, before delivering a spinning kick into the side of Yang's head. Yang hit the ground hard on her side and looked up. Neo grinned down at her, before jumping and doing a vertical spin to bring down her own axe kick. Yang rolled over to dodge and sprung up on her feet.

She raised her fists and lunged forward with an angry growl.

Instead of dodging her next punch, Neo diverted Yang's fist upwards with her parasol and then wrapped her arm around Yang's. Neo pulled it back, using the fact Yang couldn't get any momentum, to position herself at Yang's side. Neo then kicked upwards with an amazing degree of flexibility. Her leg went almost one hundred and eighty degrees upwards from a standing position so that the tip of her foot hit Yang in the face. Neo let go and Yang began to stagger. The second Yang's eyes opened again, Neo swiveled herself and delivered another kick into Yang's face.

It quickly became obvious to the spectators Neo was aiming there on purpose.

She somersaulted around Yang as she heard the gauntlets click into place. When Yang sprung to her feet again, she spun around and delivered a punch at Neo. This time, the blow was accompanied by a shotgun shell. Neo's parasol opened and the fiery blast bounced off it harmlessly.

What?! Yang thought, but she didn't have time to consider what Neo's weapon was made of. The parasol collapsed and Neo swung it at her face. That bitch! She thought as she dodged. She keeps aiming for my face!

She tried to punch Neo's face in response, but her blow was deflected upwards by the end of the parasol. Yang quickly fired a shotgun blast from her other hand, but Neo shifted to the side and dodged. When Yang tried to deliver a string of blasts in succession, Neo shoved her parasol into Yang's chest before opening it. The force separated Yang's arms and the shots went wild. To bypass Neo's weapon, Yang sank to the ground and delivered a low sweep kick. Neo responded by jumping to avoid it and Yang grinned.

Yang realized after their short exchange Neo was a counterattacker. All of her blows were after Yang made an opening. Also, the fact Neo was aiming for her face narrowed down the defensive areas she had to guard. She raised her arm and blocked the kick aimed at her cheek, before pulling her other hand back. Neo landed on her hands and back flipped the second Yang fired a shotgun blast. The attack missed, but it had been close. Neo continued to back flip several times before stopping on her feet. The parasol opened and she slung it over her shoulders nonchalantly. Getting a moment to breath, Yang glanced at the Aura levels.

She was still at 65%, but Neo hadn't taken a single blow.

Yang fired another shotgun blast at Neo, who batted it away effortlessly.

I need her to stay still, Yang realized. She's too agile for my normal attacks. She could hear her teammates cheering her on, but she blocked them out. She needed to focus. There is one way, but it's going to hurt.

She had a plan.

She started to move forward, slowly and controlled. Rushing would just cause Neo to move. Right now, Yang's weird movements were causing her to debate on what to do. Neo still didn't look concerned, but Yang wanted her to have that overconfidence. Yang closed in and stopped right in front of Neo. They looked at each other and then Yang delivered a punch from the side, while simultaneously firing her gauntlet. Neo jumped into the air to effortlessly dodge, before kicking Yang in the face.

It hurt.

But Yang needed her to do something she expected.

Taking the blow head on was the first step. The second step was for her to grab Neo's leg with her other hand. Neo's eyes widened slightly as Yang spun around, taking Neo with her. Yang brought Neo down and was planning to slam her into the arena floor. Realizing her plan, the second Yang's grip loosened, Neo grabbed her shoulder and yanked her leg out of Yang's grip. She swung herself around Yang's shoulders and brought her knee directly into the side of Yang's head. As Yang began to fall, Neo jumped off and landed near the edge of the ring.

The class was silent at that display and she gave them a small wave as Yang stood up.

Yellow hair began to stand on edge.

Lilac eyes turned red.

Fire appeared around her and the ground began to crack.

"AHHH!" Yang yelled as she pushed off the ground.

The ground beneath her feet exploded from the force as she charged at Neo. Neo raised an eyebrow and waited as Yang brought a fist back, planning to end this all in one blow. Her semblance was kinetic energy absorption. That translated into the more damage she took, the stronger she became. Neo had delivered enough blows to increase her strength several times. She was planning to finish this here and now with a single blow. There was no way she could tell if Neo could withstand her attack, but Neo seemed to be more of an agile fighter rather than pure strength. The odds were good Yang might be able to pull it off.

If she didn't forget one important thing.

Neo was a pro.

There was no way Neo was going to risk taking that blow head on. When Yang closed in, Neo moved her hand from the handle of her parasol to the tip. At the last second possible, she ducked under Yang's blow and stepped forward, while simultaneously wrapped the curve handle around Yang's ankle. From there, all it took was a quick pull with minimum effort.

Yang lost her balance and fell down, the force of her charge causing her to slide out of the ring.

"The match is over!" Glynda declared as the buzzer sounded.

"Damn it." Yang muttered and turned around.

Neo was writing something in the air with her finger. From what Yang was told by Touma, Neo's semblance was illusion based, so the pink writing in the air was part of her ability. Yang's eyes widened when she saw the words. Glynda, however, did not. Neo had her back toward the professor and thus kept them out of sight from her and part of the class. They only hung around for a few seconds, before shattering and vanishing into thin air, plenty of time for Yang to read them.

'Git gud.'

Yang's eyes flashed red and she scrambled to her feet. Before she could do anything, Glynda stepped up.

"Miss Xiao-Long," Glynda began. After every fight, it was custom to explain what the student did good and bad. "Early on, you were getting drawn into Miss Neopolitan's pace, but you calmed down and tried to change the fight to fit your style. Taking that blow in order to grab your opponent, while clever, does propose many risks. I don't advise relying on that strategy. Near the end though, you let your anger get the better of you and your opponent was able to take advantage of that. Think before you act."

"Okay." Yang muttered, trying to keep her voice calm, but still fuming at Neo's taunting.

"Miss Neopolitan," Glynda continued, turning to Neo. "Your skills are top notch, but do try to avoid the dramatics when in the arena. I understand you were antagonizing her to force her into mistakes, but not all opponents will fall for that." Neo nodded, but her expression was one of boredom. "Okay, you two may return to your seats. Next, let's have Nora Valkyrie and Dove Bronzewing."

"Yes!"

"Oh no!"

The female's voice was much more excited than the male's.

"How's your face?" Ruby asked quietly, when Yang took her seat. "Does it still hurt?"

"A little bit." Yang admitted. "But with my Aura, it's almost gone. Damn, that midget is vicious. I can see how she took you and Blake down."

"And she wasn't being serious." Weiss pointed out. "The entire time, she was only taunting you. She didn't even use her Semblance."

"I know." Yang growled. "Don't remind me."

Her eyes narrowed as Cardin looked back at her with amusement as how easily Neo beat her.

"If it helps." Blake pointed out. "Touma seems to be reprimanding her about that little stunt at the end."

The four girls looked over and saw that was indeed the case. Though, Last Order seemed to be praising her actual combat abilities. The rest of Team JNPR, minus Nora, were discussing the fight among themselves.

"Your unrequited lover is fine." Yang said, though she felt a little better. "I don't have any problems with him, unless he starts flirting with Ruby."

"He's not like that." Ruby protested while Blake merely rolled her eyes. If Yang could tease them, she was back to normal.

"Still." Weiss muttered. "I wonder what kind of training she had to do to obtain that kind of flexibility. Every one of her moves were so fluid."

"Life or death situations." Blake explained and Weiss turned toward her. "It tends to force people who survive to always be at the top of their game."

"I'll… take your word for that."

Meanwhile, Touma had just finished reprimanding Neo about her conduct. He leaned back in his chair and sighed.

"Somehow I got stuck as team leader." He groaned and glanced over at Neo. "Are you going to listen to me or make my life difficult?" She held out her hand and tilted it back and forth. "Yeah, that's what I thought. Accelerator won't listen to me at all, so I expect him to skip more."

"Welcome to my life with Nora." Jaune consoled him.

"She's not that bad." Pyrrha defended, causing Ren and Jaune to look at her. "Okay… she's excitable and forgets her own strength sometimes, but she doesn't purposely try to make our life hard."

"Nora simply likes to live each day to the max." Ren explained. "And she hates staying still."

"Still," Touma turned to Neo. "I'm not happy with your little stunt near the end, but you did earn that win. Your agility was amazing. The way you dodged Yang's attacks and managed to counter even when it looked like she had you." Neo smiled, pretended to blush, and waved her hand as if saying, oh you.

"How can MISAKA do something like that? MISAKA asks in wonder. Does MISAKA need aura?"

"Aura helps." Ren confirmed. "But her build is the key, along with a lot of training." Neo nodded. "Taller individuals, like Jaune and Pyrrha, wouldn't be able to fight like that." Pyrrha confirmed that with her own nod.

"I would be happy to fight half as well as she does." Jaune mumbled and Pyrrha patted his back.

"We could always increase our practice time," Pyrrha offered with a double motive.

Their practice included sparing between them, just them. Nora and Ren were off doing their own thing. She was focusing on his swordplay, but if they had more time, maybe they could focus a bit on hand to hand. Her cheeks turned a delicate shade of red imagining Jaune overpowering her once he got the hang of it.

"I can barely move the morning after our current regimen." Jaune groaned and plopped down on table in front of him. "Don't think I can handle much more." He shared a look with Touma and the two shared a brief comradery.

Normal people surrounded by much more talented friends.


Accelerator may have skipped class, but he actually had something he wanted to do. Rather than just goof off.

This something involved him leaving Beacon's campus and standing on a cliff overlooking the Emerald Forest.

That should be good a spot. Accelerator thought, looking out at the forest. There's a clearing past those destroyed ruins I can work in peace. He raised an eyebrow at the pile of rubble at the cliff base. They really need to work on structural integrity.

He stepped up to the edge of the cliff, reached into his pocket, and pulled out his scroll. After a quick glance, he tossed it onto the grass behind him. There was a reason he was leaving it behind and planning to pick it up later.

Ozpin reminded Accelerator too much like the Kiharas back home.

He was smart and the way he talked, calm, but with a demeanor that was designed to reassure. It seemed like the moment he learned of his power, he was thinking of ways to make use of it. Accelerator didn't trust him at all, but he had to rely on him. Last Order was safer here than out in a random village of an area overrun by Grimm. Then there was the problem of returning him and the rest home. Accelerator had no idea how they even got here in the first place, so there was no way he could find a way back using normal means. The very least he could do was learn about Dust and see if it was possible to use it.

He really should thank Weiss for the gift basket.

The wind behind him formed four tornadoes in the shape of wings as he leaped off the cliff and flew over the tops of the trees. He wanted a spot Ozpin couldn't listen in on him. Even without taking the Scroll apart, it was obvious Ozpin would have a way to listen in without a call being made. Every message sent, every word said near them, was probably archived in Beacon for the headmaster's use. There were probably good reasons for this, but Accelerator didn't fancy being spied on. Academy City did that all the time. Another reason he decided to come out here was for some private time.

He could trust the others to watch Last Order for a few hours.

That thought had caused him a moment's hesitation. Trusting someone else was a new thought for him. The damn hero was the only one he really could have said that about before coming here; even if he would rather eat soap than admit it. When he landed, he looked around for any sign of Grimm. While he would prefer they didn't show up for a while, it wouldn't be that big of a problem if they did. It would only be a perk for him to have the opportunity to take out his irritation on them. In their absence, he opened the small bag he carried and reached inside.

The first crystal pulled out was a small red one.

Fire crystal, huh? Guess that's a fine place to start.

The concept of abilities was unknown to Remnant, so he didn't have any idea if the ability would work. Experience back home told him there was a good chance his vector manipulation could have some interesting effects. He encountered weird unknown vectors from another Level 5 and his so called Dark Matter; along with some individuals in Russia who talked about magic. Then there were the unusual vectors he could use himself to fight that monster in the sky. The reason he wanted to use these crystals is because they were stable and not likely to explode. Unstable crystals could explode with a small enough impact.

He ran his fingers over the crystal for a moment before concentrating.

The actual crystal was pretty normal. He could change the directions and propel the object in any direction or even cause it to shatter. That wasn't what he cared about. Practice had already showed he could reflect it. He broadened his search and scanned for any reaction outside of normal physics. Minutes passed and he began to grow frustrated. The first time he faced off against fire dust had been when a student had used it against him. Most of it was deflected, but a good portion of it reacted differently.

Maybe it's that damn Aura of theirs.

He blinked and an idea came to him. He focused the vectors on himself first and began the process of manipulating the unknown ones within his body. Once he could feel that sensation like cold water piercing his skin, he focused them toward the fire dust crystal. This technique reminded him when the sky opened up and golden light rained down on a fortress. This time, he was providing the unknown power source. His eyes widened slightly when he saw it.

The crystal began to glow.

He stopped manipulating and the crystal turned back normal. Getting the idea, Accelerator tried again. The crystal immediately began to glow again before he stopped. He repeated this process a few times and each time he was able to do it faster and with more precision. The next time he repeated this process, he didn't stop once the crystal began to glow; he continued to push.

The crystal exploded.

Fire engulfed the area around him before vanishing into nothing.

In the middle of the burnt grass, Accelerator stood, completely unharmed.

So I can get a reaction, Accelerator thought, pleased at the progress. From what I understood about Dust, people are supposed to use Aura to activate it, like Weiss does with her rapier. Crystals can be used in machines, like a battery, while grinding the crystals into powder makes it more usable for everyone. Is this feeling I'm manipulating within me Aura? Or something similar? There's no evidence people from my world even have Aura. He frowned. Wait, gemstones exist and they are individuals who unlock their abilities without science. I read people here can unlock it without the help of another. Could abilities and Aura be related somehow?

A growl interrupted his thought and he turned around.

A Beowolf emerged from the trees and began to approach. Apparently the explosion drew its attention.

"About time something showed up." Accelerator said amused. "Good timing, I wanted to try something."

The Beowolf didn't seem to pay any attention to his words as it fell on all four legs and charged. It covered thirty meters in an instant. When it reached Accelerator, one of its long clawed arms swung at his head. Naturally, like all the Grimm before it, the arm was reflected and a loud snapping sound followed as it broke. The Grimm didn't learn its lesson and tried to bite Accelerator. Its jaw shattered and then Accelerator decided to move. He reached up and touched the other arm. A crack echoed across the clearing and then Accelerator flicked the Beowolf. It flew back and landed on its back. Accelerator then proceeded to break the bones in the Grimm's back legs.

"Now that you can't move." Accelerator gave a short bark-like laugh and reached into the bag. "I'll have you act as a Guinea pig for me." He held a blue crystal in his hand. "Let's see if an ice crystal works like fire."

The crystal began to glow blue as Accelerator manipulated the unknown source of power within him. This time, he was trying to do more than just activate the crystal; he wanted to direct the outcome. The crystal was firmly grasped in his outstretched hand before he finally activated it. Shards of ice exploded as he made sure to push all the ice vectors forming in the direction he desired. A few seconds later, the crippled Beowolf was engulfed by ice. Accelerator lowered his hand and leaned forward to inspect his work.

Hmm, it turned more into a bunch of icicles rather than a wave of ice like she did in class that one time. The issue is, my ability only works on things I'm touching. Once I let go of it, the ice just travels like a bullet. Maybe I need to figure out how to slowly activate the crystal so that part of it always remains in my hand. He glanced around at the black shapes emerging from the tree lines. And it looks like I have some volunteers.

The good news was the Beowolves and Ursai that emerged lasted longer than most of the Grimm Accelerator faced. The bad news, it was only because Accelerator was occupied in trying to get the Dust to work the way he wanted. He eventually succeeded in turning a purple lightning crystal into a continuous current, which ended up frying the last Beowolf into a smoking husk. That had been his last crystal and he looked around at the carnage.

"Not a bad first attempt." He muttered as he cracked his neck. "I suppose I should head back and check up on the brat. It's probably not the best idea to let her hang out with the pink midget. Another Worst is the last thing I need."

He turned and started walking toward the cliff when he stopped.

Something in the air caused him to turn around.

The air grew stale and he felt goosebumps on his arms. He frowned as he recalled the last time he felt this feeling. It wasn't an attack, so there was nothing to redirect. The feeling was caused by his body reacting to something. He could recall experiencing this pressure when he fought the hero for the first time. This was a warning about not turning your back to a monster. That was when Accelerator learned the kind of person Touma Kamijou was and he refused to let that lapse of judgement occur again. His eyes narrowed when a shadow began to move behind the trees.

"Come out." Accelerator yelled angrily. "Or I'll uproot everything to get to you."

As if answering his call, a Grimm stepped out of the forest.

Overall, it looked like a much larger, prehistoric cat. Its body was almost twenty feet long and about as tall as man. Pitch black fur covered everything except the mask, teeth, bone ridges along the spine, and claws. Muscles tensed in its legs as it stepped, leaving large clawed foot prints in the soft ground. The white bone masked covered the face and upper part of the snout. Like all the others, it had lines the same blood red color as its eyes. Two fangs, easily over a foot long, protruded downwards from the mouth.

The shape and size didn't concern Accelerator. His limited research into Grimm already showed they could come in all sorts of forms. What interested him was the black mist that covered its body. If it had been Aura, the beast might have been glowing. He figured that mist must have been causing the strange feeling of rejection.

"Are you upset I killed the others?" He asked mockingly, gesturing to the disappearing corpses. "I didn't think Grimm had feelings."

The beast didn't answer and began to walk around him in a circular motion, a good thirty feet away. Unlike the others, it wasn't attacking immediately, but seemed to be sizing him up. The strange action interested Accelerator to some degree, as this Grimm appeared to have some degree of intelligence.

"Maybe I should just break your legs and drag you back to Beacon." Accelerator suggested to it. A low growl was the Grimm's answer and Accelerator laughed. "Fine, guess we do this the usual way."

The Grimm appeared to agree.

With a single leap, it covered the distance between them and brought the clawed front paw into Accelerator's side. The limb of the Grimm was knocked back, but did not break and the creature roared in what sounded like more in anger than pain.

Accelerator frowned.

So its body can withstand a sudden change of direction. That means it's superior to the others, but what was that feeling?

The moment his automatic reflection triggered against the attack, his body felt cold at the point of impact. It was as if ice water began to replace his blood. This feeling drove any thought of drawing out this fight and now he was determined to end it as soon as possible. He reached a hand out to touch the Grimm, when it surprised him with a sudden move. It leaped over him, landed with a dull thud and kicked him in the back with its hind leg. The attack was reflected, but he felt the ice cold feeling wash over him again. If this kept up, Accelerator wasn't sure if that feeling would have any long lasting repercussions. There was the chance it was all in his head. This time he reached forward and jabbed his hand into the leg of the Grimm.

To his surprise, there was a little resistance until he broke the skin.

"Die." Accelerator told the cat and then reversed the blood flow. The Grim roared and pitch black blood erupted from all over its body. Accelerator's eyes widen. "Why won't you die!?" He demanded.

The Grimm staggered and turned around.

A roar was its only answer as it tried to bite down on Accelerator's shoulder.

Its fang shattered as Accelerator blew them away. Still, it continued to resist. The anatomy of this Grimm was a mystery, as all the previous Grimm would have died already. Accelerator grew annoyed at the creatures persistence, it reminded him too much of a certain hero. He grabbed the side of the Grimm's head and manipulated the vectors.

The head turned one hundred and eighty degrees with a load crack.

The Grimm collapsed a moment later.

"About damn time." Accelerator spat out and kicked at the body once. It wasn't disappearing immediately and he began to debate if he should try to examine it more thoroughly. That is, until some voices drew his attention and a familiar girl jumped out of the tree line.

"This way, Coco!" Velvet called out. "It has to be the… Accelerator?!"

Great, Accelerator groaned internally. The fashion girl is here. A moment later, the rest of Team CFVY appeared.

"Hey, Beansprout." Coco greeted him with a grin, which slipped when she saw the Grimm. "The Grimm we were tracking was a Saber?!"

"What did you call me?!" Accelerator demanded.

"Yang came up with it." Coco replied with a wave of her hand. "Doesn't matter right now. What matters is that you killed that Grimm… alone. Looks like the rumors of you beating the Pyrrha Nikos wasn't an exaggeration."

"Is it that big of a deal?' Accelerator asked nonchalantly. Let's see if I can get some information from them. "It wasn't that big of a challenge."

"Then that makes what you did all the more impressive." Yatsuhashi declared. "A Saber is several levels above the Grimm normally found around these parts. Strong, agile, stealthy, and skin like steel, it's recommended you never take one on by yourself." He turned and looked at Velvet and Coco. "They normally aren't found so close to major cities. It's usually the villages on the kingdom's borders that have to fear them."

"Yeah." Coco muttered and kicked the corpse. "Ozpin will probably want to know."

"There were rumors a large Grimm was seen in the forest." Velvet told Accelerator. "Since first years come out here to train often, the second years and up are tasked with removing some of the higher class Grimm from the area." Her eyes fell back onto the Saber. "Still, the last time we fought one of these, Yatsu and Fox took some pretty severe injuries."

"That was over a year ago." Coco pointed out. "We are way stronger than we were back then."

"Did you notice anything strange about this Grimm?" Fox asked Accelerator.

"Could take a beating before going down." Accelerator replied. "But it still wasn't enough to injure me."

"So what were you doing out here?" Coco asked him, lowering her shades. "Pretty sure first years have class this morning."

"Skipping." That was all he was willing to admit.

"Looks like you got some balls." Coco laughed. "Skipping after only a couple days."

"It looks like he was practicing using Dust." Velvet spoke up and pointed to the remains of the ice attacks.

"Your assistance was appreciated." Yatsuhashi told Accelerator. "But you really shouldn't be skipping classes. Professor Goodwitch does not take kindly to truancy."

"Like I care." He clicked his tongue.

"I have to say that I don't dislike brave guys like you." Coco said with a laugh. "Though saying that here instead of in her face is something different entirely. You're a lot more fun than Yang makes you out to be."

"The slut's just mad I rejected her advances." Coco raised an eyebrow.

"You still owe me a date you know." Coco reminded him. "Because of our little wager." Accelerator rolled his eyes and clicked his tongue before turning away. "You better keep your Saturday open."

Accelerator didn't even respond as tornados appeared on his back and he flew into the air. He wanted to get out of there before Coco noticed his body acting strangely.


He's clever, but did he really believe I wouldn't have cameras in the forest?

Ozpin leaned back in his chair as he watched Accelerator depart from Team CFVY. He had been interested in how quickly Accelerator was getting used to Dust. Sure, his actual proficiency was at a very basic level, but after factoring in that he had only been on Remnant for a few days, his rate of progress was unnerving. Accelerator's intelligence was far beyond even people considered geniuses.

I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing yet.

The differences between Accelerator, Touma, and Last Order were numerous. With such a small sample of their world, Ozpin had no idea how unique Accelerator was. Last Order seemed to have a way with people. Touma Kamijou was a determined individual who went out of his way to assist others in trouble. And Accelerator was someone who had witnessed the true horrors that man was capable of.

Monsters in human skin, indeed. Many think that Grimm is humanity's only threat, but we are more likely to crumble from within rather than falter against their assault. He stood up and grabbed another cup of coffee. I would like to observe him longer, but now Qrow is returning early with an urgent report. The fact he doesn't want to reveal it over even a secure line is cause for concern.

He raised an eyebrow as his scroll beeped and he looked at the number.

He had been waiting for this call from an old friend.

"Did you find anything?" Ozpin asked after answering. There was a pause. "I see… remains of green ice that won't melt? Strange. Do you have any idea what might have caused a break in the veil between our worlds? I know it had to be on their side… Merlot Industries? Do you have their research? Okay… I'll have a team escort you to the last known location. I can expect your arrival in three days? Okay, we can discuss this in detail. Thank you for your assistance."

He hung up and stared out the window over Beacon's ground.

Who should I send? That abandoned lab is hidden within the Grimm Wilds.


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Hate to see Last Order won't have any big part in the upcoming events until she meets Penny. Those two and Zwei will have some fun adventures. Speaking of Zwei, I can't wait to have Accelerator learn about the package that's bigger on the inside than it looks.

SF: Fuck you Dark, be grateful; I stopped playing God of War to beta this for you.

DB: I don't feel bad at stopping you from masturbating to that game.

Current Ship Names:

Touma and Yang: Fistbump / Punchline/ Imagine Dragon/ Love at First Punch/ Hair You Go Again

Touma and Weiss: Cool to the Touch / Princess and the Pauper / Shattered Mirror

Touma and Ruby: Blossoming / Thorny Rose / Speedy Rescue / Innocently Indecent/ Nectar of the Gods

Touma and Blake: Nine Lives / Bad Luck / Kami-Nyaan / Equality

Touma and Velvet: Bunny Couple / Rabbit's Foot/ Lucky Number Zero/ Camera Shy

Touma and Penny: Android's Dream / Faulty Electronics/ Lost Change

Touma and Ren: Lotus Fist

Touma and Jaune: Better Luck Next Time/ Lifesavers/ Brothers-At-Arms

Touma and Nora: Glutton for Punishment / Divine Sparks

Touma and Pyrrha: Babe Magnet/ Dense Armaments

Touma and Coco: Black Coffee/ Stylish Illusion

Touma and Fox: Eye-Caramba

Touma and Glynda: Teacher's Pet / Promise Lands/ Dunce Cap/ Cougar vs Dragon

Touma and Ozpin: Broken Replay Button/ Unknown Paragons

Touma x Summer: Dragon Sunbathing

Touma and Adam: Chronic Crusaders/ Prick and the Pauper

Touma and Emerald: Shattered Illusions / Illusion Breaker / Portmanteau Poverty

Touma and Twins: Triple Threat / Cerberus

Touma and Cinder: Through the Fire and Flame / Fire Demons / Sinner and Savior/ A Match Made In Hellfire

Touma and Neo: Uncertain Flavor / Breaking Reality/ Stockholm Slasher Romance/ Silent Curses

Touma and Roman: Corruption of the Innocent

Touma and Salem: Burning Witch / Light and Shadow / Shattering Darkness/ Grimm Chances of Survival / Darklight

Touma and Summer: Summer Break.

Touma and Raven: Alpha and Omega/ Feather for Brains

Touma and Qrow: Misfortune Squared / Bad luck Charms / Misfortunate Misfits

Accelerator and Weiss: Cold and Calculating / Ice Vector / A Frosty Reception/ Porcelain Complexion

Accelerator and Yang: Road Rage / Short Fuse / Way of the Dragon/ War of the Red Eyes / Push Button to Die

Accelerator and Ruby: One-Way Rose / No Brakes / Rose Manipulation

Accelerator and Blake: Twilight Arrow / Chain and Sickly / Chasing Shadows

Accelerator and Nora: Shattered Bones / Broken Dreams / Nerve Impulse/ Going the Distance

Accelerator and Ren: Tranquil Fury

Accelerator and Velvet: White Flash / Hopping Mad / Unsuspecting Prey

Accelerator and Glynda: Fix and Destroy

Accelerator x Summer: Fast Forward to September

Accelerator and Penny: String Theory/ Broken Toys/ Science Experiments

Accelerator and Sun: Sunny and Sullen

Accelerator and Adam: Charging Bull/ Rabid Animals

Accelerator and Mercury: Killer Moves

Accelerator and Emerald: Red Eyed Killers/ After Image

Accelerator and Coco: Fashionable Disaster/ Fashion is a Science/ White Is The New Black

Accelerator and Pyrrha: Opposites Attract/ Copper Aftertaste

Accelerator and Raven: Yang's Nightmare/ Fallen Feathers

Accelerator and Neo: Sadistic Streaks

Accelerator and Roman: Stolen Smarts

Accelerator and Salem: Wicked Grins