Sorry for my bad English.
Now something I really wanted to write make a while now. Some thought to be strange to me use a OC instead of a character from the show, but to what I planned to work I need a character like my OC, what is no one else on the show. Not even one of the professors.
To the fic.
It is official, Glynda would have to forget about her job because in the end, she would become crazy.
She not only just defeated even more angels but also one of her students was moving while the time was slowed. She just wished to be any student who was not Unicorn.
-Why must be Unicorn? –Glynda thought. –Why not Pyrrha? Weiss? Or even Ruby?
Glynda wanted any student with her right now, even Jaune. Her relationship with Unicorn always could be described in one word. Problematic.
Glynda Goodwitch had been the pinnacle of fear and strength in Beacon for everyone around… except for Unicorn who seemed to not care about the veins popping on Glynda's forehead when she was being disobedient. Putting Glynda's strict personality with Unicorn's rebel attitude sure would be a recipe for disaster.
Not only with Glynda, but Unicorn show little respect towards any of the staff, even Ozpin himself was not free from Unicorn's infamous sarcastic answers.
As the teacher keep thinking, she did not notice her student putting her weapon on the guitar mode, and with a loud chord, she took Glynda out of her thoughts.
-Done thinking? –Unicorn asked.
-No. –Glynda rubbed her ear before ask. –How come are you still moving?
-I was hoping you could give me the answer for that.
-What do you mean?
-Explaining from the beginning, I was sitting in a tree listening my music when suddenly I notice everyone has stopped to move. Then I heard some noises and went from where they were coming from to see you fighting against those ugly things.
Unicorn can see the angels. Glynda notice that in the moment Unicorn fought against Grace and Glory.
-Do you have some idea about how are you still moving?
-Again, I was hoping that you could give me the answer for that.
-I wish to have the answer for that too. –Glynda said with a sigh. –Did you see something strange around Beacon?
-More strange than those things you was fighting just now? What were those things anyway.
Taking a deep sigh, Glynda decide to say the truth since Unicorn now seems to be involved with whatever is happening.
-Angels.
There was a silence in the air before Unicorn spoke again.
-Come again?
-Those things… were angels. –Glynda explained to Unicorn a few about what she has been through. Only the necessary of course. Unicorn remained silent for a moment, letting the information sunk in her mind. –As you could see, they are after something on the academy.
-Are you stupid? –Unicorn asked making Glynda frown and she spoke again before let her teacher say something. –They are after you.
-What?
-Think about it. They appeared when you went to the courtyard. –Glynda did not told to her about the student who was killed, of course. –They appeared again after you went to this source of information you have. –She also did not told about The Gates of Hell. –And they appeared just now. After you arrived on the academy.
Studying the words of her student, Glynda found little reason to disagree with Unicorn. They may not get along very well but Glynda always put her feelings behind her professionalism and Unicorn was one of her best students. She would be considered a prodigy if wasn't so lazy. She found solid foundations on Unicorn's theory but this did not answer why she was still moving while the time was slowed down.
-Glynda! –Oobleck shout, making both teacher and student notice that the time start to move again. –Where you have been? One time you went to see Ozpin and then you just disappear. And what exactly happened here? –Oobleck asked pointing to the grounds around them.
The place took a great damage in Glynda's battle. With a motion of her hand, everything out of the place just went back to where they belong.
-That's a nice trick. –Unicorn said.
-Ms. Unicorn. –Oobleck said coming closer to the girl. –I do hope that whatever happened here was not your doing.
-Relax Freakshow. –Unicorn said making the History teacher frown. –What happened is that-Ouch! –Unicorn whined as was interrupted by Glynda hitting her on the head with her crop.
-What she means to say is that she apologize for the language she is using and that she found that place already like that when she arrived.
-Don't you put words on my mouth. –Unicorn said as dodge another hit from Glynda's crop.
-I will check this later. The reason I was looking for you it is because Fernando wishes to speak with you.
-Fernando? He said what he wanted?
-He just told to me that is related to your actual situation.
Knowing Ozpin, he must have already said to the rest of the staff that she is passing through some problems and could not give details about what is. She thanked they loyalty to Ozpin, trusting in his words and not making questions. She also thanked the fact that Fernando was already involved in whatever is happening to her. Knowing the blind samurai, he would made some questions to Ozpin and not be satisfied with lies, even if are to cover for her.
She thanked Oobleck and went to see what Fernando wanted to talk to her. Probably is about Jaune. Oobleck told to her that Fernando would be waiting for her in the front of the auditorium. She also told to Unicorn go along in case of more angels appear. She did not doubt about Unicorn's skills, but if more stronger angels appear, she may need some help.
Glynda went to the front of the auditorium and found not only Fernando but also for her surprise, Rodin. It seems that he and Fernando were talking until the bald man take notices of Glynda's presence and let a creep smile as she approached them.
-Rodin. –She called. –What are you doing here?
-Do you know him? –Fernando asked.
-I recently meet him. But this does not mean you can come to the academy like that out of blue.
-Relax those nerves baby. –Rodin began. –It will make no good for you once you reach an advanced age. –This statement only made Glynda frown.
-He's not wrong, y'know? –Unicorn said and Glynda turn to look at her and compared to her glare at her student, seemed like she was just giving a Rodin a friendly stare.
Unicorn take notices of her teacher expression and raised her arm, but just did not raised her finger because Fernando hold her fist closed.
-I got some new info about your situation baby. –Rodin began again. –It seems that have someone interested in what is going on in this city.
-Someone else? –Glynda asked. –Who is this person?
-A hunter. –Rodin said. –And what he hunts is not those monster what are around the world. He hunt demons.
-Demons? –Unicorn asked.
-Wait. Are you saying that demons are involved in this matter as well? –Glynda asked not believing in what the bald bartender was saying.
-After everything you went in one day, you still are doubting?
Rodin's question made Glynda groan. If angels were enough now she had to deal with demons? If was herself from yesterday morning she would not believe in such story, but now, she was very open to the possibility.
-Was that man who attacked Ozpin? –Glynda asked.
-I doubt. I don't see any reason for him to go after this old man.
-Old man? –Unicorn asked. –How long make since last time you look at yourself in the mirror?
-Haha! I like her. –Rodin said happily while Glynda groaned again.
-Excuse. Sorry to interrupt. –Fernando began. –But there's something we need to do and it is the main reason why we are here.
Oh yeah. Glynda almost forgot that she went to Beacon to check Jaune.
-So Fernando, how he is?
-Yeah. About that…
Infirmary
Opening the door of the infirmary, Glynda was greeted by the vision of the team JNPR surrounding their leader who was laying in one of the beds. Something she did not expecet is to see another one of her students, Jason Red, on the side of the bed as well, using his semblance to try cure Jaune, it is what she think.
Glynda knew the reason for him to be in that state, but she decide to ask to not seems strange to her stay silent in a situation like that. She may have some preferences about her students, but she is a teacher and equally worry about everyone of her students. Even Unicorn.
It is the only reason she made the black haired girl follow her.
-Excuse me. –She said to get the attention of the rest of the JNPR. –May I ask what is wrong with Mr. Arc.
-We don't know. –Pyrrha said. –We tried to wake him up but it is like he is dead. –Her tone showed worry, Glynda could see that. –We brought him on the morning to see what is wrong but nothing so far.
-Because this is that Mr. Red is here as well? –The team did said nothing, but she notices that Valkyrie was like the time Glynda asked the reason she fought with Unicorn in the cafeteria. Up a closer inspection, Glynda notices Jaune's legs. –Ms. Valkyrie, do not tell me you tried what I think you tried.
-He wasn't waking up! I thought it would work!
-Try to awake your leader is not a valid reason to break his legs Ms. Valkyrie! –Glynda scolded.
-I told you she is a psychopath. –Unicorn said.
Nora pulled her lower eyelid and show her tongue to her classmate and Unicorn just showed her middle finger to the ginger haired girl. Glynda ignored both girls to give a closer look at Jaune. Except for his legs, who Jason was fixing with his semblance, he seemed fine. Not cuts or injuries at all. It was like he never went into the rumble on the temple with her.
This made Glynda remember her state when Fernando appeared in her apartment. He said that she was just in her bathtub, and she found strange he say that after she spend most of her night time walking in a golden meadow and fighting against angels and an Umbra Witch.
What is happening to Jaune must be the same thing, but why did he not awake like her? Fernando just had to push her out of the water on the bathtub to get her out of the temple.
-Where is Fernando? –Glynda asked to Unicorn. He did not followed her to the infirmary.
-He still is talking with that bald guy.
-Keep an eye on him. I need talk to him.
Before Unicorn could ask for a reason to babysit a unconscious person, Glynda left the infirmary without a word. If Jaune still is in that place, she must take him out there as fast as possible.
-Fernando! –She called the blind man who was walking in the corridor with her. –I need to know if you did something to get me out of Paradiso.
-Paradiso? Where did that name come from?
-Fernando, just tell me! –Glynda yelled. Fernando could see she was desperate.
-What are you talking about? I just pulled you out of the bathtub. Just that.
-Nothing else?
-No. I mean, different from you, I still can hear Jaune's heartbeat.
-I… I don't understand. –Glynda start to pace around while thinking. –You just pulled me out of Paradiso. What is different with him anyway?
-Well, to start how come did you went to this Paradiso anyway?
-The woman I fought. She… was the one who sent me to that place.
-By drowning you on your bathtub?
-I still don't understand this either.
-You know? When I was made the patrols in you place, I felt again the same energy the angels emanate coming from the dorms. Then I felt the same energy but coming from your apartment. But in midway, I felt something different. –Glynda look at Fernando as the blind man continued. –If I would to describe, it would be the opposite of the energy I felt from the angels.
And the opposite of an angel is a demon. Rodin really was telling the truth?
-What you did after felt that energy?
-I followed the energy but after a while, it disappeared. It was when I notice that you heartbeat had stopped.
-The Umbra Witch? –Glynda reached that conclusion after check the situation. He felt the opposite energy what angels emanate and was in her apartment, and lasted only after she was drowned in her bathtub. It could only be her. –If she sent only me there, so that means…
-That Jaune reached the Paradiso by himself? -Could it be? Jaune went to Paradiso by himself? If yes, how he did? She needed answer but decide to let that for later. She start to walk away and Fernando start to follow her. –Hey! Where are you going?
-To the Gates of Hell?
-Excuse me?
-It is a bar Rodin own. And he know a lot about the situation. So he must know a way to enter into Paradiso.
-Let me see if I got what you are thinking. You plan to go back to Paradiso to save Jaune?
-He is my student, and my responsibility. So I must get him out of the trouble that I'm suspecting I put him through. Keep your senses on the academy and into Unicorn. -Fernando could only hear Glynda's heels as she made her way out of the corridors.
It was going to be a rescue mission, one that only her could do.
End of the chatper.
It is the first time I gave Glynda some break from all the fighting but is not going to least long. No if depends of me. She have a lot in her hands already but I decide to make her take priority on the lives of her students.
Next time she will go back to The Gates of Hell seeking Rodin's assistance to went back to Paradiso.
See you next time.