Timeskip(1 month/ April 3)
"It's been an interesting couple of weeks being in this new universe, and within the amount of time that I've been on this world, I've learned quite a bit about it's history, people, and a bit of the darkness that plagues this world.
Luckily for me, the teachers here teach me about some of the things in this world since Ozpin has made it to where my friends and teammates think I'm suffering from amnesia and that I've forgotten some things. It's difficult to lie to them, but there is no way I could see them taking the idea of me being from another world or universe, who can make metal builds from microscopic machines called nanites, seriously. Such a thing is hard enough for me to believe at times if I lived in this world. Some of them think its a semblance but nope.
However, I've decided to go with Ozpin's idea for me being there, for now.
Plus, I hate to think that these two girls, Weiss and Blake, would try and hand me over to some police force or military branch. They haven't tried asking me things for a while and its gotten me concerned but that isn't what I'm focusing on.
Within this time, I've learned a little bit about the early history of the world of Remnant, but not everything, something that I've taken a guess on. I've also learned about the beginning of humanity and the conflict it was locked in with the creatures of darkness that ruin their everyday lives, the Creatures of Grimm.
Learning about the discovery of Dust and how it gave humans the edge they needed in order to survive and allow for the Kingdoms to prosper while the Huntsmen and Huntresses kept this thin veil of peace. But I'm still not allowed to use it on my own.
Sheesh, one bad time using it, first time I might add, and they limit you like a babysitter would with what you can play with at your own home. Good grief.
But I have to to say, the whole dust thing is remarkable, to say the least.
What I was able to get from this information was the kind of struggle that humanity has went through since their very early days. Throughout my time as a hero, this world and I seem to have something in common. Both our worlds were infected by monstrous creatures and have caused problems for the people of this world. Though, I managed to fix mine but this one is still broken.
Speaking of broken, I've also learned about the broken conflicts between faunas and humans. Faunus was the name for the special segment of humans like Velvet and others who had special animal traits, and how they were mistreated by humans since they became well-known. Another thing my world and this world have in common.
Discrimination.
People think Faunus should be treated like monsters, kind of like how I was treated for something I didn't ask for. But I guess if I didn't, I would have these awesome powers.
Anyways, even if they looked human in reality, many hated their kind as they saw them as nothing more than animals.
It even reached a point where the Faunus and humans waged war over the the rights and equality the Faunus desperately wanted. All they wanted was a better life, and from I've learned, they did get want they wanted, but for the wrong reasons as the teachers have told me.
I've managed to hear that a group called the White Fang are becoming a big reason the faunas are hated. From their peaceful beginning as they wanted to be the peaceful front that would continue to find non-violent ways of attaining the rights and equality they've always wanted.
And after the original leader Ghira Belladonna, which turned out to be Blake's dad, stepped down, a new one rose in his place, Sienna Khan, who brought a new mindset to the organization.
A far more violent approach to earning what they wanted.
The White Fang had traded in their poster boards for weapons, setting shops ablaze that didn't serve the Faunus.
Barbaric acts like these were the reasons why they earned respect, but for all the wrong reasons, something that I agreed with the more Velvet told me. Personally, I don't see any difference between humans and Faunus, granted this is coming from someone who had to battle monsters the size of skyscrapers and met a guy that could transform into aliens.
Such a nice change of pace from fighting Evos and dealing with White Knight's nagging.
Though the more I thought about that, the more I thought about home and the people who cared about me. I was sure that they were looking for me, or trying their best to find me. Bet they might've come to a conclusion I'm not on earth.
Six, Holiday, Bobo, Noah, and many others...
Ok, maybe even White Knight. Maybe.
It's become a problem that I can't use my powers as often as I wish. It would save me some head aches but I don't want military branches or anything of that nature trying to take me away and experiment and find out more about my powers. But I'd like to see them try. Instead, I've been given a sort of gun/sword weapon. It wasn't easy at first since I'm used to using bigger weapons that pack more of a punch. But I need to keep my powers a secret so I'm managing on trying to work with it.
As time went on, I've started to adjust to this world and gotten used to the people who lived here. I've at least managed to make some friends here. So I'm at least fitting in with the crowd. And so far, Glynda, Ozpin, and JNPR and my team have kept their promise in not telling anyone about my powers. But I can tell Weiss and Blake were still suspicious of me from time to time. Question is, can I really tell them the truth cause I know I can't keep it from them forever. But that'll be my future selfs problem."
That was Rex had wrote in his journal while 4th period was taken place, which was Glynda's combat class. His teammates were fixated on watching the fights but Rex took this time to write in his journal. He was still trying his best to learn things but he couldn't help but doze off from time to time. And lets say, he's been called out more than once on his carefree attitude. He still didn't understand dust much, nor was he allowed to do it unsupervised since he first attempted to work with it.
All of the students were sitting patiently in the bleachers waiting for the combat professor to start her lessons. Soon after she began her class.
One of the pairs called down happened to be Jaune Arc, Leader of team JNPR and Cardin Winchester of Team CRDL. Without going into the details of the mockery of a fight, it was easy to see that Jaune stood absolutely no chance from the get-go. He overreached when he swung his sword, he was knocked off balance every time he used his shield, and he almost tripped over his own feet every time he dodged.
It was really, really, a sad sight.
After class was dismissed, Jaune had wasted no time in exiting the Amphitheater, his head down in shame and an aura of depression clinging to his form.
Seeing their team leader in such a state, Rex gave a drawn out sigh as felt bad for the poor boy. He seemed to not have many combat abilities. He also saw that Pyrrha seemed to be sad about him too.
After watching students fighting with each other and seeing that Jaune get horribly defeated by that jerk Cardin, Team RRWBY and JNPR began heading down to have lunch in the cafeteria.
(Cue This will be the Day by Jeff Williams)
{Instrumental}
(The scene opens up with Ruby Rose kneeling at Summer's gravestone near the Cliffside Forest, as Red petals are flying off of her.)
'They see you as small and helpless'
(In the midst of a snowstorm, she looks up and sees a figure wearing a white cloak, with a red interior, nearly identical to hers, that looks as if a person is wearing it before dissolving into white rose petals.)
'They see you as just a child'
(The moon then starts to scatter as the sky changes color, and a huge gust of wind kicks up snow and rose petals from Ruby's cloak.)
'Surprised when they find out that a warrior will soon run wild'
'Prepare for your greatest moments'
(The camera pans to the left with the snow and rose petals, revealing the title of the show.)
"The Evo of Remnant"
'Prepare for your finest hour'
(Weiss Schnee is seen under a spotlight in the Schnee training room , possibly preparing to sing as she closes her eyes.)
'The dream that you've always dreamed is suddenly about to flower'
(Blake Belladonna appears next on the screen, standing on a branch in Forever Fall forest, then disappearing suddenly when a branch passes over the camera. In the background, outlines of Adam Taurus's mask and face are seen over the moon.)
(Yang Xiao Long looks over the city where Junior's club is situated, as she is checking her scroll before looking up at dark clouds ahead of her as she then rides off on her motorcycle, BumbleBee, in a cloud of smoke and away from the city.)
'We are lightning'
(Several creatures of Grimm including dozens of Beowolves, Ursa, a Deathstalker, and a giant Nevermore flying at the camera are seen with some dark, mysterious shapes are over the grimm creatures.)
(Roman Torchwick and a few of his henchmen appear as Roman points his cane at the camera.)
'Straying from the thunder'
(The scene then bursts into fire, as the three silhouettes of Mercury Black, Emerald Sustrai and Cinder Fall are visible through the flames, as the camera zooms in on Cinder's right eye.)
'Miracles of ancient wonder'
(Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang are preparing to fight a horde of shadowy, grimm creatures surrounding them, but before they attack, they all hear something over their heads and look up to see a gradient red looking circle above them. Suddenly, something orange and big falls out of the circle and the four get out of the way as it impacts the ground where they were.)
'This will be the day we've waited for'
(They turn their heads to see Rex Salazar, with his Smack hands out, as he leaps towards them and gets in a stance as he faces the grimm ahead of them. The girls smirk and do the same as they all start to charge towards the grimm and begin to fight them.)
'This will be the day we open up the door'
(Looking at a statue of a man and woman on a cliff over a Beowolf, Jaune Arc is joined by his teammates, which are Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie, as they all look up to the sky to see Rex flying in with his Boogie pack and lands and props his elbow on the man's head as he just smirks at the group.)
'I don't wanna hear your absolution'
(Nora jumps and cheers, Ren bows his head, Pyrrha places her hand on her heart and bows to him, and Jaune tries to do the finger pistol but Rex just shakes his head in embarrassment but sees a Nevermore flying away so he activates his wings again and flies after it.)
'Hope you're ready for a revolution'
(Ozpin, holding his cane and his mug, and Glynda Goodwitch, with her scroll, look onward while at the railing of the front of the school's airship, which flies off as several smaller craft soar around it. Soon they turn to see Rex flying next to them as he gives them the thumbs up while soaring down into the Emerald Forest, while Glynda shakes her head in annoyance, while Ozpin merely smirks while he drinks his coffee.)
'Welcome to a world of new solutions' 'Welcome to a world of bloody evolution'
(A quick shot of each of the girls and Rex in Team RRWBY with their symbols: Ruby with a red rose symbol; Weiss with a white, stylized depiction of a snowflake; Blake with a black, stylized depiction of a belladonna flower; Yang with a yellow burning heart; and Rex with a spinning, orange gear; as the emblems appear before a black background.)
'In time, your heart will open minds'
'A story will be told'
(Ozpin and Glynda, Jaune and his teammates, Yang, Blake and Weiss all stand at the doors of Beacon Academy, and at the front is Ruby, wielding Crescent Rose, and Rex Salazar as he has his B.F.S. but soon brings it back into his arm. Soon Ruby looks over his shoulder at Rex as she holds Crescent Rose up as she cocks the gun back, while Rex just smirks as he holds his left hand up as blue lines appear on his hand.)
'And victory is in a simple soul'
(Soon, an orange and dark red slam together behind Rex and Ruby with each colors behind them, respectively, as the two friends look at each other, smiling as the title appears above them.)
"The Evo of Remnant"
Beacon Dining Hall
The team had collected their food and began eating as Nora began talking about something she and Ren went through.
"So! There we were, in the middle of the night..." said Nora in vigor.
"It was day" corrected Ren, as Rex just raised an eyebrow
"We were surrounded by Ursa's..." said Nora, still sounding like it was s story of intrigue
"They were Beowolves" said Ren as he was holding a cup of tea.
"Dozens of them!" screamed Nora this as she stood up at the table of both Team RRWBY and JNPR, where Weiss is ignoring Nora and filing her nails, Ruby and Pyrrha were listening politely, and Jaune is messing with his food, while Rex was resting his forehead on his hands.
"Two of 'em" corrected Ren again.
"But they were no match... And in the end, Ren and I took them down and made a boatload of selling Ursa skin rugs!" said Nora as she sat down with a big grin on her face.
Ren sighed as he said "She's been having this recurring dream for nearly a month now."
Everyone else was doing their own thing but only one thing was stuck in Rex's mind. He still wanted to know what he was going to do. How was he going to get back to his friends and family. With not much info abbot everything happening in this world, what could he do. He knew that it would only be a matter of time until his secret would be found out. He was so lost in thought that he didn't here Yang trying to talk to him.
"Rex. Rex. Hey Rex, you alive man?" said Yang as she nudged his shoulders, breaking him out of his mind scape.
Rex looked around and saw yang was the one who woke him out of his thoughts.
"Yea. I'm alive. Sorry was just thinking" he said as he looked at Yang.
"You feeling alright?" said Ruby as she saw Rex freaking out a little.
"Yea I'm fine. I've just been thinking about things" said Rex, as he rubbed his neck.
"What kind of things?" said Yang, curiously.
"Its nothing to be concerned about" he said with a bit of a stern voice. Yang took notice of this and concluded that it must be something private. She wanted to ask but she new that he must be going through some things.
With keeping his powers a secret, she began to worry about her teammate. Keeping secrets and emotions bottled up like that isn't good but she didn't want to push this topic any further so she just went back to eating. But he then heard Pyrrha talking to Jaune.
"Jaune, are you ok?" asked the Invincible Girl, concerned for her leader.
"Huh? Oh, yeah! Why?" answered the blonde knight as he was trying to conceal his expression.
"It's just that you seem a little... not okay..." replied Ruby, noticing her first friend's facial expression as her friends stared at him.
"Guys, I'm fine. Seriously! Look!" stated Jaune as he hold a thumbs up while laughing nervously. Until he turned his attention on the two members of Team CRDL, Cardin Winchester, and Sky Lark who were mocking and laughing at Velvet's Rabbit ears.
"Jaune, Cardin's been picking on you since the first week of school!" said his partner, Pyrrha Nikos, stating the obvious of her leader's problem as she was still concerned for his problem with the bully.
"Who? Cardin Winchester? Nah... He just likes to mess around! You know, practical jokes!" replied Jaune as everyone including Rex, was now staring at them.
"He is a bully" said Ruby, with anger in her voice.
"Oh, please! Name one time he's 'bullied' me" said Jaune, sounding uncertain as he scoffed. Everyone just gave him the most blank stare possible.
"What about the time he made you drop your books" answered Ruby, giving out one answer, as his partner spoke next.
"The time when he activated your shield to block the exit" answered Pyrrha, remembering the bully doing that to her leader as Rex gave out the final answer to the blonde knight.
"And last but certainly not least, the incident with the locker" answered Rex, lastly
"I didn't land far from the school!" replied Jaune as he attempted to laugh it off.
"Jaune, you know if you ever need help, you can just ask" said Pyrrha as she reminded him never that she never wanted him to solve his problems alone.
"Ooooh! We'll break his legs!" exclaimed Nora as she got off from the table and proposed her plan, hoping her fearless leader would agree with her plan.
"Guys, really, it's fine! Besides, it's not like he's only a jerk to me; he's a jerk to everyone" said Jaune and as if to prove his point, Cardin and his team were bullying a familiar rabbit Faunas, Velvet.
"Ow! That hurts. Please, stop..." cried out Velvet in pain as Cardin was pulling her Faunus ears.
"I told you it was real!" said Cardin to his teammates laughing as he continued to pull them.
"What a freak!" added Russel, still guffawing with his teammates as Pyrrha and Blake glared at them for such a disgraceful act.
"Just disgraceful. I can't stand people like them." stated Pyrrha with anger as she stared at the group of bullies.
"You're not the only one" said Blake with anger.
"Hey guys! How about we-" exclaimed Nora as she shouted excitedly hoping her friends will agree with her plan until her childhood friend cut her off.
"No, Nora... We're not breaking another person's legs" said Ren, sounding tired of why would his childhood friend solve bullying by using violence.
"No she's on the right track" said Rex to the Lotus Ninja, as he looked around seeing his combat professor, Glynda Goodwitch, not in the room and ignoring the obvious signs of bullying.
"I'll deal with this myself" said Rex as he stood up and began heading over to the bully as Nora was cheering excitingly as she wanted to see the break in Cardin's legs.
But the rest of the group were a bit worried.
"I hope he doesn't accidentally use his powers" said Ruby in a worried way.
"Yea, they seem to be a touchy subject. But I guess you can understand why. If bad guys saw powers like his, they might try and steal him away and try and take it for themselves" said Ren.
"I don't think he will" said Pyrrha as she watched Rex walk by as the group looked at her in question.
"What makes you say that?" asked Ruby.
"Think about it. It's clear he's talked to Professor Ozpin about his powers since Ozpin told us to swear we wouldn't spill the beans about Rex's powers so he clearly won't use them if he's sworn not only the headmaster of this place but also us not tell anyone about them, then he clearly wouldn't want to risk exposing them with everyone here" informed Pyrrha as the group was surprised by her reasonings.
Weiss just stared at Rex with his scowl while Blake seemed to be watching at him with... intrigue, in a sense.
Velvet kept crying as her ears were being pulled while Cardin just laughed at her.
"Please stop pulling" yelled the girl.
"Who's going to stop me from doing so?" said Cardin as he laughed.
But just as he kept laughing, Rex walked by him and then grabbed his ears.
"Ow, ow, ow" cried Cardin as he soon let go of Velvet's ear and began to follow the ear pulling but then Rex forcefully yanked on his ear, making Cardin to fall to the floor.
"Doesn't feel good, does it?" said Rex in an irked voice as he stared at Cardin.
Velvet rubbed her ears as she looked and saw the boy that ran into her leader the second day of school, during the first week of school. She began to be both panicked at him picking a fight with Cardin, but also relieved that he was standing up for her. She could only watch everything happen.
Cardin rubbed his ear as he stood up and faced the the person in charge.
"Who the hell are you?!" said Cardin as he turned around and saw Rex.
"And who the hell are you to pull my ear like that" continued Cardin in his bully attitude.
"Who the hell were you to pull this girls ears like that either?!" said Rex as he pointed at Velvet still rubbing her sore ears.
"What does it matter?! She's an animal and animal's belong outside" laughed Cardin as he pointed out the window.
Rex grew a tick mark on his head as he then said "Well, you know what also belongs outside."
"What?"asked Cardin.
"Monsters, like you" said Rex as he poked Cardin in the chest.
"Don't touch me, faunas lover" yelled Cardin as he then swung his left fist towards Rex, but thanks to Six's training, Rex managed to dodge his attack and slapped his chin with an uppercut. Cardin stepped back as he held his chin.
"GRRR. You little punk" growled Cardin as he then ran at Rex trying to tackle him but Rex quickly jumped as Cardin flew right underneath him. Rex then brought his legs down and slammed them on Cardin's back. Cardin groaned as he hit the floor, causing him to cough up some spit as he groaned.
"Ugh. You little!" grunted Cardin but before Cardin could even finish, Rex jumped onto the table and cried out and jumped down to finish him off only to be surrounded by a purple aura.
"Mr. Salazar, what are you doing?! You cannot just attack a student unprovoked like that!" shouted Glynda, making Rex glare at her.
"You mean a human student right? Because you obviously don't care for a Faunas student right?" asked Rex, making the whole room go silent again.
"What are you implying Mr. Salazar?" asked Glynda with a "your answer better be good or else" tone.
"It's just what he said, You ignored the obvious signs of bullying from these four idiots so we did your job for you" added Rex as he pointed at Cardin and his team.
"I assure you, Team CRDL will be punished for there actions"said Glynda as she tried to explain to Rex but he didn't believe her.
"YOU LISTEN TO ME, GLYNDA GOODWITCH. I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU. IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO YOUR JOB, THEN I'LL TAKE HIM TO PROFESSOR OZPIN MYSELF, SINCE YOU WON'T DO YOUR JOB RIGHT!" roared Rex at Glynda.
Glynda flinched at Rex's outburst as she saw out of the corner of her eyes, students that were just staring at them with shocked faces.
Glynda sighed as she then began to float the two boys over to the doors and left the room, leaving Velvet with tears in her eyes at him sticking up for her, and a surprised group of 2 teams.
"Well... that just happened. Velvet, How do you know Rex?" asked Weiss, suspiciously of her senior, wondering if she knew the mysterious metal builder, Rex.
"Well we just kind of met in the hall during the second day of school by accident was all. But I had no idea he was that brave. Plus, he seems to not care if I'm a Faunus or not. Which is a rarity for me. So I guess I'm thankfully for him sticking up for me" said Velvet as she stared at the doors that he left through.
Weiss raised her eyebrow as she asked "Are you sure that's it. Nothing else you wanted to talk about him" as she still wanted to know more about him.
"Stop right there! I know were you are going with this. I don't know what your problem with Rex is but it stops now!" said Ruby as she spoke up, using her authority as leader as she pointed at Weiss.
"But Ruby! He could be dangerous." said Weiss as she tried to reason with her leader.
"No he is not. This conversation is over!" finished Ruby, ending the conversation.
"I agree with Ruby on this one. If he was dangerous, wouldn't he have done something already? You shouldn't just judge him so quickly. If you look through the cracks, you can see he's a nice guy. I mean, he stood up for Velvet without hesitation. Not to mention, he stuck his neck out for us during initiation. Sure, he doesn't want to talk about...you know..." said Yang, meaning his powers.
"...but I'm sure he has his reasons. We all have secrets here, so why should we only tell him to spill his?" replied Yang as she stared at the doors as well.
Headmaster's Office, Beacon Tower
One explanation later...
Rex had explained to Ozpin that he was standing up for Velvet when Cardin was bullying her and Glynda wasn't there to handle it herself. Lets just say, Ozpin wasn't happy.
"I see... Well... reviewing the facts it clearly seems that Mr. Winchester was clearly bullying Ms. Scarlatina. Mr. Winchester, you'll be serving detention with Professor Port and write a formal apology to Ms. Scarlatina. You, Mr. Salazar, will be serving "detention" here. Helping me sort out this paperwork" stated Ozpin letting Cardin leave his office while mumbling about revenge on Rex.
"You're not going to make do paperwork are you?" said Rex nervously not wanting to have his first detention in a school in another world.
"No. You will not serve detention so long as you are protecting people, but do not abuse this feeling in your classes as then you will serve detention" informed Ozpin to Rex.
"But sir! Mr. Salazar attacked a fellow student! He has to be punished somehow" complained Glynda to her boss.
"If I should punish anyone, it should be you" replied Ozpin in a rare moment of anger.
"Me?! What did I do?" asked Glynda to her boss with confusion on her face.
"You've should done your job and dealt with the bullies! I don't care if you would've looked like that I, a Faunas supporter, that this incidence could very well label you as a human supremacist" replied Ozpin to his second-in-command.
"Rex, please leave now. You have your next class with Professor Peach in five minutes" said Ozpin to Rex.
Rex agreed as he headed to the elevator and headed down the elevator shaft, leaving Glynda and Ozpin alone in the tower.
After a long and boring ride, he made it to the bottom, and the moment he stepped out, he was greeted by Velvet but also her teammates. All of them.
Rex stepped out of the elevator as he said "Oh, hey guys. What's up?"
Coco then stepped up as she then said "I heard you stood up for Velvet here, even against Cardin, someone who hates Faunus's" as she lowered her glasses. She then smirked at him.
"Nice job there, kid" said Coco to Rex, making Rex smile.
"Yea, it was nice of you to stand up for her. Velvet can be... kind of timid when trying to stand up for herself"said Yatsuhashi.
"GUYS" complained Velvet to her team as she slapped Yatsuhashi's shoulders, making him giggle at her childish behavior. Velvet stopped her slaps and turned her attention back to Rex and then stepped froward and hugged him.
This took Rex and the group by surprise as they didn't expect her to show this level of appreciation.
"Thank you, Rex. That was very sweet of you to stand up for me. Cardin needed to be taken down a few pegs. Glad you were the one to do it" said Velvet with gratitude in her voice.
Rex chuckled as he hugged her back and said "Eh, someone had to stand up for ya."
Velvet then heard his words and then stepped back as she wanted to ask him a serious question.
"Rex...do care about me being a faunas or not?" asked Velvet.
Rex raised an eyebrow as he asked "What do you mean?"
"Do you think of me any different since I'm a faunas?" asked Velvet with a little hint of sadness. She was happy that he stuck his neck out for her but she worried if he thought of her any different or not.
"Tell me this. Do you have goals?" asked Rex.
This confused Velvet and her team as she asked "Huh?"
"I said, do you have goals and dreams. Do you feel emotions?" asked Rex.
"Y-yes" said Velvet, nervously.
"Then why should I treat you any different just because you have a few extra appendages?" said Rex as he pointed at his head, emphasizing Velvet rabbit ears.
"Just because you're a faunas doesn't mean anyone should treat you different. You have feelings just like everyone else so no. I don't think of you any different just because you're a Faunus. In fact, you should show those ears with pride" said Rex as he smiled.
Velvet's eyes widened as she then hugged Rex tighter as silent tears filled her eyes.
"Thank you, Rex. Thank you" said Velvet as she hugged him tightly.
Rex hugged her back as he said "Sure thing. Don't let bullies keep you down like that. I'm sure you're stronger than that" as he kept hugging her.
As the two kept hugging, Coco and her teammates couldn't help but smile. They might not know Rex a whole lot but they could tell he was a nice guy.
"You're alright Rex" said Coco as she lifted her sunglasses back onto her face as she smiled at the two.
"You're not as bad as I thought" said Yatsuhashi as he took back the bad thoughts he had about him when he bumped into their leader weeks ago.
"Thanks for helping our teammate" said Fox to Rex as Rex just smiled at the group.
"All students report to your next period classrooms" said the loudspeakers, making the class look up at them.
"Come on, Velvet. We got to get to class" said Coco to her friend.
"R-right" said Velvet as she reluctantly let go.
Rex smiled as he said "Its fine. I'll join ya. We're going to the same class after all" said Rex as he joined them as the group began making their way to next period.
Beacon Lecture Hall
"During the Faunus Rights Revolution- more popularly known as the Faunus War-humankind was quite, quite adamant about centralizing Faunus population in Menagerie. Now! While this must feel like ancient history to many of you, it is imperative to remember that these are relatively recent events. Why the reproductions of the uprising can still be seen to this day" said Professor- sorry, Doctor Oobleck as he lectured his class while he zipped around the room before taking a long sip of his coffee.
'That cannot be healthy' was the same thought on everyone's mind.
Doctor Oobleck was a man with messy green hair with brown eyes. His attire was disheveled: his white shirt was partially tucked into his dark-green pants while his collar was raised, showing a slack yellow tie, along with mismatched brown and black shoes. He also had round glasses that appeared to be opaque.
"Now!" continued the green haired Doctor, "Have any among you been subjected or discriminated because of your Faunus heritage?"as he questioned the assembled students.
Behind him, Rex heard the rustle of someone raising their hand in confirmation, and after several seconds saw Velvet raise her hand along with several others.
"Dreadful, simply dreadful. Remember, students, it is precisely this kind of ignorance that breeds violence!" said their teacher to them, once more drinking from his cup of coffee.
"I mean, I mean, I mean just look at what happened to White Fang! Now, which one of you young scholars can tell me what many theorize to be the turning point in the third year of the War?" asked Oobleck to his class.
Weiss immediately raised her hand to answer, to which Oobleck called "Yes?" to her.
"The battle of Fort Castle" answered Weiss with just a smidge of smugness.
"Precisely!" confirmed Oobleck the young heiress's answer as he continued speaking.
"And who can tell me the advantage the Faunus had over General Lagoon's forces?" asked Oobleck with a follow up question while Cardin flicked a paper football at the back of Jaune's head.
"Hey!" protested Jaune, which drew the attention of Oobleck who zoomed over in front of his face.
"Mr. Arc! Finally contributing to class! This is excellent! Excellent! What is the answer?" asked Oobleck to the nervous boy.
"Uhhhh... The answer... The advantage... that the Faunus..." started Jaune, mirroring Weiss' confidence before faltering, and looked behind Oobleck's face to see a couple of his classmates trying to help him. Pyrrha silently coughed and motioned to her mouth, trying to give him the answer. "...had over that guy's stuff..." Jaune continued as Pyrrha cupped her hands around her eyes, "Uhh... Binoculars!" the blonde swordsman finally answered.
Jaune felt relieved that he thought he got it, only for the class to start laughing at him as Oobleck sipped his coffee, clearly not amused as Pyrrha groaned and slapped her hand on her face in an exasperated facepalm, while Cardin chortled and pounded his desk.
"Very funny, Mr. Arc!" said Oobleck after zoomed back to behind his desk, "Cardin! Perhaps you would care to share your thoughts on the subject!"
"Well, I know it's a lot easier to train an animal than a soldier" replied Cardin.
"You're not the most open-minded of individuals, are you, Cardin?" questioned Rex while looking at him with mock pity as Pyrrha turned to look at Rex who took the words right out of her mouth as she sent a smile towards him.
"You got a problem with me, faunas lover?!" asked Cardin, who is wanting nothing more than to show "the freaks/animals" their place.
"No. But I do have a problem with bullies like you. But I guess you've already met karma in the from of detention, so I think you'll learn not to be such a moron" said Rex as he glared at Cardin as Cardin just clenched his teeth in anger at how he was serving detention and not Rex.
"General Laguna was inexperienced, and made the mistake of trying to ambush the Faunus in their sleep. His massive army was outmatched, and the general was capture" said Blake as she interrupted the two's quarreling as she added on to the answer and also turned to Cardin.
"Perhaps if he'd paid attention in class, he wouldn't have been remembered as such a failure" finished Blake, successfully making the bully more mad.
Seething with anger, Cardin finally got up with his fist clenched, looking to deal out some pain on the ones who humiliated him.
"Mr. Winchester! Please take your seat" commanded Oobleck, as Jaune laughed at Cardin being taken down a notch, before he zoomed up to him, "You and Mr. Arc can both see me after class for additional readings."
"Oohhhh..." moaned Jaune, his shoulders slumping, with Cardin groaned and took his seat.
"Now, moving on!" declared Oobleck and zoomed away.
A while later, the lesson ended, and the class filed out. Rex left, followed with his teammates as he trend and saw Pyrrha and her team waiting by the door, to which he did the same, as his teammates went ahead.
"You go on ahead. I'll wait for Jaune" said Pyrrha to Nora and Ren. She then stood by the door as she saw Jaune and Cardin standing before Oobleck.
"You two have been struggling in my class since day one! Now, I don't know if it's a lack of interest, or just your stubborn nature, but whatever it is..." said Oobleck as he paused to take a sip from his coffee and continued,
"It stops now! You've worked hard to gain entrance to this school, and we only accept the best of the best, so I expect you to act like it. History is important, gentlemen! If you can't learn from it... you're destined to repeat it. Pages fifty-one to ninety-one! I want an essay on my desk by next class! Now! Run along" finished the history professor as he zoomed out of the classroom.
Jaune walked out to see his red haired partner and The members of Team RRWBY before he was pushed down by Cardin.
"You know, I really will break his legs" said Pyrrha, helping her team leader off the ground.
"Little sadistic, aren't we?"asked Rex.
"It's fine guys! Really I'm great" stated Jaune, lying through his teeth.
Rex could tell Jaune was still feeling down. He had seen how bad he was at fighting so he knew that if he was this bad, he wouldn't make it out there. So he decided to help Jaune the only way he knew how.
"Hey Jaune" said Rex, making Jaune face him.
"Meet at Glynda's combat room at like nine? Yeah, nine. I'll help teach you how to use a sword properly" added Rex, leaving no room for argument. He knew he could help Jaune since he had many experiences with his BFS but he knew he couldn't do it out in the open so he knew he had to talk to Ozpin about something later today.
"Okay, let's go. We're already late as it is" yelled Weiss to Rex as the group began heading to the next class. Rex followed but he was then grabbed by Blake as she said "Come on Rex, we're going to be late", but as she grabbed his arm, she secretly placed hidden bugs and tracking devices on him, faster than a blink in an eye.
"Alright, alright. I'm coming. No need to be pushy" said Rex, nonchalantly as he then saw Blake let go of him and then began walking in a different direction.
"Hey Blake, where are you going. Class is this way" said Rex as he pointed in his direction.
"Oh, uh, I'm just going to the restroom. I'll catch up with you guys later" said Blake in a nervous way.
"Ok but hurry up" said Rex as he turned around and walked away.
Blake exhaled as a smirk appeared on her face. Now that her target was bugged, it was time for her and Weiss to hopefully discover Rex's secrets and his extraordinary powers once more. Hopefully, not only would she and Weiss would be satisfied, but she also secretly wanted to know why this boy would help her fellow Faunus out.
Beacon Tower
After classed were done, Rex had told his teammates that he was going to have to help Ozpin with paperwork for his punishment for fighting Cardin. They, of course, while Weiss just scolded him for doing so in the first place. But the rest understood as Rex soon made his way to the elevator and rode up towards the top.
The elevator dinged and rex stepped out. He saw Ozpin at his desk working on paper work
Ozpin lifted his head at the sound of the bell and saw Rex stepping out into his room.
"Ah, Mister Salazar. I see you made it in time to help me with paperwork" said Ozpin, with a hint of tease in it.
"Well, yes. But there was something I wanted to ask you" said Rex to Ozpin.
"What is it" asked Ozpin.
"Jaune Arc, I assume you've heard of him" asked Rex.
"Yes I have. Only son of the Arc family. And has a family of huntsmen in his family tree" informed Ozpin.
"Yea, all that. Well, he doesn't seem to be any of that and he needs training. Cause if he doesn't he's going to get eaten. So I figured that I would be the one to help him with how to fight. Well, as you know, the only weapons I have are my builds, and since I don't want people to find out about them, I'm going to have to use the weapon you gave me, so I was hoping to ask if I could use Glynda's combat room as training for me and Jaune and far from prying eyes" said Rex to Ozpin.
Ozpin was surprised by his request.
"Why do you want to help him? I mean, you should be more focused on finding your way home but you're wanting to help someone you know nothing about. Why is that?" asked Ozpin as he leaned forward on his desk, putting his chin on his hands.
Rex looked out the window as he said "Truth be told, I should be worried about finding me way home. But I don't know how I'm going to do that. Even if I had a build that could help me breath in space, I wouldn't even know which direction to go in, cause space is so infinite" as he stared up at the night sky.
"So I figured I might as well help out any way I can. Even if I can't use my powers, I still want to be a hero. And if that means helping a complete stranger not suck at fighting, then so be it" said Rex as he gave a small smile.
Ozpin smiled at Rex's answer. He knew Rex has good intentions but he wanted to find out the real reason he was doing this. Even if he was restricted to not use his powers here, he was still wanting to help the people here. Make them better. Or in some cases, protect them. Like he did with Velvet. She was being bullied so he stood up for her. He had the instincts of a leader and that made Ozpin happy.
"I see. Very noble of you, Rex. Very well, you may use Glynda's room for practices. But I will have to mention this to Glynda since it is her class room. But I do have one more thing to say" said Ozpin, making Rex wonder what it was.
"How have your friends been with keeping your secrets so far? I mention this because Mr. Arc is one of the few that know of your abilities and I'm hoping that their still keeping their promise to me and you" asked Ozpin as he was genuinely curious.
Rex sighed as he rubbed his neck and said "Well, they've managed to keep their mouths shut about my powers so far, but I'm still dealing with Weiss and Blake,who are still being unsure about my powers but I've been working on steering them away, with the help of Ruby and Yang. So I'm not too worried about Jaune trying to pull anything. His team seems to be more cooperative than my own. So I know I'll be fine with him" as he chuckled nervously.
Ozpin chuckled as his response as he said "I see. You certainly are one of kind, aren't you Rex?"
Rex smirked as he said "Well of course. After all, people are constantly blinded by my awesomeness" as he flexed his muscles.
Ozpin just sweat dropped at his sudden change in emotion. From serious to cocky, Rex certainly was a strange boy.
"But he may be one that can be helpful" thought Ozpin as he and Rex began to do paperwork.
Timeskip
After finishing this night's paperwork, Rex told Ozpin he had to go since it was getting close to 9 and he had to meet Jaune by the front of the building and began making his way down.
"Man, what a pain. Guess that's what White knight must've gone through. Poor guy" said Rex as he walked past a window but soon saw something out of the corner of his eye. It was Jaune and Pyrrha, standing on the rooftops of the dorms.
"Ah, prefect timing" said Rex as he began walking his way to the rooftops.
Beacon Academy Rooftops
Rex had made his way to the roof top door but before he could open it, he heard Jaune and Pyrrha talking about something.
"I mean I didn't go to combat school, I didn't pass any tests. I didn't earn my spot at this Academy! I lied! I got my hands on some fake transcripts, and I lied!" confessed Jaune to Pyrrha, surprising her and Rex too.
"What? But... why?" asked Pyrrha, shocked of how her partner enrolled into Beacon.
"Cause this is always what I've wanted to be! My father, my grandfather, and his father before him were all warriors! They were all heroes! I wanted to be one, too. I was just never good enough" explained Jaune as he turned away from his partner, and tilted his head down in shame.
"Then let me help you!" proposed Pyrrhawith her idea as she approached Jaune and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I don't want help! I don't want to be the damsel in distress! I want to be the hero!" replied Jaune, frustratingly, rejecting her help.
"Jaune, I-" said Pyrrha as she tried to speak, but Jaune still continued talking.
"I'm tired of being the lovable idiot, stuck in the tree while his friends fight for their lives! Don't you understand? If I can't do this on my own... then what good am I?" explained Jaune to his partner, telling her why he won't accept her help. Pyrrha attempted to console her partner, but he just leaned back from her touch.
"Just... leave me alone. Okay?" stated Jaune as he wanted to be alone now.
"If that's what you think is best..." said Pyrrha, walking away with her head bowed in sadness as she went back to her dorm. Rex heard her footsteps and hid himself behind a corner as Pyrrha opened the door and walked away.
But before Rex could confront the blonde knight of Team JNPR, Cardin appeared with a grin on his face as he walked over to the blonde knight.
"Oh, Jaune..." said the leader of Team CRDL called out to the Blonde Knight as he began walking towards him as the blonde knight had a fearful look on his face.
"Cardin!" shouted Jaune in fear as the bully somehow managed to hear his conversation with Pyrrha.
"I couldn't help but overhear you two from my dorm room. So, you snuck into Beacon, huh? I gotta say, Jaune, I never expected you to be such a rebel!" said Cardin to the blonde swordsman of JNPR as he was honestly surprised.
Rex was surprised by this too as he knew what Cardin was going to do and he wasn't having it. He soon turned around and began heading down towards the next floor down.
"Please, Cardin, please, don't tell anyone!" begged Jaune to the bully, not wanting him to tell everyone including the rest of his friends of how he got enrolled into the school.
"Oh and why not. I think Professor Ozpin deserves to know. After all, we don't want liars here" teased Cardin, making Jaune nervous.
"He won't be doing anything" said a voice from behind Cardin.
As Cardin turned around, he was met with something heavy and hard as he was jolted forward and came in collision with the wall. Jaune fell to the ground as he saw the flying object hit Cardin.
He gathered his thoughts and saw that it was Rex, who had his Smack Hands, to which Jaune saw that his right hand was the one the hit Cardin in the face and crushed him against the wall, leaving a crater on the wall.
Rex then pulled his hand away as Cardin's aura depleted and caused him to fall to the floor, unconsciously.
"He'll be out like a light. Probably for about an hour or maybe less" said Rex as he looked at Jaune dead in his eyes as he was literally going to help.
"Don't bother lying or trying to explain. I heard most of your talk with Pyrrha and I'm going to help you whether you like it or not. Meet me here tomorrow night at 9 again and we'll get started. And also dude, you need to apologize to Pyrrha" stated Rex to the blonde knight, as he began walking back to his dorm room.
But as he turned around, Jaune saw some kind of a black dot on his coat shoulder.
"Hey Rex? You've got something on your shoulder" said Jaune, causing Rex to stop. He then turned his head to look at his shoulders to see what Jaune was talking about.
He looked over his left shoulder and saw something stuck to his shoulder.
He then turned to face Jaune as he said "Oh this? This is a tracker that Blake placed on me. Forgot it was there" as he plucked the device off and flicked it away.
As soon as Rex left the leader of JNPR by himself, he let out a sigh. Jaune was glad that Rex knocked out Cardin, since now he doesn't have to worry about him ratting out his transcripts to anyone. But unfortunately, he was being dead serious that he was going to help him train whether he liked it or not plus he had to apologize to Pyrrha after he angrily rejected her help.
So, after taking one last look at the broken moon of Remnant, he walked back inside and headed back to his dorm. Whatever Rex had in mind, he was hopefully he could be able to help him. Maybe then he could feel more like a true leader and not feel like a failure.
