Timeskip (5 weeks/ May 8)
Team JNPR's Dorm
Late at night, the three members of team JNPR, Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, and Lie Ren were discussing the absence of their leader, Jaune Arc.
"How come Jaune gets home so late?" asked Nora to her childhood friend as she was jumping on her bed.
"He's become rather scarce ever since he's been hanging out with Rex" answered Ren while he was loading ammo into his guns, Stormflower.
"That's weird... Doesn't he know we have a field trip tomorrow? We need our rest!" proclaimed, Nora, doing a pretty impressive twirl in the air as she landed on her bed.
"I'm sure our leader knows exactly what he's doing" said Pyrrha angrily with a small frown, not noticing her two teammates looking at each other worried faces. Nor noticing their leader was listening in from outside.
"Mmmm... I guess so" said Nora as the the two of her teammates continuing to do what they were doing.
Jaune was outside the door as he had been contemplating on what to do.
"Hey, Jaune!" greeted Ruby in her pajamas, surprising Jaune as she giggled at his reaction.
"Long time no see, did you lock your self out again?" asked Ruby as she was a little amused of her first friend of Beacon.
"Oh, uh, nope!" replied Jaune as he pulled out his scroll and said, "Got it!"
"So! Where have you been lately?" asked Ruby.
"I, uh..." said Jaune as he tried to speak before they were interrupted by Ruby's teammate.
"He's supposed to be getting ready for training" said Rex as he was coming down the hallway.
"Come on, man, just one night! We've been at it every night for 5 weeks" begged the blonde knight, not wanting to go through "training".
"Sorry man, but if you want to be a strong and better leader, then you need to come with me. I would let you have a break since you've been doing real well but we can't stop now. Just come on! I really don't have to drag you there again" said Rex, but he must've said it too loud as Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren opened the door, slightly to hear better.
"Come on! Just one night please!" begged Jaune to the Human EVO, literally on his hands and knees.
"Well maybe I could- Oh! Hold on, I'm getting a call" said Rex, pulling out his scroll.
"Hello? Yeah, we're heading back to the room. Uh, huh. Yea I know we've been going there a lot but its the best place. Ok, ok. Just this night and if he does better, then I'll let him be. Ok, bye" said Rex as he ended the phone call.
"Who was that?" asked Jaune.
"It was Ozpin, asking me if we were heading back to Glynda's room" said Rex, as this caught Ruby's attention.
"Say Rex, I know that you said you had to do paperwork with Ozpin but why are you training Jaune now" asked Ruby as the rest of JNPR listened.
"Well, it was for paperwork but then I knew Jaune still needed help with his training so I worked out something. If I can improve Jaune's fighting then I don't have to go back to paperwork. So I've been training him out in Glynda's class" said Rex.
"Why?" asked Ruby.
Hearing this, Rex turned left and then right and saw no one else.
"Its because he needs help. If we're suppose to be fighting those grimm out there, then he needs to work harder and I'm the best to teach him how to hit hard" said Rex but just as he said that, he saw Ruby gasp and was about to say something but he quickly covered her mouth.
Ruby saw this and realized her mistake. She then nodded her head as he took his hand off of her mouth.
"You're taking Jaune to train but you didn't invite me" complained Ruby as she pouted.
Rex raised his hand sin defense as he said"Hey, I'm doing this for Jaune because he needs it more than you, no offense" as Rex faced Jaune after saying that.
"Eh, you're not wrong" sighed Jaune, as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Anyways, since I can't use my powers out in the open, I have to use the weapon that Ozpin gave me and its good for me to practice with it since I can't use my powers. Oh, and there's also one other thing" said Rex as he then began walking over to JNPR's door.
He kneeled down and said "It's rude to spy on people you know" scaring the others behind the door as some rumbling could be heard from behind.
Soon the door opened and JNPR stepped out into the hall.
"Sorry. I was just worried about Jaune. I heard what you and Jaune were talking about outside our door" explained Pyrrha to Rex.
Rex sighed but then remembered that this could be a good opportunity for Jaune to talk things over with Pyrrha since they hadn't been talking much to each other.
"Hey Pyrrha. Do you want to help Jaune with his shield since you're pretty good at it?" offered Rex to Pyrrha.
Pyrrha was surprised by the offer as was pretty much everyone else.
"Are you sure? I mean, you're probably better at fighting than me. Are you sure?" said Pyrrha unsure of what to do.
"Yea, but you'll probably be better since I don't want to use my powers out in the open like that. Plus we could use the extra help" said Rex to Pyrrha.
Pyrrha then nodded as she said "Let me grab my gear and I'll join you" as she went back inside her room.
She then came back out and then said "Ok. I'm ready" as Rex nodded and the three then walked down the halls, leaving three teenagers behind, unbeknown to them, a certain team member was listening from behind a corner.
(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"
Team RWBY's Dorm
5 weeks ago, Blake had successfully placed hidden bugs and tracking devices on Rex weeks ago, and she thought that she and Weiss would've been able to learn his secrets but their bugs seemed to fail them.
They tried more of them but they failed. They thought that he must've found out about the bugs and destroyed them. They were trying to see what exactly he was up to but they never seemed to know where he went to.
But now, she managed to hear that Rex was training Jaune in Glynda's combat classroom. Now she had a lead and now they had to be prepared.
She went back to her dorm room, after she found Weiss, as the two members of Team RRWBY were hopefully were going to succeed on their mission: Discover the source of power Rex Salazar wielded that they have never seen before as the two of them knew that he was hiding secrets.
As Blake pulled out her suitcase underneath her bed once more, she began to put on her disguise.
Her disguise consisted of a full-length double-breasted and twin-tailed black trench coat, with a hood, long sleeves, broad shoulders, and a waist-high slit going up the back (similar to a duster). It had a large silver zipper that fastened at the top and zipped down to seal the coat. The zipper featured a small Unversed symbol. It had silver drawstrings for the hood decorated with a large silver bead hanging from the end and a silver chain ornament adorned with four large cylindrical silver beads that fastened to a loop on either side of the collarbone region. In addition with this disguise came with a matching set of black pants, black gloves, and black boots with narrow toes and prominent heels.
After putting on the gloves, boots, and pants, she zipped the top and bottom where it only shows her boots and pants. Finally, pulling up her hood, she looked in the mirror as the darkness of the hood managed to conceal her entire face. She silently smirked as hoping he wouldn't see her and Weiss now when it's completely night time.
"Is it done?" a familiar voice spoke to Blake, as she turned around to look around and look at her teammate, Weiss Schnee, the heiress of the Schnee Dust Company wearing her exact duplicate version of her disguise.
However, the familiar full-length, double-breasted and twin-tailed trench coat, with hood, long sleeves, broad shoulders, and waist-high slit going up the back including the matching set of pants, boots with narrow toes and prominent heels, and gloves are all in white. Like Blake's coat, hers still retains the large silver zipper with the small Unversed symbol, and the silver drawstrings for the hood with the large silver bead hanging from the end and silver chain ornament adorned with the four large cylindrical silver beads that fastens to a loop on either side of the collarbone region.
Needless to say, Weiss actually love this disguise outfit. Although, it may be definitely in her color, it would probably not be helpful of blending in the night since it obviously would help her blend in with the cold snow in the Kingdom of Atlas and the mountains of Solitas. But still, she loved it as she looked in the mirror and made a graceful pose with her rapier and somehow did a perfect ballerina twirl on the narrow toes of her white boots with her skills as a ballerina dancer and not just a perfectly talented singer.
"Yes it is, now we just have to follow them" replied Blake to the heiress hoping that they'll succeed in their mission to discover the secrets and the source of Rex's powers.
The two girls sheathed their weapons and turned their heads to make sure that their partners were still asleep as they didn't want to wake them up. Fortunately, they didn't as Weiss went out first while Blake walked out last as she carefully closed the door.
Glynda Goodwitch's classroom.
Rex, Jaune, and Pyrrha had made it to the front of the combat class that Glynda taught. They stepped inside the room as Rex pulled out his gun from his jacket pocket and activated the sword function as he waited for Jaune to get ready.
"Have you really just been practicing here for these past few weeks, Jaune? Why didn't you tell me this? I would've gladly helped if you just asked" said Pyrrha.
Jaune pulled out his gear as he sighed while saying "I did think about it but I also realized that I wasn't a strong fighter. How could I face you guys when I wasn't strong enough to be a leader? I had to work hard with Rex to make myself better. I just wish I knew that before I realized how much he works me all the time" as he recalled how difficult Rex was at giving Jaune a break.
Even without his powers, he still made things difficult for Jaune to work with, which came from Rex's own rigorous training. Guess all his training back home never left his mind.
"Yeah, I know I've been running you into the ground, but I said I was going to make you better and this is the best way I know. No hold backs and rough training" said Rex as he readied his weapon.
"Yea, you tend to let a little bit too loose" chuckled Jaune, nervously as he recalled when Rex would tend to push Jaune very fall and he collapsed from exhaustion.
"And this place is the best place for us since its a combat class and I don't have to worry about being up this late and possibly seeing my powers" said Rex as he walked away from the two to another side of the arena.
He then turned around and said "Ok Jaune, let's get back to work" as Rex readied his orange, and black gun/sword.
Pyrrha began walking over to one of the seats and sat down as she wanted to see how far Jaune had come. But she was also a little bit worried about how Rex was going to be harsh on Jaune.
"Don't go overboard, Rex. I don't know what you've been doing these past few weeks but don't be harsh with Jaune" said Pyrrha, looking out for her leader.
Rex simply nodded at what she said as he turned his attention back to Jaune and said "Very well. Show her how much progress has been done, Jaune" said Rex.
Jaune then nodded as he unsheathed his sword and then faced Rex with a determined face. The two looked at each other as Jaune faced with him with bravery while Rex just kept a neutral expression.
Jaune started to walk around him, circling him, forcing Rex to move with him. He then threw his sword into the air and suddenly he sprang forward, making Rex jump back as Jaune charged towards him but just as Rex swiped his sword at him, Jaune ducked as he slid under and past Rex. He then reached up and caught his sword and swiped at Rex, but Rex brought his sword behind him and stopped Jaune's attack.
Jaune then jumped back as he held his sword high.
"Not bad but I saw that coming a mile away" smirked Rex as he looked behind himself.
"Fine. Then let's get on with it" said Jaune
His attack came fast and almost surprised her, but Rex had faster reflexes. Just as Jaune swung his sword forward, he was hardly able to block it, as the metal between the two swords screeched as Rex pushed him backwards. His blows came hard and after only a minute he felt his arm weaken but he was too stubborn to admit defeat, slashing his sword through the air, almost letting out a cry of victory as he tried to land a blow to Rex's side but Rex ducked down and swiped at his feet and knocked Jaune on his butt.
"How many times do I have to say it? Try and use my footing to lead me to an area where you will have the advantage. Make me dodge and mess up. Footwork is key here! If you can't walk, you can't fight" lectured Rex to Jaune, as Jaune then got up and swung his sword in the air and down at rex but Rex dodged the downward strike at the last second.
"Good. Now make me lose my focus" said Rex as he was blocking multiple swings from JNPR's leader.
"You're holding your weapon too tight" said Rex before he swung his gun/sword at Jaune's sword, making him drop it.
"Now, again" said Rex as he handed Jaune sword back to him.
"Can I try to use my shield? I feel that I am getting nowhere with just a sword," said Jaune as he took back his sword.
"Sorry Jaune, but even if you use your shield right now, it won't make that much of a difference. Imagine if you lost your shield, what will you do then. You need to know how to use a sword properly before you can use your sword and shield at the same time. Now again!" said Rex, as he swung his sword, hitting Jaune's and making him fall down before he could even react.
Jaune groaned as he said " Ouch, you know you could be nicer about it" said Jaune as he dusted himself off.
"Are your enemies going to go easy on you? No, they will not. A sword is only as good as its master, you can't just swing it like a club. While I admit you've got some talent, everything I'm teaching you will help keep you alive. And to have courage when facing your opponent. Stand up to people like Cardin or the grim and have courage in your skills and what I've taught you" said Rex in a serious voice as he dodged a strike overhead from Jaune.
"I know, I know. I just don't see how everything will keep me alive" said Jaune, dodging two successful strikes.
Rex sighed as he knew he had to get through to him. But in that spilt second, he recalled a moment from one of the soap operas he watched, where the main character was in a semi-similar situation like this.
Rex soon knocked Jaune back as he skidded on his feet and fell and said "I'm going to tell you something one of my teachers told me. "Courage isn't about having strength to go on- its about going on when you don't have strength."
Jaune lowered his sword as he listened to his words as Rex then said "Come on, man. Have some faith in not only yourself but what others teach you is what I'm saying. I've had some help in the past and they shown me that having courage to go even when the going is tough."
Rex then sheathed his weapon in his coat pocket and then held out his hand.
"I mean, you're getting better man. After all, practice makes perfect" said Rex as Jaune chuckled as he accepted his hand.
Pyrrha was surprised at what Jaune at well he had gotten. She had never thought her leader would've have improved so much.
"Plus, I think you've done pretty well, Jaune. But I don't think there's anymore I can teach you" said Rex as he then walked over to Pyrrha.
"I think Pyrrha can handle the rest from here with your shield" said Rex as Pyrrha soon stood up.
"I'm surprised that you were able to do tricks like that" said Pyrrha but soon realized what she was saying as she gasped.
"Wait, I didn't mean that...uh... well what I meant was.." stuttered Pyrrha but she was then stopped by Jaune placing a hand on her shoulder.
"It's fine Pyrrha. I know that I pretty much sucked at combat but Rex has taught me a lot so I can agree that I'm better than before. So I can be a better leader" said Jaune with a small smile as Pyrrha did the same.
Rex smiled at the two as they then hugged each other as he then said "I think I'll leave you two to do this on your own. Do you want me to stay in case you want another fighter?" offered Rex.
Pyrrha let go of Jaune as she faced Rex and said "I think we'll be ok Rex. You can head on back" to which Rex nodded and turned around. But not before he was stopped by Jaune.
"Hey Rex, before you go, there was something I've been wanting to ask you but never bothered to ask it" said Jaune making Rex turn to face him.
"What is it?" asked Rex.
"Why were you willing to help me be a better fighter? I mean, I don't even know you and vice versa. Why would you go out of your way to help me?" asked Jaune, making Pyrrha intrigued by this as well.
Rex sighed as he began recalling the events before he trained with Jaune for 5 weeks. He knew that Jaune wasn't the strongest, nor most durable. But he was the leader of a team and he had to show them that he was capable of being their leader. Plus, Rex figured that training with someone with the weapon that Ozpin gave him was good practice since he still had to keep his powers a secret.
He then turned to face him as he said "I guess because I wanted you to be a better fighter so you wouldn't die out there on the first day cause lets face it, you're not the most skilled fighter, no offense."
Jaune sighed as he said "None taken. I'm used to it" as Pyrrha placed a hand on her shoulder.
"That and when I saw you being bullied, I just couldn't stand by. I had to do something to make you a better fighter" said Rex, as he looked at them with a somber look.
This made Jaune and Pyrrha question what he was meaning by that as he asked "What do you mean by that?"
Rex sighed as he gazed at his left hand and said "When I first got my powers, I wanted to become a great hero. To save people but when people saw my powers, they mocked me and made fun of me. Called me a freak, threw garbage at me, you get what I'm saying" as Jaune and Pyrrha just gazed at him, hearing his speech.
"I never thought I would make friends but the one thing I did know was that I could make sure people weren't bullied the same like me, so I step in and try to stand up for them, make them better and feel less sad" said Rex, in half-truth.
"So that's why you rushed into to defeat those grimm" said Jaune as he recalled what Rex has done since he came to Beacon.
"So that's why you stood up for Velvet that one day" said Pyrrha to Rex, making Rex look down.
"Because I didn't like seeing her being bullied like that when she didn't deserve it. I don't like seeing people bullied and I just didn't understand why Cardin hated Faunus. They have feelings like us so why should we treat them any different" said Rex, making Jaune and Pyrrha stare at him amazement.
Pyrrha smiled as she said "Took the words right out of my mouth" as Jaune agreed with her.
Rex smiled as he said "Plus, think of this as compensation as for keeping my powers a secret."
Jaune then nodded at Rex in response.
Rex nodded as he said "Welp, we've got that trip tomorrow. Should probably head back. Don't want to have to deal with Weiss scolding me about not have the right amount of sleep" said Rex.
"You guys are still going to be fine" said Rex to the two.
"I think we'll be fine" said Pyrrha as he then pulled out her shield.
Rex nodded and then began walking towards the exit door and headed off towards his dorm room, leaving Jaune and Pyrrha to their own devices.
But unbeknown to them, they were being watched this whole time by a certain black haired and white haired team of spys.
Blake and Weiss.
Just as Rex and the others left
Blake and Weiss had followed Rex and the two members of Team JNPR, straight to Glynda's room. They tried their best to keep up but Rex was driving pretty fast. Soon they caught up to him and snuck in close to the group and hid behind some seats, as they then saw was Rex and Jaune having a sword fight, but they had to admit that Jaune was still a bit rusty with his sword techniques.
After the battle, Blake then heard Rex's declaration to helping Jaune and his reason for defending Velvet and beating up Cardin.
After he was gone, Blake was slowly absorbing the info of what she heard from Rex. She couldn't understand why would he would stand up for her fellow people as she knew humans would judge her and others based on their appearance. But she was very surprised by his words. About how he was bullied and how he wanted to save people from being bullied, hence why he helped them with the two grim from before and defended Velvet from Cardin.
She then began to feel bad about herself. She thought he was secretly a bad guy or something but she then heard his words and admired how he's willing to stick up for complete strangers. She then looked down and began to feel bad.
This was wrong.
She shouldn't be spying on him.
She should be trusting him to help out other people. So far he's helped out her team, Team JNPR and their leader, and even Velvet. The clues to who he was on the inside were right in front of her and she was too blind to her suspicions to fully see that.
She guessed because she was so angry at her past self for being so blind to her old teacher's ways that she was projecting them onto Rex since he was someone that she never knew and after seeing his powers and how she and others were now told not to tell anyone about his powers, she began to be very wary of him. All because she had been through something like this before. Maybe, but she wasn't for sure. And now she was doubting herself for doing all of this.
However, her thoughts were caught off short as Weiss grumbling about how she didn't learn anything from them coming here, other than just seeing him have his powers.
"I can't believe we came all this way for nothing. We didn't learn a thing. What about you? Did you see anything I didn't?" said Weiss in a demanding way to her teammate.
Blake just grew a somber look as she said "This is wrong Weiss. We shouldn't be spying on him" as she looked down at the ground as she sat on the ground.
"What, why not?! He's hiding something and we have to know what it is. Don't you want to know what those powers of his are?" said Weiss in shock as she was surprised how she was wanting to give up on their quest to find out Rex's powers.
"No, I still do want to find out what they are but we should stop spying on him. He's asked us to keep his powers a secret and maybe he had a good reason. I mean, criminals could come in an attack Beacon if they knew about his powers and do you really that to happen because you wanted to know what they are?" repelled Blake to Weiss.
Weiss was about to reply but then thought more on her words. She did have so many questions she wanted answered but hearing Blake's words, she did have a point. Bad guys, maybe even the white fang, would probably attack Beacon just to get his powers.
"Ok. you may have a point, but we still have to find what those powers are" said Weiss as she looked down at Blake.
"Maybe but he might tell us everything in time on his own, and if we keep doing this then we might push him away. Ruby and Yang already like him and I don't want our team to push away because of something we did" said Blake, trying to defend her reasons.
"But he might also not do that at all. People can easily keep secrets hidden unless its forced out of them. We can't force it out of him because he might be a problem taking down so we have to watch from afar" said Weiss.
"But its not right, and I see that now than before. Plus who says he's a bad man. Think about all he's done for us and JNPR. Maybe we shouldn't be spying on him and more spend time with him" said Blake.
Hearing this, Weiss just sighed as she said "Fine, if you want to give up, then do so. But I'm not going to stop getting my answers" as she stormed off back towards Beacon, leaving Blake alone with her thoughts.
She then reached up and touched her bow as it twitched at her touch. She sighed as she stood up and began heading back to her room.
The Next day (May 9)
After their training and Jaune apologizing to Pyrrha for his outburst, it was the next and Team RRWBY, JNPR, and CRDN were now out in the forest with their teacher, Glynda Goodwitch.
She still had her stoic face on so Rex thought about lighting her mood by trying to make a Wizard of Oz joke by calling her "Goodwitch of the North", but no one got it or laughed at it and it just made Rex sigh in defeat.
"This world apparently doesn't have good movies in it, I suppose. What a pain" thought Rex in slight sadness that there wasn't good entertainment.
They began walking through the forest which was titled Forever Fall as Rex looked around and saw amazing red leaved trees with grey trunks.
Glynda then turned around as she said "Yes. The forest is beautiful but we are not here to sight see. Professor Peach has asked you to bring home some samples from these trees and bring them back. And I am here to make sure none of you die" finished Glenda as she then handed out glass jars to the rest of the groups.
"You are each to fill a jar full of sap from these trees. But be careful. This forest is full of deadly Grimm creatures. So be sure to stay with your teammates. And we will rendezvous back here at 4. Good luck" finished Glynda as she stepped off to the side to let the students pass.
Ruby and Yang smiled at each other in excitement as Ruby and her team began walking away from the other groups as Rex looked behind him and saw Jaune and Pyrrha talking to each other and Pyrrha seemed to be smiling.
"Seems those two made up last night. Good" thought Rex as he went with his team in a different direction from Glynda, into the forest. All the while, he was being watched by certain bully.
Timeskip
The leader of Team CRDL was laying in the grass waiting for his members to get back with the sap. He then heard noises coming from the forest and they did return with 6 jars of sap. All 3 of them laid the jars on the ground and then fell on the ground.
"I think I am allergic to this stuff" said Russel as he then sneezed.
"Well done, guys" said Cardin to his team.
"Now you may be wondering why I told you guys to get 6 jars when there's 4 of us" continued Cardin as he picked up one of the jars.
"That's one of several questions I've asked myself this day" said Lark, still laying on the ground.
"Well come with me and I'll show you" said Cardin as he smirked.
Team CRDN soon made their way to a far part of the forest as they made it to a hill looked down a hill as they then saw RRWBY and JNPR collecting sap.
"Umm Cardin. What's going on?" asked Russel as they kept their heads down.
Cardin responded with "PAYBACK" as he glanced at Rex trying to get sap from a tree.
The team heard Rex struggling and said "Argh. These tree aren't giving me any of that stupid sap crap" said Rex in an anger voice as he tried to drain sap from the tree, but he then felt a hand on his shoulder.
It was Blake as she chuckled at his struggle and said "You're doing it all wrong Here, let me help you" as she took his jar and began showing him how to drain the sap, while Weiss just stared at Blake with content.
Meanwhile
While all of that was happening, Cardin glared at Rex and said "That guy down there."
"You mean the guy with the goggles?" asked Lark.
"Yes him. Thinks he's a hot shot just cause he stood up for a Faunus and got it off easy while I served detention. He thinks he can just push me around. Well last night, boys, I collected a lot of Rapier wasps and these things love sweets. So I think it's time we show that idiot a thing or two" as he got up with the others.
He then reached down and picked up a jar.
The rest of his team got up as Cardin handed a jar to them, saying "And we're going to be the ones to take him down. Then we'll book it and this all will play over as a random attack. And we get rid of that Faunus lover" as he readied his jar.
The rest of his group chuckled as they agreed and then grabbed a jar for themselves.
"Are you ready boys?" said Cardin to his team, to which they all went "Yea" but then Russel picked up the whole box in a moment of adrenaline and the box ended up falling apart because of the weight, causing the jam to fall out and break and splash over him and Cardin.
This took Cardin by surprise as he soon dropped his jar on the ground, making more of mess.
"Ugh. You idiot. Look what you did to my uniform? Now the plan is ruined" yelled Cardin to Russel.
"I'm sorry, Cardin. It was a moment of adrenaline. I had no control" said Russel as he waved his hands back and forth.
Cardin then grabbed his shirt as he said "Now what am I going to get payback for that runt?" in an angry tone.
Just as he said this, a low growl wass heard, and a surprised Team CRDL turned around and saw a large paw crash onto the scene, belonging to a huge Ursa Major with dozens of jagged spikes sticking out from its wide back. It leapt forward and stood over the terrified students, lifting its head in the air to smell the sap on Cardin's outfit as well as his teammates.
It landed back on its forelegs and roared at Cardin while his teammates heroically flee.
"That's a big Ursa!" yelled Russel in fear as he ran away.
Cardin was rooted to the spot when the Grimm swung its claws and knocked him sideways, as it sniffed around and went back to Cardin, still smelling the sap.
Meanwhile
Team RRWBY and Team JNPR had finally collected their tree saps and began heading back to Goodwitch until they all heard the roar.
"Did you guys hear that?" said Ruby in a slight hint of worry.
"I felt that" said Rex as he and the others say Cardin's team running away.
"Ursa! Ursa!" was all one of them said as he ran into Yang which turned out to be Russel.
"Where is it?" asked Yang as she held his shirt to keep him from running.
He pointed ahead of him as he said "It's that way. It's got Cardin" as he then ran away from Yang's grip.
Pyrrha dropped her jar saying "We need to help them" and that was all Rex and Jaune needed to hear.
He and Jaune began heading towards the roars. Ruby told her team to find Goodwitch while she, Pyrrha, and Weiss followed Rex and Jaune.
Back with Cardin
Cardin was attempting to run from the following Ursa, but it leapt over its prey and clawed him away. He tried to get up and crawl away as he yelled "Crap! Crap!Crap!"
The group of teens soon arrived on the scene as they saw Cardin was getting his butt handed to him.
"We have to help him" said Jaune as he unsheathed his sword and shield and began run-in towards the Ursa.
"Jaune, wait" protested Pyrrha but then she was stopped by Rex as he grabbed her shoulder.
"Rex, what are you doing?! I have to help him" protested Pyrrha but she then saw Rex smile as he said "Lets watch."
Pyrrha looked at Rex then quickly turned back at Jaune as he was running in front of Cardin.
Jaune then used his shield to block the Ursa's paw and slashes at its stomach, causing it to lash out and try to crush him. Jaune then rolled out of the way and jumped over its paw, swiping at his feet, but he then saw it launched a claw at him in midair, but he was prepared.
He quickly swung his shield to block the attack and landed far away, yet he was immediately back on his feet and passing Cardin as he charged again. The Ursa knocked Jaune behind it when he tried for a leaping attack, but he then looked at his Scroll in his shield to find out that his Aura level was only half way from being out.
"Guess the training paid off. Would've been knocked out had I not gone with Rex to work on being stronger" thought Jaune as started to run at the Ursa as it also began to dash towards him.
As they are just about to clash in slow-motion, Pyrrha saw that Jaune had left himself completely open to the Ursa's attack, and lifted her hand out to him, gathering dark red energy in her arm. Just as the Ursa is about to hit him, the glow surrounded Jaune's shield and made it lift up to block the swipe.
Jaune saw this and used the surprise defensive move to lean on the ground, push his shield back up, and swung his blade right through the Ursa's neck as the head then fell to the ground as the body slammed onto the ground.
This took the group by surprise as Rex just smirked.
Ruby looked at Jaune in confusion saying "Huh? What?"
Pyrrha was shocked by this as she turned to Rex who was still smirking.
"Guess all that training paid off. He managed to do that all on his own" smirked Rex at seeing how confident Jaune was in his fighting abilities that he would take on an Ursa Major on his own.
But he then turned his attention to Pyrrha who was still staring at him.
"But what was that you did your hands. I saw his shield glowed black like you hands. What was that?" asked Rex.
Ruby agreed what he said by asking "Yea, what was that?" as Weiss listened to what she said.
Pyrrha stared out at Jaune as she said "You have your speed. Weiss have her glyphs. Rex has his... whatever it is. And mine is polarity" as she stared at her hands.
"Wow, you can control poles?!" asked Ruby in surprise.
"No you dunce. It means she can control magnets" corrected Weiss in her annoyed tone of voice.
Hearing this, Rex began to recall the slight moments he had heard of Semblances.
"Another thing I don't understand about this world. Semblances. People seem to have abilities that are also like mine, in a way. They seem to be a common thing as she mentioned about Weiss and glyphs or whatever and Ruby and her speed while this girl here has the power over Magnets" thought Rex.
He then looked out and saw Jaune talking to Cardin as Jaune then turned around and left Cardin in what looked like a surprised manner.
He then saw Pyrrha walking towards Jaune as she then hugged him. Rex couldn't help but smile at the two. He was happy to see that they had reconnected as he then turned around and left the two alone as Ruby and Weiss joined them.
But as Rex left, he began to wonder. "Could I possibly have a semblance? If so, how exactly could I unlock it? Maybe I could ask the others" thought Rex as he continued to walk away.
