July 7( 9 days after CRDL's fight)
It was a more than a week after the dock fight and after Rex's battle with Team CRDL. After the battle and Cardin began to regain consciousness, the next class he headed to, Rex pestered him to sing the song that he made for him. And Cardin just groaned as he knew he won and had no choice but to do it. He'd been humiliated enough so he had no choice.
The song again was:
Twinkle twinkle, I'm so dumb.
I am just a big fat bum
You should push me down some stairs
Then we'll see what's really fair
As I'm falling down the stairs
Everyone will say "who cares."
Needless to say, everyone laughed at him for the song. Now he knows how the faunas in this school felt when he bullied them.
Anyways, after Rex's fight with Team CRDN, Ozpin had been getting several more calls and it was frustrating for him to deal with it. He then figured that he since it was the end of the first term, it would be ideal for the classmates to get a break. But he mainly did it because he knew he was going to be getting some important calls from some important people in Remnant and he wanted to deal with that without also dealing with the students and classes.
Plus, he figured Rex could use a break from people since some were surrounding him and causing problems for him. So a break from his supposed "fans" would be good. So it was now announced that there was to be a 3 week semester break. And class would resume on July 28.
Everyone was now in the cafeteria and eating breakfast as the groups of friends began asking what they were going to be doing for the semester break at 8:30 in the morning.
"So, any plans for the semester break?" asked Nora to her friends while eating her pancakes.
"No, I'm going to stay here for the semester break with you guys" replied Jaune since all of Team JNPR was staying together.
"I'm going to the book store tomorrow! Ninjas of Love: Part 2 comes out!" said Blake excitingly, but immediately started to cower under Ruby's glare since she found her part 1 book and then read it which resulted in Ruby hitting her with the said book and saying that it was "Filth FILTH".
That resulted with Blake ending up with a concussion. Talk about "throwing the big book at someone" or however that quote went.
"I don't understand how you can read that kind of stuff" added Weiss, but she secretly loved the Ninjas of Love series as she loved the sex parts and the image of the naked male protagonist and his length whose size its like a katana and of course the sex scenes in the chapters.
"You weren't complaining when I caught you reading it" replied Blake, amused by the Ice Queen's prudish attitude and naughty side.
"I was doing research!" exclaimed Weiss, blushing so hard since she was caught red handed.
"Right...Research...Got it..." added Rex, sarcastically.
"Well... me Ruby had thought about going back to Patch to see our dad, me and ruby did think about something else for the trip" stated Yang making everyone stop as they turned their attention on her.
Yang then turned to Rex, who was sitting next to her. Rex saw she was gazing at him so he asked "What?"
Yang took a deep breath as she then said "Rex, would you like to come home with us for the break?"
Rex was surprised by this as was everyone else.
"Why are you asking me?" asked Rex.
"Well we thought that since you've been through a lot, ending up on TV and everything, that we figured that we would take you on sort of a vacation. We're just concerned about you and we want you to be ok, so we thought bringing you to our home was a good thing to do. To get your mind off of everything. Plus it'll get you away from all of the paparazzi here" stated Yang as everyone looked around and caught some of the students gazing at them, but probably more towards Rex.
Since his battle somehow ended up on the news, he had been crowded by many people in awe at his fight at the docks. Normally, he would be happy at this but with this not being his world, he kept fearing that making himself known would cause more problems for him.
Rex internally groaned as he said "Yea. You have a point."
"Are you sure that's a good idea to bring Rex? What if your dad does not accept him? Didn't you say he can be protective?" asked Pyrrha.
"Relax, Pyrrha, he'll love Rex. Everyone loves him" replied Ruby, confidently.
"She has a good point" added Ren since all the facts are true.
'Well not everyone' thought Rex as he knew some of the students here were scared of him and he knew some were calling him a freak. But he expected something like this to happen.
"Right. Well, when does the airship leave?" asked Jaune, pointing towards the airships flying towards Beacon.
"It doesn't leave until 6, so we have time until we leave" said Yang.
"Yea, but we still haven't packed" said Ruby to Yang.
Yang then realized that they hadn't packed their stuff so she said "You're right, we still need to gather the rest of our stuff."
Ruby and Rex agreed as they both got up and walked towards their dorms to pack their bags for their Semester Break along.
With their dad.
Patch
Xiao Long-Rose Family Home
3 hours later
Through Ruby and Yang's offer, Rex decided to spend his break with them at their home in Patch, a large island to the west of Vale. Since it was almost the end of spring and working its way into summer, this would be a good chance to have some fun and get Rex's mind off his problems.
It took an hour for the airship to land in the city of Vale, another hour for our hero and his teammates to board a ship to Patch, and another hour on motorcycles: Bumblebee and the Rex Rider, to drive to a house on the island, making it ten o'clock as the three arrived at a house.
Their house was a two story log cabin with a metal roof in the color of dull red as its interior featured wooden walls and floorboards throughout the house itself.
"We're here!" said Yang in a song voice as she parked her ride as Rex put away his Rex Rider as Ruby got off.
The three of them began walked to the front door of the place that they would stay for two weeks at during their break.
"Ahh. Home sweet home. Still hasn't changed a bit" said Yang in happiness as she stepped in.
"Seems more like a summer home than a home" said Rex as he was amazed by the place.
"Yea, we get that sometimes" said Ruby as she skipped to the door.
"Is your dad here?" said Rex, while hiding his nervousness.
"He should be sleeping in since it is a Saturday" replied Ruby to Rex.
The three made it to the door and then began to walk inside the place.
As the three walked inside, Rex saw that they were standing in the living room. The center of the living room floor was covered by a light green rug, with a dark green couch and matching chair and a wooden coffee table centered in the rug. Between the couch and chair was an end table with a lamp on it, and at the other end of the couch was a dog bed.
At the end of the rug was a wooden TV stand with a holographic projector lying on top of it and a potted plant at one end. On the wall behind the TV stand was a doorway leading to the kitchen, a large portrait depicting a night scene, and a shelving unit containing numerous books.
To the left of the couch was a large brick fireplace with small pictures on the mantle and a large landscape featured above the grate. To the right of the couch was a corner staircase leading upstairs, with the door to a cabinet and a pair of small landscape pictures underneath. A low bookshelf and another green rug lied along the wall at the end of staircase, topped by another lamp. A trio of landscapes were vertically stacked on the wall at the bottom of the stairs.
Behind the couch is the front door. A barrel was tucked in the corner of this wall, next to the fireplace. There were at least three windows in the room, all hung with matching green curtains.
"Dad, we're home!" shouted Ruby for their dad as she and Yang were happy to be home.
"In the kitchen" shouted a male voice, presumably their dad.
"Okay, we also brought someone you would love to meet" added Yang as she turned to look at Rex as she saw that he was feeling nervous since he was about to meet her and Ruby's overprotective father who also loves to tell puns just like Yang.
Rex walked into the living room and saw a photo frame of 4 people in it, sitting on a table by the window. He looked at the picture in front of him. The picture he was looking at had four people that looked like they were in their twenties.
The person on the far left was almost a spitting image of his silver eye team leader. She had the same silver eyes, fair complexion, and gradating black-into-red hair. In the only image of her, her face was partially obscured and her hair was longer than Ruby's. She appeared to be the shortest. He noticed that the woman wore a white cloak and Rex assumed that this silver eye woman could be that girl's mother since he saw that Ruby wore a red cloak and had silver eyes too, along with the same hair style.
Next was a man with blonde hair that had two stands sticking out from the top and blue eyes. He wore brown cargo pants with a dark brown belt, black shoes, a orange bandana on his left arm, and a brown leather vest over a tan dress shirt with the right sleeve cut off. For armor, he wore a metal spaulder, with leather vambrace, and a brown fingerless glove, all on his right arm.
The next person was another woman. She was a fair-skinned young girl with red eyes and ravenous black hair with red highlights, with her hair loosely down in a ponytail, tied by a red shawl, with the ends resembling curved black feathers. Her complexion was significantly lighter. She wore a shallow cut black and red dress, five necklaces with an assortment of beads, a red girdle-belt, and a pair of matching gauntlets. She wore black fingerless gloves. An object that looked to be made from feathers hung from the right side of her skirt. She also wore detached solid black leggings. Under her leggings, she wore black boots, which had red high heels and soles. In the photo she appeared to be holding her personal weapon just like Qrow in the photo, which appeared to be a sword sheathed in it's scabbard with a rotary chamber filled with different types of Dust Blades.
And then there was the last person in the photo. The figure had black, spiky hair, red eyes, and a slight stubble along his jawline. He wore a gray dress shirt with a long tail, a red tattered cloak, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. He also wore a ring on his right index finger, two other rings on his right fourth finger, and a necklace with a crooked cross-shaped pendant. And he also had a giant sword, hanging over his shoulders.
He looked at the two and figured that one of them was their dad.
Ruby and Yang decided to enter the kitchen as Rex continued to look at the photo.
Their kitchen was a large room that also doubled as the dining area. It was accessible by a doorway leading from the living room. On the wall to the immediate right of the door was a shelving unit, containing various books and another doorway, with a small landscape painting tucked away in the corner.
In front of the archway was a large yellow rug, a mid-sized wooden dining table decorated by a matching yellow table runner and green bowl containing various fruits, and a pair of chairs with green cushion. A landscape decorated the wall next to a large window behind the chairs on the wall opposite the archway, with cream curtains, next to a door leading outside. A coat rack was attached to the wall on the other side of the door with two coats hanging from the hooks.
The far end of the room contained numerous benches which wrapped around the outer two walls. A large stove sat in the middle of the benches on side and a sink occupied the center of the other side. Both were directly beneath a window, though only the stove window was curtained. The wall behind the sink was decorated with a brick-style splash back and also supported five overhead cabinets. A drying rack sat on the right side of the sink. A large refrigerator was tucked in the corner against the wall opposite the sink.
In the kitchen, stood a man with blond hair that had two small strands sticking out from the top and blue eyes which look lilac in the old Team STRQ photo. His facial hair consisted of a soul patch and a small stubble along his jawline. On his right arm was a tattoo similar to a heart. His hair was once a bright shade of gold but, in his older age, it had notably grayed somewhat, but still blond, as he wore brown cargo shorts with a dark brown belt, black shoes, a red bandana on his left arm, and a brown leather vest over a tan dress shirt with the right sleeve cut off. For armor, he wore a metal spaulder, leather vambrace, and a brown fingerless glove, all on his right arm.
This was Taiyang Xiao Long, the father of Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long, the former member of Team STRQ along with Qrow and Raven Branwen, and now currently a professional Huntsman and teacher of Signal Academy on Patch.
"Dad!" shouted the two-half-sisters as they run up to him and hug him.
"Hey girls! It's so nice to see you two again! Did you bring your team?" asked Taiyang as he greeted them with a smile, giving his daughters a hug.
"Well just one of them. He's the one I kept telling you about" replied Ruby with a smile, making her father tense at that word.
He then took a deep breath as he then said "Excuse me for one moment" as he sat the girls down and went to his room, confusing the girls.
Back in the living room, Rex had set the picture down and lifted his head up as he thought "Why do I have this sudden feeling of dread?" nervously as he was sweating.
Yang came walking back into the room and saw Rex was looking at a photo. She walked over and saw which one he was looking at. She didn't show it but seeing that photo made her feel sad on the inside. Soon they heard stomping.
Taiyang did come back, but instead of welcoming him with open arms, he brought out a double barrel shotgun and a dog.
The dog was a male black-headed tricolor Pembroke Welsh Corgi with gray eyes. Like some Pembroke Welsh Corgis, he had a bobbed tail which was nowhere near the length that would indicate him as being a Cardigan Welsh Corgi. He had a red collar with a gold pendant bearing a vertical black bone and two black dots on either side and possibly containing his owner's information.
This was Zwei, Ruby and Yang's adorable pet dog.
"Step away from my daughters and nothing will happen!" growled Taiyang as he kept pointing the gun at the boy, who held up his hands in fear with the dog growling at him.
"Um, ok. You said he was protective but you didn't say "this" protective" said Rex to Yang as he still held up his hands while slowly backing up.
"Dad. What are you doing?!" asked Yang as she didn't think this is how he would've greeted Rex.
"Girls. Get behind me!" yelled their father to his daughters as he kept his aim at Rex.
"But why?! We brought him here for our semester break" said Ruby, trying to defuse the situation.
"I don't care. He's a danger to us all. So he's leaving" said Taiyang as he began walking forward, emphasizing him to walk back out the door.
"Dad! Why are you doing this? He's not a bad person. I told you about this in our messages" said Ruby as she tried to corporate with her dad.
"Even if that may be true, he could still bring villains here for his powers. Maybe even grimm. I'm sorry but even if he is your teammate, I won't risk your lives for letting him stay here" said Tai as he kept walking forward.
But then in an instant, Yang ran forward as she could and nabbed the gun from him while Ruby stood in front of Rex with her arms stretched out. Yang then scooted back as she did the same with Ruby as she held out her arms, while still holding the shotgun.
"Dad. He's not a bad guy. He doesn't bring evil wherever he goes. He's a good guy. He's our teammates, our friend. Even if you don't trust him, trust us because we trust him" said Yang as she set the gun against the railing of the stairs.
Tai just fumbled around with his words as he didn't know what to say to them but then he mustered up his courage and said "Fine, but if the White Fang show up, or something else, he's out of there" said Tai as he pointed out the window and then turned around and walked back to the kitchen.
The air seemed to calm down as the gang heard a bark and Ruby walked over to her favorite dog.
"Hey, Zwei! How have you been, boy?" asked Ruby to her pet, who responded with a lick to her face.
Zwei then trotted over to Yang as she petted him, but she scolded him for growing at Rex like that as he held his head down in shame with his ears folded down as he apologized to her with a snuggle and lick to her face.
As soon as he was done with that, he obeyed Yang's orders to apologize to Rex.
Following his mistress's orders, he first trotted up to Rex and jumped up while putting his paws on Rex's leg. Rex then picked Zwei up as Zwei gave him a lick on the face in apology as the boy petted his head in reply, earning a happy bark from him.
Once Rex put Zwei down, he then looked back over to the girls and asked "What the heck was that?!" as he pointed with his hand to the kitchen.
"He's very protective. I guess he must've saw you on the news and got a bad feeling. Give it time and he'll warm up to you" said Yang, trying to make Rex feel better.
"Well at least Zwei likes Rex, and I know dad will like you too. Just give it time. He's not the most open person" said Ruby, also trying to make Rex feel better but soon grew a somber look as she remembered her dad in the past.
Not wanting to live through that moment again, Yang said "Well its night time. We should probably get some sleep" as she stretched her arms out.
"Right. So do you have an extra room?" asked Rex.
"Yea. Its upstairs. I'll show you" said Yang as she began walking up the stairs.
Rex grabbed his bags and began walking up the stairs, following Yang. He then followed her down a hallway upstairs and then she opened a door, which he guessed was where he was staying at. He looked inside and saw that it was a typical room. One window, a bed, and a dresser in the corner. No pictures on the wall or anything fancy in it.
"Right. Here's the room. Bathroom is right down the hall if you need it. I'm going to bed" said Yang as she turned to leave until she stopped and turned back to Rex, with a sultry smile as she said "Unless you want to join me in my bed, handsome."
"Out" said Rex in an annoyed tone as he pointed out the door.
Yang just giggled as she said "Calm down. I'm just teasing you. Night Rex" as she walked to her room. Before Rex could close up for the night, he was greeted by a sudden blur, which turned out to be Ruby, smiling, while holding a plate of cookies.
"I forgot you haven't tried my mom's famous cookies. Here try one" said Ruby as she held the plate close to Rex's face.
" . Just back up, Red. I'll try one" said Rex as he pushed her back from his face.
He reached down and grabbed a cookie then took a bite out of it. Soon his eyes widen in surprise.
They were awesome.
They were delicious.
Ruby looked at him with anticipation as she asked "Well, how are they?" to which Rex just replied by yanking the plate away from her in a quick fashion then closed the door behind him.
Ruby looked down at her hands where he plate was then grumbled as she then banged on the door saying "Hey! Don't hog them all! I made them for both of us."
The door then opened and Rex gave the plate back to Ruby, empty, and then closed the door.
"Hey" complained Ruby then Rex spoke from behind the door.
"You've had plenty of years to have your moms delicious cookies. I just tried them today. Don't complain about something I haven't had while you've had your whole life to eat them" muffled Rex from behind the door.
Ruby tried to think of a counterattack but she had nothing to say in her defense. She did have them her whole life. She guessed that he did deserve them. She began walking to her room until she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. She turned to see her dad coming towards her as he asked "What's going on? I heard banging and shouts coming from up here."
"Oh that? Me and Rex were just having an argument" but just as she said that, Tai ran over to her, while grabbing her shoulders and said "What did he do? Did he hit you? Did do anything to you at all..." but then Ruby just stepped away in awkwardness.
She then said "No. It was just a small argument about mom's cookies. He tried one and then ate all the rest. He then argued that he just had them while I've had them all my life. What is with you, dad? You just met him. Why are you acting like this to him?" asked Ruby in a frustrated and confused way.
Tai sighed as he rubbed his hands across his face in struggle as he then said "Its just... its...I... *Sigh* I saw the news cast about him" said Tai in a slight sad tone.
Ruby gave slight gasp but before she could say anything, Tai said "And I saw him fighting the White Fang with those powers of his. And it worries me that he could attract unwanted attention, specifically the White Fang. I've never seen a kid with powers like that. Worst of all, I saw you there too. And you got hurt too" finished Tai, which made Ruby worry even more about what he was saying.
Tai then held onto Ruby's shoulders while looking at her in the eye and said "Sweetheart. I'm just scared if more criminals see what your friend can do, they'll come here for him and put you in danger, and other people might show up" as he mumbled the last few words then said in his normal voice "I'm just worried for you is all" as Tai hung his head down.
But then Ruby came up and hugged him as she said "It's sweet that you worry but you don't have to worry about criminals because if they do, Rex'll be there to knock out their lights."
This made Tai's eyes widen in surprise at how much his own daughter seemed to have faith in him. He gave a slight chuckle as he said "You must have that much faith in the boy, huh?"
"Yes I do. Yang too" said Ruby as she nodded against his chest in agreement.
Tai released his daughter as he said "It's not a guarantee but I'll try and accept him. But my whole rule about bad guys showing up still applies" said Tai in a silly strict sort of manner.
Ruby just laughed at her dads antics and told him good night as she went to her room. Tai turned around to head downstairs but not before staring at Rex's door and just looked at it in thought.
'You better protect them' thought Tai as he walked down stairs.
Rex's Room
They might not have know but Rex was listening to the whole thing. He could understand their dad's concern so he knew he had to show him that he can be trusted. He changed into his nighttime clothes and then went to bed. He then saw that the moon light shining through the window so Rex decided to close it up but before he could he saw the moon, the moon that still wasn't his moon. His moon wasn't broken. He then let out a sigh as he began thinking.
'Ok. Paradox told me that this Salem person is in charge of the grimm and that she has better regeneration powers than me. And if I'm going to defeat her, he needed to figure out something. And based on what Ozpin told in his office, then I need to do it fast. Who knows when she'll get her hands on those relics. But can I honestly hurt or kill someone, even if they've plagued a world. I don't know. Ugh, this hurts my brain. What do I do' thought Rex as he soon gave up his thinking and shut the curtains to block out the light. He got into bed and tried to fall asleep.
Then a few minutes later, before he could fall asleep, Rex heard some tapping on the window. He grumbled as he sat up and could see a faint outline of what he guessed was a bird. He got up from the bed and moved the blinds.
Sure enough, there was a bird sitting on the window sill. He got a closer look and saw the bird better.
'A raven?' he thought.
Well whatever the bird was it was making noise and Rex wasn't going to get any sleep this way.
Rex opened the window and then shooed the bird away with his hands while also saying "Shoo. Shoo. Am-scra ird-be."
But then the raven flew into the room as Rex ducked down and said "Bird in the room. Bird in the room" as he got up and saw the bird was now on the bed as Rex shouted "NOOOOOO"
He then ran over to the bed and then shooed the bird until it flew out of the window. He then shut the window and blinds in a very angry way. He then climbed back into bed in a huffy manner.
"Stupid bird. Well, at least it wasn't a bunny. Would've broke the whole house to get that thing away" mumbled Rex as he was about to go to sleep, the door swung open everyone in the house came running.
"What is it? What's wrong?" said Yang, worryingly.
"Yea, we heard you screaming "Nooo" and feared something was up. Whats wrong?" asked Ruby.
"Oh. Sorry to wake you. A raven was pecking at my window and was annoying me. I tried shooing it away but it flew in on the bed and I didn't want it to poop on it so I screamed "No." But I managed to get it out of here" said Rex as he pointed out the window.
Hearing this, Tai raised an eyebrow and said "A Raven, you said?"
"Yea. Don't worry. I got it out of here" said Rex as he waved his hands in carefree attitude.
"Sorry to have woken you guys up. Nothing happened here" said Rex, which made everyone then say their goodbyes and went back to bed.
'So first impressions. Not off to a good start for me. I come here to relax and I get a shotgun aimed at me. Well, I've had worse greetings' thought Rex as he began to get into bed.
'He may resent me but I hope that he does understand that I can keep them safe. Well, I guess that's a dad for you' thought Rex as he then drifted off to sleep.
Outside
The raven flew away from the house and flew close down to the tree then swooped down behind the trunk of the tree... and then from the other side popped out the same woman from Mt. Glenn.
"Hmm. He seems to be very young for a boy who took down a lot of airships. That power. I felt it. There's something wonderful about him. And those powers are just so fascinating" said the lady behind the mask.
She then pulled up her scroll and looked through some records she got about the teammates at Beacon. She scrolled through them until she found his face. She then looked through the profile, only to find nothing of use.
"No info about where he lives. His family. Not even birthday" said the lady as she then looked towards the house again in ponder.
She then said "So a boy of mystery, hmm? I do like a good hunt. Well, whoever you are, Rex Salazar, you will be mine. And you will help me stop the evils in this world. Starting with Ozpin" as the women unsheathed her sword then made a red Portal and stepped right through as it disappeared from sight.
The next morning (July 8)
Rex and the girls were eating pancakes downstairs while Tai was doing the dishes. When they finished, Rex then asked "So what are we going to be doing today?"
Then Ruby gasped as she ran over to Rex, grabbed his arm and then dragged him to the couch.
"Ooo. I've got so many games I want to show. Oo like this one, and this one..." chanted Ruby as she began digging her way through her game pile. Rex just giggled at how silly she was acting as Ruby slapped a game controller in his lap as they sat on the floor, while Yang sat on the couch behind them, as they began playing games.
Living Room
3 hours later...
The gang had been playing games for 3 hours, constantly swapping back and forth between each other, and soon it was getting close to lunch time and three friends. They had meatloaf and mashed potatoes, which was suggested by Rex.
Rex tried it and internally commented that the meatloaf was a little chewy and the potato ratio was off. They soon had finished their lunch and Yang had asked Rex about sparring with her. Rex agreed as he knew she would keep pestering him until he cracked. He made it out to some grassy fields away from the house as Yang began to stretch.
"You ready?" asked Rex.
"You know it" said Yang, feeling pumped up as she finished her stretching as she looked at Rex with determination.
"Ready"
"Set
"GO" they said in unison.
Yang fired two shots from her gauntlets behind her, which made her fly towards Rex. He saw her coming and formed his Punk busters and jumped high into the air. Yang saw him flying so she fired more shots at the ground and flew after him. When she got close, she fired a couple of shots towards Rex but then he formed his block his party and blocked the shots.
The two then began to fall down and Yang saw an opportunity. Her eyes then changed to Red and then threw a powerful punch at Rex, which made him fall down faster. He saw he was getting close to the ground. He formed his punk busters again and landed on the ground with a loud thud. He then jumped back as he knew Yang was just above him.
Yang landed on the ground and saw Rex was at a distance again. Rex then formed his slam cannon and then took a bite out of the ground and then fired three shots at her. Yang charged toward the shots and then blasted her way through the shots and just as she destroyed the third shot, she then saw Rex had spun round and just as he did, he formed his left punk buster and gave her a good kick to the side and caused her to go flying.
Yang flew a bit away from Rex and then fell to the ground. She grunted as she got up and saw Rex was charging at her. She got up and then fired two shots to try and fly past him but as she was air born, she felt something around her leg and caught a glimpse of Rex's whip around her leg. He then pulled the whip and yanked Yang back and then pulled it down which made her hit the ground with a grunt, as dust blew up from the impact.
Rex deactivated his whip but just as he did that, he heard Yang yell and then she came out of the dust with her hair a-flame and her eyes were red. Rex knew he was in trouble so he formed his Smack hands just as Yang began to unleash a fury barrage of punches. Rex didn't have time to stand his ground so her punches broke his hands and made him fall down.
As he looked up, he saw Yang had jumped up, with an arm cocked back, but before she could hit him, Rex lifted his right leg and formed his buster again and kicked her back. Yang had her aura up and hit the ground with a thud. She tired to stand up as Rex was now standing up like her.
They looked at each other in determination until they began to laugh at each other.
"So. Can you keep going?" asked Rex with a cocky attitude behind those words.
"Heh. I'm just getting started" said Yang in a tone that said "I'm not done till I say I'm done."
Rex just chuckled as he looked at Yang then formed his wings and flew towards her at high speeds, which Yang blasted herself away to avoid him. He then fired the wires out of his wings and managed hit Yang. But she shook it off and fired a shot at his wings, which broke the left wing and made Rex crash. He stumbled to get up as he turned around and saw Yang running towards him but then he formed his fun-chucks and swung and hit Yang, causing her to slide to the side.
From a distance
"Okay, that's pretty impressive..." said Tai as he and Ruby were watching, from a far, the two teammates fighting each other. He admittedly didn't believe in powers such as his and even though he saw him fighting on the news, he still thought it was crazy about how a boy could have powers like those.
He then tried to recompose himself from the powers that the boy demonstrated as he honestly admit that they could defeat any professional Huntsmen and Huntresses along with the students who are in training.
"I know right. It's so cool. And don't forget dad, he can handle himself and he can keep us safe" said Ruby, trying to reassure her dad. They then saw that they were using more power in their punches so they decided to go back to the house, so they wouldn't get mixed up in their fight.
Timeskip
Yang and Rex began walking back to the house, covered in bruises and cuts from their fight. They might've gone on more than they should've and been more forceful in their punches. When they got home, they cleaned up, ate supper and went to bed.
It was now nighttime and the girls and Rex were sleeping in their rooms. Everything was quite in the house, quieter than a mouse. But while the gang was sleeping inside, the same masked woman from last night walked up to the house.
'Now's the time to strike!' thought the masked woman as she kept picking the lock on the door until it finally clicked.
She opened the door quietly, seeing that it was dark in the room. She then quietly closed the door and began to look up the steps.
A dark smirk formed underneath her Grimm mask, signifying that no one would be able to stop her from claiming her prize that will help improve her "family": the Branwen Tribe. And, will stop Salem in her own way.
'Perfect! This will be done in and out!' thought the lady as she began walking up the steps but as she began to move over to her target, a light suddenly switched on.
She gasped at the light and there at the top of the stairs was her own brother, Qrow Branwen, holding his weapon over his shoulders. He had graying black, spiky hair, faded pink eyes, and slight stubble along his jawline. Along with a red, tattered cloak, he wore a gray dress shirt with a long tail, black dress pants and black dress shoes.
"Wha- QROW?!" said the lady, seeing her own brother standing before her.
"Hey there, Raven. Last time I checked, this wasn't your house anymore" said Qrow smugly.
But then she heard footsteps and out stepped her ex-husband, Taiyang who had a looked of anger, confusion, and pain, while holding his shotgun in his hands.
"Raven, what are you doing here?!" demanded Taiyang as he kept pointing his Shotgun at his ex-wife as she was completely unfazed by the threat, her Grimm Mask concealing her expression.
"Hello, Tai. How long has it been? 12-13 years since we last spoke?" asked Raven, not seeing anyone as a real threat here.
"The last time was at Summer's funeral. Now what are you doing here?!" demanded Tai for the second time, still pointing his shotgun at her.
"I'm taking our daughter's boyfriend to my tribe and we'll finally put an end to Salem" explained Raven to Tai.
"First of all, they're not dating. Two, no way I would let her date him. And third, that's not going to happen! You're not taking him anywhere" said Tai.
"Are you going to stop me?" retorted Raven to Tai before she felt a familiar cold blade at her neck and a voice that she recognized.
Her own twin brother, Qrow Branwen, who now had a cold look on his face directed at her that would give Winter and Weiss's Schnee's a run for their money.
"No, but I will" added Qrow, coldly, as he kept pointing his single-edge great sword at his twin sister, making sure that she won't go anywhere.
"Raven, did you know some interesting has happened just now" said Qrow with a smirk.
"And what's that?" asked Raven, confident that she'll be walking out with a new weapon that will make her tribe stronger than before.
She received her answer in the form of a long moving whip which wrapped around her and threw her across the room and hitting the wall.
Raven got up and turned to see the boy she had been looking for was now glaring at her.
"You getting your butt handed to ya by a kid" said Qrow with a chuckle.
Raven glared at Qrow but then turned back to Rex. She was shocked that the boy she had been looking for was facing her now. Rex stared at the woman and noticed the her outfit looked the same as the one in the picture he saw earlier and knew what she looked like under the mask.
"So you're Raven?" asked Rex.
The woman became a bit hesitant as to how he knew but paid no attention to it as she said "Yes, I am. But enough about me. Now that you're up, I ask that you to come with me, dear boy" said Raven in confidence.
"Yea, ain't happening" said Rex, nonchalantly.
This made Raven grunt in frustration. But she let go of that expression as she asked "And why not."
"Simply, I don't go to places with strangers" said Rex, bluntly, which made Qrow chuckle a little.
Raven groaned as she grabbed him by the collar and pulled him to her face, well her grim mask, and then shouted "You will come with me and you will join my tribe. Your powers can be useful in my cause to kill Salem" said Raven in a threatening manner.
The moment Rex heard her say Salem's name, he knew that things were more difficult for him than now. The fact that she knew who Salem was made Rex feel a bit scared, but he remembered that Ozpin and Glynda seemed to know her. So it shouldn't be a surprise that she knew her too. But he wondered who else knew about Salem.
Rex just sighed as he said "Ok fine. But I'll only go if you ask me this one question", to which Raven raised her eyebrow at his request.
She shook it off as she asked "And what is that question?"
"Where is the spring maiden?" demanded Rex.
Raven and the others were shocked by this.
Raven was shocked that he asked her that question as she looked to the side of her and still saw her ex-husband and Qrow behind Rex, still waiting for her to strike so they could do the same. She was internally worried about asking the question but she remembered her idea for people asking that question.
She then shook off her worry and said "How do you know about the maidens?"
"Ozpin told me about them. After my TV incident, he warned about the dangers of Salem. But he also told me that the spring maiden might be in the area of your tribe or whatever. So I'll ask again; Where's the spring maiden?" said Rex in a demanding tone.
Raven was surprised at his outburst but her reaction was stopped as she said "Ozpin huh? I should give you a warning about him. Don't trust what he says."
Hearing this, Qrow knew what she was trying to do so he stepped in and said "Why are you interested in the kid here? And don't lie to me. We know that you want the boy to join your tribe full of thieves and murderers, that you claimed to be your real 'family'."
He knew well that Taiyang specifically told him not to help Yang search for Raven because of her reaction and for almost getting Ruby killed, but years later she is still doing without the expense of anyone else except for him because he is her maternal uncle so he just help out his own niece.
"The weak die. The strong live. Those are the rules" retorted Raven as she glared at her brother, as she wanted to now just take the boy and bring him back to her tribe in Anima.
"Besides, why would Ozpin need this boy anyway? You know damn well that Salem will bring down Beacon and the rest of the Huntsmen Academies, and that he knows that he will fall and continue to live throughout his cursed life, and this boy will fall into "her" hands. You know well that those metals creations of his would be safer if this power will fall into my hands" said Raven trying to reason with them.
"No means no, Raven. So just stop trying" said Tai in an annoyed tone.
Raven groaned how persistent the two were as he looked at the boy and said "These two are fools for believing in Ozpin but if you want that question answered, all I ask is that you come with me to my tribe" said Raven as she placed her right hand on her hip.
Rex could tell that she was the stubborn type if she was able to think of a response like that in order for it to run in her favor,
Rex sighed as he said " If it'll get you to talk, then fine. I'll go with you" surprising everyone.
Qrow and Tai were shocked that he willingly agreed to what he said as Qrow said "Kid, what are you doing!?"
Raven too was surprised that he agreed so quickly. She should be happy he accepted but it seemed too suspicious so she asked him, "How do I know you're not lying?"
"Cause so far you've had a better greeting than him over there" said Rex as he pointed at Tai.
"First time I get here, he greets me with that shotgun to the face and threatened to kill me for being with his daughters. So why would I want to stay here" said Rex, nonchalantly.
Raven was surprised by this and then looked at Tai with a disapproving look as she said "For shame, Tai. A guest comes to your house and you greet him with a gun?" in a displeased tone.
"It was only because I feared that he would attract unwanted attention. Case in point" said Tai as he pointed at Raven.
Raven just rolled her eyes as she then smirked and said "Well you should've been more nice. Now you've driven away your guests. For shame" teased Raven as she then swiped her sword and opened a red portal and Rex eyes widen a little at the display and saw Raven gesturing her arm towards the portal, emphasizing him to go through it.
Rex was about to step forward but then he said "Oh. I know we just met and everything but there is one thing you should know about me."
"And what's that?" asked Raven.
"I'm not good at following directions" said Rex he then pulled his left arm back and the swung it towards Raven as he formed his smack hand and then sent Raven right through the red portal and it soon disappeared.
He deactivated his Smack hand then turned back to the other two.
He wanted to see who else knew about Salem since Raven just mentioned her so he decided to ask "What was she talking about? Me joining her? Ozpin did tell me a bit about her but who was she" He was taking a risky move but he had to find out any info about Raven if he could.
The two former team members looked at each other and Tai gave Qrow a face that said that he would tell him. He then gestured Rex to take a seat. Rex did so as did Qrow and Tai.
"Raven wants you to join her Tribe because of your power. She wants to either have you with her to stop Salem or she wants to steal your powers and use them to kill Salem. She was probably trying to kidnap you but good thing Qrow and I stopped her." Tai explained.
"But who was she. You guys acted like you knew her. Who is she to you guys" Hearing this made the two grimace at that question. Rex could see he must've touched a nerve.
But then Tai said "She's his twin sister" as he pointed to Qrow and then said "And...my ex-wife."
"Ex-wife?" asked Rex.
"*Sigh* If you want to understand what has happened, buckle up. Its a long story so I'll try and shorten it" said Tai as he went to grab the picture Rex had seen before and gave it to him.
"That was me and Qrow when we first went to Beacon, along with those other two, Summer and Raven. Team STRQ was our team name and the lady of the left is Summer and the other girl is Raven, the one that attacked us here, sort of" said Tai.
Rex looked at the photo and nodded at what he was saying.
"It was there that I met Raven. She was the love of my life. And Qrow's sister. When we graduated we became official Huntsman and Huntresses. But I was so in love with Raven that I wanted to settle down with her. Soon she became pregnant with Yang" said Tai as he told Rex his story.
Hearing this made Rex's eyes widen as Tai continued saying " I decided to retire as a huntsman and become a teacher here in Patch. Qrow and Summer would continue to be official Huntsmen, When I became a retired Huntsmen, I began to start a family with Raven, here in Patch. We got married and soon Yang was born" but then Tai stopped as his face began to drop as he then said,
"However, when Raven gave birth to Yang, she left us in order to start leading a group of people, that she and Qrow came from in the continent of Anima, The Branwen Tribe. As a result, I went into a depression, but soon things began to change when Summer tried to help me get over it and soon we started dating and then we got married and had Ruby" and his face dropped again.
"But, that soon came to an end when she never returned and was believed to be killed in action. I was heart broken again, though I continued to raise my two daughters along with Qrow as he is the maternal uncle of Raven's daughter, my daughter, and became honorary uncle of Ruby" said Tai as he finished explaining Team STRQ's origin story to the young EVO.
"Wow, that was a happy, but yet sad story," Rex said with sympathy in his voice.
"Yea," Tai agreed with a sad tone, while Qrow shed a lone tear from his eye as he too remembers Summer's disappearance. "But, with some advice from Qrow, I had to learn to keep moving forward and not let the loss of my second wife consume me." Rex now understood of why Huntsmen and Huntresses defend the world of Remnant, their job is to make the world a better place, and some of them had to learn to keep moving forward in order to move on with their life.
"I see" said Rex. "But what exactly was that red portal thing there" he asked.
Tai sighed as he said "That would be her semblance."
Rex raised an eyebrow as he said "Her semblance? What is that exactly?"
"From what I remember, she has the ability to open a portal to those she has the deepest connection to, I think. It's been a while" said Tai as he scratched his head.
Rex began to ponder in thought at his words as he said "Who exactly does she have connections with?" he asked.
Qrow sighed as he took out his flask and took a drink as he then said "Pretty much everyone here except Ruby and you. So I'd be careful if you're with Yang, kiddo."
"I see. So if Raven went back to the tribe, and she says that she wants me to help her stop Salem, then why won't she talk with Ozpin about this?" asked Rex again. Since Raven had mentioned Salem and about killing her then he needed to know who else knew about her.
This just made Tai feel a bit more sad and just sat up and said "You'll have to ask Qrow about that. I can't" as he walked up the steps.
"Don't let that bother you kid. He's just been through some things and the girls" said Qrow, as he took another drink. He then put it away as he then sighed as he looked at Rex and said "Since you said that Ozpin told you about Salem, that save me the trouble of explaining things. I'm not just suppose to tell this to anyone but since Raven has targeted you, its probably best that you have a better understanding why and why not to listen to her" said Qrow as his voice now changed to a grim one.
"Now I'm sure Oz has told this but I'll say it again. What I'm about to tell is top secret. Don't go telling about this to anyone. Not even Yang and Ruby" said Qrow to Rex.
Rex leaned forward in his seat as he then said "As you might've learned from Ozpin, those creatures of grimm were supposedly created by an evil woman who had plagued this world with her evil magic, and goes by the name of Salem. From what I've learned, its cause of her that this world is messed up. She is as old as the world itself and she plans to rule this world but she hasn't done anything yet. That's about all I know about her, other than the fact that she's crazy strong. She has powers no one would even believe of. I've never seen her but I pray that I don't" said Qrow as he opened a flask and took a drink from it.
He then said "When Raven and we were at Beacon, Oz was interested in our group that we got a lot of missions and stuff like that. Well as time went on, Raven began to grow tired of working for him as he soon told us about Salem since he trusted us with this info. Well, Raven took it the wrong way and abandoned everyone and went back to the tribe. Since learning about Salem, she became closed off and doesn't trust anyone, but I think there's something more to her story but she's refused to tell me anything. She's stubborn like that. But since seeing you on TV, she'll try and recruit you to better her "tribe" and become stronger. She's become lost to her own power, she doesn't see it'll be her downfall" as he stood up and began walking towards the door.
"So keep an eye open at night. Raven might come back for you. But I'm sure you'll be fine, kid. With powers like those, I'll be surprised if anything will stop you" said Qrow as he grabbed his weapon and headed out the door.
But before he left, he turned back to Rex and said "Oh and take care of my nieces while I'm away. They seem to trust you so I trust to keep them safe" as he closed the door behind him.
As he left, Rex was alone with his thoughts.
"So I guess that confirms it more. Salem does exist and she is incredibly strong. So then where is she? Will she pop out of nowhere and attack or what?" said Rex. All of this info was racking his brain. So much so, he just gave up and went to bed.
Branwen Tribe
Vernal, Raven's second in command, was sitting in the tribe's chief tent, waiting for Raven to bring home this so called "Metal boy."
Vernal was a young woman with tan-colored skin, short brown hair and icy blue eyes. She had a tattoo of a bird rising from flowers on her left arm. She wore a light brown vest with dark brown panels on the top and a dark brown buckled strap on the back, over a torn white shirt that was partially unbuttoned revealing what appeared to be a black bra, alongside a collar that appears to be slightly turned up behind her neck.
She also wore maroon-colored jeans with the right side rolled up to her thigh revealing the dark pink lining alongside a brown belt with a pouch attached to the right side. She also wore dark brown calf guards with one having a garter styled strap that went under her rolled-up pant leg. She wore a pair of beige and dark brown lace-up boots with folded over sides, showing over the white lining accompanied by a pair of maroon socks that partially covered her calf guards.
She wore dark brown gloves of different sizes, with the right being fingerless and wrist length with large cuff whilst the other was elbow length and covered with a dark brown vambrace. Lastly, she wore a narrow dark brown chocker strap around her neck.
When Raven soon told her about the mysterious boy with abnormal powers, admittedly, Vernal didn't believe in what Raven had told her about the boy when she returned from her trip to Mount Glenn. She thought it sounded too far fetched. But when she saw the boy Raven was talking about on the news, she was just as surprised and curious about the boy just as much as her leader was.
She was getting impatient for her to return but then a red portal opened up and Vernal stood up waiting for Raven to come through. But instead of Raven walking through a portal, she came flying through a portal and ended up crashing into Vernal and both of them went flying out of the tent, causing several of the other members of the tribe to look at what two members flying out of the tent.
Raven and Vernal groaned in pain as a few of the men rushed to their leaders aid.
"Are you all right, boss?" asked one of the men as he held out his hand to help Raven. She swatted the hand away and said "I'm fine. Just ran into some grimm on my journey and soon became a swarm. Nothing I couldn't handle" lied Raven as she stood up and helped Vernal up.
"Are you ok, Raven?" asked Vernal. Raven looked at her then looked around at everyone looking at them. She then leaned closer to her and said "Not here" to which Vernal understood.
Raven then looked back at everyone and said "Back to work" to which they obliged and left the two alone. They then walked back to the tent. Raven took off her mask, to where anyone could see her face.
"What happened?" asked Vernal, concerned that her leader was met with something tough to fight since she went flying through the portal.
Raven grumbled as she said "I thought I had the kid on our side but he lied to me and punched me through the portal" as she held her head in frustration.
"I see. The boy with the powers to grow metal out of his body?" asked Vernal.
"The very same. Seems my brother and ex-husband knew I was going to be there. Guess I should've taken him the first night I was there" said Raven as she began making tea.
"Why did you go there twice?" asked Vernal.
"Because I wanted to know who exactly would be there in that house if I did sneak in and kidnap him. I wanted to make sure no one that I couldn't handle would be there. That, and I forgot to bring the knock out gas so I couldn't just take him that night. He would've destroyed me" said Raven as the tea kettle began to boil.
"So what exactly happened?" asked Vernal.
Raven sighed as she poured a cup for her and her partner as she then said "I snuck into the house to try and bring the boy here. But I was greeted by my traitorous brother and ex-husband, both with weapons aimed at me. They wouldn't be a problem for me but that boy was up and managed to catch me by surprise" said Raven as she looked at her mask and weapon in grimace. How she could be so caught of guard was beyond her. She continued saying
"Then just as I thought I had him in our hands, I opened a portal then he said "Oh and there is one thing you should know about me. So I asked him "what?" Then he told me "I don't do well with following directions" and then he formed one of his builds and punched me, sending me through the portal and into you" finished Raven as she finished her tea.
Vernal now understood what had happened. The boy that was suppose to be their salvation to ending this whole thing, rejected Raven's offer and punched her in the face.
"So what now?" she asked.
Raven closed her eyes in thought as she began thinking about what to do know. She then opened her eyes as she said "He may reject me now, but I know that he will soon join us soon. It's just going to take some time before he realizes that he should've joined me from the beginning" said Raven as her eyes began to glow a brighter red from her usual red eyes.
Beacon academy
Ozpin's office
Ozpin had been up all night, staying in his office, contemplating whats been happening in the past few days. In just a few days, Rex's powers had been exposed on the news and, already, he had already been getting phone calls from people and he's been stressed trying to deal with them. They were all about Rex and he had tried to deter people away from him.
Some calls have been from parents asking about their child's safety after seeing Rex's powers and those students mentioning that he goes to Beacon Academy. Now some parents aren't comfortable with having a boy with the power to grow metal out of his body and already picking fights with the White Fang. He tried to reason with them but the parents were...very persistent.
Ozpin had become very stressed as to how to deal with this situation. How could he prove to the parents of his students that Rex wasn't a bad person. That he can be trusted. At this rate, his options were limited, so he could only think of one thing that could show people he was on their side.
Move the Vytal Festival to September 15, instead of having it in October 15. So he decided to make a meeting for the headmasters of the other huntsmen academies. Professor Theodore, the Headmaster of Shade. And Professor Lionheart, Headmaster of Haven Academy.
He was now in the middle of the meeting, but one person he was worried about saying anything was another colleague of his, who wasn't even showing his face on the screen, just a blank image.
James Ironwood
"Ozpin, what you are asking is absurd. Moving the Vytal Festival this early. We haven't even finished some of our students training" said Lionheart with shock at Ozpin's request.
"Yes I know that and I can understand your frustrations. But I'm doing this for a specific reason" said Ozpin, trying to reason with the other headmasters of the other academies.
"Is it because of that boy that was on the news? Rex, I believe his name was. Furthermore, if he is a part of your school, why weren't any of us informed of him?" asked Theodore in serious tone.
Ozpin laid back in his chair as he rubbed his eyes and then sat back up as he said "Yes, it is indeed. And I didn't tell any of you is because he told me not to tell anyone. I did it in his respect and wish."
"Wish? Ozpin, he's already made himself an enemy of the White Fang, from what we've seen on the news. And moving the Vytal Festival this close is going to make possible issues. While I would admit that his skills are impressive, I still think that's its ridiculous to move the Vytal Festival so early just for him" said Theodore.
Ozpin sighed as he said "I understand you're frustrations but there's a good reason that I'm doing this for him."
"And what, pray tell, could that be?" asked Theodore.
"*Sigh* Ever since that boy was on the news, I've been getting calls from parents saying that they don't want their kids at Beacon anymore. They are scared that we aren't capable of protecting the students from threats like the White Fang. They've said that they don't want their children here so long as Rex stays here. The news has spread like wildfire and its starting to not only affect me but the school as well. And this is why I want to move the Festival closer than wait until October" said Ozpin, trying to reason with them.
"And what could that be?" asked Lionheart.
"Because I want to show people that this academy is trustworthy. And we are strong, but to also show people that Rex is on our side and that the parents can completely put their faith not only in us but Rex as well. I want to move the festival closer because if we wait any long than that, the parents might already try and drag their children home but we can start that preparations sooner and perhaps it will show the parents and others that Beacon Academy is strong and safe place for their students and that we can teach this new generation of Huntsmen how to fight. And to prove that Rex isn't a threat to them" said Ozpin with sincerity in his voice.
This surprised the headmasters as they were shocked at his reasonings. He wanted to prove that his academy was a safe place for huntsmen to train and become heroes but to also show that the strange boy, who no one saw coming, that he is on their side. Theodore then leaned back in his chair as he began to think on what happened after people began spreading word of Rex.
He remembered that some of his students were in awe of his powers while some of the Faunus students admired him for taking down the White Fang. They soon thanking him for his heroic acts in stopping the White Fang. Some huntsmen would even be afraid to attempt that but the boy did it with ease.
He then looked back at the screen and said "I guess I'll confess that some of my students here have seen what he can do and they were in awe of his powers. Heck, even some of the Faunus students here admired him for stopping the White Fang."
Ozpin gave a small smile when he said that as he was glad some students weren't intimidated by his powers and happy that other Faunus students were happy he did what he did. The White Fang had become a problem for them and they needed to be taken down a peg.
Ozpin waited to see if the other headmasters would say anything else but Lionheart and Ironwood didn't say anything, which had Ozpin a bit concerned.
But his concern became broken when Lionheart said "While I can understand your reasons, we still are dealing with things at our own academies. Can you at least give us time do deal with them and still see if we can do your plan" as he begged Ozpin to wait for them.
"Plus, we'd have to talk with our own students about this and what they think of this idea" said Theodore.
Ozpin gave a deep quiet sigh as he said "Very well. I understand your frustrations but also, I hope that you understand mine" as he stared at the screen with a somber look on his face.
Theodore then rubbed his eyes as he said "I sure hope you do know what you're doing Ozpin. If you really believe that much in this boy, then I pray that you are able to convince others that he's not a criminal or anything of that nature" as he disappeared from the screen. Soon Lionheart exited the screen, and all that was left was Ozpin and Ironwood.
Silence had filled the air as Ozpin kept staring at the icon of Ironwoods screen as they said nothing for a good while.
Ozpin decided to break the silence by saying "Is there something on your mind, James?"
Nothing happened for a short amount of time as Ozpin began to feel nervous about what was to happen or what James was going to say.
"When I come to Beacon, you've got some explaining to do" said James as his screen turned off.
Ozpin sighed as he knew he would say something like that. James Ironwood may be a close friend/ colleague of his but he had his doubts about him. He was still a general and he tends to make things more difficult then they need to be. He just hoped that he wouldn't have any irrational ideas for Rex and his powers.
Soon, Ozpin heard the elevator ding and soon the doors opened and he saw his friend, Qrow Branwen.
"Ah, Qrow. What brings you here?" asked Ozpin, relieved to see his old friend.
"Yea, hey" said Qrow as he took out his flask and began drinking it.
Hearing his voice, Ozpin could already tell he had something to say so he decided to not beat around the bush and asked "Alright, what is the problem?"
Qrow stopped drinking and faced Ozpin as he said "My sister paid a little visit to your new student there" as he pointed the general direction of where Rex was.
Hearing this made Ozpin widen his eyes little but they slowly went back down as he muttered to himself.
"I see. I had a feeling this would happen. Though I expected it to happen sooner rather than now. Tell me, what exactly went down?" asked Ozpin as Qrow walked over and took a seat.
"Well, I was out in a bar after recovering from the last mission, when I got a call from Tai, saying that that kid Rex found a raven outside his window and pestering him. He knew what it could mean if the kid saw a Raven was at his window. Heck, I knew it as well. And sure enough, when I showed up, Raven broke into the house, obviously after Rex" informed Qrow, taking another swig at his flask.
"And judging by you attitude, he won" said Ozpin.
"Yep. After she pestered him to "join her", he fooled her into opening a portal to the tribe and he just punched her right through it. Honestly, it was satisfying to watch" joked Qrow. But his laughing attitude changed when he faced Ozpin.
He then said "She's already claimed him, meaning that Salem is no doubt right behind her. And she'll either come here or send some of her goons to try and steal him, Oz."
Ozpin sighed as he said "I'm well aware. But there are still some things that I'm still figuring out" as he bent his head down and stared at the floor.
"You mean with Amber?" said Qrow, nonchalantly,
"*sigh* Yes. I haven't told him that yet because I'm still wondering..."
"...Wondering if he could be her next host?" interrupted Qrow as he sighed as he knew that that was what he was thinking about.
"Oz, you know that only women have been able to inherit the maidens powers, right?" said Qrow again, nonchalantly.
Ozpin sighed as he said "Yes, I know. But after seeing Rex's powers on display and how he's able to handle a situation, I've just been wondering that if Amber was to ever die, he could inherit her powers and keep them from ever going to her assailant" as he rubbed his forehead in frustration.
"Well, whether or not if that was possible, you've still got to decide soon, Oz. That kid's already battled the White Fang and they aren't going to take that defeat lying down. And its only a matter of time before Salem could take him away or kill him and find Amber and kill her herself" said Qrow in a serious tone.
Ozpin turned around in his chair as he stared out of his window and into the forest.
"I know that. But he's still my student so I still have to look after him. Even if he could handle himself" said Ozpin as he sipped is coffee.
"But there is one thing I want to ask, Oz?" asked Qrow, making Oz face him.
"And what is that?" asked Ozpin.
"Just who is that kid? I know that you wouldn't have let him stay at your school without asking some questions. So tell me, Oz. Who is that Rex kid?" asked Qrow as he leaned back in his chair.
Ozpin took a deep sigh as he said "Well, Rex had given me the Ok to tell you since you know the truth of whats going on so I guess I can tell you. You're a colleague of mine, Qrow so I suppose I should share what I know" as he began explaining things.
