[Beacon Academy: Ace's Room] Morning

Once the camera zoomed in on Ace's room, it shows the same half and half room, one being Kuroto's side, and the other is the normal side...by normal I mean my room.

"Ugh, please...T-Tauro...get off...me!" I struggle with my breaths, from the sudden moment of the boar-like grimm laying on my belly.

In the sweet scenery, the morning opened window shines up my face, while the two grimms are still asleep. Aero and Tauro, bird who is sleeping near my pillow, but the boar is laying on top of my stomach.

"...Morning, Ace." Dan mutters, having dark eye bags indicating his lack of sleep.

Oh god what's wrong with his face!?

"Jesus Kuroto, how long have you been awake!?" I asked.

"24 Hours..." He answered.

"Kuroto you don't have to keep staying u-!"

"...K-Kami!" He points to the air, stopping me. "I've been working on these three gashats that'll help you achieve the same status as I KAMI!" Kuroto then takes out two gashats with a very different concept. "But so will I! I'll reach a much bigger level than I am now!" He laughs but collapses to the floor.

The three gashats specifically had different designs, one looks to be whited out but its own size must indicate that it would likely use two of the henshin slot the gamer driver has instead of one.

The second is entirely in black but looking closely there's a star to the left handle. However, the last gashat looks much more taller than the two being it completely silver.

"Wait a minute..those are!" My eyes widened in surprise and pointed at them. "What Emu used!"

"...Doub-" No, it doesn't hold the same color when Emu only had it with black but I remember now! "DOCTOR MIGHTY XX!" And the other one! "Hyper Muteki!"

"You can't be serious...Maximum Mighty X!?"

HOLY SHIT! I'M COMPLETELY HYPED!

Listen, Hyper Muteki is invincible... If either Kuroto or I use it.

WE'LL BE UNSTOPPABLE!

I mean, possibly end things in a nanosecond!

Still, it'll surely be a good time and day when these babies are prepared.

"Exactly! HA HA HA HA!" Kuroto's grin opens and the signature insane laughter can be heard. "These are being made with my own talent and with the concepts Emu had!" He puts them back into his own table and started typing codes into his computer after getting up. "I'm going to make it bett-!" He froze and stopped what he was doing.

...

...Dan quickly falls off his computer and instantly goes to slee-

GAME OVER!

"Wait what?"

Dan quickly fades into pixels, going away for a few moments.

I guess staying up for a little while would tend to tire someone up...but for going straight up awake for more than 24 hours? Not going to lie but that's outright weak. I usually stay awake sometimes...whenever I'm hungry that is.

Actually, my hungers starting to rise up lately.

I should take care of that, in case I don't go complete ape shit on anyone or infect either way.

An 8-bit theme can be heard, the same purple pipe arises from the ground, with the words 'Continue' circling around. Kuroto jumps up from the pipe, landing safely to the ground, and quickly dusts off his clothes. With his creepy smile and all, that he's now in a much better condition.

His own menu popped up, the numbers on the heart logo revealed how many lives he has remaining.

98.

That's weird, I'm pretty sure he had 70 lives or something like that?

My memories been getting foggy for his lives now that I think about that. I mean, he somehow lives to this day. Somehow.

Oh well, guess I should ask if he's okay.

"You okay there?" I asked with a little slight worry.

Kuroto nodded, and sluggishly went back to his comfy cushions.

"...Alright" I shrugged, and quickly poke the two lazy ass Grimms off my bed also my belly. Tauro and Aero finally woke up, looking at me with confusion.

"Finally you two wake up!" I sighed. The two made their animal like waking up yawns.

They hopped off the bed, Tauro putting his butt on the ground, and Aero on the boar-like grimms mask.

"Now, let's see here..." I took out my handy schedule from my desk to see nothing else but my notes.

Gotta say, Professor Port's homeworks can be quite easy. Reason why?

It's because his homework assignments are mostly his stories. I don't know how no one can fail that, at all!

Meh, usually I'd ask for help but since I'm a 'Solo Hunstmens in Training' I gotta do everything myself. Joy... Alrighty then, these classes are pretty much one or rather twice per day.

Which is honestly awesome, like I can just honestly explore more around the world and so on fo- HA!

Hilarious, now remember!

I don't tend to associate people outside. Yeah I sound more of a jerk, but really...

THEY'RE PROBABLY NOW OUT FOR BLOOD OR TO SEND ME TO THE COUNCIL!

Because being the dumbass I am, I used my powers in front of a class.

Meaning that they took pictures or video tapes of me displaying it. Aka, taming a small and chubby Boarbatusk Tauro, he's so squishy!

Fun fact: I'm a sucker for squishy things, I'll hug the living shit out of them. More ya know right?

Right, so here's the two classes I have for to- T-Tomorrow!? So that means I can get a me time!? THANK YOU OZPIN!

I can possibly do something outside then, well, not interacting...more like, spying, or rather check up what is with the dealios and all. Since I can't quite remember much about the behind the scenes but nothing will happen juuust yet.

Whatever, let's get back on to the topic for my classes.

Ahem.

Professor Glynda Goodwitch Combat Class. Profes- I mean Doctor Oobleck, History Class. Uh oh...

You know what that means!? I'm going to get my ass whooped sooooo hard!

Another point to make here ladies and gentlemen.

Whenever an OC Rider gets into the part where they fight a character from RWBY, usually it would be by either choice or by luck. And by luck I mean a sort of gambling deal.

What I'm trying to say is chances are slim to getting one of the main casts, or the second casts. Aka Pyrrha, or any of the RWBY cast. Since their fighting styles all have different work around, usually they win by 5 seconds or hell. Hasn't even started, so just in case.

I'll ask Kuroto to build my funeral, in case I need to arrange my whole lives to now. But at times most OC's tend to get either 1. Lose, by getting ass whooped. 2. Win by actually having knowledge on a fighting style, or 3. Absolute bullshit luck.

The first two depends on who were they fighting who, and it's where lady luck gives you the middle finger as a way to laugh at your suffering.

Anyways, let me remind you that I still have half powers from Proto Mighty Action X, and Dangerous Zombie.

PMAX has the whole drain a Bugster's or another rather a Rider's level down. Which was shown on the first time this gashat makes its debut and explanation.

Dangerous Zombie is where I can tank a big chunk of damage because it wasn't exactly immortal mind you, It's due to the fight where Parad got pissed at Kuroto.

And I don't want to feel those punches ever, which is good cause I'm not going to make Yang angry. Or try not to anyway, probably will get stabbed just like from the Beowolf's back in the burning forest.

Ugh, anyways...here's where I talk about the way I can fight.

If I fight a Fighter for example: Yang, by touching her Aura. I can quickly drain it, but I'd need to touch her, basically physical contact. And we both know DAMN WELL, I don't want to touch her hair. I don't want to meet my death earlier than I expected.

Wait actually, speaking of the whole Aura Drain...why don't I have that on my level 0 form?

I suppose I would need my aura to be unlocked, then I'll actually be able to access it once I turn into Level 0. Actually, remembering the other power of PMAX's, any Bugster's powers are nullified.

Once someone unlocks my Aura...holy shit! That means I'll be able to nullify semblances! Now that'll probably make me more OP but It's whatever.

I'll able to nullify Semblances...

A lightbulb appeared on top of my head, glowing brightly.

EUREKA!

That's going to make things much better for my plan!

I'll tell you my plan sooner or later. Actually I'll need to ask Ozpin for a favor I suppose. Pushing that aside, reminiscing how most rider's tend to go with sword as their weapon choice.

I'm likely switching to Gaschacon Sparrow. Daggers with a bow mode are sorta my thing.

To explain why, sometimes...I used to play with knives. A LOT, but the way I would carry the knife or knives, It's sorta like dual-wielding...

No shut up, I wasn't imagining them as swords. I would then get the gist and hang of how I fight with a knife or so, in case if I'm into a dangerous fight or something. Before you ask, I don't have a dark backstory.

Weird isn't it?

Yeah, I'm like that at times. Now for the whole bow mode deal, basically...I was the type who would use a crossbow than a bow.

I know that Gashacon Sparrow is a bow, but the way I see it reminds me of just copying a hunter's exact stance. I'm stuck to it, not saying I don't like it but It's my personal choice. I don't see Lazer, or Genm use its bow mode like a fucking archer with an imaginary string.

Anyway, maybe I should go to Ozpin's Office and explain my such recent activities, possibly ask him to unlock my aura. As I have mentioned before, he witnessed my actions like so.

1. Getting pierced by a fucking stinger.

2. Grimms being summoned once I used Dangerous Zombie gashat.

3. Zombie Bugsters also being summoned from said gashat.

4. Aero turning into a fucking giant nevermore...much more larger than the one Team RWBY and Team JNPR fought off.

Oh and 5. Taming two grimms, and the other ones I've killed, somehow got brought back.

Oh right I forgot.

Dangerous Zombie has the ability to bring up whatever I kill back to live, I mean they still kept their appearance...sort of.

I'll do that after I explain Doctor Oobleck's class.

It should be a breeze. I'm going to guess that your reaction will be 'how!?'.

Explanations will be covered, once I'm in his class tomorrow.

Regarding telling Ozpin, I'll need an alibi, which is pretty much where Kuroto comes in. After I wake his ass up that is.

"Kuroto wake up!" I yelled, by kicking the cushion he was lazily on.

He groaned in response.

God dammit.

"Kuroto, I've been thinking for a while now...how did you get in here anyway?" I asked, shaking the cushions once more up.

Kuroto just grumbled and shook his head "I need to know which you're referring to..."

"How you got into Beacon." I sighed.

"Oh!" He chuckled "Remember when you were exploring this academy?"

"...Yeah?"

"And that Headmaster mentioned of an empty room?" He continued.

You gotta be fucking kidding me...I pinched the bridge of my nose. "So, you're telling me?!" tapping my foot to the ground rapidly. "That you heard everything!?"

Kuroto scratched the back of his head and nodded. "Y-Yes...?"

FFFFFFFFF-

"I swear to dear Oum, I'm going to let these two here with you!" I ticked as I pointed both Aero and Tauro.

He paled at that and started sweating bullets what's coming.

"FOREVER!"

Kuroto went to his knees and grabbed my foot crying "NO PLEASE!" begging for mercy apparently. "Don't let them stay here with me!" He pointed at Aero and Tauro. "They're monsters!" agonizing in pain.

Well yeah, they're Grimms.

At times like this, I feel bad.

"...Fine, I won't." I stopped tapping the ground with my right foot. "Just please do tell me important times like this."

The mad game director let out a relief, wiping away sweat from his head, letting go of my left foot. "Don't worry, I will."

Alright, let's get the serious business deal going!

"Kuroto, you know what we have to do..." I grabbed Kuroto's collar and carefully raised him up to stand.

Letting go of my grip, Kuroto sighs and dusts off any dirt from his clothes. "Hai, we're going to visit this Headmaster right?" He said.

"Yup." I answered.

Tauro and Aero looked at me and Dan back and forth and pointed at each other.

"Come on, we're all going." I said, while opening the door for the rest of the group to follow behind.

The two complied and followed, Dan as well, the last being the one who closes the door.


[Beacon Academy: Main Avenue] Morning

At the main avenue of Beacon Academy, it's all gone silent, birds chirping. Fishes popping out of the fount-huh, animals still exist in this world.

Well yeah, cause there's Zwei. So it makes sense. Now you're likely to ask is there any students staring at us?

Nope, It's only Tauro, Aero, Dan, and myself. Which is much better mind you, so we all don't get asked by a LOT of students here.

Aero's lying on top of Tauro's mask, cautious of being found, Tauro just oinking- oinking around!

HA HA! I'M FUNNY! Ahem.

Anyways, let's ask the question I wanted to know the answer to. "Hey Kuroto, I want to know one thing." I turned my head to Kuroto.

He hummed and turned his head to see my questioning look. "Yes?"

"...C-Can a Bugster make love to a Human?" I asked nervously with a gulp.

Kuroto did a quick turn to my right and with both his brows raised through the roof and a smirk. The surroundings turned quiet due to the weird question.

It caused Aero and Tauro to stop their tracks and simply stared at Kuroto's smirk rising.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" Kuroto suddenly spat on the floor and started laughing, holding his gut to control his maniacal laughter.

My cheeks turned red, covering them from my collar "Is that uh no or...-"

He stopped me with one finger, letting his laughter out loud.

Please save me god!

Kuroto began fixing his throat and his composure.

Let's hear it...

He nodded with a shrug. "Well, we both have similar genes when you continued, and antibodies too. While containing our human DNA after the finishing touches."

"Yeah, you gave me Dangerous Zombie's genes half too." I clenched my teeth.

"Hey! It did make you sort of immortal." He shrugged with a sweat drop appear on his head.

"Fine."

"To answer your question, yes...yes you can." Kuroto said.

Huh...Okay then.

Love life do your thin-better not be Weiss, or Ruby. Nor Yang...hell even Blake.

Here's the thing, I may talk like the most manipulative asshole who would try and just 'Get them.' due to my knowledge of their known personality, backstory, etc.

But I, however, don't do that. That's not what we, men of culture do.

WE RESPECC WOMEN.

I'll wait until I actually have real feelings, because I'm sorta cold like Weiss. Remember? I asked out my past crushes and those turned into a 360. It's how my heart suffered through, all those times...

Kuroto coughed enough for me to snap out, and fixed his suit. "Why the sudden question?"

Oh geez I don't know...everything?

"Well, imagine if you finally find love and then you do something that'll make you afraid like OH! I infected them, so I might as well cease to exist" I deadpanned. "Wouldn't be a good scenario now would it?"

Kuroto ah'd at that, off we continue our journey to Oz's Office.

Actually there's something I wanted to know if Oz has a spot for Kuroto.

"Hey Kuroto." I said, to catch his attention once again.

He turned his head to me again with an annoyed look. "What?"

"Are you thinking of being a Teacher here in Beacon?" I asked. "It'd be perfect as a disguise since students here will think it's weird someone like you lives in my room."

Kuroto simply snorted to my question. "Why should I waste my godly talents and teach these plebings?" He narrowed one of his eyebrow. "I achieved god hood with my own two hands!"

Taking his hands out from his pockets to shove it onto my face. "THESE HANDS!"

I smacked his hands away from my face.

He chuckled at my annoyance and stopped what he was doing. "Alright alright, I shall not teach these simple minds my godhood knowledge!" He humphed.

Dammit, now I'm gonna have to rely on my guts he will teach some kids, in due time anyway.

I sighed. "Fine, here comes another question then."

Kuroto raised one of his eyebrows with a yawn "What now?"

"Let's talk about that one gashat I saw." I stopped my tracks, he does as well.

"Doctor Mighty XX had Genm's mascot character, well, two exactly." I said, remembering the two gashats he showed.

"So I wanna make a guess that, usually it would involve with something..." I hummed.

He smiled with the same sinister look "Oh?"

"And that something, is the key requirement in order for the gashat to work, since it didn't have any colors yet, and the cover itself." I pointed my index finger to the sky "We both need to have one thing in common, and you know what it is!" I pointed at him with a smirk, showing my smugness even further beyond.

...

"Aw, I wanted to surprise you my new work. Without you knowing it..." He sighed.

"The cat's outta the bag now so, you're going to have to tell me then, since I hit the mark!" I smirked.

He shrugged "Oh well. I suppose I could tell you."

Let's see what I need to do- "You're correct on what it would usually work as, but now here's something you don't know what this new requirement actually is..."

His smile grew larger. Suddenly, the atmosphere turned silence, causing my two grimms to back away from Kuroto.

He spreads his arms around the air with another of his insane laughter. "You'll need to control...GameDeus's Virus!"

"W-What?"

"You heard me!" He grabbed my shoulders. "It will cost you a lot of your lives just to achieve the same power, for I! KAMI! WHO'S STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!" With another insane grin after that.

"B-But, you have 98 lives!?" I was cut off from his cocky smirk and finger, hushing.

"Tsk, Tsk." He waved his one finger. "I was given another chance to save this world! Because I'm GOD!" Kuroto crossed his arms with a satisfying sigh. "Surely the good peaks of achieving godhood."

W-What the hell did I missed while I'm stuck here in Remnant?!

"You'll need to tell me what exactly happened, after the whole chronicle survival genocide deal." I said as I was very intrigued and also a bit frighten at what could've been something big.

"Didn't say I wasn't." Kuroto replied, he continued walking to the the school once he finished taking his break from laughing.

Well, I got my answer for love...and another answer I didn't want for that gashat.

In order for me to completely use that form, I'll have to control a much more deadly virus that would likely make me sacrifice a bunch of my lives for it.

GameDeus Virus...

I keep getting hit with decisions one after another...a pain in my ass, fucking hell.

Aero cawed sadly, and Tauro just moving his head at my right leg, trying to calm me down.


[Beacon Academy: Ozpin's Office] Morning

Knock Knock!

"Come in." Ozpin said, who is sitting down, while looking at the other way.

"Hey Headmaster Ozpin!" I called out with a simple wave.

"You can just call me Ozpin, Mister Valliant." He said.

"Well then, can you call me Ace then please?" I said.

He scratched his chin and nodded. "Very well."

Ozpin took a quick sip of his mug and raised one of his eyebrow. "Shouldn't you...rest? Your classes for tomorrow is Professor Goodwitch and Doctor Oobleck correct?"

I waved it off. "Sorry about that but, I feel like you wanted to know more of what I am, so..." I jabbed a thumb to Kuroto, who smacked it away. "He's the one you should ask." I said.

Ozpin's chair, slowly moved to see Kuroto and I in the front view person as well with Tauro and Aero behind us.

He sips his coffee mug. "And who might this be?" he looked at the two grimms hiding behind me "And those two as well?"

I scratched my head with a sigh, I bent down on one knee, stroking Tauro's chin, and petting Aero. "These two have a name, and are also dudes. This Boarbatusk was back in Professor Port's class, but he's now called, Tauro."

Tauro nodded with an oink.

I raised myself back up and took hold of Aero close to me at my chest. "You should know this little guy already."

Aero cawed in joy.

"Yes, Aero was it?" Ozpin said.

I nodded.

Kuroto slams Ozpin's table and points at himself, making me dead panned. "Who I am should be already figured out! I'm a GOD!"

I sweat dropped and coughed to catch Oz's attention "He's Dan Kuroto."

Ozpin looks as though he's analyzing Kuroto. "A...Doctor?"

Kuroto sat on the left side of the chair away once we weren't paying attention. "Correct! But not just any Doctor!" He started to spread his arms gesturing the world as his background. "I'M-"

I finished what he's going to likely say but I didn't want to make this long. "He's a Game Director and licensed Doctor."

A tic mark appeared on Kuroto's forehead. "Oi!"

Ozpin twirled around his cane. "...Hmm?"

Kuroto just nudged my side, and continued his god forsaken smug attitude. "But yes, I am God Dan Kuroto."

God Dan Kuroto?

"If I remember correctly when I searched everywhere, I spotted many cameras to see if anything suspicious were to pop out, one of which were able to caught a moment notice about me." Kuroto said.

Opzin didn't say, meaning he gestured Kuroto to continue.

"I don't bring any harm, or anything while I'm here." Kuroto tugged my right arm and tried to make a big friendly smile...and by friendly, I mean downright creepy. "I'm here for...my SON!" He said without hesitation.

"WAIT! SON?!" I yelled in reply, a tic mark appeared on my head. "YOU'RE NOT MY DA-" Oh right, I'm pretty much sort of his son due to the similar genes we share now.

Except Dangerous Zombie, fucking course. Hell with him being dad of the year. He'll be the worst dad, just like other characters who have daddy issues.

Wait, doesn't that mean that Poppy's basically my older sister? And my grandmother?!

OOOH MYYY GOOOD!

WAIT...

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Ozpin stayed silent for a little bit there, and continued with his stoic face. "Ace here did mention his father before, but yet...I don't see any resemblance towards you two."

Kuroto was going to say something, but I interrupted him again.

"He basically sent two game diseases that fucked up my body and my genes, turning me into a living game virus." I said with a stoic face.

In the background, a record player scratched...stopping from whatever it was playing.

"...B-Beg pardon?" Ozpin raised both his eyebrows and stuttered.

I sighed. "You see, It's how this goes." I took out Dangerous Zombie, and Proto Mighty Action X out of my pockets, placing them near Ozpin's desk to just inspect it only.

I carefully pulled them near me so he doesn't actually grab it. "Don't push those two black levers, unless you want to die quickly."

Ozpin took caution of the two gashats and nodded.

I pointed at the first gashat to the right. "This one is called Dangerous Zombie, it's what Kuroto used when he was going complete insane after getting a hold of it, but also had complete power that drove more of his mental issues."

I pointed at the right, being the left gashat. "And this one here is called Proto Mighty Action X, it's where he kept it in a safe in case he dies, once he did die, he turns into a bugster, with 99 lives." I said.

Jabbing my right thumb at my chest. "But however, he's a bugster carrying the human genes."

I closed my eyes as I had to take a breath out. "I'm a Bugster, I share the same genes as him, but apparently, What I'm carrying inside my body is Dangerous Zombie's DNA, meaning I now contain hunger for meat."

Rubbing my belly, it growled. "In order for me to keep my sanity, I'll need to eat meat everyday."

"Everyday?" Ozpin asked.

"Basically in the usual schedule of eating, lunch, dinner, and breakfast." I said.

"But if you don't?" He asked once more.

"...I'd, rather not talk about that." I grimaced. Continuing on my explanation. "Bugsters are computer viruses who infect human beings...the disease is called Game Disease."

Ozpin simply took a few minutes to take that one. "How did this 'Game Disease' occur?"

I turned my head at Kuroto. "THIS god, caused the major thing to happen in the first place."

Kuroto just nervously chuckled. "He's...right."

I continued. "When someone gets infected by the Game Disease, riders like me would have to beat the game of what type of the disease they had."

Getting hold of my gamer driver and gently put it onto the table. "If we fail...they're gone, and the bugster that was born from any humans, can take their bodies..."

I slammed the table with my fist. "Once the bugster takes a human form, they can modify it to their pleasure..."

Ozpin's eyes glared daggers at Kuroto to my left. "...And you did that to this young man here?"

Kuroto sighed. "To put it short, when I was atoning my sins, I only had really is my game driver, and these two exactly." he takes the two gashats on the desk and looking at them, quickly taking out another gashat, that holds the same appearance as PMAX.

"I thought it was only there because of the Game Over realm!?"

"No, I just didn't want to use it yet." He shrugged, putting back his gashat back to his suit.

"Game Over Realm...?" Oz turned once again.

"Er...I'll talk about that sooner or later." I replied back, not wanting to drop the bomb on my death.

Kuroto then spoke up. "But for some reason, something strange happened."

He turned to me. "I was sucked into these two gashats and sent off somewhere else, when Ace used the two at the same time." He said as he's pointing at my chest.

I frowned. "Yeah, it was a horrible and painful experience." I said.

Kuroto nodded. "It caused him to get his own body killed and I didn't want someone like him getting involved with death early...So I did what I felt like was possible to make him start with, another continue..." He said.

Kuroto tossed the two gashats to me, who I totally catch with no trouble at all. He bowed much to our surprise. "I'm sorry..."

...

"WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAPPENED TO KUROTO WE ALL KNOW!?" I yelled in shock and a very strong disbelief.

Tauro and Aero agreed as well, with their animal sounds.

He stood up and raised his voice at me. "I'M TRYING TO BE NICE TO YOU AND YOU'RE USED TO THE OLD ME!?"

"OH I DON'T KNOW! WHAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR NEW NAME NOW HUH?" I yelled back as well. "NICE KUROTO!?"

We both butt-heads to each other, eyes sparking madly.

Ozpin took another sip of his mug.

"Just...accept it." Kuroto said, sucking up his embarrassment.

I sighed and put the two gashats back into my pockets. "You know, I don't actually hate you for this anyway..."

Kuroto's eyes widened. "What?"

"Well, I wasn't really living the life...I guess you should say I wasn't really enjoying my life to its fullest..." I look down to the ground, tears leaking. "I felt bored, nothing exciting or new!"

I wiped them away with my right arm, locking my eyes with Kuroto. "But now here we are...you're basically my dad I guess, and I'm here in a world full of a new but also a difficult start."

Trying my best to hide away my shyness. "So...thank you really, I guess..." I let out my inner smile out by accident. "I don't mind being reborn into a Bugster, it's just that it took me a little while to get used to being one now."

Yeah, normally OC's would get scared straight to shit once something big happens to them, well I was at one point.

But really, I'm starting to understand my new self now. "Even when you said I was meant to spread the disease or rather discovery of your's, I knew it wasn't you exactly."

Kuroto clutched his heart once I said that.

"I knew deep inside, you're not a bad guy" I shrugged. "Poppy knows that too!" adding a character to cheer him up.

He smiled at that and quickly spread his arms, hugging me, with tears coming off his eyes.

"You're just like Poppy..." His smile changed into a sad frown mentioning Poppy.

I hugged back and tears started to fall from mine as well.

"...Ahem" Ozpin looked at the both of us right now with a different tone. "You wouldn't possibly be able to infect my students right?"

The atmosphere took a 180 turn, Ozpin's dead glare staring deeply into our souls.

"N-No" I stuttered, shaking my head to focus. "I don't want your students to suffer, like the same ones who lost the will to continue..." I stared at Ozpin's dead glare with my inner serious mode.

"Well...They're not all dead." Kuroto interrupted causing both Ozpin and mine one eyebrow to raise, letting me go. "When we finally achieved the gashats, and took down the final boss-"

"Sorry to interrupt Dan, but who was the final boss?" I asked.

"Gamedeus..." He shook his head and whispered to me only. "I'll tell you more about it once you're done with classes"

I whispered back "Gotcha."

Ozpin took another chug of his mug. "I'm assuming you don't want to talk about it until we built more around on the trust?"

We both nodded. "Yeah, I know you probably won't believe everything we sai-" I was going to explain our little distrust towards him but to be cut off from his sigh.

"I believe you."

"Said-wait what?" I took a short stop and looked at him confusion written all over my face.

"You have no ill intentions or anything like that, deep within I can see you mean it, all of it...and so, I'll keep this all a secret." Ozpin said with a little smile showing.

"Thank you...Ozpin."

"I haven't done anything yet, although I do wish to talk more about your power to handle these grimms, but that'll have to hold till another day." He opened his scroll to look at his the time. "It seems you can carry on doing whatever you must, however I suggest you lay down for a bit more." He said.

Kuroto and I looked at each other and smiled, I nodded back to him. "Really Ozpin, thank you."

I simply took a deep breath and headed out to the door, Kuroto following as well.

Tauro oinked and Aero saluted at Ozpin.

Once the door closes, it continues on with the usual nice and quiet atmosphere.

Ozpin sighs. "I'm going to have to keep his secret a lowdown, General Ironwood would likely try to capture Ace here with force." He turns his chair back to face the mirrors, reflecting him. "Not only that, but It also raises more about his origins, he died before and said 'A new but yet a difficult start for this world'..." He said.

"But regarding his grades, they seem to be not so perfect but not bad as well. Smart, Responsible, but takes too many burdens, someone young like him shouldn't have faced that dark side of the world yet." Ozpin said.

He grimaced. "He's been bestowed upon something that will save our world, or help further destroy it. This year will be quite troubling indeed" He mumbles to himself quietly.


[Beacon Academy: Main Avenue] Morning

...It's quiet now.

Like, holy shit, my day keeps getting darker and more feelsy.

Pretty much, Kuroto is...my dad I guess? It's weird, trust me I know. But yet, I'm not that angry.

Remember? forgive and understand. I was still onto that motto or so, I wanted to assume that Kuroto might've possibly been planning something big and evil but no. He's different.

WELL I MEAN WHEN YOU GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER. But in all just for 3 days?

Time flies by...

"Ace..." Kuroto suddenly started to tug my white shirt.

"What?" I asked.

He pointed up at the sky with a weird grey figure flying "What's that?"

I look to where he was pointing at to see- "Oh no..." My eyes widened, realizing what just happened.

A grey locker, is seen flying out to the sky, a scream for help can be heard. "HEEEEELP!"

Wait, that voice...

"JAUNE!" I yelled.

"Jaune?" Kuroto asked.

"He's basically a blond, not so tough guy..." I put it to short.

He snickered. "How was the locker able to fly anyway?"

I turned my head at him with a hard look. "It's because when you start off your first year, you'll get one rocket-propelled locker."

"For what purpose?" He asked.

"To store your weapons in and possibly extra armor, it can also be sent to a custom location based on a six-digit code." I answered.

"I'm assuming he was forced to be stuffed inside that locker?" He said.

"Yeah, and I know who that bastard is!" I growled as I saw a short glance of my hair and eyes changing colors a bit. But it stopped once I calmed down.

Weird, I've never seen that before but only Emu had that sort of effect...

Kuroto hummed. "Where is it heading to?" He asked.

I kept thinking of the many possibilities of where he could be sent to but really there's only one thing I can think of. "...Emerald Forest!" I replied.

I held my arms into their respective fists, anger leaking out from me. Why does Cardin do this... I HATE HIM!

HE DOES THIS TO EVERYONE WHO'S WEAKER THAN HIM! I DON'T LIKE HIM!

HE REMINDS ME OF... ME!

AARRRGH!

Kuroto caught on to my angry look "Oi, calm down..." He held on of my right shoulder. "Remember, you were able to fight as yourself."

He pointed at Tauro and Aero. "They sense your anger too, and they're afraid." He said. "Don't beat yourself up, I don't know what happened with you but remember, you said it yourself, even though you just met them. Sides, you already placed your trust towards them."

Right...my friends.

I stopped myself to look back at the two grimms to see them backing away from me...fucking dammit, I always act like this whenever bullying happens.

It reminds me of when I was a huge fuck up. But still, I can't keep acting like this...I'll eventually tell this story to the others but I'll make an exception for only two people. Jaune, and Kuroto.

"Y-You're right..." I sighed, taking another deep breath to stop consuming my inner anger.

I look down to meet Tauro and Aero level. "I'm...sorry about that, you two. I didn't think my anger would make you two scared." I spread my arms gesturing a hug "I never wanted that to happen, I'm sorry."

Although it took a little while, the two eventually stepped forward and made their animal sounds. I embraced my hug towards them, nuzzling my cheeks at the two, one by one that is.

"Ace." Kuroto stepped up and patted my back "I hate to break the happy moment but..." he jabbed a thumb at the flying rocket locker.

I nodded. "Kuroto, I'll tell you why I was full of anger...later."

He nodded and simply made a shooing motion. "Just go."

I chuckled and took out the Gamer Driver from my sleeve shirt and placed it onto my waist.

The two separate belts connected automatically once done so. I take out both proto mighty action x and Dangerous Zombie gashats out, pressing the two black levers at once.

MIGHTY! ACTION! X!

DANGEROUS ZOMBIE!

Both of their themes mixed together, the two holographic screens appeared behind me. "Grade X-0!" I yelled "Henshin!"

Flipping the two gashats to their transparent glass display first, then slotting it into the henshin slot driver.

GASHATTO!

Pulling the Gamer Driver's pink lever, opening it popped out two different screens in front of me.

GACCHAN!

I quickly punched Genm's level 1 image form in front of me, pixels started to form around me.

LEVEL UP!

MIGHTY JUMP! MIGHTY KICK! MIGHTY ACTIOOON! X!

One with a purple screen revealing Level 0 form went through me, changing into said form.

A GACCHA! DANGER! DANGER! DEATH THE CRISIS! DANGEROUS! ZOMBIE!

The white brick like screen displayed in front of me, the mists and purple static-like electricity started going around me and also Tauro and Aero. Once the mist completely surrounded me, I quickly punched through the screen, breaking brick by brick.

After the screen display broke through, the mists faded reveal Dangerous Zombie's form.

Upgrading into Level X-0.

As such, I moved my body back and forth, as a zombie would do. Steam pouring out of level X, cracking my neck side by side.

The mists that completely covered Aero and Tauro faded as well...It revealed their fully evolved form.

Tauro however is now much more bigger than me, twice the size of his original height, his furs grow more from the outside.. His armor has much more detailed look, almost covering his entire body, his tusks are much more larger but more sharper too. his tails have a bit of armor of it covered.

He stomps on his hooves, ready for action.

The sky turned black, for a quick moment. Aero ascends from the skies into his same form back when the battle with the nevermore happened.

He screeches and looks at me.

"Alright!" I yelled out in excitement. "I'll need your help you two!" I quickly pointed towards the far away Rocket Propelling Locker. Tauro and Aero looked at me with determination in their eyes. "Aero, We'll need a lift!"

Aero turned his head to Kuroto who shook his head. "I don't want to reveal myself just yet, also you forgot one thing."

He flicked my forehead. "Please don't do that out of nowhere..." He said in an emotionless voice.

"OW! What was that for!?" I hissed from that sudden flick.

OH SHIT...

I looked back and found nothing behind, no witnesses. OH THANK GOD!

I just tend to get excited and mostly forget things around me. Whatever, we should find Jaune...and fast! "Aero, times ticking!" I yelled to him.

"Understood." Aero said.

"HUP!" I jumped my way up in front of Aero and landing on his neck.

Aero flapped his wings and took hold Tauro with his claws. Tauro covered with almost a bunch of armor didn't take any damage or sharp claws stung into him.

Ah right, Aero and Tauro basically have my strength and half immortality.

I waved a goodbye towards Kuroto, who smiled and sent a wave as well.


[Emerald Forest: Sky] Afternoon

On the clouds, reveals Ace, Tauro, and Aero looking around to find Jaune.

"Found him yet?" He asked with worry.

"Nothing." Aero answered back.

"Nadda." Tauro replied as well.

While looking at the view, there's the same grey locker on the ground, opened to see nothing. 'Uh oh, he's out of his locker...' Ace flinched. "Shit, don't tell me he dies!"

"Take a deep breath." Aero advised. "You're quite the bleeding heart one, and that's new to feel towards your friend." He said.

"I-I know, you probably think I'm just pathetic now am I?" He said, his face being shadowed.

"Naaaah, you're just worried for your friend." Tauro assured and flinched. "OH! I think I can feel his negativity rising!"

Ace looked down to Tauro. "Found him?"

"Yeah!" He pointed down under as Ace saw a yellow blur. "His fear is rising!"

Down on the forest, we see a pile of Beowolfs, Ursa's together cornering Jaune.

'Fuck, he's being surrounded by a crowd of Grimms! Not only that, but he's attracting more of them as well due to his negative emotions!'

"Aero!" Ace yelled, causing Aero to look where Jaune was at.

"Right away!" Aero flapped his wings down and started to increase his speed to land on the forest.

"HANG ON BUDDY!" Ace yelled at the top of his lungs.

Aero dropped Tauro not by accident, the latter knew what he's going to do.


[Emerald Forest] Morning

In the Emerald Forest, we can see crows leaving out of the bushes, but the Grimms can be seen chasing someone or something...

What they're chasing is revealed to be Jaune, who is currently running away from the sudden alliance between Ursa's and Beowolfs. taking breaths here and there to calm his nerves and checking over himself.

"I can't believe this is happening..." He spot a stick and reaching for the wooden stick and tried to make a swing attempt at an Ursa, the bear grimm chewed it with its fangs.

He nervously chuckled and began running once more. "I knew something like this would happen, I just didn't think my life would end after I just met new people!"

One beowolfs tried to lunge at him but he ducked before the beowolf could do successfully catch him, but does indeed left a claw strike at his left leg. An Ursa lunged as well, since its size is larger than the beowolfs, its claw swipe indeed left a heavy injury at Jaune's back.

He trips from that and started crawling back to a tree closer to him. Fear being written all over for his face, he starts to sweat madly. "No! I can't just die here!" Jaune yelled at the grimms.

Ursa's began drooling, Beowolfs as well.

"I wanted to..." He punched the ground with tears coming out of his eyes "Dammit! I just wanted to prove my family how wrong they were... T-That I can.." He struggled to keep up.

The two different grimm species licked their lips and started getting ready to devour him. "Be a hero..." He falls on his back and closes his eyes, embracing his soon to be death.

"I guess this is goodbye, Beacon Academy..."

The two different grimms started to lunge towards Jaune, with their fangs and claws ready.

"HANG ON BUDDY!" A voice ringed at Jaune's ears, picking up a voice familiar.

Jaune opens his eyes wide "...Wait that voice, it's-!" Big razor-sharp feathers can be seen from the sky, forming a sort of wall around Jaune, and landing a few shots at some of the Beowolfs and Ursas.

Winds started blowing away from the grassy terrain, a shadow figure revealed, and it's a large Boarbatusk heading straight towards Jaune, the ladder thinking it's him. He closed his eyes and covered himself ready to take the hit.

But actually, the large boarbatusk charges at the other large Ursa's, they ended up getting impaled by its large tusks. Others began trying to run away, but their paths were blocked by the upcoming feathers surrounding them.

Some growled and looked at Jaune, they used their strength to open to move the sharp feathers away, not caring about the sharpness inflicting them.

"OH NO YOU DON'T!" The same voice can be heard again.

DANGEROUS! CRITICAL! FINISH!

"HAAAAAAAAA!" Two darkness colored waves, behind are fast enough for the crowd of Beowolfs and Ursa's to not notice. The two waves went through the grimms one by one. Slowly, their upper half have been sliced away from its own separate bodies, one by one they faded away into dust.

The dust started getting absorbed from the shadow figure, the sun casts over the shadow figure and Jaune. He covered his eyes with his right arm due to the sun, he looks up to see... "A-Ace!?"


"A-Ace!?" Jaune says in shock "B-But how did you-!"

I pointed at Aero who simply lands on the ground.

Tauro's tusk still having a bunch of dead beowolfs and Ursa's impaled on it, he shakes them off. They faded into dust, attracting to my body, absorbed by it.

GAME CLEAR!

An 8-bit jingle can be heard from the screen.

LEVEL UP!

Ignoring my new level ups and more added stats I rush over to Jaune. "Are you okay!?" I ask with worry, while inspecting his injuries

"Y-Yeah I'm fine..." He said with hints of nervousness. His clothes are quite torn, due to the claw strikes from before.

"You sure?"

"I said I'm fine! Jeez!" He tried to laugh it away.

Sigh. "I'm...glad you're okay man." I let out my right arm, switching my Gashacon Sparrow to my left hand. Gesturing for the signature thing we did back at the Ampitheater.

Taking him a little while to remember, we finally did fist bump once again.

I mean, I really am glad he's okay, but I just don't know why I should be worrying about this. It's that I wasn't worried something different would happen.

But it did, Jaune could've died. All because of Cardin.

Wait...

"Jaune..." I grabbed his right shoulder tightly. "I know you're not stupid enough to go through a forest alone without any weapons...please tell me."

He shakes his head "N-No, there's nothing going on heheh..."

"You're being bullied aren't you!?" I exclaimed.

He flinched. "How did you...?"

"IT'S OBVIOUS DAMMIT!" I yelled, while shaking him...a lot.

"IT'S OBVIOUS HE'S TREATING YOU LIKE SHIT! HE ALMOST GOT YOU KILLED!" I pointed at his torn clothes. "You were so close to meeting with death!"

Jaune stood silent, as if he's been hit with the truth from my remark. I closed the Gamer Driver's screen with the pink lever while it's quiet.

GACCHAN!

Pulling out the two gashats off the henshin slot.

GASHUN!

Reverting back into my casual look, tears coming off my eyes. Aero and Tauro went back into their usual size and form, both making their sad animal sounds.

"You're...crying?" Jaune asking the obvious.

I simply let my emotions get hold of me. "No shit sherlock!"

"I-" Jaune was going to say something but I stopped him.

My big brother mode activated itself, I quickly embraced him with a hug "Why, why don't you get it man..." I let go of my hug and held onto his shoulders. "We're all your friends! Aren't we!?"

"Your team will always be worried about you, I was the only one who saw you in that locker, If news were out that you died...everyone, including me will literally mourn over your death..."

Jaune looked down at the ground. "...I-I didn't mean to-"

Patting his left shoulder, and taking a few deep breaths myself. I stared at his eyes and frowned. "Just...remember, we're always there for you Jaune. You don't have to take all of those bullying yourself."

"R-right." Jaune said as he didn't raise his head.

I don't remember this happening ever, although that's to be expected...It'll get much worse in the future, and I have to stop that!

"I can't believe it though..." Jaune mumbled, loud enough for me to hear.

"Hm?" I tilted my head confused.

"You're much better, much stronger, and heck!" He pointed at Tauro and Aero. "You tamed two grimms, and I don't know how you pulled it off but you're a hero, a perfect one!"

...Dammit Jaune!

"You don't realize, that It may seem that I'm perfect but really..." I clenched my fist as I had to raise my head up with my frown growing. "I'm burdened with a big responsibility!"

Jaune took a step back at that. "What do you mean by that...?"

"Once classes are over, I'll bring your team, and Ruby's as well." Tauro and Aero looked at me. "I'll tell ya'll, the truth..." I said.

Not the whole truth though, I can't let them know about that.

"Is that a promise?" He asked.

I nodded. "It's a promise."

We both smiled and he started to raise one of his eyebrows. "Wait isn't that back in the test?" He pointed down where I was standing.

Why do I feel like something's pinching my foot...OH. I bend down and look at a small scorpion-like grim using its pincers as if it's trying to catch my attention.

Weird, It doesn't have a gold stinger. Instead the stinger is covered in the same mask armor.

"Hey there little guy!"

The small deathstalker snapped its stinger repeatedly.

Letting out my stoic face, I picked him up with my left hand and my right finger to pet him.

Jaune pointed at the small deathstalker. "A Deathstalker? Why's it here in the first place?" He said.

I shrugged. "Beats me, I'm guessing he likes me apparently." I said.

The small scorption-like grimm however just laid on my hands as if it wants to sleep.

Jaune snickered. "Well you did just tame a boarbatusk, shouldn't be too much of a problem with this little dude."

"What are you going to name him?" Jaune asked.

"Hmmm, how about...Nero?" I replied. The now named Nero snapped his pincers once. "I'll take that as a yes." I smirked.

I turned around to show Tauro and Aero their new friend "Alright you two, welcome Nero to the Team!" I said.

Tauro squealed, and Aero cawed. Nero pinched his pincers in excitement?

I don't know.

"Mr. Arc, and Mr. Valliant."

...Uh oh.

We turn our heads to see Ozpin behind us, who is pointing at the crashed locker into the ground. "Mind explaining how did this happen?" He asked.

Is it just me or am I feeling a big Deja Vu on this one? Probably just me.

"It seems we have much things to talk along the way." He went along the bullhead. "Come along, into the bullhead you go." He said as he glanced back with an intense aura showing a little.

And by god it made me quite scared, Jaune too might I add. He's shaking with fear, literally. I mean we'll get nagged at for sure, but oh well.

Letting Nero hop onto my left shoulder, Aero flapped his wings went on top of my head.

Tauro oinked.

"Dude...shouldn't you be scared?" Jaune asks with worry, pointing at Nero. Who is apparently sleeping for some reason.

"Nah I should be fine." I waved it off with a grin.

Ozpin simply took another chug of his coffee, taking a little second to understand I have three grimms now.

"Let's go" I nudged to Jaune, who nodded.


[Bullhead] Night

Bullhead, ah the joy of taking two seats...It's still nice, but quite comfortable cushions. Meanwhile, Jaune, who is currently still looking down.

...Wow, it's quite awkward.

"Hey..." Jaune spoke up.

I turned my head to him. "Yeah?"

"I'm sorry for not telling you about...him." He scratches the back of his head.

"It's...alright." I sighed.

"No...I should've!" He insisted and stood up.

"Woah dude, calm down!" I raised both my eyebrows.

"How can I stay calm!?" He yells and stands up. "When I try to think that this will all be okay! Where I can become a hero someone who wouldn't let this happen!"

"Because if you consume your anger, then you'll just turn up as him as well." I pointed at him. "You're not like him, you're quite forgiving, nice, and I respect that completely." I said.

It's true, Jaune's pretty nice, then again if only Pyrrha woman up...or rather Jaune wasn't a complete dipshit.

He sat back down, once more, simply took a minute for my sudden speech.

Ah right, I should tell him my story... "Hey Jaune?" I said.

"Yeah?" He replied back.

"Let me tell you a story, about how a boy who..." Jaune looks at me with a confused expression. "Who was just like Cardin as well..."

Raising one of his eyebrow, eyes widen to realize what I mean by that. "...Y-You were just like Ca-?"

"Yeah, I was a bully." I clenched my fist deep, taking quick deep breaths. "...And I hated it so much for being one."

"But...why did you do it?" He asked.

"Have you ever wanted to look cool, not giving a single shit about anyone?" I questioned one more.

He shook his head "No..."

"I-I, was the one who got jealous because." The atmosphere turned silent. "Others got more attention than me, yeah I know it sounds like I'm a huge asshole now." I muttered softly.

Jaune didn't know what to say but he shook his head. "Well-."

"Things I did, I did it to get attention from others!" I hit the cushion, causing Nero and Aero to flinch. "I felt weak too, so I just bullied the weaker ones than me."

Tears started running down from my eyes "That's why Cardin reminds me of...me."

"You were alone, no friends huh?" He asked

"Yeah...I didn't have anyone to call as my friend." I answered.

"But you're not like him anymore." Jaune simply pat my back gently. "Even though we've only met, I know for one thing that you're different than him."

"Huh?" I raised my head.

"You said he reminds you of yourself right?" He said.

I nodded.

"So that means you changed into becoming a much better person than him" Jaune jabbed his right thumb at himself. "You said it yourself, we're all friends!" He took a heroic pose, trying to lift up the atmosphere.

I smiled at that. "...Thanks man."

"It's what brothers are for-"

"OH SO NOW YOU ADMIT IT!" I pointed at him with a smirk.

Jaune noticed what he just said and covered his mouth. "Well, you keep saying Brother so..." He shrugged.

"Oh, right" I sheepishly laughed.

Sigh... I'm just going through feels here and there. Which honestly helps me feel much better actually...maybe I'll give this social interaction another go then!

Sides, I know there should be much understanding between Humans and Faunus's, instead of the bad lying ones. It's what makes us human...uh Faunus's, and Bugsters.

Since I am a bugster anyway.

"Hey Ace?"

I turned my head to Jaune. "Yeah?"

"Tomorrow, we both have the same class for Ms. Goodwitch and Professor Oobleck right?" He asked.

"Don't you mean...DOKTAR! Oobleck?" I corrected him but with a more German accent to it.

He snorted.

"Yeah, we do." I titled my head. "Why?"

"I just wanted to know really, since you're a solo huntsmen and all." He shrugged. "You only need to take 1-2 classes everyday." He said.

Oooh, I think I get what he's saying. "Ah, you're just worried I might not talk much with you and your team, along with Ruby as well?" I realized.

He nodded with a little nervous laughter that can be heard.

I scratched the back of my head nervously. "Uhh Jaune, you do realize I'm always free right?"

"...What?"

I nodded. "Yeah, I'm pretty open free. While yes, there's studies, but not really anything that would keep me busy."

"O-Oh, then you should talk to us then-"

"I'm horrible with being the first starter of a conversation." I said it in a deadpan look.

A sweatdrop appeared on Jaune's head "Right..."

I turned my head looking at the view to see we're close to landing on Beacon Academy. "Huh, it's nice to actually talk about my problems with someone" I said.

"Well yeah, we're always there for you, I hope you're there for us too" Jaune playfully punches my right shoulder.

"Right..." I checked my shoulder to see it's not bruised or hit at all.

He needs to get some training fast, because that didn't flinch me or anything "Wake me up once we're back in Beacon alright?" I asked nicely. "Since I"m usually the sleepy one with flights." I added so that he'd understand.

Jaune rapidly shook his head. "Yeah...and I'm not!" He covered his belly and turned green.

"OH GOD!" I yelled and quickly ran away from the scene.

Jaune can be seen, hurling to a close-by trash can.

"God dammit Jaune." I smirked while shaking my head. "Guess I'll let you do your thing then." I shrugged and went back to sleep to a different cushion.

He groaned and gave a thumbs up back.