Hero: A RWBY AU Story

by Egurulejr93

(DISCONTINUED)After Cinder Fall's plan is stopped, by an unknown assailant, Ruby Rose and her friends move on and prepare themselves for Winter break and Spring semester. But soon after, a terrible event will occur in Ruby's family. What was at first, a personal manhunt for Ruby, it slowly turns into the birth of becoming hero.

13. Chapter 13

Hero: A RWBY AU Story

Chapter 13

MORNING - RWBY Dorm Room

Loud yawning is heard throughout the dorm room of Team RWBY. The yawning was so loud, it causes a sleeping Yang to instantly wake up and look around. She expects to see Ruby waking up and having made the yawn. But she notices that Ruby isn't there. Yang the hears the bathroom door open, and a wide-eyed Ruby peaks out. A confused Yang then turns to see Weiss stretching. The one who made that loud yawn.

"Damn." Yang said. "And I thought Ruby was the loud one."

Weiss looks at Yang with confusion before standing up from her bed. "You've seen a very rare case, Yang. I can assure you, that you won't experience that again."

"Was pretty scary." Ruby said. "You might've scared Blake away."

Yang then shifts her head to notice that Blake, who she thought was sleeping, is not even in her bed. "Huh. Blake must've woken up early. Oh well. Guess we'll meet her later for breakfast."

"Which is currently happening right now." Weiss said. "You two take your showers and I'll go last. It is officially our first day of classes for the Spring semester. And we need to show to professor Goodwitch that we're ready."

"Don't worry, Weiss." Ruby said, struggling to reach the shampoo that she forgot to get, only to fail. She chuckles nervously. "Can someone get that for me?"

Weiss sighs and walks to pick up the shampoo bottle. When she does, she doesn't look towards Ruby as she hands it to her.

"Thank you." Ruby said, before closing the door.

Weiss goes to her drawer and takes out her school uniform as Yang gets out of her bed to do the same. The 2 of them are silent for a few seconds before one of them speaks.

"Yang." Weiss said. "You okay?"

Yang looks confused. "Uh...yeah. Of course. Why do you ask?"

Weiss looks at her friend with worry. "It's just...you do realize that the your final class is with Ozpin. Right?"

Yang's lowers her head, staring at the floor. "Right. My 1st day of therapy. Oh boy."

"It'll be fine." Weiss said. "Ozpin's probably going to ask you a few basic questions about your health. How you've been. Pretty much like that."

Yang lifts her head. "And what if he wants me to talk about..." She grabs her shaking hand. "...that day in Patch?"

"Simple: You just say that you'd talk about it, when you think the time is right. Ozpin will surely understand your decision."

Yang nods her head. "Right. I can do that. Thanks Weiss."

Weiss slightly smiles. "I do my best."

JNPR DORM ROOM

In the dorm room of Team JNPR, Jaune sits in he bed, thinking about the night before. When he saw Ruby out in the night. Deleting the video of Jupiter. And crying on the floor.

"Juane?"

Jaune flinches when he hears someone say his name. He turns to see Nora looking at him. "You all good, man?"

Jaune nods. "Yeah. I'm good. Guess I'm...guess I'm just nervous. First day back in classes, maybe. What about you guys. You nervous?"

"Absolutely not." Nora said. "I am so ready to get back into combat class. Boy, I am very rusty, that I need to break something."

"Is breaking something that necessary?" Juane asked. He turns to look at Ren, who is putting on his uniform. "Ren?"

"Well...it's kinda your fault." He answered.

"My fault!" Jaune exclaims. "How is it-oh!"

"Mm-hmm!" Nora said. "You took my hammer away. Your lucky I didn't recover it, during our break Jaune. And now that we're back in Beacon...you'll be lucky not to spar with me."

Jaune looks at Nora's evil-like smile with fear as the door to their bathroom. Pyrrha exits the place, combing her hair.

"Please don't traumatize our leader on the 1st day back in Beacon." She said. "You can do that next week."

"That really doesn't help, Pyrrha." Jaune said.

Pyrrha chuckles and puts the comb away before grabbing her circlet. "Next time...don't break Nora's #1 rule." Puts on circlet. "Never take away her hammer."

Jaune sighs before he picks up his towel and shampoo before going into the bathroom.

1 HOUR LATER - HALLWAY

Ruby yawns and stretches her arms as she, Weiss and Yang walk down a hallway towards the cafeteria.

"I can't wait to eat." Ruby said. "I am starving!"

"Relax, Ruby." Yang said. "In about 5 minutes, we'll be eating like queens in no time."

"You two will be." Weiss said. "While you indulge in a mountain of sugar, I'll be eating just right."

"Man, you like to dull our excitement." Yang said. "Don't you?"

"I do my best." Weiss said.

As the three of them reach the doors to the cafeteria, they hear the sounds of crashing being heard.

"Oh come on." Ruby said, whining. "It's too early for this."

Weiss goes to the window and proceeds to look through it. She looks surprised as to what is happening.

Inside the cafeteria, the 3 members of Team CRDL are lying on the floor, groaning in pain. Nearby them, the rabbit Faunus, Velvet pants heavily while a shocked Cardin Winchester looks at his defeated teammates. He growls as Velvet lowers her head and grabs a nearby tray. Just as Cardin is about to charge, Velvet suddenly throws the tray at his head. While he's distracted, Velvet takes the opportunity to throw several punches to Cardin's face, shoulders, gut and chest while avoiding his attack. Velvet then proceeds to give one last kick, sending Cardin back and crashing at the cafeteria doors, opening them and he falls to the floor. Yang looks very surprised at seeing him on the ground.

"Whoa." Yang said. "Cardin must've been bullying Velvet again. Coco really went at him."

"How do you know?" Ruby asked.

"She's basically the only one, other than us, that would stand up against him."

"That...wasn't Coco." Weiss said.

Ruby and Yang look confused. They then look inside the cafeteria, where everything in there is a mess.

"Whoa." Yang said.

Several students who were inside were standing near the walls, with surprised looks on their faces. A couple of students had their Scrolls out. Velvet clutches her arm and heavily breathing.

"Velvet?" Ruby said, surprised.

Weiss looks around and notices that the rest of Team CFVY were not present. That's when she turns her head and sees Coco, along with Fox Alistair and Yatsuhasi Daichi, running towards the cafeteria.

"Velvet!"

Ruby and Yang both see Velvet fall to her knees as Weiss runs to her, helping her up. Coco goes wide-eyed upon seeing what had transpired and runs to her teammate.

"You need to go to the infirmary." Weiss said.

"I realize that." Velvet said. She turns to see Coco stopping in front of her. "Oh, great."

"What happened?" She asked.

"Cardin...well, you know him."

"No. I get that. But...why?"

"...I hate bullies." Velvet answered.

Coco then proceeds to take over holding Velvet. "Come on. You can tell me, on the way to the infirmary."

Ruby watches as Coco and Velvet exit the cafeteria. As they do, she overhears Coco.

"Proud of you."

Cardin then begins to slowly sit up, as the sounds of loud footsteps begins to be heard. Ruby and Yang go eyes-wide as they see Goodwitch, anger shown on her face, approaching the entrance.

"Mister Winchester!" She exclaims.

Cardin groans as he finally stands up.

"I just received numerous reports of you verbally harassing a fellow student, as well as attempting to start a fight...on the first day of the semester! You and your team! Headmaster's office! Now!"

Cardin growls as he watches his team get up and they slowly head to Ozpin's office. Goodwitch pinches the bridge of her nose, before looking at the damage, sighing. "Children. Stand back."

Yang then turns to notice Blake, who was walking with Sun, emerging from a hallway. The two of them watch as Goodwitch is slowly using her weapon to repair the damage.

"What happened?" Blake asked.

"Something unexpected." Yang answered. "Get this: Velvet...vs CRDL! Who stood victorious?"

Blake raises her eyebrows. "You're kidding."

Yang nods.

"Oh, damn." Sun said. "Shy and kind Velvet...wow. That's hot."

Blake squints her eyes in anger, causing Sun to chuckle nervously.

"Alright, children!"

Everyone looks at Goodwitch.

"I do apologize for the inconvenience. Rest assured, the situation has been taken cared of. The kitchen staff will be bringing out more food in a few minutes and all today's classes will be delayed for another hour, in order for everyone to build up their strength for their first day back. That is all."

Goodwitch proceeds to walk away just as JNPR arrives to see the angry teacher walking past them.

"Um...what just happened?" Jaune asked.

QROW'S ROOM

Qrow is sitting in his room, drinking out of his flask as he watches footage from his Scroll. The footage looks like it's hidden. But Emerald, Mercury and Cinder are seen.

"We'll be arriving in Vacuo within the next few hours." Cinder said. "Once we arrive, we will need to find a place to stay. I know a couple people in the Kingdom who can help us out. The two of you will be speaking with them. If they refuse...use your own methods to persuade them. Roman and I will be meeting with the Headmaster of Shade and gain information about the Relic there."

"You're going to be going speaking to the Headmaster...at Shade Academy." Mercury said, suspicious.

"Of course not." Cinder answered. "We'll be approaching him in a more...discreet matter. Mercury. Come with me. I need to speak with you in private."

Mercury shrugs and proceeds to follow Cinder out of the room, allowing Emerald to be alone. Emerald waits a minute before turning her head towards the screen.

"3 Months." She said. "That's all the time you have before she comes back. Cryptic messages only."

The video ends, allowing Qrow to place his Scroll down. He sighs before taking another swig. He then takes his Scroll again and proceeds to make a call.

"Yep. You were right. The girl said three months. Best we be prepared."

INFIRMARY

Velvet sits on her hospital bed, as stitches are sewn to seal a cut on her face. The nurse doing so, hums slowly as she does this. Nearby, the rest of Team CVFY is sitting nearby.

"I gotta say." The Nurse said. "Wasn't really expecting anyone to visit this place on the 1st day back in Beacon." She sighs. "I like the quiet." Finishes with the stitches. "Now then. Your Aura should be able to heal you within the hour. You may experience some pain afterwards. I would recommend spending the rest of your day on your bed. In the meantime, I would suggest you stay here until then."

Velvet sighs and nods as the nurse turns and walks to the exit. As she slowly lays down on her bed, she sighs, knowing what that her injuries were worth getting.

"How are you feeling, Velvs?" Yatsuhasi asked.

Before Velvet could say something, the door opens again. She turns and her eyebrows raise. She sees Yang, who is pushing a cart. The cart has plates of food, freshly cooked.

"Sup, guys?" Yang said. "Though you could use some breakfast before classes begin."

"Awesome." Coco said, standing up and grabbing a plate. Yatsu and Fox do the same.

Yang then sees Velvet trying to get up. "Uh-uh-uh! You stay in bed."

She would then proceed to grab the last plate and walks to Velvet, who happily takes it.

"Thank you." Velvet said. "But you didn't have to."

"Of course not." Yang said. "But CRDL...to try to fight you during breakfast...and on the 1st day back...I'd say they deserve whatever punishment they get." Sits on an open space on Velvet's bed as the latter eats. Velvet notices that Yang is smiling at her.

"Umm...this is getting a little creepy." She said.

Yang, realizing what she was doing, looks away. "Sorry. I'll...I'll go."

Yang stands up and proceeds to head to the door.

"Yang."

Yang stops just as she exits and turns around to the smiling Velvet.

"Thank you." The rabbit Faunus said. "This was very sweet of you."

Yang smiles back. "Your welcome."

Coco, seeing what's going on, squints her eyes at Yang, who leaves without noticing.

HALLWAY

Walking down a hallway, Ruby silently hums to herself as she walks past several students. Having a full belly, she decided to head to the courtyard before class started. And she would've...if it wasn't for someone calling for her.

"Hey, kiddo."

Ruby turns around and sees Qrow approaching her.

"Hey, Uncle Qrow." She said, smiling. "What are doing, walking around? I thought you'd be busy."

Qrow shrugs. "Eh. I had time. Thought I'd see my nieces before you head off to your first class. Speaking of nieces, where's Yang?"

"She went to the infirmary. Velvet from Team CFVY got in a fight with CRDL."

"Rabbit girl?" Qrow asked, confused.

"Oh, not that nickname again." Ruby said, annoyed. "But yes. Her."

"Her...vs 4 guys...by herself?"

Ruby nods.

"...Did she win?"

"Oh, yeah. And I've been hearing CRDL will be punished harshly."

"Oh they have." Qrow said, before taking a swig from his flask. "They've been expelled."

Ruby raised her eyebrows. "Really?"

"Yep. Guess Ozpin had enough of them trying to start fights. Especially towards Faunus students." Qrow chuckles. "You should've seen their faces as they left. Could've sworn Winchester was bawling his eyes out."

"...wow. Well, at least that 4 less bullies in Beacon, I guess."

Ruby then hears the sounds of a bird getting louder and turns her head. A small burs with blue feathers on its wings and back flies towards them.

"Ah." Qrow said, smiling. "Right on time. As usual."

He raises his hand into the air and the bird lands on it.

"Hey, Fawkes."

"Fawkes?" Ruby asked.

Qrow turns to Ruby. "Yep. Found him injured in this exact spot a couple years back. Had nothing else to do at the time. So I brought him home, helped him heal, and he's always come here, every month. Boy. The conversations we've had."

"Um...conversations? H...how were you-"

"Trust me, Ruby. It's better off that you don't need to know. It's...very hard to explain. Anyways, don't you have class?"

"Oh!" Ruby said. "In a few minutes! Well...um...have fun...talking to your...bird...friend. Bye, Uncle Qrow!"

Qrow watches as Ruby runs down the hallway, before chuckling and looking at Fawkes. "I told you, she'd be confused. Was I not wrong?"

All Fawkes does is nod its head.

FOUNTAIN

Staring at the fountain in front of Beacon, Weiss watches the water falling down. Sighing, she stands up and begins walking down towards campus. As she walks, she hears the sounds of giggling from nearby. Suspicious, she walks to her left and keeps going until she spots them.

Weiss' eyes raises before she hides nearby. She sees Blake and Sun, sitting at a bench, with Sun having his arm wrapped around the former, who is blushing and giggling. Weiss also notices that Sun's arms on Blake's abdomen.

"Is he...is he tickling her?" Weiss thinks in question.

Ahem

Weiss, Blake and Sun stop and freeze. Weiss turns and sees Winter's new outfit.

Description: A white collared undershirt, a necktie that connects to her new brooch, and a girdle underneath the lapels of her coat. She also wears navy blue gloves and pants.

"Um...Winter?" Weiss asked. "Are you...wearing a tie?"

Winter raises her eyebrow. "Of course I am. What's wrong with wearing one?"

"Well...you haven't worn one since you were a teenager." Weiss answered. "It's...kinda weird."

Winter takes a look and sees Sun slowly trying to get away.

"Halt, !"

Sun freezes and chuckles nervously as he turns around. "Yes...professor?"

"I am simply here to inform you that your current class with your team started 10 minutes ago."

Sun groans in annoyance. "Dammit! Professor Peach just loves to do that, doesn't she?"

Blake chuckles. "You better go. You don't want to know what she does to any student who are more than 15 minutes late. I know, from past experience."

"Yeah...I should." Sun said.

As he walks away, he suddenly turns and gives Blake a quick peck in the cheek, before running off.

"Oh, gross." Weiss said, covering her eyes.

Blake smiles and looks at Weiss. "You act grossed out now. But when you and Neptune get together, you'll enjoy it."

"Neptune?" Weiss said. "You do know, we agreed to just be friend. Right?"

Blake is surprised. "Since when?"

"Since now." Weiss said, having had her Scroll the whole. "He's okay with it."

The sounds of throat clearing makes the two of them look at Winter, who is pinching the bridge of her nose.

"I do hope you two are finished with your conversation. Because an important update, regarding combat class came to effect a few minutes ago. Hence why I went looking for you, Weiss."

"Update?" Weiss asked.

"Unfortunately. It would appear all class has been cancelled for today."

"Cancelled?" Blake asked, confused. "Miss Goodwitch has never cancelled Combat Class ever."

"Why would she cancel, Winter?" Weiss asked.

"I do not know." Winter answered. "When I went to speak to her, she seemed a little unsettled about something."

"Guys!"

All three turn to see Ruby and Yang fast walking towards them.

"Ya'll hear about Combat Class?" Yang asked.

"I just told them." Winter said.

"Oh, man!" Ruby said, lowering her torso to look at the ground. "I was hoping to spar with someone. I'm a little rusty."

"You wouldn't be rusty, if you had trained more during break." Weiss said.

"Uh...Weiss. I kinda was in a depressed state, Weiss." Ruby said. "With my new Semblance. And Yang being injured. You remember any of that?"

"Okay, okay." Blake said. "Let's not dwell on the past, right now." She turns to Winter. "You said Ms. Goodwitch was looking unsettled. Right? Do you have any idea at all?"

"No." Winter answered. "I barely spoken to her since I started my time here. But I've never seen her like this before."

"That's because she knows what's about to come."

Nobody from the group said that, prompting them to look around to see who said that.

"Uh...either I'm hallucinating...or are we hearing a voice in out heads?" Yang asked.

"No, I hear them too." Blake said.

"Do not be afraid or suspicious. I am merely here to warn you."

"...Warn us about what?" Weiss asked.

"...A crisis."

That's when a blinding flash of light engulfs the whole group.

HALLWAY

Team JNPR walks down the hallway, with Nora skipping and happily humming.

"So...since Combat Class isn't happening...what do you guys wanna do for the next hour?" Pyrrha asked.

"...The library?" Jaune said.

"Boring!" Nora exclaims. "I say we find CRDL and teach them some manners."

"Nora." Ren said. "I'm pretty sure they've already left to go home in shame. We're pretty much too late for that idea."

Nora groaned in annoyance. She turns her head and suddenly looks confused. "Huh? Who's that?"

The team turns their heads to see someone.

"Why does he...look familiar?" Jaune asked.

Before their answer is said, they are too engulfed in a blinding light.

TEAM CFVY DORM ROOM

Velvet is being helped by Coco to her bed, while Yatsu and Fox wait outside. Velvet grunts in pain as she lies in bed.

"Careful, Velvs." Coco said. Don't want to open up your stitches."

"I'll be fine." Velvet said as she finally lies down. "Don't worry about me."

Coco chuckles. "You always know I worry too much for you. We're like sisters, remember?"

Velvet smiles. "Yeah. Sisters."

Coco stands up from her bed. "Now. You stay here until tomorrow. And if I catch you or hear that you were out of bed-"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Velvet said. "The old sisterly punishment. No sweets for a week. You have any idea, how many times I've heard that?"

"...I wasn't going to say a week. I was going to say a month."

Velvet's eyes go wide. "No."

Coco smirks before talking. "Then you better stay on your bed. See ya, Velvs."

Velvet watches Coco leave the room and sighs and stares at the ceiling. She slowly closes her eyes and she tries to sleep.

"Velvet."

She opens her eyes and looks confused.

"I can help you."

Velvet slowly sits up and looks around her dorm room. "Hello?"

"I understand, you've been searching for something. Since your first day at Beacon."

Velvet looks confused.

"You want answers."

"What could you provide me?"

"...Where your father is."

Velvet's eyes go wide. "How do you-"

"Find me...and I'll show you."

She tries to get up, but winces in pain, grasping her wound.

"...Very well. Tomorrow...go to the CCT Tower. Enter the elevator inside and press the most bottom button. You'll get your answer there."

Velvet waits a few more seconds, but doesn't hear the voice anymore. "Hello?"

Nothing. Velvet then carefully lies back down onto her be, wondering what she just experienced.

VALE

A blinding light happens in the middle of an empty street, causing the nearby citizens to cover their eyes. After a couple seconds, the light dims out. When the people see again, they see RWBY and JNPR standing on the street, confused and shocked about what happened.

"Wha...are we in Vale?" Blake asked.

"Yeah." Ruby said. "We are." Points at a place. "I recognize that bakery anywhere."

"Simon's?" Yang asked.

"Yep."

"Oh, I love the cupcakes!" Nora exclaims.

"Focus!" Weiss yells. "Did you forget what just happened like literally 10 seconds ago?"

"Oh, we remember." Yang answered. "One minute, we were in Beacon. And after that...what is going on?"

"I do apologize about that."

Both teams look at each other. Not one of them say that.

"Over here."

They turn around and they see the man talking to them. The man, sporting platinum blonde hair, stands before them.

Both teams take out their weapons.

"Who are you?" Weiss asked. "And what do you want?"

"Were you the one, who teleported us?" Blake said.

"Is that outfit on sale anywhere?" Nora asked.

The Teams and the man look at her with confusion.

"What? I like his clothes. I want my own...but pink."

The man sighs. He then waves his hand. All of a sudden, the weapons fly off everyone's hands and land nearby, leaving the teams shocked.

"No need for hostility." The man said. "I am merely here to talk. If you will allow me, of course."

Ruby starts walking slowly towards the man. Yang tries to stop her, but Jaune lowers her arm.

"We'll let you talk." Ruby said. "Any funny business, there will be trouble."

"I understand." The man said. "My name...my name is Ozma."

"Ozma?" Jaune asked. "Kinda sounds close to Ozpin."

"I do get that. A mere coincidence, I'm afraid. But I'm not here to talk about that. I'm here to warn you."

"Warn us?" Pyrrha said. "Warn us of what?"

Ozma turns his head to her. "...a crisis."

"Oooookay." Yang said. "So this...crisis...how bad can it be?"

"How bad? Catastrophic."

"End of the world." Ren said, causing heads to turn to him. "An apocalypse."

Ozma nods.

Yang scoffs. "Anyone really believing this guy? I think he's full of it. Probably high on something."

"I'm afraid not, Miss Xiao Long."

Yang looks surprised. Her eyes turn red. "How do you know my name. You better answer."

"Yes." Ozma said. "I do know your name. I know all of your names. I know all about every single one of you. Your strengths. Your weaknesses. You Aura. Fighting styles. Hence why I have chosen and summoned you here...on an empty street."

"What do you mean, chosen?" Ruby asked.

Ozma looks at Ruby. "...I have chose you...to stop this crisis."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Pyrhha exclaims. "First, you teleport us to Vale. Second, you somehow disarmed us, without touching us. And now you say you know everything about us. And you expect us to help you? Why should we help you, in the first place?

"...Because, Miss Xiao Long. "If you do not stop of crisis...everyone you've known...your friends...your families...every one of Remnant...they will perish.

The teams start looking shocked or confused. Yang looking a little unnerved.

"And how do you know about this crisis?" Ruby asked.

Ozma stares at Ruby before answering. "...Because I've fought the one who seeks to start it. And she is almost ready."

"Okay. Let's say we believe you, then. If it is happening...how long do we got?"

"...Midnight...on a half moon." Ozma answered.

"Oh for the love of- Can you just be more specific?" Yang answered.

Weiss, looking shocked. "Yang...that's tomorrow night."

Everyone looks at Weiss with shock.

"Correct." Ozma answered. "You have before midnight tomorrow night to find the 1 thing she needs in order to start the Crisis. For if you don't...if will be more difficult after that."

"...Fine." Jaune said. "We'll choose to believe you...for now. But if we find out that you're lying-"

"I promise you, Mr. Arc. It is not. But...if you need further proof...you might want to visit Ozpin."

Before anyone else could talk, another blinding flash of light engulfs the area. And when they get their sight back...Ozma is gone. Left unnerved from what they were told, they look at each other.

"What...what do we do now?" Blake asks.

Ruby crosses her arms. "Well...we have 2 options. Option A: We choose not to believe this guy. And we move on with our lives. Option B...we talk to Ozpin. Whatever we choose, that's the option we take. No take backs."

There is silence for a minute, before Jaune speaks. "I believe what that guy said. If he was lying, he would've just attacked us. Plus, he managed to disarm us with the wave of his hand. That makes him legit."

"I agree with Jaune." Pyrrha said. "If this so called crisis is happening, we should do what that man said."

"Talking to the headmaster." Weiss said. She then realized something. "Winter told me that Professor Goodwitch looked a bit uneasy when they talked. Maybe she knows something."

"And if she knows something...then Ozpin does, too." Ruby said.

"...And maybe Qrow, Rubes." Yang said.

Ruby lowers her head. "Maybe. But if they do know somethin...and if they had to keep this a secret...maybe it was for a reason." She raises her head back. "That still doesn't change the fact that the world might actually coming to an end. And that we were chosen to help stop it. We need to speak to Ozpin. Get answers. And figure out how to prevent this crisis from happening. Are we all in agreement?" She then turns her head and notices something. "Hey. Where's Nora?"

The confused group finally notices that Nora was nowhere to be found. But the sounds of a bell ringing causes the team to turn their heads. They see Nora, who has a pink box, coming out of the bakery Ruby mentioned. Nora notices her friends looking at her.

"What?" She asked. "All that explanation got me a little hungry."

"And exactly when did you-" Ren asked.

"I snuck away while Ruby was talking."

"Seriously?" Ruby said, annoyed.

Pyrrha pinches the bridge of her nose, before Jaune sighs.

"So...what did I miss?" Nora asked before stuffing a cupcake into her mouth.

"We um...we're going to talk to Ozpin." Jaune answered. "Find out more about what that guy said. You in?"

"Mm-hmm" is all Nora said with her stuffed mouth.

Ruby sighs. "Let's just go."

OZPIN'S OFFICE

Ozpin sits in his desk, looking a little unnerved as Goodwitch is walking around, mumbling to herself.

"Glynda." Ozpin said. "You need to relax."

Goodwitch turns to Ozpin. "I don't know if I can. After what that man has told me-"

"That info was not his to tell to you. Only I would be one to know." Ozpin said.

"So you do know, huh?"

Ozpin and Goodwitch turn to see Qrow, who had arrived through an open window.

"A man came to me and told me some pretty bad stuff, Oz." He turns to Goodwitch. "I suspect he talked to you, too." Turns back to Ozpin. "What the hell's going, Oz? Who was that man? And what aren't you telling me?"

"Qrow. Please. Relax. And allow me to tell you what I know."

Qrow and Goodwitch proceed to sit down and look at Ozpin.

"What I'm about to tell you...only a few know. Not just here on Remnant...but on others as well."

Qrow looks at Ozpin with confusion.

"Have you guys ever heard of...the Multiverse?"

END OF CHAPTER 13