(Junior POV)
"Can you not read the sign says closed for a private party an old friends coming to visit and he say he bringing me a surprise," I say to the five teens who just entered my bar. I'm not sure what it is but that faunus they have with them looks really familiar.
"Actually I can't maybe you should make sure your signs are in braille," the dark-skinned teen in orange said to me. He then waves his hand in front of his face and says, "blind guy."
"Smartass," I whisper under my breath. "You may have an excuse but your friends sure don't now get out an old friend of mine is supposed to stop by here which is why the sign outside says closed, so get out."
"Is that really how you treat guest,"a voice from behind the teens says. The voice I hear sounds monotone yet sweet. It filled me with a sense of nostalgia, but I couldn't figure out why. There was another feeling there too but I couldn't figure out what was. Fear, no, terror but what possible reason would I have to be scared. After all I was a member of the 203rd mage battalion. We had no fear. Well maybe one fear and that's when it dawns on me and a smirk appears on my face.
"If this is the type of company General Ironwood keeps around with him with were going to have to have a talk the next time I see him," the voice says while moving past the teens to reveal her small frame, pale skin and blond hair. Now realizing it was the Major I give a textbook salute or at least try to. It's been so many years since I've had to salute anyone. I try to keep a stern face, but fail. I'm overjoyed to see the major again.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry for my rudeness. Weiss failed to mention that you were the special guest."
"I'm guessing he wanted it to be a surprise. You're Neumann, right? "
"Yes, but here I'm known as Junior," That's when I remember the rabbit faunus. Of Course, that's why she looks so familiar. I walk up to her and hug her. Of course, if the commander is here her adjutant wouldn't be to far away. I guess she reincarnated as faunus but she still similar facial features. As I hug her she lets out a small yelp; even her voice sounded the same. Then there was the mana signature it was faint but definitely her. After all there so few people in remnant that had. For those that did it was so small they wouldn't be able to do anything with it. While this Fanus probably didn't have enough for flight it was definitely a significant amount. It had to be her.
"Visha it's so good…"
"Stop that," the Major says. "It's not her. She dead and unlike us she's not coming back."
I let go of the of the rabbit girl, there's an awkward silence and I try to come up with subject to talk about. "So what's with the kid," I ask.
"These are potential new recruits. If they pass the mission I have for them they'll have the option of joining the new team I'm forming. It'll also be a good way to gauge there skill and see how much I'll have to train them. Because there students it won't be as bad as the training I put you through. Also, speaking of the missions Weiss said you have information for me and my fight suit."
"Right," I reply. I hand her the mission dossier and a bag with her new flight suit. I took a look at it earlier. It was black and well insulated. The jacket was designed to look like feathers and it came with a white and red mask that look like a Grimms. I'd imagine she'd probably look like a tiny Nevermore waring that. " I have to ask what's with flight suit."
(No POV)
Tanya begins to answer Junior's question. "You know General Ironwood adopted me right, Well how would it look if he gave his daughter a high ranking position in the military. That's why any mission I go on is Black-Ops. Plus, with the suit people will just think I'm an abnormally small Nevermore." After answer my question she turns to her team CFVY and Penny to brief them on the mission. "Alright here's the mission. There are some Faunus traffickers about to receive a shipment of people. Meanwhile, the White fang found out about this and is going to strike. The mission will go as follows. We know the base of operations for the members of the White Fang that are going after the traffickers. Team CFVY will go to base and capture and/or eliminate any members of the White Fang that you can. I'll be observing to watch how you do and step in if I think your in any danger." She was also thinking by observing in the distance she'll stay safe of any real harm.
"What about the Faunus Traffickers," Yatsuhashi asked. "Are we just going to standby and do nothing about that"
"Of course, but thats a stealth mission and I know too little about your team to trust you with stealth plus there's the matter of how your last rescue mission went." Ozpin had told Tanya how teams CFVY last rescue mission went. How they went days trying to find survivors of a recent Grimm attack and when they did find some, a family call the Gray. They all died and they failed to save anyone but Ozpin told her that this team had potential. Looking at there track record she to agree. That failure was a fluke but that didn't change the fact that she didn't know enough about there skills to trust them with a stealth operation. " I have team students who I've already started training and know they can handle a stealth mission. They seem to be running late because the plane was delayed. Penny and the other team will deal with the Traffickers.
After Tanya finishes her explanation Team CFVY and Tanya make their way to exit the bar Penny says, "Good luck, and Fox F.I.L.S.S says Coco won't be as mad if you open up more and tell her about your Family.
As door shuts behind team CFVY you can here Coco yell "Who the fuck is Phyllis."
It wasn't until about 20 minutes later when Tanya's other team arrived.
"Salutations Zedong, Katt, Coal," the android says.
"Penny, how many times do I need to tell you this were friends you can address us by our first name. Where's the commander," Flynt asked.
"She's leading a team of potential new teammates, I'll brief you on the mission and because Mom isn't here that would make May Zedong because she's her adjutant."
"What are these recruits like?" Neon asked.
"Well one of them is a Fanaus like you her name is Velvet. There's a tall one with a sword name Yatsuhashi. There leader named Coco who seems to like Coffee almost as much as the commander. There's also one named Fox. He's the most interesting. He has an AI with him as advanced if not more advance than me," Penny said with a tone full of excitement. Not only happy because there team may soon be larger but because she has never met anyone like herself.
"Wait really," Flynt says surprised "How's that even possible?"
"I don't know and Fox seems to be keeping it a secret but she made contact with me via radio waves so no one else would notice. Her name is F.I.L.S.S but she also tells me some people call her Shelia, but enough about that we have a mission to get.
Both teams successfully completed there mission. Neumann even had meal ready for when they returned.
"Well team CFVY passed," the commander said with a smile "this means you've entered the right to join my squadron."
Team CFVY talked among themselves. Unsure if they should accept. While the mission went well Coco was still felt unsure about having someone younger than her calling the shots even if she was competent. Fox was unsure because he knew joining meant he'd probably have to end up revealing more about his family. Yatsuhashi saw Tanya kill several members of the White Fang with no remorse. Even if she did give them the option to surrender, he wasn't sure he could trust someone who seemed to be able to kill as easily as she breathed. Only Velvet was without doubt. This girl had saved her and protected her against Cardin. She owed her and intended to repay that debt. Yatsuhashi convinces himself to join because the the girl is the same age as his sister. No matter how strong she is she's still a child someone should look after her. Coco tells herself her team did good work on this mission. That is after all why she wanted to make a difference thats why she became a Huntsman. Fox was the only that didn't want to but joined anyway do to peer pressure. If everyone else was joining he would to, to look after them. After all they weren't just his team they were his family. So they all told her yes.
"Great now lets deal with the elephant in the room than."
"Are you referring to telling us how you and Penny are related or how your soul got damaged," Fox said with a smug look. Using his ability to sense aura he noticed it wasn't that the commander didn't have a small aura it was non existent. Upon closer inspection he was able to see her soul which was fractured. "Is that why you don't have an aura. It also makes me curious how your able the to fight the way you do without an aura or semblance."
"No," she replied with an equally smug look. "Although if you must know it was damaged in a fight. That's why my soul appears that way. I was referring to the data you retrieved on the White Fangs computer system. I'm real interested to know how a blind man hacked a security system."
"That was F.I.L.S.S," Penny said "She's the AI inside Fox's scroll an ear piece"
"So Fox how did you acquire this AI?"
"It was a gift from my Father he had 2 AI one he gave to me the other he gave to older brother. I don't know where he got it from and I don't know where my brother is. He sometimes goes off the grid."
"I guess it's my turn to share now. Penny is the simplest interms is my daughter."
Team CFVY looked at with shock and horror. Not sure of what to say. Meanwhile, the members of Tanya's team giggled at there reaction. They already knew this information so it came as no surprise to them. They found humor in the fact the look on teams CFVY's faces was probable the look they all made when they first found out. Coco was the first to recover and said "Your only 14"
"And shes only two, but you know what they say about kids. They grow up so fast." She then pauses for laughter but it never came. That was a joke in an attempt to lighten the mood but either they found it unfunny or they simply weren't in a joking mood. So Tanya continues " Penny is an artificial life form I gave a soul to using magic. Since I made her soul she thinks of me as her Mother. By the way magic is real." After that Tanya went into a long exposition dumb about Salem and stopping her from becoming a God. While Fox agreed to reveal more bout his family and his past when they got back to Beacon.
(Mary Sues POV, the next day)
"Two, four, one, ten. Two four, one, ten. Am I transmitting? Is anyone listening? Contact. I repeat I've made contact with the enemy." I see her the devil that killed my Father. Our, no my enemy at this point. We made our way to the Empires Capital the war will be over soon, but none of that will matter as long as she still draws breath. Even though our victory is assured the Empires' aerial mages are still fighting. My whole team is dead and I can't contact command. That doesn't matter though this is my last chance to avenge my father. "I declare that for the sake of the peace I must protect and for the sake of the family I love, I will give my whole power! To make a world that no one else has to experience the sadness of losing their family to the Empire. And to enact God's justice! I swear by my good heart which believes in the Lord! May the Lord's grace be with me!" After making my declaration I feel a surge of power. Today rusted silver dies.
"Pyrrha, wake up," a blond boy says to me. "Are you okay? you were crying and I think praying in your sleep"
"I'm fine Jaune just a bad dream."
"Well it's time for breakfast," has says with an adorable smile. "We should head down to the mess hall I'll catch you up on what you missed while you visited your mother the past couple days."
"That sounds wonderful," I say but I can't focus on breakfast. I keep thinking back to the war but I try reminding myself that was a past life. I need to focus on my current life. Right now I'm eating breakfast with a cute boy. I never had any experience with men in my previous life but that didn't mean my current life had to be the same. I've made up my mind today's the day I ask Jaune out on a date. After breakfast, Jaune and I walk through the courtyard. He's talking but I'm not really paying attention I'm trying to psych myself up so I can ask him out.
"Pyrrha, were you even listening."
"Sorry, I'm a bit distracted" I reply
"I was saying there was a child from Atlus tryi…" I start only half listening. Only hearing bits and pieces of what he says. "… Sun won't leave his room… took team…" it's now or never.
"Umm, Jaune," but before I can ask
"Speak of the devil she's right there," Jaune says while pointing.
I look to where he's pointing and oh God know why is she here. That blond hair those blue eyes. Why God? I killed her we both bleed out why did she end up here. She shouldn't have reincarnated she should be burning in hell. She's surrounded by team CFVY and some other students I don't recognize. Before I even realize it my feet are carrying me towards her. I stand in front of her. My sword clenched in hand.
"Can I help you," she ask. I say nothing and just stare.
That's when Velvet speaks "Commander this Pyrrha Nikos."
"Oh I was actually planning on recruiting you but the headmaster informed me you were away for personal reasons and," she pauses for a moment. "I'm sorry have we met before I'm getting the weirdest sense of deja vu."
I point my sword to her neck and say "You killed my father, prepare to die"
She just stares at me with blank expression and says, "I've killed a lot of peoples Father."
"It was the battle of Ofjord, December 1924"
"Once again kind of killed many people in that battle I doubt I remember him.
"You stole his gun used it on me when we fought."
Her expression finally changes, "Now I remember I gave that to myself as an early Christmas gift. Kinda sucks they don't have Christmas in Remnant but at least now I remember your father. So much of his blood-soaked into my uniform I couldn't clean it and had to throw it out"
"You think this is a joke?"
"No, dear a Joke is what you're doing pointing that sword in my face. Not like I wanted to kill your father I gave him a chance to walk away but for whatever reason, he was determined to get himself killed. Now put the sword away. We're not at war anymore no one is paying us to kill each other anymore. I'll buy you a cup of coffee and we can talk about this over brunch."
This filled me with rage. She wasn't even taking me seriously. She thought just because we're no longer at war we had no reason to fight. She killed my Father and as long as she true breath in any world I knew destruction would follow. I don't just feel the anger I feel a slight joy, after all, how often do you get to kill the person you despise more than anything twice. There's a crowd slowly forming around us "You die today."
"You really want to do this, but how are you gonna beat me without one of these." She then shows me the computation jewel she has in her pocket. "And even if you had one I can tell your not capable using one of these anymore that you lost your "special aura." She says those last words in air quotes. She's right I can't use magic anymore. God told me my soul was damaged in my fight with her and could no longer use produce magical energy. Although he did say there was a small chance I'd meet someone who could fix that but that's yet to happen.
She's right without a Jewel my chances are almost nonexistent, but I have a feeling she'll try to use magic as little as possible in this fight. She refereed it as special aura which means she's trying to keep it a secret. That means she definitely won't fly. After all one of the few abilities, you can't get from a semblance is flight. She won't use explosion formulas either because of the crowd forming. That means all she'll be able to use is body strengthening magic and maybe and illusion spells. I might be able to win. "Ready when you…" that was my first mistake. I should have just attacked instead of talking. She sucker-punched me right in the face.
"Yatsuhashi grabs a stretcher grab stretcher this won't take long. None of you are to interfere"
I go to swing my sword but she blocks it with her knife. She punches me in the jugular and shatters my aura. While I'm gasping for air she takes at my feet and starts choking me. Before I lose conscious I see Yang and Ruby grab her off of me. While they restrain I grab my sword to stab her in the chest but before I can; I hear two gunshots. The first shot knocks the sword from my hand the second one hits me. First I feel cold than I lose conscious. As I do I wonder if I'm going to die again.
A/N : been a while since I wrote anything. I've been busy. I moved got a new job. I'll try to continue writing this but I'm not sure I'll able to. One things I plan to bring up next chapter if I continue is Magic can shatter aura's also Pyrrha's not dead at least not yet in this story