Back at it again with another chapter, this time introducing two more characters.
Also, keep an eye on the end of the chapter to see some voice actors for the characters that aren't apart of the canon.
You know, usual stuff.
Qrow was sitting in the hospital room with Scarlet, as it turns out, he was malnourished for a very long time. He only had a steady diet (from what Scarlet explained to them) was of bread, water, and the occasional cookie from Ruby.
It was clearly unknown how he survived, but he managed to, Claire had been actually talking to him about what he's going to do next now that he's free.
And this was the answer she was given.
"I honestly don't know, there is so much I don't know and so much to learn. There's no home I can go back to, I guess... I'll have to find a purpose in life."
This... made the two feel a bit inspired to help him, he's clearly willing to find a purpose in life despite everything that happened. He's willing to learn what he needs to learn, he may not have a home to go back to but he's optimistic about the future still. He still remained hopeful.
Qrow sighed and got up after what Scarlet said, he looked at him with a smile.
"Kid, a bright future is ahead of you but with that bright future, you're going to need an outfit for it. We'll go shopping after you've recovered." He explained
As it turns out, Scarlet's Aura was unlocked during the fight, as long as he got a steady diet along with some exercise. He'd be back on his feet quickly, they were recommended to start out with soft or liquid foods before going into the harder stuff.
Luckily the hospital can provide that, their food actually doesn't suck here, quality over quantity is what their reasoning was... which made a lot of sense considering the usual trope of Hospital Food.
Their estimate was a week or two, Modern Medicine combined with Aura is amazing. Seriously... sometimes it even amazed Qrow how fast it works.
Qrow had decided to take a quick call outside while going shopping (much to his wallet's budget), he needed to call someone that he KNEW would protect him, no matter what.
"Yes Qrow?" A calm voice said
"Ozpin, I'm going to need some help with something, it's nothing dangerous just... something concerning." Qrow said
"...What's concerning you Qrow?" Ozpin asked
"Do you want the long or short version?" Qrow replied
"Qrow, I'm going to need to know everything that's going on. Any secrets hidden will not be tolerated." Ozpin said
"Of course you'd say that, alright. You know Scarlet right?" Qrow said
"Yes, you found him about four years ago in a forest in a basket alone. Why do you mention it?" Ozpin asked
"I wanted to know if you still remember him, now... this relates to him." Qrow said
"...Go on." Ozpin said
One horrifying explanation later
Ozpin was... eerily silent, Qrow can sense the deathly aura going off him.
"...Alright... I will provide funds for everything, we'll take him in at Beacon Academy so he can be safe when he is back onto his feet. We'll cut down on giving you missions in the meantime." Ozpin said
"Oz, that's a little... strange for you to do." Qrow said
"Qrow, I'm not a monster, this kid clearly needs a role model and I'd say you would be perfect... now this Claire... I think I know who she really is, I'll explain it after more people arrive in your little group." Ozpin said
"Two more people arriving? Wait, why would you say that? Did you send back-up?" Qrow asked
"...Not exactly, I didn't send back-up but the one who sent Claire... will send more people, I'll explain later." Ozpin said
Qrow sighed as his boss hung up, he put the phone away as he looked at another part of his scroll, seeing a large amount of money connected from Beacon Academy. It seems Ozpin really kept his word, he is truly a kind man.
The Huntsman put away the scroll and was about to walk away before hearing a distinctly Atlasian Accent (British equivalent here).
"Do you know where one Mr. Scarlet Rose is?"
He looked over to see two twins boys standing with each other, they both had light brown hair with slightly tan skin, they both wore similar outfits with different symbols. A black shirt with black shorts with black boots.
The one on the right had the alchemical symbol for Silver, and the one on the left had the alchemical symbol for Iron Ore (Yes that is an actual symbol). They were on the fronts of their respective shirts.
"...May I ask why you're looking for him?" Qrow asked
"I get the feeling... that he needed us, I remember someone calling out for a teacher." The one with the Silver symbol said
"And I remember that he asked for a protector, a knight of some kind." The one with the Iron Ore symbol said
Qrow recognized that was similar to what Claire said, he then nodded.
"Well I'll show you to him, but first... we need to go get some food for the kid. Hospital Bills are already expensive." He said
"Ah I see... well my name is Tealle Silverous Metallum." The boy with the Silver said
"And my name is Perry Ironus Metallum, we're the twin Metals." The boy with the Iron Ore symbol said
Qrow... silently sighed to himself, he had to deal with twins now.
"Name's Qrow, now let's go and get some food." He simply said
The two twins followed them, knowing that this man was the key to finding who they were looking for.
Later
Qrow was back at the hospital, food in bags with the two twins following him. After arriving in the room, Claire looked at the two with a grin.
"Took you two long enough to get here." She said in a teasing tone
"Well excuse me if Interdimensional Travel is rough Claire, besides Pearl, Cerise, and Jay haven't arrived yet." Perry explained annoyed
"Brother, you know she's just teasing you right? Besides, we have our jobs." Tealle said
"...What are you two talking about?" Scarlet asked
Qrow was going to ask but this is... better? He can't really tell if it's a good idea to let Scarlet ask the questions or not.
I mean, the kid doesn't know what Thank You was until a few moments ago.
"My mistake, we're your... Guardians so to speak me old chum." Perry said
"Brother, keep your British tendencies down, he may not understand it completly." Tealle said
"Oi, you know that I'm still a Brit, I've always spoken in my usual language. It goes along well, like bangers and mash." Perry said
"What's bangers and mash?" Scarlet asked
Perry then put an arm around him which elicited a smile from the boy.
"A dish I'd think you love old chap." He said
"...You speak in a... strange way... I like it." Scarlet said
"Perry, don't bother him too much about food. He's malnourished." Claire said in the background
Perry gasped slightly, meaning he knew what that meant.
"Poor boy, well when you're able to eat more, I'll make sure that you'll try some. I'll still 'ave me mum's old recipe, God bless her old soul." He said
"Perry, don't overwhelm him too much now." Tealle said
"Tealle, you know that I'm careful. I don't want you boring him too much with lessons, now do we?" Perry said
Qrow was... very confused about the interactions between the four, Scarlet was so nervous a few moments ago but around them... it was as if they were all friends and family.
"Wait, so how do you all know each other?" He asked
"Scarlet doesn't know us that well and we don't know him that well, but among us. We know us quite well, Claire, Perry, and I along with our other friends are people that were... given a mission if you will. What that mission is, we cannot tell you until we get to one Mr. Ozma Ozpin or just Ozpin as he prefers." Tealle said
"But Claire told me a few moments ago she didn't have any memory of where she came from." Qrow said
Claire sighed and looked at him.
"I told a white lie to get us here, I knew you wouldn't trust me if I said things outright. I had to keep it a secret till we were safe." She explained
The Huntsman looked at her in silence before nodding slightly
"...Okay, I understand. We're going to have to give him in a week or two. That's the estimate that Scarlet will be right back on his feet from what the doctor's said." Qrow explained
"I see... we'll have plenty of time to wait, we're not in a rush." Tealle said
"That is indeed correct brother." Perry said
Claire sighed while Scarlet meanwhile smiled at the two brothers actions.
"I like them." He said
"I know you do Little Dove." Claire said
"Ah, you've already given him a nickname. Then I shall call him Thorn, for his last name is Rose." Perry said
"Hmmm, then I will call him Scar which is short for Scarlet." Tealle said
"That... is very well done, you've outclassed me again brother but I'll get you next time." Perry said slightly disappointed
Tealle stood tall while Perry was hunched over slightly before going back to their normal stances.
"Umm, what are your names anyways?" Scarlet asked
The twins then introduced each to the young boy which made his eyes glimmer at their names.
"Awesome." He said in quiet awe
The two saw him glimmer at their names and put arms around each other with anime tears streaming down their eyes.
"What a nice young man brother, truly we shouldn't deserve him." Tealle said
"I agree brother, we're two stars while he's six stars and a half." Perry said
Claire looked at them annoyed while Scarlet was merely confused.
"What's going on?" He asked
"Don't worry Little Dove." Claire began walking over
She then bonked the two over the heads, causing them to rub their heads.
"They're just being idiots." Claire then finished looking at the boy
"Oi, don't do that kind of thing woman." Perry said
"I agree with Perry, not in a similar way but still, I do agree with him." Tealle said
"Boy's you don't need to confuse Little Dove, you know he doesn't know certain things after being locked up there for a long time." Claire said
"We've just heard of this codswallop." Perry said
"Use the proper term brother, nonsense." Tealle said
"God you two are a load of nonsense sometimes with your slang." Claire said
Perry and Tealle both sighed annoyed while Scarlet nodded.
"So codswallop is slang for nonsense in... Atlasian. Got it." He said
"Already this kid is trying to speak me language, I like this fellow." Perry said
"Your influence is already rubbing off on him. Great." Tealle said sarcastically
"Thanks Tealle." Perry said happily
"I was being sarcastic you ninny." Tealle said annoyed
The two glared at each other for a moment before they saw the fierce glare of Claire to which tensions calmed down, Scarlet... had no idea how to feel about any of this.
"Kid, we're going to Beacon when you recover." Qrow said
"...Beacon... I've heard of that place before but... what is it?" Scarlet said
"Your new home... and an academy for training Huntsmen and Huntswomen." Qrow explained
Now Huntsmen and Huntswomen... those were terms that he recognized, he remembered back to before all of this happened. A year ago.
Flashback
Their parents were going to be away for a bit, so Ruby had decided to talk to Scarlet about things.
"One day, I want to be a Huntswoman, maybe you could become a Hunstman
He looked at her confused, having not recognized that term.
"A Hunstman is... a protector of justice, a hero, a person who saves others from danger. The male version of a Huntswoman, which is what I want to be." Ruby said
Scarlet looked at her with a smile, nodding slightly.
"Wait... do you want to become one?" She asked
He nodded again, she squealed slightly and hugged him.
"You'd make a great Hunstman Scarlet, when I become one. I'll save you, okay?" She said
Scarlet then raised his pinky, she knew what that meant and wrapper hers around it.
"I pinky promise to do that." She said
That promise... would forever be a part of their lives.
Flashback end
He was smiling slightly, Qrow looked at him concerned as did the others.
"Why are you crying?" Claire asked
He put two fingers two his face and indeed... he was crying.
"Oh... sorry, just remembered something... don't even know why I was crying... though I stopped doing that a long time ago." He said
That made the room intensely silent, Scarlet didn't notice it, however.
Qrow, Claire, Tealle, and Perry all had the same thought.
'We're going to beat the shit out of whoever cause this.'
That day they were all in agreement on beating up Tai.
Anyone would feel sorry for him but after what he's done... yeah, he deserves it.
Guy's an ass after all.
Scarlet smiled soon after, calming the tension.
"Well, I guess I can do that again. I'm free after all." He said
This moment... would forever be in the minds of many, this was the day... Scarlet knew how to cry again and was allowed to do it.
More name's have been revealed and what's going on has some details that will be furthered explained, things will be more understood.
Now for what the names mean.
Metallum is Latin for Metal, Tealle is... Teal of course, and Perry is Pear (not Periwinkle, so hah!), Pearl is... the same thing like Tealle, Cerise is a deep shade of pink (if you didn't know that), and Jay is Jade.
So yeah, that's pretty much all the meanings of the names.
Also, they DID indeed mention Interdimensional travel, that'll be explained next chapter so patience, PATIENCE!
Now for the English and Japanese Voice actors for pretty much all ages.
Scarlet: As an adult is Josh Grelle, as a teenager is to just think of a Male version of Ruby, as a preteen is Yuri Lowenthal, as a child is Luke Manriquez
Claire: As an adult is Jen Brown, as a teenager is Willa Holland, as a preteen is Mae Whitman, as a child is an average female child (I'm unoriginal, I know)
Tealle: As an adult is Matt Smith, as a teenager is a British teen (Unoriginal), as a preteen is a British Preteen (Yep... unoriginal), as a child is Thomas Brodie Sangster
Perry: As an adult is David Tennant, as a teenager is Darren Foremen, as a preteen is Rasmus Hardiker, as a child is pretty much a British Street kid (again, unoriginal)
I do understand that not all the voice actors are actual people but I've been having a hard time looking for actual characters that would work here, so this is what I'm going with. Sorry about that but I'm not good at this kind of thing yet.
And that's pretty much it.
I'll see you guys in the Fandom.
(One last thing, I did have to pull up a list of British slang and terms for Perry, meaning you'll have to look up quite a lot of terms for this story. Like an actual book.)