RWBY: The Unknown Sibling
(Harry is two years older than Ruby and three months older than Yang)
To the Anon who mentioned my timelines in ages. He is correct, Harry is the same age as Yang.
AN: I am awake and alive. Just been busy.
"Hadrian Branwen, the Council of Vale want to speak with you. Do not resist."
Harry turned around to find himself staring at "A robot? I am being given ORDERS by a god forsaken hunk of junk?" Harry began to shake with laughter, aura kept him from being killed but it didn't stop from having his injuries from aggravating him. "That's fucking rich. Who's your operator?"
"My operator is classified; my titular code is Atlesian Knight-200SA1. Atlesian Knight-200Serial Authorisation 1." Replied the drone. Harry looked at the rapidly assembling Beacon Staff.
"How much trouble would I be in hypothetically if I wrecked Atlas property?"
"Not that much kid…why?" Rasped Qrow. Harry smirked levelled his sword at the Knights and abruptly parted the first Knight's head from its body. Two more rapidly moved up rifles raised ready to shoot, only for Harry to click his fingers and the earth beneath their feet moulded around them and promptly crushed them.
Neville meanwhile caught the last two with heavy swipe with his hammer "I didn't get the memo that Vale sucked Atlas dick…If Vale Council wants to speak to me, they send a Vale representative."
"You really don't like the Vale Council." Stated Isabella. The rest of Teams NIKL and HAND had finally met up, they were joined by a group of four, one male and three women. Harry's eyes narrowed as he looked them up and down, the male didn't seem to be much older than him and carried himself in a similar manner to himself. That of a fighter and a survivor, he also had an aura about him not to dissimilar to Draco Malfoy. The green haired tanned girl was absolutely stunning, Harry would not admit but later on he would assure Velvet that she was the only one for him.
It was the other two that unsettled Harry. They reeked of power, power that he had gone against before. Just who they were made Harry feel uneasy, these four were here on a different mission.
"We're looking for the Headmaster." Said the tanned one "I'm Emerald. Emerald Sustrai, this is my partner Mercury Black and the other members of my team Neo and Ember."
"I'm here Miss Sustrai…What is it?"
"We found the remains of Roman Torchwick…He looks as if he was shredded by a Beowulf or something." This was a lie, Emerald had seen Mercury killed Torchwick and then using an abandoned weapon store had sliced the mans body up.
AND, RWBY, CFVY and NIKL turned to look at Harry "I didn't kill him. Where was he?"
"Ten Blocks from here, that way." Emerald Said pointing directly behind her.
"Harry weren't you over that way?" Oobleck asked.
"More like twelve blocks about halfway off where these four entered. I remember seeing Torchwick making a run for it but I was too busy trying to prevent some eight-year-olds becoming human a la carte…" Harry replied.
"Now better question…Headmaster, why do the Vale Council want to speak with me?"
Ozpin shrugged "Probably due to the lack of proper protocol about Grimm Invasion, Reckless endangerment of civilians, Reckless destruction of Vale City property and much, much more."
Harry sighed "Well let's be off."
"You're going!" Exclaimed Hermione "Harry you don't even have any sort of defence! What about the destruction of those Knight Robot things…What are the consequences?"
"Hermione…save it. I know that I don't have a clue about what I'm going to do. However what I do know is that they are trying to get answers to get me out of the way. So…I'm going to do exactly what they want."
Neville sighed "You're going to be an utter dick in other words." The shit-eating tired grin on Harry's face didn't ease his concerns.
"Adam, you're in charge…I know Damania. This is an on-paper thing." The lioness faunus nodded.
"Give them hell." She said. She didn't much like Vale, due to the fact that they didn't confront Atlas over the usage of Faunus labour and lack of rights. It had been explained as an 'Atlas Matter, we have no right to interfere'.
"Will Harry be okay?" This came from a particularly concerned Ruby "He didn't do anything wrong…He's a good guy like us. He helps people."
Neville sighed and sat on the ground, his armour hissing and grunting "It's less what he did and more how he went about it. Anything he did wrong the only thing that I can think of was consideration of murder and four counts of it."
Qrow's eyes widened "Who did he threaten?"
"He saved a family from a Gorilla-esque Grimm. He was blood spattered and coated in Grimm guts and basically asked them 'Who do I need to threaten to get into Air Traffic Control."
Qrow snorted "Not even a threat…He's got nothing to worry about…Really. Now we begin to clean up."
(Vale Council Room)
Harry had managed to sneak into an off-licence and acquire a few bottles of alcohol. He popped one open and offered it to the Headmaster who declined. Harry shrugged and began drinking it "You're only giving them more ammunition to use against you."
"Since they're not giving me the reasons why they want to speak with me; indicates they have nothing except misdemeanours. Last I checked being drunk and pulled in front of the Council is not a crime."
"Your father was…"
Harry looked at him; heterochromatic eyes stared into old grey eyes. Eyes that seemed older than the body Ozpin was in "I know. If anything, this'll prove I'm my father's son…I'll handle the council if you'll back…"
"Gladly. In all my lives I've never seen Vale sink this low." Ozpin said the last bit coming out in a low murmur.
"How old ARE you Ozpin? What happened to cause this? When did it happen? Why did it happen? Who did this to you?" Harry asked.
Ozpin smiled at him "I won't tell you now…But I will tell you in due time…Peace Mr. Branwen. I know you hate that phrase but please trust me. This is not just my decision but rather one that my inner-council must agree to." Harry nodded and they arrived at the Vale Council building.
The building was in a word extravagant. It was massive and imposing whereas Beacon had a similar extravagance but the school felt humbler, this was just plain arrogance plain and simple. Harry saw massive amounts of Atlas personnel and the AKs or Atlesian Knights. "Fuck…Professor, why is Atlas here?"
"Because of my supposed inability to protect the Kingdom…"
"That's balls Headmaster. You did the best you could under the circumstances. Hell, you had eight first years and one professor trying to do a job that would require Veteran Huntspersonel." Harry replied, Harry's eyes narrowed as the Atlas Soldiers moved to intercept them.
"Halt…"
"Let them through…It's about time Harry." Harry looked up and standing there in a black suit, looking slightly like a Walrus was Ox Fumes, a Walrus Faunus and the Vale Council representative for the Defence of Vale…In other words the asshole that Ozpin and Harry would have most contact with.
Next to him were four more they were: Ruby Vase, the Health Minister; Scarlett Brush, the Foreign Office Minister; Vermillion Hues, the Education Minister and finally Tuscon Brown, the Prime Minister. "Talk about the red brigade." Harry said straight away upon noticing the name badges.
"Second thing who the fuck gave you permission to address me by the name on my Birth Certificate?" Harry growled as he jammed his sword into the steps to keep his balance.
"Manners, Mr. Branwen." Ozpin said. His face was a perfect poker face but his orders underlined the humour he was concealing. Ox flushed red reminding Harry of his Uncle.
"You are in deep trouble…We want to know how you knew about this…disaster, why you did what you did." Blustered Ox.
Harry smirked "So am I being arrested? Am I being charged with anything?"
"No…"
"So my Headmaster and myself could walk right out of these doors and go back to school, so I can debrief him as per protocol?" The Council nodded and Harry sighed, pulled out a bottle of beer.
"You're not allowed to drink on…!" Began one of the councilmen. Harry tuned him out as he began to drink. After swallowing a particularly large belch, he turned to face the council.
The council watched as their intended scape-goat turned the tables on them, his eyes flashing and flickering with barely restrained rage. "Fifty-six…Fifty-six men, women and children died because of your protocols and displeasure with my Headmaster. Three times that figure will either never be able to work or walk again and I'm not including the Faunus figures." Harry growled.
"Why?" Asked Ox his temper dangerously close to boiling.
"Aside from you and maybe two or three others does the Vale Council honestly give a shit about the Faunus? Don't answer that…Considering the amount of Schnee Dust Powered Atlas Tech I've seen in the streets the answer is I doubt it." Harry hissed "So…I'll drink on Council Property…Better than my first thought of shooting the place up."
"Harry enough. You've made yours and my points clear. I will acquiesce to the Council's decision about the Vytal Festival." Ozpin replied as they turned to leave.
As they left Ozpin's scroll began to chirp. He opened it and saw he had messages from his inner circle "I must be off Harry…I will bring you up with my inner circle. Is there anyone else?"
"Neville. He's solid, dependable and pretty good with that hammer of his." Ozpin chuckled at that.
"Harry, you did well. All of you did well." With that Ozpin strode off, Harry watched Ozpin walk off and then suddenly shimmer and vanish. Harry stared dumbstruck, shrugged unsheathed his sword and with bottle of beverage in hand he began to meander his way back to Velvet. However, he bumped into Qrow. He too was carrying a crate of beer "Hey kid…I've got a meeting to go too."
"Ozpin right dad?" Harry said looking at his father. If Qrow was caught off guard he didn't reveal it.
"How did you…"
"Are you part of his Inner Circle?"
Qrow looked at Harry, his red eyes harder than rubies "You do not want to get mixed up in this. You or Ruby."
Harry snorted "I'm going to get dragged into this…It's who I am. I'm a Crow's child. Besides I've got assets to bring to the group."
Qrow raised his eyebrows "What are they?"
"Strength, determination, resilience and weird case of immortality and I know a guy who can walk softly and carries a big stick." Harry replied getting a snort from his father.
"I'll back you. Your mother will, she'll not like it. Not one bit but she'll support you. Oz will, we've been receiving reports on you. Well, aside from your outbursts and overzealousness to settle scores you're a smart student. Glynda will not want you in due to the fact that you're a kid and James…"
"Whose James?"
"General Headmaster Master of the Borders James 'Jimmy' Ironwood of Atlas…"
Harry sighed "The dick behind the word dictator of Hardass Dildo Academia Frostballs? Otherwise known to the rest of the world as Atlas Academy?"
Qrow coughed and gagged on his hipflask "Can I quote that?" Harry smirked.
"Granted. Who else need I worry about?"
"Headmasters of Shade and Haven…Headmistress Dorothy Shade and Leonard…Leo's a Lion Faunus."
Harry shook his head "We have the Wizard of Oz, Lion Faunus, a Soldier and a Little Girl…What?"
Qrow stared at his son "Pardon? Run that by me again."
"On the other side…There is a film called the Wizard of Oz. The main character is called Dorothy. Headmistress Dorothy Shade, a Cowardly Lion; Leonard Lionheart, a Tin Knight; Dictator of Atlas and Wizard of Oz, Ozpin." Harry explained. He had spent his summer using Dudley's old dvd player and tv; along with the films Dudley no longer needed or wanted as he had them all somehow stored on his computer. One of the films he watched was 'Wizard of Oz'.
Qrow shook his head "Time for us to go…Oz doesn't mind me being late but the others will."
Harry could only smirk "Then let us go and see the wizard."
"The wonderful wizard that is Oz." Qrow finished.
(Ozpin's Office)
Qrow was the last one to arrive. Qrow had firmly told Harry that he needed to go up and brief Ozpin about stuff and that Ozpin and the staff would be waiting for the debriefing to be done by the Team Leaders. This left Harry alone with a crate of beer.
Neville had joined him, handed Harry his invisibility cloak and joined the dark-haired teen in drinking, before hiding the beer and themselves underneath the Cloak. As the pair were going to try and sneak up to Ozpin's office they noticed Coco, Jaune, Ruby and a few others amongst them was Velvet and Hermione. They appeared to be heading to Ozpin's tower, Harry slowly remembered things had gone sideways in the defence and all the teams needed to debrief. What surprised the two wizards was the fact the pair were having a civil conversation, Harry almost felt bad at what he was going to do.
Neville and Harry moved slowly and carefully over to the girls. However, he forgot that Velvet's senses were far sharper than a humans and Hermione had hung around with Harry, under the invisibility cloak and was a veteran of Harry stealth which was…pretty stealthy. Velvet sniffed the air, reached out with her right arm as Hermione did the same thing with her left.
Harry found the cloak falling off his shoulders. Velvet's eyes widened "You can go invisible!"
"No…Through the use of a cloak…Beer?" Velvet looked at Harry in amazement and audacity but accepted a beer. Hermione shook her head at her friend. Thankfully the pair hadn't properly lost their tempers with one another.
"You drunk Harry?" Hermione asked as she took one as well.
"Nope. Though I am slightly. It's all part of something bigger. Anyway aren't we heading up to The Magical Wizard that is Oz's office?" As he spoke, three Atlesian Knights strode out of the tower.
"The Headmaster and staff will see you now." As the students filed in Harry got the distinct feeling that the Knights watched him. The ride up to Ozpin's office was rather quiet. Harry found himself linking hands with Velvet. There was a soft ding and the doors opened.
Ozpin wasn't alone. Harry saw Oobleck, Port, Summer, Qrow, Glynda, Dumbledore and his Greasy Lapdog and a man dressed in white. "Harry, that's General James Ironwood, Headmaster of Atlas." Hermione whispered.
The silence was tense when Harry eventually spoke "Headmaster Ozpin, Headmaster General Dictator, Professors, Peanut Gallery." The last comment caused Snape to snarl in anger.
"Headmaster Dumbledore please teach your dog some manners." Harry said not even paying attention to his former teachers.
"Harry…Severus…"
"Is an utter dick and I wish that I'd left him to the Boarbatusks." Harry replied.
He then took a drink "Anyone?" Seeing everyone stare at him with jaws dropped he shrugged. After taking a deep swig "I thought we had a debriefing? Not staring at my drinking habits."
Ozpin chuckled "That is true Mr. Branwen…" With that the debriefing began. The debriefing was a relatively painless affair, Teams were asked to recount where they were, when they got to the problem and protocols enacted and more often than not the teachers remained silent. However when Harry began his debriefing everything he was trying to explain kept being interrupted mainly by Dumbledore but after a firework by surprisingly Hermione, who saw it as a ploy to for Dumbledore to manipulate Harry into going with him got him to back off.
Harry was seething but eventually finished his debriefing. He explained where his team had been at the start of the invasion…interrupted by Dumbledore. Fight on the train…Dumbledore and Ironwood. Then the fighting in the street…interrupted again. Although he did get raked out for threatening the family. "I believe that is everything…Mr. Potter, Mr. Longbottom if you could wait a moment I have something to discuss with you."
Ozpin fixed Dumbledore with a look and the older man nodded "I shall take my leave Headmaster." With that Dumbledore and Snape left the office.
"Are you two familiar with fairy tales?"