Chapter 16

The Vale police had finally arrived to check on the situation. The White Fang members had gotten away, as well as Roman Torchwick, but none of the dust was stolen. Theodore, Ruby, Sun, Blake (who had put the bow back on), and Penny were sitting on boxes, passing the time. Blake had finally to him and Ruby what most of her life was like and the story was accepted with smiles. She expected this from Theodore but not from Ruby. Either way, she was happy to not be pushed away. Now, she just had to wait for the remaining two members, so she could explain things to them. Hearing footsteps come their way, they turned to see Yang and Weiss walking towards them.

"Look, Weiss, it's not what you think." Ruby said walking up to Weiss who just past her to confront Blake, "She explained the whole thing. You see, she doesn't actually wear a bow. She has cat ears, and they're actually kind of cute."

"Weiss, I want you to know that I'm no longer associated with the White Fang." Blake said, "Back when I was with them- "

"Stop." Weiss interrupted, "Do you have any idea how long we've been searching for you? Twelve hours. That means I've had twelve hours to think about this, and in that twelve hours, I've decided…"

Everyone waited worriedly for what Weiss was going to say.

"I don't care."

"You don't care?" Blake asked.

"You said you're not one of them anymore, right?"

"No. I-I haven't been since I was younger- "

"Hup-up-up-up-up! I don't want to hear it. All I want to know is that the next time something this big comes up…you'll come to your teammates, and not some…someone else."

Blake wiped away a tear that tried to fall before answering.

"Of course." That answer put a smile on everyone's faces.

"Yes!" Ruby shouted jumping up and down, "Team RWBY is back together!"

Everyone got together in a circle to talk.

"I'm still not quite sure how I feel about you!" Weiss said pointing at Sun. She got a nervous laugh as an answer from him. That's when Ruby noticed someone missing.

"Hey, wait a minute." Ruby said looking around, "Where's Penny?"

Everyone looked around to see that Penny was indeed gone.

"She probably went home while we weren't looking, Ruby." Theodore answered, "I'm sure she's fine."

"Mr. Constantine!" Sun exclaimed getting Theodore's attention, "I am so, so sorry for punching you! If I had known- "

"It's OK pal. You had every right to punch me. I mean, come on, a guy dressed mostly in black, cornering you in an ally, that's pretty suspicious."

"I'm surprised how well your taking this."

"What I probably should've said to you was 'Hi, what is your name?'" Theodore finished holding out his hand to him. Sun gladly shook it while giving him his name.

"Sun Wu Kong. It is an honor to shake your hand."

"Why, thank you Sun. Speaking of apologies," Theodore said letting go of Sun's hand and turning to Weiss, "I owe you one."

"Why do you owe Weiss an apology?" Blake asked.

"Well, I slapped some sense into her about how she was treating the situation, and when I say slap…I mean I actually slapped her."

"Wait, you did what?!" Ruby asked with a shocked expression. Blake's face had the same expression.

"Well, to be honest, I kind of deserved it." Weiss said, "Besides, the pain didn't last long. My aura healed it up."

"Well then, would you girls please follow me?" Theodore asked, "There's something I want to talk to you and the professors about."

All three professors, Port, Oobleck and Goodwitch waited in Professor Ozpin's office. They were wondering why Theodore had asked them to meet here without giving the full reason. He said they would meet in an hour and it has been 59 minutes.

"He's going to be late." Glynda stated.

"I'm sure he has his reasons, Glynda." Ozpin said, "We'll just have to wait a little longer."

They didn't have to wait long, though. Ozpin was expecting a beeping noise from the elevator, knowing that someone was wanting to come in. Instead, he and the other professors, saw a bright yellow flash of light in front of their eyes. A second later, it transformed into what looked like a ovalis swirl of energy. Team RWBY walked through with surprised looks on their faces with Theodore trailing behind with a smile on his. Once all five students had stepped through, the portal closed and vanished into thin air. All for professors had surprised looks on their faces. Even the ever so calm Ozpin was amazed at what he saw.

"OK." Theodore said, "I'm sure you all have some questions."

"My boy, how did you do that?!" Port asked.

"I guess that's the only question that matters."

Team RWBY turned to him, all wanting answers. Theodore brought his hands up, as if he were asking them for a hand shake. A second later, two balls of fire appeared in his hands. Three of the professors gasped at what they saw, and Blake, Yang, and Weiss stepped back in surprise.

"Woah!" Yang exclaimed, "Is that your semblance?!"

"Well, no Yang." Theodore replied, "What I am doing isn't through aura manipulation or semblance. What I am using to do this…is magic. Real magic."

Everyone in the room was speechless from what they heard. After fifteen seconds of silence, Oobleck started dashing around him, speaking in a very fast manner.

"How is this possible?!" Oobleck said, "Magic isn't real! I-I-I mean, it simply can't be done! There must be a reasonable explanation!"

"Sit." Theodore commanded. A chair appeared out of thin air and Oobleck floated to it. You couldn't see his eyes, but surprise wasn't written all over his face. Theodore then took a deep breath and turned back to the people in front of him, dispelling his flames. The chair Oobleck was sitting in floated next to Ozpin's desk.

"The truth is, I'm not from around here." Theodore said, while waving his hands in a strange manner. A blue glow emitted from his hands and a sphere came into view. The sphere then started to have what looked like land drawn onto it. Everyone guessed that he was making the hologram of a planet with his 'magic.' "When I say that, I mean…I'm not from Remnant. I'm from an entirely different dimension."

At this statement, Ozpin dropped his mug letting it fall to the ground out of surprise.

"This is my home." Theodore continued pointing to the planet, "It's like Remnant, but different in a lot of ways. It also has a different name. It's called Earth. Ruby, when I told you about people who were gifted, I wasn't exaggerating."

Theodore flicked his left hand and multiple lights flew out of his hand. They took the forms of mysterious figures. One looked scary and was standing still. The second was running so fast they couldn't keep track. The third walked up to a ten-story building and lifted it with one hand. Everyone in the room was astounded by what they were seeing. They didn't speak for seven seconds until Ruby finally spoke.

"You said they were heroes." She said, "Is that true?"

"It is Ruby." Theodore answered, "The truth is though, their actual names are superheroes."

"Are you one of them?"

"Yes Ruby, I am. I'm linked to a specific part of humanity called Homo magi, a sub-species of humans with a gift for real magic. Most of them don't have the same gifts as me, but their powerful in their own way. Some use fear as weapon to stop the bad guys. Some can run faster than the speed of sound. Others can lift objects 100,000 times their weight. If you saw these guys in person you would be impressed."

"Why are you finally telling us this instead of before?" Weiss asked.

"Because, before and while here on Remnant, I've made a lot of enemies." Theodore answered, "If anyone knew where I came from, what I could do, a lot of people would've been put in danger. I practiced to not use my magic in public, but after being accepted into Beacon it was getting harder every day. I was afraid of what would happen to the friends I made if my enemies found out about what I could do."

"We appreciate you thinking about the safety of the students," Glynda said, "but can't you just make them vanish or transport them to jail with your 'magic?'"

"I haven't learned those spells yet. If I had, they would be in a prison cell right now. You don't believe me, do you?" Theodore asked. Professor Goodwitch had a surprised look on her face after hearing that question. She did believe him but had to make sure. Before she could say anything else, Ozpin stood up from his chair.

"We do believe you Mr. Constantine," Ozpin said, "It's just a lot to take in. We thank you for trusting us with such a big secret. Rest assured, that this conversation will not leave the school."

"Thank you, Ozpin." Theodore said then looked to Team RWBY, "Can I trust you guys with this secret?"

The four huntresses in training looked at each other for ten seconds before looking back to Theodore with smiles on their faces.

"Of course, you can!" Yang exclaimed.

"It would be our pleasure." Weiss stated.

"We'd be happy to." Blake said.

"We promise no one outside of Beacon will find out, unless you say so!" Ruby added.

"Thank you." He said looking around the room, "Thank you, all. As payment for your help, before the start of the next semester, I would like to perform a magic show for everyone, student and teacher."

Ruby perked up at the mention of a magic show. Even Weiss as excited to hear about him doing one.

"If that is all Mr. Constantine," Ozpin said, "you and Team RWBY may leave now."

All five students started walking to the elevator. Once they had reached the door, Theodore pushed the button and five seconds later the door opened. Team RWBY stepped inside, Theodore was about to as well when Ozpin called him.

"Mr. Constantine!" he said, "Thank you again, for trusting us with such a big secret."

Theodore nodded his head with a smile. He then entered the elevator and the doors closed. Ozpin then looked at his scroll to see a message come in from one of his informers.

Queen has pawns. It read, which made Ozpin very disturbed.

It seems we will need our hometown hero sooner than we thought. Ozpin thought to himself.

Torchwick walked into a warehouse and closed the door behind him. He then walked to a table and place a suitcase on top of it. He let out an aggravated sigh of the events earlier. The robbery was going perfectly until some kids decided to mess it up. On top of the Vale's Hometown Hero displayed some powers he had never seen before and burnt his suit.

Things just got a lot more complicated. He thought to himself. Torchwick was so wrapped in his thoughts, that he didn't hear the door open. He didn't notice until a voice spoke up.

"How very disappointing Roman." The voice said, belonging to that of a woman. Roman turned quickly around being surprised at what he heard. The owner was hiding in the shadows, so he couldn't see her.

"Woah! Ha, ha!" Torchwick exclaimed, "Wasn't expecting to see you guys so soon."

"We were expecting more…from you." She replied.

"H-H-Hey, you were the ones who suggested working with those stupid mutts from the White Fang."

The women let out a sinister chuckle, while creating a pillar of fire in her left hand. This allowed Roman to see her golden right eye, shining as bright as the fire in her hand.

"And you will continue to do so." She stated, "We have big plans for you, Roman. All we ask is a little cooperation."