Chapter 15

Letting out a sigh as Loki stood before him with a look of determination, Ozpin inhaled calmly as he looked to two unknowns who stood to the left, staring at Alex Mercer with a look of knowing and suspicion he looked to John next who at the moment was cleaning a Winchester rifle with care, even though it had a charred and burnt look to it.

Turning back to his adopted son, Ozpin spoke.

"You wish to know who Hoshi is…?" seeing Loki nod with a frown of acknowledgement he stood patiently.

"When you came to Remnant, I thought you would be a danger to the kingdoms, but as you grew in age, she would guide me into being a father to you, it is thanks to her I was able to experience the one thing I wish I could have experienced growing myself…" Looking to Loki with a Proud look, Loki saw him smile genuinely as he stood up and walk to the right, where a gathering of light particles appeared and formed a woman, with Loki's eyes staring in awe as he took in her appearance, she had a motherly feel to her aura, her angelic halo being made by horns on her head, along with a delicate dress as white as snow, all in all, the woman was as beautiful as any woman her age.

"This is Hoshi, and she is the reason why your are in Remnant, she is the reason why you were sent to the Devil's Pit" Ozpin said as the woman stepped to Loki who stood still, watching her cautiously.

"It has been a while, Hasn't it, Loki Fenris" Hoshi said as she placed her hands on the side of his head, making Loki frown before his eyes glowed on their own, with Hoshi frowning before she had a look of understanding.

"I see, you had extra help from another time, Hmm…" Hoshi said as she narrowed her eyes as if she was staring at something, before they widened in astonishment as she pulled away, leaving Loki in a coughing fit.

"What the hell?" Loki wheezed as Hoshi stepped away with a glazed look in her eyes, with Loki the only one present confused.

"Hoshi?" Ozpin questioned as the woman looked through whatever she saw before she smiled.

"Well, he actually learned from me" turning back to Loki she spoke.

"His future counterpart… sent those two back in time to help maintain Loki's power growth, it's growing gradually but not in a harmful extent, very clever" Hoshi said as Loki looked at her

"Does that also count as my memories being restored, cause I gotta tell ya, my mind has been going crazy relearning everything" Loki said as he stood calmly.

Sitting with her team as they ate ice cream, Nora sat humming in anticipation as teams RWBY and GLOY sat with them, with Blake reading her book though she kept looking up every so often towards the building across from them that led to Ozpin's offices elevator, Weiss was filing her nails, the three teams were seated in full uniform as they waited for Loki and the two guys that seemed to know him like they were old friends.

"You never really answered our question of who those two were?" Yennefer questioned her brother who currently, was eating a bag of chips from the cafeteria, turning to her he and Jaune shared a look.

"From what they hinted at, they knew Loki for a long time, maybe longer by the amount of trust they had given him in the cavern, and the fact they said they were from his future, which they refused to give an answer to due to the timeline" Odin said with everyone giving him and Jaune looks.

"What?"

"How do you explain the abilities he has now, before he could barely make a spark of lightning, but on the way back he's been holding a ball of lightning like it was a tennis ball" Nora questioned with a narrowed gaze of thought.

"That and they looked at us like they knew us, Nora the most" Ren said as everyone turned to Nora who looked to her ice cream in thought.

Looking to the doors to the building they saw Alex and John stepping out with John checking a 44. Magnum revolver before he holstered it into his coat.

Looking attheir surroundings, the two saw the three teams looking at them suspiciously, making Alex shrug and walk away while John stared awkwardly before he approached, nodding in greeting to Nora she smiled in return.

"Evening" John said with Ruby speaking.

"How do you know Loki?" looking to the petite of team RWBY she shrunk under his stare before he turned to see the calmly fleeing form of Alex in the distance.

Turning back to the girl he spoke.

"Let's just say that wolf brought me back from the dead" John said as he held up his right hand which held a bright blue flame that simply sat in his palm.

"He brought you back from the dead?" Yang questioned with John nodding in confirmation as his head erupted into a fiery skull.

"The perks of gaining god-like powers… but the downsides always outweigh the good side" John said sadly, his eyes hidden as they stared to Nora who looked at him in awe.

Looking to see if Alex was still around he turned to them in a whisper.

"There will also be weddings for you lot" John said before he vanished in a shower of embers, leaving a stunned group of teens with Nora having a deep blush as Loki stepped out of the building, looking on in thought he blinked with his eyes glowing brightly before another blink and the glow was gone with a small veil of ashes gathering around his being before they settled down as he held up his hands, examining his hands as they bled ash particles before said particles sunk back in as he looked to the three teams approaching him.

"So, what's the deal now?" Gabrielle questioned with Ruby smiling.

"We're going to the dock to see the Vytal festival being set up" Ruby said with Loki's eyes glowing slightly as images flashed through his mind before he blinked.

"Well be careful while your there, right now I'm going to see what I can do now, I've… been given some information lately that made me think" Loki said as he held his right hand up, making everyone blink as he held a ball of distorted air, making them step back by the negative aura it gave off.

"What is that?" Weiss questioned with Loki frowning in thought.

"I don't know, it just feels like it's shattered but still in one piece for me" Loki said before the distortion vanished.

"Well, you enjoy yourselves in vale, we'll be here" Gabrielle said with their team about to leave before Loki stopped with a frown before checking his scrolls calender, making him look up with a cute face of slight panic.

"Change of plans I have a friend from Vacuo coming to Vale by boat, I gotta go!" Loki said as he ran to the Bullhead bay.

"Uh, okay" Odin said with Nora frowning in defeat before he suddenly returned in a flash of lightning, holding her shoulders with a smile.

"Before I forget to do this again" Loki said before bringing her into a kiss of passion, making Nora melt into Loki's lips before he disappeared in another flash of lightning, Leaving Nora giggling in a daze as left over lightning coursed through her, making Blake and Yang stare in jealousy.

"Lucky you" Yang said with a strained smile, with Blake looking down to her book to get her mind off of the scene before she followed after her team to the Bullhead bay as well.

"Where do you think those two guys went?" Jaune questioned with team GLOY shrugging, with Pyrrah frowning in confusion.

Landing on the concrete with a boom, Alex shrugged off the impact his body endured as he walked out of the alleyway, he looked left and right for any onlookers he turned to see a fiery vortex appear with John stepping out with it vanishing behind him, leaving smoke and sulfur behind he nodded.

"So, what are we doing again?" John questioned with Alex sighing.

"We're setting up an area to halt any harm from Loki's short arrival" Alex said as the two left the alleyway.

"This times Loki or our Loki?" John questioned with Alex looking to him.

"Our Loki, remember the reason why he can't step in Remnant" Alex said with John nodding.

"Right, because the world can't handle his presence or it'll tear itself apart" John said as they began to make their way to the docks of valley, where a shipment of Schnee dust was set to arrive.

"So what's the kid gonna do once he gets here while he has the chance?" John questioned as they continued on.

"He's never been one for subtlety, you should know that by now" Alex said with John shrugging as he followed.

"It feels weird, seeing Loki growing his strength" John said as they stopped at a set of lights, with Alex looking at the area.

"Indeed, almost like us when he gave us our powers" Alex said before they walked onward as the light went green for them to walk.

"Except the sights reversed" John said as he brought out a set of shades before placing them on his eyes that glowed.

"Just keep a lookout for White Fang as I set up the barriers" Alex said as he stabbed a runed knife into a wall, seemingly glowing before fading out of existence.

"Thank god today is Friday… I'm starting to wonder how the days go by without us noticing?" John said with a stretch, passing by an alleyway with Alex leaving behind another dagger before it faded out of existence.

Allowing the two to walk with team RWBY in the distance walking away from their location.

Walking along the docks of Vale for a good few minutes of waiting for his supposed friend, Loki looked to his scroll once more with a sigh of irritation as he looked to the many visiting people walking off the ships, Loki let out a sigh of annoyance at guessing what his contact had done.

"He stowed away again… didn't he?" turning to the voice of his childhood friend, the petite assassin for Hire Neo stood beside him with her umbrella held above her head, her eyes gradually rotation the colours of her favourite ice cream Neopolitan.

"Neo, Yes he did… again" Loki said as he began dialing a number into his scroll.

"You still send him lien for these occasions, right?" Neo questioned as she leaned on a railing on the docks, with Loki humming an annoyed tone.

"Yes I do, and like always he probably uses it on his other pointless hobbies" Loki said with Neo leaning against him with a sigh, making him look down to her with a smile.

"How is Sun anyway, it's been two years since we've met up" Neo questioned with Loki shrugging.

"He's been fine, hopefully he has news of the White Fang from Vacuo for us" Loki said before his ears caught the voices of team RWBY down the docks, before he turned to his scroll as it was moved to voice mail, waiting for the messenger to set up he spoke.

"Sun, if you wasted all your lien on that gaming system like last time, I will hit you in the face for using all my lien" Loki said calmly before hanging up, looking to where team RWBY was he turned to Neo who stood in a disguise.

Her hair was now black, with lighter streaks where her white streaks would normally be, and her default eye color was green. And her hair is done up in a twin tail hairstyle with white bows, and her bangs are still in the same usual style from her original appearance.

She also now wore an outfit with a black and white color scheme. Her attire consists of a sleeveless black blouse with white frills on the chest and collar and a black ribbon bow hanging from the front of the collar. The blouse exposes her midriff, and she wears medium-length black armbands on both of her wrists. Along with the blouse, she wears a knee-length skirt fastened with a white belt. She wears black shoes with a triple tomoe emblem on the soles, with white legwarmers.

Smiling devilishly at her current companion, Loki smiled back as they began to make their way to team RWBY.

Who at the moment turned to a crime scene of a robbery, with Loki narrowing his eyes as he caught part of the conversation.

"They left all the money again." Turning to one of the officers Loki stood beside team RWBY with a disguised Neo beside him.

"Yeah, just doesn't make a lick of sense. Who needs that much Dust?"

"I don't know, An Army?"

"You thinking the White Fang?" inhaling the air for a second Loki's eyes glowed slightly as he took in the scents of animals and eyeliner.

"Yeah, I'm thinking we don't get paid enough"

Rolling his eyes to the two detectives Loki looked over the scene until he heard Weiss speak.

"Hmph! The White Fang. What an awful bunch of degenerates!" Weiss said with Loki scoffing at her typical Schnee outlook on life.

"What's your problem?" Blake questioned with Neo choosing now to speak.

"Just her typical Schnee look on life, treating Faunus as lower class citizen's, unlike Winter Schnee" Neo said with the four girls turning to her in surprise before noticing Loki who continued to observe the crime scene before turning to them with a small wave.

"Go on" Loki said with Neo giving him an annoyed look.

"Not even going to introduce me Loki, I thought we were friends" Neo said with Loki turning with a look of realisation.

"Right, team RWBY, meet my friend Neo. from Altas?" Looking to Neo she nodded with a smile he turned to them with a smile.

"From Atlas, she also part times as one of my informants on current events on public events and those in a dark alley at night" Loki said with Yang giving her a frown.

"So basically a spy for you?" Ruby said with an excited look in her eyes while Weiss narrowed her gaze.

"More like info broker, her and many others whose names I will keep to myself for their safety, many of them help me keep tabs on the White Fang." Loki said with Weiss staring at him in alarm.

"So you have people inside the White fang giving you information, what if it's false and you end up being betrayed by them" Weiss said with Loki turning to her.

"Not every Faunus agree's with the White Fang Weiss, my contacts have faith in me like I do in them, not every Faunus agree with what the Fang do, and some are too afraid to say anything against them" Loki said with Blake giving him a warm smile as he stared down to Weiss.

"That still doesn't change the fact the White Fang are scum and criminally insane" Weiss said with Loki raising an eyebrow.

"Many have been misguided into joining because they were lured in with false hope of recognition the leaders give out, I know because I nearly joined them once in the past" Loki said with the four looking at him in shock, making him stare blankly.

"You what?" Weiss questioned in shock.

"Yeah, I was passing through a town where I saw Faunus fighting humans, I went to help them because I was too stupid to spot the ones they fought were protecting women and children until I saved a child from a sword which was being used by those I was helping. It was then and there I realised the White Fang truly fell from my respect, so I've dedicated most of my life fighting against them, keeping them from harming innocents" Loki said with Blake looking down before Weiss spoke.

"That still doesn't justify the fact they want to wipe humanity off the face of Remnant" Weiss said with Loki rolling his eyes.

"And I agree their ways aren't getting any good results, they just need a more better cause to join, for example, they could help fight against the Grimm but then they'd have to deal with arrogant fools denying them of an education" Loki said with Weiss going silent.

"And to state the fact, the crime scene smells of Animals and eyeliner, the eyeliner confuses me though" Loki said with a frown as he turned back to the crime scene before they heard yelling.

"Hey stop that Faunus!" turning to the voice from a ship, Loki and Neo groaned as they recognised said Faunus.

Seeing his informant from Vacuo, Sun Wukong, Loki took in his appearance for later

Right now the Monkey Faunus wore red wrist bracers over black fingerless gloves and an open loose-collared white jacket with no shirt underneath, displaying his muscular physique. He also wore blue cargo pants tied up with a white belt. He wears white bandages on his legs and has a chain hanging from the belt loop on the right side of his pants.

Following team RWBY to the scene Loki stood with his arms crossed as he observed.

"You no-good stowaway!" a man yelled as Loki watched Sun hang from a lamppost with his tail.

Peeling a banana Sun spoke.

"Hey! A no-good stowaway would've been caught! I'm a great stowaway!" Sun said before he leaned out of the projection of a thrown stone, turning to who threw it Loki spotted the two detectives from the store.

"Get down from there that instant" one of them said before a banana peel landed on his face, making said man growl in response.

Seeing Sun climb up with a small laugh Loki watched him drop down and run by the group, with time slowing down with Sun winking to Blake who merely raised an eyebrow, before she noticed the smile on Sun's face become one of fear as Sun stared at Loki and Neo, Loki's eyes glowing with his growing annoyance.

Watching his other informant with a groan Loki heard Yang joke.

"Well, Weiss, you wanted to see the competition, and there it goes..." Yang said with a smile before Weiss made her Declaration.

"Quick we have to observe him!" watching the four chase after Sun, Neo lightly elbowed him in his side with a knowing smile.

"You gonna chase after him?" Neo questioned with Loki inhaling softly.

"Yep" Loki said before the two left at their own pace.