AN Hi there again decided to get some more of the story out after rewriting quite a bit. This chapter should double the word count and set the rough size of following chapters. Oh and I've moved this to M because of our OC's mouth and eh the strange amount of bodies that are going to start piling up. Before I forget I only own my OC, and any other that appear. ONWARDS!

. Quickly dodging the running medics they noticed the truck sitting next to them still leaking blood. Apparently the bullhead had towed it here too. " I really hope he makes it" said Ruby as she was ensnared in a hug from Yang. " Don't worry sis, those were just flesh wounds." Blake and Weiss were looking at the car they had found another set of medics walked forward with four stretchers with Black bags on them and slowly loaded the bodies of the crew on them. The morbid task done they slowly walked the massive remains back to the infirmary. "Miss Rose. Do you care to tell us what happened?" The girls spun around to see Ozpin and Goodwitch standing there. Ruby spoke up" Well we were exploring the Emerald forest for some extra credit, and then we saw the silver thing and then that car flew out of it. And then the blood, there was so much blood." Ruby fell silent after that. " we tried to perform first aid but the medical bullhead arrived first." Finished Blake. "Well I will go meet our new guest. I am sorry you had to see any of that. I will inform you if, when he wakes up. You are excused from any duties you held this afternoon." "Thank you professor." Replied Ruby as she dashed back to her team's dorm.

"So what was that?" Was the question that was circulating through the heads of team RWBY. "They were obviously military of some sort." Said Blake. " Yes, but I've never seen any groups like that. Those patches don't belong to any kingdom and there uniforms were just cloth. they had no armor except for that vest and helmet! Who would let their soldiers go into battle that ill equipped?." Stated an angry Weiss, she hated not knowing things. "Weiss is right. Do any of you know a 101st U.S. Airborne?" " No clue Yang. What does airborne even mean? I also just don't understand their wounds. It's like the bullets it went right through there auras."said Blake, she shuddered at the memory, she had killed before as White Fang but it was never like that." That's a good point. From the little i saw, every thing seemed oversized. That big gun on the roof had shell casings the size of my fist. Who would need that big of a round? My sweetheart doesn't even have anything close." The conversation carried on till close to ten o'clock before Ruby's scroll chimed. "The man's awake now, we saved him!" Within a second the team was racing to the infirmary.

About two hours earlier, the man had awoken. "well give it to me straight doc how bad is it?" with a small sigh, ozpin answered "I am not your doctor but, you will be fine the shoulder plate caught the shrapnel, a piece struck a major artery through. "Shit. did anyone else make it? Fred only took a few to the chest." A sadness gathered at the edges of Ozpin's face. "When team RWBY found you were the only one still breathing." "damnit, guess I'll need to write some letters. where am I? am I back in the States now?" "So Mr. Krauss what were you doing in the forest." At this point a look of uneasiness came across Krauss face."I was on a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Where am I. And how do you know my name." He said as he reached for a nonexistent weapon. "You're at Beacon Academy outside of Vale. You wear your name on that necklace, along with your uniform." Said Ozpin holding up a pair of dog tags on the back of one was a Stylized I, and the other had an Aquila crudely Scratched into it. "No what Country, am I still in Afghanistan, Did you move me to Iraq, Syria, Pakistan? Where the hell on Earth am I." Krauss tried to rise up out of the bed he was in. Ozpin quickly drew his cane and placed its tip at Krauss's throat. "Do not force my hand. I will not let you endanger my people. " Ozpin's voice was as hard as ice, and Krauss's was just as hard back."So I'm a POW. My Battalion will come looking for me, and no matter what hole you terrorist fucks are hiding in they will find you." "You are not a prisoner." "Says the man with a sword at my throat." "Do not do anything… Rash." "Fine." With a slight flourish Ozpin reunited his sword with its scabbard. "Can you show me a map?" "Ozpin produced a scroll from a pocket toggled it to a world map and handed to him."Um what? This is a world map right." Yes The entirety of Remnant is on that." "The hell is Remnant. Is it some set of islands? Show me a map of Earth." Ozpin didn't really understand what Krauss was getting at."William. Why do you want to see a map of the moon?" " What are you talking about the moon is named Luna? Earth is the the only planet with human… Life… Shitfuck." Ozpin really had lost him at this point. Then Krauss started to laugh. It was unnerving watching the man. His previously clear brown eyes had seemingly gained an almost cracked look. His scars distorted his grin into something inhuman. After several minutes Krauss calmed down, but kept the crazed smile. "Well whoever you are, say hello to your first alien! I come in peace by the way." Ozpin's mind clicked ,and connected the dots. He let out a chuckle. "Welcome to Remnant Mr. Krauss. I'm sorry for your circumstances but I'll do what I can to help." "Thank you. I'll try to return the favor as often as I can. Um I'd like to ask is there any ongoing conflicts you is going? as much as the army was my last choice I took an oath to protect the innocent. well and the States, but I think that's a bit void." A small grin cracked Ozpin's poker face. "While we have been enjoying a amazing 80 years of peace, we " Krauss interjected." I give it six months. " What?" " You have six months till a new war, the only reason why it's been so long back home is MAD, And now China has invaded Afghanistan the world's about to ignite in another world war. Human nature." " What do you mean M.A.D.?" " Current US and Chinese Nuclear stockpiles are close to twelve thousand warheads, and don't forget Russia and other Nations. No clue about China but our missiles are at close to ten thousand simulated firings and are ready to launch on demand. 15 minutes and the world gets a new ice age. You press the button, you won't live to see the impact." "I'm afraid I still don't understand." Krauss was getting a little annoyed at Ozpin's lack of understanding." Eh well if I'm going to explain this I'll need an hour or two, I need to explain close to a 110 years of history and human stupidity." Ozpin glanced down at a pocket watch he kept. " we should have enough time."

And so Krauss launched into the epic that is human history starting at WWI and II, the holocaust, the proxy wars of the Cold War era, the civil rights movement. The Cuban missile crisis. The brushfire wars in the Middle East, The unceasing terrorist attacks, and ending with the recent Chinese push into the Middle East. After letting it sink in for a bit, Ozpin spoke. "It seems the old saying 'Do not look under the bed for monsters.' Rings a bit too true in your world." A look of guilt crossed Krauss's face." I wish I could say different, but you're right." "Allow me to explain a bit about Remnant then, unlike your world, here Humanity and the Faunus face real monsters, The Creatures of Grimm." Ozpin toggled the scroll from the map to some pictures of assorted Grimm subtypes. "They are creatures of pure darkness. And are a constant threat, along with as you put it 'The Human Condition', it puts us in a very precarious position." Ozpin went on to explain the great walled kingdoms of Vale, Mantle, Vacuo, and Minstrel, and the accompanying hunter Academies. Finishing with the collapse of Mantel and the changing political climate. Near the end Krauss asked a very important question."Who is Grimm?" Ozpin looked around and scowled and said cryptically " I will have further words in less open circumstances." After digesting the new world he found himself in. "Kinda fucked up you use kids but I've seen and heard it done much worse. Anyways I take it you would like me to join up as a hunter." Ozpin nodded " Well I'm no TIER-1 but I'll do my best to help." "I'm glad to hear it. You're a bit older than most but your age is not unheard of for a first year." Ozpin glanced at his watch. "It's getting latter pthen I thought, I have something to ask of you though." " I'll be fine I've taken worse hits, what do you need?" "I Promised Team RWBY they would be able to visit you after you woke up." "Sir I'll be fine. Just allow me to get dressed first. In the Humvee trunk there should be a bag marked G 658244-526455 Krauss, That's got 80% of my gear in it." Ozpin reach below the bed and pulled a large duffle bag out."This one I take it?" Grabbing the bag Krauss quickly changed out of the gown and into a pair of ACU's. "Alright I'm ready to meet my saviors." "They will be here in a few minutes. I want ask why did you join the army? You don't seem like the type." "Eh to be fair I never joined the mainline force. I joined the reserves to help pay for college, learning to be an engineer is expensive and I couldn't get any scholarships. Unfortunately our fantastic president Trump called up the reserves putting my five years of schooling behind and five years in the army ahead." Krauss had pulled a small book titled Baneblade while they waited for RWBY to arrive.