Let's do this.


Red and Onyx enter the heist planning room. Red lays down full body armors on a table. He places rifles and pistols on another table.

"Don't you think the armor's a little... much?" Onyx asks.

"Someone ratted us out." Red states.

"We don't do the heist." Onyx suggests.

"No. Do you know who hired us!?" Red says.

"No." Onyx states.

"If we don't do this heist before the deadline, that man will kill us." Red states.

"Tell him that we were ratted out?" Onyx asks.

"Who do you think told me?" Red responds.

"When's the deadline?" Onyx says.

"Tomorrow, eleven PM." Red states.

Onyx looks at the clock, it read ten fifty nine AM.

"Thirty six hours." Onyx states as the clock turns to eleven.


-Present Day-

Onyx gets up from the grass and watches as an airship leaves his line off sight.

"What's wrong?" Ruby asks.

"Nothing." The Rider answers.

Ruby stares at him curiously. Onyx is a good liar, but his actions were suspicious. Ruby brushes it off. Onyx heads inside and Ruby follows.


The following takes place a couple days after the start of the second semester.


Onyx watches Glynda's class from a distance corner. Glynda notices Onyx and trails off in her lecture. Onyx nods and Glynda does the same before picking back up. After her lecture, when she would normally begin sparring matches, Goodwitch continues speaking.

"Today, we have a guest here in order to assist with combat instructions." Goodwitch states.

The students begin whispering about this news before Goodwitch silence them.

"He is a graduate from this very academy. Students, meet Onyx Rider." Glynda continues as Onyx reveals himself from the shadows.

Onyx stands beside the combat instructor.

"I am here to evaluate your skills, both your strengths and your weaknesses. So... Who's first?" The Rider says.

Silence befalls the entire room.

"How about miss Nikos." Glynda suggests.

"Fine." The Rider says.

Pyrrha climbs onto the arena and draws her weapons. Onyx does the same.

"Whenever you're ready." Pyrrha says.

"Whenever you are." The Rider responds.

Pyrrha stares at Onyx's combat stance. He stood straight up with both his hands behind his back. Pyrrha lunges at Onyx and strikes with Miló. Onyx responds by bowing, allowing the Xiphos to pass over him. Onyx turns to face Pyrrha and fires at her. Pyrrha blocks with Akoúo. Onyx converts his pistols into knives, charges at Pyrrha, and begins to strike with his left hand before switching to his right.

"What was that?" Ruby whispers to her team.

"Onyx knows about Pyrrha's polarity. A mechanical arm puts him at a disadvantage." Weiss explains.

Onyx dropkicks Pyrrha's shield and then backflips off of it. Onyx lands and fires at Pyrrha. Once his pistols are out of ammo, he holsters them.

"Why'd he do that?" Ruby asks.

"I don't know. Just watch." Weiss says.

Onyx dashes at Pyrrha with his arms crossed. He kicks Pyrrha's shield up leaving her open.

"I'm neat on my feet." The Rider states as he unleashes a flurry of kicks.

The other students watched as Pyrrha's aura rapidly went down while Onyx's is untouched. Onyx finishes his combo by kicking Pyrrha in the stomach, reducing her aura to red and knocking her out of the arena. Onyx jumps down and helps Pyrrha up.

"Well done." The Rider comments.

"Thank you." Pyrrha says.

"Your semblance made this fight difficult." The Rider states, speaking quietly so only Pyrrha can hear.

"You knew?" Pyrrha asks.

"I know all your secrets." The Rider states.

Onyx turns to the other students.

"Can anyone tell me what she did wrong?" The Rider asks.

The class remains silent.

"She failed to read my actions. My cocky stance was designed to give her a false sense of security. She should've expected my counterattack, an example of acting before thinking." The Rider states, "She did manage to keep a level-head and discover that a defensive strategy would be needed in order to counter my fierce offense, an example of knowing her limits and accessing her opponent."

"He learned all that just from that short battle." Ruby whispers in disbelief.

"Onyx knows his stuff." Yang states.

"Who's next?" Glynda asks.

Weiss raises her hand.

"Miss Schnee, are you sure?" Glynda asks.

Weiss nods as she gets on the arena. Weiss draws Myrtenaster, but Onyx leaves his pistols holsters.

"You're holding back." Weiss states.

"I have to, otherwise you wouldn't survive." The Rider states.

Weiss growls as she readies her rapier. Weiss launches herself with a glyph and tries to strike Onyx. Onyx grabs the blade with his left hand and punches Weiss with his right. Weiss aura instantly depletes as she is knocked into the wall before falling to the floor. Onyx walks to Weiss and kneels down beside her.

"I would say nice fight, but..." The Rider taunts.

Weiss glares at Onyx as she struggles to get to her feet.

"And yes, I was still holding back." The Rider states.

Glynda glares at Onyx as he gets back onto the arena.

"Was that really necessary?" Goodwitch asks.

"Nope." The Rider states.

Onyx checks the time with his Tactical HUD.

"I have time for one more. So who's next?" The Rider says.

"I'll go." Mercury states.

"Will you finish your match this time?" Glynda asks.

"Yes ma'am." Mercury says.

Mercury enters the arena. Onyx stares at him using his Tactical HUD to determine a way to approach Mercury. Mercury starts by dashing at Onyx and kicks at his head. Onyx grabs Mercury's foot and throws him backwards. Mercury lands perfectly, but when he looks up Onyx is gone.

"Trying to discover my tactics?" The Rider says.

Mercury turns to see Onyx standing behind him.

"Unfortunately for you, I change my tactics based on my opponent." The Rider states.

Mercury kicks at Onyx, but Onyx blocks with his left arm. Onyx sweeps Mercury's other leg, knees him in the stomach, then kicks him out the ring.

"I know when someone tries to read me." The Rider states.

Onyx quickly leaves the room and checks the info he has on Mercury.

Mercury Black:

Gender: Male

Complexion: Pale White

Height: 5'10" (1.78 meters)

Hair Color: Silvery-grey

Eye Color: Grey

Aura Color: White

Status: Active

Onyx recognized the surname, Black. The data was also similar to that of Marcus Black. He was an assassin who is now deceased, the killer was unknown. Something was suspicious about the way Mercury fought Onyx. He was clearly holding back, as if he was testing Onyx's abilities.

When I'm done with Rubine, I'll have to investigate this issue.


As Onyx walks through the courtyard about to leave Beacon and continue his mission, Ruby catches up to him.

"You're leaving already?" Ruby asks.

"I got what I came for." The Rider states.

"And what was that?" Ruby asks.

"I needed to test Pyrrha's polarity, for a theory I have." The Rider answers.

"What theory?" Ruby asks.

"Unimportant." The Rider states.

Onyx places his hand on Ruby shoulder.

"Ruby, can you keep something for me?" The Rider asks.

Ruby nods and Onyx hands her a small crystal. The crystal is crimson like Onyx's eyes and constantly pulses, like that of a heartbeat.

"What is it?" Ruby asks.

"The key to Umbra's base's power core." The Rider states.

"Shouldn't you give this to Ozpin?" Ruby asks.

"Perhaps, but I've grown to trust you. Keep it safe, until I return." The Rider says.

"What do mean you've 'grown to trust me'?" Ruby asks.

"I only trust a handful of people, and you are one of those people." The Rider states.

Onyx turns around as a purple portal opens in nearby.

"Back to purple?" Ruby asks.

"That's not mine." The Rider states.

Onyx draws his pistols and head towards the portal. As Onyx stands in front of the portal, a fist punches him. Onyx is sent backwards, but quickly recovers. A humanoid Grimm walks out of the portal, it's bones forming full body armor. The humanoid Grimm wielded a greatsword made of Grimm bones. Onyx eyes widen in shock.

"She actually did it." The Rider says to himself.