Chapter 6

Ozpin

He was sitting in his office on the top floor looking over some papers and electronic reports. When the elevator made its little ding and a very disturbed nurse ran into his office screaming incoherently and running out of breath. "HE WAS; ASDIHDD; AN HE DID THE; DAKK; AF; D AND HOW DID HE." She tried to say, but doubled over with her hands on her knees panting. "Now calm down and catch your breath, and let's try this again. Ozpin said in a soft tone while sipping his coffee. The nurse took a second to catch her breath then stood back up "He is alive. He came back from the dead." She said her face still stark white. Her tone conveying that this was no joke. Ozpin put his coffee down and picked up his cane and followed the nurse back down to infirmary, giving Glynda a call to come to the infirmary.

As he walked Glynda met him about ¾ of the way to the infirmary, she looked very tired and was still wearing her pajamas. She gave him a worries look but said nothing as she followed him to the infirmary. They walked in silence and reached the infirmary and were very shocked to see Colin sitting up and having a chat with ruby. Glynda gasped, and Ozpin had a very concerned look on his face. "How are you alive?" he asked curiously. "Well it's a long story, so take a seat" he said, motioning to the seats next to him.

Colin

After watching the nurse run out Colin turned to Ruby who was looking at the ground. "What else did you see? Because I know you would have killed me had you just seen the battle at Tehnron or the Exterminatus of Caritas 4. Only seeing the bad of my life would give you or anyone else plenty reason to kill me. So what made you change your mind." He asked eying her suspiciously. "Well, you were on an operating table and you were missing most of your left side, and your chest, the doctors used machines to operate, but you had no voice to say no, you were crying but couldn't cry out." Ruby said tears in her eyes. "Ssshh, ssshh." He said pulling ruby in for a hug. "I told them to, and they listened, I wasn't held against my will. Nor do I feel any ill will against the doctors who performed the surgery. I know how it looked but everything was planned and with my full cooperation." He said in a soothing tone. "But you looked so helpless and you didn't look like you had a choice, and that's wrong." She said as she pulled away from the hug, wiping tears from her eyes. She looked at him, and he smiled back. "Now what else did you see?" he asked again "You were on a ship and a battle was going on outside, a big man in red ran in and you grabbed him, snapped his neck and threw him out of the door." "That was when the Eclipse, my ship, got boarded about ½ a year ago. Why didn't you bring it up when I asked earlier?" "Well it was scary but you were just defending yourself. And I also saw you cooking breakfast and" she was stopped right then by Professor Ozpin and Goodwitch and a very disturbed nurse entering the room. None of the looked happy "How are you alive" Ozpin asked. . "Well it's a long story, so take a seat" he said, motioning to the seats next to him.

They sat down and Ruby asked Colin "Is it ok if I tell them everything? Even the dreams?" Colin nodded yes and laid back to listen to the story. About half way through the story Colin started breathing a little more heavily and turned a little red, as the story went on it only got worse. Just as ruby finished telling them about the old man leaving Colin interrupted. "Can you kindly close the curtain. " He said motioning to Ozpin. He stood up and closed the curtain, then Colin took the blanket off him revealing his combat armor, which turned onto nanites which crawled down to the end of the bed, making a box. Revealing only shorts, he was very well muscled but not overly so. And the skull machine symbol still burned into his chest then his left side from arm to hip and left leg from the shin down, right foot and knee and the right side of his face, all opened up and steam shot out. Making everyone jump back in shock, and showing his cybernetic internals.

"Sheila, how is the coolant doing." He asked. "Overheated, I'm discharging the tubes for inspection now. "She said as out of the left of Colin's back two rounded cylinders popped out of the cybernetics hissing and showing a very nasty reddish green liquid. "Ma'am would you be so kind as to remove the coolant cylinders" said looking at Mrs. Goodwitch, not knowing her name. "Me?" she asked pointing a finger at herself. "Yes, also could I have your name for further reference." He said pleasantly. "I am Mrs. Goodwitch, or professor Goodwitch. And how do I remove these things?" she said "just grab and pull, it will take a little effort." He said as Mrs. Goodwitch walked to his left and grabbed one of the cylinders and pulled on it. It popped out with a metal screeching. Then she pulled the other one out, both were warm to the touch but not very hot. She gave both to Colin who looked at them "Sheila, how are these doing" he asked the still yet to be seen AI. "Performing scan…. Not good, replacements will need to be acquired. Scanning for all spectrum coolants…. 2 results, First 80 meters south east and 20 meters underground, 250 gallons, suitable replacement. Second, 1 and ½ kilometers away, 50 meters underground, 100 gallons, less suitable replacement." She responded. "Who was that?" ruby asked. "That would be my on board AI Sheila. Sheila would you be so kind as to project a hologram of yourself." He asked "Yes sir." Came the response, then from the box shot a blue light and a woman dressed in a military uniform appeared, she bowed then disappeared.

"Now about my coolant situation" Colin said looking at Ozpin. "Right yes, that would be the central computer, it requires quite a bit of cooling. I can have one of the technicians take those canisters and refill them." Ozpin responded "Than you and yes." Ozpin nodded and opened his scroll, typed some stuff and put it back in his pocket. "They should be here soon." Colin nodded and laid back down. "I'm very tired, so you can leave if you want to, but on 1 condition, no one tells anyone else about my life's story without my permission, and that no one knows I'm alive until I say so. Clear" he finished looking from person to person. "And that nurse must be sworn to secrecy." He added