Beacon Academy, Earlier that day

Ozpin walked calmly to his office, his cane in one hand and a coffee mug in the other. He was looking forward to the start of the new year at Beacon Academy, especially looking forward to the arrival of a certain red clad girl. The girl oozed of potential, and Ozpin was eager, (though he'd never admit it) to have girl here. Especially after seeing her fight and learning that Qrow trained her. And so, despite Goodwitch's misgivings, he had moved the girl up two years so that she could attend Beacon this year.

The students were set to arrive today, and he had preparations that needed to be made. Once Ozpin entered his office, he pulled out his scroll and began fast forwarding through the video feed of the Emerald Forest last night. While he expected to not see anything out of the ordinary, it never hurt to check.

What Ozpin didn't expect, however, was to see a particularly large clearing in the forest suddenly be filled with smoke and fire. Raising an eyebrow, he set the feed back, and made it play at normal speed. What he saw made even Ozpin's eyes widen in surprise.

What appeared to be a wormhole mysteriously and quite suddenly, popped into existence, a good couple yards above the ground. Out of the wormhole came a plane, obviously damaged and trailing fire and smoke. The plane however, was of a design that Ozpin had never seen before, especially with the guns mounted on the front and sides.

And just before the plane crashed, exploding in fire and metal, three figures fell out of it, all landing at different sides of the clearing and then lying still. After another 5 minutes of watching, waiting for movement and seeing nothing, Ozpin was about to go out and find the crash sight of the plane himself when one of the figures laying in the clearing started to move.

Following this Ozpin watched the four soldier's journey through the Emerald Forest to the cliffs. He was curious as to what type of bullets they used, how, exactly, Jaxon had disappeared, and most importantly, what is this rebirthing system they spoke of? It, or the lack of it, seemed to trouble the soldiers greatly, and these were the same people who stayed mostly calm and collected as they took down an Alpha Beowulf. Watching the feed and fast forwarding through some parts, Ozpin was impressed with the strength and resiliency of these four, and wanted to speak with them as soon as possible.

Looking at the time on the feed when the soldiers started climbing the cliffs, Ozpin eyes widened yet again when he realized that it was current, and happening right now. Knowing that he must beat them to the top of the cliff, or they may set off in a different direction, he quickly got up out of his chair and began the fastest leisurely walk he could manage. After all, he does have the image of stoic, relaxed Professor Ozpin to maintain. Sending a message to Glynda, telling her to wait for him in his office, but not stating the reason for doing so.

On his way to the top of the cliffs, Ozpin had time to do a bit more pondering. These four were clearly not from this world and obviously soldiers. Also, it was apparent that the civilization they hailed from was much more technologically advanced than Remnant. He was curious as to how these futuristic soldiers would react to his presence. Basing on what he had observed about them, and giving the fact that the only living creatures they'd currently encountered in this world were Grimm, he knew that he probably end up with a gun pointed at him. Oh well, wouldn't be the first time.

Now at the cliffs Ozpin watched, concealed just at the edge of the tree line of the small forest in between Beacon and the cliffs, looking for any sign of these soldiers. After a moment, the person he knew as Jaxon climbed on top of the cliffs and stretched, obviously tired from the climbing.

Deciding to make his presence known, he emerged from the treeline and just as Jaxon turned around, he spoke.

"Hello there"

And point one for Ozpin. Jaxon had whipped around to face him and now had the laser sight of the pistol he carried centered on the beating heart of Ozpin. However, Once Jaxon looked at Ozpin, his head tilted to the side, obviously puzzled.

Deciding to take the initiative, Ozpin took a few steps forward and spoke again, sounding as calm as he could.

"My name is Ozpin, and who, may I ask, are you?"

Of course, Ozpin already knew the answer to this question, but he felt that the soldier would feel a bit more comfortable, and be less likely to shoot him, if Jaxon introduced himself.

"… … Jaxon"

His hand never wavered, never moved, as he spoke to Ozpin. What surprised Ozpin, however was the sound of the his voice. Even though he had heard them converse on his scroll, the youthfulness of Jaxon's voice was surprising. From the way he acted and spoke, Ozpin had assumed that he was in his mid-twenties, but what greeted him was the voice of boy who couldn't be older than 18.

And now the other one, the man Ozpin knew was named Eric, climbed up next to Jaxon, and upon seeing the new arrival and Jaxon's current stance, pulled out his gun but he did not aim it and kept it at his side as he sspoke, sounding as much like a 18 year old as Jaxon.

"Who's this?" Without turning his head, Jaxon responded to Eric's inquiry.

"Say's his name's Ozpin, just showed up out of nowhere"

"Oi, what's going o-... Oh, well, who's this? And Jaxon, don't shoot him, he could help us"

Oberon's sudden appearance startled Jaxon, as he slightly flinched before he resumed pointing his TX-1 at Ozpin's chest.

"We don't know if he's hostile or not"

"Oh calm down Jaxon, he hasn't attacked us. You've been way too suspicious of strangers ever since that Light Assault shot you in the back"

"And with good reason, as getting shot in the back, while you can't die, still hurts"

"Oh ye of little faith Jaxon. The man's not a passerby, seeing as he's not pissing his pants at the sight of Kade over here, I'd say he sought us out" Gesturing to the MAX next him while the two brothers argued, going back and forth as they normally would. Kade, who had remained silent up until now, looked at Oberon and spoke, an eyebrow no doubt raised beneath his orange visor.

"Oh ye of little faith? What century are you from Oberon, I mean, come on. That phrase is so old even your mother has forgotten about it"

"Oh really?" Oberon's voice was dripping with sarcasm at this point "Well at least my mother doesn't crush a galaxy when she sits on it"

"Oh yeah? Well…" Ozpin simply watched, completely forgotten by the four soldiers at this point, with an eyebrow raised as the two squabbled like they had been doing it all their lives. Eventually Jaxon and Eric joined in on the arguing, and as a result, egos were wounded, intellect was questioned, and the possibility of their mothers being older than dirt was brought up.

After about 10 minutes and it seemed that the bout of insults and jokes would never end, Ozpin cleared his throat, bringing the group's attention to him.

"If you're quite done, I believe proper introductions are in order. I am Professor Ozpin, headmaster of Beacon Academy." Looking at each other before shrugging, the four introduced themselves.

"Jaxon Long, Infiltrator of the 98th Defense Squad"

"Oberon Long, Heavy Assault of the 98th Defense Squad. And before you ask, yes, Jaxon is my brother"

"Eric Red, Light Assault of the 56th Aerial Assault Squad"

"Kade Copesh, MAX of the 56th Aerial Assault Squad"

"Very nice to meet you all, Now, perhaps you'd like to come with me so that we can talk more comfortably, as I have some things I'd like to speak to you about"

Again looking at each other and shrugging, It was Jaxon who voiced the group's decision. Gesturing with his hand, he responded,

"Lead the way" Taking them through the well worn path of the small forest, the five emerged to see Beacon Academy, shining in the sun, sitting in all it's glory.

"Woah" There was a collective intake of air when the four soldiers emerged and saw Beacon. Although there were many impressive structures on Esamir, Beacon had a certain style, a certain artistic value to it, that left the soldier momentarily awe-struck before they picked up the pace and drew level with Ozpin, who had continued walking while the others gaped. As per normal, Oberon was the first one to start questioning the Professor, wondering how this building was a school.

"This is your school?!"

"Yes"

"Cool…although why is it this, this… huge?"

"We needed as much space as possible for the school to fulfil its purpose"

"Which is?"

"To train the best Hunters and Huntresses we can"

"Hunters? What are you training them to hunt?"

"Grimm"

"Grimm? What are Grimm?"

"Remember those black wolves and bears you encountered in the forest?"

Giving a slight shudder, he responded with a simple, "Yes"

"Those are Grimm"

"Oh… So how does that work exactly?"

"Students come here, providing they pass the entrance exams, for four years to hone and improve their fighting skills, while expanding their knowledge of the Grimm, Aura, Dust, Mathematics, etc."

"Hold on, Hold on, Aura? Dust? What the hell are those?"

"Once we arrive at my office I will explain everything, although I recommend that you try to refrain from using such language if you are to attend my school" Even more confused than before, Oberon was about to launch into another round of questions before Jaxon put his hand on Oberon's shoulder and shook his head, signalling him to be quiet.

They continued the rest of the walk in silence, and once they arrived at Ozpin's office, they were greeted by the sight of a stern-faced, green-eyed, blonde holding a scroll. She wore a white blouse that went up to her neck and exposed part of her chest. Around her mid-torso was a black corset of sorts that went down into a skirt that reached the top of her knees. She also wore black heels with stockings that went up under her skirt. She wore a black cape that was purple on the inside and has arrow like waves coming off of it. Additionally, there was some short of black stick with a hole in the top attached to her right heel. When she saw the door open and Ozpin emerged, she spoke.

"Ah, there you are Professor. Now, what did yo-" Whatever she was going to say was cut off when she saw the rest of group enter the room. She stared at them for a moment before shooting Ozpin a look that demanded answers. Ozpin simply made a hand motion that promised answers later. The four pulled up chairs facing Ozpin's desk while he took a seat at his desk with Glynda standing next to him, eyeing these strangers with a mixture of suspicion, mistrust, and fear. As soon as he took his seat, Ozpin spoke first to Glynda on his right.

"Glynda, this is Jaxon and Oberon Long, Eric Red, and Kade Copesh. I found them climbing the cliffs out of Emerald Forest" He gestured to the four respectively, each of them nodding as they were introduced. "This is Glynda Goodwitch, a teacher a Beacon" She nodded at being introduced, and then turned and started to question Ozpin.

"Professor, these people are wearing armor and possess weapons that I have never seen before. Where are they from?"

"I think it would be best if they told you that, for I too, am curious as to where exactly they hail from" Ozpin looked at the four with a bit of expectancy when he spoke, obviously wanting an answer.

Looking at each other, Jaxon decided to speak up and answer the Professor's question. He was hesitant at first, but something in the man's gaze told him that he could trust Ozpin. And so Jaxon told him all about the world of Auraxis and the continents there. He soon launched into an explanation of technological advances that his civilization had made. Jetpacks, Nanites, the Re-birthing system, all of it. Demonstrations were given of Jaxon's cloaking, Eric's Jetpack, Oberon's Nanoweave Armor, and Kade's giant MAX suit form. Both Ozpin and Glynda were shocked when they learned of the re-birthing system, and there was great skepticism on Glydna's part. Only when Ozpin showed her the video of the Galaxy crashing did she believe them, and even then she wasn't sure.

After that, Oberon decided to give his brother a rest and took the reins telling the two teachers before him all about the Terran Republic, a rigid militaristic society with rules that all must follow. The New Conglomerate, a loosely organized group of rebel fighters determined to free themselves from the TR. and the Vanu Sovereignty, a group who believed that the next step of human evolution can come from the use and exploitation of alien technology such as the Vanu, the alien race the faction is named for. He tried to remain as unbiased as possible, sensitive of the fact that two of his friends were New Conglomerate soldiers. Fortunately they seemed relatively unperturbed by his explanation and remained silent.

Taking a sip from his still warm coffee mug, Ozpin took it all in, before speaking.

"I know this seems a rather odd question, especially regarding what I've just heard, but if you don't mind me asking, how old are all of you? And how long have you been fighting in this war of yours?" Even though Ozpin was pretty sure he knew the answer to the first question, he still had to be sure. The four soldiers on the other hand, were a little shocked. They tell him they're futuristic soldiers from a different dimension and the first thing he wants to know is how old they are?

"Umm...Well lets see, I rebirthed last month...so biologically I'm 17. As for combat years, I've been fighting for about 7 years now" That was Kade's reply, And the rest soon voiced theirs. The brothers were also both 17, but had 8 year of combat experience under their belt. Eric had 7.5 years and was 17 as well.

"Well then, It appears that you four are a long way from home, and from what I saw from my cameras in the forest, you all are skilled and highly efficient with your weapons. However, you are without a place to stay and have no idea of how our world works or the functions of it...So let me offer you a choice: You can leave here and try to make your way in the world, alone. Or you could attend my academy, have a roof over your head, food in your stomach, learn about our world, and become hunters"

Before anybody could say anything, Glynda suddenly spoke, sounding incredulous and surprised, "Professor Ozpin, I must protest, you're going to allow these soldiers to-" Whatever she was going to say was cut off by Ozpin, who sounded rather stern and slightly exasperated.

"Glynda, these people have no place to go, I seriously doubt the homeless shelter will accept four soldiers armed to the teeth, AND, they have no reason to lie to us and have just told us almost everything about their world. Also, they took down a giant Beowulf Alpha on their own, something only the most experienced huntsmen teams should attempt. They could be valuable allies, and we need them almost as much as they need us" Glynda was slightly taken aback at the forcefulness of Ozpin's tone, before she gave a defeated sigh and nodded slightly. Satisfied, Ozpin turned to the four who had been watching the exchange in silence, an expectant look on his face.

To say the soldiers were surprised would be an understatement. They had just been offered a spot at what was clearly a very prestigious academy. Further more, it's headmaster, a man with obvious skill and experience, had just praised and defended them. However, before any of them could speak, Oberon's stomach grumbled rather loudly, apparently reading his mind. This elicited some chuckles from the group, and, still chuckling, Eric, surprisingly, was the one who spoke.

"I think I speak for the group and Oberon's stomach when I say that we accept, headmaster"

"But, first, before we do anything else, can you answer some of our questions, Professor?" Jaxon wanted to know more about this world before he was thrown into an academy filled with hormonal teenagers who were being train to fight monsters that should only appear in nightmares.

"Very well, ask away" And so, Jaxon drilled the Professor on Dust, Aura, Remnant, etc. During this, he learned about the faunus, and how they were discriminated against. The group didn't like hearing about that, finding it to be unnecessary, and quite frankly, stupid. Kade was the one who put the group's thoughts to words.

"People have got giant black monsters howling at their doors, and they're worried about whether or not someone has rabbit ears or not? Idiots"

"A sentiment that I share to some degree mister Copesh, however, some people are simply unable to look past the features that they consider to be 'not normal'. Now, any other questions?"

"How many people will be at this academy, Professor?"

"There will be many other first-year students like you mister Red. I cannot give you an exact number, but I'd say around 100 in the first year group alone, present company included of course. In fact, the academy's initiation test is tomorrow , and the rest of the students will be arriving in about four hours, as it is 11 O'Clock right now"

"Alright, thank you, Professor" Ozpin nodded at Eric, before turning to Kade as the heavily armored man asked:

"So, what should we do before the students arrive, Professor?"

"You have my permission to look around and explore the grounds, just don't break anything, and make sure you're in the amphitheater by 4 O'Clock" Nodding the soldiers looked at each other before walking towards the door out of Ozpin's office. But, they only got a few steps before Ozpin called them back.

"Wait" Turning to look at him, the soldiers wondered what he wanted.

"Before you leave.. I should very much like to see your faces" Looking at him and considering it for a moment, Jaxon sighed and went to pull his mask of while replying, with a short "Fine," sounding like he really didn't want to. The other three went along with Jaxon and starting taking their helmets off, with Oberon also pulling his metal-cloth mask down.

Once all their helmets were removed, and they looked straight at Ozpin and Goodwitch, they both turned slightly pale, and their eyes widened considerably. Further more, Goodwitch's hand covered her mouth in shock, and Ozpin spoke quietly, so that only he could hear.

"Oh my"