Booker reads the book thoroughly, so far the world known as Vytal is a little interesting. Vytal was once a world gripped in fear of monsters called the creatures of Grimm, in order to fight the Grimm, the humans discovered dust and with that, they fought back the Grimm. But that didn't end there, the humans got into a war with beings called the Faunus, they looked like humans except with animal ears or tails and have biological night-vision. After the war was over, the Faunus were treated with discrimination and caused the creation of a terrorist group called the White fang.
"This sounds a little familiar." Booker remembered the Vox Populi. He was disgusted how the everyone treated the Faunus like animals and he hated that a lot. Telling by this boys journal, he's a major asshole and at the same time, doesn't deserve being in Colombia. He looks at the mirror and checks out his burnt-orange hair.
"This kid needs to get a hair-cut."Booker observed. The boys known as Russel, Sky and Dove come inside the room, they annoyed the hell out of them. Kids these days, picking on a person who's different.
"Sup Cardin!"
"Hey..."Booker replied, he tries his best to sound like Cardin even though his voice is deeper and has no idea what Cardin sounds like. The boys look at each other in confusion.
"You alright there man? Your voice is a little deep." Dove observed.
"Yeah, its growing up. Heh..."
An awkward silence fills the air. Booker knew its the time to ditch, he gets up from his bunk bed and leaves the room, so far no hasn't notice the change of eye color, normally the students knew that Cardin has blue eyes. He wondered what kind of torture Cardin is going through now, Booker shakes his head and looks at his schedule.
"Alright Professor Oobleck." He enters to the green-haired professor's classroom. He greets a good afternoon to him and sits on the top seat right above some blonde kid. The lesson is finally beginning and Booker takes some notes, for some strange feeling, he feels like Elizabeth like having that thirst for knowledge about this world. Booker smiled.
"I'm such a dork."
As the lesson goes on, Booker notices that the blonde kid has fallen asleep and is keeping a straight posture. He looks at the professor and looks down at the kid, telling by Cardin's memories, the blonde one is a target for bullying. Booker gulps and looks at the two girl who are seated far from him, by Cardin's memories, they are his friends and greatly detest Cardin. Booker bites his lip and looks down at the blonde...He tries to remember his name.
"Jane? Jack? Jake?"
"Hey buddy, wake up." The blonde is still asleep, he can't just tell on him. A name is heard inside his head and could be the guys name, after all, you cannot resist the call of your name.
"Jaune, wake up." Jaune wakes up.
"Huh? Cardin? I don't have any lunch money..."
"We're in the middle of class, please be quiet." Jaune straightens his posture and looks ahead, the two girls raise their eyebrows and look at each other.
"Mr Arc! Finally contributing to class! This is excellent ! Excellent! What is the answer?"
"Uhhh...The answer...The advantage...of the Faunus..." He looks behind him to see the Pyrrha and motions to give an answer.
"Had over that guy..." Booker raises his hand.
"Night vision, gave em an upper hand in the dark and taking targets without being noticed."
"Excellent Cardin!"
"For once your not act open-minded." Pyrrha commented.
"Yeah...Open minded...Well a strong mind keeps you alive, right?"
"I'll need to speak to you after this Mr Arc." The rest including Booker leave the classroom, suddenly Pyrrha stops him and glares at the man. Booker backs up away slowly.
"I don't know what's going on but I'm on to you." The black haired boy squints at him while the orange haired one does the I'm watching you sign. The rest leave and Booker continues to walk, Jaune gets out of the classroom. Booker makes his way to his room and looks out the window, Anna was so close yet so far from his reach. He could vaguely hear Elizabeth's singing in his head, he could hear the lyrics of the song when he played that guitar.
"There are loved ones in the glory, whose dear forms you often miss. When you close your earthly story? Will you join them in their bliss? Will the circle-" Suddenly he hears conversation on top of him, it sounds like Jaune.
"Pyrrha, I know I'm going through a hard time right now, but I'm not that depressed."
"N-n-no!That's not why I brought you up here Jaune, I know you're having a difficult time in class, and that you're still not the strongest of fighters, so...I want to help you!"
Booker was stunned at this girls empathy, helping her own teammates in a time of need.
"Wh-what?"
"We can train up here after class where no one can bother us!"
"N-no! No, that's not what I meant."
"But you just said it."
"Jaune, everybody needs a little push from time to time. It doesn't make you any different from the rest of us. You made it to Beacon! That speaks volumes of what you're capable of!"
"Y-Your wrong. I-I don't belong here."
"That's a terrible thing to say! Of course you do!" Booker started to get annoyed at Jaune, she only wanted to help.
"No, I don't! I wasn't really accepted to Beacon..."
"Wh-what do you mean?"
Jaune's voice begins to tense up in anger.
"I mean I didn't go to combat school, I didn't pass any test. I didn't earn my spot on the academy! I lied! I got my hands on some fake transcripts, and I lied!" Booker has had enough with this kid.
"What? But...Why?"
"Cause this is always what I've wanted to be! My father, my grandfather and his father before him were all warriors! They were heroes! I wanted to be one, too. I was never good enough."
"Just leave along. Okay?"
"If that's what you think is best..." Booker huffs in anger as Pyrrha leaves the scene. Jaune had no right talking to a person who just wanted to help like that nor blatantly admitted it. Booker then grabs on to the ledge and looks at Jaune from behind.
"Alright, what the hell is wrong with you?"
"Cardin!"
"Listen here buddy, I heard everything you said and I heard enough. You got in the dirty way but yet you somehow survive? You said you didn't have enough skill yet you survived initiation!"
"Cardin please, keep it down!"
"How about this? How about you get your head off the ground and stop looking cool because you want to work alone and finally rely on the people closest to you, sometimes yourself isn't enough and if you rely on yourself..." Booker remembers what happened to Anna.
"...Then you won't be better as me..."
"What do you want me do?"
"Apologize to Pyrrha personally, just get back to your dorm and tell her and if your net ready-"
"Your going to tell?"
"I have an extra bed in my room, you'll tell her during that field trip." Booker gets back to his dorm while Jaune stands in complete shock, team RWBY is seen looking over in a distance.
Infinite universe.
After the loud horn has subsided, the door slides open and Cardin sits on the seat. The restrains get on his wrist and he begins to struggle, a shield surround the boy and the rocket takes off. The rocket continues to go beyond normal altitude almost similar to Beacon, the rocket pierces the clouds and a giant city appears. The rocket lands in a landing pad, the rocket opens and Cardin falls out. The place looks like a church complete with an altar, there is an entrance to a stair case and next to it is a man.
"Excuse me, where am I?"
"Heaven my friend." Cardin continues to walk.
"Weirdo." He muttered. He see's the main chamber that is shallow with water, he hears a man talking and it sounds like...Ren preaching?
"And lo. if the prophet had our enemies struck down in Wounded knee, and not railed against the sodom beneath us: It would have been enough." Cardin draws closer.
"If the prophet had just accept the three golden gifts of the founders and not prayed for deliverance, it would have been enough." Cardin gently pushes his way into the crowd.
"Is it someone new? Someone from the Sodom below?" It's Ren except his eyes are now greyish pink and his whole hair is black.
"Newly come to Colombia to be washed clean, before our prophet, our founders, and our lord?"
"I just need to get into the city."
"Passage to the city! Ha-ha!"
"Brother, the only way to Colombia is through rebirth in the sweet waters of baptism. Will you be cleansed brother!?" (Infinite) Ren stretches his hand towards him.
"I baptize you in the name of the prophet, in the name of the founders in the name of our lord!" He dunks Cardin in the water and he begins to struggle, he resurfaces him.
"I don't know, brothers and sisters. But this one doesn't seem clean to me..." Cardin blacks out. He wakes up in an office and here's a knock on his door.
"I won't give you her! I called off the debt!"
"We had a deal Mr Winchester! Open this door, right now!"
"I told you...I'm not going to do it!Now go away!"
"Mr Winchester! Mr Winchester!" Cardin opens the door.
Looks like Booker is going to teach Jaune a lesson! And Cardin just got a sample on what Colombia will feel like! Will Booker make Jaune apologize to Pyrrha? Will Cardin ever go back home? Stay tuned! If one of you have a deviant art, I wouldn't mind having some fanart of this, maybe preacher Ren!