(Chapter 3: Undeniable memories)
Qrow and Jac soon made it to Beacon Academy and they head towards the elevator. Jac presses the button for the elevator and the door opened. They both walked in, then Qrow pressed the top floor button to Professor Ozpin's office. Ozpin was sitting on his chair looking out of the window and seeing the view of the campus.
Then Ozpin heard the elevator bell and the door opens and saw Qrow first. "Hello Qrow." Said Ozpin. Then he sees Jac walk out the elevator and he had a little grin. Ozpin was surprised to see Jac. "Jac. It's been quite some time since I've last seen you." He said. "Yes it has." Said Jac.
"So you do know this guy." Said Qrow. "Yes, he used to be enrolled here at Beacon 10 years ago. But I must say I never thought I would see the day that you two would see each other." Said Ozpin. "Well, here we are." Said Jac. "Have we ever seen or met each other before now that Oz mentioned it?" Asked Qrow. "Not that I know of." Replied Jac. Ozpin stood up from the chair and he looked out the window again. "Please have a seat." Said Ozpin. "I'm just going to stand here Oz." Said Qrow. Jac grabbed the first chair he saw and sat down.
"I have a good mind on why you two are here." Said Ozpin. "About the shadows and the Grimm?" Asked Qrow. "Yes. Well, these shadows have been disappearing and reappearing for quite some time. "Vale isn't the only kingdom to see these shadows come and go. Both Vacuo, Atlas, and Mistral have seen them as well." "And its all by one man." Said Jac. "Dread." Qrow added.
Qrow began to drink his flask that had been stored back in his jacket pocket. "Jac you seem to know Dread's plan. But I'm sorry to see that your brother has become a dictator of his own." Said Ozpin. Qrow choked on his whiskey, then he was able to clear his throat. "Dread is your brother?" Qrow asked. "Yeah. Well he was once my brother. Until his true colors were showing." Jac said. Jac looked uncomfortable talking about the subject but he knew something had to be said. He took a deep breath and he didn't hesitate to talk about Dread to both Qrow and Ozpin.
"Dread used help me every step of the way and teach me things that I don't know. I have memories of how things used to be between us. He's been jealous of what I have been accomplishing over the years and he always feel as if he wasn't having things his way." Said Jac. "Overtime he became bitter and getting himself into trouble. One night he ran away from home. I have confronted him before about how he was going to run away from home. But he was very stubborn to even listen to me." Jac was frustrated talking about Dread. Jac was on a brink of a meltdown.
"Take it easy Jac. I know how hard it is and I should know." Qrow took a quick drink of the flask. "My sister is a bit of a hard head herself, but she wouldn't go as far as doing that kind of stuff. At least she knows better not to do something stupid." Said Qrow. "Well at least I can relate to that in a way." Said Jac. "Just don't worry about it kid. You'll be alright." Said Qrow. "I still love my brother but his ways are going to get him killed at some point." Said Jac. "Well your brother has to pay the price regardless. He's very dangerous to the world and in no way should he conquer all of Remnant." Said Ozpin. Jac looked at Ozpin and nodded.
"Do not blame yourself because of Dread's ways. At least you were trying to be a brother. He will get what's coming to him soon." Said Qrow. The elevator bell dinged, then the door opened and Glynda Goodwitch walked in the office. "I hope I'm not interrupting the conversation with Qrow." Said Glynda. Then she sees Jac sitting down on a chair. "Nice to see you again Jac." She said. "Professor Ozpin I have found yet another shadow outside of school grounds. Have you received anything from the council?" Asked Glynda. "No I have not." Said Ozpin.
Ozpin was trying to think real hard but he's also worried about what Dread's next move would be. He looked at both Jac and Qrow, then he had an idea. "I might have a plan in mind." Said Ozpin. "What bring Ironwood into this?" Asked Qrow. "No. He does know about the recent events happening around Remnant. But the two of you should at least have two teams that are willing to help the both of you." Said Ozpin. "Ruby's friends and her sister?" Asked Jac. "Yes. And they are also good friends with team JNPR. They are just as good as they are. But sadly they had lost a teammate by the name of Pyrrha Nikos at the fall of Beacon." Said Ozpin.
"I remember that night." Said Jac. "I remember smaller Academies like Signal Academy were shut down for a week at the time." "I used to teach at Signal. I used to be Ruby's teacher before she went to Beacon." Said Qrow. "So Ruby learned from you?" Asked Jac. "Yep. She should be okay since I taught her what she needs to do. And thanks for showing Ruby hand to hand combat Oz." Said Qrow. "Your very welcome." Ozpin replied. "Make sure that she sticks with the training at all times." He added. "I will." Said Qrow.
"Speaking of Ruby, I better tell her about this. Her and her teammates know how to fight, but they must learn about the Grimm and Dread from you Jac." Said Qrow. Jac nodded. "Well I suppose it's getting a bit late. But I am sure that you two will tell them the current events that are happening. Tomorrow General Ironwood will be visiting also to discuss about this as well." Said Ozpin. "Alright. It's nice seeing you Oz." Said Qrow. "Be careful you two." Said Ozpin. "No promises." Said Qrow.
Qrow and Jac soon left the building. "So what are you gonna do now?" Asked Jac. "Probably go to a bar and get a drink. You?" Asked Qrow. "I'm going to get ready for tomorrow." Said Jac. Qrow nodded and looked at him. "You know kid. Don't let your anger over take you." Said Qrow. "I know. I'm just trying not to think about it right now." Said Jac. "See you tomorrow kid." Said Qrow. Jac looks down for a few seconds then he raises his head back up and Qrow disappeared. Then Jac heard a crow cawing above then flew away.
Mean while Ruby and Yang were back home Playing video games as Taiyang watched them battle each other. "Come on Yang you have a chance to use your power." Said Taiyang. "Stop trying to help her dad!" Said Ruby. "Dad trust me I know what I'm doing." Yang replied. Ruby was trying hard not to mash the buttons. "Nnooo!" Shouted Ruby. "I got you on the next round." Said Ruby determined to get revenge. "Please the power level you have on your guy is nothing compared to mine." Said Yang.
"Hey girls I'm gonna grab some popcorn real quick. Would you two want some?" Asked Taiyang. "Sure. What about you Ruby?" Asked Yang. "Yeah I would like some too." Ruby replied. Taiyang was preparing the popcorn in the kitchen. Yang and Ruby were urging to talk about what happened earlier. "Do you think we should at least wait a little longer?" Ruby asked as she whispered to Yang. "Good call sis." Replied Yang.
The microwave beeped and Taiyang was ready to put the popcorn into a big bowl. "Ooo! Ow! Hot! Hot! Hot! Very hot!" Shouted Taiyang. "Everything alright in there?" Asked Ruby. "Yep. Everything's good. Taiyang replied. "Ookay." Said Ruby. The girls started to play another round and Taiyang came in just in time to see them battling each other again. "Did I miss anything?" Ask Taiyang. "Nope we just started the next round." Said Yang.
Then they heard knocking at the front door. "I'll get it." Said Taiyang. He opened the door and it was Qrow standing there with his flask in his right hand. "Hey Qrow. Come on in." He said. "Thanks." Qrow replied. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be on a mission still?" Asked Taiyang. "I was but I'm done for now." Said Qrow. "Hey Uncle Qrow!" Shouted the girls. "Hey girls. How's my firecracker and pipsqueak?" He asked. "We are doing good and just about to finish our round here and maybe hang out upstairs." Said Ruby.
"That's cool. I have something to tell the two of you. It might be a while." Said Qrow. "Alright." Said Ruby. "Tai. Can you please leave me and the girls alone to talk?" Asked Qrow. "Can't I at least know what's going on?" Asked Taiyang. "Tai please." Said Qrow. "Okay fine." Said Taiyang. Qrow and the girls walk into a room and they all sat down.
"Look, I know that you fought off a weird looking Grimm and all. But I got some more details that you four need to know." Said Qrow. "Well, we were going to find information about this whole thing tomorrow with Weiss and Blake." Said Ruby. "You two and your other teammates might want to hear it from Jac. I still may not know him all too well. But Ozpin told me he knows about all this that's happening." Said Qrow.
Ruby and Yang looked at each other for a second. "So do you think we should trust the guy?" Asked Yang. "From what Professor Ozpin told me. He thinks that Jac and I would be pretty good together." Said Qrow. "Something about him tells me he's crazy or something." Said Ruby. "Maybe. But Oz looks like he's trusting us with Jac and to do this together." Said Qrow.
"What if he turns on us?" Asked Ruby. "I'll make sure that he doesn't." I may not trust him right now. But only time can tell." Said Qrow. "I know we will do good at what ever Professor Ozpin throws at us." Said Ruby. "I know we will pipsqueak. Don't forget to remind your two friends and the other teammates what ever their name is." Said Qrow. "Team JNPR?" Asked Ruby. "Right." Said Qrow.
Qrow turned around and decided to walk out the room they were in. "Are you gonna stick around for a while old man?" Asked Yang teasing Qrow to a match on a video game. "Nah. I got to get ready for tomorrow, and you two should get some shut eye." Said Qrow. "Alright." Replied the girls. "Good night uncle Qrow." Said the girls. "You too." Qrow replied. The girls were about to walk to their rooms until Taiyang came in.
"So how was it with your uncle?" Asked Taiyang. "It's was cool." Said Ruby. "What were guys talking about?" Asked Taiyang. "Oh it was nothing. Just talking about stuff." Said Ruby. "Alright. But I know Qrow is getting you guys to do something. I can't stop you guys and at least he's got your back. Beacon was destroyed. But now it's almost rebuilt and you guys will soon be back there." Said Taiyang.
"Yeah but now there are so many huntsman and huntresses this year now." Said Yang. Everyone chuckled for a bit and Taiyang continued to talk to his girls. "But I know that what ever you guys are doing. I know you will never do anything bad. But I have faith in you girls." Said taiyang.
"Thank you dad. We will be ok." Said Ruby. "I know you girls will." Said Taiyang. "Well it's getting a bit too late isn't it?" He asked. "Oh, we were on our way to our rooms." Said Yang. "Okay cool. See you girls in the morning." Said Taiyang. "Goodnight dad." Said the girls. "Goodnight." He replied.
The girls contacted team JNPR, Weiss, and Blake and told them to meet at their house before they went to bed. "Good night sis." Said Yang. "Good night Yang." Said Ruby. They walked to their rooms, laid in their beds, and slowly went to sleep.