Chapter 7- Return (Part 1)
Ozpin opened the door to the conference room to find that Professor Port and Dr. Oobleck were already there waiting for him. Qrow was there too, sharing a possibly decent conversation with Professor Port. Dr. Oobleck on the other hand was busy zooming around the room with a cup of coffee in his hand.
"Alright, Bart," Ozpin said, "Take your seat."
"You know I can't do that, Professor." Oobleck responded.
"Alright, settle down people." Glynda boomed, banging a ruler at the table, "We're here to discuss a very important issue here. Now, I'm guessing you're all wondering why Professor Qrow has joined us today for this meeting."
"I'm a little curious on why a Signal Academy professor is joining us." Port said.
"Alright, let me explain," Ozpin explained, "I called Qrow over here because we could use his help in this little crisis we're dealing with. He still has the skills we need to solve this."
"What? I'm still in shape to use my skills as a hunter." Port protested.
"Calm down, Peter," Ozpin reassured, "We all know you have the skills, but you're just a little too old to use them. Qrow on the other hand still has some youth left in him so we'll be taking that into consideration."
"Oh, um, sorry..." Port said apologetically.
"Okay, as I was saying," Ozpin continued, "I have invited Qrow here because we need his hunting skills to hunt down the three Ancient Grimms."
"Wait, wait, wait," Oobleck interrupted, "You mean those three dinosaur Grimms are still alive?"
"Apparently so," Glynda replied.
"Now I see why you cancelled Free Hunt this week." Port said.
"That's right, Peter," Ozpin said, "We need to keep the students away from any of the hunting grounds until we can at least subdue the three Ancient Grimms completely. Remember, just last week, teams RWBY and SMG were attacked by Tyrant King and team JNPR joined in the fight. The beast nearly killed them, but they managed to defeat it quickly. But, of course you all remember that."
"I don't," Qrow mumbled.
"Now," Ozpin continued, keeping his voice as serious as possible, "Tyrant King's reappearance last week was just a slight confirmation that the three are returning but we're not entirely sure about Horned Overlord and Winged Master. Some reports say that they were sighted several times but they did not show up as attacks. We all have to stay vigilant for this one so try to stay updated. Got it?" Everyone in the room nodded.
"Furthermore," Ozpin continued, "Only, Glynda, Qrow and myself will conduct the searches for the other two Grimms. Bart, Peter, you're job is to keep the students here and make sure they don't interfere. If they get suspicious, you make your own alibi. Are we clear?" Port and Oobleck gulped then nodded, agreeing with what Ozpin told them very clearly.
"You two have been given a great responsibility," Glynda added in, "I advise you two not to mess it up."
Ozpin then turned to Qrow, who still had his hood up and has been quiet for most of the time during the conversation.
"Qrow, old friend," Ozpin asked, "Has anyone spotted you yet?"
"Not yet," Qrow replied, "I can stay as hidden as long as you want."
"Good." Ozpin said, "We need your time here in Beacon to remain secret, at least when I decide for you to come out."
"Can do," Qrow replied, "By the way, when's the twelfth?"
"Next next Monday, why?" Ozpin replied, his voice lining with some confusion.
"It's nothing," Qrow replied, "It's just that I told my secretary that I'll be back at Signal by Monday."
"Well, you'll have to extend," Glynda intervened, "The searches for the three Ancients could take more than a two week to finish."
"Bart," Ozpin called. looked up from his coffee and faced the headmaster. "Where's that map of yours?" Ozpin asked.
"Right here, Professor," said. He held up a map of Remnant and threw to Professor Ozpin. Ozpin caught it mid-air and opened it up. The map was completely detailed and labelled, showing all of the important and unimportant places in Remnant.
"Okay," Ozpin started, "we now have to find the exact location of the other two Ancient Grimms. Tyrant King's habitat has already been identified so let's just stick to the other two's locations and hope we find them."
"What if Tyrant King leaves the Emerald Forest? Do we have to look for him as well?" Oobleck asked.
"Highly unlikely," Professor Port stated, "Tyrant King will stay in the Emerald Forest until it either runs out of food or until the forest itself is destroyed. And, of course, that won't happen anytime soon."
"That's right, Peter," Ozpin said, "None of the Ancient Grimms has left their habitats yet so it won't be hard to find them. The problem is none of the three Grimms stay in the same place twice. It's sometimes impossible for us to find each Grimm in the same place such as a cave or a field because they're always on the move."
"Back to the topic," Ozpin continued, "we still have to find the other two, regardless if they move from place to place. Now, we don't exactly know where the Triceratops Grimm, Horned Overlord, has situated itself in Forever Fall, but I have guesses that it might be in the northern are, towards the mountain." Ozpin pointed at an area in Forever Fall where a mountain wall blocked its way to another location.
"As for the Pteranodon Grimm, Winged Master," Ozpin continued, "it has been moving from mountain to mountain, highland to highland and from valley to valley. But, some hunters have confirmed seeing the Grimm on top of Sky Tower Mountain, right here in the western parts of Vale." Ozpin then pointed to a tall mountain labelled on the map, right next to the mountain wall that surrounded Forever Fall from someplace else. "It'll be difficult to climb the mountain and we have no idea how we're going to get there, but I've already got that covered."
Ozpin rolled up the map and gave it back to Dr. Oobleck.
"We'll begin the search for Horned Overlord tomorrow, so get ready." Ozpin told Glynda and Qrow. The two nodded and exited the conference room. Everyone else began to follow suit, with their meeting adjourned; they now have to carry out their responsibilities until the end of this crisis.
...
In a dimly lit office, White Fang's leader looked out the window, a worried expression written on his face. The White Fang had dissolved since the events of yesterday and many of his followers, soldiers and council members have abandoned him to pursue new things since the can no longer fight for the common good of the Faunus, but instead fight for it as normal citizens of Vale.
The leader wasn't able to clear his to-do list as leader of the White Fang and that disappointed him deeply. All those plans required the cooperation of his followers and since that won't be happening anytime soon, there was nothing that he can do to bring the organization back on its feet. But there was one thing in his list that didn't require his followers to accomplish. He already has a trump card for it and he was now ready to play the game and prove that the White Fang is still strong with or without its followers.
"What should I do, sir?" a deep, robotic voice said from behind him. A large, looming figure stood inside his office. The figure was too big to be a Faunus and his robotic tone was far beyond human.
"Head to the manor and kill her there." The leader replied.
"Is that all?" the figure asked.
"Oh, no, not yet," The leader replied again, "Make sure you bring her head back to me and then, and only then, will our war with that wretched Dust company will end. Can you handle that?"
"I was built to do just that sir." The figure replied.
The leader smiled as the figure exited the room. Before it could close the door, it turned back to the leader.
"Has the bait been sent already?" the figure asked.
"Of course it has," the leader answered.
"Good. That'll give me enough time to calculate the data I need for what is to come." The figure said. It closed the door, leaving the White Fang's leader just laughing over the supposed victory he might obtain.
...
Weiss picked up the note that mysteriously showed up on her bed. She didn't want to know who sent the note since she had several ideas of who could've sent the note. I bet Ruby sent this one to bug me, Weiss thought.
Then again, she couldn't stay mad at her innocent little partner so she just let it slide and looked at the note. Surprisingly, the note bore the crest of the Schnee family, meaning this came from someone working under the Schnee Dust Company.
She opened it up and saw that the note was from her father. She didn't know how to react at first since she hasn't talked with her father for quite some time and the fact that they weren't in such good terms right now. If it was something important like a business related issue or something else, her father prevented her from participating. Weiss always took a keen interest on the family business since she was the heiress and it was her right to know stuff about the company. But, she had no idea why her father left her out on a lot of business related matters and that just bothered Weiss completely.
Weiss read the message her father gave her and it said:
Dear Weiss,
I need you to come over to the manor for a very important board meeting. I have already contacted Professor Ozpin about it and he has already given his approval. Hope to see you there soon.
Sincerely, your father.
Weiss couldn't believe what she read. Her father never allowed her to attend any of the board meetings and suddenly, her father allowed her to attend one. This felt odd to her; perhaps her father had a change of heart after what they've been through before. She had thought that all the extensive training and the fact that her father shut her out everything business related were just because he doesn't love her, but over the past few years after those, she thought otherwise.
She looked around her dorm and saw that she was the only one there. It was a Saturday and almost everyone had plans to hangout. She needed to inform someone of her sudden departure since she didn't want any of her teammates to feel worried on where she was or what happened to her. Suddenly, answering her prayers, Yang walked inside the room.
"Yang?" Weiss asked.
"Yeah Weiss, What's up?" Yang replied as she some water from her fridge.
"I'll be going out for a while." Weiss informed, "It might be for an hour or two so just tell Ruby and Blake that way they wouldn't worry."
"Where are you going?" Yang asked.
"Just over to the Schnee Manor for a board meeting." Weiss replied.
"Alright," Yang replied, "Just bring your scroll in case the White Fang barges in or something." It didn't bother Yang that she was showing concern for the heiress, but she was her teammate and she was supposed to show concern to her.
"Relax, Yang," Weiss assured, then headed out the room, "The White Fang's dying and they can't do shit about anything so I'll be fine."
"Alright, have fun." Yang said, waving her arm.
"Don't forget to tell Ruby and Blake." Weiss said.
"Don't worry, I won't." Yang replied.
Weiss immediately went out of the school and called a cab over. Yang looked out the window and just watched Weiss get into the taxi. Wherever Weiss is going, she wouldn't be too concerned as long it was something that wouldn't catch Yang's interest. She knew about Weiss' past since they found out about Blake's Faunus heritage and was a little concerned that the heiress was shot out of a lot of family matters. She decided to just wait for the call if Weiss got into any trouble.
End of Chapter 7 (Part 1)
a/n: And back to the short chapters. Sorry guys, but I made this short because it was actually too long to fit the entire chapter into just one sitting. Also, I released a new story which way different from this one since it follows the RWBY canon. Give it a read if you feel like it and tell me what you think. Anyways, reviews, questions, favs and follows are always appreciated.