Hey guys! Welcome back. I see that you are eager with Chapter 7's commentary.

As always, please read my fanfic SPHR if you haven't. This is a commentaries for that fanfic. And drop a review or 2 while you're at it.

Before I start, I just want to point a mistake I've made in Chapter 6's commentary where I said that I want my OC villains to be exclusively human. Except that 1 of them is already established as a fox Faunus. Yeah, I'm a scatterbrain. Sometimes I forget what I did or think seconds ago. Anyway to clarify; Tamamo is the only Faunus of my OC villains. The rest are human. Now that's out of the way, let's get this commentary started!

This chapter starts with a little moment at Beacon. Specifically, with Ozpin and the ArKos. I felt introducing Ozpin like this first rather than later on where he requested to meet Robbie personally for the reveal. I really want to introduce Ozpin so I've decided to spoils the surprise for this chapter. The reason why I made Jaune as acting Headmaster is because I don't have anything planned for Ozpin yet. He may not going to appear in later chapters until the plot demands it. Sorry about that.

Then we get back to Robbie at the airship where he met Helen Lance, who I've introduced back in Chapter 4. Helen Lance is based on Dinah Laurel Lance a.k.a. Black Canary from DC Comics. Next, another major OC, Rebecca Gordon who is based on Barbara Gordon a.k.a. Batgirl/Oracle also from DC Comics. The part where Robbie 'accidentally' introduced both as them to Shirayuki as Barbara (Rebecca) and Laurel (Helen) is pretty much a nod to that. And speaking of Shirayuki…

In this chapter, Shirayuki made her second appearance. Here, her appearance is drastically different as how she was introduced in Chapter 3. The reason is because I find her original look to be a bit too grand to be a warrior or a Huntress. Plus I want her to resembles more to another character she is based on. More about the said character in a future chapter.

By the way, both Becca and Helen mention of Pillar Academy and Dome Academy. In this fanfic, Pillar and Dome are Vacuo's equivalent to Signal and Beacon respectively. Canon-wise, Mistral has Sanctum and Haven. The names of Vale's and Mistral's Hunter academies seems to be related in a way. For instance, Vale's Signal and Beacon refers to 'sign', while Mistral's Sanctum and Haven refers to 'safe place'. We have yet to know the names of the academies from Vacuo and Atlas, so until the official names are announced, I'm giving names for them. For Vacuo, which I've already named (Pillar and Dome) refers to 'structure', while Atlas which is Vanguard (J.J.'s previous school) and Spearhead (you know it first here) refers to military term of frontline.

The news clip that was playing on the airship is more or less a nod to the very 1st episode of RWBY. Here, the news is covering what was already shown in previous chapter's OTR. Yeah, I'm lazy that way. The interaction between Robbie and Rebecca is my way to flesh out Becca's character. I don't want her to be just a minor supporting character even though she won't be doing anything major or MC worthy in the future. She does however have an important role to play, though not plot related.

Oh, and Robbie can sense Aura. That's how he knows it's Shirayuki in the airship. It's like Ki sense from Dragon Ball. I'm planning to expand Aura's ability in the future, and Aura sense is one of them. Not just through Robbie, but also through other characters. I felt that this is somewhat necessary since there is so much potential to exploit when it comes to Aura and I'm planning to do just that.

Arrived at Beacon, and another encounter with the girl in blue hoodie. More about her later.

Next, a small introduction to Agnes Goodwitch. She named after the dragon who is a friend to the Good Witch of North, Tattypoo (I swear I'm not making this up) from The Wizard of Oz story. In The Wizard of Oz, Glinda's title is the Good Witch of South meaning that she is less likely to have any kind of relationship with Agnes. So, how does Agnes Goodwitch is related to RWBY's Glynda? Let's just say that Agnes Goodwitch is a family member who seems to held Glynda in high regard. You could say it's kinda like a complex considering how she looks, as I described in this chapter. That was intentional on my part. So, what happened to Glynda? Don't worry. She'll appears soon.

After that, we meet up with another major OC, Joseph Jacob or J.J.. He is named after an Australian folklorist, critic, historian, and English writer named Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916). He is known for popularizing classic fairy tale in English like "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "The Three Little Pigs", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Jack the Giant Killer". Speaking of "Jack the Giant Killer", it is not the movie by Brian Singer (Jack the Giant Slayer), but an old Cornish/British fairy tale. That movie combines both element from "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Jack the Giant Killer". Essentially both "Jack and the Beanstalk" (JTB) and "Jack the Giant Killer" (JGK) are the same story, but with different setting. JTB are fantasy oriented while JGK are kinda more grounded. Back to J.J., he is more or less based on both version of Jack. His appearance on the other hand is based on a different character, which all of you will find out in another time.

Now to the amphitheater, where Jaune began his 1st act as the acting Headmaster. His speech is entirely improv at the moment of writing that chapter. I imagined myself in Jaune's place and mentally gave the speech to imaginary crowd in a way a socially awkward forcing a fabricated confidence would have. You may noticed that Jaune sometimes shift from being calm to nervous. This will happen again from time to time depending on the situation he's in.

Then, we meet up with Pyrrha. As I mention in Chapter 3's commentary, I didn't change Pyrrha's personality much since it's easier for me to work with. Her interaction with Robbie here is meant to prove that. I hope that really shows. What do you guys think?

Now, the moment that matters; the 1-on-1 moment between Ozpin and Robbie. Like Pyrrha, I try to keep Ozpin as in-character as possible for the same reason. The only thing that's changed is my portrayal of his physical action, which meant to resembles an aging man. Let's just say that he'll be relying on his cane more often when he's walking.

So, the conversation between Ozpin and Robbie is another nod to the 1st episode of RWBY where Ozpin met Ruby for the first time. I've also dropped hints on what happened to Robbie 10 years before. It's kinda like what happened to Oliver Queen in CW's Arrow 5 years after being shipwreck. Yeah, I like the show more than I like to admit. I like to think that I've did a good job at differentiating Robbie from Stephen Amell's portrayal of the Emerald Archer in terms of the personality. But what do you guys think?

After that, Robbie is on his own in the cafeteria until his newly made companion arrives. 3 times Robbie has got Helen's name wrong in 1 chapter. This will happen again. I'm thinking of making that as a running gag. Yeah, I know. Worst gag ever.

Robbie and the gang has received an academy issued scroll and, a dial? Well, it's basically a watch that gauges Aura. In the show, they use their scroll for that. But think about it for a second. Am I the only one who think that is a terrible idea? Just think. There's a very good reason why we shouldn't text and drive. Scrolling and fighting? I could think of many reason of why that is a terrible idea. My answer to that issue? An electronic watch, or as I called them, a dial. Dial's main function is to gauge Aura. It also tells time, but that's more of a secondary function. Originally, it was going to be a pair glasses that show up a HUD of the wearer's Aura, but I've decided to scrap it. Can you imagine everyone in RWBY wearing glasses? I have nothing against glasses. It's just that the image of all the Hunter wearing glasses seems so, overkill in certain way. Scroll are still used for other purposes; communication, image capture, pretty much anything the scroll are used for in the show beside Aura gauging.

Nighttime! And Robbie is wearing what will be his default sleeping attire. So, everytime Robbie is sleeping at night during his time at Beacon, you only need to imagine him in that clothes. And now he has another unfortunate encounter with the hooded girl. This time however, she brought a friend. Hilda Volsun and Yvonne Bertinelli.

Hilda is named and partially based on Brynhildr, who is a main character in the Völsunga saga. Her current attire is a placeholder for her default combat attire which will be revealed in the next chapter. Like Shirayuki and J.J., she is also based on another character. Foreshadowing much?

Yvonne here is based on Helena Bertinelli a.k.a. Huntress from DC Comics. What's with my fascination with DC's heroines, you asked? Foreshadowiiiiiiing. From the way she treated Robbie, you can already tell she isn't going to be a pleasant character. Try not to think too much about that.

And end commentary. This chapter's OTR (which I've updated), is Robbie's student profile. The updated version is basically the same as Robbie's citizen profile as shown in Chapter 6. I know that it's repetitive. The reason is because I want to do the same OTRs for the rest of my OCs; J.J., Helen, Becca, Hilda, Yvonne, Shirayuki (yes, even her), and another OC which I will introduce in the next chapter.

Wait! I'm not done yet. There's deleted scenes and parts for this chapter. 2 of them actually. The first one took place at the cafeteria where J.J. tells Robbie about the tour that he and the 1st Years had. It's a flashback told through J.J.'s perspective.

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After fiddling with his scroll, Robbie closes it and puts it away.

"So guys." He asked. "Where did Professor Goodwitch take you?"

"The library, the dining hall, the lecture hall, the dormitory, the ballroom, CTT tower, the cliffside of Emerald Forest, and the hangar." Answered J.J.

Robbie whistled in amazement. "That's a lot of places. No wonder I can't find you guys."

"Tell me about it." Helen sighed. "It was suppose to be a short tour but we got held up in the hangar."

Oh, this ought to be good.

"Really? What happened?" Robbie inquired.

"Well, you see…" J.J. droned on as he recalls the event that happened during the tour.

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About 2 hours ago with the 1st Years...

"Alright students. Welcome to Beacon's hangar." The 1st Years listened to the Headmistress with a fake enthusiasm. Most of them really just want to take a break after going through this tour non-stop. But none dare to voice out their complains, not after what their tour guide have done to those who did in the previous stops.

"Now, to conclude this tour, I would like to introduce you to the hangar's manager." She turns to a man standing near a Bullhead. "If you would be so kind, please."

The man next to the Bullhead walks toward the Headmistress. He stop next to her as he face the 1st Years. "Why hello." He greeted the 1st Years. "Welcome to Beacon's hangar. I am the manager of this hangar. I go by many names like Colonel, Sergeant, Sir, or Boss, but you can call me Sarge. Now, let me tell you recruits a thing or two about this wonderful piece of machinery here." He motioned his right hand toward the Bullhead he was standing next to.

Much to the 1st Years' relief, Sarge ended his talk in less than 5 minute. Before he decide to hand them over to the Headmistress, one of the 1st Year raised his hand.

"Uh, Sarge? Can I ask you something?"

"What is it?"

"Why is it called Bullhead?"

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Now…

"And that question leads to about 2 hours worth of argument about the name of an aircraft." J.J. finished his story.

"2 hours?" Robbie scoffed, humored at the story told.

"I'm so gonna punch that Dexter guy the next time I see him." Helen deadpanned.

Oh, this I got to see.

"Whoa. Easy there Katie. Don't want you to get kick out before the Initiation now, do we?" Helen glared at Robbie.

"And I'm this close at punching you." She brought her fist to his face. He simply laugh it off. She in turn chuckles out of amusement as she pulls her fist away. "You got lucky this time, Rob."

Sure. 'Lucky'.

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And that's the 1st deleted scene. It was meant to be nod to the 'Warthog vs Puma gag from RvB. I got lazy, plus this chapter is already a bit too long as it is (by my standard) I've decided to scrap it. The 2nd deleted scene at the end of the chapter. Specifically, at the ballroom where everyone sleeps after Robbie's encounter with Hilda and Yvonne.

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Robbie slowly drags his feet as he make his way toward the ballroom. Upon passing the door of the ballroom, he continues on to his destination as he ignores a boy lying on the floor as he hold his face in pain and Helen who waved her hand in relief. She noticed Robbie looking somewhat down. Without hesitation, she walks toward his side, walking with him.

"Hey. You alright Rob?" She asked.

"Hey Mandy." Robbie looks up at Helen. "Just tired. Going to sleep now." Helen playfully elbows him on the rib.

"Yeah, you do that. G'night." She pats him on his shoulder before she leaves him.

"Good night." Robbie quickly pace forward until he reaches his sleeping spot next to J.J.. J.J. is already lying on his spot in his navy blue tank top and a matching pair of track bottom. "You don't snore, do you?" Robbie asked him.

"Wha- No! Well, I don't think so. Do you even know if you snores when you're sleeping?"

"I don't snore." Robbie calmly defended himself.

Miss Rose never complained.

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And end scene. It was rather short, and seems unnecessary so it was scrapped.

Now, before I end this, there's something that I want you guys to know. It's about my take on Ren and Nora who will appear in a future chapter. Just a small cameo. But here's the thing.

You may already know that Ren and Nora are married back in Chapter 3. But what you didn't know is that Ren's last name is changed into Valkyrie, so it's Ren Valkyrie and Nora Valkyrie instead of Lie Ren and Lie Nora. Or at least that's the plan when I'm going to introduce both of them.

Now, before any of you guys decide to accuse me of being disrespectful to Monty Oum, I want all of you to know that this is something that I've planned before Monty passed away. The reason I'm bringing this up is because I want your opinion in this matter. I want to continue with that idea, but should I? I don't want many people to accuse me of being disrespectful and ignorant. And I certainly don't want people to use this as an excuse to flame and what not.

So, what do you guys think? Should I or shouldn't I? Let me know.