(NOTE: Last chapter, when I was asking help, what I meant was that I was going to make a made-up round for Edward to fight in, against another character that is an OC or a character from Rooster Teeth that serves as a mentor, but I guess you all misunderstood it, and I now have to skip that, and try to think of something else. But, in any case, I hope you enjoy.)

Chapter 30: Family Feud

Location: Beacon Academy, Vale Year: Unknown

After hours from the two rounds with teams JNPR and SSSN, a strange ship flying overhead and Weiss was getting excited for some reason, and was Ruby, Ralphie, and I had to chase here to see what's what...

"What's going on, Weiss? Why are you so excited for?" I asked Weiss.

"She's here!" Weiss stated.

Then Ruby asked in confusion, "Uh, who?"

"My sister, Winter." Weiss answered.

Then the ship landed and, sure enough, came out Winter, along with two androids.

Then Weiss shouted, "Winter!"

Then Winter toward us as Weiss started to run to her, with us after her.

Then Weiss started, "Winter! I'm so happy to see you! Oh, your presence honors us."

After a few moments of silence, Winter began, "Beacon, it's been a long time. The air feels... different."

Then Ruby began, "I mean, it is fall, so it's probably colder..."

Then Weiss punched Ruby's back shoulder hard, making her fall to the ground in pain.

I reacted, "Jesus, Weiss!"

Then I turned toward Ruby and asked, "Ruby, are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine, just... give me a moment." Ruby replied, still aching in pain.

Then Weiss asks Winter, "So, what are you doing here?"

"Classified."

Then Weiss replied, "Oh, right. Well, how long are you staying?"

Again, Winter replied, "Classified."

I sighed and replied, "Ugh, it's the 'Classified' bullshit. I lost count on how many times the NCR have said it to me."

Then Winter looked towards me and asked, "And you are?"

I gave out a salute and replied, "Edward Vaughn. Ex-Veteran Ranger of the New California Republic and Star Paladin of the Brotherhood of Steel. Fresh out of the atomic wasteland. I knew I was getting a vibe of military purpose from you. I'm all too familiar with it."

Then Winter's expression changed from annoyed to impressed. Then she replied, "Oh, so you're the one that General Ironwood mentioned before. Said something about a possibility of you being a spy for the White Fang."

"Yeah, I heard that from Ironwood, himself. Though, now, he now has a different view of me." I replied.

"So I've heard. As well as being a great mentor, that Weiss mentioned about." Winter replied back.

"Yes, ma'am." I replied.

Then the awkward silence came, and Ruby decided to speak, "Well, this nice... I think."

But then Weiss burst out, "You're going to love it here! I know you travel a lot, like Edward has, but so much of Beacon is different from Atlas, Vale too. The government and school are completely separate! Can you believe it? I'm-"

But then Winter interrupted, "I'm more than familiar with how this kingdom handles its bureaucracy. That is not why I came."

Then Weiss replied, "Right! I'm sorry."

"Nor did I come here to watch my own blood fail so miserably in battle." Winter stated.

I thought to myself, 'I can see now where Weiss got here... 'unique' personality from.'

Then Winter continues, "But, it appears I have no choice in the matter."

Then Weiss spoke, "But, we won!"

Winter replied, "Only a novice would refer that as a victory. I counted at least three strikes missed."

Weiss shut her eyes tight, and I thought, 'Okay, she's officially the bitch. Weiss, you're no longer one, though that's a long time ago.'

Then she motioned the others, "Leave us." and the androids stepped back.

Then Winter sighed and replied to Weiss, "How have you been?"

"Oh, splendid! Thank you for asking. I'm actually in the very top ranking of our sparring class. The rest of my studies are going wonderfully, too. I'm-"

Weiss began, but then Winter slapped her on the head and replied, "Silence, you boob!"

Me and Ruby jumped back, and Ralphie beeped in surprise. I shouted out, "Jesus!"

Winter continued, "I don't recall asking about your ranking. I asked how you've been. are you eating properly? Have you taken up any hobbies? Are you making new friends?"

I then thought, 'Huh, an older sister being motherly to her younger sister? That's new. I guess she's a bitch for a reason.'

"Well, there's Ruby and Edward." Weiss said.

"I see. So this is the leader you wrote of? How appropriately... underwhelming." Winter replied toward Ruby.

Then Ruby replied, "Uhhh, thank you."

"Greetings, Ruby Rose. I wish to thank you for taking an interest in my sister." Winter replied.

"Oh, yes, of course! The honor is in my... court." Ruby replied.

Then Winter stated, "I have business with the court general and your headmaster, but seeing as I'm early, why don't you take me to your quarters? And yours, Ranger Vaughn."

Then Weiss asked, "Really?"

I then thought, 'I guess she ain't all that bad.'

"Yes, I wish to inspect them and make sure they're up to my personal standards."

Then Weiss answered, "Of course."

They were walking away from us, and Ruby stated, "We'll catch up-wait, uh... I mean we will... reconvene with you both at a later... juncture!"

I just stated, "Ruby, just stop, okay?"

As Ruby walks away, I saw Qrow running up behind them and destroyed two of the robots.

Then, Winter and Weiss turned to see him, and Qrow stated, "Hey! Yeah, I'm talking to you, Ice Queen."

Then Winter ordered the androids, "Halt!"

I ran up to Qrow and asked, "Qrow, what the fuck are you doing?!"

He turned to looked and replied, "Oh, hey Edward. What's up?"

"Don't dodge the question, Qrow! What the actual fuck?!" I replied.

He slightly chuckled and said, "It's a personal matter."

Then Weiss asked out to me as she walked towards us, "Wait! You know him, Edward?"

I replied, "Yeah, he's Ruby's and Yang's uncle."

Weiss was surprised to hear this, and Qrow continued to speak to Winter, "Saw that gaudy ship of yours in town. Guess you're here, too."

Winter replied, "I'm standing right before you."

Qrow squinted and replied, "So it would seem."

I muttered, "Ah great... he's drunk."

Weiss took noticed, but didn't reply. Winter then stated, "You realize you just destroyed Atlas military property?"

Qrow looked around, and replied sarcastically, "Ohhhh, I'm sorry. See, I mistook this for some sort of... sentient garbage."

I shouted, "Qrow, go home! You're drunk!"

I was ignored, and Winter replied, "I don't have time for your immature games, Qrow."

Then Qrow stated, "Jeez, you Atlas specialists think you're so special, don't you?"

"It's in the title." Winter replied.

"Well, you know what you really are? A buncha sellouts. Just like your boss." Qrow said.

Winter replied, "I'm not sure what you think you're implying, but I've heard enough."

Qrow shot back, "Oh, I heard too. I heard ol' Ironwood finally turned his back on Ozpin."

Then Ruby ran up and asked, "What's going on, Edward?"

"Your uncle is picking a fight with Winter, for some damn reason." I replied.

Ruby then turned towards them and replied, "Uh oh."

Then Winter hissed, "If you won't hold your tongue, then I will gladly remove it for you." as she draws out her blade.

Then Qrow replied, "Alright then... come take it." as he pulled out his weapon (don't know what his weapon's called.)

Then Winter charged at Qrow and began to clash blades, and destroying some property while doing so. At this point, I was annoyed as hell and I switched to my power armor and jumped in between them, and shouted, "ENOUGH!"

Both Winter and Qrow staggered back with expressions of surprise and shock, and I continued, "YOU TWO ARE ACTING LIKE CHILDREN! THESE STUDENTS ACT MORE MATURELY THAN YOU TWO, SO KNOCK IT OFF!"

Then Qrow stated, while still surprised, "Wow, he's pissed off. And from what I heard, he usually ends up murdering people when he's pissed, but mostly the badies."

I then glared at Qrow, which made him stepped back a little, and I hissed, "Qrow... Shut. Up."

Then he puts away his weapon and showed his hands, replying, "Alright, alright, jeez."

Then Ironwood shouted, "What is the meaning of this!?"

Then Winter sheathed her sword, saluted, and replied, "General Ironwood, sir."

Then Ironwood looked towards me, while I'm still wearing my power armor, and he asked, "What happened, Edward?"

I replied, "These two were about to fight over a heated argument, sir. I had to put a stop to it."

Then Ironwood looked towards Qrow, "Qrow, what are you doing here?"

As Ironwood talked to Qrow, I saw Penny, who was staring at me with widened eyes, and I walked over to her, and said, "Hey Penny. How are you doing?"

She hesitated, but answered, "I'm well, Edward. It's good to see you again."

Then, Penny leaned towards me and whispers, "Did Ruby tell you that I'm-"

I interrupted, "A special android, yes. She has. If you think that I'm going to hate you, well, you're wrong. I still think of you as a friend."

Penny was really surprised and replied, "Really?"

I nodded and said, "Yeah. In fact, I would like to introduce you to Ralphie."

Then Ralphie, who came out from behind me, beeped in a greeting manner, but in an excited tone, surprising Penny.

"Ralphie, here, is a good friend of mine. He maybe a robot, but he has the heart of a human being." I replied.

Then Penny waved at Ralphie and replied, "Hi Ralphie! It's nice to meet you."

Then Ralphie beeped joyfully and Penny... began to blush?

Then Penny replied, "Awe, you're too kind."

But then, Ozpin and Glynda came up and he said, "Now, now everyone. There is a sanction fight happening just around the corner at the coliseum, that I can assure you has better seats and popcorn."

Glynda began, annoyed as usual, "Break it up, everyone! We will take care of this mess."

Then Ironwood said to Winter, "Let's go."

Penny then said, "I have to go, bye!"

Then she kissed Ralphie on his facial area and waved, saying, "Bye, Ralphie."

Then Ralphie beeped in shocked, but then beeped bashfully and played a song, 'Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow', by Nat King Cole.

Then I realized, "Oh my..."

The Ruby came up and asked, "What happened to Ralphie?"

I answered, "I think Ralphie fell in love."

Then Ruby stared in disbelief, then asked, "With who?"

"With Penny." I simply answered.

Ruby's eyes widened, then she went, "Awww, that's so cute!"

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'3rd POV...'

At Ozpin's office, Winter and Ironwood were waiting, and the elevator opened, revealing Glynda, Ozpin, and Qrow.

Then Winter began to ask Qrow, "What were you thinking?"

Ironwood followed up, "If you were one of my men, I would have you shot."

Qrow intercepted, "If I was one of your men, I'd shoot myself."

Then Ironwood stated, "Just be glad that Edward was there to stop the chaos, Qrow."

Then Glynda stated to Winter, "While I wouldn't condone his behavior, retaliating like you did certainly didn't help the situation."

Winter intercepted, "He was drunk!"

Glynda countered, "He's always drunk!"

Then they looked towards Qrow, who was drinking his alcohol from his canteen.

Then Ozpin began, "Agh, Qrow, why are you here?"

Then Ironwood began, "You've been out of contact for weeks, you can't just go dark like that in the field."

Qrow began, "I'm not one of your special operatives, Jimmy."

Winter corrected, "General."

"Whatever. You sent me to get intel on our enemy and I'm telling you, our enemy is here." Qrow stated.

Ironwood replied, "We know."

"Oh! Oh, you know. Well, thank goodness I'm out there, risking my life to keep you all informed!"

"Qrow!" Ironwood began.

"Communication's a two-way street, pal." The Qrow pulled out his Scroll and continued, "You see this? That's the send button."

Winter began, "They had reasons to assume you'd been compromised."

Then Qrow stated, "And I have reasons to assume you don't need to be here." Then he turned to the others and asked, "Seriously, who invited her?"

Then Ironwood said, "Schnee, we'll discuss this incident back on my ship."

Winter began, "But, sir...!"

"Winter, leave." Ironwood finally stated.

Then Winter saluted and said, "Yes, sir." and with that, Winter left.

After Winter left, Ironwood motioned towards Qrow, "Go on."

Qrow began, "Your little infiltrator isn't just another pawn. They're the one responsible for Autumn's condition."

Glynda yelled, "What!?"

Then Qrow began, "Despite what the world thinks, we're not just teachers or generals or headmasters. The people in this room, the leaders of the other two academies, we're the ones that keep the world safe from the evils no one even knows about. It's why we meet behind closed doors, why we work in the shadows. So you tell me, James, when you brought your army to Vale, did you think you were being discreet or did you just not give a damn?"

Ironwood answered, "Discreet wasn't working." Then Ironwood pulls up a hologram and continued, "I'm here because this is what was necessary."

Qrow interjected, "You're here, because Ozpin wanted you here. He made you part of the inner circle and opened your eyes to the real fight that's in front of us."

"And I am grateful." Ironwood stated.

"Oh well, you've got a real funny way of showing it." Qrow stated.

Ironwood then said, "The people of Vale needed someone to protect them, someone who would act. When they looked to the sky and see my fleet, they feel safe and our enemies will feel our strength."

Qrow began to laugh, then stated, "You-you think they're scared of your little ships? I've been out there and I've seen the things she's made and let me tell you. They are fear."

Then Ozpin added, "And fear will bring the Grimm. But one thing is for certain, I have a feeling that our otherworldly friend is the one they should truly fear."

Qrow began, "What, Edward? What makes you think they're scared of him?"

Ozpin answered, "Well, for starters, he has fought off against her, the one you mentioned, a few times before, with ease. He has fought in wars and survived the longest. His enemies fear him as if he's the Angel of Death. The innocent, along with his friends and allies, praised him as their Messiah. He has cheated Death a thousand times, and his skills is like no other. His world never had any Auras or Semblances at all, so imagine him, now with his Aura and his Semblance, which what he calls, 'Heaven's Trinity'?"

Ironwood and Qrow were surprised by Ozpin's statement, and Qrow commented, "Wow... I... can see your point, Ozpin."

"Besides, I think he may be the one." Ozpin said.

Qrow then asked, "What? You think he's the Protector of legend? The one who's supposed to protect the Maidens who are pure hearted?"

Ozpin then said, "Yes."

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'3rd POV...'

"Are you sure?" asked Cinder.

Mercury answered, "Bad hair, used a scythe and smelled like my dad after a long day. It was him."

Emerald then asked, "What do we do?"

Cinder answered, "Nothing. We stay the course. They have no idea who we are, so we have no reason to worry. Besides, the last of the heavy lifting is being taken care of, thanks to our clever little friend."

But then, Cinder paused for a moment and asked Mercury, "And what is the status on Edward Vaughn?"

Mercury answers, "Well, turns out that Edward has an armored mech suit that he can change on the fly."

Cinder raises her eyebrow and said, "Show me."

Then Mercury pulls up a hologram of the supposed armored mech suit. Cinder simply stated, "Interesting..."

Then Cinder turns to Emerald and asks, "Is it hackable?"

"No, 'cause it's not a robotic mech suit, not like the Paladin. It's more of a metal exoskeleton with armor plating, powered by... something, I don't know." Emerald answered.

"What about his little robot friend?"

"Nope, not part of the terminal systems. Completely separate." Emerald stated.

Cinder sighed and stated, "Why is it so difficult to have the upper hand against Edward? No matter..."

Then she turned to Mercury and said, "Keep an eye on him and observe him. Every information counts.

To be Continued...