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Hello readers. Jitterwhack here. Just here to warn you that this fic is a lot longer than the last two chapters.
Chapter 3: Switched
DAY ZERO
Setting up
"Is everything all set?" asked Ozpin while wearing a student uniform.
Looking over the other teachers, he saw Oobleck, Port, and Glynda wearing the student uniforms whilst handing over a few papers to Team RWBY and JNPR.
To summarize what is happening: Team RWBY has been showing lack of care for their education. Currently, they have been acting overconfident(Yang), lazy(Ruby), uncaring(Blake), and overbearing(Weiss.)
At one point a comment from Yang saying: "Teaching is a lot easier than fighting Grimm. I mean, since we're going to be huntresses, we'll be doing a lot more do's than teach." On that day, an angry Glynda destroyed 3 classrooms to get to the cowering blonde under a table.
Luckily Ozpin showed up just in time to defuse the situation. Not appreciating the blonde bombshell's comment himself, Ozpin devised an idea. The four main teachers would switch places with team RWBY. Ruby would be headmistress while the rest of WBY would be teachers. Team JNPR was simply assigned to make sure team RWBY wouldn't cause too much trouble.
"The lesson plans have all been set, the scheduling for each quiz and performance evaluation has been noted, and MISS Xiao Long?" said Glynda through gritted teeth.
"Y-yes Miss Goodwitch?" asked a very scared Yang.
"If you or any of team RWBY cause the school a problem…" Glynda paused.
"What? What's the punishment?" asked Yang frantically.
"I'm going to let you think it through. You won't have a chance to prepare for it." Stated Glynda with a cruel smirk while turning to Jaune.
Yang regretted her words more than ever.
"Mr. Arc, you will be helping Ms. Rose as her adviser. Think of it as my job to keep Ozpin in line." Stated the Headmistress. "Do not be afraid to correct any mistake you think will be made."
"I-I'll try my best sir. MA'AM! I meant ma'am." Cried Jaune in the end.
She hoped he would toughen up while doing her job. He would need it.
"A few more things." She said while looking at them all. "If you are going to teach, then you will do so in professional and respectable attire."
"Does that include us, student Glynda?" asked a peppy Nora.
"Yes Miss Valkyrie. That also includes Team JNPR." Confirmed student Glynda. "And a Ms. would be better instead of saying student."
"Okey-dokey Miss student Glynda!" Glynda mentally grumbled at her antics.
"Well that seems to b-" before Glynda could finish, Ruby interrupted while raising her arm.
"Hold it! If we're really going to switch places, then we'll also be switching rooms!" voiced Ruby. This statement got a few reactions from the teacher.
"You can't take my office!" "DENIED!" "Preposterous!"
"As Headmistress, I believe this to be beneficial." Declared Headmistress Rose, crossing her arms with a smile. "You four will really feel like students sharing one room together. What could possibly go wrong?"
After a few hours
Team RWBY's Room
Team GOOP, christened by Ruby herself, had finally gotten all their necessities moved into team RWBY's dorm. Ozpin called top bunk, while Peter and Oobleck wrestled for the other top bunk.
Glynda was currently in Team JNPR's dorm. At least Headmistress Rose was kind enough to give her this much. Being in a room filled with too much testosterone would be the end of her.
Ozpin's Office
Ruby was reclining on her new office chair with feet propped on the table. Currently, Jaune was standing next to her waiting for her to say something. "Anything you wish to share…Ruby?"
"I'm trying to figure out who takes what class. Yang could take Combat class, that's obvious. But who takes Grimm Studies and History?" shared Ruby, eyes narrowing in concentration.
"Mind if I make a suggestion?" asked Jaune.
"Fire away Vomit- Err. Trusted Adviser." Ruby said after seeing Jaune narrow his eyes.
"While Pyrrha aids Yang in Combat Class, Blake could take History while Weiss takes Grimm Studies." Suggested Jaune.
"Brilliant Adviser Arc!" cheered Ruby in glee. "That wasn't so hard. …But wait… who will Nora and Ren be helping?"
And just like that, a brilliant plan was destroyed.
"Can I change the order?" said JAune whiling raising an arm.
"You may Adviser Arc."
Thinking it through, Adviser Arc gave his thoughts. "We can't separate Nora from Ren. It'd be too … risky. …Nora does like to tell tall tales, so it won't be any different from Port. With Ren there, the students can learn a bit. So I guess Nora and Ren could teach Grimm Studies."
"Generally I like it." Commented Headmistress Rose. "And Weiss does know her history well, so I'm sure she and Blake can handle History together. …Alright! That's that. Now we just gotta give them their roles tomorrow."
"I guess I'll be heading to my dorm …Headmistress Rose." teased Jaune while heading for the elevator.
"Wait! Jaune didn't you get the memo?" asked Ruby before Jaune could reach the elevator. "Since you have Glynda's job, you get her room too."
"WHAT?!" shouted Jaune. "B-but what about my team? And my stuff?"
"Don't worry." Ruby said while waving an arm. "Ren brought your clothes into Glynda's room. And currently, Weiss is bunking with Blake in Oobleck's room. Pyrrha, Yang, and Nora are sleeping in Port's room. And Ren is in the teacher's lounge."
"What about our dorm?" asked a worried Arc.
"Miss Glynda is in there. I felt guilty taking her room away." Jaune raised an eyebrow. "You can't leave a single woman in a room full of guys! It's an odd number."
Now that Jaune thought about it, most of the teams were either all male, all female, or had an even number. "I guess you're right about that. Then I guess I'll be going."
"Night Adviser Arc. Hehe." Ruby called in a teasing voice.
"Goodnight Headmistress Rose." Jaune teased back.
DAY ONE
Headmistress Rose's Office
Headmistress Rose woke up to a sore back. Ozpin didn't have a bed, so she was forced to sleep on her reclining office chair. After a relaxing hot shower, Ruby walked to a full body mirror to try on a black pantsuit and leather shoes Yang bought her months ago. Placing her signature red hood around her neck, others would think she was trying to copy Ozpin's fashion. The only thing missing was a pair of purple spectacles.
Going into her drawer, Ruby found a pair of purple spectacles with a gold trim. Placing them on, she had one thought. 'Look out world! Beacon has a new Headmistress. And her name is- '
"Ruby?" called Jaune as he exited the elevator currently wearing his school uniform. Seeing his fellow leader all gussied up he made a low whistle. "Wow Rubes. I'm liking the style. …But why do you have your scythe out?"
"I'm using it as a cane since my back is killing me. No wonder Ozpin has one. He doesn't even have a bed." Ruby explained groaning in pain. "By the way, why aren't you in uniform."
"…The suit I had during the dance was a rental, and it was short notice." Explained an embarrassed Jaune.
Looking him over Ruby thought of a solution. "I got it!"
Walking over to his side and collapsing Crescent Rose, Ruby took his blazer and vest off, grabbed his clip on tie, and rolled up his white sleeves. Looking him over, Ruby could feel something was lacking. Snapping her fingers, she started unbuttoning his shirt.
"U-um, Ruby? What are you doing?" asked a flustered and red Arc.
"Shush Jaune. I'm almost done." Said Ruby while getting to the third button.
Unfortunately, the elevator doors opened to show the rest of team WBY and NPR. To their surprise, it looked like Ruby Rose was stripping Jaune Arc shoulders down. Luckily, Nora was able to hold Pyrhha down, while WB and Ren restrained Yang.
"And what is going on here?" asked an irate Weiss struggling to hold a leg.
Looking up from her work, Ruby saw all her friends dressed for success. After opening Jaune's shirt to reveal a bit of chest, she grabs his blazer and drapes it over his shoulders. "Ta-dah! My very own Goodwitch! Male version! What do you guys think?"
Looking at her friends' reactions, Ruby saw shock, bubbly(Nora), approval, and a few blushes. "C'mon guys. Tell him how he looks."
No one could say anything. Yang was still afraid of Goodwitch. A male version just meant having two of them.
The only sound from Blake was her muttering 'ninja','cream','oh yes',and 'gimme.'
Pyrhha and Weiss couldn't speak from a dry mouth. And Ren was secretly taking pictures with his scroll.
"Nah, he still needs one more thing." Nora said while bouncing towards Jaune. Pulling out a pair of glasses, she places them on his face. "THERE WE GO! PERFECT!"
Not questioning where Nora got a pair, Jaune looked himself in the mirror and practiced a few waves with his hand, pretending he had a riding crop. "I feel pretty and creeped out at the same time. If I had a riding crop-"
SMACK!
Before he could finish his sentence, a riding crop smacked him square in the face. Looking to who threw said object, most were surprised to see the outstretched arm of Blake with a dark blush on her cheeks.
"Blakey?" started Yang. "Why-"
"Yang. Don't ask. You'll live longer." Said Blake trying to calm her beating heart.
Clearing her throat, Ruby decided it was time to address them all. "Okay fellow teachers. This is the plan for today. Yang and Pyrrha will be in charge of Combat class. Nora and Ren will teach Grimm Studies, and Weiss and Blake will teach History."
"And my trusty adviser Arcwitch (or maybe Glyn-Jaune)," said Ruby, muttering the last part. "will be evaluating you all and reporting to me. Any question?"
Weiss raises her hand immediately. "Yeah? I have a few objections. I think it would have been better for all of us if I was the adviser instead of… him. "
Before Ruby could reply to Weiss' remark, Jaune immediately voiced for himself. "Miss Schnee. Should I remind you that the reason you are in this situation right now is because of your attitude?"
Weiss was surprised that Jaune of all people would stand up to her, especially with a cold tone in his voice. "W-Well yes. That is what the professors said, but I just think that I'd-"
"That you would what Miss Schnee? Be a better adviser? Need I remind you that it was Miss Goodwitch herself who entrusted me with her job? Or is the task we are assigning you too beneath you?" inquired Jaune while tapping his riding crop on one hand.
Weiss stayed silent in fear of saying something wrong.
"I'm waiting for an answer Miss Schnee." Jaune said while narrowing his eyes at her.
"N-No ma'am. I mean father. SIR! I meant sir!" cried Weiss while saluting with a few tears.
Pinching the bridge of his nose while exhaling, Jaune calmed himself down before looking Weiss directly in the eyes.
"Miss Schnee. Headmistress Rose herself picked you to be a History teacher alongside Miss Belladonna not only because we can trust you to be alone without any of my teammates, but also because you have shown to have top marks in History itself. She and I believe the students could benefit with you as their teacher." He said with a warm tone.
"He's telling the truth Weiss." Supported Ruby.
Looking at Ruby and then back to Jaune, Weiss couldn't hold the blush that was spreading from her face to her neck. "I-I apologize for my remarks against you Ja-Adviser Arc. "
"Apology accepted Miss Schnee." Said Adviser Arc while tilting his glasses upward. "Now I believe its time for all of you to head to your respective classes before the students get any funny ideas."
All of them saluted Adviser Arc. "YES SIR!"
"…Ruby. You don't have to salute me."
Ruby blushed in embarrassment. "I got caught in the moment."
As the others left (much to the ire of Pyrrha and Blake), it was now Jaune and Ruby alone in the office.
Releasing a breath he didn't know he was holding, Jaune collapsed on the floor. "Aww man! How does Miss Goodwitch do it? I almost thought Weiss would've frozen me inside out."
"What? You were just acting? That was impressive Jaune!" stated Ruby in amazement.
Chuckling, the blonde knight took the complement graciously. "Thanks. I didn't think I had that in me."
"You can color me impressed. You really showed a lot of courage back there Jaune. I guess having Miss Goodwitch scold you a lot taught you how to act like her." Inquired Ruby, before looking at a cup of coffee that somehow got on her desk.
"Yeah. I should try being like that more often. Right Ruby?" Waiting for an answer but receiving none, Jaune faced his fellow leader. "Ruby?"
Looking to his fellow leader, he saw Ruby swallow half the coffee before looking back at him with half lidded eyes and a smile.
"…This is going to be a most interesting year Jaune." Said Ruby in a relaxed tone while holding the coffee close to her chest. "It may even become a millennium."
"Oh no."
Meanwhile
In the Elevator
The only sound coming from the elevator was Nora humming to the tune of the elevator music. This calmness was broken by Blake.
"I'm going to be honest guys." Said Blake while looking elsewhere besides her friends. "Glyn-Jaune kinda turned me on back there."
"WHAT?" exclaimed Pyrrha, Yang , and Weiss simultaneously.
"Sorry! But… COME ON!" exclaimed Blake while shivering in delight. "He was so assertive, and that look in his eyes. I almost thought he was going to hit you with that riding crop Weiss."
"DON'T REMIND ME!"
"Blakey. I love you as a friend and all. And you're free to choose who to go after." Said Yang while grabbing hold of Blake's shoulders. "But think of the consequences!"
"…What consequences?" Blake couldn't think of any- oh. "I'm going to have to fight Pyrrha in mortal combat, aren't I?"
"Nora's holding her down to keep you alive." In one corner of the elevator, Nora had Pyrrha in a half nelson, while Ren was trying to calm her down.
Walking closer to Pyrrha, Blake could see the Amazonian breathing heavy while staring at her with murder in her eyes. "Pyrrha. I'm going to tell you something. It's very important that you listen carefully. Can you do that?"
A grunt was her reply. "I'll take that as a yes. So what I'm going to tell you is: …Wait for it."
'Wait for it?' thought Pyrrha and everyone else.
DING!
The elevator doors opened. "HE'S WORTH IT!" exclaimed Blake as she ran out.
SNAP! That was the sound of the thin string holding back Pyrrha's unbridled wrath breaking.
"WOAH! Ren-bear! She's breaking free!" With a loud guttural roar, Pyrrha Nikos lost all composure; judo flipped Nora into her friends, and gave chase to the cat after her man.
Before the elevator doors closed on them once more, Nora had time to shout a warning to whoever might hear. "SHE'S LOOOOOSE!"
With Team GOOP
Cafeteria
During Team RWBY and JNPR's meeting
Sitting at the cafeteria was a sight for all students. It's not everyday that the students would see a well-rested Glynda, an angry Ozpin and Oobleck, and Peter Port sitting with Team CFVY on another table chatting away happily.
"What's got you two so angry?" asked a concerned Glynda.
Turning their bloodshot eyes towards her, they both answered simultaneously. "Port."
Edging for them to continue, Ozpin decided to voice his reasons first. "He is the worst roommate. Ever. Of all time."
"He snores without a care, talks in his sleep, and won't SHUT UP even when others are trying to use the bathroom." Cut in Oobleck. Glynda could understand his sentences seeing how bedraggled he was. "And he took the top bunk!"
"And he has horrible taste in coffee. He forced me to try his special brew. It tasted like three cheap instant powders mixed together." Whimpered Ozpin tiredly sounding like a rape victim.
"I'm… sure he doesn't mean…" said Glynda trying to find the right words. "We all know Port can be a bit too… passionate in what he does?"
"Glynda dear, that sounded more like you trying to fool yourself instead of us." Said an irate Ozpin. "Besides, you have no complaints having a room to yourself!"
"I'll have you know I…" Glynda stopped herself to think it through. 'He's right. I don't have anything to complain about.'
Clearing her throat she continued. "That is true. But we should all remember that it hasn't been a full day yet. Once the students start complaining and apologize for their actions we can go back to how things were before."
"I just hope it's sometime soon." Grumbled Oobleck. "I can't stand staying in the same room as Port for one more night."
Just then the cafeteria doors opened, showing Blake running as fast as possible away with a mixed look of panic and determination.
"Looks like Miss Belladonna is cracking under the pressure." Stated Glynda with a not so hidden smirk. Unfortunately what followed next dropped her smirk and any sense of happiness.
"SHE'S LOOOOOSE!"
There was panic immediately after the echo died down. Every student ran straight for the exit, shoving each other to be the first to safety.
"Who's loose?" shouted Port in panic. "Edgar? The Beowulf? The Ursa?"
Glynda made a mental note to restrict Port's capture to one per week. Taking her riding crop out of her boot, she readied herself for whatever hideous and grotesque beast marched through the cafeteria doors. Unfortunately, she wasn't prepared for what emerged.
With a mighty roar, Pyrrha Nikos kicks down the cafeteria doors, breaking them from their hinges.
"Miss Nikos?" stated Ozpin.
As the mass of students started calming down, relieved no Grimm had escaped, the Invincible Girl spotted her prey standing next to a certain giant swordsman. Grabbing a turkey, the raging red head chucks it as hard is she can. Sadly in her fit of rage, the turkey misses it's mark by a few inches and instead hits a certain bunny faunus.
"Velvet!" shouted the lead of Team CFVY. Looking at the assaulter, Coco grabs a bowl of pudding and points to the guilty red head. "You wanna go b***h?"
"I'm so-" Before Pyrrha could apologise; her whole face got covered in pudding.
And that was the butterfly flap that caused a tornado. What happened next was another food fight, only with more hunters and huntresses in training getting involved. Glynda could have stopped it with just a wave of her riding crop, if she hadn't dropped it when a soda can hit it mid-swing.
While Glynda was crawling on the floor looking for her weapon, Ozpin was in a corner using two tables as a fortress against the onslaught of students.
Port was busy chasing Oobleck for throwing a bowl of mash potatoes at the back of his head. Apparently, Oobleck thought it would be a good time for revenge against the other night.
The chaos continued for ten minutes with one support pillar breaking after Pyrrha threw Blake into it. Finally finding her crop, Glynda was about to stop all this madness but was interrupted once more by a loud swat that echoed through out the whole cafeteria.
"ENOUGH!" shouted an irate Adviser Arc slamming his riding crop on a table, entering with a calm Headmistress Rose, her scythe in one hand and a porcelain coffee mug in the other. Following the two were Nora, Ren, Yang, and Weiss; all looking nervous.
'Oh lord! It's like looking at another Glynda!' thought a certain Headmaster peeking his head through his table fortress. 'And is that my coffee Miss Rose is drinking?'
As all students quieted down, Jaune surveyed the whole mess. Luckily nothing looked too damaged compared to Team RWBY and JNPR's food fight. Everything seemed fixable. Except for one broken pillar and the damaged cafeteria doors.
"I don't know who started this whole mess," started Jaune while ignoring a few students pointing to a certain red head. "but know that all students in here will be cleaning up this mess."
Seeing the crowd about to protest, Jaune slammed his riding crop on a nearby table causing a small shockwave and an echo. "No complaints. As future hunters and huntresses, there will be times you are tasked in cleaning up the messes made by the Grimm and other criminals. If you all work together, you can be done in fifteen minutes and still have time to get changed for class."
As all students got to work, Ruby calmly walked up to Jaune. "We have staff to clean up the place Jaune. The students don't really need to do any of this. Besides, we made the same mistake once ourselves."
Fixing his glasses Jaune relaxed his facial features while looking to Ruby. "I know we did Ruby. But they won't learn from their mistakes if they don't try to fix it themselves at least once. Now, if you'll excuse me for a bit."
"Miss Goodwitch." Called Adviser Jaune, walking up to Glynda.
Looking up from her task of wiping a table, Glynda couldn't help admire seeing Jaune emulating her look.
"Can I help you Adviser Arc?" asked Glynda.
"If it's not too much trouble, could you fix the pillar and the cafeteria doors?" asked the blonde adviser.
Fixing a pillar and door wasn't that much for Glynda. If it were anyone from Team RWBY, Glynda may have faltered a bit. But seeing as she was asked nicely by the person she gave her job to, she nodded and fixed said items with just two swings of her crop.
"Thank you Miss Goodwitch. You and your team may go cleaned for class while the others finish cleaning." Said Adviser Arc smiling toward Glynda.
Blushing from being thanked, Glynda said as 'nothing really' and ushered for her team to get changed.
A few minutes later
True to Jaune's words, the whole cafeteria was clean once more with only a few stains in hard to reach places.
"Good job everyone. You all managed to get the place as clean as possible and with enough time to get clean yourselves." Said an impressed Jaune.
As the students exited, Jaune turned to a guilty Blake and Pyrrha who suddenly found the ground interesting to look at.
"Since we are on a tight schedule at the moment, I will be frank." Said Jaune while standing in front of the two. "Can one of you two tell me why starting a fight on the first day of us teaching sounded like a good idea?"
Getting no answer after three minutes, Jaune decided to choose who would answer. "Pyrrha."
Giving a small eep, the champion looked up to meet the blue eyes of her partner. Looking into them, instead of meeting the calm and kind blue, she shuddered internally seeing a shockingly cold blue.
"Yes?" squeaked Pyrrha.
"Could you please answer my question?" Jaune asked, sounding more like a gentle command.
Not wanting her crush to know the fight was because of her feelings for him, Pyrrha thought of a quick lie. "Blake was mocking the Mistralian dance." 'What?'
'WHAT!?' Thought everyone in the room except Jaune.
Staring Pyrrha with shock and a mix of hatred, Blake had to control herself from strangling the champion where she stood.
"I don't know what to say to this." Said Jaune still staring at Pyrrha with a neutral gaze. "I'm a bit disappointed in you Pyrrha. I thought you were mature enough to turn the other cheek."
Pyrrha was crying internally at hearing Jaune being disappointed in her. "I'm sorry."
Walking next to Jaune, Ruby decided to reprimand Blake. "And Blake. I would have thought better of you not to mock any form of culture considering it a part of racial slurs."
At this, Blake wanted nothing more but to stab Pyrrha for painting her in a bad picture. Her! A faunus that wants nothing more than equality between the two races, accused of spouting racial slurs herself!
"Miss Belladonna." Hearing Adviser Arc, Blake prepared for any punishment he was ready to give.
'Please let it be whipping.' Blake chanted in her head.
"Considering the fact that you will still be needing to aid Miss Schnee in teaching in a few minutes, you will be meeting me in my office in the evening to discuss your actions." Stated Adviser Arc.
At those words, Blake thought she had heard him incorrectly. "C-come again."
"You, Miss Blake Belladonna will be seeing me in my office to discuss your actions." Repeated the oblivious knight/adviser. "Are we clear?"
"And what about Pyrrha?" asked Blake hoping for the answer she wanted.
"While Pyrrha may have been the one to accompany you on this, you Miss Belladonna were the instigator. " said Jaune while fixing his glasses. "Our meeting will help me to decide whether I should have you drop by for sessions to improve yourself."
Her prayers were answered. Blake didn't know whether to kiss Pyrrha or laugh at her. She would be having an alone time with Jaune. Sure it was to discuss an action that she did not do, but it was okay. If she didn't need any sessions, he might see her in a better light. And if it didn't, then she would continue meeting up with him every evening. Just the two of them. Alone. In the night.
"B-but I caused a lot of damage!" shouted Pyrrha, hoping to have a meeting as well. "Shouldn't I be punished too?"
"I can understand your reason for getting mad Pyrrha." Jaune said kindly while put a hand on her shoulder. "Everyone has something they cannot ignore. Truthfully, I would be mad too if I saw any for of racism."
Tapping her scythe on the ground to get everyone's attention Ruby thought it time to signal them to head for their classes.
"Do you think they can handle this Ruby?" asked Jaune with concern as they all left.
"Maybe." Said Ruby while sipping a bit more coffee. "Like I said back at the office. This will be an interesting year."
Timeskip
Evening in Headmistress Rose's Office
"So Jaune. How well did everyone do today?" Ruby asked while looking into the horizon.
" 'Well'… isn't the word I would use Ruby." Jaune said while massaging his temple.
"Oh? Did something happen?" asked Ruby, turning to face her friend/adviser.
"The better question would be what didn't happen." grumbled Jaune, handing over his scroll to her.
Looking it over, Ruby almost dropped it out of shock. Combat Class became a free for all of one Yang Xiao Long against all the students, Grimm Studies became a show and tell of what Grimm you fought, Blake didn't need any sessions (she regrets later), and History became a debate class.
Looking at the last one, Ruby had to question how a debate became a problem.
Chuckling to himself, Jaune retold what he was told by Velvet, who was in said class that time.
Flashback
History Class
"Okay class. We will be doing a review on General Legumes tactics and how it could have been remedied." Informed Professor Schnee to the whole class, with Mister Oobleck and Port siting opposite eachother.
"Can anyone recap what General Legumes plan was that caused his downfall." Asked Professor Belladonna, scanning the room for any raised hands.
Oobleck immediately raised his hand.
"It was his plan to take down the faunus army during a night raid, where he forgot that faunus had night vision." Oobleck said with gusto.
"HAH! If I was General Legume, I would never have made a mistake like that against MY enemies!" Peter boasted.
"Mister Port! If you are to speak, be sure to raise your hand." Scolded Professor Schnee.
"But you're not General Legume. Are you Peter?" asked Oobleck with a hint of venom in his voice.
"Oobleck!" scolded Professor Belladonna
"No." grumbled Peter.
"That's right. You're not Legume. You'll never be Legume." Said Oobleck, leaning over his table.
"SHUT UP!" cried Peter with a huff. "…I'm sorry. That was a touchy area for me."
"Do I need to send the both of you to detention for disrupting class?" shouted an irate Weiss.
"Sorry Professor Schnee." Both men said at the same time.
"Well…" clearing her throat, Weiss continued. "While it is true General Legume was lacking in knowledge, would the outcome really have been different if he did know of their advantage and still continued with his plan?"
"OF COURSE/NOT!" shouted Peter and Oobleck respectively. Hearing the other's answer, they faced each other. "WHAT?"
"You two-" started Weiss.
"Only a fool would rush into battle he knows he has a large disadvantage against!" shouted Oobleck, cutting off Professor Schnee and pointing a finger to Port.
"Knowledge is power! And with that knowledge, Legume would have gone into battle cautiously and would have had something in use against their night vision." Port debated back with hands on the table.
"ENOUGH!" shouted Weiss. "If you two make an outburst out of line one more time, I am giving you a detention with Adviser Arc."
Both men instantly sat down, but not before giving each other a sneer.
"Both statements do hold some value to them," started Professor Schnee. "but I have to side with Port on this. In all forms of combat, knowledge is power, and would hold the key to victory if used correctly."
"I'm sorry Professor Schnee," Blake started. "but Oobleck's is statement sounds more sensible. Just because General Legume had the knowledge doesn't mean he should continue with his initial plan. Besides, in that time, there weren't many things that could blind a faunus' night vision. Going only in caution would just prolong his inevitable defeat."
Narrowing their eyes at each other, a debate was formed where half the class sided with Blake, and the other sided with Weiss.
End Flashback
"And in the middle of it all, Oobleck and Port's argument wound up turning into fisticuffs." Jaune said, finishing the report. "I have to watch over them in detention this Saturday."
"I think you should take a rest Jaune." Ruby suggested. "Why don't I handle their detention? Maybe I could have them reconcile their friendship or whatever is left of it."
"Are you sure you can handle it Ruby?" Jaune asked. "I'd feel guilty taking half of your Saturday away."
"You're doing a lot helping me and my team Jaune. It's the least I could do." Ruby said, looking at a stressed Jaune. "Besides. If this was the first day, I'm going to need you at your best health. I have a feeling there's more to come."
"I hope we can handle it." Jaune shuddered. "The teachers must be having it easy right now."
DAY THREE
Glynda was not having things easy.
She was currently sitting in the cafeteria playing with her peas. She would usually be informing Ozpin of any news, but he was currently strolling the halls reminiscing of the old days and sharing those thoughts with a bunch of seniors.
After the debate a few days ago, Oobleck made friends with a few students that wanted to know more about the life of being a Hunter/ Historian/ Archeologist/ married man. Glynda knew of Sheila, but was never really interested in Oobleck's marriage.
And Port was surprisingly the most popular out of the lot of them! If he wasn't chatting with Team CFVY, he would be playing sports with the Juniors, or reminiscing of old times with the Seniors.
At this, Glynda came to one thought. 'I'm lonely.'
Sure she could be overly judgmental and yes she is seen as strict to most students, but… she didn't know where she was going with this.
While deep in thought, she failed to notice someone coming behind her.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" Quickly stopping herself from shrieking, Glynda turned to answer whoever was behind her.
"No. Not at all… Miss Xiao Long?" said Glynda with hidden shock.
Standing in front of her was one of the sole reasons she and the other teachers were acting as students. Glynda thought Yang would be the last person that would want to sit next to her.
"Thanks." Yang said with a smile.
After a few minutes of silence, Yang decided to speak.
"So what seems to be the problem Miss Goodwitch?" Yang asked with a hint of concern.
"And what makes you think I have a problem Miss Xiao Long?" Glynda asked back.
"Please. Call me Yang. And the reason I'm asking is because you've been sitting here for the past fifteen minutes sighing into your peas." Stated Yang.
"You can tell me. Teacher-student confidentiality." She continued, making a cross over her heart.
"…You swear you'll tell no one?" asked Glynda.
"I swear." Promised Yang.
Taking a deep breath, Glynda shared her woes with Yang. Throughout her explanation, Yang listened intently. At the end of her explanation, Glynda felt well sharing her feelings with someone.
"Sounds to me like you're having a hard time making new friends." Explained Yang.
"I'm not having problems making new friends Mis- Yang. I just don't share the same interests with most of the students." Explained Glynda.
"Hmm. Well, I can't force you to make friends like Ruby." Forcing Glynda to socialize might bite her in the butt when this was all over.
"But maybe I could introduce you to someone that have the same interests." Yang suggested.
"Please Yang. I highly doubt you would find anyone in this school who shares the same interest as me." Seeing a smirk on Yang's face, Glynda thought she could hope.
"Just follow my lead." Just a little.
A few minutes later
"So let me get things straight Miss Xiao Long?" a certain knight said, not looking up from his scroll. "You want me to have Miss Goodwitch be my student helper to help me lessen the work load on myself."
Giving a small chuckle, Yang tried to calm her nerves.
"Well, Ru- Headmistress Rose thinks you're working yourself too hard. The other faculty agree with her, and we were sorta… kinda… looking for someone to help you." Yang said, almost loosing it seeing the blonde knight stare at her with a neutral gaze.
"Wouldn't it have been more helpful if one of the faculty itself volunteered to help instead of involving a student?" asked Jaune in a level tone.
'NOT ON YOUR LIFE!' thought Yang.
After seeing what the blonde adviser had to deal with, a majority of the faculty chose simply not to help.
Weiss declined saying she had enough work grading all her students' papers and giving proper commentaries, Ren couldn't leave Nora alone with a class, Yang just didn't understand any of the work, and Nora was just… Nora. Blake and Pyrrha were not in the know, considering what happened two days ago.
"Well… the faculty is having a hard time with the grading and other tutoring, so this is the alternative." Yang rebutted.
"I see. And are you ok with this Miss Goodwitch." Asked Jaune.
"Of course she's ok with this. She pretty much volunteered." Voiced the blonde brawler.
"I'd like to hear it from Miss Goodwitch herself, thank you." He said, quickly silencing Yang.
Looking Jaune straight in the eye, Glynda almost saw a mirror of herself. Understanding what Yang was trying to do, Glynda put on a confident smirk.
"You no need to worry Mr. Arc. I have enough free time to help you out, while also keeping my team in line." She responded while folding her arms and standing straighter.
"…Okay. We'll be meeting periodically during lunchtimes. It would be convenient to have someone retrieve papers from the teachers while I monitor Headmistress Rose's budget handling." stated Jaune casually.
"What did she do this time?/ What is she doing?" asked Glynda and Yang at the same time.
"After drinking Ozpin's coffee, she became addicted to it. Adding her love of cookies and strawberries, she's tried to sneak files to put twenty percent of the budget onto those stocks." Jaune said, getting a headache from the memory. "She's getting desperate now. She tried to use her semblance to sneak those files under my nose a few times."
"I'm going to have a stern talk with her after this." Said all blondes in sync. Hearing themselves, they all shared a short laugh.
As she left the office to collect the needed papers, Glynda felt less lonely than she did during lunch.
FOURTH DAY
Conspiracies
"RUBYYYY!/OZPIIIIN" shouted two blonde advisers, marching towards their respected charges.
Said people were currently sitting in front of the entrance to the cafeteria with a foldable table holding a banner that read:
"Petition for more cookies and coffee. Please sign here:"
"Yes Glynda/Jaune." Both said while sipping their coffee on cue.
"Do you mind explaining to me what this is?" Glynda said first, motioning to what the two headmasters were currently doing.
"We're making a legal petition Miss Goodwitch. I see nothing wrong with this." Answered Ruby, with Ozpin nodding in support.
"You're correct on that part Ruby, but the problem lies in the deceit put into this petition." Stated an angry Jaune.
"What deceit are you talking about Mr. Arc?" asked Ozpin innocently.
"Don't play dumb with us you two! Do you really think we would fall for the false names written on this petition?" said the older woman, while putting both hands on her hips.
"I would have believed this at first, if the names didn't end up getting ridiculous." added Adviser Arc.
"How so?" both headmasters questioned at the same time.
Taking out the first petition paper they were given early morning, Jaune listed off a few names.
"I could believe Oobleck, Nora, and Port signing this. But after that, a few names started getting too common. And then they start getting ridiculous."
"Can you name a few that were too common?" challenged Ozpin.
"John Doe? Really Ozpin? My ex-boyfriend from my Junior years?" stated Glynda with a twitch in her brow.
"Maybe John Doe married and had a first-born grandchild named John Doe." Reasoned Ruby.
"Lotta Hart. Ruby, this is ridiculous beyond even you." Said Jaune.
"Lotta happens to love coffee and cookies. We shared a cup a few days ago." Defended Ozpin.
"Mike Hawk. This, I'd expect this from Yang! It's like you weren't trying to hid it." grumbled Glynda.
"I'll have you know Mike happens to have a refined taste in cookies." Ruby said while crossing her arms.
"ABA JENA! By this point you two were just fooling around with names." Jaune said, loosing his patience.
"They are real!" stated Ruby, unhappy the two blondes weren't believing them.
"Sure. They're real. Just like Ben Dover, Ilene Dover, and let's not forget Jack Hoffman." Said Glynda.
"I'm glad you finally believe us Glynda." Ozpin said gratefully.
"I WAS BEING SARCASTIC!" she shouted.
"What's going on here Ozpin?" asked a male student walking towards their table.
"Nothing Mike. These two just don't believe the people on this petition are real." Ozpin said pointing to the two blondes.
"Really? Well I'll prove my existence." Said the student while walking to shake Jaune's hand. "Mike Hawk. I'm a second year."
After Mike left, Glynda and Jaune went back to their office to approve the coffee and cookie petition.
"Remind me to give that student his fifty lien Ruby." Said Ozpin with a sly grin.
'We finally got them!' both headmasters thought.
FIFTH DAY
Arguments
Ruby was currently watching a battle happen in her office. It was frightening. Maybe if she stayed still, they won't bring her into this battle.
"What is your say Ms. Rose?" said an irate Ironwood.
'Crap!' She blinked.
Ruby doesn't know how it came to this. She and Jaune were discussing lesson plans and field trips for the students when General Ironwood came in. He came to inform Ozpin on a lead of the White Fangs hidden weapons supplier hidden in a small village outside the walls of Vale, and he would send an army to subdue them.
James thought with Ruby in charge, he could get his way. Sadly, Jaune was like Goodwitch.
He immediately disagreed on sending a fleet armada, and an argument erupted.
"I think…" Ruby stalled. "we should wait this out. The White Fang are smarter than this. I have a feeling throwing force would cause a revolt if your lead happened to be false."
"But we need to at least act in some way!" argued Ironwood. "If not a fleet, we could send a platoon to search for any weapons."
"That's still no different from sending a fleet to drive people out of their homes!" Jaune argued back. "Imagine the public's surprise when the media put's out the story of General Ironwood sending a whole army to pillage a small village in the outskirts of Vale."
"I don't care what the media says!" shouted James. "As long as we know that there is no threat close to us, they can slander my name throughout history for all I care!"
"And what do you think happens when the public start resenting and fearing us all?" Jaune shouted back. "The Grimm swarm to any form of negativity."
"That's why we have armies. That's why we train Hunters and Huntresses!" rebutted the general.
"You're talking of sacrificing the lives of others as if they were mere chess pieces!" shouted the blonde knight.
"It's necessary!" James said through gritted teeth.
"It's ridiculous!" Jaune snapped.
"WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BE PROUD OF ME GLYNDA?" James shouted.
The room became silent.
"I meant…" James huffed. "I'll…I'll be taking my leave. I won't be sending any platoon, but a small investigation team will survey the area."
As James left, a thought ran through Jaune's mind.
'I'm just like him. Or… was like him.' he thought sadly.
"That was a thing." Ruby said sadly.
"We'll keep this between us, right Ruby?" asked Jaune.
"Of course. We know nothing about this." Ruby confirmed.
Tomorrow would be another day.
SIXTH DAY
Lie Run
Ren was currently lying on the couch in the teacher's lounge trying to get as much sleep as possible.
The teacher's lounge was his to do with at night an before classes. Goodwitch initially banned Nora from entering the area for reasons unknown. With her not in the same room for a whole evening, he thought he'd get more rest.
How wrong he was.
Since Nora was incapable of giving a fair grade to the students in Grimm Studies, Ren had to grade all of them by himself. Which meant less sleep.
Getting thirsty, Ren got up to make some relaxing tea to help him sleep. Searching the cabinets, he found no tea. Close to giving up, he spotted canister on the top of the fridge.
Taking it down, Ren opened it to reveal coffee grounds.
'If I can't get enough rest for the next class, I may as well get an extra boost.' He thought to himself.
Making a brew for just one cup, Ren took a small sip. Putting the cup down, he was confused to see that it was empty.
'I must have been thirstier than I thought.' he thought while putting the cup in the sink. Turning on the faucet, he was surprised to see the water was slower than usual. 'I guess Jaune hasn't paid for the water billings yet.'
Looking to check the time, Ren was shocked to see the clock not functioning properly. The second hand seemed to be moving at an extremely slow pace.
Fearing he might be late for class, Ren quickly placed on his green button up shirt and yellow tie before running to his class.
Running through the halls, Ren noticed something that made him halt in his steps.
Everyone was moving in slow motion. Walking up to one student, he waved his hands in front of her face. Her reaction was slow as she in the process of flinching and closing her eyes.
Fearing this as an attack on the students, Ren quickly ran to the elevators to Ruby's office. Pressing the button for the top floor, Ren stood waiting for the elevator to open. Sadly, the elevator was coming down at an extremely slow pace.
Getting impatient, Ren decided to see Jaune instead. Reaching his office, Ren burst through the door to warn his team leader. But just like everyone else, Jaune too was moving in slow motion trying to get in a fighting stance.
Getting frantic now, Ren decided to reach Team GOOP. Reaching their dorm, Ren barged in to see Ozpin sand Port slowly turning towards him in slow motion. Only Oobleck was moving at an almost normal speed.
Heading back into the teacher's lounge to get his weapons, Ren saw the same canister where he got his coffee. Picking it up to put it back on the fridge, he noticed something drawn on the bottom of the canister. It looked a little like a cartoon drawing of Oobleck.
'Oh no!' Ren thought in fear, finally understanding what was happening. 'I'VE BECOME OOBLECK!'
Twenty minutes later
While walking around campus hoping to burn off the caffeine, Ren noticed that things were starting to move at a normal pace. The water fountain was starting to speed up a bit, and a falling leaf was moving at a normal pace. Things were finally getting back to normal.
Suddenly the PA was turned on as Jaune made an announcement.
"ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS! BE ON EXTRA CAUTION TODAY! WE SEEM TO BE UNDER ATTACK BY SOME SORT OF GREEN BLUR! THE ORIGINAL FACULTY, AS WELL AS THE CURRENT FACULTY, ARE TRYING TO SORT OUT WHAT IT COULD BE! ONE STUDENT WAS ALMOST ATTACKED THIS MORNING BY THE CREATURE. ALSO NOTE TH – NORA STOP!"
Hearing a bit of a scuffle and the sound of something hard hitting the ground, Jaune's voice was replaced by the pink bomber.
"REN BEAR? ARE YOU OKAY! OOOH! IF ANY STUDENTS SEE MY REN-BEAR, PLEASE TELL HIM TO HEAD OVER TO RUBY'S OFFICE! PLEASE BE SAFE REN!"
"Give that back! AS I WAS SAYING! CLASSES WILL BE POSTPONED FOR TODAY UNTIL THE CREATURE IS FOUND. ALL STUDENTS WILL BE STAYING IN THEIR DORMS WITH WEAPONS READY JUST IN CASE! THAT IS ALL!"
Hearing Jaune turn the PA off, Ren snuck back into the teacher's lounge to change shirts before heading up to meet the others.
FINAL DAY
Living
"Today is the last day Jaune." Ruby said in a far away tone, staring out to Vale. "Tomorrow it's back to being students."
"This was a great and memorable experience, wasn't it Ruby?" Jaune said with sadness.
"Yes, it was." Ruby chuckled. "I'm happy I got to experience this."
"Me too. I feel like I understand the teachers more and have more respect for them after walking in their shoes." Jaune said walking to stand next to Ruby.
"I'm happy for another reason." Ruby said still staring out the window.
"Oh? What is your reason?" Jaune asked in curiosity.
"My goal in life is to become a Huntress. And it still is." Started Ruby. "It's all I've ever wanted to be. But when Ozpin gave me this role, it made me realize I could be so much more. I may have regretted my life in the end if I didn't open myself to experience all of this."
"That's great Ruby. It shows you're really growing up." Jaune said proudly.
"Jaune!" Ruby said, turning to face her first friend.
"Yes Rubes?"
Making eye contact, Ruby grabs Jaune's hand with a firm grip.
"Before we have to go back being students, before we become Hunters; there's one thing I feel I'll regret never doing." She stated with clear determination. "And I can't do it without you."
His heart beating rapidly, Jaune didn't know what his fellow leader was about to do. Was his first friend in Beacon really going to do what he's read in most of his comics and secret romance novels? "What do you need me to do?"
"I never got to dance at all during the Beacon Dance." She stated cutely with a pout.
Laughing mentally, Jaune released a breath of relief at understanding her request.
"Which dance would you like to do?" Jaune asked while opening up the music section of his scroll.
"I was hoping you could teach me that dance you did with your team, then move on to the slow dance." Ruby said while shifting her feet.
"I'd regret not helping you… Crater Face." teased Jaune.
"Just shut up and show me your moves Vomit Boy." Giggled Ruby.
And they danced the night away.
THE NEXT DAY
"I have to say, you all didn't do… too badly as I thought you would." Glynda praised. "Just as you have learnt something from this, we teachers have gained a better understanding ourselves."
"Thanks?" they said, unsure whether it was an insult or a complement.
"Anyways," she continued. "Some of the changes you all have made will be kept."
Ruby cheered.
"Except the coffee and cookie increase." Now she cried.
"You all are dismissed." As both teams were about exit, Glynda asked for Jaune to stay for a bit. "I have something to give you in thanks for doing my job to the best as you could."
Reaching into her desk, Glynda handed Jaune a pair of glasses and a retractable riding crop.
"I'm sure there will be a time we'll be needing Adviser Arc again in the future." Glynda said with a smirk and glint in her eye.
Outside, Blake felt some form of elation and Yang felt a sense of dread.
END
AN: OH MAH GAWD! This was a challenge for me. It was 24 pages to type this all. My initial plan was for Ruby to be the new Goodwitch and Jaune to be an Ozpin, but I couldn't feel it. So I switched them and it surprisingly fit. Jaune is a straight man and Ruby is the joker. Don't expect for all my writings to be long or short. Depending on how the story plays in my head, it's the content I focus on. Anyways:
NEXT TIME ON: THOSE DAYS
"Nora. I'm tired."
"Well too bad because we are going to do this again and again until you get it right!"
"Oh great! Now you're all dried up. NEPTUNE! You know what to do. Make 'em shine!"
"Five minute break. You guys are all getting soft when I still haven't gotten any result!"