'Do you know who I am?'

Rogue stared at the man on the other side of the iron bars. He was a middle aged man with grey tousled hair and shaded glass spectacles. He wore an unzipped black suit over a black buttoned vest that had a green under-shirt. He wore white gloves on his hands, black shoes, and dark green long pants. In his left hand was a cane whose tip touched the floor and in his right hand he had a mug full of coffee.

He obviously wasn't one of the cops. They weren't nearly as well dressed as he was or carried the same air of authority despite their position. Rogue had a lot of opinions about who this man was, but went with what seemed to be the most logical. 'A negotiator.'

The grey haired man gave a slight smile. 'Negotiations are for those who have options. The way I see it you're hardly in any position to negotiate.' He said as he sipped from his mug.

Rogue smirked in response. 'That's where you're wrong. You're obviously not one of the cops. Meaning you're either an interested party or working under someone else with more authority.'

The grey haired man raised a brow. 'What makes you think I'm not a cop?'

'Because cops don't have the same regret that lines your false smile. Now quit the act and tell me what you want.'

Rogue was surprised by the amount of irritation in his voice, but he had to much on his mind to care. His Dragon Amulet had cracked and was now missing after the fight against the yellow haired girl. He rubbed his jaw, she hit as hard as Artix did the undead.

Though the grey haired man was momentarily frozen by Rogue's comment. He regained his composure as he saw Rogue rub his jaw. 'I see it still hurts where my student hit you.'

Rogue stopped what he was doing. 'Student?' He repeated. Is he referring to that yellow girl?

'Yes.' The grey haired man said as if reading his mind. 'My student was the one who brought you in here. I must say I was quite impressed with her actions.' The grey haired man smirked and sipped his coffee. The grey haired man was satisfied, it seemed he had shaken the strange man and was now back in control of the conversation. 'Now.' He started. 'Let us speak-'

'Ozpin.'

Ozpin stopped mid sentence as Rogue interrupted. 'So you do know who I am.' He said.

'Actually I don't. Headmaster of Beacon Academy. You've done a lot of bad things, haven't you?' Rogue replied.

Ozpin looked at Rogue in confusion and shifted uncomfortably, not knowing what he was hinting at. 'What are you talking about.'

'I'm speaking about a lot of things. Does Glynda know of your past? What about Port? Or is it that you're to afraid to tell them. What exactly is your relation with Roman? You two seem to have more similarities than you realise. Or perhaps you do realise and don't wish to admit it, or is it that it is another one of your regrets? Yet another compromise.'

Ozpin froze and his mind went into disarray as if he was caged by some unseen force. He couldn't seem to think straight and clutched his head in pain. W-what's going on?

'Not much, just that your going to get me to Beacon Academy.'

Ozpin looked at Rogue through strained eyes. 'W-what do you mean? Why would I do that?'

Ozpin was certain that his current state was due to Rogue, due to that strange Dust usage that he had heard about. It was in this state of mind that Ozpin noticed something, something that made his blood run cold. The man radiated no aura, exactly like a Grimm. 'W-what are you?'

Ozpin looked at Rogue's eyes. They seemed to have changed colour and were now glowing a bright ethereal blue. 'You wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you.' Rogue smirked as his hands began to glow a bright purple.

'I'm quite a Cryptic.'

Jaune sat in the library. He was dismayed as he had not yet come across the book he was looking for, but he had managed to find a bunch of other, strange books in its stead. Books written by strange men and women that Jaune swore came out of story books. He once again scoured the shelves and pulled out a book he thought could be it.

It wasn't but the title gave him pause.

How to repair a Dragon Amulet.

Raising his brow, Jaune decided to read it.

'Good day Headmaster Ozpin. Are you ready to head back to Beacon?' Said the Pilot as the grey-haired man entered onto the roof of the police station.

The Headmaster smiled as he approached and entered the airship. 'Yes. Let's head out.'

Nodding. The pilot started the airship. The engine revved and the turbine whirred, and they were soon off the roof and headed towards Beacon.

The grey-haired man looked out of one of the windows and smiled as the large city gradually became smaller as the distance increased.

Meanwhile, the police station was in an uproar, as Professor Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon Academy, was found locked inside the cells of the mysterious prisoner.

Rogue smiled to himself as he looked at the reflection of his successful illusion.

Thank's for the help. Ozpin.

Drakath watched the airship take off from atop another roof. With the new powers granted to him by the Master, Rogue's illusions didn't fool him. He turned towards Adam.

'Where is he headed?' He asked.

'Beacon Academy.'

Drakath grinned. 'Then we shall head there.'

Unbeknownst to them, a curious monkey just so happened to overhear their conversation.

Sun had a bad feeling, and decided to follow them. Even if that meant jumping into that strange portal the man opened from nowhere.

Draco looked outside into the courtyard with a forlorn expression. When Yang had come back with the Dragon Amulet in hand, Draco was dumbfounded, what's more it had a crack in it. The Dragon Amulet was broken, and the connection they had was lost.

Draco was at a complete loss. On one hand he could leave and search for him, but on the other hand that could just get him more lost. Sighing, he heard the room door creak open.

Probably Ruby. He thought. When he felt a hand grab his neck and found himself stuffed inside a bag he found he was wrong.

What's going on?! He struggled against the bag with claw and fire, but was astounded as nothing seemed to work.

'heh, that's what you get you little shit.' Came an unfriendly voice that Draco immediately recognised as Cardin Winchester's. Draco struggled harder but he could also feel the bag being moved to a different location.

Damnit! What do I do now?

Rogue, still disguised as Ozpin, got off the airship as it landed at Beacon Academy. Nodding to the pilot, he quickly surveyed the scene. From what he had scene in the mind chamber, this was the central courtyard that led to all sections of the Academy. The rows of columns, pristine white path, fountain, and large concrete building where exactly how Ozpin's mind described it.

Making his way through the courtyard, he passed by several students and gave polite bows in their direction. The students greeted him back, but as he walked through the doors he bumped into someone. It was a girl with silver eyes dressed in a black blouse and a skirt with red trimmings, complete with a red cloak. Rogue raised a brow in her direction, she was quite young, and cute in a puppy-dog sort of way. Rogue noted that she held a strange item under her cloak, which he assumed was probably a weapon of some kind.

'Sorry about that Professor.' She said. She looked up at Rogue and he realised she was waiting for a response. Uncertain of how to answer, he stumbled for a moment when he heard a familiar and unwelcome voice.

'There you are Ruby!'

Rogue glanced in the direction the voice was coming from. And sure enough, there stood the vain yellow-haired girl from six nights ago. It was quite dark when Rogue fought her so he wouldn't have recognised her by her attire, though now that he saw it he could see she had a...unique...fashion sense that Rogue couldn't even begin to describe as he had seen nothing like it before.

'Oh hey Yang. Did you need me for something?' the girl identified as Ruby asked the yellow haired girl.

Yang made her way next to Ruby and smiled. 'No reason, just wondering where you were, that's all.' She turned towards Rogue. 'Hey Headmaster, did you need my sister for something?'

Rogue though for a moment. 'Actually there is something I need you and your sister for.' He said, earning surprised looks from both girls.

'What is it?' They asked, curious as to what the Headmaster could want with them.

Rogue pointed to the weapon around Ruby's waist. 'I wish to examine your weapon. If at all possible.'

Ruby gave him a perplexed look, but otherwise removed the weapon from her waist and presented it to him. Rogue examined the weapon with an expert eye. His training as a Blacksmith as well as a Technomancer allowed him to see the intricate complexities of the weapon. The weapon was in a condensed, box-like form, most likely for travelling purposes, but he could see that it had the potential to do much more.

His fingers trailing the length of the box he came upon a switch and pressed it. Immediately the box transfigured into something resembling a gun.

Interesting. He thought. This is quite a remarkable piece of equipment, it's quite clear that a lot of effort was put into it.

Ruby and Yang watched curiously as 'Ozpin' raised the gun into the air and fired a single shot. The shot was loud and made all the students jump in surprise.

'Ozpin' brought the weapon down into his hand and smiled. 'This is an astounding piece of weaponry indeed.' He said.

Ruby and Yang looked at each other in confusion. The Headmaster was always odd but he never acted like this before.

'Headmaster Ozpin! What are you doing?' Exclaimed a stern voice. Rogue looked at where the voice was coming from and recognised the woman as Glynda GoodWitch. She wasn't alone either and Ruby and Yang could see Weiss and Blake amongst the group as well as Pyrrha, Nora and Ren.

'Nothing Professor GoodWitch. I simply wished to examine the intricate work of the weapon in front of me.' He said. 'After all, it is a master piece.'

Everyone stared at the Headmaster as if he was joking. 'Really Headmaster there is a time and place for everything and furthermore-'

A beeping sound interrupted Glynda's reprimanding and she quickly answered it.

[ONE NEW MESSAGE RECEIVED]

['Glynda, this is Ozpin. The criminal responsible for the Schnee heist has escaped and disguised himself to look like me with some strange form of Dust usage and was last seen heading to Beacon. If you came across me, it's not me. Be careful, that man is incredibly dangerous, use lethal force. Don't hold back.]

Everything seemed to fall silent. And before anyone could react, Rogue pointed the gun at Ruby's head and dropped his illusion.

'Don't move.' He said, his voice cold and unnerving. Ruby's eyes went wide in fear and she felt as if her heart would pop out of her chest. Yang attempted to move towards her when Rogue glared at her. 'Don't. Move.' His words had a finality to them that Yang didn't want to test out.

'Oh. And Professor GoodWitch, if you don't immediately drop your weapon I cannot guarantee that Ruby here won't drop here head.' Rogue said, causing Glynda to reluctantly throw her drawn weapon away.

Knowing he had complete control of the situation Rogue turned to Yang. 'Now Yang. I believe you may have something of mine.' He said with a smile, that turned into a dark grimace. 'I. Wan't. It. Back.'

Jaune had heard a gunshot a while ago. He wondered what it was but quickly shook himself out of it and returned to the task at hand.

Trailing Cardin.

He had seen Winchester and his lackeys carrying a strange leather bag as he exited the library. Seeing the bag thrash about unusually, he followed them from a distance. Until they had gone to a more secluded area of the Academy. They opened the bag and Jaune was in a mixture of anger and shock as he saw what was in it.

'Hey. What are you doing to Greenie?!' He exclaimed. Stepping out of his hiding spot

Surprising CRDL, Cardin was the first that recovered from his shock. 'Nothing that concerns you Jaune. Now leave.'

Jaune stepped forward. 'I warned you to leave my friends alone.'

'Or what?' Cardin mocked. 'You'll beat me?' The rest of team CRDL laughed.

Jaune glared and drew his sword. 'Sound's like a good idea to me.' No one messes with my friends.

Drakath and Adam appeared on the rooftop of Beacon, overlooking the scene before them.

'What do we do now?' Adam asked.

Drakath gave an eerie grin. 'You wait here. A fight is going to break out soon. As soon as it looks like you have your chance, strike him with this.' Drakath handed Adam a small knife, coated in a dark magic. 'I shall go to the Emerald Forest and see if I can make our job a little..easier.'

Drakath reopened the portal. 'Oh. And be sure to provide our guest some entertainment would you?' He smirked.

Sun shivered, and stepped out of his hiding spot as Drakath left. Adam put his hand on his sword and rushed towards him.

What? No time for a witty retort? He thought as he prepared his staff.

Yang was living a nightmare right now. Her little sister was at the barrels end of a gun and there was nothing she could do to stop it. She stared at Rogue, who was waiting patiently for Yang to produce the item in question. What was he doing there? He was supposed to be imprisoned!

'Well. I'm waiting.' Said Rogue. Reluctantly, Yang buried her hand into her pouch and produced the amulet. Rogue's eyes lit up as he saw the small bauble.

'Good.' He said. 'Now stay where you are and throw it over here.'

Yang was hesitant. If she gave him the amulet then she had lost a possible bargaining chip.

'Don't worry. As soon as you give me the amulet I'll let your sister go.' Rogue said, as if reading her thoughts. Though reluctant, she eventually threw the object towards Rogue and he caught it with his free hand.

Rogue smirked. 'Thanks' He said.

Yang just glared at him. 'I gave you what you wanted now let Ruby go.' She demanded.

Rogue looked at her and shrugged. 'A deals a deal.' Yang was surprised, and everyone else was shocked as Rogue lowered the gun and began to walk away.

'Oh. I almost forgot.' Rogue said, turning back around. He returned the Crescent Rose to its condensed form and threw it back at Ruby, who only just managed to catch it. Ruby was at a loss as to how to interpret the gesture. 'I meant it when I said it was a masterpiece.' Rogue said as he turned back around and began to leave.

Rogue hadn't gone that far when a streak of fire flew past him, missing his head by an inch. He turned around, just in time to avoid several spikes of ice. He then heard a rumbling sound from above and quickly moved from his position, escaping the lightning strikes. He looked over at the one causing the attacks. 'Is there something I can help you with Professor GoodWitch?' He asked.

Glynda glared at him through her spectacles. 'You're a criminal. And it's my duty as both a Huntress and Professor at Beacon Academy to bring you in!'

GoodWitch was unnerved as Rogue began to laugh uncontrollably.

'Sorry to disappoint you Professor GoodWitch, but it's going to take more than just you to take me down.'

His voice was arrogant and cocky, but GoodWitch knew it would be a good idea not to underestimate him. Rogue smirked at GoodWitch, and on instinct he jumped as several shards of ice came at him out of nowhere. Rogue raised a brow. Standing beside Professor GoodWitch was a girl with a pale complexion wearing a blue jacket over a thigh length dress (or skirt, Rogue really couldn't tell) Who is this girl?

However he didn't have to much time to think about it. He moved to the left, avoiding the strike of a girl wielding an odd, chain like weapon. And jumped behind a column as several bullets streaked through the air. On instinct he ducked, avoiding the massive hammer like weapon that smashed through the column with relative ease.

He then jumped back as the one wielding the hammer brought it down to strike him. And he went wide-eyed as he was forced back onto the courtyard and found himself surrounded by Teams JNPR and RWBY.

He looked around. The newcomers (students probably) were regarding him with a wary eye and weapons at the ready. Glydna GoodWitch had her mouth agape in shock as to what just occurred.

'Looks like there is more than just you.' Rogue mused.

'Come quietly and you won't get hurt.' Rogue looked at the one who spoke. It was Ruby, whose unique weapon now resembled a scythe.

GoodWitch recovered her composure, though she had qualms about having students fighting a possibly dangerous criminal, these particular students had proven themselves quite frequently so she could make an exception. 'They're right. There is no way you can get out of this unscathed.'

However, Rogue was still caught up about Ruby's weapon That's pretty fricken awesome. Rogue thought before realising what she and Glynda had said. 'Sorry to disappoint you.' He smirked. 'But I don't do quiet. If you wan't to fight I'd be happy to accommodate you.'

Weiss scowled at the man's arrogance. 'You don't even have a weapon. How could you possibly fight against us?'

'Who cares how he does it!' cheered Nora as she charged straight at Rogue raising her hammer to strike. 'That just makes it easier for us.'

Ruby watched as Nora brought the hammer down, and noticed Rogue's smirk. 'Nora! Wait!'

But it was to late. As Nora's hammer neared Rogue, he disappeared. Nora looked around in confusion. 'What happened?'

'Nora! Look out!' Yang warned. 'Behind you!'

Nora turned around. And found herself being kicked in the face. W-what? why couldn't I sense his aura?!

Rogue smirked. The force of his kick sent Nora flying into a column, and she dropped her weapon. Everyone looked on in shock as Rogue dusted himself off and picked up the hammer. He swung it around a few times, recalling his training as both a Death Knight and Paladin.

He looked around and smirked at Weiss. 'What was that about me not having a weapon?'

Everyone shifted warily and readied their weapons.

This was going to be a tough fight.

Meanwhile Drakath reappeared in the Emerald Forest, right into a Nevermore nest. Drakath grinned. He raised his arm and whispered something. And immediately the Nevermores began to bow down to him.

He grinned a cold, calculated grin.