Here we are at Chapter 29. It's field trip time. I do not own RWBY or Tales of Berseria. They belong to their respective owners. Here's chapter 29. Enjoy.


Chapter 29: Field Trip – Part 2

A few minutes later, the team enters the amphitheater, although Ruby is now carrying a big backpack on her back with the school logo on it. The large room has the students of the four academies separate into four sections. From left to right of the stage, it's the students from Mistral, then Atlas, then Vacuo, and finally Vale. Ruby places her new bag with a pile of other bags before joining her team, with Team JNPR standing behind them.

"Quiet. Quiet please. Professor Ozpin would like to share a few words before we begin," Goodwitch says while on stage before leaving and then Ozpin steps up to the microphone.

"…Today we stand together, united. Mistral, Atlas, Vacuo, Vale. The four kingdoms of Remnant. On this day, nearly eighty years ago, the largest war in history came to an end. It was a war of ignorance, of greed, and of oppression. A war that was about much more than where borders fell, or who traded with who, but about the very idea of individualism itself. We fought for countless reasons, one of which being the destruction of all forms of art and self-expression. And as you are well aware, that was something many could not stand for. As a result, those who opposed this tyranny began naming their children after one of the core aspects of art itself: color. It was their way to demonstrate that not only would they refuse to tolerate this oppression, but neither would the generations to come. And it was a trend that is held to this very day. We encourage individuality, expressionism, and unity through diversity. As I have said, today we stand together, united, but this bond cannot exist without effort. Which is why today while the rest of the world celebrates peace, huntsmen and huntresses will work to uphold it. As first-year students, you'll be tasked with shadowing a professional huntsmen or huntress on a mission," Ozpin explains as screens pop up on the sides of the amphitheater, showcasing the various missions the students may take. "Some of you may be taken out of the kingdom for several days. Others may work within the walls for the rest of the week. But no matter which path you choose, remember to be safe, remember your training, and remember to do your very best," Ozpin ends his speech and leaves the stage as the audience applauds him.

The students begin separating to choose their missions for the week. Meanwhile, Team RVWBY's members get together.

"This is perfect! All we have to do is shadow a huntsmen working in the southeast," Ruby says.

"Yeah, we'll follow them around by day and give them the slip at night," Yang adds.

"Assuming we can sneak our way out of the watchful eyes of an experienced huntsmen," Velvet deadpans.

"Hey, we can be sneaky," Yang retorts.

"Let's check search and destroy," Weiss suggests.

Team RVWBY heads to one screen that has a list of missions classified as "Search and Destroy" missions.

"Here we go. Quadrant 5 needs Grimm cleared out," Ruby says, looking at the screen.

"Well, it's in the southeast," Blake says.

"Sounds perfect," Yang adds.

"Guess that saves us the trouble of getting there," Velvet says.

Ruby then tries to register her team for the search and destroy mission, typing the team name in on the screen, but the screen then shows "mission unavailable for first-year students," showing she was rejected.

"Wonderful," Weiss sarcastically says, hands on her hips.

"Any other ideas?" Blake asks.

"We MAIL ourselves there," Ruby suggests.

"Ruby, you know I like you, but that sounds like a really bad and unrealistic idea," Velvet shoots Ruby's plan down.

"Well, that's one option…" they hear a voice and turn to their left to see Professor Ozpin walking up to them. "Unfortunately, we determined that the concentration of Grimm was too extreme for first-year students," Ozpin explains before he smiles at them. "It seems that particular region is rather popular. In fact, I have the sneaking suspicion that the five of you will make your way there no matter which jobs you choose," Ozpin says as Yang, Blake, and Weiss glare at Ruby who just nervously rubs her head, and Velvet who just crosses her arms, not bothered by their gazes.

"Whatever makes you say that?" Ruby asks, sounding innocent.

"I'm still curious as to how you all found yourselves at the docks last semester. I'm interested to know how you really learned about a 'hideout' in the southeast. And I certainly wonder why witnesses reported robots and rose petals in a dance club some time ago," Ozpin says, feigning the fact that he knows about their activities.

"Dance club? Ruby, what's he talking about?" Velvet asks Ruby.

"Oh, nothing, nothing at all," Ruby quickly plays it off, but that just makes Velvet raise an eyebrow at her in slight suspicion.

"I doubt I'll ever find the exact answers I'm looking for, so how about this? Instead of waiting for you all to break the rules, why don't we just bend them?" Ozpin says before typing on his scroll.

The screen then registers Team RVWBY for the search and destroy mission in the southeast, much to the joy of the team as they smile at each other before turning back to Ozpin.

"We won't let you down. Thank you Professor," Ruby thanks him.

"Do not thank me for this. Teamwork and persistence have carried you far, but you must understand, the things that await you beyond the protection of the kingdom will not care. Stay close to your huntsmen at all times, and do exactly as he says. He will be leading you on this mission, and he can have you sent back to Beacon if he finds your skills unsatisfactory," Ozpin says and then walks away while the five girls look at each other with concern. Ozpin then leans back to them. "Good luck," he says before leaving.

A few minutes later, the team is seen leaving the amphitheater and heading towards the landing platforms in front of the school.

"That wasn't exactly uplifting," Yang mentions.

"But it's the truth," Blake adds.

"Ozpin has a point. Whatever we face out there is not going to give a damn about us. The Grimm definitely won't care and whoever's behind all this chaos in Vale sure as Hell won't either," Velvet says.

"It's gonna be tough, but I know we can do it," Ruby says, trying to get their spirits up.

As their walking, a random student walks by Ruby, "Hey, Team CFVY is back!" he says.

They look ahead to see a bunch of students gathering to see the second-year team, Team CFVY, walking by, finally returning from their mission. They see Coco and Velvet, who is now in her combat attire. Velvet's combat attire consists of a short, long-sleeved brown jacket with a gold zipper, brown pants, and black leggings with golden details. She us wearing a black, semi-translucent undershirt beneath her jacket, along with golden spaulders and vambraces on both arms, as well as a similar belt. The top of her leggings are edged with a similar band, and her heels and toes are likewise protected.

Behind Velvet is Yatsuhashi. Yatsuhashi is a tall, athletic-looking young man with shaved-short black hair, and tanned skin, wearing mostly pale-green and brown attire. He is wearing a long short-sleeved robe, which he is wearing on one shoulder over a black muscle shirt. The robe is fastened at the waist by a leather armored belt with two pouches on it. He is also wearing brown pants and black-and-green boots. His left arm bears a 5-layer sode which extends up past his shoulder. He has a padded brown strap slung over his shoulder, and is also wearing a pair of bracers and a pair of black gloves with green plates on the back. On his back is his weapon, a large greatsword twice the length of his torso and being nearly as tall as himself. The handle has ample length for wielding it with two hands. The blade is dual-edged and two-toned; the flat being a rusty brown copper while the edges appear to have a golden sheen. The blade is slightly curved, ending in a revered barb-like hook.

Walking in front of Coco is the fourth member of the team, Fox Alistair. Fox is a teenage boy with dark skin and dark, messy copper hair that has a long fringe and a cowlick. He is wearing a sleeveless, muted orange zipper vest with black lining and a high collar, a pair of black jeans, and brown, laced shoes. His eyes appear to be pure white, signifying that he may be blind. His arms are covered in scars, and has a vertical scar on his lip. He is also wearing a pair of long black gloves, and several pouches attached to his belt. On his arms are a pair of bronze-colored blades, with its sharpened edges from the midsection to the tip being black, attached to gauntlets that he wears across his arms. The weapons have barrels at the front and the triggers work as the handles.

While Team CFVY walks by, Team RVWBY walks up to them.

"Velvet, are you okay?" Blake asks out of concern, making Velvet turn to her.

"I'm fine. I had Yatsuhashi to look out for me," she answers as Velvet walks forward. "Oh, hello Velvet. It's nice to see that you're doing okay," she greets her.

"It's good to see you too, Velvet. Glad to see you guys all made it back safe and sound," Velvet replies.

Weiss then comes up, "Your mission was supposed to end a week ago. What happened?" she asks as the others walk up.

"N-nothing happened. It was just…there were just so many," she replies, getting more serious. "Oh but don't worry. You first-years are just shadowing huntsmen, so you should be fine," she says, trying to make their jobs sound less dangerous.

"Rrriiiiiight," Yang says, not feeling convinced.

"I should go. Be safe, okay," she says, waving goodbye as she leaves.

The members of the team look at each other.

"We can do this. We've never backed down before, and we're not going to start now," Ruby encourages them.

"Right," Blake agrees.

"I'm with you Ruby. All the way," Velvet supports her girlfriend.

"Besides, it won't only be us out there. We'll be fighting alongside a genuine huntsman!" Ruby says with glee.

"Yeah!" Yang says.

A few minutes later, the team members suddenly go from feeling confident, to feeling dread. Ruby and Yang have looks that say "oh no" written on them, Weiss eyes' are as big as baseballs, Blake is hunched over in dissatisfaction, and Velvet looks like she's about to puke.

"Why hello there, girls," to their horror, the huntsman they're shadowing…is Dr. Oobleck, who is wearing a long brown great coat, khaki buttoned up safari shirt, a pith helmet, and a large backpack. "Who's ready to fight for their lives?!" he asks with joy in his voice.

"It's official, we're all gonna die," Velvet thinks with displeasure.

"Professor Oobleck?" Weiss questions, still reeling from the sight in front of her.

Dr. Oobleck starts walking back and forth in front of them, "Yes, I'm afraid those bags won't be necessary girls, seeing as you've opted to shadow a huntsman on what is now essentially a reconnaissance mission. I can assure you we will not be establishing a single base of operations, rather we will be traversing several miles of hazardous wasteland and making camp at any defendable locations we may stumble upon. I've packed all of our essentials myself, plotted the air course, and readied the airship, and…" he quickly speaks before getting in Weiss' face. "It's 'Dr.' Oobleck. I didn't earn the PhD for fun, thank you very much!" he corrects her before zooming away from her face.

"Uh…" Weiss trails off, not sure how to respond to that.

"I think Professor Ozpin set this up as some sort of sick joke," Velvet mutters.

"Come now children! According to my schedule, we are already three minutes behind…schedule!" he says before zipping away to the bullhead airship on the platform in front of them.

"Well, alright then. Looks like we're going to save the world with Dr. Oobleck-okay, yeah, when you say it out loud, it sounds worse," Ruby admits as everyone hangs their heads in displeasure.

"Suddenly, this 'save the world' business seems a lot less exciting," Velvet groans.

"Save the world!" they hear behind them and they all turn around to see Team JNPR walking up to them, the voice belonging to Nora. "You're going on world saving missions without us?! I'm hurt, sad, maybe a little hungry…" Nora dramatically cries, her stomach grumbling. "That last one's not your fault though…Ren," Nora says, throwing an accusing glare at Ren who just crosses his arms and looks away.

"Sounds exciting. Where're you going?" Jaune asks.

"Oh, just outside the kingdom," Ruby replies.

"Hey, so are we," Nora says.

"Ren and Nora wanted to shadow the sheriff of a nearby village," Pyrrha adds.

"We set out tomorrow," Ren says.

"Then you can party with us tonight," Neptune says as he and Sun join the two teams. "We're shadowing a crime specialist. All inner-city detective stuff. We get junior badges," Neptune says, looking cool, which make Jaune look on in awe with stars in his eyes.

"We normally go to the city with you guys, which means stuff's always exploding and junk. So, we thought this might be a better way to check out the kingdom when it's, you know, normal," Sun explains.

"You make it sound like we INTENTIONALLY try to blow the city up," Velvet sarcastically replies.

"Well-," Ruby begins.

"Four minutes, ladies and gentlemen," Oobleck interrupts her from the airship, making Ruby cringe and everyone else look back.

Everyone then just gives each other looks, ranging from nervous smiles to calm expressions.

"Well, uh, wish us luck," Ruby says and then everyone depart and head to their respective areas.

Back in his office, Professor Ozpin watches as Team RVWBY boarded the bullhead airship along with Dr. Oobleck and then takes off into the skies away from the school. At that moment, Professor Goodwitch walks into his office.

"You want to explain to me why you allowed a first-year team to take on a highly dangerous search and destroy mission in the southeast, the very same area where Miss Rose said that mystery woman said her hideout was located?" she asks him, though he makes no attempt to turn around to face her.

Ozpin continues to calmly look out the window, "Even if I didn't allow them to go, they would found a way to get there anyway. There was little I could do to stop them," he replies.

"But Professor Ozpin, we can't allow inexperienced children to take on this problem. They're not ready, and more importantly, this is our mission," she retorts.

At this point, Ozpin finally turns around to face Goodwitch, "Do you really think the members of Team RVWBY will be satisfied with that kind of answer? I didn't want them involved in this as much as you did, but the fact remains that they are getting involved in their own way now. Frankly, they've been involved since they fought against Roman Torchwick at the docks last semester. In a way, it's better for them to get involved now than later. If this situation gets worse, then no matter what we do, we won't be able to keep what we know away from them. Just sitting idly by is no longer good enough for them now. They want to help, to solve this mystery, and to fix this problem, just like any true huntresses would. You said that they had to be the defenders of the world, well, that's exactly what they're doing," he explains.

"And what about Miss Crowe? We still know nothing about her. Haven't you been able to find anything related to her, or even to her abilities?" Glynda asks, growing more concerned.

"Unfortunately, no, I've found nothing. It's obvious her demon claw isn't her semblance, though her semblance came from it. All the stories, legends, and tales I've looked up have mentioned nothing related to her abilities. It is definitely a mystery," he notes.

"Look, I know she said that she came here to protect Miss Rose, but what if she lied about that? What she said about Ruby's mother still makes no sense to me. As far as I know, the night we met Velvet Crowe is the first time the two have encountered each other. She may be after Ruby for some reason," Glynda says.

"On that, I wholeheartedly disagree with you," Ozpin retorts.

"What do you mean?" Glynda asks.

"When Velvet was here, and she threatened to kill me if I ever did anything that would put Miss Rose in unnecessary danger, I saw it in her eyes. They were eyes that spoke resolve, determination, and honesty. If anything, WE are more likely to harm Ruby than Velvet. I know for a fact that she will NEVER harm Ruby. And that fact alone puts my mind at ease with those two," he replies as he turns around to look out the window again. "Glynda, you've trusted me before. Please…trust me now," he asks.

Glynda sighs, "You know I will always trust you, Professor Ozpin," she says.

Ozpin continues to look out the window, "Velvet Crowe is definitely an unknown factor in all this. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that she came here from…another world…" he thinks as his eyes begin to widen a little.


And that's the chapter. Team RVWBY begins their first mission. And Ozpin is starting to put the pieces together on Velvet. What awaits Team RVWBY beyond the kingdom's walls? Will Ozpin figure out Velvet's secret? Until then, please Read and Review.