Hey guys! Crescent Rider here, and I'm back with another chapter of this fic! You may all wonder why it took so long. Here's the reason, I had to do write down the action scenes to ensure I don't get anything wrong and all.
Also, I would like to tell you this though, Should this Reaction Fic get itself deleted in the near future. Don't worry, For I have already established an Account in AO3 (Archive of Our Own), and these chapters are saved into my files. If the story is got here, then I'll just post there afterward.
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Katana continued the movie since she was in control, and everyone started watching again.
The first scene shows the pub where Eggsy and his Friends usually drink in. Then the scene changes inside the pub where Eggsy and Harry are seen sitting on a booth table.
"So, before you were a tailor, were you in the army? Like an officer?" Eggsy questioned,
"Not quite." Harry responded
"So where was you posted, Iraq or something?" Eggsy questioned,
"Sorry, Eggsy, classified." Harry said,
"But my dad saved your life, yeah?" Eggsy questioned,
" The day your father died, I missed something. And if it weren't for his courage, my mistake would have cost the lives of every man present. So, I owe him. Your father was a brave man. A good man," Harry said, which made Eggsy proudly smile at his words,
"Indeed, he was," Ozpin said, and everyone agreed to him,
But all in the while, Ruby couldn't help but notice Crim slumping his head down with sad look in his eyes.
"Hey, are you okay?" Ruby politely asked,
"I'm fine, Ruby. It's just… I've got a lot in my mind when it comes to my dad, that's all," Crim explained, before turning back to the screen,
Ruby, her friends, and a few others glanced at each other for a moment before turning back to screen with their thoughts regarding Crim still circling their minds.
"And having read your files, I think he'd be bitterly disappointed in the choices you've made." Harry noted,
"You can't talk to me like that," Eggsy said,
"Huge IQ, great performance at primary school," Harry listed, "And it all went tits up. Drugs, petty crime, never had a job,"
"Whoa! I didn't know Eggsy was smart," Yang exclaimed in surprise, and the other's felt the same as her.
"However, it is such a waste to see such a gifted student fall to such disgrace," Glynda noted, as she tips her glasses,
"Oh, you think there's a lot of jobs going around here, do you?" Eggsy questioned,
"Doesn't explain why you gave up your hobbies. First prize, Regional Under-10s gymnastics two years in a row. Your coach had you pegged as Olympic team material," Harry said,
"That's half of Pyrrha's achievement in Mistral's Regional Tournaments!" Weiss exclaimed while the said person had the same thought,
"So, he's smart and athletic. Now that's impressive," Coco noted,
"Yeah, well, when you grow up around someone like my stepdad, you pick up new hobbies pretty quick," Eggsy said,
"Of course. Always someone else's fault. Who's to blame for you quitting the Marines? You were halfway through training, doing brilliantly, but you gave up," Harry said,
"Marines?" Ironwood remarked as soon as the term came up,
"Harry is talking about the Royal Marines," Crestin noted, "They are a highly specialized and adaptable elite light infantry force. They are also trained for rapid deployment worldwide and capable of dealing with a wide range of threats. Today, they are an elite fighting force within the British Armed Forces,"
"Impressive," Ironwood said, as he cupped his chin,
However, he soon felt the stares of a couple people. And those stares were filled with doubt considering his personality towards military-like topics are quite concerning.
"Hey, just because he has an interest towards military topics doesn't mean he'll do it right away!" Winter defended,
"Thank you," Ironwood thanked, and Winter nodded in response.
Despite some of the audience still having their doubts towards him, they soon turned their attentions back to the screen.
"Because my mum went mental. Banging on about losing me as well as my dad. Didn't want me being cannon fodder for snobs like you! Judging people like me from your ivory towers with no thought about why we do what we do. We ain't got much choice. You get me? And if we were born with the same silver spoon up our arses, we'd do just as well as you," Eggsy finished his rant, and leans back on his chair, "If not better,"
"The sentiment of common people," Crim said, and a few of the audience couldn't help but glance at the Schnee sisters.
"Hey, it's not like we can't do anything about that!" Weiss yelled,
"Oh, don't worry about it, Weiss. You're alright," Ruby assured,
"Yeah, and you've proven it," Blake assured, which made the Heiress smile a bit before everyone turned their attention back to the screen
Not a moment later, the pub door opens, and the ones who entered was Rottweiler with Poodle and more of his other thugs.
"What the fuck you doing here? Are you taking a piss?" Rottweiler angrily questioned, and Harry looked at them with disinterested before turning back to Eggsy,
"Some more examples of young men who simply need a silver suppository," Harry noted,
"Nah, they're exceptions, C'mon," Eggsy said as he tried to convinced Harry to leave,
"Nonsense, we haven't finished our drinks," Harry said, as he wasn't bothered by the thugs approaching them. Specifically, towards Eggsy,
"Well, he's rather calm," Jaune remarked regarding Harry's attitude,
"Considering that he took on a dangerous mission that cost the life of Eggsy's father. I guess this is nothing compared to what he's doing in 17 years or so," Ren deducted,
Nora couldn't help herself as she giggled at the nickname, "Eggsy…"
"After you nicked his car, Dean says your fair game. And I don't give a shit on what your mother said," Poodle growled directly to Eggsy,
"Um, Listen, boys," Harry called out, and the thugs turn to him, "I've had a rather emotional day. So, whatever your beef with Eggsy is, and I'm sure it's well-founded… I'd appreciate it, enormously if you could leave us in peace until I finish this lovely pint of Guinness,"
"Whoa… Now that's one way to say back off to someone," Weiss complimented with Harry's Passive-Aggressive comment to the thugs,
"The guy loves his drinks, so I wouldn't blame him. Also, separating a man from his drink in a bar is kind of a bad idea, if you ask me," Qrow commented,
"How would know that?" Winter sternly questioned,
"I've got my fair shares of fights with different patrons in different bars before," Qrow shared, "And some of those fights involved one guy trying to separate another from his daily drinking,"
Everyone was a bit suspicious about what Qrow just said, but they've decided to turn attention back to the movie.
"You should get out of the way, granddad, or you'll get hurt and all," Rottweiler warned,
"He ain't joking, you should go," Eggsy advised to Harry,
Harry, disappointed, placed his glass onto the table, and stood up from the table.
"Well, despite his flaws, Eggsy's heart is in the right place," Ozpin commented at Eggsy's caring personality despite his immaturity from earlier.
"Excuse me," Harry politely said as he picked up his umbrella.
Rottweiler gestured his arm towards the door while his thugs make way for him.
As Harry makes his way towards the exit, Poodle had to say one last thing to him, "If you're looking for another rent boy, they're on the corner of Smith Street,"
The music suddenly drops a beat while Harry stops by the door while the thugs focused on Eggsy.
Yang and a few others gasped at Poodle's insult, "He did NOT just say that!"
"He just did. But in any case, He and his friends are so going to get it!" Neo said, and it was a shared sentiment to most of the audience.
As for Ruby and Penny, however, they were confused by Poodle's insult.
"What's a rent boy?" Ruby and Penny questioned simultaneously,
This question caused everyone, even Katana and Crestin, to fidget and turned to the two with nervous look in their eyes.
"Uh…" Qrow trailed and the same can be said for the others.
But luckily for them, Crim decided to dodge their question by saying, "Hey look! The fight's going to start!"
"Ready, Velvet?" Coco questioned to Velvet, and the latter nods in response with her camera at the ready,
"Manners…" Harry latched the first bolt shut, while the thugs turned to him,
"Maketh…" Harry latched the second bolt shut,
"Man…" Harry pushed the door lock,
"Indeed," Ozpin praised, as he raised his mug to the quote,
The same praise can be said for Winter and Ironwood, but they prefer to keep to themselves as they watched in interest on how Harry was going to deal with these thugs,
Glynda, however, frowned to Qrow and a couple of students that made them shiver a bit, "I agree,"
The thugs then set their sights on Harry while Eggsy falters his head in disappoint for Harry provoking them.
"Do you know what that means?" Harry questioned, and the thugs merely glanced at each other in confusion, "Then let me teach you a lesson,"
Harry then slid the hooked handle of his umbrella to a glass cup and flung it towards Rottweiler. The glass cup hits Rottweiler square to the forehead, falls backward onto the floor, and was unconscious for a duration while his thugs watched him fall.
Eggsy widen his eyes in complete awe for what Harry just did.
"That. Was. AWESOME!" Ruby and Yang yelled in excitement, and others clapped at Harry's initial attack,
"I am definitely trying that," Neo happily declared,
"I must say. I'm impressed as well," Ironwood said as he clapped along,
"Yeah, but it's looks like things are about to bit more interesting," Qrow noted,
Harry then approached the thugs as they glanced at him.
"Are we going to stand around here all day? Or are we going to fight?" Harry questioned,
"Oh, I am so going to use that pre-ass-kicking line in one of my fights someday," Coco stated while grinning quite viciously.
A few students were quite worried as they stared at her, while Crim chuckled to himself, 'She's still the same Coco as I remember in my Remnant,'
The fight then began when the first thug wearing the red shirt shoves his peers and attempted to land a punch on him. But Harry quickly countered with the hooked handle of his umbrella, and redirected attack straight into Poodle.
The result of the attack knocked loose one of Poodle's teeth. In slow motion, the tooth was flying towards the second thug behind Poodle, but he managed to move out of the way while looking at the said tooth with disgust.
Yang and a few others also donned the same reaction as the goon,
"Ugh… Gross," Yang commented in disgust,
"Harry's skills in close quarters are impressive." Winter said, "Turning an enemy's attack against another. Quite remarkable,"
"And the way he moves, He's quite fast for someone from a world without Aura," Neo added, while the thought of using Harry's counter in the future.
After Poodle sustained friendly fire, He hits his head against the counter and falls on the floor while the rest of the thugs rushed against Harry and Eggsy simply watches with interest.
"Hmph, that kid is lucky. He gets to enjoy the fight in the sidelines," Qrow commented, while placing his hands on the back of his head.
"How is he lucky?" Yang questioned,
"I've seen, heard, and been through several bar fights before. How many do you think there that resulted in people dragged into it?" Qrow said,
"Not much?" Ruby assumed,
"That's right, Kiddo. In a bar fight, It's fair game for everyone," Qrow finished,
"How would you know…" Winter muttered,
With the fight began, Harry kicks the first thug that attacked, then easily counters the second thug's attack and smacks him onto the side of his head.
The second thug tried to grabbed Harry, but the latter strikes the former onto the chest with his umbrella. Harry then puts his attention on the fourth goon by backhanding him, followed by smack to the face, then he hits the third thug across the face with the handle of his umbrella.
The first thug then suddenly pulls out a knife and attempted to stab Harry with it. But the latter pulled the fourth thug over as his meat shield. The first thug stabs through the fourth thug's shoulder, quickly pulls it back, and looked at it in shocked of what he did to his own peers.
"Aside from the thugs' horrendous cooperation. Harry's skills are far better than I originally expected," Ozpin commented, as he cupped his chin at the fight,
The same can be said for the Atlesian General, Specialist and Android while everyone else was in awe from the excitement of the fight.
Then they all winced when they saw the fourth member getting stabbed through the shoulder by his own friend.
"That moment reminds me of the time when I faced Team CRDL in the amphitheater," Pyrrha recalled, and everyone present in the match quite recall the moment when Cardin unintentionally hits Dove with his mace.
If it were a real mission, such a mistake would lead to dire consequences.
Harry then swipes the leg of the fourth thug, easily avoids the third thug's attack, and smacks his umbrella onto the fourth thug's face and was knocked flat on the floor.
Harry then switches his attention to the third thug, ducked the initial attack, strikes with his umbrella, drives it underneath the third thug's armpit, and hooks onto his arm.
Poodle, after regaining consciousness, attempted to cut Harry's face with his knife. But the latter immediately reacted to this, countered while maintaining his lock on the third thug, and shoves Poodle into the counter after disarming the man.
Poodle, then eyed on one of the bottles, grabbed it, and attempted to attack once more. However, Harry interrupts by aiming his umbrella towards him, and fired a cable with two hooks.
It wraps around Poodle's wrist, and the hooks magnetically sticks into the metal counter and electrocutes him until he passes out.
Ruby immediately gasps in pure excitement while pounding her feet on the floor then points her at the screen, "His Umbrella is a gun! But what did he fire though?"
"I am uncertain on how the projectile Harry has fired. But it appears to be composed of magnetic and electric properties," Penny deduced while taking notes about it in her memory bank,
"Interesting… That kind of technology could prove useful for restraining purposes," Ironwood commented,
"Oh, Great. Looks like the 'General' is starting to get new ideas that would soon be used against us, Good guys," Crim sarcastically said, while throwing his hands up,
This earned him frowns from the General and Specialist while Qrow laughs while wrapping his arm around Crim's neck, "I starting to like this! He's a cocky attitude, I'll give him that,"
"Hey! Let go of me!" Crim yelled while struggling to break free from Qrow's hold.
Ruby and Yang could only laugh at this, while the rest, excluding Ironwood, Winter, Ozpin, and Glynda, chuckled at the sight.
After a while, Qrow removes his arm around Crim's neck, while Katana decided to tell him something.
"You don't have to worry about Ironwood going that far," Katana stated, "I've changed his Semblance into something else considering that his older one was the very reason why he failed in the original timeline in the first place,"
"Really? Well, that's a bit reassuring," Crim said,
After that, they all turned their attentions back to the screen.
After Poodle was unconscious by the electric cable, Harry then unhooks from the third thug, and smacked his umbrella against the third thug's chest and crashes onto a table.
Then, Harry hooks the handle of his umbrella onto the back of the second thug's neck and sends him towards the fourth thug as the two collide and both were knocked out afterwards.
The first thug then got up and attempted to stab Harry. But the latter gripped his wrist aside, hit him in the arm then at the waist before hooking the handle of his umbrella onto the first thug's neck, spins towards the counter, and kicks him that dented the counter.
The younger audiences and a few of the adults oohed at Harry's kick.
"Now that's what I call a kick," Yang complimented,
"I've got a feeling that Mercury's the one who's supposed to say that line," Emerald noted,
"I agree with you," Cinder said,
A moment later, Rottweiler regains consciousness and pulls out a revolver.
"Oh, come on! That's just unfair!" Ruby complained,
"There are no rules in a bar fight, kiddo. I've learned that the hard way," Qrow said,
However, Harry opens his umbrella and shields his entire body behind it as soon as Rottweiler unloads his revolver at him.
Behind the umbrella, There was an augmented interface that displayed the front as well as notification of where Rottweiler is shooting at.
"YOU FUCKING DIRTY! FUCKING DIRTY!" Rottweiler yelled until he started to get nervous when he heard the clicking of his now empty revolver and glanced towards it.
Harry just sighed, twisted the ring part of the handle that switched the mode from shoot to stun, and fired a single stun round towards Rottweiler's forehead and caused him to flip over until he fell flat on his back and was unconscious afterward.
With the fight over, Harry closes his umbrella and stood up straight.
Everyone had different reactions but the only thing similar is that they were thoroughly impressed by the technology behind Harry's weaponry.
Ironwood had immediately taken an interest in the augmented display, and the stun round that could prove useful for law enforcement. Winter simply wrote down some notes while Penny did the same but saved it into her memory bank.
Ozpin and Glynda clapped along with a few matured students and the rest just cheered and clapped at the same time.
"That umbrella of his is so cool!" Neo praised while clapping, "I mean sure, I was able to block one of blondie's shot with mine, but Harry's still impressive!"
"That stun round a bit unexpected. Though I can't wait to know more about the features of his umbrella!" Ruby enthusiastically exclaimed,
"You should calm your enthusiasm, Ruby. Otherwise, you might faint if you continue this any further," Cinder advised,
However, it wasn't over when owner, who watched the entirety of the fight, went to his phone and started dialing the emergency number.
But Harry wasn't going to have as raised his hand up, hooked his umbrella onto his arm, and pressed a button onto his watch. The watch soon displayed 'Amnesia' and started beeping.
A moment later, a small dart fires from the watch and lands a hit onto the owner's neck. The latter reacted as he placed his free hand onto his neck before passing out onto the counter.
"That was rather bit over the top," Glynda noted, "He was only doing the reasonable thing by calling the proper authorities,"
"He's a secret agent," Crestin remarked, and Goodwitch raised an eyebrow at him, "What? Some things are left to remain confidential. Therefore, Harry's actions are understandable,"
"I think I agree with him a bit," Ren said, "It's true that Harry's action to knock out the owner was unnecessary. But maybe his reason in doing so is because it's a part of their protocol as Kingsman,"
"Good answer, Mr. Ren," Crestin complimented,
"Thank you," Ren thanked,
"But putting all that aside. I can just say that Harry's watch is also a gun!" Ruby stated while enthusiastically mentioning the watch,
A few could only sigh before Cinder calms Ruby from her enthusiasm.
"A Deceptive gadget, but quite fitting for a gentleman such as Harry," Ozpin complimented,
"I think Dum-Dum would love to have something like that around," Neo commented, with several thoughts of Roman wielding such a weapon.
As for Ironwood. He, Winter, and Penny wrote down notes of the design of watch.
After Harry had finished, He then goes back to the booth, sat down, and finished his glass of Guinness while Eggsy stared at him.
"The guy finally finishes his drink," Qrow commented,
Once Harry finished his drink, He sets it down, and exhales before speaking to him, "Sorry about that. Needed to let off some steam. Yesterday, I heard a friend of mine died. He actually knew your father too actually,"
"Now I do apologize, Eggsy. I shouldn't have done this in front of you," Harry said, then aims his watch with an Amnesia dart at Eggsy,
Everyone tensed up as soon as Harry aimed his watch at Eggsy.
"He's going to hit with a dart after he conversed with him earlier!" Weiss yelled,
"That's just- Why would he do that?" Ruby followed,
"Just as Ren said, It's a part of their protocol. Therefore, Eggsy isn't an exception to the rule," Crim reminded,
"No, please, I won't say nothing. I swear—if there's one thing I can do, it's keep my mouth shut," Eggsy reasoned with his hands up,
"You won't tell a soul?" Harry questioned,
"Ask the Feds. I've never grassed anyone up," Eggsy said,
"Is that a promise?" Harry questioned,
"On my life!" Eggsy swore,
After a tense moment of silence, Harry then lowers his watch, "Much appreciated, Eggsy,"
Everyone lets out a sigh of relief as soon as Harry lowers his arms.
"But you're right about the snobs. But there too, there are exceptions," Harry said, grabs his umbrella, and pats Eggsy on the shoulder once, "Best of luck with everything,"
After that, Harry walks out of the door while Eggsy watched him go.
The scene then changes to a television screen featuring Richmond Valentine being interviewed by a report and his assistant, Gazelle, was seen in camera. There's also a movie picture displaying Valentine's Hat as the movie's logo.
"In celebrity news, the Richmond Valentine movie premiered in Hollywood last night. The story of the Internet billionaire's rise to power is expected to be this award season's hot ticket." A female reporter said, "One notable absence from the red carpet was Iggy Azalea, still missing three days after she failed to appear at her Oakland concert. No ransom has been demanded,"
"Wow, I didn't know Valentine had that much influence in public," Ruby commented, and few others had the same thoughts,
Then something catches their curiosity regarding a missing singer.
"Something tells me that her disappearance is quite similar to that of Professor Arnold's," Qrow commented, and some agreed with him,
"I agree. But I've got a question," Yang said,
"What your mind?" Crestin questioned,
"Whose Iggy Azalea?" Yang questioned,
"Iggy Azalea is a rapper, singer-songwriter, and model. Quite popular in real life," Crestin answered, "But to be fair, I've never heard of her songs before,"
The camera soon turns to the door as Eggsy return, and his mother immediately goes over to him in worry.
"Eggsy, just go, please, because he's gonna…" Eggsy's mother was soon cut off from her plead as Dean stood up, shoved her aside, and punched Eggsy right in the face then followed by a punch to the gut.
Everyone couldn't help but tense up or gasp as they saw Eggsy getting punched in the face.
Eventually they started making glares at Dean.
"No, please, don't hurt him!" Eggsy's mother pleaded,
"Fuck off! Get the fuck away with you, Shut the fuck up!" Dean shouted directly to her before turning to back to Eggsy, "Who was with you in that fucking pub?! I want to know the name of the geezer you was with!"
"I wasn't with no one!" Eggsy said and earned him a slap from Dean,
"Who was it?!" Dean yelled,
"I don't know who you're fucking on about!" Eggsy responded, and earned him another slap,
"Fucking tell me his name!" Dean yelled,
Everyone was starting to hate Dean for harshly punishing Eggsy. But out of all of them, Cinder was the most aggressive as she reminiscence the agonizing abuse caused by her supposed 'Family'
She started to clench her hands in anger and her eyes began to glow as the Maiden's power suddenly flared up.
Crestin caught this behavior, stood up from his seat, and immediately appear next to her while he placed his hand onto her shoulder.
"Easy there, Ms. Fall. Your anger is showing," Crestin told,
Cinder turns to him before turning to the others as noticed that they were all staring at her quite worryingly. However, Cinder then began to calm down as her Maiden Powers dispels within her.
"I'm sorry about that…" Cinder apologized, "I didn't meet to-"
"It's alright, Cinder. After what you've been through, we don't blame you," Ruby assured,
Cinder just smiled at that, and then they turn back to the screen while Crestin sat back down.
"I don't know who you're fucking on about!" Eggsy repeated,
Then the camera soon pans onto Eggsy's right shoulder where a small microphone. Then the scene soon changes to another house where Harry seen sitting on his chair as he eavesdrops the argument.
"Harry's listening to them! How is he doing that?" Nora questioned,
"Maybe… He did it after he left the pub. He did pat Eggsy on his shoulder earlier," Ren assumed,
"You're quite correct, Mr. Ren," Ozpin said as he immediately knew how Harry did it the moment the camera zoomed onto the mike onto Eggsy's shoulder,
"But more importantly, why is he listening to them? Shouldn't he be helping him?" Velvet worriedly questioned,
"I'm sure he'll do something," Coco assured,
"You listen to me! I want to know you was with in that pub. Do you understand? I want to know his fucking name!" Dean shouted through microphone, "Because, I swear, I'll rip your head off, Tell me!"
"I don't know what you're fucking about!" Eggsy said back, while Harry puts down his glass,
The camera soon returns to Eggsy's Apartment where Dean grabs a cleaver knife from the counter.
"Please, just tell him, Eggsy," Michelle pleaded,
"Fuck off! Fuck off! Michelle!" Dean yelled before turning back to Eggsy, "I could kill you right now and no one in the whole world will notice!"
"But I would," Harry spoke through the microphone, which caught everyone in the room by surprise, "I have enough evidence on your activities to have you locked up for the rest of your life, Mr. Dean Anthony Baker,"
"What the fuck?!" Dean yelled in utter surprise,
"So I suggest you leave the boy alone or I shall be forced to deliver it to the proper authorities," Harry warned while Dean drops the cleaver knife and looks around the room in confusion,
"Yeah, What the heck? How can Harry talk so loud through something so small," Neo commented as she and the others were surprised by this,
"It's possible that Kingsman Technology is somewhat advanced. I mean, we did see them wear augmented reality glasses, wield umbrella gun, and a dart firing watch," Ren answered, "If anything, it wouldn't be difficult for them to create something advanced at that kind of scale,"
"That's quite a thoughtful insight, Mr. Ren," Ozpin praised,
"But in anything case, I'm still marveled on how advanced their technology is," Ironwood commented as he cupped his chin at the screen,
"I bet that's something we could use for pranks and gossip," Yang assumed, and a few got the idea. Only for that idea to go down in flames when Glynda gave them a stern look as if she was saying 'Don't even think about it'.
After that, everyone put their attentions back to the movie.
"Eggsy, Meet me at the tailor I told you about," Harry mentioned,
"What the fuck is going on here?!" Dean yelled in utter confusion while Eggsy makes it out the door,
But much to his misfortune, Rottweiler and his goons were already waiting outside the apartment.
"Eggsy, you fucking maggot," Rottweiler called out, and Eggsy attempted to take the stairs down "Hey, we got a racer!"
But some of Rottweiler's goons were making their way up and Eggsy decided to take another route by running towards the opposite side of Rottweiler while two of his goon chases after him.
Then Eggsy jumps over the railing and onto another apartment, then grabbed a pole and vaults over, makes his way down by jumping over a few walls, then reaches the gate at the end.
"You wanker! I'll have you, son!" Rottweiler swore, while Eggsy just gave them a peace sign before leaving,
"Wow, he's good," Emerald commented,
"Eh, I've done better," Neo noted,
The scene then changes with Eggsy walking to the Kingsman Tailor Shop. After taking a brief moment of looking at the sign, he enters the tailor shop and finds Harry sitting by the couch with a glass of scotch on hand.
"Dang, that guy gets everywhere," Nora commented,
"Nora," Ren called out,
"I've never met a tailor before. But I know you ain't one," Eggsy guessed,
"Come with me," Harry said as he puts down his glass,
The scene then changes with Harry opening a door and enters while Eggsy momentarily hesisted just to watch Harry enter the room.
But The latter then turns to him, "Come on in,"
Eggsy then enters the room and stood beside Harry as both stared in front of three big mirrors.
"What do you see?" Harry questioned,
"Someone who wants to know what the fuck is going on," Eggsy answered,
"I see a young man who has potential, A young man who is loyal, who can do as he's asked, and who wants to do something good with his life," Harry said,
"Indeed," Ozpin agreed as he drank from his mug, "Despite what we've before. I too see that Eggsy has some potential in his life,"
"If only he had some manners in the beginning," Winter commented,
"You always have high standards towards manner, Ice Queen," Qrow remarked,
"I agree," Crim followed, much to the Specialist's irritation while Qrow chuckled at that,
Afterward, They continued with the movie.
"Did you see the film Trading Places?" Harry questioned,
"No," Eggsy answered,
"How about Nikita?" Harry questioned again, and Eggsy just shook his head in response, "Pretty Woman?"
Eggsy simply frowned his eyes in confusion while Harry decided to tell him directly, "All right. My point is, that the lack of a silver spoon has set you on a certain path, but you needn't stay on it. If you are prepared to adapt and learn, you can transform,"
"Oh, like in My Fair Lady," Eggsy said,
"Well, you're full of surprises. Yes, like My Fair Lady," Harry said,
"What are those movies they are talking about?" Ruby questioned,
"They are a few of Earth's oldest movies in the 20th century. And they're quite popular even though I haven't watched them for myself," Crestin answered,
Everyone was a bit surprised by Crestin's answer. But it soon goes dies down when questions started popping up.
"Okay… But why would Harry mention these movies to Eggsy?" Weiss questioned,
"It's rather simple, Ms. Schnee," Crestin said, "These Films just so happen to have some meanings which also serves as a lesson to those who watched it. But I will only mention some and summarize a few things that may have some meaning to you all,"
With the Residents of Remnant waiting for Crestin's answer.
"From the first movie, where a upper-class broker and a poor street hustler made a bet to switch lives, it's lesson is 'We can accomplish more together than we can alone'," Crestin said, which earned the smiles of Students when they turned to their respective teammates,
"The second movie was about a female felon turned government spy and assassin struggling to maintain her career and love life of a man who knows nothing about her," Crestin followed, which earned Ironwood's scowl while Winter frowned to herself while casting a glance at Weiss,
"The third movie is when the rich man soon finds out the true value of a girl he had hired and fell in love with as soon as he no longer has her," Crestin said while avoiding to mention the girl's occupation to the younger audience, which earned more smiles, but the couples present held their hands at this,
"And the last movie is 'We are scratching our way through life, and at a certain point, you realize the important thing is being a good person'" Crestin answered, and Ruby felt somewhat happy along with a few of the optimistic people in the room.
After that, they just went on with the movie.
"Only, in this case, I'm offering you the opportunity to become a Kingsman," Harry continued,
"A tailor?" Eggsy assumed,
"A Kingsman Agent," Harry corrected,
"Like a spy?" Eggsy assumed,
"Of sorts," Harry answered, "Interested?"
"You think I've got anything to lose?" Eggsy questioned,
"Well, this is going to be interesting," Yang commented, and some felt the same,
With that, Harry steps forward and places his hand onto the mirror. On the other side of the mirror, Harry's hand was scanned, and the entire room started descending.
"The whole room is an elevator!" Jaune exclaimed in surprised, while others widen their eyes at this.
"Impressive. Not to mention, that scanner on their mirror was well thought out…" Ironwood commented while Penny and Winter took notes of this,
"Since 1849, Kingsman Tailors have clothed the world's most powerful individuals," Harry explained, "By 1919, a great number of them had lost their heirs to World War One. That meant a lot of money going uninherited, and a lot of powerful men with a desire to preserve peace and protect life."
"World War One? A war before World War 2?" Pyrrha questioned,
"Yes, Ms. Nikos," Crestin said, "And since those of you here are aware of World War 2. World War 1 is a bit different. It began with the Assassination of Archduke and sets off a chain of events that eventually led to the start of the war. As for the reason of the Assassination, it was due to an extremist group that wanted to increase their country's power in a certain region and it also broke up an empire that once covered a large part of Central Europe,"
"No way…" Velvet muttered in distraught,
"Indeed, Ms. Scarlatina. But that's how most humans act. When they seek power, they would do the worse of actions to get what they want. Even if it means setting off-chain that would lead to destruction and death," Crestin concluded,
After that, the mood turned sour for everyone. But those who had the most impact were Ozpin, Ironwood, and Cinder.
Ozpin's experience goes all the back past lives when he returned to Salem. They wielded incredible and powerful magic and viewed themselves as gods to the people of Remnant. But the very same power he wielded back then, initiated countless wars that caused lives of countless men and women.
Ironwood, being completely aware of what he had done from Katana's truth, disgraced himself from the position he had held in Atlas. The General of Atlas Military, The holder of two seats of Atlas' Council, The Headmaster of Atlas Academy. Combined, he was possibly the most powerful man in Atlas. But falls to its influence when he was falling out with the battle against Salem and his former Semblance causing him to make rash decisions that caused the kingdom and it's people.
Cinder could only look down on her hands and reflect herself of all the horrible things she caused in Remnant. The destruction of the continents, the deaths of countless lives, and every evil act she committed was just to obtain all the power she keep to herself.
However, they were all soon relieved from their thoughts when their respective colleagues or partners gave gestures of reassurance and paid more attention to the backstory of Kingsman Agency.
"Our founders realized that they could channel that wealth and influence for the greater good. And so began our other venture," Harry said, then turns to Eggsy, "An independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion. Above the politics and bureaucracy that undermine the integrity of government-run spy organization,"
Eggsy simply looks at Harry as he finishes, "The suit is a modern gentleman's armor, and the Kingsman Agents are the new knights,"
"Amazing, Kingsman Agents are truly incredible based on their backstory alone," Ozpin commented,
"I can say the same as well. This Independent Agency is top-notch for using its wealth and influence to keep the world safe. It's almost better than my Specialist Program, but that's merely putting it lightly in my opinion" Ironwood commented,
"Almost? More like entirely," Qrow remarked,
Normally, Winter would say something against him. But despite the rudeness behind the remark, she chose to tolerate rather than object since he was right and all.
"How deep does this fucking thing go?" Eggsy questioned as the elevator kept descending,
"Deep enough," Harry answered,
"That's what she said," Yang joked which earned a few snickers, but were silenced when Glynda shot a stern frown at them,
With the elevator reaching the bottom, there was a subterranean tube-like train in front of the pair and Harry goes and sits down.
He then gestures Eggsy to sit on the other side of the seat and the door closes before making their departure. The camera then zooms out and vastly pans across the city, then countryside, and finally a large manor and goes underground through the Agency's insignia.
Once the subterranean train arrives, it immediately opens.
"Shit, we're late," Harry complained as he departs from the sit and Eggsy follows suit. But as he went further out, he has greeted a sight to behold.
Just on the other side of the glass, there was an entire hangar of cars, trucks, heavy-duty planes, and jets with personnel performing maintenance checks on them.
"No. Freaking. Way." Yang and Nora mouthed with an astonished look on their faces, and everyone else had the same expression as hers.
"Look at all of those cars! Not to mention the trucks, planes, and even jets they have underneath that mansion!" Ruby exclaimed in sheer excitement,
"If I have to be completely honest and blunt. I think their wealth and influence is so much more than that of Schnee Dust Company," Crim commented, but the Heiress didn't retort to that at all,
"They did say that the founders channel the wealth and influence of the most powerful men in the past. Then that means they must have an abundance of it to store such an amount," Ren concluded,
Ironwood, Winter, and Penny were equally astonished by the sight along. Once again, they were entirely speechless as to how much the Kingsman Agency holds.
"Your father had the same look on his face. As did I," Harry commented, then proceeds to go a door, "Come on,"
The scene changes and Merlin is seen with a clipboard on hand.
"Galahad," Merlin called out,
"My code name," Harry said to Eggsy,
"Late again," Merlin remarked,
"Good luck," Harry said to Eggsy,
"In you go," Merlin told as he gestured the door,
Eggsy then enters the room and spots, eight other candidates, while they spot him back. Merlin soon enters the room, "Fall in,"
Everyone did just that, and Merlin continued, "Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Merlin. You are about to embark on what is probably the most dangerous job interview in the world. One of you, and only one of you, will become the next Lancelot,"
Merlin then walks to one of the beds.
"Can anybody tell me what this is?" Merlin questioned, as he grabbed something on the bed,
Every Candidate, excluding Eggsy, raised their hands, and Merlin gestures at the man in the middle.
"Body bag, sir," The man answered,
"Correct, Charlie, isn't it?" Merlin said,
"Yes sir," The man now known as Charlie answered
"Good, in a moment, you will each collect a body bag. You will write your name on that bag. You will write the details of your next of kin on that bag," Merlin instructed, "This represents your acknowledgment of the risks that you're about to face as well as your agreement to strict confidentiality. Which, incidentally, if you break, will result and your next of kin being in that bag, is that understood?"
Eggsy simply glanced at the other candidates as they spoke nothing to him, before turning back to Merlin.
"Excellent, fall out," Merlin dismissed then leaves the room, while the candidates started to go to their respective beds,
After the introduction, People started having questions regarding the Agency's interview.
"Okay, that was… a bit grim," Blake commented,
"I know right? I mean, sure we went through the same thing back in Remnant. But mentioning a body bag wasn't part of the introduction," Weiss said,
"Well I think it was a necessity for those candidates," Crim said, which earned the looks on everyone present,
"Oh, and can you spare us the details?" Ironwood questioned,
"As you wish, General. The purpose of the body bag is more likely a scare tactic to the candidates. But it also serves as a warning since they are candidates to a single spot on one of the most elite Independent Agency. Confidentially is a key rule and mustn't be ignored," Crim explained, "Should an Agent reveal any secrets regarding the Agency to anyone outside of the organization. Then that agent breach the rule and would result to immediate termination of him and his next of kin to prevent another leak from happening again,"
"That is well spot on, Mr. Hartwood," Ozpin praised, while some were still unable to accept it but reluctantly understood either way, "But may I ask on how you knew?"
"Well… I kinda watched spy movies when I was a kid back then. Movies from Remnant of course," Crim answered, which earned a few giggles from students,
After that, they continued with the movie.
While Eggsy still remained confused, someone beside him decided to greet him with a handshake, "Roxanne. But call me Roxy,"
"I'm Eggsy," Eggsy introduced himself, as he shook her hand,
"Eggy" Roxanna misheard,
"No, Eggsy" Eggsy corrected,
"Eggy, and where did they dig you up?" Charlie teasingly questioned,
"You know we're not allowed to discuss who proposed us," Roxanne reminded,
"Hmmm… That girl reminds me of someone," Qrow remarked,
"Don't. Even." Winter warned, while the former just chuckled at that,
"No need to bite his head off. Charlie's only making conversation, right, Charlie?" A blond candidate said as he and another candidate went to Charlie's side. Then he offers a handshake to Eggsy, "I'm Digby,"
"Digby," Eggsy parroted,
"Eggy, this is Rufus. Rufus, Eggy," The blond candidate, now known as Digby, introduced to the man on Charlie's right.
"So, Eggy, Are you Oxford or Cambridge?" Rufus questioned,
"Neither," Eggsy answered,
"Saint Andrews?" Charlie assumed,
"Durham?" Digby followed,
"No, wait, I think we may have met," Rufus assumed, "Did you serve me at the McDonald's in Winchester service station?"
"Um… What are those places he mentioned?" Ruby questioned,
"Just some towns of Europe," Crestin answered,
"And… what's McDonald's?" Yang questioned,
"Ah, Excellent question, Mrs. Xiao Long," Crestin said, "Mcdonald's is the second placer of the top ten fast-food restaurant chain on earth. Very popular if you ask me,"
Katana happily scoffed at this, before providing the people of Remnant some of its food. Everyone seems to enjoy the taste, even those of Atlas excluding Penny since she's still a robot and all.
However, Crestin was trying to hold in his laughter as he clearly recalled something funny in the movie.
"No. But if you want, I can provide you with some special sauce," Eggsy mocked while going an impropriate gesture to them,
The immature adults who understood this simply chuckled while mature frowned at Eggsy's behavior. As for those who are innocent, they just tilted their heads out of curiosity.
"Um… What does that even mean?" Ruby questioned,
Ruby's relatives, friends, and lover tensed a bit. But Crim had already handled this matter by saying, "Don't question it, Ruby. In fact, It's something you shouldn't do now or in the future,"
"Uh, okay," Ruby said and turns back to the screen while Yang quietly mouthed a 'Thank you' to him,
"He's definitely Saint Andrews," Charlie declared then he and his friends went to their beds,
"Just ignore them," Roxy advised,
"You need a pen?" Another girl questioned as she lends Eggsy a pen,
"Cheers," Eggsy thanked,
"Amelia, isn't it?" Roxy presumed, and the girl nods, "Amelia, Eggsy,"
"Hi, Eggsy," Amelia greeted as she and Eggsy shook hands, "Don't take any notice of those guys,"
"That's what I told him," Roxy said,
Eggsy then stares at the body bag, and Roxy took notice of his look.
"It's just scare tactics. Classic Army technique," Roxy assured, "No one's gonna die,"
Eggsy took a moment to glance at Charlie and his friends, before making a joking smile on his face, "Shame,"
The scene then changes to a photo of a deceased Lancelot stapled together with some tape to keep one eye open much to the grimace of the audience.
"Great. You don't know, the CIA don't know. Nobody knows who this guy is?" Valentine questioned, then put down the photo, "Fine. Seriously, it's fine,"
"I don't think he's fine of not knowing who he belongs to," Pyrrha said,
"You said it," Neo added, "If Dum-dum were to have someone who irritates him, He would have done what he can to silence that person,"
"But more importantly, Who is Valentine talking to?" Weiss questioned, and the same question ran into everyone's head as well.
"You'll all find out soon enough," Crestin said,
"Well, it's not really fine, but it's not why I'm here," Valentine stated, "Hell, man, you know me. Money's not my issue. I could've retired straight out of MIT, fucked off to some island, let the business run itself."
"MIT? What that's?" Ruby questioned,
"Massachusetts Institute of Technology," Crestin answered, "A Famous University on Earth. And since you all know that Earth doesn't have any Aura, Dust, and Grimm. Then you all must know that it doesn't train students to become Huntsmen and Huntresses. Instead, it focused on a more, Academic path than anything else,"
Everyone kept that in mind, before turning back to the movie as Valentine continued.
"Nobody told me to try and save the planet. I wanted to. Climate change, research, lobbying, years of study, billions of dollars, and you know why I quit?" Valentine said, "Because the last time I checked, the planet was still fucked,"
"Is it really?" Ruby questioned directly to Katana and Crestin,
"Yeah, we're fucked," Katana answered,
"Oh, come on, Have some hope for humanity," Crestin sarcastically said before chuckling as Katana eye-rolled him. But he soon turns back to Ruby, "But I must agree, Humanity will reach… The inevitable. But don't think for a second that Valentine is a good guy though, you'll get to that part later,"
"Hence, my epiphany. Money won't solve this," Valentine quoted, "Those idiots who call themselves politicians have buried their heads in the sand and stood for nothing but reelection. So I spent the last two years trying to find a real solution. And I found it. Now if you really want to make the world a better place, I suggest you open your fucking ears, because I'm about to tell it to you,"
"Go on, Mr. Valentine, I'm still listening," A man said as soon as the camera zooms out of the window,
"As long as you agree to my terms," Valentine said,
After a while, The camera continued to zoom out until it showed a particular white building.
"Um… What is that building and why is it important," Weiss questioned,
"I'll let Ms. Blade answer that for you," Crestin said,
"What you are seeing is the White House. The residence and workplace of America's President," Katana said, "I won't say much since it's not that important at all,"
Everyone nods and goes back with the movie.
The scene changes with a candidate tucking his pajamas after occupying a toilet. He then goes to his bed, tucks himself in, and turned off his light to sleep in for the night.
But unknownst to all of them, The room then slowly filled itself up with water and causes Eggsy and the other candidates to wake up.
"What the? Why is the room being filled up with water?!" Jaune questioned,
"Are they trying to drown their candidates?" Emerald assumed, which worried every student present.
"I don't think that's the case," Ozpin said, while his inner circle grew concerned for the well-being of candidates.
After everyone woke up and turned on their lights, They slightly panicked but Charlie calmed them down, "All right, no one panic. Listen to me. Stay calm,"
Charlie then glances around the room as the water kept rising. A moment later, his eyes turns to one direction. Towards the showers and toilets, "Loo snorkels, Loo snorkels!"
"Loo snorkels?" Eggsy questioned confusingly,
"Showerheads!" Roxy shouted,
"Showerhead?!" Eggsy questioned again,
"She's right. Go! Fucking go!" Charlie ordered and almost everyone started swimming towards the showers and toilets.
"Hey what about the fucking door?!" Eggsy yelled, then took a deep breathe when the entire room have submerged into the water,
After a while, Eggsy swims towards the door while Amelia was seen still on her bed, not knowing what to do. As for the rest, they went to the showerheads, pulled it out of the wall, starts to unscrew the heading.
Eggsy still went to the door and tried to open it. But was sealed shut as he kept pulling.
Meanwhile, the other candidates then push the first end of the tube into the toilet, and started breathing in some air.
"I see it now! That is well thought out!" Penny said, and everyone turns to the robot,
"What do you mean, Penny?" Winter questioned,
"When Charlie and Roxy mentioned the showerheads. What they really mentioned is a way for them to get more oxygen, specifically through the toilet's tank," Penny elaborated much to the disgust of some of the students, "They pushed the tube of the shower into the bowl until it reaches the tank, and they get an unlimited air supply from the toilet's tank,"
"Now I understand, It seems Charlie and Roxy's plan was well thought out," Ironwood said,
Meanwhile, Eggsy then glances around the room and lays his eyes on the mirror across the room. With some quick thinking of his own, He swam towards it, passes through the candidates and gain a firm hold onto the sink before punching towards the mirror.
Apparently, The mirror was actually a one way window with Merlin standing at the other side of the window. Merlin then moves away as the window started to break and when it does, it drained the water out of the room and most of the candidates was soon carried out of the room and onto the floor.
The audience's worries were eased down after the water had been drained from the room and the candidates were saved thanks to Eggsy's quick thinking.
"Well, I guess he wasn't kidding when Merlin said they were participating on the most dangerous job interview in the world," Blake noted,
"But endangering the candidates by drowning them is too extensive. Even I wouldn't resort to such methods," Ironwood noted,
"Nor will I," Ozpin said,
"Isn't launching newly applied students to a forest filled with the vilest creatures of all of Remnant extensive to you?" Crestin questioned, and it literally catches them off guard, "Yeah, I didn't think so,"
"Oh, come on, Crestin. The Grimm we can handle, How's a little water going to have an effect on us?" Yang questioned,
"Unless you're smart enough to think of that plan yourself," Crestin said, "Not even Penny would do that considering that she's a robot and all,"
"Oh… Right…" Yang said, as she embarrassingly turns away from him, while Ruby and the others just chuckled at this,
As the candidate breathes in some air, Merlin simply wrote something down on his clipboard and takes a step forward.
"Congratulations on completing your first task. Charlie, Roxy, Well done. For those who are still confused, if you can get a breathing tube around a U-bend of a toilet, you have an unlimited air supply. Simple physics, worth remembering," Merlin said, "Eggsy, well done for spotting that was a two-way mirror,"
"I think I've seen enough of him," Charlie commented,
"Yeah, you can all wipe those smirks off your faces. Because as far as I'm concerned, every single one of you has failed," Merlin said, as he points his pen at them, "You all for the most important thing…"
"Teamwork," Merlin revealed, then points his pen at the room,
When the candidates stood up and checked the room. They grimily found out that not all of them made it out as Amelia was still in the room. Left behind by the other candidates.
"So much for classic Army Technique," Eggsy grimily remarked,
Everyone, excluding Katana and Crestin, gasped as soon as they saw the body and some even placed their hands onto their mouths.
"Poor Amelia…"Ruby pitied, and most felt the same way as her,
"I agree, Ruby. And this is merely the beginning," Crim said,
"Now I'm starting to think that this Agency treats candidates poorly," Ironwood said,
"I must agree as well, James," Glynda followed, along with Winter and Ozpin
"But enough about the movie, I think it's time we know more about our guest here!" Yang said as she tried to lighten up the mood by going over Crim's backstory.
"Really, Yang?" Crim said, as the latter simply gave a thumbs up that caused him to sigh at that, "Alright, what is that you all want to know about?"
"Can I start off first?" Blake asked,
"Go ahead," Crim insisted,
"You mentioned that you have a teammate that belongs to my family," Blake said, "How did my parents adopt him?"
"I'll tell you the short version of that story. Tim was the sole survivor of a village that was attacked by Grimm and Bandits. The White Fang's former leader, Ghira Belladonna, found and adopted him into the family. Not only that, but he also joined the White Fang as he believed in Ghira's cause for equality," Crim explained, "But he soon left after Ghira had stepped down as Leader of the White Fang. For the rest of the details, he applied to Beacon to become a Huntsmen and try to make a difference in the world, to show that both Human and Faunus can come into equal terms regardless of the futility of his goal,"
"He left the White Fang?" Weiss said,
"Yeah, as for his reasons. It was these words 'I'd rather label myself as a Coward than a Murderer'" Crim stated,
Blake was surprised by these words, then looked away as she reminded herself of her actions when she remained in the White Fang after her parents left when Sienna took over. But hearing Tim's words was enough to make her feel the guilt of what she said to her parents.
But her friends were there to comfort her from the guilt while Emerald was next in line for the questioning.
"What about Piers Black?" Emerald questioned, "What makes him so special?"
"Piers and Mercury are indeed brothers. But they lived under the same roof with their mother instead of their father since she had some sense of morality to take the kids and go. The two of them still retained their semblances but Mercury enrolled in Mistral with Cinder and Emerald while Piers enrolled to Beacon," Crim revealed, "And just for a bit of additional info, Piers just so happens to be Velvet's Boyfriend in Beacon,"
"My what?!" Velvet exclaimed in shock, while Coco tipped her glasses down as she stared towards Crim,
"Yep, and if you want more proof. I once saw him kick Cardin in the Cafeteria after he was roughly pulling your ears in public," Crim said, "Oh, and Piers is human if you're asking,"
Velvet was baffled to find out that in another Remnant, she was dating a human. Meanwhile, Coco had gone curious regarding the matter.
"Really?" Coco questioned,
"Yep, and here's the thing though. Piers is a good one. However, there were a few instances of you threatening to beat him up should he ever break her heart and all," Crim admitted,
"Ha! Damn right I would," Coco said, while Velvet was covering her face with her bunny ears from the embarrassment of her Team Leader,
"Language!" Crestin yelled, "There are children present,"
"Sorry, couldn't help it since it's is Bun-Bun after all," Coco admitted,
"But what about you? Do you have someone special?" Nora questioned,
"I do," Crim answered, then points his thumb at Coco, "It's brown hair right there,"
Now, this surprised every student present while Ozpin and Glynda simply raised an eyebrow at this bold move. But the one who was the most surprised was Coco herself.
"Wait, wait, wait. You and I are a thing?" Coco questioned,
"If you want proof of my claim," Crim then pulled out his scroll and passed it to her, "It's all there,"
Coco then proceed to open Crim's scroll, and those who were curious immediately rushed to her side. There, they now know it was true when they saw a picture of Crim and Coco in their prom outfit and they were rather close as they smiled and made a heart sign with their fingers at the camera.
"Well, Aren't you guys are rather close," Yang commented, and Crim just shrugged his shoulders at that, "But I am curious on how it all go down,"
"Long story," Crim said,
"But that will have to wait now," Crestin said, "Right now, we still have a movie to watch. But I will tell you that the next scene will be a bit… nauseating,"
The audience paled a bit, but was soon prepared for what comes next in the movie…
That is it for this chapter, and I will say it again. It was hard, but so worth it anyway.
As for that RWBY OC Story I mentioned. Progress is slow and complicated, But I'll keep working when I manage to figure something out.
And lastly, if you have questions. Let me know and I will answer.
That is all I have to say, Stay safe from the virus, and I will see you all in the next one!