Lessons of the Multiverse
Chapter 1: Theater and Rain
Hello and welcome to another installment of, 'I add more work to my pile than I need too because my brain is autistic, and if I don't write shit out, I can't do anything else of note.' And yes, I understand how much stress this is. Thank you very much. If you're new, welcome. I also write fanfic about My Hero Academia, Danganronpa, Star Wars, and Naruto, so check those out if any of those stories interest you. If you're returning, trust me, I hate myself as well, I really should have gotten back to that Reaction fanfic about MHA already. Available on AO3.
The spiky redhead decked out in a large black coat looked around his space. 'There's an infinite buffet of "choose your own choices." There are sleeping quarters with inbuilt privacy walls for when people need to keep apart. There's a collection of activity rooms, ranging from video games, to combat simulators, all the way to false environments like the beachside or a jungle. There's also a rather large kitchen area with unlimited food supplies for those who happen to enjoy cooking. I've also set up the field that dampens any semblances while leaving all aura safe. Even without semblances, people can still punch each other, so frustration can be resolved. Is there anything else I'm missing?' He thought to himself. 'I guess I can also include a room with both replica tools of what is seen as well as archives of video footage for any future viewing. And I should install some TVs over every bed so that people can view them individually.' He snapped his fingers, and the final changes were made.
He smiled. 'Excellent. I think that's everything when individual comforts are concerned.' He then turned to the theater portion of the space. 'Large black screen controlled by my phone, which is passcode protected (Not going to make that mistake again), an infinite supply of popcorn, soda, and various small snacks from the real world, and ultra plush luxury seats. The theater is also done.' He spread out his arms and the seats all moved to the sides. He grinned, raised both hands and snapped both sets of fingers.
From a few feet above the ground, three piles of people popped into existence and came crashing down onto the floor. It was no secret that Ozpin, Salem, and Sienna Kahn were at the bottom of the piles. Leaders of their groups should take the first step and all. Or rather, fall. That, and the host pulled these people from right before the VYTAL Festival began, so Ironwood had yet to go crazy, and various people like Pyrrha and Roman had yet to die, so there weren't many other options of assholes. And he liked Torchwick's sense of style. Of course, he was already aware up to the end of volume nine, but with what's happening here, the future would most definitely be impacted. Whether that future would benefit or impair the remnitians, would be determined at a later date.
Among the "Good guys pile," which was the largest, were Teams RWBY, JNPR, CRDL, CFVY, and SSSN; the teaching staff of Beacon consisting of Ozpin, Goodwitch, Port, and Oobleck; the Atlas Affiliated of Ironwood, Winter Schnee, Penny Polendina; and the bonus add-ons of individuals like Raven and Qrow Branwen, Taiyang Xiao-long, Ghira belladonna, and his wife Kali. And Zwei. Can't forget the corgi.
With the second smallest pile being "evil guys," It was Salem, Cinder Fall, Arthur Watts, Hazel Rainheart, Tyrian Callows, Mercery Black, Emerald Sustrai, Roman Torchwhick, and Neopolitan. It was purposeful when he had Cinder, Emerald, Mercury appear with them, to remove the fake illusions of those three being students of Haven.
And in the smallest pile was "Cuckoo batshit insane people" With Sienna Kahn, Adam Taurus, and Ilia. It was a bit of a misnomer, but he didn't care. But really, there were very few people of note in the white fang. And with that third pile, it was 44 people in total, not counting Zwei. Which worked out well, as each bedroom was for two people only. Sperate beds, of course, the host wasn't that cruel.
It took a good minute for everybody to untangle themselves and get on their feet. Some started to scream at each other, like Qrow, Raven, and Adam. Some hid behind others like Blake did with her parents. She still had trouble facing Adam. And some simply glared at others, like Ozpin and Salem who were busy with their staring contest of doom. The more people panicked, the louder it got, and the more they panicked. Until somebody broke the dam. "EVERYBODY! SHUT THE HELL UP!" Yang Xiao-Long yelled.
"Swear Jar!" Her younger sister Ruby then yelled.
"Not now Ruby!" The older sister bit back.
It went quiet in the room. Yang pointed at the redhead host leaning against the wall. "You. You're the only one not doing anything. Which means, you're responsible, right?" She asked.
"Huh. Didn't think she had it in her." Weiss whispered.
"Had what in her?" Ruby asked her partner.
"Had a brain," Weiss replied.
"Weiss, that's mean," Ruby complained.
"Don't care," Weiss whispered again.
Yang meanwhile still waited for a response for the host who still had not acknowledged her. "HEY! I'm talking to you!" She yelled out. The man still had done nothing. The brawler growled. "Hey! Don't ignore me!" She yelled as she ran forward to punch the man.
Ozpin's eyes widened in surprise because his warrior instincts told him the man was dangerous. "WAIT! MISS XIAO-LO" He couldn't finish as before anyone could react; Yang was slammed into the ground in a single, right-hand choke hold. Zwei was the first to react, starting to growl.
The blonde could still breathe but could feel the man's fingers grasping her neck tightly. She raised her own hands to squeeze the man's wrist, but he didn't even flinch at the tight pressure. She even kicked him a few times, but he still made no notice. "I'd figure you'd be the one to break. Well, you or Taurus. Both of you have quite serious anger issues." He paused. "You're probably wondering why your Aura isn't protecting you. Pull out your scroll and take a look."
Yang didn't want to break eye contact with whoever this was, so she hesitantly let one of her hands go and reached for her scroll. She slowly pulled it to her eye level and checked her Aura level. Her eyes widened in shock. "Z-zero a-aura?!" She barely got the words out, human instincts trying to catch more air.
"Yes. And now you wonder. You came in with one hundred percent aura, and now with a single blow, you're down to zero. How exactly could that be? It's simple really. I didn't stop your Aura, I'm simply that powerful." He turned his head to look at the others. "Yes, within this special space, I am God. I write and edit the rules of this place as I see fit, and modify things to my benefit. While I did shut down all of your semblances, I didn't do so to your Aura. Make no mistake, I could've, I just didn't see a reason to. Not that it's really needed, as none of you can truly die within this place."
The group of people looked at the host in shock. "Excuse me," The Queen of Grimm began, "But what do you mean, none of us can truly die?"
"I mean like this." He lifted Yang into the air by the neck, and snapped said neck. The now dead Yang was dropped unceremoniously to the ground. Ruby, Taiyang, and Qrow were some of the first to scream before the weaker-willed ones followed. "Give it a second." The host said, as Yang's broken neck seemed to straighten out and she coughed.
"Ow. What just happened?" The blonde asked from her spot on the floor. She was quickly enveloped in a hug by a crying Ruby.
"I thought you died." Ruby sniffled.
"What?" Yang tried to ask.
"As Miss Xiao-Long graciously demonstrated, in this space, all of you are immortal. You can have your head cut off, your heart crushed, and your entrails spilling forth from your guts and you will not die. Simply give it a moment, as you will return to peak condition." He looked around as all but a few of them looked back in fear. "As for what you lot are doing here. I'm an educator. Not a nice one by any stretch of the word. I'm not afraid to get physical to get my point across. But still an educator. And all of you are going to be students of a sort while here. And yes, even the villains," he said, answering the question Ozpin was thinking.
"Why exactly would you offer such a thing? What is the benefit to you?" Oobleck asked.
"The benefit is not to me, but to the people who asked me to do so. As for who they are, perhaps one of you will be able to figure out who they are exactly." He chuckled darkly. "I suppose I should introduce myself. I am Alcor Uzukaze, or rather just Alcor. As I stated, everything in this space is mine to command. And one of the things that I deemed in this space, is no death."
"Hn, as if a human would be that considerate. You're probably going to stab us in the back and have us die when we least expect it." Adam Taurus said, stepping forward.
Alcor rolled his eyes. "First of all, I did not lie. Second of all, to call me human is incorrect. I look human because it is the most ubiquitous form to be found in the multiverse." The host explained.
"Hold on, multi-verse?" Oobleck asked.
"Yes. One of the ways that I will be educating you sorry lot is through the viewing of alternative realities. Now, when it comes to the multiverse, two rules apply. There is always a universe, and there is always a set of physics in that universe. But beyond those two rules, anything and everything goes." Alcor explained.
"So, a world of only Fanus?" Adam asked.
"Totally possible."
"A world where everyone's gender is swapped?" Mercury Black asked.
"There are a lot of those. Individuals like me like to call them Rule 63 universes."
"A WORLD OF ONLY PANCAKES AND SLOTHS!" Nora yelled out.
"Um, yes. Don't know why, but if you search long enough, then definitely." Alcor said with a bit of uncertainty.
Ozpin raised his hand. "Beyond the simple viewing process, what else is there to benefit from such an opportunity?"
Alcor grinned. "This space doesn't simply have a theater. It also has an infinite buffet with infinite options, a kitchen for those who like to cook, and various activity rooms. After the five daily viewings, a limit which I find reasonable, you'll be free to explore. A few of those rooms happen to be combat simulators, and inside each is a few replication bots. It can mimic the form, techniques, and supernatural abilities of the people you see on screen. And with the added effect of immortality, you need not fear for your lives. But, as two people in the lot of you will tell you, Immortality hurts. So, avoid getting killed, because you will feel sore soon after."
Alcor cockled his head to the side. "Now, I could simply start the viewing process, but getting you all settled in would probably be better. All of you have a couple of hours to explore the place. Side note, due to the shortened time, we'll only do two viewings today. But we'll do a full five tomorrow." Alcor turned around before pausing. "Oh, and for the sake of the infinite buffet, anyone with a particularly strong craving for their favorite thing, will only be allowed healthy human portions. I'm talking to you Ruby Rose, Nora Valkyrie, and Blake Belladonna. And anyone else I'm forgetting. And no trying to get past the buffet. It's smart enough to understand loopholes."
Alcor popped out of existence, as the forty-four people (and one dog) all looked at each other. Before Ruby grabbed Weiss, Blake, and Yang. "Come on Team RWBY. Let's explore!"
"Wait, hold on!" Weiss tried to protest, but Ruby was adamant. She dragged the three to see what the place had to offer. The other teams shrugged and followed after RWBY, along with Penny and Zwei. That left the villains, the white fang, and the various good-guy adults behind. The three groups all huddled within their little circles, with Raven being the odd one out.
"All right, I'll just say it." Qrow paused to take a swig of his flask. "This is suspicious as fuck."
"Must you drink at a time like this?" Winter asked. "And yes, I agree with that, profanity aside. General Ironwood, your thoughts?"
Ironwood bit out a growl. "Unfortunately, our host has us where he wants us. And if what he said was true about him being the god of this space, then we're better off playing his game until we find a way to escape. Also," Ironwood glanced at the villains, focusing on Watts and Salem, "It might be an opportune time to gather intel on our foes. We shouldn't let this slip up."
Over by the villains, Salem was busy listening to the postering of her most loyal Tryian, and complaints levied out by Torchwick, both at the situation and at her for not allowing him to meet her. She felt the urge to test out Alcor's 'Immortality' on the thief.
"I mean, it was rather rude for Cinder not to introduce us. Not that I don't appreciate some anonymity, but knowing whom I was working with, would have been nice. I can tell Neo is also upset." The ice-cream-inspired girl gave a raspberry to prove it. "Exactly. Which is why we should have been more in the loop about things. Heists might have gone more smoothly for instance."
"Torchwick." Cinder began, "SHUT. UP." A small spark of fire jumped from her hand. Small enough the good guys couldn't see, but big enough to get the message across.
Roman took a step back. "Okay. I think Neo and I are going to, uh, raid the buffet for some ice cream. See ya." Both of them high-tailed it out of the theater before Cinder could light them ablaze.
Cinder pinched her bridge in frustration. She bowed her head to Salem. "I apologize, Mistress Salem. I should have kept a tighter leash on him."
Salem waved it off. "He's a common thief. They're not too bright. Not like you, Cinder. Which reminds me, prior to all this happening, how goes the plan?" It was false posturing of her own. Salem didn't give any actual care to what Cinder was doing. Only how useful she was in the moment. The curse of immortality was that you begin to see humans as mere playthings, and if things didn't go Salem's way, she could hide out for a century and suddenly pop back up down the line. If it weren't for Ozma that is. The only other immortal that she was aware of, that at every turn slowed her down. If it weren't for him, she would have achieved her goals centuries ago.
She narrowed her eyes in thought, absentmindedly nodding her head to Cinder's voice. The Host, Alcor, said he was the god of this space, so if she could figure out how to kill him, that might be the answer to killing the brother gods, that and her final true death. Hopefully. Of course, the opposite was also true, where her goal would simply shatter to pieces at her feet. But she didn't want to dwell on that possibility.
"WOW!" Ruby said, looking around the large complex. The kitchen was huge, along with the training rooms, and the false environment rooms meant they could all have beachside fun. Although something was missing. "I wonder…Mr. Alcor?" She asked to no-one. She and her team split up as they were all interested in different things. Ruby thought Yang might be playing video games a few rooms over.
"Yes?" A voice from behind Ruby said.
She jumped and turned around at the sudden appearance. "Oh, uh. I have some questions, Mr. Alcor."
"Go ahead and ask."
"Uh, where are our weapons?" The Silver-eyed girl asked.
"Oh, I confiscated them for safekeeping. They'll be loaned back to you when you enter either a training room or a combat simulator." He explained.
"Uh, why confiscate them?" Ruby asked.
"Because all of you would start killing each other non-stop. As amusing as that sounds, I don't have the patience to deal with it for more than ten minutes." Alcor reasoned out.
"Oh, okay. Uh, is there perhaps a weapon workshop? You know, so I can work on my baby?" Ruby really wanted to know.
"Huh. That completely slipped my mind. I suppose I could make one. Hold on a second." He snapped the fingers of his right hand. "All right. Word of warning, it's a rather basic workshop, so no ultra-fancy tools for your weapon. The most advanced thing would probably be the furnace for heating metal."
Ruby suddenly enveloped him in a hug. "THANKYOUTHANKYOU!" She suddenly rushed towards a new door that appeared.
"Huh, I've never been hugged before," Alcor muttered. "It felt, nice. Also, that girl is fast, even without her semblance."
"Adam."
A growl.
"Adam."
A snarl this time.
"ADAM!" Sienna yelled in his mask covered face.
"WHAT?!" He snapped at the leader of the White fang.
"Listen, I don't like this any more than you do, this Alcor clearly has ulterior motives. But for now, we have to play nice." Sienna looked him in the one good eye he had. "So here is my standing order, avoid antagonizing the Humans. Okay? Good."
"But I-" He was suddenly interrupted by Sienna.
"I wasn't finished. That doesn't mean you can't get out some of your aggression. If what Alcor said about the immortality here is true, then simply challenge a human to a 'spar' and get some of your anger out that way. And when outside of a spar, avoid drama."
"I, yes, High Leader." The Bull Faunus said, bowing his head. He knew when to stay silent.
"Attention, Attention. The two-hour period will be up in fifteen minutes. I would ask that you finish whatever you're currently doing and make your way back to the theater for our first viewing. And if you have any suggestions for this space, please leave an Anonymous note card in the suggestion box, right by the kitchen doorway or by the Buffet.
Please also note that those who do not pack it up by the time fifteen minutes are up will be forcefully dragged into the theater room, regardless of what they were doing. So, get decent if you currently are indecent." Alcor's voice rang out throughout the space, snapping all to attention.
Over in the game room, Yang groaned as she was on a roll with her current game. She loved the story of this Jedi: Fallen Order game. Even if the references were a bit over her head. Oh, well, she could always come back to it. She walked out of the game room, only to run into Raven in the hall. Yang narrowed her eyes. "Sometime during all this, I want to have a talk with you, mom." Yang stressed that last word, but to Raven's credit, the bandit didn't even flinch.
They both walked to the theater in silence and took note of who was already present. It was mostly the adults with a couple of young Huntsmen in training also present. Nora was dragged in by Ren, as she seemed desperate to stay at the buffet for pancakes.
"Oh, Yang!" Ruby called out.
Yang went over to her little sister and grinned. "Hmph, how was the last couple of hours?"
"Oh, it was fun. Mr. Alcor gave us a room to work on our weapons. After I got kicked out of the buffet for asking for too many cookies and strawberries, I hung out there." Ruby exclaimed. "I do wonder what we'll be watching. What kind of things can the multi-verse teach?"
"An excellent question Miss Rose." Oobleck came up to them, with Ozpin on his tail. "I certainly hope to understand the history and cultures of these other worlds."
Suddenly, without warning, all the seats that had been pushed aside earlier had repositioned themselves into a seating arrangement. Yang took a hesitant seat. "Oh wow, these are some really nice seats. Like, I could fall asleep in these."
"Attention, Attention. The Viewing will begin momentarily. Please find a seat. Please note, a snack bar with popcorn, Soda, and various candies is to the right of the theater screen. The same rules apply as the Buffet."
The various people all sat within their own groups, trying to keep their distance from any others. A clap could be heard from the back. "All right, let's get this show on the road." Alcor said, popping out of sight from all their fields of view. A hand raised.
"Question," Ozpin asked, "What exactly is happening to our world, now that we're here?"
Alcor nodded. "An excellent question, one I forgot to touch on earlier. Simply put, the time has been slowed down in your world. Every day here is but a hundredth of a second back there. So we could be here for a full year, and barely three and a half seconds will pass. This brings up a second point. None of you will age within this space, so even if you stayed for a full decade, none of your will experience the ravages of time." He pulled out his phone. "Yes, it looks like a scroll, no, you can't have it Ironwood. Now please turn your attention to the large screen."
He tapped on his device, and words popped up on the screen.
Ruby Shippuden: Infiltrate the Hidden Rain Village.
"Ruby Shippuden?" Ruby asked.
"Yes, this world is revolved around you and shinobi in general. And I'm not talking about the ones in Blake's book. These shinobi are far more powerful and far more dangerous than anyone from your world."
A toad surfaced, facing towards a rather large metal city of pipes. It was heavily raining. It suddenly opened its mouth, and out came a hand.
"What th-" Winter started. Only to see a spiky, long, black-haired man dressed in gaudy red and green step out of the toad.
"Okay, that is a really bad sense of fashion." Coco Adel said.
The man's face turned upward, and he grinned. "All right, infiltration successful," Qrow said. "Actually, that was rather easy. A bit too easy." As he glared at the city of metal.
"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby and Yang both yelled out.
"Wonderful, guess I'm up first," Qrow muttered as he took a swig from his flask.
The others were silent as they took in the on-screen Qrow's physical details. Two red lines down his face, and a headband that was translated live, on screen, into the word 'oil'. He also seemed to have a wart on the side of his nose.
Suddenly, at a different place, a man with many piercings, purple ripple eyes, and blonde hair reacted in shock. "What is it?" A familiar voice asked him. The Ripple-eyed man turned to look back at his faithful second in command, Nora who wore an origami flower and had a lip piercing. She was standing in the shadows.
"Wait, Nora?" J(N)PR said as one.
"Wait, me?" The hammer-wielding berserker also asked.
"Hold on," Pyrrha said, as she looked closer at the screen. "Doesn't that man with the piercings look like Jaune?"
The various Beacon students and staff looked closer. "Now that she mentions it, it does look like VB," Yang stated. "What happened, never grew out of the Emo phase as a teen?"
'You're going to regret those comments in the future Yang,' Alcor thought to himself. 'When you realize that Jaune is merely a puppet of a corpse.'
"Someone has circumvented my rain." The man paused. "By the feel of his chakra, he's very powerful."
"Chakra?" Salem asked. She was intrigued by this power she had never heard of.
Alcor explained. "In this world, Chakra is a mixture of Spiritual and Physical energies. Sort of combining the Spiritual of semblances, and the Physical of Aura. The key difference is no semblances or aura exist. They instead trade individuality for versatility. More will be explained as this world is shown."
It cut back to Qrow, who was now decked out in a white raincoat. He bent over and plucked a steaming pork bun, before handing an old lady some money. "Wow, this is very good." He complimented after taking a bite.
"Thank you, you're very kind." The old lady said. "I don't think I've ever seen you around here before."
"Well, to be honest, I haven't been here that long." Qrow took another bite. "You see, I'm a traveling writer, exploring all the cuisines of the elemental nations. I was told by various friends of mine how great your food is, and I just had to try it myself. In fact, I would love to do an article on your steamed pork buns."
He then leaned closer to the woman. "Although, once I publish it, you might not get any amount of rest from all the sales you'll have."
The old lady smiled, "Really now?"
"Of course, you lied. Why not?" Winter muttered.
"A small lie like that is nothing Ice Queen, I've done much worse," Qrow replied in an equally loud mutter. He thought back to his time as a bandit with those words in mind.
"Yeah, although, it's been a hot while since I was last in the Hidden Rain. Perhaps you could catch me up a bit?" Qrow said.
The old lady frowned. "Well, I'm not sure what an old lady like myself can tell, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt."
"I was told that this village was still in a rough spot. But it seems rather peaceful here." Qrow said as he took another bite.
"Yes, it's all thanks to the efforts of Lord Pein and Lady Angel." The old woman said.
'Lord Pein and Lady Angel?' Qrow thought to himself.
"Those are some weird nicknames," Taiyang muttered to himself.
Ozpin, Glynda, and Ironwood hummed in agreement. Nobody in the theater liked the feelings those names gave off.
Qrow noted that the woman had glanced off to the side and looked at a paper angel hanging from the wall. "Actually, I was wondering what happened to Sienna?" He asked.
The old lady raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Who?"
"Wait, me?" The White Fang leader asked.
Alcor nodded. "Yes, prior to Lord Pein, you were the leader of the Hidden Rain."
The tiger hummed. "Weird how she doesn't seem to remember me."
Now Qrow looked confused. "Uh, Sienna, of the salamander. You know, the leader of the hidden rain? I was told she was still the leader."
"Salamander?" Said Faunus asked.
Alcor nodded. "Yes, the multiverse is infinite, so talents and traits don't always match up here. She'll likely be elaborated on later." 'Possibly when her reanimation dukes it out with Mifune.'
"Who?" The old lady said a second time more forcefully. Now people were starting to look at Qrow funny. It was almost like saying Sienna's name was forbidden.
"Uh oh, my other self screwed up," Qrow muttered.
"How so?" Taiyang asked.
"He's either got outdated information, or worse, Taboo information. People will monitor him closer now." Qrow explained. 'Although, I don't think it really matters, as he's already been detected.'
Qrow looked around and realized he needed to go. "Thanks for the pork bun, granny." He pulled up his hood and finished what remained of his food. He briskly walked away and looked around. "Where to next?" He muttered, before noticing something in the corner of his eye.
The next scene showed Qrow blushing, with a woman in cow-themed clothing hanging on his side.
Facepalms could be heard from almost everyone.
"Dammit Qrow," Ironwood started. "This isn't the time to get sloshed, you're on a mission!"
"Hey, let the on-screen me do his thing," Qrow said, "Clearly, there's a method to his madness."
"Would you like another, sir?" The woman asked.
Qrow grinned. "Well, when it's served by a beautiful woman, such as yourself, how can I refuse?"
The woman waved him off. "Oh stop, you're going to make me blush." She paused, hearing her name called by the bartender.
"Message for you." He said.
She promptly got up and left through a backroom door. Qrow suddenly lost most of his jovial attitude.
It switched to the woman standing outside in the rain, glaring at a piece of paper. "Humph, yeah right." She crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it away into a nearby trash can. The moment she was gone, the trashcan transformed into Qrow who was now holding the paper ball.
Qrow grinned. "See, told you."
Winter scoffed. "You looked better as a trashcan."
Qrow flinched. "That hurts ice queen, really it does."
Over by team RWBY, Ruby had sparkly eyes at the cool power Qrow just showed. "Awesome."
Yang nodded. "Ya dang right it is."
The note read, 'Hi honey, still working hard at the lower levels. Going to be late again, but don't worry, I'm bringing a present just for you.' And at the bottom left-hand corner was a little doodle of the writer's face.
Qrow winced. "Ouch."
"What is it?" Glynda asked.
"Even on paper, I can tell how fake the note is. Sincerity-wise that is." Qrow said as he took another swig.
"What a sad note," Qrow muttered to himself. "But I can make it work."
It switched again to a pair of people walking down the street. Both were wearing large brown coats, with rice farmer hats.
"I think we should rest and get a drink. You know?" One said to the other. He had a scar going up from the right side neck to his nose.
"Where are we going to find a bar at this level?" The second one complained. It was the man who had written the note beforehand.
The various students were quick to point this out as the man looked remarkably like his caricature.
"Oh, we're in luck." The first man said as he looked at a rather small building. Out front was a sign that said, 'Grand opening.'
All those with hardened instincts narrowed their eyes. "There's something off about that place," Blake muttered to herself.
"Welcome, gentlemen, welcome." A red-cloaked, glasses-wearing, bartender with a bad mustache said.
The various good guys looked at Qrow. "Is that?" Glynda began.
"I think it is," Ozpin replied.
Both of the shinobi placed their rain gear on hooks. "Two warm Sakes. Best you got." The bartender nodded.
"I tell you man, the grind just never ends, does it? Lord Pein is rather demanding." The man with the scar said.
"I hear that, my wife thinks I'm working late, but really I'm out relaxing. Our jobs are rather morbid, and the need for drinks is necessary." The man with the beard said. He turned to the bartender. "Hey, where're our drinks?" He demanded.
The bartender grinned as he transformed into Qrow. Both rain shinobi jumped back in fright.
"Huh, clever," Ironwood muttered to himself.
Over by the villain camp, Neo and Emerald were taking notes on Qrow's transformation abilities.
"Quick, smoke bomb!" The scarred man yelled as the breaded man threw his hand down. A large plume of black smoke appeared. "Now!" They both ran to the door, only to find it locked.
The younger audience all got grossed out as they watched the walls transform into flesh and envelop the two men's arms.
The exterior of the building began to warp, before shrinking into a small toad. It hopped a few times and jumped into the water below.
"Guess I got me some intel," Qrow said, taking another quick swig.
The screen switched back to Pein and Nora. "I'm going to stop my jutsu, get ready." Pein stood in the rain on top of a giant metal tongue for some bizarre reason, before his hands flew into a series of seals. The rain started to slow down, before ceasing completely. "Go," Pein commanded as Nora seemed to come apart into sheets of paper. The paper momentarily floated, before folding itself into origami butterflies that flew across the village.
"What just happened?" Salem asked, whatever this was, it was powerful.
"Pein just cancelled his jutsu. It's a rather taxing one that allows the caster to manipulate water currents in the atmosphere. With it, the user can sense the presence of all life the rain touches. And as for Nora, she has the ability to turn herself into sheets of paper. But don't underestimate that ability, she's very dangerous." Alcor explained to the mumbling audience.
"How dangerous could paper be?" Yang questioned.
"Very."
It switched back to Qrow, who was standing in a pocket of flesh. Bound to the flesh-covered walls were the two men he tricked with the false bar. "Just who are you?"
"EW!" Was the general consensus with the younger members of the audience.
Qrow raised a single finger and waved it back and forth as if punishing some children. "Now, now. I'm the one who's going to ask questions." He looked closely at the scratched headbands. "Judging by those headbands of yours, you guys are subordinates of Pein, no?"
"Actually, what is with those headbands on people's heads?" Pyrrha asked. "The one's with those symbols."
Alcor nodded. "Ah, those headbands signify your affiliation, your village of origin. That, and having your forehead exposed is like having a giant target for people to throw things at. Very deadly."
"Hmm, but what about those large scratches?" Ozpin asked.
"In this case, they signify the alignment to Pein's Hidden Rain village as opposed to Sienna's. But in most instances, having a scratch means you're a nuke-nin, or traitor shinobi." Alcor finished. "Right now, all you've seen in Rain headbands, as well as Qrow's rather unique headband, but there are more."
"Who?" The scarred man said. Qrow's eyes narrowed.
"Now, now, it would be in your best interests to tell me everything, or else." Something appeared in his, a feather.
The bearded man looked at Qrow in fear. "Wait, what are you going to do with that feather?"
Qrow grinned, "Why, tickle you, of course."
"Seriously?!" Weiss said. This was ridiculous.
"Never underestimate the tickles," Ruby said, her face hard as a diamond. Many times, she had been tricked by Yang with those devilish attacks.
"BAHAHAHAHAHA!" The scarred man laughed out as Qrow tickled his now naked torso.
"Come on now. Tell me all you got. I want to know everything about Pein." The screen momentarily flashed to Pein overlooking his village.
"Ah, scary Jaune-Jaune!" Nora cried.
"No! Haha, I'm not, hahaha, gonna tell, ha!" The man said as he endured a barrage.
"You're wasting your time." The bearded man started, "We'd never sell out our comrades or our leader."
Qrow stood up and looked at the man. "Oh? Then perhaps it's time I bust out one of my secret techniques."
The two men looked at him in fear. "Wait, what are you going to do?"
Qrow just grinned. "If you're not going to talk, then I'll just use one of my special jutsu. With this, I'll flog ya into frogs."
There was a moment of silence as everyone deadpanned at the screen. Save Yang and Taiyang, who both found the joke a bit funny. Taiyang gave a thumbs up to Qrow who raised a middle finger to both Taiyang and the version of him onscreen.
'There's no way this is going to work.' Roman and Raven both thought.
The two trapped shinobi looked at Qrow with the same deadpan. "Seriously?"
Qrow had the wherewithal to actually look somewhat embarrassed. "Ya get it? Flog, frog? Eh, whatever. I swear, everybody's a critic." He then reached his hand outward to the man he had been tickling. The two suddenly remembered they were in danger.
"Wait, no! DON'T!" The scarred man screamed.
"NINJA ART! TOAD TRANSFORMATION!" Qrow said as smoke enveloped the bound man. Suddenly, the smoke cleared and only a small toad was seen on the ground, croaking.
"HOLY SHIT IT ACTUALLY WORKED!" Roman and Raven yelled in unison.
"SWEAR JAR!" Ruby then yelled.
"SHUT UP RED!" Roman screamed back.
Qrow then turned to the second man, a glint in his eye. "Now, you are going to tell me everything I want to know, or you're going to spend the rest of your life eating flies."
"Not going to lie, you actually sound intimidating, for once." Winter complimented.
"Yeah I-hey what do you mean for once?! I can be intimidating!" Qrow complained as he took another swig.
The various adults all deadpanned. Qrow was not an intimidating figure by any measure, especially with his drinking problem.
"Lord Pein lives at the tallest tower." The man looked embarrassed for revealing that. "At least, that's what people say."
"Now, what was that about never selling out your comrades?" Qrow questioned as he grinned.
"Unbelievable," Cinder muttered to herself. If that was one of her subordinates, she would've fired him on the spot.
Then Qrow froze. "Hold on, what did you just say?"
"I-I said, he lives in the tallest tower, or that's what people say."
Qrow mimicked his on-screen self. "That's what people say?"
"Yeah. Actually," The man began, looking down. "Nobody knows all that much about Lord Pein, nobody has even seen him up close. There are some that go as far as to claim he doesn't even exist."
Qrow looked at the man, frown present. "Hmm, perhaps you don't know all that much. So let's turn to something else. Last I heard, this village was in Civil war. What happened to that?"
The various younger teams looked around as the adults all tensed. A civil war was bad news. It meant a new unstable enemy more often than not if history was anything to go by.
"Humph, you're just an outsider, so, of course, you wouldn't know." The man grinned as Qrow's stare hardened. "The civil war ended a long time ago. And we were victorious!"
Qrow froze in shock. 'It, it can't be.'
Qrow, Ironwood, Ozpin, and Salem immediately felt alarm bells.
'The Hidden Rain's leader is Sienna of the Salamander. She was one of the contenders for the strongest shinobi alive. She was defeated?' Qrow thought to himself, as memories captured his mind.
"Wait, this thing plays flashbacks?" Yang asked. Alcor simply nodded.
It showed a dark and devastating battle site. Three people, surrounded by corpses of their allies look at the one who did say allies in. Sienna of the Salamander. She stood upon one of her summons and looked down upon them. What was interesting was that she bared no physical Faunus features, but wore a mask that covered her mouth.
"Wait, am I not a Faunus here?" Sienna asked.
"If you mean the definition of a Faunus being a human-like being with an animal trait, then technically, you're a Faunus. Artificial of course, but that's a moot point as Faunus don't actually exist in this world." Alcor said.
"What exactly does artificial mean in this context?" Adam asked the host. He did not like the connotations to be had.
"Later."
"But," Adam started.
"I. Said. Later." Alcor said with a final tone.
"Very few shinobi have ever withstood my onslaught," Sienna said. "You've done well."
The view switched to Qrow, resting on the shoulder of Glynda Senju. Behind them stood Arthur Watts, albeit pale with snake eyes. Ironically a perfect example of a Faunus. All three wore headbands of Konoha.
"Is that Watts?" Ironwood said as he glanced at the mad scientist. "What's he doing there? And why does he look like that?"
"I'm not telling," Alcor said.
Qrow growled at her. "Keep your sympathies. We can still fight!" He yelled at the powerful woman.
"Qrow, stop!" Glynda said as Arthur tensed.
"Humph. Clearly," she said sarcastically. "However, out of all your comrades, only you three stand with minor injuries. State your names, and I shall commit them to memory."
Sienna looked at her on-screen counterpart. 'Not going to lie, that's pretty badass.' She thought to herself. She should come up with those kinds of lines for when she's powerful enough to wreck entire armies.
"Grr, Qrow!" He yelled.
"Hmm, Glynda!" She said
"Arthur." The scientist said.
"Qrow, Glynda, and Arthur. You three have done the impossible and survived. And so I dub thee, the leaf's legendary Sanin." The screen returned to a much older Qrow.
"I find that all hard to believe. Sienna was one of the strongest alive. How could Pein come in out of nowhere and take her down?" Qrow said.
"That's just the thing. To us regular humans, Sienna was a force unmatched, but not to Lord Pein. Not to a God." The man's voice turned into a religious fervor.
"G-God?" Salem asked to nobody. For somebody to believe themselves on the levels of God was inconceivable. Ozpin was of a similar mind.
"A god? You truly believe this Pein is some sort of God made into a human?" Qrow questioned the bound man.
"Of course," The man said. "Do you know why he's considered a God? When he came down he killed Sienna with his own hands. And she was paranoid, having a full security detail around her 24/7. She also required full body checks for anybody who approached her, even children. A normal human couldn't have killed Sienna.
But he didn't stop with her no. Brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins, illegitimate children, and even best friends. He killed them all. Isn't such retribution, godly?" The delusional man spoke, as Pein flashed across the screen walking into shadows.
Sienna growled. Her entire family? Gone?! Because of a single man who considers himself a God! The Faunus turned to glare at Jaune. If she couldn't kill the on-screen 'god' then she'll settle for thrashing this world's version of that so-called god.
'For Sienna to lose. It's inconceivable. Pein, what are you?' Qrow thought to himself as Pein returned to the screen and entered a space with six pods, one of them in an open position.
'I wonder what those are for,' Watts thought to himself. He wasn't the only one.
Pein then lay down, causing the pod to close. He then shut his eyes.
"Wait, why is fearless leader doing that?" Nora asked.
"I'm not sure, but I don't like it," Pyrrha muttered to herself. She felt like she was missing something.
Right next to the pod, another slid open, and a silhouette could be seen up close. Its eyes snapped open with the same eyes Pein had. 'Now then, time to hunt down the intruder.'
"Wait, who was that? Why do they have the same eyes as fearless leader? What's going to happen to Mr. Qrow?" Nora asked.
"Relax. All with time." Alcor explained.
Qrow looked at the fanatical man. "Hmm, so what's this God of yours plan?"
The man shook his head. "His are the thoughts of a god. I couldn't know what he's thinking."
Qrow simply stared at the man for a moment longer. "Enough about your god, tell me what you know about the Akatsuki."
The man looked away. "Never heard of it."
"Akatsuki?" Many people asked.
"It's the name of an organization. In full form, it means Daybreak, but if you split the word in two, it means Crimson Moon. For future reference, Daybreak is the correct form." Alcor summarized. "They can be identified by the Black cloaks with red clouds they wear."
"Oh, Like me and Fearless leader." Nora pointed out.
Qrow frowned. "You're trapped within the confines of one of my toads. My chakra runs through these walls and through your bound arms, I can tell your heart rate and breathing. So, lying to me is a very bad idea."
Ironwood nodded. That was a good move by Qrow to have an inbuilt lie detector.
"I already told you everything I know." The man said.
Qrow seemed somewhat satisfied when he turned around and walked to a wall opposite of where the man was bound. "Hey, wait a minute. You're not just going to leave me here, are you?"
"Relax, I'll be back for you. Just wait for me." Qrow said as the wall flexed open. He stepped through and it closed again.
"EW!" Weiss yelled out. She did not want to see that.
Qrow stepped into a darkened cavern. He clasped his hands and opened his mouth wide. Out came a toad with metallic-like rings around his body.
Suddenly, everyone was a bit queasy. Save for the few who were interested in how such a thing could happen.
"Oh god," Qrow said as he looked at his flask. "Have I been drinking too much?" He really wanted to know if he just imagined that or if it really happened.
"Hmm? What's the matter Qrow? Why'd you expel me?" The toad asked as he started to float.
"THE TOAD TALKS?!" Everyone, save for Ozpin and Salem, cried out. When you live as long as they do, you tend to see a lot. Talking animals were not high on their list of weird things they witnessed.
"Yep. In fact, most of the Toads Qrow summons are capable of speech and combat. The benefits of a summon."
"Summon?" Arthur watts asked, rather intrigued.
Alcor nodded. "A summon is a sapient creature you form a pact with, usually by signing their contract. With it, you can summon that specific type of animal, so long as you have the chakra necessary. Summons can range from the size of a regular animal, all the way to the size of buildings."
"Incredible. Is there any way to get those?" Ironwood asks.
"I did say you needed chakra first. And you could use the hand seals to try the jutsu without a contract. It'll reverse summon you or to put it simply transport you to your ideal summons's land where you'll be tested by the clan. That's how Qrow actually got his summons, he saw his teacher use the Jutsu and didn't realize he needed a contract."
Ironwood deflated at the chakra requirement, but Winter smirked. "So Qrow's ideal animal is a Toad? What a shock." Raven laughed alongside the Atlas specialist.
"That's very cold, Ice queen," Qrow mumbled to himself.
"It's nothing big I assure you. It's just that I'm going to go into a tough fight. I didn't want to risk you getting hurt in the crossfire, Gerotora." The toad summoner explained.
"Oh, and how long do you think you'll be fighting?" The floating toad asked.
Qrow looked at him. "Um, about that. I think it's time you go and seal yourself within Ruby."
"Huh? Me?" The red reaper asked.
"Yep, you happen to be Qrow's apprentice, and a toad summoner as well," Alcor explained.
Yang grinned. "It makes sense," the brawler said. Ruby did learn her scythe skills from Qrow.
"Phhft. RIBBIT RIBBIT RIBBIT. That's a good joke Qrow" The toad laughed. "To suggest putting the Key to the Kyuubi's seal inside Ruby is ludicrous at best and a disaster at worst." However, Qrow's face remained the stone wall it was.
"Kyuubi?" Salem asked.
"The Kyuubi no kitsune. One of nine creatures that happen to be massive masses of sentient energy. Similar idea to Grimm, but far more powerful, capable of independent thought, and cannot die." Alcor explained. 'At least not by conventional means.' He thought back to the Boruto series.
There were looks of panic but Alcor soothed their worries. "Don't worry. Bijuu simply want to be left alone. They won't actively attack people if people don't attack them first."
"You're serious?" Gerotora asked, "Do you not understand how bad an idea that even is?"
"Wait, how is it a bad idea that I have this key?" Ruby asked.
"I'll let the screen explain."
"On the night that the Kyuubi was sealed, the Fourth sacrificed his life. He summoned and sold his soul to the God of Death to seal half the Kyuubi with him in the God's stomach. He then sealed the other half within Ruby." A naked crying baby Ruby was seen onscreen laying on an altar. She had a massive sealing formula on her stomach.
"AWWW, baby Ruby." Yang, Weiss, and Taiyang all said simultaneously. Said reaper only buried herself into her hood. Blake subtly took a few pictures with her scroll.
"Another god?" Salem asked.
"Well, unlike Pein, this one is actually a god," Alcor explained.
'That really doesn't help my unease.' Ozpin and Salem thought simultaneously.
"To put the key that close to the jail is extremley dangerous." The Toad explained.
Qrow nodded. "I'm aware, but I still feel this is the best move possible."
"And why would that be?" The toad asked.
"Think about it like this. The fourth sealed half of the Kyuubi within Ruby, making her a Jinchuriki. Not because he didn't believe she couldn't handle it, but because he believed she could. He believed she could learn to control the massive energy that the Kyuubi was." Qrow said with a tone of respect.
"What's a Jinchuriki?" Ruby asked. "Why does it relate to me?"
"A Jinchuriki is somebody who has a tailed beast sealed within them. But, before you ask more, that's as far an explanation I'm willing to give. More will show up later on the screen."
"Come now. Some feelings aren't going to sway me that easily. Tell me the real reason." Gerotora demanded.
Qrow steeled himself.
The people in the audience looked closely. There was this tension that seemed to emanate from the screen.
"I fear somebody out there might be able to command the Kyuubi's full might," Qrow said.
"HA! Don't be ridiculous! No human in the world could possibly control the Kyuubi like that, simply unfeasible." The Toad laughed.
"Well that's just the thing, there was one." Qrow's voice stopped the croaking.
The Toad and Summoner stared at each other for a moment. "Well, who was it?"
"Salem Uchiha."
"Me?" Salem asked. 'What's with the last name?'
"Her?" Ironwood, Ozpin, Glynda, Qrow, and Raven all said together.
"RIBBIT RIBBIT RIBBIT! In case you haven't noticed Qrow, she's been dead for decades."
"Lucky." The Grimm queen muttered under her breath.
"She lost her life in that confrontation with First Hokage Ozma Senju. What you're thinking is a waste of time."
'Interesting,' Ozpin thought to himself. So, this version of his original life killed Salem.
"Yeah, perhaps." The screen flashed to a woman with an orange spiral mask, sitting on top of a stone statue. "I just have this really bad feeling." The woman had blonde hair and a single red eye with three tomoe visible through the mask hole. She was also dressed in the same cloak that Pein and Nora wore.
The audience, especially the adults who knew of Salem, all tensed at that. They all read enough books to understand the thematic undertone. This was really bad.
Qrow seemed to flashback again. "Great lord elder?" He asked looking at the Giant Toad with the crystal ball. "You called for me?"
"Whoa, that's a big toad!" Jaune exclaimed.
"Alcor wasn't exaggerating," Pyrrha noted.
"Ah, Qrow. So good to see you. Eh? Why are you here?" Everyone, both on screen and in the theater sweat dropped at that.
"Uh, the prophecy?" The younger Toad summoner half stated.
Ozpin and Salem frowned. Prophecy was a touchy subject to the Immortals.
"Oh, right. The Child of Prophecy will be a future student of yours. Their actions will either lead the world to a prosperous future or devastating ruin."
"Well, isn't that cheerful?" Weiss quipped. Yang bopped her behind the head. "HEY!"
"What must I do for this prophecy?" Qrow asked the elder.
"I see you going on a journey and writing a lot of books. And at the end of your journey, you make a critical selection." The screen returned to the older Qrow. 'I wonder, is this that time of critical selection.'
Anyone who enjoyed books regularly understood the red flags popping up like crazy. Winter grit her teeth. Despite her hatred of the man, she recognized Qrow for his strength and loyalty. 'Don't you dare die.'
Yang looked at the screen in fear. She couldn't lose her uncle. How devastated would Ruby be? How devastated would she be? How devastated would her father be? It took him almost a year to get out of his funk after Ruby's (And Yang's real mother, take that Raven!) died, and it was because of Qrow.
"I'm going to release my claim on the Key now. Please unfurl yourself." The toad, unable to sway his summoner, simply did as told. He extended upwards and a large sheet rolled out of his body.
"Wow." Many of the people said. "What is he?" Ruby asked.
"He's a scroll toad. A rare breed of summon that can house specialized scrolls on their bodies. They're only used for the most dangerous things." Alcor explained.
Qrow pressed his hand against the square in the scroll. His fingertips glowed blue for a moment before letting go. The scroll rolled back up and the toad shrunk somewhat. "Make your way back to Mount Myoboku, and try to get to Ruby as soon as you can."
"Right." The Scroll Toad vanished into smoke.
"Mount Myoboku?" Ozpin asked.
"The realm of Toad summons."
Suddenly, the toad resurfaced. It opened its mouth again and a hand left it. But it wasn't Qrow's. The bearded Rain Nin stepped out.
"Oh no! Uncle Qrow got beaten!" Ruby cried out.
Weiss scoffed. "Don't be ridiculous. That toad is controlled by Qrow. Why would he lose, let alone let a prisoner free if he actually lost?"
"Oh, yeah. Good point." Ruby said.
The nin looked down at the toad. "I want you to head back to Glynda with that guy. Got it?" He spoke in Qrow's voice. The toad croaked and dove into the water.
"See?" Weiss said. "It's Qrow under that transformation."
'Not quite.' Alcor thought to himself. He didn't bother correcting her.
The nin began to water walk away, not aware of a few paper butterflies. From behind the water pipe, Nora stepped forward and watched Qrow walk away.
"Shit," Qrow muttered.
"SWEAR JAR!" Ruby called out.
'That joke is getting really old.' Alcor thought to himself. "Okay, new rule. No swear jars in my theater, a lot of things you'll be seeing will be swear-worthy, so best to stop that mess now." He called out to the audience.
Paper butterflies began to collect at the top of a tower, standing next to a blonde-haired figure. "Well, Nora?" The papers coalesced into Nora.
"Wait, who is that?" JNPR asked. It wasn't Jaune's voice, that's for sure.
"Spoilers."
"It's Qrow-Sensei" Nora explained. The screen turned to the blonde woman, her hair in a rasied ponytail like Weiss'. Her eyes were the same as Jaune, and had piercings like his, only in a different configuration on the face.
"Sensei?" Ruby asked.
"It means teacher," Ren pointed out.
"Qrow-Sensei. How nostalgic." The woman spoke again.
"I've never seen that woman before in my life," Qrow said, taking a quick swig. "But, different universe I suppose."
"I'll go on ahead and keep him occupied until you arrive," Nora said as a piece of paper detached from her body. It folded itself into a paper airplane that guided the Ripple-eyed woman down the tower.
"Try to kill him, if you can."
"That's a rather big drop." Glynda noted. "Even with Aura, it would likely be fatal for most."
The rain nin stepped into a large area, only to have a barrage of papers converge on him. They wraped around his body, restraining his movement and breathing. Nora then partially formed as a spear of paper appeared in her hand, ready to stab the nin in the vitals.
"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby and Yang called out.
Suddenly, Qrow popped out of the man's shadow. "FIRE STYLE: FLAME BOMB!" A large ball of fire expelled from his mouth and exploded on contact with the half formed Nora.
"Okay, wasn't expecting Qrow to pop out of a shadow like that," Weiss said.
"That's cool!" Yang called out.
"And that fire!" Ruby said with equal awe.
Over with Cinder, she was surprised and somewhat impressed with the fire. 'I wonder if I could make my fire explode on contact like this Qrow has.'
Nora released the Rain nin from her hold. The nin coughed. Qrow looked at the paper woman. "Nora. It's been some time."
The bearded man looked at Nora in awe. "It's you! You're the messenger Lady Angel!"
"Wait, Nora is the Lady Angel?" Jaune asked.
"I suppose it makes sense if Jaune is Lord Pein." Ren pointed out.
"HELL YEAH! I'm an Angel baby!" Nora cried in joy. "Bask in my holiness!"
"First a god, now an Angel," Qrow said in an amused tone.
The rain nin ran forward scared. "This man is an intruder. You should kill him!"
"How dare a measly human order me around!" Nora cried out.
"Leave now and stay away," Nora said.
The nin jumped away from the battlefield. "YES MAAM!"
Qrow looked at his former student. "I dangled a lure so that I may catch this Pein, but I never thought I would reel you in. So, what's with the lack of greeting? No tears for a long-lost reunion with your teacher?"
Yang and Taiyang raised their thumbs at the pun. Qrow responded with another middle finger.
Nora's only answer was to form large white wings of paper and point them toward Qrow. He grinned. "So that's why you're called an angel." She said nothing as she barraged Qrow with a high-speed attack of paper.
He jumped back and spit oil on her. She became drenched to the point where she couldn't split apart. And before she could react, Qrow's hair had extended to envelop her. But, she simply looked at him disinterested. "Why are you here, sensei?" Nora asked.
"EW!" Nora cried out. "Oil is bad for my weight!"
"Shouldn't you be worried about the oil on your body?" Jaune asked.
"Huh? Why would I? I mean I can just wash it off. But if it gets inside, I'll get as fat as a bowling ball." Nora said.
Jaune shrugged. Can't argue with Nora logic.
"What? I can't visit my students?" Qrow asked in a mocking turn. "Not only have you grown up, but you've also become quite a catch."
"Ew! Pedo!" Winter and Weiss called out.
"Actually, Nora on screen is 35 years old." Alcor pointed out.
"I had heard all of you died, but I guess that was just a rumor. So, tell me, which of the other two became this Pein I've been hearing about?" Qrow asked.
'Interesting, Qrow had a third student.' Ozpin thought to himself.
"Frankly, that's none of your business, Qrow-Sensei," Nora said in a flat even tone.
Qrow huffed. "Listen, I know the world can be a horrible place, but to just attack your teacher without so much as a greeting, that's just too cruel."
Nora looked at him in silence before replying. "What is it that you hope to seek by sneaking into the Hidden Rain?" She asked.
"Well, I was hoping to find the leader of the Akatsuki, but I'll have to make do. So tell me, why have you joined up with this group?" Qrow demanded.
"Why should I tell you anything? You're going to die anyways." Nora said in a cold tone that sent shivers down everybody's spines.
Yang grit her teeth. "Don't die." She said as quietly as she could, praying that Ruby wouldn't hear her. But the red reaper did, who immediately focused all her attention on the on-screen Qrow.
"You have to realize what the Akasuki is doing is simply wrong. I want to know what happened to force you on this path, Nora!" Qrow called out.
"This is what I've decided, Qrow-Sensei." A new voice cut in from over Nora's.
Qrow looked upwards and met the ripple eyes of the blonde woman. "Well, your appearance has certainly changed, but there's no mistaking those eyes." A flashback appeared to a younger Qrow looking at something in amazement and fear. 'Those eyes, that ripple pattern, the Rennigan.' He was looking at a red-haired kid who, as he thought, had ripple eyes. The screen switched back to modern-day Qrow.
"So, you're the one that's become Pein, Pyrrha!" He called out. And the screen went to black.
"Wait, WHAT?!" Pyrrha cried out as Qrow said her name.
"H-How! How does Pyrrha have fearless leader's eyes!" Nora called out.
"I'm sorry, you'll simply have to learn about that later. But for now, that's the end of this viewing of that universe. We'll be switching over to our next one shortly. Please take this time to stretch, get some food, and relieve yourselves. The next viewing is in Fifteen minutes." Alcor paused. "Oh and Salem, you might find this universe a bit more interesting, as we'll be viewing a woman with a similar goal to you. Kreia."
Words appeared on the screen.
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The timer started to count down as everyone got up to stretch, make small talk, or stock up on necessities. "Archives of all that has been viewed can later be reviewed on the individual tvs over everyone's bed. Simply reach other to the remote and select what was previously shown. I do, however, apologize as live TV is not available in this space. Simply because Space and Time are rather stretched, so trying to get signals like that is impossible." Alcor said. 'That, and I can't afford TV that costs more than OTA.'
"Qrow?" Winter asked. "How do you think this will end?" She had a very bad feeling for the man she begrudgingly respected.
"Best case? I escape with my life, but no guarantee of limbs." Somehow, he could already tell what was going to happen. But it was best not to bring down people's moods while they were still ignorant.
"Worst case?" Winter asked.
"…I fail to bring back any real intel beyond that scarred man," Qrow said in a hushed voice.
"And?" She asked again.
"I die." He said in the most hushed voice he could.
I understand if this writing seems a little off, but it's because I did it all from memory. Writing while watching is far more draining on me than simply watching and then doing it by memory. But I made sure to watch a few YouTube super clips to cover all my bases.
Not bad for my first RWBY fanfic.