"Ironwood" a voice went over Ironwood's coms it appeared the council was very uncertain of Carol's statement. "This monster that you uncovered what do you know of it?"
He looked at the members with hesitation. He was certain that Ozpin or Carol never told them of her origins or of the fifth student that was technically of monstrous origin. Taking that guess into account he wagered that They may force him come clean with it once first official contact is established meaning the actual Canopy Kingdom not just a group of adventurers. "The way I see it the one that you refer to has a name. Carol is very much a low-level threat provided we find a way to get rid of her override programing."
"Override?" The shadowy figure on the far right spoke curiously signifying that they did not bring up anything about her case or he simply skimmed it. Ironwood never liked his reports being taken lightly. Granted he expunged a lot of important details from this report to hide Ozpin's end game. While he comes off as a mad man he has learned over the years to trust his instincts. "Care to explain this override to us General?" the figure demanded his answer.
Ironwood sighed in annoyance "Many police scanners close to Carol prior to the start of her rampage heard a series of numbers being said." He began to recount his own report to the best of his own knowledge. "The numbers did not correlate with any Vale police, military, or huntsmen codes, let along any Remnant military, public defense, or research faculty numbering schemes." He closed his eyes in annoyance "Shortly after they were said she began her rampage targeting anything that stood in the way of her goal which was return to HQ as she herself claimed."
"Where is this HQ?" The Woman in the middle spoke with curiosity. Her tone began to get serious as she leaned inward. "She was spotted by with a fauna was she not?" Ironwood confirmed her question with a simple nod. "She must be White Fang affiliated. We need her arrested at all cost." She spoke very eruptively Ironwood and Ozpin hated dealing with this council head because of her almost hair trigger like reactions. What made her more dangerous was she always had Atlas' full support making whatever she desired done via complete force.
"According to reports from Ozpin himself, the cat fauna in question has never even heard of the White Fang until arriving at Vale." Ironwood spoke as he reviewed Ozpin's interview with the mysterious Nadia Fortune that eluded him during the events of the incident. As he claimed she never even heard of them.
"How can we be certain?" A male voice on the far side of the monitor spoke up. "That fool believes any sob story that comes into the entrance of his school. even his most recent charity case is questionable." Ironwood looked at the student report in question. What starred back at him was a red eyed female with long black hair named Filia Samson. Her grades did not show a lot of high hope being only skilled in combat but nothing else. Course Ironwood knew that this report was out of context. The person in question was of same origin as the one on trial. "How can this fool be trusted."
"That kind of arrogant thinking is what makes you more predictable than the fool you distinctly distrust sir." Ironwood growled his answer in annoyance. "If you truly distrust her in his hands then send someone to watch her." His tone was more enraged though very much composed despite the reactive nature of the blundering oath.
The council looked amongst each other in deep thought. "Thank you, General Ironwood, we will consider your suggestion." The British voice spoke calmly to the general before cutting off transmissions fully.
Ironwood sighed as he turned toward the bridge of his ship looking over the sea of clouds in front of him. "(Sorry Ozpin, I did all I could)" He thought sadly to himself as he continued his gazing at the horizon.
The Beacon Lunchroom.
Filia found herself yet again flinching in pain. She turned to look what was the cause of it only to notice the hand of one of Cardin's closer friends from outside of his team, yet again yanking on her hair. He grinned as he pulled harder causing her and her parasitic partner, Samson to flinch in more pain. "What you going to do freak?" He questioned her getting more and more brave with each taunt.
Filia eyed Samson who was clearly holding back rage at the student. "Go ahead Samson." She said calmly. As soon as he had her approval, Samson's elastic mop turned into a set of sharp serrated spines that began to line Filia's back.
"Pull my host's hair one more time." Samson's voice had returned from a more laid back tone he had kept since being around the students of Beacon Academy and changed it back to the always hostile tone he had when people hit on her back in New Meridian. His eyes began to glare at the student "I dare you, give me a reason to have Remnant meat for a measly snack." The entire table looked at him in fear even, Filia to a degree She may have watched him attempt to eat a bird or a small living animal but a human was farfetched. Problem with that thought was he had the jaw space to do so.
The student was about to test Samson's threat only to have a boney hand crush his shoulder. He turned around to see a girl shorter than Filia standing there, her face covered by a very damaged brown mask. He was about to strike at her only to see the black holes on her mask turn bright red as she lowered her jaw the mask's stitching struggled to keep on her face.
"RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWRRRR!" The girl screamed as the student jumped several feet in the air only for him to land on the other side of the table. He saw the girl slowly began to climb the table terrifying him. He began to dash away only to run into a girl that was out of school uniform. one of the biggest draws he noticed on the woman was the orange Beanie on her head. She looked at him as he dashed past her mumbling angrily about something. She looked back at Filia and the masked person now sitting beside her trying to remove the mask.
Filia looked at the masked woman to see it was Carol behind it. She looked at her and smiled back at Filia. normally things like this were disturbing but do to her having no feeling of pain or restraint unless amid a rampage her smile is extremely contorted to a point that her rear molars are in plain view. "Thanks Carol" Filia said as she looked back at Samson uncoiling the spiked hair her curled up to skewer the student that was picking on her. Carol simply nodded as she placed her plate covered in a lot of scrambled eggs and several forms of meat ranging from Bacon and sausage. the one thing Filia did notice was the fact that it was almost completely drenched in hot sauce. She looked at the plate in shock before looking back at Carol who was busy adjusting a napkin.
She noticed Filia's stare and looked back down at her food. "Oh right. I have very little taste unless it's ridiculously spicy." She said while placing the fork in the scramble. "It is improving though I used to have to use Dragonian peppers to make it even have a slight ting to it." Her remark made Filia and Samson's eyes widened. She remembered when Samson ate one. Not only did Samson's hair turned completely red he spewed fired for about to three minutes.
"Dragoinan peppers?" The Blue haired girl sat down on the other side of them. "Those things can kill I heard if you can't handle the heat" She grinned looking at the two of them. Filia and Carol realized it was Cerebella "Never mind her heat resistance I'm curious what this place is like. Care to tune me in Hair net?" She asked looking at Filia and Samson's reactions.
"Really?" Samson grumbled at what she said and as he looked toward Carol her face was showing slight disdain to her pun toward his host.
"As far as I can tell this school as well as others on Remnant was made to fight monsters." Filia spoke picking up her notebook from her bag handing it to Cerebella. She grabbed it and looked through her pages. it was covered in notes and rough sketches of some of the Grimm she had studied.
Cerebella grinned looking at her notebook. "You are one hell of an adventure kid I have to give you that." She handed back her notebook. She began looking at the two of them as both Ms. Fortune and Peacock entered into her line of sight. She waved the two of them down as they sat next to Cerebella. "Hey this place is nuts." Her enthusiasm was surprisingly welcoming to the two of them. "We're at a school dedicated to fighting monsters." Peacocks eyes diverted to Fortune who just kept looking at her.
"We know." Peacock spoke up catching her off guard. "Remember our mission acrobat, we found her now we need to get Eliza then split." This caught Filia's attention as she looked at the three of them in concern.
"So, it is true." Filia's voice was trying to hide the fact she was in denial. "That evil woman is here." Peacock as well as the rest of her team nodded to confirm her fears. She looked back at Samson and toward her current team RWBY who were just entering the cafeteria. "I need to go to the powder room." She said walking off.
Peacock watched her leave before looking at the others "what got into her?" She asked looking at their expert on her, Carol.
She looked at her slightly depressed. "I can't say I know." She spoke with sorrow. "Between all that has happened I'm surprised that she has only changed a little."
Fortune was about to speak when team JNPR walked up. Jaune was the first to talk. "So, you are also from this New Meridian." He assumed only to have a double-barreled shotgun pointed at his face. "OH CRAP!" he shouted surprised as Peacock continued to aim down sight.
"I told you would regret running into me your useless delivery boy." Her cold remark terrified him not as much as realizing who that voice was. Pyrrha covered her mouth in shock at the fact they were talking to the mad woman from the phone call.
"Wait that caller, was you?" Jaune yelled in shock at the realization. "Why is my number a pizza delivery service?" He realized that she had her gun closer to his head.
"Save it for the arena Blonde." She said coldly in rage. "I want to test these weird spirit powers out and I'm taking it out on your ass." Jaune gulped as he looked back at Pyrrha.
"Promise not to kill me." He pleaded looking down her barrel more. He saw in all her eyes she was contemplating that request. He was not sure what was going through her head but her grin showed signs of malice. Jaune looked at her teeth in fear seeing them being a silvered metal with bear trap like teeth.
He backed away slowly as Cerebella looked in shock "Wait, you want to try those soul abilities to?" She began to smile as she looked for her opponent. "Alright." She slowly stretched the word out as she looked at her possible opponents "I challenge..." She then noticed an Orange haired girl clinging to a student in green clothes like some form of love sick teenager. "You." She declared catching her attention.
Jaune looked at the person she selected. "You mean Nora?" He asked as he jabbed his thumb in her direction. Cerebella Shook her head ecstatically about her upcoming fight. He looked toward Ms. Fortune who was busy eating what she grabbed from the breakfast line.
Her ears twitched when she sensed his eyes on her. She turned her entire head around straining the stitching on her neck. With the exception of Pyrrha and the rest of Peacock's team, anyone who saw her action gagged hard at it. "What?" was all she could muster when the others looked at her. "You expect me to fight here to?" She sighed a little as the all nodded their answer. "Fine I'll see if I can find someone to fight." She looked toward most of Team JNPR most of them did not interests her. She then looked toward team RWBY. She analyzed everyone on that team "(Ruby must the leader.)" she thought to herself She did not like her chances against her. Ruby's small frame meant she was a harder to hit target and she looked like the type that would play hit and run. She looked toward Wiess "(Brains of the group. Rich no doubt.)" She made a note to pick a pocket her latter. She then noticed Yang she was clearly the strongest of them. "(Defined no, that's Painwheel's territory there.)" She looked at Blake which intrigued her a little. "(You are way out of place.)" She Purred with slight interests in her slowly analyzing her. She noticed her bow twitched making her decision to choose her. "I will fight the shadow cat." she announced throwing everyone off.
Yang looked at her disappointed "Dang and I wanted to spar with her to." She mumbled looking toward the only member to not speak. She looked toward the Stitched faced woman with interests in who she was going to practice with. but what caught her off guard was the plate of scrambled eggs that were drenched in hot sauce. "So, who you thinking on fighting?" She asked trying to remember her name.
Carol looked at her. "Oh um, I guess I'll fight with anyone who wants to." She said calmly before looking around. "doubt many will though. I also may not be able to because of the court hearings." The entire table locked eyes in concern with her. "Atlas is not happy over the damage I did. Current estimates put it at around the field of eighty-three hundred thousand to two point five million linen." Wiess almost spat out her water when she heard that.
"WHAT?" She yelled in shock. "How?"
Carol shrugged not really sure herself. "Honestly it might be because of the two parasites that infect me. Unfortunately, I was not awake when They were installed so I do not know their names." She eyed the music case close by to her "I'm just glad those blades are detachable."
Jaune looked in fear at Carol "Two?" She nodded to his question. "You have two parasites?" She nodded again.
Peacock began laughing "She's not the only one who's dual infected" she continued to laugh as Avery leaped out of her top hat and looked at the table. many of them were shocked at the bird that jumped out. "Yeah, I got two as well. The Argus System is what gives me the three sixty view of any room I please. The bird's Avery and he is the first of his kind. A class five artificial parasite." Avery began to blush a little as she closed her eyes as she boasted. "Unlike that real parasite that infects that girl you are close with." She meant that as a slam but no one at the table caught on.
She was about to continue gloating when a heavy binder hit the table. All eyes focused on the one who did it. Ruby was standing there very determined about something. "Friends, Siblings, Wiess" She spoke very superficial citing most of their attention. except Wiess who seemed more angered if anything. "We need to come together for two things today. Make this the best last day of break ever and give a proper welcome to the Transfers from New Meridian." Her entire team seemed to nod in agreement. "The best way to do is to go out with a bang."
The bathroom.
Filia splashed water on her face trying to calm herself. "Great, that was one fear discovered." she mumbled toward Samson as she grabbed some of the paper towels from a dispenser.
"Could be worse kid." Samson spoke up. as she made her way to the door.
"How can it get worse?" She spoke agitated as she put her hand up to begin recounting her predicament. "I still know little of who I am, I'm stuck in an alternate world, we have a crazy woman that wants you to the point she's willing to kill, and apparently, and now my long lost best friend is now under investigation." Samson began laughing as he realized he just broke what he said to her on the day of their initiation.
They were going down the hallway when they were stopped by what could be regarded as the school bully. "(looks like the student from earlier decided to get back up.)" She sighed as she read the situation. She was surrounded by the same kid from earlier, this time he had two of his team mates with them. "I don't want to deal with you today." She said weakly as she tiredly took a defensive stance.
He grinned a little "Don't worry you won't suffer much." He and his two friends got into position surrounding her.
Filia looked back at Samson who Grinned as she crouched downward. Samson shot several powerful strands out in multiple directions grabbing two of them and jamming them into nearby garbage bins. The third one stood in place out of fear as Filia approached him. "I detest violence" she spoke sorely "Samson however, welcomes a fight." She leaned in toward his ear. "For your sake keep the fights to the arena not a parasite defending their host. You'll live longer." She continued to walk away as she exited the building heading back toward the cafeteria. She found herself lost in thought until Samson began trying to get her attention.
"Hey kid, it's that prime ape kid." He said calmly looking off toward the entrance of the cafeteria. She recognized him as the one that was with Blake that day at the harbor warehouses. She made her way to them which caught the eyes of the two.
"Wait a minute." He spoke as his blue haired friend observed her. "You were that person that had been making news around the campus. Filia froze confused his remark. "Yeah the girl with the living hair." She continued to look him over as he tried to explain her apparent mythos here at Beacon. He was a blond haired like Jaune though his was a lot more spiked upwards compared to the more relaxed teenage knight. His shirt as well as general appearance made him look like some form of beach bum with a monkey's tail. His friend was a lot more different Clear composer dressed in a full suit that clearly could attract any female needed. Granted, that him trying to hit on her maybe more fatal in the long run due to an over protective partner. He looked at her and gave his smile making Filia admittedly in love with his charm only to hear a low-pitched grow emanate from her back.
The two stepped back in shock hearing it. "Where did that come from?" The blue haired kid asked as Filia slowly began escaping into the lunch room.
She sighed as she looked toward her back. "Samson, can you at least try hold off on protecting me after they begin making actual moves?" Samson blew a razzberry for an answer. She sighed in annoyance before looking forward. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief. the entire cafeteria was a war zone. On one end, she saw a tower of tables and chair Nora was on top singing queen of the castle as she laughed border line manically. She looked in utter confusion "I was gone for twelve minutes." She said completely confused as to how a lunch room had turned into a complete battlefield.
"Hey Filia!" Ruby yelled getting her attention. "Help us crush Nora's cruel Regine and bring peace back to the lunchroom." Beside her was her entire team as well as Peacock and Cerebella. Nora's team was her team as well as Painwheel and Ms. Fortune. Jaune however was knocked out on the ground.
Filia looked at Samson who was just as confused. "It's not a fair fight." she said counting the armies' forces. Samson was still scoping the combat zone. She looked at Ruby "Sorry leader but my allegiance is with the regime" She declared as she walked toward them both sides took their positions. "Let's go Samson!" She yelled as she began running with the others.
Samson grinned eagerly "Hell yeah" He responded back as he snatched up a hefty amount of food and swallowed it.
Painwheel engaged Peacock first. She dashed in blades covered by scabbards dashing toward the top hat wearing kid. She pulled out a cream pie as she proceeded to smash it into her face. Painwheel grabbed her and catapulted her toward an entire set of Sandwiches that covered a table. But, since Painwheel has a hard time realizing her strength she crashed through the table and landed in a punch bowl.
Angered Peacock removed her top hat angrily "Wise guy eh?" She pulled out a heavy looking tube with a birthday cake sticking out of one end. "Good thing it's a surprise party." She said catapulting the cake at Painwheel who pulled her sheathed blades up to protect herself from debris. Peacock looked at her annoyed. "Now that ain't fair." she grumbled as Avery pulled out a yellow card. She then reached into the hat again pulling out what seemed to be the barrel of a gun done up like a candy cane. "Avery load the sugar rushers." She demanded as an entire gumball machine dome stuck off to the side. Her top hat set its self-up as a tripod to help fight recoil.
The barrage of gumballs began to torrent through forcing both sides to got to cover. Lie made a mad dash toward the living cartoon character dodging her nearly endless supply of hard candy. He eventually got close kicking the turret upwards to have it' barrel targeting herself. the Gumballs kept smashing repeating into her face until Avery stopped holding the trigger. "Sorry boss." He yelled as he made a dark hole drop underneath them to have them show up behind him. Lie attempted to dodge the strike from a fish only to get flung far into his own forces.
Lie began to get back up to see Yang dashing at him full speed he took a combat stance and began to dodge her turkey boxing gloves. He noticed Filia off into the distance waiting for an opponent she may be oblivious to what's going on behind her but Samson knew exactly what was happening. He kicked one of the gloves into the air. it made its way toward Filia who was still unaware. Samson out of instinct opened his jaw and swallowed the bird whole. Filia turned confused as to the ruckus. Samson was causing to see Lie being overrun by Yang.
She dashed toward the two to give Lie a hand only to get blocked off by Blake. She fell backwards as Samson caught her and held her back up. She took a combat stance eyeing Blake carefully. She tried striking at her with the dual bread sticks. She dodged the first swing but was meant by a powerful second slash of the product. Due to the force of the strike she stumbled backwards as well as turn away from her enemy. I most situations this would be a fatal mistake as combat training taught them. Filia however had her back protected by Samson. She went to strike with both loaves of bread only to have a giant mouth catch the two blades forcing his jawline to stay open like a kickstand. Blake went to pull them out but Samson managed to apply enough force to crunch the bread whole. Blake took several steps back as Samson spreader his tentacles toward a hand full of condiments. The attack was intercepted by Lie Who Yang catapulted right into the barrage of condiments.
Blake looked at Filia who was blinded by her own attack covering Samson in mustard. Her hair looked as blond as Yang's due to it. She turned around to find Ms. Fortune suddenly on top of her. She fell from her being tackled to the ground by the cat Feral. as she struggled to get back up. as she did Ms. Fortune looked toward the far side of the cafeteria noticing Cerebella during combat with Pyrrha. "Sorry, but I'll test you at a more appropriate time." She said as she dashed toward her new opponent.
Nadia dashed on all fours trying to reach her opponent. On the other end of the table however Ruby came dashing at her full force. She grabbed a second tray covered in food getting ready to smash it into Nadia's face. She grinned as she undid the stitching on her neck. Ruby continuously closer as Nadia kept running toward her. right as the food dashed at her Nadia tossed her head skyward. and kicking it into a watermelon.
Pyrrha was losing ground against Cerebella who now had two heavy fish in the hands of her weapon Vic-Versa. She kept swinging and kept missing Pyrrha. "Your tactics are sloppy." She taunted as she dodged three other swings.
"Not my fault" Cerebella argued back. "I'm a wrestler not a weapon expert." She yelled annoyed she threw the fish into a watermelon behind Pyrrha who dodged and quickly looked at it then back to the wrestler in front of her. Cerebella focused on getting her fish back as a priority. as she yanked it. Nadia's head burst out of the watermelon as a distraction as her body threw a pie into her face. She glared at the headless body and the head rolling back to her body. Her eyes widened when she saw Nora's tower falling in the background. She noticed Nora grab what looked to be a soda as it went hurling toward Wiess. The blast sent her flying into Ruby's hands who began to get angered at Nora's actions.
Blake looked back toward the unconscious body of Wiess as she and Yang dashed straight toward Painwheel. Peacock began to provide cover fire with the cake launcher from earlier. Desperate to fend the attackers of Painwheel noticed a cornucopia of fruit. She kicked it upwards spilling the inside of itself. She then revved the four blades at high speeds sending fruits at them with the speed of a fast ball pitcher.
The fruit collided with Blake multiple strikes forcing her to succumb to her exhaustion. Peacock lined her shot up and waited for her to run out of ammo. Once the fruit stopped flying she looked at Avery who had set up the mortar functionality of the cake launcher. "FIRE!" She ordered as Avery lit the fuse. She crouched for cover watching as Painwheel was engulfed in frosting. She grinned seeing her body on the ground right as a carrot was thrown at her pinning her to the ground. She Looked in shock as Lie ponded her with a piece of celery until she was out cold.
Yang took looked watching Lie do that outburst in rage grabbing a mayonnaise canister and blasting it at him. She missed by a good twenty feet landing in Filia's mustard stained hair. the mix of the two paled it giving her a pale blond cover. Samson got angered as he made Filia dash at her. She was too late since Nora tossed her into the ceiling which she went through with no sign of slowing down.
The battle looked won for Nora until a red strand went pass her teammates. Following it was a powerful gust of wind that catapulted her and the rest of her team into the wall at the far end. None of them could move as they watched a torrent of food and lunch tables wipe them clean from the strike.
Filia looked at Samson as she slowly got up from the strike covered in pain. She looked at Samson who looked queasy. She suddenly got an idea to even the odds. "Carol launch me." She ordered as she dashed toward them. Carol folded the blades into a spring board and launched her sky high. "Samson, Hair ball until you hurl a ball of food." Samson did as request. making the two of them get to a point either could throw up. Filia then pointed Samson downward. A giant mesh of food and hair came spewing out at an enormous rate.
Outside the cafeteria.
Goodwitch heard rumors of a food fight and went to quell it thinking she had enough time. She was thirty feet away from it until.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!
She looked in confusion as the windows were now plastered in food and debris. it was fortunate it was contained. Yet she was unsure of what caused it. She walked in stepping over a load of damp food and black hair strands. "(Filia and Samson no doubt.") she concluded in her thoughts as she began to reset the room cleaning it as well. The others were lying on the ground from whatever it was that hit them.
"Children." She voice was annoyed seeing the damage they caused. "Don't play with your food."
Peacock shot upward "You never had fun as a kid, did you?" She asked getting Goodwitch slightly on edge.
Ozpin walked behind Goodwitch. "They are just kids Goodwitch. Let them play the part." He said calmly as he watched Yang come crashing through the roof. She got up and began continued to goof around with the rest of her team as the New Meridian transfers discussed the plans for the next one. Ozpin tapped Goodwitch's shoulder and gestured toward the door.
She followed curiously. "I have something to ask of you." Ozpin spoke making sure no one could hear them. "I need you to look into the disappearance of some scientists that worked in a contract firm in a neighboring city." He held up the files to her as he looked around again. "If what the four new students are anything to go by. I believe the person they are targeting is in league with the White Fang." His tone tensed up as he gave the task at hand. He may not know who Peacock's team named the Avery unit was chasing but he was certain that it was the same person that was chasseing Filia before arriving. Whoever it, they were planning something.