Chapter 2
To describe the feelings that went through the turtles' heads on their way to where this woman was leading them, the first thing to come to mind was: embarrassment. They were ninjas, masters of the shadow, blending into the night and disappearing without a trace. So why was it that they were being led away by this woman with a clear attitude to the four of them.
Actually, five of them.
The girl with the hood and scythe was also being led along with them. And her face clearly read that she was also embarrassed by the situation. The woman was strictly silent, and the boys got the distinct impression that they were to stay silent as well as she lead them down the street. Sure Mikey had occasionally tried to make a wisecrack about their situation, but a swift smack to the back of the head courtesy of his hot-headed brother shut him up. The boys felt incredibly uncomfortable out on the streets, exposed to the world, but thankfully it seemed that the recent excitement had sent most people elsewhere. Still, the red-headed girl stealing an occasional glance at them, unaware how unsubtle she was, kept that discomfort around.
It wasn't all that much of a surprise when they were led into a police station. From the sounds of the sirens in the distance and the rather late time of night, the station only had a few officers in it. Upon entering, the group got a lot of stares. While the turtles were unfortunate enough to receive the majority of the looks, Leonardo was quick to catch that the woman also got some looks. It didn't take much to know that this mystery woman was a big deal. After reaching the room the woman turned back to the five.
"You five, wait here for a moment. I need to make some calls and set up a room for you to be debriefed on what just happened." After the woman left the group, the five awkwardly took a seat in the waiting room. Mikey leaned back and sighed.
"Yeah, debriefed. That's always code for "interrogate". Well I don't need to say anything, I know my rights!" Donatello sighed as he turned to his goofball brother.
"Mikey, we're in an alternate dimension that no one from our world has even known existed. I think it's a safe bet that no, you don't know your rights." While Donnie decided to elaborate that...charming tidbit of information, Leonardo looked over at the girl sitting next to them. He caught her staring at the four, even if she wasn't alone in that regard, which caused her to quickly look away. Leo sighed and leaned over to her.
"Hey look um...sorry about getting you into this mess Ms…" He said, realizing he never caught the girl's name. She smiled and sought to give that.
"Ruby Rose. And really it's fine, if you guys hadn't done anything, I probably would've anyways. So, it's sort of...both of our faults? Yeah, that. Um and you are…" The way she spoke with such a sweetness and almost innocence to it couldn't help but bring a small smile to the leader.
"I'm Leonardo." He answered.
"And these are my brothers, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo." He said, pointing out his brothers to Ruby. Don and Mikey looked up at the mention of their name and smiled, waving back at Ruby. Raph on the other hand just ignored the young girl and sank deeper into his chair, a grim frown etched on his face. Ruby didn't let that bother her, and she cheerfully waved back.
"Hello." She said, before clearing her throat. Leonardo could already tell what was on her mind, with her silver eyes wandering back at the brothers, particularly their shells and three-fingered hands.
"Um...well I gotta say, the shells are pretty cool!" She awkwardly pointed out, trying and failing to sound natural, and Leo's smile faltered a bit, knowing she'd try to address the elephant in the room.
"I mean, I've never gotten to meet a turtle Faunus before." Ruby was quick to add, like someone does when they try to make it clear they weren't intending on offending someone. That, however, caused Leonardo's expression to turn to confusion same with Donnie and Mikey. Even Raphael sat up, raising an eyebrow.
"Uh...Faunus?" Donnie asked, obviously wondering what she meant by that. However, before Ruby could say any further, the woman returned and called out to Ruby.
"Ms. Rose, if you would, we are ready for your debriefing." She said, and Ruby was quick to turn back, her expression returning to that of mild embarrassment. She just nodded and slowly followed the woman to one of the doors, her head hanging low. As they marched back, the woman turned back to the brothers. "You four, wait here for a moment, we will talk after we finish with Ms. Rose." With that, it was just the four brothers in the mostly deserted waiting room. The sound of a nearby ticking clock was the only noise present, and the constant ticking began to grate on Raph's nerves. Finally he slammed his hands down on his thighs.
"Ugh, I can't take this!" Taking a quick glance, around Raph leaned towards Leo and spoke a bit softer.
"Seriously, why are we here? We should just take off!" Raph demanded, causing Leonardo to groan and shake his head.
"Look, I'm sorry about this Raph. This recent mess was my fault, I wasn't thinking like I normally should and rushed us. But running away now won't fix anything. Like it or not, we're trapped here, and unless these people happen to have Interdimensional travel, we have to wait for wither Leatherhead, April, and the Professor back home to build one, or build one ourselves." Leo quickly turned back to Donnie.
"And the chances of that are?" The blue banded turtle asked, to which Donnie shrugged.
"Honestly, your guess is as good as mine. I mean, technology wise this place seems barely any more advanced than us at home. And that's discounting whatever the shell that magic was we just saw with Ms. Riding Crop back there." Don mentioned, which Mikey of course felt the need to point out another tidbit.
"Yeah, and whatever the shell that weird thing was that happened when I got shot! Like...I dunno, it felt kinda cool, like a superpower!" Mikey said, and looked back at his hands, his mind running with ideas.
"Right, there's just simply too much not known at the moment. And even if I were to have everything I had back at the lair, it would take months, maybe even years, to build one that can both find our dimension and send us back home safely." Donnie's words felt heavy among the four, and they took a moment to process just what he said. That was all hypothetical, and the most optimistic chance they had. All of their adventures had shown that the most optimistic guess never happened. After a moment, Leo cleared his throat to bring them back on topic and to focus them.
"Right...but that brings me back to my point. We're trapped here, and we will for a long time. Now, we don't know anything about where we are, and what the shell is going on. And honestly in all of our misfortunes with traveling through time and space, this has been one of the better starts we've had." Leo commented, trying to show the bright side. Mikey nodded and interjected.
"Right, no evil soldiers gunning us down, no future gangs trying to rob us blind, shell we even got to keep our stuff." Mikey confirmed, before Klunk meowed, having been hiding in Donnie's bag for safety during their fight.
"Plus we're not totally alone, aren't we buddy!" Mikey said, reaching over to pet the cat. Leo brought back the discussion.
"So right now, we should try to think smart. We need allies in this world, and we need to know what's going on and what this world is like. It'd also probably be best to not let them know that we're not from around here." Leo ordered and Donnie nodded.
"So far, it seems that while we're an oddity, we're not quite on the "send them to government agents for dissections" odd. That Ruby girl mentioned "Faunus"? Seems like something we should keep an eye out as well." As Don started to think of ideas on what it could mean, Raph groaned. The joint logic made too much sense for him to ignore. It didn't mean that he had to like it.
"Fine, fine whateva. But I'm only doin' this ta help us get home as soon as possible. I don't want dis to end up like our trip to da future." He said, leaning back. It was just then that the door opened and out came Ruby Rose. However, unlike when she went in, she didn't come out looking embarrassed and down, instead she was positively beaming. She waved them goodbye and grinned.
"Hey, good luck guys! It's not that bad." She said, before leaving the station. Mikey scratched his head as he kept looking after where Ruby had left.
"Um...isn't it the exact opposite of what just happened supposed to be how things are supposed go down?" However, the woman cleared her throat and narrowed her eyes. She pointed her riding crop at the open door and the four got up and made their way. Leonardo kept his eyes straight and focused. Donatello followed but his gaze wasn't as focused. Michelangelo was easily the most nervous of the four, making sure to keep his eyes away from the woman's, whistling innocently, and speeding up his pace just noticeably as he passed directly by her. Raphael however kept his eyes narrowed on their handler as he thought she seemed to be putting herself, his glare challenging her; she just kept her expression not changing. Once the brothers had entered the room, Mikey's prediction seemed fairly accurate. It was a small table, barely holding the four chairs on the one side with a lonely light hovering over it. Without needing to be told, the turtles each walked and took a seat. The woman looked over the four brothers.
"So...it seems that tonight is filled with random acts of vigilantism, gallivanting to stop crime, despite the great danger that you put yourselves and others in." She said, walking slowly about the room, keeping her eyes on the four. Only Mikey didn't keep looking her in the eye. Raph's temper flared, and Leo put a hand on his shoulder to keep him from doing something he'd regret. The woman stopped and looked at them.
"While the sentiment is surely admirable, I feel that the actions taken are...not." She emphasized, smacking the riding crop in her hand. However after a second of trying to let that sink in, she took a breath.
"However...it would seem someone else has other ideas on that." She stepped to the side and the door opened. In walked a white-haired man holding onto a cane and a coffee cup, a dark and light green coat and shirt on his person, his eyes hidden behind a pair of small, tinted glasses. Unlike the strict woman next to him, this man seemed to generate a calming aura about him. The boys focused their attention on him as he spoke up.
"Greetings, gentlemen." Walking over to them, he eyed them up and down, fairly analytically. The turtles tensed up slightly, the attention drawn to their...abnormalities bringing back uncomfortable feelings of being different. He slowly returned back to his regular position.
"I can already tell you're not from around here." Before Leonardo could respond to his observation, the man cut him off changing subject completely.
"It seems you four are quite skilled in the art of combat." He motioned to his partner who held up a tablet with video footage of the brothers' recent brawl.
"I'd be quite interested to hear where you learned to do that." The man stated, but Raphael was faster than Leo on answering that.
"And personally, I feel it's none of ya business. Just who do you think you are?" He angrily quipped, much to the chagrin of his brothers, Mikey audibly groaning. However, the man didn't seem to be affected by Raph's hostile tone, just slowly nodding.
"I see…" The man said as he walked back ahead of his assistant and looked down at the brothers. Leonardo sighed and decided to try salvaging this.
"I apologize for my brother's outburst, today's just been a...very long day. You're right about us not being from around here, in fact we're actually pretty lost." He said, trying to keep the details vague yet believable. The man slowly nodded and turned back to eye each of the four.
"I thank you, and I'm sorry to hear. Although it also makes me curious. Why is it that four lost young men such as yourselves would happen upon a crime scene and choose to help? Most people would either just leave or call the police. But you four decided to jump in and help, despite not knowing where you are. Why?" He questioned. Leonardo wasn't expecting this question. He was expecting more on the who, what, when, and where, not the why. Still he decided honesty would be best, as the answer would always be true.
"Well, it's because that was what we felt was the right thing to do. We may not be from around here, but it's pretty universal that when others are in trouble, you should do your best to help them. And so, that's why we did it." The man listened to Leonardo speak, and as his other brothers gave nods, thumbs ups, or maybe just a small nod, Leo could see his lips curl up into a small, warm smile at his answer.
"Interesting…" He muttered almost to himself then to the brothers. Taking a seat in the chair across from that of the brothers, he set his coffee down and his cane to the side.
"I suppose I should let you four know who I am. I am Professor Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon Academy." That was not the answer that any of the brothers were expecting. They were expecting an investigator, or police chief, or maybe even a city politician, not a teacher. Mikey spoke over his brother.
"Wait, Professor? Beacon Academy? Um, no offense dude, but I think you walked into the wrong building. Why'd someone like you be interrogating us?" He asked, however Ozpin just kept his smile up, seemingly amused by his question.
"Well, it would seem that you four really aren't from around here. Yes, I may be the Headmaster of an academy, but Beacon is not a standard academy. No, my students learn and train to be warriors, guardians of humanity, and defenders of the people. They become Huntsmen and Huntresses." He finished, looking at them Mikey's eyes widened at the explanation, a similar sounding setup having appeared in many of his comics and movies. Donatello however was rubbing his chin, still thinking about it.
"I suppose I can see why that could make you interested in us, but it still doesn't answer why you're specifically interested in us." Don questioned, and at that Ozpin nodded, looking at the four brothers.
"Indeed, you're right. The main reason I came here is that there's something special about the four of you. You're skilled with combat, yes, but you also have noble hearts, going out of your way to protect those in need of it. These are all worthy traits of a Huntsman." Leo suddenly understood what he was talking about.
"Is that so? So what you're trying to tell us is…"
"I was hoping you four would consider attending Beacon Academy."
Ozpin's words hung in the air for a moment, of which the turtles barely did anything but silently glance at each other. It was obvious from the way he had presented this option and how he'd described it earlier that this was probably a hefty, not to mention once in a lifetime, opportunity. However, that was all guesswork. They'd been in this world for only a few hours, and had only just heard of these "Huntsmen". Only Mikey was thinking anything exciting about it, but that was only because of how similar it was to some of his favorite comic series. Leonardo once again spoke up, keeping his voice neutral.
"I'm sure that this is a once in a lifetime and generous offer, but unfortunately we have our own concerns to attend to. We can't afford ourselves to get sidetracked any further. I'm sorry." At hearing Leonardo say what was on his mind, Ozpin slowly nodded, thinking of how to respond.
"Of course, I understand. You're clearly in over your head as is, and such an important matter would be a tremendous burden, as is the duties you'd have to perform." He stood up, and reached over to his assistant, and took the tablet from her. After sliding his hand across it several times, he set it down and passed it over to Leonardo.
"However, I would like to ask that you at least give my offer another look." This time, he gave the four brothers a hard look, his smile returning to neutral.
"After all, there is a lot that you do not know about." He muttered, however Leo got the feeling he wasn't talking about Beacon. With that, he grabbed his cane.
"Ms. Goodwitch will escort you out and you'll be free to go. Thank you for your cooperation." Ozpin said before exiting the room.
The woman, or rather Ms. Goodwitch, lead the four out. Once outside, Ms. Goodwitch turned her back for a split second to close the door. However upon turning back, the four brothers were gone.
Across the rooftops, the four brothers made their way back to the alley the Shell Cycle had been left in, their temporary home. Leaping across the rooftops with graceful flips and leaps, they traversed the city skyline faster than those on the ground below. As they did, Raph was ranting on.
"Well wasn't that a big freaking waste of time. Of course there'd be a catch! And we didn't even ask them for help, way to go!" Raphael complained, as Leonardo slid along some pipes, before kicking off to grab a guard rail to swing over.
"Raph we had to at least try. From the sounds of things, this place isn't exactly all that peaceful, so I'm not surprised they're wanting help. Plus it keeps us at least on their good side." Leonardo justified, to which Mikey grimaced as he used his nunchucks to catch onto a fire escape and swing next to Leo.
"I'm not so sure about everyone. That Goodwitch person seemed about ready to turn us into stone or something." The only one staying quiet in the conversation so far was Donatello.
He'd of course taken the tablet and was reading it while traversing the rooftops. On the tablet there was pages of information about Beacon and what it provided. As he read, he started to fit the pieces together. One of the first things he had looked up on was what these Huntsmen were fighting. His curiosity had gotten the better of him, and he was after all wanting to learn more about the world they were in. And soon he found what he was looking for.
The Creatures of Grimm.
As he read on them, he couldn't help but understand what these warriors were needed for. It was brief on these monsters, apparently assuming the reader already knew of them, but what he did gather was that they were monsters that targeted anything having to do with mankind, from their technology and their creations, to humanity themselves. The descriptions he read about them and the description of the students and eventual Huntsmen and Huntresses as the only defense against these creatures certainly didn't help. Trying to bring his mood back up, Donnie decided to try to look through some of the other classes and services offered. Most of them seemed standard for an academy and a training ground, combat classes, history, etc. The more he read about it, the more he couldn't help but think of their time training with the Ninja Tribunal. However there were two subjects that caught his interest: Aura and Dust.
These two subjects were even briefer than that on the Grimm, but they seemed very much cornerstones of this world. Its page on Dust was mostly talking about learning how to wield it and use it to better help the people of Remnant (which he had learned was the name of the world they were on), but he could gather that it was an important substance. It was nicknamed "Nature's Wrath" and he saw several mentions to it being the most important substance in human technology. If that was true, he would need to learn everything he could if he was going to make their way home.
Aura was mentioned as well, in a similar way, with descriptions on classes teaching students how to better wield it and use it in a controlled manner to aid the people, specifically through something called a Semblance that it was related to. What interested him was the description of it as the manifestation of one's soul. That right there immediately brought him back to the chi of the Ninja Tribunal. From what he gathered it was similar to that. That was also what brought him back to the events of earlier. Could it be possible that what Mikey experienced was an Aura? Well if it was, and if it was something they all had, they'd better be sure to learn about that as well.
All of these thoughts spun in his head as his gears began to work. Meanwhile, the turtles finally reached their destination, Raph's complaints still going on.
"I'm tellin' ya, he was just tryin' to take advantage of us, getting some great shell kickers like us to work for him. I mean really, us wasting time goin' to some fancy school a his? What a crazy idea." That was when Donnie landed next to them and he looked up at the other three. He took a deep breath and prepared for the reaction on what he was about to say.
"You know...maybe it's not that crazy of an idea…"
Donnie was of course ready for the lashing out that Raph gave, but Leo was quick to calm him down enough to let Donnie explained. Don certainly tried to give everything he had learned in his brief excursion, and he hoped it would sound convincing. Raph thought otherwise.
"You gotta be kiddin' me Don! Just 'cause of some shady information you read you're thinkin' of wastin' time we should be using to get home on this school?!" Raph exclaimed, but Donnie shook his head and was ready to explain his reasoning.
"Of course not Raph. And this isn't a perfect fix either, but from our very brief time here I feel it might be the best chance we have. Look, before I can even begin working on a way to get us home, I need to know what I'm working with. And from what I've gathered, they use an entirely different technology base then what I'm used to, even when we were in the future and another galaxy. This Dust stuff I need to look into more." Donnie mentioned, causing Leo put his hand on his chin in thought.
"While that sounds understandable from what I gathered this Beacon place isn't really going to be putting that on its priority list. It sounds like they want to train warriors, not scientists." Don nodded.
"Of course, but that's not all. Like it or not, we are going to be spending an extended amount of time here, and I'm pretty sure we'll have a much better access to resources than scrounging for them. Not only that, we need to know more about this world we'll be living in and what effects it has on us." At that mention, their eyes fell on Mikey, who widened his eyes.
"Yeah that weird glowy...thing. Wait, are you saying it might've been that Aura stuff?" Mikey questioned, and Don nodded.
"Of course I don't know for sure, I'd need to look into it further. But if it is in fact this Aura, we all might have it. And personally if I have something I want to know what it is, and how others have it." Donatello reasoned, and Raph raised his eyebrow.
"Others?" Raph questioned, while Don nodded.
"Right, others. Whether we go to Beacon or not, I doubt that small gang of mafia wannabes will be the last time we get in a scuffle. And if you remember what we saw Ms. Goodwitch doing...well, who knows what else we could be dealing with. And that...leads me to my last point." He took a breath, knowing it may be the least popular reasoning.
"These people...they really do need our help. They need any help they can get. I don't know the full extent of these Grimm creatures, but from they way they're described, I doubt they're a problem that'll go away. And if we're here...why not help." Don said, and to no-one's surprise Raph was quick to argue against it.
"It ain't our fight, that's why! Our only concern should be gettin' home ASAP!" Raphael yelled, before Leonardo turned to him.
"Raph, look. I know that you want to get home, we all do. But listen...these are people, innocent people that we will be living with for a while. We already stopped a heist, and that could be small fry if what Don says is right. We've always gotten involved, and for the better." He turned back to the others.
"And I think that so far...it all makes sense. This Beacon place has a combination of material and knowledge Don is gonna need to even have a hope at getting us home. Not only that, if we can help innocent people, we should. It's like I told Ozpin, when others are in trouble, we should help them. I meant it, and it's clear that these people need help." Raph seemed conflicted hearing this, and with a growl he threw his hands up.
"Agh, fine! Whateva fearless leader, if brainiac here thinks that this will get us home faster...I suppose we should do it...but I swear that if I have ta do any homework or wear some stupid uniform, I'm gonna be angry as shell." Donnie chuckled, smiling and glad he was able to get through to him.
"Don't worry about it, it'll be just like our time training with the Ninja Tribunal." Don said confidently. At hearing that Mikey suddenly thought of Chikara-Shisho...then of Ms. Goodwitch. He shuddered at the thought.
"Uh...I hope it's not exactly like then…"
That evening the turtles prepared themselves for the next day. The tablet had mentioned that transportation to Beacon would occur the next morning. It gave directions to the docks, but the turtles decided that they'd leave extra early. After all, while this city may not be as confusing as New York from what they could tell it was still a new city. The turtles slept in the alley something that, while more uncomfortable than what they were used to, it wasn't something they were unfamiliar with. Or, most of them slept.
Donnie spent most of the night going through the tablet, reading up on as much information as he could. This world had so much to explore, concepts he'd never thought of, so much new information, however he had to stay focused. He'd read up on whatever he'd want later, but for now he needed to know some information first. He spent most of his time looking through Aura and the Faunus name that Ruby had given them. On Aura it was more or less what he had learned. It being the extension of one's soul, their physical manifestation. It seemed the most common physical feature Aura provided was that it acted as a protection or, as he was sure Mikey would put it, some sort of force field. That would certainly explain what happened to Mikey and also why the goons they fought took more to take down, especially when compared to Purple Dragon punks or Foot Ninjas. There were more applications of Aura of course, but he needed to further read up on these Faunus, especially if that's what they were basing their alternate identities on.
Reading up on them, he was surprised by how...little there was to them. In essence, they were another species but the only difference between them and humans was that the Faunus had an animal trait. Animal ears, a tail, maybe scaly skin. Apparently mammalian Faunus were far more common, but others such as birds, amphibians and, most importantly, reptiles did exist. That would certainly prove to be a convenient excuse, but he wasn't sure it alone would work. While their shells may have been the most prominent physical attribute was their shell, their green skin and three fingers and two toes would not be normal. It would explain why they continued to get odd looks. Even among these Faunus, the four were still freaks. It'd probably be best to remain as out of sight as possible, since this wasn't the future or an alien planet they were still an oddity.
Don continued to do more research into the night, trying to build a bare bones background for them should anyone ask. While doing said research he came across the situation with the Grimm. It was worse than he thought. There were only four human countries, or Kingdoms as they were called. Other than these four, the planet of Remnant was ruled by these Grimm. Nomads and small villages lived outside of the Kingdoms, but they tended to not last long before the Grimm destroyed them. It sickened him a bit, but it also strengthened his resolve.
Don got barely an hour of sleep before his brothers woke him up, ready to head out. Much to Raph's relief, the school had student parking, so he could bring the Shell Cycle with, and Mikey was determined to sneak Klunk into Beacon. Raph took to the streets on the Shell Cycle, and the others took to the rooftops. Don had explained what he learned briefly before they left, and they all made a quick background. They'd call themselves turtle Faunus, who wandered into the city after their village was destroyed by the Grimm. They made their way towards the place on the map. They got lost a few times, but still made it there in time. The boys were certainly surprised at their mode of transportation: an airship.
This massive vehicle slowly descended towards a dock, four large wings outstretched from the engines, slowly rotating up and down, while the large gray and white body rotated to land next to the assembling crowd.
When the turtles arrived, it was as they'd been worried. Many students couldn't help but watch the four, staring at them with curious glances. Fortunately few stared for too long, seeming accepting of their mental image that these four were Faunus after all. But it didn't put the four at ease with their false background. They soon boarded the airship with everyone else, quickly walking to a section of the passenger section away from everyone else. Donnie was of course quick to forget about their awkward introduction and looked around the airship.
"I have to say...this airship is simply astounding! Such a large air vessel able to hold so many passengers, I wonder how it all works." Raph shook his head.
"Yeah yeah, cool it on the freaking out Don, we don't wanna attract attention to ourselves." While Raph was saying this, Leo was looking around at the other students, trying to get a feel for who they were with. Most seemed fairly enthusiastic about where they were going, and he was quick to spot one or two Faunus as well among them, confirming what Don said. And seeing the actual Faunus, he really began to doubt on the believability of this excuse. However as he was looking, he noticed a familiar sight. Looking again he saw that standing near the edge of the passenger's room was the familiar red cloak of Ruby Rose, talking to a tall young woman with long blonde hair. Glad to see a familiar face, he figured maybe talking with her would help get them to learn more about the world and hopefully improve their alibi. Either that, or it would just confirm to her that they weren't really from around. Well, he needed to try after all, as she was the only one they really knew in Beacon. Walking up to her, he waved at Ruby.
"Hey Ruby! What a coincidence running into you again!" He said in a friendly tone. Ruby turned around and smiled back. However unlike the happy and cheerful look she had in her eyes upon leaving the police station, this time in her eyes she looked more concerned.
"Oh, uh hey there, Leonardo right?" Ruby said, wanting to make sure she got the name right. Leo nodded and she smiled. The blonde haired girl she was talking to turned to look at Leo, her eyes widening briefly as she looked him over. Leo's self awareness began to flare up, so he was grateful when Ruby continued.
"That is a crazy coincidence! Um, are you going to Beacon too?" Ruby questioned, to which Leo nodded, confirming that his brothers were as well. That's when the blonde spoke up.
"Who's your pal here, sis?" Sis? Well at a first glance Leo would've never guessed the two were sisters. Not only did she look quite different, the way she talked, looked at him, and just the general feeling radiating from her was far more confident than Ruby.
"Oh, this is Leonardo, remember one of the guys who helped me stop that Dust robbery yesterday I told you about?" She mentioned and Leo nodded. Ruby's sister grinned back at him.
"Oh and one of the guys who got you in trouble...yet also helped you get into Beacon two years early, huh?" Yang said, teasingly elbowing Ruby in the side. So that's why Ruby seemed so excited yesterday. Why's she less so now, what's eating her up? Leo thought as she turned to him. However he was also astounded to hear that Ruby even got moved ahead of schedule, but her sister spoke up before he could mention it.
"The name's Yang, Yang Xiao Long." By now, his brothers had noticed and walked over, saying their hellos to Ruby, and now Yang. Leo nodded and turned back to his brothers.
"Well as Ruby said, I'm Leonardo. These here are my brothers, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo." He said pointing them out, to which Yang said her own hellos to.
"Well isn't that nice, all four of you going to Beacon at the same time, huh? That's gotta be sweet." She mentioned, however before they could talk further, a nearby holographic screen was turned up, and a news broadcast played.
"The robbery was committed by nefarious criminal Roman Torchwick, who continues to evade authorities." Mikey chuckled at the mug shot of the man leading the robbery, this Roman Torchwick.
"Hey, looks like we made the news!" Mikey grinned, which caused Raph to sigh.
"Great just what we need, more attention." Thankfully it appeared that neither of the five were mentioned. However what came on next was particularly interesting to the four turtles. Another news host came on, leading into the next story.
"In other news, this Saturday's civil rights protest turned dark when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceremony." That got the turtles to look at each other quickly.
"Civil rights protest?" Leo asked quietly.
"White Fang?" Mikey added in, before they went quiet as it continued.
"The once peaceful organization has now disrupted-" At that point the screen vanished, before quickly being replaced by a holographic Ms. Goodwitch, several of which appeared on the ship, including right behind the six. The boys' questions would have to wait for later as she addressed the students.
"Hello and welcome to Beacon." Seeing her tensed the turtles' up a bit, especially Mikey who jumped backwards at her sudden appearance.
"Who's that?" Yang questioned, before the hologram answered for her.
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch. You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy." Unlike in the police station, Glynda appeared to be more at ease in her voice, less angry or strict and more warming to the students.
"Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses it is your duty to uphold it." This here brought Don back to the memories of what he read about the Grimm. This is an incredible time of peace for this world? The genius thought, before the professor continued.
"You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world." And with any luck, return the turtles back to theirs. After that piece, the holograms vanished and the students rushed to the windows, taking in the sights of the city below.
Mikey and Don also went and looked, Don impressed by the architecture of the city down below, while Mikey thought it was cool. Leonardo took a look and whistled impressed.
"Gotta say...the view sure is nice up here." The leader added to the impressed crowd. The moment however was almost ruined by a blonde haired boy holding his stomach and mouth, clearly about to lose his lunch, rushing past them. Mikey couldn't help but laugh at the image, before Raph returned the favor with a smack upside the head. While this and several other hijinks occurred behind them with Yang and Ruby, Leonardo turned back to Don.
"So, it seems like this will be our life for the time being until we get home." Don nodded at the thought, turning to his brother, the airship making its way to their current, and hopefully temporary home.
"Indeed, I'm just hopeful we made the right choice." Leonardo smiled and wrapped his arm around the intelligent turtle.
"I have full confidence in you Don, and I'm the one who made the call. Regardless on if it was the best decision or not, when we stick together as brothers we'll always pull through."
AN: And here's Chapter 2 everyone! I have to say, thank you so much for enjoying this series, I'm really glad you've been enjoying my work!