Secretive Talk Among School Leaders
"Ooooh, they're in trouble." Yang teased as Ruby giggle seeing their uncle is about to be schooled by Headmaster Ozpin.
"Lieutenant Schnee!" Ironwood called out to the older Schnee sister, and he sounds angry right now.
Winter quickly stands in a saluting pose for her general even though she knew that she is somehow in big trouble with the General of Atlas, and it's all because of that drunken bastard and that big mouth of his.
"What in the world do you think you're doing?" Ironwood asked.
"He started the altercation, sir!" Winter said, stating this fight was Qrow's fault.
"That's actually not true. She attacked first." Qrow pointed out, both hands behind his head in a relaxing stance.
"Is that right?" Ironwood asked, but Winter didn't answer as she grew silent and looked down in shame knowing that Qrow was right about her starting that fight in the first place. This silence gave Ironwood all the answer he needed.
"And you." Ironwood set his gaze onto Qrow who pointed at himself just to know if the general is looking at himself.
"What are you doing here?" Ironwood asked, knowing the reason why this man has even come here of all places in the first place.
"I could be asking you the same thing." Qrow asked back with a fierce glare.
Ironwood was about to respond to that question, but Ozpin spoke up to the crowd.
"Now, now, everyone. There is a sanctioned fight happening just around the corner at the Colosseum, that I can assure you has better seats... and popcorn." Ozpin promised as he swirls his coco.
"Break it up, everyone! We will take care of this mess." Glynda said before glaring at Qrow, Winter, and even Ironwood.
"Best to leave now or else you'll suffer her wrath." Kibo advised as he walked away.
"Let's go." Ironwood ordered as Winter put her sword away and followed the general.
"That was the coolest fight we have ever seen, Uncle Qrow!" Ruby complimented as she and Yang walks up to him.
"Thanks, that woman is just someone who doesn't know who's better than her." Qrow bragged.
"But was it really necessary to provoke her to fight you like that. Whatever grudge you have with Ironwood, you shouldn't drag others into your affair." Kibo stated.
"Kid, it's all of Atlas I'm mad at with their stupid rules and strict regulations that makes me want to vomit. And don't even get me started on how Ironwood thinks with that stubborn head of his." Qrow rolled his eyes.
"Qrow!" Ozpin called out getting the older Huntsman's attention while Glynda is fixing up the courtyard. "A word, please."
"I think I'm in trouble." Qrow whispered with a grin.
"You already were trouble." Kibo pointed out.
"But before you go, it's cool of you to recruit Kibo to come for Beacon otherwise I don't think my life would've been this exciting in a long time." Yang smiled as she pulls Kibo into a hug.
"Whoa, I feel like something unexpected and cool happened here." Qrow chuckled seeing Kibo and Yang are a couple.
"You could say we've gotten to know each other quite more than you can imagine." Kibo smiled while blushing and got a kiss on the cheek by Yang.
"I can tell." Qrow chuckled.
"Well, I'll be seeing you all later. Pray that I don't get detention." Qrow joked as he walked away, making his way for the headmaster's office.
"And suddenly, your recklessness makes sense." Weiss commented, crossing her arms and looked at Yang and Ruby.
"That was a draw, at best!" Ruby smirked as she bumps her fist on Weiss' arm.
"Yeah, our uncle was too hot for you winter of a sister to handle." Yang smirked as well.
"That was a tie at best." Weiss believed.
"Perhaps, but had I not intervened and look the fight continue on then there is a slight chance Qrow would have won that fight." Kibo stated much to Weiss' shock.
"Though I must admit, I wasn't expecting Qrow to come to Beacon today or all days. I wonder if there's a purpose to this visit." Kibo stroked his chin, being curious.
"Maybe Professor Ozpin called for him to come here." Ruby guessed.
"I do hope he does get detention for challenging my sister like that." Weiss angered.
"Come on, just be glad that our uncle didn't humiliate your big sister in front of that crowd." Yang said with a strong pat on the back that almost cause Weiss to fall over.
(Beacon Headmaster Office)
Both General Ironwood and Lieutenant Winter Schnee are waiting for the three to arrive in the office though both appear to grow a little impatient until they finally arrive from the elevator.
"What were you thinking?" Winter asked angrily at Qrow.
"If you were one of my men, I would have you shot!" Ironwood stated.
"If I was one of your men, I'd shoot myself." Qrow agreed with him on that because he wouldn't dare himself to last a day as an Atlas soldier while taking out his flask.
"While I wouldn't condone his behavior, retaliating like you did certainly didn't help the situation." Glynda glared at Winter for she is also part of the problem.
"He was drunk!" Winter pointed out.
"He's always drunk!" Glynda countered.
All four turn their heads to see Qrow just drinking his booze from his flask until he notices the eyes watching him drink again like always, he holds out his flask away from his head and awkwardly grins trying to act like he wasn't doing anything.
"Qrow, why are you here?" Ozpin asked.
"You've been out of contact for weeks! You can't just go dark like that in the field!" Ironwood stated.
"I'm not one of your special operatives, Jimmy!" Qrow pointed out rudely.
"General." Winter corrected with a glare.
"Whatever. You sent me to get intel on our enemy, and I'm telling you, our enemy is here." Qrow informed.
"We know." Ironwood said.
"Oh! Oh, you know! Well, thank goodness I'm out there risking my life to keep you all informed!" Qrow said, started to get angry.
"Qrow—" Ironwood exhaled knowing where this is going, but Qrow cuts him off before he could say any more.
"Communication's a two-way street, pal. You see this? That's the SEND button." Qrow pulled out his Scroll and pointed at the device.
"They had reason to assume you'd been compromised." Winter guessed, surprised that Qrow can actually be sneaky on whatever missions Ozpin sent him on.
"And I have reason to assume you don't need to be here." Qrow said before turning to the other teachers.
"Seriously, who invited her?" Qrow asked as he points a finger at Winter.
Ironwood took a moment to realize that Qrow is right, there is going to be some tough and dark topic that Winter doesn't need to hear, nor should she know of this as well.
"Schnee, we'll discuss this incident back at my ship." Ironwood said without looking at her.
"But sir!" Winter shocked.
"Winter. Leave." Ironwood ordered with a firm tone, and he doesn't want to tell her a second time.
"Yes, sir." Winter saluted; she knew that Ironwood must have some private business with the people here.
Winter leaves the office though gave a quick angry glare at the winking Qrow, then she leaves in the elevator. Once the young woman is no longer here, the adults began their talk.
"Go on." Ironwood gestured to Qrow.
"Your little infiltrator isn't just another pawn. They're the one responsible for Autumn's condition." Qrow informed while taking another snip of her flask.
"What?!" Glynda shocked, now she knows that the people who attacked the special woman are the same people who infiltrated the tower the night of the Beacon Dance.
"Despite what the world thinks, we're not just teachers, or Generals, or Headmasters. The people in this room, the leaders of the other two academies, we're the ones that keep the world safe from the evils no one even knows about!" Qrow stated before walking up to Ironwood's face.
"It's why we meet behind closed doors, why we work in the shadows. So you tell me, James, when you brought your army to Vale, did you think you were being discreet, or did you just not give a damn!?" Qrow demanded with an angry face.
Ironwood stared down at Qrow for a little moment before going over to Ozpin's desk.
"Discreet wasn't working." Ironwood placed his Scroll on the desk showing a hologram of Beacon, Vale, Beacon Academy, the Amity Colosseum and Ironwood's fleet of Atlesian Airships
"I'm here because this is what was necessary." Ironwood believed as he gestures to the hologram.
"You're here because Ozpin wanted you here! He made you a part of this inner circle and opened your eyes to the real fight that's in front of us!" Qrow reminded the general of the day Ozpin revealed to him the Truth about Remnant.
"And I am grateful." Ironwood said.
"Oh, well, you've got a real funny way of showing it." Qrow mocked with an angry glare.
"The people of Vale needed someone to protect them; someone who would act. When they look to the sky and see my fleet, they feel safe, and our enemies will feel our strength." Ironwood stated, and Qrow started laughing.
"You... You think they're scared of your little ships? I've been out there and I've seen the things she's made, and let me tell you - they are fear." Qrow pointed out and got serious again.
"And fear will bring the Grimm. A guardian is a symbol of comfort. But an army is a symbol of conflict. There's an energy in the air now, a question in the back of everyone's minds... "If this is the size of our defenses, then what is it we're expecting to fight?"" Ozpin pointed out that the enemies will use this to their advantage.
Ironwood just glares at his fellow members feeling a bit angry that none of them are seeing the big picture of what he is trying to do, but he also knew that he couldn't win this argument when it's three against one. He walks forward to pick up his Scroll, unnoticing the black queen chess piece is flashing in his Scroll.
"So then, what would you suggest we do?" Ironwood asked.
"I suggest we find our guardian." Ozpin answered.
But there is some sadness in Ozpin's minds, he really hope this wouldn't come to doing this just yet but with things looking dark and that darkness is going to come out during this Vytal Festival which could lead to something dangerous for the Vale Kingdom.
(With Cinder's Group)
"And you're sure?" Cinder asked as she placed around in the room while Mercury is sitting on the bed and has just given her the report of earlier at the courtyard.
"Bad hair, used a scythe, and smelled like my dad after a long day. It was him." Mercury answered with a nod.
"What do we do?" Emerald asked concern that this Huntsman they ran into before is gonna be a dent in their plan.
Cinder thought of this for a moment. While it is true that Qrown being here could potentially be a danger for their dark plan, she also thought of this carefully that her group haven't been discovered to be the true masterminds of the train incident with the Grimms and having Roman steal all that Dusts for her. And even now, no one has been able to figure them out.
"Nothing. We stay the course. They have no idea who we are, so we have no reason to worry. Besides, the last of the heavy lifting is being taken care of thanks to our clever little friend." Cinder smirked as she sat on her bed.
She picks up her Scroll as it flashes the black queen chess piece which got Cinder's attention very greatly.
"Speaking of which... it appears we have a new access point." Cinder informed while seeing Ironwood on the screen with a curling "W" in the other corner of the screen.
"Anywhere good?" Emerald asked.
"You could say that. Go to your rooms. I'll prepare everything for tomorrow." Cinder ordered.
"Yes, ma'am." Emerald nodded before leaving.
"You got it." Mercury smirked as he leaves the room too.
Cinder Scrolls through the screen revealing the roaster of the Vytal Festival tournament matches of the double round for tomorrow, she thought of using Coco and Yatsuhashi to go against Emerald and Mercury thinking it would be a good show for everyone to watch.
But then her thoughts stop when she saw someone and Scroll back down a few times until she stops at one picture, one that is none other than Isabella Rose who is the top of her class of studying and combat ability with a strong martial art style and Semblance.
"Hmm, this could turn out to be a better show than I thought. And her partner does seem decent enough if nothing else." Cinder smirked as she presses Isabella and her partner's picture for the double match tomorrow.
(With Isabella)
Isabella is seen checking out her face with her hand mirror to make sure nothing is out of place and doing that while standing on a twenty-feet-tall iron pole with one pinkie toe that seems extremely impossible for anyone to do unless they have a semblance for balance.
"Oh, I do look good with this color." Isabella admired her new earrings she just got from the city.
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything." Kibo said walking onto the scene.
"The man of Hokuto, I have been wanting to meet you since the meeting of the Nanto Seiken." Isabella smiled down at the young woman.
"And I was hoping to meet three others of the Nanto Masters, then I sensed a strong power here believing it might be one of you." Kibo explained.
"Well, you certainly found me." Isabella giggled before she jumped from the pole.
Upon coming down, she spread her arms and crimson color wings appears on her arms with some flower petal-like sparks and she soars around for a bit and then lands right in front of Kibo with her breasts bounces from the land.
"Those wings were impressive, was that your cape or your Semblance?" Kibo asked curious.
"You could say it's a little of the second one, but you're gonna have to wait until I get my turn in a fight." Isabella winked.
"I see, you didn't seem to be using a Semblance in the team battles. Solely using your martial art skills, which you move very elegant and fierce." Kibo complimented which Isabella took it very kindly as she swags her shakes her breasts a bit.
"Such a man with sweet words, now I want to get to know you more. Maybe somewhere private and exciting." Isabella winked with a finger on his strong chest.
"You know, I didn't think a 15-year-old would look so tall and strong. You must've had a growth spurt." Isabella giggled as she leaned her face closer.
"You could also know there are evil forces amongst us." Kibo informed.
"I know, Sun informed us about the incident with the giant robots and Roman Torchwick working with the White Fang. How very odd, and I fear this could lead to an ugly scenario even when Roman has been captured." Isabella said in a slight serious tone.
"Then you and the other Nanto masters will need to be ready for that darkness to come. I have a feeling it's coming for the peace of the Vytal Festival." Kibo said.
"That would definitely be bad, especially if they want to drag the Grimms with all those negative emotions." Isabella nodded, then pecked Kibo on the cheek.
"Better not die on me." Isabella winked before walking away.
(The Next Day)
"The randomization process is complete! Ladies and gentlemen, your doubles tournament line-up!" Professor Port announced with the roaster showing the battle between Emerald and Mercury against Isabella and her partner.
Everyone in the crowd is cheering in the hopes of seeing how much of a great fight this will be and Cinder is the one who is most excited as she claps her hands and her eyes glow fiercely for a second.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
The adults had their talk and seemed to know something very deep that the entire world doesn't know about as Kibo is also part of this unknown battle, and now Cinder made the match for her lackies to face against one of the big Nanto Masters to see her strength firsthand.
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