Author's Note: Mini-retcon Ben is now a faunus—a lion faunus. I was tinkering with the idea in my head for a bit until I fell for it. Luckily, I haven't gone too far into the story for this retcon to work. Please review and favorite/follow. Please give constructive criticism.
Silence overtook the classroom. The remaining students who stayed to watch the confrontation and fight were utterly stunned. They knew that Gray had already beaten three people before, one of whom was Cardin, but none of them was present for it, and none were there when Gray beat Cardin before that. They heard what happened in both fights but thought they were exaggerated. To see the ruthlessness right in front of them scared them. What frightened them even more was that Gray sat back down to clean his textbook and then left with Eugene like it was nothing. Cardin stood in the classroom with Russel next to him, both stunned from the brutality, and Sky stayed on the ground, shaken to his core over how brutally Dove was beaten. Dove was unconscious on the ground with some teeth missing, his aura at zero since Gray kept hitting Dove until he was entirely unconscious.
'Holy Crap, That Was Crazy!' thought Eugene as he and Gray walked away. Eugene noticed Gray walking toward the airships instead of the dorms, "Huh, Gray, where are you going?" "I enrolled in a cram school nearby to keep up with studies outside Beacon." "Huh, really!" "While Beacon does teach the necessary minimum, I want to continue advancing in subjects outside of Beacon's curriculum." "Oh well, good luck. Oh, and avoid the bridge underpass near Beacon, as many delinquents hang near there, and some guy was stabbed. So, it's best to avoid unless you want to get dragged into another fight. Not to say you can't fight, which you can, but it'll probably be better to avoid them as it'll be less stressful." "Hm, I will keep that in mind, Eugene. I'll be back by dark, so no need to wait up for me." "Well, ok, later then, Gray."
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Gray walked while reading a study booklet. As he reached the underpass, he noticed that they weren't the most sociable-looking or friendly and had an aura of purposeful antagonism. He decided to walk away as he thought, 'Five of them. There are too many to handle, and I'd rather not get pulled in.'
Helmet was glad that Ben was yet to be seen, 'The thing is, I don't want Ben to appear. I hope that psychopathic lion ran away or something,' then someone grabbed his attention, a person in a Beacon Uniform, "Huh. Hey You! Yeah, you little bitch! Come over here!"
That person was Gray. He sighed while thinking, 'What do I make of this? I don't see a solution…' "Kyhahaha. Beacon students must be as tough as they say! If even a fucking twig like that is acting all tough! AHAHAHA!" boisterously said Helmet, "Aye Jack, did you see that face right now?" Jack sat there looking at the scene before him, not caring but putting some focus to see what would happen. The other guys were laughing menacingly as Helmet did this. Helmet dragged Gray by the scruff of his collar. In Gray's mind, he was thinking about what to do, 'Five opponents. Can I do it? I never tried it before. Should I submit to them for now?' Helmet smiled from ear to ear and thought, 'Seeing how long we have been made to wait, I think Ben made a run for it so…' He then spoke, "Look at you still keeping your cool as fuck face," he then started smacking Gray's head, "Hey, do your little sigh again huh," as he did that as he thought, 'I should just toy with this guy for a bit and then make him leave. Keke.'
As all of this was happening, Gray thought, 'Should I let this happen? I beat three people, and when Cardin's team challenged me today, it was technically four-on-one. … let it happen. NO. Why would I even entertain such a thought? Even if it's this prick, I'm murdering him!'
Gray summoned out a metal mechanical pencil, grabbed Helmet's left hand, which was smacking him, and slammed it on the underpass wall. Without hesitation, Gray stabbed his pencil through Helmet's hand. Helmet recoiled back in pain, as he didn't bother to have his aura on, holding his hand and crying loudly. As the rest, except Jack, began to stand up rapidly to help Helmet, Gray summoned out a brick he kept and slammed it on Helmet's face, breaking it on impact and causing him to bleed from his face as Helmet. "Quit crying bitch. What's wrong? Do you want me to call your mama?" mocked Gray as he grabbed Helmet from his hair.
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Ben and Gogo played billiards from within the pool hall. Ben becomes distracted by what he sees through the window, "What's happening out there?" While Ben does this, Gogo accidentally messes up his turn. He notices that Ben is distracted and decides to lie while asking Ben what is happening, "What are you talking about and seeing? Also, I haven't taken my turn yet." "Hey, is that Yoosun's uniform right?" "Huh, wait a minute. That's Jack Kang over there, Jimmy Bae's right hand." "Damn, you're right. A real piece of shit down there. If he's repping Jimmy Bae… He's here to take me down. Well, de todos modos! I have to say Gray has the guts to take them on without care. Kind of like you. Hehe. My, Oh. My. YIPPEE! I've been looking for an excuse to let loose on some assholes!" And with that, Ben bolted out of the building, running towards the impending rumble. Gogo watched over the scene of Gray holding Helmet by the hair. As a person who had fought all his fights with sheer grit and guts, Gogo was moved by Gray. He ran after Ben, also wanting to throw down himself. As he left, he yelled to the pool hall lady, "Hold our table, please miss!" And in response, she yelled, "GET BACK HERE AND PAY FIRST! YOU KIDS!"
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Back at the fight, Jack stood up as things got serious, and two of his lackeys began to go at Gray, one with pink hair and one with a jacket, with the one wearing a jacket charging him. 'Think! There's always a way out. Wait for the first guy to come in swinging and kick him in the groin," thought Gray as he readied a kick. BAM! The guy was sent back as he was kicked in the gut. This took Gray by surprise, causing him to let go of Helmet. As he looked back, he saw a smirking Gerard. Gerard began to speak, "Hey there, Yoosun students," he said with a cocky attitude. "Who the FUCK are you! Coming out of nowhere and kicking my friend in the gut! You wanna die!" yelled the pink-haired goon. Geseon Pyo, one of Jack's five goons and his personal friend, recognized Gerard and told him immediately, "Jack, that's Gerard Jin. He was from Do-Eui High." Jack was slightly surprised at this information as Gerard was known to be a decent fighter. However, Gerard was not confident about taking on the Yoosun students, 'Man, I'm not so sure about this. Yoosun has actual fighters with aura and some with semblances, and considering they're here picking a fight with us, I assume they all at least have their aura unlocked. Plus, they outnumber us,' he thought as his smirk turned into an uneasy smile. "Hey, I haven't caught your name, but it's Gray, right?" he said as he looked at Gray. "Yeah," responded Gray. "I'm going to be real. I'm not too fond of our odds. So, do you have a plan I can follow so we can take on these guys?" "I planned to … crush one more of them and hope for the best. If they kick the crap out of me, then so be it. I couldn't care less." Gray said with ferocious intensity in his eyes. Gerard sighed and began to sweat slightly out of uncertainty as he thought, 'This guy is way more reckless than I thought. We're in trouble now.' Jack was pissed now, "You arrogant dickwads … You think you can handle what you've just got in?" Suddenly, a loud voice announces itself from behind Gray and Gerard.
"HEY YOU FUCKING SONS OF BIAAATCHES!" Yelled Ben extra loud. Gray turned around, surprised to see him, 'Ben?' Ben continued talking loudly as he and Gogo reached them, "Oh wow! All the most sorry-ass losers in one place!" This pissed off Jack Kang and his posse, and he yelled back, "BEN PARK! YOU BASTARD!" Ben smiled like a beast looking at its prey and continued, "You look overly excited to see me. Could it be you were sent to get me?" Ben and Gogo were now standing alongside Gray and Gerard. Ben continued talking, "Anywho, back to business. Looks like I'm on the right side, on my teammate's side.
Author's Endnote: de todos modos translates to anyway.