Okay! It has been a while since I updated this story because of studies, but I am back with it! I don't really have much to say, except that I hope you enjoy this chapter! But as I usually do for all my stories, comments first, then we begin! I think you'll all like what I have in store for ya all!

Singular Ash: Whoops! Yeah… Kind of broke my promise instantly, huh? But fret not, it has been fixed. And I get ya, my writing style does change with time, as I can confirm when I read it through from start to end. You can literally see where there's a change in the way I write.

Fajriirawan: I'm honestly not sure if I would add more PGR characters without the story becoming bloated with characters. (Besides the ones already planned for the future…) Don't get me started with my inclusion of self-made characters for the plot as well. So, for now, don't expect any more PGR characters. But that might change as the story develops.

UnusedCheese358: I know. Bad timing, huh? And you speak sense there! I do find cliffhangers to be quite the view catcher, but I do notice that if the plot moves at a slow and steady pace, the cliffhanger seems to have a greater effect according to some comments on my other stories. Though I'm wary of using them too often. Kind of afraid that people would call me cheap for using them too much, yeah?

Lucasjudah510: Oh, I do when writing this! Just mostly in the combat parts of the story, then I would go all Metal Gear Rising mode. God, those themes are so good and addicting, and I have them on loop so many times!

SolSparda36: As one would say, "For Science!" And besides, Watts can write off the damages with the amount of data gathered from Luna and Lucia's fight! But worry not about the repair expenses, there's where the military budget comes in to cover it all up!

Husky throne: Nanami, huh? Well, the story's still developing and there could be a way I could add her, but I'm honestly unsure how currently, I'll think about it and have it written down in my notebook, but no promises from me at the moment. As for Lucia Plume, maybe? Don't know. Alpha's the star of the show, but all I will say is that there is a possibility of her showing up.

I'll leave it ambiguous to give me wiggle room to adjust.

And we're done with the comments. So, let's get this show on the word.

Like always, I do not own any of RWBY or their content. They all belong to their respective owners. Nor do I own any content belonging to Kuro Technology and their series Punishing Gray Raven.

Also, time skip coming up! We're moving on to volume two!

"Now, fasten your seat belts, ladies and gentlemen. We wouldn't want any accidents as we move to the laboratories now, would we, amigos?" BPB-26 proudly explains as Cinder, Emerald, Mercury, Roman and Neo walked into what was clearly a cargo holder that had been refitted with chairs. It has only been hours since Dr Racher and Merlot officially introduced themselves to them, and as a show of partnership, both scientists 'invited' them to their undersea laboratories, which leads to this scenario.

Though, it was less of an invitation to someone to their house and more of a case of accept it or face our wrath invitation, with BPB-26 and ATL-01 breathing down their necks with their weapons drawn. With no other choice in the matter, all five of them joined Dr Racher and Merlot as they brought them to their secret underground beach base off the seas.

"Where the hell is this base of yours?" Torchwick could only ask, with Neo watching her surroundings cautiously. Yet, BPB-26 wasn't that bothered and was instead eager to answer his question.

"Deep under the Grimm infested sea, my friend!"

"Wait what?"

Everyone pauses while Mercury blurts out and stares at BPB-26 with a smile still on his lips. All of them couldn't believe what he just said. Under the Grimm infested sea… How? Ships struggle to bring goods and people all over the world, with how infested the sea was with all sorts of Grimm! And these scientists apparently have an underwater laboratory?!

Are they insane?!

Even Cinder, who remained silent and plotting, could only wonder how they have an underwater base and not have to worry about the aquatic Grimm attacking their laboratory all the time. Seeing the stunned and shocked looks he's receiving, BPB-26's smile grew wider as he waves off their concern as if it were trivial.

"Ah, don't worry about your safety, my boss and his partner will do all in their power to keep you safe. Besides, you can gaze at the windows on your left and right, and you'll see ATL-01 doing her part to keep you all safe." BPB-26 explains with his arms open and pointing at the ports of the submarine. And just as he says it, ATL-01 can be seen jumping into the water with her large frame as the submarine shudders as cranes pick it up and slowly begin to bring it to a body of water.

"Alright, we're ready to leave, people." Racher's voice could be heard from the numerous speakers, "I highly recommend you secure yourself tightly to the seats, this is going to get rough for first timers such as you."

"Of course!" Merlot's voice joins in through the speakers, "But do be assured that this will only take but a moment to reach our base!" The mad scientist chuckles as everyone buckles their seat belts except BPB-26, who smirks and walks out of the room.

"We're dropping in five seconds. I highly advise you to hold on to something. This is going to get rough." And without any time to spare for everyone to say or react, the cranes holding on to the submarine let go and sent the entire vessel plummeting into the waters below and before long, a roaring splash rang out as the submarine sank into the sea with a quarter of the passengers suffering from a minor case of sudden motion sickness with how rough it was.

"You know, despite all this, I never get a chance to see the sea." Torchwick mutters to himself and Neo as she nods her head enthusiastically. The seas of Remnant were never fully explored thanks to the roughness and Grimm that lurks within them. In fact, Submarines, while invented for exploration, were never used at all due to their tendency to become underwater coffins whenever Grimm shows up.

"Cinder, are you sure we should be going along with this?" Mercury mutters with his arms and legs folded, while Emerald glances at her. Yet, Cinder softly sighs, with her eyes jumping all over the room they're in. She knows that there's not much she can do currently with those things around. She hates being ordered and feeling helpless. It reminded her of her hated past she tried to get away from.

"We don't have much of a choice right now." Those were Cinder's words as her eyes narrowed down. "We'll play their games first. They could be more of an asset should this partnership go well enough."

"And if it doesn't?"

Emerald could help herself and whispers out. Only to see Cinder's eyes glowing for a second. "Then I'll make them regret threatening us…" She growls and those sitting next to her could only lean away just in case the half-Fall maiden explodes with anger. But thankfully, it fizzed out as soon as it started. Simultaneously, ATL-01 could occasionally be seen through the windows of the submarine in her aquatic form as she orbits around the submarine with unnatural grace and speeds for her size.

"How deep is this laboratory place anyway?"

"Around ten kilometres under the sea, Niñito." BPB-26 smiles at Mercury while leaning against the door with his arm folded.

"Ten kilometres?! How the hell do those fellas pull that off?" Roman asks as BPB-26 chuckles as if it was a joke.

"Amigo, boss man and his partner are masters of science, technology and Grimm studies, so the tale goes. Alas, I don't have the finer details myself, so how about you ask him yourself when you get the chance! I'm sure he wouldn't mind an audience into the finer details…" He explains while his eyes were on his fingers.

Only time will tell what will happen once they arrive at Racher and Merlot's underground laboratory, but it's clear to all that what secrets they have within this will change the world in some matter of way, though the future they dreamed differs from one another.

A month later…

Lucia POV

It has been a month and things are getting interesting. With approval of the Vale council, General Ironwood can bring his fleet over to Vale under the guise of safeguarding both Vale and the Vytal Festival ongoing. Of course, the truth is much different, after the incident, the Vale council has been compliant to Atlas that this issue with Merlot and Racher must be resolved for the sake of both of us.

Or course, Headmaster Ozpin was there and has expressed his disapproval of bringing several airships over to Vale just like in canon. But he was outvoted by a large sum of the councillors in both Vale and Altas plus General Ironwood. And I detected something of concern weeks back.

For some reason, Cinder's scroll signature showed her entering the sea south of Vale. But before I could pinpoint what's going on and why she was in the sea, I lost connection with her scroll. Only for it to reappear a week and three days later in Vale again. As unlikely but at the same time likely, Cinder must have made contact with Merlot and Racher if that happens.

We'll be in big trouble.

Even more so was the increase in contact between her and the other agents of Salem. But what caught me off guard was the increased in cybersecurity, and it's taking a surprising amount of time to keep track of her. The only question that bothered me all this time is this.

How did Cinder come across Dr Racher and Merlot?

As for why didn't I mention this to anyone of this development? Well, I don't have a justification for having this information, and telling anyone could result in more restrictions placed on me for acting autonomously without approval. Once Cinder arrives to Beacon, I'll have to terminate her without drawing attention, which will be difficult since Cinder is registered as a student of Haven and her death will not only strain relations between Vale and Mistral even further but tip off Salem. And if I am caught, it is with over ninety-nine percent that I will face an overwhelmingly severe consequence. Maybe a restraining order as well. Alternatively, I could make Cinder's death look like an unfortunate accident.

That should throw off any suspicions if I execute it without setbacks.

Currently, things are moving fast in the Griffin, with my sister and Liv by my side in the cockpit. Of course, since all three of us are ordered to rendezvous with the General in Headmaster Ozpin's office. Disguises were necessary to ensure we did not reveal our origins and, as it was before, I wore the outfit I previously wore during my trip to Beacon months ago, as did Liv with her wearing outfit two she designed a while back for formal occasions.

But it was my sister, Luna, who surprised me with her choice of clothes to wear. Compared to me and Liv, who wear something formal, my sister's outfit consists of a different dress without straps on her shoulders, and so happens to have blue and bronze on it, and its design reminds me of something royals would wear with its elegance and exotic looks.

Almost as if the dress makes my sister look like an empress if she's a monarch for some reason.

She's also wearing arm sleeves and leggings with the same colour pattern and bronze metals mostly located on her upper arm, alongside low-heel shoes since she now has feet compared to her original form. Furthermore, she wears an elegant and intrinsic shirt collar choker that is not attached to her dress. Which is unexpected, but calculations suggest that my sister is simply being creative with her choice of clothing.

Lastly, her hair remained almost the same but the large rings that used to be there were now gone and in addition, at the ends of her twin tails were tied up by some bronze piece. Oh! And I cannot forget to mention that she now has normal pupils compared to her clover-shaped pupils.

Ensuring the Griffin remains on course to Beacon, I glance at Liv to see that she's nervous. Ah. It's the second time she's been out since she became a Construct, and yet, I suspect that's not the only reason why she's restless.

[System analysis suggests that Liv Idonia is debilitating her stance of where she will stay from now on after a month of observation.]

[74.35% Liv will choose to remain in Atlas, while 25.65% she will return to Vale under Headmaster Ozpin's control.]

Before I ask Liv about her nervousness, I receive a ping in my head as well as an audible beep coming from the cockpit that the Griffin will reach Beacon in a minute. Ah, right. We've been flying for hours straight, and General Ironwood left hours earlier to meet up with Headmaster Ozpin. It would be good to see how he is doing.

Even if he's hiding plenty of secrets from everyone.

Though I can't say that since it would be quite hypocritical of me since I'm doing the same thing by keeping what I know away from the world.

"We're arriving at beacon in one minute." I answer as Vale can be seen in the far distance as well as Beacon, which stands out as did Ozpin's office on the highest tower over the academy. I felt a nostalgic smile coming around. Not only that, but I had a great time in Beacon. Not only talking to Ozpin but interacting with Team RWBY and JNPR.

They are a fun bunch to be with and even teach them how to fight smarter.

Of course, I cannot forget about my little sister Penny, I should check up on her while we're there. It would be good to see her again, even though she has been talking to me and Luna through our connection. Speaking of my sister, her eyes were noticeably wider than before as she stared at Vale and Beacon slowly growing larger in the distance, and I detected awe in them.

Right. She has never been outside of Atlas except for that urgent mission at the docks a month ago.

Even then, that specific mission was more of a get in, deal with the threat and get out. There's no time for sightseeing, which I'm sure Luna's looking forward to now that she's posted into Vale in preparation for our assault on Racher and Merlot's underwater laboratory. Speaking of which, I should inform the General about our arrival.

[Sending transmission to General Ironwood.]

"General Ironwood, me, Luna and Liv will arrive in Beacon in a minute. It will take an additional seven minutes to reach Ozpin's office from the airship pads."

"Understood Lucia. Mrs Goodwitch is already there waiting for you."

"Acknowledged."

[Transmission lost.]

"Ms Goodwitch will be awaiting our arrival at the airship pads before escorting us to Headmaster Ozpin's office to meet with General Ironwood." I said out loud as both Liv and Luna nodded their heads as a slight jerk shook the Griffin as I directed it to begin landing procedures on one of the pads.

Though it felt longer than it should, a final rumble came by as the Griffin landed on one of the pads and all three of us began to get up from our seats. Or float out of it if you were Luna. Of course, she immediately lands back down, since seeing her float around in Beacon will draw in a lot of unnecessary attention to us.

I should also mention that we are all armed with our weapons, as I have Benizakura on my waist, as did Liv with a sword and a pistol upon our recommendation to bring a ranged weapon. As for my sister, she chose to have an exotic bronze sword that is tougher than it looks based on a quick scan on it, but one thing is for sure that her sword is definitely made up of her nanomachines.

By the time we reach the tail of the Griffin as it opens, Glynda was there already waiting for us with her usual frown, though she did give a small eye raise once she spotted my sister and Liv following me out of the Griffin.

Especially at Liv.

[Emotion suppressors disabled.]

"Professor Goodwitch. It is good to see you again. I hope the past month has been as productive for you as it was for us." I greeted her after taking my sunglasses off my face with a smile upon seeing a familiar face. Though, Glynda just nods at me as my sister walks beside me and gives a formal bow to Ozpin's second.

"Professor Goodwitch."

"Luna, am I correct?" Glynda spoke as my sister simply nodded at her.

"Confirmed."

"General Ironwood talked much of you. He mentioned your… Bluntness to strangers." She dryly comments.

I cannot lie, I almost broke down and descended into a coughing fit when I heard Glynda saying that and the incredibly dry look she got from my sister staring silently at her. Thankfully, I can control myself, but I swore I saw an eye twitch there. Yeah, Luna can be incredibly blunt at times to strangers she never met before.

That actually explains that day she rubbed off Glynda at the docks by simply saying that mine and her presence there were classified.

Entirely ignoring my sister's dry stare, Glynda turned her eyes upon Liv, who was shyly peeking from behind me. Giving a soft nudge and offering her a smile, Liv nodded at me before she revealed herself and gave a bow. "Professor Goodwitch, it is a pleasure to meet you. Uhm... We never had a proper introduction, did we?"

"No. We have not, you were too busy tending to the injured. Thank you for doing that, by the way, many were thankful for your assistance." She nods her head before she glares at some curious students nearby. Some of which I recognised the last time I was here. In fact, they looked rather surprised to see me again and not alone this time.

"Let us not waste time here." I suggest while silently hinting to her that we must get moving without delay, and I'm glad that she can spot my hidden request.

"Yes. Follow me. General Ironwood had arrived hours before you three." I nod my head as Glynda departs for Ozpin's office, with all three of us following her as the Griffin takes off to hover high in the skies upon receiving my orders wirelessly. Though I can see a handful of Atlas airships in the skies, and it reminded me.

This is just the vanguard.

More of Atlas's military will arrive in the coming days under the guise of safeguarding the Festival. Yes, Headmaster Ozpin will no doubt be displeased with the General's decision, but unlike canon. There's a genuine justification instead of walking in when it was 'unneeded' in a time of peace, but thanks to the mess BPB-26 and ATL-01 stirred up back at the docks, everyone confused and paranoid as to who they were, and it serves as a surprisingly good cover up for Atlas to use to justify bringing their fleet over to 'protect' the festival from whatever those two were.

Walking through Beacon with Glynda leading us, I glance and see my sister admiring the view, and I cannot blame her. Beacon is a beautiful place that I can never get tired of seeing again and again. The same could be said for Liv, who was just as attentive when it comes to her surroundings. Though I'm not sure if my sister realises this, her choice of outfit to wear for this occasion has attracted quite the attention.

Besides Glynda escorting us to Ozpin's office, of course.

Hell, several of the male students in Beacon were actively pausing midway to gawk at my sister. I'm not sure how they see her, but analysis suggests that alongside my sister's almost doll - like appearance and exotic beauty, the dress combined makes her appear like a goddess to them. Or at least that's how I believe they see her. Though, a quick glare from Glynda and me combined was enough to scare them straight as they scrambled away.

I should at least inform her that the choice of outfit she's wearing is attracting unwanted attention to us.

[Requesting transmission link to Luna Laurel.]

[Pending… Please stand by…]

Glancing at my sister, I could see her blinking in surprise as she looked at me, while I gave a silent nod. Knowing what I was asking for, my sister nods her head.

[Connection established.]

"Is there something you wish to privately ask me, sister?" My sister's voice rang out in my head as I silently nodded my head.

"Confirmed." I glance at the surroundings for a bit before going to my sister's elegant dress. "Query. What influenced your decision to create such a dress? It is unlike you. Currently, it's drawing a contingent amount of attention to us. Excluding Professor Goodwitch escorting us." I explained, as for a moment I detected surprise coming from her.

"Oh? Various fashion culture styles all over the Kingdoms serve as inspirations for this outfit. It is not intended to have it draw unwanted attention to us."

…

Why does it feel that my sister is purposely lying to me over her dress? Because the number of details she went into when she made it is ridiculous, and every single bit of her dress appears to be designed with drawing attention to its exoticness. Perhaps Luna has developed an interest in fashion in her spare time, but perhaps is embarrassed about the whole thing.

Then again, seeing this does remind me of my younger sister when I was still human and not in Remnant. She came to me numerous times over her interest in fashion and the topic of creating exotic dresses as a profession. Perhaps I'm just seeing things, but some of the quirks Luna shows are uncannily similar to Sarah.

However, jumping into conclusion will do me no favour.

[Possibility that Luna is Sarah based on memory banks and current personality…]

[12.64%]

[Unlikely. But possible.]

"Understood." I nodded my head before looking forward again. "I highly recommend you remain aware of your surroundings and choice of clothing. Drawing unwanted attention might cause someone to investigate our origins. If that happens, it will not be in our favour if they were to find our origins and reveal it to the public. Especially in my case due to my 'reputation' in the past."

"Acknowledged."

[Transmission link lost.]

Those were the final words my sister said to me before she cut our link, and not too far away via another minute is the lift that will take us to Headmaster Ozpin's office. Though now that we're here, this serves as a good opportunity to check up on Penny. I wonder how she's been doing here in Beacon? Perhaps I could drop her a note that me, Luna and Liv are now here.

Or perhaps even team RWBY. I wonder how those four have been doing so far.

"This is the first time I've been to Beacon. It's beautiful…" I heard Liv mutter behind us as Luna and I glanced at her warmly.

"It is." I confirmed as my sister responded the same way.

"I concur."

The rest of the journey was rather quiet after that, excluding more Beacon students as well as some early worms from the other Academies gawking at the sight of my sister and some even tried to take photos. However, those that tried were quickly cowered down by either Glynda herself with her glare or me giving my own, especially those who tried to take a long shot at us from a distance and think themselves safe from our glares.

Luna also joined in occasionally in the glaring of students now she was no longer distracted by the architecture of Beacon. Though, her dress is attracting a ton of attention by the eighty percentile. Soon we're in the lift and rapidly approaching Ozpin's office, so I decided to tap into the local CCTV in his office and see that the General was there with him talking about something.

Though the audio quality is surprisingly terrible considering the technological levels of the world. Okay, not the world accurately but more of compared to Atlas. Vale is basically inspired by old European architecture. It's still remarkable to see for first timers, of course.

I wonder what the General and Ozpin has in stall for all three of us?

Meanwhile, in Ozpin's office...

"While I am in agreement with you that Merlot and this Dr Racher are a threat to our time of peace, I disapprove of your decision to bring your armies over." Ozpin states tersely as his friend stood on the opposite side of his desk. Yet, Ironwood remained steadfast in his intentions.

"Ozpin, I understand what you're saying, but you've seen how the rest of the world reacted to their presence at the docks. Everyone's scared and questions, and I feel we only have a matter of time before Racher and Merlot bring up something that could disrupt this peace. The council and I are in an agreement that this threat must be dealt with as soon as possible, Oz. You know this."

"And how are you intending to do that, by bringing your army here under the guise of protecting the Festival?" Ozpin could only bring up. "While I cannot deny that the events of the docks serve as a plausible excuse for Atlas to bring its army here, I fear this will cause some unintended side effects down the road."

"That is true." Ironwood agreed with a nod. "I am in the midst of discussion about our next move once we deal with Merlot and Racher's underwater base in the coming month." The General explained before a ding could be heard before the lift opens as Glynda walks in with Lucia, Luna and Liv following close behind her.

"Ah Glynda. Thank you for escorting them here." Ozpin thanked as he and Ironwood looked at the recent additions to his office only to spot Luna's choice of dress upon the two constructs saluting with Liv following their movements awkwardly behind the two.

"General. Lucia Alpha, Luna Laurel and Liv Idonia have arrived and are awaiting orders." Lucia was the first to speak as Glynda shakes her head and quickly make her departure. She has a class to teach. During this time, Ironwood could only dumbly blink upon landing his eyes on Luna's exotic dress. While he had spent some time interacting with Luna, it wasn't the extent of her sister, but just enough for the General to have a rough understanding of her personality.

Though, seeing Luna in a wholly new outfit wasn't the thing that caught him off guard. It was how it was designed, corresponding to what he knows of the Stoic Construct. This dress she's wearing is surprisingly eye-catching and gives her an exotic look compared to her sister and Liv, who simply went for a formal suit to wear for this occasion. Even more obvious was how Luna crafted this dress out of choice and shows clear inspiration from various fashion designs known all over the world, with other parts of it seemingly of her design.

Even more so with the bronze sword floating out of her hip and more materialising on her back. In addition, the blades on the swords were noticeably made from shattered shards of bronze from the base to the tip of the swords. In fact, her materialising her weapons out of thin air appeared to have caught Liv off guard, as she took several steps back to witness and blink with surprise while Lucia simply glances at her sister nonchalantly.

"This is new…" Ozpin hummed as he walked past his table and Ironwood, with his eyes shining with curiosity at the sight before him. Upon witnessing the Headmaster of Beacon approaching her, Luna notably straightens her back while now floating off the ground and salutes.

"Headmaster Ozpin. The CCTs has said much about your achievements pre becoming Headmaster of Beacon Academy. My name is Luna Laurel and my designated code is CDR-02. It is a pleasure to meet you." Luna greets with a bow, with everyone expressing their own brand of surprise, while Lucia and Ozpin in particular both get a sense of Déjà vu. After all, Luna's introduction was almost the same as Lucia's own when she first introduced herself to Ozpin months back.

Hearing Luna's introduction made Ozpin let out an amused chuckle as he extended his hand out for her to take. "It's a pleasure to meet you for the first time, Luna. Ironwood has told me much about you." He greets Luna before she glances at Ironwood silently smiling and even gives a nod of approval at her before Luna brings her hand up slowly and takes Ozpin's hand into hers and shakes it.

"The feeling's mutual, Headmaster."

Shaking her hand for a couple of seconds, Ozpin eventually breaks the handshake as Luna floats to the side, leaving the headmaster to see Liv silently watching on the sidelines for her turn with one of her hands clenching onto her forearm nervously at the attention she's receiving. "And you must be, Liv Idonia. I am pleased to hear that you are in a much better condition at that. When Ironwood reported to me what happened to you, I was… horrified by what you endured."

"It is nothing, Headmaster Ozpin. Uhm… I did it to save those Huntsmans from whatever Dr Merlot planned to do with them." Liv waved it off determinedly, with the nervousness once in her system dissipating before Ozpin prodded again.

"But it came at a detrimental cost." His eyes notably darkened before they closed with his voice laced with pity. "Ironwood informed me of your decision to sacrifice your humanity and become a Construct with your consent. This is the first time in history that a human had undergone the transference procedure, unlike Lucia, Luna and Penny's transference procedure."

Liv nodded her head in confirmation, as did everyone else, as the headmaster glanced at Lucia and Luna watching silently on the side. This has to be kept a secret. If the rest of Remnant found out that Atlas now has the technology to not only implant the mind but the soul too into a body of a Construct, but possess sentient machines that could deal with hundreds of Grimm by themselves without rest, this will cause some unnecessary trouble.

"Are you alright after undergoing this process?" Ozpin asks before Lucia steps in.

"Liv has been under observations for a month in Atlas to ensure both system and mental stability. Excluding her participation at Vale docks weeks back with General Ironwood's approval." Ozpin's eyes shot open before his head snapped towards his friend, Ironwood blinked in surprise before glancing at Lucia giving him the driest look with an eye raise.

To those who have knowledge of the context, it's clear that Lucia, while appreciative of Liv helping out at the docks, still disapproved of the General's willingness to break protocol. One could see this as a subtle jab at the General by Lucia for breaking said protocol he requested and set up himself.

Then Liv quickly interrupts and adds her thoughts. "It's not the General's fault. I chose to volunteer despite the potential consequences, and he approved it." Liv shrinks again from everyone's eyes on her before Ozpin hums as he walks back to his desk as Ironwood stood next to him. And while everyone was silent for the most part, it didn't last long before Lucia decided to speak.

"General Ironwood. What are your orders?" Ironwood silently nods his head with his eyes closed as he ponders. Now that Atlas is beginning to gather his forces here, he might as well keep them here in Vale until they can launch an assault on Merlot and Racher's underwater base. Though, he can't have those two sitting around and doing nothing. Boredom has become a new experience for Lucia and Luna had never dealt with and has shown numerous times when both went for another spar to cope with it and nearly wrecked the sparring arena.

All because both were mostly kept in the confines of the laboratories or green zones designated for them. Even more for Luna, since Ironwood would send Lucia out for missions occasionally. Perhaps letting them wander around in Vale would alleviate some of their boredom. Though, this can backfire heavily if they were caught. Especially Luna with her surprisingly eye-catching dress.

Alternatively… He could always ask his fellow Headmaster and friend for assistance. Lucia's time in Beacon has proven to be quite enlightening to read on, as were Penny's regular reports to him and Pietro. Yes… perhaps having Lucia and Luna spend their time in Beacon can help them. Even more for Luna, who had never been outside of her green zones before.

Glancing at his friend, Ironwood could see that his friend already knew what he was thinking of and even had a knowing smile on his lips. Even more so was Lucia's response as her eyes widened when it clicked as to what they're having in their minds. "Ozpin, I believe we are both in agreement of what new orders they should receive."

"Yes." Ozpin replied as he pushed his glasses up. "But that can be dealt with at a later time. I want to know now is of Miss Idonia's choice of where she will be staying now on." The headmaster of Beacon explains as he looks in Liv's direction as she ponders for a moment before coming to a decision.

"I wish to remain at Atlas's side. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be standing here alive when I was infected by Grimm nanomachines. And… I believe with their help and technology; I can use them to save more lives in the process." Liv pauses for a moment as if contemplating again. "And don't inform my step-family about this. I don't think it's a good idea to inform them of my survival."

"I understand." Ozpin nodded his head, while Ironwood's eyes grew slightly brighter upon hearing Liv's choice to remain at Atlas's side. Ever since Liv has successfully become a Construct, she has been working closely with Dr Pietro in her leisure time over the creation of some new prototypes. While unlike the more offensive-based tech, Lucia and Luna mainly used it to enhance their combat effectiveness. Liv suggests that these nanomachines could be applied in medical studies.

In fact, her surprisingly understanding of biology for her age and access to the CCTs allowed her to come up with another purpose for the nanomachines Atlas now possesses. They could be used to help speed up healing of the body and even stop lethal injuries if programmed correctly. If it can be done, it should be possible to create a nanobot serum that will administer cell regeneration as well as pain suppressants, saving more lives in the process.

"Now then, with that out of the way, how about we all pay Doctor Oobleck a visit. Though…" Ozpin explains as he glances at Luna. "I highly suggest that Luna changes her attire before we leave. It's dazzling and I fear many of my students might get distracted by her clothes."

"Confirmed." Lucia adds in. "Upon arrival at Beacon, the local attention from Beacon students is eighty percent higher compared to before with only my presence." Lucia said as she looked at her sister, "I highly recommend you to heed the headmaster's words, sister."

Though for the first time in forever, Luna visibly expressed her disgruntlement with a frown before letting out a reluctant sight as her dress changed to something more appropriate before floating to the ground. With a final nod, Ozpin left his desk as he addressed everyone in his office.

"Now, how about we visit the Amphitheatre?" He smirked while Luna tilted her head while Lucia blinked.

"Why are you taking us to the Amphitheatre, Ozpin?"

Hey! I hope you enjoy this chapter with the time skip and stuff. I have plans for the future chapters will be mostly in Beacon for the moment before Atlas officially launches its assault on Racher and Merlot's underwater base. Think of this moment as the calm before the storm thing. But yeah, the chapter is a bit smaller than usual, but mainly because I was making so little progress with it as I had to adjust my timetable with school and this.

Okay, so Merlot and Racher officially begin their 'partnership' with Cinder, followed by a time skip because I feel it was necessary for the story to progress. So, what do you think about it? While it is unconfirmed right now, I may add in some new faces in future chapters. Or perhaps… something more…

But yeah, some wholesome stuff with Luna making a new dress which is basically her Fiery Moon coating if you recognise the description. And it's quite the eye-catcher, don't you think? If I feel like it, I may introduce other coatings for the cast in the future, and speaking of which, I have a question for ya.

If team RWBY are in PGR, what class would they be and what element they should have? I know that for a fact that Ruby and Blake would be attackers, with Ruby doing mostly Physical while Blake would be Dark. I would put Weiss as an Amplifier thanks to the versatility of her Glyphs as well as make her Ice element because… Ice Queen. And then there's Yang. She's no doubt using the fire element, but I don't know whether it is appropriate to make her a tank or an attacker like Ruby and Blake.

What do you guys think, eh?

Well, I'm done now. If you enjoy this story, do follow and favourite it, so I know you want more in the future! And while at it, do leave a review of what you think of this chapter, as I enjoy reading it and replying to it!

I will see you people in the next chapter in the coming months!

RGQC out!

Hopefully… maybe…