Rex and the girls had drove all the way back to the dorms. When they got in there, Rex sat down on Blake's bed and sighed. He knew that he couldn't back out now. He had already promised them that he would explain to the girls about him. About his powers. But he knew that he couldn't tell them about him from another world. He was afraid of how they would react or if they would react at all.
He looked at his team and sighed. "So what is it you would like to know" he asked.
The girl looked at each other in ponder until Blake said "We want to know your story."
Rex sighed as he knew he had to tell them but lie a little cause he still didn't want to drag them in to his problems.
"I see. My story, huh? Thats not easy cause, truth be told, I don't remember much about it. All I do know is that 7 years ago, I was kidnapped and illegally experimented on and those experiments are what gave me my powers." Rex said.
"What. Experimented. By who" asked Weiss.
Rex knew he had to take up a lie so he did but with a little truth behind it.
"I wish I knew that myself. I don't remember much but sometimes when I sleep, I have these dreams about people looking down on me and I'm strapped to a table. And me seeing strange creatures. I don't know exactly but all I can remember is what happened 7 years ago. Any thing before is a blur." said Rex, trying to sound real.
"Wait 7 years ago. What happened during that time you've been around" asked Blake.
Rex internally gasped as he didn't think of how he would explain the 7 years part. He hung his head down, making it look like he was sad but was really thinking of an idea. He then decided to do the truth again but lie still.
"When my powers began to surface, the people began talking about using me as a weapon and I didn't like that. Nor did some others" he said as he stopped for a while and then continued saying,
"I don't remember their faces but I remember two people, a man and a woman, that also didn't want me to be a weapon. They had told me that they were going to get me out of there and that I needed to survive. They managed to sneak me out of the place but they ended up getting caught. They told me to keep running and I did. But when I got far out, the building blew up, taking those nice people and the blueprints for my powers away" he said as he looked down at the floor again.
The story they were hearing was very heart breaking to them. Here was a boy that had been experimented on and lost the only people that seemed to care about them. Rex then continued saying,
"After the building blew up, I had no place to go. No money, nothing. So I've traveled around from place to place. Just trying to survive. As time went on, I began to find ways to use my powers to help people. I trained for some time until I managed to build my builds that you've seen me use. And I tried to help people by fighting those Grimm things, but they just call me a freak just because I had these powers. So I guess you could say I know what it's like to be discriminated, Blake" said Rex as he nervously chuckled.
This bit of news made Blake feel bad for him but she still saw a boy behind those incredible powers.
"But the only thing that didn't make sense was how I ended up here" he finished saying.
The girls just kept feeling bad for Rex. Such a sad story for an innocent boy. He didn't deserve such a harsh treatment. Weiss then decided to ask to try and lure him away from his sad story by saying "Do you remember anything else that you might've heard. Maybe hearing them might help us help you."
"One thing I do remember is one of them saying the word "Nanites" he said.
"Nanites. I don't I've heard of them. What are those" asked Blake.
"Unfortunately, me neither" said Weiss.
"They're what my powers are, I think. They're made of metal but they're so small you can't see them and they're inside my body. They are what I use to make my builds. They're the builders and I'm the director." Rex explained half-truthfully.
"What is it like to build all of those weapons?" Ruby asked in quick succession.
"Honestly, it just comes natural for me. I see these "blue prints" so to speak, and I just have to put them together and make them." Rex answered.
"Ok we understood the whole metal in your body thing, since they grow out of your body, but who were the ones who built these "Nanites" and who are the person that experimented on you?" Weiss asked suspiciously, trying to gather information from the two boys.
"To be honest, I have no idea and I don't remember. I guess you could say that's why I'm here" Rex said as he chuckled a little.
The girls looked at each other in question then back to Rex as Weiss said "What do you mean by that."
Rex sighed as he reached into his pockets and pulled them out as he said "I don't have any money. Nor do I have a place to sleep. I still don't know how I ended up in the forest but I knew I had no money nor a place to crash. So admittedly, I'm only here cause I don't any place to go. No place to call home" he said as he hung his head low as what he was saying was too true.
The girls looked at him and felt sorry for Rex. He was experimented and he has no place to call home. They felt sorry for him as they hadn't been in a situation like his. Their thoughts were then interrupted by Rex saying,
"I guess you could also say that coming here might be my chance to find the people that used me for their experiments. Who knows, maybe even find my family" lied Rex as he knew he had to have another reason to further cement his reason for being there.
"Wait you don't know who your family is" asked Yang to which Rex replied with shaking his head "no."
The team was shocked by this. They felt sorry for him as he had no recollection of who he was or where his family was. They were amazed by his powers but they now felt bad as they had a bad history to them. They all looked at each other in ponder then back as Rex.
Rex sighed in relief that he was able to get that off his chest. He knew that he lied a little but it was technically the truth but he wasn't ready to tell them yet. He then looked his team and said "So. Does this change the way you see me now."
The girls looked at each other and said. "If you'll excuse us, we'll talk about it in the halls" said Weiss as they left the room.
As Ruby closed the door, she said "Gee. Now I feel bad about asking about his powers. Clearly they are a burden him. I feel bad that he doesn't remember who he is or that he can't remember his family."
The girls began to think to each other in silence until Blake broke it be saying "I mean yea it's weird seeing those powers of his and truth be told, they are a little intimidating but it still doesn't change how I see him."
"And how do you see him" questioned Weiss.
Blake looked at the door in ponder and then said "Truth be told, when I first met him, I was skeptical of him. I mean I still am because I haven't seen such powers like his and it made me curious as to how he got them. Now I feel a little bad. But the other cases, I feel like as though he's a good person. The way how he helped me stop Roman from escaping and stopping the white fang. So I'm willing to be his friend and teammate but I still want to know more about him. So I'll trust him to at least help us when the chips are down" said Blake with confidence in her voice.
"I agree with Blake" said Ruby cheerfully. "As the leader of our team, I will not let this disrupt our team. Plus he's sooo cool. And his powers are cool. Plus I'm hoping he can make a giant scythe with his powers too" said Ruby excitedly as Yang chuckled at her sisters words.
"Well, I for one am not letting this change a thing. He's strong and cool, and very handsome, I will admit. And I've always wanted to try sparring with him. I still feel bad that he doesn't remember who he is but I'm willing to help him. So I'm cool with it" said Yang as she and her sister high fived.
"What about you Weiss" said Blake questioningly. Weiss held her chin with the pointer finger and thumb and began thinking. After a short time she said
"He's arrogant, stubborn, and I hate it when he calls me Ice Queen" blunted Weiss causing the others to sigh in annoyance. "But he does work hard and his powers are incredibly as well as powerful. I too feel bad that he doesn't have any recollection of himself but I believe that we might be able to help him."
"Yea. Let's do it. Let's help Rex and show him that he's a valued member of this team" cheered Ruby.
"But there is one thing that bothers me" said Weiss.
"And what's that" asked Ruby.
"If what he said is true, then they've might still be those bad people that made him who he is now. Plus I have a feeling he might become a target for the criminal masterminds out there."
The girls then began to see her point. They began to think on what she said until Ruby said "Well, even if he is targeted, he can still take them down."
The girls then thought on her words until Weiss said "Maybe. But it still worries me that he might be getting a giant target painted on his back."
The girls thought on the matter but decided that they weren't going to let rex suffer anymore. Not on their watch.
They then walked back into the room and sat around Rex. They nodded towards each other as Weiss said "We get that you've strong and that you've been through some things but we wanted to let you know that we are willing to help you find these bad people and help you find your family" declared Weiss as she stood uo and pointed at him.
Rex raised his eyebrow and said "Huh."
"Don't 'huh', us" said Yang as she slugged his shoulders, playfully.
"Yea, we want to help you find yourself" said Ruby as she then said "We're a team and we're suppose to look out fir each other so we decided to help you with your problems" said Ruby in a cheering way.
Rex was surprised by this as he said "You don't have to do that." as he thought 'Really, you probably don't want to.'
"Nope its already been decided. We will help you no matter what" declared Ruby. "As team leader, I must always look out for my teammates. Especially when they are as troubled as you" said ruby as she pointed at him.
"Yea, Ruby is right. You're our teammate Rex. And we have to stick out our necks for each other" said Yang as she wrapped her arm around his shoulder.
"Yea Rex. You're cool enough. So you've had some bumps in the road. We all have" said Ruby until Yang knocked her on the back of her head.
"Owww" complained Ruby as she rubbed her head and said "What'd you do that for sis"
"Not the right thing to say" grumbled Yang through her teeth as she turned back to Rex and said.
"But Ruby does have a point We've got your back, man. Besides, I think you're cool and we still have yet to fight one on one" said Yang.
"You helped me out at the docks and stopped what White Fang. I may want to about this people that hurt you and know the secret of your abilities but I'll wait as to help you out" said Blake.
Rex was surprised by them being so calm about this. He feared about that things might get ugly if he had to spill all his secrets the girls might see him differently but he was glad to see that they still cared about him.
He smiled as he said "Thanks guys. I don't know what's going to happen in the future, but I'm glad you guys are willing to help me" as the team hugged each other but then they heard frantic knocking at their door. Weiss broke off from the hug and opened the door, only to be knocked down by a screaming Nora. She then frantically screaming
"Guys, guys, guys. Did you see the news. Of course, you saw it. I mean how could you not, I mean....." as she was then pulled back by Ren.
"What's with her" asked Rex.
"Look at the news, Channel 7" said Rex as he pulled Nora away from the gang while Jaune and Pyrrha entered the room with them. Team RRWBY was curious at to what they meant so Ruby and Yang pulled up their little Tv and turned it to Channel 7, which was the news, and they were shocked.
There on the news was a story tilted
White Fang Dust Robbery in Vale's Industrial District stopped by mysterious metal boy!!
They continued to watch the story as they saw video clips of Rex fighting the White Fang along with Ruby and the others that were at the docks but the camera seemed to be focused on him.
Rex just stuttered nervously as he asked "Uh, how long has this been up."
"Ever since it began I think. When you began fighting the white fang" said Pyrrha.
"But it's strange. The news lady said how none of their people were near the docks. Just an unknown person filming the whole thing" said Jaune.
Rex just sat there on the bed and thought "I think I might've made things more difficult for me."
Meanwhile
"And that's the gist of what I went through" said Roman as he held an ice pack over his head and right leg. He was sitting down at a table while his mysterious partner and her accomplices sat across from him.
The mysterious partner gazed at him with intrigue at his mention of Rex and his abilities. Hearing Roman's story made her more and more curious about the boy himself. Never in her years in Remnant did she ever her of a boy that could grow metal out of his body and cause such collateral damage. She was still mad that he stopped their operation but hearing how he did it made it more intriguing to her.
"So he was able to make giant metal builds and seemed to have been to take down the jets just by touching them" she asked.
But then a White Fang member popped out of nowhere with a scroll in his hand and said "Boss, check it out. That boy you were talking about is on the news" he said as he handed them the scroll. Cinder's eyes never left the screen as she was entranced by the boys abilities. She then began to lose herself in thought to which her accomplices noticed.
"What are you thinking about, Cinder."
Cinder just smirked as she got up from her seat and walked away as she said
"I think we've found something that's worth looking into."
Early that same night
Mountain Glenn
A city that was originally an expansion of Vale to the southeast that had now been overrun and destroyed by grimm, now stood as a dark reminder for the history of Remnant to reflect upon. On the grounds of the the defunct city was a woman fighting Grimm.
The woman was wearing a shallow cut black and red dress, five necklaces with an assortment of beads, a red girdle-belt, and a pair of matching gauntlets. She also wears black fingerless gloves.
An object that looks to be made from feathers hangs from the right side of her skirt, as she also wears detached leggings that are solid black. Underneath her leggings she wears black boots, which have red high heels and soles.
Her most distinctive feature is a fearsome, full-face mask that resembles the face of a Creature of Grimm; A Nevermore. The mask has four eye slits, further enhancing the character's inhuman appearance. The slits are black and red inside.She has a large blood red sword with a rotary chamber with different Dust blades.
The woman slaughtered the Grimm with fast paced attacks that left them dead within seconds.
As the last of them disintegrated, she got notification on her scroll and took it out and saw a news headline on it, reading:
White Fang Dust Robbery in Vale's Industrial District stopped by mysterious metal boy!!
She then saw that there was a high quality video and picture on the site and on it as she scrolled down and played the video. It showed a young boy jumping out from nowhere and messing with the white fang and their leader. But what really took her by surprise was the metal creations the boy was popping out of his limbs and creating such a ruckus for the white fang and showing to have great strength and power behind them.
The woman's eyes widen slightly at the boy's power as she smirked darkly under her mask, zooming in on the photo, taking a look at his features to try and get an understand of what he looked like.
"Well, he's certainly caught my eye. And we haven't even met face to face. Well then let's see what you're made of," the woman said as she sheathed her weapon, and jumped off the rooftop...
...where a raven was then flying away.
As soon as the raven arrived at the scene it then flew towards a building top, where she was able to witness the boy who was currently taking the giant jets down from the sky by slicing them up. The raven then began to fly towards behind an AC Rooftop unit and the raven transformed into the woman who was now watching the boy quietly from the shadows.
She then quietly saw as other kids were fighting the White Fang. She then saw the criminal Roman Torchwick began to fly away from everyone but then saw the boy take the jet down and blow up. The woman just smiled from behind her mask at the events that were happening tonight.
After the police arrived, she then began to follow the boy and the girls home, as they drove back to Beacon, in her raven form and decided to find a nice spot to rest on a light post near the entrance of their window and waited for them to be done. As she saw them sleeping the woman changed into her normal form and looked at the boy as she thought
"Quite the interesting character you are, boy. Whatever those powers of yours are, I will figure them out. No matter the cost. And I will be an even greater leader of the tribe. Even if I can't, I will make you join me" as she then jumped off the window sill and changed into her raven form and flew away.