Jaune Arc was sleeping in his team's dorm room until he was awoken by his scroll. He picked it up and saw it was Ruby.
"Hello?" Called Jaune but all he got was static then it cut out. He was weirded out by the call and tried to go back to sleep but kept thinking about it through the night.
Morning came and JNPR was heading out to the
Bullhead. Jaime kept thinking about the call but Pyrrha assures him saying "I'm sure they're fine. They've got Rex. I'm sure that they're good."
"You think?" Said Jaune as he thought about Pyrrha's words.
"Probably a butt dial..." commented Nora
"Team RRWBY has always performed exceptionally in the field. And like Pyrrha said they have Rex. And he's incredibly strong. We should be focusing on our own mission.
"We're gonna be deputies!" Exclaimed Nora
"I just got this feeling... I don't know" questioned Jaune
Pyrrha tried to persuade him to try and not think about it until they heard alarms ringing as they see the city up in smoke.
Jaune gained a determined look and said "We're changing our mission. Everyone on board!"
As the team headed out Mercury, Cinder, and Emerald watched what was happening before they.
"You don't think..." "Sure looks like it" said Mercury as he interrupted Emerald.
"That's still days away!" Exclaimed Emerald.
Mercury turned to Cinder and asked "So? What do we do?"
All cinder did was look out the window and she pondered at what to do.
Vale
Team RRWBY was surrounded in the middle of the pavilion by Beowolves, Ursai, and a massive King Taijitu. Rex looked at the grimm as he yelled to the girls
"Alright guys. Looks like we've got some cleaning up to do."
"Right. Let's show these bad boys how we do things in our town" yelled Yang.
"Then allow me to introduce the Exter-"
"-minator" yelled Rex as he formed his hands. The girls sweat dropped at his phrase. Rex looked at their expressions and said "ok. Got caught up in the moment. I didn't have anything else to say."
The King Taijitu unleashed a mighty roar, signaling the Grimm to attack. Ruby planted Crescent Rose on the ground before kicking away the Grimm, Yang propelled herself upward, performing aerial bombardments with Ember Celica on the Grimm before three Giant Nevermores send her crashing to the ground.
"Yang" yelled Rex then formed his wings and chased after the Nevermores
Blake slashed at the Beowolfs with Gambol Shroud before firing on the other approaching Grimms.
Weiss slashed three Beowolves, before summoning a glyph to conjure up an ice blade.
Yang got up off the ground and sent several cars flying towards the Grimm. She then looked up and saw Rex pummeling the Nevermores and thought
"Oh yea. He totally digs me" in a teasing tone and began charging at more grimm.
As Ruby finished slashing at a Grimm, she noticed the King Taijitu ready for the attack, and tried to block it until Rex came in and delivered a big punch to the snakes head. She looked up and saw he had smashed the snakes head in with his giant fists.
"Hands off Red, you stupid snake" said Rex as he jumped off the snake.
"Cause then, who would bake awesome cookies like her again" said Rex in teasing way.
"It's true. I am the best" said ruby as she shrugged her shoulders.
"If you're just bickering about cookies, I could use some help here" said Blake as she tried slashing at a Beowulf.
Suddenly Nora came jumping out of nowhere and smashed the Beowulf with her hammer saying "Nora Smash!"
They all turned and saw the rest of Team JNPR joining in and began helping RRWBY fight the grimm. They continued the fighting until Rex heard two familiar voices come into the scene. A few feet from the fallen Ursa, Sun Wukong and Neptune Vasilias arrived, flashing their badges.
"Nobody move! Junior detectives are on the case!" Yelled Sun
"We have badges so you know it's official!" Continued Neptune.
Rex groaned at them and said "they do realize that that is doing nothing to help right now." He then heard a jet noise behind and noticed more ships, coming straight towards them.
Sun and Neptune reacted in awe of the fleet as Sun dropped his badge to the floor. Rex just snickered at what was happening before him.
As Team RRWBY looked up in the sky, an Ursa took the opportunity to attack Ruby from behind but it met its end until the hands of Rex's giant hands.
"Sorry Fido. You've just been met with a crushing defeat" joked Rex as he crushed the Beowulf.
The team then heard gun fire and saw the robotic Knights deploy, and started gunning down the Grimm.
As that was going on, Cinder and her crew showed up and saw the fight that was before them. She then nodded at her comrades, signaling Mercury and Emerald to attack the Grimm as she walked off.
Emerald and Mercury did as told and fought off the grimm that were attacking others or attacking them and decimated them, one by one.
As team RRWBY kept fighting grimm, Rex looked towards the train hole and saw Oobleck and Zwei pop out of the hole and joined the fight. He then heard a Bullhead near him and saw it drop off a certain that he was familiar with. It was Team CFVY and Professor Peter Port.
Team CFVY was one of the few teams that liked Rex. When Coco had heard what he did for Velvet, she grew a liking to him and didn't mind his powers. She knew that he was a good person and one that they could depend on if the situation got bad. The other members didn't mind him either and knew not to make him mad. As to not get crushed by his builds. The only thing Coco didn't like about him was his choice in fashion. She wasn't exactly fond of what he wore.
Some grimm creatures charged at them but Fox jumped toward them and cut them down to size.
Coco walked forward as she Fox a light pat on the butt saying "Nice hustle, Fox. Good job."
Coco then approached a large Beowulf saying "You just destroyed my favorite clothing store. Prepare to die" and gave that grimm a swift kick in the crotch and slammed her bag onto its head. She effortlessly swatted away three more Beowolves, then leaped back to avoid a Death Stalker's tail. Velvet stepped forward, and moved her hand toward Anesidora and was about to open the box until Coco said "Hey, come on, you just spent all the semester building that up. Don't waste it here."
Coco then transformed her bag into a giant minigun, and started firing, slaughtering the advancing horde of Grimm, including a Death Stalker and three Nevermores.
Rex's eyes grew in shock and thought "How heavy is that bag exactly."
Port and Oobleck regrouped at the opening, fired their weapons at the approaching Grimm, while Glynda Goodwitch mopped up the remnants and immediately closed the opening using her Semblance.
It took forever but finally all the grimms were exterminated. And Roman was escorted by Mercury and Emerald towards an Atlesian airship.
"Oh, I can't believe that you caught me, you've really taught me the error of my ways" joked Roman as the robot kept pushing him as he said "He-hey, watch the hat!"
Emerald and Mercury then approached Ruby and they smiled at each other. Everyone else was exchanging smiles with each other and were glad to know that it was all over.
Afterwards, Team RRWBY and Zwei were sitting on the edge of Beacon's landing platform, overlooking the City of Vale from across the lake.
"Well, we did it" said Rex.
"We did it" said Blake.
"If we don't get extra credit for that, I'm gonna be seriously disappointed" commented Weiss.
"We saved an entire town from being eaten or mauled and that's what you're worried about" said Rex.
"That and a two-headed snake literally crushed a bakery. I wouldn't count on it" said Yang.
"Plus, I mean, we didn't solve everything. A lot of people were hurt, and we still don't even know why they did this, or who that mystery girl was" said Ruby in a worried way.
"Well, not every story has a neat and tidy ending" said Weiss.
"I would know that the most" thought Rex as he hung his head down but not to where the girls noticed.
"We might not have all the answers, but we do have a lot of dangerous people behind bars. And I think that's something we could be proud of" said Blake.
"Yeah! And if anyone tries something like this again, we'll be there to stop them. Especially with you, Rex" said ruby as she hugged him
"Yay, teamwork" said Yang as she hugged Rex too.
"Speaking of which, Rex. I saw how you saw those big birds hit me and how you chased after them" said Yang in a teasing tone.
"I-uh-I-I w-ell of course I chased after them. I'm the only one of us that can fly so that job was best suited for me.
Yang smirked at what he said and said " you were made that I got hurt and decided to hurt those who hurt me cause you care about me so much you don't want me hurt" she said in a teasing way.
Rex blushed and stood up saying "boy am I tired. I think a good nights rest is the best thing for us" he said as he turned and walked away as the girls followed him.
"It's morning actually" said Weiss.
"Shut up. You know what I mean" said Rex in an annoyed manner. The team began walking back to their dorms to get some rest after the crazy things that happens today.
"I suggest training for the tournament, but I guess we have that covered at this point" said Weiss.
"No. Sleep now" complained ruby as she lazily walked to the dorms with her team.
Meanwhile
Vale's Government Council called on Ozpin, who responded in his office. The headmaster aloofly stared outside his window.
"Ozpin?" Said a voice in his computer. "Ozpin!" Yelled the voice again.
Ozpin turned his chair towards his desk and said "Yes, Councilman."
A video feed of the councilmen showed up on a holographic screen with Ironwood's video feed in the corner.
"You've left us no choice! The Vytal Festival tournament cannot be broadcast, let alone held, if we are unable to ensure the safety of the citizens" said the councilmen.
"Ahem... Therefore, we have reached out to the Atlas Council and together have decided that the best action is to appoint General Ironwood as head of security for the event."
"Thank you, Councilman. Our Kingdom is happy to lend as many troops as it takes to ensure that the event runs smoothly and safely as possible" replied Ozpin.
"And we thank you, General" said the councilmen again.
"Will that be all?" Questioned Ozpin.
"For now. But after this festival comes to a close, we are going to have a serious discussion about your position at Beacon Academy. General Ironwood's reports over the last few weeks have left us somewhat... concerned as well as curious. I am sure you understand by what we mean by curious.
"If you're meaning the boy, then don't worry about him" said Ozpin.
"He could still be a great help for us Oz. He has the power to fight giant grimm on his own. If we convince him to help, that could ensure the safety of the Vytal festival and the students" said James.
"I agree with James. If this boy is exactly like the reports say then he could be of great help and value" said the councilman.
"Yes I understand what you mean but as long as he's here he will..." "not be a part of these dangerous missions. I get that Oz. But we're running out of options."
"There is always options. You just have to find them" said Ozpin.
"And Rex is that option. You know that he's here to protect people so why not let me take him and use him" said James.
"USE HIM" yelled Ozpin. "And what do you mean by that" said Oz as he sat up. "If you're still wanting to do that whole experiment thing then forget it."
"You know that's not what I meant. I thought about what you said last time and I know it's not a good idea but he could help" said James.
"At least consider what he's saying Oz" said the councilman until his video feed disappears, leaving Ironwood's video feed alone with Ozpin. They silently stared at each other for a moment.
"We need him Oz. He could be the key to our... little predicament" said James.
Ozpin sat alone in thought at what he said and said "He may be all that but he's still a kid and I'm scared that if we tell him, he might not react well. That and I've been thinking about him as well."
"What do you mean" asked James
"I feel like as if there's something more to him. Throughout the time he's been here, I've seen him have this look of fear and worry and it makes me wonder if he's hiding something or hiding from something. I don't know what it is but I wish to ask him" said Ozpin.
"Well whatever the reason, you have to understand we are running out of time. And if we don't convince him to help, then things might get worse" said James as he hung up the video call. Ozpin then turned his chair around to look at the large Atlesian Ariship outside his window as James looked out his ship window at Beacon tower saying "You brought this on yourself."
Ironwood then walked toward a heavily guarded cell with Roman in it.
"Leave us" said Ironwood and the soldiers did so leaving James alone with Ironwood.
"I've been informed that so far you've refused to co-operate with the authorities" said Ironwood.
"I know this might be hard to believe, General, but uh... I'm not the biggest fan of local law enforcement" said Roman in a joking matter.
"How about the world's strongest military power?" said James in an intimidating manner.
"Roman gave it a thought and said "Hmm.. first impressions... not great."
Ironwood sighed at his annoyance and said "I'm going to give you one chance. Who's really behind all this?"
Roman smirked and said "Isn't it obvious? You're looking at him."
Ironwood groaned at his incompetence saying "Hm.. Very well then" and shut the cell door. Roman just chuckled at James and knew that things were going according to plan.
Cinder, Mercury, and Emerald were currently on a rooftop over seeing Vale.
Cinder smiled and said "All in all, I call today a success."
Emerald groaned saying "Those stupid kids really made a mess of things. Especially that Rex"
Mercury threw in his two bits saying "Yeah. A lot of Faunus didn't make it out the tunnels. You still think the White Fang's gonna listen to us?"
"No, but they'll listen to me" said a voice. They all turned around and saw a man with red hair, horns, and a black suit walking toward them. This man was Adam Taurus.
"Aww Adam. So great of you to join us" said cinder.
"Yea Yea. Listen I'm not pleased at some of my men dying but the plan is almost done" said Adam.
"But I've heard we have a new problem. One that has ruined bits of our plan and could possibly ruin what we're doing. So tell me who is this...
...Rex Salazar
Later that night
Night fell in Beacon and Rex his team was taking some much deserved rest. He was sleeping peacefully until something hit him in the face.
"Oww" said Rex as he saw that a rock was the culprit for hitting his face but he also saw that there was a note on it. He looked back to see the window was open.
"Did I leave it open or did they leave it open" he thought as he then took the letter off the rock and read it.
"Come to the court yard" it said.
Rex found it weird that the person would throw a rock into their room but he was also cautious as to who this person was. He decided to investigate as to who the person was. As to not wake his team, He walked through the campus and made his way to the fountain but when he got there, the person wasn't there. He looked around but they were gone. He was about to leave until he heard a familiar voice
"Ah, Mr Salazar. Good to see you old friend. How's things been at Beacon."
Rex turned around and saw Professor Paradox standing behind him. He hadn't changed at all since the last time they spoke but then again it was only a couple of weeks.
"Paradox. What are doing here" asked Rex in a surprising tone.
"Well my boy. I'm here because I have some information to tell you that can save many lives. I wish I could stay long because we have much to talk about but once again, I am short on time" said Paradox as he reached into his lab coat and pulled out a piece of folded paper.
"What is this" questioned Rex.
Paradox looked down at his watched and made a deep sigh. As he began to turn around he looked back at Rex and answered in a grave voice saying "The only thing that you can do" and he disappeared in a flash of light. Rex held his arms up to block the bright light. As he disappeared Rex just sighed as he said "Could he be any more cryptic."
Rex then began to head back to his dorm room. When he sat down on the floor, he began to read the letter
"Dear Mr Salazar, I'm sorry that I couldn't stay and chat with you but I'm currently dealing with some issues right now but the things I'm going to tell you can save the lives of Academy but not the place itself. I am afraid you can't tell your friends because your future as well as all of Remnants rests on you. Now, what I have to tell you is this..."\
Meanwhile
A raven had been perched on one of the lampposts and had been watching Rex the whole time. After witnessing the boy talking to the mysterious man and then watched as he made his way back to his room, the raven then descended towards the ground as it began to transform back into the masked swordswoman, who was smirking as she finished observing the metal boy fighting in full action, who we know as Raven Branwen. She was determined to find out the source of this boy's power and once she finds out his secret she will have him as a perfect bandit of her "family," the Branwen Tribe.
However, her thoughts were cut off short when she dodged out of the way avoiding a familiar looking long cane with its patterned handle and gray-black shaft. Raven looked towards the direction of the cane as it was pointed at her throat and its wielder, Ozpin.
"Why am I not surprised you were able to spot me and caught me off guard...," Raven said as she looked at her former Headmaster while removing her Grimm mask showing her black hair and red eyes.
"You were never able to get past me and do the same thing... Raven." Ozpin retorted as Glynda arrived with her riding crop pointed at her.
"I would appreciate it if you didn't try to observe one of my new students Raven. Now, what is your reason for following Mr. Salazar here? You seemed to be interested in him for a good reason, and I believe something he did has manage to gain your attention," Ozpin asked while keeping his cane at Raven's neck.
Raven slowly backed up as she still kept her eye on Ozpin as she kept her distance while Ozpin's cane was still close to her throat as the boy and Glynda followed. She did not want wish to fight here and now. And despite being raised by the bandit tribe that she and her brother Qrow grew up and both are equally matched with each other in combat. Ozpin, however, was a different story.
"That's much better. Now tell me, why are you here Raven?" Ozpin asked his former student once again.
"Take a guess, Oz. You're always good at figuring things out." Raven retorted.
Ozpin stared at her over his spectacles with a glare that could kill a Creature of Grimm, or anyone that dare to cross him.
"I will not ask again Raven. Tell me now, or suffer the consequences." Ozpin replied with a cold edge in his voice.
"That is none of your business." Raven said to her old headmaster while gripping her sword.
"I do believe it is old friend. If I were to guess you're the one interested in Mr. Salazar and his 'abilities' that managed to impress you, and you considered him to be and I quote on your brother's words: 'A perfect candidate in your 'family' comprised of thieves and murderers.'" Ozpin replied antagonizing Raven as she tried her best to keep her cool.
Raven glared at him again before she lowered her gaze, as she held on to her mask.
"Ever since, I was exploring Remnant like usual, I felt a source of power in a forest somewhere near a Faunus Village in Vale, so I immediately investigated out of curiosity," Raven said as she continued to speak, "And once I reached the site of the source of unknown power, that's when I witnessed everything that impressed me. That boy has the power to grow metal out of his body and he is able to knock a nevermore to the ground without breaking a sweat. I still wish to know his powers, just like you Oz. But until I can find them out, he will be useful to me as he would make a perfect tribe member." Raven smiled as she finished as she pointed her index at the window of RRWBY's room.
"I'm afraid that's never going to happen, Raven. I will not have you harm one of my special students. And the boy and his power is off limits," Ozpin retorted as he kept his cool in check.
"Why would you need this boy anyway Oz? You know damn well that Salem will bring down Beacon and the rest of the Huntsmen Academies, and you know that you'll fall and continue to live throughout your cursed life, and this boy fall into her hands you know well with her power and connections, she will eventually find them out. You know that that boy would be safer in my hands." Raven reasoned. Ozpin, however, was feeling quite annoyed that Raven was pulling up very personal things.
"I'm only going to offer you a chance Raven... Leave Mister Salazar alone and go back to your tribe in Anima, you will stop bringing up Salem and my personal status that is suppose to be classified or else!" Ozpin threatened the bandit leader.
"Or else what, you old fool?" Raven replied. Ozpin tried to find a way to respond to her question but while he was distracted, Raven grabbed a smoke bomb and threw it to the ground.
When Ozpin and Glynda cleared the smoke, Raven was gone. They searched around but they saw she had disappeared.
Ozpin sighed at he began to get lost in thought at Raven's words. She did make some good points but not all of them. He did know that he needed Rex's help and it might be soon. He then turned to Glynda and said "I feel it might soon be getting time to tell Mr. Salazar
"I don't know about that Oz," Glynda said to her associate. "Are you sure Rex will be useful against Salem. Not to mention we still need to figure out who will be Amber's candidate."
"Have hope Glynda, I know Rex Salazar will do the right thing and because of his heroism, he will help us in the battle against Salem and protecting the four Relics from her." Ozpin replied.
"You better know what you are doing Ozpin, Not only has Mister Salazar gained the attention of Raven, but wouldn't Salem will try to take his powers from him?" Glynda asked afraid of what would happen to their new student.
"Have faith in yourself Glynda." Ozpin calmly replied to his second in command, "Rex will be ready to face the secrets for when I have to tell them to him, but for now, lets all get some rest." Ozpin finished while Glynda and himself began to walk back to the school.
Ozpin's Office
Ozpin had returned to hi office to collect some items before heading home but as he got there, he saw an envelop on his desk. He pondered in thought as he wasn't expecting mail. He then began to get paranoid that this was a threat letter or perhaps a bomb inside it but he knew he wasn't;t going to find the answer just standing there. He walked over to his desk and then hit the letter with his staff.
Nothing
"Ok, so theres no bomb in it" he thought as he then sat on his desk. He opened the envelop and pulled out a letter. On the front of it, it said "TO: Professor Ozpin" as he then began reading the letter.
Further away from the academy
The same raven was franticly flying through the air and landed on the ground and it changed back into Raven Branwen. She stood back up and turned around to face Beacon Academy as she then said
"Mark my words, Rex Salazar, you will join my tribe, and you shouldn't believe in Qrow and Ozpin as they're both fools as Beacon will fall, I know this." Raven said as she began heading back home.
"Until we meet again, Rex Salazar...," Raven finished as she put her Grimm Mask back on and used her semblance to create a swirling red and black portal with her sword. She then gave one last look at Beacon Acamdey, as she walked inside portal and it completely dissipated.