(Lazarus' POV)

After the insanity that was the Food Fight, my team and I have just finished cleaning up before putting on our regular clothing. We were going to meet up with Team RWBY and JNPR in the library.

Olympia: U-Um... G-Guys...?

We looked at Olympia, only for her to have a terrified expression and point out of the window... We walked over to her and looked out of the window, only to be surprised... There was a fleet of Atlas Airships...

Me: Atlas Airships...

Cassie: That means that tin can's here...

Cassie sounded quite vengeful... I looked at her, only to see her glaring at the ships... I looked at Olympia and she still seemed afraid while Cassandra... well, she was growling like an attack dog... Olympia quickly moved over to my side and latched herself onto my arm in a terrified manor.

Olympia: C-Can we p-please not s-see him??

Cassie: Please... If we were to catch a glimpse of him, I probably would not be able to keep Cassandra from ripping him to scrap...

Me: Well... Let's just go meet up with Ruby and the others.

"DO YOU HONESTLY THINK YOUR CHILDREN CAN WIN A WAR?"
CHAPTER 2: WELCOME TO BEACON

(3rd Person POV)

Currently, Ozpin and Glynda stood in the headmaster office, watching the Atlesian fleet through the windows.

Glynda: Ironwood certainly loves bringing her work wherever he travels.

Ozpin: Well, running an academy and a military makes him a busy man. But yes, those are a bit of an eyesore.

A console on Ozpin's desk began to beep as he faced the elevator.

Ozpin: Come in.

The elevator doors opened as General Ironwood made his way into the office with a friendly smile.

Ironwood: Ozpin!

Ozpin: Hello, General.

Ironwood: Please, drop the formalities. It's been too long.

Ironwood then held his hand out to Ozpin to which he shook it. Then Ironwood turned his attention to Glynda.

Ironwood: And Glynda! It has certainly been too long since we last met.

Glynda: *rolls eyes* Oh James... *looks at Ozpin* I'll be outside.

Glynda walked to the elevator, leaving the two men alone to talk.

Ironwood: Well, she hasn't changed at all.

Ozpin: So, what in the world brought you all the way down from Atlas? Headmasters don't typically travel with their students for the Vytal Festival.

Ironwood: Well, you know how much I love Vale this time of year. Besides, with you hosting, I thought this might be a good opportunity for us to catch up.

Ozpin: I can certainly appreciate quality time between friends. However... a small fleet outside my window has me somewhat concerned.

Ironwood: Well... concern is what brought them here.

Ozpin: I understand travel between kingdoms has become increasingly difficult.

Ironwood: Oz... you and I both know why I brought those men.

Ironwood took a sip of his coffee.

Ozpin: We are in a state of peace. Shows of power like this are just going to give off the wrong impression.

Ironwood: But if what Qrow said saw is true-

Ozpin: If what Qrow said is true, then we will handle it tactfully. It's the Vytal Festival, a time to celebrate unity and peace. So I suggest that you not scare people by transporting hundreds of soldiers halfway across the continent.

Ironwood: I'm just being cautious.

Ozpin: As am I. which is why we will continue to train the best Huntsmen and Huntresses we can.

Ironwood: Believe me, I am.

Ironwood turned to leave.

Ironwood: But ask yourself this... Do you honestly believe your children can win a war?

Ozpin: I hope they won't have to... But with three Guardian Beasts here, we have a chance.

Ironwood's eyes widen as he snapped his head back to Ozpin.

Ironwood: Did you just say Guardian Beasts??? There's THREE of them here!?

Ozpin: That's right. The Hybrids of the Guardian Beasts, King Ghidorah, Mothra and Iris are here.

King Ghidorah

Mothra

Iris

Ironwood: Iris, Mothra and King Ghidorah... Cassie and Cassandra are here!? And the Lost Princess of the Houtua tribe is here too!? Where!?

Ozpin: James, I sure hope you aren't planning take them into your custody and experiment on them again.

Ironwood: Ozpin, the hybrids are dangerous and need to be locked away. It doesn't matter if two of the Guardian Beasts are said to be on our side. ANYTHING can cause them to go rouge and I've felt the pain of one of them. Their power alone can bring Remnant to chaos!

Ozpin: They are powerful, I am not arguing otherwise, but they are just children. Princess Olympia was terrified the first time she came here, but now she's as cheerful and childish as ever. Cassie has decided to break out of her shell and become more open with others and Cassandra's made the decision to trust people and she has become much less aggressive to others. You causing more tension could make things worse for all of us, including them.

Ironwood narrowed his eyes at the headmaster before sighing.

Ironwood: The moment anything dangerous happens that leads to them, I'm bringing them into custody.

Ironwood left the office as Ozpin watched him go.

Ozpin: I suggest you be careful with what you say and do James, as among those Beasts, exists an Alpha that will do anything to ensure their safety...

As he finished his sentence, the scene slowly changed to show Lazarus standing in the library. Team RWBY was sitting around a table, playing the board game, "Remnant the Game". Lazarus stood behind Weiss, looking over the game as Cassie sat next to Blake. Cassandra and Olympia were shown sitting next to team JNPR, the former asleep. The game continued with Ruby and Yang going head to head in this battle for control over Remnant.

Ruby: Hmm... All right... All right! Yang Xiao Long, prepare your kingdom for battle!

Yang: Bring it on!

Ruby: I deploy the ATLESIAN AIR FLEET!!!

Yang: *GASP*

Ruby: Looks like I get to fly right over your Ursai and attack your walls directly!

Yang: You fiend!

Ruby: And since Atlas is a part of Mantle, my repair time only lasts, one turn.

Yang suddenly began to laugh as she raised a specific card.

Yang: Pretty sneaky sis, but you just activated my Trap Card!

Ruby: *GASP*

Yang: GIANT NEVERMORE!!! *slams fist on the table*

Cassie looked on in confusion before looking at Blake, who shrugged her shoulders in response.

Yang: If I roll a seven or higher, fatal feathers will slice your fleet in two!

Ruby: BUT, if you roll a six or lower, the Nevermore will turn on your own forces!

Yang: That's just a chance I'm willing to take.

The camera panned over to show Team JNPR, Olympia and Cassandra sitting at another table. Nora and Cassandra were asleep, the former on a large book that Ren was reading. Olympia was being entertained by Ni and San who had shrunken down to miniature sizes before putting on a lightning show for Olympia, whose eyes showed sparkles of amazement. Jaune was reading a comic but after Pyrrha cleared her throat and handed him a text book, he groaned and reluctantly took it. Pyrrha on the other hand smiled and began reading the comic herself. In the background, Yang and Ruby were still having their battle, the latter falling into tears.

Ruby: Nooooo!!! My fearless soldiers!!!

Yang: Eh, most of them were probably androids.

Ruby: Goodbye my friends, you will be avenged...

Yang: Not until I draw my rewards! Which are doubled this round thank to the Mistral Trade Route!

Ruby: Bah!

Yang: Oh, and what's this? The Smugglers of Wind Path?

Ruby: Bah! BAH I SAY!

Yang: I say, it looks like I'm talking two cards in my hand!

Ruby: HAVE YOU NO HEART!? NOOOO!!!!!

Ruby slammed her head into the table, whaling. Weiss looked absolutely confused and glanced at Lazarus, who had his arms crossed.

Lazarus: Yes this is normal.

Weiss: Right...

Yang: Well, Weiss, it's your turn.

Weiss: I have... absolutely no idea what's going on...

Yang: Look, it's easy! You're playing as Vacuo which means that all Vacuo cards have a bonus.

Weiss: That sounds dumb.

Yang: See, you've got Sandstorm, Desert Scavenge... Oh, oh! Resourceful Raider! See, now you can take Ruby's discarded Ari Fleet-

Ruby: Nooooo!!!!

Yang: -and put it in your hand!

Weiss: Okay...?

Yang: And since Vacuo warriors have an endurance against natural based hazards, you can use Sandstorm to disable my ground forces and simultaneously infiltrate my kingdom! Just know that I will not forget this declaration of war.

Weiss: And that means...?

Ruby: You're just three moves away from conquering Remnant!

Weiss stayed quiet for a moment before she suddenly stood up as thunder boomed behind her and terrifying music played...

Weiss: AHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! Y-YES! Fear the almighty power of my forces! Cower as they pillage your homes and weep as they take your children from your very arms!!!

Yang: Trap Card.

Weiss: Huh...?

Yang: Your armies have been destroyed.

With tears in her eyes, Weiss turned around to Lazarus and flung herself into his arms, burying her face in his chest, causing him to gain an expression of confusion.

Lazarus: What the-

Weiss: I HATE THIS GAME OF EMOTIONS WE PLAY!!

Unsure of what to do, Lazarus just hugged her back and patted her head.

Lazarus: Um... There, there... You will get your revenge in this "game of emotions".

Weiss just buried her head further in Lazarus' chest.

Weiss: SHUT UP! DON'T TOUCH ME!!!

Lazarus' thoughts: What the fuck is happening...?

Lazarus glanced at Cassie who was smirking while shooting him a wink of approval.

Yang: Alright Blake, you're up!

Blake: Oh, um sorry... What am I doing?

Cassie: I have no idea what's happening here... Besides that *looks at Weiss and Lazarus*

Yang: You're playing as Vale, trying to conquer the Kingdoms of Remnant.

Lazarus was attempting to sit Weiss back down but she was having none of it and held onto him tighter.

Blake: Right...

Jaune then walked over to them.

Jaune: Hey! Can I play?

Ruby: Sorry Jaune, we already have four players.

Weiss' tears disappeared as she glared at Jaune, over Lazarus' shoulder.

Weiss: Besides, this game requires a certain level of tactical cunning that I seriously doubt you possess.

Yang: Uhh... You attacked your own naval fleet two turns ago.

Weiss glared at Yang before looking at Lazarus, realizing that she was still hugging him.

Lazarus: Um... Hello there.

With a massive blush on her face, Weiss pushed away from him.

Weiss: W-What are you doing you blood sucker!?

Lazarus just deadpans...

Lazarus: In my defense, you latched onto me and would not let me go...

Weiss: W-What!? Don't be ridiculous!

Lazarus: I have witnesses.

He gestured to Yang, Ruby and Cassie who all gave a thumbs up in response, further maddening Weiss' blush.

Jaune: Bring it on Ice Queen! I'll have you know that I have been told that I am a natural born leader!

Weiss: By who? You mother?

Jaune: A-And Pyrrah!

Pyrrha: Hello again!

Jaune: Come on, let me play your hand for a turn!

Weiss: I'm not trusting you with the good citizens of Vacuo!

Jaune: Why not? You've trusted me with way more important stuff before. I mean, you told us all that Blake's secretly a Fa-

Pyrrah suddenly zipped towards him and covered his mouth with her hand.

Pyrrah: Fun loving person, whom we all admire and respect!

They all looked at Blake, who was clearly not happy. Cassie glared Weiss.

Cassie: You told him!?

Weiss: He wouldn't shut up for hours! Give me a break!

Jaune: Right... That. Ladies, enjoy your battle.

Jaune and Pyrrah were about to go back to their table when Sun and Neptune showed up.

Sun: Sup losers.   

Cassie: Ugh, not you again!

Sun: Chill out, Cassie! I'm not gonna take Blake away from you.

Cassie: Hmph, like you could even try.

Sun: H-Hey!

Ruby: Hey Sun!

Sun: Ruby, Lazarus, Yang, Blake... Ice Queen.

Weiss: Why does everyone keep calling me that!?

Lazarus: *slight sarcasm* Your guess is as good as mine.

Sun: I never got a chance to formally introduce you to my old friend.

Neptune: Aren't libraries for reading?

Ren threw his hands up.

Ren: THANK YOU!

Nora: *snorts and jolts awake* PANCAKES!

Cassandra: *snorts and jolts awake as well* Geh!

Sun: Shut up, don't be a nerd.

Neptune: Geh, geh, geh, geh! "Intellectual", okay? Thank you. I'm Neptune.

Weiss: So Neptune, where are you from?

Neptune: Haven.

He walked over to Weiss, pushing Lazarus out of the way.

Neptune: And I don't believe I've caught your name, Snow Angel.

Weiss: Um, I'm Weiss.

Jaune: Are you kidding me!?

Cassie whispered in Blake's ear.

Cassie: I already don't like him...

Blake: Same...

Lazarus narrowed his as Neptune.

Neptune: Pleasure to meet you.

Neptune turned around, upon feeling a hand on his shoulder. He saw it was Lazarus, who was obviously NOT happy.

Neptune: What's up buddy?

Lazarus: 1. I'm not your "Buddy". And 2. You exist.

Neptune glanced at Weiss before leaning towards Lazarus and whispering in his ear.

Neptune: C'mon man, don't you see I'm trying to impress the lady?

Lazarus rolled his eyes.

Lazarus: You're totally doing a good job...

Neptune: What? What's your problem-

Neptune stopped mid-sentence, glancing back at Weiss before looking at Lazarus. Then he seemed to understand the situation and patted Lazarus' back.

Neptune: Ah, I see. But you ain't gonna impress her looking like that.

Lazarus scoffed and swept Neptune's hand off his back.

Lazarus: Don't hate me cause I'm beautiful "buddy". Maybe if you got rid of that Yee-Yee ass haircut you'll get some bitches on your dick. Oh, better yet, maybe your 20+ "Girlfriends" will call your dog-ass if they ever stop with those brain surgeons or lawyers they fuckin' with, "Buddy" ~

Lazarus slapped Neptune's back with some force, causing him to stumble forwards with a shocked expression.

Neptune: WHAT!?

Lazarus just smiled a fake smile at him before his expression returned to the normal stoic one and he looked at the others, only to see them all dawning shocked and confused expressions.

Lazarus: What?

Yang just burst out in laughter.

Yang: HAHAHAHA! YOU NAILED IT BRO!

Weiss: Wha... What just happened??

Ruby: L-Laz is that really you???

Lazarus: Why wouldn't it be, sis?

Ruby: B-But you... Never mind.

Cassie: Thankfully Olympia didn't hear that...

She glanced over to Olympia who was still occupied by Ni and San's entertainment. Ruby suddenly held out a Jar titled, "The Swear Jar".

Ruby: You swore multiple times! Pay up!

Lazarus: *sigh* Fine, fine...

As Lazarus put some lien into the jar, Sun looked at Blake.

Sun: Never took you for the board game playing type.

Blake: Right... Well I think I'm done playing actually. I'll see you guys later.

Blake abruptly got up from her seat and began walking away, leaving them all confused and concerned.

Nora: Women.

Everyone looked at Nora in confusion before Cassie got up.

Cassie: I'll... go talk to her.

Lazarus: Right. We'll leave her to you.

>>Time Skip brought to you by Chibi Olympia dancing with Chibi Ni and San<<

Blake sat there on her bed, hugging her knees as she kept thinking about all that happened on that one night; her fight against Roman and the White Fang and even her talk with Ozpin on that night. She was quickly pulled out of her thoughts when she heard knocking on her team's door.

Blake: It's open...

The door knob clicked as it turned, revealing a worried Cassie.

Blake: Oh... Hey Cassie, you need something?

In silence, Cassie closed the door behind her before walking towards Blake and sitting next to her on the bed.

Cassie: You're... still thinking about that night, aren't you?

Blake: Of course I am. How can I not think about it? Roman Torchwick is working the White Fang, their stealing whole loads of Dust. Something big is coming, and we're doing NOTHING about it!

Cassie: That's true but Ozpin said that the police have it covered.

Blake: They won't know the first place to even look!

Cassie: And you do?

Blake was about to retaliate but stopped and looked down.

Cassie: Yeah... I thought so too...

Cassie scooted over closer to Blake and gently place her hand on her cheek, making her look up at her.

Cassie: Blake... Trust me when I say, I want just as badly as you do, to find out what Roman and The White Fang are planning, but we don't have any form of lead, nor a plan. We can't just be running around like blind dogs, looking for signs that don't exist and since its fully confirmed that Roman's working with the White Fang, I think we both know who else is working with him... A certain bull...

Blake: Adam...

Cassie: Yeah... And neither of us is strong enough to take him on... Sure, we ourselves can't do much now...

Cassie then intertwined her fingers with Blake's and smiled at her.

Cassie: But, what we can do, is prepare for when Roman shows his ugly face again, so we'll be stronger than ever. And when that happens, we'll take him down, together. Right?

Blake seemed reluctant but tightened her grip on Cassie's hand before smiling back at her.

Blake: Right.

With nothing left to say, the two closed their eyes and leaned in before engaging in a passionate kiss with one another. Cassie decided to deepen the kiss a little, causing Blake to release a quiet and muffled moan before...

Yang: Are we interrupting?

Their eyes quickly shot open as they pulled away from each other with massive blushes and looked towards the door, only to find the rest of Teams RWBY and LCOC standing there.

Yang: Talk about raw love.

Ruby: Ew, gross!

Cassie: YANG!

Just then, Blake tried to make a quiet exit, but was stopped by Weiss, how pointed at her accusingly.

Weiss: STOP! Lately you've been quiet, anti-social and moody!

Yang: Uh, have you met Blake?

Weiss: Which is kind of your thing, but you've been doing it more than usual, which quite frankly, is unacceptable! You made a promise to me, to all of us, that you would let us know if something's wrong...

Weiss: SO, Blake Belladonna, What. Is. WRONG!?

Weiss began balancing dangerously on a chair.

Lazarus: You're going to fall...

Weiss: Quiet you!

She got off the chair, neatly putting it away and acting all 'normal' again. Blake sighed and addressed them all.

Blake: I just... I don't understand how everyone can be so calm.

Ruby: You still thinking about Torchwick?

Blake: Torchwick, the White Fang, all of it! Something big is happening and no one is doing anything about it!

Lazarus: I understand your point, but right now we can't do much.

Yang: Laz's right. Besides, Ozpin told us not to worry. Between the police and the Huntsmen, I'm sure they can handle it.

Blake: Well I'm not! They don't know the White Fang like Cassie and I do!

Cassie: Blake...

Weiss: Okay, between blowing up nightclubs, stopping thieves, and fighting for freedom, I'm sure all of you think that you're all ready to go out and apprehend these ne'er-do-wells.

Ruby: Uh... who?

Olympia: I think that means Bad guys???

Lazarus: Yup.

Ruby: Ooohhh...

Weiss: But let me once again be the voice of reason. We're students! We're not ready to handle this sort of situation.

Ruby: Well yeah, but...

Weiss: We're not ready!

Blake: And we may never BE ready! Our enemies aren't just going to sit around and wait for graduation day. They're out there, somewhere, planning their next move, and none of us know what it is, but it's coming! Whether we're ready or not!

Ruby: Okay! All in favor of becoming the youngest Huntresses and Huntsman to single handedly take down a corrupt organization conspiring against the Kingdom of Vale, say aye!

Yang: Yes! I love it when you're feisty!

Cassandra fist bumped the air, with a happy grunt.

Yang: Haha! That's right, Cassandra!

The two fist bumped out of happiness.

Weiss: Well, I suppose it could be fun.

Olympia: SUPER FUN!!! We can get to go UNDERCOVER!

Cassie: Hmm... well screw it, I'm in. If we do find Roman, I'll gladly teach him a wonderful lesson for making my darling over here, worry her Bellabooty off.

Cassie wrapped her arm around Blake, who blushed madly and looked at her.

Blake: Wait, worry my what now!?

Cassie just giggled innocently at her.

Ruby: None of you said aye...

Lazarus: Aye. Happy now?

Ruby smiled at him cheekily.

Ruby: Thanks Laz! Alright, let's hatch a plan!

Yang: Yeah!

Ruby: *gasp* I left my board game in the library!

Weiss: We're doomed...

Ruby: I'll be right back!!!

Ruby quickly bolted out of the room.

Lazarus: Well... I guess now we wait.

To be Continued

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And the mission begins......