Another day, another reason to wake up. The sun has fully risen from the ground as its rays shined throughout the land and beyond. Its rays hit the ever high castle that is Beacon Academy, shining like a jewel from the sands.

One of these rays were seen passing through the windows of a room as it made its way towards the person sleeping in his bed. Y/N frowned a bit as bright lights were hitting his eyes and were irritating him. He opened his eyes as he saw the golden hue in his room was shining brightly.

"Morning already? We must have really been that tired last night." Y/N grumbled beneath his breath as he sat up from his comfy queen-sized bed. He rubbed his eyes to get rid of any stardust that was there and yawned loudly.

He checked the nearby clock on his stand to see what time it was. "7:00... Good thing we don't have classes for the month since some teams are still on missions."

Y/N thought back to yesterday when the breach was finishing up and his fight with Crow. After that emotional rollercoaster of an event, JNPR, as well as Sun and Neptune, continued their missions like nothing happened after some rest and were gone for a few weeks or so.

CFVY were resting in their dorms and RWBY as well. Especially at what they saw.

Speaking of which, Y/N turned his head to another bed near him as it held a person in it. The person was sleeping soundly withing their comfy duffel as they slowly breathed through their mouth.

He was sorely glad about that person, especially of what happened to her. He wasn't really sure if his new power could help her but was deeply relieved to see it had done its job.

Not only did it fully repair her metallic body, but it also seemed to give her some new parts that were destroyed from the fight.

RWBY was so happy to see her, that they just hugged her non-stop. As well as checking every nook and cranny to see if she is OK. They even commented about her new eye color, looking a bit similar to that of Penny.

Before that cat got out, Y/N quickly changed the topic and suggested that Aigis needed to have a check-up with Prof. Peach and Ironwood. They were immediately sad but Aigis reassured them that it will be quick and they can celebrate afterward.

The two quickly and thoroughly analyzed her with the tech available to them and saw that she was perfectly fine. Not only that but it appears she got a few upgrades as well. Durable steel, a new interface, and a couple of other things.

Ironwood thanked Y/N for what he did but cannot help but ask what he did to do this. Is he an apprentice to Peach? A genius of mechanical engineering? Y/N calmed down the general and will answer his questions at a later time.

He agreed, since now they are focused on Aigis. Or Penelope as her original name.

She was fine with either name since they were all her.

After the results came, they discharged Aigis from their sights and was left with nothing to do.

Y/N saw it was a good time to go to the celebration RWBY said earlier and walked to their dorm. As they opened the door, they all welcomed Aigis back from the dead.

Needless to say,  some tears were shed for their gratitude.

They partied the day away and it was now time to say goodnight.

Now... Y/N just let her sleep.

He got ready for the day and headed outside of Beacon. The last few days were a bit hectic for him so he needed a refresher of things. It was now 8:30 in the morning and that meant breakfast.

He opened the doors to the cafeteria and saw a few students here and there, eating their own foods mingling with friends, as if yesterday was just a bad dream.

Y/N got his plate filled with food and walked to an empty table. Before he could take a bite of his meal, he spotted Team CFVY entering as well. "Velvet! Guys, over here!"

They all turned their heads to him and walked towards his location. One person, in particular, was very ecstatic about his appearance. "Y/N!"

"Hey, guys. Morning."

They all greeted him and sat at his table.

"Good morning to you as well, Y/N. We are sorry if we disturbed you eating." Yatsuhashi had his head down at Y/N.

"It's no biggie. Not like you guys are rude." Y/N assured the giant with a smile and he smiled back.

"So, I heard you had a party last night with Team RWBY and Aigis." Coco lowered her shades at him.

"Yep. We were celebrating Aigis' being alive again so they threw a party."

"But... how is she alive?" Fox asked him, his sense was sure of her death.

"... Well, let's say a friend helped me out." Y/N inwardly smiled as he stared at his hand, that once held Crow's mask and inherited his {Persona} along with its powers.

"... I see." Fox felt the mood darken a bit. "My condolences."

"It was fine. Thanks." They both nodded at each other.

"So what are you doing now?" Velvet asked him. "Now that you guys are finished with your mission, but you also have free time until the rest is finished with theirs."

"I dunno. Maybe I'll go to my part-time job at Monty's, but Ms. Belle already called me. Saying that it was destroyed but a King Taijutsu and is now being repaired by the city. Maybe I'll walk around Vale. Wanna join me?"

"Sure. Not like we have anything else to do today, right Yatsu?" Coco asked her teammate across her.

Yatsuhashi combed through the small book he, suspiciously, have and looked back at her. "We're free today."

"Alright, that's settled then. Team CFVY and Y/N, let's walk around Vale."

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Strolling around, Y/N saw the many people here living their lives as they want it. Some were also strolling around like they are while some are working in shops, offices, and stores.

As per his request, CFVY and Y/N were leisurely taking their time walking at the sidewalk with cars running around and civilians casually take glances at them.

Velvet was near his side most of the time but Coco was not far off. The two took each of his arms while he merely sweatdropped the gesture. "I know we're just walking but why are the two of you holding me like I'm gonna disappear from Remnant?"

"What's wrong, Y/N? A little hot for you to handle?~" Coco smirked at his flustered face and only gripped tighter.

"C-C-Coco, we're out in public." Velvet shyly said to her, also gripping tightly.

"What's wrong, Vel? Afraid I'll take him away?"

"N-No..." Her ears drooped a bit as she looked to the side.

Coco light laughed at how Velvet reacted and continued walking.

"Can you guys ease up a bit? My arms are getting sore." Y/N asked the two girls but they acted like they didn't hear him. He sighed as they passed the plaza.

They looked at the many construction workers there fixing the damages the Grimm left behind... as well as Y/N's fight.

"Wow. They're working so hard." Velvet praised for their efforts.

"...Now I feel guilty. Maybe I should have fought in the sky instead?" Y/N gave his thanks to those who are working right now.

"It's alright, Y/N." Coco patted his back. "Beacon is responsible for paying any curricular damages caused by the students and professors."

"I see... Remind me to thank Ozpin for that one."

"You can thank him in cash."

"... I'll be sure to do that."

Velvet and Coco lightly giggled at Y/N's downcast expression and continued walking anywhere.

And if you are wondering where Yatsuhashi and Fox were...

Well...

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"Damn you, Coco! What did you do now?!"

"Stop complaining Fox and keep running!!!"

"Easy for you to say! I can barely see when I'm nervous! And right now, I'm nervous about what they will do to us!"

"Then shut up and keep running!"

In another part of town where Yatsuhashi and Fox wanted to go, someone recognized them and immediately started running.

They thought it was someone harmless...

Until they brought more people who started running after them, craving for blood, money, and service.

And soon, a mob of angry managers and designers were chasing after them because they were teammates with a certain girl.

"Damn it! Just how many debts do you owe up until now?!"

"Hurry, Fox!"

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-"

...

Should we interfere?

No... I don't think so.

Why not?

You remember what happened with Hecate, right?

Oh yeah... Then again, this is fun to watch.

Agreed. Now I understand what Hermes felt.

...You guys are evil.

No. I'm evil. He's sensible.

Yeah, but...

Would you like to take their place?

...On second thought, maybe I'll just... yeah.

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Where were we? Oh yeah.

Right now, the team was in a mall with the objective is simple.

SURVIVE

As soon as they entered the shopping district, Coco asked Y/N a question.

"Hey, Y/N. What do you usually wear outside of Beacon?"

"Oh, just some work clothes for my part-time job. Why do you ask?"

It was at this moment he knew...

He fucked up.

Y/N comedically struggled as he carried over a mountain of bags containing clothes. The moment he asked that question, Coco dragged him and Velvet through every-

No, I did not stutter. EVERY store the mall has and purchased at least one of everything. It was worse when he offered to pay for it all, which she took advantage of and went into more of a craze.

It went so fast that Y/N swore he saw afterimages of Coco constantly demanding him to be his puppet as she forced him to try and buy the clothes she deemed acceptable.

Needless to say, he spent over 50,000 Lien just to cover it all. As well as 25,000 for other stuff that Coco and Velvet liked.

Thankfully, they were resting on a nearby cafe that Coco wanted to try but didn't find a reason to. She told Y/N to store them away nearby and, when no one was looking, put it at his {Inventory}. He dusted his hands from the mountains of bags and met Coco and Velvet inside.

"This is nice, Coco. How'd you find this place?" Y/N asked the fashionista as he took in the sight before him.

"Met a guy at a village, recommended me this place to unwind and stuff. Gotta hand it to him, he knows where the good stuff is." Even she was in awe of the place.

"Wow, this is pretty amazing. They even have a stage." Velvet pointed it out and saw someone singing as well.

The group all took their seats near the stage and a waitress came to get their orders. The menu offered a wide selection of food around Remnant and a lot of them were local favorites. It wasn't hard to find one you likes since it also has pictures and descriptions of the dish.

After saying their orders, the waitress bid them farewell and to enjoy the show.

Soon after, the singer from the stage ended his song and descended to his table. A man jumped afterward and grabbed the mic. From his outfit and the air around him, it seems that this guy was the host.

"Thank you, Jack, for that wonderful solo you sang for us. Now, please keep your ears open for the 'Ear Tribe'."

A round of applause echoed around the small cafe as a group of teens rushed in there, carrying their own instruments like a custom soundboard, a keyboard, and some other stuff I don't know enough.

They all have one thing in common and that they are all Faunus'. Specifically, those with animal ears. The leader of the group or the lead singer walked towards the mic.

"Thank you Mike for the introduction. Hello everyone, my name is Trisha and I'm a Bat Faunus. I'm also the lead singer of this band we called the 'Ear Tribe' because we all have animal ears... get it?"

"..."

The audience didn't get the poorly made Faunus joke. Even Velvet was confused by that.

"OK... Tough crowd, anyway. Let's do this."

Then the group started playing away, with Trisha singing the vocals. The team enjoyed the atmosphere and the song as they genuinely smile at it.

Y/N even had his feet tapping in rhythm from a catchy song Trisha sang.

The food arrived and it was delicious as it looked. The team all finished their meals with satisfied faces as the Ear Tribe continued to play it through.

It seemed that this lunch was turning into an early bar as patrons were now ordering drinks and cocktails from the bar.

It was unfortunate that Y/N, Coco, and Velvet were still underage to drink alcoholic beverages but still listened to the band.

Soon, the band was almost finished with their turn. Each one of them was sweating from the continuous playing and singing but they didn't care, it felt good for them to release all that energy and do something for once.

Trisha was also the same, for she wanted to become a professional singer like Weiss Schnee and felt her dream taking another step forward. "Thank you all for listening to us play! I hope you can continue to support us-"

"Support you?!"

A loud crash was heard and everyone in the cafe all swiveled their heads to whoever said that. A lone man, drinking a shot of whiskey destroyed one of them as he drunkenly lost his cool.

"How many times do I gotta say it before it gets through that thick skull of yours?!" He slurred his speech towards the stage as he grabbed a liquor bottle from nearby. "Why don't you and your kind just get out of here?!"

He hurled the bottle towards Trisha with deadly speed. The girl was too frightened to move as it was too quick for her to pick up.

Before it could impact her head...

*Thunk*

Someone caught it in his bare hands and stood in front of her. Trisha looked dazed for a moment as she saw who it was that protected her.

Y/N calmly put the bottle down beneath the stage as he looked at the drunk. "Sir. I think its time for you to leave."

The drunk didn't like what the brat said to him and slowly made his way to him. "And who do you think you are to say something like that, you brat?!"

"A Beacon student."

That alone made some people in the cafe gasp in surprise but also understood why he moved so fast. They were seeing a Huntsman-In-Training in action.

The man only got angrier as he swung around himself. "So, what?! Just because you're protected by the law doesn't mean that I can do what I want. So beat it punk, or I'm just gonna have to the authorities."

The drunk and Y/N continued to stare each other off as Velvet and Coco merely looked from the sidelines. It was tense right now as they don't know when a fight was about to go off.

Just before that could happen, the club's host went in between them. "Both of you, stop it. Mr. Kurt, I swear if you continue to harass my patrons the I have no choice but to ban you from this establishment. So stop it."

"...Feh, fine. Whatever, don't wanna get my hands dirty on touching some animals. Stupid brats..." Kurt grumbled back into his seat and continued to drink.

To prevent anymore whispers being direct at them, the host closed the curtains in front of the stage so that the band was hidden behind a veil.

Velvet was honestly worried about what Y/N is about to do and tried to help, only for Coco to calm her down.

"I know you're worried. But... let's let Y/N handle this. He seems to have a good head on his shoulders."

"But..."

"Eh, don't worry. If its something bad then I'll step in, personally."

"...That's why I'm worried."

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Seeing that it was resolved, Y/N turned back to where he aimed at and kneeled at her level. "Are you alright?"

Trisha was a bit dazed for a moment as her friends were helping her stand back up. She then faced him with a smile as her friends stayed near her. "Yeah, thanks for that."

"It was my pleasure. Who was that guy anyway?"

One of her friends stood beside Trisha to give an answer. "That was mister Kurt. He continuously harasses people here since he's a guard to the Council. Especially towards us."

Another joined in and it was the guy who played the keyboard. "But this is the first time he's ever thrown an object at Trish. Thank's for that."

"Right... So, now what will you do?"

"Trisha was now hanging her head in shame. "We were planning for one last song, but after that... I don't think I wanna sing right now."

"Why not?"

"Well, the last sone if pretty corny if you heard it but it's only gonna piss him off even more so."

"Ugh, I hate that guy." The drummer angrily stomped his foot in rage. "I just wish... we could say something bad at him."

"Justin!"

Justin sighed and breathed calmly. "Sorry, sorry. It's just... I want to at least say some 'Fuck You's' at him."

"... You want to say that to him?" The band looked at Y/N as he grinned. "Then I know the perfect song for him."

"Really?" Justin became interested and walked closer. "What are they?"

"Justin! We can't just play a song that curses a lot! That would be illegal and disrespectful!"

"Yeah, well he's just the same! I think it's time we get some revenge, don't you think so?"

"But this is not how we do it! Our goal was to show the people that Faunus' isn't evil in the first place. And now, you want to sing a song that insults them?"

"... Yeah." They gasped as to how brazen he was. "Because I want to show them that Faunus isn't some docile race that keeps their heads down. I want to show that we're just as capable as they are."

Y/N merely watched from the sidelines as the drama continued.

He could understand what Justin meant and supported him since all he wanted to do was to show the world that Faunus' isn't some pushover species. So what if a group of Faunus decided to eradicate humanity? Whose fault was that? Whose idea was it, to create more misunderstandings? Who was at fault for calling out the assumption that all Faunus are evil?

'Stuff like this makes me feel really glad that I left Earth.' Y/N nodded in regards to what happened to his planet.

"...Alright, I'll do it."

"You will?"

"I mean, why not? Might as well do it, you know?"

"How about you, Trish? You are the lead singer so you should make the decision."

All eyes were now on Trisha as the choices were now in her hands.

Normally, it would take a while to make one out of the other. But she was sure of the choice he wanted to take.

Even if it meant getting some revenge.

"...What are the lyrics?"

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"Is he back yet?" Velvet asked her teammate as she just got back from the washroom.

"...Yeah, here he comes now." Y/N was making his way towards his table and sat down on it.

"Hey, guys."

"So. What did you do there?"

He smirked when he heard the curtains being revealed to see the Ear Tribe getting ready. "Oh, you'll like this one."

"Yeah, right." They heard Kurt's voice near them and saw the drunk sitting at a nearby table, holding a bottle of spirits. "They're just a bunch of dumb animals. Not like they can fight back anyway."

"Then you should pay attention."

Trisha went up to the mic with nervous hands as the song was still fresh on her mind. She looked back at her friends who only smiled and nodded with understood intentions. Even if they were going to jail, at least they can make this night memorable.

"Hello everyone. This is the last song we are going to do tonight, so we're gonna make this a special one." She looked at where Kurt was as she was now burning with anticipation. "This song goes out to all the people who say that us Faunus are only submissive and weak! Hit it!"

Justin then let his hands do the talking and played the song.

https://youtu.be/7Bv7WIygitU

"..."

The audience was in shock of how the words were still trying to get inside their heads. It was basically a cry of rebellion against the Faunus haters.

Velvet was a bit shocked at how brazen the group was for singing a song like that while Coco merely smirked at Y/N. "...Nice choice."

"Thanks." They did a subtle high-five beneath the table.

While some people were still in shock, one was sober enough to see the meaning behind the words.

"YOU ANIMALS!!!"

Kurt has had enough and pulled out a heavy revolver from his pants. He aimed it directly at Trisha as his eyes were now bloodshot red. "DIE, YOU PIECES OF SHIT!!!"

*BANG!*

Trisha saw the bullet traveling at terminal velocity and couldn't move from her spot. Thousands of thoughts raced around her head and she saw the life she had.

Her first words.

Her first song.

Her first day at school.

Her first friends.

Her career.

And now... life will be over for her. And all she can do is watch it happen.

Before the bullet found its mark...

...

...

An orange shield stopped it.

"Huh?!" The band and Kurt were surprised to see the bullet not penetrating Trisha and just stayed at the orange barrier placed around her.

Kurt was in disbelief. He knew his weapon could easily puncture through Aura from the skull, even if his opponent was a 1st Year yet someone put up a barrier that stopped it from hitting.

Then all of a sudden, the bullet slowly moved around the shield and aimed directly at him. Before another breath was taken, it shot at terminal velocity at his forehead.

Kurt wasn't fast enough to catch the bullet, so it impacted his head. Not tore though but bounced off his head.

The bullet harmlessly rolled through the ground and stopped at a chair. The person sitting on it grabbed the bullet to identify why it didn't kill him. He then realized what it was. "A rubber bullet?"

Murmurs and chatting began to unfold around Kurt as he was now panicking from the inside. Before he could breakdown, someone grabbed hold of his shoulders, and the next thing he knew, he got kicked out.

"And stay out." Mike then closed the door to his shop, implying to Kurt that he is now banned.

Y/N only smirked at how it happened so quickly that he looked at his friends and immediately understood what now.

He put 5,000 Lien on the table and the group exited the cafe, leaving only shocked audiences.

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The sun nearly set on the horizon as the group walked to the bullheads zone en route to Beacon.

"So, that happened." Y/N gave way to the ice as to not make it a bit awkward.

"Y-Yeah. I'm still reeling in at how fast it got all of a sudden." Velvet scratched her cheek at how fearful she was. "But I didn't know you had that song."

"Yeah, where did you hear it Y/N? I can't find it on the internet." Coco searched through the entire music Remnant has produced, yet none of them matched to what the Ear Tribe played.

"Oh... I heard it on a whim. I don't think you'll find it there." He replied back, not giving away the information easily.

"Well, either way. I'm glad you did that. It was really nice of you." Velvet praised his efforts with a smile.

"Remind me to bring you the next time we go out. Don't wanna miss out on the action you bring." Coco the patted his butt again, which lead to Y/N blushing red.

"Can you please stop that?"

"Nope." She popped the 'p' at the end.

Y/N sighed as they continue tracking on. Replaying the song over in their heads.

"Oh wait!" Coco then pulled a 180 and turned to Y/N. "Where's our stuff?!"

Y/N had his hands up as he stopped the fashionista going berserk. "Easy, I have them."

"Where?!"

Seeing no way out of this, Y/N pulled them directly out of his sub-space in front of them as the bags were all there.

"There, you see. All better."

"..."

Coco merely stared with blank eyes as Y/N puts them back in his {Inventory}. "Uh, Coco?"

The next moment, she grabbed his shirt and pulled it to her eyes. In it, were a fiery inferno of bags and goodies.

Y/N knew those eyes, as those were the same ones his mother gets when there's a sale at the mall and he was there.

"You and me... are gonna have a blast together.~" She said it is a 'sweet' voice and broke out a malicious laugh.

Velvet had all but left him to her leader as she didn't want to be caught up on another one of her crazes again.

All Y/N could do, was merely look in fear for what he has shown Coco. The fashionista demon.