Hidden Truths
Grimlock POV
Grimlock getting everyone down from top of train, Yang go into train and unload her bike.
Yang: This is just great. We're stranded, we lost a third of our party, and we gained a defenseless old lady.
Sludge: *human form* What old lady? *bumps into somebody*
????: I am not old!
Sludge turn around and see old lady in snow.
Sludge: *worried* Sludge sorry! *picks up old lady and brushes snow off her* Old lady okay?
Maria: The name's Maria Calavera, young man, and yes I'm okay.
Blake: *pats Sludge's head* Good boy, Sludge.
Maria: Odd name for a child?
Weiss: We didn't come up with them, any of them, we just ran with what we had when we adopted them.
Qrow: We need to get moving and find shelter before more Grimm are attracted to the negativity.
Blake: Does that even matter? We've been attracting them since we left Mistral.
Yang: *annoyed* Oh yeah, how could I forget? What happened to no more secrets?
Oscar: Agreed. I think we deserve some answers.
Oscar let's Ozpin take control to explain himself.
Ozpin: I did not lie to you.
Weiss: *annoyed* Well, you certainly didn't tell us everything.
Ozpin: Please, now is not the time-
Yang: No, we're way past that! I wanna know why you're still not telling us everything?!
Ozpin: It is true that Grimm are attracted to the Relics. It's faint, but undeniable. I believe it has to do with their origin, but I'm not entirely sure. Regardless, I feared making you all aware would only add to your anxiety and negativity. It seemed like a safer option.
Grimlock: We Dinobots seen Salem in person. We can handle some measly Grimm.
Ozpin: Point taken. But your Mother's haven't, I couldn't risk it.
Weiss: You know, I'm getting really tired of people choosing what's best for me.
Yang: Is that why you lied to everyone about Lionheart too?
Ozpin: Yes, as a matter of fact, I believed the Kingdom of Mistral deserved better than the truth. And I believed Leonardo deserved to be remembered for his lifetime of service and not the unfortunate missteps he made in his final years.
Yang: Missteps?!
Snarl: What's that mean?
Ozpin: What Lionheart did was reprehensible.
Slag: Huh?
Ozpin: I'm not here to argue differently, but does one lapse in judgement really negate all of his good? Do we not all have regrets? You may have met Professor Lionheart, but you didn't know the man he was, before Salem found him.
Yang: But you can trust us. I mean we've already beaten loads of Grimm, giant robots and Pyrrha went toe to toe with a kaiju sized robot monster from another dimension. We won't turn our backs on you.
Ozpin: *raised voice* Do you really think Leo was the first?!
Everyone stops.
Ozpin: That he didn't say those exact words to me?....... I'm sorry, but you have to understand, that my behaviors are backed by experience. I'm not saying I have reason for all of you to betray me. I'm saying I have reasons for the things I do, the secrets that I keep, the reason I- *realizes something* Where's the relic?
Ruby: Right here. *holds Relic in her hands* It got scattered in the crash.
Ozpin: Please, hand it over.
Ozpin reaches out his hand, but Ruby hesitates.
Ruby: So, all those times you talked about having faith in humanity. That was just for everyone else?
Ozpin: *sighs* That's not what I meant to suggest. Ms. Rose, the Relic is a powerful item and I simply feel as though it is my burden to bear.
Ruby: But you said it couldn't do anything.
Blake: What does it matter who carries it?
Ozpin: *starts walking towards Ruby* I need you to listen-
Grimlock: *stomps foot in between Ruby and Ozpin* *Growls*
Ozpin steps back with his hands up, but just before Ozpin can do anything else, his body stops dead in his tracks.
Qrow: Oz?
Oscar: *struggle to regain control* Hurry.... he's trying.... to stop you.
Swoop: Stop her from what?
Oscar: He's afraid.... you'll find what he's... hiding.
Oscar suddenly collapses, Yang, Weiss, Blake and the kids glare at the boy with intense looks while Ruby holds ghe Relic defensively.
Oscar her name is Jinn. Say her name to summon her.
Ruby: Her name?
The wind oicks up and lamp start to glow in Mom's hands.
Ruby: Jinn?
Suddenly, snow stops moving and wind stop blowing.
Qrow: What?
Sludge: Oh, snowflake. *eats midair snowflakes*
Lamp then floats short distance away from Mom. Blue smokes rises from lamp. Suddenly, lamp enveloped in smoke and from rises a blue colored figure, decorated with gold jewelry and ornaments. The figure stretches and moans as she has been awakened.
Jinn: Wonderful.
Everyone stares in awe and Dinobots look in confusion.
Jinn: Tell me, what knowledge do you seek?
Maria adjusts her goggles to see what she's looking at better.
Jinn: I am Jinn, a being created by the God of Light to aid humanity in the pursuit of knowledge. I have been graced with answering three questions every 100 years. You're in luck, I am still able to answer-
Ozpin: Stop!
Grimlock keep close eye on Ozpin, he has regained control slightly.
Jinn: 2 questions this era.
Parents surprised, but Grimlock not.
Jinn: *chuckles* It's a pleasure to see you again, old man.
Ozpin: Ruby, please.... Don't.
Qrow the steps forward a bit.
Qrow: Hey.
Grimlock: *growls*
Qrow: Do what you feel is right.
Ruby: *ponders her question* Jinn?
Mom looks at Jinn, who has curious expression, while I watch Ozpin grit his teeth.
Ruby: What is Ozpin hiding from us?
Ozpin: NOOOOOOOO!
Ozpin rushes forward and Me almost smash him with my robotic fist when everything goes white. Me shield my eyes from the white surroundings, when Grimlock open my eyes again, Grimlock see me have been forced back into my child form and look around confused because me Grimlock alone.
Grimlock: Hello? Mom? Slag? Sludge? Dinobots?
Finally, an enviornment manifests showing a path to a castle in the distance. A woman humming can be heard in background.
Jinn: *narrating* Once upon a time, there stood a lonely tower....
Smoke envelopes landscape and makes new environment.
Jinn: .... Sheltered a lonely girl.....
Grimlock see woman with long blond hair and pale tan skin in white dress.
Jinn: Named..... Salem.
Grimlock: Oh shi-
(A/N): And, Cut! Great take everyone.
Sorry to cut this short but I don't feel like writing all of RWBY Volume 6, Episode 3: The Lost Fable. To catch yourselves up on your own before the next chapter I recommend watching that episode if you want to understand how the characters might react.
Thanks for reading, have a great day/night, and I'll see you next time. PEACE OUT!!!
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