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Ruby

I can't believe what's going on right now. One minute, I'm going about my day as if nothing was wrong, doing my job and all that fun stuff. Next thing I know, I find myself in the middle of a firefight between the Huntsmen and some White Fang cronies, and I'm told that I did some super human stuff. Now, I'm riding, once again, on Polaris' back as she is carrying me off to god knows where, and Jaune off being lifted by two weird runic things that both Arch Mage and Mimic are creating, and it's just absolutely freaking me out right now! I never had powers, why in the absolute fuck is this happening right now?!

We've been running across the rooftops for I don't even know how long. Polaris briefly said something about how they were taking us to the place where they stayed at, their home. I was a little scared at first, hell I'm still scared, but what could I do, say no? It's not like I really had a choice at this point. Polaris told me that they had to explain some stuff to me, and apparently Jaune too seeing as how he was coming with us.

"You doing alright up there?" Polaris asked me.

I wanted to tell her the truth, that I was absolutely confused as all hell, but I figured that might not be the smartest idea while we're running across rooftops at high speeds. I look up to see Mimic and Arch Mage having what appears to be an animated conversation between the two of them. So, I guess that's some place to start talking.

"I'm alright," I said honestly. "Little confused but don't know if I should bring it up right now or not."

"Fair enough," Polaris replied to me. "I'm sure this is all very shocking and sudden, so I don't blame you for being confused." The voice modulator that everyone wore was still something to get used to. Hearing a woman sound just like some form of robot was really throwing me off as well.

"What do you suppose those two are talking about?" I asked, taking my attention away from the whole thing and focusing on one aspect of it. This entire thing was confusing, but it was easier to look at one part and figure out what was going on with that first.

"They're probably talking about what we're doing," Polaris said honestly. "I'm pretty sure Arch Mage isn't really on board with this at the moment, though give her some time. She's hard to get used to at first, but she's still a kind person, once you break through that shell of hers."

"What about Mimic, though?" I asked.

"I'm pretty sure she's on your side in that miniature debate that's taking place," Polaris answered. "Based off of how she reacted to you, how she was concerned for you, you're already good in her eyes."

"That's good to know," I mentioned. By that point I noticed that we were no longer on the rooftops back in the inner city. Instead, we were in the woods, running in between the trees and over the natural obstacles in our path.

"So where are we going exactly?" I asked out of curiosity.

"We're going home," Polaris said to me once more before we reached our destination.

As soon as I saw it, I almost let go of my grip on Polaris, that certainly wouldn't have ended well for me. Can't blame me though, seeing as how the first thing that I saw was the equivalent of a giant mansion. I let my mouth hang open so far that I almost had a bug fly straight into it at the speeds we were traveling. "Wow…" I managed to say, no other words could accurately describe what it was that I was feeling about this.

"Impressive, isn't it?" Polaris asked. I didn't even realize that we had stopped until she grabbed my attention.

"Yeah, you could say that again," I replied, before hearing a thud and grunt from over to our right. When I turned over to look at what it was, I saw that Jaune had been dropped on the ground where he was being carried. "You alright, Jaune?" I asked as I climbed down from Polaris' back.

Jaune shakily gave me a thumbs up, his face still down in the dirt. After letting his hand drop, he pushed himself up just enough to get his face out of the ground. "Yep, air sickness is kicking in again," He said to himself as he felt his stomach lurch in pain.

"You need someone to get you a bucket?" I asked, only to receive a nod in return. "Um, is there any place where I can find a trashcan for my friend here? He get's really sick after flying, and I think that this constitutes as flying, according to his body."

Mimic motioned over to a trashcan that was sitting nearby. I ran over and dragged the thing next to Jaune, lifting him up enough to the point where he could safely empty the contents of his stomach with relative ease. Once he was finished, he gave a thumbs up, signifying he felt better.

"Thank you," I mentioned to Mimic, who gave me a nod in response. By that point I returned the trash can to its original location, and then stood by Jaune and waited for something to happen.

"So, who's first?" Polaris asked her two compatriots.

"You're the one that brought her over here, you can be the first to do that," Arch Mage replied. "I still don't trust that these two are our friends."

"Then trust my judgement on the matter."

The presence of a new voice was certainly startling, and it forced me to jump in response since it was right behind me. What was even better, was that I knew the voice once it started speaking to me. Once I saw the man with my very own eyes, I was able to confirm my hastily made conclusions right then and there.

"Professor Ozpin?!" I yelped. There was just no way that he was involved in this. He was a college professor that retired a few years ago, a friend of my family, there's just no way that this was true.

"Miss Rose," Ozpin said. "I know this may seem like a shock to you, but please allow us to explain everything we can first."

Given how close this guy is with my family, I do trust him. But this, it's just too shocking to believe. I just can't help but stare at him as I wonder what the hell is going on here. Everything's just so damn confusing!

"Ladies, there is no need to conceal your identities around these two," Professor Ozpin said, speaking to the three Huntsmen standing behind myself and Jaune.

One by one, the three of them revealed their faces. First, I saw Mimic, who removed the face mask and revealed a comforting smile to me. Next, I saw Arch Mage, who pulled back the hood and revealed the ice blue eyes and white hair she carried. What I also noticed was that she was bearing a scar that was carved vertically over her left eye, though it didn't appear to have damaged the eye itself in anyway.

Last, but certainly not least, I saw Polaris' real face for the first time. What's funny, I was more shocked by her reveal than any of the others, considering that was the same person that I saw speaking with Professor Ozpin earlier today at the coffee shop.

"Now, if we could-" Ozpin began to say, before I ended up completely cutting him off.

"What in the absolute hell is going on right now?!"

"Hey!"

I heard a shrill voice coming from one of the Huntsmen, more specific, from Arch Mage. "You're speaking to the Headmaster, leader of the Huntsmen. You would do well not to interrupt him while he is speaking!" I could already tell this was going to go just spectacularly, what with Arch Mage already yelling at me just for talking.

"Miss Schnee," Professor Ozpin said, interjecting before Arch Mage could go any further. His tone left no room for debate from the girl, and she turned her full attention towards him. "That was unnecessary. Miss Rose is a family friend of mine, and given the situation, I do not blame her for reacting the way she has been."

I could definitely see her pride being taken down a peg because of that. God I'm probably digging myself into a hole right now with the way this has been going. "Understood, sir," Arch Mage replied before returning to her spot next to Mimic.

"Sorry, for interrupting, by the way," I mentioned, though it was more of a mumble than anything concrete.

"That's quite alright, Ruby," Ozpin reassured me, standing in front of me and placing a hand on my shoulder. "I understand that this is quite a strange turn of events for you, however, I ask that you please just remain calm and give us a chance to explain things to you in a clear manner."

"Yeah," I said. I really wanted to know what was going on, and Ozpin was right, I needed to keep calm about this. "I'll do my best."

"That's all I ask for," Ozpin said. He then turned towards the three Huntsmen that were standing there with him. "Miss Schnee, Miss Scarlatina, you may go about your business. Get some rest, I imagine the fight took a lot out of you."

"Understood," Mimic said, before pulling Arch Mage away and speaking to her, probably to calm down her companion.

"Now," Ozpin continued. "Miss Nikos, I ask that you bring Mr. Arc with you over to the conference room, while I bring Miss Rose over here to my office." He led us towards the mansion itself, speaking as he was walking with us.

"Wait, how do you know who I am?" Jaune asked. That actually confused me as well, since I didn't know if Professor Ozpin had actually met Jaune before. "I've never seen you before in my life."

"Quite the contrary," Ozpin explained. "You attended a lecture that I was teaching, only sleep through the entirety of it. I remember you mumbling a reply as I called out your name, though I could only laugh as you managed to do so while in a deep sleep."

I had never seen Jaune's face turn so red in his life. What's funny is I actually remember that lecture that the professor was talking about, he mentioned something about how he slept through a lecture, yet didn't get in trouble for it from the guest speaker. I thought it was funny at the time, now it just got better and better because of this new information.

"Oh, I er," Jaune stuttered, unable to form a coherent thought.

"Do not fret, Mr. Arc," Ozpin said. "I'm not here to reprimand you for that. However, I do believe that this is one discussion that you should not be sleeping through." By that point, we had reached the doors to the mansion and Polaris opened it up for us.

What I saw while I was in there was certainly amazing. Even if it looked like this was the back door, this certainly had a large vibe to it. The walls were lined with all kinds of art, sculptures, paintings, statues, anything you could think of. It was there, and then some. If anyone was trying to say something to me, I really wasn't paying any attention to it, my mind focused on the environment surrounding me right now more than anything else.

As we walked, I finally started to pay attention to what Professor Ozpin was saying. We were crossing over a bridge with glass walls and roof that hung over what appeared to be a courtyard. As we were making our way across, I could see all kinds of people down below. Mercenaries, other Huntsmen, there was no limit to what I saw. Ozpin was talking with us about the place that we were at, the surroundings that we were passing through, almost like he was giving us a tour of a place we were going to be staying at for quite a long time.

Eventually, we reached a point where Ozpin stopped and turned to us. Having spent too much time focusing on everything but what was happening around me, I finally looked towards Ozpin and put all my energy into what he was going to say to us.

"I have to speak with Miss Rose about this in a more private setting," Professor Ozpin explained. "Miss Nikos, would you be willing to accompany Mr. Arc over to the conference room down the hall and being explaining to him what you can?"

"Sounds good, sir," Polaris explained, before patting Jaune on the back. "Come on, I'm sure you're just as confused as Ruby is."

"That's certainly an understatement," Jaune said as he walked with Pyrrha over to the conference room. "I'll see you later, Ruby." Jaune called back to me before rounding the corner and disappearing from sight.

"That boy has a long way to go before he reaches his full potential," Ozpin mentioned after Jaune had left. "But, given where he is now, I'm sure he'll manage to get by pretty quickly, with some help, of course."

"What do you mean?" I asked him.

"Well, we certainly have a lot to talk about, so might as well get started on it," Professor Ozpin said as he lead me in the opposite direction of where Jaune and Polaris went.

I couldn't help but feel this was just the beginning, something was going on and I felt as though I was going to be at the very center of it all. As we walked into Ozpin's office, I just couldn't help but take it all in, as best I could. I'm sure he's interested in explaining things to me, so I just gotta try and focus on keeping my attention on him.

"Miss Rose," Ozpin began. "I'm sure you're already well familiar with this, but do you know of who the Huntsmen are?"

"I do," I answered truthfully.

"Well, did you know that I was the one that founded the Huntsmen all those years ago?" Ozpin continued. I didn't say anything, the shocked look I probably gave him being enough to discern an answer for him. "Well, I started the Huntsmen a long time ago, to combat the corrupt system and deal with the criminal elements that continued to exist, despite the government's claims that they were handling things. We act as a force that protects the people, while also bringing the corruption that has embedded itself into the various governments and military powers that occupy the world we live in. There are many in the governments and military that are immune to the corruption, however they are few and far between. Those that want to see the corruption end, they see the good in us and support us, even if it isn't publicly of course."

"I know," I couldn't help but mention to him. Unfortunately, I still had plenty of questions for him, that only he could answer. "Not to be rude or anything, but what does this have to do with me exactly? I don't have any super powers!" I don't know why, but I guess I got pretty heated at that last part.

Ozpin pulled out a tablet, handing it to me with a video already loaded up on the screen for me to see. "I can dismiss the notion that you don't have any powers right here and now, just with this one video alone," He explained to me.

As I took a look, I recognized it to be security footage of what was going on during that shoot out in the streets earlier that day. I saw the boy whose life I ended up saving, huddled up and afraid. Next thing I know, I saw him over with his mother, my actions all taking place within the span of a few milliseconds according to the video. Ozpin then pressed a button on the tablet that rewound the video just enough to where I could see the whole moment.

This time however, he played it back for me in slow motion, frame by frame. As I was watching the frames tick by, I noticed a red blur appear and grab the boy, taking him over to his mother all within the span of a fraction of a second. One frame I was out of view, a few later, I was right next to the mother, I don't even know how something managed to catch me running that fast in the first place.

Somehow, I just couldn't believe that this was real. I couldn't imagine that what I just saw was me. It wasn't as though I was against the idea, it just seemed to be too unrealistic. I didn't show any powers within me before, and I would've known if I had them by now. But seeing this video, witnessing something that I had done, it really started to put things into perspective. That's why I was brought here, that's why Polaris and the others willingly showed me their home, because I'm just like them.

Of course, I couldn't spend much more time dwelling on the matter, for I soon heard someone else coming into Ozpin's office.

"Oz, you needed to speak...to me...about...something…"

It was a voice that I recognized, at least it should be one that is fairly discernible to me. I turned around and saw the ever so familiar tuff of blonde hair, the blue eyes and the scruff that covered the man's chin. I was surprised that he was here, but given how the day went, I shouldn't be too surprised by this either.

"Dad? What's going on right now?" I asked him.

"I was about to ask you the same thing," My father replied.

"Taiyang, Ruby," Ozpin interrupted. "Please take a seat, I have a lot to explain to you."

AN: Now, why would Taiyang have any reason to be there? I'm sure you guys know the answer to this, but just know that it's all in the plan. Thank you guys for tuning in this week, and so now I'm going to ask you guys a question.

What do you think Jaune's powers are going to be?

Yes he is going to have powers, I said that it was going to happen. So, what do you guys think it will be?

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