RWBYVerse: And Then There was Them

Ben Tennyson
''Earth. A place identical to our world, Remnant. Despite their near identical attributes, like it's government, it's forces and it's dangers, Remnant and Earth are lightyears away from each other. However, the current Earth is now more advanced than our own. They are capable of using technology, which allows them to go to places far from their planet. They are capable of traveling through time, destroy other celestial bodies into dust, and even create an entire universe from scratch.''

Something we have not achieved yet.

''But among all their weapons is the Omnitrix. It allows the wielder to be in the shoes of different beings in a single flash.''

It's current and only wielder is a boy who, despite his naive personality, has used its power to for selfless acts to save multiple innocent lives.

We need someone like him.

Remnant is doomed to fall...should he not save us from the coming storm...

Paradox:  Have no doubt, dear friend. There is an unknown force in our multiverse that helps all those in need...Your world will be saved, the least you expect it.

~ O ~

"I'll just see you later, Rook. I need to go say hi to mom. After all, it's been a year." Ben said to his partner on the Proto-TRUK. It has indeed been a year since Ben, Rook, Gwen and Kevin traveled the universe, hoping to see wonderful sights during their field trip.

"Are you certain? I can drive you there. You have no need to walk there." Rook responed, smiling at Ben.

Ben showed his Omnitrix. "Hey. Who says I'm walking there?" He said, and smirks. Rook simply chuckled.

"Very well. You take care...Partner." Rook said as he closed the door's window and left.

Ben waved as he sees the high tech truck drive awy. "You too, partner." He said to the wind. Ben then fiddled with his watch. Spinning the dial, looking for something fast, something that can fly, or probably both.

"XLR8...Fasttrack...Jetray...Meh. Let's try Astrodactyl." He said and slams the dial. However, instead of his pterodactyl alien, he accidentaly turned into...Blitzwolfer.

"Really? Darn it. Sometimes I hate this watch." He then looks at the sidewalk and road infront of him and sighed. "I guess I'm gonna walk after all." He said as he picks up his bag and began walking.

Until he hears a nearby explosion.

"Right now?" He sighed. "Fine. I just hope Blitzwolfer's the right form for this job." He said as he ran towards the chaos.

Blitzwolfer arrived in time at the city to see Fisttrick holding an orange bag. It seems loaded. And when Ben sees a criminal carrying a loaded bag while an explosion occurs behind the criminal, it's bad news.

"What's in the bag, Fisttrick?" Blitzwolfer growled at the wrestler. Fisttrick just laughed.

"Bro, its been a year. Where have ya been, bro?" The wrestler taunted. Blitzwolfer growled, angrier than before and charged forward, running on all fours.

"Here. Catch this, bro!" Fisttrick said as he takes out a small cube from the bag and throws it at Ben. The cube then broke into pieces and released a small black hole. "What...did...you...do...to me?" Blitzwolfer said as he gets sucked into the black hole. And disappeared.

"It's called a Dimension Rift Grenade, bro! Very illegal in 5 galaxies, bro. Consider it as my welcome gift to ya." Fisttrick said and laughed evily as he runs away with a bag of DRGs.

~ O ~

Ruby, Weiss and Blake go through the Emerald Forest, looking for Yang. Why is she missing, you ask? Cardin apparently messed with her hair, and now Yang is chasing after him and his team in the forest of Grimm.

"Yaaaaaaaaaaang!" Ruby shouted. Weiss covered her mouth.

"Shush. We don't wanna attract any Grimm." Weiss said. Ruby took Weiss' hand off her mouth and whispered.

"How will we find Yang then?" The red hooded girl said to the Ice Queen. Weiss was about to say something, until they hear Blake shout and stumble as she backs away from a bright purple light.

Blake rubs her head and stands up. "What was that?" She asked her allies. Ruby and Weiss looked at each other then looked at Blake and walked towards her.

"What was that light?" Weiss asked. Ruby, Weiss and Blake all leaned forward to see what made the flash...and saw a giant werewolf. The three all jumped back. "A Beowolf?" Ruby asked.

The werewolf stood up and looked at the three girls. "Man that hurt. Where am I?" the werewolf suddenly spoke. The girls jumped back further.

"A TALKING Beowolf?!?!" Weiss screamed. Ruby brought out her scythe, Weiss brought her rapier and Blake brought out her sword. "Kill it!" Ruby yelled.

Blitzwolfer tried to protest. "Hey, hey, hey. Calm down. I'm just a dude--" He was about to press his Omnitrix to turn back to human. But he was cut off when Ruby makes a huge scythe swing at him. Blitzwolfer managed to dodge.

"Stop. You don't understand. I'm--" He tried talking it out again. But Weiss slided forward, attempting to impale him. Blitzwolfer opened his quadra-hinged muzzle and made a sonic howl to throw her off. Weiss was blown away from the powerful howl. "Didn't mean to do that!" the alien werewolf said.

But then he was knocked out when Blake hit him on the head. "I didn't know Beowolves could talk and make sonic howls." Blake said. Blake was about to behead him, but then a beeping sound was heard coming from the werewolf and then, after a bright green flash, the wolf was now a human boy.

RWB was shocked at what they saw and at what they nearly did. "What...how...is that even possible?" Weiss said. Ruby just had her mouth opened wide. Blake knelt down to check the brunette boy.

Blake observed and looks at his face. "He's...human?" The girls just have their jaws open, looking at the boy.

Ben woke up and stood up. "Sheesh. What is it with me and women trying to kill me?" He yelled to himself.

Blake pointed her sword at Ben's neck. "Who...or what are you?" Blake questioned.

Ben was startled and raised his hands up, as if he was surrendering. "Woah, woah hey! Come on! It's me! Ben Tennyson! Greatest hero of Earth? Savior of the Universe? Ring any bells?" Ben responded.

Ruby and Weiss stared at each other while Blake still aimed her sword at the brunette.

"What's Earth?" Ruby asked. Weiss facepalmed and said, "Earth is a mythical planet that can be found on the books of children. That or the very floor we are stepping on now."

Ben stared at Weiss. "What? Earth is an actual planet! Earth is this very planet we're living on!" He yelled. but Blake aimed the blade at Ben's forehead this time.

"Earth is a myth. We are in Remnant." Blake responded. Ben blinked. Was this another alternate dimension like Rex's world? Or is he dead and these girls are angels? Wait...What?

Ben stood up and touches the blade with his finger. "Now whatever misunderstanding we had, let's talk it out. I'll try to explain this with whatever knowledge I have right now. Assuming I have one..." He said to Blake. Blake calmed down, sheathing her sword on her back.

"Don't freak out okay?" Ben said as he reached out for his Omnitrix. RWB all stared at him in confusion. Ben activated the dial and searched for Grey Matter. "Come on, please give me someone smart enough to expalin this." He whispered to his watch. He slammed the power watch and created a bright emerald flash, nearly blinding the girls, who just covered their eyes.

Ben then starts transforming into a mechanical humanoid in a green outfit, with the exception of his head and shoulders being a bluish-purple color. He has four fingers on each hand, which are apparently gloved. He has nozzles/openings, from which he can eject gas. He has two on both of his arms, one on each of his shoulders, three on the rim in between his shoulders, three on his head, one on his back and one  in the center of his posterior. He has a belt with a window on his stomach so that the gas he uses can be seen.

Ben is now...Gutrot. "Seriously?" Gutrot said and sighed. "Fine. At least Gutrot's smart enough." He said. RWB was still dumbfounded by what they saw. This boy could turn into other creatures!

"What are YOU!?" Weiss shouted. Blake took 3 steps back. Ruby however...

"How did you do that? Quick! Turn into something else!" She said, starts seemingly replacing her eyes.

"Now now, settle down. Lemme explain." Gutrot responded.

~ O ~

After 10 minutes, Ben, with Gutrot's form and inteligence, explained about the timestream, a point in space-time where all past, present and future timelines meet and intersect. It's a place where the timelines branch and shift. He also explained about the multiverse (or meta-universe), the set of infinite or finite possible universes (including the Universe they consistently experience) that together comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, and energy as well as the physical laws and constants that describe them. The various universes within the multiverse are sometimes called parallel universes or "alternate universes".

And for obvious reasons, only Weiss understood. And then Ben and Weiss had a conversation.

"So let me get this straight. You're from another universe?" "Yes."

"From Earth, a real planet in your dimension?" "Yes."

"Which is a mythical planet in our dimension?" "Yes."

"And you're a hero in your dimension?" "How many times have you said dimension? And yes."

There was silence. "...How the fu--?" Weiss was about to say something but she was interrupted when they heard team CRDL running away and towards Beacon.

"Finally, Yang's here." Blake said. However, to RWB's surprise, she was also running away and towards her team.

"3...Never...MORES!!!" She shouted as she ran. RWB was startled. They could handle one, but three? Well, shit.

"Uhhhh...what's a Nevermore?" Gutrot said. "Trouble!" Ruby said as she pointed at the sky. Take a guess. Three Nevermores.

Ben looked at them. He wasn't fazed one bit. He's fought giant birds like that, similar to Animo's creations.

"Those bird brains? Meh. I got this." Gutrot puts his arms in front of him and released his sleeping gas. However, to his surprise, it did not let the giant Grimm birds sleep, and only made them angrier as the they swoop down on them. Fortunately, they managed to duck in time to evade. RWBY, including Ben, stood up.

"You just made them angrier, you...what are you?" Yang said.

"In this form, they call me Gutrot. So, sleeping gas doesn't work on these things, huh? Better try something else." He replied. A beep is heard from his Omnitrix logo and he turns back to human form after a bright flash.

Yang was dumbfounded at what she saw. She looked at her teammates. "We'll..I mean, he'll explain later. Right now, we need to run or fight." Weiss responded.

Ben fiddled with his watch. ''Humungasaur can't fly. Way Big would be overkill... ''He said in his mind.

"Meh. Bigger is better." Ben said as he stopped the dial, prompting Way Big's icon. He slammed the dial and starts transforming and growing to a titan-like size.

Team RWBY stared at him as he grew in size and change appearance. Ruby was thought it was cool, Weiss shivered in fear, Blake, unknown to herself, drops Gambol Shroud and Yang...smirked.

"I've seen bigger." She said. Bow Chika Bow Wow. I mean...right right, the story... Way Big now towers down the three birds. Now, the Nevermores are now as small as pidgeons to him.

"Heh. Not so tough now, huh?" Way Big taunted the Grimm. However, the Nevermores just starting flying and pecking on him, similar to how actual birds try to annoy humans. "Ow ow ow, hey! Cut that out!" The giant said, as he claps his hands together to smash one Nevermore.

RWBY saw the action (if there is even one) and were impressed a little. "One down." Blake said.

Way Big then swatted the next Nevermore to ground and, crossing his arms in front of him like a giant "X", blasted it with his cosmic ray. The giant bird monster was incinerated.

"Woah." Ruby just said, totally fangirling deep inside, while her teammates just turned pale white at what they saw. He destroyed two Nevermores with ease when it took the entire team to kill just one.

Way Big was about to stomp on the last one, but then the Omnitrix timed out and changed him back to human. "Oh come one. Really? Right now?" Ben complained. Team RWBY ran up to him.

"You were awesome!" Ruby yelled.

"What are you doing? You were killing them left and right? Why'd you change back?" Yang said.

Ben pointed at his Omnitrix. "This thing turns me into those alien things. And it needs to recharge every after transformation." He explained. Then the Nevermore landed near them and made a loud screech at them.

"Alright. At least we can handle this without your help. Thank you for your assistance." Weiss said as team RWBY ready themselves.

Ben still fiddled his Omnitrix, hoping to find something that can at least help. Looks his hero spotlight is being stolen. "Where's Rook when you need...oh right. He's still at Earth." He said as he spins the dial.

Meanwhile, team RWBY now fight off the bird. They don't have the mountain or the pillars to help them this time. They'll have to improvise. "Blake, Yang. Cover us. Weiss, you and I will--" Ruby was cut off when they heard a zapping noise behind them. She turned to see Ben transforming into a feline-like alien with a black suit-like color scheme. His hands, legs, part of his head, and chest are colored blue. He has spikes on his hands and legs. He also has black Wolverine mask-like fins around his green eyes. He has a triangle-shaped nose, and a thunderbolt-like design down his chest.

"Fasttrack!" the blue alien yelled and ran towards the Nevermore with enourmous speed. Ruby, this time, was just surprised. He had a form that could match her speeds. Ruby just froze.

Fasttrack made a tornado below the Grimm by running in circles. The Grimm was starting to get thrown off.

"ComeonandhitthisthingalreadyIthinkI'mgettingdizzy!" Fasttrack said in a very fast pace that would make Oobleck jealous.

"Ummmmm...what...exactly did he say?" Blake asked her friends. Yang shrugged.

"Dunno. Let's just pound that thing!" the blonde replied and shot multiple shells at the beast. Blake and Weiss followed, firing and blasting at the Grimm. Ruby, however, was still in awe.

''He's fast. He's strong. He's...AWESOME!''

She thought to herself and started firing.

10 minutes later...

Team RWBY, alongside Ben, who is now in human form, are now tired after dealing with a bunch of Grimm. "Man...You guys are cool. I mean girls." Ben said as he pants and wheezes for air. However, Ruby rushed over to him.

"Are you kidding me? You can do what we can do! Quick! Turn into something that can fly!" Ruby said, surprising Ben.

"No. We need to go back to Beacon. Who knows how many more Grimm will attack us." Blake said as she sheathes her sword. "And you're coming with us." Weiss said, as she pointed at Ben. Ben looked at his left and his right, then at his back. Then he points at himself. "Me?" he asked. "YES YOU!" Weiss yelled, scaring Ben, making him jump backwards.

"Man, you're just like Gwen!" Ben replied. "We don't who and what you are. You better explain this to our headmaster. He's the best we can talk to right now." Blake suggested.

"Headmaster. You guys from a school of heroes or something?" Ben said sarcastically and laughed.

"Actually, we are." Yang replied. Ben stopped laughing and had a shocked look on his face.

"Well, are we headed or what? My knees are starting to ache." Weiss said. Team RWBY then walked back to Beacon, with Ben, still confused, following behind.

The Shining Beacon
Ben was dumbfounded by what he saw. A huge, palace like school called Beacon. "This is the most amazingest thing I've ever seen." He said.

Ruby chuckled and said, "Amazingest isn't a word." "Do you have a better word for it?" Ben responded. Ruby smiled and said, "No."

The team and the shape shifter walked down the halls of Beacon. No words were spoken. It seems that what happened earlier left the girls dumbfounded and left the the boy wishing he could just go home... or have a smoothie.

Finally, as they near the cafeteria, Blake spoke. "One of us should find Professor Ozpin. The rest should watch over this...guy."

Ben rolled his eyes. "Wow. I feel honored." He said sarcastically.

A few minutes later, Weiss volunteered to find Ozpin while the rest headed for the cafeteria. There, Ben was introduced to Ruby, Blake and Yang. Ben then explained who and what he is and whete he came from to Yang. She barely got any of it but Ben was patient enough, but still annoyed, to explain things slowly. Then team JNPR arrived. They were also informed of what happened and about Ben, which shocked them. Jaune was interested, actually seeing a real hero like X-Ray and Vav.

"I still find this...very unlikely..." Ren commented.

Ben frowned. "Dude, I explained like 100 times--"

Ren interrupted, "Five, actually."

"Not the point!" Ben yelled.

Suddenly, team CRDL, who apparently had gotten over Yang's attack, are now bullying on a bunny Faunus named Velvet.

Cardin is currently pulling on her bunny ears.

"Ow! Please stop..." Velvet begged as Cardin kept pulling while he and his team kept laughing.

Ben and the others saw this. He turned to Ren, saying, "You want proof?" He vaulted over the table and confronted the bullies.

Cardin laughed with his team. "I told you they were real." He said to them. Suddenly, they were interrupted by a brown haired boy with green eyes.

"Hey! Leave her alone!" Ben yelled. Cardin let go of Velvet's bunny ear and stood up, trying to scare Ben with his towering height. To his surprise, Ben didn't even flinch or back away. After all, he's been nose to nose with Vilgax once. Facing Cardin is no problem.

"You're defending this freak?" Cardin replied.

Ben raised a brow. "Freak?" He looked at the worried Velvet. "She looks normal to me. In fact, those Bunny ears make her look cute." He said, facing Cardin again. Unknown to him, Velvet blushed.

"Speaking of freak, have you looked in a mirror lately?"

Ruby, Yang, Jaune and Nora snickered at his words while Ren and Pyrrha got worried. But Blake...Blake found herself smiling at Ben. On how he was willing to defend a Faunus like her.

Cardin, however, was irritated. This kid had the guts to stand up to him and now he's making fun of him? That really ticked him off. "Why, I oughta--" He attempted to punch Ben, but Ben's next move surprised him.

Before he could get punched, Ben slapped down the dial on his Omnitrix, engulfing him in emerald light.

The next thing everyone in the cafeteria knew, standing in Ben's place was a being clad in red, durable armor.

"Say hello to Water Hazard!" Ben, who just transformed, said in a voice similar to a man talking underwater.

Team CRDL and team JNPR were dumbfounded while RBY knew Cardin is screwed.

Cardin, recovering from his shock, punched Water Hazard on his chest. However, he hurt his hand instead of his opponent.

Water Hazard could smirk if he had a mouth. "This armor is tougher than yours. So...why don't you cool off?" He said, ending it with a pun, much to Yang's delight. He then blasted Cardin with cold water from the holes in his palms.

Cardin was blasted across the the room and ends up hitting a wall. The rest of his team ran over to him. Cardin glared at Water Hazard. "You're a freak. Just like them."

Water Hazard replied, "Blah blah blah. Don't talk when your mouth is full." He blasted Cardin again, this time, in his mouth. After Ben stopped, Cardin began spitting and coughing out the water.

Cardin snarled at him. "I'll get you one of these days!" He said, walking out the place, his team following, glaring at Ben as well.

Water Hazard waved goodbye at them, mocking them. "Bye! Let's hang out some time!" He said.

The Omnitrix began beeping and turned Ben back to human. He sat back down with his new friends and began drinking on his drink (which isn't a smoothie, much to his disappointment).

Everyone was silent...Until Nora glomped Ben.

"A superhero! I want a moster watch too!" She yelled as Ben pushed her aside.

Ben sat back down. "Sorry. It's the only one in the universe... Errr...My universe." He replied. Nora pouted and sat back with Ren.

Ben had a victorious smirk on his face. He was about to talk when suddenly, Weiss returns with a blonde woman dressed up like a witch...minus the hat.

"Ben Tennyson, I presume?" the woman said.

Ben raised a brow. Was he in trouble? "Ummm...the one and only."

The woman nodded. "Headmaster Ozpin would like to see you. Follow me. The rest of you, finish your meals ans head to your classes." She said, leaving the cafeteria.

Ben, still confused, followed her anyway.

Hero Time
Team RWBY were leaning on Ozpin's door, trying to listen to the conversation.

They heard a very faint, "Thank you. You are dismissed." from the other side of the door. Not wanting to get caught, they instantly backed away just in time for the door to open, revealing Ben.

Ruby was the first to ask the brunette. "What did he tell you?"

"I told him everything I told you guys and he believed me. Then he told me that until I have a way to go back to my universe, I should stay here in Beacon." Ben replied, shrugging.

"Makes sense." Blake commented.

Yang was next to ask. "Did he tell you if you should have a team?"

Ben shrugged again. "He told me I'm staying with you guys as a mentor."

Weiss was slightly irritated and said, "You'll be our  mentor? Preposterous! If anything, we should be your mentor. We know Remnant more than you."

Ben smirked. "Actually, I'm your mentor in combat. Ozpin thinks I'm a one man army and thinks I'm better than you." He said.

Actually, he never told me I'm better than you, but whatever.

Ben thought.

Team RWBY was silent for a while. But then Weiss stomped on the floor and shrieked.

"There is no way you're better than me!" Weiss said, while her team all sweat dropped.

"You mean 'us', right?" Ruby said, but was ignored by the heiress.

Ben sneered. "Wanna prove it?"

Weiss grit her teeth.

~O~

Team RWBY and JNPR were gathered in the amphitheater. Weiss is on the stage with Ben, prepared to face each other.

Ruby and Nora were excited. Jaune was a little worried. One the other side is the girl he likes. Then on the other side is a superhero that he thinks is cool.

Yang was cheering as well. "Kick his butt, Weiss!"

Pyrrha, for some reason, is cheering for Ben. "Fight well, Ben!"

Weiss prepared herself and took a fighting stance with Myrtenaster.

Ben looked at her and observed.

''She could use energy and elements when we fought that giant bird in the forest. Then I know just who to use.''

Ben thought as he selected an alien form and slammed down the Omnitrix dial.

In a flash of green light, Ben transformed into a black being with tendril like antennas and electrical plugs on his fingers and tendrils.

Ben, now in Feedback's form, smirked. "Let's see if I can shock some sense into ya." He said.

Weiss immediately spun around and stabbed the ground, creating a wave of ice coming at Feedback. But the Feedback aimed his hands down and blasted electricity to launch himself off the ground, evading Weiss' attack.

Weiss, looking up to spot Feedback, did motion with her hands and rapier and fired beams of lightning from a few small glyphs she created. She thought that Ben would at least block her attack. But she knew he'd get electrocuted if he did that. However, much to her surprise, Feedback used his tendrils to absorb her attacks.

"Okay. That was actually awesome." Yang said. Ruby and Nora had stars on their eyes.

After absorbing the heiress' attack, Feedback landed back on the ground and blasted Weiss with a bolt of electricity.

Weiss puts both arms in front of her and creates a glyph to shield herself from the attack. As Feedback's attack subsides, Weiss creates a glyph below him and activates it, making Feedback bounce in the air.

Feedback found himself launched in the air. After struggling, he sees Weiss in the air with him, preparing to stab him. Instinctively, he manages to catch the rapier's blade in his hands, much to Weiss' surprise. "It's bad to use pointy objects on friends." He replied, smirking and electrocuting Weiss, using her Myrtenaster as a conductor.

Blake eyes widened. "That's kinda harsh." She commented.

Yang chuckled, "Yeah. It's kinda 'shocking'. Eh? Eh?" She said, earning groans and "boos" from her friends. Yang pouted.

Both fall back on the ground, with Weiss lying down, still conscious and Feedback, arms crossed, smiling and thinking he's victorious. Weiss stands up and creates a glyph below her. She then begins glowing with a white aura surrounding her.

Feedback observed closely and got an idea. "Come at me, girl." He said.

Weiss, with incredible speed, slides towards Feedback, attempting to stab him again. But Feedback managed to dodge by back flipping and slamming the Omnitrix symbol on his chest, engulfing him in green light.

Standing in Feedback's place is a being that looked like a giant walking oven.

"NRG!" Ben yelled in a Russian accent.

Weiss stabbed the ground again and unleashed another wave of ice at NRG. This time, he didn't move and was trapped inside the ice prison.

"Oh. He didn't move. He was like frozen in place." Yang said. Her friends groaned again and from out of nowhere, an apple struck Yang on the forehead.

Weiss smirked this time and began walking away.

"You're kinda cool, Weiss."

Weiss turned around to see NRG glowing red hot, melting away the ice around him.

"But I'm too hot to handle." NRG finished.

Team RB and JNPR all groaned. But Yang suddenly stood up and raised her fist in the air.

"You tell her, Benny!" Yang yelled.

Ruby sighed. "I guess Yang found her pun partner."

"Wasn't she cheering for Weiss a while ago?" Jaune replied.

Weiss prepared another fighting stance. She slided forward and attempted to stab NRG. But to everyone's surprise, as soon as her attack landed, she bounced off NRG, and her rapier... snapped!

If only NRG could reveal his smiling face. "Sorry about that, Weiss. But no weapon can break this armor. Heck, this thing's tougher than Water Hazard's armor." He said.

Of course, only Taydanite can pierce this armor.

Ben thought.

Weiss stood up. She analyzed everything. Myrtenaster is broken, she has limited Aura and Ben's in a form that's virtually indestructible. Did she really just lose? She grit her teeth.

"I.......forfeit." She said. NRG slapped the Omnitrix and turned back to human.

"Now say sorry to your mentor." Ben said, smirking while everyone else have gone down from the seats and joined them on stage.

But instead of apologizing, Weiss slapped Ben on his face so hard, he got knocked back on the ground.

Teams RBY and JNPR were startled.

Ben rubbed his face from the pain. "Ow! What's with you?!" He yelled. However, he just saw Weiss walking away, carrying her  broken Myrtenaster.

Was it something I said?

Yang helped Ben up. "Give it time, she'll like you eventually." Yang said.

Ben shrugged.

Ruby and Nora now glomped Ben again.

"Come on! Let us borrow that watch!" Both girls said. Ben groaned and tries pushing them both off.

Jaune looked at Ben.

I wish I had that watch...then maybe...I'd be a good Hunter...

He thought. Pyrrha noticed the look on Jaune's face. It worried her...

Jaune...

Fallen Arc
Ozpin looked out the window behind his table. Things have gotten interesting so far. First off Ruby Rose. A girl trained by an old friend. He was interested in her and let her join Beacon at an earlier age. Then came Ben Tennyson. A boy who claims so be a superhero from another dimension and another planet. He was a little cocky and brash, but nonetheless, according to him and his story, he's selfless and heroic. He could make a great Hunter himself. He assigned Ben to be part of team RWBY as a mentor, but Ben is also going to attend their classes. He wanted to keep a close eye on Ben and Ruby. He thought that with those two together, they could be powerful.

Then, a bell rings on his table, signaling a call.

A holographic screen pops up from his table, which is showing Glynda's face.

"Can I come in?" Glynda said. Ozpin nodded as he took a sip on his coffee.

The door opens and Glynda enters, holding a scroll on her arms and hands.

Glynda was frowning and obviously a bit angry. "First you let in a 15 year old girl and now a 17 year old boy from another dimension. I normally don't question your decisions, Professor, but this is just getting ridiculous." She said.

Ozpin smiled and turned around,  facing Glynda. The blonde noticed this look and crosses her arms. "What's so funny?"

Ozpin took a sip from his mug. "Its strange, really. A device capable of giving a single person a wide variety of powers should be given to a noble warrior. Yet it ended up at the hands of young boy. Fate is strange sometimes." Ozpin said.

Glynda was still not cheering up. Ozpin seems to be ignoring her words. She replied, "I'll admit, the boy has potential. But he's still a kid. If he's truly a hero he  claims to be, he should act more  responsibly."

Ozpin turned around again, looking out the window.

"Right now, like all our  students, he's still a child. So why not let them play the part..."

Ozpin said, leaving Glynda confused.

"...It isn't a role they'll have forever."

~O~

"I guess I really needed this..." Ben said and sighed. Team RWBBY (yes, that includes Ben now) and team JNPR are headed to their next class: History by Professor Oobleck. Or was it Doctor Oobleck? Anyway, since he was staying here, Ben thought he should at least take some classes to know more about this strange new world he's stranded in. Though part of him thinks this sucks since, well, he hates school.

Blake chuckled and replied, "Relax, Ben. I'm sure the 'Hero of the Galaxy' can handle history class, right?"

Ben frowned while Ruby and Yang chuckled. Weiss is still sore about Ben breaking Myrtenaster. Though Ben made it up to her by welding the rapier back together, she's still angry.

A few minutes later, they were all sitting and listening to Doctor Oobleck about the history of Remnant.

"This is prior to the Faunus Rights Revolution, more popularly known as the Faunus War!" Oobleck said as he zooms to the front of the class.

"Humankind was quite, quite adamant about centralizing Faunus population in Menagerie." He continued as he points at the said location at the map then he proceeds to zoom to the side and take a sip of his coffee. Then he suddenly appears at the desk.

Ben watched and listened, though he watched mostly. Is Oobleck really that fast? He'd give XLR8 a run for his money. No pun intended.

"Now, while this must feel like ancient history to many of you, it is imperative to remember that these are relatively recent events! Why, the repercussions of the uprising can still be seen to this day!" Oobleck continued.

"Now! Have any among you have been subjugated or discriminated because of your Faunus heritage?"

He asked. Some of the students raise their hands. Even Velvet reluctantly did the same.

Ben felt bad for them. Back at his universe, humans and aliens alike are at peace with each other. But they used to be enemies themselves. Humans and Faunus here are no different.

"Dreadful, simply dreadful! Remember, students, it is precisely this kind of ignorance that breeds violence!" Oobleck responded and took a sip on his coffee. "I mean, I mean, I mean look at what happened to the White Fang! Now which one of you young scallions can tell me what many theorize to be the turning point in the third year of the War?"

Weiss raised her hand and Oobleck chose her. "The battle at Fort Castle."

Oobleck nodded and replied, "And who can tell me the advantage the Faunus had over General Lagune's forces?"

However, unseen by the professor, Cardin flicks a paper football at Jaune, causing him to wake up.

"Hey!" Jaune said and accidentally raised his hand.

Oobleck saw this and zooms in front of Jaune, surprising the latter. "Mr. Arc! Finally contributing to class! This is excellent! Excellent! What is the answer?"

Jaune, of course, did not know. But he didn't want to embarrass himself. He needed to answer...But what is the answer?

"Uhhhh...The answer...The advantage of the Faunus..." He kept stuttering.

Ben, as unbelievable as it seems, knows the answer. He spent most of his time at the library alone, wanting to learn at least a little bit of this place. Apparently, the Faunus had night vision and managed to gain an advantage against Lagune.

Ben wanted to help Jaune so he waved his hands over to get his attention. Jaune looked behind Oobleck to see Ben trying to mouth the word "night vision".

"...had over the guy's stuff..." Jaune continued.

Ben then cups his eyes, trying to do charades and make Jaune guess.

Jaune failed in understanding what Ben meant.

"Uhhh...Binoculars!" He said, causing most of the class to laugh, with the exception of Team RWBY, NPR and Ben. Ben facepalmed.

Oobleck took a sip of his coffee in disappointment and replied, "Very funny, Mr. Arc. Cardin! Perhaps you would like to share your thoughts on the subject?"

Cardin scoffed. "Well, I know it's a lot easier to train an animal than a soldier."

Oobleck shook his head. Pyrrha, having had enough of this, answered back, "You're not the most open minded of individuals, are you, Cardin?"

Cardin, obviously angry, glances at Pyrrha. "You got a problem?" He said to her.

Pyrrha replied, "No. I have the answer." She turned to the doctor. "It's night vision. Many Faunus are known to have nearly perfect sight in the dark."

Cardin growls at the correct answer. This woman thinks she's so good...

~O~ A few hours have passed, Ben was a bit worried at Jaune. Hopefully Pyrrha can help him with whatever his problem is.

Currently, Ben is in their dorm, alongside his new friends, team RWBY. It's kinda weird to have a guy stay in a room for girls.

Ah well. And he doesn't have to worry about clothing. Whatever Fisttrick used on him to transport him into a different world, it was a good thing he was teleported here along with his bag of stuff, which is mostly clothes, a towel, a toothbrush and a toothpaste and his comic books.

While the girls slept on bunk beds, Ben slept on a soft and big rag with a pillow just near Ruby and Weiss' bed. It was the best they could give until the school provides him with a new bed.

Suddenly, Yang sits beside him while he's reading his comic book.

"So...Figured out how to go home yet? Not that I want you to leave. I mean, you just got here. You leaving immediately would be...uhhh..." Yang said.

Ben raised a brow. "Anticlimactic?" He said, trying to guess what Yang means.

Yang shrugged. "Maybe."

Ben sighed. "Trust me. If I had, I would've been long gone. Yet I'm still here. Besides..." He said as he puts back his comic book back in his bag. "...There has to be a reason why I'm here. Maybe I'm supposed to help you guys save the world or something. And a hero always helps those in need!" He proudly said.

Yang smiled and replied, "You sound a lot like Ruby. By the way..." Yang scooted a little closer to Ben, causing Ben's face to heat up. Seriously, she's blonde, funny and has a big pair of....gauntlets...

"Are you single?" Yang teased. Ben gulped.

"Errrr...Yeah...but not available at the moment... Hehe..." Ben replied and chuckled nervously.

"Awwww...Still..." Yang said and kissed Ben on the cheek. Ben's face turned even redder. "...You and I will have a fun semester, Benjie." She said and gave a teasing giggle as she heads back to her bed.

Ben was frozen in place and fainted on his bed.

Ruby just entered the room in her pajamas and is talking to Jaune behind her. "Have a good night, Jaune." She said and closes the door. Then she sees Ben.

"Wow! Ben's a fast sleeper!" Ruby said.

Forever Fall
"Yes students, the forest of Forever Fall is indeed beautiful. But we are not here to sight-see. Professor Peach has asked all of you to collect samples from the trees deep inside this forest, and I'm here to make sure none of you die while doing so."

Glynda said to the students behind her as they walk down in the forest of Forever Fall, with trees bristling with red leaves.

Ben looked in awe. "We never had these back at Earth. All we had were cherry blossoms." He said, carrying team RWBBY's jars.

Yang then nudged him. "Bet you wish you wanna stay here, huh?"

Ben smirked, much to Yang's surprise. Then, surprising Yang more, Ben pulled her close by her waist. "Yeah. I think I'll love staying here." He said and winked.

Yang giggled.

Score! Yang thought.

Glynda continued instructing everyone and said, "Each of you is to gather one jar of red sap. However, this forest is full of creatures of Grimm. So be sure to stay by your teammates. We will rendezvous back here at 4o'clock. Have fun!"

While Yang and Ben smiled at each other, Jaune tries to sneak away from team CRDL but Cardin saw him and grabbed him by his back.

"Come on, buddy! Let's go!" Cardin said.

Jaune groaned.

~O~

After a few hours, teams RWBBY and NPR are gathering sap from trees. Ben is currently helping Yang with her jars.

Ben looked at his watch, but realized the Omnitrix couldn't tell time and glances back at Yang. "You done yet?" He asked.

Yang then gave him the last jar. "That's the last one." She replied.

Ben then puts the jar in a container and is about to head for the rest of the team when Yang suddenly grabbed him and pulled him close.

Ben gulped as he blushed. "Yang...uhhh...what're you...?"

Yang puts a finger in his lips and shushed him. "Let's find a place solitary. ~" She said to him and winks.

"Whoa! Okay! I'm not--!" Ben tried protesting, but Yang just laughed.

"I'm kidding. We're still young for that." She said as she gives a light punch on his shoulder, much to Ben's embarrassment. "But I'll make sure I'll be your first." She added and winked as she heads back to her team.

Ben gulped but his moment alone was interrupted by a distant roar in the forest.

Ruby got up, concerned and said, "Did you guys hear that?"

Suddenly, Russel, Dove and Sky all return but seems to  be running away from something.

Russel was screaming "Ursa!" as he kept running. He accidentally bumps into Ben.

Ben got knocked down but Yamg caught him and straightened him up then grabs a running Russel by the back of his shirt. "Where?" She simply asked.

Russel, still trying to run, said,  "Back there! It's got Cardin!"

Pyrrha dropped her jar in shock. "Jaune!"

Ruby, going into her leader mode, turns to her team. "Yang, Blake! You go find Professor Goodwitch!"

Yang let go of Russel and nodded and she and Blake ran to find the said professor.

Pyrrha turned to Nora and Ren. "You two go with them! There could be more."

The gunner and grenadier nodded and followed Yang and Blake.

Ruby nodded to Weiss, Pyrrha and Ben. "Let's go!"

Ben activated his watch and slammed down the dial and turned into Fasttrack. "Gotta go fast!" He said as he held Weiss and Pyrrha by their backs and zoomed away with the with the two girls, with Ruby following with the same speed, leaving behind a trail of dust and roses.

~O~

The girls and the alien arrive at the scene, seeing the Ursa Major about to claw away Cardin.

Pyrrha, worried, exclaimed. "Oh no!"

But before the Grimm could attack Cardin...something blocked it's claw. It was Jaune! Using his shield to protect Cardin.

Ben slammed the Omnitrix symbol on his chest and turns into Four Arms. But Pyrrha stopped him from going forward. "Wait." She said.

Jaune takes the shield out from the Ursa's paw and slashes at its stomach, causing it to lash out and try to crush him. He rolls out of the way and jumps over its swipe at his feet, but he is unprepared for when it launches a claw at him in midair. He lands far away, yet is immediately back on his feet and passing Cardin as he charges again. The Ursa knocks Jaune behind it when he tries for a leaping attack, and he looks at the scroll in his shield to find out that his Aura level is in the red. He grows angry again and starts to run at the Ursa as it also begins to dash towards him.

But seeing that Jaune left himself wide open, Pyrrha lifted her hand towards him and gathered a dark red energy aroun her hand. Then, Jaune's shield glowed with the same kind of energy and it lifted itself upward, protecting Jaune from the Ursa's attack. Jaune then uses this advantage as he crouches low and slices off the Ursa's head, killing it.

Four Arms turned back to Ben. "Huh?"

Ruby looked at Pyrrha in confusion. "Uhhh...what?"

Weiss, just as confused, asked, "How did you...?"

Pyrrha smiled. "Ruby has her speed, Weiss has her glyphs...My Semblance is Polarity."

Ruby looked at her in amazement. "You can control poles!"

"No, you dunce! It means she has control over magnetism!" Weiss replied.

Ben looked at Pyrrha. "Kinda like Lodestar."

Pyrrha looked at Ben in confusion. "I assume Lodestar is a transformation of yours?"

Ben nodded and answered "Yeah. Remind me to show you next time."

Pyrrha smiled and starts leaving. Weiss noticed this. "Hey! Where are you going?"

Ruby agreed. "Yeah! We gotta tell them what happened!"

Pyrrha turned back. "We could...."

Ben noticed her tone and knew what she means. "Or we could keep this a little secret." Ben continued Pyrrha's statement himself and leaves with her. Ruby and Weiss smiled at each other and followed the two.

Of Savior and Stray
"Are you sure about this?"

"Yeah. It's totally safe. And you'll feel better afterwards."

"But will it hurt?"

"It won't. Trust me. Though after we do this, I might get exhausted."

"Really? I mean...Are you sure that this won't kill me or anything?"

"Man. This really is your first time. Stop whining and let me get a hold of you."

Ben and Yang said. Then, Blake opened the door to their room and saw Yang holding Ben's cheek. Blake immediately knew what was going on.

"You're gonna unlock Ben's Aura?" The ninja girl asked, with Yang nodding in response.

(What? Were you thinking of something else, perv?)

Ben sighed. "Do you have to? I mean...I have different powers. I can handle myself."

Yang smackes his cheek lightly with the hand that's already holding on said cheek. "Think of it this way: Your alien heroes have added defense with them because of Aura. Ain't that awesome?" She said.

Ben thought. That does seem like a good idea. "Well if you put it that way, do it!".

Yang inhaled sharply and began concentrating.

"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all, infinite in distance and unbound by death" She places a hand on his chest. "I release your soul, and by my shoulder protect thee." Yang chanted as she glows yellow while Ben begins glowing light green.

Ruby and Weiss come in just in time to see the ritual. After that, Yang hunched over, tired. Ben held her hand and helped her stand up straight.

"Woah, there, sun dragon. Easy." Ben said as he helps the blonde. Yang chuckled as she looks at Ben glowing with Aura.

"Am I right or am I right?" She said. Ben smiled.

Weiss sighed and rolled her eyes. "Well if you two love birds are done, we're heading to town." She said as she leaves the room.

~O~

The team arrive in downtown. There were decorations everywhere, ready for the upcoming festival. Ruby and Weiss were walking ahead with Blake behind them and Yang and Ben, holding hands, behind Blake.

Weiss raised her arms in amazement and said, "The Vytal Festival! Oh this is absolutely wonderful!"

Ruby replied. "I don't think I've ever seen you smile this much, Weiss..."

Ben agreed. "Yeah. It's kinda creepy."

Weiss turned around, walking backwards and facing the shape shifter. "How can you not smile? A festival dedicated to the cultures of the world! There will be dances, parades, a tournament! Oh, the amount of planning and organizing is absolutely breathtaking!"

Ben and Yang sweat dropped. "You lost me after you said planning." Ben said. Yang nodded.

Weiss pouted. "Quiet, you!"

The team then stop by the docks as a ship's horn goes off. "Remind me again why we're spending our Friday afternoon at the stupid docks?" Yang said.

Ruby covered her nose and nasally said, "Ugh! They smell like fish!"

Ben rolled his eyes. "Guess why, Ruby..."

Weiss ignored Ruby and Ben and answered Yang. "I've heard that students visiting from Vacuo are coming by ship today. And as a representative of Beacon, I feel as though it is my solemn duty to welcome them to this fine kingdom."

Ben didn't buy it. Not one bit. Seriously! Weiss is like Gwen and his other cousin, Sunny, combined.

"You wanna spy on them, aren't ya?" Ben said, which made Weiss mad, causing Ruby, Blake and Yang to snicker.

"You have no proof of that!" Weiss angrily responded.

Ruby then looked somewhere and made an audible "Whoa." and she headed to a direction. Blake and Weiss saw her and they followed Ruby.

Yang and Ben were left alone, looking over the docks. They were quiet at the moment, still holding each others hands.

Then, Yang broke the silence and started a conversation. "Ben...Why'd you become a hero?" She asked her new boyfriend.

Ben looked at her and shrugged. "Because it's the right thing to do."

Yang looked at him curiously. "Not because of fun? For fame? Money? Power?"

Ben shook his head and responded, "No. If I did everything I've done for those things you mentioned, then I'm not a hero. I'll admit though. It is kinda fun sometimes."

Yang chuckled.

Ben continued. "But the fun part is just the bonus. What really counts is the good I -- we -- do. And...well...It's fun to do good." Ben ended and smiled at his girlfriend.

Yang looked at Ben with solemn eyes and then smiled. "Forget what I said to you. You and I are more alike." She said and kissed him on his cheek. Ben blushed and kissed Yang's forehead.

Suddenly...

"Stop that Faunus!" Someone yelled at the docks.

Ben and Yang looked down and saw a monkey Faunus running away from the sailors.