Everyone was in Ozpin's office. Bianca debriefed the Professor and General Ironwood while Professor Goodwitch listened while standing on Ozpin's left.

Ozpin: So the village is lost...?

Bianca said nothing but just nodded.

Bianca: We lost some men and a few families.

Ironwood growls. Ozpin lifts his coffee up as Ironwood hits his desk hard.

Ironwood: Savages.

Blake's bow twitched at this as she just looked down at the floor, saddened about how the mission ended.

Ozpin: What of the survivors.

Pyrrha: Scared. Who wouldn't be after losing your home like they did.

Ozpin: What about Mr Arc and Valkyrie?

Ren: Just roughed up. Nora is tough and Jaune's aura took all the hits.

Ozpin nods and leans back.

Ozpin: Everyone except Mr Hunter, Miss Jewel and our new friend can leave.

Everyone begins to leave.

You swallow hard as Weiss passes you. You look at her.

(Y/n): Weiss.

Weiss stops and looks at you.

(Y/n): I'm...sorry that I grabbed your wrist and nearly broke it.

Weiss stares for a second. She looks away and keeps walking. You sigh and look at Ozpin. Weiss enters the elevator. When it closes, she holds her wrist tightly and frowns.

With you, Ozpin pinched the bridge of his nose.

Ozpin: If I knew of the dangers I wouldn't have sent them.

Bianca: It's not anyones fault. None of us really grasped onto the fact that we were all outclassed in this fight.

Bianca says. Clearly you did but you decided to keep quiet.

Ironwood: I understand Miss Jewel. Please sit down.

Bianca and yourself take a seat.

Ozpin leans forward.

Ozpin: Now that we're all caught up. Tell us about your friend here.

Everyone looks at Ike as he spins in his chair while eating some food he got from the cafeteria.

Ozpin: What is he?

You shrug.

(Y/n): I'm...not sure. It's like I said Professor Ozpin. He came out of me when I descended towards the flames.

You look down.

(Y/n): I'm...Sorry I didn't tell you about the boys before.

Ozpin smiles.

Ozpin: It's okay. However please refrain from holding more secrets.

Ozpin pulls out a draw from his desk and pulls out the relic you retrieved from the cave on that fateful day.

Ozpin: At least that explains why this...'relic' is just a normal rock. I suppose you'd like it back Mr...?

Ike stops spinning and looks at Ozpin.

Ike: Light. Ike Light and yes. Although We won't need the sealer stone again. It failed so there's no point in reusing it.

Ironwood: A sealer stone?

Ike puts his free hand out.

(Y/n): That's what it's actually called?

Ike nods as Ozpin tosses the sealer stone to Ike who catches it and looks at it and intensely. The sealer stone then proceeds to turn into several multicoloured particles which Ike then starts to gather.

(Y/n): Whoa.

Bianca: Pretty.

Ozpin: Mr Light. How did you do that?

Ike looks at everyone with the particles between his right thumb and index finger that turn into a small pebble.

Ike: Oh. Only guardians like myself can do that.

He then proceeds to eat the pebble sized sealer stone causing you to stand up out of your chair.

(Y/n): Ike! You just ate it!

Ike looks at you. He swallows with a satisfied sigh.

Ike: Sealer Stones are made by guardians. Basically a fraction of our power is borrowed to make them.

He brings up his hand making a yellow flame that turns purple.

Ike: We're only supposed to use them strategically, which I did, to seal our opponents for a short time so we can plan our next attack.

(Y/n): A short time? Then how come Nightmare wasn't able to get out for a while then?

Ike: Easy. Star, Jasper and I sealed ourselves with him to give the stone extra power.

At this point Professor Goodwitch stepped in.

Glynda: If the stone was meant to seal for that long of a time with you boys in it and should have released you when the time was up. Then how did all four of you transfer into (Y/n)?

Ike looks at her.

Ike: That would be Nightmare's fault. He was nearly free but we were just able to hold him back. Us three were basically a door stopper to his exit door. Then (Y/n) came along and Nightmare grasped onto him and took us with him by accident. No offence (Y/n) but it's lucky he did. He would have had control over you in no time.

You look at your hand.

(Y/n): Yeah. After the village I can see why.

Bianca looks at your hand and puts her hand on your shoulder.

Ozpin: You three can go.

Ozpin says after sitting back in his chair with his hands clasped together, covering his mouth and looking side to side, thinking.

Ike, Bianca and yourself stand and head towards the elevator. Ike finishes his sandwich and burns the wrapper in his hands before clapping them together and entering the elevator.

All three descend as Ironwood and Glynda look at Ozpin who brings up a video that Ruby secretly recorded, on his orders, fighting the Cerberus and Nightmare. Ironwood stares at the screen for awhile before he goes to the elevator and calls it again.

Ironwood: I need to make a call.

The elevator 'dings' as he steps into it.

Ozpin gets on his scroll starts sending a message.

Professor Goodwitch looks at Ozpin.

Glynda: What do we do?

He puts his scroll down.

Ozpin: Unfortunately. We have to wait.

He says while looking at his message before sending it.

Ike: I mean it can't be that hard right. Just get a lot of Dust crystals and use them all at once. That could get Jasper out.

Ike suggested as you walked the halls of beacon academy.

(Y/n): I don't think that's a good idea at the moment.

Jasper: Why not?

Your eyes look up as if trying to look at your forehead.

(Y/n): One, we don't know how much we would need and two, with the Vytal tournament just on the horizon we'll need the dust. Not just that but with white fang stealing the dust everyday it becomes hard to secure some of the dust here all the way from Atlas.

Bianca: Ike.

Star: The Vytal tournament? What's that?

(Y/n): It's basically a gathering of teams from other schools to face off and become champions.

Ike: Ohh! Sounds fun! Can I contend?

(Y/n): Ike. Your basically a one man army. I don't think a bunch of teenagers can step up to someone like you.

Bianca: Ike..

Ike: They have powers! They can be more than capable of taking me on.

Bianca: Ike!

You and Ike look at her.

Bianca: ...what I saw....back at the village...I shot Nightmare. A clean bullet right through his head. He was still standing and even had enough strength to run and dive into a building before it exploded.

You look at Ike.

(Y/n): Actually...now that you mention it. Nightmare got up from injuries that would have been fatal to any human

Bianca: Today wasn't the first time he's done it. My team and I threw everything at him during our first encounter.

(Y/n): ....Ike.

He looks at you.

(Y/n): What is Nightmare?

Ike avoided both the gaze from you and Bianca. He sighs and looks at you.

Ike: We have to tell them our theory eventually.

He says knowing that the two boys remaining inside your head can hear him.

(Y/n): Theory?

Jasper: Listen to him (Y/n).

You look at Ike as he gestures for Bianca and yourself to follow.

Ike: You remember that sword we told you about that Star broke?

(Y/n): Vaguely. Thought you guys only mentioned that to give me a boost in confidence that I was in good hands. Especially since Star destroyed it.

Ike rubs his head.

Ike: Yeah. The sword was...much more complicated than that.

Cinder, Emerald and Mercury watched as Adam tried to calm the Faunas villagers he had liberated from the burning village.

Adam: Please calm yourselves!

Faunas man: You let my friend die back at that village!

Faunas woman: Why did we run?! Of you knew Atlas was coming to destroy our homes we should have at least made a stand!

Faunas teenager: A stand?! Against Atlasian forces. Their weapons and bots would have reduced us to ashes!

Mercury leans in with his head resting on his hand as he watched everything unfold.

Mercury: Quite the conflict solver Huh?

He says while looking at Cinder from the corner of his eye.

Cinder didn't respond as she looked at the messages she had sent over to Nightmare.

Cinder: Where is that idiot...?

Mercury: Maybe he turned tail on us? He did say he wanted to get rid of the boy for us. Who knows? He must have kept his promise if he's not here.

Cinder: Maybe. However, I still don't trust him. He knows about our plan and if he is captured then he's a risk to that plan.

Emerald, who was sitting at the table next to the two, taps her foot on the side of the table and leans back with her hands planted behind her keeping her up.

Emerald: Hopefully Adam and salvage some support here. So far though, it's not looking good.

A bear faunas steps towards Adam and faces the crowd.

Bear faunas: Brothers! Sisters! Are we forgetting the most important thing here?!

Everyone went silent.

Bear Faunas: Adam Taurus saved us! So he wasn't able to save the humans, so what?!

Adam's head tilted forward slightly as he slowly walked to the bear faunas.

Bear faunas: What have the humans ever done for us?! Besides treat us and our ancestors like dirt?! I say good riddance to those basta-

The bear faunas is cut short when Adam comes beside him and pulls his sword out quickly and uses the hilt to hit the bear faunas hard in the head.

Adam: That's enough! I wanted to save everyone! I failed. When this is all over I will personally head back to the village and find out what caused the explosion and bring answers to those who need them most.

White fang soldier: Sir.

Adam looks at the soldier who points at the entrance of the base.

Everyone turns and Adam looks up at the gate. Cinder smiles and Mercury scoffs while Emerald sits up as a figure holding a baby wrapped in a black cloak walks towards the group of Faunas while humming 'twinkle twinkle little star' that seemed to echo around the base.

Adam: Where have you been?

Out of the shadows of the Night into the moonlight.

Nightmare.

The golden eyed boy's smile fades as his eyes move from the baby and land on Adam as a piece of burnt skin finishes healing on his right cheek.

Nightmare: In pieces...