Kintin23: HELLO PEOPLE OF THE INTERNET! I'm back with an other chapter of The D of Remnant. Nothing really interesting to say... sooo... how are you doing I guess? OH! I know! Time for some review responses!

King-Dorado: I think some Zoan fruits would be the perfect dose of irony for the Faunus hating team CRDL.

Kintin23: I actually had that idea too! But I forgot about it... until you reminded me, that is. I will probably implement this in some way but unfortunately the best fits for them would be flying Zoans and nobody wants to give them anything to brag about.

percy morgesten: Aston x ruby. I register for this. What would the name be? Gum rose ?.

Kintin23: There will not be any romance in this story, mainly because I would probably do a terrible job of it. If there was though, that ship would probably be called "Royal Rose" because Aston is based off of King Arthur. Not that it matters, though.

King-Dorado: I think the heat-heat fruit would be an great ironic devil fruit for Weiss, the Clear-Clear fruit would be perfect for either Blake or Ren, the Rumble-Rumble fruit would go great with Noras semblance and the human-human fruit would be great for Penny or Zwei. At least that's my opinion. Great story so far btw.

Kintin23: I'm going to be honest. I did not think of the human-human fruit Penny. Mainly because I already have a fruit for her. I also already know where the human-human fruit is going. It would probably be too OP if Nora got the Rumble-Rumble fruit, though. Not that the one I'm giving her is much better in terms of OPness... but at least I it fits her personality just as well.

Aston P.O.V.

"~...because of the wonderful things he does!~" I finish singing the song and realize that I'm still pretty far away from Beacon tower but whatever, I'll get there eventually.

*Tap Tap*

I suddenly feel someone tapping my shoulder.

Looking around I see that it's Blake.

Why is Blake here?

And why isn't she saying anything!

"Hello?" I ask.

"OH! um... How do I put this..." She says.

I'm confused. Why is Blake talking with me. She's such a loner before the teams are made. I didn't expect to talk with her before then.

"Professor Ozpin asked me to meet him in his office for some reason and I'm already late so could you please tell me what you wanted to talk to me about?" I tell her.

"You ate one of the enchanted fruits, right?" She asks me.

"They're called Devil Fruits, but yes, yes I did. I ate the Gum-Gum Fruit. What about it?" I ask, confused about where this is going.

"I saw you stretch your arm. It was very well coordinated, and I was wondering if you could give me some tips on how to use mine." Ohhhh. That makes sense now.

"Ummmm... Ok," I agree. "What is your Devil Fruit?"

"I don't know what it's called but it lets me do this," She says before gesturing to the ground.

I'm confused for a second before I notice that her shadow starts waving at me, while Blake hasn't moved.

"OK. Shadow-Shadow Fruit," I elaborate.

"Yes, but moving shadows is useless. The best this could be is a minor distraction or a party trick."

"Why don't you try to make your shadow come off the ground?" I ask her. "Then it could fight with you."

She freezes.

"I can do that?"

"It's worth a try," I tell her. I know that she can. I just need to keep her in the dark about the whole 'Reanimating the dead while condemning the living to a life of eternal darkness' thing.

"OK then," She says before turning to her shadow and focusing for a bit before her shadow slowly starts to rise up off the ground. In the original show, Moria's Doppleman looked like a weird boneless ghost but Blake's looks just like her, except it's pitch black. Or should I say pitch Blake.

...Damnit Yang, you're rubbing off on me.

"Whoa... It worked just like that?" She asks me with wide eyes.

"Yeah, Devil Fruits are bullshit. A lot of what they can do makes absolutely no sense. Just try not to think about it. If you come up with an idea that might maybe theoretically work, then it's worth a try." I explain. "Anyways, was that all you needed..."

"Blake," She replies to my unasked question. "And yes."

"Aston," I tell her my name before turning around and heading off to Ozpin's office. "Anyways, see you around."

"Yeah, see you," She says to me. "Wait. Aston?"

"Yeah?" I turn around to hear what she has to say.

"Thanks."

"No problem, Blake." I smile at her before finally heading towards Ozpin's office.

*Ding*

I walk out of the elevator into Ozpin's over the top, clockwork themed office. Before I can register anything else, I sense an intent to electrocute me with lightning through my Haki. Normally, I would dodge, but it's lightning and I'm rubber, so instead I charge at the offender, taking the lightning head on and ignoring it before swinging my arm at my assailant and wrapping her up.

"Ok, why did you think it was a good idea to attack the man made of rubber with lightning." I say exasperated after realizing who my assailant was.

"I wanted to test you but I forgot rubber made you an insulator..." Amber replies.

"If I wasn't made of rubber, and I wasn't able to get out of the way, I probably would have died." I tell her in a deadpan voice.

"But you are and you didn't, so it doesn't matter."

"I save your life and this is how you repay me, woman!" I yell at her. "By putting my life in danger!"

"Now, now. This isn't why I asked you to come here, Mr. Pendragon." Ozpin says placatingly from behind his desk. He has just been sitting there, watching our exchange this whole time.

"Well then, why did you call me up here?" I ask him in a slightly confrontational voice.

"Your promise," He simply states.

Ah yes, my promise. After he found out about me knowing the future, Ozpin wanted to know everything I could tell him. I didn't tell him anything, though. The reason is that, by telling him anything other than Amber being attacked (which would almost completely invalidate any plans Cinder would come up with), me telling him anything could make him make different choices that may or may not help but either way will completely invalidate any of my plans.

By waiting until Initiation, I would be close by for Ozpin to consult with about any decisions that he would make using my future knowledge.

"First off," I begin. "Amber needs to stay out of sight."

"Awwwwwwwwww," She whines.

"Then we have a piece that they don't know about," states Ozpin as he sees a bit of what my plan is.

"Exactly, but I'll also need you to call in Qrow in time for the dance, but make sure he stays out of sight too," I say. "We won't necessarily need him, but he can make sure that this goes as smoothly as possible."

"Are you certain you want me to call in Qrow now?" Ozpin asks. "He isn't exactly the best at staying hidden, and it seems your plan requires him to do so."

"Yeah, I know. That's why he won't be coming here until the dance." I explain.

"Which is when your plan takes place, I presume?" Ozpin inquires.

"Yes, and this is how it goes down..."

And I tell them my plan.

"...And we hopefully won't have to deal with any more maiden issues until Salem gets another young woman willing to betray humanity," I punctuate my explanation by firmly taking a seat in my chair.

"Huh. I like it. Simple but unexpected," Notes Amber.

"I agree," Ozpin says. "Now. On to the second reason I asked you to come here."

This elicits an eyebrow raise from me

"Second reason?" I ask, confused. "I thought you only called me here to ask about my future knowledge. What else could you want to talk about?"

"Well I wanted to ask you to be a professor of course." He says with a small smirk. Don't think I don't see that, you.

""What,"" Both me and Amber respond in deadpan.

"A lot of new students who are coming to beacon have eaten Devil Fruits, and I cannot ignore the fact that without training they can be a hazard to the people around them." Ozpin explains. "Therefore, I need to provide for them a teacher that can help them control their powers. Who else is better than the world's foremost expert on the subject?"

Damnit, he has a point.

"Fine. When's my class and where does it take place?" I acquiesce.

"Wait, you're actually giving him a teaching position?!" Amber protests.

"Building two, room 102, Saturdays from 1:00 to whenever you think is enough for the day. I wouldn't know how much material you have to cover, so I'll leave that up to you to decide." He tells me.

"Do I at least get paid?" I ask hopefully. If I'm going to do this I might as well get something out of it.

"200 Lien per lesson," He offers.

My eyes bug out at my salary. From my time here on Remnant, I've figured out a rough estimation of the exchange rate of Lien to Dollars and its come out to around 1 to 1. Sure 200 Dollars a week isn't that much for someone with expenses, but I don't have any. All my basic needs are taken care of by Beacon until I graduate. That money will add up fast.

Seeing my reaction, Ozpin gives me a small smile.

"OK, Is that everything?" I ask him. Knowing Ozpin, he's going to find some way to screw with me again.

"Well, one more thing. I just wanted to inform you that as my apprentice, you are expected to excel. As such, your initiation will be a little... different."

Well shit. I do not like the way he said that. I do not like it at all. This is not a good thing. This is a very bad thing. What the hell is he going to do.

"O...K?" I say uneasily.

"OH! I just remembered," Ozpin suddenly says in realization before standing up and heading towards some drawers at the side of the room, sliding open the top one and rooting around inside it. "Glynda discovered a Devil Fruit and as she has already eaten one, she gave it to me. If it's not too much trouble, could you please identify it?"

The fruit that he presents me is a ghostly white colour not that different from the String-String Fruit but is instead shaped like a fig. Like all Devil Fruits, on the surface are the telltale swirl shapes.

Getting out the Devil Fruit encyclopedia and quickly flipping through the pages, i find it about half way through.

"Huh."

"What is it?" Ozpin asks, brow raised.

"You know, if it was anyone else, I would say to lock this one up in the deepest, darkest pits of hell, but it's you, so I think you should eat it," I say, kind of surprised that he would get this Devil Fruit. I really shouldn't be, though. Not with the pattern that follows all the Devil Fruit users I've seen so far. All the Devil Fruits fit the user in some way, either their fighting style or in some symbolic way. Ozpin is the 'King' piece of humanity so to speak, so it makes sense that he would get the Devil Fruit that is the epitome of what makes mankind, mankind.

"What could possibly be that dangerous?" Amber asks us worriedly.

"The Soul-Soul Fruit." I say simply.

As soon as I say the words, Ozpin becomes incredibly serious, understanding the implications of the existence of what he is holding. His eyes sharpen and he stares at the fruit, probably in deliberation, wondering if he should eat it or not.

The tension is thick enough to cut with a knife.

After a few minutes, he slowly moves the fruit to his mouth, takes a tiny bite of the skin, and swallows, claiming the power for himself.

"Sooooooo... is that all because, I have an orientation assembly to get to and you have one to host." I say breaking the tense atmosphere that was in the room.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" Amber yells at me. "WHY ARE YOU TAKING THIS SO LIGHTLY!"

"Well what else am I supposed to say?" I ask defensively as everyone starts heading towards the elevator.

"Heh,"

I freeze.

"Ozpin. Did you just... laugh?" I ask the stoic man. I have spoken to him numerous times over the past year and not once have I heard him laugh. Sure, he smiles all the time but he never laughs.

"I assure you Mr. Pendragon, I have no idea what you are talking about," Ozpin denies coolly as I click the button that calls the elevator.

"Nonononononono. I definitely heard you laugh. I'm sure of it." I state with certainty.

"Well then Mr. Pendragon, I think you should have your hearing checked because I... did not laugh." He denies once more while the elevator opens.

"That's not how bad hearing works! You don't start hearing things that aren't there, you stop hearing things that are!" I say challenging his reasoning as the elevator doors close behind us. I swear that I will get him to admit that he laughed or my name isn't Aston Pendragon!

Kintin23: Yay I got a chapter out for both of my fics this week! That hasn't happened in months! Yay punctuality! Anyways, See you guys next week. Kintin23 out!