Chapter 2

A/N: Sorry for taking so long. I was planning ahead and trying to see how I would shape future chapters. Kind of difficult to do that but I think I have an Idea of how this will shape up. ANy comments welcome, I'll ignore flames, accept critiques. I love knew ideas or if anyone catches mistakes please point them out. Thank you to the previous reviewers. Enjoy.

{Beacon Tower}

Ozpin took a small sip from his favorite mug as he looked at the elevator indicator go up. Finally, with a small 'ping!' the doors opened and he stepped into his office. He kept his eyes forward looking at his desk, from the corner of his eye he noticed Glynda standing over by the doors.

"Morning Glynda, what do you have for me?" he calmly sat behind his desk opening up his computer screens. He glanced quickly through various emails before focusing on the silver haired Huntress.

"Morning Headmaster, I see you have your drink early this morning." At his nod she continued her voice confident as she moved around to his side, "These are applications for this year's possible Students." She handed him a decent stack of manila folders, "However, I believe you'll find this more important." She tapped her scroll and on his screen appeared various different statistic maps.

"Oh? What's this?" he leaned forward as he studied the statistics on the Grimm population scans in some forest. "They decline at a very rapid pace, tell me what are the time frames here and the accuracy of these?"

"That's what is so interesting. Qrow and James BOTH checked these and they agree this is astounding and worrying. Add in the fact that the time frame is in a matter of minutes to a couple of hours and essentially this should be impossible."

She watched amused as Ozpin seemed to choke on his drink as he sat forward rapidly, she watched as his jaw dropped as he saw the numbers she allowed to be displayed.

"Minutes!" his face showed shock, "The population is dropping by the dozens! Glynda this would take a small army of A Rank Hunters-"

"Or a small group of S Rank or even one SS Rank, yes I imagine so which is why we all re-checked the scans. Although the funny thing is the pattern."

"Oh how so?"

"Well, here look," she pulled up a map.

"Hmm, interesting, why would they be going in circles? It's almost as if they're lost! But no, this is Blackwood Forest, surely nobody would be so stupid?"

"Oh, um, Sir, James says he sent an airship Predator to scout the area. Here is a photo."

Ozpin glanced down at the photo and sat there his mind officially blown. Spoke slowly in disbelief, "Is that a teen, with a glowing sword running around killing Grimm by himself?"

Glynda had the decency to look surprised, "Why, uh, yes sir."

Ozpin slowly stood up, he grabbed his cane and walked towards the elevator doors, "Do me a favor would you? Call a long distance airship, one of the faster ones. Have Qrow meet me there please. Oh and It goes without saying you are in charge while I am gone."

He saw her already typing away at her scroll "Already on it sir, but why Qrow? if I may ask."

He stepped into the elevator and turned to look at her, "Because it's a powerful teenager. Qrow knows how to deal with those. I'm insurance if things go sideways."

The doors closed and Glynda finished her typing only to make a call. It ringed for a few beats before Qrow answered.

"Hello?"

"Qrow, guess who's going on moody teen duty, and it's not me."

"You have got to be bullshitting me!" his drunken yell came from the scroll as she pulled it away from her ear.

"There is an airship waiting for you. Ozpin is on it be there."

"Yeah fine." He hung up and Glynda giggled to herself. "Sucks to be them." She turned and left the office.

{Blackwood Forest}

"Fuck, Fuck, Fuck!" With every curse word Percy slashed his sword through another damned monster. His gift of knowledge told him it was called a Grimm. Now Percy had no problems killing them, the problem was just how many of them there were. They came after him endlessly. And if that wasn't enough they each had plates of bone like material, if Percy wasn't careful his sword got stuck in the plates or spikes of the creatures.

"Gods forsaken piece of crap!" Now however, Percy was beginning to tire out and those things didn't stop coming. If all that wasn't bad enough Percy had NO IDEA on where he was or how to get out. He just picked a direction and ran. God how he wished someone would show up.

"GRR!"

Percy ducked and rolled as another jumped out at him from a small overhead cliff. "Where", PANT, "is", COUGH, "a", HUFF, "river" Wheeze, "When you need one!" He stumbled over a small ledge and rolled down a slope of leaves, grass and twigs. "Ow, ow, ow!" He slammed against a tree, "FUCK!" He lay there groaning in pain for a couple seconds.

"Lovely weather isn't it Oz?" said a rough sarcastic male voice from somewhere above him.

"Oh yes! Quiet the amazing seasonal Fall we're having!" said a more smooth and stoic voice from around the same distance.

Groan, "Oh sure" he slowly sat up, "Make fun of the injured guy, that really does well for first impressions!" He slowly turned his head to look in the direction from where he fell only to feel his entire spine pop for a second. "Shit! Oh! Okay, never mind, much better."

Percy glanced at the two men standing there. One was wearing a black open suit with a green shirt, vest, and green cowl. He held a cane in one hand and a mug in the other. His silver grey hair was rather messy. He seemed to be looking at him over his small round sunglasses. The man looked rather relaxed for being in a forest filled with dangerous creatures.

Percy shifted his gaze to the other man, he had graying black and spiky hair. His eyes were a deep red, he had slight stubble along his jawline. He wore a tattered red cloak over a gray dress shirt with a long tail, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. He seemed to be drinking from a flask, his attitude yelled confidence and carelessness.

"Oh great, I'm rescued by a drunk and gramps. My day was just so damn wonderful today."

"Really kid? Insulting the two here to help you? Not good for first impressions" said the man with the black hair, using Percy's own words against him.

"Oh ha-ha. Very funny. Now then if one of you would be so kind as to help me up I think I dislocated my leg. Need to pop it back in." Percy slowly rose to his feet, err, foot. He had all his weight on his left while his right hanged uselessly. He used the tree that stopped his rolling to support himself. He glanced up to see the handle to a very large red scythe dangling in front of him at arm's reach. He ignored the obvious question of where that had come from and held on as he was lifted out of the small crevice. He stumbled to the ground as he was lifted over the edge. He laid there as his leg gave a shot of sharp pain to his brain.

"Here kid let me check" Percy watched as the man grabbed his thigh and shin. "alright, it's just the knee, on the count of three I'll pop it back in ready?"

Percy glanced at his leg realized the man was right and tried to relax his muscles to make it easier. "Okay, ready."

"Okay then, one, two-"

"CRACK,"

"FUCK WHAT HAPPENED TO THREE!" Percy yelled, usually he had better pain tolerance but exhaustion was very present at the moment and his mind and body just couldn't deal with this. "Gods! When you tell a man a plan, STICK TO IT!"

"Hahaha!" Both men were chuckling to themselves at his obvious reaction to pain.

"Relax, kid it could have been worse, now try getting up." The dark haired man stood up from his side and stood by the silver haired one.

Percy rolled his eyes but tried anyways. He slowly got up and winced as his muscles stretched. He moved a little but already the pain was lessening. "Thank you for that and thanks for the little rescue."

"Yes well, this was supposed to be an investigation not a rescue. My name is Ozpin, most call me Headmaster or Professor. And this is an old student and friend of mine Qrow Branwen a Huntsmen. We came to see why the population of Grimm was going down so drastically, and lo and behold we find you running in circles through one of the most dangerous forests killing Grimm left and right. Just who are you and why are you here?"

"Oh... my name is Perseus, but I prefer Percy. Um, I am not really from here I uh." and here Percy paused a little voice was speaking in the back of his mind. "Tell the truth, they shall help you. Trust them." Percy recognized that voice. It was the damned woman who sent him here. He sighed before continuing, "I am not necessarily from this world."

Both looked skeptical, actually no. The man, Ozpin, looked skeptical but Qrow looked downright unbelieving. "Sure and please do explain how you got here."

Percy sighed knowing this would be a difficult explanation. "If you can guide the way out I'll explain on the way."

Both men looked at each other before coming to a decision. "Very well, our airship is a half hours walk away. Please do explain."

They turned in the opposite direction from where Percy had been running and began walking. Percy kept pace, limping.

"Well it all began when I was twelve…" Percy received some funny looks from them as he began his story.

"... next thing I know I'm walking through a Grimm infested forest running for my life." Percy glanced up to see the expressions on both men's faces. Percy had told the story through the forest, the airship ride, the walk to the academy and the ride up the elevator, now he was sitting in front of Ozpin's desk next to Qrow. He chuckled at Ozpin's shocked expression and Qrow's dumbfounded one.

"A-Are you trying to tell me that all that truly happened, in ANOTHER WORLD?" Qrow's voice breaking the silence first. Percy chuckled again.

"Yup, all truth, the complete truth, and nothing but the truth." he quoted.

"Well Perseus,-"

"Percy, sorry, only my enemies called me Perseus. It makes me tense." he said with a slight sheepish tone at interrupting.

"Well, Percy, I'm inclined to believe you simply because throughout your story I had some connections run your name, face, and description through various servers. Nothing appeared, absolutely nothing. You have never existed in this world as far as we can tell lending credence to your story."

"Oz please, I mean, I know that this seems very real but another world?" Qrow still seemed in doubt.

"Qrow, think about it. It seems to be the only explanation. Actually I have a feeling that THAT was the most honest answer we have ever heard from anyone to the question who are you? So yes, I believe him"

"You have a point. Well kid you sure surprise me. Listen Oz, I need to get back to Vacou, get him a place into this school. If he really is here to help out well what we saw in the forest is enough for qualifications. And maybe you should consider telling Glynda and James."

Percy watched as Qrow got up and walked towards the elevator, "Oh and kid, if you do get into this school well, my two nieces will be here, and you are their type. Word of advice, if you want to live stay away from them."

Percy sweated nervously, "and, uh, why is that?"

Qrow grinned darkly, "Because if I find out I will personally cut off the important parts if you know what I mean."

Percy was nodding long before he finished speaking, "Yes sir, always sir, ten yards' distance at all times sir."

Qrow grinned a happier expression. "Good." and with that the doors closed.

Percy turned back to Ozpin, "You can tell me who his nieces are right? Just so I know?"

Ozpin smirked and shook his head, "No, I believe you are on your own with that one." Percy's face dropped in horror. "Don't worry, you have other problems to deal with."

Percy looked up at the man, "Such as?"

"Well," sip, "there is the issue of it only being partway through the summer and while I'm willing to cover your first year here at the school tuition wise, if you plan on returning here, or even pay for school supplies you need a source of income. You can't apply for scholarships seeing as you never existed here before today, much less attended a school to use for scholarship applications. I can falsify paperwork for you, I know people." sip, "but those won't be enough."

"Damn, okay and your advice is?" Percy knew this would be difficult but he could make it, it was his life now.

"My advice is spend two days here looking through the library learning about the history and basic knowledge about the world so that you don't stand out. After that, go to the town I'll have your papers ready as well as a D Rank Huntsman Identification as well as a scroll. This should give you a chance to begin finding jobs. The D rank is because you need to go to a large academy like Beacon or Signal to classify as a higher rank."

"Alright, I understand. Thanks for everything, It's more than I expected." Percy put as much gratitude as he could into his tone.

"Good, now, let's give you the tour shall we?" With that they stood up and walked into the elevator in the office. Percy smiled he was ready.

{Four weeks later}

Percy glanced around him, he was in his armor and riptide was in his pocket held at the ready. He had picked a night mission a simple guard duty for the Upper Class district. It was classed as a D rank job and Percy knew that it would pay rather well all things considered. He walked down one of the open streets, glancing left and right. He had been in this world for nearly a month now. He started his first day at Beacon in about a week. He was honestly excited. After getting used to everything in this world he realized it was the best option. Earth was rather filled with pain, sadness, and bad memories. Here he could use his talents for good AND get paid for them. The first week had been the most difficult working all day and sleeping no more than four hours a day. However, it had paid off seeing as now he had a temporary home in a motel. He made sure to always get his weekly payments in.

He had made quite the amount of money using his powers. It turns out that the river that ran through Vale regularly had some issues. He had offered his services in maintenance of the river and all things associated with it. The job paid well because almost nobody wanted that job, Percy had done things like clear the garbage from the river section by section. He had helped the population control of the aquatic animals, while the creatures had no idea who he was, they obeyed his every command which was rather impressive to him. Finally, he came in hand at construction sites. He would cause controlled earthquakes loosening up soil and leveling buildings for the construction crews. In all he was proud of how much he had done.

Now, however, he needed to work more and get enough money to buy all his supplies and upgrade his current armor. Percy could see just how damaged his shield and armor was. He just hoped it would last till he could either get it replaced or fixed. This is why he was walking the streets. D rank jobs paid rather well it would be enough to cover rent for the next week and then some. That is if things went well.

Percy turned a corner of a street and paused before continuing. There it was again, the strange sense that he was being watched, he had felt it various times no but every time he glanced around he would find that he was alone and nothing was in sight. He frowned as he walked his hand tightening on Riptide in his pocket. Something here wasn't right. He could feel it, his gut told him that. The same feeling that had saved him countless times before. He wasn't afraid nor nervous, just tense, waiting for something to happen. He took a few more steps forward as he reached the end of his route back to where he started the night at, he had two more rounds to do and he would be done for the night. He glanced behind him at the dark night, the street lamps doing nothing but illuminate empty areas and cast dark shadows in corners and alleys. He walked back up the same street he had passed the last three times. He looked forward looking around him, same gate, same big tree, same front lawn, same dead guard- wait, what!

Percy spun around riptide coming out of his pocket as he sprinted to the other guard lying on the ground across the street. It was Roxan she was a nice girl with an attitude whenever some questioned her, sarcastic to a fault but a decent person. They had worked together on various jobs before and had gotten along. He bowed his head and closed her eyes. Her throat was cut, which was why there had been no noise. He was about to pick up his scroll when he felt the shift in the water molecules around him. His emotions extending his powers. He rolled forward even as he felt and heard a blade graze past his body and strike the ground. He quickly spun around uncapping Riptide and lifting it in time to block the incoming hit. He glanced at his attacker and he felt a frown grow on his face, the man was a White Fang member. Percy pushed the man using the ground as a way to launch himself forward. The man fell backwards even as Percy landed on top of him. He deflected the short sword away from his body and quickly struck the man with his full force with his left hand. The man grunted then went limp.

Percy stood up and pushed out senses using his power over the water in the air to help him sense anyone near him. He saw three figures running down the street hidden in the shadows. He glanced down at the man and decided to leave him there. He began giving chase to the three figures, he activated a police signal on his scroll as he ran. It would take the police a while to track him and get here. He needed to catch those three. He drew on the water in the air allowing it to surround him, it gave him the physical boost he needed.

Percy sprinted forward within the minute he could sense the three figures ahead, he put a little more into the sprint and prepared riptide. He was less than thirty feet away when he jumped. He sailed over their heads spinning to face them and landed sinking to one knee. He tensed his shoulder and felt the lead runner impact onto his shoulder not having time to realize Percy was there. He took the hit and controlled the vibrations like he had taught himself in Tartarus. He channeled the stronger ones into the ground while rebounding the rest back into the lead runner. Percy could hear the crack of various bones and ribs breaking under the impact even as the man was flung backwards. Percy quickly turned to the other two who had skidded to a stop and turned in shock. Percy didn't give them any chance, he used the same trick he had pulled on the goddess in Hades' Temple. He burst into a spray of mist giving the illusion of disappearing in the dark moving faster than sound only to reform as his blade sunk through both his opponent's abdomen. He turned around and saw all three moaning in pain on the floor, after checking to make sure that they wouldn't be going anywhere he searched for more opponents.

He perked up at hearing dust rounds being fired from the next street. Percy's eyes widened, Neal was there! The man was annoying but Percy couldn't let him die. He quickly sprinted through an open alley jumping over fences and heading to the other street. He turned a final corner around a large brick wall and came to see a group of six White fang members circling two of the other huntsmen guards. Percy quickly sprinted forward his feet barely making a sound as he sprinted forward, he tensed and launched himself forward tackling the closest White fang member a man with antlers, Percy used the man's body to protect him from the landing then quickly lifting him and using him as a shield as a dozen dust rounds crashed into his body. Percy grimaced as the life left his eyes and he became dead weight. He turned and notice how two had detached themselves from the group their guns pointed at him, two others had the Huntsmen pinned down while the last member a girl with cat ears and black weapons stood a little way away from the action.

He focused back on the two members walking towards him, one had scales on his arms and a forked tongue while the other had webbed fingers and bulging cheeks. Percy thought quickly and decided his only option was the trick he pulled earlier, he decided to dub it Sea Breeze. He shifted into the mist and mentally laughed at their dumbfounded look as the body dropped to the ground with no one there. He reformed right behind him his sword already swinging down the flat side hitting scales guy on the side of the head. Percy quickly spun and elbowed frog face with his elbow as the man turned. Percy felt the crunch of the man's nose he grunted in satisfaction. He jumped at the slight whistle of air he got as a warning as a 'L' shaped blade struck the ground right where he had been standing before. He turned in time to dodge the second blade swinging down from the other side. He looked forward and saw the girl who had been standing quietly holding to whip like cables attached to the blades.

"Really? Didn't your parents ever tell you not to throw knives?" his sarcasm heavy as he studied her, the corner of his eye told him that the two huntsmen were holding off okay for now.

"Yes well these aren't knives and you just attacked us I think I'm justified in my actions." her voice was soft and while a bit emotionless Percy couldn't help but like it. Yet there was hesitation in her body. She yanked on the cables the blades returning back to her hands, a flick of her wrist and they went from being boomerang shaped to being full length swords.

"Okay first off, you attacked us first, secondly, transformable weapons are just SO not fair, and third, why are you attacking us." Percy could see her hesitate again, she looked rather nervous as she glanced at the two other members. But ended up staying quiet and getting into a fighting stance. Percy could only deduce that she did not want to do this, but was somehow being forced to. So then why was she here? What could be forcing her. Well, best way to find out, attack and force the answers. He ran forward at a slow pace long enough for her to pounce forward in incredible speed. Percy rolled to the side Riptide deflecting both swings of her swords as he passed by her side. She landed softly bending her legs to absorb the landing, Percy quickly sent a small vibration at her feet and twisted his body around as she stumbled. He jabbed forward as she trapped his blade in between hers. Percy let go of his sword and dropped down under her kick surprising her even as he spun and kicked her other leg out from under her. Her blades releasing Riptide even as he stretched his hand out and catching the blade swinging it down onto her from the ground. She managed to lift her swords but Percy pushed down with his full strength as he turned the sword to the side. The flat of his blade slammed into her face just as her head turned. Percy watched as her white mask cracked under the hit and broke apart revealing an incredibly beautiful face. He frowned before getting up she was unconscious. He turned to the two other Huntsmen they were injured but had the White fang members under gun point. He stalked forward and ripped the mask off one of them.

"Who are you and why are you here?" The man had fox ears and a slightly pointed nose. He was shaking, whether from exhaustion or fear Percy wasn't sure.

"W-w-we w-were here for a-a s-simple t-theft. S-she was s-supposed to t-take u-us t-to the Kahles h-home." the man was stuttering bad; the man was afraid probably a first timer. However, Percy's eyes widened as he heard the name Kahel. They were one of the main Dust manufacturers here in vale. They weren't as famous as the Schnees but still known around here.

He glanced at the people here before turning to the huntsmen. "Stay here I'm going to go check on the Kahel home, can't have them being attacked." At getting their tired nods Percy turned and sprinted down the road. He was about five blocks away from the home. The area and skies were well guarded around there. Probably the reason why the White Fang tried going on ground.

He turned a final corner and came to a wonderful sight. A small group of vans driving down the opposite side of the road. The Kahel house was just to Percy's right. He thought quickly before deciding. He ran forward a couple of steps before jumping up into the air. The vans getting closer by the second, he dropped down as they were fifty feet away, his knee and fists driving themselves into the road even as a wave of dirt and cement rose from the round spreading forward at shoulder height. The large wave hit the incoming vans even as they tried swerving around it. He grinned as all four vans flipped sideways or flipped forward. He watched as they skidded to a halt a couple feet away. He grabbed riptide from his pocket and approached the kahel home. He stood in front of the undamaged gate. He could hear the sirens drawing closer. All he had to do was hold off.

He watched as bleeding white Fang members disoriented got out of the vans exactly as a large squad of police swarmed in from various streets. He grinned as the members all sank to their knees and put their hands behind their head. He walked over to the nearest police officer.

"Identify yourself!"

"Perseus Jackson, D Rank Huntsman, I'm on guard in this section of the city tonight. I helped apprehend these people. Here is my license." He pulled out his scroll and showed it to the officer. The man scanned it and nodded at him.

"Alright, sir can you tell me a little of what happened." He explained from the beginning of the night to currently. The officer recorded his statement thanked him and told him he could leave but they reserved the right to call him in for further questioning. He nodded his understanding and walked away.

He knew Roxan had died tonight, he needed to get a drink. "Dammit, this was not how I expected my night to go."

He ended up getting paid double what he expected from that job for saving the other two, helping capture the White fang members and protect the people. The girl he had fought, the good looking one was never captured.