The second team RWBY opened their eyes, they knew they weren't back at Beacon, or anywhere near their homeworld of Remnant for that matter.
An enclosed and claustrophobic space akin to a white void greeted their eyes. Different kinds of sofas littered the area and the white void was surrounded by multiple doors seemingly floating.

Blake was the first to talk or rather, react, surprising everyone. The quiet girl usually reserved her thoughts to herself. Out of shyness or disinterest, they didn't know.

"Woah…" Her lips pursed into an O. "Where are we?"

Yang followed suit.

"Ruby?"
Her sister answered, not looking directly at her, her eyes busy examining the bizarre world they now inhabited.
"I'm fine, Yang."

The blonde slapped herself a few times and turned to her sister, comforted by the sight of her. It was first instinct for the brawler to confirm her sister's safety above all else.

"W-what is this place? Hello?" The heiress stomped her feet angrily. It was one of her mannerisms when she was out of patience or mad.

"Calm down Weiss, getting worked up over nothing won't help us" Ruby spoke, her hands moving to arm herself. She was the leader, it was natural that her reaction to being isolated in an alien space would be to be ready for combat, however, she deflated instantly when the hands expecting to find a high caliber scythe rifle grabbed empty air. "That isn't good…"

"Yeah, tell me about it."
The team collectively turned their heads to the bubbly voice of a certain Viking girl they knew too well. They were greeted by the sight of 3 of the members of their sister team, Team JNPR. Their leader was obviously missing, and by the sight of the team, it was alarming them greatly.
"Hello again!" came the voice of the invincible girl. However, her voice wasn't as happy as it normally was. It was obvious that the absence of a certain blonde affected her greatly.

"Hello." Spoke Lie Ren, never losing his bodily composure but failing in catching the composure of his voice, he was definitely on edge. "Have you seen Jaune somewhere?"

Team RWBY collectively shook their heads. At the sight, Pyrrha frantically began scanning the area for any sign of the leader. It would seem they were here for a longer amount of time than they.
"Teams RWBY and JNPR?"

The advancing figures comforted them somewhat. Glynda Goodwitch, the infamous witch of Beacon and Combat Instructor was closely followed by a silver man with a cane. Ozpin. To his left, a raven-haired man rummaging through his pockets with desperation followed.

"Oum damn it. I swear to my mother I left the stupid thing here!" The raven man spoke.
"I think we have more pressing concerns than your missing, cheap whiskey-filled flask, Qrow." Glynda glared at him. Ozpin, to her right, attempted to stifle a snicker.

"Professors! Do you know where we are?" Weiss addressed the teachers, hoping to get an answer to their bizarre whereabouts.
"Jauney, professors! He's gone missing!" Nora all but screamed at them. They were accustomed to it. The Viking was a regular on Ozpin's office on the accounts of property damage. The way the ginger girl trained made even Goodwitch wince.

"Your guess is as good as ours I'm afraid," Ozpin spoke calmly, trying his best to comfort his students. "We simply opened our eyes and we were here. It was instant. It seems the same thing happened to you, correct?

"Maybe I can explain that."
The group turned to the voice. It felt disembodied, but not at all hostile. However, Ozpin felt something different about the voice, it was ancient. You don't live for thousands of years and don't learn a few detection skills.

The man before them was all white, he definitely was a man though, given his body structure. However, he had no face, no discernible features apart from the clean white of his body. He wore no clothes and had no genitalia to speak of. The being before them was something unfathomable, like a figure made of clay. But he exuded an air of safety around them.

"My name….is Blue." He or It spoke, so matter of factly. "I have abilities beyond any man. One of those includes transporting people to my domain, the one which we are now." His arms move to emphasize the sentence. The white void with sofas is his realm. "I have seen the different threads of fate that bind you, past present and future are forever open for me to view. And I have chosen to bestow this gift upon you. Your world is approaching ruin, and the only feasible way for me to help is to show you the parallel worlds constituting your cosmos. Each universe contains a possibility; a simple mistake could lead to a different world being created. I want you to see the mistakes of your counterparts. To learn from them, so you can better face the perils awaiting you on your world.

The revelation startled them beyond words. Weiss was stunned, to discover that this being could see all past, present and future was mind-blowing to her. But a part of her wanted to entertain that idea. If she was shown the future, she could see if she ever successfully reforms her family's company. For that purpose alone, she would take this risk.

Blake felt like a hand was grabbing her throat. She was beyond worried now. If what the being said is true, then that meant that the current state of their world is bad enough that something akin to God needed to intervene on their behalf. Her mind drifted to the events of the pier and the breach. For the sake of preventing further loss of life, she would hear what this being had to say.
"If you want to help us, why aren't you helping us fight? We could do with some omnipotent god on our side." Qrow remarked dryly. Blue turned towards him and answered.

"I am not omnipotent, I have abilities that are similar to that of a god, but I am not one. I am still burdened with the rule of no interference, however, I have found a very big legal loophole to exploit. This is why you are here, to learn from the future of your alternate universes. It is a way for me to help without actually interfering."

Ruby was fiddling with her hands non-stop. The revelation of universes beyond her own intrigued her. The hope of seeing her mother again was also a part of her current thought process. The being seemed friendly. Would he show her the past if she asked?

Yang suddenly became worried. She always knew that Ruby never let go of their mother. She was guilty of that sentiment too, risking her life and her sister's on the hope of finding her blood mother. She vowed then and there to stop her sister if the way to relieve the past carried risks.

Ren and Nora were startled. They didn't discuss their pasts to their friends just yet. To find out that this being can see the past, present and future meant that the mystery of their past was a possibility their friends would address. Nora shook visibly, she was scared, but she stopped when a familiar hand seized her own. No matter what happened, she was not alone anymore.

Ozpin immediately understood the severity of the situation. Salem. If this being, of seemingly infinite knowledge, had to intervene on their behalf, it was obvious that Salem had won already. He needed to know what happened in the future, in order to stop it.

"I accept this proposal, Mr. Blue. However, these children need not be burdened with the knowledge of things to come. I would appreciate it if you could transport them back home." Ozpin said, neutrally. He cherished his students. He will not burden them unless the time was right. Glynda nodded in agreement. These were children, the same children that had surprisingly wormed their way into her heart. They were her favorite group of first years, and she would protect them from the dark crevices of the future.

"No," Blue replied. Ozpin visibly shook and gripped his cane. Qrow's posture visibly changed. Both the headmaster and the raven-haired bandit glared at the being. "They are more involved in this than any of you are. Ozma, you of all people should know the consequences of not sharing knowledge with others. They will stay and watch, they will cry, and suffer and hate. But this experience will ultimately help save your world. Innocence is a cheap price to pay for salvation, don't you think?"

"I will stay. I want to stay. Please professors, uncle Qrow?" Ruby spoke. She was visibly distressed, but she put on a brave face. Saving the world. She wanted to believe this being held the key to that goal.
Ozpin sighed, his grip on his cane relaxed. "Very well."

"Oz!" Qrow turned to the ancient headmaster and glared right through his skull.
"Calm down, Qrow!" Spoke Goodwitch, planting herself between the bandit and her boss. "I don't think we have any choice in the matter either way."
"You have not." Added Blue.

They were suddenly sitting in the sofas of the infinite white void. The sofas held a team plus the professors. In the first sofa, Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang sat, to the left of the brawler sat Glynda Goodwitch. In the second sofa sat Pyrrha Nikos, to her left Nora Valkyrie and next to her, her teammate, Lie Ren. Ozpin sat on the far end of the sofa, next to Ren, and the bandit Qrow next to him.
Pyrrha's eyes widened. How could she forget? She wanted to punch herself in the jaw right now.

"Mister Blue!" The words left the redhead's mouth instantly. Her teammates were shocked, Pyrrha never raised her voice.
"Yes? Miss Nikos?" The being addressed her formally.

"Jaune, Mister Blue…Where is he? He wasn't with us when we got transported to your domain." Pyrrha had this twisting snake coiling around her gut. Her sense of worry was skyrocketing.

"He is not here," Blue said. "He plays an important role in most of the universes I'm about to show you, although not all of them are exactly about him. To show him these futures would be counterproductive to what my plan is. He needs to be as close as base Jaune as possible."
"Base? Mister Blue?" Weiss asked, her interest peaked.

"Yes, Miss Schnee. A base is a person in their most common state of mind and body. The Jaune Arc you know is a base, across the universe. He is the base from which all other separate counterparts of him originate. To alter him would be to put your world in unnecessary peril. He needs to as oblivious to these viewings as he is oblivious to Miss's Niko's feelings for her." If the entity could smile, he undoubtedly would be doing so right now. The Spartan, faced with the current revelation, turned as red as her hair and buried her head into her hands, letting off a small whine.
"And the sky is blue, Let's get on with this! Come on!" The energetic Viking spoke, her eyes shining brightly at the possibility of different worlds.

"Very well, Here."
Around them, screens appeared out of thin air. They reminded them of flat screen TV's, but these crude approximations lacked any sort of branding or bezels. They were more similar to mirrors than actual televisions.
The being turned to the group.

"Before I forget, would any of you care for refreshments or food? I can materialize any request you have."
Everyone relaxed. The being was definitely trying to be friendly. Ruby excitedly asked for cookies. Weiss asked for a tea. Blake asked for a soda and Yang asked for grape juice. Ozpin asked politely for a mug of coffee and Glynda chose to indulge in the occasion and ask for some cupcakes. Qrow asked for booze, however, the being denied him such. The bandit turned huntsman needed to be lucid for the viewings to be effective. In other words, he needed to be sober.
The screens suddenly flared to life.
"Here we go." Said Blue.