Destiny No More

Chapter 29

Pyrrha had grown accustomed to sitting in the Headmaster's office. While in her first life that idea may have been worrying, it no longer carried the same negative impressions it had before. While she was still unsure of why she was there, she was confident she hadn't done anything wrong and that she wasn't by any means in trouble.

That fact hadn't been enough for Coco however, her friend was very much against the idea of her going to see the Headmaster alone after his recent threats of sending her away. It had taken the combined efforts of the rest of Team CFVY to stop her from barging in beside Pyrrha.

She appreciated the gesture, and knowing that there was someone who cared about her well-being was a source of great comfort, but Coco's presence wasn't necessary. She trusted the Headmaster to uphold his word, and knowing that Qrow and Professor Goodwitch were likely going to be there as well made it all the easier. In the end she knew she wouldn't have been able to bring Team CFVY along even if she wanted to.

She had been the last to arrive, and in doing so had clearly interrupted a conversation the group had been having. Pyrrha had been curious but they didn't rekindle the discussion so she held her tongue and didn't comment. Instead, they began to tell her why she was there.

"Cinder was able to infiltrate the student body of Haven in your last life; we have little reason to assume she would do differently this time around." The Headmaster said. "Obviously steps should be taken to monitor them in the event that their plans begin to deviate from what you may know. With Haven's school year about to start most of their students have already arrived, ideally our enemy will already be there."

Pyrrha nodded along, careful to listen to the details of the plan. While Beacon wasn't set to start class for a few more weeks, Haven's was already nearly underway. Mistral often had a violent storm season and the schools there tried to plan around them to avoid the risk, allowing their students to take those weeks off was their solution. To make up for the lost time, Haven typically started the school year much earlier than the other Academies.

"We're going to go spy on the bitch." Qrow said bluntly. "Make sure she doesn't try to fly the coop while we aren't watching."

Ozpin glared at him but didn't disagree. "Our goal is to see if we can uncover any more information about our opponent's plans before they enact them. At the same time, we will try to close whatever gaps in our security allowed them to infiltrate Haven in the first place."

"We'll be going over in secret of course, don't wanna ruin the element of surprise by showing our faces. The Headmaster of Haven is the only one we're going to speak with." Qrow smirked. "Hopefully to better success than our last mission."

"You... want me to go?" Pyrrha looked at the Headmaster curiously.

"No, I do not. I believe it is an unnecessary risk, but Qrow has requested that you go with him." Ozpin hesitated before continuing. "However, it is not my place to tell you you can not go; the decision is ultimately up to you."

"You're the only person who knows who we're looking for, I'd rather not risk wasting time trying to hunt them down. It would save a lot of time if you were there to guarantee that we were watching the right person." Qrow continued to smile. "Should be pretty simple, think of it more like a vacation really. Just watching a couple of the most evil people on Remnant."

"I shouldn't go." Pyrrha whispered out, driving Qrow to silence and wiping the smile off his face.

"Excuse me?"

"I shouldn't go." Pyrrha restated. "If Cinder see's me... it's all over. Everything would change." She looked up to the Headmaster, waiting for him to nod in agreement. "If she thinks that I... that Amber isn't dying they'll change their plan. Who knows what they'd do next."