Uncovered

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The next day after the Attack on Haven.

"We need to take the Relic to Atlas?" Team RWBY, JNPR, and Qrow are back at the house in Mistral, "That's what Oz said." You standing behind Oscar

Everybody looks to Weiss, "You've got to be joking..."
"I mean, bright side, we finally get out of this house!"
Weiss sighs.

"Well, trust me, I'm not crazy about it either. And without the Spring Maiden here to seal the Relic back in its Vault, it's our best option. I know you aren't going to be happy with us having the relic out in the open." Qrow looks at you sigh, "Atlas may be the safest kingdom we have at the moment, but their borders are closed. James called everyone back, and with no instant way of contacting him. I can't have help to take all of you safe and sound."

"Eh, not everyone." Qrow activates his Scroll, showing a hologram of a highlighted portion of land, "The city of Argus is a ways north of us, and it's the primary trading port between Anima and Solitas. They've got the largest Atlas military base outside the kingdom. There's no way they'd leave it abandoned, and if we play our cards right, I think there's a good chance we could convince them to escort us straight to Ironwood."

"I mean, we do have the missing Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company."
"Ex-Heiress, actually."

"True, true. But if there's a chance of reward money, I say we go for it."
"Ugh..."
"Hopefully, the first option will suffice."

Oscar, letting Ozpin take over, walks into the room, "Glad to see you're feeling better."
"Likewise, and while I'm sure we could all use more time to recover, I'm afraid time is of the essence."

"Right, as long as that thing's out in the open, its power could fall into the wrong hands."

"Speaking of, what does it do exactly? Qrow never really told us."

Everyone looks to Ozpin, who turns around to face them. "Of course. The Relic of Knowledge has a wonderful and incredibly dangerous ability. Its user can ask any question, and the lamp will provide an answer." The Relic grows into its original size as it was found, Ozpin places the Relic down, and it floats on the table.

"Intriguing..."
"That's incredible..."

"Indeed. However, it's not without drawbacks. The lamp cannot tell of events that have yet to happen, and it will only ever answer three questions every one hundred years."

"Well, I guess that's not so bad. Adds a lot of pressure, though."

"Then let's put it to a vote! What should we ask first? Oh! Can we ask for more questions? CAN WE ASK FOR MORE QUESTIONS?!"
"They're not wishes..."

"I'm afraid you won't be able to ask it anything at the moment. The questions were used before I sealed it away."

"Well, at least now we know what it is. And we'll be sure to keep it safe!"

Ozpin looks up at you, "How are you holding up?"
"I'm fine, it could have been worse. Luckily Suneel didn't target you or the others."
Qrow glared at hearing that name; Yang takes notice, "Who is he?"
"Suneel Jack used to attend Beacon Academy around the same time Qrow entered the academy. Once a bright student trained by Saint, a prodigy we would only see every blue moon." Ozpin spoke then glanced at you as if asking permission to continue, you place a hand on his shoulder, "He is unstable, worse than many years ago. I trained him to be the best to be on top, however, he then develop an obsession with me. 

Back in the present day, Ruby scours through the train wreckage and picks up Dust bullets, before looking to see the Relic of Knowledge slightly buried in the snow nearby. Yang can be heard complaining as she struggles to get Bumblebee out of the snow, "Great! This is just great! We're stranded, we lost a third of our party, and we've gained a defenseless old lady!"

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