Chapter 3: Hunters Fall, Navy Rise

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It's been a couple of days since recruitment posters and flyers were posted all over the city of Vale. With Doflamingo's power and image, he was able to persuade the minds of so many young upcoming huntsmen and huntresses to forgo their choice of attending a Huntsman Academies and instead join the Navy.  The civilians thought of this as positivity as they see a well-known celebrity doing so much for the next generation and the future of Vale. Of course, the older generation is on the fence about this. Including the headmaster of Beacon Academy. 


In Beacon


The headmaster was looking over some documents for the upcoming Vytal Festival while drinking his white mug of coffee. The elevator to his office was opened, revealing Goodwitch, Ironwood, and Qrow.

Goodwitch: "Ozpin, are you aware of this?!" She said with seriousness as she slams a poster on the Wizard's desk.

The poster reveals 2 young sailors, 1 of them is a Faunus, with engineering tools in their hands working on some metal. The poster says "BUILD FOR YOU NAVY!"

 The poster says "BUILD FOR YOU NAVY!"

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Ozpin: "I'm aware of these Glynda as they are posted all over the city." He said as he drank his coffee.

Glynda: "What are we going to do about this?" She questions him.

Qrow: "I don't see the problem with this, to be honest." He said while drinking his flask. 

Ozpin: "The problem Qrow is this." He then brings down a screen and turned it on, revealing the news.

Lisa Lavender: "This is Lisa Lavender reporting live in the City of Vale, where we are reporting near one of the recruiting stations for the upcoming Navy. As you viewers can see, the recruit station here is packed with so many people eager to join the new military force. Humans and Faunueses from all over Remnant are coming not for the Vytal Festival, but for the Navy Recruiting station." The reporter then listened to the mic on her ear for a minute before looking back at the cameraman. "I just got reports that other recruiting stations all over the city are having the same amount of people lining up to join. Let's talk with some of the upcoming sailors and get their opinion." 

The reporter and the cameraman then walked up to a random person to ask their opinion on why they are joining.

Lisa: "Sir, why are you joining the Navy instead of attending Huntsman Academy?" She asked a human male.

Young Man: "Why? Because I want to make my own path. My dad and uncles are all Huntsmen and they were forcing me to attend Beacon, but as soon as I saw that poster, I ripped my transcripts and immediately headed to the recruiting station. I will be my own man and make a name for myself in the Navy!" He yells in determination as the people near him, were cheering him on.

Lisa: "I see. Well, I hope things will go well for you." She said before going to another person, who happens to be a Faunus. "And what about you, young lady?" She asked as a female Mouse Faunus.

Female: "Because Huntsman Academies don't do shit for Faunus." She said with a straight face as others near her nodded in agreement. 

Lisa: "Is ... that so?" She asked with a surprised face as someone cursed on live TV. 

Female: "Damn straight. Apparently, Huntsman Academies are supposed to prevent bullying and racism, yet they are doing a shitty job. I am not gonna spend 4 years at a school where I'm going to end up murdering racists in their sleep. I can tell that here in the Navy, racism isn't tolerated, and if it does happen, they might get killed." She said with a smile. "I feel safer here already." She said as others nodded.

Lisa: "O-Ok, thank you for the interview. I guess we can all agree that the Future is in the Navy. This is Lisa Lavender from Vales News Network, signing off." She said Ozpin turns off the TV.

Ozpin: "This is the big issue Qrow. Not just in Beacon, but all Huntsman academies, there's going to be a dramatic decrease in upcoming students. Not only that but apparently the Vytal Festival is also going to be postponed."

Glynda: "Postponed? What for?" She asked in surprise since this is a very special occasion for the 4 Kingdoms. 

Ozpin: "A lot of the employees that were working on the upcoming festival have quit their jobs and signed up for the Navy." He told the drunk huntsman as he sat back down at his desk.

Qrow: "That's not as bad as it sounds." He said as he drank from his flask.

Ozpin: "That's about 80%." 

Qrow then spits out his whiskey as he heard the number Ironwood and Goodwitch were wide-eyed at what they heard. 

Ironwood: "That's impossible. Surely, they are aware of the decisions they have made. What exactly is this "Navy" offering them?" Asked the General. 

Ozpin: "From what I see in the news articles, the benefits of joining the Navy include: Health, Life, Dental, and Car Insurance, 70,000 Lien Average Yearly Pay with Bonuses, world-class training, retirement plans, tax incentives, 30 days of paid vacation time, future employment, and recreational facilities."

Qrow: "Wow, now I feel like joining." He said with a chuckle. 

Ironwood: "Not even the Atlas Military has perks like this." He said with a sigh as he crossed in arms as he wished he can provide similar perks to his soldiers.

Ozpin: "I believe it's best to talk to Mr. Doflamingo." He said as he sips his coffee. "I'm afraid this will be the last generation of Huntsmen and Huntresses." He said with a serious tone as his colleagues nodded.

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