The New Rose

Chapter 3-An Incredible Opportunity

The next morning, an airship from Atlas was flying into Beacon airspace which surprised Professor Ozpin. He had not heard anything from James Ironwood saying that he was coming to visit Beacon, nor did he have anything to report to James, so why was he and his fleet here? Also why did his fleet need to come with him everywhere he went? Ozpin didn't know but he saw that Glynda was walking up to him at the window.

"Ironwood certainly loves to bring his work with him wherever he goes." Glynda said in annoyance, whereas Ozpin cut him some slack.

"Well, running an academy and a military at the same time makes him a busy man. You are right though; those ships are a bit of an eyesore." Ozpin said as the ship landed and heard his receiver beeping.

"Come in!" Ozpin said to the door as it opened and revealed not one but two people. One of them was indeed General James Ironwood, decked out in his military uniform and walking with poise and comfort. The other was a woman that neither Ozpin nor Glynda had seen before. She was about Glynda's height and age, and she was decked out in an all-black combat suit that did have some jewelry on it. Finally, she had snow white hair, similar to the Schnee's but there was a bit of shine that came with it.

"Ozpin, good to see you! And Glynda, it has been a little while hasn't it?" Ironwood said warmly.

"Yes general, it is good to see you as well, but I do not believe we have met before miss." Ozpin said to the newcomer.

"A pleasure to meet you Professor Ozpin, my name is Agent Sindel Diamond. I have been in the Atlas military for a few years and have gotten permission to form my own unit. It is not a permanent one yet, more of an emergency you could say, which is why we came here." The woman now known as Sindel said calmly.

"You see Ozpin, the council in Atlas saw fit to make Sindel's unit consist of talented students to give them experience in the real world. Sindel has been given permission to select those who she sees fit, though the council persists that most of them be from Atlas. We have gotten 4 from Atlas, 3 from Vacuo and seeing as though Beacon is the top ranked school, we need one from you all. That is, if you accept this proposition?" James asked Ozpin who nodded.

"Yes James that does sound like a fine idea, giving a certain hunter the opportunity to get some action on their own, seeing as though teams may not go on every mission together after graduation. I would be opposed if it was long term, but if it at most two weeks then that is fine by me. What do you think Glynda?" Ozpin asked his Deputy Headmistress and she nodded as well to their surprise.

"I have to agree with you sir, I too would have concerns if this took a long period of time, seeing as though it would hurt team dynamic. However, the majority of two weeks is virtually nothing at all, it would be like a work vacation. Here agent Diamond, this shows footage of the students we have, as well as the ability to see what year they are. I assume you will want second or third years." Glynda said as she gave the tablet to Sindel, who nodded appreciatively.

"Thank you Professor Goodwitch, I am very happy that you two have agreed to my program. I will just take a look then." Sindel said as she looked through the videos on the tablet.

It had taken Sindel about 10 minutes to go through candidates on the tablet, she had a lot of them showing that Beacon really had the best students. All the students she saw had incredibly good skills and fighting prowess, making them a valuable addition to her unit. She was almost done until she saw a huntress in training at a shooting range, hitting headshot after headshot. The girl got a perfect score not just one day, but apparently two days in a row! Sindel's jaw dropped, none of the students she had selected so far had that kind of precision, and no other candidate on that tablet had it either. She had to get this girl for her unit.