Arc of a Spartan

New Faces, Mysteries, and Misunderstandings.

July 04, 2558
Remnant, UNSC Territory
Reach, 1400

It had been a few hours since the team landed and were brought to Reach, and they could all agree that these guys were better in terms of, well, pretty much everything: better military, better laws, no discrimination, no unjustified hate, no homeless, and no unemployed. As the teams and teachers were up in the command room listening to the history of the UNSC and Earth, they were both surprised and shocked as to how long they've been fighting a war with the Storm Covenant and that it ended after thirty long years.

Crocea: ...and that's pretty much all you need to know about the UNSC, her colonies, and the way we run things in the government and military. Now, does anyone have any questions as to what I just talked about?

A few hands shot up as she gave a small chuckle; of course this would happen, this was the first time coming into contact with a race of humans that were far more advanced then them. As she answered the questions to the best of her ability, or at least that which wasn't classified, much to Ruby's dismay as every piece of higher tier weaponry was above her level of clearance. The only ones they got to learn about were the basic weapons, such as the MA5D, M6G Magnum, M392, BR55HB SR Battle Rifle, M45D Tactical Shotgun, and M7/Caseless Submachine gun. In order to learn how they came to be, they had to learn the history of the rifle itself. This went all the way back to when the musket was first built, all the way to when the variants were made, to when they were finally developed. They were all surprised that it took centuries to develop all of these advancements from a single rifle, or if you want to be exact, a single musket.

They then learned of the Human-Covenant War, the atrocities caused by the Covenant, the Separation of the Sangheili from the rest of the Covenant, the alliance between the SA and the UNSC, the reawakening of the Forerunner, everything. It shocked every single one of them how long the war had lasted and how many innocent lives were lost. It disgusted the professors as to why the war was declared, and made them wonder what else the Prophets lied about.

What horrified them even more was that there was a species called the flood, an alien parasite that feeds on any living being in the galaxy. They were relieved, however, when they learned that a man by the name of Master Chief and an elite called the Arbiter defeated them. Through out all of this, Oobleck was taking notes with a notepad and pen, and reread it, in order to make sure that he had every detail. However, before they could continue, the door behind them opened and revealed Jaune walking in with his full armor set on.

Jaune: Hey, who started the party without me?

Nora: What, party, where?!

Ren: Nora, it was a figure of speech.

Nora: Aw...

Ren gave her a pat on the back since she didn't know it was just a figure of speech. He then looked at Jaune and smiled.

Ren: It's good to see you again Jaune, it has definitely been a while.

Jaune: Yeah, yeah it has. I take it Crocea here has already explained most things to y'all?

This earned him a nod as Ruby zipped over to try and grab his sniper rifle, and ultimately failing as he was way taller then her.

Jaune: Sorry Rubes, but like Crocea said, most weapons are off limits, and don't try using the puppy eyes on me, it won't work.

This caused her to deflate as she wanted to hold, and inspect, the weapon to see if she could copy the design.

Yang: Damn Lady Killer, I didn't expect that out of you; most people we meet can't resist the puppy eyes. How do you even do it?

Jaune: When you have sisters and the youngest of them uses puppy eyes on you all the time, you kinda develop an immunity to it.

He let it sink in for a bit, and after a good minute, they gave him a shocked expression, minus Ozpin but that was only natural.

Ruby: S-Seven, I can barely keep up with one sister, and you have seven?!

Yang: Hey.

Jaune: Yeah, that's someone's normal reaction, and yes, I have seven sisters. I mean, I literally just said it, get with the program.

Ruby: Not funny!

She then went to drop kick him... only to fail miserably as he was both taller and heavier in that armor of his. This caused Ruby to deflate as her goto, and only, CQC move failed to actually move him.

Qrow: Damn, I've never seen Ruby get this upset over something so small.

Jaune: Eh, I'm not surprised. The armor literally weighs half-a-freaking ton, but I can move around like I'm on the moon.

This surprised everyone, even Ozpin, as to how much the armor weighs.

Weiss: How does it weigh that much and you aren't falling down?! You should be crushed under the weight of that?!

Jaune: Spartan Augmentation, it enhances both my speed, strength, bone-structure, enhanced senses, and a neural interface that links directly to the brain. It's really the only way to get the armor to move.

Yang: Wow, that much just to move the armor, doesn't that seem a bit overkill?

Jaune: Nope, if you didn't have the augmentation, just moving a single limb would cause pain induced spasms that would eventually kill you, and no Nora, you cannot wear the armor.

Nora: Ahh...

Blake: Wait, if they cause pain induced spasms for someone without the augments, what about someone with aura?

Jaune: Same result, just takes a bit longer.

Nora: Maybe I could...

Jaune: No Nora, even with your strength, your brain is so far in overdrive that you'd end up breaking yourself in thirty seconds.

Crocea: Before you ask, we've already run simulations, no one was hurt in the process but each scenario led to the same result.

This scared the stuffing out of most there due to the fact that they already planned for scenarios like that. Nora was a bit depressed since she couldn't get the armor.

Jaune: Is there anything that's within your clearance that you would like to know?

Blake: Well, what's everyone in the room outside of your office preparing for?

Jaune: Ah, that, we're about to field test our latest and greatest creation; they call it Project Skyfall.

Weiss: Skyfall, that doesn't make any sense, why name it something like that?

Jaune: Y'all are about to see in a second.

Operator: Preliminary scans are complete sir. All systems green.

Ozpin: If you do not mind me asking, but what is the target for this test.

Jaune: There's a Grimm Swarm amassing near the Border of Vale and Vaccuo within the inner forests, and from the size of it, it looks capable of bribing a city to its knees but not completely destroying it; not on its own anyways. That's going to change, though.

This shocked everyone from the academies, minus Ozpin as he has both seen and fought hoards like this.

Operator: Systems are ready sir, targets are locked, and Project Skyfall is ready to fire on your word.

Jaune: Rain hell on those bastards.

When the word was given, one of the Operators pressed a red button as one of the inactive Solar Towers behind the compound, within the industrial district, launched a beam up into the sky. A screen then came on and showed a satellite in orbit being hit with the beam and absorbing the energy. When the energy was within the satellite, it began to turn towards the border of Vale and Vaccuo. The screen then changed to show a UAV flying nearby as a large swarm of Nerermores were seen in the distance. That changed however when a beam came down from the sky; this was Project Skyfall. One minute, the swarm of Grimm was there, the next it wasn't. Everyone was in shock as a single  weapon could destroy this much in a single shot. Just what was this new force capable of?