Silly Me...I Forgot To Mention...I Cheated

Chapter Eighteen: New Target

(Y/N) Pov

Wilfre: "I'm impressed by your progress  Salem. You have gathered six gems so far."
(Y/N): "Yes...but we still need the handle of the scepter if we want it to reach full power."
Wilfre: "Yes but now I can give you more power to make our goals easier."
I nod and kneel before Wilfre. I feel power travel throughout my body. When the feeling subsides I feel incredible. Wilfre looks at me with a smile.
Wilfre: "Now Salem, while I locate some more gems. I want you to see if you can find out anything about the grip of the scepter."
(Y/N): "Wait...I thought were looking for the location of some gems while I was taking a break?"
Wilfre: "It takes more than two days to find the gems. Now, happy hunting."
I nod and make my way to my room to pack. I cross paths with Mercury.
Mercury: "Hey. How have you been."
(Y/N): "Apart from almost being killed I'm doing fine, you."
Mercury: "I've been doing some snooping around and discovered something big."
(Y/N): "What did you find?"
Mercury: "Apparently, Atlas found a weird artifact that looked incomplete. They running some tests on it."
(Y/N): "You think it could be the scepter?"
Mercury: "There is a very great chance. Ironwood would kill to have something to make his army stronger."
(Y/N): "Hmm...that could be why..."
Mercury: "Huh?"
(Y/N): "Nothing, run along now."
Mercury leaves me as I approach my room. I unlock the door and enter then close and re-lock the door. I look and see the wall filled with pictures of those who wronged me. I walk over to it and cross out the pictures of CRDL and look over the board again. My eyes stop on Weiss, I see a string leading to another picture of a woman who looks...similar to Weiss. I take the picture down and look it over.
(Y/N): "I don't remember putting this picture on the board..."
I turn the picture over and see some writing on the back.
(Y/N): "Hmm...Winter Schnee...Ironwood's trusted advisor."
I smile as a plan begins to formulate in my mind. Of course...I need to scout the area and prepare a trap. I hear knocking on my door. I go over and unlock the door again. I walk back over to the board as the person walks into the room. I feel arms wrap around my stomach and some bury them face in my back. I sigh as I move the person in front of me, its Emerald.
(Y/N): "Hey Emerald, how are you."
Emerald: "I wanted to see if you were okay."
(Y/N): "I'm fine, now could you leave me to my planning."
Emerald doesn't leave instead she just wraps herself in my cloak. I roll my eyes as I go through the plan in my mind. Once I have a majority of the details thought out I begin to pack what I'll need. Once I have everything packed I begin to leave the room, however Emerald stops me.
Emerald: "Where are you going?"
(Y/N): "A business trip."
Emerald: "I'm going too!"
(Y/N): "Emer-"
Emerald: "No! I'm going as well and thats final."
I close my eyes for a second and open them. I see that Emerald is determined on going with me no matter what.
(Y/N): "Alright...go pack. And make it quick."
Emerald's face lights up, then she runs off to pack her things. I look at the picture again and think. Who put that picture on the wall and why? I shake my head and leave the room and prepare a way to get to Atlas, without drawing too much attention.

Ironwood's Office-3rd Pov

Ironwood and Ozpin are in the middle of a video call. Winter stands off to the side behind Ironwood. Ozpin is appalled by what he has been told.
Ozpin: "Some of your records have been destroyed!?"
Ironwood: "Yes...many digital and paper records were destroyed. We don't know how it happened or who did it..."
Ozpin: "What about the security footage?"
Ironwood shakes his head, Winter speaks up.
Winter: "The security footage was tampered with, however we do know which records were destroyed."
Ozpin: "What were the records?"
Ironwood: "Well the records were on some kid named (Y/N) and his parents."
Ozpin: "Why...why do you have records on (Y/N)?"
Ironwood: "His family used to live in Atlas before they moved to Vale."
Ozpin: "What happened to his parents?"
Winter: "The parents were found dead, murdered. They both looked to have died while fighting off multiple attackers."
Ozpin: "What about their son..."
Ironwood: "Went missing, well until he showed up at your academy."
Winter: "Actually, he was seen traveling with some man in many different places around Remnant for a few years."
Ozpin: "Who was this man?"
Ironwood: "All we have on him is that he's just some rich guy."
Ozpin: "Anyway, the main reason I called was because I wanted to talk to you about some reports I have gotten. Have you noticed that the grimm activity has decreased?"
Ironwood: "Yes, some people say that the grimm have disappeared entirely."
Ozpin: "Yes, now there is something I want to speak to you about, in private."
Ironwood looks at Winter and just she nods and walks out of the room. Ironwood looks back at the screen.
Ozpin: "...Recently a new enemy has emerged and the leader shares the same name as Salem the queen of the grimm. Roman works for him meaning he doesn't work for Cinder anymore."
Ironwood: "What!!"
Ozpin: "There's more. He captured Ruby and revealed the truth about her mother."
Ironwood: "Why?"
Ozpin: "I don't know but what I do know is that he hates me and the academy."
Ironwood: "Who would hold a grudge that strongly against you?"
Ozpin stops and ponders for a moment. He face lights up and-
CRASH
Y/T: "OZPIN!!!"
Ozpin's train of thought is derailed when Tai and Yang crash into his office.
Ozpin: "...Ironwood I'm going to have to call you at another time..."
The call cuts out and Ironwood leans back in his chair.
Ironwood: "Could the deleted records and the rise of this other Salem be related...and if so how?"

Warehouse in Atlas...

A man dressed quite nicely inspects a signed piece of paper. His brown hair is greying in some areas and he wears an eyepatch over his left eye. A door opens and a worker walks in.
Worker: "Master Trever, while visiting the different stores I saw your property getting off a bullhead."
The man turns to the worker.
Man: "Thank you. Now get back to work."
The worker bows and leaves the room. The man pulls out a photograph and looks at it.
Man: "Soon, I'll reacquire what rightfully belongs to me."
The man laughs to himself and drops the photo onto the floor and leaves the room. The photo is of the man when he was younger...and of a (H/C) boy...
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Had to fix a typo I made. The next chapter will come out sometime tomorrow.