M: The Monster

In a room far beneath the main levels of beacon lie an infirmary reserved for emergencies. It is rarely used due to these new times of peace but it still had it’s uses. The room was now serving a boy no older than 17 with short blue hair, a mask providing oxygen to the unconscious body IV’s and heart monitors surrounding him. The most notable trait is that he had no lips. In it’s place is only torn flesh revealing his surprisingly white canines.

The man stirred. His eyes weren’t open but he was still conscious.

”Where am I.....what is this place?... What happened?” The man’s eyes shot open. They looked yellow, but they were darker and had a metallic sheen to it. He looked around the room observing his surroundings

'Machines... like the ones from when I get hurt badly... Did I get hurt?...How did it happen? I can’t smell anything.'  He rose from his resting place, looking down in order see why he lacked of smell. He looked down to see a tube sticking out of his mouth. He ripped it off along with the mask the cold air biting at the torn flesh on his mouth. He inhaled deeply, slightly wheezing, the air breezing past the gaps in his teeth.

“Don’t move”.

Despite this being the first time hearing that voice, he obeyed.

“I will be down shortly... put the mask back on... your lungs sustained severe damage in the crash”

‘Crash?’

“It’s impressive that you lived at all. Luckily your aura managed to take the worst of it"

‘...That’s right’

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XXXXXX Classified locationXXXXX

19:17

Alarms blazed throughout the facility, the noise echoing throughout the halls. But despite this, there were no people responding... No security teams were being deployed. No one was moving to any emergency bunkers.

Because they were all dead. One man walked through the noise, blood dripping from the talons protruding from his gloves.

‘I’ve killed the white rats... the black warriors... and all my predecessors and successors... if I’m right... that leaves only a handful of blacks that managed to escape... not that they could since I locked down the whole place.' With this thought he grinned sadistically.

‘Finally... Finally they know what it’s like to suffer... FINALLY THEY’RE THE ONES SUFFERING’ He laughed in joy. “I’m FREE!!! I’M FINALLY FREE......” he stopped.... “I should take a name... A name for the free me... What was that word they used to call me... ‘monster’?... Yes... I think I like that... I am Monster... and I am free”

The wall suddenly came to life black ink pouring out, forming a sentence

“5 minutes left”

Monster nodded and started running towards the hangar, where the survivors had gathered.

Perfect.

---XXXXXXXXX----

The three security troops that managed to barely escape with their lives were waiting in the hangar setting charges on the various ships, planes and other pieces of machinery.

Beish placed the last charge on some fighter plane.

“Ray! That’s all of them!”

Ray nodded. “Good... that... thing won't leave this place alive. Burns!”

Burns shivered at being called, the situation weighing down on him... Everyone he ever worked with for the past 3 years were dead. Cpt. Brown... Leaf... Lead, Professor Gelb. Ripped open and butchered like animals. He looked to Ray despite the fear, the anger and the other emotions clouding his mind.

Ray solemnly handed him a cylindric looking thing... the detonator. “You do the honors”

Burns hesitated... then hardened he himself. He took the detonator tearing up from underneath his visor. His thumb moved to the button.

This was it... This was for the good of all... The sacrifice of every proud man and woman in this facility didn’t have to go in vain. With the press of one button everyone would be safe. They would never know the horrors of this facilities’ deepest darkest secret. His finger inched towards the button. He inhaled deeply, ready to embrace death.

*SCHINKT*

Burns dropped the detonator. His brain in shock of what was happening. No... NO. IT’S HERE!!! THAT THING WAS HERE.

Burns lost all feeling from his chest

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Monster watched as the head he bisected rolled across the floor, the body getting on it’s knees before collapsing

“BURNS!!!” The 2nd black screamed. In a blind fit of rage he charged, fist whirled back to punch.

Too easy. Monster stabbed his artificial talons into the undersides of his forearm, and ripped it right off it’s arm then stabbed him right through his stupid bucket killing him.

There was one more. Monster sniffed from his nose. The metal from the planes... and round things that were similar to the exploding balls that were thrown by the black men. He caught a scent of dust from behind the 5th plane on the left.

'Ah... there.' With the scent’s source’s location in mind he charged towards it. The black man emerged and started diving under the planes rushing to the spot his dead black men lay, staying out of sight as much as he could.

Monster  crashed through the plane he dived under, and landed on top of the black man, now squirming and clawing towards his friends as Monster kept him down with his foot. Without wasting a second Monster bisected the man separating his torso from his body.

It’s over

Monster approached the vehicle he was told to approach... a class G fighter jet able to make it from Vacuo to Mistral in 10 minutes. Monster climbed in and turned on the controls putting on a pilot’s helmet that was left there and turned on the controls like the ink had instructed.

“Override code 531911 accepted” the plane spoke. The giant doors opened. The sun and the forest contrasting the blood and gore with it’s beautiful light reflecting on the snow covered trees.

The plane took off and flew into the distance

Monster smiled... he was free... and then all of the sudden he was consumed by fire

-----------------2 minutes ago--------------------

Beish crawled, trailing entire pints of blood from his severed torso...

NO... it can’t end like this.... It CAN’T...

His heart was barely pumping... the only thing providing his arms the strength to move was the memory of his comrades lying dead on the floor. He approached the detonator next to Burns’ headless body.

Just...a little... more!... GOT IT.

Unlike his team mate he didn’t hesitate he pushed the button blowing up every piece of technology in the hangar.

Beish glanced out side... and saw a small ball of fire... no doubt the monster's jet.

How do you... like THAT... you freak!

With that Beish lay there.. Accepting his fate as explosions went off from around the hangar.

---the present----

"Stay there... we will come down to talk with you"

Monster nodded. And he put the mask back on, breathing becoming easier.

'Is he the one that helped me escape?'

-------------Ozpin’s office-----------------

Glynda, proud teacher of Beacon, and loyal follower of Ozpin paced in Ozpin’s office. “We both know this is a terrible idea. He’d threaten any faunus who may even have a slight connection to the White Fang. This puts a decent chunk of the student body alone at risk.”

Ozpin answered undeterred, his brown eyes showing firm resolve and faith. “He won’t”

Glynda looked at him incredulously “How could you be so sure!?!?!”

Ozpin looked at her. “Do you remember that survivor we encountered? What he said?”

“Not quite.”

Ozpin stared at Glynda in the eye. “He said: ‘he was begging for us to kill him’”

“Oh…… my point still stands that Faunus may be targeted.”

“We will express our concerns to him now... He has awoken”

Glynda shivers a bit. “Who would do something to a boy?”

Ozpin stood up and walked towards the elevator “The price for power will always be high... pain, sacrifice, isolation. It is human’s instinct to fear these changes... so they would find someone else to do it in their place in order to achieve their goals.”

“I see. I hope we can help him.” She walks with him to the elevator, going to the special room.

Ozpin entered the elevator. “Infirmary 2B authorization Ozpin, guest Glynda”

The elevator beeped it’s voice: “Authorization recognized stand by for identity confirmation”

The elevator scanned both inhabitants

“Identity confirmed” the elevator moved towards the room

Glynda sighed. “I will only attack in self defense.”

Ozpin shook his head“No the boy is in new surroundings... he’s scared... any sign of aggression will be met with fierce resistance despite his condition.”

“We could’ve brought a student with a calming demeanor, like Miss Scarlatina.”

Ozpin again shook his head, the elevator getting closer to their destination “Though I trust he won’t attack faunus students, it is best we don’t test that until we have confirmation.”

“True.”

The door opens the pair walk past several curtained beds before coming across the blue haired man his canines covered by the oxygen mask

Ozpin took a nearby chair and sat down.

“You have no official name, in any recorded databanks... is there something you would like to call yourself?”

The man spoke in a gruff voice. “ai name is ‘onster.” Without his lips he couldn’t make the “M” sound to properly say it

Glynda spoke up. “We meant a proper name.”

“That is a ‘roper name.”

“I recomend you think of a different one.”

“Monster” shook his head “I have ‘een called nothin else.”

Ozpin chose this moment to speak. “Gold eyes.... A rarity these days... how about... Mongolia?”

“That’s more of a female name, sir.”

Ozpin frowned silently agreeing “Then... how about... Mongol?”

Monster dwelled on the name  “What is Gold?” he said finally

Glynda answered her way. “A valuable metal that looks a bit like yellow iron.”

“....How valua’le?”

Ozpin answered “Gold is one of the rarest in the world... few surpassing it ”

Monster nodded... “yes... I’na rare ‘onster…

Glynda shook her head. “More of a rare rebel. Not a monster in the slightest.”

Though Monster didn't bother responding dwelling on his name "yes... ‘on-gol...yes.. I an ‘ongol.”

Ozpin: “Excellent... now... “Mongol” we’ll get to the bottom line... I am the one who guided you out of that lab, and provided your jet with the coordinates to this place.”

Mongol looked at him. “...why?”

Ozpin answered. “Because I wanted a life free from the senseless bloodshed you detest so much”

Mongol hesitated and looked away from him... “... You’re wrong.. I...I enjoy ..shedding ‘lood... but... I don’t like shedding ‘lood”

“So you like to fight... but not to kill?”

Mongol hesitated for a moment. Then nodded a solemn look in his eyes. "Not satisfyin... they didnt need to die... I don' care what they say."

“Well Mongol... what if I were to offer you a chance to fight without killing?... I’ll say this right now it won’t be easy... but then again you’re no stranger to adversities”

Glynda shivered a bit. “Unless you count the lips.”

Mongol raised his eyebrow in confusion until he realized his teeth were showing under the mask.

“ai ‘ask... where’s ai ‘ask?”

“On the stand next to you. It had to be removed to use the oxygen mask.”

Mongol looked to the stand seeing that the mask looked better than it ever had. He flexed his hands slightly before looking at them. “My gloves... Crasher... Laser.”

“They were severely damaged by the crash... I have my best mechanics fixing them for you now. They just finished your mask today.”

“Crasher? Laser?” Glynda asked confused.

“Now now, Glynda, it’s not odd that hunters name their weapons.”

“I know, but I just don’t understand the reason behind their names. Usually they’re more... elegant.”

“Crasher crushes the things I can’t.. Laser slices the things I can’t” Mongol responded.

Ozpin stares into his eyes. “Is there anyone whom you would hold a grudge against?”

Mongol looked confused “grudge?”

“someone you have a deep hatred for doing something to you” Ozpin explained. 

Mongol thought...'there was that red guy with the horns... but I don’t hate him... hell I liked the guy... he was one of the few people close to killing me... hmmm’ “no... no one alithe.”

“Good. We don’t want you having reasons to harm my students for a reason from your past.”

There was a pause in the air

“What are you going to do with ‘e?” he asked.

“As I said before, Offer you an acceptance for hunter training at this academy, Beacon.”

Glynda spoke up “But before that... you need a basic education.”

“We can work on that while we wait for initiation. We have 2 weeks to give him basic knowledge of the world……. This may be a problem.”

“I can do it” Mongol looked determined.

“Good. We start tomorrow. Just rest up for now.”

“How long til I can get ai ‘ask ‘ack on”

“With luck, after tomorrow....we can’t stay with you... but... we will provide you company”

The elevator doors opened revealing a tall green haired man carrying a thermos

“Oobleck I’m trusting you to watch over this man while we ready for initiation you’re also in charge of teaching him the basics of everything in the world, we’ll bring any materials you may need”

“You can count on me sir! Glynda, I will need my about half of my history book collection, the first half of course, and my old notes.” Oobleck dashes to Mongol’s bedside, surprising the boy with the speed.

‘So fast…is that his semblance?... No... that liquid... there is something strange about it’

“We will bring them to you shortly.”

Oobleck takes a chug out of his thermos. “Want a sip?” Offers to Mongol.

Mongol stares at it then removes his mask... 'Beans... but... not like any bean i’ve smelled before' “What kind of theans is this?”

“Not a sweet clue!” He rapidly chugs more. “And that’s beans ARE THESE, Mr....”

“Mongol”

“Mr. Mongol. We may or may not be sleeping VERY little tonight.”

“....can I have the thean drink?”

Oobleck pours him a glass.

MOngol sniffed it “sugar... milk... ...cream?” he takes a sip.. And feels a small surge of power flow through him. ‘So this IS the source of his power... it tastes good’ “..it tastes good.”

“Thank you.” He pulls a giant history book out of nowhere.

“Is that drink an energy steroid?” Mongol couldn’t help himself from asking

“Nope. Coffee. What gives the energy is a safe drug to use called caffeine which causes the human body to produce more energy. I saw from experience that rabbit faunus should never have caffeine. Ever.”

“Why rathits?”

“It’s equal to giving a cat catnip. Or at least pretty close.”

“Catnith?”

“Yes, you see catnip is a drug specifically for cats, it causes their body to to enter a state of high, The state of high is described as complete release causing them to react differently to things than if they were not high”

Ozpin and Glynda watched from the security camera  in the clock tower

“He seems to be having an effect on him” Glynda noted

“It’s because the boy never had a mentoring figure who wasn’t hardened”

“We are lucky to have a man like him in our staff”

Ozpin nods and sips from his cup “I tell myself that every day he works his magic”

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“Hence why cats seem to go crazy when given catnip. The reason rabbit faunus can’t have caffeine is because it causes the same effect, but instead makes them completely hyper as an addition.”

“So cat thased ‘aunus get slower reactions when they have catnith but bunnies are unstable when given catheine?”

“Would you like an example?”

Mongol shrugged

“Can you at least walk on your own or do you need help?”

“They didn’t say.”

“Oh well! Nothing ventured nothing gained!” He pulls him to his feet, the IVs being dragged with him. And before Mongol knew it he was dashed to the elevator.

Minutes later

“Alright Mr. Mongol, you stay there and observe while I begin the experiment.” He walked away from Mongol leaving him to observe from behind the wall

“Miss Scarlatina, I require assistance.”

“Um...Okay?” The rabbit faunus said slightly weary

“Would you like to test this new drink I made?”

“Oh... no I couldn’t... not after last time.”

“You only broke two ribs of a person who discriminated you. He healed. It won’t be so bad this time.”

The rabbit faunus twiddled her thumbs before speaking again“...You’ll take full responsibility like last time will you?”

“Of course.” The Doctor nodded

Ms. Scarlatina plucked the thermos from his hand and took 3 gulps from it

“It has only half the amount of caffeine as last time.”

'Ms.scarlatina' didn't respond

“Um….. Miss Scarlatina...Velvet?..... ?”

Velvet started to twitch violently.

“Aaand... there she goes” Oobleck gets back to where Mongol was “Now watch carefully Mr. Mongol”

Velvet seemed to stop for a few seconds before literally, bouncing off the walls; Mongol's eyes struggling to keep up.

' I... I can barely keep up with her movements'

Velvet starts causing the walls to crack before she jumped to the side and nailed herself into the wall, her upper half stuck in the wall while her legs spazzed out.

‘Incredible she can still move after an impact like that.’ . Mongol looked at the "expirement with a glee he never felt before.

Oobleck put his arm around the young man. “Mr. Mongol... this will be the first... of MANY lessons... now let’s get you back to your room”

------------------Clock tower-----------------

Glynda sighs and facepalms. “I can’t believe he would do this AGAIN! Especially after what happened last time”

Ozpin sighs “I just hope that he won’t use Mongol as an excuse to do his stunts across the student body”

“Like targeting racists.”

“Oh well... at least it will go to a good cause. And could bring a strong message towards the narrow minded”

“I can’t believe you’d even CONSIDER allowing this!”

“As they say Glynda ‘whatever works’”

Glynda sighs. “Well... I suppose we can tolerate Mr. Oobleck’s stunts... But if the injuries go to the extent of crippling I will destroy every coffee machine in a 20 mile radius”

Ozpin smiled. “Well... Oobleck will be a good influence on the boy, teaching him about the evils of the world and showing him the finer aspects of life... After all no one knows how to enjoy life like he does.”

Velvet can be heard on the camera. “Help? Please? I’m stuck.”

“I will contact the janitor team.” Glynda sighed and picked up her scroll “Security we have a code C in hallway Quebec”

Despite the situation Ozpin smiled. “The young man will become someone to be proud of... I just know it”

“Assuming he can learn to control himself, which judging by how he acted, doesn’t seem to be as big a problem as we thought.”

Ozpin’s eyes glimmered with a look of amusement. “Using the infamous ‘we’ are we?”

“Stop right there or I WILL throw you off this tower this time.”