Chapter Five: A Four on One

The elevator containing Black and Ozpin made its way down silently.

Blacks mind was racing. 'This feeling if confusion is so strange. And this mortals revelation of four people with magic power over the seasons, a secret he wishes to share with me, him believing this body's origin. I wonder if Goku ever felt such confusion.' Black thought of this body's previous owner.

The elevator slowed to a halt before opening to a long hallway that was dimly lit.

"What is this place?" Black asked Ozpin.

"A Vault of sorts." Ozpin said walking forward.

Black followed close behind.

"Mr. Black your power seems to rival those very same maidens I told you about."

"The ones connected to the seasons?"

"Yes, the same ones. Their power is transferred to another young maiden when they die. Normally the one that is in their finally thoughts." Ozpin revealed to Black as they continued their walk down the long hallway.

"What of it? Why is it important?" Black asked Ozpin.

"Because one of the maidens was attacked. And part of her power as a maiden was stolen for the first time in history." Ozpin continued.

"Part of her power? What of the rest?" Black continued with his questions.

"They stayed with her, but her condition is.....well you'll see."

They continued on the way for a short time before they reached a set of medical like chambers connected by tubes that ran up to the wall.

One chamber held a girl with a very large scar on her face.

"Is that-"

"The current fall maiden, Amber." Ozpin answer Blacks unfinished question.

Black stared at her. Her power was faint in the natural sense, but in the spiritual sense it outclassed most of the people he encountered so far. In his earlier weakened state as a super saiyan would have been equal to hers in her current state which was very impressive since it was split in half. If  Black could have accessed super saiyan two in his injured state he may have been slightly stronger than her at her full power.

Although now in his nearly healed state his base form would have outclasses her full power by several leagues.

"Her condition is stable thanks to Atlas technology, but I have no idea what would happen to her power when she passes." Ozpin told Black.

"Her power most likely seek its other half. The one who attacked her." Black reasonable guessed.

"A likely scenario, and most likely, the worst one. But there is one other." Ozpin told Black who was now giving Ozpin his undivided attention.

"I believe I have found a candidate to receive Ambers power, she isn't ready yet but I believe she will be soon. You've all ready met her."

"Who?" Black asked. It must have been one of the six girls he's met.... wait no seven including.....

"Is it the girl with the bunny ears, Velvet?" Black asked concerned for her as she was bullied once before if she were to be in line to receive such power she would have an even larger target on her back.

Ozpin chuckled. "No not her. Miss Pyrrha Nikos. She isn't ready as I've said but she will be soon with training and lessons from our teachers."

Black understood his choice in Pyrrha. She was far stronger than any of the others, more skilled and much more disciplined.

"My belief in her position to receive Amber's power is what made me place you so close to her."

Black suddenly realized why Ozpin brought him in on the secret.

"You want me to protect her don't you?" Black asked Ozpin in shock.

"Until she is ready. Black you are the only one who, besides a few teachers here, who could truly protect her. I am asking, no.... I am begging you to protect her. She maybe our only hope against the forces of Grimm and who ever is seeking the maidens power."

Black stood in silence. Protecting that mortal would stand against his original plan and his desire to wipe out all mortals because of their sins. But he had felt Pyrrha's heart in all its purity along with most of the others. It was like a calming wind that reigned the flames that were his zero mortal plan. That same purity threw away so much of his original assumptions of the mortals. Along with his desire to eliminate them.

After a long silence Black sighed.

"I will....protected her. I won't let anything hurt her....or anyone else you've teamed me up with." Black told Ozpin.

Ozpin smiled."Thank you. Your efforts will surely bring forth a peace that will stretch through a very long time."

Black returned his smile with one of his own. He reached out his hand to shake Ozpin's.

Ozpin happily accepted it.

-About an hour later-

Black walked towards his next class which started in a few minutes.

He thought over what he had just agreed to.

He then stopped and then angrily punched the wall with the hand closest to it causing a deep imprint and large cracks to spread from it. Several feelings flooded his head.

'Why do I want these mortals to live? What is happening to me? Am I feeling regret for what I've done? But I was justified in killing them.....wasn't I?' Black questioned all he had done in his mission to create a perfect Utopia.

Black continued to walk before reaching his next class with a unhappy and sad look over his face.

He walked in and several students were up and about talking to each other.

He spotted team RWBY who had also spotted him.

They waved him over and a small smile spread over his face as he walked towards them.

"Hey Black!" Ruby said happily jumping up and down.

"So did you get in trouble or something?" Blake asked him. A frown wiped the smile from his face as he remembered his new situation.

"No. Professor Ozpin simply wished to know more about my transformation as you did." He told the group.

"So um does he know about you know......." Yang asked while pointing up.

Their childishness brought him some happiness. "Yes Yang he does."

Suddenly a loud cracking sound was made.

"Everyone to a seat, its time for class to begin." Miss Goodwitch announced while holding one end of her riding crop in one hand the the other laid against the large desk that was in front of a large arena.

All students team RWBY and Black included sat down.

Soon She began to explain the rules if the class but Black wasn't listening instead he was still thinking about his current internal struggle.

So much so that he didn't hear his name being called multiple times.

A sudden hit from a riding crop brought him to his senses.

Black yelped at the sudden pain in his arm.

"Mr. Black do you hear me?" Glynda questioned Black pointing her riding crop at him.

"Ow.....yes professor." Black said quietly gripping his arm.

"Then do you accept the challenge?"

Black tilted his head before looking around the room seeing a certain idiot standing with a smirk plaster across his face.

Black grinned wildly. This is just what he needed.

"Oh yes." Black said so quietly.

"What was that young man?" Glynda asked him.

"Yes. I accept."

"Very well. Team CRDL and Goku Black please retrieve your combat gear and weapons then report to the arena." She announced to the group and Black.

Black stood up before vanishing and appearing in the ring.

Everyone was shocked at his sudden movement.

"Wow I didn't even see him move that was fast!" He heard one student exclaim.

Black began to stretch his limbs. "Mr. Black aren't you going to go and get any if your weapons or armor?" Glynda questioned him.

Black sprung up from stretching one of his legs before saying " I have none of those things, nor do I require or need them." And then he resumed stretching his arms.

More students were in shock over his statement. Black glanced up at his admirers.

'Hm....must be a different set of students.' Black thought recalling saying something similar in Ports class.

After a few minutes Team CRDL showed up armor and all.

The students all started to mumble loudly like they were trying to guess who would win.

Cept team RWBY.

"Yeah kick their buts Black!" Yang yelled out to him.

"Yeah do your best!" Ruby yelled out.

Blake waved a flag with Black's face on it.

That causes Black to freeze. 'How did she get that?" Black shrugged it off to see Weiss giving him a thumbs up.

Black smiled before turning towards.....his victims.

"Your gonna pay for what you did in the cafeteria, you little loser." Cardin told him pointing his mace at him.

Black smiled darkly with his bangs covering his eyes. "Ah yes. I'm going to finish what I started and......well you remember what that tray looked like."

The three others who had tried to attack Black suddenly paled at the memory.

Black took one last glance up to the seats lining the room and his eyes landed on familiar face.

Velvet smiled at him while giving him a happier version if Weiss's thumbs up.

Black smiled lightly before closing his eyes and turning towards team CRDL.

"Ready.....Begin!" Glynda yelled and a bell like buzzer sounded.

Team CRDL rushed forward at full speed.

Black simply exhaled and then started to move slowly into a fighting stance.

This caused Cardin and a smaller boy with two swords to jump back but the other two weren't so lucky.

They charged in on Black.

Black opened his eyes and threw his fist forward.

The sudden action caused the two closes to him to fall backwards in slight fear.

Some students laughed at the teams sudden fear.

Black then brought his hand back before immediately swinging his leg up then back down onto the arena ground which caused the ground to crack under his strike. He threw a few more punches then a few kicks with the other arm and leg before he then stood straight back up and looked at the two on the ground.

"Well then, I'm all limbered up, continue with your little attack." Black told them placing one hand on his hip and the other mockingly beckoning them towards him.

The two got up and ran forward screaming bloody rage at him.

Black jumped over them and spun around several times before landing and charging at them from behind.

The two immediately started a different kind screaming.

Black swung his leg in a low arc hitting the one on his left in the stomach knocking him into the other which knocked the both if them into and inside the wall aligning the arena both knocking them out and out of bounds.

'That felt good.' Black smirked.

Black continued to twisted his whole body with the kick and stopped facing Cardin and the other two.

He heard Glynda say something about tournament style something and aura level something else but his focus was on his next two victims.

The students watching the fight fell silent as they finally saw Black fight in person. It was very different than a screen.

The same went for team CRDL. Blacks power was far more menacing now that he stood in front if them.

"Well then I'm waiting." Black smugly told the remaining two team members CRDL.

Cardin and his other teammate charged Black and attempted to hit him with a barrage of  Cardin's mace and the boy's twin swords.

Black laughed while he doges their attacks effortlessly.

"Come now with all that bravado this is all you can muster?" He mocked the two.

Black stopped both of their weapons with a finger from both hands. Then he flicked both his middle finger sending both of their weapons flying into the arena wall lodging them there.

The two teammates jumped back utterly afraid.

"Play time is over, I have better things to do than play with you two." Black told them frowning at the lack of challenge before placing his hands by his sides in a power up stance.

Black began to glow with his dark aura, then with a yell his body erupted with a pitch black aura.

The pure pressure from his powering up sent the two members of team CRDL flying out of bounds and through the wall.

Many students scrambled to grab what notebooks they had while  others weren't so lucky and their things were sent flying.

Black stopped yelling and

stood straight up but his aura didn't die down at all. The wind stopped and the students could finally see Black surrounded by black see through aura.

"The winner is Goku Black." Glynda announced though it was pretty obvious.

Black looked up and saw team RWBY jumping up and down cheering for him.

He looked over to Velvet who was clapping and smiling.

Black didn't know why but suddenly his inhibition to protect them....vanished. He smiled lightly and gave them a thumbs up accepting his role as protector....and friend.

Black flew up to them and landed near them.

"That was awesome, you totally wrecked them!" Yang yelled holding her hand out for a fist bump.

Black closed his eyes smiling and returned the fist.

"You were like waaaa and hychaaaa!" Ruby yelled trying to react his moves nearly falling over in the process.

Black laughed at her innocence.

"You taught those bullies a lesson." Blake told him seeming very happy that they were taken care of, he really couldn't tell with her face if indifference.

"Yes yes, and all with excellent form I must commend you for that." Weiss complimented him in her own strange way.

"Yes I've found I fight better with elegance than with brute strength." Black told her with a smile.

He looked away for a moment to see Velvet exiting the class room.

' I wonder.....is she following me?' Black thought before he looked back to his temporary teammates.

He and the rest if the students soon followed as class was over. Black looked to see team CRDL was being carried to the infirmary on stretchers.

He looked away and began to think about his new mission. He was so lost in thought he didn't see Yang's hand waving in front if his face and then Blake's.

"Hey Black you never answered my question earlier." Yang told him pulling him from his thoughts.

"Oh yes I didn't did I?" Black said  nervously 'I had hoped she forgot.'

"I'm quite curious about that to. Did you grow up near Vale?" Blake asked him.

"I'm not sure, honesty, I grew up in a seclude mountain range far in the east."

"Oh so your mountain have a name?" Yang asked him.

'Crap baskets.' Black immediately dug deep into his bodies memory and several flashes of its past hit him.

"Mount....Paozu..... Its called mount Paozu." Black said quietly. Several memories hit him all at once stopping him his tracks.

'These memories their so.....strange, they feel so familiar. Is my new perspective letting them in? Maybe it isn't so bad, I can see a few new techniques I can use. What am I saying, not so bad to these mortal memories and feelings? What's happening to me?' Black grabbed his head pulling lightly on his hair conflicted.

"Heh that's pretty co- hey are you OK?" Yang asked him very concerned.

Black didn't reply but just growled tugging harder on his hair.

"Black? Are you alright?" Blake asked him moving closer to him. Blake stepped away from them shaking.

"Im-" Black was cut off by Weiss screaming at Ruby for acting so childish.

Black looked up eyes wide.

"Honestly I deserve better, Ozpin made a mistake." Weiss finishes before walking off.

Black stood straight up.

"Excuse me girls." Black said with an angered tone but no longer conflicted.

The three didn't even bother to ask where, they knew.

"And Ruby, don't even think about the idiocy Weiss just told you." He called back to her but still walking forward towards where Weiss went.

Ruby smiled at his words wiping the few tears that threatened to fall her down her face away.

'I understand now. I understand everything. To think all it took....' Black looked over his shoulders to see the two other girls comforting Ruby.

'Was a little mortal girls plight.'